The Totally Rad Show

Hosted by Alex Albrecht, Dan Trachtenberg and Jeff Cannata.

The Totally Rad Show is Revision3's explosion of movie, video game, TV, and comics news and reviews. TRS was born in the depths of geek culture, at an epic game of Dungeons and Dragons in 2006. Alex Albrecht, host of Revision3's Diggnation, and Dan Trachtenberg, former host of Revision3's... Read More

WYSIWYG Ninja - Surrogates, A Serious Man, Need for Speed: Shift, Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, and The Magic Castle

Monday, September 28th, 2009 – running time 1:00:06

We loved The Surrogates comic, does the film live up? Is the Cohen Bros' A Serious Man too serious? Does Need for Speed: Shift blow the doors off? Bowser's Inside Story: one of the DS' best? Plus, a real Magic Castle!

Show Notes

Movies

Way back in episode 21, Alex, Dan, and Jeff lost their minds over The Surrogates, a comic book from the new writer/artist team of Venditti and Weldelle, published by Top Shelf. Now, 2 years later, that comic has been been turned into a feature film, starring Bruce Willis. Is the movie equally exciting, or a colossal let down?

The Cohen Brothers have been extremely prolific of late, including their Oscar-winning No Country for Old Men, and last year's Burn After Reading. Their latest, A Serious Man is a much darker film, about a suburban Jew whose life begins to unravel. The guys give A Serious Man some serious consideration.

03:10 | Play

The Magic Castle

There is as castle, nestled in the heart of Hollywood, that can only be visited by invitation - where every visitor must wear a suit and tie at all times, and where the unexpected lies around every turn. What is this magical castle? Why, the Magic Castle! And thanks to magician and host of Revision3's Scam School, Brian Brushwood, Alex, Dan, and Jeff get a chance to tour its hallowed halls and see what this real-life Hogwarts is like!

10:45 | Play

Video Games

The Need for Speed series is one of the longest-running and most successful racing franchises, and the newest installment, Need for Speed: Shift introduces a much more realistic "cockpit view". Alex, Dan, and Jeff strap themselves in for one of the most visceral driving game experiences ever.

The latest Mario Bros. role-playing game on the DS has the mustachioed plumbers doing their best impression of Fantastic Voyage, shrinking down and exploring the biology of their nemesis, Bowser. Could Mario & Luigi: Bowsers Inside Story be one of the years best games?

31:11 | Play

Email Questions

This week's question, sent in by Andrew Correnti, is whether or not it is possible to be a geek and a sports fan at the same time.

48:19 | Play

Outtakes

Outtakes

59:19 | Play

Alex, Dan, and Jeff are going to be playing games for 24 hours straight to raise money for Texas Children's Hospital. Please consider sponsoring their efforts to help this worthy cause. Every gift makes a difference in the life of a child. Click here to make a donation.

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over 3 years ago

Thanks for all the great questions, everyone! Be sure to watch next week's show to see of yours was answered!

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over 3 years ago

Send in some twitter questions for next week's show!

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over 3 years ago

@techburgh we always try to be very clear when segments are sponsored. Specific one you question?

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over 3 years ago

Time for the guys to record another episode! Prince of Persia the movie and Super Mario Galaxy 2, plus Lost thoughts in Mondays' show!

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over 3 years ago

TRS has been nominated for Best Hosted Web Series! http://j.mp/dfu1bp

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@iamsolo3 great questions!

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About the Show

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Show Title:

The Totally Rad Show

Description:

The Totally Rad Show is the summer blockbuster of geek news shows. Every week, hosts Alex Albrecht, Dan Trachtenberg, and Jeff Cannata rip into the world of movies, video games, tv, comics, and more and pull out what's rad.

Categories:

Movies & Media, Video Games

Launch Date:

Mar 27, 2007

Episodes: