59 - Gremlins - Christmas Special 2023, Part II

Join Lin and Eric as they finish their journey through the first season of The 3 Body Problem. They talk about the hardness of sci-fi, point out how the show doesn't save the cat, reopen the violence debate (which one of them clearly won), and consider the state of Chinese science-fiction. Time stamps: 0:00:00 Transhumans Unites! 0:03:30 3 Body Problem discussion E-mail feedback to [email protected] Support us: Eric's Book: http://www.amazon.com/dp/150321978X Lin's Red Bubble Store: https://www.redbubble.com/people/MuchNerdThings Watch our other content: (Lin) Much Ado about Nerd Things: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOan57stR8S-au9Fi3-81Ew (Eric) The Unapologetic Geek: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheUnapologeticGeek Reach us: E-mail: [email protected] Eric's Twitter: http://twitter.com/e_magill Lin's Twitter: http://twitter.com/flamingeyebrows Eric's Facebook: http://facebook.com/writeremagill Eric's Website: http://www.emagill.com/

In this week's episode of inappropriate laughter, we discuss The 3 Body Problem, but in order to discuss that, we first have to discuss China, its history, and Lin's tragic backstory. I guess our podcast will never get play in Beijing. Time stamps: 0:00:00 Preamble: Bias & Censorship 0:26:09 Preamble #2: "Ten Years of Chaos" 0:33:00 3 Body Problem discussion E-mail feedback to [email protected] Support us: Eric's Book: http://www.amazon.com/dp/150321978X Lin's Red Bubble Store: https://www.redbubble.com/people/MuchNerdThings Watch our other content: (Lin) Much Ado about Nerd Things: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOan57stR8S-au9Fi3-81Ew (Eric) The Unapologetic Geek: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheUnapologeticGeek Reach us: E-mail: [email protected] Eric's Twitter: http://twitter.com/e_magill Lin's Twitter: http://twitter.com/flamingeyebrows Eric's Facebook: http://facebook.com/writeremagill Eric's Website: http://www.emagill.com/

Two episodes in two weeks? What's happening? Lin and Eric discuss everything they've been watching lately, including Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire and Netflix's Avatar: The Last Airbender. Eric also admits to kind of liking a Jurassic World movie; Lin gets brainwashed by graffiti into watching lots of anime; and they get into the second part of Denis Villenueve's Dune, even if neither of them can pronounce "Denis Villeneuve." Time stamps: 0:00:00 Intro 0:05:54 Jurassic World: Dominion 0:19:43 Delicious in Dungeon 0:37:01 Dune, Part II 1:04:23 Bob's Burgers 1:10:33 Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire 1:27:31 Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom 1:44:15 Avatar: The Last Airbender (Netflix) 2:43:36 Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire E-mail feedback to [email protected] Support us: Eric's Book: http://www.amazon.com/dp/150321978X Lin's Red Bubble Store: https://www.redbubble.com/people/MuchNerdThings Watch our other content: (Lin) Much Ado about Nerd Things: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOan57stR8S-au9Fi3-81Ew (Eric) The Unapologetic Geek: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheUnapologeticGeek Reach us: E-mail: [email protected] Eric's Twitter: http://twitter.com/e_magill Lin's Twitter: http://twitter.com/flamingeyebrows Eric's Facebook: http://facebook.com/writeremagill Eric's Website: http://www.emagill.com/

In this enormous episode, we finally get over the Halo Curse (TM) and talk about Season 2 of the live action Halo series. One of us kinda liked it, and the other hates it with the burning fire of a dozen halos. Are we glad Makee is back? Does the Fall of Reach stack up against previous stories in the Halo universe? What's the deal with Batman-Kwan and her magic plot progression powers? Why are we already getting Forerunners, the Flood, and an arbiter not voiced by Keith David? Where's Johnson? All this and more are discussed, but strap in. It's gonna get bumpy. Time stamps: 0:00:00 Intro: It's Your Fault 0:02:38 THIS WEEK'S GIANT HEAP: HALO, SEASON 2 E-mail feedback to [email protected] Support us: Eric's Book: http://www.amazon.com/dp/150321978X Lin's Red Bubble Store: https://www.redbubble.com/people/MuchNerdThings Watch our other content: (Lin) Much Ado about Nerd Things: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOan57stR8S-au9Fi3-81Ew (Eric) The Unapologetic Geek: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheUnapologeticGeek Reach us: E-mail: [email protected] Eric's Twitter: http://twitter.com/e_magill Lin's Twitter: http://twitter.com/flamingeyebrows Eric's Facebook: http://facebook.com/writeremagill Eric's Website: http://www.emagill.com/

In this belated episode, we finally talk about the second half of Netflix's Pluto. Lin asks why he finds Dr. Tenma so sexy and whether it has anything to do with 1,001 Arabian Nights, while Eric goes full warmonger when discussing Epsilon being a wussy little pacifist whose inaction got his friends killed. Then we get into some other things, like Hijack, Crisis on Infinite Earths, Ghostwire: Tokyo, and The Beekeeper. Time stamps: 0:00:00 Intro: Why Have We Been Missing 0:07:05 THIS WEEK'S GIANT HEAP: PLUTO, EPS. 5-8 2:01:04 New Girl, Redux 2:10:30 Hijack 2:18:19 Crisis on Infinite Earths 2:27:20 Ghostwire: Tokyo 2:34:33 Percy Jackson 2:44:28 The Beekeeper E-mail feedback to [email protected] Support us: Eric's Book: http://www.amazon.com/dp/150321978X Lin's Red Bubble Store: https://www.redbubble.com/people/MuchNerdThings Watch our other content: (Lin) Much Ado about Nerd Things: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOan57stR8S-au9Fi3-81Ew (Eric) The Unapologetic Geek: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheUnapologeticGeek Reach us: E-mail: [email protected] Eric's Twitter: http://twitter.com/e_magill Lin's Twitter: http://twitter.com/flamingeyebrows Eric's Facebook: http://facebook.com/writeremagill Eric's Website: http://www.emagill.com/

In this lengthy episode, we talk about the first half of Pluto, a covert Astro-Boy cartoon on Netflix that is all about robo-racism, the trauma of war, homelessness, indefinite detention of alleged terrorists, the search for WMDs in foreign desert lands, and whether robot cops could have enough autonomy to be bastards. How will Astro-Boy get out of this wacky adventure? ...By dying. He gets out of it by dying. After we dissect that, we talk about Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, Marvel's Echo, and a sitcom that ended half a decade ago. Time stamps: 0:00:00 Intro: Not My Monkeys 0:03:58 THIS WEEK'S GIANT HEAP: PLUTO, EPS. 1-4 2:02:49 New Girl 2:08:08 Echo 2:34:08 Monarch E-mail feedback to [email protected] Support us: Eric's Book: http://www.amazon.com/dp/150321978X Lin's Red Bubble Store: https://www.redbubble.com/people/MuchNerdThings Watch our other content: (Lin) Much Ado about Nerd Things: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOan57stR8S-au9Fi3-81Ew (Eric) The Unapologetic Geek: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheUnapologeticGeek Reach us: E-mail: [email protected] Eric's Twitter: http://twitter.com/e_magill Lin's Twitter: http://twitter.com/flamingeyebrows Eric's Facebook: http://facebook.com/writeremagill Eric's Website: http://www.emagill.com/

Lin and Eric kick off the new year by talking about their favorite filmmaker, Zack Snyder, and his new masterwork of epic proportions. Imagine Seven Samurai, but in space with Nazis! What a completely original and groundbreaking premise, which uses intense slow-motion to punctuate every scene, brilliant actors given tons of character development to work with, and an understated sense of scope that delivers a poignant message overflowing with meaning. Listen to Eric lose his mind! After that, they talk about Picard Season 3, the PS5's Spider-Man 2, and What If Season 2. Time stamps: 0:00:00 Intro: New Year, New Pod 0:08:42 THIS WEEK'S GIANT HEAP: REBEL MOON 2:14:20 Picard, Season 2 2:23:37 Spider-Man 2 2:30:22 What If?, Season 2 E-mail feedback to [email protected] Support us: Eric's Book: http://www.amazon.com/dp/150321978X Lin's Red Bubble Store: https://www.redbubble.com/people/MuchNerdThings Watch our other content: (Lin) Much Ado about Nerd Things: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOan57stR8S-au9Fi3-81Ew (Eric) The Unapologetic Geek: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheUnapologeticGeek Reach us: E-mail: [email protected] Eric's Twitter: http://twitter.com/e_magill Lin's Twitter: http://twitter.com/flamingeyebrows Eric's Facebook: http://facebook.com/writeremagill Eric's Website: http://www.emagill.com/

In this overstuffed gift bag of an episode, Lin and Eric talk about Gremlins, Halo, Loki, The Fall of the House of Usher, the evils of capitalism, and much, much more. Bring your holiday cheer and take a nice, long bath in the streaming heap. Time stamps: 0:00:00 Intro: Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Banger Boxing Day? 0:05:33 MAIN TOPIC: GREMLINS 1:08:06 Trailer Dump: Halo, Madame Web, Fallout 1:29:13 The Fall of the House of Usher 1:40:48 Ted Lasso 1:47:30 Mandalorian, Season 3 & Ahsoka, Season 1 2:04:14 Loki, Season 2 (plus more about The Marvels and MCU drama) 2:15:40 Scott Pilgrim 2:18:54 Gen V 2:24:15 Doctor Who E-mail feedback to [email protected] Support us: Eric's Book: http://www.amazon.com/dp/150321978X Lin's Red Bubble Store: https://www.redbubble.com/people/MuchNerdThings Watch our other content: (Lin) Much Ado about Nerd Things: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOan57stR8S-au9Fi3-81Ew (Eric) The Unapologetic Geek: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheUnapologeticGeek Reach us: E-mail: [email protected] Eric's Twitter: http://twitter.com/e_magill Lin's Twitter: http://twitter.com/flamingeyebrows Eric's Facebook: http://facebook.com/writeremagill Eric's Website: http://www.emagill.com/

Lin and Eric have returned with some holiday cheer, as they talk about Will Farrell, Zooey Deschanel, and whether we should be canceled for laughing at a scene involving Peter Dinklage. We also try to make up for lost time by discussing The Marvels, Godzilla -1, and a few other things we've been watching while not podcasting. Time stamps: 0:00:00 Proof of Life Intro 0:10:54 Main Topic: ELF 1:02:10 Godzillas, Godzillas Everywhere! 1:38:26 The Marvels (w/digressions) 1:57:44 The Boy and the Heron 2:02:54 Pluto E-mail feedback to [email protected] Support us: Eric's Book: http://www.amazon.com/dp/150321978X Lin's Red Bubble Store: https://www.redbubble.com/people/MuchNerdThings Watch our other content: (Lin) Much Ado about Nerd Things: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOan57stR8S-au9Fi3-81Ew (Eric) The Unapologetic Geek: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheUnapologeticGeek Reach us: E-mail: [email protected] Eric's Twitter: http://twitter.com/e_magill Lin's Twitter: http://twitter.com/flamingeyebrows Eric's Facebook: http://facebook.com/writeremagill Eric's Website: http://www.emagill.com/

In Lin's extended absence, Eric is sharing an audio short story. Enjoy! E-mail feedback to [email protected] Support us: Eric's Book: http://www.amazon.com/dp/150321978X Lin's Red Bubble Store: https://www.redbubble.com/people/MuchNerdThings Watch our other content: (Lin) Much Ado about Nerd Things: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOan57stR8S-au9Fi3-81Ew (Eric) The Unapologetic Geek: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheUnapologeticGeek Reach us: E-mail: [email protected] Eric's Twitter: http://twitter.com/e_magill Lin's Twitter: http://twitter.com/flamingeyebrows Eric's Facebook: http://facebook.com/writeremagill Eric's Website: http://www.emagill.com/