Lost Media – Laser Time #406
Children of the 80s had VHS. Kids of the 90s grew up with the internet. So how is it possible for any movie, TV show, or video game to completely disappear in a digital era? Turns out the missing media… Read more
Laser Time is a show featuring folks in the video games industry, although not necessarily about video games. It’s a hyper-silly, multimedia-infused look at film, TV, comics, music, pop culture, and nostalgia from the perspective of people who game for a living. Obviously, their opinions are their own and do not reflect that of their employers.
Children of the 80s had VHS. Kids of the 90s grew up with the internet. So how is it possible for any movie, TV show, or video game to completely disappear in a digital era? Turns out the missing media… Read more
Since we almost never mention anything they’ve done on the show, it’s high time Laser Time get an introduction to two of the most prolific creators in modern media! Special guest, TL Foster join Chris and Sarah in order to… Read more
A classic sci-fi locale, an unknown variable, a mythic heavenly body or the foretold destruction of us all?! Whether your kidnapping Godzilla or peddling a dubious doomsday prophecy, Planet X means a lot of different things to a lot of… Read more
In times of political unrest, it’s nice to be able to laugh at grotesque caricatures of our elected officials… or at least it used to be? As we look back on our favorite/worst politicians throughout popculture history in a fun… Read more
As one of the most dangerous and unpredictable forces in our natural world, lightning is not to be trifled with. Unless you’re making a movie! Then lightning can raise the dead, transfer souls, cause machines to malfunction, grant sentience, bestow… Read more
So Uncle Mickey unlocked the vault and unleashed EVERYTHING onto the Disney+ streaming service? Obviously not, but most of us were too blinded by The Mandalorian to care in those first few weeks. Certain titles are missing there because of… Read more
It’s that time again! We’ve watched all the Oscar Nominees for Best Picture so you don’t have to! More so than other years, there’s certainly not a lot to hate about this years Academy Awards winner’s circle, but there’s still… Read more
Get ready to learn more than you ever wanted to know about Bing Crosby bears, phallic camels, cookie crooks, greasy clowns and the absolute spokes-slut that is… Snoopy. Yes, this episode of Laser Time is tackling our favorite gone-but-not-forgotten product… Read more
What’s the oldest source material for a video game that you ever played? Don’t answer yet, because Laser Time’s prepared an 8-bit extravaganza for you this week, all courtesy of some of the worst licensed Nintendo games ever made! It’s… Read more
With the great movie debate all settled, it’s time to turn our attention to the small screen… where things have gotten weirdly bigger! Skywalker-less Star Wars, scumbag superheroes, Bojack Birds, Canadian rednecks, and unexpected rise of Hulu. Oh yes, it’s… Read more
2019’s almost a distant memory, but we’ve narrowed down its greatest cinematic achievements into a legacy that’ll live in your hearts forever! Fake pimps, dead superheroes, suburban subterfuge and failed stuntmen abound. Oh, a we’ve tried to keep the spoilers… Read more
Ringing in 2020 with a massive mega-sode. Friends will become enemies and fans will become irate as we sit down and deliberate the impossible: What are the 2010s’ greatest films?! Using our typical dysfunctional process, we’ve taken it upon ourselves… Read more
Shame Songs, Filthy Christmas Jams and Celebrity Cringe Crooning?! Oh yes, we’ve combined them all into one awful yuletide listening extravaganza! Bring the kids in, crank up the speakers, and enjoy some Holiday Horror with the whole family. From Star… Read more
Tis the season for spooktacular thrills, and Laser Time is tackling yet another horror subgenre and it’s a surprisingly robust one! It might surprise you that the killer do staggering amount of straight-to-video imitators. If you grew up watching schlock… Read more
It had to be done, Coulrophobics! With two new disturbing clown movies in theaters, we’re examining how this once wholesome embodiment of family amusement became a default icon of pure terror. Is it earned or is it irony? We’ll get to… Read more
Kicking off yet another Laser Time Spooktober with a bit of a cheat, yet a wonderful excuse to return to one of our favorite topics: Saturday Night Live. The latter half of SNL’s almost fifty years on the air has… Read more
Rejoice, cartoon lovers! This episode we’re talking about the animated inspiration behind your favorite cartoon characters. And no, we’re not just rattling off factoids you may already know, we’re letting the legendary voice actors explain themselves in their own words!
Don’t like the way your generation or cause gets depicted by the mainstream media? Well, imagine being a hippie, perhaps the world’s safest target of ridicule throughout the last half-century. From the scorn of their late sixties heyday, to the… Read more