Dueling Ogres

The big conversation is the origin of Venom as Rem understands it (which probably isn't at all. Don't we have comic genius podcast friends now?!), but we skirt around so much more! Is Beauty and The Beast's LeFou gay, or just really into wrestling with Gaston? Brandon gives a brief update on No Man's Sky's patches. Is it worth a revisit? Windows 10 brings you ads to your File Explorer because NOTH...

The big discussion is Elite Con's banning of Cosplay, but first you have to slog through our inane banter! Starting off with recapping what we've been up to these past few weeks including hooking up at Asylum Comics with Ka-Pow! The Pop Cultured Podcast and Source Material Podcast ; and doing some interviews at the Classic Plastics Toy & Comic Expo ! Who would win between a Wulk (Hulk-Wolverine hy...

In this special episode, the guys were invited to a local Podcast Night hosted by Asylum Comics to celebrate Marietta, Ohio's "First Friday" event featuring Ka-Pow! The Pop Cultured Podcast, Source Material Podcast, and of course your very own Dueling Ogres! The audio got a little squirrely on us since this was the first time we've done this, but trust me, it's much better than it was before! I th...

We're back and bringing all the energy we can muster! Is Star Wars really lasting the Jedi? What will we call them now? Brandon regales us with tales from Tamriel in Elder Scrolls, Rem bores us with Archeology tales from World of Warcraft. Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2 gets a PERFECT SCREEN TEST! Josh Gad finally quits harassing Daisy Ridley for information about Star Wars. He gets his friends t...

This week Brandon's excitement shows as we interview the Dungeons & Dragon streaming group Gentlemen's Sword! Tune in Friday and Saturday nights at 1 AM to join them at the table, just like you were there:  twitch.tv/gentlemenssword ! We go into the trials of running a show, discuss rule sets and editions, and share fireside tales of campaigns of old. They also stream other games when D&D takes a...

On the tail end of a harrowing victory by the Patriots (just kidding, we don't really care), we bring you our thoughts on the trailers you may have missed. But first we talk politics, because we NEVER do that! After that we get to the good stuff, promise. Topics include, but are not limited to: Iron Fist Santa Clarita Diet Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales Fast and Furious 8 Transfo...

This week the guys talk briefly about the Emoji Movie (because let's face it, it's a movie about Emojis. What's there to talk about?), then move on to the potential remake of White Men Can't jump. Of course, that segways into Woody Harrelson. Good ol' Woody Harrelson. Did you know he was a hardcore vegan? Well, Rem didn't! He should really bone up on his celebrity news. I mean, really dude. How di...

This week we dive into the Nintendo Switch set to launch March 3rd, 2017! Brandon's NASA training brings the insight, Rem brings the titles! Check the video links below for the first reveal trailer and the Nintendo Switch presentation video straight from the Glorious Island of Nippon! https://youtu.be/f5uik5fgIaI Also, Resident Stoner Jon stops by to speak softly into the mic and make Rem's editin...

This week's topic is a rough history of astrology, the Zodiac, and horoscopes! In celebration of a New Year, we dedicate this extra long theme episode to looking to the future by examining the past! Here's some of the links we used! NO, YOUR ASTROLOGICAL SIGN HAS NOT SHIFTED: WHY NASA'S UPDATED ZODIAC IS WRONG What is the zodiac? ANCIENT EGYPTIAN ASTROLOGY Chinese Zodiac Signs and Meanings Chinese...

[su_spacer]After two full weeks, we return with chocolate Jeebus eggs! And no, we won't share! Will the Han Solo movie feature Chewy's Backstory? Dani Mo loves the Batfleck, but will the Suicide Squad's Joker be the old Robin? Domino's delivery robots in the outback don't need lame-ass e-fuel, but they do need gratuities for robo-rent. Dead 7 from SyFy features dreamy old boy-band stars fighting z...

Boy, you'd think they're getting lazy at the end of the year! We start off with a little Christmas cheer talking about our upcoming holiday plans, and piddle about with a little politics (no worries, I'm sure it's almost listenable). Then we launch into a few stories while a yule log crackles quietly in the background. How romantic! Topics this week: Star Wars, Rogue One (duh) Bladerunner with Rya...

This week Brandon recaps his life-altering events in Final Fantasy XV and how both of our lives are seemingly devoid of any true excitement! Is life just a construct of our imaginations? Are we living our dreams or surviving our nightmares?! Did you know that ants were farming long before humans, dinosaurs had feathers, and artificial intelligence can now write its own terrifying Christmas carols?...

Download Episode What Sega titles do you think would make for a good movie or tv show? Have production companies still not learned from their previous movie adaptation failures? Comment below! While we're talking about nostalgia pieces, Ducktales (woo-oo) will be returning to Disney XD in 2017. Will it be more teen-oriented than the first cartoon? One of the new Rogue One tv spots potentially feat...

This week we talk about more tabletop RPG's with our focus turning to Paizo's new space fantasy system, Starfinder! Brandon recounts the surface similarities between Fable and Witcher 3, Rem regails us with tales from the Trek (Star Trek), we both ponder on the dark recesses of our resident viscount Terry W. Ervin's mind and whether or not he's played us for fools this whole time (probably not, he...

The guys try their first "segment" ever and stretch it into a whole show! Listen closely to their thoughts on a wide range of movie trailers including: Trainspotting 2 XXX: Return of Xander Cage Ghost in the Shell Logan Wonder Woman Guardians of the Galaxy 2 and Rogue One! I AM GROOT! *rolls critical* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLEMb_RIZ3o Click all those sharing things forever! AMA (stands f...

This is Halloween! Aren't you scared? Well, that's just fine! We have some terrible jokes, some game news with Brandon explaining Battlefield One, followed by Donald Glover playing the young Lando Calrissian in the upcoming Han Solo...solo...movie (wow, that's really redundant)! After that, we head to the animal kingdom for some science news with kelp and cow farts, followed by the entomology corn...

Getting back into the swing of things, the guys catch up on some random news stories! We briefly touch on Watchdogs 2 and Red Dead Redemption 2 coming soon, crap on Apple (Crapple), wonder if we'll go back to silent movies with the VO actors go on strike, how many movies J.K. Rowling can squeeze out of what should only be one solid film, how nobody should give Leonardo DiCaprio the rights to any o...

This week Peshka Calloway returns with her pop con partner in crime, Justin Williamson to talk about how the Parkersburg Pop Con went and what's in store for next year! We had a lot of fun, and don't let the title fool you, everything was about as smooth as butter could get! You can contact Peshka at WVU-P's Facebook ! You can find Justin at the same, or on his personal Facebook ! Click all those...

This week we sit down with Peshka Calloway, Alumni Relations Specialist for West Virginia University at Parkersburg to talk about the upcoming Parkersburg Pop Con (which she is also organizing! Man, she's really busy!) We had some great conversation with her both in and out of the interview-proper, we hope you enjoy! Never let us do the podcast tired! Click all those sharing things forever! AMA (s...

Boy, if you think Rem could drone on about MMO's wait until Brandon talks about Elder Scrolls! It's…well it's tame by comparison. The guys also reveal their next appearance at the Parkersburg Pop Con, slated for October 8th, 2016 at the WVU-P campus! The European Commission is working to provide free WiFi for major European cities, with a few caveats. Five Nights at Freddy's gets a live-action att...

Jeez, another long break? They really need to get their shit together! This week's episode brings some gaming world talk with Rem's experience in the new World of Warcraft: Legion expansion which leads to Brandon inquiring about the secret world-boss that was discovered. Sony drops mics with their PS4 Slim & Pro announcements, but then drops balls when they refuse to help Bethesda bring mods to th...

Rupert Grint starring in a Snatch series? That's almost as weird as the Tick coming back to your TV! What kind of online streaming do you watch regularly? Leave a comment below! We won't judge if you say Crackle! While you're at it, watch The Tick and let us know your thoughts! [amazon template=iframe image2&asin=B01J776HVW] Whodathunk Rem would drop the ball on World of Warcraft news?! Regardless...

Wow, did they really talk about Dr. Demento? The Ogres are showing their age! We promptly move on to discussion about the season finale of Preacher with Ruth Negga and Dominic Cooper, and their continued work together. The Neflix original Stranger Things is the new Giant in the Playground with its D&D inspired storylines, which lead us into the August 19th release date for The Tick through Amazon...

Sorry for the late episode, this week was tough on ol' Rem! This week we recap our first experience being on a convention panel and bust into a few of the stories from the SDCC including Ghost Rider's tease on Agents of Shield, The Walking Dead trailer, Hulk's Gladiator armor, Grand Admiral Thrawn's appearance in Star Wars Rebels, and more! We're all over the place with this one, so hang onto your...

Brandon recounts the difficulties of learning a spoken language from an app called DuoLingo and a coding language from the computer, then we launch into some of our experiences and external anecdotes about Pokemon Go  by Niantic, Inc. ! After that, we talk about the up-and-coming exploration game No Man's Sky  by Hello Games and the nostalgia that the NES Classic will bring! (Intro uses the " Blac...