Every Fan for Himself

You asked for it (you didn't), so we're back with another edition of Ultimate Duels! This time we each came up with personalized duels and let our co-hosts duke it out. Sky High? The Krusty Krab? Gwen Stefani?! You better believe it.

...meaning your hosts are rank (foul or offensive), and in this episode they are doing blind rankings (like from TikTok!). What do nameless Jedi, Mountain Dew, and Studio Ghibli have in common? They're all getting ranked, baby!

Arcade games were the progenitors of modern video games (we owe a lot of our bad habits to those big boxes). Unlike most outdated tech, somehow they've managed to stay relevant. We try to see why. Also, you ever just sit and think about etymology? No way you can guess where "arcade" originated from.

Stars, they're just like us! With nerd-dom entering the mainstream in the last few years, we've also seen an increase of openly nerdy celebrities. They wargame, they roleplay, they give off "previous incel that got hot and popular and doesn't really know what to do with it" vibes, and we'e here to talk about them. Join us!

We know, the title of this episode could be the title of every episode of every podcast ever. In this instance, however, we're specifically discussing things within nerdom and media, and whether or not we think they're overrated, underrated, or just plain rated. Give it a listen and reflect on how underrated these hosts are, and how cool and cute they must be in real life.

You know that feeling where you're playing a video game and you think, "This should be a movie or a TV show"? So do we! We're talking about the video game franchises we'd like to see made into movie/TV franchises. Preferably by a studio that will push too much content, establish new lore that takes away from the feeling and intent of the original, and bleed it for every last cent in every imaginable market. What could go wrong?

The reading kind, to be clear. Like with graphic novels and manga. Did you think we meant comedians? Is there an audience for that? Are you turned off to the episode now that it's about Batman instead of Seinfeld? Honestly if it gets us a few extra listens we'll pivot and become a comedy podcast—we're that insecure.

Spielberg. Kubrick. Scorsese. These are the last names of thousands of people in America. They also happen to be the last names of some really good directors. But which director is the best ever? We're tackling this unanswerable question with unconventional methods and unconsistent criteria. Lights (just pretend), camera (we know, it's an audio format), action (its already recorded and edited)!

That's right, we're drafting things! Some nerdy, some commonplace, all subjective. We've never argued more than this episode, and we're still arguing about it a week after recording. Our friendship has been shaken to its core, all for your entertainment. Enjoy!

2023 came and went, and we tried/saw/read/played/consumed lots of new things (new to us, at least). Hear about which movie, TV show, video game, and book we each enjoyed the most this year. If you're lucky, you may even hear about what we're looking forward to in 2024 (luck has nothing to do with it, it's all there, just listen).