March 5, 2012 at 2:00am • 53 minutes
We close the books on the first Incomparable Film Festival with this special follow-up episode. We provide the show times for each day of the festival, share your feedback, and reveal the results of your vote for the best slate of films. We also check in with two panelists who couldn't make the original draft, one of whom has a bone to pick with John Siracusa. The other one instead tells a heartwarming tale of projectile vomiting. (Part 3 of 2.)
Special guests Dan Moren, Greg Knauss, Lex Friedman, Scott McNulty, Serenity Caldwell, and Steve Lutz.
February 19, 2012 at 1:00pm • 1 hour 5 minutes
We're creating the Incomparable Film Festival! Each day for a week, one of us will introduce five films (to be screened at an imaginary location not to be determined). To prevent duplication of selections, our seven participants will choose favorite films in a draft format. When all is said and done, 35 classic movies will be chosen by our panel of geeks. (Part 1 of 2.)
Special guests Dan Moren, Glenn Fleishman, John Siracusa, Scott McNulty, Serenity Caldwell, and Steve Lutz.
February 11, 2012 at 2:30pm • 58 minutes
Our Comic Book Club gets in a romantic mood with a discussion of comic-book romances--the (very) few that have stood the test of time and the (very) many that have been thwarted by clones, telepaths, cloned telepaths, and--worst of all--Satan's Annulment. Also, what are we reading?
Special guest Lisa Schmeiser.
February 4, 2012 at 9:00pm • 1 hour 12 minutes
Step through your time portal, buy some cheap 1950s hamburger, and prepare for our discussion of Stephen King's new novel 11/22/63. How does a 21st century man react to the racism and sexism of the south in the mid-20th century? Would the world have been a better place if Kennedy hadn't been assassinated? Is Canada really eyeing the state of Maine anxiously? Like the book, we have some--but not all--of the answers.
Special guests Dan Moren, John Siracusa, Lisa Schmeiser, and Serenity Caldwell.
January 29, 2012 at 12:45am • 45 minutes
Live from the Macworld |iWorld Live Stage, it's a discussion of our favorite (and least favorite) uses of technology in movies, TV shows, books, and more.
Special guests Dan Moren, Glenn Fleishman, and Serenity Caldwell.
January 21, 2012 at 3:00pm • 59 minutes
Go north, get lamp, and check your inventory, as guest host Greg Knauss takes you on a journey into the world of interactive fiction, also known as "text adventures." Did families in the '80s really sit around the Apple II playing "Mystery House?" Will saving a game really erase your floppy disc? Listen if you dare, but watch out for grues!
Special guests Greg Knauss, Monty Ashley, and Steve Lutz.
January 15, 2012 at 5:30pm • 60 minutes
It's fun for the whole family, as we discuss some of our favorite movies for kids (and their parents). Did we really recommend an animated movie from Dreamworks? And a movie with Melanie Griffith? And a German fantasy film? Well, yes, but you'll have to listen to find out which ones.
Special guests John Siracusa & Lex Friedman.
January 7, 2012 at 7:30pm • 1 hour 4 minutes
We bid farewell to 2011 by listing the favorite things we inhaled into our brains during the past year. We also recall our favorite podcast moments, read a whole bunch of listener comments, and more. (Although this is a clip show, two-thirds of the running time is actually original material!)
Special guests Dan Moren, Scott McNulty, Serenity Caldwell, and Steve Lutz.
December 26, 2011 at 1:00am • 40 minutes
All hail the power of motherhood! We discuss this year's "Doctor Who" Christmas special, "The Doctor, the Widow, and the Wardrobe." Plus, why Christmas episodes make us feel warm inside, and the amazing scanner-blocking powers of wool!
Special guests Dan Moren, Glenn Fleishman, Scott McNulty, and Serenity Caldwell.
