The Rolling Dead
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THE LEGEND OF DICK BRIMES: After dusting off the microphones, our hosts return for Andrew to tell a wild tale he experienced running a game of Free League’s The Walking Dead tabletop RPG.
HE WAS YOUR HUCKLEBERRY: Our hosts round out the show to quickly discuss the death of the mercurial actor, Val Kilmer. D. Bethel drew a tribute not so much to Kilmer as much as a character Kilmer played that means so much to him––Willow‘s Madmartigan.
TOPICS:
(00:00) Intro – Why the show went dark for three weeks
(02:51) AMC Presents The Walking Dead – The RPG
(11:20) The Mechanics of The Walking Dead
(22:15) Story time
(26:50) It’s a good game––why is no one talking about it?
(39:35) Outro – RIP Val Kilmer
(44:31) Outtakes
RELEVANT LINKS:
- “Sketch Fridays #102 – Madmartigan (RIP Val Kilmer).” D. Bethel’s drawing and retrospective on Kilmer and why his portrayal of Madmartigan meant so much to him.
RELEVANT EPISODES:
- “Do the Laugh” (27 January 2023): Where Andrew talks about watching the first season of The Walking Dead.
- “Cowboy Energy” (25 October 2024): Where our hosts walk through one of the foundational texts of zombie fiction, George Romero’s Dawn of the Dead.
- “The Sheng Long Distraction” (27 September 2024): Where Andrew buys a lot of The Walking Dead comics.
- “My Nude Wall” (15 November 2024): Andrew gives an update on his watch-through of The Walking Dead.
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FEATURED MUSIC:
- “Disco Medusae” by Kevin McLeod
- “District Four” by Kevin McLeod
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