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Squideye and The Bitter Guy
by Ilan and Justin
Squideye and The Bitter Guy argue savagely or timidly agree on a variety of topics of interest to geeks.
Episodes
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Episode 31 - All Alone in the Night
The Rise of Babylon 5... rising? We chat about a CW show we really liked, and an upcoming CW show we're hoping we really like, because it's based on a WB show we really, really liked. I didn't really give this one an extensive listen, and also I threw together some artwork; thanks Canva!
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Episode 30 - New Enemy
Ilan's new enemy -- revealed! Justin is an enabling presence for this quick end-of-the-month update. Justin's also been to a couple of movies, and we realize what we're going to talk about next time.
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Episode 29 - OHOtMU Summer Memories
Did we miss anything? We talk about time past, our schedules these days, the different platforms out there these days, and how we interact with memories (particularly Memories, the Facebook product). We meander a lot. We talk about building and rebuilding collections via auction lots, and spend a...
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The Micro-episode
It's been five years. It's been five long years. We've talked a lot about what we want to talk about and it keeps getting away from us as the world keeps surprising us; but we still want to talk. So here's a placeholder.
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Episode 28 - Special Edition
Updates, crowdfunding, freemium games, and fear. The State of our Lives Ilan and Justin update you -- the listener -- on the latest and greatest in what we’ve been up to. FanExpo! Live theatre! Mawwiage! How to Fund your Passion What hath Crowdfunding wrought? Kickstarted games, comics, movies…
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Episode 27: The Saga Begins Again
We have our Rush t-shirts and a new year has started. It's time to reconnect with you, our treasured listeners, and just barely fail to talk in-depth about the amazing comic "Saga". We will, however, cover some games, a visit from a dear friend, and a movie or two. 1. (1:00) Star Wars Edge of...
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Episode 26: Before NextWave!
With Dark Knight about to open (at the time) we contemplate the comic book movie explosion. So many explosions. Then we talk about Ready Player One, and Lords of Waterdeep. And other stuff. An explosion of other stuff! Thankfully, nobody was hurt in the explosions. 1. Mighty Marvel Movies Precap...
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Episode 25: A Dance with Deadlines
SYNOPSIS: 1812-The Invasion of Canada, John Carter of Mars, S4UC3D, and "Spring Preview". We got our rewrites in from J. Michael Straczynski and George R.R. Martin, and Adi Granov finished the art, so we're ready to go! And in true news, Ilan and Justin have just spent the last few months...
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Episode 24: What I Did on My Summer Vacation
We're just a little wintry! We're still good! We're still good. Sad Trombone. We're back after a frenzied summer and a busy school semester. News, movies and trailers: Lorax trailer! By the Despicable Me studio. Freleng-DePatie version from the '70s:...
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Episode 23: The Forbeck Project
Justin interviews author and RPG designer Matt Forbeck about his latest work. See below for links mentioned during the podcast. Matt Forbeck's web site http://www.forbeck.com/ The Brave New World Kickstarter http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/forbeck/12-for-12-10-bnw-novels?ref=card Carpathia...
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Episode 22: The Library and the Heap
Episode 22: The Library and the Heap - In which Ilan and Justin develop a pair of regular segments for the show. Role Playing Games Continued! Ashen Stars hit its other preorder! Other Kickstarter preorders, incliding Do, Pilgrims of the Flying Temple. Vampire 20th Anniversary! Like $100 Released...
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Episode 21: On the Galactic Stage
Episode 21: On the Galactic Stage - in which Ilan has a cold and we talk about live theatre and videogames. Give us feedback about our Jim Interview - last episode! Ilan and culture My Fair Lady, community theatre experience Countermeasure A Cappella concert "we sold out" Album cover suggestion:...
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Episode 20: Skullkickers and The Bitter Guy
Justin talks with his gaming pal Jim "Zub" Zubkavich, mastermind of UDON studios and author of the new fantasy action comedy comic Skullkickers. "Like Army of Darkness with two Ashes." How is it made? What to expect? Why is the first trade so cheap? Answers within! A life lesson, kids: beat the...
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Episode 19: Comic Affairs and Laughing Matters
Wow, it's been a long time since our last episode. Today we focus on comics, particularly the biggest comic event of the last little while: Jonathan Hickman's run on the Fantastic Four! We touch on other topics related to media as well. No superheroes were harmed in the podcasting of this episode.
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Episode 18: Movies it's Okay for Geeks to Cry at; No Laughing Matter
You've been waiting almost two years for this. Here it is. Nobody was hurt in the recording of the episode. And if you already hurt, perhaps the tears will help you heal.
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Episode 17: Optimistic Voices
Shownotes for Episode 17 "Optimistic Voices" With what you've been waiting for. NEXTWAVE miniatures. And more. The news! Democracy! A bunch of miniatures cancellations D&D, Rackham, Star Wars Things FFG does well Community: The Official TV Show of SATBG - The D&D Episode Dan Harmon and the Dead...
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Episode 16: Four and Change
"4 and change" Continuing from last episode: one last Great War tidbit. A bunch of things related to the number 4 (the square root of 16, which is how many episodes this is), and also things changing. Nobody was hurt this time, because time may change me, but I can't change the rules of fourth...
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Episode 15: Remember, Remember
"Remember, Remember" Recorded the day after Guy Fawkes day. It's now 2 years since we first conceptualized the podcast with a pad of paper at Free Times Cafe after the Queen's Park Remembrance Day ceremony in 2008. So we'll talk about World War One, which some people claim was "great". Usually we...
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Episode 14: Hot Lead Time Machine
Our last episode recorded before Justin's descent into Dante's Exposition. We talk time travel. We differ on the necessity of killing Hitler. And nobody was hurt. Talked about Zero Punctuation's Review of Singularity Pizza Pizza Talked about Chrononoauts Talked about Memoir 44 Talked about…
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Episode 13: Where Did the Time Go?
Back in Time, on (roughly) our one-year anniversary, and (roughly) Back to the Future's 25th. We talk time travel - Chrononauts, Doctor Who, a few videogames like Mass Effect 2 and Transformers: War for Cybertron, and touch on the works of Terry Pratchett. Notes and such: Who would play Boy…
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Episode 12: Green Beanery, Mean Machinery
DC Animated and Reanimated, X-Men Utopia, Evil '70s Computers. Notes and plans: - We recorded this episode twice. The computer ate the first one. - G20 Protests going on in Toronto! - Ilan read ALL OF BLACKEST NIGHT and bought the toys (Heroclix). And a bunch of villains unlimited (+ Project…
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Episode 11: Remember the Artist
We remember fallen visionaries, and also Carl Macek. (Bazinga? No seriously, I love The Sentinels.) We talk about a bunch of comics that were out a couple of weeks ago by now. We didn't have time to cover movies it's okay for geeks to cry at. And nobody was hurt. Shoe Notes -- "Remember The…
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Episode 10: Fans Self
This week on Squideye and The Bitter Guy, we document our experience as Active Fans and also as Fan-Havers. Ilan reports on his journey to PAX and his meeting with Russ and Nicole of The D6 Generation. Justin talks of Cindy's journey to the Wizard World show, and of the Squideye and the Bitter…
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Episode 9: Owen and Squideye and The Bitter Guy!
A little noisy; we recorded at the delightful Green Beanery Café in Toronto, across from Honest Ed's, and we had mics but no shelter from the bustling crowd. Think of it as "character". No charge. Introducing Owen Craig of Mondo Magazine! http://mondomagazine.net/ Toronto Comic-con!...
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Episode 8ish: A Silly Place
A Silly Place. Squideye and The Bitter Guy discuss the upcoming Oscar Nominees - at least the ones they've seen, now including the second subject of discussion: The Hurt Locker. We also hammer away at Monty Python Fluxx and other recently-played games, discuss weddings in India and in local...
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Episode 7: Weekly Pulls
Squideye and The Bitter Guy talk about the comics that came out this week. An experiment in form and format. What do you think?
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Episode 6: Space and Time
Space and Time - BSG, Space Hulk, The Plan, and Remembrance Day. ----- Wow did this take a while to upload. Show notes to follow. Bottom line is we played some games -- Space Hulk and the BSG Boardgame, saw Battlestar Galactica: The Plan, and realized that it's been one year since we met on a…
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Episode 5: Music of the Spheres
Music of the Spheres (51 minutes) - Even longer, but we're making up for lost time - and episode! "Scenes from a Food Court" is recapped, and then we LAUNCH... into Nerd Rock and Space Opera. The connective tissue is provided by Kirby Krackle (http://www.kirbykracklemusic.com) and their song…
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Episode 4: Neighbours and Numbers
Neighbours and Numbers (48 minutes) - This is our longest podcast yet! We didn't have MGK to restrain us this time. Original intention was to review District 9 and Escalation, on a "responsible neighbour" theme. Of course things went wildly out of hand, once we included other media with numerals…
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Episode 3: Mighty Pod King!
I knew this would happen! We recorded this episode a week early, and consequently we remain on our two-week schedule even though we didn't get a chance to record one on our normal schedule. Next episode: "movies it's okay for geeks to cry at". Our Internet-famous friend Chris Bird...
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Episode 2: From the Earth... to the Moon... of Earth!
Behold, our diligence! We have detailed show notes this time, though they may come out a bit garbled. Still, we are hewing to our iron-clad 2-week schedule, we have something of a theme for this episode, and nobody was hurt. 0:45 Thanks, Listeners 2:00 The Onion: Our Dumb World (2 minutes) 3:50...
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Episode 1: So You Think You Can Podcast
Episode 1: So you think you can podcast. We're honestly not sure yet. Herein, we introduce ourselves. We discuss The War of 1812 (as rendered by Columbia Games). We "review" the RiffTrax for 1982's epic "TRON", and we talk a bit about The Bitter Guy's initiation into Star Wars Miniatures. The…
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