What Does Underrated Even Mean? This week on the podcast Brian and Johnny discuss the underrated… er, a stinker of a movie Gamer… the venture into the space of randomness. Enjoy! Gamer (2009) Plot In 2034, computer programmer Ken Castle (Michael C. Hall) invents self-replicating nanites that replace brain tissue and allow humans to control other humans’ actions and see through their eyes. The first application of Castle’s “Nanex” technology is a virtual community life simulation game, Society, which allows gamers to manipulate live actors as their avatars. Society becomes a worldwide sensation, making Castle the richest man in the world. He then creates Slayers, a first-person shooter where the “characters” are death-row prisoners using real weapons in specially created arenas. Unlike Society actors, Slayers participants are not paid; instead, they volunteer in exchange for the promise that any Slayer who survives 30 matches will earn his freedom (though no one ever has). Cast & Crew Directed by Neveldine/Taylor Produced by Tom Rosenberg Gary Lucchesi Richard Wright Skip Williamson Written by Neveldine & Taylor Starring Gerard Butler as John “Kable” Tillman, the highest-ranked warrior in the game Slayers. Amber Valletta as Angie “Nika” Roth Tillman, Kable’s wife, an avatar in...