Sunday, September 21, 2014

The Weekly Stuff Podcast #99 - Super Smash Bros. 3DS Demo Thoughts & Doctor Who S8E5 Review



It’s time for another episode of The Weekly Stuff Podcast with Jonathan Lack & Sean Chapman, a weekly audio show that explores the worlds of film, video gaming, and television. Remember to subscribe for free in iTunes by following this link!

This week’s episode is rather short – we covered so much material last time, there wasn’t a lot left over – as we review the latest episode of Doctor Who, “Time Heist,” along with some other odds and ends, including the recently released demo for Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS. Does the classic Smash Bros. formula really translate to a portable system? And even if it does, is that really sufficient explanation for why Jonathan can’t stop playing it?

Enjoy, and come back next week for our landmark 100th episode! 





If you have questions, comments, or concerns about The Weekly Stuff, or would like to write in to the podcast to have your questions read on the show, please e-mail dinochow@jonathanlack.com.

The Weekly Stuff with Jonathan Lack & Sean Chapman is a weekly audio podcast, and if you subscribe in iTunes, episodes will be delivered automatically and for free as soon as they are released. If you visit www.jonathanlack.com, we also have streaming and downloadable versions of new and archival episodes for your listening pleasure.

Thursday, September 18, 2014

The Weekly Stuff Podcast #98 - Reviewing Bungie's "Destiny" and Doctor Who S8E4



It’s time for another episode of The Weekly Stuff Podcast with Jonathan Lack & Sean Chapman, a weekly audio show that explores the worlds of film, video gaming, and television. Remember to subscribe for free in iTunes by following this link!

The show may be a few days late, but it’s in no way light on content, as we have some big pieces of news to discuss – chief among them Microsoft’s $2.5 billion acquisition of Minecraft creator Mojang – and one of the biggest games of this or any other year to review: Bungie’s Destiny. The game has been fairly divisive thus far, and we have many, many thoughts on it, including not just our own reactions but some analysis of industry reactions as a whole.

And finally, of course, we would be remiss if we didn’t discuss one of the great modern episodes of Doctor Who, so this week’s show closes out with an in-depth look at “Listen.”

Enjoy!





If you have questions, comments, or concerns about The Weekly Stuff, or would like to write in to the podcast to have your questions read on the show, please e-mail dinochow@jonathanlack.com.

The Weekly Stuff with Jonathan Lack & Sean Chapman is a weekly audio podcast, and if you subscribe in iTunes, episodes will be delivered automatically and for free as soon as they are released. If you visit www.jonathanlack.com, we also have streaming and downloadable versions of new and archival episodes for your listening pleasure.


Sunday, September 7, 2014

The Weekly Stuff Podcast #97 - Velocity 2X, Minecraft PS4, & Doctor Who S8E3



It’s time for another episode of The Weekly Stuff Podcast with Jonathan Lack & Sean Chapman, a weekly audio show that explores the worlds of film, video gaming, and television. Remember to subscribe for free in iTunes by following this link!

It's a calm before the storm kind of week here on the show, with Bungie's Destiny right around the corner – a topic we are most excited to dive headfirst into – so we take it slow this time with thoughts on this week's big PS4 releases – the brand new, and fantastic, Velocity 2X, alongside the oft-recycled, but always enjoyable Minecraft (with accompanying vitriolic rant from Sean, one of the few people immune to the game’s simple charms) – and, as always, a review of the most recent Doctor Who episode, "Robot of Sherwood."

Enjoy, and come back next week for many, many thoughts on Destiny.





If you have questions, comments, or concerns about The Weekly Stuff, or would like to write in to the podcast to have your questions read on the show, please e-mail dinochow@jonathanlack.com.

The Weekly Stuff with Jonathan Lack & Sean Chapman is a weekly audio podcast, and if you subscribe in iTunes, episodes will be delivered automatically and for free as soon as they are released. If you visit www.jonathanlack.com, we also have streaming and downloadable versions of new and archival episodes for your listening pleasure.

Monday, September 1, 2014

The Weekly Stuff Podcast #96 - Video Game News, DC Shenanigans, & Doctor Who S8E2



It’s time for another episode of The Weekly Stuff Podcast with Jonathan Lack & Sean Chapman, a weekly audio show that explores the worlds of film, video gaming, and television. Remember to subscribe for free in iTunes by following this link!

The new season of Doctor Who is moving full steam ahead, and as always, we talk about the latest episode – “Into the Dalek” – in great detail at the end of the episode. But there were plenty of other topics to cover this week, from gaming’s depressingly misogynist week, to Nintendo’s big, confusing New 3DS announcement, to DC’s reported policy of outlawing humor in superhero films. All this, plus stories of Sean and Jonathan playing Diablo III co-op and brief reviews of recent arthouse films round out the episode.

Enjoy!





If you have questions, comments, or concerns about The Weekly Stuff, or would like to write in to the podcast to have your questions read on the show, please e-mail dinochow@jonathanlack.com.

The Weekly Stuff with Jonathan Lack & Sean Chapman is a weekly audio podcast, and if you subscribe in iTunes, episodes will be delivered automatically and for free as soon as they are released. If you visit www.jonathanlack.com, we also have streaming and downloadable versions of new and archival episodes for your listening pleasure.