Squideye and The Bitter Guy
The Rise of Babylon 5... rising? We chat about a CW show we really liked, and an upcoming CW show we're hoping we really like, because it's based on a WB show we really, really liked. I didn't really give this one an extensive listen, and also I threw together some artwork; thanks Canva!
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Ilan's new enemy -- revealed! Justin is an enabling presence for this quick end-of-the-month update. Justin's also been to a couple of movies, and we realize what we're going to talk about next time.
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Did we miss anything? We talk about time past, our schedules these days, the different platforms out there these days, and how we interact with memories (particularly Memories, the Facebook product). We meander a lot. We talk about building and rebuilding collections via auction lots, and spend a lot of time shouting out local superstar and friend-of-the-show Jim Zub, and the games of one Mr. Robin Laws. Squideye also winds up giving a fairly complete gameplay walkthrough of Cosmic Encounter, which isn't Twilight Imperium. And the clock is ticking on Audacity.
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It's been five years. It's been five long years. We've talked a lot about what we want to talk about and it keeps getting away from us as the world keeps surprising us; but we still want to talk. So here's a placeholder.
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LibSyn is redesigning its pages so we'll spruce this one up to get with the times Justin and Ilan will be recording a new show soon. May the fourth of may be with you.
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Updates, crowdfunding, freemium games, and fear. ...
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[J]: So last night at Gen Con they had a 25th birthday party for Drizzt Do'Urden. For a very small # of you, this will be fairly significant. Drizzt started as a member of a party of heroes in a trilogy set in TSR's Forgotten Realms setting, and he was the breakout of the group. ...
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We have our Rush t-shirts and a new year has started. It's time to reconnect with you, our treasured listeners, and just barely fail to talk in-depth about the amazing comic "Saga". We will, however, cover some games, a visit from a dear friend, and a movie or two....
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With Dark Knight about to open (at the time) we contemplate the comic book movie explosion. So many explosions. Then we talk about Ready Player One, and Lords of Waterdeep. And other stuff. An explosion of other stuff! Thankfully, nobody was hurt in the explosions....
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SYNOPSIS: 1812-The Invasion of Canada, John Carter of Mars, S4UC3D, and "Spring Preview"....
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We're back after a frenzied summer and a busy school semester.
News, movies and trailers:
- Lorax trailer! By the Despicable Me studio.
- Freleng-DePatie version from the '70s: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6650219631867189375
- Dangerous Method: Cronenberg directs Fassbender and Mortensen as Freud and Jung.
New TV!
- Community!
- Seneca's group of self-loathing misfits.
- Modern Urban Fairytales!
- Grimm and Once Upon a Time - the de Lint collector?
- Why don't they ever get more inclusive about fairytales?
The Summer!
- Justin and FanExpo Canada!
- Admission policy for gaming. But it's worth it - Aaron Douglas, stand-up guy.
- Feedback on FanExpo gaming?
TIFF!
- Etan Muskat in Sorry, Rabbi!
- Marc Slutsky, Jessica Paré, Jacob Tierney
- Other Canadian shorts: Paris Quintet
- The Day - cannibal hilbillies instead of zombies
- Good guest stars: Shawn Ashmore, Shannyn Sossamon, Dominic Monaghan
- Letter to Momo
- My Neighbour Totoro, Summer Days with Coo
- Monster in Paris
- Extra Terrestrial
Non-TIFF movies over the Summer!
- Attack the Block!
- Utter genius: Bromwell High vs. Predator!
- Another Earth
- Drive
- In Time
Digression: Biff, Bam, Pop! The Illuminatus Trilogy!
Next time: on Tim Rice and Michael Bay!