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Aaron and Chris are back for a shorter episode - this time, all about space.  Movies, games, our thoughts on it - get ready for some good old-fashioned talk about space.

Aaron and Chris are back talking about the masterful power of a great story in shows and movies.  We dig into the beauty of Lockwood and Co and why ensemble shows are so much better than solo shows.  Star Trek, Star Wars, Cheers, Frasier, TNG, TOS, DS9, and Voyager make cameos here as well as so much more that we couldn't cram into the show notes!  Listen in for a great show!

James, Aaron, and Vicki are back in the studio to sift through the grab bag of ideas and content to dig into and talk about!

Aaron, Vicki, and James are going back into the 80's with a reflection and evaluation of "Willow".

Join Chris and Aaron as we talk gaming, Star Trek, and whatever else we stumble into. Hilarious, thoughtful, and weirdly wonderful!

We're talking about Homeworld's new sequel trailer release.  We also talk about the state of gaming today and how we're feeling - we spotlight some bright spots in gaming while also deciding on a possible new direction for this podcast - new ideas and new conversations in addition to our computer gaming discussion.

Aaron, James, and Vicki are in the Home Studio talking about one of the greatest sci-fi films of all time - Galaxy Quest!  Come for the debate about the best sci-fi universe to live in, stay for the great discussion on what makes this film great, and why it will stand the test of time!  Next week - WILLOW!

Aaron is back in the teacher podcast world talking about the curriclum and content he's been working on building over the last two years.  He focuses in on "Warm Bodies" by Isaac Marion as what he uses in the freshman classes with some Romeo and Juliet connections!

Aaron and Chris are in the home studio talking about the games we play and the games we don't.  Additional discussion around D&D and more!

It's James, Aaron, and Vicki back again to dig into nerd and geek life.  We tackle the issues with Lord of the Rings Rings of Power and discuss from the perspective of Tolkien Fan and Expert (James) and LOTR fans Aaron and Vicki.  More on the issues of original content versus copying and pasting.  We talk about "For All Mankind", the Weird AL movie, Roku.  We chat about "Spaceballs" and why Mel Brooks is a genius. John Candy, Robin Williams, "New Guy", The State of Geek/Nerd Culture in 2022, Last of Us Remaster, Justified, ending with a conversation about content and the theory about The Fall of Strong Nerd/Geek Content.  Next Episode - Galaxy Quest!

Aaron, James, and Vicki are back to tackle the Jim Henson epic, "The Dark Crystal".  A great movie with great moments, and solid effects that hold up all these years later.  Listen in for the great discussion!

It's Aaron, Chris, and the Son of Chris, Adam, as we cover all the bases of gaming with help from Adam as a high schooler gamer!  

Aaron and Chris are back, and we're talking about Ubisoft overall with the Watch Dogs series and then specifically Skull and Bones.  Chris returns to Microsoft Flight Simulator and finds joy in it, we talk Stellaris and why it's so good, Chris opines on Moto Gp, and we return to Ubisoft and The Division mobile game that nobody asked for.

We talk about being sick, and then we're launching into a discussion of "Starfield" being delayed into 2023.  We dig into some upcoming games, including "Star Wars Survivor".  We talk about the games we're playing as well.  Far Cry's history and the arc are also discussed. We swerve into Assasins Creed as well.  We beat up on EA for a bit too for good measure.  We revisit the conversation about gameplay mechanics.  Chris then talks about Forza 5.  We then talk about the Burnout Series, and then Crazy Taxi.  We talk about Jane's Simulations and then drift into Microsoft Flight Simulator.  We close out talking about the old-school Star Wars Games.

We open talking about we've been sick lately, and then we start with "From the Darkness," with Chris talking about the first game he's actually beaten.  This leads us to talk about "Alien Isolation".  We talk about "The Stanley Parable," and it's history and the new edition of the game that came out recently.  Chris mentions "Visage" and why it's special to him.  We then talk about the oversaturation of the market when it comes to survival horror.  I reference my stopped playthroughs with Cyberpunk 2077, Dying Light, and Dying Light 2.  I reference my experience with The Division 2 and GH Wildlands.  We hop into a rap about Netflix. We dig into "Transcendence" starring Johnny Depp as well.  We swerve into "Voyager," "TNG," and more.  Also, "Supernatural" and "The Walking Dead."  We riff on Bethesda and the upcoming "Starfield."

We made it to episode 20!  We open up talking about food and hole in the walls before we shift into The Batman and the discussion.  We touch on the ongoing Batgirl controversy and sprinkle in some Resident Evil show conversation.  Come for Aaron's reaction to learning what role Colin Farrell played in The Batman, stay for the literary examination, James and his one point of disagreement with the film, The Joker discussion, D&D rumors and worries, and why books are fantastic.  A jam-packed show worth a listen!

Back once more to the writing desk and talking about what happens when you get blocked as a writer - because I did, and it hurt like heck.  I walk through what I did in the meantime to try and block it.  I mention two Star Trek PBEM Roleplaying groups.  One is Freedom and it is PBEM - https://www.startrekfreedom.com/ and the other is Bravo Fleet and it is unique in that it has much more than just writing - check 'em out here - https://bravofleet.com/.  Happy Writing!

This episode was uploaded earlier today (8/2/22) with only the first part!  So here we are with the full and complete episode!  We talk about Detroit Being Human, the power of technology, its changes and so much more and we finish talking about how vital feeling is when it comes to gameplay!

First up is our discussion of what time period would we live in - 80's, 90's, or 2000's,  Come for the discussion about the Explorers, where it starts great and then slaps us sideways.  Stay for the brief discussion on Flight of the Navigator, sprinkling in some LOTR, a treatise on Spiderman No Way Home, a Wheel of Time opinion, Some pre-Star Trek SNW back before it premiered, a smattering of Picard conversations with brainstorms on ideas that would rock the Star Trek Storylines. It's a jam-packed episode!

We're coming back!  New uploads, new content, and loads of new things coming July 29th!