(01:45) Darren gives us the inside scoop on Rachel's new play and magic NYC Christmas trees, (14:45) Trey watched a WoW documentary called "Race to World First" (and reminisced a bit), read Read Mass for Mars, The Nightly News and The Eternals and had a wild adventure with Tripp, (26:15) Tripp wound up in Nashville, stole Trey's Amazing Screw-On Head and Atomic Robo, got Skyrim, played Skyrim a lot, (42:45) Blu-Rays - (Rise of the Planet of the Apes; Fright Night; Kung Fu Panda 2; The Rocketeer)...
Dec 15, 2011•1 hr 33 min
(00:00) Darren got a Christmas tree and is looking forward to Rachel's new play, (00:00) Trey read Essex County Collection and Transmetropolitan Vols. 1-4, got his first Thwipster reward The Nightly News, and is pumped about The Dark Knight Rises prologue coming to Nashville!, (00:00) Tripp won more trivia and watched a lot of sports, (00:50) Blu-Rays - (Cowboys and Aliens; The Hangover Part 2; Friends with Benefits), (05:50) Coming Attractions - (The Sitter; New Year's Eve), (12:10) Box Office ...
Dec 08, 2011•1 hr 4 min
(01:50) Darren went to Oklahoma for Thanksgiving... and that's about it, (08:05) Trey is in love with Thor: The Mighty Avenger, read Baltimore: The Plague Ships, started A Canticle for Liebowitz and worked at Room at the Inn, (15:15) Tripp was smiled upon by the trivia gods and has some casting news for the new Ender's Game movie, (21:45) New friend-of-the-show Stephen joins us from Los Angeles-- he makes movies!, (37:40) Blu-Rays - (Super 8; Conan the Barbarian; Scream 4; Doctor Who S6; Tucker ...
Dec 01, 2011•2 hr 13 min
(02:45) Darren taught Rachel maths and is enjoying The Sing-Off, (21:10) Trey finished The Yiddish Policeman's Union, Pygmy, Anansi Boys and Fantastic Four 1234. Started Hickman's Fantastic Four and finally watched The King's Speech, (35:05) Tripp placed his first order from Thwipster, watched a record-breaking football game and bought The Jedi Path, (52:30) Blu-Rays - (The Complete Metropolis; Farscape; Being Human: S1), (60:15) Coming Attractions - (The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1; Hap...
Nov 17, 2011•1 hr 38 min
(02:20) Darren saw/videoed Rachel's play and finished A Clash of Kings, (09:40) Trey got Grant Morrison's New X-Men vols. 2 and 3, started The Yiddish Policeman's Union and has a love/hate relationship with Thwipster, (22:45) Keith is reading Ex Machina and A Game of Thrones and is a closet Ke$ha fan, (28:10) Tripp was a busy bee... but he managed to watch some TV and listened to The Nerdist poscast, (38:30) Blu-Rays - (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2; Doctor Who S6p2; Mortal Kombat ...
Nov 10, 2011•1 hr 55 min
(01:00) Darren showed the fam around the Big Apple, (16:50) Trey read his many groomsman gifts, and caught up on a bit of television, (24:15) Tripp finished The Magician King, and watched Identity with some friends for Halloween, (34:20) He also felt the need to rant about his AT&T/iPhone drama, (53:50) Blu-Rays - (Cars 2; Scrooged), (54:30) Coming Attractions - (Tower Heist; A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas), (56:05) Box Office - (Puss In Boots wins), (61:30) What Would Darren Read, now ...
Nov 03, 2011•1 hr 36 min
(01:40) Darren watched Community and is welcoming the 'rents this weekend, (10:35) Trey was in Shaun's wedding, saw "William Shakespeare Presents: Terminator the Second" and read Darkly Dreaming Dexter, (34:35) Tripp read The Magician and finally finished Sandman Slim, (43:45) Blu-Rays (Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Batman: Year One, Clone Wars: S3, The Crow, Goonies, Captain America, Attack the Block), (47:55) Coming Attractions (Johnny English Reborn, Paranormal Activity 3, The ...
Oct 27, 2011•1 hr 52 min
(01:25) Darren played tour guide and visited the Brooklyn Brewery, (11:30) Trey re-read Starman and is pumped to see "William Shakespeare Presents: Terminator the Second", (23:30) Tripp caught up on Community and read Ready Player One, (37:40) Blu-Rays (Green Lantern, Chuck: S4, Horrible Bosses, Zookeeper), (49:00) Coming Attractions (The Thing, The Big Year, Footloose), (52:10) Box Office (Real Steel wins! First time in quite a few weeks that a new movie has taken the number one spot.), (58:00)...
Oct 13, 2011•1 hr 59 min
(01:00) Darren evaded death in Baltimore, (05:40) Trey sucks at fantasy football and read Hellboy 7, (12:05) Tripp watched Community: Season 2 and is intrigued by Ex Comm, (17:45) Blu-Rays (Lion King: Diamond Edition, Scream 4, Fast Five), (21:30) Coming Attractions (Real Steel, The Ides of March), (22:20) Box Office (Dolphin Tale wins; it's a dark time for movies), (27:10) More than you probably wanted to know about Apple's new iPhone 4S, (50:55) What Would Darren Read! (with a snappy new intro...
Oct 06, 2011•1 hr 22 min
(00:55) Prayer vigil for Darren, (02:15) Trey takes over Fort Gwinn's crappy fantasy football team, (06:05) Keith declares that Chicago should be burned to the ground, (06:45) Keith starts his big boy job, (09:10) Shaunie boy is finishing thesis, read Wanted, getting married, (13:35) Tripp is forced to watch football, (20:01) Shaun and Keith like the Mimic, (28:05) "Southern Fried Michael Bay", (37:10) We are all racist for The Help being knocked out of the top 5, (37:50) Fall TV shows!, (40:30)...
Sep 29, 2011•1 hr 29 min
(02:54) Darren had an Emmy soiree and is going to Baltimore next week, (09:57) Trey played Madden 2012 for Wii and failed to stick to his comic list, (17:57) Keith is an official member of IO9 and had his ACT score posted on the Internet without his consent (turns out Tripp and Darren did too), (28:05) Tripp got the Star Wars blu-rays, and his geekness was stifled by football season, (29:11) Blu-Rays (Bridesmaids, Dumbo [70th anniversary edition], Breakfast at Tiffany's), (32:35) Coming Attracti...
Sep 22, 2011•1 hr 36 min
(01:56) Darren saw Contagion and sucked at fantasy football, (12:37) Trey hung out with friend-of-the-show Shaun and watched Breaking Bad, (16:06) Keith played NHL 12 and debunked Michelle Bachman's HPV freakout, (21:02) Tripp was gonna rant about Amazon, but was foiled, and watched the oldest player in college football history kick an extra point, (29:42) Blu-Rays (Star Wars Collection, Thor, Spartacus: Gods of the Arena, The Frighteners, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Supernatural: S6, Camelot), (4...
Sep 15, 2011•1 hr 20 min
(01:27) Darren saw Catch Me If You Can and Warhorse, (15:06) Trey watched football, ate more doughnuts and re-read I Can't Believe it's Not the Justice League, (25:48) Tripp gorged himself on football, finished Peter and Max and watched Jonah Hex and Dylan Dog, (31:42) Blu-Rays (X-Men: First Class, Hanna, Fringe: S3), (37:57) Coming Attractions (Contagion, Warrior, Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star), (44:22) Box Office Results (The Help wins again! That's right, it opened three weeks ago.), (47:11...
Sep 08, 2011•1 hr 41 min
(00:42) Darren went to Austin and started watching Mad Men, (04:55) Trey read the books he bought last week, re-read Checkmate and ate some horse doughnuts, (08:34) Keith took 24 hours off, played Deus Ex and started some fantasy hockey, (12:36) Tripp read 1001 Nights of Snowfall, is reading Peter and Max, and played some Madden '12, (17:14) Blu-Rays (Sons of Anarchy: Season 3, Vampire Diaries: Season 2, Counting Crows: August and Everything After [for Darren]), (20:01) Coming Attractions (Apoll...
Sep 01, 2011•1 hr 26 min
(03:12) Darren saw Jerusalem, visited Tripp, and was in an earthquake, (09:07) Trey read Fables - Rose Red, Hellboy 6, saw Sucker Punch and set up his first pullbox, (11:57) Keith saw Ben Folds, didn't get an HP Touchpad, and played Deus Ex, (14:20) Tripp won Trivia solo, saw Fright Night, read Fables, (21:59) Blu-Rays (Troll Hunter), (24:42) Coming Attractions (Don't Be Afraid of the Dark, Columbiana, Our Idiot Brother), (30:05) Box Office Results (The Help wins! That's right, it opened last we...
Aug 25, 2011•1 hr 46 min
The podcast that wasn't
Aug 25, 2011•12 min
(01:31) Darren played some trivia, won $10, gave it away, (10:44) Trey played some trivia, lost his geek cred, still won big, (28:01) Tripp got a new TiVo Premier, read Metal and Other Stories, (32:38) Blu-Rays (Paul, Your Highness, Super), (35:18) Coming Attractions (30 Minutes or Less, Final Destination 5, Glee 3D, The Help), (38:15) Box Office Results (Rise of the Planet of the Apes wins!), (40:58) Tidbits: a Superman pic, a Catwoman rumor and a Sin City 2 budget, (55:53) DCnU death list: fin...
Aug 11, 2011•1 hr 37 min
(01:33) Darren watched Shatner's The Captains and Whoopi's The Captain's Summit, (6:50) Trey moved, and accidentally bought volume 2 of Atomic Robo, (09:52) Keith turned 30, gave up a tooth and fell asleep in a movie, (15:21) Tripp accidentally bought Astonishing X-Men and Northlanders and finished Ghost Story, (24:25) Blu-Rays (Conan the Barbarian, Conan the Destroyer, The Name of the Rose, Rio), (27:51) Coming Attractions (Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Change Up), (33:58) Box Office Results ...
Aug 04, 2011•1 hr 54 min
(02:45) Darren saw Captain America, but was otherwise boring, (03:37) Trey finished up American Gods and started Supergods, (06:08) Tripp watched Alphas and is about to start The Dresden Files, (07:47) Keith, our special guest, attended Comic-Con for io9.com, (21:14) Blu-Rays (Source Code, Dylan Dog: Dead of Night, Ironclad), (25:25) Coming Attractions (Cowboys and Aliens, Crazy Stupid Love, The Smurfs), (31:08) Box Office Results (Captain America wins!), (36:42) We talk Captain America and why ...
Jun 30, 2011•2 hr 3 min
(01:45) Darren went to Six Flags: Great Adventure and saw HAIR, (16:43) Trey played some pub-quiz and got a shiny new copy of American Gods, (28:30) Tripp brought the party to a Dance with Dragons release, and saw HP7p2 at midnight, (40:30) Blu-Rays (Robot Chicken: Star Wars III, Insidious, Limitless, Dr. Who: Series 6, Part 1), (42:54) Coming Attractions (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, Winnie the Pooh, Captain America, Friends with Benefits), (47:18) Box Office Results (Transform...
Jun 30, 2011•1 hr 48 min
(01:14) Darren saw The Voca People, went to the Guggenheim, and grilled delicious meats, (07:27) Trey embraced his inner Trekkie and watched Star Trek: TNG on Netflix, (14:50) Friend-of-the-show Shaun watched Changeling and Road to Perdition, (19:37) Tripp got LA Noir for his birthday!, and also played Infamous and grilled delicious meats, (28:32) Blu-Rays (Hobo With a Shotgun, 13 Assassins, Das Boot), (35:37) Coming Attractions (Horrible Bosses, [Paul Blart:] Zookeeper), (39:08) Box Office Resu...
Jun 30, 2011•2 hr 3 min
(01:09) Darren saw The Book of Mormon and found it terribly funny and terribly offensive, (12:59) Trey started Brian Michael Bendis' run on Daredevil, (20:11) Tripp had a Harry Potter re-watching party, complete with themed dishes, and read Hounded, (29:20) Blu Rays (Lord of the Rings: Extended Editions, Sucker Punch), (35:18) Coming Attractions (Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Larry Crowne, Monte Carlo), (46:01) Box Office (Cars 2 wins!!), (50:50) We discuss all the ins and outs of comic book T...
Jun 30, 2011•1 hr 41 min
(02:04) Darren got the first four books of ASoIaF from Amazon and made a dent in A Clash of Kings, (06:16) Trey went to Nashville and his mommy bought him Atomic Robo, (11:07) Shaun played Infamous, courtesy of Sony and their bad PS3 network, (14:35) Tripp watched the first season of Community, and is now a Human Being; also, True Blood S3, (20:50) Blu Rays (The Adjustment Bureau, Unknown, The Island), (27:55) Coming Attractions (Bad Teacher, Cars 2), (32:10) Box Office (Green Lantern wins!!), (...
Jun 23, 2011•2 hr 13 min
(01:58) Darren hosted a Tony party, (07:32) Trey read some more comics, (11:37) Tripp saw Super 8, and caught up with Doctor Who, (20:06) Blu Rays (Battle: Los Angeles, Red Riding Hood, Harry Potter Ultimate Editions), (29:05) Coming Attractions (Green Lantern, Mr. Popper's Penguins), (39:42) Box Office Results (Super 8 wins!!!), (44:02) Trey takes us through some Man of Steel and Dark Knight Rises casting news, and, (59:21) gives us his take on the big changes at DC Comics, (94:35) Tripp and Da...
Jun 16, 2011•2 hr 7 min
(01:03) Darren had tapas for his anniversary, (18:27) Trey read some Joss Whedon comics, (21:15) Tripp got the free download of Little Big Planet, (26:30) Blu Rays (True Grit, The Superman Anthology, Green Lantern: Emerald Knights), (41:10) Coming Attractions (Super 8), (47:56) Box Office Results (X-Men wins!!!), (54:03) For the first time since we started doing the podcast, we all saw the same movie on opening weekend, so we talk X-Men: First Class, (107:27) Trey does a quick update of the shak...
Jun 09, 2011•2 hr 11 min
Get the geeks' take on Philip K. Dick's alternate history novel The Man in the High Castle... we discuss chapters 14-16 and share our overall feelings on the novel
Jun 03, 2011•20 min
(01:01) Darren saw The Normal Heart and went to Rockaway Beach, which is apparently famous, (06:15) Trey finished the first draft of his thesis, (12:05) Tripp finished the first season of Twin Peaks, (21:29) Blu Rays (Legend, True Blood: Season 3), (30:35) Coming Attractions (X-Men: First Class), (45:07) Box Office (The Hangover 2 wins!!!), (52:52) DC is doing something crazy; Trey gets us to the bottom of it, (86:00) Darren is finally caught up on Game of Thrones, so he and Tripp discuss the la...
Jun 02, 2011•1 hr 46 min
Get the geeks' take on Philip K. Dick's alternate history novel The Man in the High Castle... we discuss chapters 11-13
May 28, 2011•24 min
(01:15) Darren saw Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark, and it was just as bad as you expected, (21:30) Trey saw Thor and Kick-Ass for the first time, and got a bunch of new comics from Shaun, (34:23) Tripp watched season three of The Guild, (36:18) Blu Rays (I Am Number Four, Gnomeo & Juliet, Gettysburg, Gods And Generals), (44:10) Coming Attractions (The Hangover: Part II, Kung Fu Panda 2), (52:16) Box Office (Pirates wins!), (57:14) The winners of the Nebula Awards were announced, (62:41) That ...
May 26, 2011•1 hr 19 min
We cover House Greyjoy and their domain, the Iron Islands. How long have the Greyjoys ruled the Ironborn, and how have they influenced the history of Westeros? Who is Theon Greyjoy, and why does he live with the Starks at Winterfell?
May 24, 2011•13 min
