On this episode of Rank & File, Jordan is joined by Andy Halleen and Brad Woodling to rank 16-bit video games. We span a huge swath of video game history: Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis, and some other surprises along the way. Did your favorites make our list? Listen and find out!
Mild-mannered reporters by day, Greg Phillips and Nick Duke share an intense love of comic books that has made them the Hard-Traveling Fanboys. And if there’s anything that fanboys love, it’s debating what book is better than another book or which character is “cooler.” Enter Countdown, a monthly column where Greg and Nick will give a top five list and debate the merits therein.
This time around, Greg and Nick count down their favorite "legacy characters" in comics. These are the heroes who have filled in for prior generations and, in some cases, taken the mantles to higher levels.
This week Timothy is flying solo, but not to worry as he's got a guest that needs no introduction. At times it feels like he's even a host for that matter, as the one and only JT from the mother ship Place to Be podcast over on PTBN, plus the Dangerous Alliance Wrestling Podcast, and the new Headlines and Clotheslines show among so many other projects with PTBN. JT give the background and history of an ill-fated podcast or two. Dan McGinn is a topic of great discussion as Timothy has been obsessed with that character since he first heard his velvety tones. We also touch on JT's childhood fascination with TV, wrestling, and music come up as that influenced not just JT's pastimes but also his career and even the formation of PTBN. Follow JT on twitter @Place2BeNation and look for his articles on PTBN and also at PWO (as Bigelow34).
Mild-mannered reporters by day, Greg Phillips and Nick Duke share an intense love of comic books that has made them the Hard-Traveling Fanboys. Over the course of their travels through comicdom, they have encountered numerous stories via the wonder of trade paperbacks and graphic novels. Once a month, Nick and Greg will review one of those collections in The Longbook Hunters.
This time around, the boys discuss The Authority: Relentless, by Warren Ellis and Bryan Hitch. Is this series as influential as people say? Does it hold up? And just what was that mess about a shampoo bottle?
Star Trek Beyond has arrived, and The Glenn Butler Podcast Hour Spectacular is ON IT. In this reaction show, Glenn & Scott follow their Star Trek vault series with their take on the fiftieth-anniversary film offering, including a spoiler-free section to start. After that they discuss the villain’s motivations, Starfleet’s mission, Kirk’s journey, the nature of family, and much more. The occasion of Rihanna’s contribution brings up the history of Star Trek movies’ engagement with the pop music. Also, of course, the film must deal with the losses of Leonard Nimoy and Anton Yelchin.
The spoiler-free section at the beginning of the show contains no spoilers for anything. The rest of the show contains SPOILERS for Star Trek Beyond, the Destiny trilogy, two Harry Potter books, and amazingly enough, the yet-to-be-written Star Trek 14.
If you have any questions or suggested topics for a future Star Trek mailbag episode of the Spectacular, contact Glenn (Twitter, Tumblr, Facebook) or comment on the PTBN Facebook page. Now that the film vault series is complete, the mailbag episode looms ever closer, so get your questions in!
In our FINAL episode of Top Beer in L.A. we visit Phantom Carriage, a horror movie themed sour brewery in Torrance, California.
Mild-mannered reporters by day, Greg Phillips and Nick Duke share an intense love of comic books that has made them the Hard-Traveling Fanboys. And with that intense love comes an appetite for the latest news from the comic book world. Each month, in The Rundown, the Fanboys will run down their top news and notes from the comic book world.
This week, we take a look at the news and notes from another packed month in the comics world.
Host of Rank & File on PTBN and regular contributor to PTBN sits down with us this week to talk writing, wrestling and growing up in Michigan. Check out Rank & File (also on PTBN POP) here:
Mild-mannered reporters by day, Greg Phillips and Nick Duke share an intense love of comic books that has made them the Hard-Traveling Fanboys. And their love of comics isn’t limited to the page. In Off the Page, Greg and Nick will examine pieces of comic book media outside the comics themselves.
In this edition, the Fanboys are joined by Tim Capel to discuss Bryan Singer's all-important 2000 film "X-Men." The guys discuss whether the film deserves more credit than "Blade" in kicking off the superhero film fever of the modern era, the often bizarre scripts for X-Men films that began in the mid-'80s, Stan Lee's L.A. exploits, the FINAL DELETION, and more.
Star Trek Into Darkness crashes into the Star Trek film vault as The Glenn Butler Podcast Hour Spectacular’s archival journey reaches the most recent installment. Glenn & Scott are joined by Alanna Kelly to discuss warmongering, the rule of law, Admiral RoboCop’s A Few Good Men moment, the meaning of role-reversal in terms of the new Trek movies’ engagement with AU fanfic, Sassy Spock, more love triangles, Leonard Nimoy’s final appearance, Scotty’s tenure as the movie’s conscience, Kirk’s merry-go-round of ranks & jobs, Klingons who’re into body modification, and the movie’s issues with race & gender — particularly regarding The Actor of Many Names. Scott and Alanna indulge their love of the movie, while Glenn spends some time writhing around trying to adequately express his discomfort.
(Note: This show was recorded before the death of Anton Yelchin, and as such does not address the sad news.)
If you have any questions or suggested topics for a future Star Trek mailbag episode of the Spectacular, contact Glenn or comment on the PTBN Facebook page!
It's part 2 of Tim and Adrian visiting their first brewery, The El Segundo Brewing Company in El Segundo, Ca.
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