Bill and Anne become painfully aware that TV season is drawing to a close, what with the end of Parks & Recreation last week, the end of 30 Rock and Community this week (well, at least until September) and only a handful of episodes of The Legend of Korra, Mad Men and Game of Thrones left in the hopper. It’s gonna be a looong summer.
Things are just as slow on the videogame front, which is why we’re playing (and talking about) Max Payne 3 and Diablo 3 this week. Also on the menu: The results of last week’s Legend of Korra iTunes season pass giveaway (congrats Brian Smith, and thanks to everyone who entered!), half-naked Rory Gilmore on Mad Men (noooo), peanut butter Cheerios, Lip Service, Dear Esther on the Mac, The Rise of the Videogame Zinesters and the announcement of this fall’s deluxe hardcover edition of Finder: Talisman.
We balance all that news out with talk about Minecraft on Xbox Live, Anne’s new favorite show, Lip Service, and a nod to one of history’s greatest women, Julie D’Aubigny.
Episode 28 - Comic Book B̶o̶o̶b̶i̶e̶s̶ Movies[ 2:20:28 | 128.6 MB ]Play Now | Download (125)
Bill’s seen The Avengers (no spoilers, we promise), and so we’re talking about comic book movies in general this week – everything from Popeye to The Dark Knight to American Splendor and everything in between.
Before that, however, Anne talks up lesbian romance novels, Bill recaps the Stumptown Comics Fest, and both of us swoon over Jennifer Connelly in The Rocketeer.
Intro: “We Are Sex Bob-Omb” – Sex Bob-Omb
Break: “Flash Gordon (theme)” – Queen
2nd Break: The Adventures of Superman, episode 1: The Baby from Krypton
Episode 27 - HOLY CRAP WE'RE LIVING IN THE FUTURE[ 1:18:05 | 71.49 MB ]Play Now | Download (122)
Anne’s finally caught of up Game of Thrones, and so we spend quite a bit of time yakking about demonic shadow babies and sexy queens who look like Mr. Bean before geeking out about the latest episode of The Legend of Korra.
Then it’s on the Geek Week in Review, where we talk about how technology is subtly changing our lives (and our perception of the nature of some forms of entertainment).
Then we wrap things up with some Last Airbender-centric listener feedback (special thanks to Kel McDonald for the link to the A:TLA Annotations Tumblr).
Then it’s on to this week’s main topic where we implore everyone on the planet to give Avatar: The Last Airbender (or it’s sequel series, The Legend of Korra) a try. We specifically delve into why we dig that universe so much – its wit, the strong female characters, multicultural cast, solid world-building, great sibling dynamics and, well, Lin Bei Fong.
Intro: “The Legend of Korra Main Theme” – The Track Team
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Our experiment to create a shorter podcast by not talking about a specific theme fails miserably as we spend over 2 hours talking about Anne’s Big Gay Easter, Dylan being nominated for an Eisner award, how Saints Row 3 is one of the best sandbox games ever made (aside from one sex slave-filled mission that squicked Anne out), dumb people at the theatre, Bill’s redesigned storefront and Bioware/EA’s decision to flesh out Mass Effect 3′s crummy ending(s).
Intro: “Power” by Kanye West (featuring Dwele)
Break: Kid Icarus: Uprising ‘solo’ menu music by Motoi Sakuraba
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