Today's panel: Craig, Ryan, Geoff, Tommy, Kenn. SPOILER-heavy episode, as always. We discuss Calamity, book 3 of the Reckoners series. We have a few things to say about the setting and the characters, but we save most of our conversation for the ending of the trilogy. 0:00 - Intro, insults, and housekeeping 6:45 - Craig's quick review 8:50 - Reaction and discussion 47:00 - Final thoughts Support the Legendarium Podcast by tipping us at imzy.com/legendarium ....
May 29, 2016•51 min
Today's panel: Craig, Kenn, Jake J, and Jake H. This Zelda podcast started as a review of Twilight Princess HD, but quickly turned into a general discussion of the Zelda franchise, past and future. Support the Legendarium Podcast by tipping us at imzy.com/legendarium . SHOW NOTES: Twilight Princess review - 8:05 NX speculation - 21:03 What makes a game a Zelda game? - 23:50 Favorite items - 27:40 The music of Zelda - 30:13 Favorite game in the franchise? - 35:13 Which is the darker game, MM or T...
May 23, 2016•59 min
This week we each give a separately recorded review of Captain America: Civil War. The reviewers in order: Ryan: 1:00 Craig: 4:00 Kenn: 6:40 Todd: 9:20 We need you to vote on which review is the best! Pride is at stake! Vote at any of the following places: thelegendariumpodcast.com facebook.com/thelegendarium twitter.com/legendariumpod imzy.com/legendarium...
May 18, 2016•12 min
Craig, Nic, and Geoff discuss the second book in the Reckoners series in this Firefight podcast. Everyone loved the book and thought it had a much stronger antagonist than Steelheart. Nic tries to spoil Mistborn (Craig won't let him), and Geoff teases just a bit of Calamity, making us all pretty excited to get to it.
May 09, 2016•50 min
Bonus! Since Brandon Sanderson was kind enough to write a tiny little short story before releasing Firefight a couple years ago, we decided to do a smaller episode of our own. In our Mitosis podcast, we deal with some of the good and bad, and some of the popular reactions to the story. Links we mention during the cast: Writing Excuses - Brandon's podcast Imzy.com/legendarium - Home base for interacting with the Legendarium's hosts and listeners...
Apr 25, 2016•38 min
Ryan, Craig, Geoff, and Tommy discuss Steelheart, the first book in Brandon Sanderson's unconventional superhero trilogy. The novel is written for teenagers, so it's no surprise that the four guys who are getting too old for that sort of thing like it a lot. Congrats to the winner of the signed copy of The Bands of Mourning: Ryan A., from New Brighton, MN!
Apr 17, 2016•57 min
Bonus episode for a bonus book! Brandon dropped Secret History on the world without any warning, so we didn't include it officially in our 2016 reading challenge. But it had to go in, of course. So Craig, Ryan, and Nic chat for a few minutes about seeing some of the old Mistborn cast again, plus implications for the Cosmere at large. Don't forget to go to Imzy.com/legendarium and sign up for the beta test. Do it before midnight on April 10th and you'll be entered for a signed and personalized co...
Apr 03, 2016•32 min
Craig, Ryan, Todd, and Kenn wrap up the Mistborn series (so far) with a discussion of The Bands of Mourning, book 3 in the Wax and Wayne era. This will be the last Mistborn episode for a while ... Or will it? Sign up for the new Legendarium community at Imzy.com/legendarium before midnight on April 10th to be entered to win a signed and personalized copy of The Bands of Mourning.
Mar 28, 2016•55 min
The "let's sit around and chat about geeky stuff!" version of The Legendarium Podcast. Topics include: 0:00 - Intro and insults 1:39 - Pitching the Brandon Sanderson reading challenge and Imzy.com/legendarium 5:24 - Zelda: Twilight Princess HD review so far; plus, the state of Nintendo 12:09 - Brandon Sanderson’s upcoming White Sands graphic novel 16:00 - Deadpool 22:14 - Shannara Chronicles 26:27 - Divergent: Allegiant 27:54 - Gods of Egypt 31:54 - Craig gets political about Hollywood 34:15 - U...
Mar 20, 2016•59 min
It's a packed house, as Craig, Ryan, Kenn, Nic, and newcomer Geoff discuss Shadows of Self. The streak continues, as we have yet to read a Sanderson book we didn't enjoy. Mistborn fans who haven't read Sanderson's other work will be excited after this to dive deep into his Cosmere. Listener notes from two listeners, and Kenn says "duality of perspective," blowing Craig's mind with his excellent new vocabulary.Join the 2016 Brandon Sanderson Reading Challenge....
Mar 07, 2016•1 hr 2 min
We continue our Mistborn podcast series with a discussion of The Alloy of Law. Listener notes at the top of the show.
Feb 16, 2016•59 min
Craig, Ryan, Rilee, and Andrew tackle The Wishsong of Shannara , in this wrap-up of their own trilogy of Shannara podcasts. Everyone seems to like Brin more than Amberle. Thank goodness Allanon died. Is Wishsong filmable?
Jan 29, 2016•57 min
Craig, Ryan, and newcomer Meg (from tvjelly.com ) discuss Marvel's Netflix series, Jessica Jones . The consensus: it's an amazing, complicated, important show, that overcomes some problems with its main character, largely thanks to the other characters around her. Also, we make fun of The Bachelor and hot tubs a lot. So there's that, too.
Jan 23, 2016•1 hr
The guys let their hair down for this one. Well, Craig does, since he's the only one with hair long enough to let down. They quiz each other on some of the big geek news items from 2015, and look forward to a couple events in 2016. Be sure to check out the 2016 reading challenge they've set up at WorldsWithoutEnd.com . Signing up is free and easy, and it makes for an easy way to interact with the guys during their Year of Sanderson....
Jan 04, 2016•41 min
The group talks about the Elfstones of Shannara, both the book (mostly) and the upcoming MTV series (at 48:00). Topics include the possibly-ill-fitting title; Wil's crisis of confidence; strong women don't have to be warriors; and how Brooks fixes Tolkien's shortcomings when he sends in the eagles.
Dec 31, 2015•57 min
SPOILERS. Seen the new Star Wars yet? If not, do so before listening in. Things may have never been this heated on the podcast before. Yes, they all loved the movie and have plenty to say on that, but Craig and Ryan get into it over the definition and effect of bad CGI.
Dec 21, 2015•1 hr 1 min
Craig and Ryan welcome Rilee and Andrew to the podcast to discuss The Sword of Shannara. We're prepping for the MTV series early next year, and getting a jump on this classic trilogy from one of fantasy's most celebrated authors.
Dec 01, 2015•47 min
Craig and Todd interview Celeste Chaney about her debut novel, In Absence of Fear. Wrist-embedded microchips, mass-surveillance, predictive policing ... It may be where we're headed, and this book helps us explore just how good are the good ideas we're coming up with to rid us of inconvenience and fear. Pick it up on Amazon , you won't be sorry....
Nov 22, 2015•39 min
Jar Jar is a dark side force user... The Empire is good... Han and Leia had a litter of tribbles... We thought we’d take some time to hash out a few of the more popular fan theories, and some of the crazy ones too.
Nov 12, 2015•52 min
We're joined again by Dr Matt Woolley, who helps Craig, Ryan, and Kenn work through the benefits, pitfalls, and psychology of scary stories and people who love (or hate) them. (And no, you're not hallucinating, we swapped out our normal theme music; it was way too peppy for this episode.)
Oct 30, 2015•1 hr 2 min
0:00 - Intro; 1:57 - Star Wars trailer; 13:00 - Zelda Symphony and discussion of the music; 30:10 - Excerpted interview clips; 31:45 - the virtues of Zelda; 40:15 - the games; 43:30 - Zelda movie adaptation?; 47:10 - the future of Zelda games; 50:30 - wrap-up & brief movie reviews.
Oct 25, 2015•59 min
The guys have one last chat in their Belgariad podcast series, wrapping up with book five, Enchanter's End Game. Joining them through the miracle of Skype recording is Andrew Bayles, a Linguistics grad student from the University of Utah, who comes to teach them all what a true nerd sounds like.
Sep 28, 2015•1 hr 1 min
The guys all watched Mythica: A Quest for Heroes, a film by local fantasy studio Arrowstorm Entertainment. Craig really liked it, so he made the others help him review it. The consensus: it's got its shortcomings (which the guys dwell on too much!) but overall very fun, and any one of them would be proud to have their name in the credits. Go to ArrowstormEntertainment.com to purchase and download the movie, and support the third film on kickstarter. 7:10 – The story and some problems 16:00 – We ...
Sep 15, 2015•43 min
The guys discuss Garion's coming of age--and coming into his inheritance--in the fourth installment of the Belgariad podcast series. We find out who the voice in his head is. Ce'Nedra's innate ability to manipulate comes in real handy. Do any of these characters have free will in this story?
Sep 07, 2015•1 hr 2 min
The four guys deliver four movie reviews for Avengers 2 (4:45), Fantastic Four (14:15), Ant Man (29:40), and Inside Out (40:25).
Aug 24, 2015•56 min
Ryan, Craig, and Kenn discuss the journey to Rak Cthol and the epic showdown between Ctuchik and Belgarath. New members of the company. Garion's magic grows. Ce'Nedra is beyond the fathoming of her creator. Encasing someone in rock is a good way to kill them.
Aug 17, 2015•50 min
We continue our Silmarillion Podcast series. I drag Ryan back in Middle-earth for a discussion about the tale of Beren and Luthien. Todd joins us in studio, and I also cut from time to time to a chat I had with friend podcast Nick Jeter.
Aug 10, 2015•51 min
Ryan, Craig, and Todd discuss book 2 of the Belgariad, with a quick appearance from Kenn. The story is starting to heat up, and so is the action. This one is much more violent than the first, and thus much more up Kenn's alley.
Aug 05, 2015•55 min
Ryan assigns the Legendarium panel to read David Eddings' Belgariad series. This is one of the early(ish) fantasy series that helped set the tone for many of the so-called tropes that have been seen since. But this beautifully written tale does them so well, you'll hardly notice as you start with Garion on his adventure with Belgarath and Polgara.
Jul 18, 2015•51 min
After some pointless nostalgia about the podcast in general, Ryan and Craig (at about the 9:45 mark) get down to reviewing Jurassic World. The final consensus: THREE-AND-A-HALF OF FOUR SWORDS. And we do all this without many, if any, spoilers. So enjoy, enjoyers.
Jun 14, 2015•27 min
