Episode 97: East Bound Or Down

• Sean spent time discussing his enjoyment of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. Connor freaked out when Sean referred to it as a French developed JRPG. Sean got to school Connor a bit about that. Don't mess with the OG gamer.
• In our Geek Question this week, Connor asked "What superhero tropes do you just hate?" Kryptonite, Capes, and Monologues, oh my!
• In our Roll for Credits segment, discuss a hidden gem, the 2023 Norwegian WWII film, The Arctic Convoy! Such tension... such drama on human nature and the gray area of duty and self-preservation.
• And as always, geekery, video games, and chickens. Lots of chickens.

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Episode 96: Le Shark

• Man we dove into some deep nerd stuff at the beginning and had a great time chatting about video games, storylines, and stuff. Chickens were indeed chased.
• Ventured into an "In Memoriam" segment. Good grief we got hit hard. Ozzy. Malcolm. Hulk. Chuck. Gen X can't take many more hits!
• In our Geek Question this week, Connor asked "What classic video game from your childhood would you like to see a remake of, and how would you like to see it updated?" Good stuff from Atari 2600, OG Playstation, and even a deep dive with the Atari Lynx!
• In our Roll for Credits segment, we (literally) dive into the 2024, French shark thriller, Under Paris. Connor liked it. Sean? Not so much. Check out our thoughts!
• And as always, geekery, video games, and chickens. Lots of chickens.

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Episode 95: She Talks to Angels

• More audio weirdness today, though it wasn't our fault. Blame the block party complete with stage and emcee outside Connor's window! LOL
• Connor starts us on a conversation of our best memories involving water. Weird, right? Funny how it coincided with the 50th anniversary of the release of Jaws in theaters! Not many fond memories involving water, but plenty of traumatic ones, including a six year old being forced to watch Jaws in the theater sitting in the FRONT ROW!
• In our Roll for Credits segment, we dive into the 2019 period-piece-supernatural-serial-killer-thriller (yes it tried to be all those things) from Russia, The Ninth. Good costume and set design? Um... Check out our thoughts!
• And as always, geekery, video games, and chickens. Lots of chickens.

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Episode 94: Only the Shadow Knows

• Man, we had a train wreck of audio this episode. Drops and mics off oh my! Maybe it had something to do with Connor "pre-gaming" hard even before we went live! Cleaned it up pretty well, but I'm no audio engineer!
• Long conversations about upcoming preorders and a commentary on the increasing cost of video games!
• Connor wants to talk about video games that have influenced your life. Sean has a difference of opinion on what "influence" means, but a good conversation nonetheless!
• In our Roll for Credits segment, we dive into the 2018 Chinese martial arts drama, Shadow. Beautiful cinematography, well written and acted, but still something just seemed off - maybe it was plot gaps. Well worth the watch however. Check out our thoughts!
• And as always, geekery, video games, and chickens. Lots of chickens.

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Episode 93: Zombie Family Feud!

• We jumped video game rabbit holes, including South of Midnight, a smidgen of Destiny, and back to Borderlands 3.
• Connor started a fun discussion on superhero relationships and why they always seem to fail!
• In our Roll for Credits segment, we dive into the *FIFTH* (are you kidding me) movie in the Resident Evil franchise, 2012's Resident Evil: Retribution. Not a good move and no clue what is really going on since neither of us have seen a RE movie and Sean last played RE2 on the PS1. If you're a fan, cool... we were not.
• And as always, geekery, video games, and chickens. Lots of chickens.

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Episode 92! Well THAT was awkward...

• First of all, apologies for Sean. Head cold + meds + can't breath = kind of out of it.
• Let's talk a little bit about Thunderbolts* !!!! It was great!
• In our Roll for Credits segment, We painfully watch the awkwardness of dating and social media that is the 2023 movie, Cat Person. If you hate the idea of dating in this day and age, this movie will, well, make you scared and hate it even more. Funny, awkward, scary, and sad through and through. Makes you think though!
• And as always, geekery, video games, and chickens. Lots of chickens.

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Episode 91! Welcome to Talking Club.

• First of all, apologies for any audio issues. There is some slight popping in the audio that could not be resolved. We'll get that cleaned up before next week!
• Man, we start the show by just rambling on with the utterly overwhelming Gold Rush of games that have started coming out in the last 3 months, with more on the horizon. And we're just focusing on XBox! A good time to be a gamer.
• In our Roll for Credits segment, we headed down to the sunny beaches of Florida and chatted up the 2023 comedy, Barb and Star Go To Vista Del Mar. A little like an SNL sketch gone too long, but genuinely funny and light right. But man, Barb and Star are sneaky Cougars... ;-)
• And as always, geekery, video games, and chickens. Lots of chickens.

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Welcome to Episode 90! I'll be your huckleberry...

• To honor the recent loss of Val Kilmer, the intention was to have a very Val-centric episode focusing on some of our favorite movies. We got sidetracked, of course.
• After 35 years, Sean has picked up his trumpet again and joined a local band. This led to a rabbit hole of some of Sean's more interesting band geek stories from back in the day.
• Given the recent loss of Val Kilmer, Connor wanted to know about other actors we've lost that we miss and we chased that chicken for some time
• In our Roll for Credits segment, we *finally* got to Val. No reviews, we just talked about some of his more iconic (at least in our minds) movies. We chatted about Top Secret!, Real Genius, Willow, and finally, Tombstone.
• And as always, geekery, video games, and chickens. Lots of chickens.

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