Mass Effect coming Monday!

It looks like the our Mass Effect Trilogy podcast is going to be pushed back to Monday. Frank's diligently working away to get it ready between fits of sleep and bouts of work.

Stay tuned!

As big gamers and fans of the comics it's no suprise that John and I would be interested in a game based off of Chew. Check out this review for the game from Board Game Brawl.

Episode 5: Chew

Episode 5: Chew
Hosts: Frank Shaw and John Belliston
Produced by Hobos in the Back Row
Edited by: Frank Shaw
Intro Music: Piano Sonata mvnt 1 by F.G. Shaw
Outro Music: Piano Sonata mvnt 3 by F.G. Shaw

John and I have a long rambling conversation about the comic Chew. It's not for the faint of heart, the comic that is, not our conversation.

For the uninitiated Chew is a comic by John Layman and Rob Guillory about an FDA agent Tony Chu who is a cibopathic, which means he has the ability to see the past of anything he eats. The comic is full of cannibalism, people with strange food powers, alien fruit that tastes like chicken and a fighting rooster named POYO!

Check it out here.
Or here.
The movie is in the works and David Tennant has been confirmed to play Mason Savoy.

Episode 4: John Hates What You Love: Firefly.

Episode 4: John Hates What You Love: Firefly
Hosts: Frank Shaw and John Belliston
Produced by Hobos in the Back Row
Edited by: Frank Shaw
Intro Music: Piano Sonata mvnt 1 by F.G. Shaw
Outro Music: Piano Sonata mvnt 3 by F.G. Shaw

Here's the newest episode of the show!
This one might rub folks the wrong way a bit, but it still proves to be a fun conversation.
We have a lengthy discussion about Firefly, discuss the purpose of science fiction and criticize Joss Whedon (again).
Give it a listen.

UPDATE:

The show notes are not nearly as extensive as the last few times.

Here's a link detailing the wherefore and why of Firefly's eventual cancellation and how Fox mishandled the series.

This link is a short essay on where the series could possibly go after Serenity. Interesting read, and honestly I'd love something like what the author suggests (I'm sure John wouldn't be opposed either).

Here's a link to Margaret Weiss Productions page on the Firefly RPG. I mention in the podcast that I played the RPG. The version I played was the original version (also by Margaret Weiss Production) and was actually called the Serenity RPG. It was limited to stuff in the film initially. Well it's been republished as the Firefly RPG now and has a few supplements out as well. The game mechanics are sound and the quality and flavor of the books are fantastic. If you like RPG's and you like Firefly it's worth your time to pick this up. I can attest it's a solid system.