Arnold Schwarzenegger returns to the big screen, what did Don and Mike think of The Last Stand?

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00:30 - Intro01:20 - Mike's Not New Years Resolution04:13 - The Last Stand, Directed by Jae Woo Kim, written by Andrew Knauer05:30 - Was it Good?07:05 - Arnold Schwarzenneger's odd lack of presence08:34 - Throwing Cast at the movie: The Movie Stars (Schwarzenegger, Whitaker, Knoxville)09:24 - Reliable, Recognizable Actors (Peter Stormare, Luis Guzman)10:35 - Up and Comer Actors (Jaimie Alexander, Zach Gilford, Eduardo Noriega, Rodrigo Santoro)11:50 - Where's the backstory?13:22 - Everyone Else has a Big Story15:10 - Suspend Disbelief18:05 - Discussing Foreign Directors21:50 - Capable People in Small Towns26:57 - Highlights of the Movie27:27 - The FBI Scenes Detract28:42 - I'll Be Right Back29:00 - Outro

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Ted picks out and reads his first comic EVER - DC Comics The Human Bomb!  We discuss why he picked the comic, and what we all thought about it, along with the ComiXology experience.

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Download Episode 65: Diffuse

00:30 Intro01:09 Ted from the A/V Department has NEVER read a comic before02:51 Where was Ted during the Christmas Party?05:00 Letter: Apparent DC Editorial Strife09:04 Ted used ComiXology to pick a comic for us09:45 The Human Bomb by Jimmy Palmiotti, Justin Gray, Jerry Ordway10:56 We came to Quality Comics…11:42 Brief Intro to Michael Taylor and the Human Bomb12:51 September 11th and Taboos15:40 Ted's Reaction to his First Comic16:57 A Wild Science Fiction Action Story19:00 Waking from a Nightmare to a real world Nightmare20:50 So what made Ted pick The Human Bomb?23:40 Happy Human Bomb is a Limited Series25:00 The Title of the Book is a Question26:08 Quizzing Ted on the ComiXology Experience26:53 How do you read a comic?29:05 Outro

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Ted joins us for a discussion of the Soundgarden show in Philadelphia 1/16/13 plus we spend time talking about BEER.

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Download Episode 64: Tough Customers

00:30 Intro01:30 Joined by Ted from the A/V Department, and his cart (Ted was previously on Episode 39: Season of the Witch)04:34 Ted is a Beer Guy, but not a Snob05:30 We saw Soundgarden at the Tower Theater, Live07:28 Concert Types: The Tough Customers10:27 Concert Types: The Couple11:58 Concert Types: Peter Jackson14:23 Caterwaul 2013 and Ben Shepherd (Bassist)16:05 Cornell (Rock God) gets Close20:30 NASCAR Style Drum Repair22:00 Audiences Today / Ben needs a Smoke27:28 Clean Cut Matt Cameron (Drummer) from Pearl Jam Returns28:36 Beer Talk Begins30:17 Talking about Wort30:55 Explain "Hoppy Beer"32:00 Anchor Steam Beers, Stouts35:00 Troegs Beers: Hop Wallop, Sunshine Pilsner, Mad Elf38:05 Yards Tavern Series Beers39:58 Dogfish Head 90 Minute IPA41:57 60, 90, and 120 minute IPAs44:35 What to Try - Samuel Adams Boston Lager, Blue Moon Brewing Company46:08 Try and Make a Batch of Beer (Northern Brewer)47:45 Outro

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Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale's Superman For All Seasons punches us in the face and warms our hearts, that, and we talk about licensed property comics.

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00:30 - Intro01:40 - Seeing Soundgarden and other Concert Experiences04:55 - Paul from Ancillary Characters asks about licensed property comics05:50 - Don: 80's Star Wars, Transformers, GI Joe, Today's Doctor Who, Transformers, Star Wars08:05 - Mike: Dark Horse Aliens, Now Terminator, The Thing09:56 - Does TMNT count as a licensed franchise?10:45 - Kid Mudfoot called11:58 - Superman For All Seasons (Jeph Loeb / Tim Sale) {Amazon | ComiXology}12:55 - Tim Sale's Artwork14:35 - Four Issues, Four Seasons, Four Narrators - Clark Kent is an American boy17:01 - Spring: Jonathan Kent's Perspective23:01 - Summer: Lois Lane's Letter, Superman Arrives in Metropolis25:27 - Clark Kent is growing up - Smallville is too small, Metropolis is lonely27:15 - Fall: Lex Luthor Messes with Superman's Head28:02 - Winter: Lana and Clark Grow Up29:05 - Origin Stories29:39 - Outro!

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The Death Note Fan Club starts here! Mike and Don introduce you to the amazing suspense manga/anime series Death Note as well as taking a call and talking about movies they never wanted to leave.

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00:30 - Intro01:37 - Ctcher Calls in from a Riot at the Outpost - Movies we didn't want to leave09:18 - Death Note by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata10:56 - Death Note Hardcover Manga Vol 1.12:15 - Mike's initial interest in Death Note13:18 - The Shinigami, Ryuk - the Grim Reaper and his Death Note15:36 - Light Yagami - finding the Death Note18:00 - Light proves the Death Note is Real19:16 - Rules for using the Death Note20:21 - Light's Sense of Justice - a New Kind of Vigilante24:04 - Enter the World's Greatest Detective: L25:45 - L Publicly Challenges Light - The Hunt is On28:50 - Amazing Twists and Turns29:35 - Outro

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Joss Whedon and John Cassiday's 2004 epic Astonishing X-Men Vol 1: Gifted plus talk of Soundgarden, audio-books and Jeff Lemire.

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Download Episode 61: Fastball Special

00:30 - Intro!01:40 - Going to see Soundgarden03:22 - Letter: Audio-Book recommendations (Ender's Game, Harry Potter, Steve Martin, Star Wars)10:57 - Letter: Jeff Lemire, Essex County, Sweet Tooth, Underwater Welder13:18 - Letter: Help!14:08 - Don's Relationship with the X-Men15:56 - Astonishing X-Men Vol 1 Gifted (Joss Whedon / John Cassiday)17:17 - Cinematic Opening Sequence19:12 - The Team - Cyclops Gets the Band Back Together Again21:06 - Ord of the Breakworld and Doctor Rao and her Cure24:13 - The Return of Colossus25:02 - Don Gets Weepy26:24 - Whedon's Amazing Ensemble Casts28:36 - Fastball Special29:42 - Outro!

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Discussing the Doctor Who 2012 Christmas Special: The Snowmen plus the All-Star Superman animated movie and some letters!

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00:30 - Intro01:21 - Voicemail Bunch of Questions about Indentured Servants05:09 - All-Star Superman Animated Movie - Fell Flat06:19 - Adaptations are difficult things08:07 - Series of stories that don't feel related11:13 - Anytime you're ready, present the Clear Visible Goal12:37 - Maybe if we had read All-Star Superman we'd have felt different13:26 - Doctor Who 2012 Christmas Special: The Snowmen15:25 - The Doctor is Alone and Kind of Bummed16:45 - Dr. Simeon and the Great Intelligence18:12 - A very magical episode - fantastic and whimsical19:25 - Clara Oswin Oswald - Introducing a Companion21:20 - The Doctor's Romantic Relationships in New Who25:03 - The Question: "Doctor Who?"26:36 - Kicking off the 50th Anniversary Season28:09 - The Snowmen Makes for a Good Jumping on Point29:21 - Outro!

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Don and Mike go on the record and talk about the controversial changes Amazing Spider-Man #700 and the Dying Wish story-arc. We also read a letter, talk about best of 2012 stuff. Don't miss Don's appearance on the Ancillary Characters podcast tonight!

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00:34 - Intro01:13 - Letter: Best of 2012 (check out http://hugetinymistake.wordpress.com/)04:20 - Don Appearing on Ancillary Characters Friday06:22 - Amazing Spider-Man #700 "Dying Wish" & Controversy07:00 - Starting with Amazing Spider-Man #600 and #62508:51 - It Begins: Amazing Spider-Man #698 and a Surprise10:50 - Dying Wish Part 1: Amazing Spider-Man #69913:06 - The Main Event: Amazing Spider-Man #70014:18 - Evaluating the Story Itself15:00 - The Big Hook16:28 - Suspension of Disbelief19:00 - Ham-Handed Transition20:47 - Comparison's Don't Hold Up22:43 - Are we dealing with a good guy?25:32 - Any Interest in Superior Spider-Man?27:00 - Maybe Change Writers Instead?28:31 - Interest in Dark Knight Spider-Man?29:13 - Outro!

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Two words: Quinten Tarantino. Two more words: Django Unchained. Listen.

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00:34 - Intro - Happy New Year!01:43 - New Years Resolutions02:54 - No interest in seeing Django Unchained04:20 - We were wrong!05:39 - Django Unchained is a Great Western06:14 - Tarantino Marches to the Beat of his own drummer10:08 - Django is the myth of Broomhilda12:13 - Our Audience Experience - Challenging Taboos15:17 - Big Daddy the Plantation Owner (Don Johnson)17:45 - Tarantino continues to get Great Performances19:39 - Dr. Shultz (Chris Waltz)21:40 - The KKK Comedy Vignette22:48 - Calvin Candie (Leonardo DiCaprio)24:48 - Stephen (Samuel L. Jackson's Best Performance in years)27:39 - The Screenplay is SO Tight - Master Storytelling28:40 - Very Violent29:22 - Outro

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The first annual Radio Free Echo Rift Year in Review Show! The best in Movies, Comics, Books, and more plus a look toward what Don and Mike are anticipating in 2013!

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Download Episode 57: 2012 Year in Review

00:37 - Intro - 2012 Year in Review!01:06 - Podcasting comes to Echo Rift03:05 - Movie Kickoff: The Avengers03:25 - Movie Disappointments: Prometheus04:30 - Movies/Other: The Hobbit, Dark Knight Rises05:16 - Movies You Missed: Dredd 3D06:43 - Movies Kicking off Other Things: Hunger Games10:57 - Comics Kickoff Don: All-New X-Men12:30 - Comics Mike: Swamp Thing, Animal Man, Morning Glories, Locke & Key, Severed14:24 - Comics Talk: Team Books vs. Solo Books/Soap Opera16:09 - Comics for Geeking Out: Uncanny X-Force19:57 - Books Kickoff Don: The Twelve - Justin Cronin21:34 - Books: Ready Player One - Ernst Cline23:51 - Books we Actually Read: Headstones & Monuments - Steve Ogden24:20 - Non Fiction Book: Dean and Me by Jerry Lewis25:40 - Audio Books27:11 - Looking Forward to 2013: Star Trek 2 is #127:42 - Don Admits Concerns over Man of Steel28:17 - Iron Man 3, Hobbit 2, Catching Fire, Pacific Rim, Oblivion - Thor 229:11 - Happy New Year! Thanks for a Great Year!

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