You're Wrong

Pressing ahead with their Star Wars series, this week Luciano & Matt tackle the second movie in the Star Wars sequel trilogy, "The Last Jedi".

And tackle it they did! For 90 minutes, in fact. They talk about their high hopes for some of the early ideas, their distaste for ever-escalating power levels, unnecessary MacGuffins and plot-powered technology, as well as their overall opinions on the narrative departures this movie takes from its predecessor.

Oh, and Luciano whines about "what they did to 'my guy' Luke!" (his words, not mine). Like, a lot. For a concerning amount of time. Really.

Music:
Basic Implosion by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3420-basic-implosion
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

In the third installment of Matt & Luciano's clinical (some would say surgical) analysis of Star Wars under Disney's tutelage, they finally get to the first movie of the Star Wars sequel trilogy, "The Force Awakens"!

So what are we working with, here? A female action hero as a main character? Sign me up for some of that! A Stormtrooper that not only takes off their helmet but also betrays the Empire (*ahem*, I mean the "First Order") and joins the Rebel Alliance (uh... the "Resistance", sorry)? Noice. A galaxy littered with the remnants of a failed autocracy, a visual cautionary tale for any would-be dictators about what happens when people rise up and stand together against oppression and tyranny? Just take my damn money already!

Well, I'll be! With ideas as refreshing and intriguing as these, there's just no way they would let nostalgia overshadow it all, right?

... Right? 🥺

Music:
Basic Implosion by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3420-basic-implosion
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Welcome to the second episode of Luciano and Matt's detailed (and long-winded) analysis of Disney's take on Star Wars!

This week, they'll be talking about "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story", and lo and behold, it looks like they might know how to do something other than just bitch and complain when it comes to Star Wars. I know, right? I didn't think it was possible, either, yet here we are. Obviously, the old cranks still find things to nitpick about, but it's surprisingly light, given who we're talking about here.

Still don't believe me? Well, guess you're going to have to give it a listen to see if I'm lying or not...

Music:
Basic Implosion by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3420-basic-implosion
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

In the first episode of their new series about the state of Star Wars under Disney's management, Matt and Luciano dissect the movie "Solo: A Star Wars Story" into itty-bitty pieces.

What did Disney do right with this story (spoiler alert: not much)? What went horribly wrong (spoiler alert: quite a few things)? Is this thing salvageable? Would they ever submit to watching it again, ever? Come listen to find out!

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Today's episode marks the beginning of a new format for your favourite passive-aggressive podcast! Our intrepid hosts grew tired of having to truncate their inane rambling to only 50min or so about each topic, so they've decided to start talking about those topics in multiple episodes – in fact, they will do as many episodes on a subject as it takes to get their point across. So gird your loins, 'cause they're going the distance... over and over and over again. 😏

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Music:
Basic Implosion by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3420-basic-implosion
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Matt and Luciano are joined once again by Andrew and Dwight, this time to talk about one of our favourite cartoon series from the 1990's, X-Men: The Animated Series – specifically, the two-parter "Days of Future Past" (Season 1, Episodes 11 and 12).

How does it hold up today? Do the millennials like it? Has the animation aged well? Did children and teenagers back then have enough attention span to care about the plot being a hot mess, or did they only care about superpowers, lasers and explosions? Is it any different nowadays? Is there a better theme song out there?

Come listen to find the answer to all of those questions and more (freebie: the answer to that last question is a resounding "no")!
 
Music:
Basic Implosion by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3420-basic-implosion
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

This week, Matt and Luciano are joined by their buddy Dan (who may or may not be sponsored by Foundry Gaming, LLC.) to discuss just how wrong you are, mewling about as you do, begging for someone to please run an RPG game for you and your friends, instead rolling up your sleeves of doing it yourself!

"But", you say, "I do run my own game!". Well, friend, I'm afraid we have bad news for you: you're wrong when you do that, too. Not that this is a surprise.

If you want help shedding some of that wrongness, look no further than this episode, in which our intrepid hosts and their guest (who is very likely sponsored by Foundry Gaming, LLC.) share the wealth of their 20+ years of combined knowledge and experience as GMs of several different RPG systems (this is a lot less impressive than it sounds... all 3 of them are old farts, after all).

This podcast episode is not sponsored by Foundry Gaming, LLC. (but Dan definitely is).

Music: 
Basic Implosion by Kevin MacLeod 
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3420-basic-implosion 
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Remember cable TV? Remember wanting to be able to watch a handful of channels but getting saddled with 200+ of them, most of them full of absolute garbage, because cable companies would only sell you a "plan"? Oh, and remember when rewatching something several times was a thing?

Well, Luciano and Matt certainly do. And today, they've decided to talk about it, and how the prospect of being in control over what you watch and what you sign up (and pay) for ended up biting us consumers in our collective asses.

Oh yeah, I guess they talked about some other kinds of subscription services as well. Well, they tried.

Music: 
Basic Implosion by Kevin MacLeod 
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3420-basic-implosion 
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

It's the first episode of 2021, but Matt and Luciano still can't let go of 2020, so they decided to discuss their picks for the best games they played this year. Join us and find out how wrong you were about the games you chose!

What? This episode is late? Uh, chalk it up to... New Year's hangover?

Music: 
Basic Implosion by Kevin MacLeod 
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3420-basic-implosion 
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

In the last episode of their month-long Marvel vs. DC saga, Matt and Luciano tackle a random assortment of stuff you're wrong about that they forgot to mention in the previous episodes. To be fair, though, you're wrong about a lot of shit, and there's only so much that they can possibly tackle in a mere 4 hours, so they felt like they needed another 1, and I don't blame them (this time).

In fact, you're so wrong about so much when it comes to these 2 franchises that, after listening to this episode, you might even start questioning if you actually know who prefers which one and why...

Music: 
Basic Implosion by Kevin MacLeod 
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3420-basic-implosion 
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Luciano and Matt are joined by "versus" veteran Spencer (Star Trek vs. Star Wars, episode 10) and newcomer Chris as they open up their month-long debate about Marvel and DC's eternal feud to a wider audience!

This week, the discussion encompasses previously discussed topics, as well as new ones, only this time with 4 people telling you how wrong you are, instead of just the usual 2. Things don't go as Luciano hoped they would, though... which isn't anything new, but I just thought I'd mention it.

Music: 
Basic Implosion by Kevin MacLeod 
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3420-basic-implosion 
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/