Fri, 26 May 2023
A WEEK OFF: With day jobs getting busy, our hosts are taking a week off but, before they go, they can't help but talk a little bit about Star Trek as well as the passing of Tina Turner. RELEVANT LINKS:
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Fri, 19 May 2023
ROLL TO SAVE: Now that Andrew has finally seen it, our hosts dive into the surprise hit of the year, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves and look at how it honors (and deviates from) the game it's based upon. TOPICS: (00:00) Intro - Andrew and the stressful world of teaching (03:33) Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (46:48) Outro - D. falls down the pit of The Legend of Zelda timelines. (50:25) Outtakes
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Fri, 12 May 2023
WEEK IN GEEK: This week, our hosts dive deep into the video game pool as Andrew gets his caveman farming on with Soda Den's Roots of Pacha while D. Bethel finds a lot of adventure and fun in the deeply Lovecraftian adventure puzzle game, Call of the Sea by Out of the Blue. TOPICS: (00:00) Intro - Changing the lyrics to The Little Mermaid (04:01) Andrew's Week in Geek: Roots of Pacha (19:18) D.'s Week in Geek: Call of the Sea (36:50) Outro - Andrew saw a movie (that they'll talk about next week!) (38:14) Outtakes
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Fri, 5 May 2023
A-NEWS BOUCHE: It's been a busy few months, so our hosts felt that it was time to get away on a cruise, albeit a news cruise. They talk about the recent legal woes with Microsoft's attempted acquisition of Activision Blizzard, recap all of the Wizards of the Coast's woes, and all the strange Twitter drama as of late. TOPICS: (00:00) Intro - Andrew's favorite MCU franchise (05:34) News Cruise, Port 1: Microsoft vs. the UK (13:13) News Cruise, Port 2: Wizards of the Coast and the Pinkertons (20:04) News Cruise, Port 3: Paizo news (30:24) News Cruise, Port 4: Twitter's checkmark dumpster fire. (40:03) Outro - Star Trek: Resurgence (42:30) Outtakes
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Fri, 28 April 2023
WHAT'S IN A SEQUEL: This week, our hosts dive into what they do, or don't, want in a sequel, dropping hot takes and unpopular opinions all over the place. TOPICS: (00:00) Intro - Post-process pedagogy (02:25) Sequels (33:41) Outro - Submarine movies (37:37) Outtakes
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Fri, 21 April 2023
EVENTUAL CONTACT DAY: Our hosts cover some recent Star Trek news, including the announcement of a Section 31 movie and the teaser for season 2 of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.
WEEK IN GEEK: In a bout of recently released video game-based movies, Andrew talks about AppleTV+'s docudrama (emphasis on the drama), Tetris, while D. Bethel joins the rest of the world in seeing The Super Mario Bros. Movie. TOPICS: (00:00) Intro - Star Trek news (07:47) Andrew watches AppleTV+'s Tetris (26:24) D. Bethel watches The Super Mario Bros. Movie (46:21) Outro - Summer is nearly here! (47:29) Outtakes
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Fri, 14 April 2023
D&D BEYOND LOW EXPECTATIONS: D. Bethel quickly relates (spoiler free) his enjoyable viewing last week of Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves.
WEEK IN GEEK: This week, Andrew talks about the recently wrapped first season of NBC's "requel" series, Quantum Leap, while D. dips his toes into a remake of a rerelease of a game he played an import of in the mid '90s: Square Enix's Front Mission 1st: Remake. TOPICS: (00:00) Intro - D's overview of Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (06:19) Andrew's retrospective on Quantum Leap's first season. (16:20) Dan's first impressions of Front Mission 1st: Remake (24:38) Outro - It was No Contact Day, it seems. (25:54) Outtakes
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Fri, 7 April 2023
TREK TALK: Though they recorded before First Contact Day actually happened, our hosts have been thinking and watching a lot of Star Trek recently and give their takes on the state of the franchise before the (any?) announcements that may have happened this week. TOPICS: (00:00) Intro - We're too early for First Contact day (01:25) Star Trek Talk (40:56) Outro - Dan sees the D&D movie (45:57) Outtakes
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Fri, 31 March 2023
FALLEN IDOLS: With the news of the alleged behavior of Jonathan Majors, our hosts take an unexpected look at the bridge between art and artist, especially as nerd culture becomes more and more mainstream.
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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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Fri, 30 December 2022
A YEAR IN REVIEW: Since this is the last episode of the year, our hosts decide to look back at the 2022 that was, diving into the controversies, the rabbit holes, and the individual favorites that defined the year for our hosts. TOPICS: (00:00) Intro - Dan recovers from COVID (03:09) Controversy in 2022 (12:32) Our 2022 Rabbit Holes: Super Sentai & Star Trek (27:42) Andrew's Year in Geek: Andor (33:00) D. Bethel's Year in Geek: Stray (39:22) Outro - 2022's Podcast Co-Host of the Year Award (40:46) Outtakes
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Fri, 23 December 2022
UNDER THE WEATHER: Co-host D. Bethel has fallen ill, and while his spirits are high his body is broken and can't reliably podcast to the level of quality expected from this show. So, he and Andrew are taking the week off, coming back next week (with hope) to wrap up 2022 for you. Thank you for your patience and your well wishes!
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Fri, 16 December 2022
SUPERMAN GROUNDED: The pot is getting stirred in the DCU as James Gunn announced he was writing a new Superman movie that would not feature Henry Cavill in the titular role, despite his big announcement that he was coming back to the DCU to reprise the famous role.
WEEK IN GEEK: Andrew finds a lot to love in Leverage: Redemption even though it has its differences from the original version while D. Bethel loves the drama and the laughs in FX's Reservation Dogs. CHAPTERS: (00:00) Intro - Superman news (10:40) Leverage: Redemption (29:48) Reservation Dogs (41:32) Outro - The irrational survival of RSS (43:53) Outtakes
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Fri, 9 December 2022
WHERE DID YOU GET THESE SEEDS?: Our hosts talk a bit about the first few episodes of the new Disney+ fantasy show, Willow, based on the Ron Howard-directed Lucasfilm movie from the mid-1980s.
WEEK IN GEEK: This week, Andrew watches the 2-season HBO series, Los Espookys, while D. Bethel gives his opening thoughts on Star Trek: Deep Space 9 after getting a good chunk into season 1.
Check out the preorder deal for D. Bethel's new Long John book at LongJohnBook.com!
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Fri, 2 December 2022
BLOOMING WILLOW: D. Bethel takes a minute to share his excitement for the new Willow show on Disney+
WEEK IN GEEK: Andrew gets surprised by the dark remake/sequel of Kamen Rider Black Sun while D. Bethel rides the ups and owns of Netflix's Guillermo Del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities.
IN REMEMBRANCE: Our hosts take a moment to honor the sad and surprising deaths of Kevin Conroy––the inimitable voice of Bruce Wayne and Batman in Batman: The Animated Series and many works afterwards––and Jason David Frank, most well known as Tommy the Green Ranger in Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers. TOPICS: (00:00) Intro - Willow drops this week on Disney+ (04:00) Andrew checks out Kamen Rider Black Sun (24:16) D. Bethel's first impressions of Guillermo Del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities. (49:09) Outro - RIP Kevin Conroy and Jason David Frank (55:48) Outtakes
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Fri, 25 November 2022
A THANKSCAST: Everyone here at the offices are taking the week off to celebrate the American Thanksgiving holiday. Thanks to all of our listeners and we'll see you next week! INFO:
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Fri, 18 November 2022
PREPARING FOR THE ICE AGE: Our hosts have a quick check-in about Twitter, and Andrew shares his early experience on the [possible] replacement, Mastodon.
FRONTIER TOWN IN THE STARS: To round out the last three weeks of Star Trek obsession, our hosts sit down to talk about the premier episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, "Emissary." TOPICS: (00:00) Intro - Twitter & Mastodon (03:52) Star Trek: Deep Space 9, "Emissary" (35:54) Outro - Tactics Ogre: Reborn (39:00) Outtakes
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Fri, 11 November 2022
TWITTER STILL SUCKS: Our hosts take a second to check in on the state of Twitter, recently purchased by billionaire, Elon Musk, and all the strange changes that have been made to the service.
TOS VS. TNG: D. Bethel briefly returns to Star Trek by watching the last original series movie/first Next Generation movie, Star Trek: Generations. It's...fine. CHAPTERS: (00:00) Intro - Veteran's Day (01:52) The new "old" NES Garbage Pail Kids game (07:11) Twitter is still a disaster, and getting worse (26:11) Star Trek: Generations is definitely a movie that exists. (35:18) Outro - Netflix's Unsolved Mysteries (38:15) Outtakes
RELEVANT LINKS: -The trailer for the "documentary" about the "discovery" of Garbage Pail Kids: Mad Mike and the Quest for Stale Gum game. -"Twitter Comes Tumblr-ing Down." Comic Lab, 10 November 2022. The episode of the excellent Comic Lab podcast (with Brad Guigar and Dave Kellett) where they thoroughly investigate the fall––and fallout––of Twitter.
RELEVANT EPISODES: -"Alien Control Party" (22 January 2016): Where our hosts discuss previous Digital Eclipse ports in their discussion about archiving old video games. -"Aggressive Modulation" (04 November 2022): Where our hosts reflect on, and analyze, the legacy of Star Trek: The Next Generation.
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Thu, 3 November 2022
POST-TWITTER ERA: Our hosts start the show lightly discussing the recent Twitter takeover.
ALL GOOD THINGS: Co-host, D. Bethel, has actually finished watching all of the aired episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation. As a proud mentor, Andrew talks with Dan about the show itself, its place in the continuity, and its impact on tv ever since. CHAPTERS: (00:00) Intro, PTE (03:50) Star Trek: The Next Generation Retrospective (53:53) Outro, the great Sriracha shortage (56:40) Outtakes
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-"Crow Hat" (31 July 2015): Where our hosts talk about the premiere episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation, "Encounter at Farpoint." -"Hot Sauce Box" (24 February 2017): Where Andrew subscribes to a quarterly hot sauce grab-bag.
RELEVANT LINKS: -Grimes, Chiara. "Sriracha Shortage: What You Need to Know." CNN Business, CNN, 09 June 2022.
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-"Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod ----Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae -"District Four" by Kevin McLeod ----Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four ----Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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Fri, 28 October 2022
DOCTOR DISNEY: In a surprise announcement that went out after the airing of "The Power of the Doctor," it was announced that Disney+ will be the exclusive streaming home of Doctor Who going forward, releasing to the service day and date of airing.
A FAMILY AFFAIR: Jodie Whittaker's era as The Doctor in Doctor Who comes to a close with the 90-minute special, "The Power of the Doctor", which also brought to a close the run of the controversial showrunner, Chris Chibnall. In an excited conversation, Andrew and D. Bethel discuss the expected and the surprising of this momentous episode of one of their favorite shows. Be warned that there are SPOILERS for the special in this conversation.
COMPANY'S COMIN': Our hosts spend a brief moment to discuss the passing of Leslie Jordan, an actor whose work they are mostly familiar with during his quirky guest-starring role in the early '00s legal dramedy, Boston Legal.
CHAPTERS (07:42) Doctor Who, "The Power of the Doctor" (51:36) Outro - RIP Leslie Jordan (53:40) Outtakes RELEVANT EPISODES:
-"Smash Talks" (14 December 2018): Where our hosts reflect and analyze Jodie Whittaker's premiere series as The Doctor. -"Halloween Still" (01 October 2021): Where our hosts discuss the announcement of Russell T Davies' return as showrunner to Doctor Who in 2023. -"Almond Molina" (10 December 2021): Where our hosts discuss the final "full" (mini-)series with Jodie Whittaker as The Doctor, Doctor Who: Flux.
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-Shapiro, Ari, and Mia Venkat. "On Company's Comin', Leslie Jordan and Gospel Greats Sing for Joy." NPR, 02 August 2021. -"Doctor Who Returns 2023..." teaser for the upcoming 2023 Doctor Who specials. SPOILERS for "The Power of the Doctor."
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Fri, 21 October 2022
FILL MY POCKETS: The long awaited FPGA console, Analogue Pocket, is finally shipping and Andrew relays his reasonings for pre-ordering one.
WHY NOT BOTH: With the first season of the DMCU Disney+ show, She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, coming to a close, our hosts share their thoughts for this daring experiment––a show they have, literally (they've been talking about She-Hulk since episode 1 of the podcast), been waiting for for years. Warning: SPOILERS for the first season of She-Hulk.
ACE IS THE PLACE: Our hosts share their excitement for the return of the 7th Doctor companion, Dorothy "Ace" McShane, in this weekend's regeneration episode of Jodie Whittaker's Doctor in Doctor Who. TOPICS: (00:00) Intro - Analogue Pocket starts to ship (09:26) She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (39:46) Outro - Doctor Who, "The Power of the Doctor" expectations (42:38) Outtakes
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-The trailer for Creed III. RELEVANT EPISODES:
-"Cuss Bomb" (17 April 2015): Where our hosts give their first impressions of Netflix's Daredevil. -"Wheelhouse Collector" (2 September 2022): Where our hosts give their first impressions of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law.
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Fri, 14 October 2022
HOCUSI POCUSI: This week, our hosts talk about a brand new movie, as well as a very old movie. That's right, this week, our hosts discuss the story and legacy of the classic Disney films, Hocus Pocus and Hocus Pocus 2. Also, they talk a bit about Andor, She-Hulk, and Doctor Who-–NO spoilers for any of those shows. CHAPTERS: (00:00) Intro - Andor talk (no spoilers) (07:44) Hocus Pocus & Hocus Pocus 2 (35:11) Outro - She-Hulk & Doctor Who (no spoilers) (38:20) Outtakes - A lot of cheese talk
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-"Smash Talk" (14 December 2018): Where our hosts discuss the premier episode of Jodie Whittaker as the Doctor in Doctor Who. -"Wheelhouse Collector" (02 September 2022): Where our hosts give their first impressions on the MCU Disney+ show, She-Hulk: Attorney at Law.
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-"Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod ----Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae -"District Four" by Kevin McLeod ----Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four ----Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution
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Fri, 7 October 2022
WEEK IN GEEK: This week, Andrew gets entranced (and a little ill) playing the hit indie rhythm game, Trombone Champ, while Dan gets charmed by the hit AppleTV+ show, Ted Lasso. CHAPTERS: (00:00) Intro - Spookytober (06:45) Trombone Champ (22:31) Ted Lasso (36:05) Outro - Star Trek: Lower Decks crosses over with Star Trek: Deep Space 9, D. Bethel's Long John starts up again on Tuesday, October 11 (40:07) Outtakes
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-The tweet from user John Frankensteiner of director John Carpenter being amazingly frank. RELEVANT EPISODES:
-"Jerry Goldsmith White Noise Machine" (6 March 2015): Where D. Bethel talks about John Carpenter's first album of instrumental music, Lost Themes. -"An Existential Poem" (12 August 2018): Where D. Bethel talks about John Carpenter's second album of instrumental music, Lost Themes II. -"Toxic Delivery Mechanism" (12 October 2018): Where our hosts discuss another of John Carpenter's incredible entries into the horror genre, Halloween. -"Chasing Chickens" (17 July 2020): Where Andrew shares his excitement for an early AppleTV+ show, For All Mankind.
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-"Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod ----Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae -"District Four" by Kevin McLeod ----Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four ----Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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Fri, 30 September 2022
HEALING FACTOR: This week, our hosts talk about the surprising news dropped by Ryan Reynolds about Deadpool 3.
BAD BUSINESS: Our hosts then dive into the strange and unfortunate decisions made by the corporate bigwigs at the newly combined Warner Bros. Discovery and how its CEO is making a lot of artistic decisions based on economic benefits...it's strange, but mostly sad. CHAPTERS: (00:00) Intro - Deadpool 3 news (11:20) Warner Bros. Discovery making a lot of strange decisions (38:51) Outro - Matt Berry as The Beast (42:02) Outtakes
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-Ryan Reynold's (as tweeted by Hugh Jackman) video with a big announcement about Deadpool 3. -A tweet from @The_GM_Is_God who posited the casting of Matthew Berry as Hank McCoy aka "Beast" of the X-Men (the entire thread is great). INFO:
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-"Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod ----Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae -"District Four" by Kevin McLeod ----Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four -Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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Fri, 23 September 2022
WEEK IN GEEK: This week, Andrew gets lost in the 2022 reboot––and continuation?!––of the classic science-fiction adventure series, Quantum Leap. Meanwhile, D. Bethel finds a lot to love and ponder in the newest volume of the beautiful European noir comic series, Blacksad: They All Fall Down, Part 1. TOPICS: (00:00) Intro - Dan's excited for the new Willow trailer. (08:30) Andrew watches the premiere of Quantum Leap. (30:40) D. Bethel reads the new Blacksad book. (46:43) Outro - Andrew is entranced by the very strange new game, Trombone Champ. (50:20) Outtakes
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-The first full trailer for the upcoming Disney+ series, Willow.
RELEVANT EPISODES:
-"U3DS" (02 October 2020): Where D. Bethel talks about the adventure video game, Blacksad: Under the Skin, and how it was a frustrating experience: ----LINK: http://forallintents.net/episode-20201002/ -"An Accident of Flavor" (12 November 2021): Where our hosts mourn the passing of Dean Stockwell, an actor in the original Quantum Leap: ----LINK: http://forallintents.net/episode-20211112/
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-Visit our website at forallintents.net and leave your thoughts as comments on the page for this episode. -Join our Facebook page -Social: Andrew - Twitter & Instagram, D. Bethel - Twitter & Instagram -Subscribe to our YouTube channel. FEATURED MUSIC:
-"Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod ----Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae -"District Four" by Kevin McLeod ----Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four ----Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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Fri, 16 September 2022
WEEK IN GEEK: After avoiding the microphones for a week due to disaster-level weather, our hosts return with their Weeks in Geek. Andrew watched Cobra Kai, season 5, and finds it makes a bad movie good. D. Bethel watched people play videogames over on the Nextlander YouTube channel, where they work their way through the incredibly dated, but also incredibly daring point-and-click adventure game, The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight Mystery (aka Gabriel Knight 2). CHAPTERS: (00:00) Opening - We're Back - Weather is Evil - Dan's NOT a Nintendo Fan (06:16) Andrew's Week in Geek: Watching Cobra Kai, season 5 (27:40) D. Bethel's Week in Geek: Watching Nextlander play through Gabriel Knight 2. (48:21) Outro - D. Bethel is exhibiting at a show this weekend (49:26) Outtakes RELEVANT EPISODES:
-"Premature Clapulation" (19 June 2014): Where our hosts talk about the history, legacy, and current state (as of 2014) of point-and-click adventure games. ----LINK: http://forallintents.net/episode-04/ -"The Tainted Lens" (28 April 2017): Where D. Bethel discusses his favorite point-and-click adventure game, LucasArts' Full Throttle, after it was remastered as Full Throttle Remastered. ----LINK: http://forallintents.net/episode-132/ -"Chekhov's Honk" (22 January 2021): Where our hosts talk about the first three Karate Kid movies. ----LINK: http://forallintents.net/episode-20210122/ -"Too Many Johnnies" (05 February 2021): Where our hosts have a big talk about the Cobra Kai series. ----LINK: http://forallintents.net/episode-20210205/ RELEVANT LINKS:
-The trailer for the modern FMV game––one that leans into the absurdity of the genre––Contradiction: Spot the Liar! by Baggy Cat. -The first part of Nextlander's playthrough of The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight Mystery (aka Gabriel Knight 2). -The original FMV intro to Resident Evil for the Playstation. INFO:
-Visit our website at forallintents.net and leave your thoughts as comments on the page for this episode. -Join our Facebook page -Social: Andrew - Twitter & Instagram, D. Bethel - Twitter & Instagram -Subscribe to our YouTube channel. FEATURED MUSIC:
-"Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod ----Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae -"District Four" by Kevin McLeod ----Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four ----Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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Fri, 9 September 2022
Due to record setting heat in Northern California this week, in the interest of energy conservation and personal safety our hosts did not record an episode this week. They'll be back next week with another round of nerdy and geeky news and discussion, however!
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-"Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod ----Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae -"District Four" by Kevin McLeod ----Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four ----Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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Fri, 2 September 2022
DEVIANT ART: There's a lot of talk around AI-generated art lately, and with questions about copyright, ownership, sourcing, credit, and applicability, our hosts do their best to parse this very new and nebulous topic.
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(00:00) Intro - It's September!
(02:25) The problem (and possibility?) of A.I. Art
(35:56) Outro - Short She-Hulk: Attorney At Law impressions
(37:30) Outtakes
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-Gault, Matthew. "An AI-Generated Artwork Won First Place at a State Fair Fine Arts Competition, and Artists are Pissed." Vice, Vice Media, 31 August 2022. -McKean, Dave. Prompt, 2022. ----LINK: https://www.davemckean.com/products/prompt-conversations-with-ai/ -Plunkett, Luke. "AI Creating 'Art' Is An Ethical Nightmare." Kotaku, G/O Media, 25 August 2022. ----LINK: https://kotaku.com/ai-art-dall-e-midjourney-stable-diffusion-copyright-1849388060 -Recker, Jane. "U.S. Copyright Office Rules A.I. Art Can't Be Copyrighted." Smithsonian Magazine, 24 March 2022.
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-"Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod ----Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae -"District Four" by Kevin McLeod ----Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four -Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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Fri, 26 August 2022
WEEK IN GEEK: Andrew gets caught up in the new ARG run by Paizo for its upcoming Pathfinder book, even getting involved in deciphering the obtuse and mystrious clues; D. Bethel, on the other hand, delights in the incredibly faithful (yet different!) adaptation of The Sandman on Netflix. TOPICS: (00:00) Intro - Andrew check-up (01:40) Andrew's dive into Paizo ARG conspiracies (12:38) D. Bethel talks about Netflix's adaptation of The Sandman. (35:17) Outro - She-Hulk (37:32) Outtakes
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-The image Andrew created using the redacted image Paizo posted with a page from one of the company's books:
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-"Premature Clapulation" (19 June 2014): Where D. Bethel shares his thoughts about what makes a good adaptation. ----LINK: http://forallintents.net/episode-04/ -"The F-14 in the Backyard" (12 February 2016): Where our host talk about the ARG run by the creators of Sentinels of the Multiverse. ----LINK: http://forallintents.net/episode-83/ -"Lovecraftian Minus Tentacles" (7 April 2017): Where Andrew shares his thoughts on Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. ----LINK: http://forallintents.net/episode-129/ -"Non-Stop Jason" (13 November 2020): Where our hosts attempt to decipher the conspiracy (or reality) of "Umbrella Labs." Resident Evil ARG? or legitimate medical supply company? ----LINK: http://forallintents.net/episode-20201113/
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-Visit our website at forallintents.net and leave your thoughts as comments on the page for this episode: http://forallintents.net/episode-20220826 -Join our Facebook page: http://facebook.com/forallpod -Social: Andrew - Twitter & Instagram, D. Bethel - Twitter & Instagram -Subscribe to our YouTube channel. FEATURED MUSIC:
-"Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod ----LINK: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae -"District Four" by Kevin McLeod ----LINK: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four -Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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Fri, 19 August 2022
HIGH PREYS: Our hosts discuss how incredibly blindsided––in a good way––by the newest entry into the very wobbly Predator franchise, Dan Trachtenberg's Prey.
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-Louis, Brandon. "How Prey's New Predator Design was Created for Prequel Movie." ScreenRant, 12 August 2022. ----LINK: https://screenrant.com/prey-movie-predator-design-how-details/ -Jesse Ventura's tweet praising Prey: ----LINK: https://twitter.com/GovJVentura/status/1556118433732988928 -"VFX Artists React to Bad & Great CGI 71." Corridor Digital, 07 May 2022: Where CGI artists discuss how the Polish film, The Champion, uses face replacement so the video matches the English language dub. (The discussion of The Champion starts at 09:59 in the video: ----LINK: https://youtu.be/bUu-44nw3eQ?t=599 RELEVANT EPISODES:
-"Chekhov's Honk" (22 January 2021): Where our hosts previously referred to Anton Chekhov and the principle of "Chekhov's Gun" in a title to an episode. ----LINK: http://forallintents.net/episode-20210122/ -"Ding Dong Bowser" (10 June 2022): Where our hosts previously discussed the trailer for Prey and the news of the included Comanche audio dub: ----LINK: http://forallintents.net/episode-20220610/
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Fri, 12 August 2022
WEEK IN GEEK:
This week, Andrew endures convalescence by getting a double dose of survival horror, by watching the premiere season of Netflix's live-action Resident Evil series while also playing through Capcom's remake of Resident Evil 3. D. Bethel, on the other hand, finds incredible connection in the first game from Blue 12 studio's Stray.
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-Ngan, Liv. "Stray Fan Mod Stars Dog, For When You Feline a Change." Eurogamer, 25 July 2022. --LINK: https://www.eurogamer.net/stray-fan-mod-stars-dog-for-when-you-feline-a-change
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-"Tile Pile" (22 November 2019): Where D. Bethel discusses his time with another Annapurna-published game, Outer Wilds --LINK: http://forallintents.net/episode-20191122/
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Fri, 5 August 2022
CLIP SHOW VACATION: Our hosts are taking a week to enjoy the summer (well, one of our hosts is traveling, so they couldn't get together), but they recorded a quick "hello" as well as a bunch of previously unreleased outtakes/pre-show conversations (most from around 2016) to the end to give you some content in the interim.
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Fri, 29 July 2022
SDCC 2022: San Diego Comic Con actually happened this year after a long period of COVID-based dormancy, and it returned with a fury, dropping all kinds of news and sneak peeks and trailers...of comic book movies and tv more than anything else. Our hosts dissect the announcements that interested them the most.
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(00:00) Intro (04:29) Quick overview of Marvel Studio's Phase 5 plans (05:28) She-Hulk: Attorney at Law trailer & Daredevil's return (12:59) The teaser trailer for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever asks more questions than it answers––as can be expected from a teaser trailer. (19:45) Star Trek: Picard announcements & character posters. (22:47) Star Trek: Strange New Worlds & Star Trek: Lower Decks announcements and...crossover? (27:17) DC announcements? Not so much, aside from a trailer for Shazam: Fury of the Gods. (28:06) The Dungeons & Dragons movie gets a trailer and a controversial poster. (38:43) Outro - RIP David Warner (42:48) Outtakes
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Fri, 22 July 2022
THE EMBIGGENING: Now that the series is complete, our hosts talk about the most recent MCU show on Disney+, the incredibly charming––and narratively impactful––Ms. Marvel.
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(00:00) Intro (01:28) The relatability, the continuity, and the pleasurability that is Disney+'s Ms. Marvel. (36:43) Outro - Dan's Summer Highlander Adventure continues. (39:25) Outtakes
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Fri, 15 July 2022
A QUALITY BALANCE OF MERCY & TERROR: This week, our hosts discuss the simply incredible finale for the first season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: "A Quality of Mercy." They discuss the merits of the episode on its own and as a finale for a new Trek show, but they also cover how it intersects with the original series' first season episode, "Balance of Terror."
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Fri, 8 July 2022
DOCTOR STRANGER THINGS: Our hosts reflect on one of the most divisive and interesting entries into the current phase of the MCU, Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness. CHAPTERS:
(00:00) Intro - Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers talk (01:50) Doctor Strange & the Multiverse of Madness (37:18) Outro - This week's poll (38:18) Outtakes
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Fri, 1 July 2022
RESCUED RANGERS: Our hosts take this week to relax and talk about one of the most surprising movies of the year, Disney+'s Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers. RELEVANT EPISODES:
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Fri, 24 June 2022
WEEK IN GEEK: A lot of video games were played this week, some new, some old. Andrew plays the new hotness that is Cellar Door Games' Rogue Legacy 2 and finds it engrossing. D. Bethel plays two video games, first working his way through the Metroidvania classic, Ori and the Blind Forest, and the new arcade beat 'em up, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge.
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Fri, 17 June 2022
A MARVELOUS DEBUT: Our hosts briefly talk about the incredible first impression that the MCU Disney+ show, Ms. Marvel, makes.
FALL OF THE PHOENIX: The tabletop role-playing game (TTRPG) world was rocked this last week as more and more people came out on Twitter to discuss the abusive work habits of TTRPG celebrities, Satine Phoenix and Jamison Stone. Our hosts cover the accusations and discuss how this applies to the TTRPG community as a whole.
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Fri, 10 June 2022
NEWS CRUISE: This week, our hosts dive into a variety of news of the shocking, weird, and downright questionable.
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Fri, 3 June 2022
THE OUTCAST: In celebration of the start of Pride Month, our hosts look at one of the most blatant attempt to address LGBTQ+ issues done by Star Trek: The Next Generation in their fifth season episode, "The Outcast," and how its success in that endeavor may have changed over time. RELEVANT EPISODES:
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Fri, 27 May 2022
WEEK IN GEEK: This week, Andrew actually gets into sports (kind of) after watching the first season of the new HBO basketball docu-drama, Winning Time. D. Bethel plays Studio Koba's recent release, Narita Boy, and is delighted by its retro stylings and gameplay but also impressed by its impressive step into modern storytelling and themes.
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Fri, 20 May 2022
SPIDERS-MAN: Now that both hosts have finally seen the most recent Sony-developed Spider-Man movie, Spider-Man: No Way Home, they use their thoughts about it to also discuss a bit about the narrative potential––and detriment––of multiverses.
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Fri, 13 May 2022
STRANGE NEW WORLDS: Our hosts discuss the premiere episode of the brand new Star Trek show on Paramount+, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, a show that's a throwback not only in continuity, but in its episodic approach to storytelling.
DOCTOR NEW: Last weekend brought the announcement of the actor who will replace Jodie Whittaker as the Doctor in the legacy BBC science-fiction show, Doctor Who. Our hosts discuss their excitement for the announcement of Ncuti Gatwa as the 14th Doctor.
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Fri, 6 May 2022
RIP DCCW: In a DC-heavy episode, our hosts bring our on-the-ground-DC-correspondent, Taylor, to talk about all things DC Comics. First, it's sad news to fans of the tv-based DC universe as it was announced that only Flash and Superman & Lois return for another season, leaving fans of, especially Batwoman and Legends of Tomorrow to deal with their sorrow.
ACTUALLY DETECTIVING: Now that it has been out for awhile, our hosts and Taylor dive deep into Matt Reeves' The Batman, analyzing not only its story and characters and actors, but also its influences and legacy.
TOO WEIRD: Before closing out the episode, our hosts and co-host take a moment to discuss the very strange trailer for Weird: The Al Yankovic Story.
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Fri, 29 April 2022
DECK PICS: Andrew got his hands on the new Steam Deck and shares his initial thoughts––and experiences––with it.
UNIFICATION: With D. Bethel on the Paramount+ bandwagon––because he missed Star Trek: The Next Generation so much––he and Andrew discuss the return of Spock in Season 5's "Unification I" and "Unification II."
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Fri, 22 April 2022
WEEK IN GEEK: This week, Andrew watches the first season of HBO's pirate rom-com, Our Flag Means Death, while D. Bethel has a lot of fun with Acid Nerve's charming game about being a grim reaper, Death's Door.
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Fri, 15 April 2022
NFTs BREAK BIG: Andrew brings new NFT disaster stories to the show, from Star Trek to Dungeons & Dragons to Batman to $277, it's all a garbage fire and it doesn't seem to be going away.
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Fri, 1 April 2022
A MISERABLE PILE OF SECRETS: Our hosts spend a bit of time reminiscing on the 25th anniversary of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night––the video game that put the "-vania" in "Metroidvania."
WEEK IN GEEK: After a week off, our hosts have been busy being nerdy! Andrew finally caught up with all the Spider-Man movies while D. Bethel dipped another toe into deck-building video games with the very popular Slay the Spire, developed by MegaCrit.
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Fri, 25 March 2022
TAKING A BREAK: With the world being as tumultuous as it is (and one of our hosts being on vacation), we decided to cool our jets this week and recharge our batteries. We hope you all have a good week and we'll see you on the next one!
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Fri, 18 March 2022
A NEW MARVEL: Our hosts quickly discuss the recently dropped trailer for the new Marvel Studios' Disney+ show, Ms. Marvel.
IT'S GOBLIN TIME: Motivated by his recent re-watch of the three Sam Raimi-directed, Tobey Maguire-starring Spider-Man movies, our hosts discuss the impact, legacy, and shortcomings of these incredibly influential films.
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Fri, 11 March 2022
WEEK IN GEEK: This week, Andrew watches the most recent entry into the Scream franchise, while D. Bethel finds mild catharsis in the not-at-all-cathartic game from Asobo Studios, A Plague Tale: Innocence.
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Fri, 4 March 2022
STANDING WITH UKRAINE: Our hosts take a minute to discuss the invasion of Ukraine by Russia.
REVIEWING REVIEWS: The release of FromSoftware's newest game, Elden Ring, has many people talking about reviews due to the fact that many outlets rated the game 10/10 (or whatever metric they use) while the reviewers openly admit that they didn't finish the game (this was due to FromSoftware releasing review codes to websites really late). This lead D. Bethel and Andrew to consider what the role of a review is––heck, what even is a review when the gamut runs from professional reviews to user-written Amazon reviews.
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Fri, 25 February 2022
PIXEL REMASTER REMARKS: The release of Final Fantasy VI Pixel Remaster is finally upon us and Andrew has a few––very short––thoughts about it.
DOCTOR WHAT?: It was announced that––despite an existing tabletop role-playing game existing––there would be a new Doctor Who roleplaying game based on the fifth edition (5E) of Dungeons and Dragons. And people have opinions.
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Fri, 18 February 2022
TRAIN SUPLEX: The trailer for the next and last (of the current set) of the Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster series from Square Enix, Final Fantasy VI, has been released and our hosts have some thoughts (and nitpicks).
NFTHAC0: TTRPG Twitter caught on fire when discussion erupted around the possibility that Dungeons & Dragons developer, Wizards of the Coast, might be considering getting into the NFT game.
RESCUE THE RANGERS: A trailer for an upcoming movie based on Chip 'n' Dale: Rescue Rangers dropped and it...it...I have no words, for good or for ill. We'll wait and see.
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Fri, 11 February 2022
WEEK IN GEEK: Andrew dives into the world of JRPG job systems with Bravely Default 2, while D. Bethel finds more Metroid to love as he replays Batman: Arkham Asylum.
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Fri, 4 February 2022
SHIFTING SANDS: For a short bit, our hosts discuss The New York Times paying a large amount for the popular website-based word game, Wordle, as well as the announcement that Sony intends to buy the former Microsoft-owned studio, Bungie.
WEEK IN GEEK: This week, Andrew peruses the rule book for Renegade Game Studios' new licensed tabletop RPG, Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers, while D. Bethel is intrigued and impressed by the newest release from Klei Studios, Griftlands.
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Fri, 28 January 2022
STAR TREK CORNER: D. Bethel is still getting excited about Star Trek: The Next Generation, so our hosts spend some time discussing the end of TNG's season 3 and the start of season 4.
NEWS CRUISE: With all the news coming out in the last few weeks, our hosts decide to skim over a handful over them, including Microsoft buying Activision Blizzard; an indie developer complaining about there being too many indie games; and comics writer, Tom Taylor, taking on Comics Gate head-on.
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Fri, 21 January 2022
ETERNALLY YOURS: After getting released on Disney+, our hosts finally discuss the most recent Marvel Studios release (not Spider-Man: No Way Home), Eternals. It's a movie with a lot of new additions to the MCU, for better or for worse.
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Fri, 14 January 2022
HAWKEYE BRO: This week, our hosts talk about the most recent Disney+ Marvel show, Hawkeye, while also veering into discussing Marvel's TV offerings versus their cinematic ones, the importance of continuity, and the MCU overall.
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Fri, 7 January 2022
NAUGHTY AUTEUR: A story in Bloomberg revealed trouble behind the scenes at Ghost Story games, the studio created by Bioshock auteur, Ken Levine. Andrew and D. Bethel continue their discussion about auteurs and video games and how, perhaps, without a good team they do more harm than good.
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Fri, 24 December 2021
WEEK IN GEEK: This week, Andrew dives into the quote-unquote reboot of CSI in Paramount+'s CSI: Vegas and is perplexed. D. Bethel reads another book about video games! This time it's Super Mario Bros. 3 by Alyse Knorr as published by Boss Fight Books.
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Fri, 17 December 2021
WEEK IN GEEK: It's a week of superhero adaptations with Andrew watching the recent slate of DC/CW tv shows and D. Bethel playing the opening hours of Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy by Eidos-Montréal.
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Fri, 10 December 2021
THE DOCTOR IS IN...FLUX: With the most recent series of Doctor Who wrapping up––a six-episode event called Doctor Who: Flux––our hosts discuss its ups, downs, insides, and outs as the show leads to the exit of the current Doctor as played by Jodie Whittaker.
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Fri, 3 December 2021
MISSING THE BULLSEYE: With the recent release of the Disney+/Marvel Studios show, Hawkeye, many saw similarities with the classic Hawkeye run by creators Matt Fraction and David Aja. It was soon revealed that, despite being a spiritual adaptation of the Fraction/Aja run, there was no compensation for those creators aside from mentions in the "Special Thanks" in the closing credits of the show. Andrew and D. Bethel investigate the questions this brings up.
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Fri, 26 November 2021
OLD MAN YELLS AT CLOUD: Acclaimed director, Ridley Scott, argues that it's millennials––not people skittish about returning to movie theaters amid a pandemic––that is causing his newest film, The Last Duel, to do poorly at the box office. Our host discusses all of the factors involved with this strange accusation.
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Fri, 19 November 2021
KOTICK TOCK TIME'S UP: This week, after a scathing report, employees of Activision/Blizzard walked out calling for the expulsion of the company's CEO, Bobby Kotick. Our hosts examine the situation and how it symptomizes larger aspects of video game culture.
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Fri, 12 November 2021
DIAMOND ANNIVERSARY: Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim turned 10 years old this week, celebrated with yet another re-release of the game across all gaming platforms. Andrew and D. Bethel talk about this milestone for a brief bit.
PLEASE STOP: NFTs continue to rear their ugly heads as major gaming publishers announce their interest in integrating blockchain weirdness into their games. After an explanation of the whole mess, D. Bethel and Andrew discuss NFTs' possible impact on video games.
RIP DEAN STOCKWELL: After a long and storied career, actor and writer Dean Stockwell passed away this week. Nerds know him best as Al from Quantum Leap, but his strange choices and charismatic performances made him an actor everybody surely has a fond memory of in some way or another.
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Fri, 5 November 2021
WEEK IN GEEK: Andrew continues to get excited by recent Star Trek offerings, specifically the conclusion of season 2 of Star Trek: The Lower Decks and the premiere of the Paramount+/Nickelodeon joint, Star Trek: Prodigy. D. Bethel finally offers his thoughts on Metroid: Dread (aka Metroid 5) after completing it, uh, three times.
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Fri, 29 October 2021
In the world of 2021, not much has changed. Hope and optimism dares to tread across the jamb as COVID vaccines get into the arms of people across the world and, for independent comickers, conventions start to return...kind of.
After attending only a few shows in 2021––their first in nearly two years––D. Bethel (of the webcomic, Long John) and Kyrun Silva (of Taurus Comics and the 4 Tales Podcast) reconvene to share their experiences, fears, and surprises with the fact that comic shows and conventions have become very different beasts from what they were before, and how difficult it may be to adapt.
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Fri, 22 October 2021
NEWS CRUISE: Andrew and D. Bethel cover a lot of different news stories this week, including the acceptance of NFTs in video games by Steam and the Epic Games Store; the workers of tabletop game developer, Paizo, form a union; developers who worked on Metroid Dread not seeing their names in the credits; Ruby Rose speaking up about their treatment on the set of Batwoman's first season; and some announcements made by DC during the DC Fandome event.
UPDATE: Venerated Metroid fansite, Shinesparkers, reached out to Metroid Dread developers, MercurySteam, for clarification on what qualified for crediting in the game, specifically with regard to what constitutes the "25% game dev time" and "significant creative contributions," stating:
"A significant contribution might mean A LOT of things: from designing a playable character, writing dialogues, lore.. anything substantially important to the game. On the 25% this is something based on our experience. Of course it can be seen differently elsewhere."
FURTHER UPDATE: Union issues with Paizo and its workers came to an agreement on Thursday, October 21, with Paizo officially recognizing the workers' union.
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Fri, 22 October 2021
NEWS CRUISE: Andrew and D. Bethel cover a lot of different news stories this week, including the acceptance of NFTs in video games by Steam and the Epic Games Store; the workers of tabletop game developer, Paizo, form a union; developers who worked on Metroid Dread not seeing their names in the credits; Ruby Rose speaking up about their treatment on the set of Batwoman's first season; and some announcements made by DC during the DC Fandome event.
UPDATE: Venerated Metroid fansite, Shinesparkers, reached out to Metroid Dread developers, MercurySteam, for clarification on what qualified for crediting in the game, specifically with regard to what constitutes the "25% game dev time" and "significant creative contributions," stating:
"A significant contribution might mean A LOT of things: from designing a playable character, writing dialogues, lore.. anything substantially important to the game. On the 25% this is something based on our experience. Of course it can be seen differently elsewhere."
FURTHER UPDATE: Union issues with Paizo and its workers came to an agreement on Thursday, October 21, with Paizo officially recognizing the workers' union.
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Fri, 15 October 2021
BETTER DREAD THAN DEAD: D. Bethel shares some initial thoughts on the newest 2D Metroid game, Metroid 5 aka Metroid Dread.
EMULATE YOU WANT IT, THAT'S THE WAY YOU NEED IT: Kotaku got in a bit of heat when they reported a story about how people were able to get Metroid Dread up and running on emulators in a smooth 60 frames per second at 4K resolution. The problem is that, in the original story, readers felt that Kotaku was, in fact, recommending people pirate Dread instead of buying it because of the emulator's stronger performance. This lead to another round of discussion about emulation, piracy, and game preservation. Andrew and D. Bethel do their best to weigh in on these issues.
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Fri, 8 October 2021
PACHINKO IS CRYPTO: Our hosts walk a snake-like path this week as they discuss everything from recent trends in the sketch cryptocurrency/NFT market to the news that Konami may be getting out of pachinko and back into making video games again. It's quite a conversation, in other words.
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Fri, 1 October 2021
RTD2: With the next series of Doctor Who wrapping up the tenures of both the star, Jodie Whittaker, and its showrunner, Chris Chibnall, it was announced that the 2023 series will herald the return of the showrunner who brought the show back from the wilderness in 2005, Russell T Davies. Our hosts discuss the possibilities––and drawbacks––of this announcement.
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Fri, 24 September 2021
GIANTS FALL: Kind of a combination of a News Blast and a Nerd Law, but the lawsuit between Apple and Epic has been decided and...it's complicated. We have Andrew walk us through the ins and outs of this strange event.
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Fri, 17 September 2021
MINI-WEEK IN GEEK: Andrew and D. Bethel need a week to recoup after weeks of birthdays, Doctor Who, and a celebration of Star Trek, so they're going to briefly cover the things that have been keeping their attention recently. To no one's surprise, they've been playing video games. Andrew has been playing the Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster collection that includes Final Fantasy 1-4 (at this point), while D. Bethel has not been helping his mental health––though he has been having a lot of fun––playing The Last of Us, Part 2.
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Fri, 10 September 2021
HAPPY STAR TREK DAY: This week, 8 September to be specific, the world celebrated Star Trek Day. With one of our hosts being an avowed and public Star Trek fan, our hosts discuss the ways they decided to celebrate: Andrew watched all the exciting announcements and trailers from the Paramount+ Star Trek Day Celebration event while D. Bethel coincidentally started watching Star Trek: The Next Generation not more than a week ago and is enjoying every minute of it so far.
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Fri, 3 September 2021
BLOOD AND THUNDER DAYS: To celebrate D. Bethel's birthday this week, our hosts take a look at another story from the classic run of Doctor Who. In fact, it's another story from the same season as "Survival." In fact, it's the first story from the season that "Survival" brought to a close. Andrew and D. Bethel dive into the pool of Arthurian legend, militarism, and timey-wimey shenagigans found in "Battlefield."
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Fri, 27 August 2021
ALREADY OBSOLETE: This is a short episode––you could even call it a "shortcast", but why would you––because Dan had to have a little procedure that knocked him out a bit. However, they don't leave you hanging as they talk about things that have drawn their attention this week. D. Bethel is impressed with the first two episodes of David E. Kelley's new show, Big Sky, while Andrew dives deep in to the Zyuranger pool.
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Fri, 20 August 2021
To celebrate Andrew's birthday today, he and D. Bethel talk about thing they both love a lot: classic Doctor Who.
SURVIVAL OF THE WHO-IEST: "Survival" is an interesting story for a variety of reasons in classic Doctor Who, not the least of which being that it was the last story to air before the show was cancelled in 1989. Beyond that, though, and beyond the questionable production design and special effects, is a real clever story that says as much about the culture it was made in (and today!) as it does about its characters. Though it's a capstone on a series that was, perhaps, past its prime, its a more endearing and impressive capstone on the era of the Seventh Doctor, played by Sylvester McCoy, and Ace, played by Sophie Aldred. Andrew and Dan take a few minutes to walk through all the impressive––and mildly less impressive––aspects of this story.
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Fri, 13 August 2021
THE SUICIDE SQUAD: With Warner Bros./DC Comics' release last week of James Gunn's new film, The Suicide Squad, we bring on our on-the-ground-DC-correspondent, Taylor Katcher, to discuss how this movie completely saves this DC franchise after its much less successful (critically) Suicide Squad from 2015. Even Andrew liked it!
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Fri, 6 August 2021
WEEK IN GEEK: This week, Andrew plays the first few games in Square Enix's nostalgia-trip, Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster, while D. Bethel dives into nostalgia and music theory reading the newest book from Boss Fight Books, Final Fantasy VI by Sebastian Deken.
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Fri, 30 July 2021
A BAD BLIZZARD: Our hosts take a quick look at the controversy (and lawsuits!) that came out of an investigation led by the state of California into the toxic and dangerous company culture of Activision Blizzard.
I HAVE THE POWER: Having watched the first five episodes released for Netflix's Masters of the Universe: Revelation, Andrew and D. Bethel look at this playful and creative reimagining of the classic '80s toy commercial, er I mean, cartoon series.
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Fri, 23 July 2021
A NEW CHALLENGER: Recently, Valve Corporation––owners of the PC gaming storefront and launcher, Steam––announced a new piece of hardware that excited a lot of gamers: the handheld Steam machine called the Steam Deck. D. Bethel and Andrew walk through the announcement and ponder what it could change in the industry, and how it could leave some gamers lacking.
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Fri, 16 July 2021
WHAT A NERD WANTS: With the Disney + original, Loki, coming to a close this week, it got our hosts thinking about nerd media universes, and the works that push those meta narratives forward. What's better––a standalone series showcasing the nuances of a single character? or a show that pushes that cinematic universe into the next stage of its overall narrative? Andrew and D. Bethel put on their thinking caps and engage with these surprisingly nuanced questions.
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Fri, 9 July 2021
CAP PUNCHED FIRST: Another day, another attack on fictional characters as a cable news segment pilloried Marvel Comics for making Captain America "woke" in a recent issue, seemingly forgetting that Cap has been punching literal Nazis in his comics since his first issue. Andrew and D. Bethel explore this while also examining the variety of ways texts (movies, comics, books, music, tv shows, etc.) can be read.
PRINT ON DEMAND: After buying some RPG books through DriveThruRPG, Andrew becomes fascinated by the idea––and future applicability––of print on demand services, where a book isn't printed until a customer orders it. D. Bethel brings his creator experience with POD services to the conversation as well.
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Fri, 2 July 2021
TSR-U-KIDDING-ME: Tabletop Twitter got weird these last few weeks as debates exploded around the tweets made by Ernest G. Gygax, Jr.––son of Dungeons & Dragons co-creator, Gary Gygax––where he doubles down on strong, anti-SJW views in support of his new RPG, Giantlands.
SLAPP FEST: Andrew also checks in with the current legal fight started by Chris Avellone––formerly of Black Isle and Obisidian Entertainment––as he tries to sue people who said mean things about him on the internet.
Also, Dan has gotten even more obsessed with the Metroid series since last week.
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Fri, 25 June 2021
CONFIRMATION BIAS: Abandoned is an upcoming Playstation 5-exclusive game made by the small Netherlands-based team, Blue Box Game Studios. After the game's director made an enigmatic tweet, the internet exploded with conspiracy theories, asserting that the game and its trailers were nothing more than clues that this was not a stand-alone survival horror game but was actually a Silent Hill sequel. More than that, people have asserted that it's a Silent Hill sequel directed by Hideo Kojima, despite the fact that the studio has gone to great lengths to assure fans that it is not. Andre and Dan discuss the conspiracy and how it got wrapped up in the darker parts of nerd culture, internet culture, and the complicated edges of fandom.
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