Binary System Podcast Archive

Original broadcast date January 16, 2020. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2020/01/binary-system-podcast-206-playing-catch-up/

The holidays are over, and convention season doesn't get geared up for a few weeks, so now's the time for us to get caught up on all the things we've been meaning to watch because we are so, so bad at TV and movies.

Listen in as we set up our homework for the next month, including the Mandalorian, Fleabag, Toy Story 4, Frozen II, Ad Astra, Parasite, Devs, Doctor Who, and the Repair Shop from the BBC, plus some random comments on Reylo fan art, Great British Bake Off, 3D printers, and the Harleen series. (We also mention Joker and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, both of which we know we should watch, but we're just not feeling it, so we probably won't. Is that bad?)

This week's outro music is a clip from Love Is Not by Broke For Free. https://www.freemusicarchive.org/music/Broke_For_Free/Petal/Broke_For_Free_-_Petal_-_10_Love_Is_Not

Original broadcast date January 9, 2020. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2020/01/binary-system-podcast-205-star-wars-the-rise-of-skywalker/

Okay this is disconcerting: we actually managed to watch a major motion picture within three weeks of the release date, instead of waiting three months (or years. Sometimes it's years.) Have we turned over a new leaf or have we been replaced by alien pod people YOU DECIDE.

Major spoilers ahoy as we recap Star Wars: the Rise of Skywalker, spending an equal amount of time nitpicking the things we didn't like and fangirling over all the things we did.

This week's intro music is a clip from Far Out's remix https://youtu.be/vuww6XeA7gw of the Force Theme. The outro is a clip from ShiryuGL's "Star Wars Episode IV: A Chiptune Home" https://youtu.be/RdkBrMbf98A and you guys seriously you have to go listen to the whole album, it's glorious. It's also available for purchase on bandcamp! Go throw money at them! https://shiryu.bandcamp.com/album/star-wars-episode-iv-a-chiptune-hope

Out of all the accidental noises in this episode (bumped mics, cats, distant planes, etc) the most noticeable was the fan on Elizabeth's laptop, which always managed to kick on while she was speaking so it couldn't be cut out, and was so close to the mic it picked up every time. Elizabeth's making a note to put the mic someplace else.

And for anyone wondering, Elizabeth did check in with Andrew: he still dislikes The Last Jedi, and he enjoyed The Rise of Skywalker much more than he thought he would.

Original broadcast date January 2, 2020. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2020/01/binary-system-podcast-204-how-to-train-your-dragon-homecoming-and-fictional-holidays/

It took us a month to finally watch the How To Train Your Dragon holiday special, but since it took us the better part of a year to watch the final movie, that's, like, practically on time for us. Yes? No? Hello? Is this thing on?

Listen in as we recap How To Train Your Dragon: Homecoming, and then break down the whole fake holiday trope that fantasy/sci-fi writers like so much, and then admit that while we haven't seen Rise of Skywalker yet we totally will we're just very nervous because the reviews are all over the place.

This week's outro music is a clip from Auld Lang Syne by Lovebyte. This week's outro music is a clip from Auld Lang Syne by Lovebyte.

Original broadcast date December 19, 2019. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2019/12/binary-system-podcast-203-wtnv-160-the-weather/

We knew this was going to be a crazy episode of Welcome to Night Vale when Cecil said he was going to take us to the weather...and then he talked about the weather! ISN'T THAT CRAZY? (And don't even get us started on the sports section...)

After a chilling Night Vale episode (literally chilling. It was cold.) we also talked about the final issue of Stjepan Šejić's Harleen, and the very specific reason why Elizabeth won't be going to see Knives Out.

This week's outro music is a clip from Christmas on Mars by Spinningmerkaba. http://ccmixter.org/files/jlbrock44/57046 (We used it exactly a year ago, but until we find a sci-fi Christmas song we like more than this one, we're gonna keep using it.) https://pixelatedgeek.com/2018/12/binary-system-podcast-157-incredibles-2/

Correction: we said Dad wasn't admitted after the treatment for a subdural hematoma where they drilled into his head. They totally admitted him. For like, two days. In our defense, it's getting hard to keep track...

Original broadcast date December 5, 2019. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2019/12/binary-system-podcast-202-wtnv-159-cat-show/

Night Vale’s annual Cat Show is here and there’s really no competition because everybody knows Khoshekh is THE BEST CAT EVER. (Though one of the competitors is named Dumpster and we’ve gotta admit that’s a cool name for a cat.)

Listen in as we gleefully recap all the havoc, followed up by some quick thoughts on the newest season of The Crown, Martin Scorsese’s Irishman, and the wrap up of the November Dragonfall Drawing Challenge.

This week's outro music is a clip from Bachelor of Hearts by Aurora Borealis. https://youtu.be/FBv6rm1lY0w

The first DesignerCon 2019 photo gallery by Elizabeth is here https://pixelatedgeek.com/2019/11/designercon-2019-photo-gallery-1/, and the second photo gallery by Stephanie is here. https://pixelatedgeek.com/2019/11/designercon-2019-photo-gallery-2/

You can find the info on Kathryn's #Dragonfall drawing challenge here! https://www.instagram.com/p/B4TH9MnhrvT/

Original broadcast date November 28, 2019. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2019/11/binary-system-podcast-201-wtnv-158-the-war-for-time/

The three-part Night Vale story of cryogenics and robots comes to a close this week, with an ending that was surprising, abrupt, and intensely creepy. We loved it. (Probably goes without saying but just in case SPOILERS AHOY!)

After the recap we debriefed on this year's DesignerCon, and the final few days of Kathryn's #DragonFall drawing challenge.

This week's outro music is a clip from Asset House by Six Umbrellas. https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Six_Umbrellas/Private_Ark/07_Six_Umbrellas_-_Asset_House

The first DesignerCon 2019 photo gallery by Elizabeth is here https://pixelatedgeek.com/2019/11/designercon-2019-photo-gallery-1/, and the second photo gallery by Stephanie is here. https://pixelatedgeek.com/2019/11/designercon-2019-photo-gallery-2/

You can find the info on Kathryn's #Dragonfall drawing challenge here! https://www.instagram.com/p/B4TH9MnhrvT/

Original broadcast date November 21, 2019. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2019/11/binary-system-podcast-200-ship-all-the-ships/

200 episodes in and WE FINALLY HAVE A PLAN! (For one episode. Enjoy it while it lasts!)

If you know us, you'll know we love us some shippy goodness. For the non-nerds (or anyone who hasn't listened to this podcast) (or met us) that means we'll decide that two characters in a movie, network TV show, book, comic book, webcomic, or 1980s cartoon are meant for each other and we'll obsessively track down fan art and fan fiction about them, and if we can't find any, we'll make some ourselves.

If that sounds like your cup of tea, buckle up, because in this episode we discuss over thirty of our favorite pairings, from Star Trek, Star Wars, Transformers, X-Men, Doctor Who, ElfQuest, Vampire Diaries, West Wing (yes really), MacGyver (YES OKAY SHUT UP) and a lot more. Trigger warnings for vague references to cartoon smut, and the blatant objectification of several handsome male celebrities.

And whether you've listened to 200 episodes or just the one, thank you for stopping by, you're awesome.

This week's outro music is a clip from Underground Revolution by TeknoAXE. https://youtu.be/esfx4J-KNGI

A good companion to this episode is the Lost in Sci Fi "Fan Fiction" episode we recorded with Leland and Jada. https://pixelatedgeek.com/2018/01/lost-in-sci-fi-episode-61-fanfiction/

All our obsessive thorough coverage of Friday the 13th the series is here, here, here, and here. (Or you can go to the Friday the 13th tag on the site, but that's going to get some Jason stuff in there too.) https://pixelatedgeek.com/2017/09/binary-system-podcast-97-friday-the-13th-the-series-the-fangirling/  https://pixelatedgeek.com/2017/09/review-curious-goods-behind-the-scenes-of-friday-the-13th-the-series/ https://pixelatedgeek.com/2017/09/friday-the-13th-the-series-30th-anniversary-screen-cap-gallery/ https://pixelatedgeek.com/2017/09/binary-system-podcast-96-the-kitchen-sink-episode/ https://pixelatedgeek.com/tag/friday-the-13th/

The New Teen Titans issue we talked about was #39 from 1988, with art by Eduardo Barreto (pencils), Romeo Tanghal (inker), and Adrienne Roy (colors.) https://www.comixology.com/The-New-Teen-Titans-1984-1996-39/digital-comic/72659

The Mazikeen/Beatrice fanfic Kathryn was talking about can be found here. https://seaofdust.livejournal.com/7510.html

You can find the info on Kathryn's #Dragonfall drawing challenge here! https://www.instagram.com/p/B4TH9MnhrvT/

Like your podcasts in YouTube form? You're in luck!  https://youtu.be/wc8z_d7dtE4

Original broadcast date November 7, 2019. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2019/11/binary-system-podcast-198-wtnv-157-the-promise-of-time/

In this week's recap, the story of time working normally in Night Vale continues as the town is caught up in cryogenic fever. Meanwhile, Cecil scrambles to find ten thousand dollars to pay cryogenics entrepreneur Casper Rhodes, because by God Cecil and Carlos are going to have themselves frozen so they can cheat death and live happily forever and everything will be fine.

After an excellent episode of sudden plot twists and Night Vale horoscopes that are actually nice to Capricorns for a change, the twins talk about Carnival Row (will you guys please turn up the friggin' lights?), the Limetown TV show, Bojack Horseman, an Instagram 30-day drawing challenge, and how we're really and truly going to watch the final How To Train Your Dragon movie this week. Really. It's gonna happen this time, honest.

This week's outro music is a clip from Voyage to Pluto (Dreamworld remix) by Prism. https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Prism/Best_Bytes_Volume_2/07_Prism_Voyage_To_Pluto_Dreamworld_remix

You can find the info on Kathryn's #Dragonfall drawing challenge here! https://www.instagram.com/p/B4TH9MnhrvT/

Correction: Oops, Carnival Row wasn't based on a book series, it was based on a movie script, according to Bustle. https://www.bustle.com/p/carnival-row-isnt-based-on-a-book-but-it-was-adapted-from-this-intense-gritty-movie-script-18712299

Original broadcast date October 31, 2019. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2019/10/binary-system-podcast-197-halloween-week/

As the well-organized podcast we are, seeing as how this episode drops on Halloween, we recorded an episode all about our favorite Halloween traditions. HA. Kidding. We totally forgot what day it would be posted until the end of the episode.

Instead, we talked about the one "unforgivably cheesy" moment in Stranger Things; about how 90s nostalgia is 80s nostalgia with a hangover; about how "Polly just can't have nice things" on Peaky Blinders (SPOILERS); the 1930s movie Freaks being a genre to itself; clever Halloween costumes; and how we recently tried to outdo each other with scary youtube clips AND NOW WE'RE HIDING UNDER THE BED.

This week's outro music is a clip from Retro Future Nights by TeknoAXE. https://youtu.be/D_jQLR6zq30

Disturbing content warning! The Selfie From Hell short film we mentioned is here https://youtu.be/EhAFyaObY6U, and the Nun trailer is here https://youtu.be/pzD9zGcUNrw, and the Robin Williams One Hour Photo clip is here https://youtu.be/EHUTjlhF6QQ. (The Selfie one and One Hour Photo one are possibly not safe for work on account of being disturbing. The One Hour Photo one has a LOT of gore.)

Correction: Regarding Peaky Blinders, at one point we referred to Thomas Shelby as Polly Grey's brother; he's actually her nephew, which honestly makes him arranging Polly's marriage even more strange.

Original broadcast date November 14, 2019. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2019/11/binary-system-podcast-199-how-to-train-your-dragon-3/

That's right, it's one of our favorite movie series, about one of our favorite things, the movie we waited five years for them to make...and it only took us eight months to watch it. FINALLY.

Massive great big SPOILERS ahoy as we break down everything we loved about How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World. (The animation! The cave world! The romance! The fight scenes! The bit where Toothless does the dance!)

And then, once we started repeating ourselves, we switched gears to talk about Bojack Horseman, Erin Morgenstern's The Starless Sea, North Carolina Comicon, and what the heck do you call a four book series?

Here's the Kit Harington/Toothless promo, because it's the best.

https://youtu.be/pXCpc2Bcirs

Here's a link to the Ruffnut/Fishlegs fan art Elizabeth was talking about, which the artist drew back in 2010. https://www.deviantart.com/phobs/art/HTTYD-Not-going-out-with-you-160153294

Turns out you call a four book series a "quartet" or a "tetralogy" if you're feeling fancy.

Here's a link to the Tea Dragon Society Kathryn was talking about. https://teadragonsociety.com/

Correction: Elizabeth mentioned Fishlegs crying at the funeral. She meant wedding! She always does that!

You can find the info on Kathryn's #Dragonfall drawing challenge here! https://www.instagram.com/p/B4TH9MnhrvT/