Binary System Podcast

It’s the third (and final?) part of the Mudstone Abyss arc, people are speaking gibberish, there’s protests and riots and radio hosts being burned in effigy and, most disturbing of all….Kevin is being…nice?

After the recap there’s also information on our latest TV obsessions; hat tip to Hannah for recommending The Haunting of Hill House, and Kathryn thinks the resolution to the Phoenix Stone storyline on The Vampire Diaries comes out of freakin’ nowhere.Read OnBinary System Podcast #151 – WTNV #137 “The Mudstone Abyss Part 3”

The title of this episode was almost “One hundred fifty episodes: still no plan” but we already used that fifty episodes ago. And we do have a plan, even if we thought it up an hour before the recording. Still counts!

This week we’re talking about music: the soundtracks that bring back all kinds of geeky nostalgia, or just inspire those kind of daydreams where you’re on a badass rescue mission armed with only your wits and a pair of mechanical wings. (Or maybe you have real wings in this one. DRAGON wings….sorry, where we we?)

We each pick three of our favorite songs or soundtracks, and then follow random paths that lead from Marvel movies and giant robots to Elfquest, Westworld, and possibly dragons.

Thank you for listening in, whether you’ve heard 150 or just the one, we’re glad you’re here!Read OnBinary System Podcast #150 – The BSP Mixtape

Uh oh, the work on Desert Bluff’s Mud Stone Abyss is falling behind schedule. And the construction that has gotten done seems to be releasing mysterious hazy figures, causing accidents around the town, and now language has stopped working and no one can talk in anything but gibberish.

But more importantly, Charles and Kevin have now gone on several dates and they’re having a wonderful time.

After the recap we also talk about the new season of Daredevil (two episodes in and it seems pretty solid), the cancellation of Iron Fist and Luke Cage, and our plans for next week’s 150th episode: we have no plan! AS USUAL.Read OnBinary System Podcast #149 – WTNV #136 “Mud Stone Abyss Part 2”

It took us a long time before we’d watch horror movies, a LONG time. By the time we graduated high school we’d seen most of Poltergeist (a friend warned us about the face-falling-off scene) and one Freddy Krueger movie (The Dream Warriors, still our favorite, oh shut up.)

So even we think it’s weird that we have a collection of horror movies we actually like, though a lot of them aren’t considered “successful” or “good” or even “scary.” Listen in as we break down what we loved about 2014’s As Above, So Below, and 2000’s The Cell, and the rest of Kathryn’s imdb list of horror movies. (With frequent tangents into Twin Peaks, Fantastic Planet, and our shameless addiction to imdb trivia and jump scares.)Read OnBinary System Podcast #148- As Above So Below, The Cell and other horror movies we like

This week we start with a recap of the latest episode of Night Vale (featuring the return of Desert Bluffs! And Kevin! And teeth! AND SMILING.) and then we discuss the total lack of Transformers comic book news coming out of NYCC, the newest Anne Rice book, the Walking Dead, and where you can watch the newest episodes of Doctor Who, for free! Legally!Read OnBinary System Podcast #147 – WTNV #135 “Mud Stone Abyss Part 1”

This episode starts out with a recap of Football Season in Night Vale (we’d watch more football if it had more trees and ghosts) and then turns into an episode of All Transformers All The Time: in one week we got to see the pinnacle of all Transformers movies (the 1986 one of course) on the big screen for the first time in 30 years, AND we played a small part in IDW author James Roberts having to officially deny rumors that the latest issue of Lost Light was an homage to the Breakfast Club. No really.Read OnBinary System Podcast #146 – WTNV #134 “Fall Football Preview”

The Great Post-Vacation Catch-Up continues: this week we recap exactly one episode of Welcome To Night Vale. (It would’ve been two but we had to cut the listening short because…hang on, didn’t we do this the last time we recapped a Welcome To Night Vale Episode? Are you sure?)

There’s also some complaints about noisy clocks and clicky chairs, a rant about the decline of print media, some fangirling about the Bumblebee trailer, a little appreciation for the World of Tomorrow sequel, and admiration for the photoshop skills of people who put fake smiles on Benedict Cumberbatch.Read OnBinary System Podcast #145 – WTNV #133 “Are You Sure?”

This is it, the final episode of Alice Isn’t Dead ever. EVER. And the creators gave it an ending that wasn’t what we were expecting, but..is it a “happy” ending? Weeelll…..

After that it’s the post-Hurricane-Florence wrap up (spoilers: Kathryn and Nathan’s area of Raleigh was safe, but you can find a great list of certified charities here if you’d like to help with the relief efforts elsewhere) and finish up with The Originals, Transformers Earth Wars, The Ritual, and Batman: White Knight.Read OnBinary System Podcast #144 – Alice Isn’t Dead Series Finale

The Great Post-Vacation Catch-Up continues: this week we recap exactly one episode of Welcome To Night Vale. (It would’ve been two but we had to cut the listening short because Kathryn was struck by lightning. Except not her, the house. Well, maybe the house didn’t actually get hit but it definitely hit right outside. It sure sounded like it anyway. Look, do you want Kathryn to get electrocuted?)

After the recap we talked about Iron Fist season two, specifically about whether or not we’re going to watch it which, you know, isn’t a given. Then we talk about the hurricane that’s due to make landfall at about the same time this episode drops, so if you’re reading this and you’re anywhere near the evacuation zone, stay safe!Read OnBinary System Podcast #143 – WTNV #132 “Bedtime Story”

We’re behind on all our podcasts so the Great Post-Vacation Catch-Up has begun! (Otherwise known as “How We Live Our Lives At All Times We Don’t Know Why You Were Expecting Anything Different.”)

First up we recap Alice Isn’t Dead Chapter 3 parts 8 and 9 (leaving 10 for next week because we think we might get our hearts broke) and then jump straight over to Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples’ Saga #54 (where we DID get our hearts broke.)Read OnBinary System Podcast #142 – Alice Isn’t Dead part 3 chapters 8 and 9 (plus Saga issue 54)