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People with incorrect opinions

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2019 86:22


Robocop Remake > Modern Disney Remakes, should Disney sanitize all their old material for Disney+? I don't think so whereas Dave is more understanding of the need. I watched the Star Trek Discovery finale, and Dave is watching Game of Thrones final season. Lastly Sekiro is cool and exciting.

That's no Spock

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2019 85:41


Bad news, we're back! At first we talk a bit about They Shall Not Grow Old, but the bulk of the show is us complaining about Star Trek Discovery and Anthem. Hope you enjoy.

I don't know how objective I'm being

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2019 97:08


I finished Resident Evil 7 and found it to be dramatically worse than the RE2 Remake, but I still found merit in the first person perspective. We both saw Alita: Battle Angel and we liked how it avoids all the negative trends of recent years. It's mostly gushing with some criticism. Then in our ongoing commentary on Discovery season 2 we found ep 5 to be one of the worst episodes of anything ever whereas 6 was fine.

It's Actually Nothing

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2019 102:13


Dave started playing Dishonored 2, but instead of talking about it we keep drifting off to talk about computer hardware, the pros and cons of PC gaming and such. The Anthem demo came out last weekend so we obviously complain about it, I finished all the endings in Resident Evil 2 and it's truly a triumph of outsourcing. Then I think we remember to talk about Dishonored 2 again, we sing the praises of keyboard+mouse, we kind of want to replay Bioshock Infinite, and finally we discuss episodes 3 and 4 of Star Trek Discovery which is a frustrating idiotic trainwreck we can't stop watching. I had plans of editing this episode, but then I couldn't be bothered so here it is kind of as is.

Lumpen

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2019 72:02


Nobody is happy with the direction of Facebook, Youtube, or anything at all. Nintendo canned Metroid Prime 4 because it was garbage, we're both watching Star Trek Discovery Season 2 which is better than the first one but not nearly good enough to be actually good. I finished Detroit: Become Human and is mostly happy with how it turned out, and afterwards I started the Resident Evil 2 Remake which is brilliant. Dave's been streaming games so we talk about that for a bit.

A Mild Defense of David Cage

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2019 111:16


Despite the horrible first season Dave tries to convince me to watch the second season of Star Trek Discovery. I started playing Detroit: Become Human and I'm having a nicer time than the internet made me expect. Dave's continuing Shadow of the Tomb Raider, we talk about demos, I saw Black Mirror: Bandersnatch and I wish the series would be cancelled. Then we talk about Spider-man: Into the Spider-Verse which despite being brilliant we think should have been better. Finally Dave talks about the musical Miss Saigon.

Gaming's Ghibli Moment

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2019 88:34


We ruin Christmas by watching youtube and social media, a little about our bleak future, I finally played through The Last Guardian and loved it, Dave started playing Shadow of the Tomb Raider and is also having a nice time, and we watched the Doctor Who New Years special and liked it better than anything in the most recent season.

Stop Making Spy Parodies

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2018 79:48


What is worse in life, the nuclear apocalypse or watching Cars 2? We decided to find out. We watched Cars 2 and 3, Dave has finally begun watching the Eva Rebuild movies, and I watched Threads with the director's commentary track.

Collective Insanity

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2018 94:16


Dave tries in vain to avoid normies, Pornhub should buy Tumblr, I watched the Mnet Asian Music Awards, Doctor Who ended and we're not all that happy with how it turned out, we bash the live action Beauty and the Beast some more, why a project can go off the rails, the horrible Sonic movie poster, I saw Incredibles 2 and was as underwhelmed as you'd expect, and we make bad plans for the future.

Why do parents have to be killed?

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2018 87:17


For this week I watched a bunch of Disney live action adaptations such as Beauty and the Beast which was poorly judged and pointless, Alice in Wonderland which was so bad it redefines the concept of bad itself, Maleficent which becomes worse the more you think about it, Cinderella which was actually acceptable but slightly annoying, and The Jungle Book which was surprisingly good.

Correlation does in fact equal Causation

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2018 91:54


Is there a causal relationship between the rise of mono bluetooth speakers and nazism? Dave watched a musical that was inspired in some miniscule amount by him, I gave up on Doctor Who, a style of sci-fi on TV is dead, low and mid budget art is the best because they're the only ones that can make our deepest hopes and dreams come true, which leads into Settlers news, and finally we grouse about animated movie sequels and Disney’s modern 3d remakes.

It Gets Better

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2018 69:49


Threads is coming out on bluray! The White Album got remastered, Delta Rune is pretty good, I watched The Red Turtle, the new Doctor Who season is turning out bad, and Dave started watching Deep Space 9.

TV has changed

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2018 64:16


Fasting, the Rosa Parks Doctor Who episode, and music rights.

Lighting Up

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2018 61:36


The second episode of Doctor Who was more divisive than the first, but it gave me the opportunity to recommend old Who. Dave is almost done with the first season of The Haunting of Hill House and is loving it, we touch on the looming threat of Disney's streaming service, and then we just babble about random stuff until we show enough decency to stop recording. I trimmed the end so it's probably not as bad as I remember.

New Who

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2018 58:22


Doctor Who is back with a whole new staff and we're pretty happy with how it turned out, and I finished Shadow of the Tomb Raider which I also liked quite a bit.

Viewpoint Problems

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2018 136:00


Dave went to Thought Bubble, I'm not mourning Telltale's passing, the new Hardcore History episode, Dave watched Black Panther and Infinity War so we talk about how superhero movies can't possibly be as satisfying as the video game adaptations. Then Dave recommends Maniac, and we both rewatched The Last Jedi and made lots of notes. I think this was a more productive conversation than the last one.

Friendly Neighborhood Russian Bunker

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2018 98:35


We're idiots who bought brand new games released this week, audio logs are stupid, Shadow of the Tomb Raider is better than I dared hope, Dave is enjoying Spiderman a lot. We haven't really played either of them for more than a few hours, but that won't stop us from talking about them for over an hour.

Star Wars again (unfortunately)

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2018 103:53


The justice system could be better, Henry Cavill to play Geralt, the Battlefield 5 beta rubbed me the wrong way, we talk for way too long about the Mr Plinkett Last Jedi review, we don't want to watch any Cyberpunk 2077 videos, Spiderman puddle controversy, and probably more I can't remember.

Do gaming peripherals make a difference?

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2018 55:59


We've done almost nothing this week, but I compared a bunch of mice aimed at different demographics in Overload & Quake Champions, and Dave has a Dragon Ball update.

Preaching to the Choir

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2018 99:04


I watched Hereditary, A Quiet Place, and Mission Impossible 5 & 6, we briefly talk about Yakuza 0 on PC, we talk at length about Emuparadise and emulation, I played the remake of Ys 4 that came out on PC two weeks ago, I then sing the praises of Unavowed, Dave's reading Dragon Ball, and we go on and on about how comics in the West aren't living up to their potential.

WWII is better than The Beatles

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2018 91:14


Disney fires James Gunn for 9 year old tweets, I read Man's Search for Meaning and found it surprisingly relevant for modern day maladies, then I listened to the new episode of Hardcore History, and Dave watched Les Mis and tells us why it's no good.

Piggies in the House

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2018 76:43


I watched the Sense8 finale, the Aliens: Colonial Marines AI typo, I saw Purge 4, I listened to the audiobook version of The Art of the Deal, AT&T will ruin HBO, Dave is enjoying Settlers II, and the Surface Go looks nice.

Punishment Game

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2018 66:51


E3 is a ridiculous waste of money that inspired me to gripe about how developers chose to present their games, we noted the absence of Final Fantasy 7, and the Resident Evil 2 trailer made Dave upset you don't play it from the perspective of a rat.

A Bad Way to Spend Time

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2018 80:37


E3 is almost upon us, I'm done with The West Wing, I saw the 2018 Tomb Raider movie, Dave watched Guardians of the Galaxy 2, and then Dave watched a bunch of trailers and came away annoyed.

Violence Worship

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2018 63:41


We don't care about poker, Solo wasn't terrible, and Dave watched Guardians of the Galaxy again and is bothered by how it depicts murder.

Offensive to Sentience

Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2018 67:03


I watched Deadpool 2 and didn't like it as much as the first one, Dave saw the first 20 minutes of Paddington and found it to be exactly as bad as he feared, I then saw Pacific Rim Uprising which was kind of crap but also not as bad as I expected, I played Tyranny for 7 minutes, Dave experienced an archaic technology known as "television", I played a few hours of Persona 4 for the first time, and Dave saw three episodes of Brooklyn 99 and was unimpressed. This summary kind of makes it seem like we're grumpy assholes, which is correct.

A Smelly Situation

Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2018 119:26


I went to Japan for 17 days and have important things to say about their toilet paper and washing practices. While in Japan I saw Avengers Infinity War, so, unfortunately, we talk about that. This week I finished Yakuza 6, Dave is annoyed by muscle men character design and is excited by Thundercats Roar, I played the free weekend for Shadow of War, Dave played King's Quest for the first time, and Dave is watching 80s magical girlfriend movies.

It's a very good film

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2018 77:36


Amazon doesn't seem able to afford their streaming service, we sing the praises of Mac & Me, I played Yakuza 6 and of course have a lot to say about it, people crunching to make a Warhammer Diablo clone, Dave watched Steve Jobs (the movie).

Talking Bear Movies

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2018 82:53


Why there was no podcast last week, expiring music licenses strike again, I watched Coco, I saw The Big Lebowski for the first time, Dave saw Annihilation, I made the mistake of watching the latest Ridley Scott trainwreck All The Money in The World, I then watched the Aaron Sorkin directed Molly’s Game, which then caused me to start watching The West Wing for the first time, and finally Dave brings up the new production of Jesus Christ Superstar for some reason.

Remember Silent Running??

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2018 70:45


I made the mistake of watching Ready Player One, and Dave watched Blade Runner 2049.

Why are Birthdays

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2018 81:28


Dave got a biscuit tin, London is Shenmue 2, Dave watched London Hamilton, stereo is neat isn’t it, more waffling on about London Hamilton, I watched Annihilation, Dave’s watching Blade Runner 2049, I finished Yakuza: Dead Souls, and I ask Dave a deeply profound question about the origin of birthdays, and more!

Bikeflip Artist

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2018 69:18


I cast judgment on all of Mighty No 9 after playing for 20 minutes. Dave is grumpy about upcoming games he doesn't care about. Then we dive into movies where I watched a bunch of Oscar-winning films. Darkest Hour, and Phantom Thread, and Shape of Water. There are positive and negative things to say about all of them. In addition, I saw In This Corner of the World, and three "Netflix Original" anime shows, specifically A.I.C.O. Incarnation, B - The Beginning, and Devilman Crybaby. Finally, Dave watched Bill & Ted 2, where he discovered the origins of Mario Bros The Movie. Business as usual.

We've Come A Long Way

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2018 66:32


I played the Yakuza 6 demo, I watched Thor Ragnarok, Black Panther, The Death of Stalin, Call me by your Name, and Lady Bird, and Dave watched Bill & Ted.

Old People

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2018 53:41


Dave watched Wrath of Khan this week, so we talk about it and other Star Trek movies for almost the entire show. In the end we talk a bit about JJ Abrams now that he's talking about Episode 9, and I dove into PS2 emulation, to a greater extent than I've already been doing.

Feces on Car Seat

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2018 79:33


The Solo trailer doesn’t bode well, MrPSB joins in and we talk a bit about his Train Simulator streams, and then we review the first season of Star Trek Discovery and spoil all of it. Finally a bit about the current anime season, and Dave has a Witcher update.

Bullshit Lore

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2018 86:49


Final Fantasy 15 vs Trails of Cold Steel, Altered Carbon doesn’t seem great (not that we’ve seen it), I played a bunch of King’s Field 4, and Dave defends Star Trek Discovery.

Not Recommended for Humans

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2018 57:18


I finished Hellblade and give a quick summary, I then started playing Trails of Cold Steel which is one of the best PC ports I’ve ever played with unusual convenience features. Both Dave and I read Fire and Fury which we talk about briefly, Transformers games removed from sale because the license expired, then we gush over the Nintendo Labo.

What Excitement

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2018 55:58


I played Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice which I’m not enjoying, Dave has a little Breath of the Wild update, we talk a bit about the Mini Direct, which leads to Joseph Anderson’s 2 hour Mario Odyssey video and his unreasonable way of playing games. Finally I watched Encounters at the End of World, and Dave recommends Detectorists.

Vile Things

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2018 79:59


I played Xanadu Next, Dave recommends The Butterfly Effect with Jon Ronson, we talk about Logan Paul, some general social media griping, and finally, Dave talks a bit about Zelda Breath of the Wild.

Procedural Puddles

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2017 115:26


For the last show of the year: I binged Black Mirror Season 4, I watched An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power, Dave watched Your Name, we complain about the dull art direction in 3d animated films, I finished Finding Paradise & Quantum Break, Dave & Abby were given a Switch and played Mario Odyssey and Zelda, and I watched the Squadron 42 presentation.

STARWARSSTARWARSSTARWA

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2017 69:01


We watched Star Wars Episode 8: The Last Jedi. I felt it was alright, but kind of slapped together in a hurry, whereas Dave was more willing to go along with it. This is the only thing we talk about in this episode.

We Complain a Lot

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2017 72:33


Loads of trailers came out this week, like Death Stranding, Metro:Aurora, unnamed FromSoftware game, and details about Shadow of the Tomb Raider, and we end up complaining a bunch about superhero comics, we talk about the Alita: Battle Angel trailer, I watched Michael Jackson's This is it, and Noah Caldwell Gervais 2+ hour bus driving video.

Exhausted Premise

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2017 66:34


Dave's editing nightmare is over, I played Titanfall 2 which turns out to be both brilliant and generic bland paste, I saw The Good Place, then saw Kathryn Bigelow's Detroit, and Dave played Slightly Magic.

good place exhausted titanfall premise kathryn bigelow's detroit
Commitment to Quality

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2017 62:26


I watched Netflix’s The Punisher, The Deuce, and Star Trek Discovery. I complain about how Marvel/Netflix don’t seem to care about making genuinely great shows, and then Dave recommends The Good Place.

Valve Recommendations are a Joke

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2017 76:00


The main topic this week was inspired by a visit to the Steam page for Okami HD, which included so inappropriate "other games are like this" recommendations that it ticked me off to no end. After that, we talked a little bit about Tesla's new trucks, and Dave finally finished Witcher 3.

Who is this for?

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2017 55:24


I played Life is Strange Before The Storm, the Telltale layoffs, we’re confused about who is excited for Xbox One X, Sonic Forces sucks; what a surprise, we complain about garbage micro transactions and more.

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