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The Miyagi Initiative

A Podcast [ , ] For All Intents and Purposes

Release Date: 12/20/2024

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A Podcast [ , ] For All Intents and Purposes

THE EDGE OF THE BLADE: In the midst of his Fear the Walking Dead watch-through, Andrew rediscovers the wonder and majesty of the actor (and musician and politician) Ruben Blades. DOCTOR WHO: [WARNING: the discussion contains SPOILERS] Our hosts discuss the second season (series 15) of Doctor Who, showcasing the Fifteenth Doctor (as played by Ncuti Gatwa) struggling to get his displaced companion, Belinda Chandra, back home to Earth. It had a lot of great stories and a lot of surprises and a lot of ties back to the previous season; our hosts discuss all the angles. NEW REALMS OF NERD: D....

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THE LAST CRUSADE: With the completion of Indiana Jones & The Great Circle now in his rearview, D. Bethel shares some final thoughts on what ended up being a surprisingly enjoyable and innovated game. CHANGING THE GAME: Andrew dives deep into new TTRPG ventures with the extremely referential but fun Outgunned Adventure and finds a lot to like in Daggerheart, the new RPG system from Critical Role. TOPICS: (0:00:00) Intro - Final thoughts on Indiana Jones & The Great Circle (0:09:36) Andrew plays Outgunned Adventure (0:15:09) Andrew checks out Critical...

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HE'S THE ONE THAT SITS: Our hosts start with the sadness and address the recent passing of actor George Wendt, whose Cheers character, Norm Peterson, (along with his bar buddy, Cliff Claven, played by John Ratzenberger) really resonated with viewers as the quintessential everyman. THE MAYONNAISE CAMPAIGN: Andrew wrapped up the Dungeons & Dragons campaign he had started earlier in the year and has some closing thoughts after spending some time with this new edition of the game. THE WALKINGS DEAD: A kind of two-in-one, Andrew takes inspiration for his own short campaign of the tabletop...

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RIDICULOUS REMAKES: D. Bethel goes off on "live action" remakes of beloved animated movies––Lilo & Stitch and How to Train Your Dragon––that genuinely seem unnecessary. DOCTOR WHO: With the first half of season 2 (series 15) of Doctor Who done, our hosts talk about what it's doing differently from the previous season before zooming in specifically on the most recent unsettling and surprisingly profound episode, "Lucky Day." TOPICS: (00:00) Intro - What are they doing with these "live action" remakes anyway? (05:11) Doctor Who, season 2 (series 15) episode: "Lucky Day"...

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It's been nearly a month with lots of things happening, under our hosts' control and not, but they check back in this week with some overview of life stuff as well as nerdy and geeky stuff. WEEKS IN GEEK: Andrew finds a lot to like in the recent MCU-Disney+ show, Daredevil: Born Again, continuing the series from its run on Netflix. He also returns to survival gaming with Far From Home's Forever Skies. D. Bethel dips into new old sci-fi with the well-regarded series, The Expanse, but has been occupying his gaming time with Machinegames' Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. LONG LIVE THE...

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THE LEGEND OF DICK BRIMES: After dusting off the microphones, our hosts return for Andrew to tell a wild tale he experienced running a game of Free League's The Walking Dead tabletop RPG. HE WAS YOUR HUCKLEBERRY: Our hosts round out the show to quickly discuss the death of the mercurial actor, Val Kilmer. D. Bethel drew a tribute not so much to Kilmer as much as a character Kilmer played that means so much to him––Willow's Madmartigan. TOPICS: (00:00) Intro - Why the show went dark for three weeks (02:51) AMC Presents The Walking Dead - The RPG (11:20) The Mechanics of The...

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WE'RE BACK...FOR A MINUTE: Life has been incredibly busy for our two hosts, but they were able to pop into the recording studio to say hello and talk a bit about the first two episodes of Daredevil: Born Again and the recently Academy Award-winning animated film, Flow. INFO: Visit our website at forallintents.net and leave your thoughts as comments on the Join our page Social: Andrew - , D. Bethel - Subscribe to our . FEATURED MUSIC: "Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod Link: "District Four" by Kevin McLeod Link: Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0...

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WEEK IN GEEK: Andrew finishes up Cobra Kai, while D. Bethel finds a wonderful world to explore in Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown. BRAVE NEW CAPTAIN: D. Bethel rounds out the episode discussing his (mostly spoiler-free) thoughts of Captain America: Brave New World. On the whole, he liked it! TOPICS: (00:00) Intro - February's over, suddenly! (01:45) Andrew's WiG: The end of Cobra Kai (31:51) D. Bethel's WiG: Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown (45:20) Outro - D.'s thoughts of Captain America: Brave New World (mild spoilers) (52:21) Outtakes RELEVANT EPISODES: "" (5...

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DOWN THE WITCHES ROAD: Our hosts are joined by the show's resident on-the-ground-Marvel correspondent, Kyrun Silva (of ) to talk about the most recent MCU Disney+ show, Agatha All Along. TOPICS: (0:00:00) Intro (0:02:22) Kyrun's thoughts on Galactus' appearance in the trailer for Fantastic Four: First Steps (0:07:26) Kyrun's overall thoughts on Agatha All Along (0:10:55) The magic side of the MCU (0:16:09) The arc of the WandaVerse (0:21:48) Let's talk Billy Maximoff (0:26:58) The benefits of Agatha's episodic structure (0:36:15) The Death of it all (0:44:04) Comic-accurate...

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WHEN MARVEL HIT HARD: In the lead up to the main topic for this week, our hosts talk about some recent MCU trailers that dropped (and impending releases) with Captain America: Brave New World and Daredevil: Born Again and how they both seem to be breathing some fresh air into the franchise. THAT'S THE THING: However, the most refreshing trailer that they've seen was the one Marvel Studios dropped this week for Fantastic Four: First Steps. TOPICS: (00:00) Intro - New MCU! Captain America: Brave New World and Daredevil: Born Again (10:12) Our hosts discuss the teaser trailer...

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WEEK IN GEEK: Andrew watches the multifaceted musical/comedy documentary, Yacht Rock: The Dockumentary, while D. Bethel finds a new holiday-staple film in the esoteric but endearing animated film, Tokyo Godfathers, directed by the late Satoshi Kon.

KARATE KID AND THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS: Our hosts wrap up the episode by discussing the trailer and premise for the very bizarre upcoming film, Karate Kid: Legends, a film promising to stitch together the dominant realities that exist within the The Karate Kid franchise.

TOPICS:
(00:00) Intro - Introducing The Middle-Aged Man podcast
(03:55) Andrew learns a lot watching Yacht Rock: The Dockumentary
(19:42) D. Bethel finally watches Tokyo Godfathers, his first Satoshi Kon film
(29:46) Outro - What the heck is Karate Kid: Legends?
(35:45) Outtakes

RELEVANT EPISODES:

  • "A Mighty Oak" (5 December 2014): Where D. Bethel discusses reading the unfinished Satoshi Kon manga, Opus. (Starts at 4:01).
  • "Batting 100" (19 December 2014): D. Bethel dives deeper into Opus in one of his early segments called "Boasts of Bethel." (Starts at 7:29.)

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