Caffeine Crew Cast of Pods

Caffeine Crew Cast of Pods: Episode 29 Opener: Would you rather live down at Fraggle Rock, or go to school at ACME Loonaversity? - Trailer talk for Star Wars: Rogue One (The story trailer) - Remembering the fads of the 80's and 90's ***Caprisun Tasting*** - What shows (live action or cartoon) from our youth do we wish actually would come back for a revival versus things that should have stayed dead? - What new things do we think will stick around in to the future? BONUS MFK: Yakko, Wakko and Dot ***BREAK*** (Darkwing Duck theme Song) ***Ecto Cooler Tasting *** - Restoration Games Company: Bringing old board games back, either as re-releases or updated with modern mechanics. What games from our youth should be included? - What books were huge when we were growing up? How have young adult books changed from when we were younger? *** Crystal Pepsi Tasting*** - The crew pitch different remakes from their childhoods. What are they, what would it be, and how would it change? - Finally, based off of our discussions

This months episode featuring Rob, Kat, Fesh, Bill, Ben, and Ghoiti   -Would you rather have your very own luck dragon (Falcor from Neverending Story) or a Dragon from Game of Thrones? -Too Many Games recap, DexCon Recap -Bill's quick review of the Pokemon Go!beta build -What fandom/series have you given up on and why? -What old properties did you love growing up, but are now painful to go back to? ***BREAK*** -Being half way through the year, what geeky things are you most looking forward to in the rest of 2016, and what were some of your favorites so far? -If you were a supervillain, who would you be, and what would be your villainous goal? -What geeky thing are you in to that you don't share with your friends out of shame? -MFK: Game of Thrones characters in only the way we would do them..... Sigh.

This month's panel: Rob, Bill, Kat, Ben, and Paul Would you rather go toe to toe with a samurai in an epic sword fight or face a wild west gunslinger in a high noon duel? In other words, how would you prefer to die? -Steampunk World's Faire 2016 recap, Too Many Game 2016, and Wizard World 2016 reminders! -What are the most impactful characters deaths across TV, films, books and games? -Spoiler talk: What is the proper handling of spoiler discussions in social and online media? What are the lengths we should wait before proper discussion around our friends, family and peers? ***Break*** The device has been modified. -Will video game movies ever be good, or become the next big thing? With Warcraft getting mixed early reviews, is there hope on the horizon with Assassin's Creed/ -What sci-fi/fantasy land would you vacation in? What would be your itinerary, and what would be your souvenir? In honor of DC Rebirth this months MFK is in honor of the Joker reveal.... MFK:Heath Ledger Joker, Jack Nicholson Joker,

This month's panel: Rob, Kat, Erin (1st show), TJ, Ben (Next Level Radio), and Fesh! Would you rather be a teacher for the Jedi Academy or for the Hogwart's School of Witchcraft and Wizardry? **Round 1 of Bean Boozled** - Rogue One, Doc Strange, X-men Apocalypse, The Killing Joke, and new Suicide Squad trailer talk. - Our favorite villains and why we love them! - Is the game console generation cycle ending? Iterative tech and how this is a positive or negative in game culture. **Round 2 of Bean Boozled** ***Break*** Music from Vitamin String Quartet (Goonies theme) -Quick plug for Steampunk World's Faire (Piscataway, NJ May 13th through 15th, steampunkworldsfaire.com) and Too Many Games 2016 (Oaks, PA June 24th through 26th, toomanygames.com) **Round 3 of Bean Boozled** -Wizard World CEO John Macaluso steps down (John D. Maatta new president) and company losses of 4.3 million through 2015. How should Wizard World change? - Our thoughts on Scar Jo's casting in Ghost in the Shell and Tilda Swinton in Dr. Stran

In this episode, Rob ask his panel of Kat, "Press Guy" Bill, TJ, Next Level Ben, and first time guest Craig Liggeons if they would rather be on Captain America's side for Civil war or Iron Man's...... We dive in to the meat of the show tonight as Rob, Kat, and Bill talk about their time at the Final Wicked Faire from last month, but are still pumped for Jeff Mach's new event Glimmerdark! The group chats about how they prefer to see new movies, and if the idea of a set top box to watch new releases is really worth the extreme amount of cash involved. Does the crew prefer Imax, 3D, or the good old classic approach to cinema? From there we talk our favorite spin-offs in the realms of TV, gaming, books, and film. Wrapping up the front half, Bill tells us his thoughts on Tom Clancy's The Division, Overwatch, and quick mention of the Playstation VR arrouncement (October 2016 for $399.99). ***Break*** Black Canary: Fish out of water (BlackCanary.bandcamp.com) Coming out of the break we all play catch up on what we a

In tonight's episode, Rob ask the panel of Bill, Kat, Ben, and Kenny would they rather live on an ice world like Hoth, or a desert planet like Jaku? From there we jump waist deep in to the nightmare of a blizzard just passed, and how we all geeked our way through it to pass the time. Netflix and chill, or perhaps a little indie gaming? Not only wast the crew stuck inside, but so were the celebs (Arrow cast and friends) and fans at Heroes and Villains Con. With that in mind, we each think about what convention and with whom we would want to be trapped with to keep us sane and entertained. From there, the gang discusses what it's like to now live in the era of the fan film with movies such as Creed, and Star Wars: The Force Awakens being helmed by fans of the original films as they user in a new generation. Is it really a fan film, or purely nostalgia for nostalgic sake? Wrapping up this episode we also dive deep in to films and shows that have been improved or almost ruined due to show runners listening intent

Episode for December 2015   A very special episode as Rob is joined with Kat, Bill, Ben (Next Level Radio Online), and Fesh to discuss would they rather have their very own wookie sidekick, or their own personal astromech droid. The Star Wars talk doesn't stop their as they dig in to The Force Awakens in a cautiously spoiler free discussion, but not before they dive in to the world of Adventure Scents! Listen to the Crew as they check out the product samples from the folks over at Adventure Scents to see if the concoctions crafted in their labs can really add that specific scent of a moldy crypt to add a new layer to table top gaming and LARPs. After all of the wars in the stars, the gang talks about the onslaught of movie trailers released in the weeks prior to Star Wars dominance in geek culture. From the looks of things, are we actually now on the verge of the comic book movie bubble getting ready to finally burst? Before we head to break this week, we dish in to the final sample of Adventure scents w

*No frogs were harmed during the recording of this episode* The November Episode! In this month's episode, Rob ask our panel of Kat, Bill, Paul and Kenny if they would rather live in a world on the brink of "The Planet of the Apes", or in a world where dinosaurs ruled the world...... In the first half of the show we spin out of our opener with a nice little recap of the Caffeine Crew's 2015 Extra Life (including totals for this year!). Hear all about our tournament of champions from the event, and our favorite games that helped push us past the 24 hours. We make a quick nod to some recently released games, and then dive deep in to what it's like to a geek in the time of many spoilers (especially with Star Wars: The Force Awakens right around the corner). To close out the first half of the show we talk remakes outside of the film world, and try to figure out if there is anything else we would love to see receive the treatment in the realm of geek. ***BREAK*** Punk rock Tailspin....... SPIN IT! In the second ha

The October Episode! In this month's episode, Rob ask our panel of Kat, Bill, and Kenny if they would rather contract vampirism or lycanthropy. In the first half of the show we spin out of our opener with a little chat on the continued Star Wars madness that has affected the majority of us since the 3rd trailer has released and tickets have gone on sale. Halloween is almost upon us, and with that in mind Rob asks the panel what horror movie/movie in general scared them most when they were young. Keeping horror alive, with the end of the Paranormal Activity franchise (finally) we try to figure out what will be the next big trend in the world of horror, and what we all hope for. To close out the first half we briefly talk about what music helps put us in the Halloween spirit. ***BREAK*** This month's break is a VERY special one, as Yakko Warner himself (Rob Paulsen) tells you all about the Extra Life charity, and how you can donate to the gang from Caffeine Crew to support The Children's Hospital of Philadelphi

The September Episode! In this month's episode, Rob ask our panel of Kat, Bill, Paul, Kenny, and returning guest Ben Beck (Next Level Radio Online) if they would rather live in the future world of Blade Runner, or the alternate 2015 from Back to the Future II! In the first half of the show we spin out of our opener with a little chat on alternate versions of some classic films, being the home of Kevin Smith's upcoming Mallrats 2 (Mallbrats), and then diving in to some discussion of Kenny's upcoming visit to the Metatopia Convention! The gang chats about the current craziness that has fallen upon the city, namely the Pope. Fall TV series have landed, and what are our thoughts on the beginnings of this season's shows like Scream Queens and The Muppets. ***BREAK*** This month's break is a VERY special one, as Yakko Warner himself (Rob Paulsen) tells you all about the Extra Life charity, and how you can donate to the gang from Caffeine Crew to support The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. In the second half, w

The August Episode! In this episode, Rob asks this month's panel of Kenny, Bill, Paul, and Kat if they would rather be a driver in a real life version of Mario Kart or Rocket League.... In the front half of this episode we recap some of our favorite personal moments in video games, then jump in to the deep end of LARP and good old pen and paper RPGs. The gang talks some of their favorite systems, moments, and untimely deaths of their characters.  The break this week is the classic sketch from Dr. Demento, as we enter the inner sanctum of Dungeons & Dragons! Coming out of the break we discuss our current Con withdraw while convincing Kenny that he really needs to join in on the insanity. This quickly turns in to a discussion of what would be our dream geek vacation, and spirals in to a discussion of the apocalypse and like Ray from the Ghostbusters what form would it appear for each of us. We close out this episode with a discussion of what we have in store for Extra Life 2015 and inform you all

The July Episode! In this episode, Rob asks this month's panel of Kenny, Bill, Paul, Kat, and special guest Ben Beck from Next Level Radio if they would rather be transported to the magical land of Wonderland or Oz.... In the front half of this episode, Bill and Rob recap their time at the Too Many Games 2015 convention. Ben lets us know that Pixels really isn't as horrible as everyone thinks, and we launch in to a full on what we are currently reading which includes some spoiler free chat on Ernest Cline's recently released Armada. To finish off our first half, we turn to the stars and chat on the recent new images of the planet Pluto. The break music for this week is brought to you by Insert Rupee & Benjamin Briggs with the track The Life and Death of Kirby from the OC Remix album entitled Heroes Vs. Villains. Coming out of the break we discuss the untimely passing of Nintendo president Saturo Iwata, and the impact of Nintendo on the game industry. With a side step out of gaming we break down San Diego

The June Episode! In this episode, Rob asks this month's panel of Bill, Paul, Kat, and Kenny if they would rather orgasim every time the hear the infamous "Wilhelm scream", or make the Wilhelm scream every time they orgasim.... In the front half of this episode, we dive in to discussions and spoiler territory on some of this summer's biggest movies including Pixar's latest "Inside Out" (spoiler free), Mad Max: Fury Road (spoiler warning), and the absolutely wonderful Jurassic World (spoiler warning). Kenny fails while trying to convince us that Fast and Furious 7 is a awesome movie, before the conversation jumps to some of the amazing Netflix/Hulu original content coming out like Sense8. Break music for this week is brought to you by Mustin and his track The Prodigal Son Returns from the OC Remix album entitled Heroes Vs. Villains. Coming out of the break Rob breaks down all of the big E3 2015 press confrences and game reveals from Bethesda, Microsoft, EA, Ubisoft, Sony, and Nintendo. Rolling right out o

The May Episode! In this episode, Rob asks this month's panel of Bill, TJ, Kat, and Kenny if they would rather captain a space ship or an airship.... In the meat of this episode, we play some serious catch up in the world of geek news as we chat trailer after trailer covering tv and film. In the tv discussion we touch upon the return of the Muppets, Supergirl, and DC's Legends of Tomorrow. On the film side we finally weigh in on the new Star Wars trailer and Batman V Superman. Break music for this week is brought to you by George Shaw with his arrangement of the classic themes from both Superman and Batman. Coming out of the break we chat about our time at the 2015 Steampunk World's Fair, followed up a lengthy chat on the big season finales (SPOILERS) for The Flash, Arrow, The Black List, Once Upon a Time, Supernatural, The Vampire Diaries, Originals, and Parks and Recreation. This week's MFK is all Muppets, and who will survive in the epic battle between Kermit, Gonzo, and Fozzy. WAKA WAK

The April Episode! In this episode, Rob asks this month's panel of Bill, Paul, Kat, and Kenny if they would rather attempt to survive and encounter with the T-Rex from Jurassic Park or the shark from Jaws..... In the meat of this show, Paul gives us a recap of his time at the first (Re)Generation Who convention, and then the gang discusses what conventions for properties they would like to see begin. Kat asks the Crew what everyone's first anime experience was, and what was show that finally hooked them. In a afterthought before the break, Kenny reminds us that this weekend is International Board Game Day! Break music for this week is brought to you by DJ Cutman with a snippet of his track Pinball Wizardry. Coming out of the break we chat about the return of Arrested Development, and wax on about our current thoughts of physical VS digital media. This week's MFK is all Harrison Ford as we ponder a difficult one as Han Solo, Indiana Jones, and Rick Deckard duke if out for survival.

Caffeine Crew's Comic Book Podcast! In this first issue, your hosts Rob and TJ catch you up to speed on DC and Marvel's solicitations for this coming June and give you a little history of their comic book history as we kick off the new show. DC's hints what is to come post Convergence, meanwhile your hosts find themselves lost in the middle of Secret Wars. Also, why the hell do these two huge comic events sound so much alike in design? Tune in to find out our thoughts and more!

Official podcast of CaffeineCrew.com Join us as we discuss would it be worse to live on Elm Street or at Camp Crystal Lake. Following the intro we delve in to the new golden age of Sci-fi, and talk at length about the controversial Batgirl #41 variant cover being pulled from DC Comics that pays homage to the infamous "Killing Joke" by Alan Moore. Break music this week comes from MadnMack, and their cover of the classic Disney tune "Poor Unfortunate Souls" from The Little Mermaid. After break we dive in to a lenghty discussion of the long dormant franchise from our youths set to return in big, big ways. Will the return of Ghostbusters, Star Wars, and Jurassic Park be everything we wished for, or will it be more fuel to the fire in the ever growing battle of geek entitlement? We break it down, and look at how even Star Wars Episode I-III severed a greater purpose.... I swear I am not lying. This week’s MFK is the many characters of Tim Curry! Cast: Rob, Kat, and Paul Thanks to DJ Cutman and GameChops

The official podcast from CaffeineCrew.com! In this episode the audio is back to normal! Join us as we discuss would it be worse to live as a criminal in Marvel's NYC or Gotham in the DC Universe. After that we discuss the many faults of "50 Shades of Grey", and the negative impacts it has on both BDSM and our culture. Not shying away from the large topics we quickly transition in to discussions of Law and Order: SVU's recent episode tackling Gamer Gate. Break music this week comes from Big Giant Circles feat. Jeff Ball and their song Thunderstruck from the OC Remix Legend of Zelda album (25 Year Legend). After break we dive in to the geek news and talk Netflix and Nintendo's plan to bring Zelda to the masses, and Spiderman's enterance in to the Marvel Cinematic Universe (finally). This week's MFK is Iron Man, Captain America, and of course Thor. Thanks to DJ Cutman and GameChops for our intro/outro tunes. Intro/Outro Music: How Attractive! from Wii U Grooves available at DJCutman.com

NOTE: Some audio issues occurred during the recording with our new equipment, but we did the best we could without having to throw out the episode. Some discussions break up a little, but for the most part everything isn't too shabby!   Caffeine Crew Cast of Pods In this episode, we discuss how to deal with shaking the winter blues, and then bounce on over to discuss the return of the fall TV shows we have become impossibly addicted to. After the break we tackle our favorite things from 2015, and move on to the new year with what is to come. This week's question for the panel: Would you rather have someone narrate your life, or have your own theme music? MFK for this week is Hobbit themed.   Music from DJ Cutman and Game Chops

Recorded on December 12, 2014 Merry Christmas everyone!  This is an extended length podcast due to there only being time this month to record one episode. On this episode we start with the hypothetical of whether you would rather be Snowmeiser or Heatmeiser.  From there we talk about what if Santa Was a D&D Character and favorite holiday memories.  After the break we talk about the trailers that hit this month, Sony, and one of the big topics of the year, Gamergate.  To close out the show we end with the MFK of Yukon Cornelius, Abominable Snowman and Rudolf. Special thanks to DJ Cutman and Tekno AXE for our intro, outro and break music. Intro/Outro: How Attractive! WiiU Grooves https://soundcloud.com/djcutman/sets/wiiu-grooves TeknoAxe https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtgf00GvfFQVsYBA7V7RwUw Full Linkdump: http://caffeinecrew.com/podcasts/caffeine-crew-cast-of-pods/episode-11/