FIGcast - Episode 66 - "Velvet Picard"

Once a Grubb gets inside, it's really hard to get it back out again...

FIGcast - Episode 66 - "Velvet Picard"

Shownotes:

• (0:01:05) Shaun has been doing a Green Lantern re-read, and loves pigs who fight dogs
• (0:07:45) Darren finally listened to T&T and watched Sherlock
• (0:21:40) Trey is still trying to get into Doctor Who, and beat Diablo III
• (0:38:00) Tripp started watching Enterprise, and started reading Leviathan Wakes
• (0:57:15) TV Talk: Awake is over forever, and Game of Thrones had its most epic episode yet
• (1:14:45) Blu Rays: (Coriolanus...True Blood S4)
• (1:15:55) Coming Attractions: (Snow White & the Huntsman...For Greater Glory...Battlefield America)
• (1:25:20) Box Office: (The Avengers is finally neuralized)
• (1:31:45) What Would Darren Read
• (1:52:35) Trey's Pullbox: (Animal Man Annual...Batman Annual...Batman Beyond Unlimited...Wolverine & the X-Men)

Don't forget, you can email us at FullyIntegratedGeeks@gmail.com, you can follow us on Twitter with @theFIGcast, you can Like us on Facebook.com/FullyIntegratedGeeks, and you can listen to us on the iTunes Store or the Stitcher Smart Radio app.

Comic Mini-Reviews Week of May 23rd, 2012

This week: BATMAN INC RETURNS...also, other stuff.

What Would Darren Read, Home Edition (May 23rd)

Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat would Darren Read?!

FIGcast - Episode 65 - "Emo Batman"

The return of the Grubb!

FIGcast - Episode 65 - "Emo Batman"

Shownotes:

• (0:00:55) Shaun loves Radiohead...yeah, that's pretty much it
• (0:13:15) Darren is done with The Wiz, and started playing Diablo III as a reward
• (0:24:35) Trey is also playing Diablo III, but also has a board game addiction created by Wil Wheaton
• (0:31:30) Tripp accidentally beat Mass Effect 3, and watched There Be Dragons
• (0:38:40) TV Talk: Community is over, and now Harmon-less, Sherlock is d...over as well, and Awake ends this week...FOR-E-VER
• (0:51:40) Blu Rays: (The Woman In Black...Sherlock S2)
• (0:52:35) Coming Attractions: (Men In Black 3...The Chernobyl Diaries)
• (0:59:15) Box Office: (You all sunk Battleship)
• (1:02:40) We update the Summer Movie Pool, and let Shaun jump in even though he's tardy for the party
• (1:18:35) Jo Walton, Neil Gaiman and Delia Sherman won Nebulas (Nebulae?)
• (1:20:00) We finish up our Upfronts discussion from last week with the CW's new shows, mainly Arrow
• (1:39:40) What Would Darren Read
• (1:57:35) Trey's Pullbox: (All-Star Western...Aquaman...Batman Inc...Captain America...Justice League Dark...New Guardians...Flash)

Don't forget, you can email us at FullyIntegratedGeeks@gmail.com, you can follow us on Twitter with @theFIGcast, you can Like us on Facebook.com/FullyIntegratedGeeks, and you can listen to us on the iTunes Store or the Stitcher Smart Radio app.

CTDB: X-O Manowar 1

Shaun reviews Valiant Comic's X-O Manowar #1!

Comic Mini-Reviews Week of May 16th, 2012

This week: The Owls attack the Birds of Prey, Batwoman avoids the Owls, and Conan is a multidimensional character?!

What Would Darren Read, Home Edition (May 16th)

Darren missed this week's FIGcast but we played What Would Darren Read anyways...

FIGcast - Episode 64 - "DQ, Dreamboat"

Prepare for Keith-ening...

FIGcast - Episode 64 - "DQ, Dreamboat"

Shownotes:

• (0:01:30) Keith is catching up on Uncanny X-Men and playing Assassin's Creed
• (0:09:50) Trey has been playing Diablo III, and read Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, S.H.I.E.L.D. and American Vampire
• (0:23:05) Tripp read Guardians of the Galaxy: Legacy and Daredevil: Guardian Devil, and beat Mass Effect 2
• (0:42:40) TV Talk: we had another weird week with mismatched schedules, but Fringe is done for the season, and Community, Grimm, Supernatural and Sherlock all end this week
• (0:58:00) Blu Rays: (Chronicle...The Grey)
• (1:02:05) Coming Attractions: (Battleship...The Dictator...What To Expect)
• (1:05:55) Box Office: (Hulk Smash!!!)
• (1:09:40) Network Upfronts were this week, so we talk about all the new shows, and the apparent bursting of the networks' genre bubble
• (1:46:55) What Would Darren Read
• (1:58:15) Trey's Pullbox: (Batwoman...Birds of Prey...Conan the Barbarian...Danger Club...Daredevil...Justice League...The Manhattan Projects...Wonder Woman...The Shade...Thief of Thieves...Winter Soldier)

Don't forget, you can email us at FullyIntegratedGeeks@gmail.com, you can follow us on Twitter with @theFIGcast, you can Like us on Facebook.com/FullyIntegratedGeeks, and you can listen to us on the iTunes Store or the Stitcher Smart Radio app.

Comic Mini-Reviews Week of May 9th, 2012

This week: Wolverine is torn between two groups, Night of Owls slows down Batman and Robin, and Captain America's old girlfriend is a secret agent.

What Would Darren Read, Home Edition (May 9th)

Two weeks of covers!

2012 Summer Movie Pool

So, I stumbled across something cool while watching an episode of the Totally Rad Show recently.  Every year they take part in the Summer Movie Pool, a fun contest hosted over at Time Travel Reviews.  You can click the link to get all the specific details, but the basic goal is this: pick the ten movies, in order, you think will make the most money at the domestic box office this summer.  The "summer" runs May through August this year, so The Avengers is the first eligible movie, and anything that comes out Labor Day weekend are the last eligible movies.  You also only get credit for the money that a movie makes during that period, so it's probably best to stay away from the Labor Day movies entirely.

So, after all that, here are our lists.  We already revealed them on the podcast, but I thought it would be nice to have an easy to find written version to look to as the summer progresses.  I know they look pretty similar, but we promise we didn't collaborate at all on our lists.  We all want to win, obviously.  If you want, put your lists in the comments and you'll have written proof of your prophetic powers if you end up nailing it.


Darren
1. The Dark Knight Rises
2. The Avengers
3. The Amazing Spider-Man
4. Brave
5. Snow White and the Huntsman
6. Men In Black 3
7. Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
8. Prometheus
9. Battleship
10. Ice Age 4: Continental Drift
** Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
** The Bourne Legacy
** Rock Of Ages


Trey
1. The Avengers
2. The Dark Knight Rises
3. The Amazing Spider-Man
4. Brave
5. Dark Shadows
6. Prometheus
7. Ted  (original pick was G.I. Joe 2, but we let him swap when they moved it to 2013)
8. Battleship
9. Men In Black 3
10. The Expendables 2
** Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
** Total Recall
** lost his 3rd dark horse b/c of the G.I. Joe mess


Tripp
1. The Avengers
2. The Dark Knight Rises
3. The Amazing Spider-Man
4. Brave
5. Snow White and the Huntsman
6. Ice Age 4: Continental Drift
7. Men In Black 3
8. Battleship
9. Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
10. The Bourne Legacy
** G.I. Joe 2: Retaliation
** The Watch
** Rock Of Ages



Friend-of-the-Show Shaun
1. The Avengers
2. The Dark Knight Rises
3. Brave
4. The Amazing Spider-Man
5. Snow White and the Huntsman
6. The Expendables 2
7. Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
8. Prometheus
9. Men In Black 3
10. Ice Age 4: Continental Drift
** Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
** The Bourne Legacy
** Battleship

FIGcast - Episode 63 - "Captain Strong Sad"

He's sad that he's flying...

FIGcast - Episode 63 - "Captain Strong Sad"

Shownotes:

• (0:01:35) Darren went to Nashville, and missed the Super Moon
• (0:08:50) Trey was busy, but he did go to Free Comic Book Day
• (0:21:40) Tripp watched Immortals and In Time, started playing Mass Effect 2, and read Spider-Man Season One
• (0:32:00) TV Talk: the weird scheduling made it so that we weren't all caught up on any one thing, but Sherlock did premiere on PBS
• (0:44:20) Blu Rays: (Haywire...Underworld: Awakening)
• (0:45:20) Coming Attractions: (Dark Shadows)
• (0:47:35) Box Office: (Earth's Mightiest are...the mightiest)
• (0:58:40) We all saw The Avengers so we talk about it a lot (spoilers!)
• (2:00:25) The Locus Awards announced their finalists
• (2:03:00)  We share our entries in the 2012 Summer Movie Pool
• (2:16:15) What Would Darren Read
• (2:21:05) Trey's Pullbox: (Earth Two...Dial H)

Don't forget, you can email us at FullyIntegratedGeeks@gmail.com, you can follow us on Twitter with @theFIGcast, you can Like us on Facebook.com/FullyIntegratedGeeks, and you can listen to us on the iTunes Store or the Stitcher Smart Radio app.

Comic Mini-Reviews Week of May 2nd, 2012

This week: Daredevil meets Foggy, Superman goes multidimensional, and Swamp Thing kicks butt.

Review: Insufferable #1

Insufferable #1 (Mark Waid, Peter Krause) -

Second Wave Review: Dial H #1

Dial H #1 (China Miéville, Mateus Sanotlouco) -

Second Wave Review: Earth Two #1

Earth Two #1 (James Robinson, Nicola Scott, Trevor Scott, Alex Sinclair)

What Would Darren Read, Home Edition (April 25th)

We know what Darren would read but--WHAT WOULD YOU READ!?

FIGcast - Episode 62 - "No Longer Nude-Sensitive"

Trey spent a lot of time and energy working himself up to this status.

FIGcast - Episode 62 - "No Longer Nude-Sensitive"

Shownotes:

• (0:01:00) Darren is reading Mockingjay, and will probably miss the shuttle b/c of a trip to Nash Vegas
• (0:05:50) Trey re-read What's So Funny About Truth, Justice & the American Way and finished his re-read of Sin City
• (0:13:10) Tripp watched the BBC's State of Play, and read Kevin Hearne's latest, Tricked
• (0:24:05) TV Talk: Tripp didn't watch Awake, Community utilized the Dreamatorium, and Game of Thrones had a shadow baby
• (0:40:40) Blu Rays: (The Innkeepers)
• (0:41:20) Coming Attractions: (The Raven...The Five-Year Engagement...Safe...The Pirates!)
• (0:44:30) Box Office: (Katniss falls)
• (0:57:35) We revisit YouTube Originals, and we're much more enthusiastic about Crash Course and SciShow
• (1:15:35) What Would Darren Read
• (1:43:30) Trey's Pullbox: (All-Star Western...Aquaman...Captain America...Daredevil...The Flash...New Guardians...Justice League Dark...I, Vampire...Spaceman)

Don't forget, you can email us at FullyIntegratedGeeks@gmail.com, you can follow us on Twitter with @theFIGcast, you can Like us on Facebook.com/FullyIntegratedGeeks, and you can listen to us on the iTunes Store or the Stitcher Smart Radio app.

Comic Mini-Reviews Week of April 25th, 2012

This week: The Vampire apocalypse gets postponed, Daredevil is back to where he started, and the Flash is kind of a jumble.