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12 geeky sightseeing spots in Japan
Japan is a fantastic country to visit if you’re interested in gaming, anime, manga and movies. Here are some of our favourite places to visit that we found on our recent trip! 1. Nintendo Building Nintendo are based in Kyoto, the historic capital of Japan until 1868. Starting out life as a card game company… Continue reading
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Episode 10 – that’s what it is!
We wax nostalgic about a lost TV show from late ’90s, an irreverent sci-fi action comedy about the eternal battle between good and evil. Agents of the Almighty Corps fight back against the demonic morlock tide on the streets of LA. With a ’70s retro vibe, terrific cast, and always willing to play with its… Continue reading
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Episode 9 – The Reading List
Four girls out delivering papers one morning get caught up in a reality-bending time-travelling adventure. A think tank unleashes a magic-infused artificial intelligence upon the world, and now struggles with the consequences. And fifty citizens in a fairytale kingdom are caught up in a deadly contest to decide who will rule. We discuss 3 of… Continue reading
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Episode 8 – An Expansive TV round-up
Join us for musings on a multitude of genre TV offerings! We discuss two new sci-fi shows: the TV adaptation of The Expanse series of books and the intriguing, original mystery The OA. And after defeating the Invasion in a fantastic crossover event, we chat about the status of the DC TV universe and marvel (!)… Continue reading
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Episode 7 – A Link to the Podcast!
Zelda! Mario! Splatoon! Strange wild west quick draw! Crazy boxing arms! It was all there at the launch of the Nintendo Switch, and we got up at 4am to watch it, as you do. Join us as we pour over the list of upcoming games and discuss what we are most looking forward to. We… Continue reading
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Episode 6 – The Knightmare after Christmas!
In our first guest episode we reunite half a team of adventurers from classic kids TV fantasy gameshow Knightmare! It was over 20 years ago that Becks and Row faced down the perils of the dungeon… and met with an (oooh, nasty) fate. Now Row joins us to reminisce about the D&D style audition process,… Continue reading
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Episode 5 – we’ve gone Rogue
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is out! Join us for spoiler-filled musings on the newest entry in the Star Wars series. Although we shouldn’t be advocating not listening to our podcast after only a few episodes, don’t listen until you’ve seen the movie. Plus some thoughts on the new trailers for the Power Rangers… Continue reading
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Episode 4 – for the Shaun Tan fan!
Following the recent release of The Singing Bones by Shaun Tan, we muse on this fairytale inspired artbook anthology, and some of his earlier works including The Arrival, Tales from Outer Suburbia, The Red Tree, and The Lost Thing. Plus a few thoughts on Doctor Who spin-off Class season 1, and Ash vs Evil Dead… Continue reading
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Episode 3 – A Damn Fine Episode!
A Twin Peaks special! Although it won’t be that special after we’ve covered it for the hundredth time… Join us as we muse on The Secret History of Twin Peaks by Mark Frost, Reflections by Brad Dukes, and the upcoming return of the show. The owls are not what they seem! We also take a… Continue reading
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Episode 2 – alarmingly soon after episode 1!
Episode 2 is now up! Join us for more genre ramblings, this time about the return of the DC universe on The CW, including Supergirl, The Flash, Arrow and Legends of Tomorrow. Why are so many of the villains of Capital City unaware of Supergirl’s powers? Are Oliver Queen’s flashbacks an excuse for bad storytelling?… Continue reading
Time for Cakes and Ale
Podcast featuring geeky ramblings with Becks & Eeson, and also home to "Time for Cherry Pie and Coffee", a Twin Peaks podcast, and "The Tally Ho", a Prisoner podcast