Podcasts about where andrew

ALREADY OBSOLETE: This is a short episode––you could even call it a "shortcast", but why would you––because Dan had to have a little procedure that knocked him out a bit. However, they don't leave you hanging as they talk about things that have drawn their attention this week. D. Bethel is impressed with the first two episodes of David E. Kelley's new show, Big Sky, while Andrew dives deep in to the Zyuranger pool. RELEVANT EPISODES: "The Space Dog and Bacchus Show" (21 August 2014): Where Andrew talks to Kai, game designer and apparent Kamen Rider aficionado. "Dulce Et Utile" (12 June 2020): Where Dan previously talked about this artistic concept. "Films in Quarries" (18 June 2021): Where Andrew first mentions his perusal into the world of The Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers/Zyurangers. RELEVANT LINKS: The trailer for Spider-Man: No Way Home. INFO: Visit our website at forallintents.net and leave your thoughts as comments on the page for this episode. Join our Facebook page Social: Andrew - Twitter & Instagram, D. Bethel - Twitter & Instagram Find Taylor on Twitter and Instagram Subscribe to our YouTube channel. Subscribe to and review the show on the iTunes store or on Spotify. FEATURED MUSIC: "Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae "District Four" by Kevin McLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

WEEK IN GEEK: This week, Andrew plays the first few games in Square Enix's nostalgia-trip, Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster, while D. Bethel dives into nostalgia and music theory reading the newest book from Boss Fight Books, Final Fantasy VI by Sebastian Deken. RELEVANT EPISODES: "Premature Clapulation" (19 June 2014): In Episode 4, D. Bethel and Andrew discuss the positive qualities of Final Fantasy VI. "Answer Sandwich" (24 October 2014): Where Andrew and D. Bethel discuss the work of Final Fantasy composer, Nobuo Uematsu. "BTAS" (7 August 2015): Nearly exactly six years ago, D. Bethel and Andrew talk about the ludomusicology of Final Fantasy VI. "Alien Control Party" (22 January 2016): Where Andrew and D. Bethel ponder the different ways––and the best ways––to "archive" old games for modern players. "Five Minutes to Funny" (9 December 2016): Where D. Bethel shares his thoughts reading the Boss Fight Book about Metal Gear Solid, written by Ashly & Anthony Burch. "Editing Is Magic" (13 July 2018): Where D. Bethel and Andrew read Final Fantasy V by Chris Kohler, published by Boss Fight Books. "Little Paper People" (2 November 2018): Where D. Bethel reads and shares his thoughts about another Boss Fight Books book, Shovel Knight by David L. Craddock. RELEVANT LINKS: "Week In Geek: Metal Gear Solid by Ashly & Anthony Burch" (9 January 2017): D. Bethel's thoughts about the Boss Fight Books release, and how it impressed and how it also reflected some of the frustrating aspects of modern gaming culture. INFO: Visit our website at forallintents.net and leave your thoughts as comments on the page for this episode. Join our Facebook page Social: Andrew - Twitter & Instagram, D. Bethel - Twitter & Instagram Subscribe to our YouTube channel. Subscribe to and review the show on the iTunes store or on Spotify. FEATURED MUSIC: "Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae "District Four" by Kevin McLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

A BAD BLIZZARD: Our hosts take a quick look at the controversy (and lawsuits!) that came out of an investigation led by the state of California into the toxic and dangerous company culture of Activision Blizzard. I HAVE THE POWER: Having watched the first five episodes released for Netflix's Masters of the Universe: Revelation, Andrew and D. Bethel look at this playful and creative reimagining of the classic '80s toy commercial, er I mean, cartoon series. RELEVANT EPISODES: "All-New, All-Same" (29 June 2018): Where Andrew and D. Bethel discuss the angry internet's attempt to "destroy" Lucasfilm following the release of The Last Jedi and Solo: A Star Wars Story. "Empty Justice" (01 March 2019): Where our hosts talk about internet trolls trying to review bomb Captain Marvel ahead of its release. RELEVANT LINKS: Allsup, Maeve. "Activision Blizzard Sued Over 'Frat Boy' Culture, Harassment." Bloomberg Law, Bureau of National Affairs, 21 July 2021. Final Fantasy VI by Sebastian Deken, published by Boss Fight Books INFO: Visit our website at forallintents.net and leave your thoughts as comments on the page for this episode. Join our Facebook page Social: Andrew - Twitter & Instagram, D. Bethel - Twitter & Instagram Subscribe to our YouTube channel. Subscribe to and review the show on the iTunes store or on Spotify. FEATURED MUSIC: "Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae "District Four" by Kevin McLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

A NEW CHALLENGER: Recently, Valve Corporation––owners of the PC gaming storefront and launcher, Steam––announced a new piece of hardware that excited a lot of gamers: the handheld Steam machine called the Steam Deck. D. Bethel and Andrew walk through the announcement and ponder what it could change in the industry, and how it could leave some gamers lacking. RELEVANT EPISODES: "Where the Hands Touch" (13 January 2017): Where Andrew discusses a previous piece of Valve-made hardware, the ill-fated Steam controller. RELEVANT LINKS: Valve's Steam Deck website. INFO: Visit our website at forallintents.net and leave your thoughts as comments on the page for this episode. Join our Facebook page Social: Andrew - Twitter & Instagram, D. Bethel - Twitter & Instagram Subscribe to our YouTube channel. Subscribe to and review the show on the iTunes store or on Spotify. FEATURED MUSIC: "Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae "District Four" by Kevin McLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

WHAT A NERD WANTS: With the Disney + original, Loki, coming to a close this week, it got our hosts thinking about nerd media universes, and the works that push those meta narratives forward. What's better––a standalone series showcasing the nuances of a single character? or a show that pushes that cinematic universe into the next stage of its overall narrative? Andrew and D. Bethel put on their thinking caps and engage with these surprisingly nuanced questions. RELEVANT LINKS: Fahey, Mike. "Werewolves Within Is One of the Highest-Rated Video Game Movies Ever." Kotaku, G/O Media, 13 July 2021. RELEVANT EPISODES: "Of Underwear Models and Wayward Sons" (11 September 2014): Where Andrew and D. Bethel first discuss the differences between episodic and serialized television. "American Puppy Story" (17 February 2017): Where D. Bethel and Andrew discuss the tension between serialized television narratives versus episodic shows. "The Nature of the Gutter" (12 March 2021): Where Andrew and D. Bethel talk with Taylor about the Disney + show, WandaVision. INFO: Visit our website at forallintents.net and leave your thoughts as comments on the page for this episode. Join our Facebook page Social: Andrew - Twitter & Instagram, D. Bethel - Twitter & Instagram Subscribe to our YouTube channel. Subscribe to and review the show on the iTunes store or on Spotify. FEATURED MUSIC: "Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae "District Four" by Kevin McLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

CAP PUNCHED FIRST: Another day, another attack on fictional characters as a cable news segment pilloried Marvel Comics for making Captain America "woke" in a recent issue, seemingly forgetting that Cap has been punching literal Nazis in his comics since his first issue. Andrew and D. Bethel explore this while also examining the variety of ways texts (movies, comics, books, music, tv shows, etc.) can be read. PRINT ON DEMAND: After buying some RPG books through DriveThruRPG, Andrew becomes fascinated by the idea––and future applicability––of print on demand services, where a book isn't printed until a customer orders it. D. Bethel brings his creator experience with POD services to the conversation as well. RELEVANT EPISODES: "Slapcast" (02 July 2021): Where Andrew gave us the run down of the strange TSR Twitter fight. RELEVANT LINKS: The video Dan referred to with Stan Lee talking about the creation of the X-Men, though it's one of many similar and slightly different creation stories he has told over the years. INFO: Visit our website at forallintents.net and leave your thoughts as comments on the page for this episode. Join our Facebook page Social: Andrew - Twitter & Instagram, D. Bethel - Twitter & Instagram Subscribe to our YouTube channel. Subscribe to and review the show on the iTunes store or on Spotify. FEATURED MUSIC: "Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae "District Four" by Kevin McLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

TSR-U-KIDDING-ME: Tabletop Twitter got weird these last few weeks as debates exploded around the tweets made by Ernest G. Gygax, Jr.––son of Dungeons & Dragons co-creator, Gary Gygax––where he doubles down on strong, anti-SJW views in support of his new RPG, Giantlands. SLAPP FEST: Andrew also checks in with the current legal fight started by Chris Avellone––formerly of Black Isle and Obisidian Entertainment––as he tries to sue people who said mean things about him on the internet. Also, Dan has gotten even more obsessed with the Metroid series since last week. RELEVANT LINKS: A thread from Mike Dunford about the Chris Avellone defamation lawsuit. A thread from Daryl Mott that does a good job summarizing all the drama around the Gygax boys. A thread by attorney, D. M. Schmeyer, that covers the Avellone defamation lawsuit. RELEVANT EPISODES: "Pong 2020" (07 June 2019): Where D. Bethel and Andrew discuss the comments made by Chris Avellone about writing games "without" any politics in their narrative or design. "Zombie Brooms" (11 June 2021): Where Andrew covered the nature of lawsuits and their jurisdictions when talking about the copyright lawsuit filed by a photographer against Capcom. "Drive Your Gorilla" (25 June 2021): Where D. Bethel's excitement for Metroid gets reignited. INFO: Visit our website at forallintents.net and leave your thoughts as comments on the page for this episode. Join our Facebook page Social: Andrew - Twitter & Instagram, D. Bethel - Twitter & Instagram Subscribe to our YouTube channel. Subscribe to and review the show on the iTunes store or on Spotify. FEATURED MUSIC: "Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae "District Four" by Kevin McLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) "Nerd Law" written and performed by D. Bethel

WEEK IN GEEK: This week, Andrew dives into the strange patchwork origin of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers while D. Bethel is pleasantly surprised by the Netflix series, Sweet Tooth, an adaptation of Dan's favorite recent comic series by Jeff Lemire. RELEVANT EPISODES: "The Space Dog and Bacchus Show" (21 August 2014): Where Andrew interviews indie game developer, Kai Cambra. "It's Not Crude, It's Savage" (08 January 2016): Where Andrew and D. Bethel confront the famous sub vs. dub debate. "Starfleet First" (31 January 2020): Where Andrew shares his thoughts on the first episode of the Paramount+ original show, Picard. "I Am the State" (26 February 2021): Where D. Bethel rails against Nintendo and its apparent bias against Metroid. RELEVANT LINKS: Trailer for Picard season 2 for Paramount+. INFO: Visit our website at forallintents.net and leave your thoughts as comments on the page for this episode. Join our Facebook page Social: Andrew - Twitter & Instagram, D. Bethel - Twitter & Instagram Subscribe to our YouTube channel. Subscribe to and review the show on the iTunes store or on Spotify. FEATURED MUSIC: "Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae "District Four" by Kevin McLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

ROUGH TEXTURES: Capcom gets sued for allegedly using textures from a reference book––Judy A. Juracek's Surfaces––for many of its games in the early 2000s and the evidence is pretty compelling. Without dispensing professional legal advice, Andrew guides D. Bethel through the nuances and complexities of this interesting case. RELEVANT LINKS: Carpenter, Nicole. "Artist Says Capcom Stole Her Photos for Resident Evil, Devil May Cry Games in Lawsuit." Polygon, Vox Media, 04 June 2021. RELEVANT EPISODES: "Don't Stop Recording" (03 July 2015): Where D. Bethel and Andrew talk about how the 1986 classic,The Transformers: The Movie, may have started as a toy commercial but ended up as a defining emotional moment for young fans at the time. "Listeners in the Woodwork" (18 October 2019): Where Andrew and D. Bethel discuss the lawsuit surrounding the origins of the theme song from X-Men: The Animated Series. "Dating the Void" (23 April 2021): Where Andrew discussed the copyright confusion surrounding Sherlock Holmes. INFO: Visit our website at forallintents.net and leave your thoughts as comments on the page for this episode. Join our Facebook page Social: Andrew - Twitter & Instagram, D. Bethel - Twitter & Instagram Subscribe to our YouTube channel. Subscribe to and review the show on the iTunes store or on Spotify. FEATURED MUSIC: "Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae "District Four" by Kevin McLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) "Nerd Law" by D. Bethel

A BAD MIX: This week, the Twitter account, @TerriblyBland, posted a thread calling out nerd industries' tendency to do networking at bars, especially during and after conventions. As ever with nerd discourse, the claim was met with a lot of support...as well as some very staunch opposition. Andrew and D. Bethel look at the original claim and examine the overall conversation. RELEVANT LINKS: The original @TerriblyBland Twitter thread that kicked everything off. Citadels creator, Bruno Faidutti's counter-argument to the @TerriblyBland's claims (the English version can be found at the bottom of the post). American game designer, Mike Selinker, offered a thoughtful argument supporting @TerriblyBland's claims. RELEVANT EPISODES: "Some Solid Copy" (14 August 2015): Where Andrew first discussed his experience playing Watch the Skies, a megagame. "Action Noir Theater" (29 July 2016): Episode 100, Part 2 where our hosts reveal the first part of an intended series of the audio drama, Nick Springer. With a bonus, heavily-produced opening where a song by D. Bethel brings Andrew back from being trapped in the rift between space and time! INFO: Visit our website at forallintents.net and leave your thoughts as comments on the page for this episode. Join our Facebook page Social: Andrew - Twitter & Instagram, D. Bethel - Twitter & Instagram Subscribe to our YouTube channel. Subscribe to and review the show on the iTunes store or on Spotify. FEATURED MUSIC: "Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae "District Four" by Kevin McLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) "Back in Time" by D. Bethel Originally published as part of Episode 100, part 2: "Action Noir Theater"

WEEK IN GEEK: This week, Andrew dabbles in a few different ponds, first by playing a bit of Mass Effect Legendary Edition, then talks about his experience going through Subnautica: Below Zero, and testing his mettle with Ring Fit Adventure for the Nintendo Switch. D. Bethel is very conflicted––but having a lot of fun––as he plays through Dragon's Crown Pro. RELEVANT EPISODES: "Shortcast 44 - The Game of Life" (23 Feb. 2018): Where Andrew talks about Full Metal Furies, another side-scrolling beat-em-up with RPG elements. "Shortcast 62 - Not the Episode Title" (06 July 2018): Where Andrew discusses his previous experience with gamified fitness playing Zombies, Run! "It's Always a Game" (08 Feb. 2019): Where Andrew first discusses his experience playing the original Subnautica. "We Still Don't Know $#!&" (31 May 2019): Where D. Bethel and Andrew discuss the incorporation of "RPG elements" in non-RPG genres of games. "Full Release" (29 Jan. 2021): Where Andrew discusses his first impressions of the early access version of Subnautica: Below Zero. RELEVANT LINKS: From Clerks: The Animated Series, the famous "Who is driving?" clip. INFO: Visit our website at forallintents.net and leave your thoughts as comments on the page for this episode. Join our Facebook page Social: Andrew - Twitter & Instagram, D. Bethel - Twitter & Instagram Subscribe to our YouTube channel. Subscribe to and review the show on the iTunes store or on Spotify. FEATURED MUSIC: "Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae "District Four" by Kevin McLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

FREEDOM FOR APPS: Andrew and D. Bethel dedicate this week's episode to discussing and parsing and debating and understanding and reacting to the very, very strange lawsuits being fought between Apple and Epic Games. SPOILER: They have no answers. RELEVANT LINKS: Hackett, Robert. "The Apple and Epic Games Court Case is Literally Bananas." Fortune, Fortune Media, 11 May 2021. Lopatto, Elizabeth. "In Epic v. Apple, Everybody is Losing at the Game of Defining Games." The Verge, Vox Media, 7 May 2021. Robertson, Adi. "Epic v. Apple Keeps Coming Back to the Gap Between Ignorance and Inconvenience." The Verge, Vox Media, 11 May 2021. A tweet featuring the clever TikTok video about DnD classes using a bow (via the @bluminek TikTok account). RELEVANT EPISODES: "Shortcast 62 - Not the Episode Title" (6 July 2018): Where Andrew discussed his time with the mobile exercise app, Zombies, Run! "Aiming for Whales" (28 August 2020): Where Andrew and D. Bethel first address the battle between Epic Games and Apple. INFO: Visit our website at forallintents.net and leave your thoughts as comments on the page for this episode. Join our Facebook page Social: Andrew - Twitter & Instagram, D. Bethel - Twitter & Instagram Subscribe to our YouTube channel. Subscribe to and review the show on the iTunes store or on Spotify. FEATURED MUSIC: "Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae "District Four" by Kevin McLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

WEEK IN GEEK: It's an animated kind of week this week as Andrew gets his specific Star Wars fandom ignited with the premiere of the new Disney+ animated series, Star Wars: The Bad Batch, and D. Bethel nerds out on all the ingenious choices and animation tech found in the new Sony/Netflix film, The Mitchells vs. The Machines. RELEVANT LINKS: Ross, Dalton. "Watch Dee Bradley Baker Voice All the Star Wars: The Bad Batch Clones." Entertainment Weekly, Meredith Corporation, 03 May 2021. The Mitchells vs. the Machines director, Michael Rianda, tells the story of getting the billboard for the classic Michigan restaurant, Redamak's, into the movie via this Twitter thread. RELEVANT EPISODES: "Episode 148 - Bro-Bro Yo-Yo" (27 October 2017): Where Andrew discussed the premier of the final season of Star Wars: Rebels. "Chasing Chickens" (17 July 2020): Where D. Bethel confesses his undying love for Gravity Falls. INFO: Visit our website at forallintents.net and leave your thoughts as comments on the page for this episode. Join our Facebook page Social: Andrew - Twitter & Instagram, D. Bethel - Twitter & Instagram Subscribe to our YouTube channel. Subscribe to and review the show on the iTunes store or on Spotify. FEATURED MUSIC: "Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae "District Four" by Kevin McLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

CAPTAINING AMERICA: With the next big Disney+ MCU series having come to a close, our hosts bring in our brand new on-the-ground-Marvel correspondent, Kyrun Silva (of Taurus Comics and the 4 Tales Podcast), to talk about Falcon and the Winter Soldier (especially since Dan still doesn't have Disney+). "Episode 96 - Applejacks. Hot Dogs. Thursday. Fire Truck." (13 May 2016): Where D. Bethel and Andrew talk about Captain America: Civil War where the MCU last dealt directly with Bucky "Winter Solider" Barnes and where they introduced the Daniel Brühl's Baron Zemo. "Episode 107 - Spock's Screams" (23 September 2016): Where Andrew and D. Bethel discuss the interesting concept of legacy characters. "Con Artists #06 - Tickets & Tables" (11 December 2020): The most recent episode of Dan and Kyrun's show about reading, making, and selling comics. RELEVANT LINKS: Twitter thread by Margaret Owen on Twitter breaking down intentional design choices of John Walker's Captain America costume (and why it fits so weird...on purpose). INFO: Visit our website at forallintents.net and leave your thoughts as comments on the page for this episode. Join our Facebook page Social: Andrew - Twitter & Instagram, D. Bethel - Twitter & Instagram Subscribe to our YouTube channel. Subscribe to and review the show on the iTunes store or on Spotify. FEATURED MUSIC: "Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae "District Four" by Kevin McLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

WEEK IN GEEK: This week, Andrew finds progress in repetition as he plays the new indie video game hit, Loop Hero, by Four Quarters. D. Bethel, on the other hand, finds a lot of quirky charm––despite the somewhat very dark places the story goes––in the new SyFy show, Resident Alien, based on the Dark Horse comic series. RELEVANT LINKS: Hibberd, James. "First Look at Tig Notaro in Zack Snyder's Army of the Dead." Entertainment Weekly. Meredith Corporation, 11 January 2021. The beginning of this Quick Look video from Giant Bomb shows the opening of Loop Hero in all of its heavy metal glory. RELEVANT EPISODES: "Sad News Theme" (28 February 2020): Where Andrew talked about watching the rebooted MacGyver for the first time. "The Call Boss" (02 April 2021): Where Andrew, Taylor Katcher, and D. Bethel discuss Zack Snyder's Justice League. INFO: Visit our website at forallintents.net and leave your thoughts as comments on the page for this episode. Join our Facebook page Social: Andrew - Twitter & Instagram, D. Bethel - Twitter & Instagram Subscribe to our YouTube channel. Subscribe to and review the show on the iTunes store or on Spotify. FEATURED MUSIC: "Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae "District Four" by Kevin McLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

THE TAYLOR CUT: With the Snyder cut of Justice League now upon us, co-host Andrew and friend-of-the-show, Taylor Katcher, approached the 4-hour opus with hesitation and excitement, respectively. With the Snyderverse fully complete (at this point), Andrew, D. Bethel, and Taylor gather 'round the microphones to talk about Zack Snyder's Justice League and all the fervor around it. Prepare for hot takes! RELEVANT EPISODES: "Episode 149 - We Are Not Here" (08 December 2017): Where D. Bethel talked about his experiencing watching Joss Whedon's version of Justice League. "Episode 152 - My Own Finger" (05 January 2018): Where Taylor talked to Andrew and D. Bethel about the 2018 state of the DC-union. "A Casualty of the Rhyme" (22 May 2020): Where Andrew, D. Bethel, and Taylor discuss the news of the Snyder Cut becoming reality. "Auteur Manager" (12 February 2021): Where D. Bethel and Andrew discuss the news of the abhorrent treatment Ray Fisher alleges having experienced on the set of Joss Whedon's Justice League and how much of Hollywood came out to support him, revealing an even darker truth about the once fan-favorite writer. INFO: Visit our website at forallintents.net and leave your thoughts as comments on the page for this episode. Join our Facebook page Social: Andrew - Twitter & Instagram, D. Bethel - Twitter & Instagram, Taylor - Twitter & Instagram Subscribe to our YouTube channel. Subscribe to and review the show on the iTunes store or on Spotify. FEATURED MUSIC: "Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae "District Four" by Kevin McLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

QUARANTINE YEAR ONE: We've crossed the year mark of a post-COVID world. Andrew and D. Bethel discuss how their tastes, behaviors, and expectations for nerdy stuff––and life––have changed in that year. RELEVANT EPISODES: "Makes a Taste" (13 March 2020): Where Andrew talks about playing the ttrpg, The Spectaculars. INFO: Visit our website at forallintents.net and leave your thoughts as comments on the page for this episode. Join our Facebook page Social: Andrew - Twitter & Instagram, D. Bethel - Twitter & Instagram Subscribe to our YouTube channel. Subscribe to and review the show on the iTunes store or on Spotify. FEATURED MUSIC: "Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae "District Four" by Kevin McLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

WEEK IN GEEK: This week, Andrew dives into the newest entry into the Arrowverse in the bold and interesting Superman & Lois while D. Bethel gets invested in the story and characters and world of Star Wars Jedi: The Fallen Order, but is a bit disappointed by some aspects of the game design. RELEVANT LINKS: Breznican, Anthony. "Zack Snyder Explains That Enigmatic Justice League Ending." Vanity Fair. Condé Nast, 18 March 2021. Bui, Hoai-Tran. "Superman & Lois Writer Nadria Trucker Says She Was Fired After Raising Issues With CW Show's Sexism and Racism." /Film. 09 November 2020. Flook, Ray. "Ex-Superman & Lois Writer: 'I Can't Say I Felt Heard'; Fisher/JL Case." Bleeding Cool. 28 February 2021. RELEVANT EPISODES: "Duck Law" (30 October 2020): Where Andrew and D. Bethel discuss the mid-season premiere of the third season of DuckTales. INFO: Visit our website at forallintents.net and leave your thoughts as comments on the page for this episode. Join our Facebook page Social: Andrew - Twitter & Instagram, D. Bethel - Twitter & Instagram Subscribe to our YouTube channel. Subscribe to and review the show on the iTunes store or on Spotify. FEATURED MUSIC: "Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae "District Four" by Kevin McLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

TAYLORVISION: [SPOILER WARNING] With the divisive (but generally well-received) season of the Disney+ original, WandaVision, all wrapped up, D. Bethel brings friend-of-the-show and on-the-ground DC correspondent, Taylor Katcher, on to talk with Andrew about the twists and turns of this wonderfully unique entry into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Spoilers about WandaVision are talked about consistently and thoroughly throughout the episode. You have been warned. RELEVANT LINKS: Jacala, Omni. "What Every WandaVision Theme Song Has in Common." YouTube, uploaded by Artsy Omni, 22 February 2021. Katcher, Taylor. "Spotlight: The Marvel Minimum - The Five Movies to See Before Avengers: Infinity War [UPDATED]." A Website [ , ] For All Intents and Purposes. 07 January 2018. Sharf, Zack. "WandaVision Director Expects 'A Lot of People' to Be 'Disappointed' by Finale Over Fan Theories." IndieWire. Penske Business Media, 02 March 2021. RELEVANT EPISODES: "Episode 48 - A Rerouting Problem" (08 May 2015): Where Andrew and D. Bethel discuss Avengers: Age of Ultron. "Episode 96 - Applejacks. Hot Dogs. Thursday. Fire Truck." (13 May 2016): Where D. Bethel and Andrew discuss Captain America: Civil War. "Shortcast 54 - Cameo Train" (11 May 2018): Where Andrew and D. Bethel discuss Avengers: Infinity War. "Captaining America" (10 May 2019): Where D. Bethel and Andrew discuss Avengers: Endgame. INFO: Visit our website at forallintents.net and leave your thoughts as comments on the page for this episode. Join our Facebook page Social: Andrew - Twitter & Instagram, D. Bethel - Twitter & Instagram Find Taylor on Twitter and Instagram Subscribe to our YouTube channel. Subscribe to and review the show on the iTunes store or on Spotify. FEATURED MUSIC: "Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae "District Four" by Kevin McLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

WEEK IN GEEK: This week, Andrew watches the Queen Latifah-starring CBS reboot of the classic crime drama, The Equalizer, while D. Bethel finds a powerful, personal, and moving story about depression and self-acceptance in the 2018 retro-styled puzzle platformer, Celeste. RELEVANT LINKS: The MyHeritage AI-generated vivification of Vigo the Carpathian (via Twitter user, Mark Richardson). However, it also generates nightmares like this (via Hi-Fructose Magazine on Instagram). RELEVANT EPISODES: "Episode 36 - Dan & Andy's Quality Audio" (13 February 2015): Where Andrew made D. Bethel watch the pilot to Andrew's favorite show (after Star Trek...maybe), John Rogers' Leverage by John Rogers. "Episode 108 - Private Reasons" (29 September 2016): Where D. Bethel and Andrew discuss the surge of reboots of classic '80s film and tv franchises. "Sad News Theme" (28 February 2020): Where Andrew discussed his first impressions of another reboot of a classic prime time drama, MacGyver. "For Great Justice" (19 February 2021): Where D. Bethel talks with Andrew about video game genres and their ability to tell certain kinds of stories (as it related to the bizarre news around Six Days in Fallujah). INFO: Visit our website at forallintents.net and leave your thoughts as comments on the page for this episode. Join our Facebook page Social: Andrew - Twitter & Instagram, D. Bethel - Twitter & Instagram Subscribe to our YouTube channel. Subscribe to and review the show on the iTunes store or on Spotify. FEATURED MUSIC: "Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae "District Four" by Kevin McLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

A BAD IDEA AGAIN: More than a decade after Konami cancelled its controversial tactical military first-person shooter, Six Days in Fallujah, the game seems to have been revived by Highwire Games who have taken to the media asserting that they want to tell––with their tactical military FPS––a nuanced, thoughtful, and impactful story of the incident. This news caused D. Bethel and Andrew to wonder if certain stories are simply better suited for certain genres of games? RELEVANT LINKS: Hall, Charlie. "Six Days in Fallujah 'Not Trying to Make a Political Commentary,' Creator Says." Polygon. Vox Media, 15 February 2021. Machkovech, Sam. "An Anniversary for Great Justice: Remembering 'All Your Base' 20 Years Later." Ars Technica. Wired Media Group, 16 February 2021. Clancy Brown's interview with Michael Rosenbaum on his YouTube channel, "Inside Of You," talking about the creation of Highlander. RELEVANT EPISODES: "Episode 75 - A Sad Game About Nuclear Disarmament" (11 December 2015): Where Andrew and D. Bethel talk about the politics and the implementation thereof in video games. "Shortcast 28 - Linguistic Bravado" (11 August 2017): Where Andrew discusses playing the management sim spin on fighting games in Lazy Bear Games' Punch Club. "A Veritable Odyssey" (12 July 2019): Where D. Bethel and Andrew discuss the comments made by video game writer, Chris Avellone, about politics in games. INFO: Visit our website at forallintents.net and leave your thoughts as comments on the page for this episode. Join our Facebook page Social: Andrew - Twitter & Instagram, D. Bethel - Twitter & Instagram Subscribe to our YouTube channel. Subscribe to and review the show on the iTunes store or on Spotify. FEATURED MUSIC: "Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae "District Four" by Kevin McLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

DON'T BE A DICK: In an astounding act of bravery and solidarity, actress Charisma Carpenter (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel) spoke out against abusive practices of tv auteur, Joss Whedon, in support of Justice League actor, Ray Fisher. Andrew and D. Bethel have a thoughtful discussion of autership, specifically as it relates to the realm of nerds and geeks. RELEVANT LINKS: Charisma Carpenter's social media post made in solidarity with Ray Fisher. RELEVANT EPISODES: "Shortcast 55 - Occam's Complexifier" (18 May 2018): Where Andrew and D. Bethel discuss "shy boys" and the victimization narrative of nerds online. INFO: Visit our website at forallintents.net and leave your thoughts as comments on the page for this episode. Join our Facebook page Social: Andrew - Twitter & Instagram, D. Bethel - Twitter & Instagram Subscribe to our YouTube channel. Subscribe to and review the show on the iTunes store or on Spotify. FEATURED MUSIC: "Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae "District Four" by Kevin McLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

BETTER THAN IT SHOULD BE: After a lot of build up and expectation, Andrew and D. Bethel finally get together to record an episode about former YouTube/current Netflix show, Cobra Kai. RELEVANT LINKS: The tweet from cartoonist, Adam Ellis, about the short film, Keratin, and its pretty clear use of the Ellis' cartoon as its visual and narrative basis. Totilo, Stephen. "Google Stadia Shuts Down Internal Development Studios, Changing Business Focus." Kotaku. G/O Media, 01 February 2021 RELEVANT EPISODES: "Shortcast 54 - Cameo Train" (11 May 2018): Included for no reason except for the fact that the phrase "cameo train" was used in this episode. "Dad Talk" (18 September 2020): Where Andrew first talked about watching Cobra Kai and watching the first The Karate Kid film. "Chekhov's Honk" (22 January 2021): Where Andrew and D. Bethel discuss the original The Karate Kid trilogy of films and how they influence Cobra Kai, briefly. INFO: Visit our website at forallintents.net and leave your thoughts as comments on the page for this episode. Join our Facebook page Social: Andrew - Twitter & Instagram, D. Bethel - Twitter & Instagram Subscribe to our YouTube channel. Subscribe to and review the show on the iTunes store or on Spotify. FEATURED MUSIC: "Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae "Nerd Law" by D. Bethel "District Four" by Kevin McLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four McLeod's tracks are licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

WEEK IN GEEK: As a buffer between episodes about the The Karate Kid movies and talking about Cobra Kai, Andrew and D. Bethel talk about what other nerdy stuff has been occupying their attentions. Andrew talks about the early access release of the Subnautica sequel with Subnautica: Below Zero while D. Bethel is pretty sure he's playing Rebel Galaxy Outlaw incorrectly as he delivers goods across different solar systems. RELEVANT LINKS: Hernandez, Patricia. "The Fallout From GameStop's Wild Wednesday Has Been Ugly." Polygon. Vox Media, 28 January 2021. A quick––but comprehensive––explanation of the Gamestop stock debacle. D. Bethel's tweet of his drawing of "Frog" from Chrono Trigger. RELEVANT EPISODES: "It's Always a Game" (08 February 2019): Where Andrew first discusses his time playing the original Subnautica. "Math That Works" (25 October 2019): Where Andrew dials in the gumption to finish Subnautica. "Tile Pile" (22 November 2019): Where D. Bethel discusses his time playing Outer Wilds. INFO: Visit our website at forallintents.net and leave your thoughts as comments on the page for this episode. Join our Facebook page Social: Andrew - Twitter & Instagram, D. Bethel - Twitter & Instagram Subscribe to our YouTube channel. Subscribe to and review the show on the iTunes store or on Spotify. FEATURED MUSIC: "Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae "District Four" by Kevin McLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

YOU'RE THE BEST: With Cobra Kai recently releasing its third season, many viewers have been inspired to watch (or rewatch) the original The Karate Kid films. Two of those folks happen to be our humble hosts. As a prelude to an eventual discussion about Cobra Kai, Andrew and D. Bethel discuss The Karate Kid, The Karate Kid Part 2, and (briefly) The Karate Kid Part 3. RELEVANT LINKS: Bankhurst, Adam. "WandaVision Consultant Dick Van Dyke Was Oblivious to the MCU's Success." IGN. Ziff Davis, 17 January 2021. The brand new episode of the Dan & Rusty Video Game Power Hour where D. Bethel (and his faithful dog, Rusty) plays the forgotten NES Capcom classic, Disney's Darkwing Duck. RELEVANT EPISODES: "Dad Talk" (18 September 2020): Where Andrew previously talked about Cobra Kai and watching, for the first time The Karate Kid. "Weekend Ramboing" (04 December 2020): Where D. Bethel sounds off about how superhero movies should do more to break the mold. INFO: Visit our website at forallintents.net and leave your thoughts as comments on the page for this episode. Join our Facebook page Social: Andrew - Twitter & Instagram, D. Bethel - Twitter & Instagram Subscribe to our YouTube channel. Subscribe to and review the show on the iTunes store or on Spotify. FEATURED MUSIC: "Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae "District Four" by Kevin McLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

RECYCLING OF THE DALEKS: This year's Doctor Who New Year's special, "Revolution of the Daleks", continues the cliffhanger ending of series 12 and says goodbye to some companions while welcoming back Captain Jack Harkness to the show. Andrew and D. Bethel discuss the special while also discuss some of the important changes made to the series lore at the end of series 12. RELEVANT LINKS: Hansford, Amelia. "The End of Flash: What Legacy Will It Leave Behind?" GamesIndustry.biz. Gamer Network Limited, 11 January 2021. A Wikipedia rundown of "The Cartmel Masterplan" to make The Doctor more mysterious during the Seventh Doctor's tenure. The ominous teaser posted by Bethesda Games for MachineGames' new Indiana Jones game. RELEVANT EPISODES: "The Worst Canoe" (27 November 2020): Where Andrew and D. discuss the news that Captain Jack Harkness was returning to Doctor Who for "Revolution of the Daleks" New Year's special. "Rhythms of the Algo" (17 January 2020): Where D. Bethel and Andrew discuss the opening episodes of series 12 of Doctor Who. "Shortcast 77 - Smash Talk" (14 December 2018): Where Andrew and D. Bethel talk about Doctor Who series 11. "Episode 68 - The Foobelize" (16 October 2015): Where D. Bethel and Andrew discuss multimodal continuities, this time spurred on by The Transformers. INFO: Visit our website at forallintents.net and leave your thoughts as comments on the page for this episode. Join our Facebook page Social: Andrew - Twitter & Instagram, D. Bethel - Twitter & Instagram Subscribe to our YouTube channel. Subscribe to and review the show on the iTunes store or on Spotify. FEATURED MUSIC: "Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae "District Four" by Kevin McLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

WEEK IN GEEK: In the lead up to the holidays, Andrew binges the entirety (so far) of Amazon Prime's original series, Man in the High Castle, while D. Bethel has been playing the delightful yet simple Cat Quest in short bursts. RELEVANT LINKS: The charming Nintendo Direct where Mario & Zelda creator, Shigeru Miyamoto, guides us through the new Super Nintendo World theme park. RELEVANT EPISODES: "Episode 52 - Teasing the Difference" (5 June 2015): Where D. Bethel shares his experience playing The Last of Us Remastered. "Coma Chameleon" (29 November 2019): Where Andrew discussed his time with Death Stranding. INFO: Visit our website at forallintents.net and leave your thoughts as comments on the page for this episode. Join our Facebook page Social: Andrew - Twitter & Instagram, D. Bethel - Twitter & Instagram Subscribe to our YouTube channel. Subscribe to and review the show on the iTunes store or on Spotify.

CYBERPROBLEMS 2020: The highly anticipated new game from CD Projekt Red, Cyberpunk 2077, was finally released after a few delays and it had some...issues. From representation issues to severe bugs, Cyberpunk 2077 is a game that has encouraged a lot of discussion, discourse, as well as hot takes. Andrew & D. Bethel do their best to sort through the mire. UPDATE: It looks like Sony has removed Cyberpunk 2077 from the Playstation store and is refunding the purchase price to all who bought it there. RELEVANT LINKS: Carpenter, Nicole. "Cyberpunk 2077 Publisher Says It Took the 'Wrong Approach' With PS4, XBox One Versions." Polygon. Vox Media, 15 Dec. 2020. Kroll, Justin. "Oscar Isaac to Star as Solid Snake in Sony's Metal Gear Solid movie." Deadline. Penske Business Media, 04 Dec. 2020. Here's a tweet with the video of Oscar Isaac basically casting himself for the role (via @LordBalvin). Gareth Damian Martin's great Twitter thread about Cyberpunk 2077's issues starts here. RELEVANT EPISODES: "Rhythms of the Algo" (17 January 2020): Where it was mentioned that the release of the Netflix original series, The Witcher, prompted a resurgence of popularity in The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt. "Playing the Menu" (20 March 2020): Where Andrew started playing The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt after watching the Netflix series. "The Cutting Edge" (29 May 2020): Where D. Bethel talks about picking up The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt after watching the hit Netflix series. "Con Artists #06 - Tickets & Tables" (11 December 2020): Where D. Bethel talks to Taurus Comics' Kyrun Silva about being an independent comicker in a world without comic book conventions. INFO: Visit our website at forallintents.net and leave your thoughts as comments on the page for this episode. Join our Facebook page Social: Andrew - Twitter & Instagram, D. Bethel - Twitter & Instagram Subscribe to our YouTube channel. Subscribe to and review the show on the iTunes store or on Spotify.

WEEK IN GEEK: Andrew befriends dogs and murders zealots in Far Cry 5 while D. Bethel finally gathers his thoughts (now that he's seen it both at the drive-in and now at home) on the final X-based release from 20th Century Fox (albeit after Disney's purchase), The New Mutants, directed by Josh Boone. RELEVANT LINKS: Bethel, D. "Spotlight: 'Masterpieces' Are Better With Flaws." A Website [ , ] For All Intents and Purposes. 04 April 2018. Where D. Bethel writes about games that try to say something and fail are better than games that do otherwise. Kroll, Justin. "Deadpool 3: Marvel Studios and Ryan Reynolds Tap the Molyneux Sisters to Pen the Sequel." Deadline. Penske Business Media, 20 November 2020. Otterson, Joe. "DuckTales Reboot Canceled After Three Seasons at Disney XD." Variety. Variety Media, 02 December 2020. Visigoth. “Mammoth Rider.” YouTube, uploaded by The Orchard Enterprises, 27 January 2015. RELEVANT EPISODES: "Episode 136 - Make It So" (02 June 2017): Where D. Bethel and Andrew discuss the controversy surrounding the release of Far Cry 5. "We Still Don't Know $#!&" (31 May 2019): Where Andrew first enters the Far Cry universe with Far Cry Primal. "Arias In Embers" (21 June 2019): Where D. Bethel discusses––and defends––the second-to-last Fox X-film, Dark Phoenix. "Playing the Menu" (20 March 2020): Where D. Bethel discusses playing Shadow of the Tomb Raider, a game that seemingly had something important to say about colonization, but crumbled underneath the weight of a AAA budget and the expectations that brings with it. INFO: Visit our website at forallintents.net and leave your thoughts as comments on the page for this episode. Join our Facebook page Social: Andrew - Twitter & Instagram, D. Bethel - Twitter & Instagram Subscribe to our YouTube channel. Subscribe to and review the show on the iTunes store or on Spotify. FEATURED MUSIC: "Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae "District Four" by Kevin McLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

WONDER WOMAN TO THE MAX: It was announced, in an unprecedented move by a streaming service, to release Wonder Woman 1984 on Christmas Day to both theaters and HBO Max subscribers simultaneously. Unlike Disney+ with Mulan, Wonder Woman 1984 will be available to all HBO Max subscribers at no additional cost for a month. Andrew and D. Bethel discuss this move and how it relates to how Disney has been doing business, as well as what it means for movie in the future. RELEVANT LINKS: Alexander, Julia. "Wonder Woman 1984 Will Be Released on HBO Max the Same Day It's in Theaters for No Extra Cost." The Verge. Vox Media, 18 Nov. 2020. D'Alesandro, Anthony. "Wonder Woman 1984 Going in Theaters & HBO Max on Christmas Day, Unprecedented for a Superhero Tentpole." Deadline. Penske Business Media, 18 Nov. 2020. Ravindran, Manori. "Cineworld to Close Regal Cinemas, U.K. Venues in Response to No Time to Die Delay." Variety. Variety Media, 3 Oct. 2020. RELEVANT EPISODES: "Episode 137 - Atomic Karate" (09 June 2017): Where D. Bethel and Andrew talk with fellow nerd podcaster, Mary Traverse, about Wonder Woman. "News Cruise" (07 Aug. 2020): Where Andrew and D. Bethel discuss the news of Mulan costing Disney+ subscribers $29.99. "News Bruise" (11 Sept. 2020): Where D. Bethel and Andrew talk about the odd political discourse around the release of Disney's live action adaptation of Mulan. INFO: Visit our website at forallintents.net and leave your thoughts as comments on the page for this episode. Join our Facebook page Social: Andrew - Twitter & Instagram, D. Bethel - Twitter & Instagram Subscribe to our YouTube channel. Subscribe to and review the show on the iTunes store or on Spotify. FEATURED MUSIC: "Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae "District Four" by Kevin McLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

WEEK IN GEEK: This week, Andrew find a lot lacking in the latest open world RPG by Obsidian Entertainment, The Outer Worlds. D. Bethel, on the other hand, finds a lot to love going back and playing Capcom's lost NES classic, Darkwing Duck. RELEVANT EPISODES: "Tile Pile" (22 November 2019): Where D. Bethel discusses his initial impressions of Outer Wilds (which is very much a different game than The Outer Worlds). "Duck Law" (30 October 2020): Where Andrew and D. Bethel discuss "Let's Get Dangerous", the mid-third season premiere of Disney XD's Ducktales that is dedicated to The Terror That Flaps In The Night himself. RELEVANT LINKS: A playthrough of the Darkwing Duck remake/sequel demo made by Headcannon (developer behind the well-reviewed recent retro-Sonic the Hedgehog game, Sonic Mania). Umbrella Labs––this can't be real, can it? INFO: Visit our website at forallintents.net and leave your thoughts as comments on the page for this episode. Join our Facebook page Social: Andrew - Twitter & Instagram, D. Bethel - Twitter & Instagram Subscribe to our YouTube channel. Subscribe to and review the show on the iTunes store or on Spotify. FEATURED MUSIC: "Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae "District Four" by Kevin McLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

LOVECRAFT COUNTRY: Now that the premiere season is complete, Andrew and D. Bethel discuss the multitude of facets of HBO's adaptation of Lovecraft Country. RELEVANT EPISODES: "Episode 11 - Anemic Clap" (07 August 2014): Where Andrew and D. Bethel discuss the influential H. P. Lovecraft story, "The Dunwich Horror." "Episode 31 - Post-Op Dan" (09 Jan. 2015): Where D. Bethel discusses, briefly, his dental woes. "Episode 89 - High-Five Forever" (25 March 2016): Where D. Bethel discusses another revisionist Lovecraftian novella, Victor LaValle's The Ballad of Black Tom. "Starting By Starting" (03 January 2020): Where D. Bethel discusses a video game-based piece of revisionist Lovecratian literature, Frogwares' The Sinking City. RELEVANT LINKS: "Lovecraft Country - An Unofficial Syllabus." Langston League. INFO: Visit our website at forallintents.net and leave your thoughts as comments on the page for this episode. Join our Facebook page Social: Andrew - Twitter & Instagram, D. Bethel - Twitter & Instagram Subscribe to our YouTube channel. Subscribe to and review the show on the iTunes store or on Spotify. MUSIC: "Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae  "District Four" by Kevin McLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four  Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)

WEEK IN GEEK: Andrew lives in bliss during CBS All Access' 23 weeks of Star Trek, especially as the premiere season of their comedy-drama animated show, Star Trek: The Lower Decks, comes to a close, while D. Bethel lives vicariously through hopeful survivalists in reruns of the History Channel reality show, Alone. RELEVANT LINKS: Goodwin, Jazmin and Charles Riley. "Regal and Cineworld Cinemas Are Shutting Down Across the US and UK." CNN, 05 October 2020. Star Trek: Prodigy RELEVANT EPISODES: "News Cruise" (07 August 2020): Where Andrew discusses his excitement for Star Trek: The Lower Decks. "U3DS" (02 October 2020): Where D. Bethel discusses his love for the European comic, Blacksad. INFO: Visit our website at forallintents.net and leave your thoughts as comments on the page for this episode. Join our Facebook page Social: Andrew - Twitter & Instagram, D. Bethel - Twitter & Instagram Subscribe to our YouTube channel. Subscribe to and review the show on the iTunes store or on Spotify. MUSIC: "Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae  "District Four" by Kevin McLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four  Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)

WEEK IN GEEK: This week, Andrew enthusiastically plays the 2nd edition of Pathfinder, despite not fully enjoying the first edition, while D. Bethel gets really excited to play an adventure game based on one of his favorite comics, Blacksad, but gets horribly disappointed by Blacksad: Under the Skin. RELEVANT EPISODES: "The Volumometer Incident" (10 July 2014): Where Andrew shares his experience playing the Pathfinder card game. "Starting By Starting" (03 January 2020): Where D. Bethel discusses the noir adventure game inspired by H. P. Lovecraft, Frogwares' The Sinking City. "Nature's Velcro" (03 July 2020): Where Andrew plays the computer RPG, Pathfinder: Kingmaker. RELEVANT LINKS: Here's D. Bethel's fan art of Blacksad. INFO: Visit our website at forallintents.net and leave your thoughts as comments on the page for this episode. Join our Facebook page Social: Andrew - Twitter & Instagram, D. Bethel - Twitter & Instagram Subscribe to our YouTube channel. Subscribe to and review the show on the iTunes store or on Spotify. MUSIC: "Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae  "District Four" by Kevin McLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four  Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)

BETHESDA, WA: In a surprising turn of events––in the same week that Sony gathered all the attention for announcing the prices and release dates of its upcoming console(s)––Microsoft announced its acquisition of Bethesda Softworks––developer of the The Elder Scrolls series and the Fallout series and publisher of franchises like Doom and Wolfenstein––for a price tag of approximately $7.5 billion. Andrew and D. Bethel ruminate (and, at times, speculate) at what this could mean for Bethesda, and gaming, for the future. RELEVANT LINKS: Carpenter, Nicole. "Microsoft Acquires Bethesda Softworks in $7.5B Deal." Polygon. Vox Media, 21 September 2020. Hines, Peter. "Why Microsoft Is the Perfect Fit." Bethesda.net. Zenimax Media, 21 September 2020. Paige, Rachel. "Marvel Studios' Black Widow and More Receive New Phase Four Release Dates." Marvel. 23 September 2020. RELEVANT EPISODES: "Episode 61 - A Lot About Hmm" (21 Aug 2015): Where Andrew buys a Playstation Vita. "Nothing But Feet" (13 Dec 2019): Where D. Bethel discusses the sidelining of Campo Santo's second game, In the Valley of the Gods, after Valve purchased the studio. "News Cruise" (07 Aug 2020): Where D. Bethel revealed that the Golden State Killer committed his first Sacramento crimes in his neighborhood. INFO: Visit our website at forallintents.net and leave your thoughts as comments on the page for this episode. Join our Facebook page Social: Andrew - Twitter & Instagram, D. Bethel - Twitter & Instagram Subscribe to our YouTube channel. Subscribe to and review the show on the iTunes store or on Spotify. MUSIC: "Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae  "District Four" by Kevin McLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four  Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)

I'LL MAKE AN INTERNATIONAL INCIDENT OUT OF YOU: The live action version of the '90s animated classic, Mulan, was released to Disney+ subscribers (for the cost of an extra $29.99) and, with it, came a lot of controversy––from Chinese reviewers not being too keen on it to human rights issues, D. Bethel and Andrew run through the discourse of this interesting, troubled film. ANOTHER DUNE: The first trailer for Dennis Villaneuve's new adaptation of the Frank Herbert sci-fi philosophical classic, Dune. Andrew and D. Bethel muse on the potential this new film has (and how people will still likely be disappointed by it). Here is the new trailer. And here's an example––from Jodorowsky's Dune––of some of the pure artist intent Jodorowsky had in his approach to movie-making (with his Dune being the center of it). RELEVANT LINKS: Ashcraft, Brian. "Ghost of Tsushima is Being Praised by Japanese Critics." Kotaku. G/O Media, 15 July 2020. Bostock, Bill. "Disney Filmed Parts of Mulan in China's Xinjiang, Where Millions of Muslims Are Being Spied On and Locked Up." Business Insider. Insider, Inc. 08 September 2020. "Dune - Origins - Extra Sci-Fi - #1." YouTube, uploaded by Extra Credits, 12 February 2019.   RELEVANT EPISODES: "Episode 04 - Premature Clapulation" (19 June 2014): Where D. Bethel rants about adaptations. "Episode 112 - God King Teddy Roosevelt" (28 October 2016): Cited because it was directly referenced in this week's episode. "A Veritable Odyssey" (12 July 2019): Where Andrew and D. Bethel discuss a trailer for the 2020 live action Mulan film. "Choose Your Weapon" (31 July 2020): Where D. Bethel sounds off about Sucker Punch's game, Ghost of Tsushima. "News Cruise" (07 August 2020): Where D. Bethel and Andrew talk about the news that Mulan would cost Disney+ subscribers $30. INFO: Visit our website at forallintents.net and leave your thoughts as comments on the page for this episode. Join our Facebook page Social: Andrew - Twitter & Instagram, D. Bethel - Twitter & Instagram Subscribe to our YouTube channel. Subscribe to and review the show on the iTunes store or on Spotify. MUSIC: "Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae  "District Four" by Kevin McLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four  Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)

EPIC WIN (OR FAIL): It has been a few weeks of high drama in the world of video games as Epic––the company behind Fortnite and the Unreal Engine––sued Apple after Apple delisted Fortnite from its storefront when Epic violated its terms of service as a developer. It's a complicated, convoluted issue with a lot of far-reaching and severe consequences for those who don't really have a dog in this fight––the players (not to mention the impact it could have on smaller indie developers). Andrew and D. Bethel attempt to unravel all the goings-on in this very interesting and possibly paradigm-shifting event. RELEVANT LINKS: Axon, Samuel. "The Mandalorian was Shot on a Holodeck-esque Set with Unreal Engine, Video Shows." Ars Technica. Condé Nast, 22 Feb. 2020. Brandom, Russell, Sean Hollister, and Jay Peters. "Epic Judge Will Protect Unreal Engine––but not Fortnite." The Verge. Vox Media, 25 Aug. 2020. Fahey, Mike. "Apple Court Filing Says Epic Asked for Special Deal Before All This Nonsense Started." Kotaku. G/O Media, 21 Aug. 2020. Sadler, Emily. "From EA to the NHL: How Synthetic Audio is Helping Tell Story of the Game." Sportsnet. Rogers Media, 13 Aug. 2020. RELEVANT EPISODES: "Episode 27 - Super Sleep Mode" (28 Nov. 2014): Where Andrew first talked about playing Rogue Legacy. "Episode 53 - With Space Hands" (12 June 2015): Where Dan first talks about his experience with Rogue Legacy. "Episode 54 - Noun the Adjective" (19 June 2015): Where Dan continues to talk about Rogue Legacy. "Shortcast 57 - Fair Point, Dude" (01 June 2018): Where Andrew talks about taking an Udemy course to learn to program in Unity.   INFO: Visit our website at forallintents.net and leave your thoughts as comments on the page for this episode. Join our Facebook page Social: Andrew - Twitter & Instagram, D. Bethel - Twitter & Instagram Subscribe to our YouTube channel. Subscribe to and review the show on the iTunes store or on Spotify. MUSIC: "Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae  "District Four" by Kevin McLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four  Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)

DC DECONSTRUCTED: News of a major restructuring of DC Comics by WarnerMedia last week set the comics world ablaze with speculation and worry. D. Bethel and Andrew try to parse the information and speculate on what it could mean not only for DC Comics but for comics in general. LOWER THE SHIELD: Over seven seasons, Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. comes to a close. Our hosts' appreciation for the show––especially this final season––has not been a secret. Now that is has ended, they finally––finally––talk about the final season and the show it brought to a close. SPOILERS ABOUND for the final season, especially the two-part finale. RELEVANT LINKS: Doran, Michael. "DC's Digital First 'Expansion' May Be Foreshadowing Much Bigger Changes." Newsarama. Future US, 26 June 2020. Johnston, Rich. "Marie Javins and Michele Wells Are Editors-in-Chief of DC Comics." Bleeding Cool. 14 Aug. 2020. Kit, Borys. "DC's Jim Lee on the Company's Future: 'We Are Still in the Business of Publishing Comics.'" The Hollywood Reporter. 14 Aug. 2020. Shea, Brian. "Report: AT&T Lookign to Sell Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment." Game Informer. 12 June 2020. RELEVANT EPISODES: "Episode 48 - A Rerouting Problem" (08 May 2015): Where D. and Andrew talk about the first few seasons of Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. "Shortcast 55 - Occam's Complexifier" (18 May 2018): Where Andrew and D. Bethel talk about the documentary, Shy Boys IRL. "The Innervator" (26 June 2020): Where D. Bethel and Andrew discuss the first few episodes of the final season of Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. INFO: Visit our website at forallintents.net and leave your thoughts as comments on the page for this episode. Join our Facebook page Social: Andrew - Twitter & Instagram, D. Bethel - Twitter & Instagram Subscribe to our YouTube channel. Subscribe to and review the show on the iTunes store or on Spotify. MUSIC: "Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae  "District Four" by Kevin McLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four  Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)

ANY PORT IN A NERD STORM: Rather than blasting the news, Andrew and D. Bethel blur the distinction between nerdy news and Weeks in Geek with Andrew expressing his excitement for Star Trek: Lower Decks on CBS All Access, Dan's strange sense of place after watching the HBO true crime documentary mini-series, I'll Be Gone in the Dark, before they discuss the news of the upcoming live-action Mulan remake getting a simultaneous (albeit for $29.99) release on Disney+ and in theaters. RELEVANT LINKS: Bethel, D. "News Blast: Three X-Films Announced for 2018." A Website [ , ] For All Intents and Purposes. 23 April 2017. –– Where D. Bethel discusses the announcement of the New Mutants movie, along with the announcement of Deadpool 2 and Dark Phoenix. Deadpool 2 was the only film to release in 2018. Diaz, Eric. "Mulan is Going Straight to Disney+ for $29.99." Nerdist. 04 August 2020. And, for the sake of completion, here is the website for the city of Cerritos, CA, which indeed translates to "little hills." RELEVANT EPISODES: "A Veritable Odyssey" (12 July 2019): Where Andrew and D. Bethel discuss the first trailer for the live-action Mulan remake. "Bouncing Waveforms" (15 May 2020): Where D. Bethel discusses the most recent (and final?) announced theatrical release date for New Mutants. INFO: Visit our website at forallintents.net and leave your thoughts as comments on the page for this episode. Join our Facebook page Social: Andrew - Twitter & Instagram, D. Bethel - Twitter & Instagram Subscribe to our YouTube channel. Subscribe to and review the show on the iTunes store or on Spotify. FEATURED MUSIC: "Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae "Farting Around" by Kevin McLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5152-farting-around "District Four" by Kevin McLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons BY attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

A NEW BAT IN THE BELFRY: With Ruby Rose's sudden departure as the lead in CW's Batwoman after the conclusion of its first season, the studio had a lot of interesting choices to make. This week, it was announced that Javicia Leslie would be taking over as the lead––not as Kate Kane, but as a brand new, original character, Ryan Wilder. Andrew & D. Bethel discuss the casting, legacy characters, and how a show can survive––and thrive––even when their lead actor has been replaced. RELEVANT LINKS: Joel, William. "The Far Side Returns After 25 Years, and It's All Digital." The Verge. Vox Media, 08 July 2020. Schedeen, Jesse. "Batwoman: The CW Casts Javicia Leslie as New Series Lead for Season 2." IGN. 08 July 2020. RELEVANT EPISODES: "Episode 77 - That's Not a Euphemism" (01 January 2016): Where D. Bethel and Andrew share their thoughts about Star Wars - Episode VII: The Force Awakens. "Episode 107 - Spock's Screams" (23 September 2016): Where Andrew and D. Bethel last discussed the concept of legacy characters in comics. "A Casualty of the Rhyme" (22 May 2020): Where D. Bethel and Andrew––along with friend of the show, Taylor Katcher––cover the news of Ruby Rose leaving her lead role in Batwoman after the first season. INFO: Visit our website at forallintents.net and leave your thoughts as comments on the page for this episode. Join our Facebook page Social: Andrew - Twitter & Instagram, D. Bethel - Twitter & Instagram Subscribe to our YouTube channel. Subscribe to and review the show on the iTunes store or on Spotify. MUSIC: "Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae  "District Four" by Kevin McLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four  Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)

This week's guest is Andrew Parris. Andrew, who works for an NGO called Medair, explained how continuous improvement can be used in a humanitarian context. The global component Andrew discusses proves how versatile these principles truly are. A MP3 audio version of this episode is available for download here. In this episode you'll learn:  The quote that inspires Andrew (3:26) Andrew's background (5:30) Where Andrew was born (12:58) What an NGO is (14:03) Some of the challenges they face (20:31) Why donors are interested in lean (23:01) An example of an improvement (28:32) Andrew's opportunities for international training (31:09) What it's like working in other countries (33:39) Dealing with violence (35:21) The articles Andrew has written (37:45) Podcast Resources Right Click to Download this Podcast as an MP3 Download a Free Audio Book at Audible.com Medair Andrew on LinkedIn Walking with the Poor Improving Processes for Good in East Africa Making Work and the World a Better Place Subscribe & Never Miss New Episodes! Click to Subscribe in iTunes If you enjoyed this podcast please be sure to subscribe on iTunes. Once you're a subscriber all new episodes will be downloaded to your iTunes account and smartphone. The easiest way for iPhone users to listen to the show is via the free, and incredible, Podcast app.  NEW! You can now follow the podcast on Spotify here.  You can also subscribe via Stitcher which is definitely Android friendly. What Do You Think? How else can continuous improvement be used to solve global crises?

WEEK IN GEEK: This week, Andrew finds half of a game to enjoy in Owlcat Games' Pathfinder: Kingmaker while D. Bethel expands his artistic repertoire by investing in an iPad Pro and finds a lot to like in it. Here's a recent post on D. Bethel's Long John website about using the iPad to draw (including the video showing the drawing getting drawn). RELEVANT EPISODES: "Episode 78 - It's Not Crude, It's Savage" (08 January 2016): Where D. Bethel and Andrew discuss the qualities of watching foreign entertainment with dubbed dialogue or in the original audio with subtitles. "Shortcast 50 - The 2Day Show" (06 April 2018): Where Andrew discusses his thoughts after watching the first season of Netflix's Dark. RELEVANT LINKS: Siegel, Ethan. "Ask Ethan: Could We Just Build a 'Space Sunshade' to Counteract Global Warming?" Forbes. Forbes Media, 04 January 2020. INFO: Visit our website at forallintents.net and leave your thoughts as comments on the page for this episode. Join our Facebook page Social: Andrew - Twitter & Instagram, D. Bethel - Twitter & Instagram Subscribe to our YouTube channel. Subscribe to and review the show on the iTunes store or on Spotify. MUSIC: "Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae  "District Four" by Kevin McLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four  Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)

PEOPLE ARE STILL TERRIBLE: The last few weeks have been heavy with news of important people in the various nerd industries––video games, tabletop, comics, etc.––getting called out as sexual predators who, for years, were protected by the companies they worked for. Andrew and D. Bethel don't dive into specific cases as much as why these people's predatory behavior had been "open secrets" for years and hadn't suffered for it. Schrodinger's Coulson: To end on more fun news, Andrew and D. Bethel discuss the first few episodes of the new, final season of Marvel's Agents of SHIELD, which has the crew hopping through different time periods. RELEVANT LINKS: Carpenter, Nicole. "Former employees accuse Cards Against Humanity of a Racist and Sexist Office Culture." Polygon. Vox Media, 23 June 2020. Dean, Paul. "Catan at 25: Checking in on a Once-Revolutionary Board Game." Vice. 11 June 2020. Gault, Matthew. "A Wave of Sexual Harassment Accusations Is Sweeping the Games Industry." Vice. 23 June 2020. Pulliam-Moore, Charles. "Warren Ellis and Charles Brownstein Face Public Reckonings for Alleged Sexually Predatory Behavior." Gizmodo. G/O Media, 23 June 2020. RELEVANT EPISODES: "Episode 145 - Corrected Reality" (01 September 2017): Where Andrew and D. Bethel try to answer the question: are there too many conventions? "Pong 2020" (07 June 2019): Where our hosts discuss a controversial interview with Chris Avellone and his strange stance on politics in game narratives. "Starting by Starting" (03 January 2020): Where D. Bethel talks about his time with the Lovecraftian revisionist video game, The Sinking City. "The Badger Abides" (07 February 2020): Where Andrew and D. Bethel talk about revising Lovecraft for a modern context, focusing specifically around the recently released tabletop RPG, Fate of Cthulhu. "Elbow Five" (06 March 2020): Where D. Bethel talks with Andrew about the future of conventions in the face of the coronavirus. INFO: Visit our website at forallintents.net and leave your thoughts as comments on the page for this episode. Join our Facebook page Social: Andrew - Twitter & Instagram, D. Bethel - Twitter & Instagram Subscribe to our YouTube channel. Subscribe to and review the show on the iTunes store or on Spotify. MUSIC: "Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae  "District Four" by Kevin McLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four  Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)

WEEK IN GEEK: As is often the case with our hosts: everything old is new again. Andrew plans to take on the psychological strangeness of Atlus' Catherine in the recently released "definitive" version of the 2011 game called Catherine: Full Body. D. Bethel actually steps outside the realm of Xavier's School for the Gifted to try out a different Marvel hero, The Silver Surfer, in the 2019 limited series, Silver Surfer: Black, by Donny Cates, Tradd Moore, and Dave Stewart. RELEVANT LINKS: Klepek, Patrick. "The Small But Important Change Celeste made to Its Celebrated Assist Mode." Vice Games (formerly Waypoint). Vice Media, 16 September 2019. The "Dog Ending" from Konami's Silent Hill 2. RELEVANT EPISODES: "Episode 133 - We're On a Track" (05 May 2017): Where D. Bethel and Andrew discuss the idea of ludo-narrative dissonance in gaming. "Episode 161 - Mustache Nonsense" (26 Oct. 2018): Where Andrew talks about diving back into Bard's Tale with The Bard's Tale Trilogy collection. INFO: Visit our website at forallintents.net and leave your thoughts as comments on the page for this episode. Join our Facebook page Social: Andrew - Twitter & Instagram, D. Bethel - Twitter & Instagram Subscribe to our YouTube channel. Subscribe to and review the show on the iTunes store or on Spotify. MUSIC: "Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae  "District Four" by Kevin McLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four  Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)

THE DELONGATED MAN: Actor Hartley Sawyer has been fired from his role as Ralph Dibney––the civilian name for The Elongated Man––after racist and misogynist tweets he made years ago once again resurfaced. Andrew and D. Bethel discuss accountability in the world of social media and the permanence of internet publishing. WotC RESHUFFLES: Magic: The Gathering publisher, Wizards of the Coast (WotC) announces it will be retiring old cards with clear racist imagery and implications from circulation. RELEVANT LINKS: Preorder Dan's new Long John book at NewLongJohnBook.com! "Introducing the New Warriors." Marvel. 17 March 2020. Johnston, Rich. "Tee Franklin Calls out Stephen Amell––and Gets a Tweet Back." Bleeding Cool. 08 June 2020. Mitovich, Matt Webb. "Flash's Hartley Sawyer Fired for Racist, Misogynistic Tweets That Left Showrunner 'Mad as Hell'." TVLine. TV Line Media, 08 June 2020. Nafpliotis, Nick. "Actually, There's A Lot Marvel Can Do About Cops Using The Punisher's Logo." AIPTComics. 10 June 2020. Parrish, Ash. "Wizards of the Coast Bans 7 Racist Magic: The Gathering Cards." Kotaku. G/O Media, 10 June 2020. RELEVANT EPISODES: "A Casualty of the Rhyme" (22 May 2020): Where Andrew and D. Bethel––guided by resident DC expert, Taylor Katcher––talk about the news of Ruby Rose leaving Batwoman after the first season. INFO: Visit our website at forallintents.net and leave your thoughts as comments on the page for this episode. Join our Facebook page Social: Andrew - Twitter & Instagram, D. Bethel - Twitter & Instagram Subscribe to our YouTube channel. Subscribe to and review the show on the iTunes store or on Spotify. MUSIC: "Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae "Deuces" by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3643-deuces   "District Four" by Kevin McLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four  Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)

WEEK IN GEEK: This week, Andrew and D. Bethel let you in on the newest in modern entertainment. Andrew takes a dip into Nickelodeon's 2005 animated show, Avatar: The Last Airbender, while Dan finds himself charmed by the 2015 RPG by CD Projekt Red, The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt. RELEVANT LINKS: Hall, Charlie. "The Witcher Author and CD Projekt End Royalties Dispute with Licensing Agreement." Polygon. Vox Media, 20 Dec. 2019. Lovett, Jamie. "Henry Cavill Returning as Superman for Future DC Comics." Comic Book. 28 May 2020. RELEVANT EPISODES: Shortcast 76 - "A Sense of Place" (30 Nov. 2020): Where D. Bethel mentions Red Dead Redemption 2 in a conversation with Andrew (who uses Fallout 76 as his example) to talk about world-building in video games and how they can be subtle with giving information to players to draw them in. "Playing the Menu" (20 March 2020): Where Andrew picks up The Witcher 3 after being inspired to do so by watching the Netflix show. "A Casualty of the Rhyme" (22 May 2020): Where Taylor Katcher shows up to talk to the hosts about the Snyder Cut being released on HBO Max. INFO: Visit our website at forallintents.net and leave your thoughts as comments on the page for this episode. Join our Facebook page Social: Andrew - Twitter & Instagram, D. Bethel - Twitter & Instagram Subscribe to our YouTube channel. Subscribe to and review the show on the iTunes store or on Spotify. MUSIC: "Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.filmmusic.io) "District Four" by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.filmmusic.io) Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)

#RELEASETHETAYLORCUT: With a bunch of DC Comics-related news dropping this week, we had to light the Taylor signal to bring in our resident DC expert and Senior Optimist Reporter, Taylor Katcher, to talk about the release of the infamous "Snyder Cut" of 2017's Justice League on the forthcoming streaming service, HBO Max. Also discussed is the shocking news that Ruby Rose would be stepping down from the lead role on Batwoman after the first season (and had already been renewed for a second). RELEVANT LINKS: Follow Taylor on Twitter: @tk4tch Andreeva, Nellie. "Ruby Rose Exits the CW's Batwoman, DC Series to Recast Iconic Lead Role For Season 2." Deadline. Penske Business Media, 19 May 2020. Colbert, Stephen M. "Batman v. Superman: Zack Snyder Announces Director Commentary Live-Stream." Screen Rant. 28 Mar. 2020. Drum, Nicole. "Zack Snyder's Justice League Officially Releasing on HBO Max." Comic Book. 20 May 2020. Otterson, Joe. "Why Batwoman Star Ruby Rose Left the CW Series." Variety. Variety Media, 20 May 2020. RELEVANT EPISODES: "Episode 90 - Keep Calm, You're a Warrior Princess" (01 Apr. 2016): Where Andrew and D. Bethel talk about Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice. "Episode 101 - The Black Arts of Algorithms" (05 Aug. 2016): Where Andrew and D. Bethel cover the strange discussion about box office returns in the wake of the rebooted Ghostbusters' release. "Episode 110 - A Taylor [ , ] For All Intents and Purposes" (14 Oct. 2016): Where Taylor came onto the show to talk about the "Flashpoint" crossover event on the DC/CW Arrowverse shows. "Episode 149 - We Are Not Here" (08 Dec. 2017): Where D. Bethel discusses his viewing of Justice League. "Episode 152 - My Own Finger" (05 Jan. 2018): Where Taylor arrived to give his 2018 State of the DCEU-nion. "#SaveGrifter" (14 Feb. 2020): Where Taylor came to the show to talk about the 2019-2020 DC/CW crossover event, "Crisis on Infinite Earths." "The Transformers Paradox" (21 Feb. 2020): Where Andrew and D. Bethel talk about upsetting discourse around Birds of Prey's release.   INFO: Visit our website at forallintents.net and leave your thoughts as comments on the page for this episode. Join our Facebook page Social: Andrew - Twitter & Instagram, D. Bethel - Twitter & Instagram Subscribe to our YouTube channel. Subscribe to and review the show on the iTunes store or on Spotify. MUSIC: "Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.filmmusic.io) "District Four" by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.filmmusic.io) Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)

#CAPITALISM: With Disney taking ownership of the 4th of May, Andrew and D. Bethel talk about the role of ownership in public discourse for a bit. MUNDANE FANTASY: Looking at where the world is now, and with the meteoric landing of Animal Crossing: New Horizons, D. Bethel and Andrew wonder––why do we love playing games about working...and love them? RELEVANT LINKS: Lee, Giacomo. "Is Inktober in Peril?" DigitalArts. IDG Communications, 20 Dec. 2019. Robertson, Adi. "Disney Isn't Trying to Steal Your Star Wars Tweets." The Verge. Vox Media, 28 Apr. 2020. RELEVANT EPISODES: Episode 116 - "Craftcraft" (02 Dec. 2016): Where D. Bethel and Andrew talk about the rise of crafting in video games. Shortcast 21 - "Love the Stank" (30 Dec. 2016): Where Andrew talked about Stardew Valley for the first time. Episode 122 - "It's a Fake" (03 Feb. 2017): Where Andrew talks about doing mundane tasks in space in the game, Starbound. "We Still Don't KNow $#!&" (31 May 2019): Where D. Bethel and Andrew discussed the proliferation of "RPG elements" throughout all video gaming genres. INFO: Visit our website at forallintents.net and leave your thoughts as comments on the page for this episode. Join our Facebook page Social: Andrew - Twitter & Instagram, D. Bethel - Twitter & Instagram Subscribe to our YouTube channel. Subscribe to and review the show on the iTunes store or on Spotify. MUSIC: "Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.filmmusic.io) "District Four" by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.filmmusic.io) Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 3.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)

WEEK IN GEEK: This week, after giving a brief update on the announcement of IMDb TV's revival of Leverage, Andrew talks about his experience playing Coldwild Games' delightful trading simulation game, Merchant of the Skies while D. Bethel finally got around to watching Netflix's The Witcher. RELEVANT EPISODES: Episode 31 - "Post-Op Dan" (09 Jan. 2015): Where Andrew discusses his impressions of John Rogers' post-Leverage show, The Librarians. Episode 36 - "Dan & Andy's Quality Audio" (13 Feb. 2015): Where Andrew and D. Bethel talk about the pilot episode for Leverage. "Dicksisms" (06 Sept. 2019): Where Andrew reflects on his time looking at indie video games at the Seattle Indie Expo. "Starting By Starting" (03 Jan. 2020): Where Andrew talks about his initial impressions of Netflix's adaptation of The Witcher. "Playing the Menu" (20 Mar. 2020): Where Andrew, inspired by the Netflix series, picks up The Witcher III: The Wild Hunt and gives it another shot. INFO: Visit our website at forallintents.net and leave your thoughts as comments on the page for this episode. Join our Facebook page Social: Andrew - Twitter & Instagram, D. Bethel - Twitter & Instagram Subscribe to our YouTube channel. Subscribe to and review the show on the iTunes store or on Spotify. MUSIC: "Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.filmmusic.io) "District Four" by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.filmmusic.io) Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 3.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)

WHAT MAKES A REMAKE: With the incredible success of games like Resident Evil 2 and Final Fantasy VII Remake, Andrew and D. Bethel discuss the legacy of these new games (and their original versions) while also discussing all of the iterations of "re-" that you can find in media (reboots, remakes, remasters). RELEVANT EPISODES: Shortcast 76 - "A Sense of Place" (30 November 2018): Where Andrew talks about what was captivating and engaging in the original release of Fallout 76. "A Veritable Odyssey" (12 July 2019): Where Andrew briefly describes his time playing the beginning of the remake of Resident Evil 2. "Makes A Taste" (13 March 2020): Where D. Bethel is impressed as he played the demo for Final Fantasy VII Remake. INFO: Visit our website at forallintents.net and leave your thoughts as comments on the page for this episode. Join our Facebook page Social: Andrew - Twitter & Instagram, D. Bethel - Twitter & Instagram Subscribe to our YouTube channel. Subscribe to and review the show on the iTunes store or on Spotify. MUSIC: "Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.filmmusic.io) "District Four" by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.filmmusic.io) Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 3.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)