Q*Bert – Episode 014
Strap in for our most profane episode yet (or not, as we’ll explain). It’s time to talk about Gottlieb’s biggest arcade hit – Q*bert! Find out how this game by Warren Davis and Jeff Lee became a pop culture… Read more
How the Coronavirus is Impacting the Entertainment Industry – Laser Time #408
Movies, TV, video games, comics, sports and more. While not the most important things in the world right now, the COVID-19 pandemic has thrown a wrench into how all of that is produced and/or distributed. In this special episode, we’re… Read more
Retro Retro Remakes – Vidjagame Apocalypse 361
Remakes and remasters aren’t just a modern-gaming phenomenon – far from it. They’ve been part of gaming since at least the ’80s, and this week, we grab John Brandon of Square Roots to look back at five of our favorite… Read more
Adventure Time Debuts, Wrestling Goes to Movie Theaters, Ernest Becomes a Comedy Legend, and Christopher Walken Needs More Cowbell
April 3-9: We love Kevin Kline to death, Johnny Depp is a cry-baby, Minnie Driver loses her heart, an all-star nuclear war — live!, Big Pussy talks to the fishes, Samuel L. Jackson gets court-martialed, Steve Carell and Tina Fey… Read more
What’s Your Favorite Movie Made BEFORE You Were Born? – Laser Time #407
Modern media distribution has brought us untold accessibility… but has it come at the cost of discoverability? Streaming, digital rentals, and On Demand tend to favor the shiny, the new, the recently licensed exclusive or remake (and so do most… Read more
Playing Doctor – Vidjagame Apocalypse 360
This week’s VGA pays tribute to the world’s embattled health-care professionals the only way we know how: By talking about five games that let you play as one, with help from Leif Johnson of MacWorld. Then it’s onward to Doom… Read more
Ali G Gets a Show, John Cusack Invents the Listicle, and the Highest Grossing Independent Movie Stars Turtles
March 27-April 2: Eric Idle’s on the run, Mickey Rourke is in a skinamax classic, failed TV with great casts, Joshua Jackson’s in a secret society, we’re on the road to El Dorado, Miley Cyrus sings the last song, Mads… Read more
Tetris – Episode 013
The pieces have fallen into place for our new miniseries and we’re facing a Soviet invasion! Tetris breaks through the Iron Curtain to take hold of American and Japanese cultures, but in very different ways. Find out how Tetris has… Read more
Solitude is Underrated – Vidjagame Apocalypse 359
Half the world is on lockdown right now, and the only way through this mess is to band together… by staying separate. But sometimes there’s power in isolation, and we’re here to help you through it with five games that… Read more
Julia Roberts is Selling Sex, DMX Teams with Jet Li, and Dreamworks’ Greatest Animated Movie Ever?
March 20-26: ALF has a cliffhanger, Forest Whitaker is a samurai, Aaliyah falls in love, Ben Stiller is mopey, Timothy Olyphant is justified, John Cusack goes back in time, Michael Caine’s on a killing spree, Nsync says goodbye, Daniel Day-Lewis… Read more
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
The Tyler Perry/Shonda Rhimes Power Hour – Laser Time #405
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
Julia Roberts Rescues Water, WWE Invades SNL, and a Big Week for Forbidden Dances
March 13-19: Gorby takes over, Kristen Stewart doesn’t give a damn about her bad reputation, Rutger Hauer is blind, Freaks and Geeks make a discovery, Jude Law steals organs, Jennifer Aniston gets abducted, Jamie Lee Curtis is a cop, Tom… Read more
No Belmonts, No Problem – Vidjagame Apocalypse 358
Between the third season of the Netflix show and the mobile release of Symphony of the Night, it’s a good time to be a Castlevania fan – so to celebrate, we grabbed friend of the show Greg Moore for a… Read more
Arcade Obscura (Invaders from Space) – Episode 012
We’re bringing the Invaders from Space miniseries in for a landing as the co-hosts talk about their pick for underrated or obscure space shooter. Did Mr. SNK and PastBlaster switch brains? Is it possible to have romantic feelings for huge… Read more
Political Opponents – Vidjagame Apocalypse 357
Super Tuesday left seemingly everyone angry about politics, so let’s dedicate this week’s show to the only politicians everyone can agree on: the absolute shithouse ones that pop up as major villains in videogames. With Alex Faciane – of Super… Read more
Tom Hanks falls in love, Gary Sinise finally makes it to space, and it’s fun to remember Robert Pattinson’s Remember Me
March 6-12: Rob Lowe is a bad influence, The Handmaid’s Tale’s first adaptation, Kid ‘n Play have a party, Johnny Depp opens a hellgate, Sean Penn rocks out, Matt Damon goes to war yet again, Zach Galifinakis is live, and… Read more
Planet X – Laser Time #404
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