For All Intents and Purposes

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Week in Geek: Andrew plays Civilization V and Blood Bowl: Team Manager while Dan is busy creating characters for Chapter 2 of his webcomic, Long John.

Spider-Man Shared Custody: With the news that Sony Pictures is giving a modicum of control of Spider-Man to Marvel Studios, Dan and Andrew discuss the implications of this deal.

DCTV vs. MCUTV: With the recently released trailer for Marvel’s Netflix series, Daredevil, Andrew and Dan discuss the differences and similarities of the Big Two’s approaches to televised comic-based stories.

Leverage: Andrew has long made clear his love for the John Rogers-helmed show, Leverage. This week, he gave Dan the assignment to watch the pilot, “The Nigerian Job.” 

Question of the Geek:

What is an underappreciated movie that you think more nerds and geeks need to see? Why?

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

Featured Music:

-“Stayin’ in Black” by Wax Audio

-“Right Back” by Jonny Lang

-“Dare” by Stan Bush

-“Leverage Main Theme” by Joe LoDuca

-“Please Mr. Postman” by The Marvelettes

-“Chop Chop Master Onion’s RAP” by Masaya Matsuura with Ryu Watabe (from PaRappa the Rapper)

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The boys are back and they’re tuned to 440Hz because, this week, they’re bringing you an episode all about music.

Week in Geek: Andrew discusses the recently released and amazing sourcebooks for Cubicle 7’s Doctor Who tabletop RPG (well, those released so far) while Dan reads mostly-academic articles about the Adult Swim show, The Venture Bros.

Once More, With Feeling: To kick off the musical discussion, Dan and Andrew thought it made the most sense to talk about one of the most famous and popular musical episodes of television, which is, of course, Buffy the Vampire Slayer‘s, “Once More, With Feeling.”

The Evolution of Video Game Music: This week’s main discussion has Andrew and Dan investigating the slow growth of video game music from short, limited––but catchy!––loops to becoming Grammy award-winning cinematic scores.

The Music of Erich Zann: Dan brings Andrew back to H.P. Lovecraft in one of his few music-centered tales of cosmic terror.

Question of the Geek:

What is a song, album, composition, musician (or whatever) that you find the most interesting or compelling, for any reason?

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Featured Music:

-“Stayin’ in Black” by Wax Audio

-“Main Title” by Nerf Herder, orchestrated by Christophe Beck & Kevin Kleisch (from Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode, “Once More, With Feeling”)

-“Baba Yetu” by Christpher Tin & Ron Ragin (from Civilization IV)

-“Sad Violin Thing” by Nick Cave & Warren Ellis (from The Proposition)

-“Bucklers and Bonnets (Armorer Interior)” by Jake Kaufman (from Shovel Knight)

-“The Ritual/Ancient Battle/2nd Kroyka” by Gerald Fried (from Star Trek episode, “Amok Time”)

-“Carry On My Wayward Son” by Gwar

Music Referenced:

–“The Music of Erich Zann” by Alexey Voytenko

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Week in Geek: Andrew plays Talisman on his iPad while Dan is embroiled in the middle of a Hayao Miyazaki movie marathon.

Sentinels of the Multiverse: Andrew, along with Nicole and Luke from AcrossTheBoardGames.net and mutual friend, Alex, to play a customized game of the card game that has captured Andrew’s interest for the last few months. Read Luke and Nicole’s writeup about this session.

Footballers of Catan: With the recent revelation that a group of Green Bay Packers players regularly play Settlers of Catan, Dan and Andrew ponder the possible mainstreaming of these previously not mainstream games.

Cones of Dumbshire: A Catan-like fake-game created for an episode of Parks and Recreation is now being Kickstarted for an absurd (?) amount. Andrew and Dan briefly examine the ups and downs of this young Kickstarter.

Question of the Geek:

What digitized tabletop game have you enjoyed playing (regardless of platform)?

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

Featured Music:

-“Stayin’ in Black” by Wax Audio

-“The Incredits” by Michael Giacchino (from The Incredibles)

-“Yakety Sax” by Boots Randolph

-“Main Title March” by John Williams (from Superman: The Movie)

-“Parks and Recreation Theme” by Gaby Moreno and Vincent Jones

-“Song from M*A*SH (Suicide is Painless)” by Johnny Mandel

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If you’re under 21, you will get carded before you are able to enjoy Episode 33 of For All Intents and Purposes because this week is all about booze, but with a nerdy/geeky focus, of course.

Week in Geek: Andrew plays the pepper-based tabletop game, Scoville, while Dan dives into the Paleolithic with Simon Roy’s Tiger Lung.

Beer Bad: To discuss the threat of alcohol, Dan and Andrew put themselves through the trial of watching the infamous episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer where they try to write a show with an anti-alcohol message, but goes completely awry.

Discussion: Andrew and Dan look into the intersection of nerds and booze, bouncing around between the topics of licensed beers, specialty beers, microbrew, and the rise of nerd bars/gaming bars.

Boston Legal: Since the episode is all about booze, why not talk about a…cancelled legal dramedy starring Captain Kirk and Ultron? Sure!

Question of the Geek:

What’s your preferred alcoholic beverage for your nerdy pursuits (or your pursuits in general)?

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

Featured Music:

-“Stayin’ in Black” by Wax Audio

-“Beer, Beer, Beer” by Rob Manuel ft. Daniele Davoli

-“Where Everybody Knows Your Name” by Gary Portnoy

-“Boston Legal Theme” by Danny Lux

-“Scarface (Push It to the Limit)” by Paul Engemann

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Episode 32 is a love-letter to Marvel. Anything, at least, to keep Dan’s mind off of his recent surgery and all the interesting impediment that entails.

Week in Geek: Andrew plays more Sentinels of the Multiverse by checking out their recent expansion, Wrath of the Cosmos while Dan plays a four year-old game, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3. 

The Master of Magnetism: Continuing from last year a focus on a specific pop culture villain, this week Dan and Andrew discuss the long-time foe (and ally and member) of the X-Men, Magneto, and why his very existence may be in danger.

Agent of Carter: Andrew and Dan have both seen Marvel’s mid-season replacement show, Agent Carter, and ruminate on a simple question––Why Agent Carter? Their answers may surprise you.

Age of Ultron: Dan and Andrew give you their thoughts on the effectiveness of the new trailer for Avengers: Age of Ultron.

Question of the Geek:

What are your thoughts about Agent Carter, and/or Marvel’s current plans for the MCU?

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The boys are back for 2015 with a full-length episode, and they get right back into the swing of things:

Week in Geek: Both Andrew and Dan seem to be really into television at the start of the year, with Andrew watching the new John Rodgers-helmed TNT series, The Librarians, and Dan re-watching (for the umpteenth time) Futurama.

Andrew Objects: Andrew looks into a specific bit of information from the Sony hacks and discusses the controversy around the possible choice of successors for Daniel Craig’s James Bond.

Discussion: Based on a highly-veritable article from England’s The Daily Mirror, Dan and Andrew ask, “Has Doctor Who lost its way?”

Boast of Bethel: As mentioned last year, Dan is a fan of the band, Dawnbringer. With this Boast, he discusses how one of their albums, Nucleus, helped him create the first chapter of his webcomic, Long John.

 

Question of the Geek:

What nerdy/geeky thing/event are you most looking forward to in 2015? Why?

Feel free to leave your answer––along with any other comments––at the page for this episode at forall.libsyn.com. You can also leave your answer, as well as join in on any of the conversations, at the official Facebook and Google+ pages. You may also send any questions, comments, or concerns to the podcast’s email address: forallpod [at] gmail.com.

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

Featured Music:

-“Stayin’ in Black” by Wax Audio

-“Miles Edgeworth––Objection! 2011” by Noriyuki Iwadere (from Ace Attorney 2 Orchestra Arrangement)