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This week Steve Megatron and Mike the Birdman Dodd start by discussing sports, commercials, film, tv and other interesting tid bits. So Thank you again to all who responded last week and we hope you join in the conversation this week as well. All this and more on this week’s AGU! We hope you continue to enjoy the episodes and please feel free to respond to any and all feedback methods. We will read and reply on the show. Topic suggestions also welcome. So get Altered, Get Geeky with the Altered Geeks.
Show Notes:
TV
- Nickelodeon To Unveil Stand-Alone Subscription Video Service in February ly/1v93V0u
- Fox confirms negotiations on a live-action #XMen TV series to/iJ2XrVE
- The Amazing Spider-Man’s Colm Feore cast as The Dollmaker on @Gotham ly/1En6y1k pic.twitter.com/gYzqzZpt3V
- @ZacharyQuinto won’t return for #HeroesReborn ly/1zOz36p pic.twitter.com/ExICrnmgGP
- Holy crap, we’ve figured out Internet television, and it is Sling TV: do/tW8XFo5 pic.twitter.com/JBayWUwYrb
Tech:
- How graphics have evolved from 1997 to 2015. Amazing twitter.com/h3mwVKDjZ7
- Delaware aims to be the 1st state to offer virtual driver’s licenses: ly/1ywZtDi (Photo: @DMRegister) pic.twitter.com/b38no2KGC4
- Confirmed: Microsoft Spartan browser will have extensions, unlike Internet Explorer com/article/287635…
- Microsoft CEO says the HoloLens has “mind-blowing” gaming potential. gamespot.com/1LfY2mJ pic.twitter.com/5mUMFrmyDf
- Scientists 3D print cartilage to repair damaged windpipes co/15N2Squ pic.twitter.com/GPPHZ7mCgX
- FCC just tripled the number of US households without broadband https://zd.net/1wF98XE
Film
- Who Will Be the Villain of The Incredibles 2? ly/1ywuvuQ pic.twitter.com/Lkjf75myAM
- ICYMI, here’s the hilarious and totally awesome cast of Paul Feig’s ‘Ghostbusters’ reboot: com/ghostbusters-r… pic.twitter.com/dapEzEHije
- Rumor has it Disney wants Chris Pratt to play Indiana Jones: com/chris-pratt-in… pic.twitter.com/9gVjZJpOmB
- The First Trailer & Poster For Josh Trank’s FANTASTIC FOUR Are Here com/fansites/markc…
- Robert Downey Jr. Talks About Playing A Villainous (?) ‘Iron Man’ In CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR com/fansites/JoshW…
- RIDICULOUS 6 Will Be Adam Sandler’s First Netflix Movie to/1CZfR3y — pic.twitter.com/52w56HzGI3
- They’re finally making a Jetsons movie, mostly to offset the feeling that 2015 isn’t really that much like Back to the Future 2.
- Justice League Dark May Feature These 4 Superheroes tt/1GVzZtB #movies
- Disney’s ‘Tomorrowland’ Super Bowl Trailer Preview it/0r2Ht #Tomorrowland pic.twitter.com/ZQ3CAuZ4HZ
MISC
- Todd Carey – Nintendo – (Official Video): https://youtu.be/WXCWzN51_Zw
- Post-CONVERGENCE BATMAN Will Have NEW Status Quo ‘No One Has Done in 75 Years of Batman’ es/1bPOiy
- IGN ranks top 100 video game weapons of all time ly/HebFF
- 16 Hilarious Then Vs Now Truths About Life com/time-4-cooking…
- Check out Transformers Prime: Galvatron’s Revenge by Carlos Barrantes on @kickstarter st/1tHvoWa
- The Future of Transformers Universe Announcement com/en/news/2014/1…
- Astronomers discover planet with gigantic ring system 200 times larger than that around Saturn in/1Cc3swu pic.twitter.com/bom8wrdG7K
- Why we’re looking for alien life on moons, not just planets cm/1Lf4Y3p pic.twitter.com/RUQfmtStDo
- Really Mythbusters? Really? com/2015/01/26/myt…
- People hating on Tess Munster
(NEW) Question of the Night:
- What sport are you lost on? What one do you like?
- Do you look forward to the superbowl? Commercials? Trailers?
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Steve “Megatron” Phillips
Mike “Birdman” Dodd
Look at it this way guys, how many people who enjoy sports are boggled at the idea of someone spending hours upon hours playing videogames that gives you not much more than make believe achievement points. I enjoy video games but I get way much more from watching sports than I do playing games. Theirs a craft to any sport. Especially today when nearly every minute detail is dissected to enth degree. There is a joy in investing into the success of a team, when they win things are amazing when they lose your entire week is ruined. Everything tries to manufacture the type of drama that comes naturally to sports.
Yeah it depends on who you have dealings with. I appreciate your response. Kind of puts it into perspective. I used to watch some sports and enjoy them but as we mentioned things changed it for us. I would like to get back into Hockey but may stick with family first to get back in haha
For me it is also something you grow up with. I know a lot of guys who it was a bonding thing with them and their dad and friends. Some people get together and play Halo and some get together to watch sports. It’s just what you are into I guess.
Makes sense. I didn’t really do much of it as a kid on either front. I read a lot of comics and books, watched a lot of tv. So pretty open to a lot of things. My step dad was the reason for my liking of the old WCW and NHL. I just lost that along the way due to life. Now that I am more settled it is something I’d like to re-explore.
I try to do that with my son but it’s whatever he is interested in.
Look at it this way guys, how many people who enjoy sports are boggled at the idea of someone spending hours upon hours playing videogames that gives you not much more than make believe achievement points. I enjoy video games but I get way much more from watching sports than I do playing games. Theirs a craft to any sport. Especially today when nearly every minute detail is dissected to enth degree. There is a joy in investing into the success of a team, when they win things are amazing when they lose your entire week is ruined. Everything tries to manufacture the type of drama that comes naturally to sports.
No idea what geeks you guys deal with but I don’t find many all that welcoming when you aren’t fans of whatever they are. When you do try to break in they ridicule your for not knowing everything about said property. Had that issue when I tried to get into Dr. Who.
Was I the only one who thought the commercials this year were super serious. One had a kid dieing for Christ’s sake. Whatever happened to talking frogs. I will say I did enjoy the half time show. I like Katy Perry’smusic at times, and I’m not afraid to admit it. She can actually sing. This year the game lived up to the hype and was entertaining through and through. I know people who are like you that don’t care about football. I have no idea how to explain it to you in a way that makes sense. In a simple way you like to see your team do well and the teams you hate do poorly. Everyone hates the patriots so that gives you the perfect enemy. Sorry they won, but at least it was fun to watch this time. Last year’s game was a bore.
ya hit the nail on the head with the football description. I’ll be back this coming week, and give my explanation. AND NO NOT EVERYONE hates the Patriots!!!! Again I’ll go in detail on the next podcast.
Yea once the ad with the dead kid came out it hit a tipping point of crazy.
I love sports movies. It’s so weird, because I don’t care for sports.