Do Not Resuscitate

Horror Movie Pop Quiz - We’re a superstitious and cowardly lot by nature, not often travelers down the dark roads where horror movies lie. With coats pulled up and hands held tight we’ll try to learn more about this bloody business.  Main Segment, Cultivating Cinema (Terror on the Silver Scream) -  Troll 2, 1990, Claudio Fragasso - Trailer Re-Animator, 1985, Stuart Gordon - Trailer Homework Assignment - Pitch a setup for a “battle of five armies” game explaining 5 factions: samurai, ninja, werewolves, vampires, zombies.  Contact us at DNRcast@gmail.com Music From: http://freemusicarchive.org/ Halloween, Albino Ghost Monkey Haunted Organ Sound "Copyright © 2011 Varazuvi™ www.varazuvi.com"

  Intro, Guys and Dolls -  
As we sat down to watch Saturday morning cartoons and eat cereal we realized one thing was missing - shameless corporate consumerism. So we’ll be talking about toys, the kinds of toys that were clearly a corporate ploy to exploit simple-minded boys, yet are undeniably awesome anyways.   Zane’s Pick: Dino Riders, 1988, (Episode) The Trash Bag Bunch, 1991   Ben’s Pick: Blackstar, 1981, (Episode) Inhumanoids, 1986, (Episodes)   Main Segment, Saturday Morning Mixtape - 
 We revisit Saturday morning cartoons past, and cartoons present, and talk about which generation is winning the morning wars.   Dungeons and Dragons, 1983, 28 Episodes - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2-iAE-Iirw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwlSSjus8ZQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aoyucLKk-Q   Street Sharks, 1994 - 1995, 40 Episodes - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqGQyMF5a_0     Batman the Brave and the Bold, 2008-2009 SE01 EP 02 (Terror on Dinosaur Island) SE01 EP 12 & 13 (Deep Cover for Batman, Game O

Corrections - We start by making some corrections that listeners have been kind enough to point out.  Main Segment, Cultivating Cinema (Girl Power Edition) -  Barbarella, 1968, Rodger Vadim  Heathers, 1988, Michael Lehmann Secret Crushes - Because we’re talking about cult films with women in the lead role, we thought we’d acknowledge some fictional women we've pined for. Contact us at DNRcast@gmail.com Music From: http://freemusicarchive.org/ Helix Nebula, Anamanaguchi Airbrushed, Anamanaguchi Twinkie, Podington Bear

This week we're joined by guest Matthew Coville from Squarecast! Pacific Rim Review - This should be a total winner right? Monsters and robots and very little pretense of anything else. Let’s see. Favorite and Forgotten Creature Design -  We each talk about one of our favorite creature designs in movies, comics, or games. Then we each pick one creature design that needs more recognition.  Zane's Pick:Audrey II (Little Shop of Horrors, 1986) Ben's Pick:Calibos (Clash of the Titans, 1981) Matt's Pick:Vermithrax Pejorative (Dragonslayer, 1981) Who Would Win in a Fight -Monsters vs Polite Robots Edition Contact us at DNRcast@gmail.comhttps://www.facebook.com/dnrcast Music From: http://freemusicarchive.org/Helix Nebula, Anamanaguchi

Do Not Resuscitate Another Time, Another Place -We talk about some of the better Elseworld stories and new ones we'd like to see. What's So Great About the 80's? -We dig deep and we each find something we love about the 80’s.  Zane’s Picks:The Dark Crystal, 1982, Jim HensonLabyrinth, 1986, Jim HensonThe Storyteller, 1988, Jim Henson  Ben’s Picks:Robotech, 1986, Carl MacekDungeons & Dragons, 1983, Frank MentzerAtari 2600, 1982 Future Prophecies -Bold predictions of things that shall come to pass in our time. Contact us at DNRcast@gmail.com Music From: http://freemusicarchive.org/ Helix Nebula, Anamanaguchi Columbus, Isaac Graham

Do Not Resusciate Opening Segment, Favorite Cult Films - Before we begin our cult film marathon, we’ll talk briefly about the definition of a cult film, and some of the films we love but won’t be talking about for this marathon. Zane's Picks:Fight Club, David Fincher, 1999Army of Darkness, Sam Raimi, 1992The Quick and the Dead, Sam Raimi, 1995 Ben's Picks:The Big Lebowski, Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, 1998The Last Starfighter, Nick Castle, 1984 Cultivating Cinema, Motorcycle Ninja Double Feature - We watched potential cult films, now it's time to discuss their merits and decide which one moves on to the next round of our cult marathon. Miami Connection, Y. K. Kim, 1987Karate-Robo Zaborgar, 2011, Noboru Iguchi Closing Segment, Your Biggest Fan - I read a chapter of my latest fanfiction, about the ongoing adventures of Ben and Zane. Contact us at DNRcast@gmail.com Music From: http://freemusicarchive.org/ Helix Nebula, Anamanaguchi Ginger Ninja, Eaters Chips Got Kicks, Rocco W Kung Fu Trunx Girl, Stealing Orchest

Best/Worst Reboots - Reboots are the cinematic equivalent of a fatal car crash. You know you shouldn’t look, you know it’ll only make your skin crawl and your stomach turn, but you have to see it for yourself, every damn time. Which ones surprised us and which ones turned deadly? Best: Casino Royale, Martin Cambell, 2006Batman, Tim Burton, 1989 Worst: Transformers, Michael Bay, 2007Conan the Barbarian, Marcus Nispel, 2011 Speaking the Language - Our list of best places to start in games, movies, and fiction if you’re trying to bridge the gap between the nerdy genres you love and the non-nerds in your life.    Zane’s Picks: Stardust, 2007, Matthew Vaughn Dragonsong, 1976, Anne McCaffery Heroes Season 1, 2006 Ben’s Picks The Gamers, 2002, Dead Gentleman (full movie) Legend of Zelda: Link to the Past, 1991, Takashi Tezuka/Shigeru Miyamoto The Hedge Knight, 1998, George R. R. Martin Last Week’s Homework, A-Lister -Take a terrible comic villain or hero and remake their origin story until they’re an A-lister.

Main Segment, Man of Steel Review - The story that’s been told and told and told, and a character that’s old, old, old. Is this a resurrection? Superman to perfection? We’ll discuss it and some of our other favorite and least favorite things about Superman. Best of the Worst of the Worst -In honor of Zod, we talk about three of our favorite villains from comics, and a few we detest. Zane’s Picks:All Scientists, The Manhattan Projects (Jonathan Hickman, 2012)Mr. E, Books of Magic (Neil Gaiman, 1990)Dodge, Locke and Key (Joe Hill, 2008) Ben’s Picks: Gepetto/the Adversary (Fables) Winnowill (ElfQuest) Superman (Red Son) Last Week’s Homework, A Stranger Among UsMake a pitch for an alien superhero. Music From: http://freemusicarchive.org/Helix Nebula, Anamanaguchi

3 Post Mortem - Which platform won the day? Did any of them? Did this herald in a true next generation, or a high fidelity remake of the same old thing? Would you buy a new console on day one? Main Segment, Space Opera - Space Opera was a term first used in 1941 in exasperation at the glut of pulpy intergalactic melodrama. Today it classifies the kind of light on science, heavy on grandeur, sci-fi, that spans galaxies; with fate-of-the-universe plotlines, and heroes and villains who’ve traded laser beams for fencing blades. Is there any room for this genre to grow? A neo-space opera? What would that look like, or does it already exist? Last Week’s Homework - We pitch a story based on last week's tropes. Zane (Little Old Lady Investigator vs a hanging judge in ironic hell, driven by a you go girl plot, and a manufactured victim device) Ben (Heroic dolphin finding Judas in a haunted house to prevent DC invasion versus Alas, Poor Villain) Music From: http://freemusicarchive.org/Helix Nebula, Anamanaguchi

Star Trek Into Despair - You don't have to respect the audience, but respect your own script… Let's Get it Started in Here -  It's time to get on the Kickstarter bandwagon. We discuss the projects that pulled at our wallets, and the ones that repelled and repulsed. Zane's Picks: The Thinket Massive Chalice Ben's Pick: The Wheelharp Last Week's Homework - A vist to Nerdhood Prime to meet with alternate Ben and Zane to hear about Jaws and Saga. This derails quickly. Choose Your Own Trope-Venture - Using tvtrope.org's story generator we each embark on a quest where we must choose our hero, villain, plot, setting, and narrative device. Music From: http://freemusicarchive.org/ Helix Nebula, Anamanaguchi Requiem for a Fish, The Freak Fandango Orchestra Utopia, Yacht Spooky Loop, 8bit Betty

Do Not Resuscitate What's Old is New Again - Star Trek into Darkness opens this month, and heralds a potential two year glut of Sci-Fi blockbusters, including Riddick, Guardians of the Galaxy, and peaking with a new Star Wars. They're all shinier, but they're also based on speculative science from 10 to 40 decades ago. What expected near-future breakthrough is under-utilized in our sci-fi today, and which technology is over-used? A Few of Our Favorite Things - Who doesn’t love making a good list? We each make a top 10 list of our favorite things. Two books, two comics, two movies, two tv shows, two video games. Zane's List: Batman Year 1, Palomar, Katamari Damacy, Resident Evil 4, The Diamond Age, Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell, Batman the Animated Series, Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose, The Prestige, Perfume: Story of a Murderer Ben's List: Akira, Mouseguard, Shadow of the Colossus, Dark Souls, Knight Fall, Silmarillion, Futurama, Game Center CX, Seven Samurai, Galaxy Quest Last Week’s Homework - Make

Do Not Resuscitate It's a nerdy podcast and we talk about nerdy things. From movies, to comic books, to video games, and everything else we can think of. We're not afraid to lead by cautionary example. Last Week’s Homework -Pitch a story idea for either Iron Man, Captain America, or The Punisher. High Expectations -We put our hearts on the line as we challenge each other to sample a tv series that once l left us head over heals. It's the Buffy Musical vs the voyages of the Captain Archer and the Enterprise. Hello, Goodbye -Design Trends we want to see die out with the current console generation, and the new ones that should take their place. Next Week’s Homework -Make a pitch for a new death mechanic in an imaginary game that makes dying fun and necessary to do. Music From: http://freemusicarchive.org/ Helix Nebula, Anamanaguchi Psychic City, YACHT

Do Not Resuscitate It's a nerdy podcast and we talk about nerdy things. From movies, to comic books, to video games, and everything else we can think of. We're not afraid to lead by cautionary example. Last Week's Homework -  We discuss some of our favorite depictions of God, the Devil, Heaven, and Hell in movies and comics. I’ll Myth You When You’re Gone - With the release of Iron Man 3, it's time to muse on a favorite topic. Like Hercules and Odysesseus, is Iron Man a character who has nothing new to tell us and should gracefully retire to the land of myths and antiquity?  Next Week’s Homework -  Pitch a new Captain America, Iron Man, or Punisher story. I Wish I May, I Wish I Might - What superhero do we wish would get a summer blockbuster of their own, but probably never will? Music from http://freemusicarchive.org Monograve Compo, Hexawe (Various Artists) Desertion, Jenny Dalton

Do Not Resuscitate It's a nerdy podcast and we talk about nerdy things. From movies, to comic books, to video games, and everything else we can think of. We're not afraid to lead by cautionary example. Mini-Review -  Tom Cruise in Oblivion. Does his performance as "Jack" eclipse his last role as "Jack", or his long running Mission Impossible adventures as "Jack"? Held in Contempt - We watch three episodes of THE CW's Supernatural from three different seasons and decide whether it deserves nine seasons and a devoted fan base. Who Would Win in a Fight? - It's Hal Jordan, a little boy, and Stephen Hawking, each with the power of the lantern corps at their disposal. Who will wi- Stephen Hawking. It's Stephen Hawking.