We Play RPG's - Part 2: The Great Gates of Kos

In the first half of the second episode of We Play RPG's:

• We wander the desert, and come across some skeletons who totally lift bro.
• We find out that Kale loves to be called half-breed.
• Fletcher shouldn't play with tentacles.
• Also we find out that when creating a guild of thieves, you should always scrimp on the labor and get the most inept foot soldiers you can.

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Episode 11: Bitchin' Robot Hands!

On this episode of We Talk To Ourselves:

• Dwayne Johnson.  Has he come from some far away world to save us with his entertaining presence?  Is he truly a Furyan, like that Vin Diesel guy?  We talk about everyone's favorite Rock monster.
• Actors who seem like genuinely nice people.  More common than you would think.
• Firefly:  We talk about it so the healing can begin.
• M. Night Shymalan: Y u so bad at movies?
• Superpowers: What ones we would want, and how we would use them for good/evil/trolling.

Hour one went a little short, but we make up for it in hour 2.

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Episode 10: Ghandi is a Dick [Spoilers]

In this episode of We Talk To Ourselves:

• Dreams.  Why are they so weird?  Is it because we're crazy or is it because our brains are a big bowl of life soup that just keeps on sloshing up strange and wonderful things?  The crew talks about some of their weird dreams, and why they think they happen.
• Comics aren't for GIRLS!  Or at least that's what Todd McFarlane, Gerry Conway, and Mark Millar say.  The guys talk about how you can't be much more wrong, and have a nice lengthy discussion about women in refrigerators.
• Phil Reviews: Flashpoint Paradox, a new entry in the DC Animated universe based on the Flashpoint comic series that ushered in the New 52.  This review will contain spoilers, I didn't have time to make a warning, so if you want to skip the spoilers, scrub over to 17 minutes and 50 seconds in hour 2.
• GamesCom 2013.  The largest industry event for interactive entertainment, or as I call it, those damn vidja games.  The guys talk about some of the big titles they're excited about coming in the next few months.
• And much more random!

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No outtake this week since we weren't funny enough.

Show Notes and Links

• Oglaf [18+ only please, this comic is not nice]
• JL8 by Yale Stewart
• io9.com - Mark Millar and Todd McFarlane: Ladies, Comics Aren't For You
• Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox
• TitanFall
• Battlefield 4
• Dragon Age: Inquisition
• Lego Marvel Super Heroes
• Diablo 3: Reaper of Souls
• Tom Clancy's: The Division
• Payday 2
• Dying Light

Episode 9: Lucky Number Sevin

In this episode of We Talk To Ourselves:

• Special Guest: Jessica Sevin of JL7 Photograpy joins us for the podcast!
• Characters we empathize with probably a little too much.  You will say: I know that feel, bro.
• We talk about characters and elements of fiction that fundamentally changed our perception of said fiction.
• The Wolverine: A review that is a more better review than most superhero movies we've seen.
• An Interview with a Photographer: Jessica Sevin talks about how she got into photography, why digital allows up and coming photographers to ply their craft, costume and geek shaming, heavy metal culture, and a whole lot more!
• This episodes outtakes:  Eric learns how to tell time, and finds out that Twizzlers can fight back.

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Show Notes and Links

• Ellie Retrophilia
• Nekocon
• Anime Mid-Atlantic
• Katsucon
• Dragoncon
• Deviantart
• Yenra Photography
• The Hawkeye Initiative
• Repair Her Armor
• ABC News: What Would You Do?

We Play RPGs! Part 1: The Scarlet Riders

You've heard it mentioned in our other episodes, and I've finally gotten around to chopping it up.  We Play RPGs, our sister podcast that involves us playing tabletop RPG games.  The first in our series is the Evernight setting for the Savage Worlds RPG system.  When we conclude this game, we will move on to other games.  You can suggest something for us to play by sending us an email at this address.  In these episodes:

• We introduce our characters and find out more about the world of Tarth.
• We meet Lord McGowan, and his manservant, the most uninterested man in the world.
• We explore the forest, and kill 10 wolves.
• We learn that Kale has a terrible fear of small spaces, and an even more terrible fear of beachballs with buzzsaw mouths and tiny T-Rex arms (listen and that will make way more sense, trust me).
• And much more, including ORCS!

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Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Part 6
Part 7

Episode 8: APPLEJUICE!

In this episode of We Talk To Ourselves:

• Video Game Tropes.  Grab your whole chicken and prepare for a stealth mission to Zombieville!  We talk about those annoying things that seem to pop up in every game these days.
• Upstaging bastards!  Those characters in your favorite media that hog the spotlight from the main characters.
• Good night sweet prince.  Characters that were cut down in their prime.  Whether for dramatic effect or just plain annoyance, we wax nostalgic on those poor souls who had promise and got the axe in a a way most foul.
• No wait I wasn-.  Creepy cutoffs often leave the audience wondering what the hell happened in that storyline that was just being played out.  We discuss some of the weirder cutoff storylines in media, including some of the creepy crap Nickelodeon tried to pass off as children's television.
• From the page to the screen.  An indictment of modern cinema's love of throwing acid in the face of everything we love from books and comics. 
• Outtake!  Chris tells us about how beer is not applejuice!

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Outtake

Episode 7: Giant Monster Bros!

On this episode of We Talk To Ourselves:

• Shows that should have been great, but were terrible, or vice versa.
• Godzilla and the Daikaiju!: What's great about Godzilla and the giant monster movies
• Weakness for fictional characters and actors.  What people or characters will you see regardless of what they are in.
• Actors that catch flak for "ruining" characters, when the fault lies with the script or the director.
• Special effects: The history of special effects and where they're going in the future.
• Comics and video games!
• And a special outtake where Eli forgets his name!

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Outtake

Episode 6: Gimme Yo Sandwich!

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Hello again people of the internet, it's us, We Talk To Ourselves, and we've got another session for you to listen to.  In this episode:

• Bond, James Bond.  The enduring man of mystery, the original suave superspy.  The guys talk about their favorite Bond movies and books, and also what the character represents.
• Deadliest Fiction - We actually talk about it this time!  We swear!
• The guys argue about Superman, both the version from the Man of Steel film and the DC Animated Universe.  They discuss Man of Steel and whether or not it really represents the subject matter, and Phil reviews Superman vs. The Elite. 
• Comics, comics, comics!  Chris and Eli review a few first run titles, and give their opinion of their worthiness.
• Pseudo-science.  Whether it be nuclear reactors turned nuclear bombs, cosmic rays giving you superpowers, or unobtanium, pseudo-science is very real, even though it's fake.  The guys talk about the impact of this phenomenon on film.
• And much more random!

Also, a few programming notes.  The format has been shaken up a bit, since I didn't like how the bumper music was working out, so we cut the intermission music and trailer music.  We instead added new stingers by our good friend Ryan Mozal, who has an awesome announcer voice.  Also he does our intermission plugs for the following things:

• Pinnacle Entertainment Group
• We Love Fine
• Jersey's Cards, Comics, and Games

And on a more frustrating note, there are some random sound issues in this podcast I was unable to edit out. This was due to a hardware error, luckily they aren't distracting enough to ruin the entire podcast, and I'll be working to iron those issues out in the future.  Thanks for your continued patronage.

Episode 5, Hour 2: You Guys Are Jerks!

In this continuation of episode 5, the guys wax about Blur Studio and their awesome CG trailers, and what they add or subtract from the games they are for.  They also talk about E3, and what the gaming industry did right and wrong.

Bumper Music
Entertainment for the Braindead - Run!

Episode 5, Hour 1: You Guys Are Jerks!

In this episode the guys talk about movies that exceeded expectations, movie feels and how they rip out your heart and twist the knife, featuring a discussion about Will Smith and the physics of floating a trailer.  Also a discussion about how Eli was a little green around the gills.

Intermission Music:

Dr. Wylie - Perception