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2013 in Review

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No lists or best of the best choices here, just pure old-fashioned rambling and nonsense in our own 2013 in Review episode! The original team of Earl, Brent Peckham, and Tony [redacted] are back to talk about the things they checked out and didn’t get to talk about in previous episodes. They get into everything from Out of the Furnace, to Final Fantasy 14, to Paul Walker’s untimely demise, to Aziz Ansari’s latest special, and to Justified, among many others. Along the way, Earl gets tipsy, Brent reveals he’s extremely old, and Tony stays quiet about some of his current endeavours.

Guests:
Brent Peckham
“Well we’re off to a great start” Tony

Audio notes: (1hr. 18min. runtime)
0:01:50 – Orphan Black, Sharknado, Out of the Furnace, Homefront, Beyonce, and Frozen
0:15:00 – Netflix, The Bletchley Circle, House of Cards, Amazon Prime, and Alpha House
0:22:00 – Elysium, Neill Blomkamp, Duncan Jones, 12 Years A Slave, Steve McQueen, & Oscars
0:31:30 – Luther, Idris Elba, Nathan For You, Aziz Ansari, and stand-up specials
0:41:45 – Games, Final Fantasy, Beyond Two Souls, No Man’s Sky, Ready Player One, GTAV, & Persona 5
1:01:55 – Paul Walker and Fast & Furious franchise
1:05:35 – FX in January, and Justified
1:06:50 – 2014, Interstellar, Jupiter Ascending, 22 Jump Street, Captain America, and Marvel films

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Avatar – The Legend of Korra

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This episode is all about Avatar: The Legend of Korra! Earl, Brent, and Susan team up to discuss the recently completed second season and how it stacks up to the first season, speculate on its future, and delve into its mythology. They also end up arguing about Russell T. Davies and Steven Moffat’s approach to Doctor Who finales, and geek out over the voice acting cast. (Spoilers for all of the series, and a bit of The Last Airbender.)

Guests:
Brent Peckham
Susan King

Audio notes: (57min. runtime)
0:00:50 – Comparing both seasons, antagonists, going “full anime”, and series’ tone
0:09:00 – Love triangle, Avatar lineage, Asami, Doctor Who nerd fight, and amnesia
0:15:25 – Wan, animation & production, series’ backstory, and comparing both halves of the season
0:21:55 – Speculation on season 3, “Change”, Dark Avatar, and earlier theories
0:26:35 – Characters, siblings, and voice acting
0:40:25 – Series review, the history of Republic City, industrialization, spirits, and equality
0:49:00 – Connections between original & new series, Zuko’s VA, and advanced bending

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Doctor Who – 50th Anniversary Special

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This AKOP is half a century in the making: the Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Special! Earl and Andrew talk a little bit about how they jumped onto the long-running TV series and their feelings about it now, their thoughts and observations on the outsized episode/TV movie, and speculate on what’s next for the show. And somehow, Earl manages to connect Doctor Who to a certain fable, while Andrew drops a little English history on us. Step into the TARDIS and give the episode a spin! (Pretty much spoilers on the whole thing.)

Guests:
Andrew Lawrence

Supplementary notes:
Every Doctor Who Opening
Night of the Doctor

Audio notes: (1hr. 6min. runtime)
0:01:20 – Getting into the series, favourite Doctors, companions, and losing interest
0:10:10 – Figuring out the 8.5th Doctor, Night of the Doctor, and the 50th Special
0:15:05 – Christopher Eccleston, group dynamic, John Hurt, UNIT, and Zygons
0:21:45 – The Three Doctors, Daleks, 8.5th Doctor as a miniseries, and comparing Doctors
0:28:10 – Being 3D and a TV movie, explosions, and Eccleston
0:31:50 – The climax, watching in theatres vs. TV, and the Curator connecting Classic & New Who
0:42:55 – The final shot, CGI, and intro sequences
0:50:20 – Three Little Pigs, Uncharted, Journey, Elizabeth I, great lines, and differences between Doctors
0:56:40 – The Christmas special, Trenzelore, and theories & speculation about the next Doctor

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The Walking Dead

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In time for Halloween, this episode is all about The Walking Dead! The comic’s recently done its 100th issue, the TV series is back on the air, and the video game’s just posted a trailer for its new season, so it’s a perfect time to talk about the whole franchise. Earl brings Brent back to talk about the zombie post-apocalyptic series, its growing popularity, critique its writing and characters, and how the games deal with the illusion of choice. And somehow, Brent manages to compare the show to Burn Notice. Board up the windows and shamble over to that play button! (Spoilers up to Issue #48, Season 3 of the TV series, and Season 1, minus DLC, of the game.)

Guests:
Brent Peckham

Supplementary notes:
The Walking Dead Game – Season 1 Trailer
The Walking Dead – Season 1 TV Trailer
Bioshock Infinite baptism controversy

Audio notes: (1hr. 6min. runtime)
02:05 – Intro to the franchise and its popularity
17:05 – The Walking Dead video game
25:05 – (Spoilers start here.) Treatment of female characters, and writing
33:50 – Differences between comics and show
35:55 – The game, illusion of choice, and the Season 1 ending
45:15 – Comparing with The Last of Us and Bioshock Infinite
52:50 – Nebulous crossovers, and does the series go too far?
59:55 – Connecting with the characters

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The Comedy Boom

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On this episode, we take a look at the growing phenomenon of the comedy boom that’s happened in the past few years. Earl and Tony have recently dived into podcasts, which have led to a diverse discussion about what’s going on with the shows on Comedy Central, Louis CK’s creative and comedic works, how everyone seems to know each other in the community, and what the “democratization of culture” means for comedy. Along the way, they set up jokes with varying degrees of success, talk about some of their favourite podcasts and comedians, and realize how much content is out there.

Guests:
“Danger is my Username” Tony

Supplementary notes:
John Oliver takes on Carlos Danger
Patton Oswalt’s JFL Keynote Speech

Audio notes: (1hr. 1min. runtime)
01:30 – The Daily Show with John Oliver, and The Colbert Report
09:20 – Patton Oswalt’s speech and the comedy boom
12:45 – Louis CK and executing comedian’s style and vision on TV
25:30 – Comedy Central’s shows and “The next Chapelle’s Show”
37:00 – Everybody knows everybody else
38:50 – Online comedians, Picnicface, and Canadian comedy
41:50 – Comedy podcasts, Bill Burr, Aziz Ansari, and Pete Holmes
55:55 – The democratization of culture

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