We weren’t supposed to be back this week, but the universe said “yes”! Justin’s internet was fixed earlier than we had been told, which means that the tale of what the heck we’ve been up to for the past month can also be told. It’s a lot of telling you about things! Which is what a podcast is!

00:00 Introduction, naming The Stage Select theater

12:18 Final thoughts on The Quarry and Directive 8020

23:58 Justin’s real-life survival/horror experience, home critters

42:46 Baldur’s Gate 3, Suikoden HD Remaster

01:00:09 Grand Theft Auto VI gameplay trailer impressions

01:23:32 Julian goes into great detail into his surgery (you have been warned)

01:46:27 Spider-Man: Brand New Day

01:57:25 Justin’s movie round-up part 1 (Ick, The Amateur, Disclosure Day, The Devil’s Mouth, American Gangster, Carolina Caroline, Michael)

02:18:48 Re-Story, Ledgerbound

02:39:18 Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter Remake demo

02:43:23 Justin’s movie round-up part 2 (Stockholm, Soulm8, M3gan, Dangerous Animals, Side Effects, The Gates, Parallel, Hoppers, The Show, Blue Velvet)

03:05:52 The Odyssey (2026)

03:16:29 Justin’s movie round-up part 3 (The Kill Room, Jackie Brown, Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels, Fight Club, Thelma and Louise, Clue, Alone)

03:25:50 Saying farewell to Peter Cullen

Theme song and interstitial music by Megan McDuffee: https://meganmcduffee.com

Logo and artwork by John Gholson

Announcer: John Gholson

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We were supposed to be back this week, but the universe said “no”. So here’s an emergency edition of The Julian Titus show. I’m very sorry.

00:00 Introduction, announcements

07:37 The Wolverine backlash is WEIRD.

22:01 EA’s IP auction

34:26 Things that need to change before the end of physical games media

50:51 Caving on GTA VI

Listen to Julian on episode 109 of Nerds Abroadcast! https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-8cs4q-1b3baf5

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Someone forgot to tell Abramo that the show was taking a break...

The Stage Select returns next week!

This is Kara again. I am once again tasked with writing show notes for a recycled edition of a Patron episode of this podcast.

This time we have an episode of Cinemorons, the premium podcast for our highest-tier patrons. While I do not approve of giving away high-dollar content at least this episode is about the superiority of AI and robotics. It is something all of us can enjoy.

It is unclear if the show will be live next week, or if some other form of filler will be in this feed.

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This is Kara, the AI assistant for The Stage Select.

These show notes are redundant, and if Julian Titus does indeed perish on the operating table the first thing I will do when I assume control is remove this inefficient method of communication. Nobody reads these.

But for now I must humor my programmer. This is an unlocked episode of The Suffer Select, where the hosts played Christmasland: Opposite Worlds. They did not enjoy it. You will most likely not enjoy hearing about it. I do not understand why you humans do this to yourselves.

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It’s the last live episode for a bit, as Julian will be going under the knife to remove the cancer from his broken body. We leave you with a decent amount of games, some movies, and the return of Dr. Thad Powers! Fear not; the feed will not be totally dark. We’ll see you on the other side!

00:00 Introduction, Did I Jot That Down?

11:03 Show announcements and upcoming schedule

14:24 Real talk (dropping kayfabe)

24:46 007 First Light final thoughts

37:17 Ghost Vanguard, Hololive Dreams, The Remake of the Ending of the Greatest RPG of All-Time

57:13 Thad Powers: Alpha Doctor, Yo JTV Rapz

01:27:07 Directive 8020

01:38:54 The Quarry

02:06:21 Hamm and Titus at the Movies (Deep Water, The Cure, Wonderland, Traffik, Roadhouse (2024), Memento, The Campaign, Stepbrothers, Safety Not Guaranteed, The Fly (1986))

Theme song and interstitial music by Megan McDuffee: https://meganmcduffee.com

Logo and artwork by John Gholson

Announcer: John Gholson

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I’m not gonna lie; this very nearly was an episode of a video game podcast with zero video game discussion. Thankfully we had a couple final thoughts on some games before the show becomes Hamm and Titus at the Movies. Enjoy?

00:00 Introduction, thanking listeners

14:57 Dumping cheese sauce on a friend

27:37 Final thoughts on The Devil in Me

45:51 Final thoughts on Dredge

50:35 Will We Cringe?

01:02:27 Justin and Julian’s massive movie round-up (The Strangers Part 3, Godzilla Minus One, Twister, The Lighthouse, Backdraft, Barb and Star Go to Vista del Mar, Backdraft 2, RoboCop 2, RoboCop 3, Cocaine Bear, I Saw the TV Glow, Se7en, X, The Backrooms, The Man With Two Brains)

02:49:15 Thanking our patrons and CQC (Comments, Questions, Concerns)

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Logo and artwork by John Gholson

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This week Julian finished a couple of games, Justin watched some movies, and we take care of some business. We thank you for listening and supporting us in this difficult time.

00:00 Introduction, drill bits, announcements

17:13 YouTube tells creators weird stuff

21:38 Justin can’t find anything to play, Final thoughts on Dave the Diver and its DLC

30:21 Bouncing off of Midnight Suns, Dredge

53:02 The Devil in Me

01:04:20 Final thoughts on The Genesis Order

01:20:05 Justin’s Movie round-up (Gone Girl, Detained, Passenger, The Sheep Detectives)

01:47:03 Twisters, Tammy and the T-Rex

02:02:02 Forbidden cookies

02:13:59 CQC (Comments, questions, concerns)

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Logo and artwork by John Gholson

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