Hey y'all! We are finally doing it. Our three episode Season 5 hits weekly starting on July 17th. The season will comprise of episodes covering Uncharted, Tomb Raider (2018) and Until Dawn. We are not fully closing the door on the show, but there's a high likelihood that these will likely be the last episodes of Cutscenes . Our lives are all in wholly different places compared to 2021 when we launched the show during the pandemic and between life and other projects, this felt like a good place t...
Jul 03, 2025•2 min
In short, we are delaying Season 5 until the end of the SAG-AFTRA strike. If you're looking for a video game podcast to listen to in the meantime, please consider our other shows: Left Behind Game Club which is a video game book club podcast featuring Travis, Katie and Jacob Crossplay Conversations which is a topical video game podcast that Jacob just launched this month
Aug 17, 2023•35 sec
In this week’s episode of Cutscenes, we look for the light in episode 9 of our The Last of Us series! Hosted by Jacob McCourt ( @JacobMcCourt ), Katie Lesperance ( @lesperak ) & Travis Colenutt ( @TravisColenutt ). Show Notes: 0:00 Intro 0:55 Ashley! 5:25 Ellie's Whole Life is Lies 9:00 44 Minutes? 17:00 Joel's Decision 20:40 The Hospital Scene 26:20 Crying 28:20 Time Heals All Wounds 34:50 Future Seasons 50:00 Naughty Dog's Next Game 53:40 The MCU Bet 55:00 Cut or Scene? Cutscenes will be g...
Mar 16, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Season 4Ep. 9
In this week’s episode of Cutscenes, we obsessed about Troy in episode 8 of our The Last of Us series! Hosted by Jacob McCourt ( @JacobMcCourt ), Katie Lesperance ( @lesperak ) & Travis Colenutt ( @TravisColenutt ). Show Notes: 0:00 Intro 0:45 Jacob Finally Gets To Talk Troy 5:00 They're Feeding Them People Right? 7:20 Meeting HBO David 13:45 High Quality TV Fire 14:50 That Final Scene 18:30 Joel Goes Wild 19:45 Katie Answers Medical Questions 26:15 Min/Max 29:30 Jacob's Stuffed Horse Obsess...
Mar 09, 2023•1 hr•Season 4Ep. 8
In this week’s episode of Cutscenes, we get left behind in episode 7 of our The Last of Us series! Hosted by Jacob McCourt ( @JacobMcCourt ), Katie Lesperance ( @lesperak ) & Travis Colenutt ( @TravisColenutt ). Show Notes: 0:00 Intro 2:30 Our History With The Left Behind DLC 4:50 Inside Fedra School 6:00 Jacob Loves Old Marketing 7:45 Mortal Kombat Vs DLC Arcade 11:10 Teens Hangin' At The Mall 17:30 TROY! We Watch The Episode 8 Preview 21:00 HBO Mall Vs Game Mall 29:00 Ellie And Riley 30:10...
Mar 02, 2023•51 min•Season 4Ep. 7
In this week’s episode of Cutscenes, we meet our kin in episode 6 of our The Last of Us series! Hosted by Jacob McCourt ( @JacobMcCourt ), Katie Lesperance ( @lesperak ) & Travis Colenutt ( @TravisColenutt ). Show Notes: 0:00 Intro 2:10 We Find Dina In Jackson 5:10 Old Marrieds Are The MVPs? 9:00 Joel's Hurt And We're Conflicted 14:50 More Show/Game Differences 20:55 Joel Couldn't Teach Travis Football 22:50 Diva Cups Are the MVPs? 25:00 Min/Max 25:50 Dissecting The Final Scene 30:20 Who Are...
Feb 23, 2023•56 min•Season 4Ep. 6
In this week’s episode of Cutscenes, we endure and survive in episode 5 of our The Last of Us series! Hosted by Jacob McCourt ( @JacobMcCourt ), Katie Lesperance ( @lesperak ) & Travis Colenutt ( @TravisColenutt ). Show Notes: 00:00 Intro 1:20 Travis Has Edit Critiques 4:00 Meeting HBO's Sam and Henry 8:20 That Ending 10:40 Katie Explains Kids' Toys 12:45 Joel Runs A Day Care 13:35 Comics And Easter Eggs 17:00 Ish 22:50 Big Boy Bloater 26:25 Debating Kathleen 31:30 Pricey Set Pieces 37:00 We...
Feb 16, 2023•54 min•Season 4Ep. 5
In this week’s episode of Cutscenes, "Kansas City, here we come", in episode 4 of our The Last of Us series! Hosted by Jacob McCourt ( @JacobMcCourt ), Katie Lesperance ( @lesperak ) & Travis Colenutt ( @TravisColenutt ). Show Notes: 0:00 Intro 0:30 Please Hold My Hand 1:10 The Most Game-Like Episode 3:40 Bella Ramsay Stan Club 8:15 Begging For Your Life 11:10 Melanie Lynskey 12:55 The Walking Dead 17:35 We Are Concerned 22:50 Min/Max 31:20 The Last of Us in Culture 32:40 Katie's DMs 35:20 G...
Feb 09, 2023•48 min•Season 4Ep. 4
In this week’s episode of Cutscenes, we discover true love in episode 3 of our The Last of Us series! Hosted by Jacob McCourt ( @JacobMcCourt ), Katie Lesperance ( @lesperak ) & Travis Colenutt ( @TravisColenutt ). Show Notes: 0:00 Intro 0:50 Perfect Television 3:45 Changes From The Game Story 8:00 Katie and Jacob Cry All The Tears 15:30 Give Nick Offerman All The Awards 25:35 Show Exposition/Jacob Gloats About Wheat 28:50 Min/Max 35:40 Jacob And Katie Debate 47:35 Wrap Up Cutscenes is a sea...
Feb 02, 2023•51 min•Season 4Ep. 3
In this week’s episode of Cutscenes, we do a gross kiss in episode two of our The Last of Us series. Hosted by Jacob McCourt ( @JacobMcCourt ), Katie Lesperance ( @lesperak ) & Travis Colenutt ( @TravisColenutt ). Show Notes: 0:00 Intro 0:40 A Gross Kiss 4:10 Jakarta: Katie Was Wrong 13:25 Banter: Jacob Was Wrong 16:15 The Hotel 20:00 Meeting Clickers 25:50 MinMax 38:30 Game Show: I'm a Fungi! 51:10 Wrap-Up Cutscenes is a seasonal podcast at the intersection of video games and TV/movies. For...
Jan 26, 2023•54 min•Season 4Ep. 2
In this week’s episode of Cutscenes, we meet Joel and Ellie in episode one of our The Last of Us series. Hosted by Jacob McCourt ( @JacobMcCourt ), Katie Lesperance ( @lesperak ) & Travis Colenutt ( @TravisColenutt ). Show Notes: 0:00 Intro 0:45 Tutorial 1:50 Our Past Experience With TLOU 7:00 Beginning of Episode: Exposition Done Well 9:55 Meeting Joel, Tommy and Sarah 11:55 Greatest Start To A Zombie Apocalypse Ever? 17:30 Travis Gets Emotional 18:55 Casting Success (And Pedro Is Daddy) 29...
Jan 26, 2023•57 min•Season 4Ep. 1
In case you didn't hear it during our Game Awards 2022 Recap, we are returning with weekly recaps of HBO's The Last of Us every Thursday beginning on January 26th! On January 26th, you'll get two episodes about the first two episodes of the HBO drama. Make sure to follow us on Twitter (@cutscenes_pod) and Instagram (@cutscenes_pod) and hit the notification bell/follow/subscribe to our show on your podcast app of choice to get the latest episode when they release! If you like what you’ve heard, c...
Jan 12, 2023•42 sec
In this special bonus show, we bring you our third annual Game Awards recap show! If you don't listen, know that Cutscenes is officially back with Season 4 starting January 26th, 2023! We will do weekly companion shows for HBO's The Last of Us! Hosted by Jacob McCourt ( @JacobMcCourt ), Katie Lesperance ( @lesperak ) & Travis Colenutt ( @TravisColenutt ). Show Notes: 0:00 Intro 0:40 What's next for Cutscenes? 3:20 How did we feel about the show? 9:45 Jacob's Esports Minute 11:45 Death Strand...
Dec 11, 2022
In a special bonus episode, we return to the big stage and dive into the 2021 Game Awards. Hosted Katie Lesperance (@lesperak) Special Guest: Luke Lewis (@lukelewis) and Claire Helmberger (@ClaireHelmberg1) of @lukewarmgames. Show Notes: 0:30 Housekeeping 4:00 General Impressions 9:00 We have some suggestions 12:15 Diving into the awards 22:45 Before Your Eyes messed us up 25:45 Game reveals and Katie and Luke geek out on Elden Ring and Pot Friend 32:45 Tchia is a “Claire-Ass Game” 43:30 Sonic a...
Dec 11, 2021•1 hr
In our sixth episode of Season 3, we hunt for ancient treasure in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001). Hosted by Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Katie Lesperance (@lesperak) & Travis Colenutt (@TravisColenutt). Special Guest: Dan (@StoryEverPod) Show Notes: 2:40 The Tutorial: Our 60-second plot summary 4:40 Recalling video game Lara and “pointy chesticles” 9:10 Lara fights robots now?! 13:05 Gratuitous shower scenes 18:54 Bungee trapeze baby harness action 22:45 Holiday in Cambodia 34:30 Boss Figh...
Dec 02, 2021•1 hr 27 min•Season 3Ep. 6
In our fifth episode of Season 3, we chase zombies in the desert in Resident Evil: Extinction. Hosted by Katie Lesperance ( @lesperak ), Jacob McCourt ( @JacobMcCourt ) & Travis Colenutt ( @TravisColenutt ). Special Guest: CtrlAltNoob ( @CtrlAltNoob ) Show Notes: 2:40 The tutorial (our 60-second plot summary) 4:30 They ignored the end of Resident Evil: Apocaplyse 6:45 The Umbrella gauntlet 10:05 ALI LARTER! 14:20 Why are you shooting the crows? 16:20 How about Dr. Isaacs? 20:00 Tell them you...
Nov 26, 2021•1 hr 35 min•Season 3Ep. 5
In our fourth episode of Season 3, we vie for the high score in The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters. Hosted by Katie Lesperance ( @lesperak ), Jacob McCourt ( @JacobMcCourt ) & Travis Colenutt ( @TravisColenutt ). Show Notes: 1:20 The tutorial (our 60-second plot summary) 2:30 What did know about King of Kong before watching? 6:30 How about that Billy Mitchell? 15:30 What about sweet sweet Steve Wiebe? 21:00 Billy Mitchell's wife 23:20 How Twin Galaxies fits in 28:20 "You've got to be ki...
Nov 18, 2021•1 hr 16 min•Season 3Ep. 4
In our third episode of Season 3, we take on Dracula's army in Castlevania Season 1. Hosted by Jacob McCourt ( @JacobMcCourt ), Katie Lesperance ( @lesperak ) & Travis Colenutt ( @TravisColenutt ). Show Notes: 1:20 The tutorial (our 60-second plot summary) 2:50 Our history with the Castlevania video game series 5:55 We start in Romania with a love story 10:10 Accumulating an army for a year 12:40 Jacob rips off the bandaid 19:10 Leaving Dracula 27:00 Getting pulled back in with a lovely figh...
Nov 11, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Season 3Ep. 3
In our second episode of Season 3, we make our way to California in The Wizard (1989). Hosted by Katie Lesperance ( @lesperak ), Jacob McCourt ( @JacobMcCourt ) & Travis Colenutt ( @TravisColenutt ). Show Notes: 2:00 The tutorial (our 60-second plot summary) 3:00 Tying The Wizard to Boy Meets World 3:50 How the movie opens 12:40 Jenny Lewis, Home Alone and Rilo Kiley 13:45 The tone of this movie is... interesting 18:45 The whole middle of this movie was a trip 22:45 Reno, baby! 32:00 Video A...
Nov 04, 2021•1 hr 19 min•Season 3Ep. 2
In our first episode of Season 3, we battle ghosts in Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001). Hosted by Jacob McCourt ( @JacobMcCourt ), Katie Lesperance ( @lesperak ) & Travis Colenutt ( @TravisColenutt ). Special Guest: Shane Chiasson ( @chiassoo ) Show Notes: 1:30 The tutorial (our 60-second plot summary) 4:15 Our experience with Final Fantasy 10:20 The graphics kind of hold up! 12:20 Setting up the 2065 version of the Earth 25:10 "Nothing about this movie was interesting" including the...
Oct 28, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Season 3Ep. 1
Introducing the Left Behind Game Club! It's a show produced by Jacob McCourt, Mike Ruffolo and Moe Murtadi and this episode features three familiar faces... the hosts of this show! We even talk about a video game that has a movie adaptation that we talked about on this show: Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game. There's over 120 episodes in the feed, check out the show on your podcasting platform of choice: http://plnk.to/leftbehind ! Codes provided by Ubisoft #UbisoftCanadaGuild #UbisoftAmbass...
Jul 21, 2021•46 min
In this Season 2 bonus episode of Cutscenes, Kano wins in Mortal Kombat (2021). This extra-long episode was recorded live on Twitch on Wednesday, April 28th on Jacob's Twitch Channel. Hosted by Jacob McCourt ( @JacobMcCourt ), Katie Lesperance ( @lesperak ) & Travis Colenutt ( @TravisColenutt ). Show Notes: 1:30 The Tutorial (our 60-second plot summary) 5:40 The opening of this movie 9:55 How was Raiden in Mortal Kombat (2021)? 13:40 After Cole's MMA bout, things go ICE COLD 18:20 Yo, Josh L...
May 04, 2021•1 hr 16 min
We are coming back later this year for Season 3. Listen to this quick pod to hear about shows/guests for Season 3! We also have a bonus episode coming in the next few days on Mortal Kombat (2021). Hosted by Jacob McCourt ( @JacobMcCourt ), Katie Lesperance ( @lesperak ) & Travis Colenutt ( @TravisColenutt ). Make sure to follow us on Twitter at (@cutscenes_pod) and Instagram (@cutscenes_pod) and hit the notification bell/follow/subscribe to our show on your podcast app of choice to get the l...
Apr 29, 2021•6 min
In our tenth and final episode of Season 2, we blast away space demons in Doom (2005). Hosted by Jacob McCourt ( @JacobMcCourt ), Katie Lesperance ( @lesperak ) & Travis Colenutt ( @TravisColenutt ). Special Guest: Mat Elfring ( @ImMatElfring ) from the Wrestle Buddies Podcast Show Notes: 1:05 Intro to Mat Elfring 2:35 The Tutorial (our 60-second plot summary) 3:40 What's our personal histories 6:05 This movie kicks off like Total Recall, but not? 10:00 Jacob was reminded of his laser tag re...
Apr 08, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Season 2Ep. 10
In the ninth episode of Season 2, we gotta catch em' all in Pokemon: Detective Pikachu. Hosted by Jacob McCourt ( @JacobMcCourt ), Katie Lesperance ( @lesperak ) & Travis Colenutt ( @TravisColenutt ). Special Guest: DJ Stormageddon ( @DJ_Stormageddon ) Show Notes: 2:00 DJ Stormageddon 3:30 The Tutorial (our 60-second plot summary) 5:30 What's our personal history with Pokemon 9:40 Where this movie starts and how we felt about the world 14:10 Pokemon: Detective Pikachu: The Video Game 21:55 H...
Apr 01, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Season 2Ep. 9
In the eighth episode of Season 2, we finish this in part of four of The Witcher series. In this episode, we cover episodes 7 & 8. Hosted by Jacob McCourt ( @JacobMcCourt ), Katie Lesperance ( @lesperak ) & Travis Colenutt ( @TravisColenutt ). Show Notes: 0:50 Where did we leave off after Episode 6 of The Witcher? How is Episode 7 set up? 4:40 All of our characters are now coming together 13:30 Comparing episode 7 to The Witcher 3 game 14:30 Yennefer gets some girls high 17:40 The Battle...
Mar 25, 2021•58 min•Season 2Ep. 8
In the seventh episode of Season 2, we fight our nemesis, Nemesis in Resident Evil: Apocalypse. Hosted by Jacob McCourt ( @JacobMcCourt ), Katie Lesperance ( @lesperak ) & Travis Colenutt ( @TravisColenutt ). Special Guest: CtrlAltNoob ( @CtrlAltNoob ) Show Notes: 0:50 Intro to CtrlAltNoob 2:15 The Tutorial (our 60-second plot summary) 4:10 Noob walks us through her Resident Evil history 5:50 Katie tries to set the movie up 9:50 Nothing really happens for about 60 minutes of this movie 12:10...
Mar 18, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Season 2Ep. 7
In the sixth episode of Season 2, we fight djinns and dragons in part 3 of our The Witcher series. In this episode, we cover episodes 5 & 6. Hosted by Jacob McCourt ( @JacobMcCourt ), Katie Lesperance ( @lesperak ) & Travis Colenutt ( @TravisColenutt ). Show Notes: 0:40 Where did we leave off after Episode 4 of The Witcher? 1:50 Yennifer's magical boners 6:00 Geralt can't sleep, so let's find a djinn 10:50 Yennifer and Geralt have a bath 16:40 A man and his pickle jars 23:00 Let's try an...
Mar 11, 2021•49 min•Season 2Ep. 6
In the fifth episode of Season 2, we fight video game baddies from the eighties in Pixels. Hosted by Jacob McCourt ( @JacobMcCourt ), Katie Lesperance ( @lesperak ) & Travis Colenutt ( @TravisColenutt ). Show Notes: 1:15 The Tutorial (our 60-second plot summary) 3:10 Jacob pops off about Pixels 7:40 The movie opens with Cheap Trick, so it'll be great, right? 11:00 Paul Blart: U.S. President 13:10 Bring on the misogyny 16:00 And that's when the things start to happen 26:05 Pac-Man in New York...
Mar 04, 2021•50 min•Season 2Ep. 5
In the fourth episode of Season 2, we declare the law of surprise in part 2 of our The Witcher series. In this episode, we cover episodes 3 & 4. Hosted by Jacob McCourt ( @JacobMcCourt ), Katie Lesperance ( @lesperak ) & Travis Colenutt ( @TravisColenutt ). Show Notes: 0:50 Where did we leave off after Episode 2 of The Witcher? 2:50 The start of Episode 3 with Geralt 9:50 What about Ciri? 10:40 Yennifer kicks so much ass 16:30 The messed up part 20:00 Episode 4 begins with Ciri in a rand...
Feb 25, 2021•49 min•Season 2Ep. 4
