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2014 in Review

Posted on December 29, 2014 by Earl Leave a comment

Well folks, it’s finally here: the final episode… OF THE YEAR. We decided to give you one final AKOP before we take a break, and what an episode it is! We take a look back at the last 12 months and make some arbitrary power rankings for our favourite films, games, worst things, and best discoveries. Shawn also provides a quick In Memoriam for his beloved series at the tail-end. What did we pick as our favourites? There’s only way to find out… Listen to this episode!

Let it end… the year now!

Audio notes: (1hr. 28min. runtime)
0:00:00 – Cold open, Jurassic Park theme, and intro to power rankings
0:07:15 – Arbitrary Top Films List: #10 to #6
0:29:55 – Arbitrary Top Films List: #5 to #1
0:54:45 – Our Top 5 Board/Video Games
1:08:05 – Our 5 Worst Things and Our 5 Best Discoveries
1:20:45 – In Memoriam and final notes

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Twas the AKOP Night Before Christmas

Posted on December 22, 2014 by Earl Leave a comment

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“Three Holiday things, one Christopher Walken: Welcome to Twas the AKOP Night Before Christmas!”

Happy Holidays to all, and to all GET PUMPED!!!!!! BRO! Soooooooo welcome to another installment of AKOP Nights wherein this episode we tackle not three holiday movies but two TV specials and one movie. We are doing things differently and why not it’s the holidays. So if you are new to AKOP Nights, here is the drill: Earl, Shawn and Patrick all pick a movie, or TV show in this case, and they have to watch all three. When each show is done they discuss the selection for your listening enjoyment. And in keeping with the Chris titling, we have a very special guest: “Christopher Walken”!

What are the three picks you ask: Well don’t let anyone know we told you but: Earl choose the recently released TV special Black Mirror/White Christmas. Patrick dove back into his childhood and picked The Muppet Family Christmas, and finally Shawn picked, of course, a Christmas horror movie in the form of Black Christmas.

Get that eggnog and shove some tinsel in your mouth because we are ready for the holidays…are you?

Let it begin…the night now.

*SPOILER WARNING: We spoil the hell out of these shows and we have to ask: If you haven’t seen either Black Mirror/White Christmas, The Muppet Family Christmas or Black Christmas then have some fun this holiday season, watch these shows, and then come back and listen to the show.

Audio notes: (1hr. 20min. runtime)
0:04:20 – The cold open, and special guest “Christopher Walken”
0:08:55 – Earl’s pick: Black Mirror/White Christmas, TV specials, writing, and pick-up artists
0:26:05 – Patrick’s pick: A Muppet Family Christmas, Muppets in KH3, and Jim Henson
0:47:45 – Shawn’s pick: Black Christmas, pioneering thrillers & slashers, and Margot Kidder
1:15:20 – Final thoughts

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Paranormal Destination & Buggy Video Games

Posted on December 15, 2014 by Earl Leave a comment

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We are almost done. This is it folks, the end is near. Of course I am talking about the end of the year and not the show. We wouldn’t do that to you, unlike some shows would…*sniffle*…Sons of Anarchy. Anyway, we are getting down to the wire and with this week’s episode we get into the recent trend of crossover movies, broken video games (because that’s a trend now) and the current state of JRPGs and Square Enix. We’ve only got two more episodes to close out the year and then it’s the end…of the year. So take a break and listen to our show about stuff…and sex, but not really.

Let it begin… the show now!

What we’ve been checking out:
Shawn: Sons of Anarchy Finale
Earl: White PS4 controller, Breaking Bad special edition

Audio notes: (1hr. 3min. runtime)
0:04:15 – Movie crossovers, 21 Jump Street X Men in Black, and Paranormal Destination
0:08:55 – Other crossovers, slasher movies, and horror in Christmas
0:15:45 – Defective games, AAA games, and hesitating to buy games
0:26:45 – FF7 trolling, Square-Enix, what’s a Lacie?, and RPG fundamentals
0:40:50 – What if companies produced others’ IPs?
1:00:25 – What are we checking out?

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New Novel, Anime Talk, & Japanese Games

Posted on September 29, 2014 by Earl Leave a comment

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In the early days of the podcast we joked about writing a book, and finally Brent can explain why… because he and Tony did just that! Earl and Shawn talk to him about their new novel Coranox, its influences & history, and what they plan to do with it. They also get into anime, why they’ve moved on from the genre, and some of their favourites growing up. And along the way, Brent shows pain at every mention of anime now, Earl brags about actual design work, and Shawn reveals his childhood trauma of picking the wrong anime at the rental store.

Guest:
Brent Peckham – Co-author of Coranox

What we’ve been checking out:
Brent: Danganronpa (Game)
Shawn: Gotham (TV)
Earl: LOST Rewatch (TV)

Audio notes: (1hr. 22min. runtime)
0:00:00 – Cold open, and bad singing
0:08:20 – Brent’s new book, artists, other books, why write a book?
0:18:25 – Brent’s interests, war fiction, JRPGs, Legend of Galactic Heroes, and anime talk
0:29:40 – Firefly & Joss Whedon, Edgar Wright, more anime talk, Kill la Kill, and weird culture issues
0:39:30 – Why Earl’s not into anime these days, remastered shows, and localizing anime
0:50:00 – Other anime we all got into in our childhood, Canadian shows, and Psycho Pass
1:01:25 – What’s everyone checking out, Phoenix Wright, and Shawn’s movie nightmare

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Sports, Scares, & Simpsons

Posted on September 1, 2014 by Earl Leave a comment

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On this episode, Anna Klibanov returns to talk about The Simpsons with Earl and Shawn! They get into their favourite episodes, quotes, and how it’s gotten so ingrained in real life. They also dive into Guitar Hero, scary movies, MMA fighting, and cosplaying. And along the way, Anna challenges Shawn to a fight, Shawn reveals he’d be a terrible band frontman, and Earl explains why he’s scared of everything.

Guest:
Anna Klibanov (@gobanana66) – Graphic designer

What we’ve been checking out:
Anna: Zelda Cosplay
Shawn: P.T. / Silent Hills (Game)
Earl: GameOverGreggy Show (Podcast/Video)

Audio notes: (1hr. 15min. runtime)
0:05:45 – American Psycho, introducing Anna, Guitar Hero, and the psychology of serial killers
0:21:30 – David Fincher movies, jump scares, movies to recommend, and why Earl doesn’t like horror movies
0:36:20 – The Simpsons, Treehouse of Horror, best seasons, ingrained in society, and quotes
0:52:25 – MMA & boxing, training, Manny Pacquiao, sports, Ronda Rousey, and The Expendables
1:05:05 – What’s everyone checking out?

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