The Caffeine Crew

Since Steampunk World’s Faire just passed, it’s only fair (ha!) we geek out about it! Plus, we get into some heartwrenching and spoiler-laden discussions on the heaviest hitters in character deaths across the span of TV, film, books, and games. Speaking of spoilers, tune in to this episode for our official Spoiler Etiquette Chat. Podcast

Here at the crew, we love villains, and we discuss our favorites. On top of that, join the craziness known as BeanBoozled and listen to our horrified experience as we try these disgusting jellybeans. With changes in Wizard World’s president, we discuss how we’d like to see the convention change for the better to round … Continue reading "Caffeine Crew Cast of Pods – Episode 26"

Convention talk dominates the beginning as Rob, Kat, and Bill attended the final Wicked Faire but look forward to Glimmerdark on the horizon in 2017! From there, we switch into movie talk, and with the rising price of tickets how we think the landscape of theaters might change. Of course, with all the controversy over … Continue reading "Caffeine Crew Cast of Pods – Episode 25"

A great blizzard descended, and we chat about our favorite experiences throughout being stuck inside. We get into the nitty gritty of what makes a fan film, but also chat about the problems that erupt when showrunners listen intently to the fan outcries rather than doing what’s best for the show as a whole. Also, … Continue reading "Caffeine Crew Cast of Pods – Episode 24"

This is the epic Star Wars review, from the spoiler-free one in the beginning to the post-show spoilercast. On top of that, don’t miss our foray into the world of Adventure Scents as we try out samples of the unique RPG and teaching aids. And of course, as the last episode of the year, we … Continue reading "Caffeine Crew Cast of Pods – Episode 23"

It’s Extra Life time, and we discuss our experience this year as well as the tournament we did during the 24 hours of gaming from the charity event. Can’t talk remakes without discussing fairytales, as they’re the origin of so many, and finally we discuss how to get your geek on in the upcoming Christmas … Continue reading "Caffeine Crew Cast of Pods – Episode 22"

Star Wars Madness descends! However, before Episode 7 drops down, we’ve got Halloween on the horizon and pay that due homage. Between Halloween music favorites, scariest movies as a kid, and the trickiness of costume choice, we run the gamut on the holiday. But most importantly we discuss the current trend of how Halloween seems … Continue reading "Caffeine Crew Cast of Pods – Episode 21"

This episode gets some local love as we dish on our experiences with the chaos of the Pope visiting Philly, Kenny’s experience at the Metatopia convention, and the news that Kevin Smith’s Mallrats 2 will be filming at our very own Exton mall! In typical Crew fashion, we dive into the depths of filmmaker’s vision … Continue reading "Caffeine Crew Cast of Pods – Episode 20"

In the front half of this episode we recap some of our favorite personal moments in video games, then jump in to the deep end of LARP and good old pen and paper RPGs. The gang talks some of their favorite systems, moments, and untimely deaths of their characters.  Coming out of the break we … Continue reading "Caffeine Crew Cast of Pods – Episode 19"

Bill and Rob kick off this episode with a discussion on Too Many Games, and then the crew roundtables with their current reads, including some chat on Ernest Cline’s recently released Armada. With the passing of Nintendo president Saturo Iwata, we highlight some of the impact and legacy he left on the gaming industry as … Continue reading "Caffeine Crew Cast of Pods – Episode 18"