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Pandemic Birthday

21 August 2020 Invisible Editor Comments 0 Comment

DC DECONSTRUCTED: News of a major restructuring of DC Comics by WarnerMedia last week set the comics world ablaze with speculation and worry. D. Bethel and Andrew try to parse the information and speculate on what it could mean not only for DC Comics but for comics in general.

LOWER THE SHIELD: Over seven seasons, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. comes to a close. Our hosts’ appreciation for the show––especially this final season––has not been a secret. Now that is has ended, they finally––finally––talk about the final season and the show it brought to a close. SPOILERS ABOUND for the final season, especially the two-part finale.

The caricatures Dan drew back around 2000-2001, of Andrew and his roommates. The drawing that the *SHIELD* villain reminded Andrew of is on the bottom right. D. Bethel is in the bottom middle with Andrew at the top left.

RELEVANT LINKS:

Doran, Michael. “DC’s Digital First ‘Expansion’ May Be Foreshadowing Much Bigger Changes.” Newsarama. Future US, 26 June 2020.
Johnston, Rich. “Marie Javins and Michele Wells Are Editors-in-Chief of DC Comics.” Bleeding Cool. 14 Aug. 2020.
Kit, Borys. “DC’s Jim Lee on the Company’s Future: ‘We Are Still in the Business of Publishing Comics.'” The Hollywood Reporter. 14 Aug. 2020.
Shea, Brian. “Report: AT&T Lookign to Sell Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment.” Game Informer. 12 June 2020.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

“Episode 48 – A Rerouting Problem” (08 May 2015): Where D. and Andrew talk about the first few seasons of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
“Shortcast 55 – Occam’s Complexifier” (18 May 2018): Where Andrew and D. Bethel talk about the documentary, Shy Boys IRL.
“The Innervator” (26 June 2020): Where D. Bethel and Andrew discuss the first few episodes of the final season of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

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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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Chasing Chickens

17 July 2020 Invisible Editor Comments 0 Comment

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WEEK IN GEEK: Andrew tunes into the new Apple TV alternate history drama created by Ronald D. Moore: For All Mankind. D. Bethel also watches some tv; however, it’s animated and old––Disney XD’s Gravity Falls.

RELEVANT LINKS:

Trailer for the upcoming animated series on CBS All Access, Star Trek: The Lower Decks:

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“Disco Medusae” by Kevin McLeod
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“District Four” by Kevin McLeod
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The Baggage of Expectation

10 July 2020 Invisible Editor Comments 0 Comment

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A NEW BAT IN THE BELFRY: With Ruby Rose’s sudden departure as the lead in CW’s Batwoman after the conclusion of its first season, the studio had a lot of interesting choices to make. This week, it was announced that Javicia Leslie would be taking over as the lead––not as Kate Kane, but as a brand new, original character, Ryan Wilder. Andrew & D. Bethel discuss the casting, legacy characters, and how a show can survive––and thrive––even when their lead actor has been replaced.

RELEVANT LINKS:

Joel, William. “The Far Side Returns After 25 Years, and It’s All Digital.” The Verge. Vox Media, 08 July 2020.
Schedeen, Jesse. “Batwoman: The CW Casts Javicia Leslie as New Series Lead for Season 2.” IGN. 08 July 2020.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

“Episode 77 – That’s Not a Euphemism” (01 January 2016): Where D. Bethel and Andrew share their thoughts about Star Wars – Episode VII: The Force Awakens.
“Episode 107 – Spock’s Screams” (23 September 2016): Where Andrew and D. Bethel last discussed the concept of legacy characters in comics.
“A Casualty of the Rhyme” (22 May 2020): Where D. Bethel and Andrew––along with friend of the show, Taylor Katcher––cover the news of Ruby Rose leaving her lead role in Batwoman after the first season.

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“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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Dulce Et Utile

12 June 2020 Invisible Editor Comments 0 Comment

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THE DELONGATED MAN: Actor Hartley Sawyer has been fired from his role as Ralph Dibney––the civilian name for The Elongated Man––after racist and misogynist tweets he made years ago once again resurfaced. Andrew and D. Bethel discuss accountability in the world of social media and the permanence of internet publishing.

WotC RESHUFFLES: Magic: The Gathering publisher, Wizards of the Coast (WotC) announces it will be retiring old cards with clear racist imagery and implications from circulation.

RELEVANT LINKS:

Preorder Dan’s new Long John book at NewLongJohnBook.com!
“Introducing the New Warriors.” Marvel. 17 March 2020.
Johnston, Rich. “Tee Franklin Calls out Stephen Amell––and Gets a Tweet Back.” Bleeding Cool. 08 June 2020.
Mitovich, Matt Webb. “Flash‘s Hartley Sawyer Fired for Racist, Misogynistic Tweets That Left Showrunner ‘Mad as Hell’.” TVLine. TV Line Media, 08 June 2020.
Nafpliotis, Nick. “Actually, There’s A Lot Marvel Can Do About Cops Using The Punisher’s Logo.” AIPTComics. 10 June 2020.
Parrish, Ash. “Wizards of the Coast Bans 7 Racist Magic: The Gathering Cards.” Kotaku. G/O Media, 10 June 2020.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

“A Casualty of the Rhyme” (22 May 2020): Where Andrew and D. Bethel––guided by resident DC expert, Taylor Katcher––talk about the news of Ruby Rose leaving Batwoman after the first season.

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FEATURED MUSIC:

“Disco Medusae” by Kevin McLeod
- Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae
“Deuces” by Kevin MacLeod
- Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3643-deuces
“District Four” by Kevin McLeod
- Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four
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The Cutting Edge

29 May 2020 Invisible Editor Comments 0 Comment

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WEEK IN GEEK: This week, Andrew and D. Bethel let you in on the newest in modern entertainment. Andrew takes a dip into Nickelodeon’s 2005 animated show, Avatar: The Last Airbender, while Dan finds himself charmed by the 2015 RPG by CD Projekt Red, The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt.

RELEVANT LINKS:

Hall, Charlie. “The Witcher Author and CD Projekt End Royalties Dispute with Licensing Agreement.” Polygon. Vox Media, 20 Dec. 2019.
Lovett, Jamie. “Henry Cavill Returning as Superman for Future DC Comics.” Comic Book. 28 May 2020.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

Shortcast 76 – “A Sense of Place” (30 Nov. 2020): Where D. Bethel mentions Red Dead Redemption 2 in a conversation with Andrew (who uses Fallout 76 as his example) to talk about world-building in video games and how they can be subtle with giving information to players to draw them in.
“Playing the Menu” (20 March 2020): Where Andrew picks up The Witcher 3 after being inspired to do so by watching the Netflix show.
“A Casualty of the Rhyme” (22 May 2020): Where Taylor Katcher shows up to talk to the hosts about the Snyder Cut being released on HBO Max.

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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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A Casualty of the Rhyme

22 May 2020 Invisible Editor Comments 3 comments

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#RELEASETHETAYLORCUT: With a bunch of DC Comics-related news dropping this week, we had to light the Taylor signal to bring in our resident DC expert and Senior Optimist Reporter, Taylor Katcher, to talk about the release of the infamous “Snyder Cut” of 2017’s Justice League on the forthcoming streaming service, HBO Max. Also discussed is the shocking news that Ruby Rose would be stepping down from the lead role on Batwoman after the first season (and had already been renewed for a second).

RELEVANT LINKS:

Follow Taylor on Twitter: @tk4tch
Andreeva, Nellie. “Ruby Rose Exits the CW’s Batwoman, DC Series to Recast Iconic Lead Role For Season 2.” Deadline. Penske Business Media, 19 May 2020.
Colbert, Stephen M. “Batman v. Superman: Zack Snyder Announces Director Commentary Live-Stream.” Screen Rant. 28 Mar. 2020.
Drum, Nicole. “Zack Snyder’s Justice League Officially Releasing on HBO Max.” Comic Book. 20 May 2020.
Otterson, Joe. “Why Batwoman Star Ruby Rose Left the CW Series.” Variety. Variety Media, 20 May 2020.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

“Episode 90 – Keep Calm, You’re a Warrior Princess” (01 Apr. 2016): Where Andrew and D. Bethel talk about Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice.
“Episode 101 – The Black Arts of Algorithms” (05 Aug. 2016): Where Andrew and D. Bethel cover the strange discussion about box office returns in the wake of the rebooted Ghostbusters‘ release.
“Episode 110 – A Taylor [ , ] For All Intents and Purposes” (14 Oct. 2016): Where Taylor came onto the show to talk about the “Flashpoint” crossover event on the DC/CW Arrowverse shows.
“Episode 149 – We Are Not Here” (08 Dec. 2017): Where D. Bethel discusses his viewing of Justice League.
“Episode 152 – My Own Finger” (05 Jan. 2018): Where Taylor arrived to give his 2018 State of the DCEU-nion.
“#SaveGrifter” (14 Feb. 2020): Where Taylor came to the show to talk about the 2019-2020 DC/CW crossover event, “Crisis on Infinite Earths.”
“The Transformers Paradox” (21 Feb. 2020): Where Andrew and D. Bethel talk about upsetting discourse around Birds of Prey‘s release.

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“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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Bouncing Waveforms

15 May 2020 Invisible Editor Comments 0 Comment

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NEWS BLAST (COVID-19 EDITION): A lot of stuff is going on amid the global pandemic, and Andrew and D. Bethel are here to talk about it (if Dan actually was able to record his audio this time). They talk about the AMC theater chain shunning Universal Pictures amid Trolls World Tour‘s success, Civilization VI‘s bold new plan for a year’s worth of DLC and expansions, Marvel and DC Comics are shipping books again, The Flash has an abbreviated season (ending on somewhat of a downbeat), and New Mutants gets a theatrical release date…again.

RELEVANT LINKS:

Arrant, Chris. “Inside DC’s New Print Distribution Plan (And the New Distributors Involved).” Newsarama, 17 April 2020.
Arrant, Chris. “MARVEL, DC, IMAGE, More Part of DIAMOND’s May 20 Shipping List.” Newsarama. 28 April 2020.
Baron, Zach. “Robert Pattinson: A Dispatch from Isolation.” GQ. Condé Nast, 12 May 2020.
Chalk, Andy. “Civilization 6 is Getting a New Season Pass with 6 DLC Packs.” PC Gamer. Future US, 10 May 2020.
Rubin, Rebecca. “New Mutants Set to Release in August.” Variety. Variety Media, 13 May 2020.

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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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Feed the Fish God

24 April 2020 Invisible Editor Comments 0 Comment

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WEEK IN GEEK: This week, after giving a brief update on the announcement of IMDb TV’s revival of Leverage, Andrew talks about his experience playing Coldwild Games‘ delightful trading simulation game, Merchant of the Skies while D. Bethel finally got around to watching Netflix’s The Witcher.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

Episode 31 – “Post-Op Dan” (09 Jan. 2015): Where Andrew discusses his impressions of John Rogers’ post-Leverage show, The Librarians.
Episode 36 – “Dan & Andy’s Quality Audio” (13 Feb. 2015): Where Andrew and D. Bethel talk about the pilot episode for Leverage.
“Dicksisms” (06 Sept. 2019): Where Andrew reflects on his time looking at indie video games at the Seattle Indie Expo.
“Starting By Starting” (03 Jan. 2020): Where Andrew talks about his initial impressions of Netflix’s adaptation of The Witcher.
“Playing the Menu” (20 Mar. 2020): Where Andrew, inspired by the Netflix series, picks up The Witcher III: The Wild Hunt and gives it another shot.

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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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Part Racehorse; All Workhorse

17 April 2020 Invisible Editor Comments 1 comment

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WHAT MAKES A REMAKE: With the incredible success of games like Resident Evil 2 and Final Fantasy VII Remake, Andrew and D. Bethel discuss the legacy of these new games (and their original versions) while also discussing all of the iterations of “re-” that you can find in media (reboots, remakes, remasters).

RELEVANT EPISODES:

Shortcast 76 – “A Sense of Place” (30 November 2018): Where Andrew talks about what was captivating and engaging in the original release of Fallout 76.
“A Veritable Odyssey” (12 July 2019): Where Andrew briefly describes his time playing the beginning of the remake of Resident Evil 2.
“Makes A Taste” (13 March 2020): Where D. Bethel is impressed as he played the demo for Final Fantasy VII Remake.

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“Disco Medusae” by Kevin McLeod
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“District Four” by Kevin McLeod
- Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four
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Playing the Menu

20 March 2020 Invisible Editor Comments 0 Comment

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WEEK IN GEEK: This week, our hosts push through the shelter at home monotony by playing video games albeit old video games. First, Andrew steps back into 2015’s The Witcher III: The Wild Hunt now that he has more context after watching the hit Netflix show, while D. Bethel is intrigued at how hard the narrative payoff will fail in the otherwise really fun Shadow of the Tomb Raider.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

Episode 69 – “Two Matching Ties” (23 October 2015): Where Andrew discusses his time with International Murder Simulator––er, I mean, Uncharted.
Episode 76 – “Beepop” (18 December 2015): Where Andrew first dicsussed playing the very good 2D Assassin’s Creed spinoff, Assassin’s Creed Chronicle: China.
Shortcast 65 – “Find a Cheap Show” (03 August 2018): Where D. Bethel talks about his experience playing Uncharted: Lost Legacy as well as the first Uncharted game in the series.
“Starting By Starting” (03 January 2020): Where Andrew shares his experience with the first few episodes of Netflix’s The Witcher.

RELEVANT LINKS:

Plante, Chris. “Shadow of the Tomb Raider‘s ‘Immersion Mode’ is a Big Missed Opportunity.” Polygon. Vox Media, 19 Sept. 2018.

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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/)