Fri, 23 September 2022
WEEK IN GEEK: This week, Andrew gets lost in the 2022 reboot––and continuation?!––of the classic science-fiction adventure series, Quantum Leap. Meanwhile, D. Bethel finds a lot to love and ponder in the newest volume of the beautiful European noir comic series, Blacksad: They All Fall Down, Part 1. TOPICS: (00:00) Intro - Dan's excited for the new Willow trailer. (08:30) Andrew watches the premiere of Quantum Leap. (30:40) D. Bethel reads the new Blacksad book. (46:43) Outro - Andrew is entranced by the very strange new game, Trombone Champ. (50:20) Outtakes
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-The first full trailer for the upcoming Disney+ series, Willow.
RELEVANT EPISODES:
-"U3DS" (02 October 2020): Where D. Bethel talks about the adventure video game, Blacksad: Under the Skin, and how it was a frustrating experience: ----LINK: http://forallintents.net/episode-20201002/ -"An Accident of Flavor" (12 November 2021): Where our hosts mourn the passing of Dean Stockwell, an actor in the original Quantum Leap: ----LINK: http://forallintents.net/episode-20211112/
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-Visit our website at forallintents.net and leave your thoughts as comments on the page for this episode. -Join our Facebook page -Social: Andrew - Twitter & Instagram, D. Bethel - Twitter & Instagram -Subscribe to our YouTube channel. FEATURED MUSIC:
-"Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod ----Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae -"District Four" by Kevin McLeod ----Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four ----Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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Fri, 16 September 2022
WEEK IN GEEK: After avoiding the microphones for a week due to disaster-level weather, our hosts return with their Weeks in Geek. Andrew watched Cobra Kai, season 5, and finds it makes a bad movie good. D. Bethel watched people play videogames over on the Nextlander YouTube channel, where they work their way through the incredibly dated, but also incredibly daring point-and-click adventure game, The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight Mystery (aka Gabriel Knight 2). CHAPTERS: (00:00) Opening - We're Back - Weather is Evil - Dan's NOT a Nintendo Fan (06:16) Andrew's Week in Geek: Watching Cobra Kai, season 5 (27:40) D. Bethel's Week in Geek: Watching Nextlander play through Gabriel Knight 2. (48:21) Outro - D. Bethel is exhibiting at a show this weekend (49:26) Outtakes RELEVANT EPISODES:
-"Premature Clapulation" (19 June 2014): Where our hosts talk about the history, legacy, and current state (as of 2014) of point-and-click adventure games. ----LINK: http://forallintents.net/episode-04/ -"The Tainted Lens" (28 April 2017): Where D. Bethel discusses his favorite point-and-click adventure game, LucasArts' Full Throttle, after it was remastered as Full Throttle Remastered. ----LINK: http://forallintents.net/episode-132/ -"Chekhov's Honk" (22 January 2021): Where our hosts talk about the first three Karate Kid movies. ----LINK: http://forallintents.net/episode-20210122/ -"Too Many Johnnies" (05 February 2021): Where our hosts have a big talk about the Cobra Kai series. ----LINK: http://forallintents.net/episode-20210205/ RELEVANT LINKS:
-The trailer for the modern FMV game––one that leans into the absurdity of the genre––Contradiction: Spot the Liar! by Baggy Cat. -The first part of Nextlander's playthrough of The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight Mystery (aka Gabriel Knight 2). -The original FMV intro to Resident Evil for the Playstation. INFO:
-Visit our website at forallintents.net and leave your thoughts as comments on the page for this episode. -Join our Facebook page -Social: Andrew - Twitter & Instagram, D. Bethel - Twitter & Instagram -Subscribe to our YouTube channel. FEATURED MUSIC:
-"Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod ----Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae -"District Four" by Kevin McLeod ----Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four ----Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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Fri, 9 September 2022
Due to record setting heat in Northern California this week, in the interest of energy conservation and personal safety our hosts did not record an episode this week. They'll be back next week with another round of nerdy and geeky news and discussion, however!
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-"Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod ----Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae -"District Four" by Kevin McLeod ----Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four ----Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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Fri, 2 September 2022
DEVIANT ART: There's a lot of talk around AI-generated art lately, and with questions about copyright, ownership, sourcing, credit, and applicability, our hosts do their best to parse this very new and nebulous topic.
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(00:00) Intro - It's September!
(02:25) The problem (and possibility?) of A.I. Art
(35:56) Outro - Short She-Hulk: Attorney At Law impressions
(37:30) Outtakes
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-Gault, Matthew. "An AI-Generated Artwork Won First Place at a State Fair Fine Arts Competition, and Artists are Pissed." Vice, Vice Media, 31 August 2022. -McKean, Dave. Prompt, 2022. ----LINK: https://www.davemckean.com/products/prompt-conversations-with-ai/ -Plunkett, Luke. "AI Creating 'Art' Is An Ethical Nightmare." Kotaku, G/O Media, 25 August 2022. ----LINK: https://kotaku.com/ai-art-dall-e-midjourney-stable-diffusion-copyright-1849388060 -Recker, Jane. "U.S. Copyright Office Rules A.I. Art Can't Be Copyrighted." Smithsonian Magazine, 24 March 2022.
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-"Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod ----Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae -"District Four" by Kevin McLeod ----Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four -Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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Fri, 26 August 2022
WEEK IN GEEK: Andrew gets caught up in the new ARG run by Paizo for its upcoming Pathfinder book, even getting involved in deciphering the obtuse and mystrious clues; D. Bethel, on the other hand, delights in the incredibly faithful (yet different!) adaptation of The Sandman on Netflix. TOPICS: (00:00) Intro - Andrew check-up (01:40) Andrew's dive into Paizo ARG conspiracies (12:38) D. Bethel talks about Netflix's adaptation of The Sandman. (35:17) Outro - She-Hulk (37:32) Outtakes
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-The image Andrew created using the redacted image Paizo posted with a page from one of the company's books:
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-"Premature Clapulation" (19 June 2014): Where D. Bethel shares his thoughts about what makes a good adaptation. ----LINK: http://forallintents.net/episode-04/ -"The F-14 in the Backyard" (12 February 2016): Where our host talk about the ARG run by the creators of Sentinels of the Multiverse. ----LINK: http://forallintents.net/episode-83/ -"Lovecraftian Minus Tentacles" (7 April 2017): Where Andrew shares his thoughts on Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. ----LINK: http://forallintents.net/episode-129/ -"Non-Stop Jason" (13 November 2020): Where our hosts attempt to decipher the conspiracy (or reality) of "Umbrella Labs." Resident Evil ARG? or legitimate medical supply company? ----LINK: http://forallintents.net/episode-20201113/
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-Visit our website at forallintents.net and leave your thoughts as comments on the page for this episode: http://forallintents.net/episode-20220826 -Join our Facebook page: http://facebook.com/forallpod -Social: Andrew - Twitter & Instagram, D. Bethel - Twitter & Instagram -Subscribe to our YouTube channel. FEATURED MUSIC:
-"Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod ----LINK: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae -"District Four" by Kevin McLeod ----LINK: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four -Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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Fri, 19 August 2022
HIGH PREYS: Our hosts discuss how incredibly blindsided––in a good way––by the newest entry into the very wobbly Predator franchise, Dan Trachtenberg's Prey.
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-Louis, Brandon. "How Prey's New Predator Design was Created for Prequel Movie." ScreenRant, 12 August 2022. ----LINK: https://screenrant.com/prey-movie-predator-design-how-details/ -Jesse Ventura's tweet praising Prey: ----LINK: https://twitter.com/GovJVentura/status/1556118433732988928 -"VFX Artists React to Bad & Great CGI 71." Corridor Digital, 07 May 2022: Where CGI artists discuss how the Polish film, The Champion, uses face replacement so the video matches the English language dub. (The discussion of The Champion starts at 09:59 in the video: ----LINK: https://youtu.be/bUu-44nw3eQ?t=599 RELEVANT EPISODES:
-"Chekhov's Honk" (22 January 2021): Where our hosts previously referred to Anton Chekhov and the principle of "Chekhov's Gun" in a title to an episode. ----LINK: http://forallintents.net/episode-20210122/ -"Ding Dong Bowser" (10 June 2022): Where our hosts previously discussed the trailer for Prey and the news of the included Comanche audio dub: ----LINK: http://forallintents.net/episode-20220610/
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Fri, 12 August 2022
WEEK IN GEEK:
This week, Andrew endures convalescence by getting a double dose of survival horror, by watching the premiere season of Netflix's live-action Resident Evil series while also playing through Capcom's remake of Resident Evil 3. D. Bethel, on the other hand, finds incredible connection in the first game from Blue 12 studio's Stray.
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-Ngan, Liv. "Stray Fan Mod Stars Dog, For When You Feline a Change." Eurogamer, 25 July 2022. --LINK: https://www.eurogamer.net/stray-fan-mod-stars-dog-for-when-you-feline-a-change
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-"Tile Pile" (22 November 2019): Where D. Bethel discusses his time with another Annapurna-published game, Outer Wilds --LINK: http://forallintents.net/episode-20191122/
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Fri, 5 August 2022
CLIP SHOW VACATION: Our hosts are taking a week to enjoy the summer (well, one of our hosts is traveling, so they couldn't get together), but they recorded a quick "hello" as well as a bunch of previously unreleased outtakes/pre-show conversations (most from around 2016) to the end to give you some content in the interim.
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Fri, 29 July 2022
SDCC 2022: San Diego Comic Con actually happened this year after a long period of COVID-based dormancy, and it returned with a fury, dropping all kinds of news and sneak peeks and trailers...of comic book movies and tv more than anything else. Our hosts dissect the announcements that interested them the most.
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(00:00) Intro (04:29) Quick overview of Marvel Studio's Phase 5 plans (05:28) She-Hulk: Attorney at Law trailer & Daredevil's return (12:59) The teaser trailer for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever asks more questions than it answers––as can be expected from a teaser trailer. (19:45) Star Trek: Picard announcements & character posters. (22:47) Star Trek: Strange New Worlds & Star Trek: Lower Decks announcements and...crossover? (27:17) DC announcements? Not so much, aside from a trailer for Shazam: Fury of the Gods. (28:06) The Dungeons & Dragons movie gets a trailer and a controversial poster. (38:43) Outro - RIP David Warner (42:48) Outtakes
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Fri, 22 July 2022
THE EMBIGGENING: Now that the series is complete, our hosts talk about the most recent MCU show on Disney+, the incredibly charming––and narratively impactful––Ms. Marvel.
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(00:00) Intro (01:28) The relatability, the continuity, and the pleasurability that is Disney+'s Ms. Marvel. (36:43) Outro - Dan's Summer Highlander Adventure continues. (39:25) Outtakes
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Fri, 15 July 2022
A QUALITY BALANCE OF MERCY & TERROR: This week, our hosts discuss the simply incredible finale for the first season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: "A Quality of Mercy." They discuss the merits of the episode on its own and as a finale for a new Trek show, but they also cover how it intersects with the original series' first season episode, "Balance of Terror."
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Fri, 8 July 2022
DOCTOR STRANGER THINGS: Our hosts reflect on one of the most divisive and interesting entries into the current phase of the MCU, Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness. CHAPTERS:
(00:00) Intro - Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers talk (01:50) Doctor Strange & the Multiverse of Madness (37:18) Outro - This week's poll (38:18) Outtakes
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Fri, 1 July 2022
RESCUED RANGERS: Our hosts take this week to relax and talk about one of the most surprising movies of the year, Disney+'s Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers. RELEVANT EPISODES:
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Fri, 24 June 2022
WEEK IN GEEK: A lot of video games were played this week, some new, some old. Andrew plays the new hotness that is Cellar Door Games' Rogue Legacy 2 and finds it engrossing. D. Bethel plays two video games, first working his way through the Metroidvania classic, Ori and the Blind Forest, and the new arcade beat 'em up, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge.
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Fri, 17 June 2022
A MARVELOUS DEBUT: Our hosts briefly talk about the incredible first impression that the MCU Disney+ show, Ms. Marvel, makes.
FALL OF THE PHOENIX: The tabletop role-playing game (TTRPG) world was rocked this last week as more and more people came out on Twitter to discuss the abusive work habits of TTRPG celebrities, Satine Phoenix and Jamison Stone. Our hosts cover the accusations and discuss how this applies to the TTRPG community as a whole.
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Fri, 10 June 2022
NEWS CRUISE: This week, our hosts dive into a variety of news of the shocking, weird, and downright questionable.
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Fri, 3 June 2022
THE OUTCAST: In celebration of the start of Pride Month, our hosts look at one of the most blatant attempt to address LGBTQ+ issues done by Star Trek: The Next Generation in their fifth season episode, "The Outcast," and how its success in that endeavor may have changed over time. RELEVANT EPISODES:
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Fri, 27 May 2022
WEEK IN GEEK: This week, Andrew actually gets into sports (kind of) after watching the first season of the new HBO basketball docu-drama, Winning Time. D. Bethel plays Studio Koba's recent release, Narita Boy, and is delighted by its retro stylings and gameplay but also impressed by its impressive step into modern storytelling and themes.
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Fri, 20 May 2022
SPIDERS-MAN: Now that both hosts have finally seen the most recent Sony-developed Spider-Man movie, Spider-Man: No Way Home, they use their thoughts about it to also discuss a bit about the narrative potential––and detriment––of multiverses.
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Fri, 13 May 2022
STRANGE NEW WORLDS: Our hosts discuss the premiere episode of the brand new Star Trek show on Paramount+, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, a show that's a throwback not only in continuity, but in its episodic approach to storytelling.
DOCTOR NEW: Last weekend brought the announcement of the actor who will replace Jodie Whittaker as the Doctor in the legacy BBC science-fiction show, Doctor Who. Our hosts discuss their excitement for the announcement of Ncuti Gatwa as the 14th Doctor.
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Fri, 6 May 2022
RIP DCCW: In a DC-heavy episode, our hosts bring our on-the-ground-DC-correspondent, Taylor, to talk about all things DC Comics. First, it's sad news to fans of the tv-based DC universe as it was announced that only Flash and Superman & Lois return for another season, leaving fans of, especially Batwoman and Legends of Tomorrow to deal with their sorrow.
ACTUALLY DETECTIVING: Now that it has been out for awhile, our hosts and Taylor dive deep into Matt Reeves' The Batman, analyzing not only its story and characters and actors, but also its influences and legacy.
TOO WEIRD: Before closing out the episode, our hosts and co-host take a moment to discuss the very strange trailer for Weird: The Al Yankovic Story.
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Fri, 29 April 2022
DECK PICS: Andrew got his hands on the new Steam Deck and shares his initial thoughts––and experiences––with it.
UNIFICATION: With D. Bethel on the Paramount+ bandwagon––because he missed Star Trek: The Next Generation so much––he and Andrew discuss the return of Spock in Season 5's "Unification I" and "Unification II."
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Fri, 22 April 2022
WEEK IN GEEK: This week, Andrew watches the first season of HBO's pirate rom-com, Our Flag Means Death, while D. Bethel has a lot of fun with Acid Nerve's charming game about being a grim reaper, Death's Door.
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Fri, 15 April 2022
NFTs BREAK BIG: Andrew brings new NFT disaster stories to the show, from Star Trek to Dungeons & Dragons to Batman to $277, it's all a garbage fire and it doesn't seem to be going away.
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Fri, 1 April 2022
A MISERABLE PILE OF SECRETS: Our hosts spend a bit of time reminiscing on the 25th anniversary of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night––the video game that put the "-vania" in "Metroidvania."
WEEK IN GEEK: After a week off, our hosts have been busy being nerdy! Andrew finally caught up with all the Spider-Man movies while D. Bethel dipped another toe into deck-building video games with the very popular Slay the Spire, developed by MegaCrit.
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Fri, 25 March 2022
TAKING A BREAK: With the world being as tumultuous as it is (and one of our hosts being on vacation), we decided to cool our jets this week and recharge our batteries. We hope you all have a good week and we'll see you on the next one!
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Fri, 18 March 2022
A NEW MARVEL: Our hosts quickly discuss the recently dropped trailer for the new Marvel Studios' Disney+ show, Ms. Marvel.
IT'S GOBLIN TIME: Motivated by his recent re-watch of the three Sam Raimi-directed, Tobey Maguire-starring Spider-Man movies, our hosts discuss the impact, legacy, and shortcomings of these incredibly influential films.
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Fri, 11 March 2022
WEEK IN GEEK: This week, Andrew watches the most recent entry into the Scream franchise, while D. Bethel finds mild catharsis in the not-at-all-cathartic game from Asobo Studios, A Plague Tale: Innocence.
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Fri, 4 March 2022
STANDING WITH UKRAINE: Our hosts take a minute to discuss the invasion of Ukraine by Russia.
REVIEWING REVIEWS: The release of FromSoftware's newest game, Elden Ring, has many people talking about reviews due to the fact that many outlets rated the game 10/10 (or whatever metric they use) while the reviewers openly admit that they didn't finish the game (this was due to FromSoftware releasing review codes to websites really late). This lead D. Bethel and Andrew to consider what the role of a review is––heck, what even is a review when the gamut runs from professional reviews to user-written Amazon reviews.
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Fri, 25 February 2022
PIXEL REMASTER REMARKS: The release of Final Fantasy VI Pixel Remaster is finally upon us and Andrew has a few––very short––thoughts about it.
DOCTOR WHAT?: It was announced that––despite an existing tabletop role-playing game existing––there would be a new Doctor Who roleplaying game based on the fifth edition (5E) of Dungeons and Dragons. And people have opinions.
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Fri, 18 February 2022
TRAIN SUPLEX: The trailer for the next and last (of the current set) of the Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster series from Square Enix, Final Fantasy VI, has been released and our hosts have some thoughts (and nitpicks).
NFTHAC0: TTRPG Twitter caught on fire when discussion erupted around the possibility that Dungeons & Dragons developer, Wizards of the Coast, might be considering getting into the NFT game.
RESCUE THE RANGERS: A trailer for an upcoming movie based on Chip 'n' Dale: Rescue Rangers dropped and it...it...I have no words, for good or for ill. We'll wait and see.
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Fri, 11 February 2022
WEEK IN GEEK: Andrew dives into the world of JRPG job systems with Bravely Default 2, while D. Bethel finds more Metroid to love as he replays Batman: Arkham Asylum.
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Fri, 4 February 2022
SHIFTING SANDS: For a short bit, our hosts discuss The New York Times paying a large amount for the popular website-based word game, Wordle, as well as the announcement that Sony intends to buy the former Microsoft-owned studio, Bungie.
WEEK IN GEEK: This week, Andrew peruses the rule book for Renegade Game Studios' new licensed tabletop RPG, Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers, while D. Bethel is intrigued and impressed by the newest release from Klei Studios, Griftlands.
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Fri, 28 January 2022
STAR TREK CORNER: D. Bethel is still getting excited about Star Trek: The Next Generation, so our hosts spend some time discussing the end of TNG's season 3 and the start of season 4.
NEWS CRUISE: With all the news coming out in the last few weeks, our hosts decide to skim over a handful over them, including Microsoft buying Activision Blizzard; an indie developer complaining about there being too many indie games; and comics writer, Tom Taylor, taking on Comics Gate head-on.
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Fri, 21 January 2022
ETERNALLY YOURS: After getting released on Disney+, our hosts finally discuss the most recent Marvel Studios release (not Spider-Man: No Way Home), Eternals. It's a movie with a lot of new additions to the MCU, for better or for worse.
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Fri, 14 January 2022
HAWKEYE BRO: This week, our hosts talk about the most recent Disney+ Marvel show, Hawkeye, while also veering into discussing Marvel's TV offerings versus their cinematic ones, the importance of continuity, and the MCU overall.
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Fri, 7 January 2022
NAUGHTY AUTEUR: A story in Bloomberg revealed trouble behind the scenes at Ghost Story games, the studio created by Bioshock auteur, Ken Levine. Andrew and D. Bethel continue their discussion about auteurs and video games and how, perhaps, without a good team they do more harm than good.
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Fri, 24 December 2021
WEEK IN GEEK: This week, Andrew dives into the quote-unquote reboot of CSI in Paramount+'s CSI: Vegas and is perplexed. D. Bethel reads another book about video games! This time it's Super Mario Bros. 3 by Alyse Knorr as published by Boss Fight Books.
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Fri, 17 December 2021
WEEK IN GEEK: It's a week of superhero adaptations with Andrew watching the recent slate of DC/CW tv shows and D. Bethel playing the opening hours of Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy by Eidos-Montréal.
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Fri, 10 December 2021
THE DOCTOR IS IN...FLUX: With the most recent series of Doctor Who wrapping up––a six-episode event called Doctor Who: Flux––our hosts discuss its ups, downs, insides, and outs as the show leads to the exit of the current Doctor as played by Jodie Whittaker.
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Fri, 3 December 2021
MISSING THE BULLSEYE: With the recent release of the Disney+/Marvel Studios show, Hawkeye, many saw similarities with the classic Hawkeye run by creators Matt Fraction and David Aja. It was soon revealed that, despite being a spiritual adaptation of the Fraction/Aja run, there was no compensation for those creators aside from mentions in the "Special Thanks" in the closing credits of the show. Andrew and D. Bethel investigate the questions this brings up.
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Fri, 26 November 2021
OLD MAN YELLS AT CLOUD: Acclaimed director, Ridley Scott, argues that it's millennials––not people skittish about returning to movie theaters amid a pandemic––that is causing his newest film, The Last Duel, to do poorly at the box office. Our host discusses all of the factors involved with this strange accusation.
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Fri, 19 November 2021
KOTICK TOCK TIME'S UP: This week, after a scathing report, employees of Activision/Blizzard walked out calling for the expulsion of the company's CEO, Bobby Kotick. Our hosts examine the situation and how it symptomizes larger aspects of video game culture.
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Fri, 12 November 2021
DIAMOND ANNIVERSARY: Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim turned 10 years old this week, celebrated with yet another re-release of the game across all gaming platforms. Andrew and D. Bethel talk about this milestone for a brief bit.
PLEASE STOP: NFTs continue to rear their ugly heads as major gaming publishers announce their interest in integrating blockchain weirdness into their games. After an explanation of the whole mess, D. Bethel and Andrew discuss NFTs' possible impact on video games.
RIP DEAN STOCKWELL: After a long and storied career, actor and writer Dean Stockwell passed away this week. Nerds know him best as Al from Quantum Leap, but his strange choices and charismatic performances made him an actor everybody surely has a fond memory of in some way or another.
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Fri, 5 November 2021
WEEK IN GEEK: Andrew continues to get excited by recent Star Trek offerings, specifically the conclusion of season 2 of Star Trek: The Lower Decks and the premiere of the Paramount+/Nickelodeon joint, Star Trek: Prodigy. D. Bethel finally offers his thoughts on Metroid: Dread (aka Metroid 5) after completing it, uh, three times.
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Fri, 29 October 2021
In the world of 2021, not much has changed. Hope and optimism dares to tread across the jamb as COVID vaccines get into the arms of people across the world and, for independent comickers, conventions start to return...kind of.
After attending only a few shows in 2021––their first in nearly two years––D. Bethel (of the webcomic, Long John) and Kyrun Silva (of Taurus Comics and the 4 Tales Podcast) reconvene to share their experiences, fears, and surprises with the fact that comic shows and conventions have become very different beasts from what they were before, and how difficult it may be to adapt.
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Fri, 22 October 2021
NEWS CRUISE: Andrew and D. Bethel cover a lot of different news stories this week, including the acceptance of NFTs in video games by Steam and the Epic Games Store; the workers of tabletop game developer, Paizo, form a union; developers who worked on Metroid Dread not seeing their names in the credits; Ruby Rose speaking up about their treatment on the set of Batwoman's first season; and some announcements made by DC during the DC Fandome event.
UPDATE: Venerated Metroid fansite, Shinesparkers, reached out to Metroid Dread developers, MercurySteam, for clarification on what qualified for crediting in the game, specifically with regard to what constitutes the "25% game dev time" and "significant creative contributions," stating:
"A significant contribution might mean A LOT of things: from designing a playable character, writing dialogues, lore.. anything substantially important to the game. On the 25% this is something based on our experience. Of course it can be seen differently elsewhere."
FURTHER UPDATE: Union issues with Paizo and its workers came to an agreement on Thursday, October 21, with Paizo officially recognizing the workers' union.
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Fri, 22 October 2021
NEWS CRUISE: Andrew and D. Bethel cover a lot of different news stories this week, including the acceptance of NFTs in video games by Steam and the Epic Games Store; the workers of tabletop game developer, Paizo, form a union; developers who worked on Metroid Dread not seeing their names in the credits; Ruby Rose speaking up about their treatment on the set of Batwoman's first season; and some announcements made by DC during the DC Fandome event.
UPDATE: Venerated Metroid fansite, Shinesparkers, reached out to Metroid Dread developers, MercurySteam, for clarification on what qualified for crediting in the game, specifically with regard to what constitutes the "25% game dev time" and "significant creative contributions," stating:
"A significant contribution might mean A LOT of things: from designing a playable character, writing dialogues, lore.. anything substantially important to the game. On the 25% this is something based on our experience. Of course it can be seen differently elsewhere."
FURTHER UPDATE: Union issues with Paizo and its workers came to an agreement on Thursday, October 21, with Paizo officially recognizing the workers' union.
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Fri, 15 October 2021
BETTER DREAD THAN DEAD: D. Bethel shares some initial thoughts on the newest 2D Metroid game, Metroid 5 aka Metroid Dread.
EMULATE YOU WANT IT, THAT'S THE WAY YOU NEED IT: Kotaku got in a bit of heat when they reported a story about how people were able to get Metroid Dread up and running on emulators in a smooth 60 frames per second at 4K resolution. The problem is that, in the original story, readers felt that Kotaku was, in fact, recommending people pirate Dread instead of buying it because of the emulator's stronger performance. This lead to another round of discussion about emulation, piracy, and game preservation. Andrew and D. Bethel do their best to weigh in on these issues.
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Fri, 8 October 2021
PACHINKO IS CRYPTO: Our hosts walk a snake-like path this week as they discuss everything from recent trends in the sketch cryptocurrency/NFT market to the news that Konami may be getting out of pachinko and back into making video games again. It's quite a conversation, in other words.
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Fri, 1 October 2021
RTD2: With the next series of Doctor Who wrapping up the tenures of both the star, Jodie Whittaker, and its showrunner, Chris Chibnall, it was announced that the 2023 series will herald the return of the showrunner who brought the show back from the wilderness in 2005, Russell T Davies. Our hosts discuss the possibilities––and drawbacks––of this announcement.
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Fri, 24 September 2021
GIANTS FALL: Kind of a combination of a News Blast and a Nerd Law, but the lawsuit between Apple and Epic has been decided and...it's complicated. We have Andrew walk us through the ins and outs of this strange event.
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Fri, 17 September 2021
MINI-WEEK IN GEEK: Andrew and D. Bethel need a week to recoup after weeks of birthdays, Doctor Who, and a celebration of Star Trek, so they're going to briefly cover the things that have been keeping their attention recently. To no one's surprise, they've been playing video games. Andrew has been playing the Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster collection that includes Final Fantasy 1-4 (at this point), while D. Bethel has not been helping his mental health––though he has been having a lot of fun––playing The Last of Us, Part 2.
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Fri, 10 September 2021
HAPPY STAR TREK DAY: This week, 8 September to be specific, the world celebrated Star Trek Day. With one of our hosts being an avowed and public Star Trek fan, our hosts discuss the ways they decided to celebrate: Andrew watched all the exciting announcements and trailers from the Paramount+ Star Trek Day Celebration event while D. Bethel coincidentally started watching Star Trek: The Next Generation not more than a week ago and is enjoying every minute of it so far.
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Fri, 3 September 2021
BLOOD AND THUNDER DAYS: To celebrate D. Bethel's birthday this week, our hosts take a look at another story from the classic run of Doctor Who. In fact, it's another story from the same season as "Survival." In fact, it's the first story from the season that "Survival" brought to a close. Andrew and D. Bethel dive into the pool of Arthurian legend, militarism, and timey-wimey shenagigans found in "Battlefield."
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Fri, 27 August 2021
ALREADY OBSOLETE: This is a short episode––you could even call it a "shortcast", but why would you––because Dan had to have a little procedure that knocked him out a bit. However, they don't leave you hanging as they talk about things that have drawn their attention this week. D. Bethel is impressed with the first two episodes of David E. Kelley's new show, Big Sky, while Andrew dives deep in to the Zyuranger pool.
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Fri, 20 August 2021
To celebrate Andrew's birthday today, he and D. Bethel talk about thing they both love a lot: classic Doctor Who.
SURVIVAL OF THE WHO-IEST: "Survival" is an interesting story for a variety of reasons in classic Doctor Who, not the least of which being that it was the last story to air before the show was cancelled in 1989. Beyond that, though, and beyond the questionable production design and special effects, is a real clever story that says as much about the culture it was made in (and today!) as it does about its characters. Though it's a capstone on a series that was, perhaps, past its prime, its a more endearing and impressive capstone on the era of the Seventh Doctor, played by Sylvester McCoy, and Ace, played by Sophie Aldred. Andrew and Dan take a few minutes to walk through all the impressive––and mildly less impressive––aspects of this story.
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Fri, 13 August 2021
THE SUICIDE SQUAD: With Warner Bros./DC Comics' release last week of James Gunn's new film, The Suicide Squad, we bring on our on-the-ground-DC-correspondent, Taylor Katcher, to discuss how this movie completely saves this DC franchise after its much less successful (critically) Suicide Squad from 2015. Even Andrew liked it!
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Fri, 6 August 2021
WEEK IN GEEK: This week, Andrew plays the first few games in Square Enix's nostalgia-trip, Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster, while D. Bethel dives into nostalgia and music theory reading the newest book from Boss Fight Books, Final Fantasy VI by Sebastian Deken.
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Fri, 30 July 2021
A BAD BLIZZARD: Our hosts take a quick look at the controversy (and lawsuits!) that came out of an investigation led by the state of California into the toxic and dangerous company culture of Activision Blizzard.
I HAVE THE POWER: Having watched the first five episodes released for Netflix's Masters of the Universe: Revelation, Andrew and D. Bethel look at this playful and creative reimagining of the classic '80s toy commercial, er I mean, cartoon series.
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Fri, 23 July 2021
A NEW CHALLENGER: Recently, Valve Corporation––owners of the PC gaming storefront and launcher, Steam––announced a new piece of hardware that excited a lot of gamers: the handheld Steam machine called the Steam Deck. D. Bethel and Andrew walk through the announcement and ponder what it could change in the industry, and how it could leave some gamers lacking.
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Fri, 16 July 2021
WHAT A NERD WANTS: With the Disney + original, Loki, coming to a close this week, it got our hosts thinking about nerd media universes, and the works that push those meta narratives forward. What's better––a standalone series showcasing the nuances of a single character? or a show that pushes that cinematic universe into the next stage of its overall narrative? Andrew and D. Bethel put on their thinking caps and engage with these surprisingly nuanced questions.
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Fri, 9 July 2021
CAP PUNCHED FIRST: Another day, another attack on fictional characters as a cable news segment pilloried Marvel Comics for making Captain America "woke" in a recent issue, seemingly forgetting that Cap has been punching literal Nazis in his comics since his first issue. Andrew and D. Bethel explore this while also examining the variety of ways texts (movies, comics, books, music, tv shows, etc.) can be read.
PRINT ON DEMAND: After buying some RPG books through DriveThruRPG, Andrew becomes fascinated by the idea––and future applicability––of print on demand services, where a book isn't printed until a customer orders it. D. Bethel brings his creator experience with POD services to the conversation as well.
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Fri, 2 July 2021
TSR-U-KIDDING-ME: Tabletop Twitter got weird these last few weeks as debates exploded around the tweets made by Ernest G. Gygax, Jr.––son of Dungeons & Dragons co-creator, Gary Gygax––where he doubles down on strong, anti-SJW views in support of his new RPG, Giantlands.
SLAPP FEST: Andrew also checks in with the current legal fight started by Chris Avellone––formerly of Black Isle and Obisidian Entertainment––as he tries to sue people who said mean things about him on the internet.
Also, Dan has gotten even more obsessed with the Metroid series since last week.
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Fri, 25 June 2021
CONFIRMATION BIAS: Abandoned is an upcoming Playstation 5-exclusive game made by the small Netherlands-based team, Blue Box Game Studios. After the game's director made an enigmatic tweet, the internet exploded with conspiracy theories, asserting that the game and its trailers were nothing more than clues that this was not a stand-alone survival horror game but was actually a Silent Hill sequel. More than that, people have asserted that it's a Silent Hill sequel directed by Hideo Kojima, despite the fact that the studio has gone to great lengths to assure fans that it is not. Andre and Dan discuss the conspiracy and how it got wrapped up in the darker parts of nerd culture, internet culture, and the complicated edges of fandom.
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Fri, 18 June 2021
WEEK IN GEEK: This week, Andrew dives into the strange patchwork origin of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers while D. Bethel is pleasantly surprised by the Netflix series, Sweet Tooth, an adaptation of Dan's favorite recent comic series by Jeff Lemire.
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Fri, 11 June 2021
ROUGH TEXTURES: Capcom gets sued for allegedly using textures from a reference book––Judy A. Juracek's Surfaces––for many of its games in the early 2000s and the evidence is pretty compelling. Without dispensing professional legal advice, Andrew guides D. Bethel through the nuances and complexities of this interesting case.
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Fri, 4 June 2021
WEEK IN GEEK: It's a week all about television as Andrew watches the first few episodes of the CW reboot of Kung Fu while D. Bethel compares his experience watching the first few episodes of Amazon's Invincible and Netflix's Jupiter's Legacy.
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Fri, 28 May 2021
A BAD MIX: This week, the Twitter account, @TerriblyBland, posted a thread calling out nerd industries' tendency to do networking at bars, especially during and after conventions. As ever with nerd discourse, the claim was met with a lot of support...as well as some very staunch opposition. Andrew and D. Bethel look at the original claim and examine the overall conversation.
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Fri, 21 May 2021
WEEK IN GEEK: This week, Andrew dabbles in a few different ponds, first by playing a bit of Mass Effect Legendary Edition, then talks about his experience going through Subnautica: Below Zero, and testing his mettle with Ring Fit Adventure for the Nintendo Switch. D. Bethel is very conflicted––but having a lot of fun––as he plays through Dragon's Crown Pro.
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Fri, 14 May 2021
FREEDOM FOR APPS: Andrew and D. Bethel dedicate this week's episode to discussing and parsing and debating and understanding and reacting to the very, very strange lawsuits being fought between Apple and Epic Games. SPOILER: They have no answers.
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Fri, 7 May 2021
WEEK IN GEEK: It's an animated kind of week this week as Andrew gets his specific Star Wars fandom ignited with the premiere of the new Disney+ animated series, Star Wars: The Bad Batch, and D. Bethel nerds out on all the ingenious choices and animation tech found in the new Sony/Netflix film, The Mitchells vs. The Machines.
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Fri, 30 April 2021
CAPTAINING AMERICA: With the next big Disney+ MCU series having come to a close, our hosts bring in our brand new on-the-ground-Marvel correspondent, Kyrun Silva (of Taurus Comics and the 4 Tales Podcast), to talk about Falcon and the Winter Soldier (especially since Dan still doesn't have Disney+).
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Fri, 23 April 2021
ELEMENTARY, DEAR WOHN JATSON: A brief look at an upcoming multi-platform release from Capcom that gathers two Ace Attorney games previously unavailable outside of Japan. The collection, called The Great Ace Attorney, features some interesting localization of characters names. While not unusual in itself, the fact that in Japan a character named "Sherlock Holmes" had to be changed––to "Herlock Sholmes" for release in the United States points to some very strange aspects of copyright law. Andrew dives deep into the mystery. CUTTING CUTSCENES: Based on an GamesIndustry.biz interview with Weird West narrative designer, Lucas Loredo, who posits the idea that maybe we live in a gaming world that no longer has a need for cutscenes in games. D. Bethel and Andrew dive into the purpose of cutscenes and do their best to answer the question themselves. RELEVANT LINKS:
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Fri, 16 April 2021
WEEK IN GEEK: This week, Andrew finds progress in repetition as he plays the new indie video game hit, Loop Hero, by Four Quarters. D. Bethel, on the other hand, finds a lot of quirky charm––despite the somewhat very dark places the story goes––in the new SyFy show, Resident Alien, based on the Dark Horse comic series.
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Fri, 9 April 2021
NFT? NO F*@#ING THANKS: Andrew and D. Bethel dive deep into the mechanics, the motivations, and the...schemes?...of the recent NFT explosion. Spoiler warning: they are not fans.
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Fri, 2 April 2021
THE TAYLOR CUT: With the Snyder cut of Justice League now upon us, co-host Andrew and friend-of-the-show, Taylor Katcher, approached the 4-hour opus with hesitation and excitement, respectively. With the Snyderverse fully complete (at this point), Andrew, D. Bethel, and Taylor gather 'round the microphones to talk about Zack Snyder's Justice League and all the fervor around it. Prepare for hot takes!
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Fri, 26 March 2021
QUARANTINE YEAR ONE: We've crossed the year mark of a post-COVID world. Andrew and D. Bethel discuss how their tastes, behaviors, and expectations for nerdy stuff––and life––have changed in that year.
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Fri, 19 March 2021
WEEK IN GEEK: This week, Andrew dives into the newest entry into the Arrowverse in the bold and interesting Superman & Lois while D. Bethel gets invested in the story and characters and world of Star Wars Jedi: The Fallen Order, but is a bit disappointed by some aspects of the game design.
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Fri, 12 March 2021
TAYLORVISION: [SPOILER WARNING] With the divisive (but generally well-received) season of the Disney+ original, WandaVision, all wrapped up, D. Bethel brings friend-of-the-show and on-the-ground DC correspondent, Taylor Katcher, on to talk with Andrew about the twists and turns of this wonderfully unique entry into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Spoilers about WandaVision are talked about consistently and thoroughly throughout the episode. You have been warned.
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Fri, 5 March 2021
WEEK IN GEEK: This week, Andrew watches the Queen Latifah-starring CBS reboot of the classic crime drama, The Equalizer, while D. Bethel finds a powerful, personal, and moving story about depression and self-acceptance in the 2018 retro-styled puzzle platformer, Celeste.
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Fri, 26 February 2021
LOST IN ZEBES: With a lot of internet chatter focusing on the 35th anniversary of The Legend of Zelda's 1986 release, it made D. Bethel upset because another major Nintendo franchise was also released that year that nobody––much less Nintendo itself––seems that interested in celebrating, the weird, wonderful Metroid. D. Bethel talks with Andrew to see why this game and the series it spawned never gained the legs and legacy of Nintendo's bigger franchises.
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Fri, 19 February 2021
A BAD IDEA AGAIN: More than a decade after Konami cancelled its controversial tactical military first-person shooter, Six Days in Fallujah, the game seems to have been revived by Highwire Games who have taken to the media asserting that they want to tell––with their tactical military FPS––a nuanced, thoughtful, and impactful story of the incident. This news caused D. Bethel and Andrew to wonder if certain stories are simply better suited for certain genres of games? RELEVANT LINKS:
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Fri, 12 February 2021
DON'T BE A DICK: In an astounding act of bravery and solidarity, actress Charisma Carpenter (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel) spoke out against abusive practices of tv auteur, Joss Whedon, in support of Justice League actor, Ray Fisher. Andrew and D. Bethel have a thoughtful discussion of autership, specifically as it relates to the realm of nerds and geeks.
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Fri, 5 February 2021
BETTER THAN IT SHOULD BE: After a lot of build up and expectation, Andrew and D. Bethel finally get together to record an episode about former YouTube/current Netflix show, Cobra Kai.
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Fri, 29 January 2021
WEEK IN GEEK: As a buffer between episodes about the The Karate Kid movies and talking about Cobra Kai, Andrew and D. Bethel talk about what other nerdy stuff has been occupying their attentions. Andrew talks about the early access release of the Subnautica sequel with Subnautica: Below Zero while D. Bethel is pretty sure he's playing Rebel Galaxy Outlaw incorrectly as he delivers goods across different solar systems.
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Fri, 22 January 2021
YOU'RE THE BEST: With Cobra Kai recently releasing its third season, many viewers have been inspired to watch (or rewatch) the original The Karate Kid films. Two of those folks happen to be our humble hosts. As a prelude to an eventual discussion about Cobra Kai, Andrew and D. Bethel discuss The Karate Kid, The Karate Kid Part 2, and (briefly) The Karate Kid Part 3.
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Fri, 15 January 2021
RECYCLING OF THE DALEKS: This year's Doctor Who New Year's special, "Revolution of the Daleks", continues the cliffhanger ending of series 12 and says goodbye to some companions while welcoming back Captain Jack Harkness to the show. Andrew and D. Bethel discuss the special while also discuss some of the important changes made to the series lore at the end of series 12.
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Fri, 8 January 2021
NEW YEAR, SAME AS THE OLD YEAR: We had an episode planned this week, dear listeners, but the news decided to preempt any plans for fun and coherent discussion. On our recording day, the United States Capitol was stormed leading to––at the very least––democratic uncertainty and––at worst––one person dead. Needless to say, D. Bethel and Andrew were not in the best spirits to record a full episode, so they decided to just take the week to refocus and get ready for next week's episode. Sorry for any inconvenience. Stay safe and stay healthy.
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Fri, 1 January 2021
WAIT, WHAT 1984: Wonder Woman 1984, the hotly anticipated sequel to 2017's good DC movie (one of a few), Wonder Woman, was released to theaters and HBO Max on Christmas Day to a lot of...discourse.
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Fri, 25 December 2020
WEEK IN GEEK: In the lead up to the holidays, Andrew binges the entirety (so far) of Amazon Prime's original series, Man in the High Castle, while D. Bethel has been playing the delightful yet simple Cat Quest in short bursts.
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Fri, 18 December 2020
CYBERPROBLEMS 2020: The highly anticipated new game from CD Projekt Red, Cyberpunk 2077, was finally released after a few delays and it had some...issues. From representation issues to severe bugs, Cyberpunk 2077 is a game that has encouraged a lot of discussion, discourse, as well as hot takes. Andrew & D. Bethel do their best to sort through the mire. UPDATE: It looks like Sony has removed Cyberpunk 2077 from the Playstation store and is refunding the purchase price to all who bought it there.
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Fri, 11 December 2020
As the pandemic rages on, more and more independent artists are left figuring out how to manage their careers in the absence of in-person events, specifically exhibiting at conventions.
The pandemic is also a time for reflection. As the big conventions struggle to give fans some semblance of the con experience through digital-only replacements, independent comickers D. Bethel (of the webcomic, Long John) and Kyrun Silva (of Taurus Comics) come together to discuss the difference in experiences, expectations, and realities of what going to a convention means for fans versus what it means to creators and how the chasm between the two experiences may be larger than they thought.
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Fri, 4 December 2020
WEEK IN GEEK: Andrew befriends dogs and murders zealots in Far Cry 5 while D. Bethel finally gathers his thoughts (now that he's seen it both at the drive-in and now at home) on the final X-based release from 20th Century Fox (albeit after Disney's purchase), The New Mutants, directed by Josh Boone.
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Fri, 27 November 2020
I'VE MISSED THAT SOUND: It was announced that, after his all too brief appearance near the end of Series 13 of Doctor Who left fans wanting more, John Barrowman will return as Captain Jack Harkness in "Revolution of the Daleks," this year's holiday special of Doctor Who. Being fans of the character, Andrew and D. Bethel discuss the character of Captain Jack Harkness, what he could bring to the current iteration of the show.
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Fri, 20 November 2020
WONDER WOMAN TO THE MAX: It was announced, in an unprecedented move by a streaming service, to release Wonder Woman 1984 on Christmas Day to both theaters and HBO Max subscribers simultaneously. Unlike Disney+ with Mulan, Wonder Woman 1984 will be available to all HBO Max subscribers at no additional cost for a month. Andrew and D. Bethel discuss this move and how it relates to how Disney has been doing business, as well as what it means for movie in the future.
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Fri, 13 November 2020
WEEK IN GEEK: This week, Andrew find a lot lacking in the latest open world RPG by Obsidian Entertainment, The Outer Worlds. D. Bethel, on the other hand, finds a lot to love going back and playing Capcom's lost NES classic, Darkwing Duck.
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Fri, 6 November 2020
A SCOTTISH SUNSET: Albeit a shorter episode than normal, the entirety of it is dedicated to the discussion of the career of Sean Connery, who passed away at the end of October at the age of 90.
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Fri, 30 October 2020
LET'S GET DANGEROUS: With the genius resurgence of Ducktales on Disney XD, fans around the world were delighted with the introduction of another Disney Afternoon fan favorite, Darkwing Duck, into the series during the second season. For the third season's mid-season premiere, Disney released an hour-long Darkwing Duck-focused episode that delighted Andrew––who has watched all of the rebooted Ducktales so far––and D. Bethel––who has only seen a few scattered episodes. They discuss how the episode looks forward, looks backward, and looks inward in one of the most clever episodes of television either have seen in a long while.
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