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4 August 2023 Invisible Editor Comments 0 Comment

WEEK IN GEEK: It’s all about indie video games this week as both of our hosts have been indulging in new ludic adventures. Andrew participates in the eldritch fishing adventure of Dredge while D. Bethel has been having roguelike RPG fun with Star Renegades.

RIP PEE-WEE: Paul Reubens died after a long bout with cancer on July 30; our hosts spend a bit of time memorializing his work.

RELEVANT LINKS:

David Hasselhoff’s tweet memorializing his old college roommate, Paul Reubens:

Paul Reubens was a great, great friend. He gave me the muppets for my birthday and never forgot anyone’s birthday from our class. He was in my class at CalArts and room mates! He was always kind to me and to everyone. He will be missed. #paulreubens #peeweeherman pic.twitter.com/FxI3H3COYL
— David Hasselhoff (@DavidHasselhoff) July 31, 2023

RELEVANT EPISODES:

“Baguettevania” (24 August 2018): Where our hosts discuss the roguelike Metroidvania, Dead Cells.
“Hobbit Seasons” (24 June 2022): Where Andrew talks about the iterative awesomeness of Rogue Legacy 2.
“Tentacles or Bust” (12 May 2023): Where D. Bethel shares his experience with the Lovecraftian adventure game, Call of the Sea.

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FEATURED MUSIC:

“Disco Medusae” by Kevin McLeod
- Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae
“District Four” by Kevin McLeod
- Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four
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Mama Knight

21 July 2023 Invisible Editor Comments 0 Comment

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ON STRIKE: Despite the heat, our hosts discuss all the striking that’s hitting Hollywood (and more!) quite hard right now. From the WGA to SAG-AFTRA (to UPS?!), it seems that the folks who are just trying to do their job and earn an honest living can’t get an inch from the studio heads, so far.

RELEVANT LINKS:

John Rogers’ Twitter thread about the UPS/Teamster union rally:

1) A moment at the Teamsters/UPS rally this morning clarified our current struggle with the studio CEO's (among other bosses). Teamsters got a lot of wins, but one of the main sticking points is the pay for the 65% of local UPS workers who are part-time …
— John Rogers (@jonrog1) July 19, 2023

Tyler Evans’ devastating tweet that D. Bethel references in the episode:

Hollywood writers, on average, are paid $69,510 a year.

Bob Iger is paid $74,175 a DAY.

That is "very disturbing" to me, Bob. https://t.co/ISS8pqSBdt
— Tyler Evans (@tylerevansokay) July 13, 2023

Fran Drescher’s, president of SAG-AFTRA, powerful speech at a recent rally:

RELEVANT EPISODES:

“Space Man From Pluto” (30 June 2023): Where our hosts worried about how entertainment executives would find AI-created work enticing (and cheap) alternatives to hiring actual creative people.
“Don’t Pull Out Your Deck” (14 July 2023): Where our hosts discuss the rising costs (and continuing failures) of movies.

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FEATURED MUSIC:

“Disco Medusae” by Kevin McLeod
- Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae
“District Four” by Kevin McLeod
- Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four
Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/