Original broadcast date February 22, 2016. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2016/02/academy-awards-2016-spotlight/

Elizabeth and I watched Spotlight, which is nominated in six different categories: Best Picture, Directing, Writing (Original Screenplay) and Film Editing. Mark Ruffalo is nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role and Rachel McAdams is nominated for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. Listen to our thoughts on this magnificent movie.

Edited to add: and it's official, Spotlight wins for Best Picture AND Best Original Screenplay!

The opening and closing music was a clip from the complete score of Spotlight, written by Howard Shore, available to purchase here.

Watch the trailer for Spotlight here.

Original broadcast date January 28, 2016. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2016/01/binary-system-podcast-23-return-of-the-x-files/

It's another week and still no Night Vale, but that's okay because we've got X-Files! The twins break down the first episode of the new X-Files series, with all the conspiracies, explosions, and the complete lack of anybody making out with anybody else. But they get away from that for a bit to talk about Twin Peaks (because David Duchovny's in that) and Top Gear (because Gillian Anderson's in that) so really, they didn't get very far away at all.

Original broadcast date January 14, 2016. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2016/01/binary-system-podcast-22-spoilerific-star-wars-and-sherlock/

The twins have both finally seen Star Wars: The Force Awakens and SPOILERS! Holy cow the SPOILERS ALL OVER THE PLACE. For this and for Sherlock: The Abominable Bride. (Hey, if you're gonna spoil things, spoil all the things.)

So the Star Wars spoilers start at 00:46.

You can download Carrie Fisher's reading of her book Wishful Drinking from Audible here. http://www.audible.com/pd/Arts-Entertainment/Wishful-Drinking-Audiobook/B002V5GX0I

The cartoon that explains some of Chewbacca's motivations is here. http://imgur.com/u7HcWOx

The BRILLIANT acapella rendition of the Star Wars theme by the cast is here. https://youtu.be/ZTLAx3VDX7g

Original broadcast date January 7, 2016. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2016/01/binary-system-podcast-21-new-year-out-of-control-already/

Without a Night Vale episode this week, we set off to do a short podcast about what we've got coming up for January. It quickly spiraled into a discussion about X-Files, book authors, spoiler warnings, fan fiction, Warehouse 13, Mission Impossible, Doctor Who, and Star Wars. Of course. (Kathryn hasn't seen Force Awakens yet so we're still SPOILER FREE.)

Original broadcast date December 24, 2015. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2015/12/binary-system-podcast-20-wtnv-episode-80-a-new-sheriff-in-town/

Happy Christmas Eve, y'all! Don't forget to say Merry Christmas to the government agents running 24-hour surveillance on your business and home. (But avoid saying their name out loud when you're on the radio. That's just rude. Jeez, Cecil, were you raised in a barn?)

Join the twins for the last podcast of the year as we recap Welcome To Night Vale Episode #80, where we get to know the new sheriff (he likes interpretive dance), find out more about the trial of the century (Hiram McDaniel's Violet head will be the key witness against the other four), and hear the proposal to tag all Desert Bluffs visitors so we'll know who in our community are the unwelcome ones. That's...not good.

There's also a little more discussion about Star Wars. Which comes as a surprise to no one.

Welcome To Night Vale's main website is here. http://www.welcometonightvale.com/

Kathryn's review of Darth Plagueis is here. https://pixelatedgeek.com/2015/12/review-and-preview-transformers-holiday-special/

Original broadcast date December 17, 2015. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2015/12/binary-system-podcast-19-all-star-wars-all-the-time/

To give everybody a break from all the hype surrounding a certain movie that comes out at midnight tonight, the twins will spend today's podcast talking instead about Existentialism in literature, and the differences between Solipsism and subjective relativism.

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AHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Just kidding, we're going to talk about Star Wars.

Edit: yes it's been pointed out to us that The Clone Wars cartoon also introduced non-human characters who can wield the Force. We....haven't watched that one either. But we will, we promise!

Returning to Jedi can be found on vimeo here. https://vimeo.com/36474256

We mentioned looking for the cover artist to Crystal Star. It's Drew Struzan. http://www.drewstruzan.com/illustrated/

We also mentioned the director of Return of the Jedi. It's Richard Marquand.

Binary System Podcast's instagram is here. https://www.instagram.com/binarysystempod/

Original broadcast date December 3, 2015. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2015/12/binary-system-podcast-18-wtnv-episode-79-lost-in-the-mail/

This week the twins help celebrate Remembrance Day in Night Vale, which involves the usual parades, speeches, Emissaries from the Blood Space War, and fidelipac cartridges. Also there's some Walking Dead, Doctor Who, and Star Wars in there. We mean in the podcast, not in Night Vale. Ooo, a Night Vale/Star Wars crossover. Get on that, fanartists!

Welcome To Night Vale's main website is here. https://www.welcometonightvale.com/

The Doctor Who/Night Vale crossover fan art Kathryn mentioned is by cecilost, you can see it here:http://cecilost.tumblr.com/post/71770932856/tardismartis-from-the-dawn-of-times-till-the?soc_src=mail&soc_trk=ma

Original broadcast date November 19, 2015. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2015/11/binary-system-podcast-17-wtnv-episode-78-cooking-stuff/

Winter Halloween is almost here, but first there's the little matter of Thanksgiving. Cecil's guest tonight is Tourniquet sou chef Earl Harlan, here to walk you through all the steps to cooking the perfect Thanksgiving turkey: Kill, Clean, Gut, Stuff, AND Cook. And he's also got lots of advice for making your favorite dishes like cranberry sauce and mashed potatoes (believe it or not, you have to cook the potatoes first; that makes it easier to mash them up. With your feet.)

Welcome To Night Vale's main website is here: https://www.welcometonightvale.com/

Original broadcast date November 12, 2015. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2015/11/binary-system-podcast-16-bonus-episode-spoil-all-the-things/

You know how we always say in our intro that we're gonna listen to an episode and then "Spoil the hell out of it"? Well consider yourself warned, because on this week's bonus episode we're having a spoileriffic discussion of The Walking Dead, right up to the most recent episode (well not this week's episode, last week's episode, since we still hadn't seen Episode 5 at the time of recording. Time is weird. Shh, no spoilers.)

We'll also be talking about how amazing the Welcome To Night Vale novel is, but there will be fewer spoilers for that one. Mostly because we really want you to read it. Shout out in the comments when you do!

Welcome To Night Vale's main website is here: https://www.welcometonightvale.com/

Original broadcast date November 5, 2015. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2015/11/binary-system-podcast-15-wtnv-episode-77-a-stranger/

A Stranger is terrorizing the Night Vale Radio Station and the mayor of Night Vale records a heartfelt plea to help Desert Bluffs, and then she eats dirt! No, that's not a figure of speech, she's eating dirt. So it's a pretty regular day in Night Vale.

The twins also talk about Halloween, the Walking Dead, fan art, and your mom.

Tune in next week for a bonus episode: Binary System Spoils All the Things!

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