I'll Show You Mine

Welcome to a new episode of I’ll Show You Mine! This week, James is showing Elyse ‘Crash Bandicoot’ from 1996, the wacky 3D platformer for the PlayStation. Join us as we talk about Crash being the unofficial PlayStation mascot, the sick mind of Dr. Neo Cortex, and Elyse forgets the word “boulder”. Our next episode will be August 1st, when Elyse shows James ‘Pollyanna’ from 1960. Our theme song is...

Welcome to a new episode of I’ll Show You Mine! This week, Elyse is showing James the cult classic sequel to Peter Pan, ‘Hook’ from 1991. Join us as we talk about how 90s kids love this movie but Steven Spielberg hates it, all the dang cameos, and Rufio, Rufio, Ru-fi-ohhhh! Our next episode will be July 18th, when James shows Elyse ‘Crash Bandicoot’ from 1996. Our theme song is by us! James Sparkm...

Welcome to a new episode of I’ll Show You Mine! This week, James is showing Elyse the game that launched a massive franchise, the original ‘Call of Duty’ from 2003. Join us as we learn about James’ World War II Dad side, get surprised by the heart of a game that has since become known for its bro-tastic online multiplayer mode, and talk about how war really sucks! Our next episode will be July 4th...

Welcome to a new episode of I’ll Show You Mine! This week, Elyse is taking James back to Paris in the 1800s, by way of Joel Schumacher’s 2004 adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical, ‘The Phantom of the Opera’ Join us as we talk about James’ history with the stage version of this show, the music, the singing, and the incredible DRAMA of it all! Our next episode will be June 20th, when James sh...

Welcome to a new episode of I’ll Show You Mine! This week, James is transporting Elyse to the arcades of old with ‘Gauntlet Dark Legacy’. Released in arcades in 1999 and ported to a variety of home consoles in the following years, ‘Gauntlet Dark Legacy’ revamps the original dungeon crawler with 3D graphics and brand new characters. Join us as we talk about the dark fantasy style of Gauntlet, the…...

Welcome to a new episode of I’ll Show You Mine! This week, we’re taking it back to an all-time classic, ‘Rebel Without a Cause’ from 1955. ‘Rebel’ tells the story of troubled middle-class youths and the ways they struggle to find their way, make friends, and figure out who they are. Join us as we talk about the mystique surrounding this movie because of its star, James Dean, who died tragically a...

Welcome to a new episode of I’ll Show You Mine! This week, we’re finishing our topsy turvy April Fools’ episodes with Elyse showing James ‘The Wolf Among Us,’ an episodic graphic adventure-mystery game from 2013. Developed by Telltale Games and based on the comic series ‘Fables,’ ‘The Wolf Among Us’ tells the story of Bigby Wolf, sheriff of Fabletown, as he investigates a disturbing murder in 1980...

Welcome to a new episode of I’ll Show You Mine! This week, we’re kicking off our topsy turvy April Fools’ episodes with James showing Elyse ‘Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb’ from 1964. Directed by Stanley Kubrick, ‘Dr. Strangelove’ is a satire about nuclear war erupting between the US and Soviet Russia. Join us as talk about how this movie is a Big Deal, praise...

Welcome to a new episode of I’ll Show You Mine! This week, James is showing Elyse ‘Sam & Max Save the World’ from 2006. Developed by Telltale Games, this episodic game takes the comic book characters of Sam and Max, Freelance Police, through six hair-raising, world-saving adventures. Join us as we talk about the hit-or-miss comedy of this game, the stylistic design, the point and click puzzles...

Welcome to a new episode of I’ll Show You Mine! This week, Elyse is showing James ‘The Fox and the Hound’ from 1981. Loosely based on the book of the same name, ‘The Fox and the Hound’ tells the simple story of a young fox and hound who become friends despite their adversarial nature. Join us as we talk about the internal production drama of this movie, the beauty of the animation, and decide if t...

Welcome to a new episode of I’ll Show You Mine! This time, James is showing Elyse ‘Metroid: Zero Mission’ from 2004. An update of the original ‘Metroid’ designed for the Game Boy Advance, ‘Metroid: Zero Mission’ retells the first story of bounty hunter Samus Aran traveling to planet Zebes after learning that Space Pirates are experimenting with Metroids, hostile parasitic organisms. Join us as we...

Welcome to a new episode and a new season of I’ll Show You Mine! We’re kicking things off this time with a little Valentine’s Day romcom, ‘Overboard’ from 1987, starring the iconic couple, Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell. ‘Overboard’ tells the story of a spoiled, wealthy socialite who loses her memory and is convinced by a down-on-his-luck carpenter that she is his wife and mother to his four rambunc...

Welcome to another episode of I’ll Show You Mine! It’s time for another Christmas movie special, and this time we’re watching ‘Will Vinton’s Claymation Christmas Celebration’ from 1987. An animated television special that originally aired on CBS alongside ‘A Garfield Christmas,’ ‘A Claymation Christmas Celebration’ features a program of Christmas carols, introduced by dinosaur hosts Rex and Herb....

Welcome to another episode of I’ll Show You Mine! It’s JRPG Thanksgiving time once again and we’re playing ‘Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars’ for the SNES from 1996! A collaboration between Nintendo and Square, ‘Super Mario RPG’ sends Mario and friends on a quest to save everyone’s wishes from a band of sentient weapons. Join us as we talk about the weird and wonderful union of Nintendo...

Welcome to another episode of I’ll Show You Mine! This week we’re finishing off the season with one more Halloween episode, where James shows Elyse ‘Condemned 2: Bloodshot’ from 2008. Made for the Xbox 360, this sequel to ‘Condemned: Criminal Origins’ follows now-disgraced FBI agent Ethan Thomas as he attempts to save his city from a dark and violent influence without losing his mind himself. Join...

Welcome to another episode of I’ll Show You Mine! This week we’re celebrating our 100th episode (!!!) AND kicking off our Halloween episodes with Elyse showing James ‘The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad’ from 1949. The last Disney animated package film from the 1940s, ‘The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad’ tells the stories of ‘The Wind in the Willows’ and ‘The Legend of Sleepy Hollow’ narrat...

Welcome to another episode of I’ll Show You Mine! This week James is showing Elyse ‘The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds’ from 2013. Developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 3DS, ‘A Link Between Worlds’ is a remake of sorts of the 1992 Zelda game, ‘A Link to the Past’ upgraded for new hardware and featuring a new story. Join us as we talk about the similarities and differences be...

Welcome to another episode of I’ll Show You Mine! This week Elyse is showing James ‘Dead Poets Society’ from 1989. Directed by Peter Weir and starring Robin Williams, Ethan Hawke, and Robert Sean Leonard, ‘Dead Poets Society’ tells the story of an unconventional English teacher at a prestigious boys prep school in the 50s who encourages his students to think for themselves. Join us as we talk abou...

Welcome to another episode of I’ll Show You Mine! This week James is showing Elyse ‘Portal 2’ from 2011. Developed and released by Valve, Portal 2 is the sequel to Portal, the breakout physics puzzle game from Valve that was expanded from a project by a group of game design students. Portal 2 adds to the Portal mechanics, gameplay, and the world of Aperture. Join us as we talk about the incredible...

Welcome to another episode of I’ll Show You Mine! This week Elyse is showing James ‘Rock-a-Doodle’ from 1991. Another Don Bluth film, Rock-a-Doodle tells the story of Chanticleer, a rooster whose crow wakes the sun every morning. But when an evil owl plots to keep the sun from shining, it’s up to Chanticleer’s barnyard friends to bring him home and save the day. Join us as we talk about the weird...

Welcome to another episode of I’ll Show You Mine! This week James is showing Elyse ‘Burnout’ from 2002. Developed by Criterion Games and published by Acclaim Entertainment, Burnout is the first entry of a racing franchise that has become known for its spectacular crashes and high-risk mechanics. Though the game was initially released for PlayStation 2 in late 2001, the GameCube version (the one we...

Welcome to another episode of I’ll Show You Mine! This week Elyse is showing James ‘Point Break’ from 1991. Directed by Kathryn Bigelow and starring Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze, ‘Point Break’ tells the story of Johnny Utah, an FBI agent who goes undercover in the surfing world to find a group of bank robbers, only to get sucked into the high adrenaline lifestyle by charismatic leader, Bodhi. J...

Welcome to another episode of I’ll Show You Mine! This week James is showing Elyse ‘Viva Piñata’ from 2006. Developed by Rare and published by Xbox Game Studios for the Xbox 360, ‘Viva Piñata’ is a gardening simulator and virtual pet game where you maintain a “piñata garden” in order to attract a variety of piñatas. Join us as we talk about how this game is definitely made for younger kids, bemoan...

Welcome to another episode of I’ll Show You Mine! This week Elyse is showing James ‘Roman Holiday’’ from 1953. Directed by William Wyler and starring Gregory Peck and Audrey Hepburn in her Hollywood debut, ‘Roman Holiday’ tells the story of Princess Ann, a princess from an unnamed European country who plays hooky in Rome with the help of local American journalist Joe Bradley. Join us as we talk ab...

Welcome to another episode of I’ll Show You Mine! This week James is showing Elyse ‘Halo 2’ from 2004. Developed by Bungie and published by Microsoft Game Studios, Halo 2 continues the saga of Master Chief and also gives a glimpse into the world of the enemy alien coalition, the Covenant. Join us as we talk about James’ high school days and the intense anticipation he felt for the sequel to Halo,...