Shownotes for Episode 17 "Optimistic Voices"

With what you've been waiting for. NEXTWAVE miniatures. And more.

The news!Democracy!

• A bunch of miniatures cancellations
• D&D, Rackham, Star Wars
• Things FFG does well

Community: The Official TV Show of SATBG - The D&D Episode

• Dan Harmon and the Dead Alewives
• RPGs in the Media
• So it's on DVD; borrow mine
• A Classical Fantasy Villain

EPIC SEGUE into WizKids Star Trek

• http://wizkidsgames.com/startrek/star-trek-fleet-captains/
• http://wizkidsgames.com/startrek/star-trek-expeditions/ -- Knizia's Co-op
• "The Real Kirk"?
• Squideye: Hugh Laurie as Fourth Doctor. Who's with me?!
• Star Trek 25th Anniversary Video Game
• Federation Commander (with Art Trotman!)

WizKids's new HeroClix set...NEXTWAVE!!!

• Boom Boom and Secret Wars 2
• Nextwave sequels -- Marvel Zombies 3
• Sorry, Joyce, who doesn't like Cilantro
• Original character: THE CAPTAIN! Bad Santa of superheroes
• http://wizkidsgames.com/blog/2011/02/11/his-name-is-the-captain/

Other New WizKids

• -- Vlaada Chvatil designed Mage Knight
• -- How does Multiple Man work? Tofurky Pizza (thanks, Laura!)
• -- Kirkman's INVINCIBLE: Repli-Kate

Other New Stuff

• The King's Speech (HBC as a sane dude)
• Tim Burton Exhibit at Bell Lightbox
• Parallels to tortured cartoonists - Etan Muskat, Dan Zabbal
• 2001 at the Lightbox
• Movies in between 2001 and Star Wars (Logan's Run, Zardoz)
• Doctor Who Cold Open. (Search Youtube for that phrase)

Tron Legacy! And other new movies!

• -- Issues of Control - Clu, the MCP, and Facebook
• -- Not a HUGE letdown; looked great but a little thin.
• -- Olivia Wilde: So Great!
• -- Season of the Witch (Dominic Sena who did Gone in 60 Seconds)

MOVIES IT'S OKAY FOR GEEKS TO CRY AT!