#518 - The Rohrer You Know: Mortal Kombat

GET OVER HERE! (is a thing we say often during this episode)
We welcome Ray Harrington into the studio this week for a VERY funny episode to learn about the history of the Mortal Kombat franchise. We discuss some listener emails, then Ray offers 100% legitimate, not at all made-up spoilers for the 2021 Mortal Kombat film. I start the look into what made the hyperviolent franchise tick. How it came about, how it evolved, and where it's going. We then offer our own Mortal Kombat Kharacters and what some of their moves might be. FINISH HIM! (I think this episode is a good time even if you know nothing about the games or movies!)
- Brad

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#517 - Parking Morality, Fast Food Innovations, and More Appreciation For Borat

I botch our intro, but Chuck saves the day with a lengthy aside. We discuss the morality of parking in reserved parking spaces after-hours. We go through some listener emails and talk about the future of the pod, new media, merch, then get off on a tangent about fast food. It is a lengthy tangent. We talk about the trailer for Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Vin Diesel's Rock 'Em Sock'Em Robots project, and Chuck tells me about a bunch of behind-the-scenes stuff from Borat 2. We close with a discussion of Chuck's recent Jersey trip and filming with the TESD guys.
- Brad

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#516 - "Chuck-and-Brad" Con, IP Mash-Up Films, and Army of the Dead

The podcast starts out this week with me only pretending to be mad at Chuck about his timeliness affecting our weekend plans. Chuck then talks about getting hired by another big podcast to produce content for their Patreon and how it affects his journey to work in the creative field. We talk about our upcoming adventures on The Geek Boat and make some cosplay plans I'm not entirely comfortable with. We talk about the megadeal from Netflix for two Knives Out sequels. We discuss the trailer for Space Jam 2 and the idea of movies that combine intellectual properties in one film - is this a good practice? I talk about finding enjoyment watching a game streamer, then how I also watched several videos about faked speed runs, which just seems...it blows away the brain of Child Brad is all. Chuck talks about some delicious meals he had at nice restaurants in the area. We then close with a discussion about Zack Snyder's Army of the Dead and whether or not zombies should be fast.
- Brad

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#515 - Chuck's Creative Steps!

We kick this week off with some listener emails! Should Chuck have suspected foul play in his recent coffeeshop misadventure? We talk about the below Web Couliers, then Chuck talks about the exciting things he's been up to recently. Filming and editing the big Tell Em Steve-Dave/Smodcast crossover episodes. Starting to work with Tuesdays With Stories. Possibly getting an office? As all this is going on, he suffers a mystery injury and worries deeply about his immediate and long-term future. He actually films with the Tuesdays guys, eats at the delicious restaurant J22 in Jamestown, RI, then (spoiler alert) goes all-in on the office. Sure, moving him in went smoothly, but how did actually setting everything up go? We then discuss the likelihood of Chuck being attacked by creatures when working alone in his office at night. I offer a paltry celebration for my paltry achievements and we talk about being above- or below-average in different areas of our lives.
- Brad

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