It's time again for our now-annual Turkey Month, and we're kicking off a November's worth of big budget turkeys with Cutthroat Island, the pirate movie that plundered Carolco of their last remaining doubloons, and sent Geena Davis' career as a swashbuckler off the side of a boat.
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(00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 113: Cutthroat Island (1995)
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Well, here we are! It’s mostly Fall, though I think it’s going to be decidedly un-Fall weather again soon. We’ve got the PlayStation 5 Pro launching this week, we’ve got Call of Duty and Dragon Age out, and we’ve got an historically close election coming to some kind of end here in the old United States. Now, a large portion of my brain is fixated on the latter, for better or worse, but I’m curious to put some more time into Dragon Age: The Veilguard. It’s not grabbing me early ...
2024-11-04 21:31:30 +0000 UTC View Post
November got a little less action-packed with the Assassin's Creed Shadows delay, but we still have plenty of games to sift through as we map out the release calendar this month, like Slitterhead, Tetris Forever, a new Mario & Luigi, LEGO Horizon Adventures, Metal Slug Tactics, the Dragon Quest III remake, and plenty more.
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(00:00:06) Intro
(00:02:44) Void Crew [PC (Microsoft Windows)] on Nov 25, 2024
(00:03:55) Nine ...
2024-11-02 01:46:32 +0000 UTC View Post
November got a little less action-packed with the Assassin's Creed Shadows delay, but we still have plenty of games to sift through as we map out the release calendar this month, like Slitterhead, Tetris Forever, a new Mario & Luigi, LEGO Horizon Adventures, Metal Slug Tactics, the Dragon Quest III remake, and plenty more.
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(00:00:06) Intro
(00:02:44) Void Crew [PC (Microsoft Windows)] on Nov 25, 2024
(00:03:55) Nine Sols [Xbox One, Xbox Series X...
Greetings, Nextlanders! Hope you enjoyed our October chock full of horror anthologies, because now it's time to shift into a different kind of horror: the horror of bad movies! That's right, we've got another turkey month on the horizon, but this time we're leaving the Z-grade ninja movies on the sidelines, and moving into bigger budget fare. In fact, we're tackling some of the biggest budget movies to ever fail! And I don't just mean financially (as one of these movies did eventually become ...
2024-11-01 20:43:37 +0000 UTC View Post
They did it: they shipped a new Dragon Age game, and we grapple with this momentous event, along with the definitive end of Concord and Firewalk Studios, a disappointing decision from the US Copyright Office about old game access. Plus, our thoughts on Echo Point Nova, the Vampire Survivors Castlevania DLC, Sonic x Shadow Generations, the Shadows of the Damned remaster, our group-pizza dealbreakers, and plenty more!
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(00:00:09) Intro
(00:02:58) Never no...
This week we ramble about scenarios where you should definitely not accept large sums of potentially ill-gotten cash, dividing up your life and putting it in boxes, Brad's recent horror movie extravaganza, and more.
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(00:00:00) Start of show
(00:00:22) Elections, huh?
(00:04:48) Vinny fools his monitor (or vice versa)
(00:08:36) The Windows 11 battle continues
(00:14:26) Categorize your whole life!
(00:23:14) Let's get into treasure hunting<...
This week we ramble about scenarios where you should definitely not accept large sums of potentially ill-gotten cash, dividing up your life and putting it in boxes, Brad's recent horror movie extravaganza, and more.
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(00:00:00) Start of show
(00:00:22) Elections, huh?
(00:04:48) Vinny fools his monitor (or vice versa)
(00:08:36) The Windows 11 battle continues
(00:14:26) Categorize your whole life!
(00:23:14) Let's get into treasure hunting<...
We close out our October of terror with the ghastliest, most chill-inducing horror anthology of all: The Simpsons' Treehouse of Horror! Talking Simpsons' Henry Gilbert joins us as we rank our favorite Simpsons Halloween shorts from the golden age of the show.
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(00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 112: The Best of The Simpsons' Treehouse of Horror
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Am I excited to play the new Dragon Age? Kind of… I feel like I should be, as I really enjoyed earlier Dragon Age games. I’ve seen some very positive reviews floating around, but Inquisition also reviewed very well and I fell off of that pretty hard. The thing I’m really jazzed about is Rise of the Golden Idol in November! It’s the one I keep thinking about when I get to thinking about the remainder of the year. That, and also Flight Sim 2024. We’ll be checking out Dragon Age on Fri...
2024-10-28 19:15:54 +0000 UTC View PostAs October draws to a close, malevolent forces are gathering, the demons have almost completed their foul work... but enough about the election, it's time to stream our monthly thank-you stream, which we've strategically moved to Halloween for maximum frightful impact. Which of these horrifying choices will you choose? Vote now, watch this Thursday!
It's been a while since we braved the group terror of 2024-10-28 19:14:43 +0000 UTC View Post
Jeff Bakalar and Abby Russell are back to talk about the dangers of all you can eat, learning to lose gracefully, and more!
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(00:00:06) Intro
(00:03:24) Tolerances for video and video game horror
(00:06:19) Is Bakalar actually left handed or just evil?
(00:09:36) The dangers of all you can eat...
(00:15:07) Abby's going (went) to NY Comic Con
(00:16:55) Gabby's Hypothetical Question
(00:24:50) Always excited when...
2024-10-25 13:09:32 +0000 UTC View Post
New on the show this week: Fear the Spotlight, Neva, and some hot Steam Next Fest recs. Plus, follow-ups on the Silent Hill 2 remake, Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, and Phoenix Springs, along with Remedy's reveal of FBC: Firebreak, Nintendo's maybe-sorta MMO/crafting playtest, no Prince of Persia sequels anytime soon, and more.
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2024-10-23 23:44:56 +0000 UTC View Post
We're all back in our normal seats this week and spend quite a bit of time trying to crack open a mysterious watch of unknown origin, ponder the lineage of Friday the 13th movies, try to count all the Springfields in this great nation, and more.
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(00:00:00) Start of show
(00:02:28) Ah, ham radio on Bear Mountain
(00:06:27) The costumes are on
(00:09:24) They made a Spirit Halloween WHAT?
(00:10:38) Brad caught up on Trick 'r Treat
(00:12:40)...
We're all back in our normal seats this week and spend quite a bit of time trying to crack open a mysterious watch of unknown origin, ponder the lineage of Friday the 13th movies, try to count all the Springfields in this great nation, and more.
CHAPTERS
(00:00:00) Start of show
(00:02:28) Ah, ham radio on Bear Mountain
(00:06:27) The costumes are on
(00:09:24) They made a Spirit Halloween WHAT?
(00:10:38) Brad caught up on Trick 'r Treat
(00:12:40)...
On this week's Watchcast we continue to barrel through our month of anthology horrors with the movie that spawned a shockingly successful found footage franchise in V/H/S!
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(00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 111: V/H/S (2012)
(00:00:56) - Intro.
(00:02:47) - Our movie this week: the found footage horror anthology, V/H/S!
(00:05:57) - Boy, the...
It was definitely very Fall for a minute there but now it’s around 80 degrees outside which is not very Fall weather at all. It is kind of pleasant though… Anyway, I’ve wrapped up Echoes of Wisdom and I think that game is kind of so so. I was really ready for it to finish up in the last third. I’m also a bit concerned with where Phoenix Springs is headed as it has become a slight grind, at least where it is now. I have been digging Silent Hill 2 and will be picking up where we left of...
2024-10-21 19:25:46 +0000 UTC View Post
We're back together to answer your questions live again, this month touching on a range of subjects like what we're expecting from 2025 (at least in video games and new consoles), powering your house on a generator or battery backup, the best-tasting color, our favorite horror games, what positions we'd hold on the starship Nextlander, and more.
2024-10-17 17:26:35 +0000 UTC View Post
This week on the show we discuss Vinny's journey into the wilds of Windows 11, games like Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, Metaphor: ReFantazio, Phoenix Springs, and Space Marine 2, the alarmo-ing news about the origin of Pokemon, fear of flying professionally, the goth-child duality, and more.
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2024-10-16 21:53:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Brad has power and Internet back in Western North Carolina, so we mostly ramble about the ongoing aftermath of the hurricane, including lots of talk about generators, building bonds with your neighbors, a few interesting basement artifacts, and plenty more.
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(00:00:00) Start
(00:00:07) Intro
(00:00:54) Brad Shoemaker is here!
(00:02:00) What is the status of things by Brad?
(00:12:35) Let's talk about power and generators
(00:...
2024-10-15 14:46:57 +0000 UTC View Post
Brad has power and Internet back in Western North Carolina, so we mostly ramble about the ongoing aftermath of the hurricane, including lots of talk about generators, building bonds with your neighbors, a few interesting basement artifacts, and plenty more.
CHAPTERS
(00:00:07) Intro
(00:00:54) Brad Shoemaker is here!
(00:02:00) What is the status of things by Brad?
(00:12:36) Let's talk about power and generators
(00:28:55) Brad's shopping ...
2024-10-15 14:45:01 +0000 UTC View PostAlright! Sorry for the delay in getting this week’s schedule together but we had to sort through and record a few things for today! I’m happy to report Brad has internet back in North Carolina, so he’ll be joining us for most podcasts, but not streams this week. Alex and I will be streaming again on Tuesday this week, maybe some Metaphor: ReFantazio, been hearing very good things. Still not sure yet. I’ll be back streaming on Thursday with mayyyyyybe Silent Hill? Then on Friday Alex a...
2024-10-14 21:33:48 +0000 UTC View Post
With Brad out this week, Remap Radio's Patrick Klepek is here to fill the third chair as we talk through one of his personal favorite horror anthologies, Trick 'r Treat!
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(00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 110: Trick 'r Treat (2007)
(00:00:23) - Intro.
(00:02:18) - Our movie this week: Trick 'r Treat! A movie that had a weirdly difficult path to being s...
Jason Schreier joins us on a deep dive about the history, making, and almost undoing of Blizzard as chronicled in his new book Play Nice.
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(00:00:10) Intro
(00:00:53) Welcome Jason Schreier
(00:02:27) How do book sales work...
2024-10-10 00:06:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Vinny finally watches Terminator 2 with his children which leads to big old ramble about Aliens, Predators, and Alex's time playing in a band as a kid!
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(00:00:07) Intro
(00:01:33) The kids have now seen Terminator 2
(00:14:32) Are we the real Aliens and Predators?
(00:35:03) Is Scooby-Doo timeless?
(00:42:44) Alex shares some stories of being a kid in a band!
(00:59:23) Wrapping up
(01:00:54) See ya!
2024-10-08 13:18:21 +0000 UTC View Post
Vinny finally watches Terminator 2 with his children which leads to big old ramble about Aliens, Predators, and Alex's time playing in a band as a kid!
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(00:00:07) Intro
(00:01:33) The kids have now seen Terminator 2
(00:14:32) Are we the real Aliens and Predators?
(00:35:03) Is Scooby-Doo timeless?
(00:42:44) Alex shares some stories of being a kid in a band!
(00:59:23) Wrapping up
(01:00:54) See ya!
2024-10-08 13:00:11 +0000 UTC View Post
It's officially spooky season here on the Watchcast, and we kick off our month of anthology horror with the dream team of George Romero, Stephen King, Tom Savini, and a cavalcade of early '80s stars in Creepshow!
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(00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 109: Creepshow (1982)
(00:00:24) - Intro.
(00:01:28) - Our film to kick off our month of horror an...
Hello Hello! We’ve got some exciting things going on this week! While Brad is out in North Carolina with his family, Alex and I will be steering the Nextlander ship through space, air, and heresy? On Tuesday we’ll take a look at a game called Mouthwashing which was giving my Event Horizon vibes… but maybe even weirder? I’ve earmarked Thursday to capture some footage from Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020, but why not also stream while doing it! You can get the full experience of all the...
2024-10-07 19:44:19 +0000 UTC View PostGreetings, Nextlanders, and a happy (or, as happy as one can be nowadays) October to everyone! Of course, October means another block of horror is on the horizon for the Watchcast, and this month we've lined up a trio of films (and some very special television episodes) for you. What's their commonality? They're all horror anthologies of various eras and flavors, which means lots of short form spookiness of wildly varying degrees of quality!
Very quickly, before I get into the full line...
2024-10-03 20:47:25 +0000 UTC View Post
What gets horror aficionado Patrick Klepek scared? Find out as he joins us to chat scary movies, Echoes of Wisdom, and much more!
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(00:00:10) Intro
(00:00:38) Patrick Klepek is here!
(00:00:48) Patrick's ridiculous history of vid...
2024-10-03 00:01:33 +0000 UTC View Post