Fri, 24 February 2017
Episode 125 - Hot Sauce Box

WEEK IN GEEK: Andrew plays Project Highrise after receiving it as part of this month's Humble Bundle subscription service, while Dan reads a book about the history of the Japanese game industry in Chris Kohler's Power-Up: How Japanese Video Games Gave the World an Extra Life.

THINK INSIDE THE BOX: With Andrew's sojourn into the world of subscription grab-bag services, he and Dan discuss the growing phenomenon and where they think the trajectory may end up.

ACCELERATED EVOLUTION: When a YouTube star gets the spotlight from a major industry publication, his world starts to crumble a little bit despite his denial of it. Swedish YouTube sensation, PewDiePie, encountered some issues after an exposé by the Wall Street Journal causes him to lose valuable contracts and allies and seemingly sends him into a strange spiral of denial and self-pity––without losing any subscribers. Andrew and Dan look at this very strange situation and how it connects to the larger cultural issues the news media and celebrity are dealing with while trying to figure out a solution.

WORKS REFERENCED

  • McAlone, Nathan. "What Someone Who Worked Closely with PewDiePie Thinks About Disney and YouTube Dropping Him." Business Insider, 20 Feb. 2017, http://www.businessinsider.com/pewdiepie-scandal-came-from-the-way-youtube-works-2017-2 Accessed 20 Feb. 2017.
  • Ibrahim, Mona. "The Limits of Free Speech (When You Have 50 Million Subscribers)." Polygon, 20 Feb. 2017, http://www.polygon.com/2017/2/20/14675914/freedom-of-speech-censorship-pewdiepie Accessed 21 Feb. 2017.

WORKS CITED

  • Klepek, Patrick. "PewDiePie Criticizes Wall Street Journal Report, Says Jokes Went 'Too Far.'" Waypoint, 16 Feb. 2017. https://waypoint.vice.com/en_us/article/pewdiepie-criticizes-wall-street-journal-report-says-jokes-went-too-far Accessed 20 Feb. 2017.
  • Kuchera, Ben. "PewDiePie and Trump Aren't Hurting the Press, But They Desperately Want To." Polygon, 18 Feb. 2017, http://www.polygon.com/2017/2/18/14641952/pewdiepie-trump-anti-semitic Accessed 20 Feb. 2017.
  • Kuchera, Ben. "PewDiePie Versus the Media: Why He's So Mad to be Losing the Fight." Waypoint, 15 Feb. 2017, http://www.polygon.com/2017/2/15/14610652/pewdiepie-versus-the-media-disney-youtube-google Accessed 20 Feb. 2017.
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FEATURED MUSIC:

-"Stayin' in Black" by Wax Audio
-"(The Majestic Tale of) An Idiot With a Box" by Murray Gold (from Doctor Who)
-"Fall From Grace, Pt. 2" by Andrew Hale & Simon Hale (from L. A. Noire)

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Fri, 17 February 2017
Episode 124 - American Puppy Story

WEEK IN GEEK: As promised, Andrew watches (and loves) The LEGO Batman Movie while Dan can't stop playing Righteous Hammer Games.

EPISODIC SERIALIZATION: With Channel Zero: Candle Cove last week and both Dan and Andrew engrossed in The People vs. OJ Simpson: American Crime Story, Andrew and Dan look at what seems to be a rising tide of season-long anthology television shows. Moving away from episodic anthology shows to a single story told across an entire season and changing stories and cast in the following season, shows like American Horror Story and True Detective brought this format to the forefront of popular culture.

AMERICAN CRIME STORY AND THE FICTIONALIZATION OF LIVING MEMORY: As mentioned above both Dan and Andrew are oddly obsessed with The People vs. OJ Simpson and, frankly, they take some time to wonder why.

FEATURED MUSIC:

-"Stayin' in Black" by Wax Audio
-"Far From Any Road (Main Title Theme from True Detective)" by The Handsome Family
-"Time" by Titiyo

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Fri, 10 February 2017
Episode 123 - Underground Murder Barn

WEEK IN GEEK: Andrew messes with controller schematics for X-Com 2 while Dan freaks himself out as he delves into Syfy's Channel Zero and the HBO documentary, Beware the Slenderman.

THE DOCTOR NO MORE: As Peter Capaldi announces his departure from the role of The Doctor in Doctor Who, speculation begins as to who will take his place in Series 11 which brings with it a new showrunner, Chris Chibnall.

EVEN STRANGER: With the only time we'll mention the Super Bowl on the podcast, Netflix's Stranger Things debuted its second season teaser trailer during the big game and Andrew and Dan dive into their expectations. Click here for the season 2 trailer.

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For all intents and purposes, that was an episode recap.

WORKS CITED

  • Anderson, Kyle. "Why Doctor Who Won't Shake Anything Up With the Next Doctor." Nerdist, 31 Jan. 2017, http://nerdist.com/doctor-who-peter-capaldi-leaving-ben-whishaw/ Accessed 6 Feb. 2017.

FEATURED MUSIC:

-"Stayin' in Black" by Wax Audio
-"I Am the Doctor" by Jon Pertwee
-"Stranger Things" by Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein
-"Untitled Self Portrait" by Will Arnett (from The Lego Movie)

*audio clip sourced from Doctor Who, "The Day of the Doctor."

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Fri, 3 February 2017
Episode 122 - It's a Fake

WEEK IN GEEK: Andrew finds zen in the indie hit, Starbound, while D. Bethel finds zen watching the Syfy procedural, Haven.

DANCING WITH THE DEVIL: For a variety of reasons, Andrew had Dan watch an episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine of some renown, from season 6, in which Benjamin Sisko struggle with making huge decisions throughout "In the Pale Moonlight." In parts a war story and a character study, it is an episode that showcases not only the narrative depths DS9 hit but also how we can use television and movies and other narratives as talking points for what we're dealing with in the world around us.

And, although it's not mentioned in the conversation, we'd be remiss to not at least nod to the best moment of this great DS9 episode.

UNPLUGGED BUT UNBOWED: The Penny Arcade webcomic/nerd moguls announced a new convention to add to their already impressive PAX roster: PAX Unplugged, a tabletop-focused exposition to be held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in November. Dan and Andrew discuss the implications of this announcement.

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FEATURED MUSIC:

-"Stayin' in Black" by Wax Audio
-"Theme (From 'Star Trek: Deep Space Nine')" by Dennis McCarthy (as performed by The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra)
-"Layla" by Eric Clapton
-"Law & Order Theme" by Mike Post (as performed by The Hollywood Prime Time Orchestra)

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