Movie Mastery – Speed Racer (2008)
This movie is sincerely lacking in Tim Curry. I know what you’re thinking, which is that most movies are sincerely lacking in Tim Curry, but you feel it a lot […]
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Danke Schoen – Afterthought 38
Hey everyone, thanks so much for enabling this dumb thing we’ve been doing for three years. Here’s an Afterthought episode to celebrate our anniversary, which I’m sure you’ll enjoy. Since […]
In Theaters Now – Ghostbusters (2016)
Find out who was right about this movie. Was it terrible like the angry white men on the internet that refused to see it said or was it good like […]
Pokemons and Fraggleses – Afterthought 37
Feng Shui was a great game, and we missed a lot of stuff during our official review, so here’s a chance to talk about it some more! Also a chance […]
Movie Mastery – Howard the Duck (1986)
It was 1985, and with two years separating George Lucas from Return of the Jedi, it was a sure bet the world was his oyster, and he could make any […]
Vacation Time – Afterthought 36
Jon reports on the quality of Ireland and their criminally small sodas, Jef waxes rhapsodic about a crazy awesome band, and listener questions are asked and almost answered before diverting […]
Movie Mastery – The Wizard (1989)
Well, we’ve covered two Dungeons and Dragons movies, Mazes and Monsters, and Wizards, so I guess at this point we’re just getting titles that even sort of remind people of […]
Railroading and Pizza – Afterthought 35
Can a game rely heavily on GM fiat to function? How many rules does a game actually need that aren’t just “let the DM figure it out?” Also, if […]
Everway – System Mastery 72
What’s in this box? Who drew a big circle on the cover? What’s up with the grey swirly mist situation in the background? In Everway, players make characters by telling […]
In Theatres Now – Warcraft (2016)
More work? Yes, my lords. We watched the Warcraft movie because it’s clearly winning the June In Theaters Now poll. It was a lazy day around here, and something need […]
Whaaat – Afterthought 34
Ostensibly this one is about things that are so bad that they swing around towards being good. I’d like to say that our insane ramblings at the beginning are an […]
In Theaters Now – Angry Birds (2016)
Well, it’s certainly in theaters right now. Did you know this is the highest-grossing (in terms of domestic box office) Sean Penn movie? Well, now you do. Take that information […]
Trip Report – Afterthought 33
We’re back! Our trip to Kubla Con in the Bay Area took a lot out of us, and so this episode might be a few days behind schedule. But if […]
Movie Mastery – Screamers (1995)
On a distant planet, some bullshit happens and then nobody pays attention to it anymore because oh holy hell! There are crazy robos attacking and they could be anyone but […]
Hiro Protagonist – Afterthought 32
Jon speaks up in defense of games where you start with nothing. Questions are answered. Convictions are challenged. The very foundations of the world are shaken til the firmament lies […]
Discworld RPG – System Mastery 69
Today is good day for somebody else to die! We almost like Discworld TOO much, so we start by trying our hardest to review GURPS Lite. After that, it’s a […]
System Mastery Actual Play – Noisy Person Cards
Today, System Mastery gathered a few friends in a room to play Noisy Person Cards, a game designed by friends of the show James D’Amato and Kat Kuhl. It’s a […]
Movie Mastery – Mazes & Monsters (1982)
Dare ye enter the magical realm of what filmmakers in the early 80s thought RPGs looked like? It’s a terrifying world of whiny yuppie children and blaming mental illness on […]
New Point – Afterthought 31
We discuss the notion of RPGs that greatly diverge from even the most basic concepts of the genre. No going on adventures? Not even playing a character? Why not? Then […]
Bunnies & Burrows – System Mastery 68
This game has achieved a sort of fame because the name implies that it might be sort of friendly and cuddly. It’s been referenced in other games as the RPG […]
