Category: Podcast
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THE STARLOST, LOST IN SPACE, and SWORD ART ONLINE (Pilot Season Series) – SA342
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPilot Season – when studios create the first episode of a new show and shop it around in hopes that a network will pick up the series for a full season . . . For us, it’s a fun exercise in checking out a new series and exposing…
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Hobbit Tales from the Green Dragon Inn Live Play – SA341
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSBen, Steve, and Evan play Hobbit Tales from the Green Dragon Inn, a game by Marco Maggi and Francesco Nepitello and published by Cubicle 7 Games. Join Benbo Baggins, Korg, and Mr. Dark . . . Black(?) . . . Dark(?) . . . Somethingwater as they gather…
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Superman v Kaiju (with Nathan Marchand) – SA340
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSBen, Evan, and guest host Nathan Marchand take on some appearances of Superman in comics and animation, wherein HE takes on some giant monsters. From the comics of the 90s to the cartoons of the 40s to the animated series of the 90s, Superman took on some interesting…
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Watching COLOR OUT OF SPACE with John Harju – SA339
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSBen is joined by horror aficionado and frequent guest host, John Harju, to take about the new HP Lovecraft adaptation, COLOR OUT OF SPACE. Is Nicholas Cage bonkers in the GOOD sense? Is the movie good sci-fi horror, or cheesy b-movie stuff? Has someone finally gotten HP Lovecraft…
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CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS Pt. 2 – SA338
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSRecorded a while ago and lost in the shuffle, this episode completes the CW’s Crisis on Infinite Earths mega-crossover. It’s a game changer in many ways, and not just how the plot affects the CW’s series. There’s more cameos and more surprises and more plot twists. But is…
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THE FROZEN FRANCHISE – SA337
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSWith Frozen II being released early to Disney+, Evan, Ben, and Steve decided that this was as good a time as any to check out the franchise . . . especially since Evan has been wanting to do a Frozen episode for a long time and Ben was…
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SONIC THE HEDGEHOG Roadtrip – SA336
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSBen, Evan, and Doug (Ben’s youngest) head out on a roadtrip to see SONIC THE HEDGEHOG the movie . . . Is it as bad as so many videogame movies tend to be? Does it rise above? Is Sonic able to outrun the bad press that came with…
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2019 and the ENDING Effect – SA335
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSAnd so the day has come to talk of LAST year. From 1979 to 2019, we’ve taken a look at sci-fi and fantasy cinema over the decades and while we didn’t know the focus or the title of this episode until it developed in our conversation, last year…
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THE MANDALORIAN series review – SA334
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSThe promised follow up to episode 328 – when we talked about just the first episode of The Mandalorian. It’s thumbs up all around, but some are more enthusiastic than others as Ben, Evan, and Steve discuss the merits of this western in space . . . and…
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UNDERWATER Road Trip – SA333
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSBen and Evan are joined by occasional road tripper Hudson to see this Alien-inspired Cthulhu pastiche, Underewater!
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2009 and the SPECTACLE Effect – SA332
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSVenturing to just a decade ago, Ben, Evan and Steve reminisce about Avatar, Star Trek, Transformers, Terminator, 2012 and MORE big movies . . . along with some of the smaller movies that were made possible because of the lower cost for effects like the big movies. This…
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STAR WARS THE RISE OF SKYWALKER Road Trip – SA331
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSThe Skywalker saga comes to an end with a movie that has to wrap up a trilogy and also wrap up a trilogy of trilogies, while also living up to fan expectations and tie up loose ends . . . In a Road Trip episode, we record about…
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CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS Pt. 1 – SA330
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSThe CW has aired the first three episodes of the world’s biggest television crossover and we’re taking a look! From the CW’s current series to Christopher Reeves/Brandon Routh’s Superman to the 1990’s Flash, this crossover pulls in a veritable plethora of DC live action characters and actors! But…
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1999 and the CGI Effect – SA329
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSWe take a look back to 1999, a year filled with BIG money makers with BIG special FX! From The Matrix to Episode I to Toy Story 2 to Wing Commander to The Mummy, we take a trip down memory lane in a year that wasn’t the first…
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THE MANDALORIAN Ep 1 Review and Disney+ First Impressions – SA328
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSNOTE: This episode starts with non-spoiler discussion of The Mandalorian. The spoiler-filled discussion is clearly marked . . . by our usual spoiler organ. Disney+ has arrived, bringing with it an open vault of old and new television and movies. The team takes a look at the streaming…
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1989 and the FRANCHISE Effect – SA327
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSIt’s a look back at 1989, a year filled with big money makers in the theaters – and a LOT of franchise connections: from the beginning of the Batman movie series to the fifth Trek film to the third in the Indiana Jones series to Ghostbusters and Back…
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Watching THE VISITATION, THR3E, and HOUSE: 3 Christian Horror Movies with John Harju – SA326
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSBen is joined by guest host John Harju to talk about three horror movies based on books by Christian writers Frank Peretti and Ted Dekker: THE VISITATION – by Frank Peretti THR3E – by Ted Dekker HOUSE – by Frank Peretti AND Ted Dekker They talk about what…
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ALIEN Road Trip – SA325
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSBen takes another solo road trip to see another 40th anniversary showing of another classic sci-fi movie. This time: Alien!
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RAMBO franchise retrospective – SA324
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSIt’s Ben vs. Rambo, as he watches through the entire Rambo franchise over the summer, culminating in seeing RAMBO: LAST BLOOD in theaters opening night. What’s good? What’s bad? What one will he definitely watch again? What one will he never revisit ever? Find out here!
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STAR TREK THE MOTION PICTURE Road Trip – SA323
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSBen takes a solo road trip to see the 40th anniversary showing of Star Trek the Motion Picture in the theater! Solo because who else is going to see it with him? It’s an experience he enjoyed much more than he thought he would . . . and…