The Front Porch

Our impressions of the Jumanji movie, and a rundown of various TV shows we're watching and different storytelling styles.

Special guest Andrew joins us to talk about gaming with family, Firefly the Game, Star Wars Battlefront, the Switch, and more.

Kicking off 2018 we talk about some board games, the Disney acquisition of Fox, Disney Parks, and wrap with our favorite things from 2017.

Special guest Bill joins us to share all our Festivus Grievances with The Last Jedi. Special Guest: Bill Hegg.

Fox returns and we're joined by Pat to talk about Roleplaying Games. Special Guests: Fox Troilo and Pat.

After Michael built his new PC we talk about video games, the Warcraft movie, and some thoughts on Superhero Films vis-a-vis Justice League.

This week we report on our Black Friday purchases, talk about Michael's new PC build project, and wrap up with his thoughts after seeing the Fall Finale of ST: Discovery

All Star Trek this week. We discuss most of the first half of Star Trek Discovery, and some of Dennis' experience with Star Trek roleplaying, and our plan to start a Star Trek Adventures campaign.

Part two of our Stranger Things discussion, some stories and commentary on Black Friday shopping, and wrap up with our favorite emotional movie moments.

We chat a little bit about paint and tattoos, before giving our spoiler-filled impressions of Stranger Things 2 episodes 1-5, and Thor: Ragnarok. Wrapping up with some Blizzcon news.

First ever live show, we talk about diplomacy board games, spectator sports and esports, and Mike recommends some comics.

Guest host Mike Trotzke joins us to talk about board games, kickstarter, and mobile game microtransactions. We wrap up with our impressions on TV casting devices. Table of Contents ( 00:00:00 ) Intro and Trotzke Introduction ( 00:06:33 ) The Bleeding Edge ( 00:17:29 ) Kickstarter ( 00:38:27 ) Video game pricing and microtransactions ( 01:11:04 ) TV casting devices Special Guest: Trotzke.

We do a deep-dive into Marvel: Legendary, talk about holidays in video games, and wrap up with some personal book recommendations. Table of Contents ( 00:00:00 ) Intro/Dennis Trip ( 00:03:12 ) Skylanders and other hybrid video games ( 00:10:13 ) Legendary: Marvel ( 00:32:58 ) Video Game Holidays ( 00:47:34 ) Heroes of the Storm ( 00:59:30 ) Reading ( 01:09:30 ) Harry Potter ( 01:18:00 ) Twilight:...

Blade Runner 2049: nudity, storytelling, and some philosophy. SPOILERS for Blade Runner, Blade Runner 2049, Battlestar Galactica, Lord of the Rings, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and Caprica. Table of Contents ( 00:01:07 ) Intro ( 00:01:26 ) Blade Runner: Initial Thoughts ( 00:11:58 ) Blade Runner: Original Comparison ( 00:26:11 ) Blade Runner: Joi and Unanswered Questions ( 00:41:32 ) Blade Ru...

The TV episode. We talk about Netflix, weekly versus binge-release shows, and wrap up with some live tv talk. Table of Contents ( 00:05:04 ) Network Specific Services vs Netflix ( 00:30:58 ) Weekly Release vs Binge Release ( 00:45:27 ) What shows ended well? ( 01:00:36 ) Binge vs Weekly Conclusion ( 01:06:32 ) Competitive Reality Shows ( 01:14:26 ) Twitch and TV Live Chat ( 01:22:23 ) Star Trek: D...

Table of Contents ( 00:00:00 ) Intro, Amtrak ( 00:06:46 ) Arcades and our personal console histories ( 00:43:18 ) Legacy and Campaign Games ( 01:19:58 ) What game should be made into a Legacy?

Table of Contents ( 00:00:55 ) Netflix: The Defenders ( 00:07:39 ) Anime Thoughts and Recommendations ( 00:45:08 ) MMOs ( 01:13:27 ) Stranger Things and Nostalgia ( 01:27:51 ) Wrap Up

Special Guest Fox from GeekScholars , we talk all things film, mostly superheroes. Table of Contents ( 00:00:35 ) Geek Scholars / Fox Interview ( 00:06:50 ) The Joker ( 00:14:23 ) Ready: Player One ( 00:21:05 ) Batman and Remakes, does everything have to be original? ( 00:33:18 ) Unbreakable, original and "real" films ( 00:39:34 ) Marvel and Comic Books ( 00:43:33 ) Hancock ( 00:48:18 ) Are Fully...

Star Trek, Star Wars, and licensed or thematic board games Table of Contents ( 00:01:30 ) Star Wars: Re-tread, good or bad? ( 00:31:40 ) Star Trek: New series, excited? ( 01:04:10 ) Board Games: Licensed Games ( 01:33:41 ) Wrap-up: Netflix Queue

Pilot episode. Gencon and Game of Thrones. Table of Contents ( 00:01:01 ) GenCon, Co-Op Games ( 00:43:13 ) SPOILERS Game of Thrones Season 7 Finale