THE DABBLERS

Quentin and the Shogun discuss the monumental shift taking place in film and tv, as the actors join the writers on the picket lines.

We go in depth on the games that were showed off during Summer Games Fest at the Xbox and Playstation Showcases. As usual, a wild ride

The WGA strike is in full effect! The stand off between the writers and the AMPTP is heading towards its second month. The producers are probably hoping that time weakens the resolve of the writers who are going to be desperate for some funds considering most writers in Hollywood live paycheck to paycheck. What they fail to realize is that writers have been struggling for a long time. Tv shows go...

As a writer's strike looms over Hollywood once more, studios are as desperate as ever to feed us the same shit they've given us before, repackaged as a TV show. Because Streaming means quantity over quality. Yes, harry potter is being rebooted. Not just that either, A twilight sequel seems to be on the cards, as well as a Moana live action film. Why? Because easy money is more important to those f...

In the chillest episode of the podcast yet, we talk about writing, poetry and life with our very special, very talented, super awesome guests: Dshamilja Roshani and Shanice Ndlovu.

Disclaimer: we had some audio issues on this one, but we promise in the moments that it clears up There are some gems of knowledge that Q and Zoë drop to make this an essential listen. The Last of US is frighteningly good right now. Joined by special guest, Zoë De Sousa, we dive into what makes the show so good for us. Please give us a listen.... and remember: Look for the Light.

We're back bitches. We give our thoughts on DC's recently revealed slate and discuss how we see James Gunn and Peter Safran's world shaping up. We briefly touch on the last of us as well, and the homophobic reaction to episode 3.

We interview the hyper talented ladies collectively known as Yamoria. Blessed poets, actors and artists that we are glad we had the honor of talking to about their journeys, and the influence of Native American culture on who they have become.

Q sits with Ace and Feyo to discuss the nuances of the past, present and potential future of Anime as well as the mainstream appeal it currently has.

The Dabblers are back. Maybe. Sort of... we'll see if we can upload pods on a consistent basis but today we are talking about the big Mactaverse, yes you read that right. McDonald's but virtual. What the fuck that means, who the fuck actually knows? But it will be weird. After we talk writing, keep your eyes on the horizon because the two idiots that host this show are going to be releasing a coll...

In this episode we discuss Twitch ASMR, Onlyfans, and then we take a hard left and talk about the specifics of the Psychological Horror genre and what differentiates it from the other sub-genres. 

We talked about stuff. A lot of stuff. Stuff stuff stuff, so much stuff. 

Huge announcements were dropped from PlayStation's Showcase on the 9th of September, including, a God of War: Ragnarok trailer, a small tease of Marvel's Spiderman 2 and the massive reveal of Insomniac's new Wolverine game. We freaking loved it and we share all our thoughts on the whole event.  

Q sat down with Brooklyn and talked about his journey into comedy, where he started, where he is, his upbringing and more. Come Dabble

This is an episode that was supposed to be out already. We discussed, PlayStation's last state of play, featuring games like Deathloop, Death Stranding Director's Cut, and Sifu. We are joined by the multi talented, Jarmaine Dube, who's a massive lover of games, movies, animation and a creator of those things too, remember the name.    

In this episode of the show we start off with some important shit that needs to be talked about right now. Femicide has escalated to horrifying levels in South Africa and it has to stop! It is tough to transition from there but we put out a tribute to the great Kentaro Miura, who passed away. He was the incredible writer and creator of the Berserk Manga. He leaves behind an incredible legacy that...

This week Q and Dave discuss some interesting tweets from actor, writer, musician, hyper talented fellow, Donald Glover. The rapper sometimes known as Childish Gambino wrote that he had heard people complaining that they were bored by the selection of Film and TV out there, and suggested the reason for it might be that people are scared to try new things, make experimental mistakes, because they a...

In episode 8 of The Dabblers Podcast, Q and Dave discuss 2021's Mortal Kombat. At last we see another cinematic dive into the lore of the successful fighting game franchise. The guys discuss where they feel it soared and where it didn't work for them. 

In Episode 7 of the DABBLERS PODCAST, Quentin Island and the Shogun discuss the recently released Army of the Dead Trailer. This goes into a discussion about zombie films and where they'd like to see those kind of films go. Towards the end of the show they both share their thoughts on Amazon's INVINCIBLE series. 

Zack Snyder's Justice League is out, the Snyder cut lives! Q and The Shogun talk how they felt about the Snyder cut, possible futures, they cover stuff like Steppenwolf, Darkseid, Ray Fisher, Ezra Miller, Ben Affleck, Martian Manhunter and all the other stuff about this superhero cult film that made everyone jizz their pants! Come Dabble🌴

Q goes in depth with a good friend and indie music label owner Lumko Jacobs. They talk his journey to loving music, growing as a manager to eventual label owner, thoughts on South African Hip Hop and more... Come Dabble🌴

Q sits down with Shanice to talk about many things including the publishing of her book, the process around it, the future of her world known as 'Peace' and loads more gems🌴

Q and the Shogun talk about the Army of the Dead teaser trailer, HBO's The Last of Us casting, the game's creative director Neil Druckmann and more. 🌴

Its WB Mania for the next couple of months and to honour that in some form we do a slight dive into the recently released trailers for the Snyder Cut Justice League and the new Mortal Kombat. Come Dabble with us 🌴

We're back!!! We got rebooted or something of the sort... anyway the Shogun and Q deep dive the state of the world, cancel culture and if black filmmakers only get recognition when they do 'serious' movies.