Nerd Tutorial Podcast

Nerd Tutorial

An educational Podcast teaching Nerdy Topics for people who aren’t necessary Nerdy themselves. Curious why your kid is watching cartoons from Japan? What show is that one colleague at work really in to all about? Why are grown adults in to trading cards? Not another Super Hero Movie… Join The Nerdy Tutor and his Mom as they discuss Geeky and Nerdy Topics over the course of two weeks, figure out what it is, and why Nerds enjoy it so much. www.nerdtutorialpodcast.com

  1. 10/09/2021

    Ep 103: The Legend of Zelda Review

    Other Games Hyrule Warriors (2014) Wii U, Switch, 3DS A spinoff of the Dynasty Warrior game series from Koei Tecmo, the series follows several well known Zelda Characters in their efforts to push back the evil forces.  While the story is loose, the major draw of this game is the Dynasty Warrior game play, which sees hundreds of enemies being defeated by a singular individual over a large battlefield with ever changing objectives.      CD-I Games In 1989, Nintendo and Sony partnered together to create a CD based addon for their upcoming Super Nintendo System, set to release sometime in 1991 or 1992.  Prior to the announcement however in 1991, Nintendo decided to dump the contract with Sony and instead went with Phillips to develop their CD based addon.  The sudden announcement from Nintendo just prior to Sony’s announcement eventually led to the Playstation system in 1994.  Nintendo however, seeing the poor launch and reception of the Sega CD, pulled out of the agreement with Phillips for a CD based SNES Addon.  However, with the agreement desolved, Nintendo agreed to allow Phillips to develop games based off the Nintendo Licenses, which included Mario and Zelda.   As a result, three games were created by Phillips for their CD-I machine: Link: The Faces of Evil Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon Zelda's Adventure   All three games are largely Action Adventure titles and not consider canon within the Zelda Timeline.  Both Link: The Faces of Evil and Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon were released at the same time, featuring Russian animation that universally hated by the fans.  Zelda’s Adventure, released 8 months after the first set of game, featured a top down perspective, and replaced the animation with live action, which is still considered horrible by today’s standards.  All three games are largely unplayable in the sense that they are not fun and are frustrating to play.        In Other Media The Legend of Zelda Cartoon During the height of Mario Craze, there was The Super Mario Bros: Super Show, which aired during day time syndication in 1989.  A part of the original run was a series of Super Mario Cartoons, referencing at the time Super Mario Bros 1 and 2, with Super Bros 3 episodes later pushed to a 2nd season.  The cartoons themselves were only about 12-14 minutes long, and were inner spliced with Live Action Mario and Luigi, played by Lou Albano and Danny Wells respectively.  The Mario Cartoons ran from Monday through Thursday, but on Friday, was a Legend of Zelda Cartoon instead.   The Legend of Zelda cartoon, much like the Mario cartoon, last only about 12-14 minutes, and a collection of thirteen were created for the series.  The events of the series largely related around the time between The Legend of Zelda and The Adventures of Link, and often related to Link battling the remaining forces of Ganon to defend the land.  The series was not without its comic attributes, as Link was constantly trying to get a Kiss from Zelda, along with the Tagline, “Excuse Me, Princess.” with the word ‘excuse’ exaggerated for comic effect, usually used when ever Link was sarcastically apologizing to Princess Zelda.  Contrary to most princesses as well, Zelda was actually very capable on her own right, often being engaged and participating in the action.   The series is mostly well known for Link’s Catchphrase, but was often a big interest among kids of their era, mostly due to the fact that it only happened once a week, and due to this, the episodes rarely looped upon themselves, so if you missed it, you wouldn’t get the chance to see it again for 3 months.

    2h 13m

  2. 10/09/2021

    Ep 102: Legend of Zelda Tutorial

    Topic: Legend of Zelda     What is it? Nintendo’s Big Three, as of NES days, consisted of Super Mario, Metroid, and The Legend of Zelda.  Taking place in a fantasy world of goblins, monsters, castles, and princesses, this series had transformed some of the landscape of videogames and being a bench mark for many later games and series, with some hallmarks that continue to this day.     Development During initial development of the Famicom(Family Computer, also known to the west as the Nintendo Entertainment System(NES)) addon, known as the Famicom Disk System, two major games were being developed.  The First was Super Mario, while the second was Legend of Zelda, however their creator, Shigeru Miyamoto, didn’t know how either game would shape up.  During the planning process, the two games were created in tandem, with Super Mario coming out first due it’s more linear nature, and Zelda coming out afterwards.  Ideas when developing the games were split between the two games, with some ideas being more favorable for Mario over Zelda.  Zelda’s design necessitated less linear game play and forced players to think about what to do next.    Elements of the initial story were taken heavily from J R R Tolken’s Lord of the Rings, primarily the setting and world in which the antagonist lived in.  The initially hero, dubbed ‘Link’ was meant to be a time traveler, along with the plot device, the Tri-force, being made up to circuits/electronics, thus Link would be a Hyper-Link, or a Link to the Past, Present, and Future.    Released on the Famicom Disk System, The Legend of Zelda was a huge success.  With the Disk System, save states could be created, which acted as back ups for your progress.  Along with new weapons/items, additional armor, and various secrets waiting to be found, the game was a block buster upon release.  Due to the North American market not having the Disk System for their NES, the game was ported instead to a standard game cartridge of the time, with new chips being created to hold the majority of the game on.  US released copies featured a Gold game cartridge over the typical gray that was offered with all other games.   After the success of the first Zelda, a second follow up went in to work.  Zelda 2: The Adventure of Link, took a different turn in the game play, offering a top down map for which to explore, but offered a 2d platform style action that Link would fight in. Released 2 years after the first, gaming critics cited it as a masterpiece, with many western audiences feeling somewhat indifferent to the game at the time.    With the coming of the next generation, the Super Famicom and Super Nintendo saw their own version of Zelda coming out, returning to the original Legend of Zelda roots, but also added a feature that would eventually become a staple of many Zelda game, a Light and Dark World.  Initially, the Super Nintendo games held an initial allotment of half a Megabyte, but Zelda began the trend with a full Megabyte to incorporate all the features.  In The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, a Light and Dark world exist, where Link can travel between the two to gain new weapons, powers, and transverse the world in ways other than the initial ways.  Released in 1991, the game was a classic and is to this day, still highly rated, and one of the best selling games for the Super Nintendo.   Following the success of Zelda as a generational Title, a new Zelda game has come out for every Generation of Nintendo’s consoles, including the Mainline Home Console and Hand-held Console.  In 1998, The Legend of Zelda saw game series move in to 3d, just as Mario had done a year earlier.  Even during the Wii, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess was a launch title, instead of a traditional Mario title.        Initial Story The initial story of the Legend of Zelda is not very straight-forward or linear at all.  Described as a multi-timeline series, the main series had an initial timeline, before branching off in to various timelines.  The characters of Link, Zelda, and bad guy Ganon are not even the original individuals, but reincarnations of the classic characters years into the future, sometime even hundreds of years later, often still playing the exact same roles as before.    Rather than develop the games in the released order, in order to explain the time line, we’ll explain them in order of their placement on the timeline:   Skyword Sword (2011) Wii U Skyword Sword starts the Zelda timeline, set in a world where humans primarily live in the sky and travel around on giant Sky birds.  Zelda, a reincarnation of the Goddess Hylia, who is charged with watching over the Tri-Force, is whisked away to the surface world, where she learns of her purpose and intends on safeguarding the world from Demise.  Link goes about saving her and puts an end to Demise, but not before he can make his own reincarnation.  This is also the creation of the Master Sword, as the sword was originally a part of Hylia prior to giving up her divinity.   The Minish Cap (2004) GBA As the GBA had a long life span, this incarnation is notable for introducing the Minish Cap, a replacement hat for Link, not unlike Mario Hat from Super Mario Odyssey.  Much like many features of Zelda there is a obvious world, and a hidden world.  In this case, the Minish Cap allows Link to shrink to Minish proportions (Small), in order to navigate and transverse secrets of the world. This adventure for Link sets up the Four Sword and the main antagonist of the next game Vaati.   Four Swords (2002) GBA Released alongside a release of A Link to the Past, Four Swords tells of how Link used the Four Sword and transformed into four copies of himself.  This story primarily focuses upon Vaati’s return and Link utilizing the Four Sword to defeat him.  The true feature of this game was the 4 player co-op nature, which was later revisited on the Game Cube.   Ocarina of Time (1998) N64 Credited as landmark title that brought Zelda to 3d.  The story tells of a very young boy link saving Princess Zelda, but traveling back and forth from time, which causes him transform in to the Adult Link.  This game introduced 3d, but also a music system, with special songs, capable of summoning effects or allowing used to progress through the story.  The game was the first time the story fleshed out more of Ganondorf’s back story, along with other notable races, including the Gerudo, Goron, Kokori, & Zora.      DEVIATION IN TIME Based on the events of Ocarina of Time, one of Three Timeline get created: Child Timeline – Where at the end of Ocarina of Time, Link returns the Master Sword to the pedestal and reverts to a child to finish out the rest of his life. Adult Timeline – Where at the end of Ocarina of Time, Zelda returns the Master Sword to the pedestal, and Link is said to have disappeared following his return to the past.  Fallen Hero Timeline – Where as Link was failed to defeat Ganondorf, and he is instead sealed by the Seven Sages and locked away.        Child Timeline: Following the defeat of Ganondork, Link returns the Master Sword to the pedestal and reverts to his child form to live out the rest of his life.    Majora’s Mask (2000) N64 Created using the original Ocarina of Time engine and many of the same assets, Majora’s Mask is very much a sequel to the Ocarina of Time.  In this version, Link stays a child, but gains additional powers in the form of masks, which alter his shape and abilities.  The main events of Majora’s Mask resolve around Link in search of Navi, his fairy from the first game.  He meets the mysterious Skull Kid, who is wearing the possessed Majora’s Mask.  Skull Kid, via Majora’s Mask, aims to destroy the town of Termina by having the moon crash in to it.  Link has only 3 days in which to stop the apocalypse, but learns can go back in time by playing the Song of Time on his Ocarina, giving him unlimited tries to save the world.      Twilight Princess (2006) Wii Following the events of Ocarina of Time, Ganondorf is stopped and due to having the Triforce of Power, can’t be killed.  As a result, he is banished to the Twilight Realm, where he eventually takes it over and corrupts it to his own purpose.  During the events, he usurps Midna, the Twilight Princess, and during his invasion back into the world of Light, plunges the world into twilight.  Midna recruits Link, who in twilight infused areas, is able to transform into a wolf the Midna rides, and the two aim to save both the world of Light and the world of Twilight.     Four Swords Adventure (2004) Game Cube Revisiting the GBA Four Sword’s multiplay gameplay, the game utilizes the GBA link Cable to link various GBAs together to play all at the same time.  While Ganondorf has been defeated for hundreds of years, his sudden resurrection forced the Link of the time to draw the Four Sword once again.  This releases Vaati, which Ganondorf uses to his advantage to distract Link.  Eventually, Link is able to defeat Vaati once and for all, and seals Ganondorf within the Four Sword.     Adult Timeline: Following the events Ocarina of Time, Link disappears following the defeat of Ganondorf and his sealing away in the Sacred Realm.  Ganondorf continue to own his Tri-Force of power, as does Zelda with her Triforce of Wisdom, however, Link’s disappearance, shatters the Tri-Force of courage in to 8 pieces.      The Wind Waker (2002) Game Cube A major departure in style, Wind Waker and all games in the Adult Timeline follow a very cartoony, cell-shaded look.  While a prominent style in the games, and a departure from a more realistic looking Link promised in trailers, the look had grown on players and has its own unique charm, with lot of personality in Link.    Wind Waker tells of how Ganon returns from his seal

    2h 4m

  3. 25/08/2021

    Ep 101: Falcon and the Winter Soldier Review

    Topic: Falcon and the Winter Soldier Review   New Characters   Jonathan F. "John" Walker – Captain America / US Agent – Protrayed by Wyatt Russell In the comics, at one point in time, Steve Rogers gives up the title of Captain America a number of missions that seem corrupt to Steve, including being called upon for the ‘Commission on Superhuman Activities’.  The US appointed John Walker as the new Captain America for a period of time, embodying the spirit of a more militant and conservative America, in contrast to Steve Roger who was seen as been more progressive for the time.  The stress of being Captain America however becomes too much for John Walker, which forces Steve Roger, who has been known as just ‘Captain’, to take back the Captain America role.    John Walker later takes on the identity of the US Agent, donning a similar costume to Captain America, and is appointed by the US Government to various teams and mission, acting as heads of the West Coast Avengers and other teams.  He’s described as a loose cannon version of Steve Rogers, but still a relatively good guys in many cases.   Similar to Captain America, he was experimented on by a character known as the Power Broker, which gave him super strength, to match his Olympic level athletic skills.  He is similar trained as Steve Rogers, and possesses similar skills and abilities.   Lemar Hoskins – Battlestar - Clé Bennett The Bucky to John Walker’s Captain America.   Karli Morgenthau – Flag Smasher - Erin Kellyman In the comics, Karl Morgenthau was the son of a wealthy Banker turn Diplomat, and even dreamed of becoming a Diplomat himself, until his father was killed in a riot.  He believed that nationalism made people they were superior to others unnecessarily, and that removing nations would make everyone happier, removing the unnecessary barriers between everyone.  He was a frequent villain of Captain America.   In the MCU, this is the 9th character to be gender-swapped.  Others include The Ancient One, Mar-vell, and Morgan Stark.   Isaiah Bradley - Carl Lumbly Elijah "Eli" Bradley - Elijah Richardson In the comics, following the events of Dr. Erskine’s death, the secrets of the Super Soldier formula were lost, and only within Captain America.  Still wanting the army of Super Soldiers, in the 1940s, they forcibly recruited 300 black men and began experimenting on them with a new Super Soldier formula.  Only a few men survived, and were placed on the front line in WWII.  On his last mission, after learning he was the sole survivor and meant to go on a suicide mission, Isaiah stole a Captain America Costume and shield, and then went in to battle.  Though his mission was successful, he was captured, but eventually freed by German revolutionaries.  Upon his return to America, he was imprisoned for life, and placed in solitary confinement for 17 years, prior to a presidential pardon.  After leaving prison, he led a relatively quiet life, though met with several notable Black Civil Rights members, aiding them.  His grandson, Elijah, in the comics, goes on to become Patriot, a young Captain America, after he partly inherited the flawed Super Soldier Formula.   The story is an allegory for the Tuskegee Syphilis Study, where black men were forcibly experimented on to develop a cure for Syphilis.     Baron Zemo – Previously of Captain America Civil War - Daniel Brühl       Sharon Carter – Evil? - Emily VanCamp In the Comics, Sharon Carter is also known as Agent 13, where she often has dubious moral leanings that can affect various parties.  While usually on the good guy side, her lack of morality that don’t otherwise affect her tend to get individuals either hurt or tend to hind her on opposite sides of heroes.   Valentina Allegra de Fontaine - Julia Louis-Dreyfus In the comics, she was a SHIELD agent, who was in many cases a double or triple Spy for organizations.  She ultimately, rose to deputy director of SHIELD under Nick Fury, before falling back to be a spy once again.

    1h 38m

  4. 25/08/2021

    Ep 100: Falcon and the Winter Soldier Tutorial

    Topic: Falcon & The Winter Soldier Tutorial     We begin our Discussion on the Newest Marvel Show, Falcon & The Winter Soldier, which is our newest Marvel series.  Does it live up to Wanda Vision, check out next episode to find out.     Who is The Falcon?   Comic History First introduced in 1969, Samuel Wilson was rescued by Steve Rogers, Captain America, from a Caribbean island where the Red Skull had planned on experimenting on Sam.  After fighting the Red Skull, Sam would go on to continue working with Captain America.  It was during this first outing that he was given the power to telepathically communicate with Birds, especially a falcon her name Redwing, but the Red Skull and a Cosmic Cube.  It wasn’t until 5 years later that he was given a pair of wings by Black Panther that allowed him to fly.   Falcon remained a loyal partner to Steve Roger, even helping train his replacements during time in which Steve stepped down as Captain America.  During this time, Falcon learned to command other birds beyond Redwing, and became capable of command multiple types of birds.  Falcon was also of the people to Steve Roger’s Secret Avengers, opposing the Super-Human Registration Act, the main catalyst of the Civil War in the comics.    A major turning point in the character came in 2014, when Steve Roger has his Super Soldier serum neutralized, causing him to rapidly age to the age of 90.  Without the power of the serum, same passed on the shield and mantle of Captain America to the Falcon.  Falcon would go on to act as Captain America, utilizing the wings of Falcon and the Shield of Captain America.  His numerous adventures led to a new Avengers team, along with for a time, leaving SHIELD due to their work on a New Cosmic Cube.    SHIELD would eventually make their new Comic Cube, which took on the vestige of a young girl named Kobik.  During these eventually the original Captain America was dying, but Kobik revitalized Steve Rogers, allowing him to retake the title of Captain America.  This version of Steve Rogers however was a fascist version that was actually a sleeper agent for Hydra.  While Falcon’s faith in American Government had wavered, he return the title of Captain America to Steve Rogers(Fascist), and departed the country to help elsewhere.    Upon Falcon’s return, he learned that Steve Rogers(F) had taken up the mantle as the leader of Hydra.  Falcon returned to being Captain America once again, and assisted the Avengers in rebuilding the Cosmic Cube to help Kobik, who actually had the real Steve Rogers inside her.  Completing the Cube, freed Steve Rogers, and allowed him to beat the Steve Rogers(F).  Understanding that Steve Rogers could do more benefit as Captain American than he could, he returned the Mantle of Steve Roger, and returned to being just the Falcon.  Falcon, then working for a Veteran’s Assistance group came across Bucky Barnes, and aided him in helping find soldiers that had gone missing.     Powers Avian Telepathy – Ability to communicate and commands birds. Master Martial Artist – After having trained with Steve Rogers, Falcon became a proficient fighter in various fighting styles and forms. Peak Human Condition – Including peak strength and endurance. Master Aerialist – As a flying hero, he is an amazing fighter in the air, some would say better than Ironman or Captain Marvel. Falcon Wings – A Set of Wakandan created Wings that give Falcon the power of flight. Captain America Shield + Uniform – Former     MCU Version The MCU version of Falcon Finds him as a former Rescue Paratrooper, who upon returning home find himself working the VA until he volunteers to help Steve Rogers during the events of Winter Soldier Movie.  He continues as an Avenger post Age of Ultron, and is the first to be on Steve Rogers side during the events of Civil War.  He is snapped out of existence at the end of Infinity War, only to return at end of Endgame.       Who is The Winter Soldier?   Comic History First introduced in 1940 as the young sidekick of Steve Rogers as Captain America, the James Buchanan “Bucky” Barnes was the Teenage hero working alongside Steve Rogers during World War II.  Toward the end of the war in 1945, Captain America and Bucky were on the hunt for a bad guy, then the plane they were on was plummeting in to the Atlantic Ocean.  Both men attempted to escape, but Bucky’s costume was snagged on the plan upon exiting, causing the plan to crash in to the ocean and for him to be presumed dead.  Captain America attempted to save his companion, but was sent into suspended animation, being frozen in the waters of the Atlantic.   In 1946, the Soviets were attempting to find Captain America, instead found Bucky, who had survived the crash, but who had lost his left arm and put in to a similar suspended animation like this mentor.  Though at the peak of human conditioning due to working and training alongside Captain America, Bucky survived and was reprogrammed by the Soviets to become their personal Assassin, the Winter Soldier.    As the Winter Soldier, he carried out the bulk of secret, and famous, Assassinations across the world for many years.  His left arm replaced with a new cybernetic arm when ever advancements in technology would allow.  He would at one point become the teacher and trainer for a young Natasha Romanoff, the Black Widow, while she training.  They two developed a romantic relationship, but after a failed assassination mission, Bucky was deemed too unstable, and his mind was wiped after each mission, and placed in Suspended Animation until a mission was needed.   During an event in 2004, where the Winter Soldier was activated to steal the Red Skull’s new Cosmic Cube, he met and fought with Captain America, who later learned that the Winter Soldier had been his best friend this entire time.  Using the power of the newly created Cosmic Cube, Captain America restored Bucky’s memories, but the sudden rush of emotions and remorse over the life he had led caused Bucky to destroy the newly created Cosmic Cube, transporting him elsewhere in the process.    For the next few years, Bucky began hunting his captors, eliminating them and becoming a SHIELD secret agent for Nick Fury.  Following the Events of Civil War, Bucky blamed Tony Stark and Red Skull for killing Steve Rogers.  Bucky would eventually confront both men, but lost to the Red Skull.  And when confronting Tony Stark, Stark passed along Steve Roger’s final wish for Bucky, that he save Bucky from his decent to violence and madness.  Tony Stark believing the best way to do this, was for Bucky to become the New Captain America. Bucky accepted, but wanted the mental implants removed, and that he answered to no one, not SHIELD or Tony Stark.   For the next few years, Bucky acted as Captain America, eventually winning over the Avengers and the US Government, on his way to reforming his life; he even rekindled his romance with Black Widow.  Even when Steve Rogers was revived and was capable of taking back the mantle of Captain America, he continued to let Bucky carry on the title, believing that he was the better individual to carry on that legacy, and that the world didn’t need Two Captain Americas.    During the Fear Itself event, a villain powered by a similar Hammer to Thor’s beat Bucky to within an inch of his life during an attack on Washington DC, saved by a Nick Fury and his ‘Infinity Formula’.  Steve Rogers took back up the mantle of Captain America after his friend seemingly thought dead, with Bucky believing it was better that he return to his Winter Soldier title instead.  Winter Soldier would continue to work behind the scene of super heroics, though seemingly out of the picture for a majority of the major events.    Bucky was a part of the team that went in to a Villains prison, in order to rescue the newly created Cosmic Cube, Kobik, and was seemingly there when Steve Rogers (F), was revived.  Years later, upon learning that the revived Steve Rogers was actually a Fascist version, he worked along side the Avengers to find the real Steve Rogers.  After helping complete the cube, he shrunk down in size with Ant Man and rescued the real Steve Rogers from the cube.     Powers Master Martial Artist – After having trained with Steve Rogers, Falcon became a proficient fighter in various fighting styles and forms. Peak Human Condition – Including peak strength and endurance. Infinity Formula – a diluted version of the Elixir of Life, it slows down the aging process and seemingly give the user peak physical conditions.  However, unlike Steve Roger’s Super Soldier Serum, this Formula must be taken regularly once a year in order to stay in peak condition.  Prior to receiving it, Bucky had already been at Peak Human Condition, which only added to his skills. Cybernetic Arm – Replacing his missing left arm that was lost during World War II, his arm is improved with new technology over the years.     MCU Version The MCU Version follows very similar to Comics, aging up Bucky to be a similar age to Steve Rogers during World War II.  Bucky, unlike his Comics version, did receive an experimental version of the Super Soldier Serum, turning him into a Super Soldier in the process, though seemingly not to the point that it was noticeable by others.  Rather than being lost in the Ocean similar to Steve Rogers, he was instead lost over a ravine, only to be rescued by Hydra and turned in to the Winter Soldier.  Following the event of the Winter Soldier, Bucky left Hydra and began seeking out who he was, only to be blamed for an attack on Wakanda leader, King T'Chaka.  During the events of Civil War, Steve Roger protected Bucky, as he realized Bucky wasn’t the enemy, only doing the bidding of programming by Hydra agents.  Bucky lost his initial cyb

    1h 37m

  5. 05/07/2021

    Ep 99: A Nerdy Move

    A Nerdy Move   It’s out with the old, and in with the new place.  I spent probably 2 months looking for the right place, and I found a pretty good one, and so after setting up the place, Mom and Me talk about moving and the trials and tribulations regarding it.   Before Moving: Take pictures of your collections If you have a display or set up you like already, taking a picture of it will ensure you can return to that display sometime in the future. Pictures can also help keep track of what things you might be missing later on.   Boxing Collectables Bubble wrap is your friend. Try to keep stuff together of similar genre/display. If you have small parts, box them up and keep them with your other items. If you have pieces with parts that can fall off in a move, make sure package them up with all the parts taken off. Tupperware can be your friend for keeping small parts together and organized.   Boxing DVDs & Books Consider your collection and pack according to your groups Consider if you have duplicate or stuff you no longer enjoy that you might want to get rid of Books are heavy, so don’t put them into big boxes, smaller boxes are your friends on this one   Boxing Costumes/Props If you’re costumes can fit in a Space Saver Bag, it might be an easier way to travel with yours stuff. Box your props comfortably in boxes. Weapons and sword are best left in boxes. If you have the original packaging, all the better.   Getting rid of stuff Consider where you’re moving, and if you have stuff you no longer enjoy/use. If you have things in your closet you never use or show off, consider getting rid of them.  Craig’s List, Facebook Market, and eBay can be your friends.   Consider Personal Transportation If you’re using a moving company or traveling far, if you have things that are awkward or unusually sized, or considered too valuable, put them in your own vehicle. If you can’t afford to pack your personal vehicle, make sure each item get boxed by you to ensure its safety.   Consider Blue Painter’s Tape Because it’s intended to be a very temporary solution to problems, I found it invaluable when wrapping stuff and keeping it organized, especially as I could write on it.     The Move: Take careful account of your items and where you put them If you have movers coming to get your stuff, make sure you track where stuff is being put and where stuff is at the end of the day. If you’re doing your own move, make sure you label stuff well. Nothing sucks more than missing a vital part of your home and then not finding it for a few days.   If you are moving close If you’re move is close, and you have the ability to move some stuff over early, DO IT. This can be very valuable for props and other collectables that you want to keep from getting damaged in a move.   Plan for where you are moving to If you’re moving closer to the ocean or more inland, consider the climate you’re moving to and how it might affect your collectables. Some things may not react will to be chilled in the winter, or baked in the summer. If it’s a long move, presume you won’t have access to your stuff for a while. Pack spare clothes, expect most of your entertainment to come from podcasts or other media.     Unboxing: Get stuff in place Decide where furniture is going to go first. Once you start putting stuff on bookshelves or desks, those items aren’t moving any time soon. Make sure you know what each box contains so you can decide where you want to start first.   Have a spare table/work space As you’re unboxing, you may need to rest stuff on to other places temporarily. Get a folding table, or some temporary table to prop stuff on to, so you can organize it before you put it up.   Have a System for Boxes/waste Having a system for all your boxes and where you’ll put them/collapse them is important Having set locations for where garbage and stuff Know where your garbage bins are. Cut handles in to your boxes, it will honestly help a bunch     My Hardware store runs: PVC piping to hang the puppets ‘S’ hooks to hang bags/backpacks New Shower Head Floating Shelf Picture hanging hooks Cleaning Supplies

    1h 49m

  6. 11/06/2021

    Ep 98:Godzilla vs Kong

    Topic: Godzilla vs. Kong Review   This week, we return once again to review the colossal thrown down, the greatest ironman match, the titan clashing against each other, the… greatest fight ever?  Godzilla vs Kong was a fun romp, not as good as Kong on Skull Island, but I think it’s still a great movie none the less.  Come find out what we thought!

    2h 21m

  7. 26/05/2021

    Ep 97: King Kong Tutorial

    Topic: King Kong     The move is over, and we’re back with new episodes.  And we pick ourselves back up with one of our more recent topic, on our way to their epic faceoff, we’re studying King Kong, The Eighth Wonder of the World.  Unlike his nemesis, Godzilla, King Kong has a far smaller collection of movies by comparison, but his impact on American pop culture and history and certainly been around in America just as long as his Japanese Counter Part.  And as we await their epic battle, we learn a bit about the massive ape, and study his movies to see what we can gleam off the future encounter.     Creation Created by Merian C. Cooper for his title movie, King Kong (1933), young Cooper was fascinated with primates.  Upon growing older, he eventually started working in the motion picture industry and after production finished on The Four Feathers(1929), he started thinking his next picture would be something to do with Primates.   A year later, he found himself at RKO, a major movie studio, and Cooper began development on what would be King Kong, deciding that his primate would be giant sized.  He had actually decided the ending of the film first, liking the idea of his giant primate fighting war planes atop of the New York Insurance Building.  Famously, Cooper liked the idea of pitting a giant primate against a dinosaur, but decided to focus on one main character instead.   The name for King Kong took some development however.  Cooper originally like names that started with a K, but found himself having a difficult time coming something that sounded mysterious and catchy.  In original scripts, the title monster was only referred to as ‘The Beast’, but the studio did not like the generic name.  Eventually, after notes from the studio, Cooper landed on the name ‘Kong’, but in worried it would sound like a docudrama instead, like other one word films at the time.  He added ‘King’ to differentiate it, thus became King Kong.     Fictional History King Kong is a massive Monster Primate, who originates from ‘Skull Island’, a mysterious island that King Kong lives with other prehistoric mammals and creatures.  The island is thus named due to the skull shaped mountain that lies at the center of the island.  The island is also home to the ancestors of a once highly civilized nation that previously built a wall to keep in the monsters on the island.  Though the name was never used in the original 1933 film, the name was featured in the novelization that came out two months prior to the movie, and has since stuck.   Though described as prehistoric Ape, King Kong has a number of human like qualities, notably, his ability to walk upright in an anthropomorphic manner.  He is described as being upwards of 40-50 feet tall, he was later rescaled to be 18-25 feet tall in the original 1933 film.  In most initial western versions, King Kong is roughly 25 feet tall, however in later Japanese versions, he was scaled in size to be similar to Godzilla.  Most recently, in the 2017 film, he was 104 feet tall, and finally 337 feet tall to fight against Godzilla in 2021.   In most early versions of the character, King Kong is a villain, however, in more recent films, he’s given a sympathetic story, and is even the hero in some of these movies.      History While a major film icon in the west, the character’s intellectual property owners have been split between various parties through history, making the character a difficult character to track.  Initially, the rights were thought to belong with Cooper, but in 1962, when the character was licensed to Toho to make King Kong vs Godzilla (1962), Cooper sued RKO.  Even though there was quite a number of evidence in Cooper’s favor, some key documents were lost between his time in the military and his return home, which the courts found that RKO owned the character.   Eventually, concern over the rights would come up again in 1975 when Universal Studios were trying to make a King Kong Film.  Eventually Universal Studios went to court, arguing that the King Kong novelization and serialization were now in the public domain, but that Universal couldn’t infringe on the original 1933 film.  A later ruling affirmed that the Cooper estate has owned the rights to King Kong’s name, story, and character, which were later sold to universal in 1976.      The character himself has appeared in less than a dozen films over the last 88 years.    King Kong & Son Of Kong (1933) The initial films released by RKO, with the success of the initial King Kong movie, a subsequent film was released later in the year.   King Kong vs Godzilla (1962) After the success of Godzilla in Japan, they looked to make further movies in the franchise.  This moving being the 3rd movie in the Godzilla franchise, it was also the first time either character was portrayed in a color film, showing what they would look like in color.  This King Kong was different from its original western counter part, which included: Coming from Faro island instead of Skull Island Being able to absorb electricity Being same relative size as Godzilla, (100 feet) The film is famous for having to two creatures attacking different parts of Japan, before getting together on the summit of Mount Fuji and fighting each other.  In the end, both tumble in to the ocean, with only King Kong rising up from the depths and swimming back to Faro Island.   King Kong Escapes (1967) In another first, predating Mecha-Godzilla, this 1967 film offered a Mecha-King Kong, a similar mechanical version of the title character.  The film sees a mechanical King Kong digging for a mysterious element, but the robot goes haywire, which results in our heroes capturing King Kong and taking him to Mecha-King Kong to finish each other off.  They eventually can’t do it, and instead somehow get to Tokyo from the North Pole, and recreate the famous ending of the 1933 film, this time using the Tokyo Tower instead.  After defeating Mecha-King Kong, King Kong swims back to his island, never to be heard again.  This is also the version time King Kong seems to have a handler so sorts, as there is a woman who has the ability to control King Kong.    King Kong (1976) A modern remake of the original 1933 film.  This film was what started the law suits with Universal Pictures, as Paramount Pictures and Dino De Laurentiis were attempting to remake the original film, and bought the rights from RKO-General.  The film is a largely faithful remake, but take places in 1976 instead of the original 1933 time frame.   King Kong Lives (1986) A sequel to the 1976 film, King Kong had been alive the entire time, but is currently dying.  In order to save him, they need to transfuse blood from a similar creature, which is where introduce a ‘Lady Kong’, and another similarly sized King Kong primate who helps save King Kong. The film sees King Kong die after the events to save Lady Kong, but Lady Kong gives birth to their son, and returns to Borneo to live peacefully with their son. King Kong (2005) This is the Peter Jackson film that took 3 hour to watch.  A retelling of the 1933 film from a 1933 perspective, it focuses on a film maker, who hires a crew to get footage of the amazing creature, before bringing it back to New York.  The film was well received and earned top marks for its special effects and acting. It was also the first live action film in nearly 20 years.   Kong: Skull Island (2017) As a part of Legendary’s MonsterVerse, which focuses on King Kong and Godzilla movies created in the west.  The movie take places in the same world as Legendary’s other 2014 and 2019 Godzilla movies.  The film follows Monarch, as it searches to map out the various ‘Titan’ monsters around the world.  The Film does a good job of introducing other monsters and setting up the world, and stars Tom Hiddleston and Samuel L. Jackson.  The movie also teases Godzilla vs King Ghidorah, which was the next major movie to come out.   Godzilla vs Kong (2021) The newest feature, which is a sequel to the 2017 film and 2019’s Godzilla: King of the Monsters.       King Kong in Pop Culture There have been multiple illusions to King Kong in various media over the last 88 years, ranging from parodies and humorous references, to near duplication.  Famously, scenes have been reference and re-used in various cartoons, such as the Simpsons, Futurama, The Muppets, and more.  Other movies have references scenes from King Kong as well, including the Nutty Professor, Lego Batman: The Movie, and even Jurassic Park’s dinosaurs were based off the films.    Donkey Kong Franchise The 1981 Nintendo franchise about hero trying to save his girl friend from the title character.  The fact that you travel up buildings that and face off against a large ape were clear illusions, as Nintendo wanted to make a King Kong game.  The character himself would continue on as something much different as the 90s moved on, moving in to a hero role, and being re-imagined as a primate family that fought to save their island.  He was named Donkey Kong, to mean ‘Stubborn Gorilla’.   Rampage Franchise An 1986 arcade classic sees three Kaiju sized monsters destroying a city.  These monsters include a Godzilla/Ymir analog in Lizzie, a giant werewolf in Ralph, and a King Kong like gorilla names George.  The series has several remakes over the years, usually coinciding with new video game hardware and platforms at they came out.  It was adapted in to a film in 2018, which include the Rock leads a rare Albino-Western-Lowland Gorilla that knows sign language, and eventually grows to city-toppling proportions.     Homework: Kong: Skull Island (2017): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OULoar_y7H4 Godzilla vs Kong (2021): Available on HBO Max and in Theaters

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  8. 08/05/2021

    Ep 96: The Future that Never Happened

    Topic: Movies and Franchises about the Future   This week, we’re looking at a collection of media about the future that either has yet to happen or never happened in our lifetimes.  In a lot of this, we really talked about what we all thought the future would be, and how quickly we thought it would happen.  Would you agree that the progress of the future is slowing down, or would you say we were just too unrealistic with the future?     Futures that Should have Happened:   Star Trek Tells of a war between 1992 to 1996 about the Eugenic War; a war where genetically altered humans attempted to take over humanity, causing nearly 37 Millions deaths. This is the same Eugenics Wars as Kahn Noonien Singh.  2053 - World War 3 ends after a nuclear exchange 2063 - We develop the First Major warp ship, which gets the attentions of the Vulcans and begins the early foundations of the federation and exploration. 2103 - Mars is colonized.   Thundarr the Barbarian 1994 – Premise tells of a runaway planet that drifts between the Earth and Moon, unleashing cosmic destruction and radically changing the Earth’s climate and geography   A Clockwork Orange 1995 – A future Britain is laden in crime, and a new technique that reforms prisoners with aversion therapy.   V for Vendetta 1995 - 1996 – In the Comic Version: Series of events highlight how a nuclear war year in the 1980 that leaves much of Africa and Europe devastated. While Britain is not bombed itself, it feels the effects and the corporations and fascist groups take over the country, leading to the series of events. 2025 – 2026 – In the Film Version: As a result of the United State’s Second Civil War, a worldwide disease began to spread. Britain is taken over by a neo-fascist, police state government which rounds up undesirable individuals, including political opponents, immigrants, Jews, Muslims, atheists, homosexuals, and others to be imprisoned and executed.   Terminator 2: Judgment Day 1997 – Tells that an AI will take over all computers and cause a war, leading to the near end of humanity.   Escape from New York 1997 – Humanity’s crime rose by 400% in 1988, and forced Manhattan island to be turned into a massive   Lost in Space 1997 - Jupiter 2 was said to launch due to overpopulation of the world.   Demolition man 1996 – Cryogenic freezing of Criminals is established 2010 – A great Earthquake merged parts of Northern and Southern California 2032 - San Angeles, a merging of Los Angeles, San Diego, and Santa Barbara is a major megalopolis, and a utopia for the setting.   Knight Rider 2000 2000 – Predicts a future with Sonic Pistols, and talking Cars   2001: A Space Odyssey 2000 – Space travel itself is common place, with advanced AIs that help manage all the functions of these ships and people.   Mega Man Franchise 200X to 20XX – Stories tell of a Robotic evolution and development that replaces a lot of common jobs and functions with robots, leading to a peaceful future. Mega Man battles with Dr Wily and his rogue Robots, which are often reprogrammed from their original function order and turned to terrorism. 21XX – Later version of the game sees X, the successor to Mega Man, being used to create the first series of Reploids(Replicated Androids) that have human feelings and personalities. X fights against Mavericks Reploids, Reploids who have turned to crime or been infected with a virus, in order to protect humanity.    Time Cop 2004 – Time Travel exists as a means of stopping Crime.   Transformers: The Movie 2005 – The Autobots, giant transforming robots that turn into various vehicles and devices, have helped advanced human’s technology to the point of being similar to the Autobots.   Bicentennial Man 2005-2020 – Androids have become sophisticated butlers and house hold tools.   Freejack 2009 – The super wealthy have figured out immortality, by traveling back in time to just before a person dies and using their bodies as substitutes. This is due to most of the population being on drugs and poor environment.   I Am Legend 2009 – 2012 - The film predicted an outbreak of a re-engineered measles virus in 2009 that kills 94% of the populace and mutates 5% into zombie-like "Darkseekers"   2012 2012 – Predicts that a solar flares from the sun will cause rising sea levels and rampant tsunami around the world, leading to various governments building Arks to protect up to 100,000 of humanity.   The Postman 2013 – Tells of a future after an unspecified apocalyptic events in 1997 that started a trend of militias leading hate crimes and other racially motivated attacks. 2043 – Due to the actions of the postman and the movement he started, the United States is rebuilt and much better afterwards   Back to the Future 2 2015 – Film travels to the future, where Marty must stop his son from ruining his life. It predicts lots of various technology, most notably, Flying Cars.   Neon Genesis Evangelion 2000 – A worldwide event known as ‘Second Impact’ sees a meteor crash into Antarctica and devastates the populous, killing 2 billion people and raising the sea level 2015 – Majority of the story takes place, telling of a futuristic city of Tokyo 3 which has 26 story tall robots called Evangelions that protect humanity from the alien Angels sent to wipe out humanity.   Rollerball 2018 – In a future where corporations have taken over the government, a new sport, Rollerball is now the most popular Sport, with people being forced to watch it at home.   Blade Runner 2019 – Interstellar travel has been developed and becoming common place, with synthetic humans employed as labor.   The Running Man 2017 - The United States has become a totalitarian police state following a worldwide economic collapse. The government pacifies the populace through The Running Man, a broadcast game show, where criminals fight for their lives as "runners", fleeing from armed mercenaries named the "stalkers", to earn a state pardon.   Akira 1982 (1992 in English Adaptation) – Sees Tokyo destroyed by a nuclear bomb, starting World War 3 2019 (2030 in English Adaptation) – Tokyo is rebuilt as Neo-Tokyo on the artificial island in Tokyo Bay. Although the home of the 32nd Olympic games, the city is gripped with Anti-Government protestors and gang violence.   Pacific Rim 2013 – Kaiju monsters start appearing from the ocean and destroying humanity. 2020 – Humanity has developed giant Robots piloted by 2 individuals in order to combat the Kaiju.   Edge of Tomorrow 2015 – An asteroid falls in Germany, carrying aliens that quickly take over Europe. 2020 – A small victory gives humanity hope an invasion of France is planned to retake the earth. It’s discovered that the aliens use a system similar to ‘Goundhogs Day’ to return their memories to their past selves and alter events so that they go in their favor.   Johnny Mnemonic 2021 - "Mnemonic couriers" carry sensitive information in their brains; the world is dominated by megacorporations.   Futures potentially to be   Soylent Green 2022 - The effects of overpopulation, pollution, and climate catastrophe have caused severe worldwide shortages of food, water and housing. Soylent Industries controls the world's food supply, with their latest product, Soylent Green being various health and full of protein.   Repo Men 2025 – Advancements in prosthetics develop bio-organs, allowing the replacement of various internal organs. They are sold by ‘The Union’, a corporation that sends out ‘Repo Men’ to repossess these bio-organs from people who are unable or unwilling to pay for them.     Children of Men 2027 – Humanity hasn’t had any children in 18 years, leading to various wars and global depression, which puts humanity on the brink of extinction. This has led Britain, one of the few remaining governments to become a police state, but also a haven for refugees.   Hotel Artemis 2028 – Water Privatization causes riots in Los Angeles, which leads to bank robbers getting injured and running to Hotel Artemis, a hospital/hotel for criminals. There are robots doing surgery and also 3d printed transplant organs.   Ghost in the Shell 2029 – By this time, cyberization is common place, and humans have their brains protected with ‘Cyber Brains’ which allow interfacing with electronics and other tools. There are fully cyberized people who are entirely artificial, save for their brains incased in ‘Cyber Brains’.    I, Robot 2035 – Humanity has developed humanoid robots within the last 10 years that have taken over various jobs throughout the world. The newest model and AI to run it run rampant as a result of the AI believing it is in the best interest of Humanity if robots ruled over humans in order to keep them from killing themselves.   The Martian 2035 – Manned missions to Mars is in their 3rd wave, with humans living on Mars for roughly 36 days at a time, exploring and beginning the work of future colonization. Mark Watney is left behind after an emergency exit from the planet following a storm, and is forced to live on Mars for over a year on his own.   Moon 2035 – The moon is being mined for a rare mineral that is needed for new super conductor electronics on Earth. It’s ran by a singular clone and an advanced AI.   Meet the Robinsons 2037 – Major advancements in technology allow nearly anything to be real. This includes flying vehicles, talking frogs, advances robotics and AI, and so much more.   Ready Player One 2045 – The world is plagued by an energy crisis and global warming, leading to economic collapse and widespread social problems. The only release/haven for escapism is the OASIS, a MMORPG/Social Community online that actually have the most stable economy in the world at the moment.   Event Horizon

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