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On this week’s show the Humans(Joe, Caleb, & Jason) discuss the largest bird dino, a mystery floating Special Forces Base, and more Daredevil casting. Plus Jason talks Marvel&DC shake ups and Joe asks why the Apocalypse is so popular.
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Show Notes for 7/17/2014
# New Releases
In Theaters:
1. Planes: Fire & Rescue
When world famous air racer Dusty learns that his engine is damaged and he may never race again, he shifts gears and is launched into the world of aerial firefighting.
2. The Purge: Anarchy
On the night of the annual Purge, five citizens find out just how far they will go to protect themselves and, ultimately, each other, as they fight to survive a night fraught with impossible decisions.
3. Sex Tape
When Jay and Annie first got together, their romantic connection was intense – but ten years and two kids later, the flame of their love needs a spark. To kick things up a notch, they decide to make a video of themselves trying out every position in The Joy of Sex in one marathon three-hour session. It seems like a great idea – until they discover that their most private video is no longer private.
Video Games:
1. Magic: Duels of the Planeswalkers 2015 (Xbox One, 360, PC, ipad)
2. Crimsonland (PS4, PC)
Thousands of aliens, giant spiders, mutant lizards, and more are on the attack – can you survive the onslaught? Crimsonland is a top-down shooter with a touch of RPG. Unlock over 30 weapons and over 50 perks from quirky to brutal. Complete the quest and show your skills in five survival modes.
3. Abyss Odyssey (360, Ps3, PC)
From indie Chilean developer ACE Team comes a new side-scrolling action adventure game featuring a complex fighting engine in procedurally generated levels that destines its three warriors to battle a different abyss each time!
4. Super Panda Adventures (PC)
In Super Panda Adventures, you play as the brave panda-knight Fu, who is about to finish his training to become the new guardian of the Princess. At the same day of the big celebration party, some uninvited Robots show up to conquer the planet and take the Princess away in their Space Ships! The game plays like a modern platformer combined with a new combo fighting style and lots of adventure elements.
Music:
1. Mandatory Fun – Weird Al Yankovic
The latest release for the musical humorist “Weird Al” Yankovic features parodies of songs sung by Iggy Azalea, Imagine Dragons, Lorde, Robin Thicke, and Pharrell Williams.
2. World Peace Is None of Your Business – Morrissey
The 10th solo studio release for the British indie singer-songwriter was produced by Joe Chiccarelli and recorded in France.
3. Yes! – Jason Mraz
The fifth full-length release for the singer-songwriter includes a cover of Boyz II Men’s “It’s So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday.”
4. The Black Market – Rise Against
The seventh full-length studio release for the Chicago punk band was produced by Bill Stevenson and Jason Livermore.
5. Honeyblood – Honeyblood
The debut full-length release for the Scottish indie pop duo of Stina Tweeddale and Shona McVicar was produced by Peter Katis.
DVD/Blu-Ray:
1.Under the Skin – Blu/DVD – Aliens have come to earth, specifically Scotland, and have taken on human form. Each of the pair picked one of earth’s sexes. The female, played by Scarlett Johansson, uses her new skin to lure in a number of men. But over time begins to find something in this human relationship thing and even begins to forge real relationships. The film is rather avant-garde with little to no dialog relying the the visuals the carry the story.
2. Wrinkles – Blu/DVD – A pair of friends in a retirement home help a newcomer with the early stage of Alzheimer’s to manage this new life. They also do their best to keep their new friend off of the “assisted” floor. The antics bring a bit of humor and excitement back to their lives. This is an animated feature.
3. Rio 2 – Blu/DVD – While life is good for Blu, Jewel, and their kids, Jewel wishes for them to see how birds are in the wild. Which takes the family out of Rio de Janerio and into the Amazonian jungle. Where Blu feels woefully out of place and questions if the “call of the wild” will take his family beyond his reach.
4. Orphan Black: Season Two – Blu/DVD – Season two of Orphan Black hits the ground running with Sarah in a desperate race to find her missing daughter Kira. Her scorched earth tactics spark a war with pro-clone, Rachel, dividing and imperiling all the clones. As Sarah discovers more about her past, mysterious newcomers appear, but can they be trusted? – via VideoETA.com
Comics:
### DC
* Robin Rises Omega #1 – The animosity between “The Great Detective” and Ra’s al Ghul is about to hit a fevered pitch, as the hunt for Robin concludes. But the grudge match may have to wait as the Denizens of Apokolips also make their presence known.
### Marvel
* 100th Anniversary Special X-Men #1 – It seems that in 2061, the balance of humans to mutants has been achieved. So the question is, does the world have a place for the X-Men?
### IDW
* Borderlands Fall of Firestone #1 – Four vault hunters, Roland, Mordecai, Lilith, and Brick have arrived a Firestone and well Pandora is not the place they thought it was. Further more a bandit with nine toes … I mean the bandit “Nine Toes” wants there to be a little less competition for control of Firestone.
### Image
* The Wicket and the Divine #2 – Lucifer is riding high as a pop star, but when her stardom is threatened she offers her Number One Fan, Laura, a deal. What could possibly go wrong.
### Boom Studios
* Black Market #1 (of 4) – Ray Willis is … well down on his luck. All that could go wrong kinda has. He is a talented scientist, but is now preparing bodies for a funeral parlor. But then he is offered an opportunity from an most unexpected source, it’s the chance to eradicate all disease! The catch is … the secret is locked in the DNA of the superheroes.
News:
1. The blackest most absorbent material –http://www.cnet.com/news/scientists-create-worlds-darkest-material-super-black/
2. Big Dog robot gets its first taste of real-world action with US Marines –http://sploid.gizmodo.com/
3. Microsoft closes down entertainment studioshttp://m.ign.com/articles/2014/07/17/halo-tv-halo-nightfall-on-track-despite-xbox-entertainment-studios-closure
4. Largest bird dino thus far! –http://www.universityherald.com/articles/10420/20140715/scientists-discover-changyuraptor-from-analysis-of-pristine-fossil-the-largest-dinosaur-bird-ever-unearthed.htm
5. Airplane drops fish bombs to repopulate lake –http://sploid.gizmodo.com/plane-aerial-drops-a-bomb-of-fish-to-restock-a-lake-1602748721/+caseychan
6. LG’s flexible and transparent OLED displays are the beginning of the e-paper revolution – http://www.extremetech.com/computing/186241-lgs-flexible-and-transparent-oled-displays-are-the-beginning-of-the-e-paper-revolution
7. Ever wanted to be a Jedi…with your electronics!!http://diply.com/trendyjoe/have-you-always-wanted-be-a-jedi-come-september/43593?lid=p2
8. New flexible material could make “soft” robots –http://mashable.com/2014/07/14/shape-shifting-robot/
9. The USA’s Floating Special Forces Base Sure Doesn’t Look Like One – http://gizmodo.com/the-u-s-a-s-floating-special-forces-base-sure-doesnt-lo-1603035635
10. More casting news for Daredevil TV series (1 of 2)http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/07/17/more-casting-for-netflixs-daredevil
More casting news for Daredevil TV series (2 of 2): //m.ign.com/articles/2014/07/17/true-blood-actress-joins-daredevil-as-karen-page
Geek Talk:
Joe saw Dawn of the Planet of the Apes:http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2103281/
Jason mentions the new Batgirl costume – http://batman-news.com/2014/07/10/dc-announces-new-batgirl-creative-team-shows-new-batgirl-costume/
Jason Talks about the new Thor – http://io9.com/marvels-new-thor-is-a-woman-1605307213
Jason Talks about the new Captain America –http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/marvel-announces-new-captain-america-719135
The Core:
Joe asks why the Apocalypse is so popular in the entertainment industry: http://popwatch.ew.com/2014/06/25/mad-max-fury-road-tom-hardy-charlize-theron-cover/