Friday, September 20, 2013

Podcast 126: Scare Haven


We start by talking about what Depeche Mode might play for their encore at the upcoming show. Don't be a saint and email in the setlist. Yes, we're well aware of the internet, but prefer not to know certain things until the actual time. No spoilers!

So yeah, we watched these latest Voyager episodes sort of unsure which ones were "good" and which ones were "bad." That's kind of a recurring theme. This lot was strangely not boring for having relatively few stakes. This time we get Coma Tuvok, Barclay anxieties à la TNG, shore leave gone not so surprisingly gladiatorially wrong and fritzy holodeck... again. Interestingly one bonus to not watching all of Voyager is missing out on the context of Fair Haven. J.R. blames this on the surprising reaction to the episode.

Notice: All uses of the R-word were from listeners, not podcast hosts and sub-hosts.

Podcast breakdown:

0:00 -- nuqneH (Depeche Mode, BYU football, Breaking Bad, Shatner at Salt Lake Comic Con)
16:25 -- Viewer mail
19:41 -- "Riddles"
41:15 -- "Pathfinder"
1.02:08 -- "Tsunkatse"
1.28:35 -- "Spirit Folk"
1.57:09 -- Awards and rankings
2.07:59 -- Future episode predictions
2.16:13 -- Qapla' and outtakes

Click here to check out Bob Orci apparently freaking out!

Click here to see the "Tsunkatse" promo from back in the day starring The Rock!

Click here to check out Jon's Flickchart profile!

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This episode is dedicated in loving memory to Ian Abercrombie (1934-2012)

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Saturday, August 31, 2013

Podcast 125: Retrogray


J.R. was tickled pink by the retro-futuristic fun of "Bride of Chaotica!" and the episodes in general were probably better than last time, but viewing these suckers makes it easy to see why Voyager really is the detritus of Star Trek. Boxing is never good on TV, but space boxing? Well, that tends to be even worse, isn't it? Hey, at least some more Starfleet types came along, but did they erase, or add to the Voyager complement of dullness? Hey, the guy who plays Max also plays the man in black ("Esau") in Lost. Fancy that!

Podcast breakdown:

0:00 -- nuqneH
4:14 -- Breaking Bad spoilers
11:37 -- Batman stuff,
24:36 -- Some viewer mail
29:29 -- "Bride of Chaotica!"
52:56 -- "The Fight"
1.12:09 -- "Equinox"
1.42:03 -- "Equinox: Part II"
2.09:58 -- Awards and rankings
2.18:26 -- Future episode predictions
2.30:21 -- Some more viewer mail
2.35:26 -- Qapla' and outtakes

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This episode is dedicated in loving memory to Nicholas Worth (1937-2007)

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Thursday, August 8, 2013

Podcast 124: Dick Moves


Technically, these Voyager episodes are supposed to be the "good" ones, but we have a much funner time hearing about all the crazy episodes we're not watching. Andy Dick happens. Also iceberg planets, time travel (of course, duh-doy) and of course musical theory. The doctor is golden though. Especially when he's reshaping hundreds of years of history and racial harmony.

Podcast breakdown:

0:00 -- nuqneH, Agricola, Utah trip, J.R. being a wuss, Paranormal Activity, scary movies, Pacific Rim, Robot Jox, Breaking Bad, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, How I Met Your Mother
34:20 -- Viewer mail (Twitter, Orange is the New Black, Superman vs. Batman)
43:47 -- "Message in a Bottle"
1.08:52 -- "Living Witness"
1.25:31 -- "Timeless"
1.43:34 -- "Counterpoint"
1.59:00 -- Awards and rankings
2.12:33 -- Future episode predictions
2.21:33 -- Qapla' and outtakes

Click here for a link to an iOS Agricola app!

Click here to put Robot Jox in your Netflix queue!

Click here for Andy Dick's best thing!

Click here to watch Remo Williams: The Adventure begins!

Click here for the Netflix Orange is the New Black page!

Click here to find out what an esquilax is!

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This episode is dedicated in loving memory to Michael Ansara (1922-2013)

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Tuesday, July 2, 2013

Podcast 123: You Knew What I Was When You Picked Me Up!


It's hot. Also, the listeners have more to say about these episodes than we do obviously. We tackle a couple of iconic Voyager episodes that gave us Seven of Nine as well as... a year of events that apparently never happened. Goodbye Kes. We hardly knew ye! All this and a lot of lovable Superman griping. Oh and then there's Scorpio. There's always Scorpio.

Podcast breakdown:

0:00 -- nuqneH, shave ice, Man of Steel, Star Trek Into Darkness (again), Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Arrested Development, Coen brothers, zombie movies
45:15 -- "You Only Move Twice"
50:59 -- "Scorpio"
1.08:07 -- "Scorpio" viewer mail
1.28:58 -- "Year of Hell"
1.44:06 -- "Year of Hell" viewer mail
2.09:34 -- Awards and rankings
2.18:11 -- Future episode predictions
2.26:05 -- Qapla' and outtakes

Click here to watch Superman's weird cellophane 'S' power!

Click here to see an image of Janeway looking like Neelix when she gets burned!

Click here to hear a podcast where Garrett Wang dishes on the Mulgrew-Ryan debacle (or so I assume, I didn't listen to it)!

Click here to watch the original "You Knew What I was When You Picked Me Up" (at least to us)!

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This episode is dedicated in loving memory to thousands of civilizations destroyed by Boddicker from Robocop (?-?).

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Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Podcast 122: Crossed the Threshold


We discuss "the worst" episode in all of Star Trek BECAUSE YOU DEMANDED IT!!! Is "Threshold" the worst though? Well, that's a matter of discussion and debate. And discussed and debated are things we therefore did! Hard! Also there were three other boring episodes in there too.

Podcast breakdown:

0:00 -- nuqneH, Arrested Development, future genre possibilities, 48 Hour Film Project, How I Met Your Mother, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Star Trek Into Darkness
26:57 -- Viewer mail
30:17 -- "Threshold"
57:21 -- "Death Wish"
1.18:25 -- "False Profits"
1.33:49 -- "Favorite Son"
1.59:01 -- Awards and rankings
2.14:15 -- Future episode predictions
2.20:58 -- Qapla' and outtakes

Check out Jon's 48 Hour Film Project from this year!

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This episode is dedicated in loving memory to Paris and Janeway's stranded "kids" (2372-2372).

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Sunday, May 19, 2013

Podcast 121: Abraaaaaaaaaaammmms!


Quien Es Mas Macho? De nuevo. Just so you all know, oftentimes we're most critical to the things we love most. Here's our convo about the new movie. It was dorky and interesting and amusing. Share with friends.

Podcast breakdown:

0:00 -- nuqneH, princesses
5:42 -- Star Trek Into Darkness
1.25:00 -- Viewer mail
1.44:40 -- Awards and rankings
1.54:54 -- Star Trek 3 predictions
1.55:41 -- Qapla' and outtakes

Check out J.J. Abrams taking suggestions on Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Watch Patton Oswalt's Star Wars filibuster -- now animated!

Star Trek Into Darkness xkcd!

Listen to our podcast about "Space Seed"!

Listen to our movie commentary of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan!

Listen to our podcast about the 2009 Star Trek!

Listen to our movie commentary of the 2009 Star Trek!

Listen to our movie commentary of Cobra!

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This episode is dedicated in loving memory to the Dreaded Rear Admiral Robocop Alexander Marcus (2193-2259).

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