Dissecting This Fiction Podcast

Oscars: Little Women, Parasite, The Irishman, Marriage Story, Once upon A Time In Hollywood, Joker, 1917, Jojo Rabbit, Ford v Ferrari, Black Widow Trailer, What Remains of Edith Finch, Jurassic World Evolution,

Welcome to Dissecting This Fiction! It's episode 18, so come join along as my Co-host (Jessica) and I (Steven) go over the latest in movies, tv shows, and games.

What's On The Exam Table?

In gaming, we avoided more game delays, but the Taipei Game Show wasn't so lucky. Retro Studio hires an Art Director, could it be for Metroid 4? Now that Resident Evil 3 Remake is on the way, attention is director toward the future on the franchise and rumors are already surfacing on a Resident Evil 8. Speaking of survival horror, Silent Hill may be making a comeback with a couple of games. EA talks up the next generation consoles for both Microsoft and Sony. Activision Blizzard strikes a deal with Youtube to progress esports. February brings a new batch of "free" games to Games with Gold and Playstation Plus. We give our take on playing What Remains of Edith Finch and Jurassic World: Evolution.

In Television, Loki show on Disney Plus casts a former model. The Falcon and Winter Soldier move up the release date. The Mighty Ducks show casts its coach. Netflix ads One Piece to the list of future show adaptations. Plenty of new content added for the month of February on Television and Streaming. Don't worry, we have the list. We give impressions on October Faction and review Medical Police on Netflix. Finally, we go over the Disney Plus Super Bowl commercial with footage of Wandavision, The Falcon and Winter Soldier, and Loki.

In trailers, we go over all the Super Bowl trailers dropped, which includes Fast and Furious 9, Sonic the Hedgehog Top  Gun Maverick, A Quiet Place Part 2, Minions, Mulan, and best of all, Black Widow.

In movies, Peter Sarsgaard gets a character name in The Batman. The Thing gets a remake, but with unused text? Transformers potentially rebooting and bringing in more variations of the Cybertronians. Lethal Weapon 5 could be in the works...again. Lastly, it's Oscar season and we just watched a lot of movies this past week to prepare for Best Picture. We give our reviews on Little Women, Parasite, The Irishman, and Marriage Story. We didn't forget about Once upon A Time In Hollywood, Joker, 1917, Jojo Rabbit, or Ford v Ferrari, though. All 9 movies are in the mix and we discuss our favorites of the bunch, who we suspect to win, and of course, who we WANT to win.  

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Welcome to Dissecting This Fiction! It's episode 17, so come join along as my Co-host (Jessica) and I (Steven) go over the latest in movies, tv shows, and games.

What's On The Exam Table?

In gaming, there is more rumblings about a possible Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic game. Could it be a remake, sequel, something in between? Only the force truly knows. Ninja Theory has made it their goal to help relieve society of the struggles with mental health by starting an initiative called The Insight Project and another game labeled Project Mara. Half life gets another life on steam leading up to the release of Half Life: Alyx. Move over Sony, Microsoft's Xbox Series X developer prototype might have been leaked on the interweb. Ubisoft is making changes for the future and starts with bringing a creative lead back from the past... for Splinter Cell? We share our early impressions of A Plague Tale Innocence, available on Xbox Game Pass and a Games with Gold title on Xbox Live called Styx: Shards of Darkness. Before you ask, no, it isn't based on the band or feature any of their music.

In television, Netflix finally shares a release date for Altered Carbon Season 2. The Witcher adds an animated show to the universe of Geralt's life and shares one of it's writers with Disney Plus' Moon Knight series. Marvel steps back and cancels the Howard the Duck and Tigra shows originally announced for Hulu. Kenobi gets a delay for undisclosed reasons, but is assured to be in the works still. Looks like Disney has the high ground. In the meantime, Steven shares his thoughts on Assembling A Universe and Celebrating 75 Years Marvel, documentaries on Disney Plus. Also, his final time with Spartacus and a stand-up comedy special on Amazon Prime by Rob Delaney called Jackie. Jessica finally finished The Crown. Who knew the Royal Family could have so much drama? I guess they were the Kardashians of their time. 

In Trailers, we check out Vivarium, Spenser Confidential, Escape from Pretoria, and The Rhythm Section. The real question is were they Trailer Trash or Treasure?

In movies, Sonic the Hedgehog gets some surprising box office Projections. Bill Murray slides down the pole one last time in Ghostbusters Afterlife. He-man gets shelved with no cast or script. Probably a good idea since it was scheduled to release in 2 months...but what do we know? Uncharted gets delayed to 2021 with a detour. Anaconda slithers back for a reboot of the franchise. I guess this Anaconda does want some after all. Disney plans to force feed us all live-action remakes of their classic Disney movies and next up is Bambi. Sir Patrick Stewart puts the breaks on Professor X's wheelchair in the MCU and rumors swirl that the characters American Chavez and Voodoo might appear in Doctor Strange Multiverse of Madness. Hugo Weaving answers the age old question of why he wasn't in the last chapters of the Avengers movies. Captain Marvel 2 finally gets an official announcement, but will have some change ups with the creative team. Oh and someone somewhere is pissed at Brie Larson...again. NOT AGAIN! Finally, we end the episode by going back in time with our review of 1917.

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Welcome to Dissecting This Fiction! It's episode 16, so come join along as my Co-host (Jessica) and I (Steven) go over the latest in movies, tv shows, and games.

What's On The Exam Table?

In gaming, a highly anticipated game by CD Projekt Red, based in 2077 gets delayed? Marvel sends Ironman on a detour. Horizon Zero Dawn migrates outside of its natural habitat. Ubisoft makes some uber hard staff changes. Nintendo plans to start more fights in Smash. And we take a tour of the dangerous lands of Metro Exodus.

In TV, Apu loses his voice in The Simpsons. Netflix plays mind games with the future of an original show. Tarantino may go twice upon a time in Hollywood. James Wan makes a splash in animation with a new Aquaman show. Green Lantern lights the way for HBO MAX. The Game of Thrones spinoff ignites a fire of activity. Gremlins return with some secrets of their species, but keep them away from Aquaman on HBO MAX. Watchmen goes dark after its breakout season, but that’s okay because we are here to talk about it. Oh and we solved a bit of a crisis on the CW, well we just watched it get solved, but we basically helped talk it out.

In Trailers, We check out Lovebirds, Bloodshot, Guns Akimbo, and Stargirl.

In movies, Oscar Nominations are out and we have some thoughts. Disney wants to send Taika Waititi back to space, but this time far, far away. They also decided to leave Fox in the past and bring back a National Treasure. Joel Mchale and Jennifer Carpenter suit up for battle. Bad Boys, bad boys, whatcha gonna do?...it looks like make another movie. We finish up with viewing Uncut Gems under the microscope and dive Underwater with our reviews.

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Welcome to Dissecting This Fiction! It's episode 15, so come join along as my Co-host (Jessica) and I (Steven) go over the latest in movies, tv shows, and games.

What's On The Exam Table?

In gaming, Microsoft leaves no Xbox One user behind. Sony has a case of the good, the bad, and the ugly. A familiar Hobbit won’t be so recognizable on next gen. WB courts fans with another teaser. Finally, Square Enix ic running late to the new year.

In television, Firefly still has a flicker of life. NBC has plans to enter the streaming market, can they be saved by The Rock or a bell? HBO is looking to start bug collecting for parasites and Beetles, but try to Curb Your Enthusiasm. Finally we review Lost in Space season 2 and Medical Police Season 1 on Netflix.

In Trailers, we discuss Bad Boys For lIfe, Birds of Prey, Locke and Key, and the newly dropped Morbius trailer.

In movies, Uncharted wants to play musical directors...again. Marvel redefines “horror” and someone isn’t feeling it. A big green guy might get another life in a solo film. Thor could get a buddy as worthy as himself. Meanwhile, the DCEU gets its Penguin and Flash could be changing everything for the Justice League. James Cameron tries to convince everyone his Avatar sequel is real. Bob Dylan gets a reunion concert on the big screen. No Time to Die scores a new composer, while Daniel Craig pulling more Knives Out. Nicholas Hoult takes on an impossible mission in his next movie. Finally, we drop one Bombshell of a review of, you guessed it, Bombshell!

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Welcome to Dissecting This Fiction! It's episode 14, so come join along as my Co-host (Jessica) and I (Steven) go over the latest in movies, tv shows, and games.

What's On The Exam Table?

In gaming, a third party AAA title lands on Gamepass. 1up Arcade brings the price down on retro cabinets. Amazon Prime has a post holiday surprise for Playstation gamers. Jessica puts an end to the Fallen Order and simulates the life of an anonymous goose.

We also reveal our favorite games, shows, and movies of 2019. Lets not forget our anticaptions of 2020.

In TV, a documentary crew is determined to prove that mountain goblins are only the beginning. Netflix and Stars are putting an end to Rome and we get Lost In Space, again.

In Trailers, Jessica teaches us about The Informer. We take a history lesson in 1917. Dr. Dolittle looks to be training dragons now. The New Mutants aren’t feeling so old anymore.

In movies, Tarantino wants people to commit more time to his movies. Kevin Smith is found hanging around malls again. Marvel is getting more representation in the MCU and there’s a mystery character that even Dr. Strange won’t be able to guess. Finally, we saw Cats and the internet may have taken all of it’s lives, but we dissect this fiction ourselves. Don’t worry, we leave the singing and dancing to the Cats.

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Welcome to Dissecting This Fiction! It's episode 13, so come join along as my Co-host (Jessica) and I (Steven) go over the latest in movies, tv shows, and games.

What's On The Exam Table?

In gaming, kiosk game rentals are so last year. We share the free games of the new year for Games with Gold and Playstation Plus. Sony gives the Dualshock 4 a late upgrade, we think? Apple want you playing their games all year. Steven talks about his friend, Pedro...or is it My Friend, Pedro? And some Untitled Goose Game. It was hard to find without a name.

In TV, The Witcher slays the streaming beasts. DIsney Plus’ stats change to minus. The Mandalorian sets course for another season. Wanda has a vision and messes with the MCU timeline. Some Mutants might make an appearance sooner than expected at Disney. Marvel possibly found its Moonknight. Quibi took the show Killing Zac Effron too literal. We finished up our final thoughts on Living With Yourself, Season 9 of Shameless, and space adventures in babysitting known as The Mandalorian.

In Trailers, we discuss The Grudge, Underwater, and A Quiet Place Part 2. Somehow they ended up all being horror movies. Jessica was not thrilled.

In movies, Ryan Reynolds drops big news on a talk show and nobody noticed for days. Universal tries to deny that Cats exists. Japan gets a blue baby. Uncharted movie gets stranded again. The New Mutants are old news at this point, but Disney won’t admit it. Marvel used smoke and mirrors on the first MCU horror movie and its strange. Spiderman doesn’t get a summer vacation this year. We review Iron Sky: The Coming Race and Hellboy (2019).

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In a galaxy far, far away...A bunch of drama happened in space for a really long time and now it seemingly comes to an end with Star Wars The Rise of Skywalker. We pulled out our scalpels and dissect this highly anticipated conclusion like lightsabers cutting through doors. Seriously, we had a lot of thoughts and opinions. Feel free to listen if you want, but we won't force you... 

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Welcome to Dissecting This Fiction! It's episode 12, so come join along as my Co-host (Jessica) and I (Steven) go over the latest in movies, tv shows, and games.

What's On The Exam Table?

In gaming, Capcom is digging up the past and it might be the key to the future. EA could be falling for Respawn and order a sequel. Microsoft clarifies the new Xbox branding. In Sims 4, a green space baby is. The Witcher stops the great polish war of 2019. Steven isn’t sleeping on Link’s Awakening and come find out why!

0In Television, Netflix and Mattel are making a deal that took an eternia of time. Epix brings another Stephen King story to life. Netflix announced during the day that it’s putting a show on break, but they have plenty more where that came from. We review Michelle Wolf’s stand up special, followed by the White Wolf, also known as The Witcher. The television side is starting to look packed!

In trailers, we finally got a trailer from Nolan’s next film. CW reveals its next Star. and Maverick takes to the danger zone, yet again.

In Movies, some old guys look like Jackass’ for a 4th time on the big screen. Speaking of Jackass’, James Cameron speaks again. WB decides on a rating for the next DCEU movie.Let’s Prey it helps. Mortal Kombat gets an uppercut to its release date. Cats used up 8 lives already, but it’s got one more. Finally, we travel to a galaxy far, far away, for a spoiler-free discussion of Star Wars Rise of Skywalker. We will also have a separate episode for deep spoiler dive of conclusion in the Skywalker Saga, so look for that as well.  

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Welcome to Dissecting This Fiction! It's episode 11, so come join along as my Co-host (Jessica) and I (Steven) go over the latest in movies, tv shows, and games.

What's On The Exam Table?

In gaming, someone discovered that Norman Reedus had a project with Kojima, call it their baby and we don’t mean Death Stranding. Sony “shows” the MLB that they can be team players while updating gamers on the State of Play-station. Geoff Keighley hands out awards, surprises, and entertainment to the gaming community. Spoilers: There’s a lot of stuff. Jessica and I generously provide award ideas to keep the show fresh for next year. You’re welcome Geoff! Jessica talks about her time playing games in space while I was not so happy with my time playing hockey.

In Television, Amazon gender casts a mysterious role for Middle Earth. Marvel dissolves the tv division with the snap of a finger. Disney gets inspired by nazi youth for Home Alone reboot. We talk about many Crisis on Infinite Earths and one in Silicon Valley.

In movies, HBO teases a new documentary to McMillions of viewers. We ain’t afraid of talking about no Ghosts-busters trailer. Paramount says it’s morphin time...again. D & D writers find free time from Netflix to do another movie...hmm how weird. DCEU adds new movie release dates to 2022, hopefully they can speed it up. Abraham teases a cameo for Ep 9. Don’t you play with our hearts JJ! Finally, we talk spoiler-free about Jumanji: The Next Level.

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Welcome to Dissecting This Fiction! It's episode 10! Which means all of our episodes would make a top 10 list. So come join along as my Co-host (Jessica) and I (Steven) go over the latest in movies, tv shows, and games.

What's On The Exam Table?

In gaming, Metacritic is getting strict with their user reviews. Sony Playstation set new records a beer company. Oh, it isn’t that Guinness? Either way, it’s making them cocky and they don’t want their hand held anymore. Microsoft wants to reach out to Halo fans with another game in the Master Chief Collection and an option of a discless next gen.

In Television, you will eventually be able to stream Dr. Disrespect...the tv show. Quibi has an emergency in Reno. ABC wants to share a part of Stan Lee’s life with the world. Netflix opens a Locke and Key release date. An Aladdin prince sees a whole new world on Disney Plus...not that prince. The Mandalorian won’t show his face, but he will show a sneak peek of Rise of Skywalker. The Boys get Lost In Space with new trailers. Supergirl and her Arrowverse friends have crisis...AGAIN!

In movies, DC might have put a “dent” in their movie casting for The Batman. Marvel gives a dose of updates for the next phase of MCU content. A Star Wars actor wanted Poe and Finn’s story to progress. Producers for Venom 2 can’t seem to stick to the same story. A NPC, Spy, and Demigod,  walk into a bar...ok, they didn't, but they all got trailers. Ford uses their muscle (cars) to pick a fight with Ferrari and we had ring-side seats. True Story! Finally, we chilled with another cool Disney movie.

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