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MC #95: Alice in Wonderland

Andrew — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:44:22 +0000

It's almost time for SXSW, but before they leave Andrew and Morgan have one last regular episode up their sleeve! Tune in to hear them discuss the latest film from Tim Burton, Alice in Wonderland, and find out just how deep the rabbit hole goes. Also includes QuickChatter reviews and DVD Recommendations, plus a bonus trailer discussion segment.

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UPDATE: Problem with truncated audio is fixed.

MC #95: Alice in Wonderland

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NOTE: Be sure to join us from March 12-20 for our SXSW coverage! Our next mainstream reviews and discussions will be on She's Out of My League and Hot Tub Time Machine. You can email Andrew and Morgan with your feedback at podcast@randomchatter.com. Thanks for listening!

SHOW NOTES:

Announcements:

1:57 - It's SXSW time! Click here to visit the film festival tour thread and help us decide what to see!

QuickChatter:

3:34 - The 2010 Oscar-Nominated Animated Shorts (Andrew and Morgan)
7:48 - The White Ribbon (Andrew)

Discussion - Alice in Wonderland (spoiler-free):

11:00 - Intro and clip
12:53 - Morgan and Andrew's ratings and general thoughts

Discussion - Cop Out (spoilers):

20:53 - The "second time here" subplot
23:59 - Careful with your eyeballs
25:29 - The Mad Hatter's mental stability
26:44 - References to the original Disney film and drug subculture
29:00 - The conflict between the two queens
31:00 - The Red Queen's disturbing punishment
32:19 - The voice acting
35:27 - The themes of female empowerment

DVD Recommendations:

39:18 - Intro
39:34 - Andrew's Pick: Cold Souls
40:20 – Morgan's Pick: Up In The Air

43:54 - Bonus trailer discussion

TRAILERS:

FF #38: W+Mouse

Brian — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:52:58 +0000

This week: Mint is left alone with Flonk. Eventually Highstepper wakes up and joins, in time to talk about Steam on the Mac. Which is funny cause he actually played TF2 this week... PLUS: The donation war update!

FF #38: W+Mouse
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http://www.tuaw.com/2010/03/07/gameinformer-portal-2-confirmed-for-mac/
Engy sorta update http://tf2.com/post.php?id=3539
http://www.ubercharged.net/2010/03/08/steam-on-mac-i-might-just-play-tf2-a-bit-more/
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TC# 64: That was unexpected

Brian — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 02:33:02 +0000

Something happened... and we talked about it. Also, we got surprised by chat roulette.

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Chat roulette: great summary video of chat roulette

LC #38: Stabby McBeefy-T

Erik — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:37:00 +0000

This was a great week for Lost fans, as we got the best action scenes from the series so far, some good plot reveals, some great character moments, and an awesome closing of this season's first act. But beyond merely discussing this episode, we cover some interesting theories, including some ideas on Jacob's motivations and what the purpose of the island is.

(Did you miss show #37? Find it here.)

(NOTE: Broken link has been fixed.)

LC #38: Stabby McBeefy-T
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LC #37: Seven Years of Bad Luck

Erik — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:08:35 +0000

Yeah, I know we're a little late this week, but we've got episode #38 coming out tomorrow to make up for it!

Jack's got an interesting life in LA now, but on the Island, not much has changed. Fortunately, there's some great non-Jack-related stuff happening! Join us as we talk about Jack, Claire, the candidates, and your feedback and theories!

(NOTE: Broken link has been fixed.)

LC #37: Seven Years of Bad Luck
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MC #94: Cop Out

Andrew — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:21:08 +0000

In this episode, Andrew and Morgan dissect the latest film from Kevin Smith, Cop Out. Has he succeeded in directing a script that he didn't write? Is Tracy Morgan really the face of "post-racial America?" Tune in to find out. Also includes QuickChatter reviews and DVD Recommendations.

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MC #94: Cop Out

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NOTE: Be sure to join us next week when we'll be discussing Alice in Wonderland! You can email Andrew and Morgan with your feedback at podcast@randomchatter.com. Thanks for listening!

SHOW NOTES:

Announcements:

1:57 - Click here to visit the film festival tour thread and help us decide what to see!

QuickChatter:

3:54 - The 2010 Oscar-Nominated Live Shorts (Andrew)
7:41 - Goodfellas (Morgan)
10:59 - Lost, 24, House (Morgan)

Discussion - Cop Out (spoiler-free):

14:02 - Intro and clip
15:30 - Morgan's rating and general thoughts
17:57 - Andrew's rating and general thoughts

Discussion - Cop Out (spoilers):

21:30 - Making it a "Kevin Smith" film and comparisons to other buddy-cop films
24:55 - The racial politics of Tracy Morgan's schtick
30:24 - The non-sensical relationship between the two main characters
33:53 - Seann William Scott's performance

DVD Recommendations:

36:15 - Intro
36:29 - Andrew's Pick: Where The Wild Things Are
37:18 – Morgan's Pick: The Damned United

TRAILERS:

FF #37: Mapping (with Mangy Carface)

Brian — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:08:47 +0000

This week: The awesome guests just keep on rolling! The gang is joined by Mangy Carface, creator of cp_yukon, pl_frontier, and many other quality maps to talk about the art and science of TF2 mapping.

FF #37: Mapping (with Mangy Carface)
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Donation Fortress 2 Update: North America is in the lead!

Portal update: http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1169027
ESEA-I Season 5 Wrap up:http://www.gotfrag.com/tf2/story/44830/
ESEA-O rounds 3&4 happening this week http://stem.esportsea.com/?a=x.schedule&stageid=3111
Interview with Buick (part 2): http://communityfortress.com/tf2/blog/an-evening-with-keith-smerbeck-part-2.php
tgbf is shoutcasting BRING AMBALAMPS vs. yaug (gpit) at 11 EST: http://www.tgbf.tv/read.php?item=236
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zynpEW5i_QI Cool sigma heavy video
http://www.pldx.com/movie/1092/Ricco_Get_Domed_4/ (sniper)
http://www.pldx.com/movie/1090/Memories/ (demo)
Showing the Targe Protip: http://www.pldx.com/movie/1088/Fraglander/
The actual Targe protip post: http://www.gotfrag.com/tf2/forums/thread/424610/ (see post #17 for the script)

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TC# 63: When agave and corn mash collide

Brian — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 03:10:15 +0000

Senors Cuervo and Daniels join the show. Also, Brent Copeland from the Dead Workers Party!

TC# 63: When agave and corn mash collide Download MP3 ♦ Subscribe via iTunes ♦ Subscribe via EmailShow notes will be posted soon!

MC #93: Shutter Island

Andrew — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 01:27:56 +0000

In this episode, Andrew and Morgan go crazy talking about the latest film from cinema icon Martin Scorsese, Shutter Island. Is this an effective psychological thriller, or should he stick to gangster films? They also announce how you can help them with their film festival tour, and go over some listener feedback. Also includes QuickChatter reviews and DVD Recommendations.

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MC #93: Shutter Island

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NOTE: Be sure to join us next week when we'll be discussing Cop Out! You can call Andrew and Morgan with your feedback at 866-830-2525. Be sure to leave your first name and where you're calling from. Alternatively, you can email podcast@randomchatter.com. Thanks for listening!

SHOW NOTES:

Announcements:

1:53 - Click here to visit the film festival tour thread and help us decide what to see!

Listener Feedback:

3:37 - Where's the love for Up in the Air?

QuickChatter:

6:27 - The Last Station (Andrew)
9:42 - Rich Man, Poor Man (Morgan)

Discussion - Shutter Island (spoiler-free):

13:00 - Intro and clip
14:51 - Morgan and Andrew give their ratings and general thoughts

Discussion - Shutter Island (spoilers):

23:48 - The cameo by Ted Levine
26:42 - The revelation at the end and how it relates to deeper themes
30:12 - The slightly ambiguous ending
33:59 - The opening homages to Hitchcock-era filmmaking
35:03 - The three cameos

DVD Recommendations:

37:10 - Intro
37:23 - Andrew's Pick: Black Dynamite
39:22 – Morgan's Pick: Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs

TRAILERS:

FF #36: TF2Lobby.com (with Floormaster)

Brian — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 22:39:00 +0000

This week: Jestr, Highstepper, and Mint are joined by Floormaster to talk about TF2Lobby.com, and his other... uhhh... "accomplishments". Floormaster is credit to podcast!

FF #36: TF2Lobby.com (with Floormaster)
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CEVO map discussion was on Thursday. Buddah participated and... http://www.cevo.com/index.php?page=forum&func=viewthread&id=9865&forumID=2
Interviews with TheFragile (Pandemic) and CB (Muscle Milk) neither of which are interesting at all, only thing I noticed was that both of them really liked Viaduct/KOTH.
http://communityfortress.com/tf2/blog/interview-with-thefragile-from-pandemic.php
http://communityfortress.com/tf2/blog/interview-with-cb-discussing-tf2.php
ESEA Playoffs start tonight (cp_freight)- they're shout casting Lore's Merry Men vs. Area 51 on TGBF at 9est
http://communityfortress.com/tf2/news/tgbftv-lmm-vs-area-51-tonight.php
TWL playoffs are ongoing:
Div 2 bracket:
http://www.teamwarfare.com/tournament/default.asp?page=brackets&tournament=Team+Fortress+2%3A+Season+5+-+Division+2&div=1
Div 3 bracket:
http://www.teamwarfare.com/tournament/default.asp?page=brackets&tournament=Team+Fortress+2%3A+Season+5+-+Division+3&div=1
(no matches played in div 4 playoffs (lol) so.... don't worry about that one!)

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