Interview aired the weekend of 7/12/24 - celebrating the release of the remastered versions of THE LEGACY and THE NEW ORDER and the upcoing KLASH OF THE TITANS North American 2024 tour with Kreator and Possessed!

Interview aired the weekend of 7/5/24

Geezer's new book INTO THE VOID is available on paperback now! Interview aired the weekend of 6/28/24

Wherein Andy and Justice run the guantlet of Supergiant's Hades franchise of games. While this episode mostly looks at The Hugo Award winning first game, we also talk about Hades 2 which is currently in early access. What makes these games so compelling, even for newcomers to the rougelike genre? For starters, its engagement with Greek mythology ma…

Interview aired the weekend of 6/21/24

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Interview aired the weekend of 5/31/24

Wherein Justice and Andy dust themselves off after a trip through the wasteland in the new Amazon Prime series Fallout. How does the franchise adapt itself to this new medium? What is familiar from the games and what is original to the show? Where do we see this series going? And who keeps hiring Kyle MacLachlan?…

Interview aired the weekend of 5/17/24By Full Metal Jackie

Aired the weekend of 5/10/24By Full Metal Jackie

Interview aired the weekend of 5/3/24By Full Metal Jackie

Wherein Andy and Justice welcome Tony Hoffmann, the man responsible for forcing us to watch Zack Snyder's Rebel Moon (2023) from beginning to end. Together we complain about Snyder's professional cannibalization of Star Wars, Dune, The Lord of the Rings, and so many more superior texts into the cinematic casserole that is Rebel Moon. By way of comp…

Interview aired the weekend of 4/26/24!By Full Metal Jackie

Aired the weekend of 4/19/24By Full Metal Jackie

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Interview aired Aug 25, 2023By Full Metal Jackie

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Aired the weekend of 3/29/24By Full Metal Jackie

Wherein Justice and Andy lament the news of Larian Studios decision to not pursue a sequel to Baldur's Gate 3. And futher, that they have decided to leave the Dungeons & Dragons setting entirely. Is this a good business decision for the studio? Why leave when you've perfected the formula for a D&D rpg? We're sure their next project will meet the sa…

Interview aired the weekend of 3/22/24By Full Metal Jackie

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Aired the weekend of 3/8/24By Full Metal Jackie

Wherein Andy and Justice memorialize Akira Toriyama, best known as the creator of the Dragonball franchise. One of his other masterworks is the video game Chrono Trigger, the SNES RPG from 1995. We also mention the recently deceased musical genius Neil Peart, drummer and lyricist from Rush and accomplished author. We look back with some nostalgia o…

Interview aired the weekend of 3/1/24!By Full Metal Jackie

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Wherein Justice and Andy draft a roster of monsters to pit against one another. The rules: Only two titans and the human-sized-ish monsters must have a semi-Earth origin. Crystal clear. We each pick five and debate their battles. Come and see who wins!By Hagan & Hoffmann

Interview aired the weekend of 2/16/24By Full Metal Jackie

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Interview aired the weekend of 1/19/24By Full Metal Jackie

Wherein Andy and Justice bite into the drama surrounding the cancellation of the Dark Universe franchise and the monstrous success of the Monsterverse franchise. What makes Godzilla and King Kong compelling both individually and together? At the same time, what makes Dracula compelling by himself but not when paired with the wolf man, Frankenstein'…

Interview aired the weekend of 1/5/24By Full Metal Jackie

Interview aired the weekend of 12/15/23By Full Metal Jackie

Wherein Justice and Andy get turned around in their attempts to define what distinguishes a spinoff from a reboot and whether or not such things are worth the risk to the original work. As ubiquitous as spinoffs have been, how many can compare to the source material? And why do we think of spinoffs mostly in terms of television and not other textua…

Aired the weekend of 12/8/23By Full Metal Jackie

Wherein Andy and Justice aim their sights on the right-wing talking point that the upcoming GTA 6 game from Rockstar has "gone woke." That was an excruciating sentence for the two of us to write because the very idea of it is ridiculous. What does the GTA franchise seek to accomplish beyond making money? What do its many entries say about the Ameri…

Interview aired the weekend of 12/1/23By Full Metal Jackie

Wherein Justice and Andy endure the agony of the Very Short Treks series on YouTube. Why do these exist? What niche are they trying to fill? Clearly they shouldn't exist and aren't filling any niche. I mean, these are just an embarassment to the Star Trek franchise, and a slap in the face to all True Trek fans. Actors from previous and current show…

Interview aired the weekend of 11/17/23By Full Metal Jackie

Interview aired the weekend of 10/27/23By Full Metal Jackie

Aired the weekend of 11/10/23By Full Metal Jackie

Interview aired the weekend of 10/6/23By Full Metal Jackie

Interview aired the weekend of 11/3/23By Full Metal Jackie

Wherein Andy and Justice embark on a discussion of worldbuilding across the genres of written and nonwritten texts. What is the difference between a top-down and bottom-up approach to worldbuilding and what makes each world feel alive and complete? Is it the landscape? Is it the history? Is it the characters? Who is the player or the audience in th…

Interview aired the weekend of 10/20/23By Full Metal Jackie

Interview aired the weekend of 10/13/23By Full Metal Jackie

Interview aired the weekend of 9/29/23By Full Metal Jackie