BIRD PROTOCOL

What’s good, homies?! It’s 2023! Happy New Year! We are back and ready to rock! We’re starting this year off with part one of our 2022 Bird Report. That’s our yearly round-up of all our favourite movies, music, games, and television from the past year. We kick things off with some thoughts on 2022 in general and the slow crawl back to normalcy (or at least to the “new normal”), then we look back at some of the high points of 2022 and recap our creative endeavours. We also take some time to thank our listeners, marvel at our growth this past year, and muse about our little podcast going international. Then, it’s time to list our picks. This week’s episode covers only the movies and television portion of our lists because 2022 had a lot of good stuff. Like… A LOT.

We spend most of this episode chatting about some of our favourites including “X”, “Pearl”, “Prey”, “The Whale”, “Avatar: The Way Of Water”, “Tar”, “Mad God”, “Everything Everywhere All At Once”, “The Batman”, “Triangle Of Sadness”, “NOPE”, “Bullet Train”, and a whole lot more. Plus, we talk about some of the great TV shows from this year including “Andor”, “We Own This City”, “The Bear”, “House Of The Dragon”, “The Boys”, “The Sandman”, “Moon Knight”, “The Rehearsal”, “How To With John Wilson”, “Peacemaker”, “Peaky Blinders”, and more.

We also look back on some of the disappointments this year, share some of our honourable mentions that are good but not necessarily the top, discuss Marvel’s shortcomings and people being irrationally mad about stuff that is clearly not made for them, Otis announces that he has finally finished “Deadwood” and he has some issues with “Glass Onion”, and more random ramblings. We cut this week’s episode short but we’re coming back for round two in a week to talk music, video games, and to sit down with our homie Whensday to chat about his new album “Vices” which is dropping Jan. 11th.

See you then!

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CHECK OUT OTIS’ NEW ALBUM “CAVERNOUS”:

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Nothing says Christmas quite like bioluminescent flora and fauna… What? Don’t believe me? Well, what do you call Rudolph? And what abomination are you trying to create by throwing those multicoloured lights on that pine tree?! This week, we’re revisiting another colourful planet (from the mind of Big Jim, no less) that’s filled with ten foot tall blue-skinned cat people called the Na’vi, huge flying reptiles, space whales, genetic freaks, breathtaking vistas, amazing action set pieces, and so much more. It seems fitting with the recent release of “Avatar: The Way Of Water” that we take a look at the “Avatar” franchise and really explore what these films are brought and are bringing to the table. Sure, the dialogue and the plot might be a little thin… but you cannot overstate the importance of these films and their influence on cinema. They’re also gorgeous. So, why not go to Pandora for your Christmas holiday? You can visit the boughs of Home Tree or head out to the lush, tropical islands and reefs that the Metkayina clan call home. Dive in, the water is nice. You might even make a new friend (who will help you go Moby Dick mode on your enemies later on).

Really though… 2009’s “Avatar” was (and still is) the highest grossing film of all time. That alone says something. Everyone saw it. It was a movie-going experience that not only entertained but it also pushed cinematic technology forward in so many ways. Motion capture, CGI, RealD 3D cameras and technology, etc. All of this is due to this movie. Starring Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Michelle Rodriguez, Stephen Lang, Giovanni Ribisi, and more, this film has aged incredibly well and it still looks excellent. It was a critical and commercial success and a cinematic experience unrivalled until the coming of “Avengers: Endgame”. On top of that, the lore and world of Pandora is so deep, complex, luscious, and mind-bogglingly beautiful. We break down the production of the film, the plot, and the prevalent themes of anti-imperialism, anti-colonialism, and environmentalism in the film. We also unpack the influence of “Avatar” across cinema, explore the technology created for this film and how it changed movie-making, muse on the many excellent films that wouldn’t have been made without this movie coming first, and a bunch more. Don’t worry, we also share some of the negative critical responses and our own nitpicks as well. It’s definitely not a perfect movie but it is a perfect spectacle and sometimes that is more than enough.

Then we switch gears and share our thoughts on the sequel “Avatar: The Way Of Water”, which was released very recently, and share our experience returning to Pandora and watching the film on the big screen. Again directed by James Cameron, this film brought back most of the cast from the original along with some new faces (one played by Kate Winslet, who broke the record for longest breath held in an underwater take). We try not to spoil too much, instead choosing to share our thoughts on what we liked, what we didn’t, that INSANE last hour of white-knuckle action, Crab Mechs, blood rage, that adopted human kid who swears all the time, space whales, and more. Also, Sigourney Weaver is back as a 15 year old Na’vi who might be Jesus? Yeah. Ok. We’re still in, Big Jim. Take the reins! We also discuss the future of the franchise, make some guesses about where Big Jim is taking the Sully family, take a look at some other Pandora-related releases coming soon, and PALMREADER shares hid story of interrupting a sensual moment between two Na’vi at a Halloween party.

We’ll be back next week with the Bird Report for 2022. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, homies!

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We’re back for part two of our two-part series on the “Grand Theft Auto” franchise and this week we’re tackling the “HD Era” of the wildly popular Rockstar Games series. This week we’re visiting the streets of Liberty City in GTA IV and the beaches of Los Santos in GTA V to talk about two of the best GTA installments and probably some of the best video games of all time. We also spend some time discussing the standalone expansions, the ever-growing GTA: Online, and what we know about the future of the franchise. This was the second rebirth of the series, much like the jump from the “2D Era” to “3D Era”, and it took Rockstar to new heights and set a benchmark for the future of gaming.

In this episode, we break down both games and the added depth and in-game realism, discuss the phenomenal voice acting and performances, explore the addition of online multiplayer, marvel at the design choices and the decision to make each location feel alive and feel a “main character” of the games, and try to wrap our heads around just how many random things you can do in GTA V and GTA:O. We discuss both games’ critical and financial success and unpack what they improved upon with the re-releases of GTA V on PS4 and PS5. We also talk about the added weapons, the cover system, the three-protagonist system, the games that they mashed together to create GTA V, and a bunch more cool stuff that Rockstar added or improved upon.

We also speculate on the future of the franchise and visit some of the leaks and rumours related to the yet-untitled GTA VI. We also wonder just how vast and deep the game will be considering the level of detail that was added to GTA V and the power of the next-gen consoles. You can literally do so much in Los Santos already... so what are we going to get to do next? At various points throughout the episode we go off topic and talk about Big Jim and our plans to see “Avatar 2: The Way Of Water”, reminisce about a birthday party we went to, take a wider look at the Rockstar Games releases, PALMREADER gushes about his newfound obsession with the zombie survival game “Project Zomboid”, and the boys shout out STEVEDAVE and his new album “STEVEDAVE The Album”. Go stream that.

We’ll be back on Christmas with our holiday pick! Happy Holidays everyone!

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What’s good, homies? We’re back with another episode of BIRD PROTOCOL and this week we’re finally tackling one of the best-selling and most acclaimed video game series of all time. You’ve probably played at least one of these games, if not more, and you definitely heard of them before. There is so much to talk about that we’re breaking the series down over two episodes. So, get ready to head to San Andreas, Vice City, or Liberty City with your favourite bird boys. That’s right… it’s the Grand Theft Auto pod.

This episode is the wordier, more fact and research-based episode that spans the “2D Era” and “3D Era” of the franchise. We cover GTA, GTA 2, GTA III, GTA: Vice City, and GTA: San Andreas… most of which we haven’t played in a while so there is a lot of gameplay, franchise history, critical responses, and information to cover.

In this episode, we look at the series' humble beginnings to becoming "one of the best UK exports", the constant improvements made to the series with each release, the critical acclaim these games have received, some of the controversies that have popped up around the series, the amazing voice acting work (including performances from Ray Liotta, Samuel L. Jackson, William Fichtner, Dennis Hopper, Peter Fonda, Chris Penn, Charlie Murphy, Burt Reynolds, Tom Sizemore, and more), the ambience in the later games, how good Rockstar is at re-structuring and improving systems from previous games, the jump from 2D to 3D, the history of UK based Rockstar North (formerly DMA Design), and more. We also share some memories of playing these games, muse on how GTA has always been present in our lives and set up the next episode which will cover GTA IV, GTA V, and the future of the franchise.

We also highlight how deep the GTA world-building is and how amazing music and talk radio are used to create an immersive world. We chat about our favourite features of the games and discuss the financial success Rockstar has had time and time again. There is a lot to cover in two hours so bear with us…

Next week? We’re back with part two of our GTA series before our holiday pick and this year’s Bird Report to end the year.

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It’s time to enter the colosseum and for us to seek our revenge in this life or the next! This week, we’re talking about an absolute banger of a film and one of the best of the aughts… Ridley Scott’s epic sword and sandal action film “Gladiator” starring Russel Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Richard Harris, Oliver Reed, Connie Nielsen, Dijon Honshu, and more. We’ve gotta keep it real here. This movie has no right to go as hard as it does. With a troubled production that included the death of a major character, a constantly changing script and plot, tensions between the cast, a leading man with very little star power at the time, a director who had fallen out of favour with the public, and lots and lots of drinking… it’s TRULY insane that this film came together the way that it did and that it even won multiple Oscars. But it did. It rules. It’s awesome. Let’s get into it.

We start off the episode by talking first about our love for Ridley Scott. Scott is one of the most consistent filmmakers working and boy, oh boy… he’s got some classics. Even his mid-level movies are entertaining and well-made. To kick things off, we go through his filmography and touch on some of our favourites including “Alien”, “Blade Runner”, “American Gangster”, “The Martian”, “Black Hawk Down”, “Kingdom Of Heaven”, “The Last Duel”, and more. After that, it’s time to talk about Maximus, Commodus, Proximo, and the rest of the “Gladiator” crew.

What can we say about this movie… the action is riveting, the story is simple but effective, the dialogue fires you up, and both Joaquin and Russel deliver dynamite performances. They are excellent rivals and portray moral counterpoints that you can’t help but cheer for and root against. We break down the plot of the film, talk about what we love, talk about what really works, and revisit some of the craziest rumours and stories from the film’s production. We also chat about the historical inaccuracies in this film regarding the gladiators and story, discover which characters really existed and which were made up, talk about the Air Aurelius 3’s, and more nerdy history stuff.

After this, we pivot to a more serious discussion about the recent Kanye West (known now as Ye) interview with Alex Jones and about our decisions to boycott/no longer support Ye in any way. Not anymore. That kinda stuff doesn’t fly in the birdhouse and we cannot stay silent. He has crossed far too many lines in the past few years and enough is enough. We urge other platforms and people to make a hard statement against his harmful rhetoric and open racism, Nazism, and denial of one of the worst modern genocides. It’s over. He’s done. Stop making excuses for him. Stand on your principles as Maximus did. See ya never, Nazi scumbag.

We’ll see you next week.

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This week we’re joined by our homie Sideshow Trice to talk about one of the most consistent and personally influential rappers to come out of Canada and someone who definitely deserves all the flowers that we give them all throughout this episode… Nova Scotian rapper and producer “Classified”! If you’re not from Canada, you may not have heard of him but he’s been putting out music since 1995, consistently delivering good rhymes and insane production, and has been putting on for Canada in a huge way. A respected but somewhat slept-on rapper’s rapper who loves the craft and cares about artistry? Sounds like another episode of BP, right? But this one means a little more to all of us as we unpack the history, influence, and impact “Classified” made on all of us. It’s actually kind of touching… and a lot of fun.

We break down his career share some of our favourite songs and albums, discuss why we drifted away from his music, and share how amazing it has been to reconnect with his discography and explore his legacy as a Canadian hip-hop icon. We marvel at his crazy list of features which includes pretty much every dope rapper from Canada and some heavy hitters from across North America including Raekwon, Snoop, DJ Premier, Royce Da 5’9, and more. We also gush and reminisce on our younger years when his albums like “Boy-Cost-In The Industry”, “Hitch Hiking’ Music”, and “Self Explanatory” meant so much to us and were played on repeat. We also praise his consistently dope production, break down his fresh and interesting songwriting, share our thoughts on his recent releases, and appreciate his style, voice, and realness. This dude has been putting in that work and deserves some respect on his name, so if you haven’t given him a listen... you really ought to.

We end the episode with a nice conversation about Sideshow’s new EP “be. a. trice.”, share some stories from the production and making of the project, discuss Trice’s growth as an artist, and bask in the fact that so many of our homies are making dope stuff right now. There’s also some conversation about Otis’ new album “Cavernous”. We also take some time to thank the listeners and marvel at how far we’ve come in a year. Can’t believe it is almost over.

We’ll be back in a week with a banger film from director Ridley Scott that asks us… Are you not entertained?! That’s right. The “Gladiator” pod is up next.

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CHECK OUT OTIS’ NEW ALBUM “CAVERNOUS”:

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What’s good, homies? This week we’re diving into Wes Anderson’s fun, visually striking, and wholesome animated comedy film “Fantastic Mr. Fox” starring George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Bill Murray, Jason Schwartzman, Willem Dafoe, and more. Written by Wes Anderson and Noah Baumbach, this stop-motion adaptation of a story by Roald Dahl goes incredibly hard, looks amazing, and is so much fun to watch. What the cuss are you waiting for? Press play!

In this episode, we share what we love about this movie, break down the film’s plot, explore Wes Anderson’s visual style and how it translates to stop-motion, express our admiration for the cast's vocal performances and our favourite characters, unpack the film’s critical success and strange commercial failure, and praise the sound design and soundtrack. We also praise some of the hilarious physical and sight gags in the film, the emotional undercurrents of the film, the sharp dialogue, and the film’s near-perfect runtime. Then we do a brief dive into Wes Anderson’s career, discuss our favourites from his filmography, and Otis argues about “The French Dispatch” and that Wes Anderson needs to try something new. This movie rules and we cannot fathom why so few people have seen it. It’s the perfect family or date night movie and hits all the right notes. Get into it.

We end the episode with a conversation about some things that we’ve seen, played, and listened to this week including “Tár”, “Speak No Evil”, “God Of War: Ragnarok”, “Detroit: Become Human”, the two final BROCKHAMPTON albums, Nas and Hitboy’s third “King’s Disease” offering, and more. Plus, PALMREADER shares some updates as he has been busy working on the next Anxiety Weekend release and Otis has some more music on the way.

We’ll be back next week with Sideshow Trice to talk about Canadian rapper “Classified” and the “be. a. trice.” EP.

CHECK OUT THE NEW ANXIETY WEEKEND ALBUM “ON INFINITE REPEAT”:

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CHECK OUT OTIS’ NEW ALBUM “CAVERNOUS”:

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We’re back this week with another Lazy Bird episode to catch you up on all the things that we’ve been watching, playing, and listening to! Please forgive our recent absence and PALMREADER’s rough-sounding voice… the sickness (not COVID) has him in his grasp. Sigh. So, after our usual introduction, we explain the lack of our final SPOOKY SZN offering, lament PALMREADER’s recent illness, and then dive right in.

We kick things off by talking about Otis’ new multimedia project and album “Cavernous” and Otis gives a little background information on the whole thing. It’s out now on all streaming platforms and is really great, so go listen to it. We also chat about some of our homies’ new tunes including Sideshow Trice’s new EP “be. a. trice.” and the recent STEVEDAVE singles. They’re also great. Go listen to them, too. From there, we discuss Jordan Peele’s “NOPE”, “Terrifier 2”, David Leitch’s “Bullet Train” and the ensemble assassin sub-genre, Ruben Östlund’s satirical “Triangle Of Sadness”, Ridley Scott and “Black Hawk Down”, Zach Cregger’s “Barbarian”, “Andor” being the best piece of Star Wars IP in a while, and more.

We then chat about the new “God Of War: Ragnarok” game, Otis gives an update on his “Horizon: The Forbidden West” play through, PALMREADER dishes on “Battlefield 2042” after purchasing it for very cheap in the U.S., then we both discuss “The Sims 4” being better on the computer and chat about war games in general. Will PALMREADER fold and try “COD: Vanguard”? Yeah, probably.

And, finally, we get into some of our favourite music releases from the past few weeks including the new Drake and 21 Savage album “Her Loss”, Westside Gunn’s “10”, Fred Again..’s “Actual Life 3”, Wiki and Subjxct 5’s “Cold Cuts”, Smino’s excellent “Luv 4 Rent”, dvsn’s “Working On My Karma”, Dixson’s “004DAISY”, Alvvays’ fun new album “Blue Rev”, and more. Plus, we ruminate on the evolution of Turnover from “Peripheral Vision” to now and share our differing opinions on their new album “Myself in the Way”.

That’s all for this week. Thanks for listening, friends. We’ll hopefully be back to full power next week and nobody will be sick. Don’t forget to leave us a review or hit that subscribe button if you dig what we do.

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CHECK OUT THE NEW ANXIETY WEEKEND ALBUM “ON INFINITE REPEAT”:

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Ayo! This week we’re diving into the world of Supermassive Games and their unique brand of “interactive drama horror” video games! More specifically, we’re talking about the critically acclaimed “Until Dawn” for PS4 and, to a lesser extent, the recently released spiritual sequel “The Quarry” for the PS5 along with “The Dark Pictures Anthology” games. These games blend mystery, horror, and the supernatural with a reverence for horror cinema and lore. They all feature fantastic performances, a spooky atmosphere, real scares, deep lore, and an immersive gaming experience. They rule.

“Until Dawn” was released in 2015 and features a slew of famous faces that populate the motion capture cast including Oscar-winning actor Rami Malek, Hayden Panettiere, and Peter Stormare. It focuses on a group of playable characters who are all returning to a mountain lodge one year after a terrible accident. Of course, things aren’t what they seem and the group is thrust into a story of horror, betrayal, and survival. Your choices will decide who lives, who dies, and what secrets are revealed over one frightful night. There’s a freaky guy with a flamethrower, a serial killer, and some cannibalistic forest monsters… along with interpersonal drama, a nighttime snowstorm, some abandoned mines, a labyrinthine basement, an old sanatorium, and more. It’s a must-play for horror lovers. 

In this episode, we discuss the game, our experience playing it, the lore, the world-building, the main storyline and performances, and a bunch more good stuff. Spoilers ahead. We also highlight a bunch of awesome features in “Until Dawn” including the lack of manual saving, immersive quick-time events, eerie atmosphere, and a system they call the “Butterfly Effect” that uses the Decimal system’s A.I. and your choices to change the plot of the game as you play. Each play-through, though linear, can and will be different depending on the choices you make. There are MANY different endings and certain sequences that are only available in certain circumstances. Even the music is based on your story and is changed to meet your situation depending on previous events, your relationships, and what you know. “Until Dawn” spawned a number of games by Supermassive Games including the "Dark Pictures Anthology" that follow in the same vein and play style but feature other ghoulish delights including witches (yes, they are in the witch zone), ghosts, devilish abominations, cults, and more. 

This game really makes you feel like you are in a movie… so much so that Otis and PALMREADER accidentally keep calling this game a movie. This leads to a conversation about the future of movies, gaming, and where they intersect. In the end, we have no idea what is coming but we do know that “Until Dawn” is really dope and fun to play. We hope this genre is developed even more in the future and can't wait to see where they take it.

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We’re back with round two of our SPOOKY SZN selections and this week we’re talking about a bonafide freak of a film, 1999’s “The Blair Witch Project”. This one is an all-timer that has become a major part of horror culture. For good reason, too. It is the movie that reinvigorated the “found footage” craze in American horror and is quite possibly the best example of that genre of film. It is also one of the highest-grossing independent films of all time and is superbly made. It’s all desperation, high tension, and atmosphere... but it just freaking works. Join us this week as we unpack all things Blair Witch.

What can we say about this awesome flick? Well, it’s dope… but it has also aged really well and become a cult classic horror film. This movie leans so heavily on atmosphere, lore, and human-driven realism that it leaves the audience feeling uneasy and tense throughout. "The Blair Witch Project" purposely approaches horror with a documentary eye that unravels as the film progresses. Eventually, what you don’t see on screen is swimming in the back of your head. The witch is an ever-present fear made even more mystifying by the fact that we never actually see it on screen.

On top of that, this movie was mostly improvised by the cast and the production was very compartmentalized. The fear, frustration, and tension the characters feel are real and that translates superbly on screen. Plus, the mystery surrounding the marketing and release of this movie is one of the biggest hoodwinks ever pulled on an audience and it had people believing the story was actually real. The actors pretended to be dead for a year after the film's release. Yeah.

In this episode, we break down the plot of the movie, share our thoughts on its legacy, discuss the film’s production and amazing marketing, muse on what “The Blair Witch” was doing that was ahead of its time, map out the classic witch zones, share our lasting fear of stick figure effigies, try to figure out what was in the bloody shirt bag, and ruminate on the found footage genre over the past twenty plus years. We also talk briefly about the sequels and franchise-related media but most of it is pretty “meh”. With that being said, this is a modern classic and you SHOULD watch it. Otis then shares his experiences at an AEW wrestling event this past weekend and PALMREADER shares some not-so-exciting logistical news about the pod.

We’re changing our release date to better fit our growing schedules. You can expect BIRD PROTOCOL on Sunday instead of Friday going forward. This allows us more time to research and dive deep into each episode’s topic and gives us the flexibility we need to put out best foot forward. We’ll see you next week for a chat about “Until Dawn”, Supermassive Games, and “playable horror movies”.

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