Episode 31 - All Alone in the Night
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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Episode 30 - New Enemy
Squideye and The Bitter Guy
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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Episode 29 - OHOtMU Summer Memories
Squideye and The Bitter Guy
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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The Micro-episode
Squideye and The Bitter Guy
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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Page update!
Squideye and The Bitter Guy
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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Episode 28 - Special Edition
Squideye and The Bitter Guy
Updates, crowdfunding, freemium games, and fear. ...
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Happy Birthday, Drizzt!
Squideye and The Bitter Guy
[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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Episode 27: The Saga Begins Again
Squideye and The Bitter Guy
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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Episode 26: Before NextWave!
Squideye and The Bitter Guy
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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Episode 25: A Dance with Deadlines
Squideye and The Bitter Guy
SYNOPSIS: 1812-The Invasion of Canada, John Carter of Mars, S4UC3D, and "Spring Preview"....
info_outlineSYNOPSIS: 1812-The Invasion of Canada, John Carter of Mars, S4UC3D, and "Spring Preview".
We got our rewrites in from J. Michael Straczynski and George R.R. Martin, and Adi Granov finished the art, so we're ready to go!
And in true news, Ilan and Justin have just spent the last few months demonstrating that "work-life balance" is something that happens to other people. In March, we recorded a shockingly timely segment about a new light wargame, 1812 - the Invasion of Canada, and oh gee right about now are the War of 1812 celebrations/commemorations. Good job, guys!
About 7 minutes in, we also have... oh dear. A timely review of John Carter of Mars, which more or less came and went and - though commercially successful - didn't make much of a cultural impact. But it was better than Attack of the Clones.
Around twelve minutes in, we talk about how we hadn't had a chance to play Mass Effect 3. Or other video games. Update: Ilan had a chance to play Mass Effect 3. But Justin still hasn't.
It's thirteen minutes when we welcome the (now 19-episode-old!) S4UC3D podcast, starring SATBG superfriend Jerome Comeau, and their mockery of us is well-earned. Haw haw, you guys.
Then it's fourteen minutes, and we talk comics. Ilan talks about Remender, and Justin talks about Swamp Thing, and Alan Moore, and then Ilan gets all high and mighty about how The Ultimates have higher stakes than "mainstream Marvel" ever can.
Sigh.
Around twenty-one minutes in, we pontificate about the comic-book-buyer's dilemma. Wait for reviews? Preorder, rain-or-shine?
Twenty-four minutes in we *ANTICIPATE* the new (spring!) TV season, including the new (third!) season of Community. Yep. And wave our hands about Fringe, and Breaking Bad, and stuff.
Twenty-eight minutes: Wrestling, movies, G.I. Joe. And then we worry about whether the Avengers was gonna be good and stuff. And we cap it off by talking about Zahn and Thrawn.
You can figure this out. Just careful that nobody gets hurt!