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Turn on the Window

Turn on the Window

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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”
(36:32) Outro – D. finally heard the Wilhelm Scream in Indiana Jones & The Great Circle
(37:32) Outtakes

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RELEVANT EPISODES:

  • “Nerd Intervention” (28 June 2024): Where our hosts reflect on the previous season of Doctor Who.

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Theme Song Detectives

Theme Song Detectives

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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 QUEEN: The show wraps with a short remembrance of Jean Marsh, an incredibly expressive actress whose career ran decades. Our hosts, of course, remember her fondly for her dips into Doctor Who across the years (she even used to be married to the Third Doctor, Jon Pertwee) as well as her turn as the unforgettable villain, Queen Bavmorda, in Willow.

TOPICS:

(00:00) Intro – Where we’ve been
(02:06) D. Bethel’s Mister Rogersification
(05:25) Andrew’s WiG #1: Daredevil: Born Again
(13:44) Andrew’s WiG #2: Forever Skies
(24:03) D.’S WiG #1: The Expanse
(28:51) D.’s WiG #2: Indiana Jones & the Great Circle
(42:03) Outro – RIP Jean Marsh
(46:07) Outtakes

RELEVANT EPISODES:

  • “A Warm Heat” (23 June 2017): Where D. Bethel discusses the Machinegames’ reboot, Wolfenstein: The New Order.
  • “Whatever We Bring, We Bring It” (13 October 2017): Where D. Bethel discusses his time playing Machinegames’ Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
  • “It’s Always a Game” (08 February 2019): Where Andrew relates his experience with the survival game, Subnautica.
  • “Earl British” (25 September 2020): Where our hosts discuss Microsoft’s acquisition of Bethesda Softworks.
  • “Bear is Watching” (21 May 2021): Where Andrew plays the Subnautica sequel, Subnautica: Below Zero.
  • “The Soundness” (01 September 2023): Where Green Hell becomes Andrew’s survival game of choice.
  • “Nomanski” (24 November 2023): Survival goes to space as Andrew and D. Bethel discuss No Man’s Sky.

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The Rolling Dead

The Rolling Dead

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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 Walking Dead
(22:15) Story time
(26:50) It’s a good game––why is no one talking about it?
(39:35) Outro – RIP Val Kilmer
(44:31) Outtakes

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RELEVANT EPISODES:

  • “Do the Laugh” (27 January 2023): Where Andrew talks about watching the first season of The Walking Dead.
  • “Cowboy Energy” (25 October 2024): Where our hosts walk through one of the foundational texts of zombie fiction, George Romero’s Dawn of the Dead.
  • “The Sheng Long Distraction” (27 September 2024): Where Andrew buys a lot of The Walking Dead comics.
  • “My Nude Wall” (15 November 2024): Andrew gives an update on his watch-through of The Walking Dead.

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A Different Kind of Show

A Different Kind of Show

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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.

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Dot Nyet

Dot Nyet

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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:

  • “Too Many Johnnies” (5 February 2021): Where our hosts have their first big sit-down conversation about Cobra Kai.
  • “Full Frasier” (16 September 2022): Where Andrew discusses the fifth season of Cobra Kai.
  • “New Machine, New Problems” (29 November 2024): Where Andrew shares his thoughts on the first part of Cobra Kai, season 6.

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The Lightning Lady Guy

The Lightning Lady Guy

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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 Taurus Comics) 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 costumes
(0:45:38) Final thoughts
(0:51:56) Outro – Shameless self-promotion
(0:56:24) Outtakes

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RELEVANT EPISODES:

  • “The Nature of the Gutter” (12 March 2021): Where our hosts inexplicably bring on their On-the-Ground-DC Correspondent, Taylor Katcher, to discuss WandaVision.
  • “A Bunch of Empty Sound” (5 April 2024): Where our hosts and Kyrun talk about the opening episodes of X-Men ’97.
  • “Rogue Staple” (8 November 2024): Where Andrew shared his thoughts after the conclusion of Agatha All Along.

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  • Kyrun will be at Black Comics Day 2025 this weekend in San Diego, CA. Find more information at their website.
  • D. Bethel will be a part of a panel about how to get started with writing comic books at StocktonCon this Sunday, 2/16, at 11:30. More information at their website.

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Nothing But Mouth Sounds

Nothing But Mouth Sounds

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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 for The Fantastic Four: First Steps.
(40:28) Outro – Teasing next week’s episode?
(43:06) Outtakes

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RELEVANT EPISODES:

  • “My Nude Wall” (15 November 2024): Where our hosts discussed the trailers for Captain America: Brave New World and Thunderbolts*.

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No Herbs

No Herbs

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SHINE ON: Our hosts spend a quick minute discussing the fall of Diamond Distribution and all the markets it touched.

WEEK IN GEEK: Andrew watches the new Star Trek movie, Star Trek: Section 31, while D. Bethel finally jumps on the bandwagon and watches the beginning of the Apple TV+ show, Severance.

TOPICS:

(00:00) Intro – Diamond Comics Distribution goes bankrupt
(08:52) Andrew’s WiG: Star Trek: Section 31
(30:44) D’s WiG: Severance
(43:21) Outro – “Superhero” is public again
(46:03) Outtakes

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RELEVANT EPISODES:

  • “Jersey Finger” (26 April 2024): Where our hosts discuss the breakup of the comical overreach of the Embracer Group.

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Deep Discount

Deep Discount

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WEEK IN GEEK: It’s a new year and––guess what?––our hosts are still geeks that have weeks; with that in mind, our hosts share the open-world character action games that have been occupying their time lately: Andrew dives into the conspiracy of Assassin’s Creed: Origins while D. Bethel uses the force in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor.

TOPICS:
(00:00) Intro – Teacher talk.
(02:48) Andrew’s Week in Geek: Assassin’s Creed: Origins
(14:39) D.’s Week in Geek: Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
(27:01) D.’s Extra Week in Geek: Starting Agatha All Along
(35:08) Outro – D. Bethel’s actual “Thing of 2024”: Godzilla Minus One Minus Color
(37:24) Outtakes

RELEVANT EPISODES:

  • “Reverent Irreverence” (17 May 2019): Where D. Bethel shares his time with Assassin’s Creed: Origins.
  • “The Full Kyrun” (2 February 2024): Where D. Bethel discusses the surprisingly affective experience of watching Godzilla Minus One Minus Color.
  • “Rogue Staple” (8 November 2024): Where Andrew walks through his thoughts of Agatha All Along.

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Splashing in the Shallow End

Splashing in the Shallow End

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2024’s THINGS OF THE YEAR: Reflecting on the 2024 that was, our hosts pick what defined the year for them. For Andrew, it’s how Star Trek: Lower Decks brought its excellent run to a close while D. Bethel can’t stop thinking about Amazon Prime’s Tales from the Loop (though it originally dropped in 2020). Andrew also talks a bit about the series finale to the Disney+ MCU animated series, What If…?

TOPICS:

(00:00) Intro – It’s a new year!
(02:29) Andrew’s 2024 Thing of the Year: The ending of Star Trek: Lower Decks
(12:51) D. Bethel’s 2024 Thing of the Year: Tales from the Loop
(19:45) Andrew talks about the ending to What If…?
(27:33) Outro – 2024 in a nutshell
(28:38) Outtakes

RELEVANT EPISODES:

  • “Kamen Themes” (30 December 2022): Where our hosts discuss their 2022 things of the year. Andrew lands on Andor while D. Bethel got lost in the world (as a cat) in Stray.
  • “Sausageria” (29 December 2023): Our hosts return to talk about their 2023 things of the year, which means Andrew reflected on the many ups and downs of Dungeons & Dragons while D. Bethel got sentimental watching Indiana Jones & the Dial of Destiny.

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