Sean is a binge-watching TV addict. Schuyler hasn't watched a whole series in his life. Sean tries to help him out because addictions are the spice of life, right?
Schuyler and Sean talk about the opening trials of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, media news, and what game design means for veteran vs. casual video game players. NEXT WEEK: Star Wars original trilogy (Episodes IV, V, and VI) LINKS: Television SubReddit (where we source 50% of our news) John Mulaney “Salt […]
Welcome back to the show! This week Schuyler and Sean talk about Nathan for You, politics, and the ethics, philosophy, and linguistics of binging media. Also a quick redaction from the episode: We falsely reported that Alabama Senate GOP candidate Roy Moore won the election for that position. Turns out he didn’t. Thanks for doing […]
This episode Sean and Schuyler talk about the show’s second cartoon and first anime. David, Sean’s brother, also comes on to talk about his top ten TV shows out of the 100 he’s watched. Related video: Close Enough trailer LISTEN: https://ia601500.us.archive.org/35/items/Binging101Episode5/Binging101_Episode5.mp3
This week, Schuyler and Sean talk about Westworld’s use of grey dystopia, the uncanny valley, and all manner of stuff that makes us freak out about the future. In news, we discuss the Louie C.K. allegations, a new Super Mario movie, and a new Lord of the Rings TV show. Next weeks homework: Sean: The […]
This week Sean and Schuyler discuss Stranged Things, editing and structure in TV shows, and characters in horror. NEXT WEEK: Westworld season 1, episode 1 RELATED READING/WATCHING: “Adult Swim – The History of a Television Empire” KaptainKristian LISTEN https://ia801504.us.archive.org/20/items/Binging101Episode3/Binging101_Episode3.mp3
Sean and Schuyler spook out on Halloween by talking about episode one of Rick and Morty, horror, and the revival of 80’s aesthetics. Next weeks homework: Episode 1 of Stranger Things. Relevant links: VICELAND (not Vox as it was erroneously stated) mini-doc on the last analogue motion graphics machine. Eldritch Abomination via TV Tropes LISTEN https://ia801500.us.archive.org/35/items/Binging101Episode2/Binging101_Episode2.mp3
TV buff Sean tries to convince Schuyler to check out a great show that he’s watched. The catch is that Schuyler watches less than an hour of TV per week. This week, Sean shows Schuyler Arrested Development. https://ia801507.us.archive.org/31/items/Binging101Episode1/Binging101_Episode1.mp3