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The Kleenex of Streaming

3 March 2023 Invisible Editor Comments 0 Comment

WEEK IN GEEK: This week, Andrew finds the second season of Amazon Prime’s Undone pleasant and interesting, despite it being two years since he watched the first season. D. Bethel finally plays Metroid Prime with the recently released Metroid Prime Remastered and can’t believe that Retro Studios actually made a 3D Metroid game that feels and plays like a 2D Metroid game.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

“Reliable Virtual Helmets” (27 September 2019): Where Andrew talks about season 1 of Undone.
“Eloquent as Ever” (5 November 2021): Where D. Bethel shares his thoughts on Metroid Dread.
“Vectors of Bad Decisions” (17 February 2023): Where our hosts discuss the end of season 1, and the beginning of season 2, of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.

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“Disco Medusae” by Kevin McLeod
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“District Four” by Kevin McLeod
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Second Wind

24 February 2023 Invisible Editor Comments 1 comment

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THE WALKING SAD: With our hosts mostly caught up on HBO’s newest hit, The Last of Us, they dive deep into this stark and artful adaptation of the beloved video game series by Naughty Dog. Be warned that they discuss SPOILERS for the game and the show.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

“Premature Clapulation” (19 June 2014): Where D. Bethel rants about adaptations.
“Teasing the Difference” (5 June 2015): Where D. Bethel plays The Last of Us Remastered.
“The Sweet Beats” (30 March 2018): Where Andrew dives deep into his experience playing Fallout 4.
“Exposure Creates Tolerance” (17 September 2021): Where D. Bethel plays The Last of Us, Part 2.
“Reset the Doomsday Clock” (3 February 2023): Where our hosts talk about the discourse that erupted around episode 3 of HBO’s The Last of Us.

RELEVANT LINKS:

Not that relevant, but here is the box art of the old PCRPG Andrew mentioned, Darklands:

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“Disco Medusae” by Kevin McLeod
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“District Four” by Kevin McLeod
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Vectors of Bad Decisions

17 February 2023 Invisible Editor Comments 0 Comment

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MAKE IT SO: Andrew is excited for Picard, season 3 despite it being a bit divisive among the fandom.

BAJOR FIRST: With D. Bethel finishing up season 1 of Star Trek: Deep Space 9, Andrew encouraged him to watch the first three episodes of season 2 as they all work together to tell a story of coups, insurrections, and political extremism. Fun stuff.

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“Disco Medusae” by Kevin McLeod
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“District Four” by Kevin McLeod
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The Walking World

10 February 2023 Invisible Editor Comments 2 comments

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LONG LIVE WAKANDA: Since its recent release on Disney+, our hosts finally had a chance to watch Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and found it impressive in the face of the severe loss the production felt with the untimely and tragic death of the previous film’s star, Chadwick Boseman.

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“Disco Medusae” by Kevin McLeod
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“District Four” by Kevin McLeod
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Reset the Doomsday Clock

3 February 2023 Invisible Editor Comments 0 Comment

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OGL EPILOGUE 1.0: Wizards of the Coast has backed down after all the heavy discourse over the leaked documents, but where does this leave Dungeons & Dragons, gamers, and the industry?

THE OFFERMAN ANGLE: Our hosts dive into the controversial and lauded third episode of HBO’s The Last of Us, despite the fact that Andrew hasn’t yet watched any of the show. However, the discourse around it has generated a lot of opinions.

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“Disco Medusae” by Kevin McLeod
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“District Four” by Kevin McLeod
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Do the Laugh

27 January 2023 Invisible Editor Comments 0 Comment

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OGL DISASTER REPORT: Andrew catches us up (briefly) on the ongoing Wizards of the Coast Open Game License drama.

WEEK IN GEEK: This week, Andrew realizes his dream tabletop game exists but spread across a television show and a video game as he discusses his first time through season 1 of The Walking Dead and his time with State of Decay 2. D. Bethel keeps the post-apocalyptic survival theme going as he finds a lot to enjoy in the premiere episode of HBO’s The Last of Us.

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“Disco Medusae” by Kevin McLeod
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“District Four” by Kevin McLeod
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Madmacguffin

20 January 2023 Invisible Editor Comments 0 Comment

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OUT OF THE WAY, PECK: After 34 years, Disney decided to create a sequel series to the Lucasfilm cult classic fantasy film, Willow, exclusively for Disney+. D. Bethel is a devout fan of that original film; Andrew couldn’t care less. So, they’re going into this series from two very different contexts, but come to very similar conclusions: it’s okay.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

“A Week for Days” (23 September 2022): Where our hosts discuss the first trailer for the Disney+ Willow series.
“Tweets to Toots” (9 December 2022): Where our hosts discuss the first two episodes of the Disney+ Willow series.
“Open Awesome License” (13 January 2023): Where Andrew broke down the controversy around the possible new Open Game License that Wizards of the Coast is working on.

RELEVANT LINKS:

The surprise trailer for Hulu’s History of the World, Part 2:

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“Disco Medusae” by Kevin McLeod
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“District Four” by Kevin McLeod
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“Money For Nothing” by Dire Straits excerpted

Open Awesome License

13 January 2023 Invisible Editor Comments 0 Comment

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TOUCHING MANY BUCKETS: Dungeons & Dragons is making waves with the announcement––and subsequent leak––of the update to its Open Game License, a system that is meant to lay out the relationship between Dungeons & Dragons and the content people create based on its game system. Based on the leaked information…it’s not going well. Thankfully, we have our nerd lawyer to walk us through the ins and outs of what is known so far.

RELEVANT LINKS:

The only mention of this controversy from D&D‘s official Twitter account, D&D Beyond:

We know you have questions about the OGL and we will be sharing more soon. Thank you for your patience.
— D&D Beyond (@DnDBeyond) January 10, 2023

A tweet from Sinopa Publishing discussing one of the points from the leaked OGL update:

The more I read it the less I like it
There are a LOT of things in the leaked OGL1.1 document that have creators twisted but this is the one that really REALLY gets me. pic.twitter.com/bqqNoQ4YEU
— Sinopa Publishing LLC (@LlSinopa) January 10, 2023

Asplund, Andrew. “Legal Issues in Gaming: The Open Game License.” Tales from the Gamer Viceroy, 19 December 2012.
Codega, Linda. “Dungeons & Dragons‘ New License Tightens Its Grip on Competition.” Gizmodo, G/O media, 03 January 2023.
Walsh, Kit. “Beware the Gifts of Dragons: How D&D’s Open Gaming License May Have Become a Trap for Creators.” Electronic Frontier Foundation, 10 January 2023.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

“Kamen Themes” (30 December 2022): Where our hosts last discussed this controversy…only two weeks ago.

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“Disco Medusae” by Kevin McLeod
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“District Four” by Kevin McLeod
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“Nerd Law” by D. Bethel

Con Artists #08 – The Madness of Marketing

6 January 2023 Invisible Editor Comments 2 comments

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It’s been over a year since D. Bethel sat down with Taurus Comics’ Kyrun Silva to talk about reading, making, and selling comics. Since both hosts recently released new books, they spend some time to focus on what is probably (for some) the least fun part of the comics creation process: marketing.

RELEVANT INFORMATION:

Find Kyrun’s work through Taurus Comics at:
D. Bethel’s webcomic, Long John.

OTHER EPISODES:

Con Artists #01 – StocktonCon, pt. 1 : The drive home from the first day of the show. Kyrun and D. discuss making sales, confidence, and the comics they grew up reading and enjoying.
Con Artists #02 – StocktonCon, pt. 2 : The drive to StocktonCon to start Day 2 of the show. They discuss the importance of continuity, the level of fan engagement and ownership over continuity, and Dan’s strange reading habits growing up.
Con Artists #03 – StocktonCon, pt. 3 : Where Kyrun and D. talk about the breadth of indie comics, writing comics, and dive headfirst into personal nostalgia.
Con Artists #04 – StocktonCon Winter 2019: Where D. Bethel and Kyrun try out StocktonCon’s inaugural Winter show…with mixed results.
Con Artists #05 – No Con 2020: Where Kyrun and D. Bethel address being an independent comic creator in a world without conventions.
Con Artists #06 – Tickets & Tables: Where D. Bethel & Kyrun continue to ponder life without incomes and how the industry has tried to fill that void.
Con Artists #07 – Return of the Con: Where D. Bethel & Kyrun hit the con circuit after over a year away from it.
Con Artists #09 – CrockerCon Artists: Where D. Bethel & Kyrun talk about the 10th CrockerCon, a show of which Kyrun is now the co-coordinator

Kamen Themes

30 December 2022 Invisible Editor Comments 2 comments

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A YEAR IN REVIEW: Since this is the last episode of the year, our hosts decide to look back at the 2022 that was, diving into the controversies, the rabbit holes, and the individual favorites that defined the year for our hosts.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

“Doctor Ennui” (27 August 2021): Where Andrew first dives deep into the Super Sentai pool.
“An Optimistic Dystopia” (12 August 2022): Where D. Bethel talks about Stray.
“Waiting for Helicopter” (30 September 2022): Where our hosts talk about the strange and frustrating actions taken by the new CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery.
“Aggressive Modulation” (04 November 2022): Where our hosts discuss the growth, the themes, and the impact of Star Trek: The Next Generation.
“Tweets to Toots” (09 December 2022): Where our hosts talk about how Star Trek: Deep Space Nine establishes itself at the beginning of its first season.

RELEVANT LINKS:

Asplund, Andrew. “Legal Issues in Gaming: The Open Game License.” Tales from the Gamer Viceroy, 19 December 2012.

INFO:

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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/