Épisodes

  • How will DEI pushback affect geek media?
    Mar 3 2025

    The war on DEI is hitting companies like Disney and Warner Brothers and they've have already begun to alter their policies in response. Will this backlash affect our favorite movies, books, and comics?

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    51 min
  • Movies that Shouldn't be Remade (plus a few stinker remakes)
    Feb 17 2025

    It's the flip side of last time - this time Mark and John go through a bunch of movies that should never be remade, as well as several that should never have been remade (and the trainwrecks that came of it).

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    1 h et 1 min
  • Movies that should be remade, and a few already remade well
    Feb 10 2025

    Mark and John throw out some ideas of movies that scream to be remade (in some cases remade again), while also reviewing some remakes that have been made and made well.

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    45 min
  • Franchise fatigue - is it a thing?
    Jan 27 2025

    Mark and John look at so-dubbed "franchise fatigue" and its cousins superhero fatigue, sequel fatigue, and throw in some multiverse fatigue. We discuss what genre franchises are doing better than others, and why.

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    45 min
  • Underappreciated good stuff
    Jan 13 2025

    One episode after talking about dumb sci-fi, we return to talk about excellent sci fi and fantasy that doesn't get enough love, be it from critics, fanboys, general audiences, or just due to the fog of the passage of time.

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    49 min
  • Dumb sci fi
    Dec 30 2024

    Dumb sci fi. The title says it all. Not just bad, not just ill-considered. Dumb. Come on, see if we mention your favorite book or movie We dare ya.

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    50 min
  • The Top 18 Evil AIs
    Dec 16 2024

    It's the AI era! You want to know how bad it can get? Check out the list of most evil artificial intelligences. Come on and tell us what (who?) we missed, even if some of them are a little obvious (we're looking at you Stanley Kubrick).

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    1 h et 27 min
  • Drugs, Drug Culture, and Addiction in Sci-Fi
    Dec 2 2024

    Mark and John get on drugs for an episode that looks at the different way drugs, drug culture, and addiction in general are treated in science fiction over the decades, and there turns out to be quite a bit to talk about. Come on in and get your OWC fix!

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    44 min