We're kicking off a full month of video game related movies with what is far and away the most important video game commercial of our collective childhoods, The Wizard! Join us as we torment our younger selves by forcing them to confront the cold, hard reality of a movie from our youth not quite standing up to the test of time...or the test of anything, really.
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2024-09-02 21:34:42 +0000 UTC
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Come join guests Jeff Bakalar and Abby Russell as we talk about solar panels, hiking, and getting nasty in a Disney costume...
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00:00:06:58 Intro
00:02:08:29 I think it's climate change?
00:07:00:03 Jeff's roof and solar journey
00:22:34:17 Are they listening to you or just tracking you?
00:25:04:06 The pinball machine update
00:29:36:50 Pinball Setup
00:31:24:08 Getting internet to wildest places!
00:34:22:12 W...
2024-08-30 14:12:26 +0000 UTC
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Hey, everyone! Been a good long while since I've had the chance to write up one of these, but with Twin Peaks officially completed and the schedule returning to the monthly film themes, I'm here again to give you the lineup you can watch along with us through the month of September.
This is one of those themes we've had written down pretty much since we got it in our heads to do the Watchcast in the first place. These are movies about video games, but not based on video games. These fil...
2024-08-29 20:34:33 +0000 UTC
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There's a whole stack of games discussed this week, including Tactical Breach Wizards, Black Myth Wukong, Concord, Castaway, and Cygni: All Guns Blazing. Plus, Tetris Battle Gaiden finally comes west, Valve finally announces Deadlock (sort of), the clock is ticking on the PS5 Pro, and Peter Molyneux is still very much Peter Molyneux.
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2024-08-29 00:55:25 +0000 UTC
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Patrons! You know what time it is: that end-of-the-month window where you help us decide what we're going to stream for you this Friday, August 30.
As you see below, there's a lot going on with old games/franchises/developers that has us thinking about some of the classics, so vote now to help us decide which one of these accounts/drum kits/Windows 98 installs we're going to dust off and put back into service.
This week we mostly ramble about the current state of Marvel's casting and the DC James Gunn-iverse, with some detours into the DNC, a deep dive into Alex's mask collection, and more.
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(00:00:00) Start of show
(00:00:54) Gotta be careful picking your grass seed
(00:02:29) Get the kids started watching politics early
(00:05:36) Oprah is still a force
(00:09:19) Alex's movie catch-up
(00:15:17) Figuring out the movie of the summ...
2024-08-27 13:01:05 +0000 UTC
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This week we mostly ramble about the current state of Marvel's casting and the DC James Gunn-iverse, with some detours into the DNC, a deep dive into Alex's mask collection, and more.
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(00:00:00) Start of show
(00:00:54) Gotta be careful picking your grass seed
(00:02:29) Get the kids started watching politics early
(00:05:36) Oprah is still a force
(00:09:19) Alex's movie catch-up
(00:15:17) Figuring out the movie of the summ...
2024-08-27 13:00:11 +0000 UTC
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We're closing out our run of movies with Twin Peaks cast members with the '80s punk classic, Repo Man! Join us as we chase down a rogue Chevy Malibu, do a bunch of idiotic crimes, and explore the lattice of coincidence that binds us all.
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(00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 103: Repo Man (1984)
(00:00:12) - Intro.
(00:01:35) - Our film this week: ...
2024-08-26 21:27:41 +0000 UTC
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Goodbye August! As we bid farewell to the grossest and muggiest month (at least here), we’ve got a few more hot items for ya, and hopefully they aren’t too sticky. No promises. On Monday I’m going to try and boot up Warhammer 40K’s Rogue Trader, something I’ve been meaning to do for awhile and it feels like now’s the time. Also, I've tested out my PSVR 2 headset on the PC and it seems to be working so I called up Abby Russell to join me in testing out some of those PC VR games on ...
2024-08-26 19:18:11 +0000 UTC
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This month's live question sesh had us talking about giving up coffee (or not), resurrecting old CRTs, where we think Star Citizen is at after 12 years and $700 million, a three-year business update, and more.
2024-08-23 02:38:04 +0000 UTC
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Rob Zacny joins us to discuss where to find the good Star Wars and to get at what's eating away at Darth Vader, our thoughts on Gamescom Opening Night Live, and more!
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(00:00:10) Intro
(00:00:39) Welcome back Rob Zacny!
(00:03:08...
2024-08-21 21:55:47 +0000 UTC
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Brad's out this week, but Vinny and Alex are here to talk about all the dirtbag stuff they got up to as kids and in their early jobs!
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(00:00:07) Intro
(00:02:22) There are no bad kids only bad Alex's
(00:14:56) Making mistakes before the mistakes make you?
(00:23:16) Generational shifts in dealing with the youth
(00:33:16) ROTC, the FFA, and more
(00:40:46) The worst jobs we had before video games
(00:54:08) Our start...
2024-08-20 17:44:09 +0000 UTC
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Brad's out this week, but Vinny and Alex are here to talk about all the dirtbag stuff they got up to as kids and in their early jobs!
CHAPTERS
(00:00:07) Intro
(00:02:22) There are no bad kids only bad Alex's
(00:14:56) Making mistakes before the mistakes make you?
(00:23:16) Generational shifts in dealing with the youth
(00:33:16) ROTC, the FFA, and more
(00:40:46) The worst jobs we had before video games
(00:54:08) Our s...
2024-08-20 17:44:00 +0000 UTC
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On this week's Watchcast we continue our loose theme of films featuring Twin Peaks actors that also happen to take place in Los Angeles and have memorable soundtracks with the 1987 sci-fi/horror/action romp, The Hidden! Join us and Agent Not Cooper as we track down a body-hopping, spree-killing alien before he becomes President of the United States.
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2024-08-19 21:49:37 +0000 UTC
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No plan survives contact with Monday. I’m about to jump into a stream in a little bit, so not too much to pontificate about the task of cleaning out a basement or setting up the garage this week! Our schedule is a bit funky this week, as we call a few audibles and shift some stuff around. On Monday I’m going to celebrate the 10th anniversary of not understanding much of FNAF by playing some Five Nights at Freddy’s. On Tuesday, Alex and I are going to grab some games and do a bit of grab...
2024-08-19 20:20:04 +0000 UTC
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We're back from break with two weeks' worth of pent-up video game talk about Thank Goodness You're Here, the new Madden, PSVR2 on PC, World of Goo 2, and winning Balatro strategies, a farewell to Game Informer (plus a lot of reminiscing about old magazines (and old websites)), an unexpected tour of what's in our pockets, and more.
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2024-08-14 23:55:30 +0000 UTC
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We're back from break, and... Vinny's broadcasting from the garage! But for how long?! Also: the glory of Gremlins 2, more than you ever wanted to know about G. Gordon Liddy, that time we came perilously close to the Minecraft fedora, and more.
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(00:00:00) Start of show
(00:01:50) It happened: the garage
(00:02:49) Hang on, you're going back in the basement?!
(00:07:23) Tour of the garage/office/shed!
(00:10:43) Plugging everything back in is a...
2024-08-13 13:01:05 +0000 UTC
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We're back from break, and... Vinny's broadcasting from the garage! But for how long?! Also: the glory of Gremlins 2, more than you ever wanted to know about G. Gordon Liddy, that time we came perilously close to the Minecraft fedora, and more.
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(00:00:00) Start of show
(00:01:50) It happened: the garage
(00:02:49) Hang on, you're going back in the basement?!
(00:07:23) Tour of the garage/office/shed!
(00:10:43) Plugging everything back in is a...
2024-08-13 13:00:09 +0000 UTC
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We’re back! After some time off we’re jumping back in and getting ready for some pretty big releases coming in the next few weeks. If you’re keeping track of the NXL hopes, dreams, and goals you can check off “Vinny moves his office to his garage”! It’s true, I’m now working out of my garage, surrounded by woodworking tools, the way it was always intended. You can find out more about what happened during the break, and get a peak at my new workspace, on this week’s Ramblecast....
2024-08-12 19:19:10 +0000 UTC
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We're out on break this week, so we bring you another episode from the Never Been a Better Podcast archive, this time from October 2022, when Halloween was in the air and Dan, Abby, Bakalar, and Austin all gathered to share in the spirit, or SPIRITS, of the season.
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(00:01:05) Intro
(00:02:06) How is Jeff Bakalar?
(00:03:39) Candy corn vs nougat
(00:07:21) Going out on Halloween
(00:10:48) Some takes on Ghostbusters
(00:16:10) Sharing movies...
2024-08-07 13:00:08 +0000 UTC
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Before we left for break this week, we recorded this ramble about the latter-day works of Kevin Smith, a ranking of Miyazaki films, collegiate nuclear reactors, running your own private TV station, Christopher Guest, and Vinny's long-awaited garage move.
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(00:00:00) Start of show
(00:00:32) Timely Clerks references
(00:09:26) Kevin Smith is still working, technically
(00:10:59) Clerks, Blair Witch Project: tiny budgets
(00:20:13) Is The Purge a...
2024-08-06 13:01:00 +0000 UTC
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Before we left for break this week, we recorded this ramble about the latter-day works of Kevin Smith, a ranking of Miyazaki films, collegiate nuclear reactors, running your own private TV station, Christopher Guest, and Vinny's long-awaited garage move.
CHAPTERS
(00:00:00) Start of show
(00:00:32) Timely Clerks references
(00:09:26) Kevin Smith is still working, technically
(00:10:59) Clerks, Blair Witch Project: tiny budgets
(00:20:13) Is The Purge a...
2024-08-06 13:00:06 +0000 UTC
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Before the Watchcast goes on a one week hiatus, we've got one more movie to shove into your faces, and this time it's the Schwarzenegger squib and explosion fest Commando! And Dan Ryckert's here to lend his film school analysis to this classic of the dudes blowing up genre.
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(00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 101: Commando (1985)
(00:00:18) - Intro....
2024-08-05 19:41:44 +0000 UTC
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August! Games! There's RTS turn-based strategy and vikings and multiplayer shooters and a Star Wars game and a WOW expansion and a Mana game and tactical wizard beards. Apparently there's a lot going on this month, so listen in as we plan about it!
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(00:00:06) Intro
(00:01:14) Kena: Bridge of Spirits [Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One] on Aug 15, 2024
(00:02:06) Pepper Grinder [PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One] on Aug 06, 2024
(00:0...
2024-08-01 16:44:19 +0000 UTC
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August! Games! There's RTS turn-based strategy and vikings and multiplayer shooters and a Star Wars game and a WOW expansion and a Mana game and tactical wizard beards. Apparently there's a lot going on this month, so listen in as we plan about it!
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(00:00:06) Intro
(00:01:14) Kena: Bridge of Spirits [Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One] on Aug 15, 2024
(00:02:06) Pepper Grinder [PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One] on Aug 06, 2024
(00:0...
2024-08-01 16:43:14 +0000 UTC
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With Vinny out, Will Smith drops by to tell us about playing a few hours of Star Wars Outlaws, plus Earth Defense Force 6's giant bugs and Clickolding's, uh, fetishistic clicking, mass layoffs and a reorg at Bungie, SAG-AFTRA's game industry strike, the first trailer for Amazon's Yakuza series, the value of skill-based matchmaking, what to get an 11-year-old PS2 fan, and more.
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2024-08-01 02:15:11 +0000 UTC
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Austin Walker jumps into the Vinny chair this week to ramble with us about all things role-playing, from running down the four types of dungeon master to advising Alex on playing multiple characters at once, plus some thoughts on his time in game development and his recent experiences diving into the hottest Final Fantasy MMO on the market.
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(00:00:00) Start of show
(00:00:30) Austin's Ramblecast debut!
(00:03:26) OK, let's talk game dev
(00:08:21...
2024-07-30 19:57:19 +0000 UTC
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Austin Walker jumps into the Vinny chair this week to ramble with us about all things role-playing, from running down the four types of dungeon master to advising Alex on playing multiple characters at once, plus some thoughts on his time in game development and his recent experiences diving into the hottest Final Fantasy MMO on the market.
CHAPTERS
(00:00:00) Start of show
(00:00:30) Austin's Ramblecast debut!
(00:03:26) OK, let's talk game dev
(00:08:21...
2024-07-30 19:56:37 +0000 UTC
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Twin Peaks is wrapped, but we find ourselves longing for more time with the cast, so why not dig into some of the non-Lynch movies these folks have made over the years? First up, Robert Forster's triumphant comeback movie and, at least in one host's estimation, Quentin Tarantino's best overall work, Jackie Brown!
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(00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 100...
2024-07-29 21:43:09 +0000 UTC
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Schedule time! Vinny’s out on break this week, so it’s Brad here with a quick rundown of what we’ve got going on around these parts. We’ve got a great lineup of guests this week to fill out the usual slate of content; we just wrapped recording the Ramblecast with Austin Walker, and tomorrow we’re doing a combo of Watchcast guest and film that I’ll save the surprise on, but I’m sure everyone will agree needed to happen at some point. Will Smith will be here for the main podcast t...
2024-07-29 20:05:35 +0000 UTC
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