Podcast Episode # 87 - Sans Kilt [ 1:01:56 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

In this episode of the podcast we review the new DC direct to DVD release, Superman/Batman: Apocalypse. We also take a look at a number of new and returning TV shows. Plus we also review Spiderman: Shattered Dimensions for the Xbox 360.

Superman/Batman: Apocalypse (00:58 – 12:18)

DC has just released another direct to DVD animated feature. It’s a sequel to their other DVD film Superman/Batman Public Enemies, which we had reviewed back in episode #37.

New Fall TV (12:39 – 37:52)

Vern and Bill take a look a number of new shows that have premiered or returned for the fall TV season. We take a look at new comers Nikita, Hawaii Five-0, The Event, and Boardwalk Empire plus take a look at the third season premiere of Fringe. We also touch on last week’s launch of Netflix in Canada.

Spiderman: Shattered Dimensions (38:05 -58:31)

The four of us also take a look at the new game Spiderman: Shattered Dimensions where the player gets to play the role of four different Spidermen from four different dimensions. It’s available on just about every platform but we looked at it on the Xbox 360.

AMC has released a new preview of the upcoming television series The Walking Dead. Based on the comic book series by Robert Kirkman, which we looked at a few episodes ago, the show follows Sheriff Rick Grimes and a group of survivors as they deal with the aftermath of a zombie apocalypse. And we all know how one of those can ruin your weekend.

Although AMC has only recently started developing original programming, they’ve had a great track record with the few shows they have (Mad Men, Breaking Bad) so I’m looking forward to see what they do with this property. The video gives us a behind the scenes look at the show including interviews with the actors and producers who share their thoughts on working on the project. The show stars Andrew Lincoln, Jon Bernthal, Sarah Wayne Callies, Laurie Holden, and Steven Yeun. Frank Darabont (The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile) is also on board as executive producer, writer and director. The Walking Dead premieres on AMC October 31 at 10pm EST.

Podcast Episode # 86 - Ladies on the Beach [ 57:21 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

This week on the podcast we review Halo Reach, the latest game from Bungie Studios. As well we also look at Batman: The Brave and the Bold for the Nintendo Wii and the new documentary, I’m Still Here.

Halo Reach (01:26 – 31:40)

Halo Reach is Bungie’s fifth contribution to the franchise and is promised to be their final Halo game. We sunk a pile of hours this week into the campaign, both single player and co-op, as well as the vast number of multi-player modes that are available. Take a listen to our extensive discussion on the game.

Batman: The Brave and the Bold – The Videogame (31:50 – 39:41)

We had looked at Batman: The Brave and the Bold cartoon on a previous episode of the podcast but this time around Bill has brought the new game based on the show. The game is a 2-D side-scroller, beat ‘em up style crafted to match the unique art design and vibe of the show. We looked at the game on the Wii but it is also available for the Nintendo DS.

I’m Still Here (40:15 – 54:19)

Directed by Casey Affleck, I’m Still Here is a documentary, or maybe more accurately a mockumentary, about Joaquin Phoenix’s retirement from acting to focus on his new music career as a rapper. Andrew had a chance to catch a screening of the recently released film and shared his thoughts on the film with the podcast. I’m Still Here is currently in theaters in limited release.

Podcast Episode # 85 - Drop Box [ 48:58 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

For this episode of the podcast, we look at  a new movie release with The American. We also look at a pair of games on the Xbox 360, Plants VS Zombies and Mafia 2. And to wrap it up, we also have a quick review of Hellboy Volume 1.

The American (01:13 – 12:21)

Directed by Anton Corbijn, The American stars George Clooney as an assassin hiding out in Italy after being attacked in Sweden. Vern and Bill had a chance to check it out.

Plants vs Zombies demo (12:39 -21:16)

Kevin had already looked at the PC version of this PopCap game last year. But with the recent release of the Xbox 360 version on the Xbox Live Arcade, we wanted to revisit  it to see how it stacked up to the original version. So the four of us checked out the demo and got down to hunting some zombies.

Mafia 2 (21:17 – 42:37)

Developed by 2K games, Mafia 2 follows Vito Scaletta as he returns home from World War 2 to New York and begins his accent through the world of organized crime.

Hellboy Volume 1 (42:53 – 46:07)

Andrew checks in to bring us a quick look at the comic, Hellboy Volume 1.