People > Monty Ashley

Monty writes television recaps for Television Without Pity and plots websites for Wizards of the Coast. Also, he once wrote a book about text adventures. He lives in Seattle, but rarely drinks coffee.

Connect with Monty

Monty’s Guest Appearances

The Incomparable #75: My Gazebox is Full of Menhirs

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

The Incomparable #66: Regular People Like Us

November 14, 2011 at 12:15pm • 60 minutes

Ernest Cline’s “Ready Player One” is a sci-fi novel that’s chock full of references to 1980s culture. But is it a good book, or are the references all that it’s got going for it? What will John Hughes movies be like in the future? And what do Cline, P.G. Wodehouse, and Umberto Eco have in common?

Special guests: Dan Moren, John Siracusa, Scott McNulty, Serenity Caldwell, and Monty Ashley

The Incomparable #57: Weird Subplots About Fondue

September 18, 2011 at 11:00am • 1 hour 1 minute

This past summer’s superhero movies are in the spotlight! Are the gods just aliens? When are mutant strippers unrealistic? Why would you beat up people after costing them their jobs? And why do the Stark boys enjoy themselves—and cheesy foodstuffs—so much? Our esteemed panel breaks down how “Captain America,” “Thor,” “X-Men: First Class,” and “Green Lantern” fared.

Special guests: Dan Moren & Monty Ashley

The Incomparable #48: Can I Get Some Extra Dragons on That, Please?

July 11, 2011 at 4:00pm • 1 hour 12 minutes

From the Wall in the north (behind which lurk the fearsome White Walkers) to across the Narrow Sea (which is sort of dull), the first season of HBO’s “Game of Thrones” has everything the George R. R. Martin book has, with perhaps more attractive naked people having sex in front of you. Also: Uncomfortable chairs.

Special guests: Dan Moren, John Siracusa, Scott McNulty, Serenity Caldwell, and Monty Ashley