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Off Target Podcast
by Off Target
Weekly ramblings on moveis, T.V., video games and more.Each week our host Mike Amari is joined by Erin Vecino and James Diaz to talk about our favorite movies, games and other media in relation to a single topic.
Episodes
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Episode 50: Dark Dungeons Interview
This week Mike sits down with J.R. Ralls, the writer, and producer of Dark Dungeons. We discuss the work of Jack Chick, the process of securing the rights from the reclusive author and what it was like to work on an independent passion project. You can find Dark Dungeons here:...
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Episode 49: Dark Dungeons
This week we return from a 4-month hiatus to bring you the second part of our two-part D and D panic double feature: Dark Dungeons. Mike, James, and Andrew lovingly go through the fun and absurd adaptation of one of the most famous tracts by Jack Chick. As always you can find the rest of our work...
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Episode 48: Mazes and Monsters
This week we kick off a two-part Movie Club with an episode all about the 1982 made for TV movie Mazes and Monsters This film was an adaptation of a novel that capitalized on the panic over Dungeons and Dragons in the 70's and 80's. Oh, and it's Tom Hanks first leading film role. Watch the whole...
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Episode 47: E-Sports
This week, after a long absence, James and Andrew school Old Man Mike on the E-Sports Scene. As always please like and rate us on itunes, soundcloud and Google Play
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Weekly Ramblings 9 - 23 - 18
Our weekly get together to discuss what we've been watching, playing and listening to. Highlights from this weeks show: -Everyone gives me shit about how long it takes to edit these episodes -Deadpool 2 talk -I have to explain what “Fridging the Girlfriend” is -Andrew misremembers wide swaths of...
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Episode 46: Westworld Season 2
Mike and the crew sit down to discuss the highs and (many) lows of the second season of Westworld
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Episode 45: Pain and Gain
This week Mike and the crew sit down to talk about the 2013 Michael Bay movie Pain and Gain. We talk about the movie itself and how the true story it's based on impacts our enjoyment of the movie. As with all club episodes we are spoiling the entire movie so make sure you watch it before listening!
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Crew Chat 7-6-18
Hello all. This week we are trying something new. Normally each episode would be about 2 hours and have two segments. Instead of doing this each week we will release the seciton where we talk about our week as a seperate episode from our main topic. Only the main topics will get episode numbers,...
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Episode 44: Under Rated TV Shows
This week Mike and the crew sit down to talk about shows they feel don't get enough love! Highlights From The First Half -James talks about the quiet place -We veer off into a discussion about Will and Jaden Smith -We analyze the career of Ryan Gosling -We speculate about Red Dead Redemption 2...
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Episode 43: Adaptations
This week the crew sits down to head into ultimate nerd argument territory: book adaptations. Main Topic Starts at 68 min Highlights from the first half: -We start with an important discussion about legally binding nature of finders keepers -Vocabulary talk: we dissect the word Aloof -We kick...
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Episode 42: The Congress
This week the crew sits down to talk about their week before doing a deep dive movie club on the 2013 Robin Wright movie The Congress Main Topic Starts At 70 min.
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Mini Episode 10: Iron Man
This week, in recognition of it's 10th anniversary, Mike talks about the triumph and importance of Iron Man (2008)
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Episode 41: Great Kids Shows
This week Mike, Andrew, and James Sit down to discuss children's entertainment that, all these years later, still holds up.
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Episode 40: Documentaries
This week the crew sits down to talk about some of our favorite documentaries. MAIN TOPIC STARTS AT 63 MIN -James has finally seen The Room -We weigh the pros and cons of B movies -Downsizing doesn't live up to it's premise -FX's Happy is like a live action The Maxx -Andrew joins the PC master…
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Off Target Episode 39
This week Mike and the crew sit down for a movie club. This month's movie is Dallas Buyers Club MAIN TOPIC STARTS AT 62 MIN HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE FIRST HALF -James is prepared with statements on Thor Ragnarok -Some Pony Island talk -James is a Space Pirate in Heat Signature -Mike hates writing on...
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Episode 38: What Wwould You Do Multiplicity Edition
This week we return with another edition of What Would You Do? This tme we explore what it would be like to clone ourselves like Michael Keaton in 1996's Multiplicity MAIN TOPIC STARTS AT 53 min Highlights From The First Half -James Talks Heavy Bullet -Mike Mixes up Jumping Flash and Jazz...
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Episode 37: Super Hero Movies As A Genre
This Week Mike sits down with Andrew and James To discuss the evolution of Superhero Movies as they become their own distinct genre Main Topic Starts at 67 min. Highlights From The First Half -James pitches Off Target Year One: Remastered edition -The podcast is improved greatly by some Italian…
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Mini Episode 09: Logan
This week Mike sits down for another mini-episode where he waxes poetic about the James Mangold Film Logan. Join us next week for another full episode where we deconstruct the current state and evolution of the Super Hero movie genre Music Credits: Hurt: Johnny Cash When The Man Comes Around:...
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Episode 36: 2017 Personal Bests
This week Mike and James share their personal favorite media that they have consumed in 2017, not necessarily things that came out in 2017, just the media that was most important to them in 2017 Find everything off target at www.offtarget.org
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Episode 35: One Year Later
This week Mike, Andrew, and James sit around sharing their memories, both good and bad, as we have the most off topic of episodes to celebrate our one year anniversary. Our main topic is our unpublished episode 0, recorded before we even had a name, where Erin and I sit down and talk about…
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Episode 34: REVENGE!
This week Mike, James and Andrew gather around the table to discuss revenge movies, why we love them, how they cross genres and why Denzel Washington is so damn good in them! Main Topic Starts at 41:20 Highlights from the first half: -James Talks Up Mr. Robot -Breaking Bad vs. Better Call Saul...
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Mini Episode 08: Alice's Restaurant
Just in time for Thanksgiving and the 50th anniversary of the song's release (though about a month late!) Mike sits down to talk about that Thanksgiving tradition, Alice's Restaurant! Music: Alice's Restaurant intro by Arlo Guthrie
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Episode 33: Pop Culture Cars
This week Mike, James, and Andrew talk about the most iconic cars in pop culture. Before our main topic, the crew catches up with a roundtable discussion about what we've played, watched, listened to and read during the week. MAIN TOPIC STARTS AT ROUGHLY 60 min.
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Episode 32: It Follows
This week we close out the Halloween season by recapping our week and then doing a deep dive movie club on It Follows. As always, make sure you watch the movie or don't care about spoilers before listening! It Follows discussion starts at about 55 min.
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Mini Episode 7: Jason in Games
This Week: Mike sits down to celebrate Friday The 13th by taking a look at all of the games starring Jason Vorhees. Find more of our content on www.offtarget.org
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Episode 31: Ebooks and online shopping
This week Mike, Erin, James and Andrew stumble into a main topic that we didn't plan on talking about! Some book talk leads us to dissect E-books and online shopping as a whole. MAIN TOPIC STARTS AT ROUGHLY 30 min. Highlights from the opening: - We have a bit of a false start -We talk about…
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Episode 30: Dying In Games
This week Mike, Erin, James and Andrew sit down to discuss our week in media and then lament over the absolute worst ways to die in a video game. MAIN TOPIC STARTS AT 41 min. Highlights from the opening: - Erin Continues his retro journey with Pillars of Eternity and Divinity: Original Sin…
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Episode 29: Thumper
This week we sit down for another game club so that Mike can FINALLY play thumper after almost a year of urging from Andrew and James. MAIN TOPIC STARTS AT 63 min. Highlights from the opening: - James gives his final thoughts on Transistor -More Tekken 7 Talk -We argue about how much we...
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Episode 27: Theme Parks
This Week the gang hangs out and talks about Theme Parks! While we do hit the big guns, we also spend a lot of time talking about local favorites. Main Topic Starts at 59 min. Highlights From The Show: -James Gets salty with the crew -we talk about a video that does not record -we sing the…
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Off Target Episode 26
This week we return to Mike's garage (minus James and Andrew) to talk about the show Community. We basically geek out and ramble on for about an hour and a half about how much we love the show MAIN TOPIC STARTS AT 30 min. Highlights from the opening: -More Manchester Orchestra talk -Mike...
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Off Target Episode 25
This week we return to Mike's garage (minus Erin) after our union mandated week off to talk about Morality in video games. We touch on the topic of morality systems, what happens to our morality when we are given free reign and just how much Peter Molyneux likes to screw with us. MAIN…
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Episode 24: Police Academy
This week we have our monthly Movie Club episode where we talk about the classic comedy Police Academy, a movie that works surprisingly well as a cultural time capsule. For maximum enjoyment make sure you wathc the movie before listening as we spoil absolutely everything in the movie! MAIN TOPIC...
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Episode 23: Time Travel
This week we return to Mike's garage to talk about why we love movies, games, T.V. and books that deal with time travel. We delve into some obscure time travel media for you to check out and have a surprisingly deep conversation about Adam Sandler's Click. MAIN TOPIC STARTS AT 59 min. Highlights...
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Off Target Episode 22
This week we return to Mike's garage to talk about some of the best (and worst) fight scenes in movie history. MAIN TOPIC STARTS AT 55:39 Highlights from the show: -Erin digs Pillars of Eternity -4 guys talk about strong female leads in film (Wonder Woman spoilers start at 6:14 and end around...
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Episode 21: T.V. Show Themes
This week we return with a full cast minus Erin as we talk about some of our favorite T.V. show theme songs. Which theme song sent Mike to the hospital as a child? What is the most iconic theme ever? Tune in to find out! MAIN TOPIC STARTS AT 35 MIN. Highlights from the show: -James and Andrew…
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Episode 20: Kill List
This week the gang gets together for yet another movie club. This week we have a polarizing look at the 2011 thriller Kill List Main topic starts at 37 min. Highlights from the show: -Erin is apparently recording from the bottom of a tin can -We clap a hole in the space time continuum -Thoughts…
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Mini Episode #6: Zelda II
This week Mike sits down to talk about the classic NES adventure Zelda II and how it's a far more modern game and maybe more influential than people give it credit for. Be sure to check back next week for a full cast episode!
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Episode 19: What Would you Do? Groundhog Day Edition
This week the gang gets together to ask What Would You Do? For this round we ask ourselves what we would do if we found ourselves in the shoes of Phil (Bill Murray) from Groundhog's Day and had to live the same day over and over again. Main topic starts at 40:30 Highlights from the show: -Erin…
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Mini Episode #5 The Stand
This week we have another mini episode! Mike sits down to talk about one of the most important books in his entire life, Stephen King's The Stand Check back next week for another episode with the full Off Target crew Music: Don't Fear The Reaper- Blue Oyster Cult Project Blue-W. G. Snuffy Walden...
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Episode 18: Horror
This week we try some remote recording as we have an (almost) full cast recording. Mike, James and Andrew sit around talking about horror movies. Join us as we talk about everything from Slasher flicks of the 80's, found footage movies of the 2000's and Willem Defoe's giant schlong....
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Mini Episode #4: O Brother
This week we have another mini episode! Mike sits down to talk about one of the most important movies in his entire life, Joel and Ethan Coen's O Brother Where Art Thou Check back next week for another episode with the full Off Target crew
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Episode 17: Villains
This week, after some minor and major technical difficulties, a three man crew sits down to talk bad guys. Highlights from the show: -The Perils Of Morning Drinking -Erin is the least enthusiastic person alive -Six Flags Massachusetts and general rollercoaster talk -Your Travel Minute (AKA fuck...
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Chronicle
This week we have a movie club episode as we discuss the 2012 superhero film Chronicle. Highlights from the show: -Blade Trinity (Return of the Ryan Reynolds Minute) -Erin takes a "children can go fuck themselves" stance -We discuss censorship standards and practices -James talks Shakespeare but...
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Disappointing Games
This week we have a video game centric episode where we discuss the games that have been the most disappointing. Check back with us next week when we have a movie club episode for Chronicle (2012) Highlights from the show: -Mass Effect Andromeda Talk (spoiler free) -Andrew opens old wounds from…
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Mini Episode 03: Frailty
This week Off Target pays tribute to the late great Bill Paxton as Mike does a mini episode on his 2002 directorial debut Frailty. As always please add us on itunes and google play, leave a review and rating as it does help us out greatly! We will be back next week with a full episode. Music in...
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Episode 14: Ranking Of Archers Part 2
This week the gang reconvenes our tribunal in order to complete and rank our list of the top 10 fictional archers of all time. The main topic starts at 40 min. Highlights: -Some PS4 talk -To pre-order or not to pre-order? -James hates "We Need To Talk About Kevin" -Andrew is getting a dog! -AHS...
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Episode 13: Ranking of Archers
This week we have the first topic that is too big for one show. We get so heated over ranking the ten best fictional archers of all time we have to split it into 2 episodes! Main topic starts at 45 min. Highlights from the episode: -More PS4 Talk -Mike sings The Ballad Of Bilbo Baggins -We…
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Episode 12 Westworld
This week we talk about the excellent HBO series Westworld after catching up with the crew for the week. Main topic is about a half hour in. Highlights form the show: -Ghost Recon Wildlands Beta -Sad State of Co-Op games -Jet Force Gemini -John Wick 1 - Video Streaming woes -Keanu Reeves is a...
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Episode 11: Space
This week we try to talk about the great unknown: space. We get easily sidetracked and have what is possibly our least focused second half. It's awesome! Highlights form the show: -Ghost Pepper Chips Kick Our Asses -Rate My Hummus goes live -Erin Sings Men In Black Many, Many times -More Kingdoms...
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Episode 10: Sports Movies
This week we get together to talk about sports movies and take a little detour talking about baseball books. Highlights from the show: -We make Nate feel pretty -Erin Gets Some Culture -We crap on Gotham -We workshop an amazing origin story for Gambit -James shares a very special Daredevil story...
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Weekly ramblings on moveis, T.V., video games and more.Each week our host Mike Amari is joined by Erin Vecino and James Diaz to talk about our favorite movies, games and other media in relation to a single topic.
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