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A Podcast [ , ] For All Intents and PurposesA Podcast [ , ] For All Intents and PurposesDon't Pull Out Your Deck ANDY'S STEAM DECK ADVENTURES: Andrew shares what it was like to actually take his handheld PC-device on the road (and what games he's been playing). BOMBING THE BOX OFFICE: This summer has been marked with a series of movies that had really big budgets and very low returns, and it's a trend that seems to only be continuing. Our hosts talk through possible causes and possible futures of this distressing trajectory. TOPICS: (00:00) Intro - Andrew's Steam Deck (04:50) Why does Hollywood spend so much money? (32:42) Outro...2023-07-1435 minA Podcast [ , ] For All Intents and PurposesA Podcast [ , ] For All Intents and PurposesHanky Cavs SUPERMAN GROUNDED: The pot is getting stirred in the DCU as James Gunn announced he was writing a new Superman movie that would not feature Henry Cavill in the titular role, despite his big announcement that he was coming back to the DCU to reprise the famous role. WEEK IN GEEK: Andrew finds a lot to love in Leverage: Redemption even though it has its differences from the original version while D. Bethel loves the drama and the laughs in FX's Reservation Dogs. CHAPTERS: (00:00) Intro - Superman news 2022-12-1644 minA Podcast [ , ] For All Intents and PurposesA Podcast [ , ] For All Intents and PurposesPrime Time Crime WEEK IN GEEK: This week, Andrew watches the Queen Latifah-starring CBS reboot of the classic crime drama, The Equalizer, while D. Bethel finds a powerful, personal, and moving story about depression and self-acceptance in the 2018 retro-styled puzzle platformer, Celeste. RELEVANT LINKS: The MyHeritage AI-generated vivification of Vigo the Carpathian (via Twitter user, Mark Richardson). However, it also generates nightmares like this (via Hi-Fructose Magazine on Instagram). RELEVANT EPISODES: "Episode 36 - Dan & Andy's Quality Audio" (13 February 2015): Where Andrew made D. Bethel watch the pilot to...2021-03-0549 minA Podcast [ , ] For All Intents and PurposesA Podcast [ , ] For All Intents and PurposesBouncing Waveforms NEWS BLAST (COVID-19 EDITION): A lot of stuff is going on amid the global pandemic, and Andrew and D. Bethel are here to talk about it (if Dan actually was able to record his audio this time). They talk about the AMC theater chain shunning Universal Pictures amid Trolls World Tour's success, Civilization VI's bold new plan for a year's worth of DLC and expansions, Marvel and DC Comics are shipping books again, The Flash has an abbreviated season (ending on somewhat of a downbeat), and New Mutants gets a theatrical release date...again. 2020-05-1537 minA Podcast [ , ] For All Intents and PurposesA Podcast [ , ] For All Intents and PurposesFeed the Fish God WEEK IN GEEK: This week, after giving a brief update on the announcement of IMDb TV's revival of Leverage, Andrew talks about his experience playing Coldwild Games' delightful trading simulation game, Merchant of the Skies while D. Bethel finally got around to watching Netflix's The Witcher. RELEVANT EPISODES: Episode 31 - "Post-Op Dan" (09 Jan. 2015): Where Andrew discusses his impressions of John Rogers' post-Leverage show, The Librarians. Episode 36 - "Dan & Andy's Quality Audio" (13 Feb. 2015): Where Andrew and D. Bethel talk about the pilot episode for Leverage. "Dicksisms" (06 Sept. 2019): Where Andrew reflects on...2020-04-2451 minA Podcast [ , ] For All Intents and PurposesA Podcast [ , ] For All Intents and PurposesDicksisms LAST OF THE TIME LORDS: At the end of August 2019, the world lost a writer who is probably the most important figure to the BBC hit, Doctor Who, in Terrance Dicks. A prominent writer for the show in the late sixties through the eighties, he also served as the script editor (what we would call now a showrunner) for six years (1969-1974), supervising the transitioning in of the Third Doctor (Jon Pertwee) and revitalizing the show's popularity as it transitioned from black and white into color. In addition introducing things like the Time...2019-09-0651 minA Podcast [ , ] For All Intents and PurposesA Podcast [ , ] For All Intents and PurposesOur Secrets on Record STILL STRANGE: This week, Andrew and D. Bethel examine what impressed––and what impressed less––them about the recently released season 3 of the Netflix hit, Stranger Things. RELEVANT LINKS: "Hopper, P.I." (edited by Eddie Spuhghetti) The greatest meme to come out of Stranger Things, season 3. Andreeva, Nellie. "Feeling The Churn: Why Netflix Cancels Shows After A Couple Of Seasons & Why They Can’t Move To New Homes." Deadline. Penske Business Media, 18 March 2019. RELEVANT EPISODES: Episode 31 - Post-Op Dan (09 Jan. 2015): Where Andrew opines abou...2019-07-1951 minA Podcast [ , ] For All Intents and PurposesA Podcast [ , ] For All Intents and PurposesA Veritable OdysseyMISTER, I'LL MAKE AN EPIC OUT OF YOU: Andrew and D. Bethel briefly touch upon the interesting and promising live-action adaptation of the animated Disney classic, Mulan, even though this seems to be making considerable changes from the animated source material (seemingly to be more in-line with the folkloric source material). Here's the Twitter thread that Andrew mentioned, starting here with this tweet by Jenn Ravenna. OBLIVIOUS OBSIDIAN: After Chris Avellone's controversial interview where he makes argument about political content in video games, a former coworker of his at Obsidian––Leonard Boyarski––steps into the...2019-07-1248 minA Podcast [ , ] For All Intents and PurposesA Podcast [ , ] For All Intents and PurposesEpisode 36 - Dan & Andy's Quality AudioWeek in Geek: Andrew plays Civilization V and Blood Bowl: Team Manager while Dan is busy creating characters for Chapter 2 of his webcomic, Long John. Spider-Man Shared Custody: With the news that Sony Pictures is giving a modicum of control of Spider-Man to Marvel Studios, Dan and Andrew discuss the implications of this deal. DCTV vs. MCUTV: With the recently released trailer for Marvel's Netflix series, Daredevil, Andrew and Dan discuss the differences and similarities of the Big Two's approaches to televised comic-based stories. Leverage: Andrew has long made clear his love for the J...2015-02-131h 12