In this week’s packed episode, we cover a bunch of interesting news, including the announcement of three new Persona spin-off games, while Sean helps Jonathan work through his issues with the first ~15 hours of Nier Automata, and we answer a listener question in our first Patreon Q&A segment. And for our main topics, we review Tacoma, the new game from indie developer Fullbright (of Gone Home fame), and dive into the latest episode of Twin Peaks: The Return, another striking, mournful, zany installment in this amazing TV season. All this and more in an episode that probably has a little something for everyone.

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In our second podcast of the week, we clean up some odds and ends by talking about a bunch of recent news – including Nintendo shenanigans, Persona announcements, and more – Jonathan shares some thoughts on the ongoing 7th season of Game of Thrones, and we preview some of the games we’ll be talking about throughout the month of August, including Sonic Mania and Uncharted The Lost Legacy. And for our main topic, we dive into this week’s episode of Twin Peaks, “Part 12,” in which David Lynch gives us his own version of The X-Files, Dr. Jacobi continues his web crusade, and a certain fan-favorite returns in the weirdest way possible.

Enjoy, and remember to take a look at our awesome new Patreon page – if you pledge $10 or more by Friday, you’ll get the first 5 episodes of our new Let’s Play series at the end of the week, before they’re released to the public!

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For our milestone 200th episode, we revisit the podcast’s very first topic and take a look forward to the future of the show. With 200 episodes in our rearview mirror, we have decided to expand, and as we explain on the show, this week we are launching a Patreon page – www.patreon.com/weeklystuffpodcast - where listeners can help us make the show bigger and better than ever before, as we expand to producing bonus episodes, Let’s Play gaming videos, and much more! We are so excited to announce this expansion of The Weekly Stuff brand, and we hope you’ll join us for the ride!

And for our main topic on this 200th episode, we present a new version of our respective Top 10 Favorite Films of All Time list, which we first presented on Episode #1 of the show. Now, five years later, we are older and wiser and altogether quite different, so how have our lists changed? What do our favorite films say about us? And just how many Japanese films can Sean and Jonathan talk about in one episode? All this and more in one of our favorite podcasts we’ve ever recorded. Thanks for helping us make the first 200 such a blast – and here’s to the next 200.

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It’s a surprisingly jam-packed episode this week, as we get to talk about a slew of movies, games, and TV. First up is a boatload of news, movie trailers, and more out of San Diego Comic-Con, including more DC shenanigans and an incredible look at Marvel’s Thor: Ragnarok. Then we talk some recent movies, with Jonathan reviewing Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk and Sean catching up on the recent Planet of the Apes trilogy, leading to a chat about all 3 films including War for the Planet of the Apes. Then we talk about 3 recent (and upcoming) games: last week’s beta for Destiny 2, Jonathan’s thoughts on Nintendo’s wildly fun Splatoon 2 for Nintendo Switch, and Sean’s reaction to the amazing Nier Automata released earlier this year. And finally, we head to Twin Peaks for our latest review of The Return with the casually insane Part 11, an episode chock full of guns, hell portals, and cherry pie.

Enjoy, and look forward to the special 200th episode coming early next week!

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This week brings with it some pretty monumental news, as we not only get to talk about the announcement of the 13th Doctor on Doctor Who, but that Jodie Whittaker will be the first woman to take up the iconic role. It’s a huge moment for the series, an exciting one that brings so many possibilities, some of which we ponder here. Sean also talks about the Destiny 2 beta, Jonathan looks back on the second season of Broadchurch (a show written by upcoming Doctor Who showrunner Chris Chibnall and co-starring upcoming Doctor Jodie Whittaker), and we break down a bunch of interesting news from the past week. And finally, we dive into the dark, wonderful, surprisingly sexual insanity of Twin Peaks: The Return Part 10 in our weekly spoiler-cast segment.

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It’s been a long time coming, but we’re finally able to talk about another good Spider-Man movie with Spider-Man Homecoming, a wonderful addition to the Marvel Cinematic Universe that is endlessly charming and fun, and a pitch-perfect representation of one of our favorite fictional characters. We offer a full spoiler review of the film, along with our continued thoughts on Twin Peaks: The Return, with the latest episode “Part 9.” And before we get to those main topics, Sean also gives some belated thoughts on Nier Automata, while Jonathan offers an early review of War for the Planet of the Apes and a late review of Baby Driver.

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It’s an all Doctor Who all-the-time episode on the show this week, as this weekend saw the 10th series reach its dramatic conclusion with “The Doctor Falls,” an episode that instantly enters the show’s pantheon as an all-timer. On its own, the episode gave us plenty to talk about, but we also had to consider the hour in context of the season preceding it, discuss how well this season fared on the whole, think about where the show is going from here, and begin to close the book on this incredible Steven Moffat/Peter Capaldi era of the series. Doctor Who has always been and will always be one of our favorite topics, but it’s been a particularly fun run with Moffat and Capaldi at the helm, and while there’s still the Christmas special to go, “The Doctor Falls” made for one hell of a climax, more than worthy of devoting an entire podcast.

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It was a wild weekend for our two favorite TV shows of the moment, as Doctor Who aired an incredibly dark and surprising penultimate episode for its tenth season, and saying Twin Peaks delivered its strangest hour to date is somehow a gross understatement. Both episodes gave us a ton to talk about, making for a long episode filled with in-depth conversations. We also touch upon some recent news, such as more details about the fraught circumstances surrounding the Han Solo Star Wars movie and Nintendo’s announcement of the sure-to-be-frustratingly-scarce SNES Classic.

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It’s a week jam-packed with spoiler discussions, as we get to talk about another great episode of Doctor Who – “The Eaters of Light,” easily one of the season’s best installments – and another wonderful chapter in the return of Twin Peaks – the unusually plot-heavy “Part 7” – alongside our belated discussion of Wonder Woman, which everyone on earth has probably seen at least once by now. It’s a movie worth diving into and exploring, and what was intended to be a quick chat turned into a long central topic. Jonathan also talks about his continued adventures exploring the past of The Legend of Zelda series, and we cover some recent news and developments, including the shocking firing of Chris Lord and Phil Miller from the Han Solo Star Wars movie.

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Intro: 0:00:00 – 0:05:52

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In our longest episode to date, we offer our fifth annual E3 in-depth analysis, where we go show-by-show, analyzing every announcement, preview, and detail revealed across the six press conferences at this year’s big gaming show. From Microsoft’s unveiling of the hilariously-named Xbox One X, to amazing trailers for games like Spider-Man and Wolfenstein II, to Nintendo’s day of surprises, we analyze all of it in perhaps excruciating detail. It’s one of our favorite episodes to record every year, and 2017 was no exception. And somehow, we still found time for our weekly reviews of Doctor Who and Twin Peaks, one of which was amazing and one of which was very, very ‘okay.’

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