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Episode 156 – River City Rampage

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It’s the return of NERD LAW!

A MARVELOUS MONSTER: After a long gestation and some delays, Disney has officially acquired 20th Century Fox assets, comprising of Fox’s film and tv properties. This means everything from the Alien franchise to Bob’s Burgers and even The Simpsons are now owned by Disney. Of course, for comic book fans and fans of comic book movies, the biggest part of this deal means that the X-Men and the Fantastic Four film rights are now under Disney/Marvel control. But it’s a much bigger––and more complicated––deal than just the superhero franchises and make some people a little nervous.

WHAT NINTENDON’T: Emulation software has been on the internet for at least twenty years at this point, allowing people to download and play often near-perfect versions of games from the NES, SNES, and many other classic consoles. While playing emulated games have always been legally murky, Nintendo’s big legal smackdown of a few emulator and ROM sites in particular have really shaken the whole community in more ways than one.

RELATED EPISODES:

Episode 80 – Alien Control Party: Where D. and Andrew discuss the attempts made to archive video games.
Shortcast 48 – My Smokey Timbre: Where Andrew and D. more recently discuss not only archiving works but revisions and re-releases of them.
Episode 155 – Captain Host: Where Andrew and D. talk about there being too many blockbuster movies during the Summer 2018 season.

RELATED LINKS:

Arnsdorf, Isaac. “The Shadow Rulers of the VA.” ProPublica. Pro Publica Inc, 07 Aug. 2018.
Dingman, Hayden. “Nintendo’s Ridiculous War on ROMs Threatens Gaming History.” PC World. IDG Communications, 11 Aug. 2018.
Fenlon, Wes. “The Ethics of Emulation: How Creators, the Community, and the Law View Console Emulators.” PC Gamer. Future US, 28 Mar. 2017.
Fleming Jr., Mike. “Deadpool‘s Rob Liefeld Takes His Extreme Universe to Netflix in Splashy Deal.” Deadline. Penske Business Media LLC., 08 Mar. 2018.
Kohler, Chris. “In Defense of ROMS, a Solution to Dying Games and Broken Copyright Laws.” Kotaku. Gizmodo Media Group, 14 Aug. 2018.’
“Netflix Acquires Millarworld.” Netflix. 07 Aug. 2017.
Schreier, Jason. “Nobody Can Find the Source Code for Icewind Dale II.” Kotaku. Gizmodo Media Group, 07 Jul. 2018.

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-“Disco Medusae” by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.com)*
-“District Four” by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.com)*
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Shortcast 65 – Find a Cheap Show

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GOING BACK: Having played Uncharted: The Lost Legacy, D. Bethel has since gone back and played the first game in the Uncharted series and was rather frustrated by it. This experience got our hosts thinking about entering series (of games, movies, tv shows, etc.) mid-stream––what’s the value of going back to the start?

RELATED EPISODES:

Episode 69 – Two Matching Ties: Where Andrew first talked about playing Uncharted.

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-“District Four” by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.com)*
-“Disco Medusae” by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.com)*
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Episode 155 – Captain Host

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WEEK IN GEEK: Andrew braved populated movie theaters to see Ant-Man and the Wasp while D. Bethel eagerly went to the theaters to see Incredibles II.

DISNEY FLOOD: This summer was a packed house in terms of big-budget blockbuster-intended films with Avengers: Infinity War, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Ant-Man and the Wasp, and Incredibles II. But with Solo and Ant-Man and the Wasp underperforming, it has Andrew and D. wondering, did we have too many big nerd movies this summer?

RELATED LINKS:

Brad Bird defends his approach to animated films on Twitter:

With all due respect, it is NOT a “kids movie”. It is animated, and rated PG. https://t.co/a6tGzoWvzy

— Brad Bird (@BradBirdA113) July 2, 2018

Guerrasio, Jason. “MoviePass to Introduce Surge Pricing on Popular Movies by July.” Business Insider. Insider Inc, 21 Jun. 2018.
Kroll, Justin. “Black Widow Finds Standalone Film Lands Director Cate Shortland.” Variety. Variety Media, 12 Jul. 2018.
Dan & Rusty Video Game Power Hour #25: Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon, part 3:

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Shortcast 60 – Turn Up This Hotness

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WEEK IN GEEK: Andrew sees the latest Star Wars Story, Solo, while D. Bethel gushes about the recent God of War reboot.

RELATED EPISODES:

Episode 96 – Applejacks. Hot Dogs. Thursday. Fire Truck.: Where D. Bethel throws some shade on Jurassic World.
Episode 120 – Where the Hands Touch: Where Andrew and D. Bethel talk about the last Star Wars Story, Rogue One.
Episode 131 – A Magical Failure: Where D. Bethel talks about playing God of War III, and some of the troubles that came from streaming that game.

RELEVANT LINKS:

God of War‘s Kratos voice actor, Christopher Judge, telling dad jokes:

D. talks about his experience buying and listening to Bear McCreary’s God of War score long before ever actually playing the game.
Dan & his dog, Rusty, play a bit of God of War III:

Taylor playing Fallout 4 with Andrew heckling:

Watch live video from TK4TCH on www.twitch.tv

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Shortcast 54 – Cameo Train

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SNAP JUDGMENT: With the third Avengers movie becoming a new bank everybody is putting their money into, D. and Andrew finally sit down to talk about the latest Marvel Cinematic Universe capstone event. Be warned that this episode CONTAINS SPOILERS for the movie.

RELATED EPISODES:

Shortcast 46 – Wakandan Skip Fires: Where Andrew and D. talk about the previous MCU entry, Black Panther.
Episode 48 – A Rerouting Problem: Where D. and Andrew discuss the previous Avengers movie, Avengers: Age of Ultron.

WORKS CITED:

Flood, Allison. “Romantic Novelist’s Trademarking of Word ‘Cocky’ Sparks Outcry.” The Guardian. Guardian News and Media Limited, 08 May 2018.
Meyer, Joshua. “12 Iconic Marvel Comics Moments That ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Brings to Life.” /Film. 02 May 2018.

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Guestcast 02 – Ready Taylor One

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READY TAYLOR ONE: With D. Bethel out for the week so Shakespeare can get paid, Andrew recruits friend-of-the-show, Taylor Katcher, to talk about the recent Steven Spielberg sci-fi film, Ready Player One.

RELATED EPISODES:

Episode 29 – Guitar Mode: Where Andrew discussed his experience reading Ernest Cline’s debut novel, Ready Player One.
Episode 42 – Unology: Where D. and Andrew talk about the announcement of Spielberg taking on directorial duties of the cinematic adaptation of Ready Player One.
Episode 110 – A Taylor [ , ] For All Intents and Purposes: In which Taylor first arrives on the podcast to talk about the DC event, Flashpoint.
Guestcast 01 – How Does Dan Do It?: The first Guestcast in which Taylor was the first Guestcast host.
Episode 135 – Pure Chaos: In which Taylor comes to the show to talk with D. and Andrew about the Alien franchise in the context of Alien: Covenant.
Episode 141 – The Unpop Culture: Where Andrew and D. react to the first Ready Player One trailer, especially in the context of Andrew having read the novel.
Episode 152 – My Own Finger: Where Taylor was brought on for the first time in 2018 to give us the State of the DCUnion.

RELATED LINKS:

“Spotlight: The Marvel Minimum: The Four Movies to See Before ‘Avengers: Infinity War’” by Taylor Katcher.
Nerd Alert, a podcast from WDW News Today on which Taylor is a frequent guest.
“Boasts of Bethel: Getting to the Point” by D. Bethel – Where D. discusses his thoughts about adaptations and why we should mete our expectations.

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Shortcast 51 – Disco Buttons

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READY PLAYER NOONE: Steven Spielberg said recently that movies made by internet-first companies like Netflix “deserve an Emmy, not an Oscar.” Where is the line between tv and film anymore? Is the line even there? Andrew and D. Bethel talk about the malleability of the filmic medium, be it cinema or television.

RELATED EPISODES:

Episode 16 – Of Underwear Models & Wayward Sons: Where D. and Andrew talk about the rise of serialized television and its relationship with the more traditional episodic format.

WORKS CITED:

Hart, Hugh. “Christopher Nolan Fights to Keep Film Alive.” DGA Quarterly. DGA, 2015.
Nyren, Erin. “Steven Spielberg Doesn’t Think Netflix Movies Deserve Oscars.” Variety. Variety Media, 25 Mar. 2018.

RELATED LINKS:

Because, for some reason, D. Bethel mentioned the three-season Ferris Bueller pastiche, Parker Lewis Can’t Lose:

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Shortcast 48 – My Smokey Timbre

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RECYCLE, REDUCE, REUSE: This week, Andrew and D. discuss revisions that happen to works after they are released. From the canon-bending Star Wars re-releases from the late 1990s to the archival efforts of the Mega Man Legacy Collection, works are “preserved” in some form or another, but attention could (and should) be paid to the reasons for such preservation and re-release: is it in the interest of the creator? Of the owner? Of the audience? While they don’t generate any answers, our hosts certainly probe the topic for its diversity of impetus, goals, and cultural impact. Well, they do decide that pop culture needs some sort of library, but that’s about it.

RELATED EPISODES:

Episode 12 – Our Best Work: The last time Dinosaucers was mentioned.
Episode 80 – Alien Control Party: Where D. and Andrew discuss the attempts made (in their myriad forms) to archive video games.
Episode 98 – Less-Impressive-Than-You-Expected No. 7: Where D. talks about the Mega Man Legacy Collection.

RELEVANT LINKS:

Dinosaucers. ‘Nuff said.

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Shortcast 46 – Wakandan Skip Fires

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BLACK PANTHER: Andrew and D. have both finally seen the newest Marvel Cinematic entry, Black Panther, and dive into the aspects of the movie that stood out for them, especially with respect to nerd culture, pop culture, and culture at large. This conversation does discuss SPOILERS for the film, so consider yourself duly warned.

WORKS CITED:

Trevor Noah talks about African accents in Black Panther with Chadwick Boseman on The Daily Show (bookmarked for that specific topic, but watch the whole interview):

Trevor Noah in The Daily Show‘s “Between the Scenes” segment where he talks about Black Panther:

“Waypoint 101: Black Panther.” Waypoint. VICE Media, 28 Feb. 2018. – Podcast where the staff of VICE’s Waypoint have a thoughtful look at Black Panther. (Warning: Contains SPOILERS.)

RELATED EPISODES:

Shortcast 21 – Love the Stank: Where D. Bethel talks about listening to Trevor Noah’s autobiography, Born a Crime (starts at 16:55)

RELATED LINKS:

Ryzik, Melena. “The Afrofuturistic Designs of Black Panther.” The New York Times. The New York Times Company, 23 Feb. 2018.

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Shortcast 43 – The # Age

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WEEK IN GEEK: This week, Andrew and D. start with a little Black Panther talk––friend of the show, Kyrun Silva, went on Good Day Sacramento to talk about what the character has meant to him as an independent comic creator––before Andrew discusses the complex but fun fantasy board game, Gloomhaven, while Dan watches the short but effective AMC comic book documentary series, Robert Kirkman’s Secret History of Comics.

RELATED EPISODES:

Episode 87 – Thunder and Lightning: Where D. and Andrew talk with Seattle Megagame co-founder, Jesse Shepherd, about the board game, Pandemic Legacy.

RELEVANT LINKS:

Check out the website for Gloomhaven‘s developer, Cephalofair (the company name for Isaac Childres), and scroll down to see all the writing he has done about the process of making the game.

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