Fri, 27 December 2019
Robot Monsters From the Future

THE FINAL COUNTDOWN: As 2019 hurries to a close, our hosts kick up their feet and just chat about the things they're doing to occupy their time until the new year rolls around. They talk about everything from the winter Steam sale, to finishing Outer Wilds (no spoilers!), to Lovecraftian tabletop games (Fate of Cthulhu), video games (The Sinking City), and novels (Winter Tide), to developing for web browsers, to––of course––Doctor Who and Star Wars.

RELEVANT LINKS:

  • "Weird World News"––a module for Fate Core by friend-of-the-show, André La Roche.
  • La Roche, André. "Spotlight: The Joke's On Us." A Website [ , ] For All Intents and Purposes, 27 October 2019––André's critical look at one of the most divisive movies of the year.
  • Wildfire––the game by Ryan Kubik.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

  • "Shortcast 03 - Interview with André La Roche" (31 December 2014): When we actually had friend-of-the-show, André La Roche, on to talk about writing for tabletop games, thus becoming a friend-of-the-show.
  • "Episode 89 - High-Five Forever" (25 March 2016): Where D. Bethel talked about the revisionist Lovecraftian story, The Ballad of Black Tom.
  • "Shortcast 21 - Love the Stank" (30 December 2016): Where Andrew first talked about playing Stardew Valley.
  • "Shortcast 77 - Smash Talk" (14 December 2018): Where our hosts talk about Series 11 of Doctor Who, which introduced the world to Jodie Whittaker's Thirteenth Doctor.
  • "End-Of-Year-Cast #001 - #WIN" (28 December 2018): Where our hosts go over the things that defined 2018 for them.
  • "Plants Having Sex" (05 April 2019): Where Andrew first talks about playing No Man's Sky.
  • "Threadnaught" (13 September 2019): Where Andrew talks about the big No Man's Sky update, No Man's Sky Beyond.
  • "Tile Pile" (22 November 2019): Where D. Bethel discussed his first impressions of Outer Wilds.
  • "Universe of Nonsense" (06 December 2019): Where the trailer (and release date) for Series 12 of Doctor Who was discussed.

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  • "Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.com)
  • "District Four" by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.com)
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Fri, 20 December 2019
The Boyfriend Demographic

EXPECTING THE EXPECTED: On the day this podcast episode releases, so too does the newest cinematic installment of the main Star Wars series with Star Wars - Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker. But Andrew and D. aren't here to talk about the movie––they haven't seen it yet. Instead, they're here to talk about the talk about the movie, specifically the rather surprising amount of negative reviews coming from––not internet trolls––professional film reviewers. It leads to a multi-faceted conversation about expectations, fandom, and even the changing landscape of cinema narratives.

RELEVANT LINKS:

  • Dowd, A. A. "The Rise of Skywalker Rebalances Star Wars Into a Force of Safe, Familiar Fan Service." AV Club. G/O Media, 18 Dec. 2019.
  • Robinson, Tasha. "Review: Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is a Defeat, Even in Moments of Triumph." Polygon. Vox Media, 18 Dec. 2019.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

  • Episode 151 - The Coca-Cola of Science Fiction (29 Dec. 2017): Where Andrew and D. are joined by friend-of-the-show, Jason Tudor, to talk about their late takes on Star Wars - Episode VIII: The Last Jedi.
  • Shortcast 61 - All-New, All-Same (29 June 2018): Where D. and Andrew talk about Lucasfilm putting their "A Star Wars Story" series on on hold after the failure of Solo: A Star Wars Story in theaters (possibly due to the meddling of internet jerkbags).
  • Empty Justice (01 March 2019): Where Andrew and D. document the attempted review bombing (and Rotten Tomatoes' subsequent change in review policy) of Captain Marvel.
  • Constitutional Role-Play (15 Nov. 2019): Where Andrew gives his first-blush impressions of Disney+'s The Mandalorian.

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  • "Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.com)
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Fri, 13 December 2019
Nothing But Feet

WEEK IN GEEK (kind of): It turned out to be an accidental Week in Geek episode as D. Bethel talks about his disappointment with Valve Corporation's sidelining of Campo Santo's Firewatch followup, In the Valley of Gods. On the opposite side of breaking news, Andrew finally gets around to watching Star Trek: Discovery and kind of unabashedly loves it.

RELEVANT LINKS:

  • Bethel, D. "Week In Geek: Sacramento Indie Arcade Expo 2017." A Website [ , ] For All intents and Purposes. 12 Apr. 2017.
  • McWhertor, Michael. "Firewatch Team's Next Game 'On Hold' As It Works on Other Valve Projects." Polygon. Vox Media, 03 Dec. 2019.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

  • Episode 84 - Your Cursor Is My Prisoner (19 Feb. 2016): Where D. Bethel talks about his time with Campo Santo's Firewatch.
  • Shortcast 78 - Pat Riot (21 Dec. 2018): Where Andrew gives his impressions on the first season of
  • Increasingly Without a Difference (04 Jan. 2019): Where D. Bethel relays his excitement to play Campo Santo's followup to Firewatch, In the Valley of Gods (before it got cancelled).

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Fri, 6 December 2019
Universe of Nonsense

TRAILER SEASON: With the year coming to an end, it's all about looking forward for nerdy and geeky entertainment. Lately, it seems a lot of trailers for new movies and television events have been dropping that are getting people talking. This week, Andrew and D. Bethel talk about the new trailers for Black Widow, No Time to Die, Crisis on Infinite Earths, and Doctor Who: Series 12.

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  • "Dan and Rusty" by D. Bethel

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Fri, 29 November 2019
Coma Chameleon

HAPPY GEEKSGIVING: Disguising a perfectly good Week in Geek episode, our hosts discuss the recent nerdy things in their lives that, like American Thanksgiving, seem to be all about bringing people together––directly or indirectly. Andrew relates his time with Hideo Kojima's recent game, Death Stranding while D. Bethel has spent the last half-year taking up the challenge of finding out whether he's actually a fan of the band Queen or not.

What nerdy and geeky things have brought you through the beginning of this winter holiday season? Let us know!

RELEVANT LINKS:

  • Bethel, D. "Week in Geek: Metal Gear Solid by Ashly and Anthony Burch." A Website [ , ] For All Intents and Purposes. 09 July 2017.
    • The quote about there being "two Kojimas" can be read in full in the write-up about this book.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

  • Episode 06 - Hear Law, Article 9 (03 July 2014): Where Andrew and D. Bethel discuss the importance of Hideo Kojima's PS2 masterpiece, Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, has in the continuum of video game history.
  • Episode 18 - All the Way (26 September 2014): Tangentially related to Queen, in this episode Dan and Andrew talk about the Highlander franchise.
  • Episode 28 - A Mighty Oak (05 December 2014): Where D. and Andrew discuss the place the first Metal Gear Solid holds in video game history.
  • Episode 70 - The Big Fiddle (30 October 2015): Where D. Bethel discusses his time with Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain after completing it.
  • Episode 75 - A Sad Game About Nuclear Disarmament (11 December 2015): Where Andrew and D. discuss a particularly harrowing and powerful scenario from Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain.
  • I Can Segue (01 November 2019): Where D. and Andrew discuss the most recent level of tragedy around Fallout 76, and spitball ideas for how to make it into a single-player game with light multi-player elements...something that Death Stranding seems to pick up on.

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  • "Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.com)
  • "District Four" by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.com)
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Fri, 22 November 2019
Tile Pile

WEEK IN GEEK: This week, our humble hosts are back playing games of all sorts. Andrew heads to the tile-covered table and is reasonably impressed playing yet another Legacy-branded game––Betrayal Legacy by Avalon Hill a multi-session version of the popular semi-cooperative horror game, Betrayal on Haunted Hill. D. Bethel finally had some time to step into the digital realm and got lost in the clockwork expanse of the very interesting and subtle Outer Wilds (no, not The Outer Worlds) by Mobius Digital (WARNING: mild spoilers for Outer Wilds are given in the episode).

RELEVANT LINKS:

  • Giant Bomb takes a look at Google's Stadia.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

  • Episode 84 - Your Cursor is My Prisoner (19 February 2016): Where D. Bethel discussed the last first person exploration game he played, Campo Santo's Firewatch.
  • Episode 87 - Thunder and Lightning (11 March 2016): When Andrew first mentioned a Legacy-branded game with Pandemic Legacy.
  • Shortcast 64 - The Humming Incident (27 July 2018): When Taylor came onto the show to talk with Andrew about completing Pandemic Legacy, Season 2.
  • Shortcast 75 - Llamas on the Beach (23 November 2018): Where Andrew talks about a non-Legacy Legacy-style board game, Charterstone.
  • Guestcast 03 - Muted Police Action (07 December 2018): On Taylor's third guest-hosting gig, he talked about Betrayal Legacy back when he first picked it up and gave us his initial impressions.
  • It's Always a Game (08 February 2019): Where Andrew told us of his initial playthrough of Subnautica.

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  • "Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.com)
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Fri, 15 November 2019
Constitutional Role-Play

THE GOOD, THE BAD, THE MANDALORIAN: A brief check-in to the release of Disney+ this week as Andrew reacts to the first episode of their original, Star Wars show, The Mandalorian. He is surprised more at how much it pulls from Westerns than Star Wars.

A LONG TIME AGO, WE USED TO BE FRIENDS: Veronica Mars was always a show that hovered just below wide popularity, but its fans were devoted and supportive. From the original three seasons that aired on UPN/the CW to its Kickstarted movie, to Hulu's revival with a fourth season, Andrew and D. Bethel did a rewatch of the show and have some thoughts on what it has been, what it is now, and what it could be in the future.

RELEVANT LINKS:

  • Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem. "Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: What I Learned Writing for Veronica Mars." The Hollywood Reporter. 15 Aug. 2019.
  • McMillan, Graeme. "Veronica Mars Kickstarter Breaks Records, Raises Over $2M in 12 Hours." Wired. Condé Nast, 14 Mar. 2013.

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  • "Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.com)
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Fri, 8 November 2019
No One Wants to Go to Boomertown

NEW TV NOT ON TV: Some interesting tv has not only been announced but is starting to get reviewed, but what makes it interesting is that a lot of this tv is not on "regular" tv. With services like Disney+ and Apple TV+ bringing some high profile shows to the scene, other services and broadcast tv is also starting to step up their offerings as well.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

  • Shortcast 70 - Mr. Moustache (21 Sept. 2018): Where our hosts discussed last year's Fall tv.
  • Shortcast 78 - Pat Riot (21 Dec. 2018): Where Andrew related his thoughts on the first season of Star Trek: Discovery.

SEMI-RELEVANT LINKS:

  • D. Bethel is tabling this weekend at the Reno Pop Culture Convention (table C17 in Artist Valley).

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  • "Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.com)
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Fri, 1 November 2019
I Can Segue

THE LAST FIRST: Fallout 76 continues to accidentally grab headlines or, at least, grabs headlines it doesn't want. After a year of toiling in player complaints, bugs, and marketing schemes gone awry, the game seemed to have found a balance for those still enjoying the experience. Then Bethesda announced (and released) "Fallout First", a premium subscription for players that would get them a whole host of goodies. In true Fallout 76 fashion, it didn't take long for this to fall apart in big, bad ways.

Also, November 8-10, D. Bethel will be with his comic, Long John, at the Reno Pop Culture Convention! If you're in the area, it's looking to be a great show; so, be sure to stop by and say hi!

RELEVANT LINKS:

  • Alexandra, Heather. "Fallout 1st Is Creating A Class Divide Among Fallout 76 Players." Kotaku. G/O Media, 28 October 2019.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

  • Shortcast 76 - A Sense of Place (30 November 2018): Where Andrew discusses his first impressions of Fallout 76.
  • Reliable Virtual Helmets (27 September 2019): Where Andrew and D. Bethel discuss the second most recent Fallout 76 marketing disaster.

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  • "Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.com)
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Fri, 25 October 2019
Math That Works

WEEK IN GEEK: Taking a break from the news, Andrew and D. Bethel talk about the things that have been interesting to them over the last week or so. First, Andrew goes back to finish Unknown Worlds Entertainment's Subnautica. Then D. Bethel finds much to appreciate––and much to make him uncomfortable––in the recent film, Joker. Then, to round things out, Andrew also gets underwhelmed but intrigued by the possibility found in Lazy Bear Games' Graveyard Keeper.

RELEVANT LINKS:

  • Bethel, D. "The Week - 18 October 2019." Long John. Where D. Bethel wrote about his thoughts on Joker.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

  • Shortcast 21 - Love the Stank (30 Dec 2016): Where Andrew harvests his experience playing Stardew Valley.
  • Episode 126 - Not Choosable Parts (10 March 2017): Where D. Bethel discusses another challenging comic book movie, Logan.
  • Shortcast 28 - Linguistic Bravado (11 Aug. 2017): Where Andrew and D. talk about Lazy Bear Games' previous game, Punch Club.
  • It's Always A Game (08 Feb. 2019): Where Andrew first talked about his time with Subnautica.
  • Tummy Drums (04 Oct. 2019): Where D. Bethel mentions "grotesque" art when discussing Warhammer 40,000 (the show notes also include a link to the Wikipedia explanation of "grotesque" in art and literature).

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Fri, 18 October 2019
Listeners in the Woodwork

TO ME, MY LITIGATORS: Eyebrows raised recently when a Florida man sued Marvel, Fox, Saban Entertainment, and many other production companies saying that the generation-defining theme song of the '90s X-Men animated show actually plagiarized a strikingly similar theme of a popular Hungarian tv show from the 1980s. Nerd Law man, Andrew, and X-Men fanatic, D. Bethel, put their heads together to see if this case has any legs to stand on. (A big thanks to friend-of-the-show, André La Roche for his consultation on this topic.)

DISNEY PEMDAS: Last week, Disney made waves as it began an irresponsibly long Twitter thread announcing every title that would be available on its upcoming Disney+ service. D. Bethel and Andrew sort through the announcement, talking about how much this will shift the paradigm of entertainment consumption.

RELEVANT LINKS:

  • Alexander, Leigh. "Report: Konami Didn't Use Metal Gear Solid Theme In MGS4 Due to Plagiarism Accusations." Gamasutra. Informa, 12 December 20018.
  • Leight, Elias. "Vinyl Is Poised to Outsell CDs For the First Time Since 1986." Rolling Stone. Penske Business Media, 06 September 2019.
  • Lovett, Jamie. "Marvel Sued For Allegedly Stealing X-Men: The Animated Series Theme Song." Comic Book. CBS Interactive, 09 October 2019.
  • Zoltan Krisko's complaint against Marvel, et al.
  • "This 80's Song Inspired Mario's Music." YouTube, uploaded by Thomas Game Docs, 20 May 2019.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

  • Shortcast 03 - Interview with André La Roche (31 December 2014): the episode that featured our nerd legal consultant for this episode.
  • New Dangers (20 September 2019): Our most recent episode talking about Disney and its strange machinations.

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  • "Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.com)
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  • "Nerd Law" by D. Bethel

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Fri, 11 October 2019
We Are Mostly Ignorant

A BLIZZARD OF CONTROVERSY: Activision Blizzard––makers of such hit games as World of Warcraft, Overwatch, and Hearthstone––have hit a geo-political wall as they take a stance over controversial statements made by the winner of a Hearthstone tournament about the protests in Hong Kong against the People's Republic of China. Andrew and D. Bethel investigate the complicated relationship between popular American entertainment and China.

RELEVANT LINKS:

  • Carpenter, Nicole. "Protesters Are Trying to Get Overwatch Banned in China, Using Memes of Popular Hero Mei." Polygon. Vox Media, 09 Oct. 2019.
  • Gault, Matthew. "Blizzard's Hong Kong Screw-Up Is Officially an International Incident." Vice Games. Vice Media, 08 Oct. 2019.
  • Klepek, Patrick. "We Talked to Hearthstone Pro Players Who Are Quitting the Game in Protest." Vice Games. Vice Media, 09 Oct. 2019.
  • Plunkett, Luke. "Blizzard Suspends Hearthstone Player for Hong Kong Support, Pulls Prize Money." Kotaku. G/O Media, 08 Oct. 2019.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

  • Idealistic Ventures Based on Bad Premises (18 March 2016): Where Andrew and D. talked about a new Hearthstone expansion.

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Fri, 4 October 2019
Tummy Drums

NOT FAR FROM HOME: It was announced that Sony and Disney/Marvel had once again struck a deal that will keep Tom Holland's Spider-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, much to the joy of fans and to the benefit of both companies' bank accounts. Having discussed the initial breakup back when it happened in August, Andrew and D. Bethel have a surprisingly heated discussion of this generally happy news.

THE STRANGEST HANDSHAKE: British tabletop company, Games Workshop, announced that it will be licensing one of its beloved properties––Warhammer 40,000––to American comic book giant, Marvel Comics, to make a line of comic books. This is interesting because both of Games Workshop's original Warhammer line and especially its Warhammer 40,000 line have deep lore and continuities that has our hosts wondering how well it will translate to a comic book series.

RELEVANT LINKS:

  • Asplund, Andrew. "News Blast: The Parting of the (Warhammer) Ways." A Website [ , ] For All Intents and Purposes. 12 Sept. 2016.
  • "Games Workshop and Marvel Comics Team-Up!" Warhammer Community. 30 Sept. 2019.
  • Jirak, Jamie. "New Spider-Man Deal Includes One More MCU Appearance." Comic Book.com. CBS Interactive, 28 Sept. 2019.
  • Siegel, Tatiana. "Tom Holland's Last-Minute Appeal Helped Seal a Spider-Man Deal." The Hollywood Reporter. 02 Oct. 2019.
  • Wikipedia's entry on "Grotesque" and, specifically, its use in art, to clarify what Dan meant when talking about Warhammer 40,000 and Rocksteady's Batman: Arkham aesthetic.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

  • Ghost Highway (23 August 2019): Where Andrew and D. Bethel talk about the great Sony-Marvel contract dissolution of 2019.
  • New Dangers (20 September 2019): Where, briefly, D. Bethel and Andrew display their light wrestling knowledge in the light of AEW's strange storyline built around a jock heel wrestler insults his opponent for liking Dungeons & Dragons.

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Fri, 27 September 2019
Reliable Virtual Helmets

WEEK IN GEEK: This week, Andrew watches the trippy but artistic and engaging new Amazon Prime show, Undone starring Rosa Salazar, while D. Bethel––amidst all of his academic toil––finds time to be challenged and charmed by the actual roguelike deckbuilding phone game, Meteorfall: Journey by SlothWerks.

RELEVANT LINKS:

  • Cameron, Dell. "U.S. Military Warns Troops About Incel Violence at Joker Screenings." Gizmodo. G/O Media, 24 Sept. 2019.
  • Hall, Charlie. "Fallout 76 Wearable Helmet Recalled Because of Dangerous Mold." Polygon. Vox Media, 24 Sept. 2019.

RELATED EPISODES:

  • Shortcast 03 - Interview with André La Roche (31 Dec. 2014): Where Andrew talks with fellow lawyer and game designer about tabletop gaming.
  • Episode 145 - Corrected Reality (01 Sept. 2017): The episode with the phone game, Miracle Merchant, that Dan was trying to remember when discussing his Week in Geek this week.
  • Shortcast 76 - A Sense of Place (30 Nov. 2018): Where Andrew discusses his initial––but substantial––impressions of Fallout 76.
  • 21st Century Mouse (22 Feb. 2019): Where D. Bethel waxes his thoughts about the live action adaptation of the manga & anime, Alita: Battle Angel.

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Fri, 20 September 2019
New Dangers

A WHOLE [KIND OF] NEW WORLD: After waiting well past when the rest of the world saw it, our hosts decide to watch and discuss the 2019 live-action adaptation of the animated Disney classic, Aladdin.

RELEVANT LINKS:

  • Hoffer, Christian. "How Dungeons & Dragons Got Wrapped Up in a Wrestling Storyline." Comic Book. Pop Culture Media, 18 Sept. 2019.
  • Bethel, D. "Sketch Fridays #48 - The Beast." Long John. *A drawing Dan did after watching the live action adaptation of Beauty and the Beast.
  • Will Smith's Instagram video declaring Aladdin the best grossing movie of his career.
  • Quest for Glory II: Trial By Fire featured an Arabian setting that certainly informed at least two nerds' knowledge of the setting by the time Aladdin was released in 1992.

RELATED EPISODES:

  • Episode 117 - Five Minutes to Funny (09 Dec. 2016): Where Andrew and D. Bethel have a long talk about rebooting franchises.
  • Episode 130 - Form a Constant Voltron (14 April 2017): Where Andrew gives his thoughts on the live-action adaptation of Beauty and the Beast.
  • Shortcast 56 - Accidental Artistry (25 May 2018): Where D. Bethel and Andrew talk about reboots in the context of the reveal of Thundercats Roar announced by Cartoon Network.
  • A Veritable Odyssey (12 July 2019): Where Andrew and D. Bethel discuss the teaser trailer for the upcoming––and seemingly very different––live-action adaptation of another animated film from the '90s, Mulan.

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Fri, 13 September 2019
Threadnaught

TWO MAN'S SKY: With No Man's Sky Beyond––the newest big 2.0 patch for the open world, sci-fi survival game, No Man's Sky––it kind of brings to a close the long, arduous, but ultimately heartwarming story of this unique game by the small team at Hello Games. Andrew and D. Bethel talk about the years-long journey of this game.

"I'M NOT LISTENING": Amid the stories about the varoius #[Insert Noun]Gates and #MeToo stories circulating through nerd culture, one of the bigger cases in the last year revolved around voice actor, Vic Mignogna, known for work in many anime, especially the Dragon Ball franchise. When allegations were made about his misconduct in the workplace, he started suing people and companies when they started dropping him from their employ. In the last few weeks––in an almost comical fashion––a few of Mignogna's cases were dismissed, casting his defense and seriousness about this fight in doubt despite crowdfunding nearly $250,000 to pay for his legal fees. Resident nerd lawyer, Andrew, talks Dan through this bizarre moment.

RELEVANT LINKS:

  • Clark, Justin. "No Man's Sky Beyond Review –– All the Stars." Gamespot. CBS Interactive, 10 Sept. 2019.
  • Grigsby, Sharon. "In Anime's #MeToo Moment, Vic Mignogna a No-Show at Tarrant County Hearing and His Case is Mostly An Unholy Mess." The Dallas Morning News. 06 Sep. 2019.

RELATED EPISODES:

  • Episode 78 - It's Not Crude, It's Savage (08 January 2016): Where Andrew and D. Bethel have the subtitled vs. dubbed debate.
  • Episode 158 - Bluster and Impotence (05 October 2018): Where Andrew dusted off his Nerd Law gear to talk about the lawsuit between ComicsGater, Richard Meyer, and Mark Waid.
  • Plants Having Sex (19 April 2019): Where Andrew first stepped into the open world mysteries of No Man’s Sky.

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Fri, 6 September 2019
Dicksisms

LAST OF THE TIME LORDS: At the end of August 2019, the world lost a writer who is probably the most important figure to the BBC hit, Doctor Who, in Terrance Dicks. A prominent writer for the show in the late sixties through the eighties, he also served as the script editor (what we would call now a showrunner) for six years (1969-1974), supervising the transitioning in of the Third Doctor (Jon Pertwee) and revitalizing the show's popularity as it transitioned from black and white into color.

In addition introducing things like the Time Lords and Gallifrey into the continuity, he's probably most well-known for writing a voluminous amount of the show's novelizations. In light of his death, Andrew and D. Bethel spend some time talking up one the most important figures in a show they both hold so very dear.

ANDY AND THE PAX WEST OF 2019: Last weekend held the four-day gaming extravaganza called PAX West, which Andrew attended (as well as an associated indie-focused show called Seattle Indie Expo). He goes over the experience of attending the show yet again and how his attitudes about the show have changed over time.

GAMES ANDREW MENTIONED:

  • The Wind and the Wilting Blossom by Picklefeet Games
  • Supreme Courtship by Just Us Games Studio
  • Monster Jaunt by Sketch House Games
  • Dwarf Fortress by Bay 12 Games
  • Undermine by Thorium Entertainment
  • Cosmoteer by Walternate Realities

RELEVANT LINKS:

  • Hadoke, Toby. "Terrance Dicks Obituary." The Guardian. Guardian News & Media Limited, 03 Sep. 2019.
  • Information about Sacramento's CrockerCon 2019 (which D. Bethel will be attending as an exhibitor).
  • Website for Jesse's game, Supreme Courtship.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

  • Episode 15 - Yes and Yes and No and No (04 Sep. 2014): Where Andrew first talked about attending PAX West.
  • Episode 63 - Just a Quel (04 Sep. 2015): Andrew attends PAX West 2015.
  • Episode 106 - Super Legit (09 Sep. 2016): PAX West 2016 happens and Andrew is there to report on it.
  • Episode 146 - Bad Games Make Precedent (08 Sep. 2017): Andrew attends PAX West 2017.
  • Episode 157 - Licking Controllers (07 Sep. 2018): Andrew (who attended) and D. Bethel (who didn't attend) talk about the games at PAX West 2018.

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  • "I Am The Doctor" by Jon Pertwee

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Fri, 30 August 2019
States of Play

WEEK IN GEEK: The boys are back to video games as Andrew plays the 1.0 release of Klei Entertainment's sci-fi survival game, Oxygen Not Included, while D. Bethel can't believe he's enjoying the heck out of Final Fantasy XV, especially because it makes no sense.

RELEVANT LINKS:

  • D. Bethel's write-up about drawing this year's "CrockerTron" poster for CrockerCon, a Sacramento-based art & comics event held at the illustrious Crocker Art Museum on Thursday, September 12!
  • There's a Wikipedia article devoted solely to the long development of Final Fantasy XV.
  • Here's a look at an Early Access version (from 2018) of Klei's Oxygen Not Included.

RELATED EPISODES:

  • Episode 96 - Applejacks. Hot Dogs. Thursday. Fire Truck. (13 May 2016): When Andrew talked about playing a previous Klei Entertainment game, Invisible Inc.

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Fri, 23 August 2019
Ghost Highway

ANDREW IS OLDER: We start by celebrating Andrew's birthday a little bit. So, what did he do? He watched Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan again and also went to see Weird Al Yankovic in concert during his "Strings Attached" tour where Yankovic and his band toured with a 41-piece orchestra.

FARTHER FROM HOME: The news this week was kind of bad for Marvel Cinematic Universe fans as Sony and Disney apparently stepped away from the deal that brought them together in the first place. What this means (as it currently stands) is that future Spider-Man films can't interact with the MCU or Avengers-based films. Andrew and D. Bethel talk about what's going on here and what are the ups and downs of this news story.

RELATED LINKS:

  • Kit, Borys. "Spider-Man Studio Sony Goes Public With Marvel Movie Divorce: 'We Are Disappointed'." The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Aug. 2019.

RELATED EPISODES:

  • Episode 30 - Batting 100 (17 Dec. 2014): Where the infamous Sony hack was discussed.
  • Episode 96 - Applejacks. Hot Dogs. Thursday. Fire Truck. (13 May 2016): Where Andrew and D. Bethel discuss their thoughts about Captain America: Civil War, where the current Spider-Man made his debut.
  • Episode 142 - Rewind Yourself (04 Aug. 2017): Where Andrew and D. Bethel talk about Spider-Man: Homecoming.

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Fri, 16 August 2019
Wet Shirt Feels

WEEK IN GEEK: Andrew plays Ultima (a.k.a. Ultima I: The First Age of Darkness) in the hopes of reverse engineering it so he can build his own browser game while D. Bethel is genuinely surprised by the depth and charm of Sabotage Studio's action/platformer/exploration game, The Messenger.

RELEVANT LINKS:

  • Andrew's in-development capstone browser game.
  • Voyager Dragon's Ultima Upgrade Website.
  • Klepek, Patrick. "I Had No Idea It Was Possible to Hate the Mid-Game Twist in The Messenger." Vice Games. Vice Media, 25 Sep. 2018.
    • SPOILER ALERT––a nice look at how the game changes midway through. Read at your own caution.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

  • Shortcast 67 - Baguettevania (24 Aug. 2018): Where the metroidvania rogue-like game, Dead Cells, was discussed.
  • Episode 159 - Toxic Delivery Mechansim (12 Oct. 2018): Where Andrew discusses the metroidvania, Timespinners, which very much wears its devotion to Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, on its sleeve.
  • Plants Having Sex (19 April 2019): Where Andrew first stepped into the open world mysteries of No Man's Sky.
  • Good Gamefeel (28 June 2019): Where D. and Andrew spend the episode talking about the metroidvania glory of Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night.

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Fri, 9 August 2019
Anime Antenna

CRISIS OF INFINITE CASTING NEWS: Seemingly every day since SDCC has brought news of former DC actors being cast in the big DC/CW crossover event, "Crisis on Infinite Earths." Andrew and D. Bethel break down some of the headlines.

EPIC LETDOWN: In another look at gaming culture is a trash fire, D. and Andrew examine the extreme and toxic blowback that game developer, Glumberland, received from gamers when they announced that their upcoming game, Ooblets, would be exclusive on PC at the Epic Games Store.

RELEVANT LINKS:

  • McGloin, Matt. "Mark Hamill Rumored For Crisis on Infinite Earths." Cosmic Book News, 06 Aug. 2019.
  • Shanley, Patrick. "Indie Game Developer Responds to 'Horrendously Toxic' Messages Following Epic Games Store Deal." The Hollywood Reporter, 06 Aug. 2019.
  • Wasser, Ben. "Regarding What's Been Happening." Medium. A Medium Corporation, 06 Aug. 2019.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

  • Episode 149 - "We Are Not Here" (08 Dec. 2017): Where the DC/CW crossover event, "Crisis on Earth X", was discussed with Taylor Katcher.
  • Guestcast 03 - "Muted Police Action" (07 Dec. 2018): Where Andrew and guest host, Taylor Katcher, discussed the previous DC/CW crossover event, "Elseworlds."
  • "Start With Doom" (26 July 2019): Where the first casting news about "Crisis on Infinite Earths" from SDCC 2019 was discussed.

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Fri, 2 August 2019
Roman Math

WEEK IN GEEK: This week, Andrew continues his trend of trying things out years after their initial release by sitting down with 2014's Sims 4 while D. Bethel tries to wrap his head around the opaque––but good?––X-franchise reboot in House of X #1 and Powers of X #1, both written by Jonathan Hickman. SPOILERS for these two titles; you've been warned.

RELEVANT LINKS:

  • Terror, Jude. "House of X, the Second Coming of Morrison's New X-Men?" Bleeding Cool. 24 July 2019.
    • A more critical look of the hyperbolic reception to House of X #1. -D. Bethel
  • The John Rogers tweet about showrunners on television shows.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

  • Episode 130 - Form a Constant Voltron (14 April 2017): When D. and Andrew talked about the controversy that sprung up in the wake of the last major X-Men reboot, X-Men Gold and the hidden messages placed by its artist.
  • Episode 141 - The Unpop Culture (28 July 2017): When Andrew talked about playing The Sims 3.

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Fri, 26 July 2019
Start With Doom

CAN YOU SDCC ME NOW?: Though San Diego Comic Con is ostensibly about comic books, the biggest announcements that seem to come out of the show revolve around cinematic and televised properties. Andrew and D. Bethel focus on the announcements that not only ignited their excitement but also triggered their critical processes, from the Cats trailer to the next big DC/CW "Arrowverse" crossover event to the new Star Trek show to Marvel's Phase 4 lineup.

RELEVANT LINKS:

  • Here's the Star Trek: The Next Generation/X-Men crossover that Dan was thinking of, Planet X by Michael Jan Friedman.
  • Coggan, Devan. "Here Are All [sic] Marvel's Upcoming Phase 4 Movies and TV Shows." Entertainment Weekly. Meredith Corporation, 22 July 2019.
  • Libbey, Dirk. "Mahershala Ali Pitched the Blade MCU Movie to Marvel, Kevin Feige Reveals." Cinema Blend. Gateway Blend Entertainment, 22 July 2019.
  • Ziezulewicz, Geoff. "The Navy's Probe into Sky Penis." Navy Times. Sightline Media Group, 13 May 2019.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

  • Episode 08 - "The Injection Objection" (17 July 2014): In a short-lived section called "Andrew Objects," Andrew lays out why making Jane Foster the new Thor is not a bad idea.
  • Episode 10 - "Nerd Business" (31 July 2014): In his "Boasts of Bethel" segment, D. Bethel recounts his own SDCC experiences and ponders what SDCC really is about for the fans that attend.
  • Episode 30 - "Batting 100" (19 Dec. 2014): Where Andrew talks about the John Scalza novel, Redshirts.
  • Shortcast 08 - "The Other First Thing" (17 July 2015): Where, upon examining that year's SDCC, Andrew and D. discuss what this convention has become against the purpose and goals it was founded upon.
  • Episode 141 - "The Unpop Culture" (28 July 2017): Where D. Bethel and Andrew recap some of the most interesting (to them) trailers that premiered during that year's Comic Con.

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Fri, 19 July 2019
Our Secrets on Record

STILL STRANGE: This week, Andrew and D. Bethel examine what impressed––and what impressed less––them about the recently released season 3 of the Netflix hit, Stranger Things.

RELEVANT LINKS:

  • "Hopper, P.I." (edited by Eddie Spuhghetti) The greatest meme to come out of Stranger Things, season 3.

  • Andreeva, Nellie. "Feeling The Churn: Why Netflix Cancels Shows After A Couple Of Seasons & Why They Can’t Move To New Homes." Deadline. Penske Business Media, 18 March 2019.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

  • Episode 31 - Post-Op Dan (09 Jan. 2015): Where Andrew opines about the post-Leverage John Rogers show, The Librarians.
  • Episode 36 - Dan & Andy's Quality Audio (13 Feb. 2015): Where Andrew made D. watch the pilot episode of John Rogers' Leverage and they talk about it.
  • Episode 102 - An Existential Poem (12 Aug. 2016): Where Andrew and D. Bethel talk about the first season of Stranger Things.

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Fri, 12 July 2019
A Veritable Odyssey

MISTER, I'LL MAKE AN EPIC OUT OF YOU: Andrew and D. Bethel briefly touch upon the interesting and promising live-action adaptation of the animated Disney classic, Mulan, even though this seems to be making considerable changes from the animated source material (seemingly to be more in-line with the folkloric source material).

Here's the Twitter thread that Andrew mentioned, starting here with this tweet by Jenn Ravenna.

OBLIVIOUS OBSIDIAN: After Chris Avellone's controversial interview where he makes argument about political content in video games, a former coworker of his at Obsidian––Leonard Boyarski––steps into the trap when discussing the politics of the upcoming Obsidian RPG, Outer Worlds, in an interview with PC Gamer. Andrew and Dan try to parse the differences with Avellone's comments and why this is such an issue (still).

REMAKE REDUX: Andrew briefly discusses his short but pleasant time with the recently released Resident Evil 2 remake.

RELEVANT LINKS:

  • Chalk, Andy. "The Outer Worlds Co-Director Says It Will Be Political, But Not 'Politically Charged.'" PC Gamer. Future US, 04 July 2019.
  • Massey, Jake. "Terry Crews 'Auditions' For King Triton Role in Brilliant Video." LADbible. LADbible Group Limited, 11 July 2019.
  • Orland, Kyle. "Mordhau Developer Denies It Was Planning a 'Toggle' For Diversity." Ars Technica. Condé Nast, 02 July 2019. Updated 03 July 2019.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

  • Episode 21 - Standing in Landscapes (17 October 2014): Audio from this episode is used in this episode when discussing Mulan.
  • Episode 130 - Form a Constant Voltron (14 April 2017): Where Andrew discusses the Beauty and the Beast live-action remake.
  • Pong 2020 (07 June 2019): Where the Chris Avellone controversy is discussed.

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Fri, 5 July 2019
Biker Earthquake

WEEK IN GEEK: Andrew takes a step further into Image & Form Games' Steamworld, uh, world with their newest entry, Steamworld Quest. D. Bethel dusts off his bushido and patience as he's both impressed and slightly confused by SNK's reboot of their classic franchise, Samurai Shodown [sic].

RELEVANT EPISODES:

  • Episode 127 - Dying Without an Error (17 March 2017): Where D. Bethel is horrified by Samurai Shodown VI.
  • Shortcast 31 - The Secret Was the Clap (29 Sep. 2017): Where Andrew covers his time with Steamworld Heist.
  • Shortcast 44 - The Game of Life (23 Feb. 2018): Where D. Bethel plays his hand with the solitaire RPG, Shadowhand.
  • We Still Don't Know $#!& (31 May 2019): Where Andrew and D. Bethel make experience points talking about the proliferation of "RPG elements" across gaming genres.

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Fri, 28 June 2019
Good Gamefeel

A RITUAL CIRCLE OF ARIAS OF THE NIGHT MOON: Mentioned last week, both Andrew and D. Bethel have put some time into the newest Igavania game––meaning a Metroidvania game specifically made by Koji Igarashi––Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night and they are enjoying the presence of both nostalgic throwback and interesting choices that move the genre forward.

RELEVANT LINKS:

  • Diaz, Ana. "EA Calls Its Loot Boxes 'Surprise Mechanics,' Says They're Used Ethically." Polygon. Vox Media, 21 June 2019.
  • The amazing Igarashi video where he introduces the graphics overhaul made to Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night.
  • Part 1 of D. Bethel's playthrough of Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

  • Shortcast 62 - Not the Episode Title (06 July 2018): Where D. Bethel discussed playing Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon.
  • Shortcast 67 - Baguettevania (24 August 2018): Where Andrew and D. talk about another Metroidvania, Dead Cells (and Andrew comes up with a convincing definition for "Metroidvania").
  • Episode 159 - Toxic Delivery Mechanism (12 October 2018): Where Andrew discusses Timespinner and its version of slavish devotion to Castlevania: Symphony of the Night.

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Fri, 21 June 2019
Arias in Embers

 

WEEK IN GEEK: This week, our hosts talk about new things involving their favorite things. For example, Andrew discusses his time playing the Modiphius tabletop RPG, Star Trek Adventures and how it adapts all aspects of the long-lasting franchise, and D. Bethel makes his defense for 20th Century Fox's Dark Phoenix.

RELEVANT LINKS:

 

  • Kit, Borys. "'We Were Wrong': Behind Fox's Dark Phoenix Debacle." The Hollywood Reporter. Prometheus Global Media, 10 June 2019.
  • Newby, Richard. "The Quiet Strengths of Dark Phoenix." The Hollywood Reporter. Prometheus Global Media, 08 June 2019.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

 

  • Episode 35 - Aural Improvisation (6 Feb. 2015): Where Andrew relates his experience with Cubicle 7's Doctor Who tabletop RPG.
  • Episode 126 - Not Choosable Parts (10 March 2017): Where D. Bethel ruminates on the most recent Fox X-film, Logan. He definitely rants in this episode, as well.

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Fri, 14 June 2019
Mr. Shorts & Chains

E3 2019: This year's Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) has been a strange one with big players absent and new hardware on the horizon, but it's still bringing announcements and trailers to make our jaded hosts excited.

Games discussed: Cyberpunk 2077, Final Fantasy VII Remake, Fallout 76, Pokémon Sword/Shield, among others.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

  • Episode 54 - Noun the Adjective (19 June 2015): When Andrew and D. Bethel talked about the Final Fantasy VII Remake announcement at E3 2015.
  • Shortcast 54 - Cameo Train (11 May 2018): The last time we said "Cameo Train" was in this episode where Avengers: Infinity War was discussed.
  • Shortcast 59 - Lizard Man Fantasies (15 June 2018): D. Bethel and Andrew discuss E3 2018.
  • Textured in Fear (24 May 2019): Our hosts dissect a recent trailer (with gameplay––pre-E3) for Final Fantasy VII Remake.

RELEVANT LINKS:

  • "Spotlight: Games at E3" (14 June 2018): Where D. Bethel recounts his favorite trailers from E3 2018.
  • Alexandra, Heather. "Cyberpunk 2077 Artist Says Controversial In-Game Image is Commentary on Corporations." Kotaku. Gizmodo Media Group, 12 June 2019.
  • Tamburro, Paul. "How GOG and CD Projekt Red are Ruining Their Public Image." Game Revolution. Evolve Media, 23 Oct. 2018.

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Fri, 7 June 2019
Pong 2020

APOLITICAL APOCALYPSE: A recent article at VG247.com interviewed (as part of the piece) games designer and writer, Chris Avellone––writer/designer of games such as Fallout 2, Fallout: New Vegas, and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II–––who argued not only that his writing was without any political inspiration nor had any political agenda (small "p"), but that he "[didn't] condone developers who [wanted] to do political games or make a statement" (McKeand). In fairness, the quote has since been edited by VG247.com, replacing "condone" with "condemn", softening Avellone's criticism a little bit, stating that Avellone wrote "doesn't condone" accidentally and his actual sentiment is more clearly presented with the correction. Still, this makes us think––are games (or any text in popular culture) apolitical, or can they be? Andrew and D. Bethel investigate how this is a problem.

RELEVANT LINKS: 

  • McKeand, Kirk. "Can Stories Be Apolitical? We Asked Some Video Game Writers and Narrative Designers." VG247.com. Gamer Network, 31 May 2019.
  • Sinclair, Brendan. "(Religious Game) Developer or Religious (Game Developer)?" GamesIndustry.biz. Gamer Network, 04 Jun. 2019.
  • The Wikipedia overview of the literary theory of New Historicism.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

  • "Episode 91 - Trying to Keep Sharp." (08 Apr. 2016) Where Andrew and D. Bethel discuss the controversy around the inclusion of a trans character in Baldur's Gate: The Siege of Dragonspear.
  • "Shortcast 53 - Aggressive Compliments." (04 May 2018) Where the Battletech pronoun controversy is discussed.

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Fri, 31 May 2019
We Still Don't Know $#!&

FINAL FARCRY: Spurred on by his playthrough of Farcry Primal––a survival first-person shooter with "RPG Elements"––Andrew and D. Bethel examine what this phrase means and what it says about the ever-evolving definition of Role-Playing Games.

RELEVANT LINKS: 

  • Asplund, Andrew, and D. Bethel. "Five Years [ , ] For All Intents and Purposes." A Website [ , ] For All Intents and Purposes. 29 May 2019.
  • Holkins, Jerry, and Mike Krahulik. "A Fabulous Invention." Penny Arcade. Penny Arcade, Inc., 30 July 2007.
  • Maher, Jimmy. "Defining the CRPG." The Digital Antiquarian. 14 Aug. 2011.
  • Pepe, Felipe. "1982-1987 - The Birth of Japanese RPGs, re-told in 15 Games." Gamasutra. UBM Technology Group, 10 Oct. 2016.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

  • Episode 001 - We Don't Know $#!& : The first episode posted on 29 May 2014.

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Fri, 24 May 2019
Textured in Fear

POLYGONS IN AN AQUARIUM: After years of doubt, SquareEnix released a trailer for Final Fantasy VII Remake that included some actual gameplay footage, which got Andrew and D. Bethel thinking about why a remake for Final Fantasy VII is necessary and why––it seems––the best way to keep PS1/Sega Saturn games viable in a modern market is to do full remakes rather than just porting them to modern machines.

Speaking of which, here's the trailer for Final Fantasy VII Remake.

RELEVANT LINKS:

  • AustinSV's overview of the many ports of Final Fantasy VII.

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Fri, 17 May 2019
Reverent Irrevence

WEEK IN GEEK: With all that's been going on in the nerd world, our hosts take some time out for themselves this week. For Andrew, he attended the theatrical premiere of the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine documentary, What We Left Behind. D. Bethel stayed home to explore the digital recreation of classical Egypt while playing Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed Origins.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

  • Episode 84 - Your Cursor Is My Prisoner (19 February 2016): Andrew plays the final entry in the Assassin's Creed Chronicles trilogy. (Previous episodes of Assassin's Creed Chronicles are Episode 82 and Episode 80).
  • Episode 122 - It's a Fake: Where Andrew has D. Bethel watch the classic DS9 episode, "In the Pale Moonlight."
  • Shortcast 52 - Double Rhymes (27 April 2018): When Andrew played Assassin's Creed Rogue.
  • Wise Captain-Father (19 April 2019): When D. and Andrew talk about the Notre Dame cathedral fire and how Ubisoft's research into the monument for Assassin's Creed: Unity may help ease its rebuilding efforts.

RELEVANT LINKS:

  • Head to this episode's page on ForAllIntents.net to see a video of the nightmare chocobo-camel D. Bethel talked about in this episode.

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Fri, 10 May 2019
Captaining America

ENDGAME POSTGAME: SPOILER WARNING FOR AVENGERS: ENDGAME Andrew and D. Bethel have now both seen Avengers: Endgame and, conveniently, the Russo brothers lifted the spoiler ban on Monday; so, our hosts dive right into the soup of scenes, moments, narrative threads, and surprises that make up this landmark movie event.

RELEVANT LINKS:

  • Whitbrook, James. "It's Audacious That Avengers: Endgame Even Exists." io9. Gizmodo Media Group, 02 May 2019.
  • Various tweets Andrew referenced.
  • Ladies and gentlemen, the Thanos-Copter.

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Fri, 3 May 2019
Tickle It

THE NAME OF THE GAME: The first trailer for the upcoming live-action cinematic adaptation of Sonic the Hedgehog has––as can be expected––drawn a lot of conversation and criticism...including on your favorite nerdy-geeky podcast. Andrew and D. Bethel have a lot to say about the trailer and, in a larger scope, movie adaptations of video games and what works and what doesn't. But first, the trailer.

RELEVANT LINKS:

  • Ben Schwartz's––Sonic's voice actor––bizarre interview with Larry King.
  • Rosenberg, Adam. "The Internet is Obsessed with Sonic the Hedgehog's Muscular, Sculpted Sex Legs." Mashable. 10 Dec. 2018.
  • Gravity Falls' creator, Alex Hirsch, and his Twitter thread response to the Sonic trailer.
  • D. Bethel's Free Comic Book Day video.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

  • Episode 19 - In It to Win It (03 Oct. 2014): Where Andrew relays his pitch for the Tetris movie.
  • Episode 72 - Murphy, the Pilot of Piqued (13 Nov. 2015): Where Andrew and D. Bethel first discussed the nature of adaptations of video games into movies.

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Fri, 26 April 2019
Avengers Pre-Game

AVENGERS CODA: With the release Avengers: Endgame this week (this is SPOILER FREE since neither have seen the film yet), Andrew and D. Bethel decide to examine a few aspects of the MCU and, especially, what and how Avengers: Infinity War set up this big finale. They discuss an analysis of Thanos as a sympathetic villain, what they're looking forward to after this movie's release, and briefly discuss Andrew's attempted rewatch of 11 years of MCU entries.

RELEVANT LINKS:

  • Singer, Mara. "Making Sympathetic Antagonist (And Why Thanos Wasn't One)." Mythcreants. 25 Jan. 2019.
  • Andrew's live-tweeting of his Iron Man rewatch (click through for the thread).

RELEVANT EPISODES:

  • Shortcast 54 - Cameo Train (11 May 2018): Where Andrew and D. Bethel have a spoiler-filled discussion about Avengers: Infinity War.
  • Crutch Talk (29 Mar. 2019): Where D. Bethel and Andrew talk about the most recent MCU entry, Captain Marvel.

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Fri, 19 April 2019
Wise Captain-Father

NOTRE-DAME THE TORPEDOES: We open this week talking about the tragic fire at the Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris, focusing on how its rebuilding efforts may be aided by the diligent work of Ubisoft (and the work they put into making Assassin's Creed: Unity.

THIS SHOULDN'T WORK: Andrew and D. Bethel talk about a tv show they've been mildly reticent to discuss because they can't believe it's actually good: Seth MacFarlane's The Orville––an unabashed Star Trek and Star Trek: The Next Generation pastiche that is actually becoming some of the best Star Trek available.

RELEVANT LINKS:

 

  • Gach, Ethan. "Ubisoft Pledges More Than $500,000 to the Notre-Dame Cathedral Restoration Effort." Kotaku. Gizmodo Media Group, 17 Apr. 2019.
  • Rogers, Adam. "Wrinkles in Spacetime: The Warped Astrophysics of Interstellar." Wired. Condé Nast, Oct. 2014.
  • The Quasimodo Notre-Dame tribute drawing by Cristina Correa Freile.

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Fri, 12 April 2019
Google Saccharin

CONSOLE WARS II: THE NEW CHALLENGERS: Things got shaken up in the world of video games––maybe––as Google announced its streaming-forward gaming platform––maybe––called Stadia while Apple announced its gaming-focused subscription platform––maybe––called Apple Arcade. Andrew and D. Bethel discuss the merits of these announcements and how they either apply, predict, or completely misread the gaming landscape.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

  • Episode 16 - Of Underwear Models & Wayward Sons: When D. Bethel and Andrew first talked about the hit CW show, Supernatural.
  • Episode 27 - Super Sleep Mode: D. Bethel talks about starting to read Blake J. Harris' Console Wars––a book he's still reading in 2019.
  • Plants Having Sex (05 April 2019): When Andrew and D. had a kind-of-fight about news coverage of games.

RELEVANT LINKS:

  • McWhertor, Michael. "Google Stadia is the New Streaming Gaming Platform from Google." Polygon. Vox Media, 19 Mar. 2019.
  • Marks, Tom. "Valve Admits Artifact Has 'Deep-Rooted Issues,' Commits to Fixing It." IGN. Ziff Davis, 29 Mar. 2019.
  • Walton, Mark. "The Fabled SNES-Playstation Prototype Has Been Turned On and Disassembled." Ars Technica. Condé Nast, 09 Nov. 2015.
  • Warren, Tom. "Apple Arcade is a New Game Subscription Service for iOS, Mac, and Apple TV." The Verge. Vox Media, 25 Mar. 2019.
  • Webster, Andrew. "Apple Arcade has Game Developers Excited, But Quetsions Remain." The Verge. Vox Media, 26 Mar. 2019.

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Fri, 5 April 2019
Plants Having Sex

WEEK IN GEEK: Andrew dives into the storied No Man's Sky and kind-of-fights with Dan about games media coverage while D. Bethel relates his experience speaking about comics––and his webcomic, Long John, to a college graphic novels as literature class.

RELEVANT LINKS:

  • D. Bethel's webcomic, Long John. Start Chapter 1 here.

  • Kuchera, Ben. "The Second Coming of No Man's Sky." Polygon. Vox Media, 25 Jul. 2019.
  • Mitú. "Shazam."

RELEVANT EPISODES:

 

  • Episode 121 - Almost an Andrew Sandwich: Where D. Bethel discusses watching Suicide Squad.
  • Episode 122 - It's a Fake: Where Andrew talks about becoming enamored by Starbound.

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Fri, 29 March 2019
Crutch Talk

A MARVEL OF A MOVIE: Albeit a few weeks late, both Andrew and D. Bethel have finally seen Marvel Studios' newest entry into their cinematic universe with Captain Marvel, and they have a lot to say about it. This conversation does discuss SPOILERS for the film, so be wary of listening if you have not yet seen the film.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

 

  • Shortcast 46 - Wakandan Skip Fires: Where D. Bethel and Andrew discuss Black Panther.
  • Shortcast 54 - Cameo Train: Where Andrew and D. Bethel talk about Avengers: Infinity War.

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Fri, 22 March 2019
The Future Is Only Forward

WEEK IN GEEK: We start with Andrew getting a bit sick while trying to play multiple versions of Minecraft before D. Bethel gets charmed by the grimdark world of the 2017 NetherRealm hit, Injustice 2, and then rounding back to Andrew as he talks about Rodney Thompson's heist RPG in a box, Dusk City Outlaws.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

 

  • Shortcast 16 - Nostalgia Mining : Where D. Bethel discusses what went wrong (for him) about Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows.
  • Shortcast 43 - The # Age : Where Andrew talks about the rise of narrative-focused board games with Gloomhaven.

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Fri, 15 March 2019
E.A.A.: Everything's An Acronym

MARVELLOUS DEBUT: A quick check-in with the toxic male comics fandom to start the show. A few weeks ago, Andrew and D. Bethel talked about how proponents for ComicsGate and their robot army were trying to tank Captain Marvel well before it released into theaters with negative scores on Rotten Tomatoes. The hosts just wanted to recognize that Marvel Studios' newest movie debuted to record-breaking ticket sales, thoroughly debunking and neutering the latest efforts by those who try to gatekeep and, honestly, destroy comics fandom and its associated medium.

A LOT OF GREY AREA: A new trailer for the live-action adaptation of the classic Disney animate feature, Aladdin, went live this week and while the first trailer made Andrew and D. cautiously optimistic, this new one got both of them fully on-board. They talk about adaptations again, specifically from medium to medium (like, in this case, animation to live-action) and why it's a good thing for adapters (is that the word?) to break with tradition and say something unique even with a beloved property.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

 

  • Shortcast 74 - Texas the Rabbit: Where Andrew and D. Bethel talked about ComicsGate's first attempt to show how comics should be made (and fail at doing so). Also, the RELEVANT EPISODES in the show notes have a comprehensive bibliography of other episodes where ComicsGate was discussed.
  • 21st Century Mouse (22 Feb. 2019): Where D. Bethel discussed the live-action adaptation of Battle Angel, focusing on the choices the filmmakers made to bring the story of the manga and anime to a live-action film.
  • Empty Justice (01 March 2019): Where the review bombing of Captain Marvel was previously discussed.

RELEVANT LINKS:

 

  • "Boasts of Bethel: Getting to the Point": Going into the wayback machine, D. Bethel wrote down his thoughts about adapting stories from one medium to another, using the relationship between A Song of Ice and Fire/Game of Thrones as a reference point (spoiler free).

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Fri, 8 March 2019
Business Is About to Happen

WEEK IN GEEK: This week, Andrew goes back to the wasteland for the first time as he plays Fantasy Flight's board game version of Fallout, while D. Bethel does a postmortem on the X-Men-based Fox television show, The Gifted, after its second (and final?) season finale [SPOILER ALERT].

RELEVANT EPISODES:

  • Episode 143 - This Is A Family Show: Where Andrew and D. Bethel discuss the announcement of Fantasy Flight's board game adaptation of Fallout.
  • Episode 147 - Whatever We Bring, We Bring It: Where D. Bethel talks about the pilot episode of The Gifted.
  • Shortcast 40 - Shortcast Your Mom: Where D. Bethel talks about The Gifted after the conclusion of its first season.
  • Episode 160 - Business Exempt: Where D. Bethel talked about the first three episodes of the second season of The Gifted.

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

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Fri, 1 March 2019
01 March 2019 - Empty Justice

HIGHER, FURTHER, FASTER (THAN THE TROLLS CAN FOLLOW): As with many nerdy movies lately that have been labeled as being damaging to the field, Marvel's upcoming tent-pole film, Captain Marvel (the first from Marvel Studios to have a woman in the lead role), aggregate review site Rotten Tomatoes have been targeted by these organized hate campaigns by getting "review bombed." This means people have taken the steps to make sure sites like Rotten Tomatoes––a site many people visit to see how upcoming movies are trending and reviewing––show a low anticipation or review score with the hope of scaring off potential viewers and condemning the film to low box office receipts. Star Wars: The Last Jedi was victim to this as was 2016's Ghostbusters reboot and, in possibly in a successful campaign, Solo: A Star Wars Story got hit hard. However, Captain Marvel is on track to break records with ticket presales and be a big smash at theaters.

Andrew and D. Bethel investigate this continuing trend, how Rotten Tomatoes is actually, finally, doing something about this habit, and discuss how and why Captain Marvel seems to be beating the odds.

AS MENTIONED:

  • A brief overview from Robert Kirkman's Secret History of Comics' episode about Milestone Comics.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

  • Shortcast 43 - "The # Age": Where D. Bethel discussed AMC's Robert Kirkman's Secret History of Comics.

RELEVANT LINKS:

  • Dumaraog, Ana. "Trolls Are Already Review Bombing Captain Marvel on Rotten Tomatoes." Screen Rant. 18 Feb. 2019.
  • Jackson, Matthew. "Captain Marvel Presales On Track to Beat Aquaman, Almost All Previous MCU Films." SyFy Wire. SYFY, 21 Feb. 2019.
  • Romain, Lindsey. "Rotten Tomatoes Is Ditching Its 'Want to See' Function Following a Wave of Trolling." Nerdist. 26 Feb. 2019.

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Fri, 22 February 2019
22 February 2019 - 21st Century Mouse

WEEK IN GEEK: Both Andrew and D. went to see new movies over the last few weeks, so they can enter the incredibly potent world of hot takes as Andrew discusses how The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part delivers on the promise of the first one and D. tries to figure out what he thinks of Alita: Battle Angel and if he can separate nostalgia and snobbery from cinematic compromise.

RELEVANT LINKS:

  • Bethel, D. "News Blast: Alita - Battle Angel." A Website [ , ] For All Intents and Purposes. 8 Dec. 2019. Where D. Bethel discusses reaction to the trailer.
  • Bethel, D. "The Year -- 2018: Comics." Long John. 28 Dec. 2018.
    D. Bethel summarizes his experiences reading through the entirety of the original Battle Angel manga by Yukito Kishiro (and published by Kodansha Comics).
  • Highlander: The Search for Vengeance (dir. Yoshiaki Kawajiri, animated by Madhouse Entertainment) features Colin Macleod as the main character.

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-"District Four" by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.com)*
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Fri, 15 February 2019
15 February 2019 - The Actual Clips Episode

THE CLIPS EPISODE: Due to a distortion of the space-time continuum, Andrew ended up on his own to record an episode. Instead of 50 minutes of dead air, he decided to throw together a clips episode featuring past segments on Star Trek!

RELEVANT EPISODES:

  • Episode 25 - Unnecessary Tassels: Where Andrew and D. Bethel talk about I, Mudd from the second season of the Original Series.
  • Episode 26 - The Effect of Randomosity: Excited about the Original Series, D. Bethel and Andrew discuss the classic "alternate reality" episode Mirror, Mirror.
  • Episode 53 - With Space Hands: Taking a plunge into The Next Generation, D. Bethel and Andrew say some words about Yesterday's Enterprise.
  • Episode 56 - Don't Stop Recording: D. Bethel and Andrew discuss Tapestry, the episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation where Captain Picard dies. Sort of.

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

FEATURED MUSIC:

-"Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.com)*
-"District Four" by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.com)*
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Wed, 13 February 2019
Con Artists #04 - StocktonCon Winter 2019

The lauded limited podcast series returns with a new episode as well as a fan-favorite co-host, Kyrun Silva of Taurus Comics as he and D. Bethel (check out his webcomic, Long John, and his podcast, A Podcast [ , ] For All Intents and Purposes) pair up to take on the first StocktonCon Winter show. This episode focuses on the strange space that indie creators inhabit, that realm between fan and professional and how those waters can get muddied, especially when it comes to reading and respecting creators from your childhood (there is a lot of Rob Liefeld talk in these conversations) to meeting your heroes as a creator in your own right.

CORRECTION: D. Bethel said that one of the Uncanny X-Men issues he had Jim Lee sign was #249; he meant to say it was #248. All apologies.

OTHER EPISODES:

  • Con Artists #01 - StocktonCon, pt. 1 : The drive home from the first day of the show. Kyrun and D. discuss making sales, confidence, and the comics they grew up reading and enjoying.
  • Con Artists #02 - StocktonCon, pt. 2 : The drive to StocktonCon to start Day 2 of the show. They discuss the importance of continuity, the level of fan engagement and ownership over continuity, and Dan's strange reading habits growing up.
  • Con Artists #03 - StocktonCon, pt. 3 : Where Kyrun and D. talk about the breadth of indie comics, writing comics, and dive headfirst into personal nostalgia.

REFERENCES:

  • D. Bethel's rendition of his #LiefeldPersona, Nightstrike:

  • The panel from Frank Miller's Rōnin that Rob Liefeld homaged in New Mutants #100:

  • And, for what it's worth, here is a photograph of a 13 year-old D. Bethel at 1994's San Diego Comic Con showing Jim Lee the mysterious foil card in its snug plastic case:

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Special thanks to Kyrun Silva for agreeing to being recorded and for driving us to and from the convention.

FEATURED GUEST:

-Kyrun Silva of Taurus Comics

FEATURED RECORDING EQUIPMENT:

-Tascam DR-40

FEATURED EXISTENTIAL WESTERN WEBCOMIC:

-Long John

FEATURED MUSIC:

-“Road Music” by D. Bethel
-"Bounce" by D. Bethel

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Fri, 8 February 2019
08 February 2019 - It's Always a Game

WEEK IN GEEK: This week, Andrew and D. finally return to video games for their Weeks in Geek. Andrew gets lost (in a good way) playing Subnautica by Unknown Worlds Entertainment while D. Bethel explores the mysterious labyrinthine world found in Team Cherry's Hollow Knight.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

  • Episode 75 - A Sad Game About Nuclear Disarmament: Where Andrew shares how a mission from Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain also triggered a strong response in him as a former Navy officer.

INFO:

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

FEATURED MUSIC:

-"Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.com)*
-"District Four" by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.com)*
*Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
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Fri, 1 February 2019
01 February 2019 - English Danger

MIRA DEL MAHER: Bill Maher redoubles his "complaints" against adult comic book fans on a recent episode of his show, Real Time with Bill Maher, in an editorial titled, "Grow Up" (from the "New Rules" segment he does at the end of his show). Andrew and D. examine less the content of his argument and more the ideas it intersects, discussing the need for fandom self-reflection, literature and literary history, the Western canon, and the invented division between "high" and "low" art.

Though linked above, here is the segment in question.

RELEVANT LINKS:

  • Romano, Nick. "Bill Maher Responds to Backlash Over Stan Lee Comments, Tells Comics Fans to 'Grow Up.'" Entertainment Weekly. Meredith Corporation, 26 Jan. 2019.
  • Wikipedia article about one of the earliest examples of this thing called "comics", The Yellow Kid.
  • Comics writer, Peter David, responds to the segment.
  • Cat Valente's Response to Maher's comments on Twitter (click on the tweet to read the entire thread).
  • The Wave, the novelization of the 1981 tv movie written by Todd Strasser.
  • Seriously, though, if you want to read a good comic, read X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills

INFO:

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

FEATURED MUSIC:

-"Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.com)*
-"District Four" by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.com)*
*Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
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Fri, 25 January 2019
25 January 2019 - Slapdash Hot Mess

WEEK IN GEEK: This week, Andrew takes dives into season three of Netflix's The Travelers and ponders how it continually plays with time travel in interesting ways while D. Bethel gets educated and affected by the Netflix documentary, Struggle: The Life and Lost Art of Szukalski––a documentary about artist Stanisław Szukalski and his time trying to create a national artistic identity for Poland, his brush with nationalism, his loss of everything due to Nazi occupation, and his rediscovery by a bunch of scraggly Los Angeles underground comix makers.

Here's the trailer for Travelers, season 3.

And here's the trailer for Struggle: The Life and Lost Art of Szukalski.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

  • Episode 49 - Muting the Ambulance (15 May 2015): When Andrew talked about another Netflix original, Grace and Frankie.
  • Episode 121 - Almost an Andrew Sandwich (27 Jan. 2017): Where Andrew reflected on the first season of Travelers.

INFO:

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  • Subscribe to our YouTube channel.
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For all intents and purposes, that was an episode recap.

FEATURED MUSIC:

-"Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.com)*
-"District Four" by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.com)*
*Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
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Fri, 18 January 2019
18 January 2019 - Sandwich Poets

NERD LAW, 2019: Two unrelated but intriguingly similar trademark cases have made the rounds in the news this last week. Chooseco, the owner of the Choose Your Own Adventure franchise has brought a lawsuit to Netflix over Black Mirror: Bandersnatch and the tenuous if not honorific connections that movie has to the classic children's book series. In the world of video games, the Pinkerton Consulting & Investigations has sued Take Two––owners of Rockstar Games––for the apparent vilification of the company in the developer's highly successful late-2018 release, Red Dead Redemption 2. Andrew and D. Bethel sound the Nerd Law alarm and discuss these two cases in depth.

Dan will be tabling at Stocktoncon Winter this Sunday, January 20, with Kyrun Silva of Taurus Comics yet again (which hints at a return of the Con Artists limited podcast series)! If you're in the area, please stop by. For more information, read this post at Long John or go straight to the source at Stocktoncon.com. Hope to see you there!

RELEVANT EPISODES:

  • Shortcast 03 - Interview with André La Roche (31 Dec. 2014): A talk Andrew has with fellow lawyer and nerd to talk about writing for tabletop RPGs.
  • Episode 150 - Comivention (15 Dec. 2017): A Nerd Law episode where Andrew examines Epic Games' suing of players cheating in Fortnite.
  • Episode 156 - River City Rampage (17 Aug 2018): A smorgasbord episode of Nerd Law as Andrew discusses the acquisition of Fox properties by Disney and Nintendo's drop of the hammer on emulation sites.
  • Episode 158 - Bluster and Impotence (05 Oct. 2018): A Nerd Law discussion about ComicsGate's Richard Meyer suing Mark Waid for "tortious interference with a contract."
  • Shortcast 76 - A Sense of Place (30 Nov. 2018): Where D. Bethel discussed his early time with Red Dead Redemption 2.
  • 11 January 2019 - Close the Loop: Where Andrew talked about his experience with Black Mirror: Bandersnatch.

LINKS:

  • The Pinkerton Detective Agency was a job, it was not a requirement to be a hero as this tweet from JoeWV testifies.
  • Despair, Inc.'s first and only installment of the "Lose Your Own Adventure" series of books.
  • Asplund, Andrew. "Nerd Law 101: Intellectual Property Basics." A Website [ , ] For All Intents and Purposes. 22 Mar. 2017.
  • Doctorow, Cory. "Games Workshop Trademark Bullying Goes Thermonuclear: Now They Say You Can't Use 'Space Marine' in Science Fiction." Boing Boing. Happy Mutants, 06 Feb. 2013.
  • Goslin, Austen. "Netflix Hit With a Choose Your Own Adventure Lawsuit Over Black Mirror: Bandersnatch." Polygon. Vox Media, 11 Jan. 2019.
  • Robertson, Adi. "Red Dead Redemption 2's Pinkerton Agents Are at the Center of a Lawsuit." The Verge. Vox Media, 14 Jan. 2019.
  • Wales, Matt. "Gearbox Boss Randy Pitchford Accused of Taking Secret $12m Bonus, More During Legal Tussle With Studio's Former Lawyer." Eurogamer. Gamer Network, 11 Jan. 2019.

INFO:

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

FEATURED MUSIC:

-"Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.com)*
-"District Four" by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.com)*
*Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
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Fri, 11 January 2019
11 January 2019 - Close the Loop

WEEK IN GEEK: Andrew...watches? plays?...the Black Mirror interactive movie, Bandersnatch, while D. Bethel gets sentimental about Transformers again after watching Bumblebee.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

  • Episode 06 - Heart Law, Article 9 (03 July 2014): Where D. Bethel relays his thoughts on the fourth Transformers movie, Transformers: The Age of Extinction.
  • Shortcast 26 - It's Fun to Do Less (07 July 2017): Where D. Bethel discussed his thoughts of the previous Transformers movie, Transformers: The Last Knight.
  • Shortcast 57 - Fair Point, Dude (01 June 2018): Where Andrew steps into modern coding by taking a Udemy course.
  • End-Of-Year-Cast 001 - #WIN (28 Dec. 2018): Where Andrew talks about programming Choose-Your-Own-Adventure styled browser-based games.

LINKS:

  • Rubin, Peter. "How the Surprise New Interactive Black Mirror Came Together." WIRED. Condé Nast, 28 Dec. 2018.
  • The Cave of Adventure: A HTML5 Choose Your Own Adventure Series – Link to Andrew’s early efforts at programming a “Choose Your Own Adventure”-styled browser-based game.

INFO:

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  • Subscribe to our YouTube channel.
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For all intents and purposes, that was an episode recap.

FEATURED MUSIC:

-"Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.com)*
-"District Four" by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.com)*
*Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
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Fri, 4 January 2019
04 January 2019 - Increasingly Without a Difference

LOOKING FORWARD: With 2018 behind them, Andrew and D. Bethel discuss what they're looking forward to in 2019. Andrew is interested in the upcoming premium Disney streaming service, Disney+, as well as to Bethesda Game Studios adding more content to Fallout 76, while D. Bethel can't wait for It, Chapter 2 to hit theaters as well as playing the new game from Firewatch's Campo Santo, In the Valley of the Gods.

What are you looking forward to in 2019? Let us know in the comments!

RELEVANT EPISODES:

  • Episode 84 - Your Cursor is My Prisoner (19 Feb. 2016): Where D. Bethel discussed his time with Campo Santo's Firewatch.
  • Shortcast 17 - YouChoob (08 July 2016): Where Andrew discusses his experience playing Gone Home.
  • Shortcast 31 - The Secret Was the Clap (29 Sep. 2017): Where D. Bethel enjoyed the first installment of the new It movie.
  • Shortcast 54 - Cameo Train (11 May 2018): Where Andrew and D. Bethel discuss Avengers: Infinity War.
  • Shortcast 76 - A Sense of Place (30 Nov. 2018): Where Andrew talks in depth about playing Fallout 76.

RELEVANT LINKS:

  • Fienberg, Daniel. "The Duffer Brothers Talk Stranger Things Influences, It Dreams, and Netflix Phase 2." The Hollywood Reporter. 01 Aug. 2016.

INFO:

  • Visit our website at forallintents.net and leave your thoughts as comments on the page for this episode.
  • Join our Facebook page
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  • Subscribe to our YouTube channel.
  • Subscribe to and review the show on the iTunes store.

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

FEATURED MUSIC:

-"Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.com)*
-"District Four" by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.com)*
*Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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