Asteroid G Podcasts

We're talking MTV News in this episode of (Not So) Live from Asteroid G. In an inevitable decision you still have to lament, Paramount killed MTV News, the long running broadcast breaks that brought music, culture, and world news to the young audience watching. It's a sad day, and we pour one out for the now-defunct segments.

We're talking Horror Villains in this episode of (Not So) Live from Asteroid G. Armed with a list of "The Greatest Horror Villains" from IGN, we go through the list and discuss who is a villain, who isn't, and what makes a good horror villain.

We're talking Harry Potter, in this episode of (Not So) Live from Asteroid G. Warner Bros. has decided to reboot Harry Potter as a TV series, this despite a perfectly good film series still existing and being, yes, perfectly good. Souless cash grab? You decide.

We're talking The Marvels, as well as the larger MCU, in this episode of (Not So) Live from Asteroid G. The trailer for The Marvels came out recently and it's provided us with some more perspective on Phase Five of the franchise. Has Harmvel turned a corner, gotten on their feet, found the right track? Or is this just a blip? We find out.

We're talking The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom in this episode of (Not So) Live from Asteroid G. With the third and final trailer for the game having coming out, we go over what we've seen, what were expecting, and what we hope the game will be. It's over analysis time, baby!

We're talking the animated Super Mario Bros. movie in this episode of (Not So) Live from Asteroid G. We go over what the movie gets right, the bonus content it throws in, and how it handles being for children while maybe appealing to adults. Plus Bowser!

We're talking the original, live-action Super Mario Bros. in this episode of (Not So) Live from Asteroid G. From directors suffering from bloated ego, to way too much money being thrown at this ill-conceived story, and special effects that don't, in any way, reflect the game series this film was based on, this whole production was a train-wreck moving in slow-motion. So let's discuss!

We're talking Streaming Services in this episode of (Not So) Live from Asteroid G. There was a huge rush to get as many streaming services as possible out during COVID, but now that the pandemic has (at least) subsided, all the comanies are having spending shock. Can the industry survive in its current state?

We're talking Square Enix in this episode of (Not So) Live from Asteroid G. From selling all their American franchises, to betting big on NFTs, to banking too hard on live service gaming, to finally just running from the genre that made the company popular, it really feels like Square Enix has lost their way.

We're talking Last Action Hero in this episode of (Not So) Live from Asteroid G. This film came out in the mid-1990s and was met with much indifference from the viewing public. What went wrong? Well we dive in and list all the ways this film, well, sucked.