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New Novel, Anime Talk, & Japanese Games

Posted on September 29, 2014 by Earl Leave a comment

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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Coffee, Cardio, & Catching Up on Music

Posted on September 22, 2014 by Earl Leave a comment

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This week’s a combo of conversations as Earl and Shawn bring on Samah Ali to the podcast! They get into Starbucks & how coffee’s always used to measure charity donations per day, fitness and how Samah got into kinesiology, musicians being provocative, and the new film This Is Where I Leave You. And along the way, Shawn humblebrags his running prowess, Samah doles out the kinesiology knowledge, and Earl jumps the gun on a drink that may be named after him.

Guest:
Samah Ali – Writer for We Eat Films

What we’ve been checking out:
Samah: Rhye – Woman (Music)
Shawn: Bryan Lee O’Malley – Seconds (Comic)
Earl: The Meltdown (TV), LateNightTales: Franz Ferdinand (Music)

Audio notes: (58min. runtime)
0:01:10 – Cold open, Lost, and Megaman
0:10:30 – Games we’ve played, charity cases, coffee, Starbucks cards, and coffee shops
0:20:25 – Running, kinesiology knowledge, and plans post-university
0:29:05 – Miley Cyrus & being provocative, Eminem, Odd Future, bands with great albums that imploded, and Apple
0:47:45 – This Is Where I Leave You, and This Where I Teen Wolf You
0:52:05 – What’s everyone checking out?

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How I Met Your Mother & TV Show Finales

Posted on April 3, 2014 by Earl Leave a comment

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Kids, we’re going to tell you about the story of the How I Met Your Mother Finale! Earl and Andrew discuss the show’s long-awaited ending, coming at it from a non-fan and fan view respectively. They deal with the massive outrage and express their thoughts on the finale, how it stacks up against Friends, Definitely Maybe, and Eternal Sunshine, and whether the show worked as whole. They also end up talking about other TV show finales, compare it to Lost’s own divisive finale, and Earl comes up with the strangest parallel between two characters from both shows. (Spoilers on that finale, minor Lost spoilers, and lots of hinting at other TV show endings.)

Guests:
Andrew Lawrence – “Patent pending”

Audio notes: (1hr. 2min. runtime)
0:01:00 – Finale backlash, Eternal Sunshine, and people’s lives being intertwined
0:11:25 – Soulmates, passion v. dedication, Definitely Maybe, unrequited love
0:20:10 – Tracy in retrospect, season 9 as a whole, and storytelling as catharsis
0:28:20 – Series as tragicomedy, finale as spectacle, Friends, How I Met Your Dad, and Noah Baumbach
0:38:00 – Comparing to LOST finale, expectations between show & audience, and other TV endings
0:50:00 – Finales for cancelled shows, ellipsis endings, and having post-mortem articles for cancelled shows

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Breaking Bad

Posted on October 10, 2013 by Earl Leave a comment

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Everyone’s coming down from their collective high now that Breaking Bad is over, which is the right time to start deconstructing the show in one episode! While dealing with coughing fits, Earl blackmails Parker Mott to partner up with him and delve into the finale as well as the whole series. They discuss its structure, visual style, pacing, and whether or not it stayed true to its original mantra. And much like its protagonists, they get off-track by comparing it to Lost and The Wire, and do impressions of bros watching the show. Jump aboard the RV and have a listen! (Spoilers for the whole series.)

Guests:
Parker Mott (@parkermott) – Writer & film critic for The Final Take, Scene Creek, Next Projection

Supplementary notes:
Family Guy on Breaking Bad’s success

Audio notes: (1hr. 11min. runtime)
01:05 – Intro to Breaking Bad (spoiler-free)
07:15 – Mr. Chips to Scarface (spoilers start here)
18:00 – Inevitability, heaven & hell, and being reminded of Lost
32:00 – Mechanical, structured nature of the series
39:50 – Sense of time, and switching between comedy & drama
48:45 – Cinematography, and visual style
54:10 – Glorification of crime & violence, and assessing good or bad taste
62:25 – Favourite moments and monologues

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