Fandomania Podcast

00:00:16 - Episode Opening

00:01:56 - The Avengers already has made more money than any of us ever will.

TV Talk:

• 00:06:34 - We discuss the newest announcements of TV show renewals and cancellations.
• 00:17:37 - Fringe: Brave New World (spoilers!)

Game Talk:

• 00:30:50 - Prototype 2
• 00:37:07 - Minecraft on XBLA
• 00:44:05 - We talk about the announcement of The Elder Scrolls Online and MMO games in general.

00:53:53 - Episode Closing

00:00:16 - Episode Opening

Movie Talk:

• 00:01:42 - We talk in a non-spoilery way about Chronicle, The Avengers, and comic book adaptations in general.

Game Talk:

• 00:40:13 - Celeste finished FEZ, and we talk about its many dimensions of inscrutability.

00:46:19 - Episode Closing

00:00:16 - Episode Opening

Mailbag

• 00:05:44 - Justin wrote in about hype and trailers
• 00:15:27 - Ann wrote in about TV season formats

Game Talk:

• 00:20:16 - FEZ
• 00:26:39 - The Walking Dead: Episode 1

TV Talk:

• 00:31:36 - Fringe has been renewed!
• 00:32:57 - Fringe - News, "Letters of Transit," and "Worlds Apart" (spoilers!)

00:39:30 - Episode Closing

00:00:16 - Episode Opening

Movie Talk:

• 00:01:43 - Lockout
• 00:04:24 - We talk about the nature of movie hype versus spoilers.

Book Talk:

• 00:15:47 - Ready Player One

TV Talk:

• 00:18:20 - News about Arrested Development season four
• 00:22:07 - Eureka: "Lost" (spoilers!)

Game Talk:

• 00:34:11 - Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning - The Teeth of Naros
• 00:37:28 - FEZ
• 00:42:14 - Trials Evolution
• 00:44:38 - Deadliest Warrior: Ancient Combat

00:46:32 - Episode Closing

00:00:16 - Episode Opening

00:02:01 - All the non-geeky stuff we've been up to this week

Mailbag:

• 00:03:42 - Grant wrote in about our loss of interest in Farscape
• 00:12:03 - Syber wrote in about Blade Runner and sci-fi noir

Movie Talk:

• 00:16:23 - The Darkest Hour
• 00:17:51 - The Cabin in the Woods and reviewer integrity

TV Talk:

• 00:32:35 - Celeste rediscovers My Little Pony
• 00:36:56 - We talk about the nature of weekly TV versus watching marathon style

Game Talk:

• 00:43:18 - We check up on Celeste's Amalur progress
• 00:45:24 - Fantasy Flight has a crazy game called Ugg-Tect on the way

00:48:42 - Episode Closing

00:00:16 - Episode Opening

Game Talk:

• 00:00:21 - We wish we were at PAX East
• 00:01:58 - Celeste updates her progress on Reckoning
• 00:03:39 - There's news about new DLC for Mass Effect 3
• 00:09:23 - Shoot Many Robots

TV Talk:

• 00:11:04 - Game of Thrones is back!
• 00:12:13 - Why we stopped watching Farscape
• 00:21:16 - Why we started watching Burn Notice

Movie Talk:

• 00:24:36 - We talk about our first viewing of Blade Runner, as well as sci fi tropes related to its universe.
• 00:44:15 - Cabin in the Woods is almost here.

00:46:17 - Episode Closing

00:00:16 - Episode Opening

Movie Talk:

• 00:02:08 - The Muppets

Book Talk:

• 00:05:10 - The Hunger Games trilogy
• 00:09:32 - Ready Player One

TV Talk:

• 00:15:20 - Fringe: "A Short Story About Love" and "Nothing as It Seems" (spoilers!)
• 00:27:47 - Nikita: "Arising" (spoilers!)

00:37:22 - Episode Closing

00:00:16 - Episode Opening

00:00:28 - We answer messages from the Fandomania mailbag!

00:08:51 - We revisit Mass Effect 3 to talk about how the crazy story has developed since last week.

00:22:42 - The Hunger Games

00:32:27 - We talk about Syfy's recent announcements and confusion regarding Battlestar Galactica: Blood and Chrome.

00:38:36 - There's some news about Doctor Who's upcoming season that's worth discussing (spoilers!).

00:45:32 - Celeste talks about Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning's new downloadable add-on.

00:49:07 - We both discuss the third expansion DLC for Saints Row The Third.

00:53:52 - Episode Closing

00:00:16 - Episode Opening

00:04:07 - We talk about the ending to Mass Effect 3 and the related fandom reaction. (big spoilers!)

00:17:01 - Prequels and Fandom Dissatisfaction (including talk about Star Wars, more Mass Effect, Caprica, X-Men First Class, and The Sarah Connor Chronicles)

00:34:30 - Sequels and Fandom Dissatisfaction (including talk about Terminator 3 and 4, The Matrix 2 and 3, Torchwood, Assassin's Creed, Harry Potter, and Game of Thrones)

00:49:26 - Continuations, Revamps, and Fandom Dissatisfaction (including talk about the Buffy Seasons 8 and 9 comics and Indiana Jones 4)

00:52:58 - Potential Fandom Dissatisfaction (including talk about Arrested Development and Firefly)

00:56:00 - Episode Closing

00:00:16 - Episode Opening

TV Talk:

• 00:00:45 - Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome comes closer to airing.
• 00:07:52 - Rockne S. O'Bannon is making a new show for Syfy called Defiance.
• 00:11:38 - We discuss Terra Nova's cancelation.
• 00:17:03 - Awake: Pilot (no spoilers)

Game Talk:

• 00:28:34 - We talk about the new updates Raptr has rolled out.
• 00:33:09 - Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
• 00:36:05 - Final Fantasy XIII-2
• 00:37:42 - Mass Effect 3
• 00:42:52 - Ubisoft has announced more details about Assassin's Creed 3.

00:51:07 - Episode Closing