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Danger Room #40: The Fateful Finale!

DangerRoomAdam — Sat, 12 May 2012 00:07:17 +0000

Adam and Jeremy read and comment on X-Men #39 from December 1967. This issue contains two stories titled “The Fateful Finale!” and “Lonely Are The Hunted”. It features the original X-Men, the Blob, the Vanisher, Unus, Mastermind, the Changeling, the Mutant Master and Fred Duncan.

BeerCast: 8-BIT Pale Ale

redcat — Tue, 01 May 2012 22:21:55 +0000

Jeremy and Erik review 8-BIT, a hop rocketed pale ale from Kansas, United States.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e59I5p2qkLw

Beer Stats
Brewery: Tallgrass Brewing Company
Style: Hop Rocketed Pale Ale
Alcohol: 5.20%
Origin: Kansas, United States

Danger Room #39: The Sinister Shadow of… Doomsday!

DangerRoomJeremy — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 02:36:04 +0000

Adam and Jeremy read and comment on X-Men #38 from November 1967. This issue contains two stories titled “The Sinister Shadow of… Doomsday!” and “A Man Called… X”. It features the original X-Men, the Blob, the Vanisher, the Changeling, the Mutant Master and Fred Duncan.

Danger Room #38: We, the Jury…

DangerRoomAdam — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 05:26:15 +0000

Adam and Jeremy read and comment on X-Men #37 from October 1967 titled “We, the Jury…” This issue features the original X-Men, the Blob, Unus, the Vanisher, Mastermind, the Changeling and the Mutant Master.

TFICast 148: The Lifestyle Spiral

redcat — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 15:38:48 +0000

Jeremy and Erik revisit Jeremy’s revolution/revelation theory. Erik expands the theory to include a lifestyle curve. They try to map out the previous generation, the current generation and the new generation. It’s then they realize they have no idea what the kids want. Using seminars, training courses and personal observation they try to figure out what it is that the kids want. All of this is then put back into Erik’s lifestyle spiral theory.

Danger Room #37: Mekano Lives!

DangerRoomJeremy — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 15:21:29 +0000

Adam and Jeremy read and comment on X-Men #36 from September 1967 titled “Mekano Lives!” This issue features the original X-Men, Mekano and the shadowy shoe-headed leader of Factor 3.

BeerCast: Newcastle Founders’ Ale

redcat — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 20:55:10 +0000

Jeremy and Erik review Newcastle Founders’ Ale, a pale ale from Scotland.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WcQiEzQNPU

Beer Stats
Brewery: The Caledonian Brewery Company Limited
Style: English Pale Ale
Alcohol: 4.8%
Origin: Scotland

TFICast 147: When is it Too Much?

redcat — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 17:24:51 +0000

Jeremy loses his voice but that doesn’t stop Erik from discussing the bureaucracy of beer. Erik tries to invent a bar franchise but this leads to an argument of the value of franchises. Most of the time is spent arguing over the location of a sub shop, the topic abruptly changes to shoes and spending money on quality,

TFICast 146: Middlemen

redcat — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 13:00:38 +0000

Jeremy and Erik discuss data, clouds, web servers, data caps, middle men, pricing strategies, invent a new Indian holiday, net neutrality, Makers and middlemen. Jeremy and Erik create an economic collapse plan and try to figure out what’s happening to the middle class workers.

BeerCast: Atomium Grand Cru

redcat — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 17:41:16 +0000

Jeremy and Erik review this Belgian style Pale Ale from Belgium

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nH-y9NBUsk

Beer Stats
Brewery: Brouwerij Van Steenberge N.V.
Style: Belgian Strong Pale Ale
Alcohol: 8.0%
Origin: Belgium

Danger Room #36: Along Came A Spider…

DangerRoomAdam — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 13:53:24 +0000

Adam and Jeremy read and comment on X-Men #35 from August 1967 titled “Along Came A Spider…” This issue features the original X-Men, Spider-Man and the shadowy head of Factor 3.

TFICast 145: The Unchanging Used Car

redcat — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 13:00:08 +0000

Jeremy and Erik drink New Glarus barley wine and discuss a local chotchkie joint called Ella’s Deli. Jeremy marvels at how buying a used car has not changed.

BeerCast: Appenzeller Holzfass Bier

redcat — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 22:47:04 +0000

Jeremy and Erik review this cream lager from Switzerland

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYtfTbfQtrw

Beer Stats
Brewery: Brauerei Locher AG
Style: Special Cream Lager
Alcohol: 5.2%
Origin: Switzerland

TFICast 144: the eBay Craigslist Consternation

redcat — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 19:39:49 +0000

Jeremy and Erik talk about the BBC version of the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy and the movie version of Zaphods two heads. Beer distribution inconsistencies are discussed such as Dog Fish Head Brewery and Yuengling (though Jeremy can’t remember that name). Jeremy invents a new reality show focusing on Erik’s Children’s Resale shop. Jeremy tells a story of selling an iPhone on eBay and Craigslist including the pitfalls therein. Patent law, Disney, apple iProduct thievery and privatized prisons are all touched upon. Finally the guys play a new game called identify Jeremy’s junk.

Danger Room #35: War–In a World of Darkness!

DangerRoomJeremy — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 01:28:46 +0000

Adam and Jeremy read and comment on X-Men #34 from July 1967 titled “War–In a World of Darkness!” This issue features the original X-Men, Mole Man and Tyrannus.

BeerCast: Leffe Brune (Brown) Abbey Ale

redcat — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 01:19:36 +0000

Jeremy & Erik review the brune beer from Belgium as the BeerCast enters 2.0 status.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfhyRE2U1VU

Beer Stats
Brewery: Abbaye de Leffe S.A.
Style: Brown Belgian Abbey Ale
Alcohol: 6.5%
Origin: Belgium

Danger Room #34: Into the Crimson Cosmos!

DangerRoomAdam — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 22:29:04 +0000

Adam and Jeremy read and comment on X-Men #33 from June 1967 titled “Into the Crimson Cosmos!” This issue features the original X-Men, Xorak the Outcast and Juggernaut.

Danger Room #33: Beware the Juggernaut, My Son!

DangerRoomJeremy — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 23:59:03 +0000

Adam and Jeremy read and comment on X-Men #32 from May 1967 titled “Beware the Juggernaut, My Son!” This issue features the original X-men, Juggernaut and Satan’s Saints.

Danger Room #32: We Must Destroy… The Cobalt Man!

DangerRoomAdam — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:22:57 +0000

Adam and Jeremy read and comment on X-Men #31 from April 1967 titled “We Must Destroy… The Cobalt Man!” This issue features the original X-men and Cobalt Man.

THB Podcast episode #004 an interview with the Paranormal Phenomenon Research Group.

Eric Charles T — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:58:01 +0000

In this episode of The Haunted Buffalo Podcast, I head to P.P.R.G Headquarters in Clarence Center NY and talk with Chris Pirrone, founder and leader of the Paranormal Phenomenon Research Group or P.P.R.G for short. We discuss a bit of personal history, a bit of PPRG history and some insightful moments from PPRG investigations, including a few pretty sweet EVP’s. Look for a series of upcoming podcasts with Chris Pirrone, on Ghosts of Gettysburg. Lastly, I talk a bit about the upcoming Beyond Ghosts Paranormal/Horror convention that will take place in May 2012 at the Buffalo Central Train Terminal. Not to be missed for sure. Well, enough of me talking and talking and talking. Time to listen to PPRG on … The Haunted Buffalo Podcast.

Danger Room #31: The Warlock Wakes!

DangerRoomJeremy — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:32:25 +0000

Adam and Jeremy read and comment on X-Men #30 from March 1967 titled “The Warlock Wakes!” This issue features the original X-men and the Warlock.

Danger Room #30: When Titans Clash!

DangerRoomAdam — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 15:55:28 +0000

Adam and Jeremy read and comment on X-Men #29 from February 1967 titled “When Titans Clash!” This issue features the original X-men, Mimic and the Super-Adaptoid.

Danger Room #29: The Wail of the Banshee!

DangerRoomJeremy — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 03:14:00 +0000

Adam and Jeremy read and comment on X-Men #28 from January 1967 titled “The Wail of the Banshee!” This issue features the original X-men, Mimic, Banshee and the Ogre.

Danger Room #28: Re-enter: The Mimic!

DangerRoomAdam — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 16:13:18 +0000

Adam and Jeremy read and comment on X-Men #27 from December 1966 titled “Re-enter: The Mimic!” This issue features the original X-men, the Mimic and Puppet Master.

Danger Room Inside Edition

DangerRoomJeremy — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 02:33:18 +0000

Adam and Jeremy take a break to discuss the origin of the Danger Room podcast.

The Haunted Buffalo Podcast, Episode #003 The Van Horn Mansion

Eric Charles T — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 01:55:30 +0000

This episode of THB podcast brings you ear to ear with me, Eric Charles T, as I creep and crawl through the somewhat dark and winding passageways (but none of the crawlspaces) of The historic and did I mention HAUNTED Van Horn Mansion of Burt NY or Newfane NY, whichever you prefer. I was graciously invited to join the investigation by Beyond Ghosts (Para-historians), who happened to be putting on the event. Within this tape is some history, some good excited tale telling from the mansion staff and the usual, fantastically stitched together web of strange moments, ambient bliss and flatulent. So please, please … seriously please, put the headphones on and listen to the soothing sounds of THB podcast, Van Horn/Beyond Ghosts edition and feel free to drop me a line after, telling me exactly how you felt about the experience. Keep in mind, I use a free and beta version of an audio editor, so some of my technical prowess is dismayed by slow processing power and a slightly glitchy interface. Or … it could just be the spirits messing with me.

P.S. As always, if you have a story that you’d like to submit, or an investigation you’d like me to cover and report on, send an email to thehauntedbuffalo@gmail.com and I’ll certainly get back to you. Let’s get your stories out there!

Danger Room #27: Holocaust!

DangerRoomJeremy — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 16:14:57 +0000

Adam and Jeremy read and comment on X-Men #26 from November 1966 titled “Holocaust!” This issue features the original X-men, Calvin Rankin and El Tigre / Kukulcán.

TFICast 143: Christmas With Ms. Pac-Man

redcat — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 06:00:07 +0000

Jeremy and Erik talk about Christmas past and try to take the political correctness out of it. Then they switch topics to Jeremy’s early Christmas present, a full size Ms. Pac-Man arcade game.

Danger Room #26: The Power and the Pendant!

DangerRoomAdam — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 14:29:53 +0000

Adam and Jeremy read and comment on X-Men #25 from October 1966 titled “The Power and the Pendant!” This issue features the original X-men, El Tigre and Kukulcán.

TFICast 142: CEO RPG

redcat — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 06:00:40 +0000

Jeremy and Erik toss back a couple of Black and Tan’s. Jeremy admits that he voted for Ross Perot and attempts to layout his political position. Erik reads predictions from the Nostrodamicon. Jeremy wonders what a tractor pull is and is surprised when Erik knows the answer. Lego demolition destruction derby’s are remembered. The future of nuclear energy, conjecture and exaggeration to prove a point are hotly debated but is interrupted when a spider invades the podcast. Attention is switched to inventing solar powered parking lot lights. Erik references Gary Gygax and then invents capitalism the Role Playing game. A little nostalgia is touched upon when Jeremy talks about making movies.

Danger Room #25: The Plague of… The Locust!

DangerRoomJeremy — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 06:00:50 +0000

Adam and Jeremy read and comment on X-Men #24 from September 1966 titled “The Plague of… The Locust!” This issue features the original X-men and the Locust.

Danger Room #24: To Save a City

DangerRoomAdam — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 21:12:20 +0000

Adam and Jeremy read and comment on X-Men #23 from August 1966 titled “To Save a City” This issue features the original X-men, Count Nefaria, Plantman, Scarecrow, Porcupine, Eel and the Uncanny Unicorn.

Danger Room #23: Divided… We Fall!

DangerRoomAdam — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 01:33:15 +0000

Adam and Jeremy read and comment on X-Men #22 from July 1966 titled “Divided… We Fall!” This issue features the original X-men, Colosso, Count Nefaria, Plantman, Scarecrow, Porcupine, Eel, and Unicorn.

Danger Room #22: From Whence Comes…Dominus?

DangerRoomAdam — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 16:36:32 +0000

Adam and Jeremy read and comment on X-Men #21 from June 1966 titled “From Whence Comes…Dominus?” This issue features the original X-men, Lucifer, the Supreme One, Ultra-Robots and Dominus!

TFICast 141: Special Features

DangerRoomJeremy — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 06:00:03 +0000

Jeremy and Erik discuss DVD outtakes. In particular Erik is enamored with the Super Bad outtakes. Aqua Bhudda, political let downs, Bud Select 55 and Erik’s gernerational connection with Super Bad are all discussed. This leads Jeremy and Erik down the path of Parties in highschool and what their alternatives were. Abruptly, Erik quizzes Jeremy on the details of a Simpsons diorama. Once Jeremy fails the quiz Erik lays out the future of podcasts. Then they try to figure out how the witches in the Wizard of Oz work in terms of who gets what direction (North, South etc). Speaking of the Wizard of Oz, the topless Judy Garland outtake on the Wizard of Oz DVD is invented. Finally they imagine what it would be like to confuse the comedy club for a strip club. It is all here in this shortened, heavily edited, from the archives, somewhat disjointed episode of the Fundamental Interconnectedness of All Things podcast.

Danger Room #21: I, Lucifer…

DangerRoomJeremy — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 06:00:04 +0000

Adam and Jeremy read and comment on X-Men #20 from May 1966 titled “I, Lucifer…” This issue features the original X-men, Lucifer, Blob, Unus and the Supreme One!

TFICast 140: Sharpening the Sword of Reality

redcat — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 19:32:10 +0000

Jeremy and Erik talk about how some NPR host used to slurp on NPR. Erik predicts his Build-A-Bear at the Mall experience and then pontificates RFID chips in stuffed bears. Jeremy gripes about losing tools. Erik and Jeremy make fun of Buyingtons magazine. Then they talk about Thanksgiving foods and how Erik despises pecans and almonds. Games such as Angry Birds, Mario, Pac-Man and Kick the Can are compared. Finally, Erik sharpens the sword of reality.

Danger Room #20: Lo! Now Shall Appear–The Mimic!

DangerRoomAdam — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 15:45:02 +0000

Adam and Jeremy read and comment on X-Men #19 from April 1966 titled “Lo! Now Shall Appear–The Mimic!” This issue features the original X-men and the Mimic!

The Haunted Buffalo Podcast, Episode # 2

Eric Charles T — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 14:51:07 +0000

The Haunted Buffalo Podcast

In this episode of The Haunted Buffalo Podcast, you’ll be ‘treated’ to a few moments of my 3 year old trick-or-treating, followed by true stories of the unknown from Jake in Buffalo, NY who has seen shadows at his grandfathers house! You’ll be moderately traumatized by Michelle from Franklinville, NY, who, Ouija board in hand, apparently released the Kraken in a local haunted cemetery. You’ll be somewhat muffled, hearing Jennifer from Connecticut talk about her Grandfather, saving her from beyond the grave! You’ll be uncomfortably numb, listening to another Michelle, this time from Fort Erie, Ontario Canada, talk about her haunting experience! Next you’ll get petered out by Pete’s tale of a haunted recording studio in Cleveland, OH! But WAIT, there’s more! In this episode, I’ve started a new section called “Shorts … of the unknown!” where people can send in even the shorted experience and still be a part of it. This one is so short it only has one short! Finally, THB leaves you with an interview that I did for 91.3FM/WBNY. In that I try to explain more of what The Haunted Buffalo is all about, because not only is it a podcast, but it’s also music/design/photography/merchandise and more, all based within the common theme of “I don’t know what the heck just happened”. Soooo, pull up a relaxing situation, tune in to THB for the next hour or so, and let your worries fade away fast, listening to the horrible situations that happen to people. Just don’t forget about the muffins in your oven. As always, if you have a story to submit, please email me at thehauntedbuffalo@gmail.com BE A PART OF IT!

Danger Room #19: If Iceman Should Fail–!

DangerRoomJeremy — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 05:00:38 +0000

Adam and Jeremy read and comment on X-Men #18 from March 1966 titled “If Iceman Should Fail—!” This issue features the original X-men, Magneto, Toad and the Stranger!

TFICast 139: Brain Reorganization

redcat — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 05:00:34 +0000

Jeremy and Erik talk about Sunny D and Rum, candies (Easter and Halloween), brain reorganizations and cancer.

Danger Room #18: …And None Shall Survive!

DangerRoomAdam — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 17:05:07 +0000

Adam and Jeremy read and comment on X-Men #17 from February 1966 titled “…And None Shall Survive!” This issue features the original X-men and a surprise villain!

The Haunted Buffalo Podcast, Episode # 1

Eric Charles T — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 22:23:15 +0000

The Haunted Buffalo Podcast

In this first doomed episode of The Haunted Buffalo Podcast, We have personal paranormal stories ranging from a haunted toilet in Toronto to a ghostly house ransacking in Texas! You’ll also hear tales from a residence that used to be a sanitarium, whispering ghosts, Ouija board madness and more. Also included in this episode is an interview with the Horror Rock band, The Rabies. So down a load, enjoy the camp and circumstance and when you’re done, email me more stories and interview requests to be on The Haunted Buffalo Podcast!

Danger Room #17: The Supreme Sacrifice!

DangerRoomJeremy — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 17:08:35 +0000

Adam and Jeremy read and comment on X-Men #16 from January 1966 titled “The Supreme Sacrifice!” This issue features the original X-men, Dr. Bolivar Trask, the Sentinels and Master Mold.

Danger Room #16: Prisoners of the Mysterious Master Mold!

DangerRoomJeremy — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 12:05:59 +0000

Adam and Jeremy read and comment on X-Men #15 from December 1965 titled “Prisoners of the Mysterious Master Mold!” This issue features the original X-men, Dr. Bolivar Trask, the Sentinels and Master Mold.

Danger Room #15: Among Us Stalk …The Sentinels!

DangerRoomJeremy — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 14:35:38 +0000

Adam and Jeremy read and comment on X-Men #14 from November 1965 titled “Among Us Stalk …The Sentinels!” This issue features the original X-men, Dr. Bolivar Trask and the Sentinels.

The Cut Out Bin #2: Scrumpy

UnclePep — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 03:33:59 +0000

Venture yet again into the little appreciated world of the cutout bin with 40 minutes of delectable tracks spanning a multitude of genres. This episode your host Uncle P brings you some guitar driven rock from Plegasus, a bit of old skool ska from Steady Earnest, a little Laffro Jazz, one short track from the Generation of chaos video game soundtrack, and a couple of tracks from the Deep forest. So grab your buds and enjoy!!!

Danger Room #14: Where Walks the Juggernaut!

DangerRoomJeremy — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 05:00:41 +0000

Adam and Jeremy read and comment on X-Men #13 from September 1965 titled “Where Walks the Juggernaut!” This issue features the original X-men, Juggernaut and the Human Torch.

Danger Room #13: The Origin of Professor X!

DangerRoomJeremy — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 05:00:09 +0000

Adam and Jeremy read and comment on X-Men #12 from July 1965 titled “The Origin of Professor X!” This issue features the original X-Men and Juggernaut.

TFICast #138: What to do with Food and Kids

redcat — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 05:00:42 +0000

Jeremy and Erik talk about how there are too many darned kids around during the summer. They try to come up with a plan on what to do with them. This leads to a heated debate about the price of food. Confused? So are they. Give it a listen though.

Danger Room #12: The Triumph of Magneto!

DangerRoomJeremy — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 05:00:13 +0000

Adam and Jeremy read and comment on X-Men #11 from May 1965 titled “The Triumph of Magneto!” This issue features the original X-Men, the Stranger, Magneto, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, Toad and Mastermind.

Danger Room #11: The Coming of Ka-Zar

DangerRoomJeremy — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 11:44:47 +0000

Adam and Jeremy read and comment on X-Men #10 from March 1965 titled “The Coming of Ka-Zar”. This issue features the original X-Men, Ka-Zar and Zabu.

TFICast #137: Dot Theory

redcat — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 23:01:27 +0000

Jeremy and Erik join you mid summer to provide a summer update. Jeremy talks to Erik about his so-called “Dot Theory of time”.

Danger Room #10: Enter, the Avengers!

DangerRoomJeremy — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 22:55:58 +0000

Adam and Jeremy read and comment on X-Men #9 from January 1965 titled “Enter, the Avengers!” This issue features the original X-Men, Lucifer, and the original Avengers, including Captain America, Iron Man, Giant Man, Thor and Wasp.

TFICast #136: The Live Show

redcat — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 21:09:33 +0000

Jeremy and Erik Talk about Jeremy’s U2 Show in Chicago. They move on to talk about other live shows that they’ve been to particularly related to the festival circuit. Southern Culture on the Skids, U2 and The Flaming Lips are most prominently talked about.

Danger Room #9: Unus, the Untouchable!

DangerRoomJeremy — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 19:05:50 +0000

Adam and Jeremy read and comment on X-Men #8 from November 1964 titled “Unus, the Untouchable!” This issue features the original X-Men, Mastermind and Unus.

TFICast #135: The Chaos Turning Point

redcat — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 17:00:10 +0000

Jeremy and Erik discuss the chaos that forms a personality.

Danger Room: First Class Rear View Mirror Review

DangerRoomJeremy — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 01:47:04 +0000

Adam and Jeremy take a break from reading comic books and go to the movies. X-Men First Class that is. If you want to hear two guys nit-pick their way through a movie review, then this is the one for you.

Danger Room #8: The Return of the Blob

DangerRoomJeremy — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 21:02:12 +0000

Adam and Jeremy read and comment on X-Men #7 from September 1964 titled “The Return of the Blob”. This issue features the original X-Men, Magneto, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, Toad, Mastermind and Blob.

TFICast #134: 30 Dollar Elvis

redcat — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 21:00:05 +0000

Jeremy and Erik talk about Eriks new podcast “The Cut Out Bin” (which can be found right here!). Collecting music is discussed. Erik re-tells Jeremy’s shopping credo. Jeremy tells a story of an Elivs collection from the cut out bin and it’s demise.

The Cut Out Bin #1: The Beginning of a Dream

UnclePep — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 03:29:30 +0000

An initial escapade into the realm of the cut out bin. Erik attempts to discern gems from junk. Featuring The Devotees – Walk Not Run, Trans Atlantic Cooldown – Sweet Temptation, Jack Hayter – Misfortune’s Big Statue and Walking, Prince Buster – Whine and Grine (radio edit), Pour Sacha – Aubart de la Rivière, The Hollywood Symphony Orchestra – Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy, Fat Mama Mamatus – The New Rock Thing

TFICast #133: Megatron is in My Pants

redcat — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 22:41:56 +0000

Jeremy and Erik talk about transformers and the collapse of the American dream.

Danger Room #7: Sub-Mariner! Joins the Evil Mutants

DangerRoomJeremy — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 05:00:47 +0000

Adam and Jeremy read and comment on X-Men #6 from July 1964 titled “Sub-Mariner! Joins the Evil Mutants”. This issue features the original X-Men, Magneto, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, Toad, Mastermind and Namor, the Sub-Mariner.

Danger Room #6: We Have to Fight the X-Men!

DangerRoomJeremy — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 14:11:16 +0000

Adam and Jeremy read and comment on Fantastic Four #28 from July 1964 titled “We Have to Fight the X-Men!” This issue features the original X-Men, the Fantastic Four (Mr. Fantastic, the Invisible Girl, the Human Torch and the Thing), Puppet Master, The Mad Thinker and the Android.

TFICast #132: Podcast Cross-Over

redcat — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 05:00:30 +0000

Jeremy and Erik discuss Jeremy’s other podcast (Danger Room which is about comic books – and is available here!) and then talk further about comics. Jeremy tells a story about how he almost got to touch some of those original 60′s comic books.

Danger Room: First Class, First Look

DangerRoomJeremy — Mon, 30 May 2011 13:00:15 +0000

Adam and Jeremy take a look at the X-Men First Class trailer and dissect all aspects. If you want to get your nerd on, this is the one for you.

Danger Room #5: Trapped: One X-Man!

DangerRoomJeremy — Mon, 30 May 2011 05:00:59 +0000

Adam and Jeremy read and comment on X-Men #5 from May 1964 titled “Trapped: One X-Man!” This issue features the original X-Men, Magneto, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, Toad and Mastermind.

TFICast #131: The Happiness Guessing Game

redcat — Mon, 30 May 2011 05:00:09 +0000

Jeremy and Erik talk about all things related to what might be making Jeremy Happy. Beer and food is discussed, but you’ll need to listen to the whole thing to find out “What is Making Jeremy Happy”.

Danger Room #4: The Brotherhood of Evil Mutants!

DangerRoomJeremy — Sun, 22 May 2011 06:00:51 +0000

Adam and Jeremy read and comment on X-Men #4 from March 1964 titled “The Brotherhood of Evil Mutants!” This issue features the original X-Men, Magneto, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, Toad and Mastermind.

TFICast #130: Beastie Buisness

redcat — Mon, 16 May 2011 01:45:11 +0000

Erik and Jeremy talk about the history of the Beastie Boys as they recall it since they have recently released a new album. Then parallels are drawn between large and small businesses.

Danger Room #3: Beware of the Blob!

DangerRoomJeremy — Sun, 15 May 2011 16:00:08 +0000

Adam and Jeremy read and comment on X-Men #3 from January 1964 titled “Beware of the Blob!” This issue features the original X-Men and the Blob.

Danger Room #2: No One Can Stop the Vanisher!

DangerRoomJeremy — Sun, 08 May 2011 16:00:00 +0000

Adam and Jeremy read and comment on X-Men #2 from November 1963 titled “No One Can Stop the Vanisher!” This issue features the original X-Men and the Vanisher.

TFICast #129 Cinco de Mayo

redcat — Fri, 06 May 2011 05:12:34 +0000

Jeremy and Erik talk about Cinco de Mayo. Jeremy challenges the audience to produce a good Mexican beer. Then they talk about the OBL.

TFICast #128: Party With A D-Bag

redcat — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 18:15:33 +0000

Jeremy and Erik start out talking about beer and then create the opposite of the Tea Party, the D Party (other wise known as the D-Bags).

Danger Room #1: X-Men

DangerRoomJeremy — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 05:05:06 +0000

Adam and Jeremy read and comment on X-Men #1 from September 1963 simply titled “X-Men”. This issue features the original X-Men and Magneto.

TFICast #127: The Library

redcat — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 05:00:14 +0000

Jeremy and Erik tail about the new and how the internet has the potential to replace traditional news distribution. They then talk about the one thing they don’t believe the Internet can replace The library.

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Movie Review – Jennifer’s Body (2009)

redcat — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 18:53:40 +0000

Jennifer's Body

I am a fan of Juno and the Diablo Cody stripper-to-writer story so no matter what this movie was about I wanted it to work and I wanted to like it. However, from the trailer I figured that this was going to be an awful movie and the only reason most people would go see it would be to see Megan Fox’s (Jennifer) boobs (which you don’t). I was surprised to see Amanda Seyfried (Needy, Jennifer’s best friend) in it. I only know her from Big Love where I think she does a pretty good job.

The plot in a nutshell is:

Diablo Cody

Indie bar band Low Shoulder seeks virgin for sacrifice to Satan so that indie bar band can enjoy fame and fortune. Only their sacrificial virgin is anything but! The student’s of Devil’s Kettle high learn that if you sacrifice a non-virgin she will return to life as a demon who hungers for the flesh of frightened souls.

Who reads that and says, “Wow! What a twist! We must make this movie!”

I’ve seen a lot of horror movies in my time. From Alien Dead to Zombie Holocaust and a lot in between. I can accept people being evil for many reasons. However a botched sacrifice to Satan just seems silly to me. What’s worse is Amanda Seyfried figures all this out through the school library’s occult section (which she admits isn’t all that big). Do high schools have occult sections?

In a horror/thriller, the movie only needs two or three really clever devices to get you to the murders or chases. Once those devices are established the murders can almost be as generic as any Friday the 13th death. But the things that tie this movie together are so poorly put together it’s laughable.

Amanda Seyfried

Jennifer and Needy are at a dive bar watching a band. Needy overhears the band talking about Jennifer and the possibility that she’s a virgin. Needy confronts the band and for some reason tells them that Jennifer is a virgin when it’s clear (to Needy) that the band is looking for a virgin (presumably to add a virgin notch to the old belt). Jennifer reconvenes with Needy and the band starts their song. Jennifer is shown awake, alert and never taking a drug or even drinking a beer. Then during the song she gets lethargic and glassy eyed. At this point a fire starts. However no one notices it. Jennifer continues to sway as if she is in a trance. The fire gets bigger. Still no one notices. We again see Jennifer closer, and she is completely entranced. Finally a flaming support beam falls on some customers tables. At this point people notice the fire and then spontaneously combust. People are literally engulfed in flames. The scene paints a picture of something more sinister then a simple electrical fire. Slow motion people burning and screaming in agony. Then more scenes of Jennifer on her knees glazed over lost, looking through the fire.

The way everything is shot, timed and framed, you’d think that she was inadvertently the cause. Perhaps this would be the first big manifestation of her evil powers and with some flashback scenes Needy would see that her best friend has always had an inadvertent evilness about her. I mean if this were the case and now Needy had to unravel a mystery about how her best friend has a kind of Damien/Carrie thing going on, that would be kind of good. However this is not the case.

Megan Fox

Needy pulls Jennifer out of the burning bar. Flaming people are seen running to and fro, flinging themselves out of windows and onto the ground. It’s horrific. It’s as if the bar was built of kerosene soaked lumber. At any rate, Low Shoulder shows up all suave, cool and drinking their drinks. They offer to give Jennifer and Needy a ride. However Needy realizes that they have an ulterior motive and tries to convince Jennifer of it. Jennifer is still in a trance and as if hypnotized says that she wants to go with the band. With very little protest from Needy “Jennifer no. Come on. Let’s go”, Jennifer does go into the Low Shoulder van and they pull off.

At the end of the movie a demon possessed Jennifer reveals to Needy what happened in the van. She starts off “That night at the bar, I was pretty f—-d up and went with the band”. But as I said before never does she take a drug or even drink anything that could have gotten her drunk or been laced with a rufee. Perhaps Cody had intended the line to mean that she was in shock but if that were the case a better line would have been “After that fire I was so scared I didn’t know what I was doing so I want with the band”. “I was pretty f—-d up” generally means too much drinking or too much drugging.

Then there is the issue of how everything is timed. Again, this is all revealed by Jennifer at the end of the movie to tie everything together. Jennifer leaves with Low Shoulder in the van. Needy goes home. Low Shoulder takes Jennifer to a mountain cliff that over looks the Devil’s Kettle whirlpool (“scientists keep throwing all kinds of stuff in the hole but they never find it”) and tie her down. The lead singer quickly tells the band members why they are there (too sacrifice a virgin to Satan so they can become big time rock and rollers). The bass player has second thoughts so the band has to convince him that being a second rate indie band isn’t is cool as a mega rock band that had to sacrifice a virgin to Satan. Reluctantly the bass player agrees. They sing Tommy Tutone’s “Jennifer” and then sacrifice her. The lead singer throws the knife into the mysterious whirlpool. Meanwhile, Needy gets home and calls her boyfriend (not the police to report the supposed rapist band). Then Jennifer has awoken from her murder, untied herself and is now wandering the streets. She makes her way to Needy’s house and bangs on the door. Needy, still on the phone with her boyfriend, checks the front door. No one is there. Though somehow a shadowy figure is lurking behind Needy in the house. Needy’s boyfriend offers to come over. But Needy says no. After seeing people engulfed in flames, witnessing her best friend being take away by the supposed rapist band and now someone banging on her door of course she wants to be alone. After she gets off the phone a bloody Jennifer jumps out at Needy, barfs up black stuff and then runs out of Needy’s house.

So in the time it took Needy to drive home and make a quick call to her boyfriend, Low Shoulder was able to drive Jennifer to a mountain, tie her up, sing to her and kill her. Before Needy gets off the phone, Jennifer has awoken, untied herself and walked back to Needy’s house.

Some more people are killed but most of that’s done in the style of any other teenage slasher flick. Needy kills Jennifer and is sent to a mental institute.

The mysterious whirlpool is an integral part of the movie. As I mentioned before, scientists would throw stuff into the whirlpool (mostly orange balls) and attempt to see where the balls would end up. However they could never find their orange balls. At the end of Movie, Needy has escaped from the mental institute. While she’s walking near a drainage ditch she sees the orange balls and the knife that killed Jennifer. A bunch of scientists couldn’t find this drainage ditch (which was just by a road) but Needy inadvertently stumbles upon it. I get that it’s a plot device and it could have been a decent one, but the execution of it just felt tacked on. In fact the whole script felt like the first draft of an eighth grade creative writing assignment. All the elements of a good horror thriller are in there but it needed some refinement.

Oh, and even though Low Shoulder botches the sacrifice, they still got the fame and fortune they were after. So really, it was win-win for them. I mean, they did end up getting their comeuppance, just not from Satan and not until they made lots of money and did lots of blow and basically got to enjoy the rock star lifestyle.

TFICast #126: Can We Start Again?

redcat — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 03:44:25 +0000

Jeremy is joined by long time friend Drew and Margaret of the Combat Paper Project. The three honor the missing Erik before moving on to what the Combat Paper Project is. Jeremy and Drew try to talk about the origins of their friendship but continue to be interrupted by a stuffed animal.

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TFICast #125: Pound Funk

redcat — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 14:51:33 +0000

Jeremy and Erik continue to talk about the current state of the State of Wisconsin. They also try to figure out Twitter.

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There Is Power In A Union – Pickers’ Local 608

redcat — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 14:58:36 +0000

Have you been watching the news? Have seen what’s going on in Wisconsin? Well, about 20 bluegrass musicians have and they recorded this song in support. I was there to video the process.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gblWJyoA-_I

Watch on YouTube

Visit Pickers’ Local 608 homepage

8-bit – Episode 1 – Dirty NESticles

redcat — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 01:55:34 +0000

Jeremy gives you a little history on the Nintendo Entertainment System control deck and then shows you in detail how to disassemble and clean your NES.

Watch on YouTube

NES Clean Up Video Diary #4

redcat — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 23:50:11 +0000

It’s been a long process but today I am uploaded the very first episode of “8-bit” in which I give a little history to the NES and then show you how to make a non-functioning NES a functioning NES.

Unfortunately due to my Mickey Mouse setup I am able to publish the highest quality video. The camera I used is an AVCHD camera and produces a pretty nice HD image. However My computer is an old P4 2.4Ghz computer which chokes on AVCHD. So I converted that footage to Microsoft AVI DV format. This effectively down-samples my 1080p video to 480p. It still maintains pretty good fidelity but the next step is where the trouble really presents itself. I rendered this completed project to 720p. It still looks pretty good but it’s lost some of it’s original luster and it’s a bit darker. I fear that once YouTube gets a hold of it it’s going to be even worse.

So, hopefully by the time I’m ready to cut the second episode, I’ll have a faster computer.

TFICast #124: Why Are You Here?

redcat — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 21:25:28 +0000

Jeremy and Erik continue there talks about the current political situation in Wisconsin. Watch out! Imperial Walkers have entered the base!

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TFICast #123: Welcome to Walker’s Wisconsin

admin — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 18:29:30 +0000

Jeremy and Erik discuss the current political environment in their very own hometown of Madison, WI.

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NES Clean up Video Diary #3

redcat — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 03:29:33 +0000

It’s been awhile since I’ve made an entry and that’s because I have been hard at work finishing up this project. The first draft clocked in at just over 14 minutes. I showed the draft to Adam (my Creative Consultant) and he offered some suggestions that were mostly already on my mind. The big thing to come out our conversation is that he is going to put together the intro. So anyway, I have a few more edits to do on this thing just to tighten it up a little and then I think it’ll be ready for prime time.

In the meantime, here’s the opening credits music. See if you can guess which games are used here.

Episode1 Theme

NES Clean Up Video Diary #2

redcat — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 04:09:49 +0000

The footage successfully converted from AVCHD to DV. It took most of the night. I have to say that I think the footage looks real nice even then it was rendered from HD to SD. I’ve begun logging the tape and taking notes for the narration. I had forgotten that shooting more footage means that you have to log more footage. Hopefully things will move along quicker once I have this logged and a script written. In the meantime, here is a capture from the DV footage.

SmaShit – The Answering Machine

redcat — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 05:31:54 +0000

Here is Smashit episode 3.. er 2. er.. ? Well, back in 2007 this was the third Smashit we filmed. I gave the footage to Erik to edit thinking that I would have the second episode we filmed edited before he would have this one done. It’s now 2011 and the second filmed episode still has not been edited. So, this will have to be episode 2 (just ignore the 3 in the video).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zc9M1kzH7sk

After his answering machine eats the tape of a girls phone number, our hero destroys the machine!

TFICast #122: Action Figure

redcat — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 01:48:09 +0000

Jeremy and Erik wonder if movie actors buy their own action figures. Then they decide if they would buy figures of themselves. Jeremy sets up a situation where Erik gets the starring role in the upcoming Tintin movie.

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NES Clean Up Video Diary #1

redcat — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 01:06:22 +0000

The idea is simple, we need a well produced video on how one takes apart a Nintendo Entertainment System and cleans it. I happened to have a spare NES that I was getting ready to sell on eBay. Since it desperately needed a cleaning, I decided to use it as my subject.

I got a little over an hour of principle photography. I rolled that into my PC and discovered that my computer is too old to effectively edit AVCHD. Who new that a P4 2.4Ghz PC with 2GB of RAM wouldn’t cut it? Well, if I would have taken two seconds to think about it, I would have. So I had an internal debate. Should I get a new PC? I can’t make my widescreen HD video unless I get something that’s at least quad-core! But then I had an inner dialogue:

Inner Cheapskate: Convert it DV and edit it
Me: But then it won’t be in HD
Inner Cheapskate: You’re putting it on YouTube. How many hits do you think you’re really going to get? Who cares…
ME: Oh Yeah

So tonight I’ve begun the rendering to DV. Though I am going to maintain the widescreen aspect. Unfortunately this delays any editing for another two hours. I haven’t watched any of the footage yet so who knows, maybe auto-focus was on and going crazy the entire time and I’ll have to re-shoot everything.

[10:39pm] – edit

Did I day two hours? How about 8… {grumble}

Almost Ready

admin — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 23:14:20 +0000

I’m getting all the old videos in place and working on some new videos. Stay tuned.

TFIcast #121: Night of the Living Podcast

redcat — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 16:00:47 +0000

Jeremy and Erik talk about Night of the Living Dead since Erik has seen it for the first time.

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TFICast #120: The Luck of the New Year

redcat — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 21:30:38 +0000

Jeremy and Erik discuss the new year and resolutions. Erik lays out a theory on luck. Jeremy is lost.

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119: Eriks Giveaway

redcat — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 01:59:34 +0000

Jeremy and Erik talk about Erik’s idea to help the world (starting with Flint, MI).

Happy New Year!

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118: All I Want for Xmas is Ambition

admin — Fri, 24 Dec 2010 16:43:01 +0000

Jeremy and Erik talk about Jeremy’s ambitious ideas for the future: The Beer Vlog reboot!

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117: How to Cure Terrorism

redcat — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 22:00:42 +0000

Jeremy and Erik briefly switch roles and then talk about taxes, privatization and corporations. Jeremy tries to solve the problem of terrorism. There is also more Four Loko!

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116: The Raw Loko

redcat — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 02:38:21 +0000

Jeremy and Erik sample some Four Loko and then discuss the liberal media. Jeremy asks Erik what they’re going to do when the inevitable crash of civilization occurs. How long can they live in a tent until the raiders come looking to eat their skin?

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