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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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Twas the AKOP Night Before Christmas

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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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Birdman & Falcon, the Millennium Wonder

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Before we begin please let me point out that we talk at length about the movie Birdman. We do get into some spoilers at the 45 minute mark so if you haven’t had the chance to see Birdman please go see it. It’s really good. Then come back and listen until your face melts.

HI! We are into the month of Christ’s birth and what better way to celebrate than a good ol’ fashioned two-fer with Shawn and Earl. This week we get into trailers and the teasers that love them. Star Wars because…why the fuck not and the recent outing of Micheal Keaton in Birdman. We also get into some personal talk about work and the splitting of movies into well… too many movies. In fact, we thought this two-fer was so good we are going to split into two parts because we want more money. Not really, ha ha, non-joke… anyway enjoy the show.

Let it begin… the show now!

What we’ve been checking out:
Shawn: Fright Rags
Earl: Toronto Raptors ’14-’15 season

Audio notes: (1hr. 3min. runtime)
0:02:35 – Work woes, Metroid, and the bulge bank
0:08:20 – Star Wars trailer, and boner reminders
0:15:15 – Sequelitis, serialized films, Hunger Games, franchises, and The Stand
0:37:55 – Birdman, theatre acting, and Michael Keaton
0:45:05 – BIRDMAN ENDING SPOILERS HERE
0:49:45 – Issues with Birdman, cinematography, and monologuing
0:57:30 – What’s everyone checking out?

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AKOP Sci-Fi Night

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“Three Sci-Fi movies, one annoyed Shawn Lotte: Welcome to AKOP Sci-Fi Night!”

I think this is becoming a thing. Damn right this is becoming a thing and it’s blowing up, all over our faces. Earl is in charge of this month’s sinking ship as he handpicked, because toe picking is gross, three science fiction movies and subjected Shawn, Patrick and first-time guest Jess Davis to them.

If you’re wondering what the movies are, well hold on because Earl has chosen some interesting ones: First we got the indie time traveling movie Primer, then we got 80’s fueled The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension and finally we have surrealist drama The Fountain.

All three hold a special place in Earl’s heart but can they break their way into the group’s cold dead hearts… well mostly Shawn’s heart is dead. The only way to find out is to listen to this month’s installment of AKOP Night: SCI FI EDITION!!!!

*SPOILER WARNING: We spoil the hell out of these movies and as much as they are older Sci Fi movies we have to ask: If you haven’t seen either Primer, The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai or The Fountain then have some fun this November, watch these movies, and then come back and listen to the show.

Let it begin…the show now!

Audio notes: (1hr. 25min. runtime)
0:02:00 – Primer, dryness, and being incomprehensible
0:27:10 – Buckaroo Banzai, the ’80s, and screenwriting 101
0:53:10 – The Fountain, being inaccessible,  fantasy, and surprise reactions
1:15:35 – Final thoughts, frames of reference, and cult classics

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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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