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Schedule for the Week of 04/15/2024
Hello! It’s Tax Day here in the States, and I know somebody out there has probably forgotten, so you’re welcome! I guess? This week Alex and I are about to pop things off in Cyberpunk’s Phantom Liberty DLC, so I’m very excited about our Monday stream. On Thursday, I’ve invited Abby to come hang with me and play some games. I was thinking of maybe checking out one of the FMV Tex Murphy games or something similar. Maybe that Harold Halibut game? We’ll see! On Friday, Brad, Alex, and I ...
Patron Q&A 034: April 2024
On this month's question-and-answer sesh, Brad defends his "reading" "habits," killer ladybugs attack, we discuss that Jurassic Park debate, and talk a little business around merch, multi-streaming, YouTube comments, sponsored content, and more.
The Nextlander Podcast 146: I'm a Fan of Clothespins!
This week we all bend bullets in Children of the Sun, Vinny parties at the Gold Saucer, Brad digs deep into the childhood archive, and we enjoy our new post-eclipse mutations. EA reassigns Motive to Battlefield (and kiboshes a Dead Space 2 remake?), Gears 6 appear to be imminent, and the 3DS and Wii U servers are gone... or are they??CHAPTERS(00:00:00) NOTE: Some timecodes may be inaccurate for versions other than the ad-free Patreon version due to dynamic ad insertions. Please use caution if sk...
Weekly Ramblecast 148: The Ultimate D-BOX
The occasion of a total solar eclipse and a New York earthquake gets us feeling a little Biblical this week before we then consider how much worse the dinosaurs had it, plus Jurassic Park: the novel, Brad's driving renaissance, Vinny's EV interest, and plenty more.CHAPTERS(00:00:00) The eclipse is on!!!!!(00:08:23) Long Island was an op(00:15:54) At least we have it better than the dinsoaurs (so far) (also the quote is from the book The Ends of the World)(00:21:10) Jurassic Park was too ...
Weekly Ramblecast 148: The Ultimate D-BOX
The occasion of a total solar eclipse and a New York earthquake gets us feeling a little Biblical this week before we then consider how much worse the dinosaurs had it, plus Jurassic Park: the novel, Brad's driving renaissance, Vinny's EV interest, and plenty more.CHAPTERS(00:00:00) The eclipse is on!!!!!(00:08:23) Long Island was an op(00:15:54) At least we have it better than the dinsoaurs (so far) (also the quote is from the book The Ends of the World)(00:21:10) Jurassic Park was too ...
The Nextlander Watchcast 087: Beavis & Butt-Head Do America
On this week's Watchcast we kick off a month of TV-related movies with the first trip to the big screen for a beloved pair of cartoon dumbasses in Beavis & Butt-Head Do America! CHAPTERS:(00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 87: Beavis & Butt-Head Do America (1996(00:00:12) - Intro.(00:01:27) - What does Beavis & Butt-Head mean to us?(00:10:10) - The music video (and reality show) riffs, and Mike Judge's voices.(00:15:10) - The various controversies.(00:21:20) - Liquid Television...
Schedule for the Week of 04/08/2024
Happy Eclipse Day here in New Jersey (and other parts, I’m told)! Brad is visiting family and taking care of some personal business, so our normal schedule will be a bit different, so lookout for some earlier times on a few streams. Monday, though, Alex and I return to Cyberpunk 2077 at roughly our normal time, though I’m looking to wrap before the peak of the eclipse! On Thursday, we’ll have a Patron Q and A in the late morning and then I’ll be streaming in the afternoon. Not 100 percen...
Watchcast Schedule for the Next Few Months: Movies Based On (and in) TV Shows, and Twin Peaks Returns!
Greetings, Nextlanders! I hope you have been enjoying this short break between Twin Peaks seasons. I know many of you are anxious for us to finish the fight, so to speak, with Cooper and the gang, and we're not far off! We've got a few more weeks of movies before we kick off Twin Peaks: The Return, and our upcoming slate of films is as close to a theme I could reasonably build around Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me without making the single most depressing month in Watchcast history. For t...
The Nextlander Podcast 145: The Game That Clips Well, Ships Well
This week we all dig (lol) into the indie drilling platformer Pepper Grinder, continue catching up with FF7 Rebirth and LAD: Infinite Wealth, and do battle with American air travel. Also: Embracer and Sega divest of Gearbox and Relic (respectively), a disc-less Xbox Series X is sighted in the wild, we think seriously about Krull and Willow and Ladyhawke, and more!CHAPTERS(00:00:00) NOTE: Some timecodes may be inaccurate for versions other than the ad-free Patreon version due to dynamic ad insert...
Weekly Ramblecast 147: The Jan Ochoa Edition!
Jan joins us to talk about egg hunts, spinning in circles, and what's cool with the kids these days!CHAPTERS(00:00:00) Start of show(00:00:07) Intro(00:00:35) It's Jan!(00:01:13) PAX East and the Tiki Bar(00:02:42) Spinning in circles and turning back time(00:07:43) Happy Easter (Xbox) and egg hunts(00:20:20) 40 days of Lent(00:24:57) From Italian-American to Italian by way of Crocifissa(00:32:24) Welcome to Treasure Island
Weekly Ramblecast 147: The Jan Ochoa Edition!
Jan joins us to talk about egg hunts, spinning in circles, and what's cool with the kids these days!CHAPTERS(00:00:00) Start of show(00:00:07) Intro(00:00:35) It's Jan!(00:01:13) PAX East and the Tiki Bar(00:02:42) Spinning in circles and turning back time(00:07:43) Happy Easter (Xbox) and egg hunts(00:20:20) 40 days of Lent(00:24:57) From Italian-American to Italian by way of Crocifissa(00:32:24) Welcome to Treasure Island(00:39:05) Checking in with Jan on the current lingo(00:45:37) Do...
Schedule for the Week of 04/01/2024
Hello and Hi! Happy April! Been a bit of a busy few weekends around the house with travel, birthdays, and holidays! Looking forward to getting some time to dig more into Final Fantasy and Dragon’s Dogma in the coming days and this weekend. I’m also waiting on some parts (a new battery) for the laptop that bailed on us last Friday, so hopefully that solves the issue. I’m hoping it does… it’s always connected to power as it is. Fingers crossed. Stream setups might be a bit different unti...
The Nextlander Watchcast 086: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)
We close out our month of '90s hero flicks with the heroes in the half shell! Join us as we dive deep into Turtlemania and ponder the strange edges of this surprisingly solid rubber suit turtle movie. CHAPTERS:(00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 86: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990(00:00:14) - Intro.(00:02:21) - What level of Turtles fandom are we operating at, and some talk about the comic origins.(00:05:55) - Toy talk, and discussions of censorship around the cartoon and movie....
Monthly Planorama 035: April 2024
Things are a little quiet as Q2 kicks off this month, but several indies catch our eye, Xbox rounds out its releases on PlayStation and Switch, and looking at the big list on Steam... sorry, they crossed a WHAT with a WHAT?CHAPTERS(00:00:00) Start(00:00:06) Intro(00:01:18) Sea of Thieves [PlayStation 5] on Apr 30, 2024(00:01:29) Grounded [Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5] on Apr 16, 2024(00:04:06) Dave the Diver [PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4] on Apr 30, 2024(00:04:44) Children of th...
Monthly Planorama 035: April 2024
Things are a little quiet as Q2 kicks off this month, but several indies catch our eye, Xbox rounds out its releases on PlayStation and Switch, and looking at the big list on Steam... sorry, they crossed a WHAT with a WHAT?CHAPTERS(00:00:06) Intro(00:01:18) Sea of Thieves [PlayStation 5] on Apr 30, 2024(00:01:29) Grounded [Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5] on Apr 16, 2024(00:04:07) Dave the Diver [PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4] on Apr 30, 2024(00:04:44) Children of the Sun [PC (Micro...
The Nextlander Podcast 144: You Sparkled My Darkle!
Viiiiideo games on the show this week include Dragon's Dogma II, Princess Peach: Showtime, Open Roads, and the Stellar Blade demo, plus we talk about Phil Spencer's comments on an Xbox handheld and third-party stores on the Xbox, Larian moving on from D&D, a possible open-world Resident Evil, busting open your Switch, our dream game show appearances, and more.CHAPTERS(00:00:00) NOTE: Some timecodes may be inaccurate for versions other than the ad-free Patreon version due to dynamic ad in...
The Nextlander Friday Thank You: March 2024
Patrons of a voting capacity! Spring has fully sprung at this point, and with flowers in bloom and pollen in the air, it's once again time to run a stream where we both thank you for your support and also let you choose what it is we're going to stream this Friday. Not sure where I was going with that metaphor, but uh, make your voice heard and we'll sneeze our way through whichever of the following three ideas you choose!Give Vinny the excuse he needs to purchase Dark Sector and Dar...
Weekly Ramblecast 146: The Steel Battallion Room
Vinny and Alex are back from PAX and ready to talk about what it's like going to a convention in 2024, the joys of riding the train there, and getting everyone in a giant room to clap in unison, plus X-Men nostalgia, the joy of talking to Frank Welker, and more.CHAPTERS(00:00:00) Start of show(00:00:35) San Francisco is probably just going to wash away(00:01:46) PAX! It happened(00:09:07) The spirit of PAX lives on(00:11:59) Audio drops and Powerpoints for everyone(00:16:09) Bill Amend was a...
Weekly Ramblecast 146: The Steel Battallion Room
Vinny and Alex are back from PAX and ready to talk about what it's like going to a convention in 2024, the joys of riding the train there, and getting everyone in a giant room to clap in unison, plus X-Men nostalgia, the joy of talking to Frank Welker, and more.CHAPTERS(00:00:00) Start of show(00:00:35) San Francisco is probably just going to wash away(00:01:46) PAX! It happened(00:09:07) The spirit of PAX lives on(00:11:59) Audio drops and Powerpoints for everyone(00:16:09) Bill Amend was a...
The Nextlander Watchcast 085: Batman (1989)
On this week's Watchcast we tackle the mother of all comic book blockbusters in Tim Burton's Batman! Join us as we talk Nicholson's Joker, the Keat-dawg, cool gadgets, and all that sweet, sweet merchandise. CHAPTERS:(00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 85: Batman (1989)(00:00:27) - Intro.(00:01:44) - The status of superhero movies when Batman came around.(00:07:13) - The cultural phenomenon that was this movie, and some thoughts on its tone.(00:10:24) - Talkin' Jokers pa...
Schedule for the Week of 03/25/2024
Alex and I got back from Boston and PAX East yesterday and while the trip was awesome, I’m always a mess until I have at least a day to decompress from travel, even for short weekend trips. The show itself was a lot of fun. It was great to gather around friends, fans, and familiar faces during our panel and on the floor. I got to hang out and play some board games, buy some dice for my kids, and not play any video games. Seriously, I don’t think I actually played anything, though I did walk ...
Never Been a Better Beastcast!
Join Vinny Caravella, Jeff Bakalar, Dan Ryckert, Abby Russell, and Alex Navarro for a live Beastcast Reunion panel at PAX East 2024!There's no video version of the panel, but below are some of the images shown during the panel.Alex's New AdditionsJeff's ClipAlex and Dan Reveals
The Nextlander Podcast 143: Jean-Luc Godard's Dragon's Dogma II
We get our pawn on in Dragon's Dogma II this week and check out the new Outcast, even as we dutifully continue plowing through FF7 Rebirth and LAD: Infinite Wealth, plus we cover the latest on PlayStation 5 Pro, the state of PSVR 2, the new Marvel 1943 from Amy Hennig and team, international standards of measurement, and more.CHAPTERS(00:00:00) NOTE: Some timecodes may be inaccurate for versions other than the ad-free Patreon version due to dynamic ad insertions. Please use caution if skippi...
Weekly Ramblecast 145: Castlevania Letterman Jacket
Vinny took his kids on a weekend video game odyssey that gave us plenty to ramble about this week, along with the glory days of rotoscoping your own lightsabers, bath and shower prefs, novel ways to hurt yourself, and more.CHAPTERS(00:00:00) Start of show(00:00:20) It's Old-Man Self-Injury Hour!(00:08:04) Let's talk about our shower preferences(00:11:16) Now we're just bathing (you know, in a bathtub)(00:16:31) Replacing a tire is perilous business(00:19:07) Rotoscoping your own ligh...
Weekly Ramblecast 145: Castlevania Letterman Jacket
Vinny took his kids on a weekend video game odyssey that gave us plenty to ramble about this week, along with the glory days of rotoscoping your own lightsabers, bath and shower prefs, novel ways to hurt yourself, and more.CHAPTERS(00:00:00) Start of show(00:00:20) It's Old-Man Self-Injury Hour!(00:08:04) Let's talk about our shower preferences(00:11:16) Now we're just bathing (you know, in a bathtub)(00:16:31) Replacing a tire is perilous business(00:19:07) Rotoscoping your own ligh...
The Nextlander Watchcast 084: The Phantom (1996)
We continue to push through our current spate of '90s hero flicks, and this week we attempt to sate a deep need for more Billy Zane in our lives with the 1996 comic strip adaptation The Phantom! Did we enjoy watching him Slam Evil? Not so much, but we did have fun talking about it!CHAPTERS:(00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 84: The Phantom (1996)(00:00:36) - Intro.(00:03:32) - Taking the 20,000 foot view of this very ridiculous movie.(00:11:46) - Getting into the production histor...
Schedule for the Week of 03/18/2024
This weekend I asked my son and daughter to put together a list of games they would like to see or check out. Whether it’s something I’ve mentioned, their friends talked about, or they had just seen we compiled a fairly decent working list of games. While we didn’t get to everything, we had things from Undertale to Doom, Pizza Tower to Castlevania, and even Dragon’s Lair. I have to say, it was pretty fun comparing what the game actually was to what they had in their minds. Even I had wou...
Patron Q&A 033: March 2024
If you've ever wanted to hear us field questions about eating tiny people or getting each other's faces tattooed on ourselves, boy have you come to the right Q&A!
The Nextlander Podcast 142: Private First Class Lance Bean
We're awash in new games this week, with Mars After Midnight, Contra: Operation Galuga, WWE 2K24, and more joining old favs like FF7 Rebirth. Also: the tragic loss of Akira Toriyama, the harassment campaign around Sweet Baby Inc., the mystery of the flying space bugs, and more.CHAPTERS(00:00:00) NOTE: Some timecodes may be inaccurate for versions other than the ad-free Patreon version due to dynamic ad insertions. Please use caution if skipping around to avoid spoilers. Thanks for listening....
Weekly Ramblecast 144: Godzilla 358/2 Days
Patrick Klepek joins in to ramble this week, hitting topics like prominent Academy Award figures John Cena and Godzilla, life after Vice Media, self-promotion on a failing social media platform, and that one repair shop out by the airport.CHAPTERS(00:00:00) Start of show(00:00:38) Patrick Klepek is incredibly dependable(00:04:07) Vice Media, not so much(00:08:57) Whiskey and football, good for what ails you(00:16:28) Blowing your own horn, not always easy(00:21:51) Scoops & the Wolf, the reunion...
