Episode 84 – AC/E3

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Despite having played almost the exact same game on multiple Nintendo platforms in the past, half of this week’s episode is spent talking about Animal Crossing: New Leaf – we remember the times spent with the older AC games while cooing about how weirdly soothing this latest game is, too.

There’s a quick pit stop in The Geek Week in Review (again, mostly games-related stuff, aside from Bill yammering about a carny-slang website and Amazon’s weird new automated storyboarding service) and then we’re off to a bunch of E3 talk: Sony vs. Microsoft, Mirror’s Edge 2, Mad Max, Nintendo getting squeezed by the bigger console makers, and how the indie-friendly PS4 could allow us to play Gone Home and the Double Fine Kickstarter games on a console and with a real controller (as God intended).

EDIT: Here’s the Boy Howdy Steam group Animal Crossing group (where we’re trading 3DS friends codes!)

Anne’s 3DS friend code: 5086-1532-8528

Bill’s 3DS friend code: 2707-1615-1778

Episode 83 – It’s Taco Time

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With confirmation of Microsoft’s draconian (and confusing) DRM scheme for the Xbox One console arriving right before we recorded, this week’s E3 predictions/wishes podcast accidentally turned into us plotting our escape to PC gaming (and foolishly hoping Valve might announce the Steam Box before E3 begins).

Before all that, however, we talk about The Fast & The Furious 6, Powers, Ultimate Spiderman, the latest Adventure Time graphic novel, Helheim and the recent Mad Max trilogy Blu-Ray box set.

In the Geek Week In Review: The Red Wedding, Matt Smith leaving Doctor Who, crazy Guardians of the Galaxy casting, the attempt to exhume all those buried Atari E.T. cartridges in New Mexico and Disney’s terrible idea to unleash it’s own half-baked memes on an unsuspecting (and uncaring) public.

  • Intro: One of the Living – Tina Turner
  • Break: Summer Fields – Russell Shaw
  • Outro: Boomerang – Lucy Schwartz

Episode 82 – It’s an Allusion, Michael

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This week we’re celebrating the long-delayed return of Arrested Development (spoilers for season 4) and chatting about Anne’s “Top Three”, the end of The West Wing, Saints Row 2, Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D and Anne’s upcoming attempt at planning a bachelorette party.

In the Geek Week in Review: Tim Curry’s stroke, the latest episode of Tropes vs. Women, the Conker’s Bad Fur Day director’s commentary, WWE + Flintstones, the Portland Pete & Pete-fest, and Hannibal’s second-season renewal.

  • Intro: “Arrested Development” – David Schwarts
  • Break: “Balls in the Air” – David Schwartz
  • Outro: “End Credits” – David Schwartz

 

Episode 81 – Sally Field Crazy

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This week: Anne plays the soothing first-person exploration game Proteus and the ridiculous art game The Graveyard while Bill dishes about the recent Lincoln biopic and the latest episode of Doctor Who.

In the Geek Week In Review: Microsoft’s ballsy (and ill-received) unveiling of the Xbox One, the Steven Universe pilot, Game of Thrones “only” lasting 7 seasons, Amazon’s attempt to cash in on fan fiction with Kindle Worlds and Fantagraphics’ Memorial Day sale.

  • Intro: Lincoln – The Whitest Kids U Know
  • Break: Lovely Day – Clare Muldaur
  • Outro: Not In Nottingham – Roger Miller

 

Episode 80 – Catface Meowmers

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After a bout of insomnia, Anne’s back to watching TV & movies and so this week she offers up a review of Pain & Gain and ponders why Fringe is so hard to watch while Hannibal goes down easy, while Bill complains about Iron Man 3 (spoiler warning for that) and tries to talk about Star Trek Into Darkness without spoiling it for listeners (or for Anne).

And in the Geek Week In Review: My Little Pony: Equestria Girls, Disney’s ill-received 2D redesign of Merida (from Brave), how to cheat the lines at Disney parks, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine’s chances of getting an HD makeover, who we’d choose to direct the third movie in the next Star Wars trilogy (assuming J.J. Abrams and Brad Bird may be taking over the first two films) and the disaster that was Melissa Joan Hart’s Kickstarter.

  • Intro: Fringe (theme) – Michael Giacchino
  • Break: Unsquare Dance – Dave Brubek
  • Outro: Tonari no Totoro – As sung by Azumi Inoue

 

Episode 79 – Uh oh, Spaghettios

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After a week-long hiatus, we’re back with talk about The Stumptown Comics Fest, Cubans, The Hobbit, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time and Super Mario World.

In the Geek Week In Review: Johnny Depp goes Into the Woods, Denis Dyack’s quasi-sequel to Eternal Darkness, Patrice Desilets being unceremoniously booted from Ubisoft and Penny Arcade’s $10 podcast Kickstarter.

  • Intro: Super Mario World (theme) – As performed by Jason Cox
  • Break: The Neverending Story – As performed by DJ Cutman
  • Outro: Super Mario World (ending) – As performed by Jason Cox

Episode 78 – Brought To You By Shoeloaf

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  • Intro: Futurama (theme) – Doo-Doo Dee-Dun Doo-Doo Doo-Doo
  • Break: Gimme Pizza – MAKE IT FINGER LICKIN’
  • Outro: Inspector Gadget (theme) – *Mario Paint Yoshi stomp sound effect*