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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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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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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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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