Incoming Game: A ReBoot ReWatch

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What happens when a nostalgic and a skeptic revisit the animated series ReBoot? Only 90's kids will find out! Listen as hosts Jessica (@StirvinoLady) and Ben (@DudWorks) break down every episode, and try to find the Frostiest Moments in each one.

Jessica Treviño & Ben Dudden


    • Mar 28, 2019 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 35m AVG DURATION
    • 56 EPISODES


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    Bonus Episode – Series Wrap-up (with Gavin Blair)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2019 60:49


    ReBoot co-creator Gavin Blair chats with us once again, as we discuss seasons 3 & 4, and answer your listener questions!

    Bonus Episode – Neon Genesis Evangelion

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2019 20:39


    Ben & Jess tackle the first episode of Neon Genesis Evangelion (as requested by Nolan Hayes), discuss the male-gaziness of it all, and debate how gravity works in an upside-down city.

    Bonus Episode – Avatar: The Last Airbender

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2019 30:08


    We watched an episode of Avatar: The Last Airbender for our backers. Listener Rob Horrocks tasked us with reviewing "Zuko Alone" (Season 2, Episode 7), in which a boy gets a bad case of pinkeye, and finds himself surrounded by some incredibly virile pigs.

    Bonus Episode – The Vision of Escaflowne

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2019 29:01


    Patreon backer Cameron Ohara tasked us with reviewing the first two episodes of The Vision of Escaflowne, a 90's anime that NEITHER of us had seen. There's a lot to unpack here, you guys.

    Bonus Episode – ReBoot: The Playstation Game

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2019 35:13


    Jessica & Ben riff on the awkward gameplay and try to make sense of the cobbled-together cut scenes in this bonus episode, previously just for our Patreon backers!

    Episode 47 – Crouching Binome, Hidden Virus

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2019 40:21


    We've reached the end... wait, that's the END?! Ben and Jess try their hand at a rewrite, then look back at the series as a whole. Thanks to everyone for listening!

    Episode 46 – Null Bot of the Bride

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2019 36:28


    Wedding bells are ringing! The big day is finally here, and a groom has been chosen. Cecil and Bob are bonding, Matrix has his guns out, and GlitchBob... well, he's flatlined. It's an episode with brand-new organ-bending capabilities!

    Episode 45 – Life’s a Glitch

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2019 34:57


    This week, Dot is still plagued by the question of "Which Bob is best?", as Little Enzo talks in a strANge SPEech patTERN, and Andraia tries to put Bob out of his misery. It's an episode that really could have used some more Goldblum.

    Episode 44 – My Two Bobs

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2019 31:36


    This week, Dot can't choose between New Bob or Bob Classic, Bob gets a faceful of Enzo, and Matrix is just saiyan... This episode isn't shooting blanks!

    Episode 43 – Sacrifice

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2019 26:52


    It's the final countdown, as Daemon visits Mainframe for a showdown with Hex, while Dot hopes to lose the kid for a few years. Jess & Ben ask the hard-hitting questions, "Wait, Matrix has healing powers now?" and "Who left all the green screen in?"

    Episode 42 – What’s Love Got To Do With It?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2019 36:27


    This week, Hex shows some affection, Turbo fights his infection, and Mouse does an inspection. Meanwhile, Ben & Jess wonder how all this can possibly be resolved in just one episode.

    Episode 41 – Cross Nodes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2019 32:44


    Have you heard The Word? Mike leads us in a worship service, as Daemon touches some eggs, Dot draws some fanart, and Bob goes all Marty McFly. It's the episode that doesn't believe your crackpot ideas!

    Episode 40 – Daemon Rising

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2018 37:15


    We're down to the final season, and Bob has amnesia as his old roommate tries to reconnect. This is the episode that makes everyone randy, baby!

    Bonus Episode – Interview with Director Zeke Norton

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2018 29:54


    Director Zeke Norton (Icons, The Edge of Beyond) joins us for a behind-the-scenes discussion of his time at Mainframe, as he looks back with fond memories of late nights, stealth missions, and maybe the occasional shouting match.

    Episode 39 – End Prog

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2018 31:44


    There's nothing left to do this time / but watch as Mainframe falls apart There's no more foes to fight but there's / a musical about to start Look on in horror, then in joy / Have faith in your computer friend There's just one season left to do / so stick around until the end!

    Episode 38 – System Crash

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2018 30:38


    BOSS RUSH! It's ReMatch Central, as Enzo fights a literal demon from his past, Mouse gets thirsty, and Bob finds a 5MB harem. Meanwhile, Jess tries to stump Ben with a trivia game, and you can play along!

    Episode 37 – Showdown

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2018 30:43


    An epic battle rages as past debts are paid. Hex has a mole removed, Bob stays for tea, and Dot has a think. Oh, and Matrix fights Megabyte or something.

    Episode 36 – Megaframe

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2018 37:32


    Andraia sits this one out, Megabyte interrupts lunch, and Mouse uses casual tongue. Meanwhile, Ben and Jess compare the state of Megaframe with Dot's visions of what it would look like.

    Episode 35 – Mousetrap

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2018 32:35


    This week, Enzo considers putting Bob in a home, and has to make awkward small talk in the doorway. Jessica picks up Ben's naming habits, and Ben knows all the words.

    Episode 34 – Web Riders on the Storm

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2018 32:37


    In this episode, Capacitor gets his pupils dilated, Matrix donates some blood, and Bob gets a face tattoo, while Andraia takes the week off to recharge. Ben and Jessica debate the impact of the final scene, and discuss the merits of recommendations with caveats.

    Episode 33 – The Edge of Beyond

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2018 28:09


    We're joined by special guest Jessica's cat, as AndrAIa touches some balls, and Ray gets ribbed (for her pleasure) while Matrix watches. What are we even doing anymore?

    Episode 32 – Return of the Crimson Binome

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2018 27:32


    In this episode, we reunite with old crewmates, and meet a new inmate who says "G'day, mate!" Plus: Why is Enzo so aggro? And: Isn't a sawed-off shotgun still functional?

    Episode 31 – The Episode With No Name

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2018 48:56


    This week, listener Cameron Ohara (@CameronOharaLuv) joins us as we discuss Westerns and ReBoot: The Ride!

    Episode 30 – Number 7

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2018 49:29


    It's Freaky Friday in Mainframe... or it it?  Tom Dickinson of Doctor Who - The Moment joins us as AndrAIa gets into cosplay, and Enzo fights with Mirror Enzo, while Hack & Slash assume the position.

    Episode 29 – Where No Sprite Has Gone Before

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2018 35:48


    We reach peak Trek in this one, as Matrix finds a Bobbelgänger, AndrAIa records passive-aggressive log entries, and Frisket follows his nose to the worst possible novelty cigar.

    Episode 28 – Icons

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2018 38:45


    It's ReBoot - All Growed Up edition! Enzo and AndrAIa have been Quantum Leaping and end up in the Zack Snyder DC version of Mainframe. And just how many little Enzos has Matrix been a negligent father to?

    Episode 27 – Game Over

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2018 49:59


    This week, things get loose as Woody Battaglia joins us for an episode that deals with loss of all kinds, including lives, games, and eyes.

    Episode 26 – Firewall

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2018 34:54


    This week, we get shaken AND stirred as encounter shrinkage and other things we did Not-See coming. Enzo's feeling pretty low, and Mouse is feeling pretty relaxed. Meanwhile, Jess is confused by exploding toilets, and Ben can't keep his mustachioed villains straight.

    Episode 25 – Between a Raccoon and a Hard Place

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2018 46:59


    WARNING: INCOMING GUEST! Friend of the show Alan White (@lawthreeper) joins us to talk Looney Tunes and naughty bits, as we recoil in horror, and spend far too much time discussing binome anatomy.

    Episode 24 – To Mend and Defend

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2018 46:56


    In which we encounter some groovy ghoulies, while Dot deals with a wardrobe malfunction, and Enzo shoots his eye out. An extra long episode this week, as we discuss the myriad changes and upgrades to the show!

    Bonus Episode – Season 2 Wrap-Up (with Gavin Blair)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2018 29:42


    Our Patreon-exclusive Season 2 wrap-up with ReBoot co-creator Gavin Blair is now available for everyone to hear!   Make sure not to miss out on future bonus episodes by backing us at http://www.patreon.com/incominggame 

    Episode 23 – Web World Wars

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2018 32:30


    It's all over! End Program! Enzo gets drafted, Mouse is a bathroom-talker, and Dot's got a big... gun.  It's an episode that somehow slipped past ALL the censors when they weren't looking.

    Episode 22 – Trust No One

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2018 30:31


    Conspiracies abound! When Dot gets sacked, Bob partners up with Phong's new hires, and Mouse gets Zapp Brannigan on the line. It's an episode that raises all kinds of questions, such as: How many times is Ben going to say "poopy"?

    Episode 21 – Gigabyte

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2018 33:55


    This week, a villainous threesome causes trouble for Mainframe. Meanwhile, Mouse gets catty, Dot gets sidelined, and Slash gets punchy.

    Episode 20 – NullZilla

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2018 29:24


    In this episode, Hex gets Null-ified, Hack & Slash are under-caffeinated, and Phong is a very specific doomsday prepper, while Andraia gets an axe to grind. Meanwhile, Ben and Jessica puzzle over the logistics of punching Nulls.

    Episode 19 – AndrAIa

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2018 40:02


    In which Bob reveals a fish fetish, while Enzo does some catfishing of his own. And with all the Star Trek references in this one, not one is for The Voyage Home? 

    Episode 18 – Painted Windows

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2018 33:17


    Hexadecimal is back, and feeling artsy! Enzo goes full Max Headroom, Phong goes full Eraserhead, and Mike goes full Psycho-therapist. Things get dark and disturbing, but also super educational for this one.

    Episode 17 – Bad Bob

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2018 34:42


    This is the one we've been waiting for! In this one, Bob "Drives Angry", I mean, he's "Fast & Furious", no - wait... It's "Planes, Trains and Automobiles" all over this week's episode.

    Episode 16 – When Games Collide

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2018 37:23


    2 games, 1 cube!  When games are slowin', and leeches are suckin', Bob  pushes a tree, Hack & Slash push a button, and MegaByte pushes Bob. Meanwhile, Ben & Jessica argue about doors.

    Episode 15 – High Code

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2018 38:37


    In this episode, The Bug With No Name starts attacking Mainframe. Bob steals a tie, Dot wants a ride, and MegaByte gets a booty-call, while Enzo does some Bat-Breaking & Bat-Entering.  Meanwhile, Jessica goes deep on Western lore, and Ben dives into thirst traps.

    Episode 14 – Infected

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2018 38:34


    We're back at it again with Season 2! In this episode, MegaByte hides inside a jar, Phong calls a fax line, and Bob and Dot give some helpful exposition re: danger. Plus, Jessica takes a deep dive into computer hardware of the 90's!

    Bonus Episode – Season 1 Wrap-up (with Gavin Blair)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2018 37:44


    ReBoot co-creator Gavin Blair took time to chat with us about Season 1, its origins and evolution from inception to air, and took us behind the scenes on the making of the series!

    Scheduling Announcement

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2018 1:11


    Just a quick update on the scheduling of the next few episodes. Don't panic! We'll be back next week with our Gavin Blair interview, before hopping into Season 2.  If waiting isn't your strong suit, then consider supporting our Patreon, and get episodes up to a week early!

    Episode 13 – Identity Crisis (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2018 34:50


    It's Part 2 of the season finale! Hope you like clowns! Dot gets Incepted, Enzo gets peach fuzz, and Phong gets everywhere, while Ben and Jess look back at the season as a whole.

    Episode 12 – Identity Crisis (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2018 28:22


    It's our first two-parter! In this one, MegaByte needs a Snickers, Dot goes full Zuckerberg, and Bob masquerades as a guy in shades. Content Warning: Ben recorded from inside a kazoo (apologies for that) and Jess confuses Brits and Aussies.

    Episode 11 – Talent Night

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2018 35:16


    The episode that ends up raising more questions than it answers, such as: Why does Enzo sound younger as he gets older?  Why is Dot trying to seduce her brother?  Have we misunderstood MegaByte this whole time?  Is this episode even canon?  Try and spot all the Kirks with us as we unravel Talent Night.

    Episode 10 – The Great Brain Robbery

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2018 37:05


    In which Phong plays Doctor, and everyone gets to hold the idiot ball. It's a 7-layer dip of references, AND the first appearance of Mouse! 

    Episode 9 – Wizards, Warriors, and a Word from Our Sponsor

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2018 49:21


    A longer episode this week, but that's because we have our very first guest! Lucas Sullivan (@majicwalrus) joins us to talk D&D and ReBoot. Bob loses a tooth, Dot's a work of art, and Mike gets multiple murder threats. Meanwhile, we try to puzzle out the banana.

    Episode 8 – Enzo the Smart

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2018 36:11


    We're going 8-bit for this one. Enzo gets smart but Mainframe gets dumb. Dot gets a new hat, and Bob goes Gump. Meanwhile, Ben and Jessica turn the tables on each other.

    Episode 7 – The Crimson Binome

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2018 38:57


    Pirates arrive at Mainframe, and Bob's the booty! Dot and Enzo mount a rescue with the help of Thurston Howell and the power of... accounting? We get serious and answer our first listener question, and pick apart every hidden reference. You might not download a car, but you can download this episode!

    Episode 6 – In the Belly of the Beast

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2018 33:31


    This one's just all dog farts, all the time. Sorry everyone. Nothing else happens here. Meanwhile, Jessica and Ben imagine what Bob and Dot might have been up to.

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