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Robots Attack 045

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Episode 45!  Listen live on Thursdays  from 7pm to 9pm on 103.3 FM KSCU Santa Clara, or online at http://www.kscu.org/

New Releases 11/15/12:

Movies:

 www.fandango.com

DVD/Blu-ray:

  • Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure (blu) – This most excellent blast from the past is a righteous addition to any blu-ray collection. Be excellent to one another, and party on dudes!
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1,2, 3 (blu) – Another blast from the past. All three live action turtles moves in one handy package
  • Black Lagoon: The complete set (blu/dvd) – This excellent anime is about a small band of heroes for hire and their crazy adventures. Very nice animation and music, with likable characters and good stories make this an great choice. Just not for the kids, Revy swears … a lot.
  • Brave (blu/dvd) – While not Pixar’s finest, it is still very good. And this blu-ray has tons of quality extras
  • Lawrence of Arabia (blu/dvd) – This film is held in wide regard as one of the best photographed films, where the desert environment is as much a part of the film as the actors and story. This newly restored edition is a worthy purchase for anyone who enjoys gorgeous cinematography.
  • Mass Effect: Paragon Lost (blu/dvd) – This story follows James Vega as he and his squad try to protect a colony from The Collectors. It also serves as a bridge into ME3.
  • Pixar Short Films Vol. 2 (blu/dvd) – This collects the 12 most recent shorts with commentary, and 7 student films from the top talents of Pixar also with excellent commentary  If you like Pixar and or animation these are very worth getting.
  • Serial Experiments Lain: The Complete Series (blu) – A very VERY odd series that is about a girl’s existential crisis as the digital and physical worlds collide
  • The Watch (blu/dvd) – Four bumbling friends uncover an alien plot to destroy the earth. Hilarity ensues – well that’s the idea at least.

Video Games:

Comics:

Marvel:

  • All New X-Men #1, Fantastic Four #1, Thor #1, X-Men Legacy #1

 DC:

  • The Phantom Stranger #2
  • The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – hardcover
 Indie: 
  • Conan the Barbarian #10
  • Saga #7
Web:
  • The Adventures of Dr. McNinja – a bizarre and awesome comic full of ninjas and laughs   http://drmcninja.com/

Tunes for 11/15/2012

  • Cut it Out by Kitten
    Run for It by Six60
    Hail Bop by Django Django
    Big Freeze by Muse
    If I Ever by A Band Called Mithras
    Tumbleweed in the Grand Scheme by Sam Page

News:

  • http://news.yahoo.com/soccer-no-excuse-outdoor-sex-italy-court-rules-174418730–sow.html
  • http://fishpi.org/index.html
  • http://news.yahoo.com/arizona-woman-runs-down-husband-car-not-voting-211106953.html
  • http://gma.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/super-material-stop-speeding-bullet-181133971–abc-news-tech.html
  • http://www.messynessychic.com/2012/10/29/the-bond-villains-lair-skyfalls-abandoned-island/

Caleb’s Corner:

  • My nerd rage, over the nerd rage about the “fake nerd”  http://comicsbeat.com/and-then-they-came-for-the-cosplayers/   http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/11/15/geek-masculinity-and-the-myth-of-the-fake-geek-girl/  https://twitter.com/hopelarson/status/268416361745747969   https://twitter.com/suzanimated/status/268432652233752576    https://twitter.com/KurtBusiek/status/268426088085069825    http://samandfuzzy.tumblr.com/post/35660742411/fake-geeks   https://twitter.com/wilw/status/268568674061934592

Joe’s Entertainment News:

  • http://www.polygon.com/2012/11/7/3613178/best-buy-black-friday-deals
  • http://www.polygon.com/2012/11/7/3609576/mass-effect-3-omega-dlc-throws-shepard-into-a-blockade-battle-with-a
  • http://www.shacknews.com/article/76655/wii-u-storage-is-smaller-than-you-think
  • http://www.shacknews.com/article/76645/dmc-devil-may-cry-demo-hits-consoles-next-week
  • http://www.shacknews.com/article/76635/playstation-vita-firmware-v20-coming-november-19

The Core:

 Discussion Topic:

  • We discuss the future of reading, DRM, e-books, paperback/hardback books.

Robots Attack 044

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Episode 44!  Listen live on Thursdays  from 7pm to 9pm on 103.3 FM KSCU Santa Clara, or online at http://www.kscu.org/

New Releases 11/8/12:

Movies:

 www.fandango.com

DVD/Blu-ray:

  • RVBX: 10 years of Red vs. Blue (blu/dvd) – One of the first machinima series and still one of the best. Get the last 10 years collected for your viewing pleasure
  • Amazing Spider-man (blu/dvd) – Relaunch of the Spider-man series with a new focus and lead actor. It’s promising. I liked that Gwen Stacy is the romantic lead.
  • Golden Boy: The Complete Series (dvd) – While rediculously fan-service-riffic, this is a very well animated and hilarious anime. Not for children or the very snooty, it’s low brow and revels in it.
  • Fire with Fire (blu/dvd) – A first hand witness to a brutal murder is forced to fight back when his witness protection is breeched
  • Deathship (blu/dvd) – A cruise liner mysteriously colides with a cargoship. The survivors take refuge on the cargo ship which seems to have an evil life of its own
  • Authur Christmas (blu/dvd) – Santa’s high tech gift giving system misses one present and it’s up to a group of unlikly heros to get the last present delieverd

Video Games:

Comics:

Marvel:

  • Deadpool #1 – The lighter side of Marvel Now
  • Iron Man #1 – Marvel Now heavy hitter

 DC:

  • Annotated Sandman Vol.2 hardcover – This collection gives some detail into the references both historical and literary of Neil Gaimen’s work, as well as collecting together these awesome stories.
  • Before Watchmen: Moloch #1 – continuing and expanding the Before Watchmen franchise.
 Indie: 
  • Nassica of the Valley of Wind: box set. The complete story in two volumes and a lovely slipcase
  • Freelancers #1 – What do a pair of kung fu orphans do when then grow up? Bounty Hunt
  • Storm Dogs #1 – A new space series following a crew sent to investigate a series of mysterious deaths
Web:
  • Broodhollow – The strange tale of a encyclopedia sales man and a mysterious letter that tells him to come to Broodhollow. From the creator of Starslip, this tale focuses more on the supernatural.  http://broodhollow.chainsawsuit.com/

Tunes for 11/8/2012

  • update coming soon.

News:

  • http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/05/us-usa-bigfoot-blimp-idUSBRE8A402G20121105
  • http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-11-02/news/chi-bionic-leg-zac-vawter-20121102_1_bionic-leg-center-for-bionic-medicine-bionic-arms
  • http://www.mercurynews.com/weird-news/ci_21887325/dead-fish-need-roadside-memorial-woman-tells-city
  • http://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-talk/harrison-ford-says-open-another-star-wars-film-185829069.html
  • http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/08/us-usa-campaign-dead-idUSBRE8A62AK20121108
  • http://www.polygon.com/2012/11/6/3608610/verizon-closing-down-app-store-in-2013
  • http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/11/victorias-secret-sandy/

Caleb’s Corner:

  • Modbook – the ultimate artist’s macbook    http://www.modbook.com/

Joe’s Entertainment News:

  • http://www.shacknews.com/article/76546/borderlands-2-xbox-360-patch-targets-save-wiping-hack
  • http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/11/07/play-halo-4-get-free-microsoft-points
  • http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/11/07/xbox-smartglass-released-for-ios-devices
  • http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/11/06/exclusive-clip-doctor-whos-david-tennant-guests-on-star-wars-the-clone-wars
  • http://www.polygon.com/2012/11/7/3614520/mass-effect-3-hosting-special-n7-day-multiplayer-challenge

The Core:

 Discussion Topic:

  • We discuss Bond, James Bond.  Special Guest Collin gives us a history of Bond, and his top 5 Bond films.

Robots Attack 043

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Episode 43!  Listen live on Thursdays  from 7pm to 9pm on 103.3 FM KSCU Santa Clara, or online at http://www.kscu.org/

Tunes for 11/1/2012

  • Closer by Tegan and Sara
  • Nuclear Family by Green Day
  • Wish Me Well by Windsor Drive
  • Wake Up by Two Door Cinema Club

News:

Joe’s List:

  • No list this week.

Caleb’s Corner:

  • No Corner this week.

The Core:

Movies:

  • New Releases 11/1/2012 www.fandango.com

DVD/Blu-ray:

  • Un-Go: Complete Collection (blu/dvd) – Latest series from Studio Bones – this focuses on a lone detective in a near future Tokyo; who takes on the deep shadow of the city that even the police don’t want to deal with
  • Rosemary’s Baby (The Criterion Collection) (blu/dvd) – Occult horror classic, about a young mother who begins to believe that her husband and neighbors are conspiring to use her and her baby for satanic ends
  • Max Fleischers Superman: Collector’s Edition Blu-ray (blu) – 17 short animated films about The Man of Steel. Widely regarded as some of the best of the era.

Video Games:

Comics:

Marvel:

  • A + X #1 – On the heels of Avengers vs. X-men comes a story featuring Hulk and Wolverine
  • Wolverine and the X-Men #19 – Drama at the Jean Grey School, a student is at death’s door and the attacker is still unknown, and with a teacher gone they must also look for a new one

 DC:

  • Masters of the Universe: The Origin of Skeletor #1 – think this one speaks for itself
  • Joe Kubert Presents #1 (of 6) – a mini series highlighting the legendary talent of Joe Kubert, and some of the industry’s other top talents
 Indie: 
  • Army of Darkness #6 (ongoing) – Ash teams up with The Chosen One of the past to kick evil’s butt, in Japan
  • Steed and Ms. Peel #2 (ongoing) – the orginal Avengers, take on a new incarnation of the Hellfire Club that seeks to reform London in their image
Web:
  • Lady Sabre & The Pirates of the Ineffable Aether – a steampunk style air pirate story  http://www.ineffableaether.com/

Stories:

Core Discussion Topic:

We discuss the recent acquisition of Lucasfilm by Disney.

Robots Attack 042

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Episode 42!  Listen live on Thursdays  from 7pm to 9pm on 103.3 FM KSCU Santa Clara, or online at http://www.kscu.org/

Tunes for 10/18/2012

  • Wake Up by 2 Door Cinema Club
    Pique by Menomena
    Sleepwalking by Windsor Drive

News:

Joe’s List:

  • No list this week.

Caleb’s Corner:

  • The digital art museum – Google Art Project – learn from the masters while at home  http://www.googleartproject.com/collection/albertina-vienna/artwork/hare-1502-albrecht-durer/469004/

 

The Core:

Movies:

  • New Releases 10/18/2012 www.fandango.com

DVD/Blu-ray:

  • Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (blu/dvd) – This modern take on the Great Detective is enjoyable if a bit convoluted.
  • Project X (blu/dvd) – The story of a birthday party beyond control, told in “found footage” style
  • Moonrise Kingdom (blu/dvd) – a adolescent romance turns into an odd adventure in a small New England island town
  • Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted (blu/dvd) A group of former New York Zoo animals continue their voyage home. Mad cap wackyness follows
  • Greystone Park (blu/dvd) – Three filmmakers explore an abandonded asylum, which is claimed to be haunted. Apperently inspired by true events.
  • Alcatraz (blu/dvd) – The complete series now collected

Video Games:

Comics:

Marvel:

  • Mighty Thor #21 – The thrilling conclusion to the Everything Burns multi title story arc.
  • Hawkeye #3

 DC:

  • Nightwing #13 – because Nightwing is cool
  • Young Justice #21 – The creative lead from the hit TV show takes on the comic too
 Indie: 
  • Cyber Force #1 – it’s FREE, and will be up through issue 5
  • The 6th Gun #26
  • Womanthology: Space #2
  • Star Wars – Agent of the Empire: Hard Targets #1 (of 5)
Web:
  • Rune Writers – a web comic about the perils of magic          http://runewriters.com/

Stories:

Core Discussion Topic:

We discuss what SHOULD be rebooted/remade.  Since it’s all the rage in Hollywood these days, lets give them some things to consider.

Robots Attack 041

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Episode 41!  Listen live on Thursdays  from 7pm to 9pm on 103.3 FM KSCU Santa Clara, or online at http://www.kscu.org/

Tunes for 10/11/2012

  • Update later.

News:

Joe’s List:

  • No list this week.

Caleb’s Corner:

 

The Core:

Movies:

  • New Releases 10/11/2012 www.fandango.com

DVD/Blu-ray:

  • Prometheus (blu/dvd) – Ridly Scott’s latest foray into the world of Alien. No word on if this release is the “director’s cut”
  • Mortal Kombat (blu) – Kan’t not mention this bit of “awesome” video game to movie transitions, still better than Street Fighter
  • E.T. The Extra Terrestrial: Anniversay Edition (blu/dvd) – Remastered from the original film stock for HD. Dumps the dumb edits that were added in for the theatrical release a few years ago
  • The Rock: Action Pack (blu/dvd) – Doom, The Scorpion King, and The Rundown; a collection of the charmingly charismatic Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson
  • What Ever Happened to Baby Jane: 50th Anniversay Edition – A classic remastered for the modern age. The story follows two sisters and former stars, one a child star of vaudeville, the other a silent film actress, in their later years as they deal with waning fame and jealousy over who’s star rose higher.
  • A Cat in Paris (blu/dvd) – a oscar nominated hand drawn animation feature, about a cat that lives with a detective by day and works with a thief by night

Video Games:

Comics:

Marvel:

  • Uncanny Avengers #1 – First title of the new Marvel Now
  • The Secret Service #4 (of 7) Mark Millar is good at this espinage thing and a mini series is always a nice way to get into comics

 DC:

  • Ame-Girls #1 – Featuring Wonder Woman the creative team behind Power Girl is making a wider sweep in characters
  • Batman #13 – Return of the Joker
 Indie: 
  • Transfusion #1 – Post apocolyptic horror, monsters and robots!
  • MacGyver #1 – The mullet returns to make surpising results out of seemingly nothing
  • Haunted Horror #1 – A collection of banned horror comics from the Golden Age of comics
  • Holloween Eve – one shot – The creative team is a pair of industry pros trying their hand at a creator owned work
Web:
  • The Phoenix Requiem – a interesting spin on a ghost story, beautifully painted and written by Sarah Ellerton  http://requiem.seraph-inn.com/

Stories:

Core Discussion Topic:

We discuss what video games would make good movies/series? What movies/series would make good video games?

Robots Attack 040

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Episode 40!  Listen live on Thursdays  from 7pm to 9pm on 103.3 FM KSCU Santa Clara, or online at http://www.kscu.org/

Tunes for 10/4/2012

  • Observer by Robots From the Future
    Do It Anyway by Ben Folds Five
  • Nineties Children by Mister Loveless
    We’re All Gonna Die by Major Powers & the Lo-Fi Symphony

News:

Joe’s List:

  • No list this week.

Caleb’s Corner:

  • Caleb discusses his recent trip to Australia.  Spoilers: He had a blast.

 

The Core:

Movies:

  • New Releases 10/4/2012 www.fandango.com

DVD/Blu-ray:

  • Cinderella (blu/dvd) – This Disney classic gets dolled up for Blu-Ray
  • Batman Triple Feature (dvd) – Set contains three animated features – Batman Gotham Knight, Batman: Under the Red Hood, Batman: Year One. All are quite good and worth picking up.
  • Cyborg (blu): This 1997 Van Damme – erm – classic, is now in high def
  • Dark Star – Thermostellar Edition (blu) – This film (mentioned in episode 36 of Robots Attack) has been cleaned up for Blu-ray
  • Flying Swords of Dragon Gate (blu/dvd) – Jet Li in anoter martial arts epic, what’s not to like, chinese dialog with english subtitles
  • Iron Sky (blu/dvd) – I mentioned it awhile back as a crowd funded feature film, it’s completed and while I don’t remember it making it into a theatre near me but whatever, it can now be redboxed. So we all can see the reich strike back as the cover says

Video Games:

Comics:

Marvel:

  • Dare Devil: End of Days #1 – Story of the death of Dare Devil – not the end of the series just a look a one way that Matt Murdock might go out.
  • The Amazing Spider-Man # 695 – As the title bears down on #700 some old faces return as The Kingpin and Hobgoblin return to make Peter’s life more difficult.

 DC:

  • Fairest #8 – This spin off of the Fables line focuses more on the “Princess” tales. This issue begins Repunzel’s story, making it an excellent point to jump in. Story by Lauren Beukes and Art by Inaki Miranda
  • I Vampire vol.1: Tainted Love – First collection of the acclaimed horror series
 Indie: 
  • Doctor Who #1 – The ongoing comic launches
  • Fashion Beast #2 – A new spin on the Beauty and the Beast story, written by Alan Moore & Malcome McLaren with fantastic art by Facundo Percio
  • Lone Ranger #10 – With the film’s teaser trailer out it might be good to bone up on the story of this masked hero
  • Pathfinder #2 – Set in the universe of the table top RPG of the same name, a high fantasy adventure
Web:
  • Spinnerette – A fun take on the super hero genre, the title character is a biology student who was shot with a ray that combined her DNA with a spider. While the origin isn’t “new” the characters are pretty well written and the story is fun. It should be noted that it can be a little “fan service”-y.  http://www.spinnyverse.com/

Stories:

Core Discussion Topic:

We discuss some of our favorite RPG’s, and the influences the genre has had within other genres.

Robots Attack 039

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Episode 39!  Listen live on Thursdays  from 7pm to 9pm on 103.3 FM KSCU Santa Clara, or online at http://www.kscu.org/

Tunes for 9/27/2012

  • Lie to Me by Meiko
    Never Say Never by Queens of the Stone Age
    Pickled Punk by Joe Q Citizen
  • Mirrored Sea by Passion Pit
    Land Down Under by Men at Work
    You Took My Heart Again by The New Kids

News:

Joe’s List:

  • No list this week.

Caleb’s Corner:

  • No Corner this week.

 

The Core:

Movies:

  • New Releases 9/27/2012 www.fandango.com

  • DVD/Blu-ray

     

 

Video Games:

Comics:

  • Marvel:

  • DC:

  • Indie:

  • Web:

Stories:

Core Discussion Topic:

No discussion topic

Robots Attack 038

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Episode 38!  Listen live on Thursdays  from 7pm to 9pm on 103.3 FM KSCU Santa Clara, or online at http://www.kscu.org/

Tunes for 9/20/2012

  • Carried Away by Passion Pit
    Darker Blue Bayou by The Young Evils
    Kiss Them For Me by School of Seven Bells
  • Murder1 by Wazu
    When the Doors Close by Meiko
    Cut Me, Focus by Cookie Duster

News:

Joe’s List:

  • No list this week.

Caleb’s Corner:

  • No Corner this week.

 

The Core:

Movies:

  • New Releases 9/20/2012 www.fandango.com

  • DVD/Blu-ray

     

 

Video Games:

Comics:

  • Marvel:

  • DC:

  • Indie:

  • Web:

Stories:

Core Discussion Topic:

No discussion topic

Robots Attack 037

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Episode 37!  Listen live on Thursdays  from 4pm to 6:30pm on 103.3 FM KSCU Santa Clara, or online at http://www.kscu.org/

Tunes for 9/13/2012

  • Carried Away by Passion Pit
    London’s Burning by The Temper Trap

News:

Joe’s List:

  • No list this week.

Caleb’s Corner:

  • No Corner this week.

 

The Core:

Movies:

  • New Releases 9/13/2012 www.fandango.com

  • DVD/Blu-ray

     

 

Video Games:

Comics:

  • Marvel:

  • DC:

  • Indie:

  • Web:

Stories:

 

Core Discussion Topic:

C finally beat Mass Effect 3, so we discuss his choices as well as geek out about the series we love.

Robots Attack 036

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Episode 36!  Listen live on Thursdays  from 4pm to 6:30pm on 103.3 FM KSCU Santa Clara, or online at http://www.kscu.org/

Tunes for 9/6/2012

  • I’ll Be Alright by Passion Pit
    Wind & Walls by Tallest Man on Earth
    Kiss Them For Me by School of Seven Bells
    I Fade Away by The Badinovs

News:

Joe’s List:

  • No list this week.

Caleb’s Corner:

  • No Corner this week.

 

The Core:

Movies:

  • New Releases 9/6/2012 www.fandango.com

  • DVD/Blu-ray

     

 

Video Games:

Comics:

  • Marvel:

  • DC:

  • Indie:

  • Web:

Stories:

Core Discussion Topic:

J, C, and SuperJ discuss underrated Sci-Fi from every aspect of entertainment.