DEAD BY DAWN: Our hosts dissect the surprisingly complicated (but very long) second zombie movie from director George Romero, Dawn of the Dead.

TOPICS:
(0:00:00) Intro - It's ACTUALLY Spookytober

(0:02:43) Discussion of Dawn of the Dead

(0:59:41) Outro - Star Trek: The Lower Decks, Season 5 premiers

(1:01:46) Outtakes

RELEVANT EPISODES:

• "Brine and Brinstar" (31 October 2014): Where our hosts discuss the first film in Romero's franchise, Night of the Living Dead.
• "Do the Laugh" (27 January 2023): Where Andrew watches the first season of The Walking Dead.
• "Second Wind" (24 February 2023): Where our hosts share their thoughts on the Max video game adaptation, The Last of Us.

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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
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LAST WEEK, PART 2: This week, our hosts return to what they rambled about last week. After watching the Netflix show, Heartstopper, Andrew checked out the original comics and was surprised at how closely the show sticks to them. D. Bethel checks out episodes 2 and 3 of Adult Swim's Uzumaki and develops theories as to the significant shifts in animation quality throughout the episode. Then, Andrew returns to talk about something new: the Backerkit campaign for the classic tabletop RPG, Ars Magica, and how it's promising to release this new edition in the Creative Commons.

THE TOUCH: D. Bethel also briefly discusses Transformers One, the newest fully animated Transformers movie since 1986's The Transformers: The Movie.

TOPICS:

(00:00) Intro - Plans for Spookytober

(02:43) Andrew reads the Heartstopper comics

(12:08) D. Bethel watches episodes 2 and 3 of Uzumaki

(21:18) Andrew talks about the Ars Magica Backerkit campaign

(33:01) Outro - Transformers One is good!

(35:20) Outtakes

RELEVANT LINKS:

• Michael Bay's incredible ad for Verizon Fios.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

• "Extra Obnoxious Protocol" (29 September 2023): Where our hosts discuss writer Bill Willingham's decision to put his DC Comics-published creator-owned comic, Fables, into the public domain.
• "Meander in Geek" (11 October 2024): Where our hosts first talked about Heartstoppers and Uzumaki.

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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/

Amblin' Entertainment: Our hosts glide through various pieces of news and entertainment that caught their attention this last week. Andrew finds himself lost amid some very strange controversy around the game engine, Godot, while also quite enjoying Netflix's queer teenage dramedy, Heartstopper. D. Bethel admits he's a fan of the famed horror manga creator, Junji Ito, and found a lot to like in the first episode of the Adult Swim animated adaptation of his acclaimed work, Uzumaki, though it sounds like episode 2 may not quite live up to the expectations established by the premiere.

TOPICS:
(00:00) Intro - Andrew & D. break down The Night of the Living Dead
(04:04) Andrew breaks down the Godot game engine controversy
(12:19) D. Bethel is impressed (for now) with the anime (?) adaptation of Junji Ito's Uzumaki.
(23:41) Andrew finds Netflix's Heartstopper very endearing.
(41:09) Outro - D. Bethel & The Amityville Horror
(44:41) Outtakes

RELEVANT EPISODES:

• "Brine and Brinstar" (31 October 2014): Where our hosts discuss George Romero's Night of the Living Dead.
• "Privilege of Ubiquity" (15 September 2023): Where our hosts discuss some controversy generated by a change in its licensing policy for developers using its engine.
• "A Relaxed Schedule" (20 October 2023): Where our hosts discuss another British sex dramedy, Sex Education.

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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/

WEEK IN GEEK: Andrew is pleasantly suprised and intrigued by the recent CBS...reboot? remake? metacommentary?...of Matlock starring Kathy Bates. D. Bethel tries to intersect his professional and personal interests with the critical works about video games, comics, and movies from the French publisher, Third Editions. Specifically, he's started a dive into Decoding The Last of Us: The Remnants of Humanity by Nicolas Deneschau, though they spend a fair amount talking about The Impact of Akira: A Manga [R]evolution by Rémi Lopez.

TOPICS:
(00:00) Intro - Our hosts are busy

(03:04) Andrew's Week in Geek: Matlock

(19:54) D.'s Week in Geek: Decoding The Last of Us: The Remnants of Humanity

(40:09) Outro - That's Called Friendship

(41:01) Outtakes

RELEVANT LINKS:

• "Week in Geek: Akira, Vol. 1": Where D. Bethel dives into the themes of youth and rebellion found in the first volume of Katsuhiro Otomo's Akira, published by Kodansha.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

• "Prime Time Crime" (5 March 2021): Where Andrew finds a lot to like and not like in the reboot of The Equalizer.
• "Attachment Point" (9 February 2024): Where Andrew reflects on five seasons of the Magnum, P.I. reboot.

INFO:

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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/