Darker Hue Studios presents ”Genreless,” where RPG designers Chris Spivey and Eddy Webb talk about genre television shows, movies, comics, and more.
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Special 16 - Mortal Kombat Conquest, Part 1
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Eddy and Chris take a break from Sherlock Holmes to do some kung-fu fighting with Matthew Dawkins as they cover the seminal masterpiece (citation needed) that is Mortal Kombat Conquest.By Darker Hue Studios
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Chris and Eddy talk about the weirdly fallow period of the 1970s, and the turn towards a darker near deconstruction of Sherlock Holmes in Murder By Decree.By Darker Hue Studios
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Eddy and Chris talk about Peter Cushing's turn as Sherlock Holmes, and are surprisingly underwhelmed (although one episode proves to be a bright spot).By Darker Hue Studios
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This week, Chris and Eddy watch the little-remembered Ronald Howard show from the 1950s, and find it surprisingly watchable, even if in some places it's aged very badly.By Darker Hue Studios
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Eddy and Chris take the time to bring you good wine... and a handful of Sherlock Holmes radio episodes from 1945! Here's a handy YouTube link that has all the episodes we covered: https://youtu.be/96gZIIXm4vM?si=pgSPBuwGGsDNnUqeBy Darker Hue Studios
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Chris and Eddy cover the first two Sherlock Holmes films featuring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce, with decidedly mixed results.By Darker Hue Studios
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600 Sherlock Holmes: The Short Stories
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Eddy and Chris kick off a new season of Genreless: Sherlock Holmes! But before they get into the films and TV shows proper, they do a little preface covering a few short stories, as well as a lot of talk about Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.By Darker Hue Studios
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Speechless 406: The Ultimates #6 and Wrap-Up
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Eddy and Chris (briefly) cover the sixth issue of The Ultimates (2015), and talk about their final thoughts about the series.By Darker Hue Studios
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Eddy and Chris cover the fifth issue of The Ultimates (2015), where Galactus ends up becoming the sixth member of the team.By Darker Hue Studios
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Eddy and Chris cover the fourth issue of The Ultimates (2015), which Eddy is convinced is secretly a Blue Marvel comic.By Darker Hue Studios
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Eddy and Chris cover the third issue of Epic Space Nonsense(tm) a.k.a. The Ultimates (2015).By Darker Hue Studios
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Eddy and Chris cover the second issue of what is rapidly becoming Eddy's favorite not-quite-the-Fantastic-Four comic, The Ultimates (2015).By Darker Hue Studios
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It's that time of year where Eddy and Chris talk about comic books! This time Eddy is reading (for the first time!) the first issue of The Ultimates (2015).By Darker Hue Studios
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Special 15.4: X-Men '97 Actual Play, Part 3
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Our final episode of the X-Men '97 Actual Play that Chris ran for Eddy (Cyclops) as well as guest players Ariel Celeste (Storm), Matthew Dawkins (Wolverine), and Jennifer Kretchmer (Rogue). It was recorded LIVE on the Darker Hue Discord on 25 April, 2024.By Darker Hue Studios
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Special 15.3: X-Men '97 Actual Play, Part 2
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This is episode two of the X-Men '97 game Chris ran for Eddy (Cyclops) as well as guest players Ariel Celeste (Storm), Matthew Dawkins (Wolverine), and Jennifer Kretchmer (Rogue). It was part of our LIVE event recorded on the Darker Hue Discord on 25 April, 2024.By Darker Hue Studios
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Special 15.2 X-Men '97 Actual Play, Part 1
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Chris runs a game of X-Men '97 for Eddy (Cyclops) as well as guest players Ariel Celeste (Storm), Matthew Dawkins (Wolverine), and Jennifer Kretchmer (Rogue). This is part one of the LIVE event recorded on the Darker Hue Discord on 25 April, 2024.By Darker Hue Studios
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Chris and Eddy both got really excited about Disney+ superheroes again, and they had to carve out time to talk about the first four episodes of X-Men '97. But is this all they'll do regarding the X-Men...?By Darker Hue Studios
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Eddy and Chris put a bow on season 5 of Genreless as they wrap up their coverage of classic Doctor Who.By Darker Hue Studios
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Once again, Chris and Eddy dive into the Patreon-exclusive vault to give you even more Doctor Who discussion. Here's part two of Power of the Doctor!By Darker Hue Studios
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What's this? Chris and Eddy pull a former Patreon-exclusive episode out of the archive to give you even more Doctor Who discussion! And it was so long it's been cut into two episodes. So here's part one of Power of the Doctor!By Darker Hue Studios
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Chris and Eddy finish up their tour of the Eighth Doctor with the surprisingly mediocre The Silver Turk.By Darker Hue Studios
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Not content to leave Doctor Who quite yet, Eddy and Chris talk about the Eighth Doctor's audio adventures, starting with the lovely and intricate Chimes of Midnight.By Darker Hue Studios
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Chris and Eddy talk about the period of Doctor Who where there was no Doctor Who, the Wilderness Years of 1989 to 2005. This is a different episode than what we usually do on Genreless. This time we ended up fast-winding through a lot of media. But we did cover "Curse of the Fatal Death" in detail, which you can find on YouTube.…
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Special 14: Transformers the Movie (1986)
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Chris and Eddy take a break from usual proceedings to talk about Transformers the Movie (the 1986 one) with none other than MIKE FREAKIN' PONDSMITH... ahem... we mean, Mike Pondsmith, creator of the Cyberpunk franchise and massive Transformers collector and fan. Note: This episode was originally recorded as a Patreon exclusive. However, we were so …
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Eddy and Chris bring on special guest ROSE BAILEY to talk about the swansong of classic Doctor Who: Survival. Episodes covered: Doctor Who S26, E12-14: Survival (pt1-3)By Darker Hue Studios
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It's all come down to this. Chris and Eddy finally talk at length about their favorite Doctor Who story ever: Curse of Fenric. Episodes covered: Doctor Who S26E8-11, Curse of Fenric (pt 1-4)By Darker Hue Studios
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Eddy and Chris reveal the Genreless Masterplan as they talk about the part of classic Doctor Who they really love. And it all starts with Battlefield. Episodes covered: Doctor Who S26E1-4, Battlefield pts 1-4By Darker Hue Studios
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Chris and Eddy grudgingly finish off the Sixth Doctor with yet another Robert Holmes script: The Mysterious Planet. Episodes covered: S23E1-4, Trial of a Time Lord Pts 1-4By Darker Hue Studios
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Eddy and Chris reluctantly limp into the Sixth Doctor era with the best of a bad lot: Vengeance on Varos Episodes covered: S22, E3-4, "Vengeance on Varos pts. 1-2"By Darker Hue Studios
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Chris and Eddy talk about what is arguably the high point of Davison's run (and they do argue about it), the Caves of Androzani. Episodes covered: S21, E17-20, The Caves of Androzani parts 1-4By Darker Hue Studios
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Eddy and Chris are back to talk about classic Doctor Who. Also about controversial showrunner John Nathan-Turner, the change in fan communities, and how that shaped a serial like Earthshock. Episodes covered: S19E19-22: Earthshock pt 1-4By Darker Hue Studios
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Chris and Eddy talk about Hustle, the amazing con artist show that Leverage probably got some inspiration from. And Chris and Eddy talk about where the show might be heading before they dive back into talking about Doctor Who. Episodes covered: S1E1 The Con Is On S1E4 Cops and Robbers S1E6 The Last Gamble P.S. "I don't have a Scooby" is East London…
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Eddy and Chris talk about Poker Face, the most compelling mystery show you'll ever watch where you know who did it immediately. Episodes covered: S1E1 Dead Man's Hand S1E2 The Midnight Shift S1E3 The Stall Streaming in US on Peacock and in the UK on Now/Sky.By Darker Hue Studios
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Chris and Eddy talk about the most RPG TV show ever: Leverage Episodes covered: S1E1 The Nigerian Job S1E2 The Homecoming Job S1E13 The Second David Job Streaming in US/UK on Freevee/Prime Video.By Darker Hue Studios
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Eddy and Chris take a break from Doctor Who to rave about James-Bond-meets-McGuyver show Burn Notice. And also talk about Doctor Who. Episodes covered: S1E1 Pilot S1E7 Broken Rules S2E13 Bad Breaks Streaming in US on Hulu, and in the UK on Disney+.By Darker Hue Studios
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Chris and Eddy have another installment of Chris' Crush Corner as they talk about the First Romana, Douglas Adams, and the sheer brilliance and insanity of The Pirate Planet. Episodes covered: S16E5-8: The Pirate Planet pt 1-4 Or, if you prefer, The Key to Time pt 5-8 Streaming in US on BritBox, and in the UK on BBC iPlayer.…
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Chris, Eddy, and special guest Jill Spivey celebrate the holidays by talking about a surprisingly good satirical view of television, Scrooged. Streaming in US and UK on Prime Video. PS: This episode is dropping on Eddy's birthday! Celebrate his birth by picking up some Pugmire books. PPS: More audio issues with this episode. If you lose Lisa about …
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Eddy and Chris start their exploration of the Fourth Doctor by talking about the most iconic Doctor Who story of all: Genesis of the Daleks Episodes covered: S12E11-16: Genesis of the Daleks pt 1-6 Streaming in US on BritBox, and in the UK on BBC iPlayer.By Darker Hue Studios
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Eddy and Chris talk about The Master, Jo Grant, and that time that Doctor Who fought the Devil (no, not that time, the other time). Episodes covered: S8E21-25: The Dæmons pt 1-5 Streaming in US on BritBox, and in the UK on BBC iPlayer.By Darker Hue Studios
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Chris and Eddy move to FULL COLO(U)R as they talk about the Third Doctor's first season, and how Liz Shaw was robbed, in Inferno. Episodes covered: S7E18-24: Inferno parts 1-7 Streaming in US on BritBox, and in the UK on BBC iPlayer.By Darker Hue Studios
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Eddy and Chris stay in season five to unpack yet more racism, but also one of the genuine rediscovered classics of the Troughton era: Enemy of the World. Episodes covered: S5E17-23: Enemy of the World Streaming in US on BritBox, and in the UK on BBC iPlayer.By Darker Hue Studios
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Chris and Eddy skip ahead four years in their time machine to talk about one of the classics of the Patrick Troughton era... even if there's a lot of racism they have to unpack first... Tomb of the Cybermen. Episodes covered: S5E1-4: Tomb of the Cybermen Streaming in US on BritBox, and in the UK on BBC IPLAYER FINALLY.…
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0501 An Unearthly Child + The Daleks
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Eddy and Chris start their long-awaited exploration of Classic Doctor Who! They start off, unsurprisingly, at the beginning, with William Hartnell's era. Episodes covered: S1E1: An Unearthly Child S1E5-11: The Daleks Streaming in US on BritBox NOTE: After this episode was recorded, a bigot ended up getting the first four episodes pulled from BBC iP…
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To celebrate 100 episodes of Genreless, Eddy and Chris took to the Darker Hue Discord and interviewed each other, as well as answering questions from the live audience. And they announce the focus of the upcoming season!By Darker Hue Studios
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Special guest Matthew Dawkins joins Eddy and Chris as they cover the best, worst, and indeed only show ever made about Vampire The Masquerade: KINDRED THE EMBRACED. Episodes covered: S1E1: The Original Saga S1E3: Night Stalker S1E6: The Rise and Fall of Eddie Fiori Streaming in US/UK on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzovi87vDfzLiv…
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Eddy and Chris talk about their shared love for a Canadian show about vampires. IN THIS ENDLESS... FOREVER NIGHT. Episodes covered: S1E1: Dark Knight S1E2: Dark Knight The Second Chapter S1E6: Dying to Know You Streaming in US/UK on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2i5qRpGieMBy Darker Hue Studios
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Chris and Eddy talk about a show that contrasts Lovecraftian horror and the Black experience, and somehow manage only to talk a little bit about Harlem Unbound. Episodes covered: S1E1: Sundown S1E2: Whitey's on the Moon S1E9: Rewind 1921 Streaming: US: Max UK: None. Eddy bought his episodes on Google Play.…
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Eddy and Chris talk about Supernatural, the fifteen-season juggernaut of pretty okay episodes. Episodes covered: S1E1: Pilot S1E12: Faith S2E20: What Is and What Should Never Be Streaming: US: Netflix UK: Prime VideoBy Darker Hue Studios
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Chris and Eddy talk about the very well-executed first season of Sleepy Hollow, as well as the massive amount of controversy that's since come out from behind the scenes. Episodes covered: S1E1: Pilot S1E7: The Midnight Ride S1E8: Necromancer Streaming: US: Hulu UK: Disney+By Darker Hue Studios
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Eddy and Chris talk about what they've learned from their (very long) last season, a little bit about the mini-season they had in the middle, and what's coming up next. P.S., the podcast Eddy was trying to think of is called True Spies: https://spyscape.com/show/true-spiesBy Darker Hue Studios
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