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On this week’s show the Humans(Joe, Caleb, & Jason) discuss Robots that see through walls and build themselves, Female LEGO scientists, and Zelda Monopoly. Plus, Caleb and Jason talk Monterrey Bay Aquarium and Joe tells a couple stories from SDCC.

Listen live  Thursdays from 6pm to 8pm on 103.3 FM KSCU Santa Clara, or live online at http://www.kscu.org/

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Show Notes for 8/7/2014

# New Releases

In Theaters:

1.  Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
The city needs heroes. Darkness has settled over New York City as Shredder and his evil Foot Clan have an iron grip on everything from the police to the politicians. The future is grim until four unlikely outcast brothers rise from the sewers and discover their destiny as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
2. Step Up: All In
In the latest chapter of the Step Up series, all-stars from previous installments come together in Las Vegas to battle for a victory that could define their dreams and their careers.
3. Into the Storm
In the span of a single day, the town of Silverton is ravaged by an unprecedented onslaught of tornadoes. The entire town is at the mercy of the erratic and deadly cyclones, even as storm trackers predict the worst is yet to come.
4. The Hundred-Foot Journey
A young guy and gal try to find love in this culinary romance movie. Helen Mirren is in it too.
5. Web Junkie
China is the first country to label “Internet addiction” a clinical disorder. With extraordinary intimacy, Web Junkie investigates a Beijing rehab center where Chinese teenagers are deprogrammed, focusing on three teens, their parents and the health professionals determined to help them kick their habit.

Video Games:  

1. Ultra Street Fighter 4 (lastgen and pc)

2. The Swapper (current PS and PC)

3. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (3DS)

4. Sacred 3 (lastgen &PC)

5. Road Not Taken (PS4 &PC)

Music:

1. Time Is Over One Day Old – Bear in Heaven
The fourth full-length release for the Brooklyn rock band was produced by band leader, Jon Philpot.
2. Owl John – Owl John
The debut solo release for Frightened Rabbit’s Scott Hutchison as Owl John was produced by band mate Andy Monaghan and Olympic Swimmers’ Simon Liddell.
3. Frozen Letter – Spider Bags
The fourth full-length release for the North Carolina garage rock band led by Dan McGee features a guest appearance from Superchunk’s Mac McCaughan.
4. Television Man – Naomi Punk
The second full-length release for the Olympia, Washington, garage-punk band was self-recorded.
5. Being – Mozart’s Sister
This is the debut full-length release for solo electro-pop project of Caila Thompson-Hannant (formerly of Shapes & Sizes).

DVD/Blu-Ray:

1. Oculus – Blu/DVD – Ten years ago Tim and Kaylie witnessed the brutal murder of their parents. Tim was convicted of the crime. But Kaylie believes that something deeper and more sinister took their parents. She has tracked down the object she feels responsible, an antique mirror. Now will history repeat itself or will they overcome they overcome the darkness beyond the Lasser Glass.
2. Divergent – Blu/DVD – In a future where everyone has a place Tris P[[]]rior is dangerous … because she had none. As one of the “divergent” she is marked for eradication, but she escapes and discovers she’s not alone. She also joins a group of other divergent to stage a rebellion against those the world that would abandon them.
3. Need for Speed – Blu/DVD – When Tobey is set up for a crime he didn’t commit he decides to use his knowledge of cars and driving skills to get vengeance.

Comics:

### DC
* Greyson #2 – Mysteries grow as Dick moves deeper into the organization known as SPYRAL. He also gains more insight into his partner Helena Bertinelli. (who’s name should be familiar to Arrow fans)

### Marvel
* Rocket Raccoon #2 – Notoriety sometimes comes with problems, for Rocket, this has nabbed him a murder warrant?! Now it’s up to the one and only Rocket with the help of someone from Planet X to get to the bottom of this.

### Dark Horse
* Usagi Yojimbo Senso #1 – Set twenty years into the future, Usagi and friends are in the battle of a lifetime! This will be the deciding – Holy crap is that a rocket ship?! Things are about to get very interesting for our favorite samurai Rabbit.

### Image
* Imperial #1 – Life is full of hard choices but rarely are the choices are between the love of your life and the chance to be the world’s one super hero!

### Oni Press
* The 6th Gun: Days of the Dead #1 (of 5) – Focusing on Brother Roberto and Jesup this mini series focuses on the events that forged these men into the key players they are, in the wake of a ancient god of the dead rising back into the physical world.

### First Second
* How the World Was: A California Childhood – Which follows the life of Alan Cope and his depression era childhood. [Link](http://www.tcj.com/this-week-in-comics-8614-94-3-million-to-spend-on-comics/)

 News:

1.  EA vows that EA Access games will stay in the Vault permanently –http://www.destructoid.com/ea-vows-that-ea-access-games-will-stay-in-the-vault-permanently-279260.phtml

2. You Can Help Weird Al Headline the Super Bowl’s Halftime Show –http://www.wired.com/2014/08/weird-al-super-bowl-petition/

4. Frozen director adapting A Wrinkle in Time:http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/08/05/frozen-director-jennifer-lee-to-adapt-a-wrinkle-in-time-for-disney

5. Legend of Zelda … Monopoly! –https://games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugged-in/legend-of-zelda-monopoly-arrives-sept–15-172900763.html

6.  New details on Batman from Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justicehttp://m.ign.com/articles/2014/08/05/new-batman-background-details-revealed-from-bvs-dawn-of-justice

7. This Origami Robot Assembles Itself and Walks Away In Under Five Minutes – http://gizmodo.com/this-origami-robot-assembles-itself-and-walks-away-in-u-1617746305

8. Studio Ghibli is taking a break to better define it’s future –http://www.hypable.com/2014/08/03/studio-ghibli-announces-closure/

9.  Female Scientists are coming to LEGO:http://m.ign.com/articles/2014/08/05/female-scientist-lego-figures-created-due-to-fan-demand

10. Robots that see through wall with Wi-Wi – http://gizmodo.com/roving-robots-can-see-inside-buildings-using-nothing-bu-1617778653

11.  Creator of Rocket Raccoon gets an early screening of the film! –http://www.people.com/article/bill-mantlo-guardians-galaxy-rocket-raccoon-creator-screening

Geek Talk: 

Caleb and Jason talk The Monterey Bay Tentecles exhibit is pretty rad –http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animals-and-experiences/exhibits/tentacles

Joe talks a little SDCC: http://www.comic-con.org/

The Core:

No core this week.