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We're celebrating 100 episodes this week by returning to not one but two recurring themes from nearly two years of the podcast: the filmography of Steve Martin and the belief that February belongs to romance -- two concepts that combine decently well with some magical realism in our movie of the week, an absurdist take on life and love in Los Angeles that still feels like a cutting send-up of the city more than 30 years later. It's 1991's L.A. Story, directed by Mick Jackson, written by Steve Martin, and starring Martin, Victoria Tennant, Richard E. Grant, Marilu Henner, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kevin Pollak, Patrick Stewart, Frances Fisher, Iman, Larry Miller, Woody Harrelson, Rick Moranis and John Lithgow. So tonally cartoonish that it feels Martin is moments away from being crushed by a grand piano and popping out the top of it unscathed at any moment, that silliness conceals an earnest goodness about love, the universe, and everything finding a way to work out as it should. Are these beliefs that go hand-in-hand with the movie's wacky exterior, or does the film find itself at odds with itself? Find out, as we dive into a movie Hayley recently picked up on VHS. Plus: J Mo's still sore from having climbed into the wrestling ring over the weekend! If you'd like to watch the movie before listening along to our discussion, L.A. Story is currently streaming for free on the CTV app in Canada at the time of publication. Other works discussed in this episode include the video games Mario & Luigi: Brothership and Balatro, as well as TMNT: Mutant Mayhem, Only The Brave, 24, The Departed, The Nice Guys, Mission: Impossible - Fallout, Jurassic Park, the JJ Abrams Star Trek trilogy, the Disney Star Wars sequel trilogy, A Goofy Movie, Bowfinger, The Lonely Guy, Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid, Cheaper By The Dozen, The Tooth Fairy and They Came Together. Feb2ary Is For Lovers continues next week as we run it back for another 100 episodes beginning with Nicolas Cage and Cher in 1987's Moonstruck, which may be the most readily available film we've ever covered as it's currently streaming on Amazon Prime, Crave, Starz, Criterion Channel, Tubi and Hoopla as we release this. Thank you so much for listening for 100 episodes, or however long you've been on the ride. We love you, and see you at the movies!!

Join the cast as they discuss their takes on the JJ Abrams Star Trek movies.

Douglas Tait is an Actor/Director from Los Angeles with a career that includes JJ Abrams “Star Trek”, “Land of the Lost”, “The Mandolorian” and others, He is one of only two people to ever portray both Micheal Myers and Jason in two of the biggest horror franchises of all time.

That's your name isn't it? Kelvin Timeline? It's written all over your underwear. Oh, I guess they call you the JJ Abrams Star Trek trilogy. This week the Fellas casually talk about the 3 film series known on the streets as the Kelvin Timeline! Join us in watching the JJ Abrams film trilogy Star Trek (2009), Star Trek Into Darkness, and Star Trek Beyond, available probably on Paramount Plus or Hulu or something, idk, you can Google it.   00:00 - Intro 04:12 - Talking Ourselves Into 23:30 - General Discussion: Star Trek Kelvin Timeline 40:50 - Outro/Next Episode: 175th Episode: Andy Kaufman   Please remember to subscribe, rate and review or send us an email (talkmeinto@gmail.com) and we will read it on the next episode. For more Talk Me Into content become a patron! www.patreon.com/talkmeinto.    Watch our new show, Sodascussions on YouTube! New episodes every Thursday! Like and subscribe, please! https://youtube.com/channel/UCaK4X6yQZbqoFoAE12nlMtA   Check out our merchandise here: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/talk-me-into?ref_id=24475.     Twitter @talkmeinto | Instagram @talkmeintopod | TikTok @tokmeinto Jimmy @sonnavafitch | Dan @danny_breakdown |Jeff @JEFFFFF27)   Artwork provided by Twitter user @wikirascals. Theme provided by Hostage Calm. Additional music provided by Disqualifier (https://disqualifier.bandcamp.com).

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Another watch-along monday! We screwed our courage to the sticking place and made valiant effort to watch the third of the JJ Abrams Star Trek movies – Star Trek: Beyond. High was the anticipation for this film when it came out in 2016, but alas, it proved to be well below most people's expectations.    Why? Who can say? Maybe because Abrams didn't return to direct this one because he was already wrapped up in making the new Star Wars trilogies. Maybe it was because the storyline was hard to follow or, when followed, fathom. Maybe because there wasn't much "beyond" gone to in the movie – just one planet in a rocky nebula. Heck, maybe it was just the lack of lens flares.   Either way, it maybe isn't as good as its predecessors. That said, it has some wonderful comedic turns, offers plenty of that ol' Star Trek feeling. There are good turns by each of the main characters, some odd choices, a touch of Idris Elba's character chewing the scenery and, last but not least, an epic Enterprise-crash-into-the-planet sequence.   Surely that is enough. Enough to watch along, at least!   Join our Patreon to join our next Watch Party the first weekend in February http://patreon.com/setphasers where we'll watch a favourite episode of Star Trek TOGETHER virtually!

Never say Do You Expect Us To Talk doesn't do its bit for charity... We're watching Police Academy for a special commentary in aid of Cancer Research. By special request we watching the 80's classic that started a franchise that gave us seven films. maybe we'll cover it one day... hopefully not. Join Becca, Chris, Dave as we drag Charlie along to join in on the "FUN". We discuss what Steve Guttenberg is up to now, blowjobs, how this is basically JJ Abrams Star Trek, Chris gets discarded by boobs and do woman really through themselves at men withItalian accents? Charlie has his own website and a podcasts found at the  Moviedrone site, please check it out and subscribe. You can follow us on Becca, Chris and Dave on Twitter You can find us on iTunes and Stitcher and if you like us leave us a lovely review as it helps us grow. If that wasn't enough, you can even you can follow us on Twitter and like us on Facebook.

Der #Schock-tober kehrt zurück! Als Höhepunkt der schaurig-schönen Jahreszeit wagen sich Dennis und Sven mal wieder an das Horror-Genre heran und diesmal begegnen sie Werwölfen, Zombies (oder Infizierten) und maskierten Killern. Gänsehaut garantiert! ...Themen-Log... Leidenschaftlicher Talk über JJ Abrams‘ "Star Trek" (00:00:00) - Intro in das Thema "Schock-tober 2020" (00:11:43) - "28 Days Later" (00:19:00) - "You’re Next" (00:47:27) - "Dog Soldiers" (01:04:22) - Spoiler-Talk zu "You’re Next" (01:27:39)

We’re back with legendary VFX artist Roger Guyett from Industrial Light & Magic, who was the VFX supervisor for “M:I-3.” This week Roger shares a great Tom Cruise story, talks about Simon Pegg improvising and then we take a detour into Roger’s other work, including “Mars Attacks!,” JJ Abrams’ “Star Trek,” “Pirates of the Caribbean,” and “Harry Potter.” He also details the recreation of the Overlook Hotel in “Ready Player One.”

A discussion revisiting JJ ABRAMS' STAR TREK MOVIES on 4K UHD Blu-Ray. #rockfile #startrek #podcastYou can subscribe to my podcasts on iPhone and Apple Podcasts, iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, Podbean. Or Ask Alexa for Rockfile on Apple Podcasts. Ask Google Assist for Rockfile Podcasts. Thanks for listening!My website: https://therockfile.com/Want to chip in a buck or two? Check out my Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/rockfile

3 years after the highly successful sequel to JJ Abrams Star Trek reboot--Justin Lin (Fast & Furious director) came onboard to direct and Simon Pegg (yes, Scotty) penned the script. Going in a wholly new direction and mostly ignoring the ramifications of the Kelvin timeline--this latest Trek film hearkens back to the original 60's television series with a simpler plot and a colorful palette. Box office numbers were significantly weaker, especially domestically, but it still was highly successful with audiences and critics. 3 years have come and gone and we're without a new Trek film so is there something getting ready to beam onto our theatrical screens soon or is this the end for Star Trek? Join Corbin and Brad for their *final* review in their retrospective series, but hopefully they'll go beyond this one and be back to discuss Star Trek 14! Join the discussion! Question after the show: Does the Star Trek Beyond adventure live up to its two predecessors? Why or why not? Subscribe to the podcast so you won't miss next weeks review--Rambo: Last Blood (2019)! Catch up on our previous Star Trek reviews! Rambo is back in theaters! Catch up on our entire series of all four Rambo films including the TV show before you see the "final" installment! Listen to our review of Pet Sematary (1989) before our review of Pet Sematary (2019) releases in 2 weeks! Listen our reviews of all three Men in Black films before our review of Men in Black International releases in 3 weeks! There's still time to catch up on our previous M Night Shyamalan reviews (new installment coming in 4 weeks!)     If you like this podcast and want to keep episodes FREE then please Support Silver Screen Guide and receive exclusive bonus content!   SUBSCRIBE on iTunes YOUTUBE SUBSCRIBE HERE OFFICIAL WEBSITE FOLLOW ON FACEBOOK FOLLOW ON TWITTER   Timestamps Background Info          00:01:30.361 Plot Summary             00:10:07.174 Discussion                  00:12:32.000 Ratings                      00:41:10.644 Star Trek Rankings      00:42:45.559 What's Next?              00:44:17.774 Closing                       00:49:21.164   Silver Screen Guide is dedicated to delivering the best guides and reviews for movies, TV shows and video games. Follow our podcast for a new movie review every Monday and follow this YouTube channel for reviews and guides of brand new movies along with some classics. When you follow us on social media and share with your friends you’ll never miss a beat.

This episode we address the subject of a lot of controversy, and somehow never even mention the JJ Abrams' Star Trek movies. If that doesn't pique your interest for this podcast, we talk all about the differences between all three of these things and whether or not filmmakers should bother with any of them. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/clayton-james-hester/support

Hope your mask is on tight, because the second half of our Barney Burman interview is a wild ride! We talk about the benefits of Philip Seymour Hoffman having a large head, what sequence from “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” was originally intended for JJ Abrams’ “Star Trek,” and why he didn’t return to do the make-up for “Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol.” Also learn why the Oscars aren’t so glamorous and hear Barney’s official “Mission: Impossible” rankings!   

Nick and Dave finish out this infinitely diverse cycle of How Wrestling Explains with a discussion of Star Trek featuring (Deadshirt.net founder) Dylan Roth of The Hell Yeah Babies. WE ALSO HAVE  A MAJOR, EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT! This week’s edutaining banter breaks down ... - Why was the Ruthless Aggression era so bad for both WWE and Star Trek? - How does the act of fans making the product change the product? - What do CM Punk's #pipebomb promo and the JJ Abrams Star Trek movies have in common? - The parallels between the kinds of stories both rely on to articulate their worldviews and achieve their narrative goals - Who but Q could be Vince McMahon? - Which Star Trek character would be the best manager? If you dig the show, be sure to follow How Wrestling Explains on Twitter at @HWETWPod and subscribe to our YouTube Channel, How Wrestling Explains the World. If you could find it in your heart to rate and review the show, that’d be a mitzvah as well! For those who are just discovering the show, check out our previous episodes in the archive: https://howwrestlingexplains.podbean.com/ Follow Nick on Twitter: @THEN1CKSTER Follow Dave on Twitter: @DaveWritesJunk

Elliott Serrano look into their crystal ball and break down news about the various new Star Trek TV series at CBS, and mourn the apparent end of the JJ Abrams Star Trek movies. Plus, Elliott and Keith tackle a question that has haunted the human race for decades: Is Indiana Read more... The post Geek/CounterGeek – Is Indiana Jones Actually An Archaeologist? appeared first on Radio Misfits.

We are joined again by an orchestrator of the Dungeon Crawl for the Cure. He dives deep into his love for Star Trek and Rodger is overcome with a wave of emotion as the subject of JJ Abrams Star Trek universe is discussed. As it always happens to go, the JJ-Verse shifts Rodger's attention  Chris Pine, who is not our captain. Chris is forced to endure a conversation that is focused what he believes to be one of the least exciting parts of being a nerd, so he searches for new subjects to touch on. As always like, comment,and subscribe. Follow us on twitter and like us on Facebook.   Website: http://entertainthegeeky.com/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/entertainmentgeeky/ Twitter: @entertaingeeky Youtube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCO9BgouP-7uvEAula3vKB4A Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/entertainthegeeky/?hl=en   Sponsors:https://heroicgearstore.com/

Anton Yelchin was a true generational talent, celebrated for his work in such films as JJ Abrams' Star Trek (2009) films, his romantic turn in 2011's Like Crazy, his dramatic early work in 2007's Charlie Bartlett, and his recent 2015 indie horror thriller (which Brock thoroughly enjoyed) Green Room. You can also catch him in the upcoming film Thoroughbreds, in select theaters March 2018. Anton Yelchin was only second-billed in the movie that Brock and Brian watched this week, however, because top billing went to Nicolas Cage. We sat through Nic Cage's 2014 film Dying of the Light, about...CIA stuff. We think. The boys could have really used that orange book over there, that dictionary, for this watch. Or at the very least, some subtitles. But also, Anton Yelchin.

I'm joined by the host of one of my favorite D&D actual play podcasts, Curtis Bolin of Dungeons and Dragons and Daughters.  It's an actual play podcast where he runs the game for his two 8 year old daughters along with a semi-rotating third player. We first start out talking about Frank Herbert's Dune series (books and movies).  From there, we talk about the JJ Abrams Star Trek movies and then our favorite Trek series, Deep Space Nine.  After that, we of course talk Dungeons and Dragons and his podcast. You can find Curtis at: http://dungeonsdragonsdaughters.podbean.com/ https://www.facebook.com/daughterdungeon/ https://twitter.com/daughterdungeon https://www.instagram.com/daughterdungeon/ Mentions on this episode: Underdog Podcast Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/UnderDogPods/ Venture Maidens - http://www.theventuremaidens.com/ The Broadswords - https://thebroadswords.com/ Clarineat - https://www.clarineat.com/  

Richard Adams speaks to Hazel Grian about her work as a producer, writer and digital storyteller. They cover various moments in Hazel's career, which includes working at the Pervasive Media Studio, at Aardman Animations and creating an Alternate Reality Game for JJ Abrams' Star Trek.

The JJ Abrams Star Trek reboot turned us both into Trekkies. So does the third film in the series, this time with Fast and Furious saviour Justin Lin at the helm, live up to the lens-flared glory?

Steph dreads visiting her family in Detroit, MI (even though there’s great, Polish food up there) Giant donuts, who has the best donuts in Atlanta?, and sausage. Rest In Peace, Anton Yelchin (Chekov in JJ Abrams’ ‘Star Trek’ reboot) and Georgia’s own, actor Ron Lester (Varsity Blues, The Greenskeeper). Tim talks about how much he likes the Kevin Greene & Southside Steve Rickman classic, “The Greenskeeper”, starring: Southside Steve, Ron Lester, Allelon Ruggiero and John Rocker. The two best scenes in the film featuring Larry Wachs (‘The Milk-Man’) and Eric Von Haessler (‘Trailer Trash Guy’). We read some of your live Tweets then talk about upcoming projects we’re all geeked about. Tim can’t wait for the Eli Roth ‘Death Wish’ reboot with Bruce Willis in the main role, plus there’s a new South Park game on the horizon. Steph’s jazzed for, “Hunt for the Wilderpeople” starring Sam Neill and directed by Taika Waititi (and she can’t pronounce Ben Affleck properly). Ira wants Westworld & so does Jeff. SPOILER ALERT! Game of Thrones: Battle of The Bastards A very filthy appearance or two from the Red Box Troll and Staff Picks. Tim - The Dark Knight III: The Master Race & The Dark Knight Returns: The Last Crusade - both written by Frank Miller and available from DC Comics. Jeff - Ray Donovan Season 4 on Showtime. Steph - Check it Out! With Dr. Steve Brule. Ira - Slices Sangria. Tim reads an iTunes review as Larry Munson (may he forever hunker down in peace) and gives a massive plug for Mary Todd Hairdressing Co. Keep it Canon! #RonLester, #GameOfThrones, #AntonYelchin, #Detroit, #Westworld, #Wrecked, #TheDarkKnight, #BatMan, #DrSteveBrule, #CheckItOut, #AdultSwim, #RayDonovan, #EliRoth, #DeathWish, #TaikaWaitit, #SamNeill, #Donuts

Evan is joined by Miles and Tyler to share their sad, loud opinions about Zach Snyder and Warner Bro's latest bowel movement: Batman v Superman Dawn of Justice.Among the kicking, screaming and cursing over the bastardization of a franchise and how terrible #GrapeFanta tastes, the crew (i.e. Miles) also rambles about film series' such as JJ Abram's Star Trek and Star Wars films, Mad Max, and Marvel Studios latest and greatest. Hit me up on Twitter at @EvGriff42 if you take issue with anything said by Mr. Miles, and I'll gladly issue you a formal appology. 

Welcome to the movie podcast that's also a game! What do the John Ford classic Stagecoach, John Hughes' She's Having a Baby, and JJ Abrams' Star Trek reboot have in common? Join hosts Michael May, Erik Johnson, Mark May, Dave Roof, and David May as they discuss all three films and look for connections. Then stay tuned for the end to hear the movies for next month so that you can watch and play along. It's a mystery! It's movies! It's Mystery Movie Night!

Well, it’s FINALLY here.  After a long wait we’ve finally got a new Star Wars.  Even better news- it’s not from George Lucas! This time out JJ Abrams (Star Trek, Mission Impossible 3, Super 8) and Lawrence Kasdan (Empire Strikes Back, Raiders of the Lost Ark) have given us something new- yet very familiar movie.  So this new Star Wars give us a glimpse to the great movies we loved growing up- or are we doomed to repeat prequel history? WARNING- THIS EPISODE CONTAINS SPOILERS- WE TALK ABOUT EVERYTHING AND IF YOU DON’T WANT ANYTHING SPOILED- DON’T LISTEN UNTIL YOU’VE SEEN HTE MOIVE.  YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!!!! HeroMoviePodcast.com Review us on iTunes Like Us on Facebook HMP Patreon Follow us on Twitter and Instagram Listen to us on our new show- Preacher Podcast Adam Portrais: Twitter  The Film Find- Twitter Bruce Leslie:  Twitter  Heroes and Villans Podcast  Chubby Wizard Sean Keenan: Twitter  Robot Johnson Hero Movie Podcast is your weekly podcast EXCLUSIVELY about superhero movies. Marvel, DC, movies and TV- Adam Portrais from The Film Find, Sean Keenan from Robot Johnson and Bruce Leslie from Chubby Wizard, Heroes and Villians Podcast- review comicbook and superhero movies in the most funny, nerdy way you can't find anywhere else.  

Welcome to Episode 3 of Vicarious! This episode, we talk about some of the story, theme, tone, UI, and cinematic design decisions (as well as some easter eggs) in the new James Bond film Spectre. We had a blast discussing it and hope you enjoy listening! If you do, we'd appreciate a rating on iTunes. If you'd like to chat, you can find us on Twitter at @vicarious_fm, or you can join our Slack team! Bryn Jackson is @uberbryn Joshua Sortino is @sortino Marshall Bock is @marshallbock ###Sponsor: One Month - Get 25% off your first month ###Show Notes 0:10 - Never Say Never Again 1:22 - Spectre 4:34 - The Onion Reviews "Spectre" 5:01 - The Dark Knight Rises 5:48 - On Her Majesty's Secret Service 6:33 - Casino Royale is the first book in Ian Fleming's 007 series. 7:06 - Editor's Note: Marshall said "And Spectre," but it sounded like "Inspector," so he made an Inspector Gadget reference. 8:00 - James Bond Jr. 8:16 - Editor's Note: According to Wikipedia's Shoe phone page, "...there is no specific evidence that functional, operating shoe phones were given to actual spies." 9:18 - Editor's Note: Bryn is referencing the infinite universes of the Marvel Multiverse and Earth-1610. 9:33 - Editor's Note: Marshall is referencing JJ Abrams' Star Trek reboot and how it creates an alternate universe where old Leonard Nemoy Spock exists in the same time period as young Zachary Quinto spock. 10:46 - Dr. No 11:35 - Austin Powers 15:11 - Christoph Waltz 18:18 - Dame Judi Dench 26:41 - Editor's Note: Hitchcock used sets with moving walls on rollers to give his cameras access to locations they wouldn't normally fit. 27:24 - Antonin Scalia 29:22 - Hand-waving UI in Iron Man 29:30 - Hand-waving UI in Minority Report 34:31 - The BWAHHH sound from the Inception trailer is everywhere now. 35:13 - Spectre teaser trailer 35:48 - Ultron trailer 36:33 - Sam Mendes 37:10 - leitmotif (n.) - a recurrent theme throughout a musical or literary composition, associated with a particular person, idea, or situation. 37:35 - MI:II 37:45 - Editor's Note: Bryn is making a pun on the fact that Bond works for the England's top-secret sixth military intelligence section, MI6. 41:51 - Remington Steele 53:36 - Jurassic World 55:16 - Spectre (63%) and Quantum of Solace (65%) on Rotten Tomatoes 56:15 - Daniel Craig Says Writer's Strike "Fucked" 'Quantum Of Solace' & He Rewrote Scenes With Marc Forster 59:10 - Editor's Note: Odd Job + Jaws = OddJaws 59:52 - Editor's Note: To be clear, a good Daniel Craig James Bond movie.

And now, the conclusion...This is Part Two of the Exemplary DM's oh-so-meta two-part Cliffhanger Episode!How can you as a Dungeon Master take advantage of the dramatic mechanic of the cliffhanger in your campaign tonight? How can you avoid disappointment while preparing for excellence when setting your players up to maximum anticipation?This episode contains items six through ten of our very own tips for pulling off a Cliffhanger in your D&D session tonight!Bad cliffhangers may do one of these:Change the genre.Send the heroes back to medieval Japan.Introduce an unprepared-for permanent change.Bring back someone the players are already fucking sick and tired of, or a villain they literally just killed.Like Harry Potter. Cheat. Have Patrick Duffy walk into a showerSorry, your princess is in another castle.Railroad the players into a scripted action or reaction that they probably would not have otherwise done, robbing them of a decision.Remember, a cliffhanger is supposed to prepare the party for action, not spoil any action. You don't want to rip control away from players.  Tailor the cliffhanger to each one of your characters. End of William's last game session, in which he cliffhangered each of the PC's. The players, who are underground hunting Drow, are traveling through a tunnel to find themselves overlooking a breeding ground for the spider queen spider's.Two of the players notice that the prize artifact of their tribe, missing for years, is embedded in the boss spider's head, serving as its power source.One of the players sees a figure across the room on the far wall, hiding in the shadows, and upon catching a glimpse of her face, realizes it is his long lost love interest.Another player receives a foreboding warning from her sentient artifact.And the final player's sight returns before the battle, just in time for him to open a long lost letter from his time travelling girlfriend, which contains a heart breaking goodbye and a character backstory-referencing warning... oooOOOOOoooohhhh....Now remember, ending a session on a cliffhanger is going to give the players lots of time to think about their reaction. When you reconvene, have your prep work done and your “yes, and” face on, because they may decide to go in a different direction from the one you were hoping. Be willing to be flexible enough to allow them to react.Use a cliffhanger at the beginning of the campaign, which changes the world and shocks the players, much like what happened at the beginning of the new JJ Abrams Star Trek movie, where Kirk's dad dies. Or similarly, when you use a cliffhanger at the end of a vignette, the PC's can discover the resolution of later on. This is pretty much the default use of a vignette.A cliffhanger is not something to be overused, because it can have some negative effects.For example, a cliffhanger can also be a big disappointment if on the return trip, you cheap out and “nerf” the action. (Have Patrick Duffy step out of the shower and say it was all a dream.) No Deus Ex Machina resolutions to your suspenseful conflict, such as Lord of the Rings Eagles sweeping all the dwarves away to safety, unless that was somehow set up or cool for other reasons.If you're afraid of how everybody is going to react, find a way to incorporate your post-cliffhanger goodness without letting them off easy or unrealistically defusing the danger. Put your "yes, and" face on, but don't let it destroy your tension or session. There's a balance. Don't be afraid to ask for a five minute break.Don't hit them too hard, too brutally, too fatal. For example, at the end of Star Trek II, the Wrath of Khan. Spock's dead, they have a funeral, “the most… human.” In the original version of the movie, it ended right there. The test audience reacted very negatively, it was too depressing. They revised the end of the movie to allow for the glimmer of hope that Spock's torpedo pod landed safely on Genesis.Gadgets of the Podcast:Encounter: The Rising Tide - in Christy's campaign, we dropped into an underground tunnel system and found the water rising. We knew only the encounter with an evil force would stop the tides from rising unnaturally. There are lots of ways you can use a "timer" mechanic like this.Character Concept: Grim Harding, the Pathfinder ninja assassin build and a master of stealth, unarmed combat and disguises, and friend to our previous concept submitted by Blair, Oni. A Casey at the Bat version of the ninja. Jon, Blair's friend, sent us a minifesto. From Jon: for the player in every DM, try the Dana Carvey Master of Disguise.Tee Shirt: D&D Character (Pretty Girl) T-shirt from Zazzle courtesy of Christine, just in time for Valentine's Day.Adventure Hook: The Mysterious Gift - the unexpected weapon/artifact/gadget that turns out to be a trick. Just be sure to give the players something for their eventual trouble. The cursed ring of inconvenient flatulence old school cursed item stuff. Perhaps it sends them on a quest for a cure/removal. Magical Item of the Podcast: The Geiger Counter/canary in West Virginia/Sting from The Hobbit - or your genre's similarly-functioning invisible hazard warning device. Greg's three-dimensional compass portal finder from Chad's current campaign, something to detect the rifts between planes.Player Tip:  Don't be a dick … and you can avoid dickitu.de by… not forgetting your table your table etiquette. Lapses in D&D table etiquette could include - reading your phone, reading books on your phone, making a mess (equivalent of spilling the pot in poker), doing annoying things with fingernails, breaking people's things especially the host, drinking loudly, eating loudly, eating smelly stuff, living up to the template of Jerk, Douche, Idiot, and Loser (from season 1, episode 3), doing annoying things with toenails. One rule we always had growing up was that no player was never allowed to lie down, especially if you're sleepy, because you're going to fall asleep. DM Tip: Moons, Stars, Celestial Bodies, Calendars - Civ V uses the Mayan calendar instead of the BC/AD calendar when you play that civ. In Forgotten Realms, the moons had a mechanic for spellcasting. Not to mention lycanthrophy, full moon or new moon effects. Also, lighting effects can be significantly different at night in open terrain with or without a moon.“Stardate 91605.27” Few people can do that translation in their head, but that's not important. It's the very nature of the number that tells us the people in this story are more scientific and scientificker than we are. (That, and the spaceship.)From the beginning of the Gamma World 4e book: “The year is now 2162 (or 151, or 32,173, or Six Monkey Slap-Slap, depending on your point of view). It's been a hundred and fifty years since the Big Mistake, and the Earth is a very different place.”Googled this link to various D&D Calendar systems: http://home.earthlink.net/~duanevp/dnd/calendars.htmBig Thanks for music, once again big thanks to the Diablo String Orchestra, The Kobolds, our listener Chuck for the intro to the gadgets of the podcast jam, and mega-fan Joshua Bentley for voice-overs galore (@voiceofthebigjb).Right-click and Save-As below, or us the RSS feed built into this page.Mirror 1 (128kbps) (Oregon US) (42mb)Check us out on iTunes and give us some reviews and/or ratings and/or hurtful criticism!What do you think?Welcome all our new listeners to the family of ExemplaryDM! Give us reviews in the comments below, hit us up on Twitter @ExemplaryDM, or shoot us an email at exemplary d m at gmail dot com.

Kyle and Johnathan talk about the recent crime wave affecting St. Petersburg. The guys talk baseball and Kyle gets opponionated on (what else?) PEDs. Johnathan has prepared both a quiz and some quiz theme music for Kyle. The guys talk recent movies and Kyle professes his love for the JJ Abrams Star Trek movies. 

John brings the 2009 JJ Abrams Star Trek reboot to the table. We discuss whether it holds up, once you look beneath the lens flares.

I SAID NOKIA INSTEAD OF NIKON. PLEASE DON'T LEAVE ME. This Week's Spoiled Goods: Man of Steel, Dark Knight Rises, Star Wars 1-6, Superman 1 and 4, JJ Abrams' Star Trek. In the bucket today is a Superchat with MQ! Although the chat is inspired by a viewing of Man of Steel, it concerns the psychology and stunning physique of the character of Superman more than anything. MQ's qualifications include: Having a Superchildhood (aka having a red cape), grandpa's comics, Superman boxset expertise, telling kids not to rescue every kitten, and being an art student graduate who doesn't read Plato. Key notes: Press replay on the trailer, Superflashdrive, a neutered April O'Neill, where is Wolverine, you can't love every cat, reading Plato is asking for it, what if there was a French 1930's-period piece Superman reboot, and who wore a cape before Superman? Please dispose of butter buckets in the proper receptacles. Thanks for listening! Your host, Mixtape Majesty

Listen Up! We welcome you to show number 207, where were hitting on the moonshine, and rocking in the grain.We've had better weeksPaul got called out on that whole 'neuter pronoun' thingMore Lance Armstrong talkThe Michigan war on Unions is nothing more than Wisconsin part IIWhat war on Christmas?Tune 1: Brains For Sale by Jonas GrumbyWe briefly discuss the new JJ Abrams Star Trek filmDoes Meritocracy exist anywhere, anymore?Tune 2: Bright Blue Blood by the Blind SpotsMore on Game of Thrones, A Storm of SwordsOur T-Shirts would make a great holiday gift!Goombye!Some of these sounds were used in the making of this podcast.

... but were afraid to ask. Yes this week the After Movie Diner boldly goes where no one etc. etc. and deals with the new JJ Abrams Star Trek as well as The Motion Picture, Wrath of Khan, Search For Spock, Voyage Home and Undiscovered Country. Even we couldn't stomach part 5, sorry Shatner. This is a look at the world of Trek through layman's, not really-trekker's eyes and so please don't think you need to be well versed in any of it, this will work for newcomers and old hounds alike.

J+A talk about JJ Abrams' Star Trek, and ask, which is it.. a Prequel, a Sequel, or a Reboot.. or should they just eat chips?

J+A talk about JJ Abrams' Star Trek, and ask, which is it.. a Prequel, a Sequel, or a Reboot.. or should they just eat chips?

In the first of a trifecta of movie commentaries, the Freaks take on JJ Abram's Star Trek from 2009. Hear from moment to moment what the Freaks love and hate about this "re-imagining" or whatever the hell you call it, of the original Trek crew. Don't expect them to take a dump on it Dark Knight style, but this is no love-in, either - the Freaks do have some serious issues with this one. So sit back, pop in your DVD of Trek '09 and listen to the Freaks eat, gripe, burp and sometimes even praise their way through this blockbuster hit - all in front of a live audience of Scott's kids!Feedback for this show can be sent to: startrek@twotruefreaks.comTwo True Freaks! is a proud member of BOTH the Comics Podcast Network (http://www.comicspodcasts.com/) and the League of Comic Book Podcasts (http://www.comicbooknoise.com/league/)!! Follow the fun on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/113051642052970/ THANK YOU for listening to Two True Freaks!!

In the first of a trifecta of movie commentaries, the Freaks take on JJ Abram's Star Trek from 2009. Hear from moment to moment what the Freaks love and hate about this "re-imagining" or whatever the hell you call it, of the original Trek crew. Don't expect them to take a dump on it Dark Knight style, but this is no love-in, either - the Freaks do have some serious issues with this one. So sit back, pop in your DVD of Trek '09 and listen to the Freaks eat, gripe, burp and sometimes even praise their way through this blockbuster hit - all in front of a live audience of Scott's kids!Feedback for this show can be sent to: startrek@twotruefreaks.comTwo True Freaks! is a proud member of BOTH the Comics Podcast Network (http://www.comicspodcasts.com/) and the League of Comic Book Podcasts (http://www.comicbooknoise.com/league/)!! Follow the fun on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/113051642052970/ THANK YOU for listening to Two True Freaks!!

In the first of a trifecta of movie commentaries, the Freaks take on JJ Abram's Star Trek from 2009. Hear from moment to moment what the Freaks love and hate about this "re-imagining" or whatever the hell you call it, of the original Trek crew. Don't expect them to take a dump on it Dark Knight style, but this is no love-in, either - the Freaks do have some serious issues with this one. So sit back, pop in your DVD of Trek '09 and listen to the Freaks eat, gripe, burp and sometimes even praise their way through this blockbuster hit - all in front of a live audience of Scott's kids!Feedback for this show can be sent to: startrek@twotruefreaks.comTwo True Freaks! is a proud member of BOTH the Comics Podcast Network (http://www.comicspodcasts.com/) and the League of Comic Book Podcasts (http://www.comicbooknoise.com/league/)!! Follow the fun on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/113051642052970/ THANK YOU for listening to Two True Freaks!!

Welcome to episode 4 where we start to discuss JJ Abrams Star Trek then meander around to; the rise of geek culture and alternative lifestyles in the Star Wars Universe.

We give you our thoughts on the year ahead for Star Trek Online, 2010 is sure to be the most important year for the game and we discuss what we think may help, or hurt, the success of Star Trek Online. Then we debate if the current and up coming JJ Abrams Star Trek movies will play a major role in Star Trek Online’s player base, and if that’s a good thing… PLUS – We cover the latest news and review the latest videos and screen shots from the game!

We give you our thoughts on the year ahead for Star Trek Online, 2010 is sure to be the most important year for the game and we discuss what we think may help, or hurt, the success of Star Trek Online. Then we debate if the current and up coming JJ Abrams Star Trek movies will play a major role in Star Trek Online’s player base, and if that’s a good thing… PLUS – We cover the latest news and review the latest videos and screen shots from the game!

In our first Skyped podcast, veteran Trekker Chris joins us to review JJ Abrams' Star Trek. We also discuss the $12M lawsuit against 3D Realms, make buttsex jokes about the new Fallout DLC Mothership Zeta, and recap what has actually been cancelled for the new TV season. Castle's back, so Trevor is happy. Be warned: this episode runs a little long.