Fri, 17 March 2023
MINI QUICKIE POWER WEEK IN GEEK: As said before, March is turning out to be a very busy month for our hosts, but they did want to check in with a quick Week in Geek this week because they have been doing fun things! Andrew is preparing for the upcoming boxing movie event, Creed III by watching Creed (and beginning to watch Creed II) while D. Bethel found the trailer for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem absolutely charming. TOPICS: (00:00) Intro - We're on a tight schedule (01:26) Andrew watches Creed. (10:48) D. Bethel really likes the trailer for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (15:49) Outro - Dan talked to students (but not his own). (16:48) Outtakes
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Fri, 10 March 2023
TAKING A BREATHER: Things have gotten super busy with our hosts, and they unfortunately felt it was best to step back from the microphones this week, but they pop in to hear Andrew's tales of optometry and, in the outtakes, they finally get a theme song?
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Fri, 3 March 2023
WEEK IN GEEK: This week, Andrew finds the second season of Amazon Prime's Undone pleasant and interesting, despite it being two years since he watched the first season. D. Bethel finally plays Metroid Prime with the recently released Metroid Prime Remastered and can't believe that Retro Studios actually made a 3D Metroid game that feels and plays like a 2D Metroid game. TOPICS: (00:00) Intro - Dan comes around on Deep Space Nine (04:51) Andrew watches Undone, season 2 (21:26) D. Bethel is impressed by Metroid Prime Remastered (41:11) Outro - The Mandalorian, Season 3 premieres (42:09) Outtakes
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Fri, 24 February 2023
THE WALKING SAD: With our hosts mostly caught up on HBO's newest hit, The Last of Us, they dive deep into this stark and artful adaptation of the beloved video game series by Naughty Dog. Be warned that they discuss SPOILERS for the game and the show.
TOPICS: (00:00) Intro - Falling asleep on the couch (01:26) HBO's The Last of Us is a bummer. (07:31) Dystopian Showdown: The Last of Us vs. Fallout (12:49) The Last of Us as an adaptation (16:06) What makes The Last of Us a different kind of post-apocalyptic show (33:56) Outro - The Last of Us composer, Gustavo Santaolalla (36:00) Outtakes RELEVANT EPISODES:
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Fri, 17 February 2023
MAKE IT SO: Andrew is excited for Picard, season 3 despite it being a bit divisive among the fandom.
BAJOR FIRST: With D. Bethel finishing up season 1 of Star Trek: Deep Space 9, Andrew encouraged him to watch the first three episodes of season 2 as they all work together to tell a story of coups, insurrections, and political extremism. Fun stuff. TOPICS: (00:00) Intro - Picard season 3 (06:49) Deep Space 9's Bajor quadrilogy (36:14) Outro - Star Trek: Insurrection is actually pretty good! (38:21) Outtakes
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Fri, 10 February 2023
LONG LIVE WAKANDA: Since its recent release on Disney+, our hosts finally had a chance to watch Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and found it impressive in the face of the severe loss the production felt with the untimely and tragic death of the previous film's star, Chadwick Boseman. TOPICS: (00:00) Introduction - Loss of sponsorship (03:09) Discussion of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (42:21) Outro - The Big Game: the NFL vs. The Last of Us vs. Crypto (44:25) Outtakes
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Fri, 3 February 2023
OGL EPILOGUE 1.0: Wizards of the Coast has backed down after all the heavy discourse over the leaked documents, but where does this leave Dungeons & Dragons, gamers, and the industry?
THE OFFERMAN ANGLE: Our hosts dive into the controversial and lauded third episode of HBO's The Last of Us, despite the fact that Andrew hasn't yet watched any of the show. However, the discourse around it has generated a lot of opinions.
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Fri, 27 January 2023
OGL DISASTER REPORT: Andrew catches us up (briefly) on the ongoing Wizards of the Coast Open Game License drama.
WEEK IN GEEK: This week, Andrew realizes his dream tabletop game exists but spread across a television show and a video game as he discusses his first time through season 1 of The Walking Dead and his time with State of Decay 2. D. Bethel keeps the post-apocalyptic survival theme going as he finds a lot to enjoy in the premiere episode of HBO's The Last of Us. TOPICS: (00:00) Intro - OGL update (06:45) Andrew's WiG: The Walking Dead, Season 1, and State of Decay 2 (32:53) Dan's WiG: The Last of Us premiere episode (51:21) Outro - Willow Correction (54:04) Outtakes
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Fri, 20 January 2023
OUT OF THE WAY, PECK: After 34 years, Disney decided to create a sequel series to the Lucasfilm cult classic fantasy film, Willow, exclusively for Disney+. D. Bethel is a devout fan of that original film; Andrew couldn't care less. So, they're going into this series from two very different contexts, but come to very similar conclusions: it's okay.
TOPICS: (00:00) Intro - DnD OGL Update (if any?) (04:33) Willow on Disney+ (46:41) Outro - History of the World, Part 2 surprise trailer (51:49) Outtakes RELEVANT EPISODES:
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Fri, 13 January 2023
TOUCHING MANY BUCKETS: Dungeons & Dragons is making waves with the announcement––and subsequent leak––of the update to its Open Game License, a system that is meant to lay out the relationship between Dungeons & Dragons and the content people create based on its game system. Based on the leaked information...it's not going well. Thankfully, we have our nerd lawyer to walk us through the ins and outs of what is known so far. TOPICS: (00:00) Intro - California Weather (04:24) OGL 1.1 Controversy (52:55) Outro - Closing Thoughts (54:18) Outtakes
RELEVANT LINKS: -The only mention of this controversy from D&D's official Twitter account, D&D Beyond. -A tweet from Sinopa Publishing discussing one of the points from the leaked OGL update. -Asplund, Andrew. “Legal Issues in Gaming: The Open Game License.” Tales from the Gamer Viceroy, 19 December 2012. -Walsh, Kit. "Beware the Gifts of Dragons: How D&D's Open Gaming License May Have Become a Trap for Creators." Electronic Frontier Foundation, 10 January 2023. -Codega, Linda. "Dungeons & Dragons' New License Tightens Its Grip on Competition." Gizmodo, G/O media, 03 January 2023. RELEVANT EPISODES: -"Kamen Themes" (30 December 2022): Where our hosts last discussed this controversy...only two weeks ago.
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Fri, 6 January 2023
It's been over a year since D. Bethel sat down with Taurus Comics' Kyrun Silva to talk about reading, making, and selling comics. Since both hosts recently released new books, they spend some time to focus on what is probably (for some) the least fun part of the comics creation process: marketing.
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