For All Intents and Purposes

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Week in Geek: Andrew plays Talisman on his iPad while Dan is embroiled in the middle of a Hayao Miyazaki movie marathon.

Sentinels of the Multiverse: Andrew, along with Nicole and Luke from AcrossTheBoardGames.net and mutual friend, Alex, to play a customized game of the card game that has captured Andrew’s interest for the last few months. Read Luke and Nicole’s writeup about this session.

Footballers of Catan: With the recent revelation that a group of Green Bay Packers players regularly play Settlers of Catan, Dan and Andrew ponder the possible mainstreaming of these previously not mainstream games.

Cones of Dumbshire: A Catan-like fake-game created for an episode of Parks and Recreation is now being Kickstarted for an absurd (?) amount. Andrew and Dan briefly examine the ups and downs of this young Kickstarter.

Question of the Geek:

What digitized tabletop game have you enjoyed playing (regardless of platform)?

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Featured Music:

-“Stayin’ in Black” by Wax Audio

-“The Incredits” by Michael Giacchino (from The Incredibles)

-“Yakety Sax” by Boots Randolph

-“Main Title March” by John Williams (from Superman: The Movie)

-“Parks and Recreation Theme” by Gaby Moreno and Vincent Jones

-“Song from M*A*SH (Suicide is Painless)” by Johnny Mandel

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If you’re under 21, you will get carded before you are able to enjoy Episode 33 of For All Intents and Purposes because this week is all about booze, but with a nerdy/geeky focus, of course.

Week in Geek: Andrew plays the pepper-based tabletop game, Scoville, while Dan dives into the Paleolithic with Simon Roy’s Tiger Lung.

Beer Bad: To discuss the threat of alcohol, Dan and Andrew put themselves through the trial of watching the infamous episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer where they try to write a show with an anti-alcohol message, but goes completely awry.

Discussion: Andrew and Dan look into the intersection of nerds and booze, bouncing around between the topics of licensed beers, specialty beers, microbrew, and the rise of nerd bars/gaming bars.

Boston Legal: Since the episode is all about booze, why not talk about a…cancelled legal dramedy starring Captain Kirk and Ultron? Sure!

Question of the Geek:

What’s your preferred alcoholic beverage for your nerdy pursuits (or your pursuits in general)?

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Featured Music:

-“Stayin’ in Black” by Wax Audio

-“Beer, Beer, Beer” by Rob Manuel ft. Daniele Davoli

-“Where Everybody Knows Your Name” by Gary Portnoy

-“Boston Legal Theme” by Danny Lux

-“Scarface (Push It to the Limit)” by Paul Engemann

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Episode 32 is a love-letter to Marvel. Anything, at least, to keep Dan’s mind off of his recent surgery and all the interesting impediment that entails.

Week in Geek: Andrew plays more Sentinels of the Multiverse by checking out their recent expansion, Wrath of the Cosmos while Dan plays a four year-old game, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3. 

The Master of Magnetism: Continuing from last year a focus on a specific pop culture villain, this week Dan and Andrew discuss the long-time foe (and ally and member) of the X-Men, Magneto, and why his very existence may be in danger.

Agent of Carter: Andrew and Dan have both seen Marvel’s mid-season replacement show, Agent Carter, and ruminate on a simple question––Why Agent Carter? Their answers may surprise you.

Age of Ultron: Dan and Andrew give you their thoughts on the effectiveness of the new trailer for Avengers: Age of Ultron.

Question of the Geek:

What are your thoughts about Agent Carter, and/or Marvel’s current plans for the MCU?

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The boys are back for 2015 with a full-length episode, and they get right back into the swing of things:

Week in Geek: Both Andrew and Dan seem to be really into television at the start of the year, with Andrew watching the new John Rodgers-helmed TNT series, The Librarians, and Dan re-watching (for the umpteenth time) Futurama.

Andrew Objects: Andrew looks into a specific bit of information from the Sony hacks and discusses the controversy around the possible choice of successors for Daniel Craig’s James Bond.

Discussion: Based on a highly-veritable article from England’s The Daily Mirror, Dan and Andrew ask, “Has Doctor Who lost its way?”

Boast of Bethel: As mentioned last year, Dan is a fan of the band, Dawnbringer. With this Boast, he discusses how one of their albums, Nucleus, helped him create the first chapter of his webcomic, Long John.

 

Question of the Geek:

What nerdy/geeky thing/event are you most looking forward to in 2015? Why?

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For all intents and purposes, that was an episode recap.

Featured Music:

-“Stayin’ in Black” by Wax Audio

-“Miles Edgeworth––Objection! 2011” by Noriyuki Iwadere (from Ace Attorney 2 Orchestra Arrangement)

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It’s the last full episode for 2014 and, boy, it’s quite a show this week.

Week in Geek: Andrew reads the metafictional sci-fi novel, Redshirts, while Dan watches a movie nobody liked or saw…and liked it: Earth to Echo.

Boasts of Bethel: After having mentioned the Satoshi Kon manga, Opus, a few weeks ago, Dan discusses its meta-fictional qualities and how it both helps and hinders the comic.

Discussion: Sony Pictures was hacked by a mysterious, overseas group that exposed a bunch of previously classified documents. But what is the purpose––and what is the fallout––of this latest hacking endeavor?

World-Building & Storytelling: Based on a divisive article published by the Telegraph, Dan and Andrew launch into what seems to be the never-ending debate between what’s most important in fantasy and/or sci-fi fiction: a highly-realized world or the stories that are told in that world?

As mentioned above, this is the last regular show for the year; however, small updates will be released from now through the new year, so you won’t be without your beloved For All Intents and Purposes for long. 

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Featured Music:

-“Stayin’ in Black” by Wax Audio

-“Misty Mountains” by Howard Shore (from the soundtrack to The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey)

-“So Long Blues” by Ray Bonneville

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This week brings the longest episode yet! That’s only because it’s full of so much great content! This week, the roundtable discusses military fiction, in any form, and it takes some thoughtful, and unexpected, turns.

Week in Geek: Andrew continues his reading streak with Ready Player One by Ernest Cline while Dan is impressed with the Disney revisionist fairy tale, Maleficent.

Interview: Dan sits down with the host of The Science Fiction Show (a great podcast to which you all should listen), Jason Tudor, as they discuss–among other things–military science fiction.

Discussion: Continuing the subject, Andrew and Dan specifically discuss the military’s involvement in entertainment media throughout the years, how it has changed, and what it means for nerds and geeks.

Andrew Objects: Andrew cuts in to discuss how some aspects of Crimson Tide are, well, objectionable.

Question of the Geek:

What is your favorite winter and/or holiday fiction?

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Featured Music:

-“Stayin’ in Black” by Wax Audio

-“There’s Something in Here (Theme for The Science Fiction Show)” by Aaron Kusterer

-“Danger Zone” by Kenny Loggins (from the soundtrack to Top Gun)

-“Hymn to Red October (Main Theme)” by Basil Paledouris (from the soundtrack to Hunt for Red October)

-“Godot – Fragrance of Dark Coffee” from Gyakuten Saiban meets Orchestra (artist unknown)

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Apparently one of the possible intents and purposes of For All Intents and Purposes is to be socially conscious! With that in mind, they focus this week on discussion––for the most part––socially conscious gaming.

Week in Geek: Andrew plays the indie hit, Papers, Please, while Dan reads the manga, Opus, by the late, great anime director, Satoshi Kon.

The Teaser Awakens: An 88-second teaser trailer for J. J. Abrams’ Star Wars: The Force Awakens hit the internet this week and, because everybody was talking about it, Dan and Andrew thought it’d be smart to talk about it, too!

Discussion: Spurred by the not-so-subtle commentary found in Papers, Please, Andrew and Dan decide to take a look at socially-conscious gaming in general, though they mostly discuss video games––everything from Red Dead Redemption to Brenda Romero’s experiential tabletop game, Train.

Metal Gear Lecture: With the idea of socially-conscious games on the brain, we discuss the strange place that the PS1 classic, Metal Gear Solid, occupies along that continuum.

Question of the Geek:

What is your favorite work of military-themed fiction?

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Featured Music:

-“Stayin’ in Black” by Wax Audio

-“A Galaxy Divided” by Kevin Kiner (from Star Wars: The Clone Wars, based on original music by John Williams)

-“Cantina Band #2” by John Williams (from Star Wars: A New Hope)

-“You Dropped the Bomb on Me” by The Gap Band

-“Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick” by Ian Dury and the Blockheads

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To celebrate the week of giving thanks, Andrew and Dan decide to delve into the pits of despair and discuss the world of post-apocalyptic fiction.

Week in Geek: Andrew plays Rogue Legacy while Dan reads a book titled, Console Wars.

Mild Nepotism: Dan interviews Josh Tobey, an old friend and painter whom Dan was able to recruit to draw a short story for his webcomic, Long John. In this segment, they discuss Josh’s approach to art in general––his process and his theory.

Discussion: What better way to be thankful for what you have by engaging in fiction that emphasizes what you don’t have––welcome to the Post-Apocalypse. Please leave your humanity at the door.

Fantasy Post-Apocalypse: In which Dan and Andrew look at this interesting and increasingly populr sub-genre of the Post-Apocalyptic framework that examines what happens when worlds that don’t exist end.

Question of the Geek:

What do you consider to be a Thanksgiving movie? Why?

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Featured Music:

-“Stayin’ In Black” by Wax Audio

-“Control” by Broken Bells

-“Dolls’ Polyphony” by Geinoh Yamashirogumi (from Akira)

-“The Final Countdown” by Europe

-“The Wild West” by Nobuo Uematsu (from Final Fantasy VI)

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Things seems lightly off in this alternate/parallel reality-themed episode. However, the show must go on, evil goatee or not.

Week in Geek: Andrew peruses the lesser Star Wars movies for trivia and finds some newly poignant scenes while Dan plays Shovel Knight on his WiiU and Terra Battle on his phone.

Original the Series: Taking another look into the original Star Trek series, this week Dan and Andrew watch the classic episode, “Mirror, Mirror,” to great effect. Goatees and gold sashes!

Discussion: Having watched “Mirror, Mirror,” the idea of parallel or alternate realities, as they’re presented in various fictions, seemed to be the right avenue for discussion this week, and they certainly go all over the place.

Breaking News: With this week’s announcement of popular American tabletop game designers, Fantasy Flight Games, merging with major European tabletop distributor, Asmodée, Dan asks the podcast’s resident tabletop guru what this means for tabletop fans.

Question of the Geek:

What is your favorite use of alternate reality in a story?

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Featured Music:

-“Stayin’ in Black” by Wax Audio

-“Old Metal Gear” by Starry.K (from Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater)

-“Beat It” by Pomplamoose

-“Just Dropped In (to See What Condition My Condition Was In)” by Children of Bodom

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For All Intents and Purposes has hit the quarter-centennial mark! That is, if by “centennial” we mean a hundred episodes rather than a hundred years. However, is it going to be a celebration…or a crisis?! To find out, you’ll have to listen! Do you dare?!

Week in Geek: Andrew watches more Star Wars: Rebels while Dan buys his first Nintendo home console in what is likely over two decades.

Star Trek: Taking another dip into the Original Series, this time Dan and Andrew watch and discuss the classic “I, Mudd” featuring everybody’s favorite scallywag, Harcourt Fenton Mudd.

Discussion: As if it’s a big surprise, with Series 8 of Doctor Who––the first featuring Peter Capaldi’s 12th Doctor––having come to an end, they discuss not only the final episode (SPOILER ALERT), but Series 8 as a whole and its place in the oeuvre of Doctor Who.

The Art of the Season Finale: With the closing of Doctor Who in mind, Andrew and Dan discuss season finales in general. Specifically, they discuss what they are and what they have been and how and why they’ve changed over time.

Question of the Geek:

What is your favorite season finale to a television show?

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