Your childhood internet is getting a makeover this week because Tanner is rebooting Neopets! They're going to roll the stories back to the beginning so that they can be told with a broader sense of social connection and without the shadow of Scientology looming over them. Along the way they and Lindsay will talk about their old pets, the toys to life genre, and faking your date of birth. This week's friendship promo is @AMFC_Podcast! Our cover art is by Alex aka @ptchew, and her work can be foun...
Nov 24, 2019•1 hr•Ep. 61
This week we're joined by our friend Christina to talk about the beloved Belgian comic Tintin! She and Lindsay will gush over the history that led Herge to create the character and all his friends before diving into Christina's dream Tintin video game. Along with Tanner, these three will discuss returning artifacts to their rightful owners, bonus moon levels, and substitute swear words. This week's friendship promo is @BashoAndTell! Our cover art is by Alex aka @ptchew, and her work can be found...
Nov 17, 2019•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 60
DEATH HUNT Lindsay was inspired by the Mad Trapper to get into true crime! DEATH HUNT Tanner was inspired by an 80s action flick to make him a pulpy action hero! DËÄTH HÜNT Älbërt Jöhnsön mïght stïll bë öüt thërë! DEATH HUNT 2: ELECTRIC CARIBOU We're going to need more dynamite. This week's friendship promo is a manifestation of @RevByeBread in audio form. Our cover art is by Alex aka @ptchew, and her work can be found on ptchew.com . Our theme music was created by Shawn Clake. Our email is NotI...
Nov 10, 2019•48 min•Ep. 59
In honour of Tanner's birthday, this week is filled with fun! At some point they tell Lindsay what they want from a third Viva Piñata game, but most of it is just them outlining the games bizarre factoids in just the right way to terrify her. I guess Halloween isn't quite over yet. As they smash open paper mache critters they'll also discuss quality of life improvements, piñata cryptids, and a delightful lizard cat. This week's friendship promo is @wearewatchingOP!! Our cover art is by Alex aka ...
Nov 03, 2019•50 min•Ep. 58
The seals are broken and the trials have begun. Lindsay is out this week, but Tanner and Porschia are here to witness a reboot of the Sleepy Hollow tv series! Porschia discusses the wasted potential of the original, namely Ichabod and Abbie not getting together and no one knowing what to do in the second season. Along the way these two will also find heavy Buffy influences, headless funko pops, and a bunch of Hot Toms. This week's friendship promo is @cwfpcast!! Our cover art is by Alex aka @ptc...
Oct 27, 2019•52 min•Ep. 57
What happens when a blind PI, her detective ex, and a vampiric novelist walk into a bar? This week’s episode! Lindsay is rebooting the short-lived Urban Fantasy series Blood Ties, and having the main characters go through plenty of character growth while battling local lake monsters and Dark Bojack Horseman. Along the way she and Tanner will also find royal gingers, immortal romances, and sports curses. This week's friendship promo is @AxalonArchives!! Our cover art is by Alex aka @ptchew, and h...
Oct 20, 2019•52 min•Ep. 56
The first spell: Poderuga! Tanner has unlocked the power of Zatch Bell, an anime from the mid-2000s that aired at 1 am on YTV. How best do you take a show about superpower demon babies and make it live action? Puppets! And one very scary ventriloquist's dummy. Tanner and Lindsay will discuss why puppets are so endearing, what makes a demon a demon, and tuna. This week's friendship promo is @SortedPod!! Our cover art is by Alex aka @ptchew, and her work can be found on ptchew.com . Our theme musi...
Oct 13, 2019•49 min•Ep. 55
This episode is about a thicc book! We're tackling The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova and all of it's historical vampire adventures. Lindsay is deep in her brand as she discusses post-war globetrotting and the connections between good ol' Drac and our buddy Vlad. Along the way she and Tanner will discover local hauntings, 1970s ramen, and Dracula's investments in the Wheat Board. This week's friendship promo is @STBCpodcast!! Our cover art is by Alex aka @ptchew, and her work can be found on ptc...
Oct 06, 2019•56 min•Ep. 54
This week, if you die in real life...you die in the game. The People's Choice Poll for this month has brought around Heir Apparent, an isekai-esque novel about a girl getting stuck in a VR fantasy game who only has a set amount of tries to win before damaged equipment roasts her brain! Tanner leads Lindsay on a quest to make a miniseries, or maybe full series, chronicling the main character exploring side quests that the novel didn't have time for and making things a little but glitchier. Along ...
Sep 29, 2019•50 min•Ep. 53
Our second year starts as we return to the beginning...er...more like a third of the way through. Lindsay and Tanner go back to their roots to create the third season of their Once Upon a Time reboot, this time focusing on expanding on journeys of self-discovery, a shady non-government organization, and killing of Rumple for good so there. Along the way they also discuss Frozen oversaturation, True Love cooldown counters, and the Three McElroys Gruff. This week's friendship promo is @ARGonautsPo...
Sep 22, 2019•58 min•Ep. 52
TODAY IS THE DAY OF THE Q&A! You sent in some questions, and Tanner and Lindsay are going to answer them! What's the best historical era? Which drinks match which spy movies? Is Tanner in a timeline where Stephen King died? Who is Lindsay's folklore daddy? The answers to these and more lie within! Plus, find out our favourite episodes from our first year. Our cover art is by Alex aka @ptchew, and her work can be found on ptchew.com . Our theme music was created by Shawn Clake. Our email is NotIf...
Sep 15, 2019•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 51
Greetings True Believers! We've managed to reach 50 episodes, and for that we decided to tackle something big - Marvel Comics! The House of Ideas could use some new ones, so Tanner and Lindsay are going to address things like the over-use of events and relaunches, the lack of focus on diverse characters, and the lessons that were never learned from the speculation boom. Also discussed are anatomy classes, the 50-State Initiative, and Spider-Man and Mary Jane's Televised Wedding! This week's frie...
Sep 01, 2019•54 min•Ep. 50
Sweet reboots are made of these. Who am I to disagree? Well...kind of the premise of the show. This week Tanner is rebooting Sucker Punch. They like about 15% of it but really need to reskin and recontextualize a lot of it so that it doesn't end up infantilizing or exploiting the women it thinks it's empowering. But Lindsay can help give it new life by adding in Nelly Bly, a riot grrrl soundtrack, and a seven metaphor smoothie. This week's friendship promo is @MyFavoritePKMN! Our cover art is by...
Aug 25, 2019•47 min•Ep. 49
This week, Lindsay's working a cold case: a disney cartoon cancelled before it's prime, given a chance to reclaim some glory by taking place in high school. She's rebooting Filmore, and discovering that making him and his associates high school PIs bears more than a passing resemblance to Veronica Mars. She and her partner Tanner will also be investigating school zoning issues, woodworking conspiracies, and Hicksville. This week's Friendship Promo is for "They, Them, Theirs", as hosted by @Orang...
Aug 18, 2019•51 min•Ep. 48
*Apologies for any audio...weirdness. We had a "great" time recording this episode.* So the video game Overwatch has a bad case of "oops, all backstory". Tanner doesn't like that, they've decided they're gonna fix that. They'll explain to Lindsay issues like the lack of playable black women, robot racism, and justifying your diversity. On the upside they also encounter gremlin D-Va, ethical lootboxes, and breaking down video games to their bare essentials. This week's friendship promo is @Shuffl...
Aug 11, 2019•50 min•Ep. 47
This week we're off to the fantasy land of Avalon, hidden within the East coast of Canada. Lindsay is rebooting The Hidden World and it's sequel as an Isekai anime to scratch that Celtic and Arthurian lore itch she's got, seeking out treasures on phantom islands that may or may not be large turtles. Then Tanner realizes they own this book 20 minutes into the episode. The two also discuss terrible newfoundland accents, selkie content, and the planet Jupiter. This week's friendship promo is @KidsA...
Aug 04, 2019•49 min•Ep. 46
Please note: this episode contains discussions of drug addiction, body image, eating disorders, and blood donation. Discretion is advised. Whatever it takes, I know you can make it through this episode! Tanner is reviving Degrassi, bringing in the next-Next Generation. They'll tell Lindsay all about the shows history of dealing with heavy teenage topics, the bad boy-ingenue relationship dynamics, and whether or not an arson happened. Along the way they'll also learn all about car boys, 2000s tec...
Jul 28, 2019•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 45
Here we go! Here we go! Lindsay's totally rebooting Totally Spies this week! While it may seem like Charlie's Angels for kids on the surface, when you get into it this show is...downright bizarre. Lindsay and Tanner wrestle with whether they want to make things a little bit more serious or just embrace the Silver Age ridiculousness wholeheartedly when they revive it as a comic book. They also discuss dumb acronyms, how lasers work, and dog hurtling competitions. This week's friendship promo is @...
Jul 21, 2019•50 min•Ep. 44
Like zoinks gang! This week Tanner and Lindsay are joined by Cassidy and Lava from Kids and Their Dog to reboot not just Scooby Doo, but entire universe of Hanna-Barbera properties! The experts are drawing influence from Mystery Incorporated to tell the tale of crime-solving teens and talking animals fighting ghosts, capitalism, and the trickster god Magilla Gorilla. Along the way Tanner and Lindsay will be asking questions about whether Atlantis is reel, or if this dog is made of weed, or why t...
Jul 14, 2019•49 min•Ep. 43
We like the moon! She is a pretty girl! This week Lindsay is rebooting "The Buried Moon", an obscure English fairy tale about the Moon being kidnapped and the handsome youth who comes to rescue her. With Tanner's help she's going to make it an animated musical that draws strength from its connections to old English Folklore and even older mythological components. Along the way they'll also discuss Turnip-o'-Lanterns, Kevin Costner, and Grendel country. This week's Friendship Promo is #294NS, hos...
Jul 07, 2019•43 min•Ep. 42
What do you say when you stick a man in a gimpsuit and have him cover children in slime? UH-OH! That's right, it's everyone's favourite Canadian gameshow Uh-Oh! to get rebooted - and just in time for Canada day! Tanner and Lindsay don't have much in the way of how to change it because it works best when preserved in all it's bizarre glory, be it dunking kids in gusher water or rewarding them with a brick of cheese. Along the way they'll also discuss corporate sponsorships, high-impact domming, a...
Jul 02, 2019•38 min•Ep. 41
Quack quack quack quack quack, let's hear it for The Mighty Ducks! But is Tanner rebooting the movie or the show? Or both? What medium is it? Is there a rule that says ducks can't be in a musical performed entirely on ice skates? They and Lindsay will try to answer these questions while also discussing Taika Waititi directing everything, fitting things onto your face, and 100 duck names. This week's friendship promo is @WaywardOCPod! Our cover art is by Alex aka @ptchew, and her work can be foun...
Jun 23, 2019•41 min•Ep. 40
The Secrets of the Clow were once a mystery, but when special guest Charlie came on the show this week their powers were set free! Ce'll team up with Tanner and Lindsay on a mystic adventure of explicit queerness, fixing the concerning romances there already, and really long legs. Their quest for all time will also have them encounter weirdly lazy sorcerers, dub name changes, and Brooklyn accents. This week's friendship promo is @Letsstealcast! Our cover art is by Alex aka @ptchew, and her work ...
Jun 16, 2019•48 min•Ep. 39
What's that noise? It's a theremin and teen angst! This week Tanner is seeing what kind of movie adaptation they can make out of the Broadway musical Be More Chill! They'll team up with Lindsay to determine the pros and cons of having it in live action versus animation, the mixed payoff of mixed mediums, and multiapplicability. The duo will also discuss illegal musicals, which Norse Gods had anxiety, and party city hair dye. This week's friendship promo is @PowerUpENAB! Our cover art is by Alex ...
Jun 09, 2019•45 min•Ep. 38
Lindsay is still in a Sword Gay mood so this week we discuss the tale of Julie D'Aubigny, who left a trail of broken hearts, broken bones, and arson all across Paris in her time. Lindsay suggests an anime about it before she and Tanner take a hard right turn into a completely different genre...and medium...and subject matter. They also discuss queer alignment charts, gendered conjugation, and policing vices from a moon base. This week's friendship promo is #InterstitialAP, as hosted by @OrangeGr...
Jun 02, 2019•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 37
After years upon years of asking, we're finally giving the people what they want (apparently). A Friends reboot! Lindsay's never seen the show so Tanner gives her the lowdown on the series' iconic moments, telenovela-like plots, and just how awful Ross was. Even when they try to steer away from it he crashes back in to be a pathetic tool. In spite of this the duo also find time to talk about Royal Weddings, David Schwimmer's actually good acting skill, and Tanner eating shrimp. Our cover art is ...
May 26, 2019•51 min•Ep. 36
This week we're delving into the most Anime Anime that's ever been forged. Lindsay takes Tanner on a guided tour of Revolutionary Girl Utena, showcasing the show's complex portrayals of relationships and adolescence (even though Tanner keeps getting distracted by the cars and sword lesbians). Along the way they'll also find a rough understanding of the Japanese education system, flower language, and rules lawyering. This week's Friendship Promo is @SWYGPod! Our cover art is by Alex aka @ptchew, ...
May 19, 2019•57 min•Ep. 35
It's agreed! I officially declare this podcast a People's Choice Episode! Tanner and Lindsay are discussing Medabots despite remembering very little about it, including a serious plot at some point? But they're going to almost entirely disregard it and make it a slice of life anime instead - if they don't get distracted by all the other late 90s nostalgia instead that is! Along the way they shall encounter discuss children for wasting money, terrible government translators, and Wife Swap. As suc...
May 12, 2019•51 min•Ep. 34
This episode takes place a long time a go in a decade far far away - the nineties! We kick off 90s Month with a look at the Star Wars Prequel Trilogy, mainly The Phantom Menace. To turn it into the good movie that we know is deep inside there somewhere we're going to have to better establish Anakin's character, take inspiration from the fall of the Roman Republic, and get rid of all those stereotypes. Along the way we'll also discover Australian Qui-Gon Jinn, extra legroom, and power converters....
May 04, 2019•1 hr•Ep. 33
Tanner's away this week so Ryan fills in for them, and gets the full blast of Lindsay explaining the book A Great and Terrible Beauty in order to divine a movie adaptation from the material. They'll discuss how best to evoke a gothic brand while also hitting a Mummy-level of campiness. Along the way they'll also engage in sibling shaming, look at Russel Crowe's rippling abs, and play some muffled Kelly Clarkson in the distance. Our cover art is by Alex aka @ptchew, and her work can be found on p...
Apr 28, 2019•44 min•Ep. 32
