TRS Episode 2: Die-Curious [RAD Discussion]

[chuckles]

This week: A review of The Lookout and an analysis of the trailer for Stardust, our impressions of the DS, PSP, and PC game Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords, and the GTA IV teaser. Plus, is Nintendo right about the Wii? And the origin story of TRS revealed! It's The Totally Rad Show Episode 2: "Die-Curious" The one in which Alex's porridge is just right, Dan is tempted by the dark side, Jeff loves his mommy, and we all get Trapper Keepers.

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[chuckles]

HAhahahahhaaha! I LOVE that intro! That was ****ing hilarious!

Damn you guys, it's almost 9pm, and I have to be up by 5am tomorrow. Then, I see the show released, now I have to finish watching it before I hit the sack.

Anyway, HILARIOUS intro!

The price of being a part of the RADiverse. :)

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[xibalba]

Intro was great :D

[xibalba]

Hah his mom beat him on the Wii.

[xibalba]

I thoroughly liked and enjoyed this ep. :D

[mormonrage]

So, what kind of HD cameras were used to shoot Crank? Because the action in that movie was great looking. Is it just because they did so damn much with it in post or what?


Claire Danes is amazing. I loved her in Shopgirl--thought she was the perfect Mirabelle.


Puzzle Quest gets better and better. Capturing foes, mounts, cities, and building your Citadel add even more to the game. I will say that, while I'm playing it on the DS, the PSP version is significantly better--even in the control department, which is odd. It's just too easy to make an error with the stylus i the DS version. Not to mention the PSP has vastly superior graphics and audio. Glad you guys are playing that game though, it's terrific.

[ali_pinto]

The Three Amigos... totally rad, dudes :D

[zombi]

I believe the HD cameras used in Cranks were Sonys (according to the directors when they were on geekscape), and Im sure they were super expensive plus they played alot with framerates and stuff so perhaps it was a lot in the methods and post. Im not sure though.

The intro was amazing guys, love the homage to the three amigos, I always liked that movie.

[shakermaker]

awesome show!!! LOL

[masherscf]

Hmm, "The Three Amigos" homage.... One of the crappiest movies ever.

[popltree2]

The Three Amigos... totally rad, dudes :D

My thoughts exactly.

[popltree2]

Hmm, "The Three Amigos" homage.... One of the crappiest movies ever.

...you have just been added to the list. The list I just created. It's a list of people who don't like the same things I do. So far, you are the only one on the list.

[frankiethewaffle]

Ok this was a huge improvement from the first show. I liked the idea for the first show from the start. I had felt uncomfortable during that show like I had when Alex was on the other show, "Geekdrome"? Only reason I had watched that show was Alex's appearence. I was as uncomfortable with that show as I was the first Totally Rad Show. I will not point out why now as whomever produced, directed, edited or whatever the second show fixed the problem. The Second TRS made itself another reason that TV broadcasts is a thing of the past. This TRS was awsome. To any critics of the format. Did anyone else notice the "Flux copacitor" (sp) in the back drop? If not then shut up! This was a total turn around from anything I disliked from the first one. God bless them. The TRS is the next huge Net show. Enjoy.

[satori]

I'm still waiting for the download to finish, but I'm loving the fact that Alex is giving everyone the forks in the Download shot. I guess the finger would of been to obvious. :D

[shakermaker]

I'm still waiting for the download to finish, but I'm loving the fact that Alex is giving everyone the forks in the Download shot. I guess the finger would of been to obvious. :D


not unless your from england...

[terby]

Great episode. Loved the Three Amigos opening and I'm definitely going to go check out Puzzle Quest now. Also, that D&D footage certified you guys as total nerds. That part felt like it was taken straight out of a Christopher Guest movie.

[dannyt]

So, what kind of HD cameras were used to shoot Crank? Because the action in that movie was great looking. Is it just because they did so damn much with it in post or what?


Claire Danes is amazing. I loved her in Shopgirl--thought she was the perfect Mirabelle.


Puzzle Quest gets better and better. Capturing foes, mounts, cities, and building your Citadel add even more to the game. I will say that, while I'm playing it on the DS, the PSP version is significantly better--even in the control department, which is odd. It's just too easy to make an error with the stylus i the DS version. Not to mention the PSP has vastly superior graphics and audio. Glad you guys are playing that game though, it's terrific.

I don't know exactly what cameras were used but they were definately going for a more raw video look, as opposed to the flicks using vipercam or genesis cameras hoping the audience doesn't realize the difference between their movie shot on video and other flicks shot on film.

I really liked Crank, loved the action in it and I think the "videoness" helped it for more immediate and exciting and served as a nice aesthetic counterpoint to the "hyper" reality of all the action. But I think that's a different kinda thing alltogether....

[heaven]

This show owned hardcore, not much more to say.

[ihatecrayons]

Totally rad. Definitely an improvement from the first show.

Oh, and I loved the whole "Die-Curious" bit. Funny funny. :P

[floris]

It was freakin fckn awesome ;) Good rad show

[imagineer99]

Cool stuff guys.

But, you guys need to stop talking over each other. Sometimes I just can't understand what your saying because it's like a rad free for all.

[synne]

When you talk about "Waiting to talk" are you refering to a scene in 'Waking Life' by Richard Linklater?

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[roguepirate]

The Three Amigos... totally rad, dudes :D

3 Amigos intro was sheer awesomeness

[masherscf]

...you have just been added to the list. The list I just created. It's a list of people who don't like the same things I do. So far, you are the only one on the list.

How old are who pop?

I paid to see that crap in theater... In any case, we can agree to disagree about TTA.


What can we agree about? TRS, that's what.

What can I say, episode 2 was actually "Totally Rad."

I'm moving TRS up to the top of my list of mid-week video-casts. My only question, what's gonna hit the recycle-bin now that I need time to watch TRS?

"Lab Rats" with Andy Walker looks like it's on the way out...

[recklessftw]

Guys, big improvement from the first show! You didn't seem to be talking over eachother much at all and I could follow your conversations much better.

LOL@THEOPENING, that was awesome. Also, that little bit with Jeff's mom was cool, you guys should do short little things like that more IMO.

The show felt more well-rounded to me and seeing as how it's only the second ep, that's awesome... er rad.

I still think you could fit more stuff in with the time, shorter reviews but more of them, IMO.

Keep it up!

[satori]

not unless your from england...
true, but I think membership from england is somewhat low here. In fact it seems like a majority of vocal people here are from California... but I stess the word seems.

[tokenuser]

true, but I think membership from england is somewhat low here. In fact it seems like a majority of vocal people here are from California... but I stess the word seems.Worlds forth largest economy and loaded with geeks ... California is pretty much a country unto itself.

[trsjeff]

When you talk about "Waiting to talk" are you refering to a scene in 'Waking Life' by Richard Linklater?

Getting better RSS subscribed now.

No, it is actually a reference to one of the deleted scenes from Pulp Fiction. Evidently when Travolta goes over to pick up Uma for the "date" there was going to be a scene in which she picks up a camcorder and asks him a few either/or questions to determine his personality. Stuff like "Elvis or The Beatles". One of them is "Do you listen or do you wait to speak?". Unfortunately, I told Dan about this scene and then he used it against me in ep1. Curses!

[divadawg9234]

jeff's mom rules

[blackpanther]

Danny. Love you. I love you so much. I have to tell you, because, I love you. Get some SUN. Aren't you guys in Cali? Please take an afternoon. Just two hours a week. Take a book, a magazine, a laptop, or a bottle of pop outside. You really look sickly. Get a little sun. You're a good looking guy but you are looking really sickly and sweaty. Both Alex and the other dude look dry... but you look wet, white, and sickly. Get some sun and maybe use some powder to get rid of your sweaty look. Just a note because I love you and I want people to like you and not think you're a sweaty geek.

[satori]

Worlds forth largest economy and loaded with geeks ... California is pretty much a country unto itself.

I'm sure at some point you're going to relate this to the current rev3 membership numbers rather than simply stating the obvious.

[rowlodge]

that last bit at the games and the comments afterward got me, i must of been tired or something it just made me laugh till i had tears spurting out of my eyes. (the arrows hitting somebody and bouncing off too)

[synne]

Danny. Love you. I love you so much. I have to tell you, because, I love you. Get some SUN. Aren't you guys in Cali? Please take an afternoon. Just two hours a week. Take a book, a magazine, a laptop, or a bottle of pop outside. You really look sickly. Get a little sun. You're a good looking guy but you are looking really sickly and sweaty. Both Alex and the other dude look dry... but you look wet, white, and sickly. Get some sun and maybe use some powder to get rid of your sweaty look. Just a note because I love you and I want people to like you and not think you're a sweaty geek.

Don't get a tan i can relate to you better being a brit.

[divadawg9234]

1) it is Claire Danes
2) I LOVE Claire Danes... she's totally on my girl list ;)

[masherscf]

1) it is Claire Danes
2) I LOVE Claire Danes... she's totally on my girl list ;)

Diva gets hotter every time turn around.

[iggystar]

Ok, episode 2..pretty good. Things seem more comfy this week. I cannot express how much I love the opening! And the TRS theme song, love that too!

Mommy Jeff was a very fun and refreshing segment. She's way cool. It was so nice of Jeff to let her win, which is the most classic of excuses when a established gamer loses.

Alex and glasses? Um, does he need glasses or not? Reading or driving? Clearly answered? No. Perhaps that should remain a mystery until the final episode.

Everything else was money. The review of Puzzle Quest was so empassioned, I actually want to buy it and I almost shed a tear upon seeing the Trapper Keepers.

The only things that stood out as a con is the video game intro...I'm going to use the word hate, which I've taught my daughter to only use the word if she really means it because it's such a strong emotion. Yeah, I think I hate it. Danny doing the Daniel-san bird stance from Karate Kid makes me feel violent, but perhaps that's the desired response.

One other thing. Do we need to view trailers with you guys in the corner? I wanted to push you out of the way.

[lnknpk04]

FYI: Stardust is a book that was adapted to a screenplay. I love neil gaiman and "Stardust" is my favorite of all his books. Its a good read, and from what i can tell from the trailer, a bit different than the movie.

[masherscf]

So, I made my wife watch TRS on the XBOX 360. She thinks Jeff is cute.

[divadawg9234]

So, I made my wife watch TRS on the XBOX 360. She thinks Jeff is cute.
I concur with your wifey!

[masherscf]

I concur with your wifey!

So, if Jeff is the cute one and Alex is the funny one, what does that make Dan?

[divadawg9234]

So, if Jeff is the cute one and Alex is the funny one, what does that make Dan?
the lovable one...?

[masherscf]

the lovable one...?

Oh yes, the one with that "hidden charm" that every women wants.

[klitzy]

So, if Jeff is the cute one and Alex is the funny one, what does that make Dan?

The Jewish one....

[iggystar]

No, no, no. Alex is the cute one with glasses (sometimes), Dan is the adorable one you want to hug and Jeff is the studly, hot one.

[lsman11]

great job fellas. i enjoyed really enjoyed the 2nd episode. I like the fact that you review 2 movies and 2 games. I like hearing your reactions and comments, especially about the games... i am looking for a good psp game to play on the train ride, and i am going to follow up with the puzzle quest game..

another thing i liked, is you let each other finish thoughts, even after a slight interruption, ie: 'go ahead finish', thats good. yea, people interrupt each other alll the time, but since there are 3 of you, if it happens a lot, i can see it actually 'bothering/frustrating' me, since nobody likes to be cut off (right?), dunno.

keep up the good work, the show is indeed rad

boom.

[lurkervan]

This episode was rad. The intro had me cracking up. What was that, creamer? Now I actually have some incentive to go out and get Puzzle Quest since I wanted to play it before but wasn't too sure about the bejeweled type game. Agree, Puzzle Quest fits. I've never played D&D and I want to but no one wants to play, even Daniel got to play as Carlos the dwarf.

[kowgod]

This show is really effin rad. Second episode and already feels like it's been out forever.

Righteous!

[satori]

So, I made my wife watch TRS on the XBOX 360. She thinks Jeff is cute.

so it sounds like Jeff is mister April for the 2008 Rev3 calendar. ;)

[kowgod]

so it sounds like Jeff is mister April for the 2008 Rev3 calendar. ;)

Jeff just made the list of dudes who's faces I'm gonna cut!

Top of the list? Jim, from the Office. That ****er.

[divadawg9234]

No, no, no. Alex is the cute one with glasses (sometimes), Dan is the adorable one you want to hug and Jeff is the studly, hot one.
yes yes, Iggy has it right...

[gm_wil]

Ya sunsab's . . . such an awesome episode, my plan to watch it before bed to help relax backfired. I laughed my ass off at the intro and my attention didn't waver for the entire episode. My brain was feeding off your energies or something. By the time you closed the show I was twice as pumped as I was when I started. Kick ass for you, bumber for me. Hmmm, what could I do to help relax - Diva, you busy?

LOL

looking forward to number 3.

BTW - do you three play that Puzzle Quest on a DS?

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[shakermaker]

videogames was cool, I'm thinking of picking up puzzle quest!. Is gta4 getting too much hype or what!!! I do hope that they are using xbox360 for the trailer!!! I hope the 360 version doesn't get short changed.

[lindqvist]

Awesome episode!

I had some things that bothered me in episode 1 and this was a big improvement (while the actual changes may or may not have been that big, it was perceived as a big improvement by me).

[thebigkahuna]

The Jewish one....


lol oh klitzy...

[muled]

I loved the ending, I was laughing my ass off but that's probably because my mind is constantly in the gutter. And I was curious how long it would be before one of you guys stick their hand out for a bump and he gets left hanging, do we have a name for the fist bump?

[divadawg9234]

lol oh klitzy...
hey, its Tyson!! How are you doing?!

[masherscf]

The Jewish one....

Aren't they all Jewish?

[divadawg9234]

Aren't they all Jewish? Cannata sounds a bit Italian or Spanish to me... but I could be completely wrong. Personally I'm a big time shiksa... but when I was doing Fiddler on the Roof last year (and was the only non-Jew in the cast) everyone was so funny and great about it that they knighted me an honorary Jew... I even got to have Shabbat with a few of the families :) There is a LOT of singing in Judaism… I dig it!

[masherscf]

Cannata sounds a bit Italian or Spanish to me... ) There is a LOT of singing in Judaism… I dig it!

Thanks for the response Double-Dee, I wasn't really serious.

[trsjeff]

do we have a name for the fist bump?

Great idea! I think you guys should name it! The Radsplosion? The Bro's Pose? You guys will do better, I'm sure. :)

-Jeff

[tokenuser]

Cannata sounds a bit Italian or Spanish to me... but I could be completely wrong. Personally I'm a big time shiksa... but when I was doing Fiddler on the Roof last year (and was the only non-Jew in the cast) everyone was so funny and great about it that they knighted me an honorary Jew... I even got to have Shabbat with a few of the families :) There is a LOT of singing in Judaism… I dig it!Isn't everyone in Hollywood (and by extension all local theatres and restaurant servers in the greater LA area) either Jewish or Scientologist? Or a Jewish Scientologist?

[masherscf]

Great idea! I think you guys should name it! The Radsplosion? The Bro's Pose? You guys will do better, I'm sure. :)

-Jeff

The technical term is "exploding fist wipe" ...

[nicolie]

Loooooved this show! Hilarious intro AND I am now finally thinking seriously about buying that gameboy looking thingy with 2 screens and a fake pencil (i am sorry, you will have to deal with my ignorance. I am very much not usually into all this stuff). But I might wait because I remember CLEARLY what Sarah said: "I am soo buying you one so you can play PuzzleQuest with me!" =]
Anyway, looking forward to see the next show! Oh! and if Jeff's mom can play Wii then just maybe I can. we'll see.

[tokenuser]

Great idea! I think you guys should name it! The Radsplosion? The Bro's Pose? You guys will do better, I'm sure. :)

-JeffThe "Trash Bash"? (TRS pronounced TRaSh)

[divadawg9234]

Loooooved this show! Hilarious intro AND I am now finally thinking seriously about buying that gameboy looking thingy with 2 screens and a fake pencil (i am sorry, you will have to deal with my ignorance. I am very much not usually into all this stuff). But I might wait because I remember CLEARLY what Sarah said: "I am soo buying you one so you can play PuzzleQuest with me!" =]
Anyway, looking forward to see the next show! Oh! and if Jeff's mom can play Wii then just maybe I can. we'll see.
tee hee, I love you! Yes, you have to get a DS one way or another (probably by me buying you one cause I don't want to wait for you to do it yourself) I am running out this weekend and buying PuzzleQuest (I LOVE Bejeweled... seriously, I'm addicted) and then we can sit for hours and not speak cause we're playing PQ and Elite Beat Agents and Animal Crossing :)

[orlov]

Totally agree with you DannyT on The Lookout, very "eh", bones was the worst character ever don't even get me started, I kept waiting for some twist to come but I really never felt any emotions at all, but Brick was the shit so I had to give it a try. Much better episode than the first one you guys are on the right track.

On a side note, Alex on Diggnation you wore a Tenacious D sweatshirt and I have to know where you got it because I am a huge D fan and have never seen that sweatshirt anywhere for sale, if any of the TRS guys can ask him and let me know that would be "Rad".

[masherscf]

On a side note, Alex on Diggnation you wore a Tenacious D sweatshirt and I have to know where you got it because I am a huge D fan and have never seen that sweatshirt anywhere for sale, if any of the TRS guys can ask him and let me know that would be "Rad".

I think he went to the Tenacious D opening.

[kowgod]

Great idea! I think you guys should name it! The Radsplosion? The Bro's Pose? You guys will do better, I'm sure. :)

-Jeff

I just refer to it as you guys fisting each other.

[chuckles]

I just refer to it as you guys fisting each other.

Somehow that just sounds... wrong...

-chuckles-

[trsjeff]

I just refer to it as you guys fisting each other.

No, when we do that it looks completely different... and it results in a completely different kind of explosion.

[masherscf]

Somehow that just sounds... wrong...

-chuckles-

"Fisting" is on the top of the list of words never to be entered in Google image search with the safety off.

http://mushroom.nosox.org/b3ta/fisting.jpg

[divadawg9234]

No, when we do that it looks completely different... and it results in a completely different kind of explosion.
*sticks her fingers in her ears* lalalalalalalalalaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[masherscf]

*sticks her fingers in her ears* lalalalalalalalalaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

Just as long as that's the only place your fingers go.

[divadawg9234]

Just as long as that's the only place your fingers go.
no fun
67890

[nicolie]

tee hee, I love you! Yes, you have to get a DS one way or another (probably by me buying you one cause I don't want to wait for you to do it yourself) I am running out this weekend and buying PuzzleQuest (I LOVE Bejeweled... seriously, I'm addicted) and then we can sit for hours and not speak cause we're playing PQ and Elite Beat Agents and Animal Crossing :)
dont buy me a DS...that would be rediculous. my birthday isnt till october. I'll go buy one this weekend. YAY!

[masherscf]

no fun
67890

I have to practice being no fun for when Emily is a teenager and I have to scowl at her dates.

[nicolie]

Totally agree with you DannyT on The Lookout, very "eh", bones was the worst character ever don't even get me started, I kept waiting for some twist to come but I really never felt any emotions at all, but Brick was the shit so I had to give it a try. Much better episode than the first one you guys are on the right track.

On a side note, Alex on Diggnation you wore a Tenacious D sweatshirt and I have to know where you got it because I am a huge D fan and have never seen that sweatshirt anywhere for sale, if any of the TRS guys can ask him and let me know that would be "Rad".

"Now it's time for me to tell you about Young Nastyman,
archrival and nemesis of Wonderboy, with powers comparable to Wonderboy.
What powers you ask? I dunno how 'bout the power of flight?
That do anything for ya? That's levitation, holmes.
How 'bout the power to kill a yak from 200 yards away...
with mind bullets! That's telekinesis, Kyle.
How 'bout the power to move you?".............sorry, just HAD to. i wish i had mind bullets.

[sugarsickness]

I was so hoping this forum would be the one that was treated more like a tradition message board and less like an IRC orgy.



I need an aspirin.

[masherscf]

I was so hoping this forum would be the one that was treated more like a tradition message board and less like an IRC orgy.



I need an aspirin.

Somebody what to point this guy to the Revision3 Orgy thread?

[matteekay]

Somehow that just sounds... wrong...

-chuckles-

Which, in and of itself, makes it right! And the fisting looks more like a Nerdy Knucklepuck anyhow....

[kowgod]

No, when we do that it looks completely different... and it results in a completely different kind of explosion.

This guy, he's alright.

[shakermaker]

No, when we do that it looks completely different... and it results in a completely different kind of explosion.


LOL.. how about Fistplotion?

[calvinslug]

DannyT - I violated one of my fundamental laws and skipped ahead in my podcast listening so that I could do an audio only TRS show. It actually worked pretty well. Obviously, there were some video only segments (like the beginning and the D&D section) that kind of lacked meaning, but they were short enough. It also worked well given my podcast listening strategy which is usually broken into 5, 10, or, at most, 20 minute segments: I never lost the trail of what you guys were discussing and I was able to carry through the whole thing. It sounded fine both in the headphones and over my car stereo. Good work!

Now honestly, I will probably go back and watch some of the video, and I may change some of my podcasting rules so that I, say, watch TRS while I'm on the bike at the gym, but the audio only worked pretty well.

[muled]

I have to practice being no fun for when Emily is a teenager and I have to scowl at her dates.

My brother asked to borrow my shotgun and pistol when his girls get to dating age, he wants to have them laying on the coffee table, pretending to be cleaning them when the date shows up.

[ronjon]

Totally different show, sorry I hacked the first show, much better I love this show. More moms beatin their sons, great intro.....:cool:

[travisonphonics]

WEIRDEST THING HAPPENED! So on WarioWare for the Wii there are these pose cards you can unlock. So I was watching TRS I was playing WW. And as they were talking about The Lookout I unlocked a pose called... The Lookout. Now this wouldn't be as weird, if there weren't like 100 pose cards to unlock. Kinda crazy.

[astinsan]

Hey... in the RPG footage I think I saw peter jackson...

[nroa9882]

I can't stop watching the beginning of this episode. I laugh out loud every time. Most of my friends don't even know what a podcast is, but I've showed everyone of them that intro and they all loved it.

Also, I initially didn't like the theme song(?) in the beginning. But after listening to it a couple times and actually paying attention to the lyrics I'm hooked. Pretty creative.

[dannyt]

Hey... in the RPG footage I think I saw peter jackson...

hahaha-- good call