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I'LL MAKE AN INTERNATIONAL INCIDENT OUT OF YOU: The live action version of the '90s animated classic, Mulan , was released to Disney+ subscribers (for the cost of an extra $29.99) and, with it, came a lot of controversy––from Chinese reviewers not being too keen on it to human rights issues, D. Bethel and Andrew run through the discourse of this interesting, troubled film. ANOTHER DUNE: The first...

WEEK IN GEEK: This week, Andrew watches the recent Netflix-made video game documentary series, High Score , and gets inspired to finally check out the very strange––and controversial?––game, Night Trap . D. Bethel finds serenity as the ferryman of the dead while playing Thunder Lotus Games' Spiritfarer , a game that is a far cry from their previous games. RELEVANT LINKS: Gillespie, Daniel. " New M...

EPIC WIN (OR FAIL): It has been a few weeks of high drama in the world of video games as Epic––the company behind Fortnite and the Unreal Engine––sued Apple after Apple delisted Fortnite from its storefront when Epic violated its terms of service as a developer. It's a complicated, convoluted issue with a lot of far-reaching and severe consequences for those who don't really have a dog in this fig...

DC DECONSTRUCTED: News of a major restructuring of DC Comics by WarnerMedia last week set the comics world ablaze with speculation and worry. D. Bethel and Andrew try to parse the information and speculate on what it could mean not only for DC Comics but for comics in general. LOWER THE SHIELD: Over seven seasons, Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. comes to a close. Our hosts' appreciation for the sh...

Everything has changed in the wake of COVID-19. This applies, of course, to indie comic creators, for whom the pandemic hit especially hard in terms of income. With gatherings of people not likely to happen in any safe capacity for awhile, it has many creators asking, "What do we do in a world without comic conventions?" D. Bethel and Taurus Comics' Kyrun Silva sit down to talk about creating comi...

ANY PORT IN A NERD STORM: Rather than blasting the news, Andrew and D. Bethel blur the distinction between nerdy news and Weeks in Geek with Andrew expressing his excitement for Star Trek: Lower Decks on CBS All Access, Dan's strange sense of place after watching the HBO true crime documentary mini-series, I'll Be Gone in the Dark , before they discuss the news of the upcoming live-action Mulan re...

WEEK IN GEEK: Andrew watches the documentary about the creation of Dungeons & Dragons that re-establishes the importance of co-founder, Dave Arneson, called Secrets of Blackmoor: The True History of Dungeons & Dragons, while D. Bethel enjoys––but fully understands the criticisms of––Sucker Punch Games' new open world samurai game, Ghost of Tsushima . RELEVANT LINKS: Batman & Bill . Directed by She...

THE INTERMINABLE CUT: Zack Snyder had already made it clear that his "Snyder Cut" of Justice League for HBO Max was going to be long, but recently made clear that it was going to be even longer than the 214 minutes he previously said it would be, meaning it will likely be close to four hours of film. Andrew and D. Bethel have some thoughts about long run times with nerdy and geeky movies. RELEVANT...

WEEK IN GEEK: Andrew tunes into the new Apple TV alternate history drama created by Ronald D. Moore: For All Mankind . D. Bethel also watches some tv; however, it's animated and old––Disney XD's Gravity Falls . RELEVANT LINKS: Trailer for the upcoming animated series on CBS All Access, Star Trek: The Lower Decks .   Visit our website at forallintents.net and leave your thoughts as comments on the...

A NEW BAT IN THE BELFRY: With Ruby Rose's sudden departure as the lead in CW's Batwoman after the conclusion of its first season, the studio had a lot of interesting choices to make. This week, it was announced that Javicia Leslie would be taking over as the lead––not as Kate Kane, but as a brand new, original character, Ryan Wilder. Andrew & D. Bethel discuss the casting, legacy characters, and h...

WEEK IN GEEK: This week, Andrew finds half of a game to enjoy in Owlcat Games' Pathfinder: Kingmaker while D. Bethel expands his artistic repertoire by investing in an iPad Pro and finds a lot to like in it. Here's a recent post on D. Bethel's Long John website about using the iPad to draw (including the video showing the drawing getting drawn). RELEVANT EPISODES: " Episode 78 - It's Not Crude, It...

PEOPLE ARE STILL TERRIBLE: The last few weeks have been heavy with news of important people in the various nerd industries––video games, tabletop, comics, etc.––getting called out as sexual predators who, for years, were protected by the companies they worked for. Andrew and D. Bethel don't dive into specific cases as much as why these people's predatory behavior had been "open secrets" for years...

WEEK IN GEEK: As is often the case with our hosts: everything old is new again. Andrew plans to take on the psychological strangeness of Atlus' Catherine in the recently released "definitive" version of the 2011 game called Catherine: Full Body . D. Bethel actually steps outside the realm of Xavier's School for the Gifted to try out a different Marvel hero, The Silver Surfer, in the 2019 limited s...

THE DELONGATED MAN: Actor Hartley Sawyer has been fired from his role as Ralph Dibney––the civilian name for The Elongated Man––after racist and misogynist tweets he made years ago once again resurfaced. Andrew and D. Bethel discuss accountability in the world of social media and the permanence of internet publishing. WotC RESHUFFLES: Magic: The Gathering publisher, Wizards of the Coast (WotC) ann...

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WEEK IN GEEK: This week, Andrew and D. Bethel let you in on the newest in modern entertainment. Andrew takes a dip into Nickelodeon's 2005 animated show, Avatar: The Last Airbender , while Dan finds himself charmed by the 2015 RPG by CD Projekt Red, The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt . RELEVANT LINKS: Hall, Charlie. " The Witcher Author and CD Projekt End Royalties Dispute with Licensing Agreement ." Po...

#RELEASETHETAYLORCUT : With a bunch of DC Comics-related news dropping this week, we had to light the Taylor signal to bring in our resident DC expert and Senior Optimist Reporter, Taylor Katcher , to talk about the release of the infamous "Snyder Cut" of 2017's Justice League on the forthcoming streaming service, HBO Max. Also discussed is the shocking news that Ruby Rose would be stepping down f...

NEWS BLAST (COVID-19 EDITION): A lot of stuff is going on amid the global pandemic, and Andrew and D. Bethel are here to talk about it (if Dan actually was able to record his audio this time). They talk about the AMC theater chain shunning Universal Pictures amid Trolls World Tour 's success, Civilization VI 's bold new plan for a year's worth of DLC and expansions, Marvel and DC Comics are shippi...

IT WOULD HAVE BEEN CALLED "THE NEW MIDNIGHT": There's no new episode this week due to some debilitating technical problems on one of the host's end (it was Dan). Check back next week for a new episode. INFO:   Visit our website at forallintents.net and leave your thoughts as comments on the page for this episode . Join our  Facebook  page Social: Andrew - Twitter & Instagram , D. Bethel - Twitter...

#CAPITALISM: With Disney taking ownership of the 4th of May, Andrew and D. Bethel talk about the role of ownership in public discourse for a bit. MUNDANE FANTASY: Looking at where the world is now, and with the meteoric landing of Animal Crossing: New Horizons , D. Bethel and Andrew wonder––why do we love playing games about working ...and love them? RELEVANT LINKS: Lee, Giacomo. " Is Inktober in...

WEEK IN GEEK: This week, after giving a brief update on the announcement of IMDb TV's revival of Leverage , Andrew talks about his experience playing Coldwild Games ' delightful trading simulation game, Merchant of the Skies while D. Bethel finally got around to watching Netflix's The Witcher . RELEVANT EPISODES: Episode 31 - "Post-Op Dan" (09 Jan. 2015): Where Andrew discusses his impressions of...

WHAT MAKES A REMAKE: With the incredible success of games like Resident Evil 2 and Final Fantasy VII Remake , Andrew and D. Bethel discuss the legacy of these new games (and their original versions) while also discussing all of the iterations of "re-" that you can find in media (reboots, remakes, remasters). RELEVANT EPISODES: Shortcast 76 - "A Sense of Place" (30 November 2018): Where Andrew talk...

OUT OF GAS: Though this is on the feed, it's more of an apology for a lack of an episode to this. In the interest of full disclosure, both Andrew and D. Bethel couldn't muster the energy to get out of being generally exhausted and saddened by their quarantined lives. So, rather than force their way through uninspired conversation, they figured the best thing to do would be to call in a sick day an...

WEEK IN GEEK: Andrew finds the retro-JRPG stylings of Square Enix's Octopath Traveler engaging and fun while D. Bethel has fun making the new pages from his webcomic, Long John , into short videos for Instagram, forcing him to look at his own work in new ways. RELEVANT LINKS: Brown, Fraser. " Monster Boy Developer Announces DuckTales Quackshots (Update: It's an April Fool) ." PC GAMER . Future US,...

SHELTER AT HOME: With both hosts hometowns under a "shelter at home" quarantine, they discuss how they've had to adjust their behavior to continue their normal nerdy procedures. To that end, Andrew discusses playing tabletop RPGs online using the Roll20 website and the teleconferencing program, Zoom. D. Bethel, on the other hand, talks about comic book distribution and how the major (only?) comics...