Join the Idiots as they discuss one of the most common tropes in pop-culture and media, the One Person Army.

It never fails. Thousands of enemies, hopeless odds, the fate of the world or something of equally dire importance hangs in the balance. Entire armies fail, and then one person rises up and does the impossible. It's been a staple of stories for probably as long as stories have been told.

So, we decided we were definitely qualified to talk about it.

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Join the Idiots as they discuss some of the technologies of Star Trek, and the (oft terrifying) real world ramifications thereof.

We love Star Trek, we love the bright shiny virtually utopian future it shows us, where humans have matured as a species to the point where we exist as a singular species instead of thousands of little nations warring over resources or religion... but let's be honest, that's also how we know it's fiction, because humanity is likely to always have a penchant for greed, violence, and destruction. So we decided to discuss how some of the most iconic pieces of technology from the Star Trek franchise would be used in the hands of semi-modern humans.

Editor's note:

We discuss the use of Faster-Than-Light (FTL) speed technology to propel inert mass as a weapon, and what it would take for a 'planet killer' weapon. Our initial thoughts were a bit off. While we do not know exactly how large of an explosion would be needed to render a planet uninhabitable, it is currently estimated to be approximately 10,000 megatons (for Earth). According to a calculator found after recording, to generate the same amount of energy as a 10,000 megaton explosion from a light-speed impact you would need an object weighing approximately 2100 pounds, a tungsten rod 30 feet long and 1 foot in diameter would achieve the required weight.

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Join the Idiots as they discuss the best 2022 Finnish film about a gold miner killing Nazis that they have seen this year, Sisu!

Released in 2022, and finding its way to American cinemas in 2023, Sisu is a bloody, violent one-man-army type action movie featuring a lot of brutal Nazi kills. In short, it's a blast and if you haven't seen it yet, you should fix that. Starring Jorma Tommila, Aksel Hennie, Jack Doolan, Mimosa Willamo, Onni Tommila, and a really cute dog, this was a film that obviously was not made for American cinemas, but it was still a great ride and definitely deserves a place on a shelf next to the likes of Rambo, John Wick, and similar films.

We do discuss some spoilers for the film, you have been warned.

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Join the Idiots and special guest Cody from Robots Don't Age as they discuss the Terminator franchise in a long overdue episode.

Released in 1984, with an excellent cast, the original Terminator was an awesome story of (wo)man vs. machine, with a simple and effective formula. It could be argued though that it didn't really take off until 1991 with Terminator 2: Judgement Day which really captured the interest of audiences, and had some absolutely stunning special effects for its day. Since it's inception in 1984, the Terminator Franchise has spawned a total of 6 films, 1 tv series, 2 webseries, 1 novel, a bunch of video games, more comic book series than I care to count, and several tabletop games. Somehow, despite many lackluster entries into the franchise though, it still holds the attention of many.

So we brought our friend and Terminator fan Cody from the Robots Don't Age podcast to talk about this absolute clusterfuck of a franchise.

Just a quick note, this episode was actually recorded mid 2022 and sat in editing hell for almost a year. Some of our date-based references are a little out date.

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Join the Idiots as they discuss the 2023 film destined to become a Cult Classic, Renfield.

Released in 2023 and starring Nicholas Cage, Nicholas Hoult, Awkwafina and an exceptionally talented supporting cast, including none other than Sonic the Hedgehog, I mean Ben Schwartz. Renfield is a modern day take on the story of Dracula, the acknowledges some of the past renditions of the tale, and even exists in a world where the book is a thing. This is not a dark, serious Dracula story. No, it's an entirely too self away comedy horror take on the story, told from the perspective of Dracula's familiar, Renfield. It belongs alongside such great, terrible films like Tremors and Army of Darkness, and is well worth the watch if you enjoy that kind of idiocy.

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Join the Idiots as they embark on a dangerous journey, just the two of them, across desolate, raider infested, radioactive wastelands, where there biggest concern is finding more gasoline... and discussing why every single part of that concept is bullshit.

The Lone Wanderer roaming the wasteland. The survivalist set to ride out the apocalypse in his basement bunker stocked up with bullets and beans. Scavenging the ruins of a decades or even centuries old civilization looking for gasoline or bullets. Zombies continuing to shamble around for years or even decades after the outbreak. Ark ships seeking out distant solar systems to save the human race. While these concepts all make for entertaining media, they all have one thing in common: They don't work. Join the Idiots as they discuss some of these concepts and why, when applied to even a basic level of realism, they utterly fall apart.

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Join the Idiots as they discuss the strange, stylistic action movie named after puppet theater, Bunraku.

Released in 2010, starring Josh Hartnett, Woody Harrelson, Demi Moore, Gackt, and the legendary Ron Perlman, this hyper stylistic action film has largely been forgotten. It's strange, and humorous at times, featuring aesthetics pulled heavily from Japanese puppet theater, or Bunraku. It's a story of vengeance, romance, betrayal, and just wanting to serve the drinks.

Is it worth the watch? Listen to find out. (Spoiler: yes, it is.)

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Join the Idiots and a few new friends as they discuss steampunk in pop-culture at Tucson's own Steampunk Convention!

Steampunk touches and influences a lot of media, but at the same time, how much in mainstream is truly steampunk, as opposed to just having elements of it? That's what we're here to talk about, with all the intelligence and professionalism you've come to expect from the Idiots, with help from a handful of congoers!

As this episode was recorded live at the convention, there's some audio issues, including unfortunate background noise we cannot isolate to remove.

If you're a fan of Firefly/Serenity and in or visiting Arizona, consider checking out the Arizona Browncoats.

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Join the Idiots as they discuss some of the worst adaptations of media to ever grace our screens.

We've all had it happen. They announce a movie based on a property we love, we go to the theater, get our soda and popcorn and settle in to watch our favorite thing up on the silver screen. We know it's going to be different, and probably not as good as the source material because things have to be changed for different media formats... but what we see on that screen makes our soda go flat, our popcorn go stale, and actively tries to suck away even our joy of the original piece.

We could have gone all night. We should do it again sometime, because we barely touched on ones that weren't movies. Movies do tend to be the most egregious and rage inducing though.

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Join the Idiots as they discuss some of their favorite four (or more) legged companions from media.

Dogmeat, Jonesy, Appa, so many movies, games, tv shows, etc. have animal companions in them, and they're all good boys and girls, but the Idiots have their favorites.

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