Doing It Live

Ahmed opens by strongly complaining about the oversaturation of news. They then commiserate over the value of time and whether distractions are necessary in the face of too much time. They wonder if attention definiciency is a quality uniquely prevalent in their generation. They lament the lack of expert opinion/knowledge on the topics they frequently discuss. They talk about how unnecessarily competitive the Waterloo culture is. They discuss at length the Cambridge Analytica scanadal. They raise concerns about privacy in the wake of China's social credit system. They debate the value of primary v. secondary historical sources. Edward is confounded by people's obsession with beer. They disagree over the value of posessions v. memories. Edward wants to know the answer to what to do with his time. Ahmed describes his circles of friends. Edward plays Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and it triggers an existential crisis.

Ahmed and Edward are back for Season 2! They catch up after 2 years of being offline, ruminate about personal growth. They discuss the quality of Atlanta and TV show elitism. They lament the gender imbalances that Ahmed finds in his salsa class. They compare the benefits and drawbacks of muay thai. Ahmed attempts to rank the books Edward's listened to in order of his preferences, and gets pleasantly surprised. They bond over the pain of exercise. They analyze the perception v reality of the US around the world.

Another Game of Thrones Reaction Episode! This time we look at Episode 6, Blood of My Blood, and key questions are answered. Questions such as, what will become of Dany? Will LSH return? Have we been rooting for the antagonist this whole time? What would you do if you saw someone punching people at bus stops? All this and more this week! 

Movies/Shows Spoiled: 

• Game of Thrones 
• Breaking Bad 

Movies/Shows Mentioned: 

• - Mad Men 

Another Game of Thrones Reaction Episode! This time we look at Episode 5, The Door, in all of its glory.

Movies/Shows Spoiled:

• Game of Thrones

Ahmed and Ed are back this week with another pre-post reaction episode to Silicon Valley. Conversations before and after watching the episode are had, including ancillary discussions on elitism and females in tech, as well as software monetization and the difference between comedies and dramas.

Movies/Shows Spoiled: 

• Silicon Valley

Ahmed and Ed decide to actually do it live this week, reacting to Sunday's episode of Game of Thrones! Ahmed and Ed attempt a new twist to their review style, predicting what they think will happen in the episode and beyond, pausing the recording to go watch the episode, and coming back with reactions and implications for future Game of Thrones episodes. 

Movies/Shows Spoiled: 

• Game of Thrones (Show + Books) 

Movies/Shows Mentioned: 

• Silicon Valley 
• Deadwood 
• Deadpool 
• The Walking Dead 
• Star Wars 

Ahmed is back this week with a very special episode of Doing It Live. Joined by his workmates Baishi, Glenn, James, and Wes, they talk about all things Star Wars. Prequels v sequels, favourite characters, predictions for future Star Wars films, everything is on the table in this week's episode.

Movies/Shows Spoiled: 

• Star Wars (all 7 episodes) 

Movies/Shows Mentioned: 

• Kingsmen: The Secret Service 
• Girls 
• Fast and Furious 
• The Lion King 
• Disney's Marvel movies 
• Ex Machina 

Ahmed and Ed are back this week with a review of the first season of Archer. Included in this episode is a long discussion of the animation style of Archer as well as comments on the style of humour and its hilarity. Dealing with depression while attending university is also heavily featured in this podcast.

Movies/Shows Spoiled:

• Archer Season 1 
• Downton Abbey 

Movies/Shows Mentioned:

• Portlandia 
• Review 
• House of Cards   
• How I Met Your Mother 
• South Park 
• Rick and Morty 
• Adventure Time 
• Whiplash 
• Fargo 
• Avatar: The Last Airbender 
• Young Justice 
• Bob's Burgers 
• Arrested Development 
• Whose Line is It Anyway 
• You're The Worst 

Ahmed and Ed continue paddling away in the seventh episode of Doing It Live. Both of them discuss Portlandia, touching on hipster culture, the intensity of the humour, as well as the rewatchability of shows that are serial vs. episodic. As always other shows and movies are talked about, with discussions of Game of Thrones and Star Wars interlaced throughout the episode, including an attempt to answer the question: What is more important in media, originality or quality? 

Movies/Shows Spoiled: 

• Portlandia (Season 1) 
• Star Wars, all 7 episodes 
• Breaking Bad 
• Game of Thrones (All Seasons) 

Movies/Shows Mentioned:

• High Maintenance 
• Mr. Robot 
• Mad Men 
• Lost 
• It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia 
• Key and Peele 
• Arrested Development 
• Beter Call Saul 
• Bob's Burgers 
• How I Met Your Mother 
• The West Wing 
• Star Wars: Rogue One 
• Avengers 
• The Grand Budapest Hotel 
• Her 
• Mad Max 
• Inside Out 
• Deadpool 
• Silicon Valley 
• Fargo 
• Sherlock 
• The Americans 
• Rick and Morty 
• Archer 
• One Punch Man 
• American Gods 
• Fringe 
• Dexter 

Powering through podcast editing struggles, Ahmed and Ed discuss the fourth season of House of Cards with special guest Dey! Parallells between the Clintons and the Underwoods are drawn, culminating in a broader discussion on politics in general. 

Movies/Shows Spoiled: 

• House of Cards (all) 
• American Beauty 
• The Sopranos 

Movies/Shows Mentioned: 

• American Psycho 
• Gone Girl 
• Mad Men 
• The Wire 
• Portlandia