Comic Reviews: Hunt for Wolverine and X-Files: Case Files!
COMIC REVIEWS! This week the Hunt for Wolverine is on, and Mulder and Scully investigate their weirdest case yet: Florida!
Ground Zero Shows – Laser Time #327
You gotta start somewhere! And even cult shows with small fanbases can end up defining the next wave of comedy and animation. In this episode of Laser Time, we’ve come up with a selection of fantastic programs whose influence, quality… Read more
Vidjagame Apocalypse 261 – From the Land of the Ice and Snow
God of War is out this week, taking jaded Greek hipster Kratos on a spree of cultural appropriation through Scandinavia (or something like that). To celebrate the series’ by-all-accounts amazing rebirth, Matthew Allen and Alaina Yee help us dedicate this… Read more
Gwyneth Paltrow Gets A Haircut, Simpsons Hit 200, and Grand Theft Auto Decimates Everything – Apr 20-26 – Thirty Twenty Ten
Grand Theft Auto IV is officially ten-years-old, Flight of the Conchords make their audio debut, INXS is on the charts, Disney’s Animal Kingdom opens and they have an entire network to promote it, and Sliding Doors becomes a verb. All… Read more
Comic Reviews: Wasted Space and Her Infernal Descent!
COMIC REVIEWS! This week we go into space with Wasted Space, and descend into hell in Her Infernal Descent!
Talking Simpsons – Two Bad Neighbors With Virgil Texas And Matt Christman
Chapo Traphouse hosts Virgil Texas and Matt Christman know politics and Simpsons better than most humans, making them a perfect fit for Two Bad Neighbors! We dig into the Bush family’s war with The Simpsons, explain some of the more… Read more
Kids In Peril – Laser Time #326
Whatever happened to that time honored cinematic tradition of putting unaccompanied minors in mortally dangerous situations?! Other than Stranger Things, not a whole lot. But the 1980s were riddled with the Kid in Peril thing, so join Laser Time as… Read more
Vidjagame Apocalypse 260 – Guess The Fart!
This week, we’re breaking from format even further by trading the Top 5 for a quiz to see who can name gaming’s most famous farty butts. Feel free to play along with special guests Matthew Allen and Nathan Ortega (but… Read more
Disney cartoons finally have their own home, It’s tough to forget Sarah Marshall and meet your new neighbor, Totoro! – Apr 13-19 Thirty Twenty Ten
Studio Ghibli makes a double splash, some Bad Dudes crash arcades, Ben 10 ends and begins again, MTV cancels its last good sketch comedy, Toon Disney launches a temporary home for classic animation, and Jason Segel shows us his doodle… Read more
Comic Reviews: Brothers Dracul and Crude!
COMIC REVIEWS! This week it’s an indie spectacular with Aftershock Comics’ Brothers Dracul and the new Image series Crude!
Talking Simpsons – Team Homer With Alex Navarro
Giant Bomb’s own Alex Navarro joins us to go through this sporty episode that proclaims “Down with homework!” (authorization code 794945) We talk with Alex about bowling, boweling, MAD Magazine, Pops Freshenmeyer, misappropriation, and so much more in this podcast!
The Best of Norm Macdonald – Laser Time #325
We’re taking a break from our traditional format and celebrating one man for an entire episode! Oh yes, it’s a Laser Time listening party, and it’s devoted 100% to the weird and wonderful work of Norm Macdonald. From his turbulent… Read more
Vidjagame Apocalypse 259 – Operatic Villains
Who doesn’t like to hear a villain sing about themselves and their evil plans? It’s a time-honored tradition, dating back to some really old thing or other, but it’s a more recent phenomenon in video games. So this week, special… Read more
Mario Kart Loses a Wheel, The Office Returns, and Steven Seagal and Teletubbies Make Their Debut – Apr 6 – 13: Thirty Twenty Ten
Dunder-Mifflin returns from the writer’s strike with an unforgettable dinner party, George Michael gets caught in a bathroom, KC and JoJo begin their reign over the highschool slow dance, and the best-selling Mario Kart iteration is also its worst! All… Read more
Comic Reviews: Deathstroke and Curse of Brimstone!
COMIC REVIEWS! It’s a double dose of DC this week, as Batman and Deathstroke take the deadliest paternity test ever, and Brimstone enters the New Age of Heroes!
Talking Simpsons – Marge Be Not Proud
Dave Rudden joins us for an early Christmas as we analyze the show’s second ever holiday episode! We talk about shoplifting, video games of the 1990s, Xuxa, and disappointing our moms in this week’s very special podcast!
When Wrestling Breaks the Fourth Wall – Laser Time #324
In honor of Wrestlemania 34, we’re looking at some of our favorite moments to ever occur in and around the squared circle: Yelling! Or more specifically, we’re zeroing in on those lightning-in-a-bottle promos where the actual wrestling stops and little… Read more
Vidjagame Apocalypse 258 – In-Game Contests, Real-Life Prizes
Ready Player One is in theaters this week, and whatever you think of it, the core idea of being rewarded with actual riches for doing something in a game is a powerful one. So powerful, in fact, that it’s been… Read more