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Steve Lutz is just some guy who does software development and the occasional spot of freelance writing. He has no earthly idea why you’d want to spend precious moments of your life listening to him babble on about nonsense. But then, who the hell is he to tell you what to do with your time? The presumptive ass.

He does not own a parakeet.

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Steve’s Guest Appearances

The Incomparable #79: Everything Sounds Beautiful in German

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

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 #73: Ugh - A 2011 Clip Show

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

The Incomparable #71: The Holiday Movie Vault

December 18, 2011 at 12:30pm • 1 hour 10 minutes

Grab some eggnog and hitch up your reindeer! It’s time to put six holiday films in the Incomparable Film Vault! We discuss some beloved classics and offer a few surprise choices that redefine what “holiday” and “film” actually mean. What is a realistic depiction of Santa? Is Bill Murray’s best Scrooge not actually in “Scrooged”? Has Clarence the angel left a trail of dead bodies behind him? Is Kris Kringle the original Apple Genius? Happy holidays, everyone!

Special guests: Andy Ihnatko, Dan Frakes, Glenn Fleishman, Serenity Caldwell, and Steve Lutz

The Incomparable #59: Flitting is in (TV Fantasy Pitches)

October 2, 2011 at 7:45pm • 1 hour 21 minutes

We conclude our TV Fantasy Draft with the unveiling of our series pitches. Vampire and ghost detectives! Star Trek meets the West Wing! A sitcom starring a robot and an omnipotent being! A gritty techno-drama. A psychedelic drama set on a Zeppelin! And John Siracusa’s pitch seems awfully familiar somehow.

Special guests: Dan Moren, Glenn Fleishman, John Siracusa, Scott McNulty, Serenity Caldwell, and Steve Lutz

The Incomparable #58: Greyskull Anonymous (TV Fantasy Draft)

September 23, 2011 at 10:00pm • 1 hour 14 minutes

Who are the best TV characters of all time? Six people set out to draft teams of 10 characters each, from which they would form some of the strangest TV ensembles ever seen. Will Captain Kirk, Columbo, and The Fonz end up on the same show? Perhaps the craziest episode we’ve ever done highlights dozens of our favorite characters from TV history.

Special guests: Dan Moren, John Siracusa, Scott McNulty, Serenity Caldwell, and Steve Lutz

The Incomparable #50: We Apologize for the Extinction of the Clownfish

August 8, 2011 at 12:00am • 50 minutes

Talking “Finding Nemo,” “Toy Story 2,” and “Wall-E.” Plus, we discuss what Pixar should do next to challenge itself, try to understand why “Cars 2” was made, and pick out our least favorite thing Pixar has ever done. Hint: Jason has a problem with rats. (Part 2 of 2.)

Special guests: John Siracusa & Steve Lutz

The Incomparable #49: It's Like "Working Girl" With Monsters

August 1, 2011 at 3:00pm • 59 minutes

Old men with balloons! Wisecracking monsters! Superheroes with mid-life crises! The films of Pixar are in our sights this week. Join us as we pick our favorite films and explore why Pixar’s movies are better than those from other animation studios. (Part 1 of 2.)

Special guests: John Siracusa & Steve Lutz

The Incomparable #42: 42

May 30, 2011 at 2:00pm • 1 hour 6 minutes

Do you know where your towel is? Are you a hoopy frood? Have you just consumed your fifth Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster? We have. And you’d better catch up. In honor of our 42nd podcast and the recent Towel Day, The Incomparable celebrates the life and work of Douglas Adams. We feature our special guest, Yoz Grahame, who worked for Adams’ The Digital Village, the producers of Web sites such as h2g2.com (a precursor to Wikipedia of sorts).

Special guests: Glenn Fleishman, Greg Knauss, and Steve Lutz

The Incomparable #31: Supernatural

April 1, 2011 at 2:00pm • 1 hour 1 minute

An entire hour devoted to The CW’s “Supernatural.” Can you imagine it? Brr. Fortunately, that’s not what this podcast is about. It’s about stuff we think is funny. Only one of likes “Supernatural.” To find out who, you will need to listen.

Special guests: Dan Moren, Glenn Fleishman, Scott McNulty, Serenity Caldwell, and Steve Lutz

The Incomparable #20: Everyone's a Redshirt in Real Life

January 17, 2011 at 2:00pm • 58 minutes

Get your hat and your shotgun and prepare for the Zombie Apocalypse! We discuss AMC’s TV series “The Walking Dead,” as well as touch on some zombie movies including “Zombieland” and “Dawn of the Dead.”

Special guests: John Siracusa & Steve Lutz

The Incomparable #17: We're Going to Need Some More Christmas Movies, I Guess

December 22, 2010 at 2:00pm • 56 minutes

Is “Die Hard” the greatest Christmas movie ever made? Dan Moren thinks so. Others are less sure, but there’s no denying how great this seminal ‘80s action flick is. We discuss John McClane’s adventure at Nakatomi Plaza, as well as other Christmas movies and TV shows we have loved.

Special guests: Dan Moren, Greg Knauss, and Steve Lutz

The Incomparable #14: There's Guacamole on the Holodeck

December 5, 2010 at 2:00pm • 1 hour 1 minute

A new topic on the podast: video games! We talk classic (okay, OLD) games as well as the latest and greatest motion-controlled games. From Pong to the Kinect, we’ve got it covered—plus why the human race is doomed if someone invents a holodeck.

Special guests: Dan Moren, John Siracusa, Greg Knauss, and Steve Lutz

The Incomparable #9: Get the Bone Saw!

October 24, 2010 at 2:00pm • 58 minutes

Get ready for halloween with this discussion of horror and scary movies. Plus, a neglected horror classic.

Special guests: Ben Boychuk & Steve Lutz