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Sunday Henshin TimeSunday Henshin Time S01E15 – The Duality of Toshiki InoueEPISODES COVERED: Episodes 27-28 of Futari wa PreCure, Tokosou Sentai Dekaranger, andKamen Rider Blade
Oh boy. Well, Futari wa Pretty Cure is back in full voice. Tokuso Sentai Dekaranger squanders a good villain then does an episode about how terrified Japanese office workers are of girls reclaiming their sexuality. And Kamen Rider Blade... look, it has to be seen, or heard, to be believed. And not in a positive way.
The incredible artwork for Sunday Henshin Time was provided by Cas!
Our intro music is Scene47 蒼空 ～aoi～ by Kaneko Kazuki, with gratitude.
The S...
2025-12-1900 minSunday Henshin TimeSunday Henshin Time S01E14 – I Turned Your Girlfriend Into WindEPISODES COVERED: Episodes 27-28 of Futari wa PreCure, Tokosou Sentai Dekaranger, and Kamen Rider Blade
We are past the halfway mark of this season of shows, and we cast a wide net. Pretty Cure starts taking shape into the show we know of in culture, Dekaranger introduces some cool new temporary guys, and Blade... we gotta talk about Blade. It's. A. Lot.
The incredible artwork for Sunday Henshin Time was provided by Cas!
Our intro music is Scene47 蒼空 ～aoi～ by Kaneko Kazuki, with gratitude.
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2025-12-1400 minSunday Henshin TimeSunday Henshin Time S1E13 – Fadeaway Jumper FinishEPISODES COVERED: 25-26 of Futari wa Pretty Cure, Tokosou Sentai Dekaranger, and Kamen Rider Blade
This week: the first half of Futari wa Pretty Cure comes to an end, Tokuso Sentai Dekaranger has an Among Us mystery and a tribute to Fight Club, and Kamen Rider Blade finds the one thing that strains the soul worse than taking a life- breaking a motorcycle.
The incredible artwork for Sunday Henshin Time was provided by Cas!
Our intro music is Scene47 蒼空 ～aoi～ by Kaneko Kazuki, with gratitude.
The Scanline Media Discord can be found here!
2025-12-0300 minSunday Henshin TimeSunday Henshin Time S1E12 – Clutch It For The BoysEPISODES COVERED: 23-24 of Futari wa Pretty Cure, Tokosou Sentai Dekaranger, and Kamen Rider Blade
What a mixed bag of episodes. Pretty Cure is stumbling and stumbling hard towards it's strange mid-series ending, the shifting of roles in DekaRanger, and... ok we gotta talk about the motorcycle thing. Kamen Rider Blade is a roller coaster of contrasts. We really got taken for a ride this week.
The incredible artwork for Sunday Henshin Time was provided by Cas!
Our intro music is Scene47 蒼空 ～aoi～ by Kaneko Kazuki, with gratitude.
The Scanline Media Discord can...
2025-11-2100 minSunday Henshin TimeSunday Henshin Time S1E11 – Snack on ConcreteEPISODES COVERED: 21-22 of Futari wa Pretty Cure, Tokosou Sentai Dekaranger, and Kamen Rider Blade
Ah, the dog days of Pretty Cure are upon us. Or maybe just "day" singular, unless we get ANOTHER episode at some point where there are dogs voiced in Japanese, which feels unlikely. Wait, wait, wasn't last year's PreCure about like your pet becoming a Cure alongside you? Dang. Well, someday we'll get there I think. Meanwhile, Dekaranger gestures at an INCREDIBLE episode and then falls short, merely delivering a fantastic one. And I don't know WHAT Kamen Rider Blade is doing, but...
2025-11-1500 minSunday Henshin TimeSunday Henshin Time S1E10 – Party Boy John LennonEPISODES COVERED: 19-20 of Futari wa Pretty Cure, Tokosou Sentai Dekaranger, and Kamen Rider Blade
You ever go running? It's good for your body but I understand why most people don't find it great. Most people just sorta wanna zone out on a treadmill and watch a show or whatever, and that's valid! I just like my little runs outside. Ban isn't hot on the prospect though because he has to disarm PLANET DESTROYING BOMBS all over town! In boots!
I'd be sick of running too.
There is a lot to like this week as we say...
2025-11-0700 minSunday Henshin TimeSunday Henshin Time S1E9 – Deka DumplingEPISODES COVERED: 17-18 of Futari wa Pretty Cure, Tokosou Sentai Dekaranger, and Kamen Rider Blade
ACAB includes... retail managers? That's the theory in this week's Kamen Rider Blade episodes, where it supposes that a job at a supermarket entails chasing and tackling perps. Tokuso Sentai Dekaranger takes an uncomfortable angle on Chinese culture, then pivots into Japanese patriotism that may or not be innocent, but it's hard to shake the 2025 connotations of such things. Futari wa Pretty Cure? Poisony shows off a power so staggering that it's hard to imagine how she didn't wrap this thing up wee...
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Sunday Henshin TimeAlola Tourism Committee Episode 8 – Peril in Po TownTeam Skull. The island challenge dropouts have hounded us since the beginning of the game, kidnapping pokemon, blocking public roads, harassing bystanders. Oh, and trying to beat us up, though their efforts have been pretty laughable. But this week, they go too far. And it's up to us to head to their hometown to bring justice to them where they live. ACAB includes Nanu, in fact it might include him more than most fictional cops.
Our playtime for this ep leaves us at the base of the Aether Foundation- next time, we're playing the rest of that...
2025-10-1200 minSunday Henshin TimeSunday Henshin Time S1E5 – I’m Starting to See the AppealEPISODES COVERED: Futari wa Pretty Cure 9-10, Tokosou Sentai Dekaranger 9-10, Kamen Rider Blade 9-10
I wonder if referring to "World of Warcraft sexual dimorphism" even hits anymore. It's the thing in fantasy where like... a male orc is this massive guy with tusks and a craggy face and such, and then female orcs are human-sized hourglass-figured folks that basically look like "what if a sexy lady had green skin." It's that kinda thing.
Anyway, this week on Sunday Henshin Time, Mepple gets held hostage by the vice principal, Honoka gets held hostage by jewelry...
2025-09-2000 minSunday Henshin TimeSunday Henshin Time S1E4 – Lesbian Chaff GrenadeEPISODES COVERED: Futari wa Pretty Cure 7-8, Tokosou Sentai Dekaranger 7-8, Kamen Rider Blade 7-8
As we continue our transforming hero journey, it's not just the costumes that are being changed. Sometimes over the course of a long enough time, you heart changes too. Maybe there are budding feelings you can't put to words, and that slow change causes so much heartache. But you come out the other side a better, changed person.
And sometimes Wesker is there? Oh and psychic power discrimination. These episodes were an odd bunch.
The incredible artwork for...
2025-09-1300 minSunday Henshin TimeSunday Henshin Time S1E3 – Rest In PissardEPISODES COVERED: Futari wa Pretty Cure 5-6, Tokosou Sentai Dekaranger 5-6, Kamen Rider Blade 5-6
Pretty Cure has a new villain for us. Dekaranger has things to say about capitalism's hunger for oil. Blade has decided to just acknowledge what's going on, and not insult our intelligence. All-in-all, a solid week here on Sunday Henshin Time, where three lineups of transforming heroes face the problems of the week, and rise above. Mostly. Garren does get his butt kicked pretty often.
The incredible artwork for Sunday Henshin Time was provided by Cas!
To start...
2025-09-0500 minSunday Henshin TimeSunday Henshin Time S1E2 – I Know That QuarryEPISODES COVERED: Futari wa Pretty Cure 3-4, Tokosou Sentai Dekaranger 3-4, Kamen Rider Blade 3-4
Big explosive openings are out of the way, now is time to settle into some grooves. Futari wa is out here building the train while it's already on the tracks, but that's where they like to be. Dekaranger is trying to expand it's characters and setting, and Blade is diving right into some impressively escalated stakes. What will these shows morph into? Something colorful, I am certain.
The incredible artwork for Sunday Henshin Time was provided by Cas!
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2025-08-2900 minSunday Henshin TimeSunday Henshin Time S1E1 – Look, That’s His NameEPISODES COVERED: Futari wa Pretty Cure 1-2, Tokosou Sentai Dekaranger 1-2, Kamen Rider Blade 1-2
Here comes a new story. Or three, to be more precise. With our Journey to the Worst in the bag, Kyrie and I leave Dragon Ball behind for the moment, and head to new territory. But what could we possibly cover where we'd have that same magic combination of undercovered work that we can act as experts about, and that we're very passionate about? It's a short list, I think. But you know? Pretty Cure, Super Sentai, and Kamen Rider? Yeah, I...
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Journey to the WorstJourney to the Worst – Dragon Ball Daima Episodes 17-20 (Podcast Finale)The great magic, the great evil, has arrived. Goku and friends meet Dr. Arinsu and her assistants, but both must put aside their differences to battle King Gomah. Break down the walls, break your limits. Solve your problems. Say goodbye to your friends. Go home. And on your way home, remember this song.
Hey Shenron, grant my wish
I wanna meet
Someone amazing again tomorrow
Thank you so much to @Merik_MERIMO for our awesome podcast art!
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2025-08-1700 minJourney to the WorstJourney to the Worst – Dragon Ball Daima Episodes 13-16We are so close. We really are reaching Journey's end as the battles heat up in the intensely hot First Demon Realm. Our heroes are heading straight to King Gohma's castle, and the final play is set in motion. The final dominoes are falling over, but remember the song we sing.
Even when your heart shrinks,
And you feel low,
Dreams are everywhere.
Thank you so much to @Merik_MERIMO for our awesome podcast art!
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2025-07-1200 minJourney to the WorstJourney to the Worst – Dragon Ball Daima Episodes 9-12Let the battles truly begin! Goku beat a Tamagami last time, but TWO get knocked down this week. Vegeta displays a power we've never seen from him before, Dr. Arinsu creates two new warriors to fight for her, and Hybis fights for fair compensation for his labor. Amidst these battles, sing the song...
The fanfare of courage
No holds barred battles
The excitement ain't stoppin'
Thank you so much to @Merik_MERIMO for our awesome podcast art!
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2025-06-2800 minJourney to the WorstJourney to the Worst – Dragon Ball Daima Episodes 5-8The Daima fighters are in a bit of a jam being on the run from the Gendarmerie, but look, Goku isn't too worried about it. This Demon World stuff? Practically a vacation for him. But in these episodes we learn a little more about this realm we are in, along with the fine people who breathe life into the characters we love. It's the second verse of this particular song, but in case you don't know the words...
Time to adventure,
You'll be hooked for sure!
The Demon Realm is full of mystery...
Thank you...
2025-06-2100 minJourney to the WorstJourney to the Worst – Dragon Ball Daima Episodes 1-4One more time. We have one Dragon Ball show left to cover before we turn the lights off. Clocking in at 20 episodes, our Dragon Ball Daima coverage won't be as long as the others, but the last story Akira Toriyama left us with before his passing has plenty of ideas to discuss. Sing it with us- sing Jaka Jaan, the fanfare of courage.
Here comes a New Story
Thousands of jabs and silly jokes
They're waiting for you
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Be sure to j...
2025-06-1700 minJourney to the WorstJourney to the Worst – Super Dragon Ball Heroes Episodes 51-56What a lousy way to go out. We had so much fun with this show, only for this final arc to go out on such a weak note. There isn't much to reflect on as we reached the final stop in our Super Dragon Ball Heroes journey... but that isn't to say there isn't one last place for us to go. One more work for us to cover. We are reaching the end of this journey through Dragon Ball... I wonder what amazing thing we will see tomorrow.
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Dragon Ball Z PART 3 - Did You...
2025-06-0500 minJourney to the WorstJourney To The Worst – Super Dragon Ball Heroes Episodes 46-50It's time to close out a saga. What will happen to Aeos? Who's stronger, Goku or Goku? Why is Broly here again? So many questions remain, and we'll do our best, but I can't promise satisfying answers. In some cases, I can't promise answers at all. But you'll get some romantic comedy, and that's a rare pull for this show, so let's try to be grateful.
Thank you so much to @Merik_MERIMO for our awesome podcast art!
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2025-05-3100 minJourney to the WorstJourney To The Worst – Super Dragon Ball Heroes Episodes 41-45WE ARE SO BACK! WE ARE MORE BACK THEN EVER BEFORE!!! This arc hits so many high highs, and we have a grand ol' time. This episode we discuss Aeos and how cool she is, the jokes that actually work, and clever writing! What a fun time we had! I wonder how the show will disappoint us next!
Thank you so much to @Merik_MERIMO for our awesome podcast art!
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2025-05-2100 minJourney to the WorstJourney To The Worst – Super Dragon Ball Heroes Episodes 37-40The Back/Cooked Meter is swinging back and forth wildly as we head into the END of the New Space-Time War Saga. Good Stupid, Bad Stupid, lord I've had my share. Listen to Masako Nozawa train in another dimension while Masako Nozawa buys time, holding off the evil Masako Nozawa! Meanwhile, Masako Nozawa is also here, but only in the background and stuff, and doesn't get to do anything! Maybe she'll throw her iconic Masenko!
Vegeta is also here. We seem more aware of that than this show is.
Thank you so much to @Merik...
2025-05-1400 minJourney to the WorstJourney To The Worst – Super Dragon Ball Heroes Episodes 33-36It's so funny. This run of episodes we watched might be, time-wise, the least amount of time we have spent watching something for this podcast. A paltry 4 episodes. Barely cresting over 40 minutes, and that's if you include the ad spots and OP! And YET. We had so much to say.
This show is pretty fun.
Thank you so much to @Merik_MERIMO for our awesome podcast art!
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2025-05-0800 minJourney to the WorstJourney to the Worst – Super Dragon Ball Heroes Episodes 27-32Yes. Yes. STUPIDER! MAKE IT MORE STUPID! On this episode of Journey to the Worst, Super Dragon Ball Heroes fully understands the assignment, and just gets dumb as hell, to our great delight. My boy is back, Fu is on his bullshit, all's right with the world.
Thank you so much to @Merik_MERIMO for our awesome podcast art!
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2025-04-2100 minJourney to the WorstJourney to the Worst – Dragon Ball Evolution Specialoh yeah HAHA funny April Fool's Goof, good one Kyrie. Sure year talk about THAT movie. The one that nearly was the final output of the Dragon Ball franchise. The one that is surrounded in infamy from it's terrible production and reception. WELL JOKE'S ON YOU, BUSTER, WE WATCHED THE MOVIE.
Turns out we have a lot to discuss.
Sources:
BUFFY Icon James Marsters in Toronto! Popcorn and Soda
Durango's Non-Traditional Incentives
The Writer of Dragonball Evolution Offers a Sincere Apology to Fans
Thank you so much...
2025-04-0200 minJourney to the WorstJourney to the Worst – Super Dragon Ball Heroes Episodes 21-26And we're back to stage setting for a new saga, and having fun again! Dumb old friends return, there's a loud magic bird- wait, two loud magic birds. But I am afraid we are at the end of our patience with our extremely low quality fan subtitles. There are just limits to how much you can lie about what a character said before we get angry.
Thank you so much to @Merik_MERIMO for our awesome podcast art!
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2025-03-1900 minJourney to the WorstJourney to the Worst – Super Dragon Ball Heroes Episodes 14-20You know, we were so hot on those last episodes. Ok, maybe not hot but damn we had a pretty good time. But yesterday's prices are not today's prices my friend and BOY this series really is starting to drag on us. Maybe I was in a bad mood. Maybe these episodes sucked. Who knows! But we had a good time discussing this show and... American politics? Oh boy.
Thank you so much to @Merik_MERIMO for our awesome podcast art!
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2025-03-1300 minJourney to the WorstJourney to the Worst – Super Dragon Ball Heroes Episodes 7-13Our second Super Hero'd saga begins! Boy, it is inconvenient that Dragon Ball Super, Super Dragon Ball Heroes, and Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero are all distinct and relevant entries in this series. But it's time to make some new friends, so let's put those troubles out of our minds. Introducing arch villain Hearts, his minions Kamin and Oren, and a crystal prison princess named Lagss? Alright, let's get stupid. I'm game.
Thank you so much to @Merik_MERIMO for our awesome podcast art!
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2025-02-2600 minJourney to the WorstJourney to the Worst – Super Dragon Ball Heroes Episodes 1-6A thus, a new journey begins. Dragon Ball GT, turns out, wasn't the worst the Dragon Ball franchise has to offer. Folks, we may have found the bottom. But like Goku, maybe we can surpass the limits of the bottom of the barrel and dig even deeper into this very wacky show. Join us, will you?
Thank you so much to @Merik_MERIMO for our awesome podcast art!
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2025-02-0500 minJourney to the WorstJourney to the Worst – Dragon Ball GT Finale – A Hero’s LegacyThere is one stop left in this journey. We watched the Dragon Ball GT television special, A Hero's Legacy, a deeply flawed special with some surprising bright spots. After that, we look at our lists and reflect on the journey itself, finally arriving at the last stop in our grand tour. There is more to do, but for now? It's time to get some rest.
Thank you so much to @Merik_MERIMO for our awesome podcast art!
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2025-01-2100 minJourney to the WorstJourney to the Worst – Dragon Ball GT Episodes 61-64And here we come to the first of two endings to Dragon Ball GT. A strong set of episodes heralds the farewell of a show that, on reflection, was a very flawed work. There are definitely things to love, and we've done our best to love them. But when all is said and done, was it worth it?
Ah, a foolish question- I apologize. I of all people should know: it's not about the destination, it's about the Journey.
Thank you so much to @Merik_MERIMO for our awesome podcast art!
Be sure t...
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Bottle Crow RebornBottle Crow Reborn Still Not 200 – Chili TrionisThe danger at this point is if I try to invent fictional Taco Bell items to deceive Nick, it'll turn out some of them are real. We've all noticed the rotating roster of Taco Bell ingredients. Beans, cheese, tortilla, beef, chips, nacho cheese, sour cream... the Invoker of the Bell has already whipped together so, so many spells. Independent invention is just a nice phrase for "wasted everyone's time."
Join the Bottle Crow Discord to check out our live posted show notes as well as chat with us and other listeners! There's also the new Scanline Media Di...
2025-01-1500 minBottle Crow RebornBottle Crow Reborn Still Not 200 – Chili TrionisThe danger at this point is if I try to invent fictional Taco Bell items to deceive Nick, it'll turn out some of them are real. We've all noticed the rotating roster of Taco Bell ingredients. Beans, cheese, tortilla, beef, chips, nacho cheese, sour cream... the Invoker of the Bell has already whipped together so, so many spells. Independent invention is just a nice phrase for "wasted everyone's time."
Join the Bottle Crow Discord to check out our live posted show notes as well as chat with us and other listeners! There's also the new Scanline Media Di...
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Mechanista in GMechanista in G – T-34 TankReally, tanks are just Heavy Cars, right? Kinda. I mean treads turn because of the wheels inside them. So it's a big box with a motor that turns wheels. I suppose this kind of reductive logic leads you to saying things like "a CAT5E network cable is a sandwich" so perhaps I should stop while I'm far, far behind. The T-34 was a workhorse of WW2 not because it was the best tank, but because it was the right combination of effective and easy to make. The Zaku of the Eastern Front, perhaps. It almost has as many...
2025-01-1000 minJourney to the WorstJourney to the Worst – Dragon Ball GT Episodes 57-60Panel 1, Panel 2 energy on this JttW as we start out with two eps that are flat-out bad, and then dip into two pretty good ones- including one of the straight up best sequences of the show so far! You know that Super Saiyan 4 Gogeta? It turns out his popularity overshadowed the show he's from for a reason. Funny guy. Would hate to meet him.
Thank you so much to @Merik_MERIMO for our awesome podcast art!
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2025-01-0900 minMechanista in GMechanista in G – MSJ-121 Demi TrainerTrainer types are an interesting type of mobile suit we don't get to see often. The GM Trainer is an example, as is the Nero Trainer Type of course. Those two are different in terms of order: when they were designing mecha for the show, the GM came before the GM Trainer, but the Nero and the Nero Trainer Type were pretty much designed at the same time. Here's a third style: we see the MSJ-121 Demi Trainer quite a while before we see any sort of non-trainer model.
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2025-01-0300 minBottle Crow RebornBottle Crow Reborn Episode Not 200 – Five. Candy. Cigarettes.Aw. That's so sad! See this? It's the world's tiniest omelette, cooking just for you.
Join the Bottle Crow Discord to check out our live posted show notes as well as chat with us and other listeners! There's also the new Scanline Media Discord for Scanline stuff more generally. We’re on iTunes, Google Play, and Stitcher! You can subscribe on those, and leave a review if you like! That would really help us out. Tell your Dota friends about us, help spread the word! Make sure to vote on the Rhythms of Riftshadow Ruins in the Steam W...
2025-01-0100 minBottle Crow RebornBottle Crow Reborn Episode Not 200 – Five. Candy. Cigarettes.Aw. That's so sad! See this? It's the world's tiniest omelette, cooking just for you.
Join the Bottle Crow Discord to check out our live posted show notes as well as chat with us and other listeners! There's also the new Scanline Media Discord for Scanline stuff more generally. We’re on iTunes, Google Play, and Stitcher! You can subscribe on those, and leave a review if you like! That would really help us out. Tell your Dota friends about us, help spread the word! Make sure to vote on the Rhythms of Riftshadow Ruins in the Steam W...
2025-01-0100 minJourney to the WorstJourney to the Worst – Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans SpecialThis Christmas, we wanted to do something special. Very little remains of our GT watching, so we decided to take a detour to a surprising connection to the show, The Plan To Eradicate The Saiyans! Join Six and Kyrie as they take a deep dive on a weird OVA where we had a surprising a lot to say about it.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from us here at Scanline Media. Hope you enjoy this episode in a busy holiday season.
Additional Reading:
Tidbits: Saiya-jin Zetsumetsu Keikaku: Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans...
2024-12-2500 minMechanista in GMechanista in G – MOGUERASteel Ground Dragon! If MOGUERA were a pokemon, I'd say that was too many types! Though bit aside, MOGUERA wouldn't be Dragon type. Just Steel/Ground. This guy was in one sci-fi movie in the 50s, and then almost disappeared for forever. But almost forty years later, the Godzilla franchise decided they needed a successor to MechaGodzilla... and the rest is history. Let's read some of that history, huh?
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If you want to find us on Twitter, Dylan is @lowpolyrobot...
2024-12-1800 minBottle Crow RebornBottle Crow Queue Time 1 – Keighleys Minus KeighleyIt's like Garfield Minus Garfield! Kinda. As you'll hear in short order, I don't like or respect Geoff Keighley, or The Game Awards, a yearly video game awards and news presentation that supports some shitty causes while suppressing things like strikes, unions, etc. Rats can get f- mmmm I don't think I can write that in show notes, these get posted on like Apple and stuff. Well, you can probably guess what I think of rats. Despite all this, The Game Awards are home to a bunch of game news. What if we watched those trailers at 1.5x speed...
2024-12-1800 minBottle Crow RebornBottle Crow Queue Time 1 – Keighleys Minus KeighleyIt's like Garfield Minus Garfield! Kinda. As you'll hear in short order, I don't like or respect Geoff Keighley, or The Game Awards, a yearly video game awards and news presentation that supports some shitty causes while suppressing things like strikes, unions, etc. Rats can get f- mmmm I don't think I can write that in show notes, these get posted on like Apple and stuff. Well, you can probably guess what I think of rats. Despite all this, The Game Awards are home to a bunch of game news. What if we watched those trailers at 1.5x speed...
2024-12-1800 minJourney to the WorstJourney to the Worst – Dragon Ball GT Episodes 52-56Have confidence in your earthquakes, if not your show. After a strong start, the Shadow Dragon Saga hits a snag, namedly "these episodes suck." But the end is in sight- there are only so many Shadow Dragons! Hopefully we'll end strong with a cool guy! Various video games I've played suggest we will.
Thank you so much to @Merik_MERIMO for our awesome podcast art!
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2024-12-1400 minMechanista in GMechanista in G – MD-0031 DilanzaChildren like Gundams. Young adults like ace custom versions of grunts. But true maturity is loving a basic, no-frills grunt. And there aren't many that draw those better than our friend Ippei Gyoubu. So when we saw he had not just a non-custom version of Guel's machine from the start of the show, but a predecessor to that? Well. Let the good times roll.
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We reference two pieces of Ippei Gyoubu art from his Twitter: it's these two tweets.
2024-12-1300 minBottle Crow RebornBottle Crow Reborn Episode 199 – That’s the Episode TitleIt's a very sincere episode as Nick and I (hi, this is Six, I write these, I think Nick wrote like one? ever?) try to do our normal podcast without resorting to faux anger, hyperbole, or misrepresentation. It's harder than you think, given our relationship.
Join the Bottle Crow Discord to check out our live posted show notes as well as chat with us and other listeners! There's also the new Scanline Media Discord for Scanline stuff more generally. We’re on iTunes, Google Play, and Stitcher! You can subscribe on those, and leave a review if you l...
2024-12-1100 minBottle Crow RebornBottle Crow Reborn Episode 199 – That’s the Episode TitleIt's a very sincere episode as Nick and I (hi, this is Six, I write these, I think Nick wrote like one? ever?) try to do our normal podcast without resorting to faux anger, hyperbole, or misrepresentation. It's harder than you think, given our relationship.
Join the Bottle Crow Discord to check out our live posted show notes as well as chat with us and other listeners! There's also the new Scanline Media Discord for Scanline stuff more generally. We’re on iTunes, Google Play, and Stitcher! You can subscribe on those, and leave a review if you l...
2024-12-1100 minJourney to the WorstJourney to the Worst – Dragon Ball GT Episodes 48-51The final arc of Dragon Ball GT begins! Pan and Goku begin a new quest to recover the Dragonballs, but must defeat the embodiment of each of the 7 balls! What results are some fun gimmick fights, but what else does this arc have in store for us?
Thank you so much to @Merik_MERIMO for our awesome podcast art!
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2024-12-0500 minMechanista in GMechanista in G – MD-0064 DarilbaldeAs a rival machine, the Darilbalde is an interesting example of how mobile suit aesthetic has changed. Certainly, part of it is down to Ippei Gyoubu's art style, but the bulky elegance of the Darilbalde, its spears and shields, it's a far cry from the Zaku II Commander Type.
Here is a link to a Google Drive folder of images we reference that aren't easy to find, as well as Schizophonic's review of the Schwarzette.
You can find a video version of this podcast for free on Scanline Media's Patreon!
If you want...
2024-11-2100 minBottle Crow RebornBottle Crow Reborn Episode 198 – Jokie Is StrongThere's nothing in the title "mixologist" that says it has to be drinks. For that matter, lots of "bars" qualify for "bartending." ...Damn, the speed with which this bit became boring! Anyway. Jelly bean cocktails, luxurious Snickers, """""Cider"""" and more. Oh! And Dota, because they actually put something good in the game for the first time in ages.
Join the Bottle Crow Discord to check out our live posted show notes as well as chat with us and other listeners! There's also the new Scanline Media Discord for Scanline stuff more generally. We’re on iTunes, Google Play...
2024-11-2000 minBottle Crow RebornBottle Crow Reborn Episode 198 – Jokie Is StrongThere's nothing in the title "mixologist" that says it has to be drinks. For that matter, lots of "bars" qualify for "bartending." ...Damn, the speed with which this bit became boring! Anyway. Jelly bean cocktails, luxurious Snickers, """""Cider"""" and more. Oh! And Dota, because they actually put something good in the game for the first time in ages.
Join the Bottle Crow Discord to check out our live posted show notes as well as chat with us and other listeners! There's also the new Scanline Media Discord for Scanline stuff more generally. We’re on iTunes, Google Play...
2024-11-2000 minJourney to the WorstJourney to the Worst – Dragon Ball Daima Preview (1-5)On this episode, we were joined by Jen (@spookycutewitch.bsky.social) and Allen (@aibrahim.bsky.social). Jen is a regular Scanline Media member, and thus her work can be found at scanlinemedia.com and patreon.com/scanlinemedia. Allen hosts some Scanline shows as well, but their primary work is Chatz: A Television Podcast.
Thank you so much to @Merik_MERIMO for our awesome podcast art!
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2024-11-1600 minMechanista in GMechanista in G – Vic ViperWe're always comparing transforming robots and their flight forms to schmup ships. Well, maybe it's time to turn the tables. As per a listener request, let's talk about a schmup ship, and... ok well, I guess we don't really compare it to robots much. Except the one that is a robot! Or two. Two that are robots. One of them's a Super Fighting Robot! Oh wait then there's technic-
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2024-11-1500 minJourney to the WorstJourney to the Worst – Dragon Ball GT Episodes 45-47Right as we start, we come to an end. The Super 17 Saga comes to a swift close, and the cut episodes and dashed ambitions can be really felt in this set of episodes. But its ending may still land the parting blow that leaves a positive impression.
Thank you so much to @Merik_MERIMO for our awesome podcast art!
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2024-11-1500 minBottle Crow RebornBottle Crow Reborn Episode 197 – Coddled Drink BabyRanch dressing. Since time immemorial it has enchanted mankind with its smooth flow and flavor. It is divisive, just as the Mighty Mississippi divides America. "Wings are better with blue cheese," they say. "Fries are better with ketchup," they whine. And sometimes they are right. Well, the ketchup people are. Blue cheese dressing is in fact disgusting and you should feel ashamed of yourself.
Sorry. What were we talking about?
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2024-11-1500 minBottle Crow RebornBottle Crow Reborn Episode 197 – Coddled Drink BabyRanch dressing. Since time immemorial it has enchanted mankind with its smooth flow and flavor. It is divisive, just as the Mighty Mississippi divides America. "Wings are better with blue cheese," they say. "Fries are better with ketchup," they whine. And sometimes they are right. Well, the ketchup people are. Blue cheese dressing is in fact disgusting and you should feel ashamed of yourself.
Sorry. What were we talking about?
Join the Bottle Crow Discord to check out our live posted show notes as well as chat with us and other listeners! There's also the new...
2024-11-1500 minJourney to the WorstJourney to the Worst – Dragon Ball GT Episodes 41-44Ain't no breaks on this train! This time, we're taking on the infamous Super 17 Saga! And y'know, after our brief stint with worstdom at the beginning of the show, we've been really pleasantly surprised with how wrong everyone was! But what if I told you that that might... be at an end. Because these eps aren't exactly great.
Thank you so much to @Merik_MERIMO for our awesome podcast art!
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2024-11-1500 minMechanista in GMechanista in G – World Heroes (Part 6)Tiny, but fierce. We've got more SD Gundam designs for you this week, though... it's mostly just a ton of versions of the same one. But 1) they're pretty cool and 2) when you have Son Wukong, the Monkey King, as a Gundam? Yeah, I mean, he deserves his own spotlight, I think.
You can find a video version of this podcast for free on Scanline Media's Patreon!
If you want to find us on Twitter, Dylan is @lowpolyrobot and Six is @sixdettmar. Our opening theme is the Hangar Theme from Gundam Breaker 3, and our ending theme f...
2024-11-1500 minBottle Crow RebornBottle Crow Reborn Episode 196 – Four Loko SommelierI hope y'all like Carmilla. There's a loooot of Carmilla this ep. ...Wait wait wait don't leave! It's not til like 50, 55 minutes in! There's a lot of non-Carmilla pod I'm sorry come baaaaaaaaack
Join the Bottle Crow Discord to check out our live posted show notes as well as chat with us and other listeners! There's also the new Scanline Media Discord for Scanline stuff more generally. We’re on iTunes, Google Play, and Stitcher! You can subscribe on those, and leave a review if you like! That would really help us out. Tell your Dota friends about...
2024-11-1500 minBottle Crow RebornBottle Crow Reborn Episode 196 – Four Loko SommelierI hope y'all like Carmilla. There's a loooot of Carmilla this ep. ...Wait wait wait don't leave! It's not til like 50, 55 minutes in! There's a lot of non-Carmilla pod I'm sorry come baaaaaaaaack
Join the Bottle Crow Discord to check out our live posted show notes as well as chat with us and other listeners! There's also the new Scanline Media Discord for Scanline stuff more generally. We’re on iTunes, Google Play, and Stitcher! You can subscribe on those, and leave a review if you like! That would really help us out. Tell your Dota friends about...
2024-11-1500 minMechanista in GMechanista in G – FP/A-77 Gundam PharactUnlike Dylan, I'm skeptical we'll get any sort of Pharact variants in the Witch from Mercury manga. In its own story, it's born of such specific circumstances that it's hard to imagine why there'd be a Pharact Ground Type, or a Pharact Full Armor, or what have you. But heaven knows I've been wrong before, and I'd love to see more iteration on this design... whether it's done by Inaba, Inata, or Inada.
Here are tweets we discuss on this episode:
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2024-10-0900 minBottle Crow RebornBottle Crow Reborn Episode 195 – Dumb Harrison FurredBtw, you don't need to tell me the Hello Kitty thing is wrong. You can if you want. I pulled up tabs during the ep, and I left them open, and then looking at them AFTER the show, it was like "huh. No they say that's not true. Well. Ok." I don't really know what that means to be honest. I mean I guess it just means she really is a cat? I guess. Which is kinda the simpler explanation. But it's not very engaging, Sanrio.
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2024-10-0800 minBottle Crow RebornBottle Crow Reborn Episode 195 – Dumb Harrison FurredBtw, you don't need to tell me the Hello Kitty thing is wrong. You can if you want. I pulled up tabs during the ep, and I left them open, and then looking at them AFTER the show, it was like "huh. No they say that's not true. Well. Ok." I don't really know what that means to be honest. I mean I guess it just means she really is a cat? I guess. Which is kinda the simpler explanation. But it's not very engaging, Sanrio.
Join the Bottle Crow Discord to check out our live posted sh...
2024-10-0800 minJourney to the WorstJourney to the Worst – Dragon Ball GT Episodes 37-40Well, it's come to an end. The Baby Saga is now over, and we are left with the planet Tuffle in orbit. We say goodbye to a compelling villain, a beloved hero, and... the planet Earth?? OH CRAP WE FORGOT ABOUT THE BLACK STAR DRAGON BALLS. Our heroes better come up with something quick!
Thank you so much to @Merik_MERIMO for our awesome podcast art!
Be sure to join the Scanline Media Discord to discuss this episode and all our work!
Further Reading
He's One Of Ours: Blackness in Animation...
2024-10-0300 minJourney to the WorstJourney to the Worst – Dragon Ball GT Episodes 1-3Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball franchise is one of the most beloved in the world. Three great shows, a lot of video games of varying quality but with a huge fanbase all the same, and... then a black sheep. Even in a series where the missteps are treasured, there is one thing the community rejects: Dragon Ball GT. Aired immediately after the end of Z, GT was made by the animation team for the anime, without Toriyama there to write the scripts. In a sense, you could think of it as a whole anime as filler. Or perhaps it's better...
2024-05-2500 min
The VFX Artists PodcastA Love of Film with Carolina Jiménez García, Lead Layout Artist, Scanline | TVAP EP25This week Daniel caught up with Layout Artist who has 7 Oscar Nominated films, as well as an Emmy and a Goya under her belt!Many of our Spanish speaking audience may already be familiar with Carolina as she runs an incredibly popular VFX and film Youtube, blog and Twitter account as Okingrafia. Carolina is a Lead Layout Artist at Scanline, most recently on projects like Free Guy, Moonfall and Eternals. Her career spans the Globe and major studios such as Dneg in London, Scanline in Canada, and Weta in New Zealand where she fulfilled her dream by w...
2022-02-1657 min
Zez Retro / Cathode Ray PodcastJonathan from Scanline City - Zezcast #3I had the pleasure of talking to Jonathan Thompson, who you might know from his fantastic YouTube channel "Scanline City". The channel currently revolved around arcade sticks and I think it is an excellent resource for those who love to play and collect sticks.
Jonathan is very active in other areas of retro gaming as well, you may have seen his project to create high quality metal/perspex cases for classic arcade boards like the Mortal Kombat series or his efforts to build an authentic recreation of the classic "MAS" American arcade stick.
In another...
2021-12-021h 30
The Garnet WagerThe Garnet Wager Episode 64 – Season 5 Postmortem
We’re about to take ourselves a break, having finished The Genius and our big silly story. But before we do, we just wanted to have one last chat. Not keeping kayfabe, just talking about making this ridiculous season of podcast.
Our artwork is a commission from the amazing Bitmap Prager! Please enjoy seeing Scanline-chan as the Bandage Man, and consider checking out more of Bitmap’s work!
2021-09-2742 minThe Garnet WagerThe Garnet Wager Episode 63 – Finals (S4E12)
And so ends a very long journey. For the Genius and its contestants, for us, for the Bandage Man and friends. And enemies, too. A new journey will open before us err long. But for now, thanks for riding with us… to the end. There is no more The Genius. But there will be more The Garnet Wager.
If you want to play Fantasy Genius with us, we’ve got everything you need! The RSS feed has episodes explaining the rules, and here is a link to Google Document versions of those rules, and the current point tota...
2021-09-141h 14The Garnet WagerThe Garnet Wager Episode 62 – How Much (S4E11)
Live from inside the Garnet Dome, it’s The Garnet Wager! Musical performance by Lady Gagarnet, trivia by The Garnet Cager, podcast-style commentary from your three normal hosts Allen, Nick, and Six! And let’s not forget, the second to last episode of not just The Genius, but of The Garnet Wager Season 5’s epic narrative! Don’t miss it!
If you want to play Fantasy Genius with us, we’ve got everything you need! The RSS feed has episodes explaining the rules, and here is a link to Google Document versions of those rules, and the current po...
2021-06-281h 45The Garnet WagerThe Garnet Wager Episode 60 – Cooperative Hold’em (S4E10)
The end approaches, for this season, for the Genius, for the stupid meta-narrative we’ve layered into the podcast this season. Player-invited guests bring us a dynamic and delightful main match of matchstick puzzles and poker, and then yet MORE poker in perhaps the most tense DM I’ve ever seen. All this, plus a discussion of a truly absurd Kamen Rider movie. Saddle up!
If you want to play Fantasy Genius with us, we’ve got everything you need! The RSS feed has episodes explaining the rules, and here is a link to Google Document versions of tho...
2021-05-301h 05
The Allan McKay Podcast298 -- Zack Snyder’s JUSTICE LEAGUE -- Scanline VFXWhen it comes to VFX Work, Bryan Hirota has seen a lot in his career, from his first VFX job at Visual Image to currently being a VFX Supervisor at Scanline VFX. He’s worked at studios like Pixomondo, Prime Focus VFX, CIS Hollywood, Blue Sky - VIFX. His projects include The Zack Snyder’s Justice League, Godzilla vs Kong, The Suicide Squad, Aquaman, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, The Green Lantern, Tree of Life, Watchmen, Tropic Thunder, Pirates of the Caribbean, X-Men, Armageddon, The Relic and many more. In this Podcast, Allan interviews Bryan about his...
2021-05-1147 minThe Garnet WagerThe Garnet Wager Episode 59 – Horror Race II (S4E9)
I guess I’m ok with main matches that are sequels to previous ones, but having the sequel in the SAME SEASON as the first iteration? That gets some side-eye from me. I mean, if you take our homework for instance, Unreal Tournament 2003 and 2004, those two games were a year and a half apart and THAT felt fast. I know, apples and oranges. But. Also, the DM was boring this week, booo.
If you want to play Fantasy Genius with us, we’ve got everything you need! The RSS feed has episodes explaining the rules, and here is a...
2021-05-091h 19The Garnet WagerThe Garnet Wager Episode 58 – Minus Auction II (S4E8)
We’re back with more of The Genius! It’s time for a reworked repeat game, both for Main Match and Death Match. We also talk about a forgotten cyberpunk classic in Strange Days, and talk about how a movie that was politically prescient in 1995 feels a bit dated in 2021. All this and more on this episode of The Garnet Wager!
If you want to play Fantasy Genius with us, we’ve got everything you need! The RSS feed has episodes explaining the rules, and here is a link to Google Document versions of those rules, and the cu...
2021-04-181h 04The Garnet WagerThe Garnet Wager Episode 57 – Seed Poker (S4E7)
On The Genius, they’re playing the king of card games: poker! Alliances are formed and crumble, and the cast spy pays the price. Here on the Wager, we’re playing Dota, watching kdramas and spending gregnets. Then… regret. Only regret.
If you want to play Fantasy Genius with us, we’ve got everything you need! The RSS feed has episodes explaining the rules, and here is a link to Google Document versions of those rules, and the current point totals!
Our artwork is a commission from the amazing Bitmap Prager! Please enjoy seeing Scanline-chan as the B...
2021-03-081h 22The Garnet WagerThe Garnet Wager Episode 56 – Garnet Thief (S4E6)
When did this become the Kyunghoon show? I’m not complaining, I just didn’t see it coming. Used to be he was just that kid who was too excited by the idea of betrayal that he couldn’t think two moves ahead. We’re all ready to see Jungmoon go home, and Nick made us watch a movie about geese. Figures, doesn’t it.
If you want to play Fantasy Genius with us, we’ve got everything you need! The RSS feed has episodes explaining the rules, and here is a link to Google Document versions of those rul...
2021-02-071h 12The Garnet WagerThe Garnet Wager Episode 55- Loyalists and Rebels (S4E5)
Betrayal in the House of Bandages! It’s time to play Resistance, because this main match is just Resistance, y’all. Or Werewolf, or Mafia. Which is good! Except for when it isn’t. We also watched That Thing You Do, and then we get into some Indian Poker.
If you want to play Fantasy Genius with us, we’ve got everything you need! The RSS feed has episodes explaining the rules, and here is a link to Google Document versions of those rules, and the current point totals!
Our artwork is a commission from the amaz...
2021-01-221h 16The Garnet WagerThe Garnet Wager Episode 54 – Fish Shop (S4E4)
Squid, one dollar! Squid one dollar here! We’re back with another episode of The Genius, and it’s time to sell some fish! Unspoken heroes rise, with secret teams running the show. We also watched Silence of the Lambs, because Nick is just like that.
If you want to play Fantasy Genius with us, we’ve got everything you need! The RSS feed has episodes explaining the rules, and here is a link to Google Document versions of those rules, and the current point totals!
Our artwork is a commission from the amazing Bitmap Prager...
2020-12-191h 28The Garnet WagerThe Garnet Wager Episode 53 – Goldfinger II Bonus Ep
There are many types of apology in this world. Sincere or insincere. Non-apologies, where you redirect blame. Half apologies. But I come to you today to say, a full, proper, sincere apology. I’m sorry this episode turned out this way. Maybe some people will find enjoyment in this train wreck that is Six (me), Allen, and Nick playing a tabletop game very VERY loosely themed around James Bond, and making a bunch of inside jokes. But if not, I can’t blame you.
If you want to play Fantasy Genius with us, we’ve got everything you ne...
2020-12-091h 31The Garnet WagerThe Garnet Wager Episode 52 – Today’s Menu (S4E3)
The Genius strikes back this week with one of if not THE best episodes of this show we’ve ever seen. Great Main Match, ASTONISHING Death Match, amazing character development. Twists and turns. And not just on the tv show… in our very midst as well! The Bandage Man answers back after last week’s stunning Cager scheme.
If you want to play Fantasy Genius with us, we’ve got everything you need! The RSS feed has episodes explaining the rules, and here is a link to Google Document versions of those rules, and the current point totals!
2020-11-161h 09The Garnet WagerThe Garnet Wager Episode 51 – Horror Race (S4E2)
Already, the appearance of The Garnet Cager has thrown our favorite fantasy game into chaos. Our main match, Horror Race, leaves our contestants dumbfounded, our own homework, Goldfinger, leaves us players shaking our heads, and a Tactical Yutnori death match merely piles onto the mess.
If you want to play Fantasy Genius with us, we’ve got everything you need! The RSS feed has episodes explaining the rules, and here is a link to Google Document versions of those rules, and the current point totals!
Our artwork is a commission from the amazing Bitmap Prager! Pl...
2020-11-011h 02The Garnet WagerThe Garnet Wager Episode 50 – ID Exchange (S4E1)
Here we go. The Grand Final of The Genius is underway, and so many friends are here. Your host friends Allen, Nick and Six watch your contestant friends from three seasons of The Genius meet up and compete, and our first main match is a doozy. This is gonna be a wild season, gang.
If you want to play Fantasy Genius with us, we’ve got everything you need! The RSS feed has episodes explaining the rules, and here is a link to Google Document versions of those rules, and the current point totals!
Our ar...
2020-10-1858 minThe Garnet WagerThe Garnet Wager Episode 49 – The Season 5 Draft
Allen, Nick, and Six return, under the watchful eye of the Bandage Man. There is more Genius to watch: one final season. Fantasy Genius rules are in full effect, and so we start like all good fantasy competitions: with a draft. But it is more than just a draft, of course, for where the Bandage Man is involved, a game is sure to follow.
But perhaps this season, the mysterious host of The Garnet Wager has more than he bargained for….
If you want to play Fantasy Genius with us, we’ve got everything you need...
2020-10-0826 min
Scanline TabletopScanline Tabletop – Starsung Distance Episode 3EPISODE THREE: THROUGH A CRACKED LENS In her escape pod, Signal Static stewed. The other pilots had been worthless- less than worthless. They fought like fools, talked like idiots, and if Signal managed to make her way back to the Valk, she’d see to it that their records permanently bore the marks of… no. She […]
2020-10-0700 minScanline TabletopMars Colony Episode 1 – Red Planet Red TopsThis is the first ever episode of Scanline Tabletop, an Actual Play podcast started back in January of 2020 as a reward for $5+ backers on our Patreon. As part of a general shifting of this on the Patreon, this show is becoming a free podcast, and so new episodes will come out as they’re […]
2020-09-0500 minThe Garnet WagerThe Garnet Wager Episode 40 – Season 3 Finale (S3E12)There are garnets to be won. There are battles to be decided. Dongmin and Hyunmin clash, perhaps for the last time (All Stars? I legit don’t know) under three Death Matches to decide the winner of Season 3 of the Genius. Meanwhile, the Fantasy Genius battle between Six and Allen is settled, as well as a few quizzes and some discuss of old MTV animated show Daria.
If you want to play Fantasy Genius with us, we’ve got everything you need! The RSS feed has episodes explaining the rules, and here is a link to Google Docu...
2019-01-021h 29The Garnet WagerThe Garnet Wager Episode 39 – Doubting Yutnori (S3E11)Guests again! On this week’s episode of The Garnet Wager (and its associated The Genius episode), we’re all about betting! Betting on yutnori, betting on black and white! Betting on lies and truths! With our final three competing to make the most profit off of the fortunes and deceits of previously eliminated players, only those of insight and with the hand to guide fate will prevail.
If you want to play Fantasy Genius with us, we’ve got everything you need! The RSS feed has episodes explaining the rules, and here is a link to Google...
2018-12-2159 minThe Garnet WagerThe Garnet Wager Episode 38 – Chain Auction (S3E10)What a long, strange journey it’s been to getting this episode published. Last week we took a break, and then this week, any number of scheduling issues, medical catastrophes, internet outages, and so much more have made this ep as late as it is. Well, anyway, we’re finally back talking about The Genius, and I couldn’t be happier. The gang’s all here! Or at least the last 4 contestants of the season. A great main match, a great death match, and some fantastic guest presence: we’re in for a treat. Join us.
If you want t...
2018-12-1656 minThe Garnet WagerThe Garnet Wager Episode 37 – Middle Race (S3E9)No, you’re not misreading… it’s Middle Race again. It’s the same Main Match from this SAME SEASON. They added and removed roles, they made some balance changes, it’s being played with guests, but it… it’s still Middle Race. But at least we’ve got a new DM to freshen things up! …Oh. We don’t have that either. It’s the Memory Maze DM from last week. I… I think I need to sit down.
If you want to play Fantasy Genius with us, we’ve got everything you need! The RSS feed has episodes explaini...
2018-11-2952 minThe Garnet WagerThe Garnet Wager Episode 36 – Investment and Donation (S3E8)Capitalism is the enemy and objective once again with this week’s episode of The Genius, as the contestants tackle investment and charity, and trying to maximize profits while avoiding seeming like a scumbag. It definitely has a sort of Stormy Stock Market feel, but with its own spin on the idea. Then we head to a new DM, and it’s… a maze? Huh, I didn’t see that one coming.
If you want to play Fantasy Genius with us, we’ve got everything you need! The RSS feed has episodes explaining the rules, and here is a link...
2018-11-171h 02The Garnet WagerThe Garnet Wager Episode 35 – Constellation Game (S3E7)Finally! A good DM this season! It’s a shame it came paired with a less good Main Match, but, you have to take the good with the bad. It’s a good opportunity to talk about Dongmin, reflect on Sangmin, and wonder at what point teasing becomes bullying, and psychological pressure becomes cruelty. It’s a difficult line to draw, and I can see how others might have a different perspective… buuuut I’m pretty ok with the conclusion we come to.
If you want to play Fantasy Genius with us, we’ve got everything you need! The RS...
2018-11-081h 08The Garnet WagerThe Garnet Wager Episode 34 – Stormy Stock Market (S3E6)I have never bought any stock. Partially because I’ve never had the money to spare, but also I just am not that sort of risk-taking person. I don’t enjoy gambling, and that’s what stocks are, even if you think you’re informed enough that it’s educated gambling. You wanna know how bad it can go? Watch some people tank this week on The Genius as they play Stormy Stock Market, where even insider trading isn’t enough to make some players big money. Oh and hey, another bad DM! I really just want good DMs, y’all. Why d...
2018-11-031h 11The Garnet WagerThe Garnet Wager Episode 33 – Miner Game (S3E5)What’s your favorite mining game? I know folks like Steamworld Dig 2, but it really just didn’t click for me. I adore Spelunky, but that feels like it’s only sort of a mining game. Motherlode! Motherlode is great. Good game, good times. I like the Main Match of this week’s episode fairly well, but I don’t think this Miner Game beats Motherlode in my book. Or Spelunky, but that’s a mad unfair comparison. You want a fair comparison? Let’s compare this week’s DM to last week’s. Oh? They’re the same? Angry emoji.
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2018-10-261h 07The Garnet WagerThe Garnet Wager Episode 32 – Swords and Shields (S3E4)Draw steel this week with a lying game main match! Did we mention that it’s a lying game? Pssst, don’t tell Yeonjoo, she seems a little overcome this week. Plus, our first ever Black Mission, as those Black Garnets finally come into play! Then a death match, with another new variant of poker! This one seems alright! But gosh, two player poker just isn’t killer, huh.
If you want to play Fantasy Genius with us, we’ve got everything you need! The RSS feed has episodes explaining the rules, and here is a link to Googl...
2018-10-181h 04
The Allan McKay Podcast136 -- Scanline FX Sup Ivo KlausIvo Klaus is a VFX Supervisor who has been working at Scanline VFX in Munich, Germany for over 13 years. He has worked on and supervised such large budget feature films like Tomb Raider, Transformers: The Last Knight, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Snowpiercer, Looper, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, 300 -- and many, many more. In this portion of his interview with Allan McKay *, Ivo gives advise on professional tools for VFX artists, the do’s and don’ts of demo reels and some insider tips for anyone seeking employment at Scanline VFX. For m...
2018-04-1731 min
Scanline TalksScanline Status – Episode 7On this episode of Scanline Status, we celebrate the anniversary of the Dreamcast, and discuss the legacy it left for our industry. Then we keep the old games train running as we discuss Terraria, Shadow Complex, X-Men: Mutant Apocalpyse, and WoW (again). What is it like when you revisit an old game, and you feel differently. Sometimes, the game's been patched or expanded, but usually, you're the one who's changed.
2016-09-1100 minScanline TalksScanline Status – Episode 5The world of Azeroth never left you- you left it. And you were right to leave, and it's sorry, but baby, it's changed. Baby, come back. Fight the Legion. Try out our new class revamps. Or maybe you'd prefer a nice mobile game about hacking people's personal accounts? Maybe what you really need is just a good natural disaster to reign chaos down on your carefully constructed city. All this and more on this week's Scanline Status, with Six and Jennifer.
2016-08-2800 minScanline TalksScanline Status – Episode 4Come in, try a nice puzzle. We've seen some movies, we've played some games, we've got thoughts about eSports. The Overwatch World Cup, Professor Layton, Suicide Squad, Mr. Robot, and the last gasp of our collective patience with Warner Bros's vision of DC comics. We can't pour you a cup of tea, obviously- this is an audio medium. But just imagine we are. A cup of tea, just for you. Sip it, and enjoy this episode of Scanline Status.
2016-08-1500 minScanline TalksScanline Status – Episode 3You know what my favorite thing about Pokemon Go is? The number of my friends who have come back to the handheld games because of it. Seriously, I've heard so many people say "I stopped playing at around generation 3" who are now grabbing X or Y and remembering what they liked about Pokemon. Evolve is... still a mess, a year and a half later. Jennifer's been playing The Warriors, apropos of (almost) nothing. It's another Scanline Status, and we don't have junk food news this time. Sad face.
2016-08-0500 min