Episode 33: "Vomitsation"

[trsjeff]

This week in Movies:

Alex, Dan and Jeff examine the Ridley Scott directed biopic, American Gangster, starring Denzel Washingtion and Russell Crowe, and ask whether it belongs in the pantheon of great American gangster films like Heat, Scarface, and Goodfellas.

The guys check out the trailer for Wanted, starring Morgan Freeman and Angelina Jolie, based on the Image comic from Mark Millar and J.G. Jones.

This week in Video Games:

The rhythm game war of 2007 begins with the release of Guitar Hero 3: Legends of Rock. Alex, Dan, and Jeff take the stage to discuss both the game and the fancy new wireless guitar.

Crytech's new shooter, Crysis, has achieved near photorealism. But what if you don't have an $8,000 PC on which to run it?

Sony's innovative new PS3 title, Eye of Judgment, aims to take table-top collectible card games to the next level. The guys set it up and take it for a spin.

[cyber34]

Awesome ep with awesome outtakes. Though I thought you guys would be more in love with Crysis.

Was the increase in swearing on purpose or by accident?

[taozoo4u]

what was this weeks opening spoofing?

[patch]

what was this weeks opening spoofing?

Pulp Fiction mother f*cker![/Jules]

[MaxTheSilent]

I'm frightened and confused about Alex's flat hair.

[taozoo4u]

Pulp Fiction mother f*cker![/Jules]

im sorry...

[kahunablair]

I'm at work, and have only had a chance to watch the opening, but I have to say..

BRAVO, Gentlemen, BRAVO!

[wideawakewesley]

Digg it!

http://digg.com/videos/gaming/The_Totally_Rad_Show_Episode_33_Vomitsation

[trsjeff]

Was the increase in swearing on purpose or by accident?

I'd say blame Quentin Tarantino.

-Jeff

[patch]

im sorry...

Here's (NSFW) (http://youtube.com/watch?v=peuPltJ3oIs) the scene if you've never seen it.

If you've never seen it tho, I'd guess you've never seen the movie. Which means you fail. To redeem your self you must go watch it RIGHT NOW!


I'd say blame Quentin Tarantino.

-Jeff

You mean it wasn't drugs, sex and rock 'n roll?

[jafarykos]

I have to give a pat on the back to Steve for his extra efforts. Loving the upgrades all around like the bottom 1/3rd graphics and the informational overlays on the video content. I usually have to rely on Dan for that info.

Great episode! When will we have a live TRS.

[crumbles]

Um.... ok, I'm getting something weird with this episode... is anyone else getting subtitles that tell you where they are in the show?

(see attached)

*edit*
never mind, it was a subtitle issue. Turned dat shit OFF!

[kickarse]

Man that shit has so many ****ing swears! That ***** was ****ed up... You mother ****ing ****s mind not ****ing swearing as much .

Btw, good ep.

[mrpopular]

TRS = Flawless.

This episode was awesome. i'm excited for Wanted, even though it doesn't seem anything like the comic. But I feel the same way as Dan. it's Visually better already

[brettville]

Wow, team. Way to step it up this week! I don't usually skip around but I still dig the concept of the new player. Was that you guys or rev3 that set that up?

Nice new graphics too!

Things just felt fancy all around.

AND YET...the highlight was still seeing Dan get hit in the face with spaghetti in the outtakes.

[kickarse]

The Wanted trailer looks good! I'll definitely see it. However, the most unbelievable part is when Angelina kisses the main character.... right...

Did you guys already pre-review the Hitman? I can't remember...
How about The Mist (Half Life based off of)? http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/08/30/stephen-kings-the-mist-movie-trailer/

[mittop]

Great work on the show. Did anyone else notice any audio issues (there was some sort of background noise, something like the high pitched whine of a computer fan, and no, it wasn't mine).

[ngower]

"I shot Dan in the face"

WHOA WHOA WHAO, let's keep this PG guys....

[patch]

"I shot Dan in the face"

WHOA WHOA WHAO, let's keep this PG guys....

Did he say "shot"? I heard "got". Seeing as he didn't have a gun, that would make more sense.

[ngower]

Did he say "shot"? I heard "got". Seeing as he didn't have a gun, that would make more sense.

Well that's even worse!

I'm trying to make immature jokes here, you're ruining it for me :(

[radical_edward]

Another Awesome episode RAD dudes, especially love the email part about retro
gaming. It gave me a warm fuzzy feeling, bringing me back to all those hours upon hours spent after school traversing 8 and 16 bit worlds with my friends.

Keep it going

[notman]

I love that the crickets were in the car with them ;)

[wizmaster]

Awesome episode. I had a feeling Crysis would be all pretty but it doesn't seem as bad as I thought it would be. Still not getting it. Keep up the good work.

Also, I was wondering how long it would take until a Pulp Fiction spoof. Longer then I would have liked but still awesome.

[diane]

Wonderful ep. Anakin was worried Alex was sick because his hair was flat, so thank you Alex for explaining that.

And I found it to be very funny that Dan was thinking of ways for Alex to trick his nephew with the x-box 360, why am I thinking Dan learned parenting from Calvin and Hobbes.

Anakin has played most of the video games you mentioned. Sometimes for cuddle time we play either Mario Bros, or Mario 3. Learning on the old games make the new games easier for him to play. Games that are newer that are age appropriate for little ones suck.

And as for parenting advice, you are doing fantastic. You will make wonderful dads.

[joymarie]

[QUOTE=diane;231566]Wonderful ep. Anakin was worried Alex was sick because his hair was flat, so thank you Alex for explaining that.
QUOTE]

Ha! I love that he thinks Alex's hair is his health meeter! I'm pretty sure you have to coolest kid on earth :D

[cassius]

I really liked the Douglas Adams quote... good stuff :).

The technology that was around when you were born seems obvious and natural, everything invented before you're 30 is a way for you to make money, and everything invented after you're 30 is unnatural and ruining the world.

[MaxTheSilent]

AND YET...the highlight was still seeing Dan get hit in the face with spaghetti in the outtakes.

I thought Dan would have had the presence of mind to say: "He slimed me..."

[andyfm]

gotta say that the show keeps getting better. loved the new graphics in the movies section! (cheers steve) and also you guys shouldn't get me anymore excited about guitar hero 3. just found out i'll be getting it for xmas, so i won't be able to play it for a month after it's launched!!!! :(

keep up the good work fellas!! :)

[banneker]

See Dead Poets Society for a Puck reference in (not so) recent movies.
Banneker

p.s. Thanks for putting my pumpkin up last week guys (and Alex for mentioning it on Diggnation). That was awesome.

[diane]

See Dead Poets Society for a Puck reference in (not so) recent movies.
Banneker

p.s. Thanks for putting my pumpkin up last week guys (and Alex for mentioning it on Diggnation). That was awesome.

Actually I like this one better:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0140379/

Stanley Tucci as Puck is wonderful. Plus it is the movie that made me fall in love with Christian Bale. I never cared for that character and he made me care.

[masherscf]

The opening was perfect. I couldn't guess the movie until the pasta flew.


Also, Mr. Tumnus was a fawn. It's a standard mythological beast. Alex should really bone up on his classic fantasy.



MY son is also named Xander and it's short for Alexander. We named him after Xander Harris.

Xander:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2116/1889450139_4d5d6b2413_m.jpg


My Three-year old daughter Emily will always grab the spare controller when I'm playing a game and pretend she's doing it. She prefers Lego Star Wars, but likes nearly everything.

[forthekids85]

A minute forty in, and this is my favorite opening sequence yet. I wasn't sure you'd top Shaun of the Dead, but this did it. Great job!

[joeleeriepa]

Good Ep, Excellent opening!

I pretty much agree with your American Gangster thoughts. It's certainly a very good movie, and one people should go and see this season, but I'm not sure it has enough to elevate it with the classics. And when I say classics Scarface is not one of them.

I will give Ridley Scott credit for the production value, or as Dam mentioned- the details. The movie feels so authentic it's like watching a film a few decades old. Not in a scratched film Grindhouse way, but very naturally and organic. My sister worked on the film, but they didn't get her name in the credits, bastards.

As far as the Wanted trailer: It left me very 'meh'. I am a fan of the comic, and thinking of that story without the super villain aspect, and the idea that they "won", quickly becomes a very generic tale. Timur Bekmambetov definitely has a visual flare, but nothing in the trailer wowed me, and while I enjoyed Night/Daywatch, there is a definite style over substance factor present. The trailer is only a teaser, so we'll see what develops

Steve- Excellent job on the new additions to the show. The credit sidebars are a fantastic idea, and the branded address bar looks great. Very professional, and a definite upgrade.

[eminemdrdre00]

Steve's gotta bring back the old explosion, the new one isn't as rad!

[masherscf]

How long have they been dividing the iPod version in chapters? That's pretty damn convenient.

[yodaguy5]

Just want to make sure it is clear that Xander from Buffy's full name is Alexander Lavelle Harris.

[camintmier]

Oh man. Dan got majorly spagake'd. That HAD to be a horrible mess to clean up.

Spagake: Kinda like bukkake, but with spaghetti.

[jafarykos]

Steve's gotta bring back the old explosion, the new one isn't as rad!

I agree. I thought the old one was better. The new one is just so in your face.

[royall]

Another episode with a two second Avatar cameo, but never a discussion. I'm also starting to miss the part of the show where you guys can't stop laughing. That used to happen every episode. I know, it seems like I'm obsessed with Avatar, but that's because I AM!

[manhunt545]

During the "Eyes of Judgment" segment, didn't Alex sound a little like Jack Black singing?

[d3isme]

Hey great show (as always).

I'd heard about Wanted but hadn't seen anything yet, so thanks, I'll go hunt it down.
I think what we saw here looks great and would say that the 'super villain' aspect isn't something that studios would try to get into a trailer (look at the mess they made of the Stardust trailers). So stay hopeful! I'm already in just for the cast. McAvoy is a good actor and I hope this film gets him on the radar beyond Britain.

I like the new sidebars; nice design Steve!

I appreciate all the effort you guys put in, extra kudos to Dan for taking the face full of spaghetti!

[filmcub]

How long have they been dividing the iPod version in chapters? That's pretty damn convenient.

This is the first episode that I started putting in the chapter markers. I am happy that they worked :) I don't know why we didn't think of that before.

Thanks to everyone for the positive feedback on the graphic enhancements (except for the explosions :( ). We're trying to make the show easier on the eyes, so I for one am glad to hear that you all are appreciating it. Especially because it take me a lot of time to do it :D

[serenity]

I am loving how the show looks, except for the explosions. I miss the old, sorry! The new ones are to smooth and colorless.

The movie stuff looks great though.

Wonderful episode as always and as usual you sparked a discussion between my boyfriend and I.
We talked for a while about the classic video games we would show to a child and came up with our list;

Centipede
Gallaga (If that's how it's spelled, can't remember)
Super Mario Bros
Breakout
Pac-Man
Klax
Tetris
Donkey Kong

:)

Loved the intro. Dan looks lovely with a full face of pasta, lol.

Edit: Just realized there was a new thread created for the classic games question.
Don't blame me, I have a new puppy! It's a wonder I get to watch anything at all with Little Miss Demands Attention!

[mltvcocktail]

Chapters!!!!! Cue the Hallejiuh (sp?) Chorus.

[melr00k]

Love the new graphical improvements. The informative credits are an outstanding touch. The green screen jokes and lower thirds have always been my second favorite part of the show.

My first favorite being the openings which never fail to make me rewind and watch them again they are so ****ing good.

When I saw the trailer for Wanted last week I became sexually aroused. No joke. I watched Day Watch the other night from Netflix and was so blown away that I was like OK Night Watch and Day Watch are great films I can't wait for what this guy does next. and then Dan the keeper of the knowledge of good and evil pointed out that the same guy is in fact the director of Wanted... suffice it to say I had to change my pants after hearing this.

The rest of the show was great even though I watched it without pants and while blow drying my nuts. It happens.

You guys rock... sans hyperbole.

Mel

[deltaphc]

Maybe it's just me, but does anyone else think the new, flaming "info bar" on the bottom is too distracting?

I think it looks great, but it takes too long to 'fade' in when new information comes up.

[drghoo]

Dude all I gotta say is-"Eye of Judgment will rape your Mom!!!!"! That is freakin LOL EPIC!!!! I think I nearly pooped my pants laughing so hard. Being a metal head that just blew me away. I'm now interested in seeing "Wanted" from your preview. I remember seeing something from the website on Dan's section about it but never click the trailer. But after seeing some of the visuals and story backround, it looks like it might be kinda cool. And c'mon, seriously fellas, when are we gonna start talking Avatar already. This is getting ridiculous! We're 7 awesome episodes in and still no talky. What gives? Anywho, spectacular show as always fellas and Steve I concur with everyone about the new graphics=RAD!

[ibanez8181]

Great episode. Loved the Pulp Fiction intro too! Its weird to see you guys playing The Eye of Judgment since my girlfriend worked on the packaging and manual for it for the last 2 or 3 months. Hope it does well. Alex needs to do something unique with his hair like BIC it!! Go for it Alex!! OK, maybe just a "Pho-Hawk" (sp?) ...awesome

[heyseuss]

maybe just a "Pho-Hawk" (sp?) ...awesome

'Faux' - means fake.

[jivetrky]

Intro: Awesome! Totally loved it.

"Eye..of..Judgement.WILL-Rape.Your.Mom!" OMG, made me LOL!

Steve: I love the new graphics. Though I think I agree with some of the others in that the explosion needs a little more fireballishness or something. The whole screen wipe with the smoke is cool, but if it started with a sweet looking explosion, it would kick! Otherwise, all the new stuff is totally sweet.
I also got kind of a tin can kind of vibe from the sound....saw that someone else mentioned it, so I thought I would note that I noticed as well. But definitely love your new graphics!


And with the kids and gaming stuff....my daughter that just turned 6 last month LOVES to play Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy. She plays it several times a week. Whenever I'm playing a game she always wants to watch or sit in my lap and kind of help. In fact in the last couple of days I've kind of dove head first into Bioshock (been off work for back surgery) and she's gotten so familiar with the game just by watching me for an hour or two that it literally amazes me and totally makes me proud. I guess just that she gets so involved in something that I love, just gets me. :tear: :) Today she was saying things like, "Dad, watch out for that big daddy!" and, "Quick, use your lighting on the Splicer!" and "Hurry and use a health pack!" Just love it!
Oh and BTW, she started when she was like 4 and a half playing Oblivion all on her own as well (as in she hopped in front of the computer and knew just how to open the game and get it started and everything!) I haven't fired up my NES/SNES emulators in quite a while, I'd bet she would also absolutely love playing Super Mario and probably even Zelda. Oh she also plays this little online RPG all the time (Endless Online). That one she can play on her own computer. It's my hope that I can get her a PC capable of playing Oblivion and the likes (at least at low settings) for Christmas this year. The Celeron 600 barley plays all her movies that are on Divx on her computer, let alone anygame remotely 3D. :)

I can go on and on.....but anyway, it's definitely great that you can get your kids into games and other things you love. (Oh, BTW, she LOVES The Goonies and the Back to the Future tril., two of my favorite childhood movies that I still watch all the time.) I'll say one thing though, you do have to keep an eye on such a young child playing an online multiplayer game. Before she was able to read I didn't care, but now that she can, I make sure she only plays bot matches in Jedi Knight. I just don't want her to see the language (not to mention just playing with all the little bastards that play that game online nowadays anyway) I guess she does hear some bad words while I'm playing the audio players in Bioshock, but I don't even think she's paying attention to those anyway :)

Speaking of that:
"I shot Dan in the face"

WHOA WHOA WHAO, let's keep this PG guys....
In that intro, how many times did Alex say "Mother ****er" and you are worried about saying shot Dan in the face? ;)
(Or did I miss the sarcasm at 2:30am?)


EDIT: Oh yeah, thanks for pointing out WANTED. That looks amazing visually. Topping Nightwatch by far I'd say. Thanks and goodnight!

[brundlefly]

Dude all I gotta say is-"Eye of Judgment will rape your Mom!!!!"! That is freakin LOL EPIC!!!! I think I nearly pooped my pants laughing so hard.

I logged on just to comment on this, but I got beat to it. The show always has it's funny moments, but this was over-the-top re-cock-ulous. To me, hearing "The Eye of Judgement will rape your mom!" was just about as epic as hearing Stallone (as Rocky) with the "Adriaaaaaaaan!"

On another topic..... good job not clapping, Dan. Young grasshopper, you have finally learned the sound of no hands clapping.

[denmmurray]

Yes...that was hilarious, and reminded me of Tim Schafer's new game thats coming out called Brutal Legend...


I think you guys should record your own music for EoJ in that hardcore rock style with big hair and awesome lyrics...

[kickarse]

During the "Eyes of Judgment" segment, didn't Alex sound a little like Jack Black singing?

He IS Jack Black... duh...

[kristen_]

When/if I have kids I'm going to introduce them to mario paint. I used to spend hours playing that game and making creations for my parents to show them when they got home - creativity as its finest~!

[vincent12234]

Great episode, loved the opener, I have to agree with Jeff on the game crysis I would like to play that game, looks to be fun, and I agree with guitar hero, but anyway me all I play right now is Halo 3 lol, good show.

[neolithic]

Love the show fellas. I watch it while lying down to relax at the end of the night. Fairly new to the Totally Rad Show community considering I think I've only seen 6 episodes. I do miss the old explosion, However I think a mushroom cloud followed by aftershock to clear screen.

That would be pretty sweet. Anyway again love the show, keep up the good work.

[crumbles]

I do miss the old explosion
Old explosion was much better. The new one sucks.

[drghoo]

I logged on just to comment on this, but I got beat to it. The show always has it's funny moments, but this was over-the-top re-cock-ulous. To me, hearing "The Eye of Judgement will rape your mom!" was just about as epic as hearing Stallone (as Rocky) with the "Adriaaaaaaaan!"

On another topic..... good job not clapping, Dan. Young grasshopper, you have finally learned the sound of no hands clapping.

It was over the top Pre-Calculus!!! This will go down as one of the most Epic quotes/moments in the TRS annals. Kinda like hearing King Leonidas spit out "This is Spartaaaa!!!!", or Mortal Kombat yelling "Finish him!!!", or like Bill telling Ralph to "put on the jammies Ralph!" or when Quaids fat suit starts tweaking out to "2 Weeks,...2 weeks.."!

P.S. And I mean "annals" not "anals" for all of you getting your poop jokes ready!.......aww well go ahead bring on the flinging!

[kodemonkey]

Jeff-

I loved the Ultima reference.... I played the heck out of the Ultima series growing up. Ultima 7 is in my top 5 games of all time...

Keep up the good work

[hipnotyq]

Great episode :) heres my list of some games for a new gamer, just a simple list

First is first:
Super Mario Bros 1 (with duckhunt!) or 3 - no explanation needed, if this doesn't make your list....:eek:
The Sims - very appealing to the casual gamer
Wii Sports - Also very casual but also very new...
Doom/Quake/Duke Nukem 3D/Blood - The original shooters that got it right (wolf is too weak)
Full Throttle/Monkey Island I, II, or III/Sam and Max Hit the Road/The Dig - Classic Lucasarts Adventures...I think everyone should try one at least once in their life. The ones I listed are the newer (mid 90s) ones compared to say Maniac Mansion.
Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time still my favorite Zelda and def the first I would recommend
Super Metroid def my favorite Metroid game, still not a fan of the 3D Metroids tho
Mario Kart 64 Still my favorite Mario Kart game, easy to pick up and I have yet to meet a woman alive who refuses to play it.

Recommendations to Normal Gamers: (its too bad you cant turn back time)
Deus Ex the original on PC, still one of my favorite games of all time. Properly mixes RPG elements with FPS/Stealth/Strategy. One of the first to do this so perfectly. Play it on PC, no PS2 Conspiracy ports please
Half-Life/Half-Life 2 if you haven't played either, your missing out (halo's too slow for me and just can't compete imo)
Any Blizzard Game Doesn't matter when it was made, they're all gems in their own right. I never got into WoW tho, being addicted to Diablo II for a year was enough for me ;)
NeverWinter Nights For the big fans of D&D or RPG's in general, this is about as authentic of an RPG as you can get on a PC.
Fallout I or II Sadly most ppl have never played the originals and even sadder it seems that Bethesda is making Oblivion 2142, not Fallout 3 and turning it into an FPS/RPG hybrid... yeech I got no problems with oblivion, other than making Fallout 3 INTO oblivion...

Looking forward to:
Brothers in Arms: Hells Highway
Assassins Creed
Super Mario Galaxy
GTA4
Splinter Cell Conviction
Fable 2
Smash Bros Brawl

thats all I can think of off the top of my head

[trsjeff]

Jeff-

I loved the Ultima reference.... I played the heck out of the Ultima series growing up.

Keep up the good work

Someone got my reference!!! Yes!


Ultima 7 is in my top 5 games of all time...


Might be my number 1

-Jeff

[kodemonkey]

Thanks for the response Jeff! I have to admit, its pretty sweet how you guys interact with your fans!!!

I gage most RPG's today in comparison to Ultima 7. It was truly ahead of its time. Its just to bad they weren't able to capture that same feeling in Ultima 8 and 9.

Maybe I'll try my hand at a Ultima inspired background for the show...

[hipnotyq]

speaking of guitar hero im surprised nobody mentioned last nights south park episode: Guitar Queero... i love when south park and video games mix lol
http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2007/11/soutparkgh.jpg

[lafan313]

just me or was there hella tension between everyone this episode? i may just be high off my ass but it felt like dan and jeff are getting pretty annoyed by alex. am i the only one who got that vibe this time?

i just hope this show doesnt go the way of geekdrome.

[ninjajedi]

just me or was there hella tension between everyone this episode? i may just be high off my ass but it felt like dan and jeff are getting pretty annoyed by alex. am i the only one who got that vibe this time?

i just hope this show doesnt go the way of geekdrome.

It could just be Alex's hair!! Freaked them out!!
It freaked me and my girlfriend out. Happens everytime he needs a haircut! :p

[masherscf]

speaking of guitar hero im surprised nobody mentioned last nights south park episode: Guitar Queero... i love when south park and video games mix lol


I love the message the boys got upon breaking 1,000,000 points. Yet, still, it was better than the end of HALO 2.

[gi_josh]

After hearing Alex's singing during the EOJ segment I've come to a conclusion: You fellas NEED to record some songs and put them up for download on your site! We could even make funny youtube videos to go with them and bring in even more viewers. I just know that you guys singing about video games, movies and comics would be hilarious.

Keep up the good work. I loved the new infographics this episode, they were very helpful. Thanks Steve!! I'm torn about the new explosion though....I like how big it is, but I feel like the old one looked more like an explosion.

[wideawakewesley]

just me or was there hella tension between everyone this episode? i may just be high off my ass but it felt like dan and jeff are getting pretty annoyed by alex. am i the only one who got that vibe this time?

i just hope this show doesnt go the way of geekdrome.

I think you need to recalibrate your spidey-sense

[royterp]

I really liked the Douglas Adams quote... good stuff :).

The technology that was around when you were born seems obvious and natural, everything invented before you're 30 is a way for you to make money, and everything invented after you're 30 is unnatural and ruining the world.

Yeah, it's a great quote (and great episode all around, of course)! Here's a fuller snip from http://www.douglasadams.com/dna/19990901-00-a.html for the sake of completeness:

I suppose earlier generations had to sit through all this huffing and puffing with the invention of television, the phone, cinema, radio, the car, the bicycle, printing, the wheel and so on, but you would think we would learn the way these things work, which is this:

1) everything that’s already in the world when you’re born is just normal;

2) anything that gets invented between then and before you turn thirty is incredibly exciting and creative and with any luck you can make a career out of it;

3) anything that gets invented after you’re thirty is against the natural order of things and the beginning of the end of civilisation as we know it until it’s been around for about ten years when it gradually turns out to be alright really.

Apply this list to movies, rock music, word processors and mobile phones to work out how old you are.

-Roy

PS (to Steve)-Love the new look for the graphics, but I do have to agree that the explosions seem less organic and a little forced, if that makes any sense. I do applaud your efforts to not let the show stagnate once it gets to "good enough" like so many do. Keep innovating, guys! (And the fans will always be here to flame, er I mean, to give constructive feedback, of course.:))

[royall]

If you haven't read The Salmon of Doubt by Douglas Adams, then you've been reading the wrong books for the past whateveryourage years. This is one of my favorite books, and it'll be one of yours as soon as you get off the damn computer and go buy it.

[hadal]

Hey all, this is Doug (ep33 question guy). I just wanted to say that yes, Xander's name is taken from Buffy but is just Xander, not Alexander. My wife and I argued about that until literally an hour before the kid was born. As it is hard to argue with a woman in labor, she won. She says didn't want to go with Alexander because she didn't want his name to become Alex. I'm sure that if she had seen TRS before Xander was born that Mr. Albrecht would've changed her opinion on the name. :P (Actually, on more than one occasion she has pointed out that TRS is a way better show than Diggnation.)

Xander and I have switched our Saturday (and Sunday :) ) morning game to Mario Kart: Double Dash. He gets to pick the characters and always wants "Mario and Zelda"---he thinks Luigi is Link, and thinks Link is Zelda. I've tried to set him straight by playing some Master Quest, but he's not really into it. I can't wait to build a MAME cabinet for us, or maybe a cocktail table, once we move into our new house where I can have a proper workbench. Two player TMNT or Simpsons is gonna rock.

[royall]

What time in the show was the vomitsation?

[heyseuss]

What time in the show was the vomitsation?

12;40 end of the clip of Wanted. Frankly I find the dan and alex vomiting conversation hilarious already without steves graphic - which did make it funnier, but the funny was already there on Dan spacing out on Puck, who played a fife or panflute I think, not a harp.

[royall]

My new favorite image:

http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/8114/vomitsationrq7.png

[johnnysix]

Pulp Fiction being by favourite film of all time..... loved the intro. Jeff was a pretty good fill for Vinnie Barbarino :)

[mebe]

Hey all, this is Doug (ep33 question guy). I just wanted to say that yes, Xander's name is taken from Buffy but is just Xander, not Alexander. My wife and I argued about that until literally an hour before the kid was born. As it is hard to argue with a woman in labor, she won. She says didn't want to go with Alexander because she didn't want his name to become Alex. I'm sure that if she had seen TRS before Xander was born that Mr. Albrecht would've changed her opinion on the name. :P (Actually, on more than one occasion she has pointed out that TRS is a way better show than Diggnation.)

Xander and I have switched our Saturday (and Sunday :) ) morning game to Mario Kart: Double Dash. He gets to pick the characters and always wants "Mario and Zelda"---he thinks Luigi is Link, and thinks Link is Zelda. I've tried to set him straight by playing some Master Quest, but he's not really into it. I can't wait to build a MAME cabinet for us, or maybe a cocktail table, once we move into our new house where I can have a proper workbench. Two player TMNT or Simpsons is gonna rock.

how awesome man, having a child and getting a new gaming partner, so cool!

[mebe]

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[d3isme]

I'll second that.

Also, Adams' way of thinking continues to be so influential that maybe (hopefully) we will get to the point where enough people will realize the knee-jerk reaction is just that and won't panic every time something new shows up, thinking it's the end of the world (unless of course, what shows up is the Vogons)

[hadal]

how awesome man, having a child and getting a new gaming partner, so cool!

Dude, you have no idea. My wife and I have been married 10 years now, and we played Tetris Attack maybe a few times---she is not a gamer in the slightest. My daughter (11 now) has limited interest in gaming and plays a little Animal Crossing, Nintendogs and Neopets. So, having a kid that's into games at two is totally kickass. Almost brings me back to 6th grade when my best friend Dan would come over and we'd play NES all night or when we'd play Commodore 64 at his house (Racing Destruction Set anyone?). The only trick now is how long can I wait until co-op Halo, etc. is okay with my wife.

Oh, and playing matchbox cars on the living room floor with him is another level of radness.

[trsjeff]

Dude, you have no idea. My wife and I have been married 10 years now, and we played Tetris Attack maybe a few times---she is not a gamer in the slightest. My daughter (11 now) has limited interest in gaming and plays a little Animal Crossing, Nintendogs and Neopets. So, having a kid that's into games at two is totally kickass. Almost brings me back to 6th grade when my best friend Dan would come over and we'd play NES all night or when we'd play Commodore 64 at his house (Racing Destruction Set anyone?). The only trick now is how long can I wait until co-op Halo, etc. is okay with my wife.

Oh, and playing matchbox cars on the living room floor with him is another level of radness.

Man, this post made me smile to no end.

-Jeff

[shmoo]

I just want to thank you guys for continuing to put out a great product. Every week there's interesting discussions, a great effort to include extra segments and good production values, and it's become something I look forward to each week.

I especially like the way you guys talk about video games and somehow describe the intangible things we've all experienced while playing but never really could describe, or just the things we've taken for granted. For example, it was interesting when Jeff was talking about the Wii weaning new users to games, or that email last week about having your child play games. You just talk about games in a way that gives new respect and consideration to the industry, it's just kind of refreshing.

Also you guys can be pretty funny at times.

Two things:
1. "Until next time" feels a little stale, don't you also do that on diggnation, Alex? Come on man.
2. Would you guys consider making a hoodie or t-shirt that said "Totally Rad" only?

[wideawakewesley]

Nice to see some news discussion this week.

;)

Great intro and a damn good show all round!

Wes

[gi_josh]

Yeah, the discussion on news was good.