Binary System Podcast Archive

Original broadcast date October 24, 2019. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2019/10/binary-system-podcast-196-wtnv-156-the-trouble-with-time/

We'll be honest, when we saw the title of this week's Welcome To Night Vale episode we hoped it would be a nifty wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey, Doctor Who-themed story with some Night Vale weirdness mixed in. But the writers love to defy expectations, so instead we got a lighthearted story about everyone in the town dealing with the truth of human existence, the body's inevitable decline, and the inescapable reality of death.

HAPPY FALL EVERYONE.

After we recapped, there's also some discussion of Peaky Blinders, Carnival Row, the Limetown TV show, and the 1997 horror movie Event Horizon.

Oh, and the new Star Wars trailer dropped while we were recording. YOU GUYS, THE NEW STAR WARS TRAILER JUST DROPPED. LET'S GO WATCH IT NOW.

This week's outro music is a clip from Take Wing by The Polish Ambassador. https://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Polish_Ambassador/Color_Of_Flight/TAKE_WING

If you're interested in a chilling tale of cryonics, broken promises, and an almost inhuman case of denial, give a listen to the episode of This American Life that Kathryn mentioned, "Mistakes Were Made" https://www.thisamericanlife.org/354/mistakes-were-made

There's a whole collection of photomanipulations of Kylo Ren's lightsaber here. http://www.dorkly.com/post/70914/the-best-internet-reactions-to-star-wars-newest-lightsaber?fbclid=IwAR0koAh0_X6iAubGZoHYQ8f3STpHVUKZXqQMq8S4zUqurc81zzptGYaCcVM

Also one of Rey's double-bladed lightsaber. (Heh. You know what they're calling it? A Sith Army Knife. LOL.) https://youtu.be/aXT38i7-RN0

AND LET'S NOT FORGET THE NEW TRAILER https://youtu.be/8Qn_spdM5Zg

Original broadcast date October 17, 2019. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2019/10/binary-system-podcast-195-peaky-blinders-and-rifftraxs-twilight/

There is just way too much stuff to catch up with lately! And by "lately" sometimes we mean "2009."

Kathryn is three episodes into Peaky Blinders so Elizabeth has to dance around spoilers since she finished the whole season last week. But that's okay, Kathryn's been telling Elizabeth to watch the RiffTrax Twilight commentary for ten years and she finally got around to it. (It was worth the wait.)

After that they talk about the new hosts of Great British Bake Off ("new" meaning "two years ago"), discuss cosplay problems (Miles Kimball: yall suck) and then continue to say the same thing they always say about Carnival Row: "some of it is very pretty" and "when you can see what's going on anyway WILL SOMEONE TURN ON A DAMN LIGHT."

This week's outro music is a clip from Video Game Hip Hop by TeknoAXE. https://youtu.be/tIwtxmPX8q8

The mesh we mentioned that the furries use for their fursuit eyes is buckram. http://fursuitsupplies.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=57

Correction: RiffTrax did indeed record commentary for ALL the Twilight movies! They're next on our list. https://www.rifftrax.com/twilight-new-moon

Original broadcast date October 10, 2019. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2019/10/binary-system-podcast-194-wtnv-155-the-heist-part-3/

This week we recap the final episode of "The Heist" storyline, and the whole thing wrapped up neatly although NOT THE WAY WE THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO. Geez, Night Vale writers, give us a heart attack why don't you...

Believe it or not, the recap only takes up the first ten minutes of this podcast. The rest is a We Can't Stop Digressing special as we talk about the new Picard trailer (practical makeup versus digital effects), the new season of Peaky Blinders (they haven't brought back Alexander Siddig's character and we're not happy about it), Carnival Row (the show should really consult with some furries about the best way to make digitigrade legs), and Elizabeth's trip to California Adventure Park (did YOU know George Lucas's Skywalker Ranch has a winery?)

This week's outro music is a clip from Crescents by Ketsa. https://www.freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/Raising_Frequecy/Crescents

Correction: We spent so much time talking about how much we liked this week's Weather that we forgot to say what it was. It's “Good Luck with That” by Fathom All the Animals. https://youtu.be/1XMIAGkLIv4

Original broadcast date October 3, 2019. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2019/10/binary-system-podcast-193-more-horror-movies/

October's here so it's time once again for Binary System to go over our list of Favorite Horror Movies and scare ourselves silly. Two years ago we had a conversation with Hannah about our go-to movies, and last year we talked about The Cell and As Above So Below, so this year we're talking about The Thing from Another World (the 1951 version), Crimson Peak, The Wicker Man (the 1973 version), Angel Heart, 28 Days Later, Paranormal Activity, and Pitch Black.

And then we went off on a ton of tangents as we listed movies that aren't great but have parts you should fast forward to (Prophesy for Christopher Walken, and Amityville Horror for Ryan Reynolds' abs), debated on whether or not having vampires in it makes it horror, wondered whether or not Christopher Eccleston has really and truly made his peace with Doctor Who, and briefly touch on Carnival Row (pretty!) and Jessica Jones season three (...darnit...)

This week's outro music is Synthwave E by TeknoAxe. https://youtu.be/RBxnYXGNNAk

The article where Cara Delevingne explains why she uses an Irish accent in Carnival Row is here. (Short version: it made sense to her, especially since so much about fairies comes from Irish folklore. Also because she just likes the accent.) https://www.irishnews.com/magazine/entertainment/2019/08/29/news/why-does-cara-delevingne-s-fairy-in-carnival-row-have-an-irish-accent--1697831/

The artist who inspired several of the images in The Cell is Odd Nerdrum. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawn_(painting)

If you want even more horror movie goodness on Pixelated Geek, you should check out The Spookeasy Podcast. https://pixelatedgeek.com/category/podcasts/spookeasy-podcast/

You can read about the Frances, the 1926 building Elizabeth lived in when she was in Asheville, in this article. (There's no mention of it being a former nunnery, so that might be a myth.) https://lavilo.com/travel-book/asheville-montford-frances-apartments

Correction: Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury is the animated one and YES it's animated by Peter Chung, who also did Æon Flux.

Correction #2: that moment long after you watch something when you realize a plot point didn't make sense is called Fridge Logic, not a Fridge Moment. (It's sometimes called a Jellybean Moment, after a Harlan Ellison story, so that's where we mixed up the name.) https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/main/fridgelogic

Not really a correction but HOLY COW, somebody archived the entire IMDB forums. Here's the one for "Angel Heart"; enter at your own risk.  

Original broadcast date September 19, 2019. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2019/09/binary-system-podcast-192-wtnv-154-the-heist-part-2/

On this week's Night Vale recap WE ARE NOT FANS of the Secret Police's behavior lately NO SIR THIS WILL NOT END WELL.

After the recap we also get into a little more of Carnival Row, Stranger Things Season 3, and The Good Place Season 3. Then Kathryn talks about Terry Moore's Five Years, and Elizabeth talks about The Wicked + The Divine finale (with no spoilers. And there will continue to be no spoilers because Kathryn hasn't read it yet. AND SHE NEEDS TO.)

The views and opinions expressed in this episode are those of Binary System Podcast and do not necessarily reflect the official position of PixelatedGeek. Except the bit about Christmas WHICH IS ABSOLUTE FACT, NO DECORATIONS ALLOWED BEFORE THANKSGIVING.

Original broadcast date September 12, 2019. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2019/09/binary-system-podcast-191-wtnv-153-the-heist-part-1/

The post-vacation catchup continues as we recap a Night Vale episode full of robberies, science experiments, and coupons for free puppies, and then switch gears to talk about Mission Impossible, The Wicked + The Divine, the upcoming Limetown TV show, and the (eventual) return of Saga.

This week's outro music is a clip from the Mission Impossible: Fallout soundtrack by Lorne Balfe & Boy Position.

Original broadcast date September 5, 2019. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2019/09/binary-system-podcast-190-wtnv-152-the-great-golden-hand/

It's that time of year we like to call "The BSP Post-Vacation Catchup," and if we were smart we would've recapped two episodes of Night Vale this week and been all caught up! We're not that smart.

As of the time this episode drops, the NC branch of Binary System Podcast is hunkered down and waiting for Hurricane Dorian to go AWAY already. Coincidentally, this week we're recapping a Night Vale episode that's all about a (cue reverb) GREAT GOLDEN HAND that's reaching over the horizon to cover the entire town. If you're in the path (of the hurricane or the latest Night Vale weirdness) stay safe, and make sure you're stocked up on human hair.

This week's outro music is a clip from Total Eclipse by Nathanial Wyvern http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Nathaniel_Wyvern/2019_releases_collection/Nathaniel_Wyvern_-_Distant_Stars_-_01_Total_Eclipse?fbclid=IwAR3gLR6M4ftZ5g8YrYm7fyLTDj-GiV0_MQE0bGEaVY_T3cRRwvpBcrDB4Po

You can see some of the sand sculptures we were talking about here. https://www.instagram.com/p/B140lNHHWHd/

Original broadcast date August 29, 2019. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2019/08/binary-system-podcast-189-black-mirror-bandersnatch/

Yes we finally did it! We...what? Oh, no we didn't watch How To Train Your Dragon 3. We watched the Black Mirror episode Bandersnatch, which has technically been out longer so at least we're going in order? Yay?

Heads up: ALL the spoilers for this one, since this episode was so much weirder than we thought it'd be, and we thought it'd be weird.

After that we talk about our trip to the NC mountains, and discuss which is the best Old Tyme Photo place in Gatlinburg. (Hint: it's not the one where the photographer was hungover.)

This week's outro music is a clip from Nebula Rush by Florian Decros. http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Florian_Decros/Ab_absurdo/Florian_Decros_-_Ab_absurdo_-_04_Nebula_Rush

The Forbes article "Can You Actually 'Win' Black Mirror's 'Bandersnatch' With A Good Ending" has a lot of great insights on the episode. https://www.forbes.com/sites/insertcoin/2018/12/30/so-can-you-actually-win-black-mirrors-bandersnatch-with-a-good-ending/#7009c0ed5afe

Original broadcast date August 15, 2019. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2019/08/binary-system-podcast-188-start-with-this-podcast-towards-a-poor-podcast/

This week we've got a quick recap of the Start With This Podcast episode "Towards A Poor Podcast." No, it's not "poor" as in "bad," it's "poor" as in "broke." It's about creating fiction on a budget, basically; writing what you know and what you'll be able to produce using the resources at hand. Naturally, this is very pertinent to our interests. (We'd go on about how this podcast isn't recorded in a studio but you already know that based on all the TRAFFIC NOISES.)

This week's outro music is a clip from Laying Low in the Reeds by TeknoAXE. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRwu8JEJ4Js&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR2b0YbLEEe6lK2GJwCUmyo3ZhynUDAmoWpdnwiTz7M1GLpFzAKnlBXY3vM

There's more than one "Gone" podcast out there, but the one that Jeffrey and Joseph want us to listen to is here. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gone/id1261486723?mt=2

Correction: Elizabeth signed off with the usual "see you in one week" but we'd JUST GOT DONE SAYING that we'll be off a week due to vacation, but you know, podcasting autopilot mouth.

Original broadcast date August 8, 2019. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2019/08/binary-system-podcast-187-welcome-to-night-vale-151-the-waterfall/

It's tough to be starting out in college sometimes. New setting, new routine, on the edge of adulthood, maybe trying to figure out how you feel about the cute boy who was flirting with you at a party.

It's even tougher when you're a citizen of Night Vale who happens to be a teenage shape-shifter, and you turned into the most embarrassing, unwieldy shape you can imagine in your sleep. AND NOW YOU'RE STUCK.

Join the twins on their recap of a surprisingly sweet short-story episode of Welcome To Night Vale that can be interpreted in several different ways.

This week's podcast is also a spoiler-free study of endings, namely the ending of Neon Genesis Evangelion (seriously, Japan, what the hell?), the ending of Game of Thrones (okay, we can see where things went off track) and the ending of the last season of Dexter (ARE YOU KIDDING ME?)

This week's outro music is a clip from Lightstream by Siddhartha http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Siddhartha/2019072480724742/Siddhartha_-_Constellations_-_05_Lightstream#

Elizabeth's interview with Transformers writer John Bleszinski can be found here. https://pixelatedgeek.com/2019/08/sdcc-2019-interview-with-tyler-bleszinski-of-transformers-galaxies/

Correction: We probably should have looked up Brie Williams and her previous writing credits, because it turns out that in addition to this episode, she also wrote for several other Night Vale episodes, including one of our favorites, Episode 101 Guidelines for Disposal. https://pixelatedgeek.com/2017/02/binary-system-podcast-69-wtnv-101-guidelines-for-disposal/