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Shortcast 42 – Atlantis Is Full of Dead People

9 February 2018 Invisible Editor Comments 0 Comment

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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-“District Four” by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.com)*
-“Disco Medusae” by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.com)*
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Shortcast 41 – An Accident of Fiction

2 February 2018 Invisible Editor Comments 0 Comment

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WEEK IN GEEK: D. Bethel squabbles over the storylines left underdeveloped in Netflix’s western limited series, Godless, while Andrew dabbles in the interesting RPG system found in Evil Hat Productions’ Fate Core.

RELATED EPISODES:

Shortcast 03 – Interview with André La Roche: André talks about his time working on Fate Core.

RELEVANT LINKS:

Critical Role – a popular podcast that presents real plays of Dungeons & Dragons.
Friend at the Table – another popular real play podcast that bounces between a lot of different RPG systems and stories.
Geek and Sundry’s show, Wil Wheaton’s Tabletop, plays Fate Core.

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Shortcast 40 – Shortcast Your Mom

26 January 2018 Invisible Editor Comments 2 comments

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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 154 – The Slowest Burn

19 January 2018 Invisible Editor Comments 1 comment

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WEEK IN GEEK: Andrew plays the mashup tabletop game, Betrayal at Baldur’s Gate while Dan goes for the yards in Supergiant Games’ latest release, Pyre.

THE RELATION BETWEEN TEXT AND AUDIENCE: Andrew, spurred on by his experiences playing Fallout 4‘s DLC, “Automatron,” and Dan, inspired by his playing of Pyre, talk about how texts can have different impacts––and lead to very different experiences––for their audiences. Movies have spoilers and twist endings while video games of optional side-quests and branching paths of narrative. How much of a role does the audience have in telling the story? How much control do we, as an audience, want?

RELEVANT EPISODES:

Episode 09 – Podcastin’ All Night: Where D. Bethel talks about Supergiant Games’ first game, Bastion, and how it emphasizes the audience’s role in completing the narrative.

RELEVANT LINKS:

WORKS CITED:

Salkowitz, Rob. “Marvel Names John Nee As Publisher.” Forbes. Forbes Media, 16 Jan. 2018.

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FEATURED MUSIC:

-“Disco Medusae” by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.com)*
-“Sixty Minute Man” by Billy Ward and the Dominoes
-“District Four” by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.com)*
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Episode 153 – Back Off the Wagon

12 January 2018 Invisible Editor Comments 0 Comment

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A WEEK IN GEEK: Before things get started, D. talks about becoming mildly internet famous for about a day (the social media accounts of his favorite band, Twisted Sister, shared art he made of each band member). For those wondering, here’s the scene from Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure in which Twisted Sister appears:

INDIE ACCOLADES: Andrew and D. talk about the world of independent creation––mostly games, mostly video games––and how it works in the face of the big corporate franchises discussed for the past few weeks.

WEEKS IN INDIE GAMES: Andrew and D. mention a few indie games that they’ve been enjoying over the last month or so. Andrew discusses his love and frustration with Thomas Happ‘s metaroidvania Axiom Verge and Powerhoof‘s Crawl. D. keeps returning to the existential dread that is noio‘s Kingdom: Classic as well as to the hilarious existential horror of Kitfox Games‘ The Shrouded Isle.

WORKS CITED:

Knoop, Josh. “Game Developers Speak Up in the Face of Obamacare Repeal.” Waypoint. Vice Media, 19 Jan. 2017.

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FEATURED MUSIC:

-“Disco Medusae” by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.com)*
-“District Four” by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.com)*
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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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Episode 151 – The Coca-Cola of Science Fiction

29 December 2017 Invisible Editor Comments 2 comments

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WEEK IN GEEK: Both Andrew and D. Bethel saw Star Wars: The Last Jedi so––

THE LAST HOT TAKE: They bring in original Star Wars fan and friend of the show, Jason Tudor, to talk about Star Wars: The Last Jedi, the talk around the movie, and what it means for the franchise SPOILER ALERT––SIGNIFICANT PLOT POINTS ARE DISCUSSED; BE SURE TO WATCH THE MOVIE BEFORE LISTENING.

RELATED EPISODES:

Episode 29 – Guitar Mode: Where Jason Tudor first appeared on the show to talk about military science fiction.
Episode 45 – Cuss Bomb: Where Jason Tudor discussed his comic, Vorpal (extended version available here).
Episode 77 – That’s Not a Euphemism: Where Andrew and D. talk about Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
Shortcast 15 – Your Name is Jimmy: Where D. Bethel first talks about playing Fallout 4.
Episode 116 – Craftcraft: Where Andrew first talks about playing Fallout 4.
Episode 120 – Where the Hands Touch: Where D. and Andrew talk about Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.
Episode 128 – His Curry Name: Where Andrew and Dan talk about the controversy surrounding Mass Effect: Andromeda.
Episode 138 – An Accident of Role-Play: Where D. talks about his experience with Mass Effect: Andromeda.
Shortcast 28 – Linguistic Bravado: Where D. Bethel discussed Sundered.

RELEVANT LINKS:

Jason Tudor’s Website
“Week in Geek: Mass Effect: Andromeda“: Where D. Bethel goes in-depth about his time with the controversial game and why he liked it.

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Shortcast 39 – Holidaycast 01

22 December 2017 Invisible Editor Comments 0 Comment

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WEEK IN GEEK: To ring in the holidays, Andrew and D. Bethel take the time to bring you another Week in Geek Shortcast. This week, Andrew plays Greenheart Games’ Game Dev Tycoon on iOS (after having previously played it on Steam), while D. talks about the interesting time-travel, existential narrative of the Jean Grey limited series from Marvel.

RELATED EPISODES:

Shortcast 33 – “National Character Counts”: Wherein D. Bethel talked about playing Battle Chasers: Nightwar.

RELEVANT LINKS:

The new Dan & Rusty Video Game Power Hour that went up this week, featuring Deadpool (kind of, not really) and Battle Chasers.

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Episode 150 – Comivention

15 December 2017 Invisible Editor Comments 1 comment

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WEEK IN GEEK: Andrew returns to a previous WiG by booting up a since heavily patched River City Ransom Underground (starts at 2:03) while D. was impressed with the pragmatism and instructional value of Brandon Dayton‘s Sketchbook Summer artbook (12:32).

NERD LAW: When legal stuff happens in the nerd world, Andrew is on the case (though not dispensing any legal advice). This time around, he talks about Epic Games suing players who use cheats in Fortnite and Comic Con International winning its copyright battle against Salt Lake Comic Con over the term “Comic Con” (19:40)

RELATED EPISODES:

Episode 126 – “Not Choosable Parts”: Wherein Andrew originally discussed his experience with River City Ransom Underground.

LINKS:

Bethel, D. “Trials By Fire #001: Fantasy“: A 2011 article by D. Bethel where he talks about Orcs Must Die!, a game he compares to Fortnite.

WORKS CITED:

Hall, Charlie. “Epic Games is Suing More Fortnite Cheaters, and At Least One of Them is a Minor.” Polygon. Vox Media, 27 Nov. 2017.
Muncy, Julie. “San Diego Comic-Con Wins Lawsuit Over ‘Comic Con’ Trademark.” io9. Gizmodo Media Group, 09 Dec. 2017.

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FEATURED MUSIC:

-“Disco Medusae” by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.com)*
-“Nerd Law” by D. Bethel
-“District Four” by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.com)*
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Episode 149 – We Are Not Here

8 December 2017 Invisible Editor Comments 3 comments

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WEEK IN GEEK: A Week In Geek extravaganza as both Andrew and D. discuss their respective forays in to Justice League-adjacent ventures as Andrew watches all four episodes of the CW’s “Crisis on Earth X” four-show crossover while Dan watches Justice League and they discuss––at length––what each interpretation does well and what could be done better.

RELATED EPISODES:

Episode 73 – “Brought to You by Convalescence”: wherein Andrew first discusses watching the CW show, The Flash.
Episode 90 – “Keep Calm, You’re A Warrior Princess”: wherein D. and Andrew discuss their immediate reactions to Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.

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FEATURED MUSIC:

-“Stayin’ in Black” by Wax Audio