Beyond The Trope

This week Matt Forbeck, author and game designer, joins us to talk about tie-in fiction, game design, and creating original stories. Find out more at http://www.forbeck.com and follow him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/mforbeck and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/forbeck.

Thank you to all of our wonderful listeners, including our patrons over at https://Patreon.com/BeyondTheTrope.

Mentioned in this episode:

Games Workshop

Warhammer

Warhammer 40k

Blood Bowl

Grenadier Models

Iron Crown Enterprises

Mayfair Games

Pinnacle Entertainment Group

Deadlands

2D6 Feet in a Random Direction (Podcast)

Shane Hensley

Chris Hanrahan

Endgames Oakland

TSR Hobbies

Halo

Blood Bowl

Dungeons and Dragons

Endless Quest

Marvel Encyclopedia

Assassins Creed: Origins

Ghost Recond: Wildlands

Magic the Gathering

Conan the Barbarian

Tor

Star Wars: Rogue One

Lucasfilms

Gary Whitta

Mass Effect (Commander Sheppard)

Grayhawk

Forgotten Realms

Dark Sun

Eberon

Robotech

LIFE IS STRANGE: WELCOME TO BLACKWELL ACADEMY by Matt Forbeck

Angry Robot

Titan Books

Marc Gascoigne

Black Library

AMORTALS by Matt Forbeck

VEGAS KNIGHTS by Matt Forbeck

Pierre Morel

Taken

CARPATHIA by Matt Forbeck

Dracula

12 for Twelve

Leverage

John Rogers

Starcraft 2

Shotguns and Sorcery

Dangerous Games (Book Series)

Gen Con

BRAVE NEW WORLD by Matt Forbeck

Monster Academy

Wil Wheaton

Comic Con

Warren Ellis

Jeremy Bernstein

THE KINGKILLER CHRONICLES (Book Series) by Patrick Rothfuss

Showtime

Lin-Manuel Miranda

DK Publishing

David Williams

This week we are excited to have author Meghan Scott Molin on the show! Find out more about her books, THE FRAME-UP and THE QUEEN CON at http://www.meghanscottmolin.com. You can also follow her on Twitter at https://twitter.com/megfuzzle and Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/meghanscottmolinauthor/.

Thank you to all of our amazing listeners, including our patrons over at https://Patreon.com/BeyondTheTrope.com.

Mentioned in this episode:

Jasper Fforde

Pikes Peak Writers

San Diego Comic Con

Pitch Wars

Psych (TV Show)

Colorado Public Radio

KCSU radio station

CTV TV station

Laura Vanderkam

Maggie Stiefvater

Leigh Bardugo

Brandon Sanderson

THE VIGILANTE GAME (Working Title of Golden Arrow Mysteries #3)

In our final episode from Denver Pop Culture Con, we're bringing you interviews with Jim Beaver of Deadwood, Justified, and Supernatural fame; author Pierce Brown (https://piercebrownbooks.com), and author Claudia Mills (https://www.claudiamillsauthor.com).

Thank you, again, to Pop Culture Classroom for giving us the opportunity to interview so many amazing people. Find out more about this wonderful organization by going to https://popcultureclassroom.org.

A very special thanks to our fantastic listeners, including our patrons over at https://Patreon.com/BeyondTheTrope.

We're back with another pair of interviews from Denver Pop Culture Con 2019, starting out with professional cosplayer, Ginny Di (https://www.ginnydi.com) and authors Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck, also known as James S. A. Corey (https://www.jamessacorey.com).

Thank you to Pop Culture Classroom for giving us the opportunity to interview so many amazing people and help promote their convention. You can learn more about them at https://popcultureclassroom.org.

A very special thank you to all of our amazing listeners, including our supporters over at https://Patreon.com/BeyondTheTrope.

This week we're bringing you two more interviews from Denver Pop Culture Con 2019. We start out with Gail Carriger (https://gailcarriger.com) and Steven T. Seagle (http://manofaction.tv/profiles/steven-t-seagle/).

Thank you to Pop Culture Classroom for bringing us back for another year to help them cover the con. Learn more about them at https://popculturecon.org.

Also, thank you to all of our wonderful listeners, including our supporters over at https://patreon.com/BeyondTheTrope.

This week we are bringing you our first episode from Denver Pop Culture Con 2019. Thank you to Pop Culture Classroom for putting this con together and bringing us back for another year. Find out more at https://popcultureclassroom.org.

This week we are sharing our interview with Keving Hearne (https://kevinhearne.com), and Delialah Dawson (https://www.whimsydark.com) followed by an interview with Dacia Arnold (https://daciamarnold.com).

A very special thank you to all of our amazing listeners, including our supporters at https://patreon.com/BeyondTheTrope.

This week we are pre-judging movies based on rumors and trailers. Patrick Hester returns as guest-host, too, and you can find out more about him over on https://atfmb.com and https://functionalnerds.com.

Thank you to all of our amazing listeners, including our Patrons over at https://Patreon.com/BeyondTheTrope.

Mentioned in this episode:

Dane Cook

Detective Pikachu

Michael Cera

Ryan Reynolds

Deadpool

Jay Baruchel

Jonah Hill

How To Train Your Dragon (Movie)

Arrested Development

Will Ferrel

Mike Meyers

Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Bradley Cooper

Chris Pratt

Sean Connery

Tom Hiddleston

MIB: International

Josh Brolin

Tommy Lee Jones

Jeff Bridges

Mission Impossible (Movie)

X-Men (Movie)

The Fast and the Furious (Movie)

Wild Wild West (Movie)

Independence Day (Movie)

Pirates of the Caribbean (Movie)

John Wick (Movie)

Chris Hemsworth

Thor Ragnarok (Movie)

Jeff Goldblum

Tessa Thompson

Liam Neeson

Emma Thompson

Anna (Movie)

Luc Besson

Audrey Hepburn

Kickboxer 4 (Movie)

Step by Step (Sitcom)

Jeff Speakman

The Perfect Weapon (Movie)

Jean-Claude Van Damme

Keanu Reeves

Bill And Ted 3 (Movie)

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (Movie)

Avengers: Endgame (Movie)

Aladdin (Movie)

Trauma Pictures

The Toxic Avenger (Movie)

Marvel Comics

Howard the Duck (Movie)

Batman

DC Comics

George Lucas

Spiderman Into the Spiderverse (Movie)

Honest Trailers

Mulan (Movie)

The Jungle Book (Movie)

Cinderella (Movie)

Beauty and the Beast (Movie)

The Nightmare Before Christmas (Movie)

The Greatest Showman (Movie)

The Princess Bride (Movie)

Danny Elfman

Oingo Boingo

Star Trek

J. J. Abrams

Disney World

James S. A. Corey

Anthony Daniels

WARNING!! This Episode of Beyond The Trope tackles some mature topics that may be difficult for some of our listers.

This week Patrick Hester returns as guest-host to talk with us about tropes that we're sick of seeing.

Find out more about Patrick Hester at https://atfmb.com.

Thank you to all of our amazing listeners, including our supporters over at https://Patreon.com/BeyondTheTrope.

Mentioned in this episode:

Pinky and The Brain

Postmodern Jukebox

Red Rocks Amphitheater

Iron & Wine (Band)

Red Sonja (Comics)

Superman (Movie)

Spiderman (Movie)

Nicholas Cage

Netflix

Nintendo Wii

A CHRISTMAS CAROL by Charles Dickens

The Washington Post

Sarah Gailey

Mass Effect (Video Game)

Stranger Things (TV Show)

Stand By Me (Movie)

This week Patrick Hester guest-hosts, and we're joined by author Carrie Vaughn! Find out more about Carrie at https://carrievaughn.com and https://curiousfictions.com.

You can also learn more about Patrick Hester at https://atfmb.com.

Thank you to all of our amazing listeners, including our supporters at https://Patreon.com/BeyondTheTrope.

Mentioned in this episode:

Robotech (Anime)

BANNERLESS by Carrie Vaughn

The Philp K. Dick Award

James S. A. Corey

Daniel Abraham

Ty Franck

Mile Hi Con

Artemis (Video Game)

Carmen San Diego

Agent Carter

Princess Belle

The Little Mermaid

THE WILD DEAD by Carrie Vaughn

Midsummer Murders (TV Show)

THE ROAD by Cormac McCarthy

Susan Spann

Cadfael Mysteries

Agatha Christie

Realms of Fantasy Magazine

Amaryllis (Short Story) by Carrie Vaughn

The Hugo Award

WAR AND PEACE by Leo Tolstoy

THE LORD OF THE RINGS by J. R. R. Tolkien

WILD CARDS Edited by George R. R. Martin

The Clockwork Cabaret Podcast

The History of England Podcast

The Kitty Norville book series by Carrie Vaughn

Denver Pop Culture Con

Tattered Cover Bookstore

NPR

iHeartRadio

Garageband

The Umbrella Academy (TV Show)

This week, Patrick Hester joins us to talk about how media companies are consolidating and removing consumer choice. We also got to test out brand new microphones, thanks to our amazing patrons!

Find out more about Patrick over at https://atfmb.com, and don't forget to go buy his book, INTO THE FIRE, which you can get over at https://www.amazon.com/Into-Fire-Samantha-Kane-1/dp/1614754926/.

Also, a big, big thank you to all of our amazing listeners, including our patrons over at https://Patreon.com/BeyondTheTrope.

Mentioned in this episode:

Star Trek

Amazon Prime

Taco Bell

Demolition Man (Movie)

Wesley Snipes

Sandra Bullock

Sylvester Stallone

Michael Keaton

The Founder (Movie)

McDonalds

Disney+

Fox

ESPN

Hulu

Marvel

Netflix

DC Comics

Stargate Command

Comixology

Warner Brothers

NBC

Playstation Vue

Cooking Chanel

Food Network

Chopped

Dish Network

QVC

AMC

NFL Network

MLB Network

Washington Post

Guardians of the Galaxy (Movie)

Brooklyn 99 (TV Show)

Functional Nerds Podcast

The Umbrella Academy (TV Show)

Dark Horse Comics

CMX

Image

Vertigo

The Dresden Files (Book Series) by Jim Butcher

The CW Network

Black Lightning

Mark Millar

Millarworld

Kickass

Hellboy (Comic) created by Mike Mignola

Kingsman

Matthew Vaughn

The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (TV Show)

Riverdale (TV Show)

Archie After Dark (Comics)

Altered Carbon (TV Show)

Hannah (TV Show)

Bright (Movie)

Anthony Mackie

Shirley Temple

The Wizard of Oz (Movie)

Pixar

Fox Searchlight

Game of Thrones (TV Show)

Hawkeye (Proposed TV Show)

CBS All Access

Song of the South (Movie)

So Dear to My Heart (Movie)

Peter Pan (Disney Animated Movie)

Burl Ives

Silver Linings Playbook (Movie)

Hachette Book Group

Hyperion Press

The Lord of the Rings Proposed TV Show

Star Trek Discovery (TV Show)

Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (TV Show)

Bosch (TV Show)

Handmaid's Tale (TV Show)

Sprint

Samsung

YouTube Red

Cobra Kai (TV Show)