After a short discussion about the recent passing of Andy’s mother, the guys get into a big old yammer-fest about Captain America: Civil War, plus other superhero movies, and other comic book characters, including Bizarro and Galactus.
Episode 58: The Five Major Flu Groups
Andy & Keith talk about being sick, midnight movies, and 3-D glasses. Andy still hasn’t seen Captain America: Civl War but he did finally see the first Captain America movie, and has a lot to say about that. They also briefly discuss The Americans, Time After Time, and Legends of Tomorrow.
Episode 57: Late To The Party Guy
Andy & Keith don’t have much work to talk about this time so it’s mostly a big media discussion, with particular emphasis on the Captain America movie from two years ago, The Winter Soldier. Spoilers aplenty! They also discuss the Americans, Unreal, and other stuff.
SPOILER ALERT: Spoilers inside!
Episode 56: Minutes of the Mutual Admiration Society
Andy & Keith compliment each other on the progress of their projects, and then they yammer about media for a long time. First they talk about the Marvel Civil War movie (even though Andy hasn’t seen it yet), then they discuss TV shows including Last Man on Earth, Parks & Rec, Legends of Tomorrow, Extras, and Unreal. Then they get into a deep conversation about live role-playing experiences they had long ago, when they portrayed the castaways from Gilligan’s Island. Other subjects they discuss include Screaming Yellow Zonkers, the struggles of watching TV before in the olde days before we had VCRs, and all the usual coconut powers.
Episode 55: Midnight at Denny’s
Andy reports on his recently-ended Kickstarter campaign, and Keith drops hints about his secret game-in-progress, Project Ex. They also discuss travel plans, then they yammer about media. Topics include a spoiler-heavy discussion of the first season of Fargo, and Rod Serling’s not-very-good followup to the Twilight Zone, called Night Gallery. Lastly, Keith talks about a light-hearted LARP game he once ran, set in a Denny’s in the middle of the night.
SPOILER WARNING: This episode has spoilers.
Episode 54: The Super Lobster Stage
Andy talks about the final days of the Pyramid Arcade Kickstarter, and Keith talks about his progress on Project X. Then Keith talks about his recent trip to Maine, where his visited the current members of a college group he founded 20 years ago, called the Bates Discordians. Keith mentions his “interesting thing” trick for remembering someone’s name, and also talks about the growth stages of lobsters. Then Andy talks about his trip to PAX East, where he did his Improv Fluxx Design panel, in which he created a design for Muppet Fluxx live before a large audience, complete with on-the-spot illustrations drawn by noted Fluxx illustrator, Derek Ring. Then Keith tells Andy a few things about Game of Thrones and Dexter, neither of which Andy has seen or read.
Episode 53: Based on a True Story
Andy talks about the status of the Pyramid Arcade Kickstarter, and Keith talks about a complex new card game he’s developing (on still-secret subject matter). Then Keith describes his process for prototyping Gloom cards, and they speculate on why so few other designers have created games with clear plastic cards. Then they discuss the double standards of pricing, i.e. how people have different attitudes about the same amount of money being spent on different things (food vs games, for example). Then they discuss the TV series Fargo, several random video games, the ambient noise generator called MyNoise, and the comic series The Wicked and the Divine.
Episode 52: Again With The Time Travel
Andy & Keith check in with each other on work stuff, but then spend most of the time talking about media, in particular a long, spoiler-heavy discussion of 11.22.63, plus other time travel shows including Legends of Tomorrow and the last episode of the first season of Man Seeking Woman. Also, since the trailer for the next Star Wars movie just hit the net, they end up yammering about that for quite awhile. Lastly, Keith talks about his recent appearance on the Gosh Darn Fiasco podcast.
SPOILER WARNING: This episode contains spoilers!
Episode 51: Time Travelers are Never Late
Andy & Keith start by discussing the status of their Kickstarter projects: Pyramid Arcade by Andy and Phoenix by Keith. But mostly they discuss media, in particular time travel shows and superhero shows. But they don’t discuss 11.22.63 much because Andy is lame and hasn’t seen the ending yet. And neither of them have seen new Batman/Superman movie, but that doesn’t stop them from discussing it. Andy mentions his all-time favorite books, the Tripod series by John Christopher, and his recommended reading order. Keith talks about being mistaken for fantasy author Brandon Sanderson. Andy discusses the pyramid videos being uploaded daily in support of the Kickstarter.
Episode 50: They Do Not Have a Plan
They Do Not Have a Plan
This week, Andy & Keith celebrate their 50th show by sharing the microphone with Goodloe Byron, the cartoonist who doodles up those charming and hilarious illustrations that are posted with each week’s new episode. They talk about how the cartoons happen every week, then they geek out on a huge range of subjects, including the Prisoner, Boardwalk Empire, Game of Thrones, the Sarah Connor Chronicles, American Horror Story, Last Resort, Lost, Battlestar Galactica, and of course, Star Wars.