Fri, 30 June 2023
SECRET INVASION...OF A.I.: Marvel seems to have hamstrung the release of its new Disney+ series, Secret Invasion, when viewers quickly noticed the apparent artlessness of the show's opening credits and that they seemed to have used A.I. engines to create it instead of, you know, any of the artists it employs.
STIFLED PRODIGY: Paramount+ has been on a Star Trek kick for the last few years, but all might not be as rosy at it seems. Not only has it cancelled the all-ages-aimed animated series, Star Trek: Prodigy, it has also removed all the episodes from their proprietary streaming service––even though season 2 is wrapping production.
A BEAST OF A SURPRISE: D. Bethel takes a moment to discuss Transformers: Rise of the Beasts and how it pleasantly surprises in terms of actually being a good Transformers movie (who knew?). TOPICS: (00:00) Intro - June has, indeed, been busy (01:39) Secret Invasion's AI-generated opening credits. (13:45) Paramount+ cancels Star Trek: Prodigy (24:38) D. Bethel watches Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (37:16) Outro - A brief discussion of season 2 of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (NO SPOILERS) (40:34) Outtakes
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Fri, 16 June 2023
WEEK IN GEEK: It's all about television this week as Andrew finds a lot of great Fallout vibes in the AppleTV+ show, Silo, while D. Bethel finds it sad that the great Amazon Prime adaptation of the hit Image Comics series, Paper Girls, will never get a second season. TOPICS: (00:00) Intro - June is a busy month (04:29) Silo on AppleTV+ (23:23) Paper Girls on Amazon Prime. (44:08) Outro - 9 years of APFAIP! (46:57) Outtakes
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Fri, 9 June 2023
CHECKING THAT SMOKE RING: Our hosts both have become engrossed in season two of Netflix's answer to The Great British Bake-Off, Barbecue Showdown. TOPICS: (00:00) Intro - June is BUSY (03:12) Netflix's Barbecue Showdown (specifically season 2). (32:51) Outro - Hayao Miyazaki's next film won't have any marketing except for a single poster. (36:54) Outtakes
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Fri, 26 May 2023
A WEEK OFF: With day jobs getting busy, our hosts are taking a week off but, before they go, they can't help but talk a little bit about Star Trek as well as the passing of Tina Turner. RELEVANT LINKS:
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Fri, 19 May 2023
ROLL TO SAVE: Now that Andrew has finally seen it, our hosts dive into the surprise hit of the year, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves and look at how it honors (and deviates from) the game it's based upon. TOPICS: (00:00) Intro - Andrew and the stressful world of teaching (03:33) Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (46:48) Outro - D. falls down the pit of The Legend of Zelda timelines. (50:25) Outtakes
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Fri, 12 May 2023
WEEK IN GEEK: This week, our hosts dive deep into the video game pool as Andrew gets his caveman farming on with Soda Den's Roots of Pacha while D. Bethel finds a lot of adventure and fun in the deeply Lovecraftian adventure puzzle game, Call of the Sea by Out of the Blue. TOPICS: (00:00) Intro - Changing the lyrics to The Little Mermaid (04:01) Andrew's Week in Geek: Roots of Pacha (19:18) D.'s Week in Geek: Call of the Sea (36:50) Outro - Andrew saw a movie (that they'll talk about next week!) (38:14) Outtakes
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Fri, 5 May 2023
A-NEWS BOUCHE: It's been a busy few months, so our hosts felt that it was time to get away on a cruise, albeit a news cruise. They talk about the recent legal woes with Microsoft's attempted acquisition of Activision Blizzard, recap all of the Wizards of the Coast's woes, and all the strange Twitter drama as of late. TOPICS: (00:00) Intro - Andrew's favorite MCU franchise (05:34) News Cruise, Port 1: Microsoft vs. the UK (13:13) News Cruise, Port 2: Wizards of the Coast and the Pinkertons (20:04) News Cruise, Port 3: Paizo news (30:24) News Cruise, Port 4: Twitter's checkmark dumpster fire. (40:03) Outro - Star Trek: Resurgence (42:30) Outtakes
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Fri, 28 April 2023
WHAT'S IN A SEQUEL: This week, our hosts dive into what they do, or don't, want in a sequel, dropping hot takes and unpopular opinions all over the place. TOPICS: (00:00) Intro - Post-process pedagogy (02:25) Sequels (33:41) Outro - Submarine movies (37:37) Outtakes
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Fri, 21 April 2023
EVENTUAL CONTACT DAY: Our hosts cover some recent Star Trek news, including the announcement of a Section 31 movie and the teaser for season 2 of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.
WEEK IN GEEK: In a bout of recently released video game-based movies, Andrew talks about AppleTV+'s docudrama (emphasis on the drama), Tetris, while D. Bethel joins the rest of the world in seeing The Super Mario Bros. Movie. TOPICS: (00:00) Intro - Star Trek news (07:47) Andrew watches AppleTV+'s Tetris (26:24) D. Bethel watches The Super Mario Bros. Movie (46:21) Outro - Summer is nearly here! (47:29) Outtakes
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Fri, 14 April 2023
D&D BEYOND LOW EXPECTATIONS: D. Bethel quickly relates (spoiler free) his enjoyable viewing last week of Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves.
WEEK IN GEEK: This week, Andrew talks about the recently wrapped first season of NBC's "requel" series, Quantum Leap, while D. dips his toes into a remake of a rerelease of a game he played an import of in the mid '90s: Square Enix's Front Mission 1st: Remake. TOPICS: (00:00) Intro - D's overview of Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (06:19) Andrew's retrospective on Quantum Leap's first season. (16:20) Dan's first impressions of Front Mission 1st: Remake (24:38) Outro - It was No Contact Day, it seems. (25:54) Outtakes
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