Binary System Podcast Archive

Original broadcast date August 24, 2023. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2023/08/binary-system-podcast-375-wtnv-232-a-car-crash-on-buellton-avenue/

There was a car crash on Buellton Avenue...

Okay, you know what? We're not exactly sure who this week's recap is for. If you want a twisty, creepy, very-close-to-horror story with a sting in its tail then you really need to go listen to the latest Night Vale episode so we don't give away the ending. If you think you're going to be way too unnerved by a story that has hints of an automobile accident that's so worse than what you're picturing, then you might not want to hear the story at all.

So what we're saying is, if you don't want either spoilers or triggers then you may want to skip to 12:12 this week. That's the point where we start talking about episode 2 of The Mandalorian season three (still enjoying it), the third episode of Black Mirror season six (can't really recommend it), and then Elizabeth has the details about the tropical storm that went through San Diego. (It was fine. And also people really shouldn't play in floodwater. Although maybe the fact that people are playing in floodwater means our waterpark idea of Flooded City Streets has some legs. Adventure Island, call us!)

This week's outro is a clip from Aerial Recital by TeknoAXE.

Correction: Kathryn kept referring to the Mandalorian's home planet as Mandor, when it's actually Mandalore. Bad fan, no cookie.

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Original broadcast date August 17, 2023. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2023/08/binary-system-podcast-374-m3gan/

With no Lore Olympus or Night Vale this week, it was a perfect opportunity to get caught up on Star Wars, Marvel, and Good Omens. We of course did none of that and watched a horror movie from last year instead. NO ONE IS SURPRISED.

Heads up for great big spoilers as we discuss M3GAN, last year's wonderfully creepy and quirky horror film about a psycho killer doll (think Chucky but way more classy.) We break down the differences between the rated and unrated version, nitpick a few plot points, and list all our favorite parts (the dining room fight, the satisfying violence, the incredible animatronics, the pitch-perfect Disney-esque commercialism, and the GLaDOS voice.)

(And yes, we cringed more at how much trouble Gemma was going to get in for doing the thing her boss specifically told her not to do than we did at "the ear scene" in the woods and THAT TELLS YOU A LOT ABOUT US BOY HOWDY.)

This week's outro is a clip from 90s Club by Joey Hendrixx.

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Original broadcast date August 10, 2023. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2023/08/binary-system-podcast-373-wtnv-231-the-terminal-and-good-omens-season-2-premiere/

Hooray, everything's back to "normal" in Night Vale! Science is legal again, the Weather is back, Dr. Janet Lubelle is...not technically gone from the city, but it's fine.

Since so many people are thinking about celebrating with a vacation, Night Vale has now opened their first international airport, the Randy Newman Memorial Terminal! (Yes, Randy Newman is fine, settle down.) Following the Night Vale creators' usual habit of echoing current events, travelers in the new airport are running into long lines, endless delays, and irritating TSA procedures that make us wonder if sacrificing a little freedom for some dubious safety is actually worth it and would making everyone take off their shoes really have made any difference if we'd thought of it sooner and you know what this is bumming us out maybe we should change the subject.

In lighter news, the BSP team have actually managed to be good at TV this week. Kathryn watched the first episode of The Mandalorian Season 3, Elizabeth finished watching the Andor series, and we've both watched the Season 2 premiere of Good Omens! Plus, we've both now finished the most recent issue of the Saga comic book series. Giant spoiler warnings for that one; not everyone survives this issue, and Brian K. Vaughan has figured out with surgical precision which character death will cause the most collateral damage. You have been warned.

This week's outro is a clip from Cruising the Skyline by TeknoAXE.

Correction: The horned character in Saga who's trying to avenge her lover is Petrichor. Sorry, Petrichor, we're bad at names.

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Original broadcast date August 3, 2023. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2023/08/binary-system-podcast-372-everythings-on-hiatus/

Lately it feels like everything we love is on hiatus: Night Vale, Lore Olympus, Saga, it's all on break. So that means we've got time to go watch some of the amazing movies that've come out lately, right? AHAHAHA no of course not, we're terrible at movies.

Instead we're wading through Book of Boba Fett (can't quite recommend it) and Andor (definitely recommend but wow is it dark) and losing our minds about the Loki season two trailer. (Cue the fangirl SQUEEEEEE it's going to be so good!)

And because we are the way we are, we also wander into tangents like the stupid Twitter is now X nonsense, Red Letter Media's Spitballs pilot, Zero Punctuation, Midnight Mass, the writer's strike, the existential threat of AI, and people wanting to make TV less compelling so it won't interfere with our doomscrolling.

First though we had to talk a little bit about the passing of Paul Reubens, and tell the story of how he became friends with our parents. RIP, Paul, thank you for the lamp.

This week's outro is a clip from Island In The Sky by Psychadelik Pedestrian.

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Original broadcast date July 27, 2023. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2023/07/binary-system-podcast-371-sdcc-round-up/

It's a short episode this week, since Elizabeth had a great time at this year's San Diego Comic-Con and she's really tired. And also Kathryn is still bad at TV and is only averaging one new episode of anything per week.

Listen in as Elizabeth gives the details on her time at SDCC: the best cosplays, the Good Omens event, and the new use of the word "Activations". We'll also talk for a bit about the phenomenon known as "Barbenheimer". (No we haven't seen either Barbie or Oppenheimer, but we've still got opinions.)

This week's outro is a clip from Not So Distant Past by TeknoAXE.

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Original broadcast date July 20, 2023. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2023/07/binary-system-podcast-370-lore-olympus-251-and-252/

So here's the thing you guys: Lore Olympus is on hiatus. Right now. There will be no free episodes for four months.

There are a few fast-pass episodes though.

The forward-thinking, grown up, delayed gratification thing to do would be to wait till Thanksgiving to read them when they're free and AHAHAHAHAH. Lordy no. We fast-passed the heck out of those suckers.

So giant spoiler warnings ahoy as we recap two of the last three episodes we'll get for 16 weeks AAAAAAA.

After that we touch on a couple graphic novel recommendations, the Book of Boba Fett and its flaws, possible Good Omens cosplay, and why Wes Anderson's Asteroid City will set your brain on fire in the best way.

This week's outro is a clip from Calm the Fuck Down by Broke For Free. (Which we've used before but we like it enough to use it again.)

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Original broadcast date June 6, 2023. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2023/07/binary-system-podcast-369-lore-olympus-249-and-250/

Fair warning, the second episode of Lore Olympus that we review this week ends in a cliffhanger. It's not one that made us rush to fast-pass more episodes though, since it only involves Kronos. We've got our priorities, and the mad former tyrant is gonna have to take a back seat to finding out if Persephone's mother is going to come to her senses, or if Apollo is finally going to get what's coming to him.

The first episode we recap does have new information about Hera's history with Kronos, and it's all kinds of fascinating. (tldr: Hera earned her place as Queen of the Gods, and Zeus is a great big jerk who doesn't deserve her.) There's even one element that made us both think of Elita-One from the IDW Transformers comic. 'Cause we're nerds.

Now that we're past the summer solstice and the nights are getting longer, we're starting to think about Fall, which makes us think about what horror movies to watch. Elizabeth listened to the Flixwatcher episode about the movie Unfriended - one of our favorites and NO we don't think it's annoying, shut up - which lead to recommendations about a couple of other movies along the same vein. Post a comment if you have any horror movies you think we'd like. Gore shouldn't be over the top, although it's not a deal-breaker. Jump scares are optional, but appreciated. Weirdness and a hard-to-describe sense of dread is mandatory.

This week's outro is a clip from Modern Monster by Flyover.

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Original broadcast date June 29, 2022. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2023/06/binary-system-podcast-368-wtnv-230-carlos-explained/https://pixelatedgeek.com/2023/06/binary-system-podcast-368-wtnv-230-carlos-explained/

Welcome to the first Vacation Edition of 2023! Recording on location in a tropical resort (otherwise known as our sister’s old room in our parents’ place) with state of the art equipment (Elizabeth’s phone balanced on a pillow) and atmospheric sound effects (paper rustling, squeaky chairs, and the cat jumping on the bed), it’s nothing but the best for our loyal listeners. (All five of you.)

ANYWAY. This week we’re recapping the finale of the latest Night Vale arc, as Carlos the Scientist goes toe to toe with Dr. Lubelle of the University of What It Is. (Short version: someone really needs to drop a house on Dr. Lubelle. Or something similar. She’s the WORST.)

After that we briefly discuss the (freaking brilliant) recasting choice in Solar Opposites. (We’ve included a tiny clip of the Solar Opposites teaser trailer, but if you want to watch it before we discuss it you can find it here.)

This week’s outro is a clip from Hard Love by Beat Mekanik.

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Here’s the thread from Ursula Vernon about how coming up with the idea isn’t the hard part. (In response to people saying A.I. will come up with the ideas and humans can “just clean it up a bit.”)

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Original broadcast date June 22, 2022. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2023/06/binary-system-podcast-367-lore-olympus-247-and-248/

Hey you know what we don’t say often enough on this podcast? SPOILER WARNING. I mean, it’s implied that when you’re recapping something you’re going to spoil some things, but just in case, GIANT GREAT BIG SPOILER WARNINGS for episodes 247 and 248 of Lore Olympus because holy cow things are happening.

Basically we get two very big conversations, with two very different results. Some people are speaking their truth, some people take a long look at themselves, and some people remain the giant jerks they’ve always been. Also Chiron is awesome.

After that we briefly mention how our most forgiving movie reviewer just gave The Flash a D-, and Kathryn finally watched the first episode of The Book of Boba Fett. (TL:DR – “It’s fine.”)

This week’s outro is a clip from Lightspeed by Beat Mekanik.

The author of A Barve Like That (a slightly better story of how Boba Fett got away from the Sarlacc pit) is J.D. Montgomery.

Correction: Kathryn totally got the name of the serial-killer podcast wrong. It’s actually “All Killa No Filla“.

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Original broadcast date June 15, 2023. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2023/06/binary-system-podcast-366-wtnv-229-the-accused/

The Welcome To Night Vale writers have occasionally been known to subtly reference current events. This week subtlety is completely out the window as the entire Night Vale community has allowed their fear and rage to be written into law. A new ordinance has all kinds of nasty, unintended consequences, some of which directly affect Cecil and his husband Carlos.

Yep. Night Vale has now banned science. Carlos is arrested for Doing Science In Public (I kinda want someone to write the Sales Tax Calculating Song he was caught singing), and nobody knows if making science illegal means they're not allowed to do things like Baking, or Driving a Car. It's pretty much everything we were afraid of.

And speaking of things we were afraid of...Kathryn finally finished watching Season 3 of The Umbrella Academy. The universe is over, except there's a possible do-over. Somebody ends up with the life of their dreams, others are left out in the cold, but we have zero idea if any of that will remain in the start of the next season. One thing we absolutely do know for sure is that Sir Reginald Hargreeves will never have anyone else's best interest at heart. Maybe.

This week's outro is a clip from First Journey by Shalbora.

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