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Shortcast 51 – Disco Buttons

13 April 2018 Invisible Editor Comments 0 Comment

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.

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

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-“District Four” by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.com)*
-“Disco Medusae” by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.com)*
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Shortcast 50 – The 2Day Show

6 April 2018 Invisible Editor Comments 0 Comment

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WEEK IN GEEK: Andrew dives into “the German Stranger Things” as he watches the first three episodes of the Netflix series, Dark, while D. Bethel gets lost in an RPG-tinged clicker game called Almost a Hero by Bee Square Games.

RELEVANT LINKS:

Bethel, D. “Spotlight: ‘Masterpieces’ Are Better With Flaws.” A Website [ , ] For All Intents and Purposes. 04 Apr. 2018.

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Shortcast 43 – The # Age

16 February 2018 Invisible Editor Comments 0 Comment

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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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Shortcast 42 – Atlantis Is Full of Dead People

9 February 2018 Invisible Editor Comments 0 Comment

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ANNOUNCEMENEWSBLASTCAST: Instead of focusing on their respective Weeks in Geek or having an extended conversation, Andrew and D. decide to cover a lot of news that dropped this week including the trailer to season 2 of Marvel/Netflix’s Jessica Jones, 20th Century Fox’s Deadpool 2 trailer, the reveal of the video-game-based-on-a-tabletop-game-based-on-a-tabletop-card-game, Sentinels of Freedom, the upcoming Dungeons & Dragons lorebook, Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes, and the passing of John Mahoney.

RELATED EPISODES:

Episode 02 – The Clap: Where Andrew first mentions Sentinels of the Multiverse.
Episode 34 – The Motherbox: Where Andrew plays a customized SotM game with AcrossTheBoardGames.net‘s Luke and Nicole and they talk about the experience.
Episode 81 – Synchronized Like Color Watches: Where Andrew and D. discuss the Dungeons & Dragons Ravenloft adventure, “The Curse of Strahd.”
Episode 83 – The F-14 in the Backyard: Where D. and Andrew talk about Deadpool‘s comic accuracy and what it means for superhero movies.
Episode 85 – I Hardly Even Knew Me: Where D. actually sees Deadpool and talks about it.
Episode 87 – Thunder and Lighting: Where D. plays the video game version of the Sentinels of the Multiverse card game.
Episode 95 – Rural Judicial Sriracha: Where Andrew and D. talk about Jessica Jones.

RELEVANT LINKS:

Jessica Jones season two trailer:

Deadpool 2 trailer:

Evidence for Shatterstar’s appearance in this movie:

The best/saddest tribute to John Mahoney’s death:

He was my father. I loved him. pic.twitter.com/3mGcyEMxoy

— Kelsey Grammer (@KelseyGrammer) February 7, 2018

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Shortcast 40 – Shortcast Your Mom

26 January 2018 Invisible Editor Comments 0 Comment

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WEEK IN GEEK – COMIC BOOK TV SHOW EDITION: Andrew tunes in to the CW’s newest superhero premiere––Black Lightning––while D. Bethel looks back at the first season of Fox’s The Gifted. SPOILER WARNING

RELATED EPISODES:

Episode 147 – Whatever We Bring, We Bring It: Where D. Bethel shared his thoughts about the first episode of The Gifted.
Episode 149 – We Are Not Here: Where Andrew talks about 2017’s big DC/CW crossover event, “Crisis on Earth X.”

RELEVANT LINKS:

“Emma Dumont from Fox’s The Gifted Gets Emotional About Polaris” interview by Justin Gilbert Alba via Comicsverse.

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Episode 152 – My Own Finger

5 January 2018 Invisible Editor Comments 1 comment

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WEEK IN GEEK: Having missed last week’s Week in Geek, Andrew and D. Bethel decide to…skip it again so they can spend as much time with––

THE STATE OF THE DCEU-NION: Returning to the show is the resident DC expert, Taylor Katcher, to talk about 2017 in DC––movies, tv, and comics.

RELATED EPISODES:

Episode 110 – A Taylor [ , ] For All Intents and Purposes: Taylor’s first appearance on the show to talk about the “Flashpoint” crossover of the DC/CW series.
Guestcast 1 – How Does Dan Do It?: Taylor’s stint as guest host where he and Andrew talk card games and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
Episode 135 – Pure Chaos: Taylor shows up again to talk about Alien: Covenant.
Episode 137 – Atomic Karate: Where D., Andrew, and friend-of-the-show Mary Traverse gush about Wonder Woman.
Episode 149 – We Are Not Here: Where Andrew discussed the “Crisis on Earth X” DC/CW crossover and D. talks about Justice League.

WORKS CITED:

Magnett, Chase. “The Case Against Doomsday Clock: Part One: History.” Comics Bulletin. 21 Nov. 2017.

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FEATURED MUSIC:

-“Disco Medusae” by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.com)*
-“District Four” by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.com)*
*Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
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Episode 148 – Bro-Bro Yo-Yo

27 October 2017 Invisible Editor Comments 0 Comment

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WEEK IN GEEK: Andrew talks about the premier of the new (and final) season of Star Wars: Rebels while D. Bethel talks about Netflix’s new based-on-a-true-story-kind-of David Fincher-led crime drama, Mindhunter.

SPOOKYTOBER: In celebration of the scariest month of the year, Andrew and D. discuss a movie each that really, truly gave them the scaries. Andrew discusses the cult classic, Jacob’s Ladder, while D. discusses the forgotten gothic horror of The Others.

RELATED EPISODES:

Episode 20 – “Hydra Healthcare”: A previous Spookytober episode where, in the discussion, D. and Andrew discuss the video games that scared or unsettled them.
Episode 25 – “Unnecessary Tassels”: Where Andrew first mentioned Star Wars: Rebels.
Episode 109 – “Thunderous Typing”: Where Andrew second mentions Star Wars: Rebels.

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-“Stayin’ in Black” by Wax Audio

Episode 147 – Whatever We Bring, We Bring It

13 October 2017 Invisible Editor Comments 0 Comment

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WEEK IN GEEK: Andrew attends Seattle’s BrickCon and is intrigued by not only the affordable prices of hard-to-get sets, but also the creativity of independent LEGO builders, while Dan gives his impressions on the pilot episode of Fox’s new tv show based, ostensibly, on their cinematic X-verse, The Gifted.

WHAT A THRILL: Andrew, inspired its free status for PS Plus subscribers this month, re-downloads Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain and gets poisoned by Venom Snake all over again, two years on.

NOT MY AMERICA: Swedish developer, MachineGames, and their parent company, Bethesda, are ramping up the marketing for their upcoming, hotly anticipated sequel, Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus, and their tact has made a certain demographic very displeased.

Make America Nazi-Free Again. #NoMoreNazis #Wolf2 pic.twitter.com/52OESypw4P

— Wolfenstein (@wolfenstein) October 5, 2017

RELATED EPISODES:

Episode 67 – “Things on the Fiction”: Where D. talks about starting Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain.
Episode 70 – “The Big Fiddle”: Where D. talks about finishing Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain.
Episode 71 – “This Like”: Where Andrew starts playing Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain.
Episode 75 – “A Sad Game About Nuclear Disarmament”: Where Andrew discusses a mission in Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain that truly disturbed him.
Episode 139 – “A Warm Heat”: Where D. first talks about Wolfenstein: The New Order.
Episode 144 – “Commodore Chew-Town”: Where our hosts discuss Nazis in America.

WORKS CITED:

Hughes, William. “Nazi-Killing Video Game Adopts Controversial Anti-Nazi Marketing Stance.” AV Club. Onion, Inc., 05 October 2017.
Tarason, Dominic. “Bethesda Issue Statement Confirming Nazis Are Bad, As Wolfenstein 2’s Ad Campaign Draws Flak.” PCGamesN, 07 October 2017.

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-“Stayin’ in Black” by Wax Audio

Episode 139 – A Warm Heat

23 June 2017 Invisible Editor Comments 1 comment

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WEEK IN GEEK: Andrew watches through the first season of the hit Starz show, Ash vs. Evil Dead while Dan plays through the 2014 Bethesda game, Wolfenstein: The New Order, the reboot of the classic first-person shooter Id franchise.

KEEPING SCORES: It was announced this week that Danny Elfman has been hired to compose music for the upcoming DCEU movie, Justice League, after the original composer, Tom Holkenborg (aka Junkie XL), amicably left the project. Dan and Andrew discuss the expectations for an Elfman score in a modern superhero cinema context, and discuss their thoughts on film and televisions scores in general.

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-“Stayin’ in Black” by Wax Audio
-“Iron Man 3” by Brian Tyler

Episode 134 – Greek It Up

19 May 2017 Invisible Editor Comments 0 Comment

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WEEK IN GEEK: Andrew learns about the seedy underbelly of LEGO knock-offs while Dan preps for the upcoming Wonder Woman movie by watching the 2009 animated film.

DOCTOR WHO KNEW?: Dan and Andrew discuss their skeptical praise for the current series of Doctor Who. Five episodes in and all episodes have been undeniably good so far. Should they be waiting with baited breath for the show to stumble as it has done for the last five series? Or should they let their freak flag fly once again?

WAKING LIFE: Remedy Entertainment’s 2010 sleeper hit, Alan Wake, was summarily pulled from all digital storefronts last weekend due to the lapsing of the licenses paid for music featured in the game. It’s a strange situation considering exactly how many games––even those released before Alan Wake––use licensed music and are still available for purchase.

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FEATURED MUSIC:

-“Stayin’ in Black” by Wax Audio
-“I Am the Doctor” by Jon Pertwee
-“Nerd Law” by D. Bethel