Monday, November 25, 2013

FIGcast - Episode 124 - "Envy Machine"


Trey got one. Jealous? Don't feel bad; it wouldn't be working correctly if you weren't.

FIGcast - Episode 124 - "Envy Machine"

Shownotes:
  • (0:01:10) Blu Rays: (World's End)
  • (0:03:20) Coming Attractions: (The Hunger Games: Catching Fire...Delivery Man)
  • (0:12:00) Box Office: Thor still has his day
  • (0:15:45) TV Talk: Walking Dead shifts gears, Almost Human premiere, Sleepy Hollow, Arrow and the S.H.I.E.L.D./Thor "crossover"
  • (1:06:50) Darren took Broadway by storm, made a teeny tiny mistake and hit the Gmail rate limit
  • (1:25:25) Tripp is in the playoffs and is gonna be cold
  • (1:41:45) Trey got a PS4 and read some comics
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.

Monday, November 18, 2013

FIGcast - Episode 123 - "Electric Mjölnir"


We're referring to the 80s hair band of course, not Thor's hammer.

FIGcast - Episode 123 - "Electric Mjölnir"

Shownotes:
  • (0:01:10) Blu Rays: (Man of Steel)
  • (0:06:40) Coming Attractions: (The Best Man Holiday)
  • (0:08:10) Box Office: Thor has his day
  • (0:15:50) TV Talk: Arrow, Sleepy Hollow, Walking Dead and S.H.I.E.L.D.
  • (0:54:55) Darren played arcade games at the Museum of the Moving Image
  • (1:01:25) Tripp is indentured to football
  • (1:07:10) Shaun read more ADwD and some comics and played Mass Effect 3
  • (1:11:00) Trey finished World War Z and started East of West
  • (1:18:10) We all saw Thor: The Dark World and we discuss!
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.

Monday, November 11, 2013

FIGcast - Episode 122 - "Replacement Shaun"


Shaun's job security is called into question.  Tensions mount and emotions run high as we ask: what would Roy do?

FIGcast - Episode 122 - "Replacement Shaun"

Shownotes:
  • (0:02:50) Blu Rays: (Monsters University...R.I.P.D...The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Extended Edition)
  • (0:07:15) Coming Attractions: (Ender's Game...Freebirds...Last Vegas...Thor: The Dark World)
  • (0:23:50) Box Office: Gramps and Ender... barely
  • (0:31:55) TV Talk: Shaun gives S.H.I.E.L.D. a second chance; also Walking Dead and Arrow
  • (1:08:00) Darren finished the Ender's Shadow series before the film and went to an invited dress rehearsal
  • (1:26:00) Tripp picked up Ender's Game (the book) in honor of the movie
  • (1:41:35) Shaun read some comics and started A Dance with Dragons
  • (1:56:05) Trey had a party and none of us went (well, Roy did)
  • (2:10:35) Captain America 2 looks great!
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.

Thursday, November 7, 2013

The Streets of Marvel Comics are invading Netflix


Source: Marvel Comics
A couple of episodes ago, the FIGcrew discussed what we wanted to see from the TV division of MARVEL studios going forward. Sadly, Google accidentally ate that episode. So, even though there is no record of what our opinions were on the matter, allow me to say that we pretty much got everything on our Christmas list today.

Today, Marvel/Disney put the speculation to rest:

Led by a series focused on “Daredevil,” followed by “Jessica Jones,” “Iron Fist” and “Luke Cage,” the epic will unfold over multiple years of original programming, taking Netflix members deep into the gritty world of heroes and villains of Hell’s Kitchen, New York. Netflix has committed to a minimum of four, thirteen episodes series and a culminating Marvel’s “The Defenders” mini-series event that reimagines a dream team of self-sacrificing, heroic characters.

Some thoughts:
  •  Leaving aside our speculation about She-hulk and Punisher, this announcement pretty much confirms everything else we speculated about during the lost episode.
  • The focus on street-level heroes culminating in an Avengers-style team up (named the Defenders and not "Heroes for Hire") is exactly what we speculated.
  • Netflix is the best possible platform for an experiment like this.
  • Buried in the press release is even bigger news: "beginning with 2016 theatrically released feature films, Netflix will be the exclusive U.S. subscription television service for first-run, live-action and animated movies from the Walt Disney Studios, including titles from Disney, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar Animation Studios, Marvel Studios, Disneynature and Lucasfilm."
  •  If this is successful, it opens the doors for all kinds of other content. Marvel branded, Netflix-exclusive all ages shows, more second tier heroes, the possibilities are truly endless.
 You can read the full press release here:
The Walt Disney Co. and Netflix Inc.today announced an unprecedented deal for Marvel TV to bring multiple original series of live-action adventures of four of Marvel’s most popular characters exclusively to the world’s leading Internet TV Network beginning in 2015. This pioneering agreement calls for Marvel to develop four serialized programs leading to a miniseries programming event.

Led by a series focused on “Daredevil,” followed by “Jessica Jones,” “Iron Fist” and “Luke Cage,” the epic will unfold over multiple years of original programming, taking Netflix members deep into the gritty world of heroes and villains of Hell’s Kitchen, New York. Netflix has committed to a minimum of four, thirteen episodes series and a culminating Marvel’s “The Defenders” mini-series event that reimagines a dream team of self-sacrificing, heroic characters.

Produced by Marvel Television in association with ABC Television Studios, this groundbreaking deal is Marvel’s most ambitious foray yet into live-action TV storytelling.

“This deal is unparalleled in its scope and size, and reinforces our commitment to deliver Marvel’s brand, content and characters across all platforms of storytelling. Netflix offers an incredible platform for the kind of rich storytelling that is Marvel’s specialty,” said Alan Fine, President of Marvel Entertainment. “This serialized epic expands the narrative possibilities of on-demand television and gives fans the flexibility to immerse themselves how and when they want in what’s sure to be a thrilling and engaging adventure.”

“Marvel’s movies, such as ‘Iron Man’ and Marvel’s ‘The Avengers’, are huge favorites on our service around the world. Like Disney, Marvel is a known and loved brand that travels,” said Netflix Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos. “With ‘House of Cards’ and our other original series, we have pioneered new approaches to storytelling and to global distribution and we’re thrilled to be working with Disney and Marvel to take our brand of television to new levels with a creative project of this magnitude.”

This new original TV deal follows last year’s landmark movie distribution deal through which, beginning with 2016 theatrically released feature films, Netflix will be the exclusive U.S. subscription television service for first-run, live-action and animated movies from the Walt Disney Studios, including titles from Disney, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar Animation Studios, Marvel Studios, Disneynature and Lucasfilm. Netflix members can currently enjoy a wide range of Disney, ABC TV and Disney Channel films and shows across the 41 countries where Netflix operates.