Not only is it time for another Meeplecast, it’s time to talk about the movies coming to theaters through the end of the year – there’s more than you might realize. And we have some updates about a few Oddmall show locations, as well as Oddmall Outpost news. Plus, of course, there’s some geek news to share – Netflix shows, private investigators, time travel, gaming… take a listen to find out what’s been going on! Listen now! Continue reading GW1 Issue 173 – Let’s All Go to the Movies!
Recently, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced an award for “popular films”, their weak attempt at acknowledging films that the movie going public enjoy – genre films, as they like to call them. These movies rarely even get near an Oscar, let alone actually win one. A film could have a phenomenal script, casting, score and costuming, but because it is either science fiction, fantasy, super hero or some related genre it will get tossed aside like last week’s leftovers. Continue reading Irregular’s Intel – All Eyes Are On You, Academy
In researching conspiracy theories and certain alternative facts shoved upon the public by political figures via the media (a.k.a. lies), I recently recalled another time when the media turned the world upside down by using lies to reach its goal. During the late 1970s-early 90s, a fear spread across the country, warning that the devil was luring unsuspecting people into its grasp through common happenings. Instances of day care workers running sex caves arose from susceptible and leading questioning of young children in order to gain “evidence” that would arrest a couple. Media reports and police training videos showed teenagers walking through the park and suddenly joining satanic cults. The biggest victim of this media panic, however, was the most innocent—Dungeons & Dragons. Continue reading Best Geeky Finds – Mazes and Monsters and the Satanic Panic
August 19 marked the end to the Syfy monster movie franchise that nobody asked for, but fans couldn’t stop watching—Sharknado. The Last Sharknado: It’s About Time reintroduced us to all our favorite characters from the series in the sixth installment, as our hero, Fin, arrives in prehistoric times after hopping in a time machine with his suddenly adult son, Gil. Nova, Bryan, and April (pulled from outer space before she dies in the third movie) are all met as an allosaurus is eaten by a giant shark. “Before April died?” you may be asking, “Hasn’t Tara Reid been in all the movies?” Why of course, only she was a robot. Don’t worry, I forgot too. That’s why we are also constantly reminded of this same time as Fin keeps chasing after a bag containing her robot head. Continue reading Best Geeky Finds – A Fitting Last Spin for the First Sharknado
For our August Meeplecast, we’re hitting the books! Joined by members of the Rubber City Book Posse, we’re talking the good and bad of books turned into movies (and, in a couple cases, the books that came after). Plus, we have details on the looming grand opening of the Oddmall Outpost and the upcoming Rubber City Rumpus. And we have some news about new comics, Hugo awards, the SDCC court case and STEM in Akron schools. Listen now! Continue reading GW1 Issue 168 – Book to Movie to Book