Episode 17 - Technical Inaccuracies

Tired of complaining about the technical inaccuracies in movies and television?  Nope, we aren't either.  Jen and Neil discuss some of the more egregious examples and consider why it happens in the first place.  And why do some examples from media get away with ignoring technical details entirely?

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Episode 16 - Fantasy vs Sci Fi

In this episode we discuss Fantasy and Science Fiction. Why do the two get lumped together? And why choose one over the other? Why do Fantasy authors seem to write thousands of pages of material? All this and more in our rambling conversation!

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Episode 15 - Worst (Board and Card) Game Ever

In this episode, Neil, Dave, and Peter talk about their personal least favorite board and card games, as well as discussing games that just stray into questionable themes that make some people queasy.  What makes for a bad game?

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Episode 14 - Challenges in Running an RPG: Linking Characters

In this episode we discuss one of the first hurdles any new GM runs into.  How do you link your characters effectively?  Do they just meet in a tavern?  Is there something else in common?  Or should you use game mechanics to help facilitate things?

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Episode 13 - Geek Music

In this episode, we discuss Geek Music. What is it?  Who are some of the bands that can be classified this way? And for that matter, what's a Geek in the first place?

I also attempted to insert some music clips about the bands we're talking about...it would be a shame to have an audio podcast and not have something as reference to listen to.


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Episode 12 - Media Conversions

In this episode, we discuss various attempts to convert from one media to another. Adapting books to movies, movies to television, etc. How accurate does a conversion need to be?  And why did some particular projects fail?

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Episode 11 - Underappreciated Video Games

In this episode, we have a new panel member, and we discuss underappreciated video games, most of which seem to be at least 10 years old.  Then again, how would we know if they're underappreciated unless they've been out a while?

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