The three of us at Absent Minded absolutely love nerding out about what's coming next in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. And we got a hit of that sweet sweet goodness from San Diego Comic Con this past week, where Marvel's Kevin Fiege let all of us in on what's in store for the MCU through 2021. What's that you say? You didn't GO to SDCC 2019? You weren't watching the Hall H panel livestream? You, too, need just a little bit to take the edge off as we wait for the start of Phase Four in May 2020?...
Jul 26, 2019•1 hr 45 min•Ep. 8
Coming just after the box office bomb "Super Mario Bros." just a year earlier is the critically panned "worst video game film of all time" by rookie film director James Yukich: "Double Dragon". This light-hearted action adventure follows kung-fu loving brothers Jimmy and Billy Lee in a post-apocalyptic Los Angeles as they attempt to protect their half, and recover the rest, of the magic medallion known only as the Double Dragon. And boy is it one terribly good mid-90s romp. You've got Hollywood ...
Jul 23, 2019•27 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Let's take a moment to remember one of our fallen comrades: the great giggle boy in the sky, Ethan. Sadly he's not with us this week as he's come down with a case of the... uh... throat slightly hurties? However, the show must go on! We've got important things to talk about this week, such as Nintendo's unceremonious reveal of the Switch Lite, Final Fantasy 14 players in China having to eat a ridiculous amount of KFC, and some unplanned talk about the future of (or lack there of) virtual reality...
Jul 19, 2019•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 7
Ethan came up with a topic for episode 7 of the podcast where we would talk about the best and worst video game movies. Travis said, no, that's not good enough. What about we do a special episode for EVERY video game movie. Little did Travis know, that the first one we'd watch is the horrible, no good, very bad film, "Super Mario Bros." from 1993. The first video game movie ever. Andrew and Ethan manage to find a diamond in this dumpster fire, while Travis slowly dies screaming in the flames. Jo...
Jul 16, 2019•29 min•Season 1Ep. 1
This month, Sony and Marvel have teamed up to release Spider-Man 2 for the third time and boy is it a Spider-Man movie! Its got webs, its got spiders, its got romance, its got intrigue, its got it all. And we're here to talk all about it! But before we get into that we of course have to talk about all the crazy stuff that's happened this past week, like Valve saying "we're sorry" for selling a malfunctioning VR controller, gamer girl bathwater, because that's a thing, Nintendo releasing HD remas...
Jul 12, 2019•1 hr 59 min•Ep. 6
Do you ever wake up in the middle of the night in a cold sweat, startled awake from a nightmare that never seems to end? Well Andrew has and that nightmare is Crash Team Racing. Recently this PlayStation classic has been remade and brought to modern gaming platforms and it's still tough as nails, reminding you of gentler times when the worst thing that could happen to you in a race was some squid ink covering your view or a blue shell knocking you down a few ranks. But Drew's slow descent into m...
Jul 05, 2019•1 hr 42 min•Ep. 5
On June 21st, the world changed when Neon Genesis Evangelion arrived on Netflix outside of Japan, marking the first time this iconic series has been available to stream (unless you're a filthy pirate, y'argh) and the first chance for many people to experience the show for the very first time. So of COURSE that's what we're talking about this week, because Ethan and Travis just couldn't miss this opportunity to gush about one of our favorite anime. But if for some reason you don't enjoy groundbre...
Jun 28, 2019•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 4
This week, prepare to die as Ethan runs us through his experiences in masochism... I mean, his experiences with Hidetaka Miyazaki's various works with From Software. Dark Souls, Bloodborne, and Sekiro take the stage in today's episode, and thank goodness for that because it was a very slow news week post-E3. We talk a bit about some updates on Pokémon: Sword & Shield and Destiny 2, Jimmy John's pickles and more.
Jun 21, 2019•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 3
Buckle up folks, it's June 10th and E3 is upon us in full force! Andrew, Travis and Ethan catch you up on all the good stuff that happened across this year's press conferences. Except Nintendo, because they went last and we didn't have a lot of time to go through it... Well, maybe we did but we also just weren't super interested. It was a long week okay! Join us as we go over PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan's thoughts on the next generation console, the incredible Final Fantasy VII Remake showing, and ...
Jun 19, 2019•2 hr 7 min•Ep. 2
It's Christmas, Year 2024. Wait, no it's not. It's June 3rd! Or, it was when we recorded the first ever episode of the Absent Minded Podcast. In this new show from the minds of Andrew Crandell, Travis Stockton and Ethan Newbolt, we fumble through the video game and entertainment news of the week and share our thoughts about what we expect from E3 2019. Join us as we talk about the latest Death Stranding trailer, the Oculus Quest VR headset, what crazy stuff Microsoft has up its sleeves, and much...
Jun 18, 2019•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 1
