The School of Everything Else Archive

[Digital Gonzo 2013] A show we did as soon as George Lucas sold Lucasfilm to Disney. It's obviously as dated as hell now, but fun to look back on how we felt at that early stage. We also watch and give some highlighted commentary on the Star Wars Holiday Special. 

[Digital Gonzo 2013] Vol. 5 – James Batchelor [Star Wars] VI: Fox Fanfare & Main Titles/Blockade Runner IV: Imperial Attack IV: The Dune Sea/The Jawa Sandcrawler IV: Cantina Band IV: Princess Leia's Theme IV: TIE Fighter Attack V: The Battle of Hoth - Part 1 V: The Asteroid Field V: Yoda's Theme V: The Clash of Lightsabers VI: Approaching the Death Star VI: The Pit of Carkoon/Sail Barge Assault VI...

[Digital Gonzo 2012] Vol. 4 - Chris Eason & Sharon Shaw [LOTR] One Ring to Rule them All/The Shire/The Road Goes Ever On Strider/Beren and Luthien The Great Eye/The Fellowship Gilraen’s Memorial/The Ring Goes South Moria/The Bridge of Khazad Dum The Departure of Boromir Theoden King/The Funeral of Theodred Sons of the Steward The Host of the Eldar Haldir’s Lament/Retreat Theoden Rides Forth/The Wh...

[Digital Gonzo 2012] A lengthy discussion about Tolkein's books as a precursor to our movie discussions.  In 2001 Peter Jackson, along with Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Richard Taylor, Tania Rodger, everybody at Weta Workshop and an astonishingly dedicated and talented cast and crew brought us the first of three (later to be six) movies covering the events in Middle Earth as told in the books of J...

[Digital Gonzo 2012] This is the second of three shows discussing Firefly and Serenity.   This episode we look at the troubled production run and the myriad decisions made that hamstrung this potentially glorious series and ensured nobody saw it, that those that did were somewhat confused and that only a few would even notice its cancellation. Those few have grown in number in the years since with...

[Digital Gonzo 2012] After many months of teasing Gonzo finally covers one of the most beloved Sci Fi shows of all time. If you're one of the people that saw this when it was originally aired then please let the other six know because they will probably adore this episode.  Cut off some way before its prime, this exists as a cautionary tale never to trust a Fox but also as a wistful glimpse of wha...

[Digital Gonzo 2012] Vol. 3 – Gary Blower & James Batchelor [Bond] James Bond Theme - John Barry Capsule in Space - John Barry (5:YOLT) [Gary] You Only Live Twice: David Arnold feat Bjork (5:YOLT) [Gary] OHMSS - David Arnold & The Propellerheads (6:OHMSS) [Gary] The Man with the Golden Gun - John Barry feat. Lulu (9:MWGG) [Gary] Bond 77 (10:TSWLM) [James] A View to a Kill (14:VTAK) [Alex] License...

[Digital Gonzo 2012] Vol. 2 – Sharon Shaw Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2001) Main Theme - Tan Dun/Yo-Yo Ma 3.24 Blade Runner (1982) Prologue and Main Titles - Vangelis 3.55 The Piano (1993) The Heart Asks Pleasure First - Michael Nyman 3.11 Willow (1988) Willow’s Theme - James Horner 3.57 Interview with the Vampire (1994) Libera Me - Elliot Goldenthal 2.48 Meet Joe Black (1998) Whisper of a Thr...

[Digital Gonzo 2012] Vol. 1 – James Batchelor Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2001) Main Theme - Tan Dun/Yo-Yo Ma 3.24 Blade Runner (1982) Prologue and Main Titles - Vangelis 3.55 The Piano (1993) The Heart Asks Pleasure First - Michael Nyman 3.11 Willow (1988) Willow’s Theme - James Horner 3.57 Interview with the Vampire (1994) Libera Me - Elliot Goldenthal 2.48 Meet Joe Black (1998) Whisper of a...

[Digital Gonzo 2012] This turned out to be one of my top ten video games of all time. An amazing example of stealth mechanics applied with perfect communication from developers to player. 

[Digital Gonzo 2012] We got together to discuss which games were not necessarily best by any means, but most important for the period between 2005 and 2012 that makes up the so-called seventh generation. The list ended up quite contentious. 

[Digital Gonzo 2012] This covers the third season of this amazing animated series. Once again this episode has spoilers including how the whole thing ends so we don’t recommend you listen until you’ve seen Book 3: Fire and finished The Legend of Aang. Joining me once again to talk about Firebending, ethics and the pressure heaped upon children, I have Daniel Floyd, Pixar animator and the voice of...

[Digital Gonzo 2012] We cover the second season of this amazing animated series. Once again this episode has spoilers so we don’t recommend you listen until you’ve seen Book 2: Earth. Joining me once again to talk about Earthbending, a heightened sense of emotional engagement and the most wonderful blind character in all of creation, I have Daniel Floyd, Pixar animator and the voice of Extra Credi...

[Digital Gonzo 2012] We cover the first season of this amazing animated series. If you haven’t heard it yet (and that’s unlikely as it’s been the most popular Gonzo episode of all time) then go check out our spoiler-free introduction to the show and movie review first. This episode here has spoilers so we don’t recommend you listen until you’ve seen Book 1: Water. Joining me once again to talk abo...

[Digital Gonzo 2012] This was live footage recorded at the first of four annual get-togethers we held for our community. We may someday do a fifth. 

[Digital Gonzo 2012] This is a two part epic investigation into the making of Batman: Breakdown.  There's so much detail, so many hidden references and so much forethought behind the writing and production that this ended up needing two shows to contain it. I am joined by Daniel Floyd of Extra Credits who played Robin, Neil Taylor of KDS 2.0 who played Nightwing and Sharon Shaw of Gonzo Planet who...

[Digital Gonzo 2012] This is my first full-length audio drama. It was designed to be enjoyed by comic fans but also to people who are only familiar with the Nolan films the Arkham video games or the Animated Series. I wanted to write something significant, honest and authentic about the Batman legend and with a lot of help from long-time serious Bat-fan, David Hartrick, I was able to shape a serie...

[Digital Gonzo 2012] Two of the finest games focused on a comic book hero, Batman: Arkham Asylum and Arkham City are the subject of this week’s show. This is 50+ hours of content to cram into 123 minutes but my team of assembled guests are once again entirely dedicated to their art. They’re enormous and filled with secrets and we endeavour to uncover and explore some of the more intriguing aspects...

[Digital Gonzo 2012] This week rather than looking at another Batman movie, I've turned my attention to my favourite of his many graphic novels. Hush was written in 2002 by Jeph Loeb and Jim Lee and is a mystery thriller featuring a massive cast of heroes and villains, manipulated from the shadows by a brilliant and malevolent masked figure named Hush, who seems to know far too much about Batman....

[Digital Gonzo 2012] The second and final wave of audio articles laid down on Gonzo Planet for that short span of time when it was a magazine site. 

[Digital Gonzo 2011] This is a collection of the first wave of audio articles published on Gonzo Planet, my short-lived project to bring together various people I knew to provide daily written and audio content. 

[Digital Gonzo 2012] This is one of a pair of what are likely to be the only shows we will ever do on Game of Thrones. They were recorded back after the first season when we loved it. Now we don't.  The second part has spoilers, but I think pretty much everyone in the world, including kindergartners have seen this now. 

[Digital Gonzo 2012] We go wayyy back to early 2012 when UK retailer GAME were severely in trouble. They somehow managed to save themselves for several years by making many shrewd and often cruel decisions. This episode is a look at how they got where they did.  Guests: Gary Blower and James Batchelor of GameBurst.

[Digital Gonzo 2012] Listen back to how very hand-holdy it was, as well as some of the brilliant things it achieved with Wii Motion plus.  You will hear from six guests on the highs and lows of one of the last significant games on Nintendo's most popular console to date. * Daniel Floyd of Extra Credits * Leah Haydu of GamerDork * James Batchelor of GameBurst * Gary Blower of GameBurst and Big Red...

[Digital Gonzo 2011] A show wherein my guests and I scrape the very bottom of the barrel and locate our five most hated movies each.