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2014 in Review

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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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Food, Gastronomy, & Fourgazmo

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We are cooking up a storm in this week’s episode with special guest Nick Workman, former co-host of Nerd Alert on 94.9 CHRW London. In this sizzling, tantalizing episode we get into porn, as usual, the CBC and cooking shows. We also get into nerd like things like movies and the like, but this week is all about the chef, the line chef. Or is it cook? I don’t know but what I do know is that this episode is going to cook? What? Screw it, I don’t know but here we go with episode 69? We goofed last time and this time is episode 70. We think. SEX!!!!

Let it begin… the show now!

Guest:
Nick Workman – Former co-host of Nerd Alert, Cook at Bannock

What we’ve been checking out:
Nick: Hannibal, The Legend of Korra
Shawn: Marvel’s Original Sin, COD: Advanced Warfare
Earl: Costume Quest 2, Huang’s World

Audio notes: (1hr. 16min. runtime)
0:03:35 – Morning person and Morning Glory
0:15:10 – From CBC to Bannock: A Canadian Journey
0:24:05 – Kitchen intern, Anthony Bourdain, and stunt cocks
0:34:20 – Reality cooking shows, and food memories
0:44:40 – Nick catches up on movies, Child’s Play, Pet Sematary, and Big Hero 6
0:50:05 – Gone Girl, Fincher, Inherent Vice, and Spielberg
1:06:10 – What’s everyone checking out?

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Too Many Vocaloids

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Hello and welcome to another great week at the AKOP house with Shawn and Earl. How great? you ask. Well, how about 69 great? That’s right sex fans it’s our 69th episode, and in honour of our sexy achievement we are going to talk about: Porn, anime, anime porn, video games and you guessed it…sex, but not sex. We also delve into the mind of madness with Adult Swim’s Too Many Cooks, electronic fiances, and about 50 more tangents.

So strap yourself in, or strap one on, and get ready for the sexiest All Kinds of Philler yet. What kind of filler? The kind you fill your mouth with…you know like food. Don’t be a pervert.

Let it begin… the show now!

What we’ve been checking out:
Shawn: Marvel’s Original Sin, COD: Advanced Warfare
Earl: Big Hero 6

Audio notes: (1hr. 19min. runtime)
0:02:10 – Shawn’s girlfriend is a Vocaloid
0:11:40 – Earl high schools Shawn on anime and manga
0:26:35 – The nostalgia factor and what we want from video games
0:39:30 – S1mone starring Al Pacino, 2G1C, and Too Many Cooks
0:55:45 – Influential culture artifacts from childhood, and our perfect films
1:10:05 – What’s everyone checking out?

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Spike Jonze – Her

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We’re back from winter hibernation with a new episode, this time on Spike Jonze’s Her! We welcome back Patrick Barfoot to the roundtable, along with newcomer Daniel Ura to discuss the film and look back on the rest of Spike Jonze’s filmography. We also speculate on whether those crazy-high waist-pants will take off in the future. (Spoilers on the whole film, so watch it first, yeah?)

Guests:
Patrick Barfoot (@patrickbarfoot) – Editor and Director, patrickbarfoot.com
Daniel Ura – Film critic for We Eat Films

Supplementary notes:
“Her” – Jonze With Another Winner
‘Her,’ In Translation
Why Her Will Dominate UI Design Even More Than Minority Report
Her is believable not because of love or technology, but high-waisted pants
I’m Here – Short Film
Her by Opening Ceremony

Audio notes: (50min. runtime)
01:15 – Overall impressions, sci-fi tropes, messages & themes, the ending, and film length
11:50 – Lars and the Real Girl, physical contact, the date scene, technology, and the future
19:20 – Her & Lost in Translation as companion pieces, Theo’s perspective, urbanization, and social detachment
27:55 – Spike Jonze’s filmography, and subverting expectations
33:05 – Creative control, executing concepts, music videos, and Spike Jonze’s defining traits
42:30 – Original score, cinematography & design, waist-pants, Joaquin Phoenix, and Scarlett Johansson

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Kanye West, James Franco, and Bound 2

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If you’ve been checking out the internet the past few weeks, you’ve likely seen either Kanye West’s Bound 2 music video or James Franco & Seth Rogen’s parody version. Well, one can’t help but put two cents into the cultural conversation! Earl brings over Patrick Barfoot for some drinks at the pub, while chatting about these two eccentric creatives and their respective videos. They analyse whether one or both have any artistic merit, if their creators are as honest about their intentions as we’re led to believe, and what this video says about art and culture today. Yes, all this from a video involving tastefully silhouetted bodies gyrating on a motorcycle in front of a green screen. Call them crazy, but it made for one hell of a conversation topic! So get on your bike and come on over to listen to the episode! (Recorded live at a local pub during a Leafs game, so expect ambient noise.)

Guests:
Patrick Barfoot (@patrickbarfoot) – Editor and Director, patrickbarfoot.com

Supplementary notes:
Bound 2 and Bound 3: Side by Side

Audio notes: (45min. runtime)
0:02:15 – Bound 2, megalomania, Kanye’s comment on his video, and looking artificial
0:08:35 – Music videos, illusion of film, celebrity, celebration, and Kanye’s earnestness
0:14:55 – James Franco, comparing videos, parody & irony, self-awareness, and authenticity
0:23:10 – Comedy, aesthetics, being an asshole, and viral marketing
0:28:00 – Being stupid, artistry, modern art, and shifting one’s creative medium
0:34:30 – Franco and Kanye’s respective outputs, “artist on celebrity”, and fringe vs. populist tastes
0:40:50 – Intent vs. execution, explaining one’s art, underlying motives, and originality vs. reflection in craft

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