(0:01:15) Darren helped his wife with her Ben Folds jukebox operetta, and caught up on Mad Men, (0:10:20) Keith read Crossed to small children in the airport, and wishes Rob Liefeld was in charge at DC, (0:12:55) Trey read the newest Fables trade, dropped Netflix, and started Batman: Arkham City, (0:21:30) Tripp watched Limitless, read Batman: Earth One and started on the new Hellboy Library Edition, (0:29:25) Blu Rays: (Lockout), (0:30:25) Coming Attractions: (The Dark Knight Rises), (0:37:35) ...
Jul 19, 2012•2 hr 11 min
(0:03:30) Darren watched E.T. in the park, started Mad Men, and is moving on down the road with GRRM, (0:12:50) Shaun caught the Game of Thrones bug, caught up on some comics, and started reading The Girl Who Played With Fire, (0:26:20) Trey went a liiiiitle comic crazy on Amazon, (0:46:15) Tripp read Ant-Man: Season One and started watching the second half of Entourage, (0:53:30) TV Talk: not much to say, but Falling Skies was renewed, (0:55:20) Blu Rays: (American Reunion), (0:56:35) Coming At...
Jul 12, 2012•2 hr 16 min
(0:01:20) Keith watched Sorkin's The Newsroom, read The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, and went to HeroesCon, (0:23:20) Tripp watched Avatar: The Legend of Korra, (0:30:35) TV Talk: Ultimate Spider-Man and The Avengers cartoons, (0:42:45) Blu Rays: (Treasure Planet), (0:43:30) Coming Attractions: (The Amazing Spider-Man...Savages...Katy Perry: Part of Me), (0:47:25) Box Office: (Talking teddy bears win!), (0:53:25) We talk about the Marvel NOW! announcement, (1:44:00) What Would Darren Read ...
Jul 05, 2012•1 hr 56 min
(0:04:05) Darren finished A Storm of Swords, and watched Downton Abbey S2, (0:13:00) Trey finished was super busy doing boring stuff, (0:23:00) Tripp watched The Grey, The Expendables, Jane Eyre and Chronicle, and read The Mote In God's Eye, (0:30:55) TV Talk: not much happening, (0:32:45) Blu Rays: (21 Jump Street...Mirror Mirror...Wrath of the Titans), (0:35:50) Coming Attractions: (Ted...Magic Mike...People Like Us), (0:40:40) Box Office: (The hair is amazing), (1:04:15) What Would Darren Rea...
Jun 28, 2012•1 hr 42 min
Kevin Hearne is the author of the urban fantasy series The Iron Druid Chronicles. Hounded, his first book, was published in May 2011 and takes place in Tempe, Arizona. Hearne's protagonist, Atticus O'Sullivan, is one of the original Celtic druids. He's also the only one still breathing. He's made friends and enemies over the centuries, and unfortunately several gods count themselves in the latter category. He's been hiding in the desert of Arizona for years, but his past was always going to catc...
Jun 22, 2012•1 hr 26 min
(0:01:20) We fail at email, (0:11:15) Darren is pretty much done with A Storm of Swords, and watched Downton Abbey S1, (0:20:40) Shaun finished Sherlock S1, read Goodbye Chunky Rice, and kept playing Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon, (0:38:30) Tripp watched Haywire and Source Code, played some Munchkin with the fam, and discovered the Ultimate Spider-Man TV show, (1:08:55) TV Talk: Falling Skies is back, and slightly better, (1:11:15) Blu Rays: (Newsies), (1:17:15) Coming Attractions: (Abraham Lincoln...
Jun 21, 2012•2 hr 9 min
(0:02:05) Darren is quitting Mass Effect, finally finished the Hunger Games series, and got back into A Storm of Swords, (0:13:55) Shaun read Deadeye Dick, started catching up on Treme and Sherlock, and fell into Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon, (0:30:10) Tripp went to Nashville, ate some good food, met Kevin Hearne, played Munchkin, and read the new Fables deluxe; Trey did most of that, too, and also continued his Fables re-read, (0:56:00) TV Talk: True Blood and Teen Wolf have started back up, and ...
Jun 14, 2012•2 hr 34 min
(0:01:25) Darren finished Diablo III, and started Mass Effect, (0:20:10) Trey watched The People vs. George Lucas, which led to Spaced, which (somehow) led to Battlestar Galactica, (0:37:00) Tripp finished Leviathan Wakes, and saw SWatH, (0:40:45) TV Talk: Game of Thrones is over, and Keith called to talk about it, (0:56:30) Blu Rays: (John Carter...Falling Skies S1...Breaking Bad S4), (0:58:35) Coming Attractions: (Prometheus...Madagascar 3), (1:00:50) Box Office: (Kristen Stewart finally wins ...
Jun 07, 2012•2 hr 10 min
(0:01:05) Shaun has been doing a Green Lantern re-read, and loves pigs who fight dogs, (0:07:45) Darren finally listened to T&T and watched Sherlock, (0:21:40) Trey is still trying to get into Doctor Who, and beat Diablo III, (0:38:00) Tripp started watching Enterprise, and started reading Leviathan Wakes, (0:57:15) TV Talk: Awake is over forever, and Game of Thrones had its most epic episode yet, (1:14:45) Blu Rays: (Coriolanus...True Blood S4), (1:15:55) Coming Attractions: (Snow White &am...
May 31, 2012•2 hr 1 min
(0:00:55) Shaun loves Radiohead...yeah, that's pretty much it, (0:13:15) Darren is done with The Wiz, and started playing Diablo III as a reward, (0:24:35) Trey is also playing Diablo III, but also has a board game addiction created by Wil Wheaton, (0:31:30) Tripp accidentally beat Mass Effect 3, and watched There Be Dragons, (0:38:40) TV Talk: Community is over, and now Harmon-less, Sherlock is d...over as well, and Awake ends this week...FOR-E-VER, (0:51:40) Blu Rays: (The Woman In Black...She...
May 24, 2012•2 hr 34 min
(0:01:30) Keith is catching up on Uncanny X-Men and playing Assassin's Creed, (0:09:50) Trey has been playing Diablo III, and read Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, S.H.I.E.L.D. and American Vampire, (0:23:05) Tripp read Guardians of the Galaxy: Legacy and Daredevil: Guardian Devil, and beat Mass Effect 2, (0:42:40) TV Talk: we had another weird week with mismatched schedules, but Fringe is done for the season, and Community, Grimm, Supernatural and Sherlock all end this week, (0:58:00) Blu Rays:...
May 17, 2012•2 hr 17 min
(0:01:35) Darren went to Nashville, and missed the Super Moon, (0:08:50) Trey was busy, but he did go to Free Comic Book Day, (0:21:40) Tripp watched Immortals and In Time, started playing Mass Effect 2, and read Spider-Man Season One, (0:32:00) TV Talk: the weird scheduling made it so that we weren't all caught up on any one thing, but Sherlock did premiere on PBS, (0:44:20) Blu Rays: (Haywire...Underworld: Awakening), (0:45:20) Coming Attractions: (Dark Shadows), (0:47:35) Box Office: (Earth's...
May 10, 2012•2 hr 30 min
(0:01:00) Darren is reading Mockingjay, and will probably miss the shuttle b/c of a trip to Nash Vegas, (0:05:50) Trey re-read What's So Funny About Truth, Justice & the American Way and finished his re-read of Sin City, (0:13:10) Tripp watched the BBC's State of Play, and read Kevin Hearne's latest, Tricked, (0:24:05) TV Talk: Tripp didn't watch Awake, Community utilized the Dreamatorium, and Game of Thrones had a shadow baby, (0:40:40) Blu Rays: (The Innkeepers), (0:41:20) Coming Attractio...
Apr 26, 2012•1 hr 58 min
(0:01:00) Darren saw Newsies on Broadway, and finished Catching Fire, (0:05:40) Trey read Iron Man: Extremis, and re-read Sin City: A Dame To Kill For, (0:18:45) Tripp read Death of Kings and Iron Man: Demon In A Bottle, and watched Anonymous and Avatar: The Last Airbender, (0:39:35) TV Talk: Awake likes tacos, Community keeps rockin', and Game of Thrones introduces the Maid of Tarth, (0:49:40) Blu Rays: (Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol...Frozen Planet), (0:52:55) Coming Attractions: (Chimpan...
Apr 19, 2012•2 hr 9 min
(0:01:30) Darren won the lottery!!! (for Broadway tickets), (0:13:25) Trey read some comics (contain your shock), (0:24:50) Tripp read Ex Machina Vol. 3, and tried out a new vidcast, (0:30:30) TV Talk: Awake keeps us interested, Community kills it, and Game of Thrones takes us to Pyke, (0:43:40) Blu Rays: (The Darkest Hour), (0:44:25) Coming Attractions: (The Cabin In The Woods...Lockout...The Three Stooges), (0:50:10) Box Office: (Katniss threepeats!!!), (0:59:30) The Hugo nominees are out, and...
Apr 12, 2012•1 hr 52 min
(0:01:10) Darren viva'ed Las Vegas, is reading Catching Fire, and got into the Mists of Pandaria beta, (0:24:45) Trey met Keith, and Eric Powell, and committed trivia seppuku, (0:35:25) Tripp beat AC: Revelations, and wrote a Catching Fire casting article, (0:43:15) TV Talk: Awake hits a high note, and Game of Thrones is back, and it's amazing, (0:59:35) Blu Rays: (War Horse...We Bought A Zoo...Torchwood: Miracle Day), (1:00:40) Coming Attractions: (American Reunion...Titanic 3D), (1:00:55) Box ...
Apr 05, 2012•1 hr 57 min
(0:00:00) Darren is old, and got to see The Colbert Report up close, (0:01:20) Trey read some comics (gasp!), (0:07:00) Tripp did nothing of note, but it wasn't his fault, (0:10:35) TV Talk: Awake needs to pick it up, and GAME OF THRONES IS BACK SUNDAY!!!, (0:21:10) Blu Rays: (Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close), (0:21:40) Coming Attractions: (Mirror Mirror...Wrath of the Titans), (0:25:00) Box Office: (Katniss wins!!!), (0:27:35) We all saw The Hunger Games in the theater, so we share our reac...
Mar 29, 2012•1 hr 49 min
(0:00:40) Darren isn't with us this week, sad panda, (0:02:50) Trey tried out Battleground, watched Conan O'Brien Can't Stop, and read some comics, (0:16:20) Tripp started watching The Hour, and played trivia for big money, (0:29:30) TV Talk: we talk The Walking Dead finale (spoilers!) and Trey's initiation into Supernatural, (0:43:10) Blu Rays: (The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo...The Muppets...Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy...Battle Royale), (0:47:20) Coming Attractions: (The Hunger Games), (0:49:45)...
Mar 22, 2012•2 hr 10 min
(00:02:55) Darren took a bartending class, and continued his Hunger Games journey, (00:14:25) Trey watched Archer and more DS9, (00:18:55) Tripp finally finished The Rook, and bought Saga #1, (00:23:45) TV Talk: we talk The Walking Dead (spoilers!), (00:32:00) And the second ep of Awake (more spoilers!), (00:41:00) Blu Rays: (The Adventures of Tintin...The Descendants...Young Adult...The Killing S1), (00:48:10) Coming Attractions: (21 Jump Street...Casa De Mi Padre), (00:54:30) Box Office: (Dr. ...
Mar 15, 2012•2 hr 4 min
(00:01:05) Darren saw a couple of plays and started reading The Hunger Games, (00:16:35) Trey went to an art gallery and checked out a "new" independent bookstore, (00:26:30) Tripp watched Boardwalk Empire and Hugo, (00:31:40) TV Talk: we discuss the premiere of Awake, (00:46:45) Blu Rays: we (Immortals...Game of Thrones S1), (01:02:45) Coming Attractions: (A Thousand Words...Silent House...John Carter), (01:09:20) Box Office: (Dr. Seuss wins!!!), (01:17:05) Keith calls in to talk about...well, ...
Mar 08, 2012•2 hr 17 min
(00:01:50) Darren went to a museum and watched The Artist, (00:09:35) Trey read some comics and watched some more DS9, (00:16:25) Tripp read Fantastic Four: S1 and some Fables, and started watching Boardwalk Empire, (00:32:10) TV Talk: (Awake premieres this week), (00:35:30) Blu Rays: (Hugo...Justice League: Doom), (00:40:40) Coming Attractions: (The Lorax...Project X), (00:42:50) Box Office: (SEALs win!!!), (00:46:30) Oscar Recap, (00:59:15) Keith calls in to talk about...well, not much, really...
Mar 01, 2012•2 hr 10 min
(00:01:20) Friend-of-the-show Shaun is back, and since he was on last he got married and finished his thesis, (00:12:00) Darren saw a secret Sondheim musical, (00:19:35) Tripp read Ex Machina vols. 3 & 4, watched Battleground and told us about the Milk Drinkers, (00:32:15) TV Talk: (lots of new eps this week), (00:33:00) Blu Rays: (Puss In Boots...J. Edgar...Tower Heist...The Fades), (00:35:00) Coming Attractions: (Act of Valor...Good Deeds...Gone...Wanderlust), (00:37:50) Box Office: (Denze...
Feb 23, 2012•2 hr 11 min
(00:00:00) Darren went to a play, ate fancy Mexican food, and played some trivia, (00:01:10) Trey watched some more DS9, tried to watch X-Men: Evolution, and celebrated his Name Day, (00:11:55) Tripp did nothing, so we decided to talk about the new superhero movie trailers, (00:32:45) TV Talk: (lots of new episodes this week, plus Trey watched Grimm!!), (00:39:30) Blu Rays: (The Rum Diary...Doctor Who Christmas 2011), (00:41:45) Coming Attractions: (Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance...This Means ...
Feb 16, 2012•1 hr 55 min
(00:01:25) Darren watched Midnight in Paris and bought a bike, (00:12:30) Trey finished The Annotated Sandman Vol. 1, read Gates of Gotham, and started watching Freaks and Geeks and Deep Space Nine, (00:27:45) Tripp read Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter and Morning Glories and watched The River and some Clone Wars, (00:44:50) TV Talk: (lots of new episodes this week, including the return of The Walking Dead), (00:46:10) Blu Rays: (Anonymous...A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas...Lady and the Tra...
Feb 09, 2012•1 hr 54 min
(00:03:20) Darren watched Moneyball and The Help, and saw Kevin Spacey in Richard III, (00:14:35) Trey read FF Vol. 2 and watched Finding Bigfoot and Infested!, (00:22:45) Tripp finished The Annotated Sandman Vol. 1, saw The Eagle, did a special interview, and started reading The Rook and Ex Machina, (00:30:15) TV Talk: (lots of new episodes this week, including the series premiere of The River), (00:35:35) Blu Rays: (Transformers: DotM...In Time...The Thing (2011)...Star Trek: TNG), (00:41:25) ...
Feb 02, 2012•1 hr 48 min
I've been hoping to add original interviews to the FIG toolbox since the beginning, and getting ready for our 50th episode gave me the push I needed to go out and give it a shot. My first email was to Marlene, a really cool geek I've been following on Twitter for about 6 months. She's a blogger (ILikeComicsToo.com), former Marvel intern, freelancer for Wizard World, comic book reviewer on YouTube, and a really, really big fan of all blue comic book characters. Somehow, I convinced her to be my f...
Feb 01, 2012•1 hr 4 min
(00:01:05) Darren took in a few shows, and pimps BitCasa, (00:10:55) Trey is still working on The Annotated Sandman, but also picked up The Goon Volume 0, (00:23:35) Tripp was boring this week, but he did get caught up on Fringe, (00:29:40) Blu Rays: (Real Steel...Paranormal Activity 3...Godzilla...50/50), (00:34:25) Coming Attractions: (The Grey...Man On A Ledge...One For The Money), (00:38:00) Box Office: (Kate Beckinsale wins!!!), (00:42:25) Quick mention of the Oscar nominations, (00:48:00) ...
Jan 26, 2012•2 hr 12 min
(0:01:45) Darren constructed his computer masterpiece and watched some New Girl, (0:08:20) Trey rants about Marvel's release schedule (or lack thereof), read Fables Volume 16 and re-read Chew Vol. 1 and Batwoman: Elegy, (0:17:30) Tripp went to Virginia and saw lots of interesting stuffs and watched the Alcatraz pilot, (0:38:15) Blu-Rays - (The Ides of March; Abduction; Division III: Football's Finest), (0:41:10) Coming Attractions - (Haywire; Red Tails; Underworld: Awakening), (0:50:05) Box Offi...
Jan 19, 2012•2 hr 34 min
(02:35) Darren saw The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, cheered for 'Bama, saw Seminar and got new computer stuffs, (19:10) Trey watched 30 Rock and Parks and Recreation and read Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall and Marvel Boy, (36:10) Tripp watched football, is reading The Uncertain Places and is taking a road trip, (50:40) Blu-Rays - (Moneyball; 1911; Killer Elite; Boardwalk Empire: S1), (44:00) Coming Attractions - (Contraband; Joyful Noise; Beauty and the Beast 3D), (48:05) Box Office - (The Devi...
Jan 12, 2012•1 hr 51 min
(02:40) Darren learned to ski and did nothing geeky, (13:15) Trey went to Williamsburg and read Jack of Fables and American Vampire, (25:25) Tripp saw several movies, read several comics, got several Blu-Rays and several video games, (50:40) Blu-Rays - (Warrior; Columbiana; Straw Dogs; Apollo 18; Final Destination 5; The Borgias; Contagion; Justified: S2; Don't Be Afraid of the Dark), (59:35) Coming Attractions - (Tintin; The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo; Warhorse; Mission Impossible: Ghost Proto...
Jan 05, 2012•2 hr 9 min