Today on the 5: The announcement that Trevor Noah will take over The Daily Show started me considering what form that show will take.

Today on the 5: The more news I hear about Heroes Reborn, the more I wonder why it's even being made.

Today on the 5: My review of one of the most heavily hyped books of last year, The Martian. Was it another American Gods?

This week:

Terry Pratchett
Hyde Park On Hudson
Circus XTREME
La Bohème
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Music for the show provided by Reed Love.

Today on the 5: Tyler Kokjohn sent over another fantastic article from Nature about intelligent robots. It made me wonder about how self-awareness will affect a truly sentient machine.

Today on the 5: The most rewarding aspect of Assassin's Creed Rogue so far has been the story. This is a fantastic example of how to do game narrative.

Today on the 5: A jury recently found that the song 'Blurred Lines' ripped off a Marvin Gaye song and awarded damages. Were they right?

Today on the 5: It seems virtually certain that Hideo Kojima is leaving Konami. What will Metal Gear Solid be like without the creator who defined it?

This week:

Marvel Universe Live
Assassins Creed Rogue
Tenchu 3

Music for the show provided by Reed Love.

Today on the 5: Roejen from Project Archivist looped me in to an article on some ethical debates over germline modification. My thoughts on whether this is a step too far.