With both the July 4th holiday (in the United States) and a brutal heatwave tearing through the west coast right now, our hosts decided to take a breather if only to bring you a shiny new episode next week!
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AN ACTUAL BAD WOLF: With the newest series/season of Doctor Who wrapped up, our hosts discuss what was new, interesting, and surprising about this new batch of episodes.
AJAB: Andrew reflects on the controversial new Star Wars show on Disney+, The Acolyte.
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(00:00) Intro – Andrew breaks out on his own
(01:42) An impromptu discussion on late-stage social media
(07:40) Doctor Who recap
(09:20) A little love for Mel Bush
(13:38) Sutekh…really?!
(18:02) Highs and slightly less highs of the new season
(29:46) The Remembered TARDiS
(36:08) Outro – The Acolyte
(39:28) Outtakes
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NEWS DRIVE-BY: At the outset of the show, our hosts breeze by a bunch of headlines from the week: Marvel vs. Capcom Collection, Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, Ace Attorney Investigations Collection, Adobe lawsuit, etc.
WEEK IN GEEK: After finally having a hands-on session, Andrew shares his thoughts on the ttjrpg, Fabula Ultima, while D. Bethel dives into the world of professional wrestling with The Iron Claw.
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(00:00) Intro – A quick look at some news
(02:44) WiG: Andrew – Fabula Ultima
(14:14) WiG: D. – The Iron Claw
(24:48) Outro – Doctor Who
(26:41) Outtakes
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WEEK IN HYPE: Instead of discussing what nerdy and geeky stuff they’ve been actively doing, our hosts instead discuss what nerdy and geeky stuff they’re excited about potentially doing. Andrew is inspired by the TTJRPG, Fabula Ultima, while D. Bethel gets tactical, romantic, and deck-buildy in the first few hours of Marvel’s Midnight Suns.
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(00:00) Intro – it’s hot in Sacramento!
(01:22) Andrew’s Week in Hype: Fabula Ultima
(20:32) D. Bethel’s Week in Hype: Marvel’s Midnight Suns
(34:55) Outro – new nerdy content: Fallout 76 update and Godzilla Minus One is on Netflix
(38:04) Outtakes
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WEEK IN GEEK: This week, Andrew discusses (SPOILER ALERT) the series finale of Star Trek: Discovery, while D. Bethel has thoughts about Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga.
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(00:00) Intro
(02:02) Andrew’s thoughts on the Star Trek: Discovery‘s finale
(19:10) D.’s thoughts on Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
(36:18) Outro – a little discussion about Doctor Who
(37:06) Outtakes
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THE DMV PERSISTS: Andrew shares a particularly arduous, hilarious, and somewhat sad quest he experienced in Fallout 76, which leads also to a short discussion about the Amazon Prime show, Fallout.
DISCOVERY ENDS: With the release of the season and series finale of Star Trek: Discovery (which was not released at the time of this recording), Andrew reflects on the arc––and legacy––of this show.
SCAVENGERS REREIGN: D. Bethel uses his WiG time to discuss the debut of the former HBO animated series, Scavengers Reign, from Max to Netflix and how people should really watch this unique and poignant sci-fi animated series.
WE ABSOLUTELY STILL DON’T KNOW $#!%: Wait, what? It’s our tenth anniversary! Our hosts update us on some of the topics discussed back in the very first episode.
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(00:00) Intro – Last week’s episode and our 10th anniversary!
(03:42) Andrew’s adventures at the post-apocalyptic DMV in Fallout 76.
(09:21) Discussing the Fallout tv series finale.
(13:37) Andrew discusses the end of Star Trek: Discovery.
(22:00) D. Bethel makes a plea for people to watch Scavengers Reign on Netflix.
(27:25) Episode 1 retrospective
(32:57) Outro
(34:01) Outtakes
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Unfortunately, due to technical issues, there will be no new episode this week. What would have been the post for the episode remains below (complete with the topics) for those that were interested. Until next week, thank you for your patience!
A SERIES MUTATED: Our hosts bring back their on-the-ground-Marvel correspondent, Kyrun Silva (of Taurus Comics and the 4 Tales Podcast) to talk about the now completed first season of X-Men ’97.
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DUNGEONS & LICENSING: Andrew is surprised at the lengths Dungeons & Dragons is willing to go to get its brand out there.
THE DOCTOR IS IN: Our hosts share their thoughts on the first two episodes of the new series of Doctor Who: “Space Babies” and “The Devil’s Chord.”
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FALLOUT FEVER: There may have been a gap of a week between episodes, but our hosts are still in the throes of Fallout, as they have both picked up Bethesda Game Studio’s Fallout 76 (again, for Andrew; the first time, for Dan). They recount its rocky origins, what kind of MMO it is, and what they are both trying to get out of it.
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RELEASING THE EMBRACE: Our hosts start with some wild news about the Embracer Group and how, after years of buying––excuse me, embracing––every video game and tabletop developer in sight, they are now breaking up the company into three surprising publicly traded companies.
CRAWL OUT THROUGH THE FALLOUT: As has everyone else on the plane, it seems, our hosts also check out the new hit Amazon Prime television show, Fallout, the most recent in big-budget video game adaptations.
DEADPOLE: The first full trailer for Deadpool & Wolverine dropped this week and it is surprisingly more…emotional?…than expected.
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(00:00) Intro – Embracer Group news
(09:16) Amazon Prime’s Fallout
(40:35) Outro – The trailer for Deadpool & Wolverine surprised D. Bethel
(43:30) Outtakes
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