This is Serious Business

We dive into Into Darkness, that’s right, I said into into.

Featuring: Ben, Laurie, Christin, Jeff

Table of Contents:

Intros: Start – 5:25

Into Darkness p1: 5:25 – 21:00

Intro Darkness p2: 21:00 – 37:55

Final Thoughts and Ratings: 37:55 – 44:00

Geek of the week & Wrap: 44:00 – End

Audio Credits:

This episode features excerpts from the Theme to Star Trek (aka “Where No Man has Gone Before”) by Alexander Courage and the Star Trek Main Theme by Michael Giacchino.

Bonus material can be found on the Tumblr.

An iron 3 panel takes on IdrA’s release from EG, trailers for Ender’s Game and the World’s End, the Great Gatsby, and script analysis services in Hollywood.

Featuring: Jeff, Rob, Christin

Table of Contents:

Intro’s – Start – 5:00

Trailer time!Ender’s Game – 5:00 – 13:10

IdrA’s release from EG – 17:30 – 23:20

The Great Gatsby post-viewing breakdown – 23:20 – 38:00

“Big Data” in Hollywood – 38:00 – 52:00

Geek of the Week & Wrap – 52:00 –  End

Audio Credits:

This episode contains audio excerpts from the Ender’s Game Trailer, The World’s End trailer, the Hot Fuzz Trailer, an excerpt from 30 Rock, and Jay Z’s 99 Problems.

Bonus material can be found on the Tumblr.

The G1 panel breaks down Iron Man 3. Feelings are had.

Featuring: Christin, Jeff, Rob, Jon

Table of Contents:

Intros: START – 6:35

I RON MAN THE THIRD: 6:35 – 52:00

Fantasy Summer Box Office Update: 52:00 – 54:40

Geek of the week and wrap: 54:40 – END

Audio Credits:

Break Audio includes excerpts from Eiffel 65’s I’m Blue and Black Sabbath’s Iron Man.

Bonus material can be found on the Tumblr.

The panel talks “the future”, which X-Men movies suck and rock, and what makes for a good comic book movie.

Featuring: Laurie, Jeff, Rob, Jon

Table of Contents:

Intros: Start – 4:30

It’s 2013, where the hell is my _____?: 4:30 – 16:00

The Great X-Men movie debate: 16:00 – 44:00

What makes for a good comic book movie? Is it different from other adaptations, etc? 44:00 – 1:00:00

Geek of the week & Wrap: 1:00:00 – End

Audio Credits:

Break audio includes an excerpt from Back to the Future and the theme to FOX’s 90’s X-Men cartoon.

Bonus material can be found on the Tumblr.

The panel tackles the cancellation of Futurama and the many upcoming Summer Blockbusters.

Featuring: Jon, Rob, Michelle, Christin (and later Jeff and Marcus)

Table of Contents:

Coming soon…

Audio Credits:

Break one audio is the theme to Futurama, break two audio is from the Thor trailer. Also featuring the Catching Fire trailer.

Bonus material can be found on the Tumblr.

After some unfortunate technical difficulties, the gang dives into nerd news, then discusses the merits of film criticism.

Featuring: Jeff, Laurie, Rob, Marcus

Table of Contents:

Introductions: Start – 1:05

Guess that Starcraft Term! 1:05 – 8:30

Nerd News: 8:30 – 17:30

Discussion: Movie Criticism: 17:30 – 34:00

Geek of the week & Wrap: 34:00 – End

Audio Credits:

This episode contains audio segments from CNN’s piece on Roger Ebert’s Legacy and the opening to Siskel and Ebert At the Movies.

Bonus material can be found on the Tumblr.

The panel recommends some good books, delves into the return of Doctor Who and Game of Thrones, and discusses Spoiler etiquette.

Featuring: Christin, Jon, Jeff, Michelle

Table of Contents:

Introductions: Start – 6:45

Book Recommendations: 7:00 – 19:00

TV Time: 15:45 – 35:45

Discussion Time! Spoiler Etiquette (contains some BBC Sherlock Spoilers): 35:45 – 51:30

Geek of the Week & Wrap: 51:30 – End

Audio Credits:

This episode contains brief clips of The Doctor Who theme (2010-2012) and the Spoiler Alert! Portlandia Sketch.

Bonus material can be found on the Tumblr.

We kick off our second year with the latest trailer for Star Trek: Into Darkness, Nerd News, separating art and artists, and more.

Featuring: Jeff, Christin, Jon, Rob

Table of Contents:

Introductions: Start – 7:00

Trailer Time! Star Trek: Into Darkness: 7:00 – 15:45

Nerd News: 15:45 – 39:45

Discussion Time! Separating Art from Artist’s re: Orson Scott Card: 39:45 – 52:50

Geek of the Week & Wrap: 52:50 – End

Audio Credits:

This episode features audio from the Star Trek: Into Darkness International Trailer, the trailer for Duck Tails: Remastered, and the SuperCAT jump fail video (the Superman theme).

For more BONUS MATERIAL, check out our Tumblr.

The fallout from our Nerd Trivia battle comes to fruition, as Christin, Rob, Jon, and Michelle are forced to dramatically reenact a sequence from Ballistic: Ecks vs Sever and discuss the movie. Meanwhile, Jeff is forced to read from 50 Shades of Grey and quote Joel Schumacher’s Batman and Robin.

Moderator: Drunk Jeff

Panelists: Jon, Michelle, Christin, Rob

Table of Contents

Start – 8:20: Jeff reads 50 Shades of Grey (let us never speak of it again)

Part 1: 8:20 – 24:40

Part 2: 24:40 – 52:35

Part 3: 52:35 – End

Audio Credits

This episode features excerpts from Marvin Gaye’s Let’s Get It On, The Prodigy’s Firestarter, and the theme to Goldfinger.

All 9 regular podcast contributes assemble to battle it out for honor and glory (and nerd superiority). Drinks are involved and hijinks ensue.

THE TOPICS

BBC Sherlock, Diablo, Fahrenheit 451, Professional Starcraft (2012), Community, The Hunger Games (First book and movie), Tarantino Movies, Dark Knight Rises, Game of Thrones (TV only), Batman: Death of the Family

Table of Contents:

Introduction: Start – 10:00

Audio Credits:

Break one features an excerpt from You’re the Best performed by Joe Esposito. Break two featured an excerpt from Eye of the Tiger by Survivor. Break 3 audio is an excerpt from the FINAL COUNTDOWN by Europe.

Bonus Materials:

The Skype Chat Log.