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5 March 2021 Invisible Editor Comments 0 Comment

WEEK IN GEEK: This week, Andrew watches the Queen Latifah-starring CBS reboot of the classic crime drama, The Equalizer, while D. Bethel finds a powerful, personal, and moving story about depression and self-acceptance in the 2018 retro-styled puzzle platformer, Celeste.

RELEVANT LINKS:

The MyHeritage AI-generated vivification of Vigo the Carpathian (via Twitter user, Mark Richardson):

I'm disappointed in the internet for not using Deep Nostalgia on Vigo the Carpathian, from Ghostbusters 2.
I have fixed that. pic.twitter.com/Ql3Rcgn4V5
— Mark Richardson (@slavetothehat) March 4, 2021

However, it also generates nightmares like this (via Hi-Fructose Magazine on Instagram):

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RELEVANT EPISODES:

“Episode 36 – Dan & Andy’s Quality Audio” (13 February 2015): Where Andrew made D. Bethel watch the pilot to Andrew’s favorite show (after Star Trek…maybe), John Rogers’ Leverage by John Rogers.
“Episode 108 – Private Reasons” (29 September 2016): Where D. Bethel and Andrew discuss the surge of reboots of classic ’80s film and tv franchises.
“Sad News Theme” (28 February 2020): Where Andrew discussed his first impressions of another reboot of a classic prime time drama, MacGyver.
“For Great Justice” (19 February 2021): Where D. Bethel talks with Andrew about video game genres and their ability to tell certain kinds of stories (as it related to the bizarre news around Six Days in Fallujah).

INFO:

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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/)

Shortcast 30 – Shorter Than Normal

22 September 2017 Invisible Editor Comments 0 Comment

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BAD WORDS: After the most recent faux pas by popular YouTube gaming personality, Felix Kjellberg a.k.a. PewDiePie, in which he uttered one of the most contemptible words in American English seemingly as a synonym for “asshole”, the internet exploded for a second to either defend Kjellberg or condemn him on a variety of fronts. Firewatch developer, Campo Santo, went so far as to file a DMCA complaint on YouTube, causing the website to take down Kjellberg’s Let’s Play of it from his channel. Video games and the internet are a mess right now, and Andrew and D. Bethel do there best to untangle the knot while slightly ranting along the way.

NOTE: Dan is going to be exhibiting at APE (the Alternative Press Expo) this weekend (September 23-24) at the San Jose Convention Center. If you’re in the area, come to the show and say hello!

RELATED EPISODES:

Episode 30 – “Batting 100”: Only referenced because this is Shortcast 30.
Episode 125 – “Hot Sauce Box”: Where we talk about the last time PewDiePie got himself into trouble.

WORKS REFERENCED:

Cooper, Dalton. “PewDiePie Almost Uses Racist Language Again Just Days After Apology.” GameRant. Warp10 LLC, 15 Sep. 2017.
Fahey, Rob. “Gaming YouTube Must Get Its House In Order.” GamesIndustry.Biz. Gamer Network, 15 Sep. 2017.
Ibrahim, Mona. “Firewatch Creators Can Target PewDiePie with DMCA Takedowns, and It’s Perfectly Legal.” Polygon. Vox Media, 12 Sep. 2017.
Klepek, Patrick. “PewDiePie Doesn’t Deserve a Pass For Using the N-Word Because He Was Angry.” Waypoint. Vice Media, 11 Sep. 2017.

INFO:

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

FEATURED MUSIC:

-“Thunder Busters” by Wax Audio
-“Nerd Law” by D. Bethel

Episode 140 – A Vernal Pool of Talent

21 July 2017 Invisible Editor Comments 1 comment

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WEEK IN GEEK: The guys are again on the cutting edge of entertainment as Andrew begins playing Skyrim (albeit the Special Edition that was released for current platforms last year) while D goes all the way back to 2006 and plays Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age (albeit the recently released HD remastered version).

DOCTOR NEW: After speculation accruing since Peter Capaldi announced he would be leaving the lead role of Doctor Who earlier this year, the BBC announced his replacement, Jodie Whittaker. And the internet went wild. (Time Stamp – 38:38)

RELATED EPISODES:

Episode 81 – “Synchronized Like Color Swatches” in which Dan and Andrew discuss the news that Steven Moffat would be leaving the show after Series 10 and would be replaced by Chris Chibnall.
Episode 123 – “Underground Murder Barn” in which Andrew and Dan ruminate on the announcement that Peter Capaldi had decided to step down as the Doctor.

WORKS CITED, REFERENCED, OR CONSULTED:

Baker, Colin. “I Was the Doctor and I’m Over the Moon That At Last We Have a Female Lead.” The Guardian. Guardian News and Media Limited, 17 July 2017.
Dowell, Ben. “Doctor Who considering US-style ‘writers room’ under Chris Chibnall.” Ratio Times. Immediate Media Company Limited, 03 May 2016.

LINKS:

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

FEATURED MUSIC:

-“Stayin’ in Black” by Wax Audio
-“I Am the Doctor” by Jon Pertwee