GeekAgenda038: Jim Phelps Is Not A Traitor!
In which Thom & Andru chew over new releases and old obsessions, and twist themselves into merit badge-worthy knots trying to segue between them. The socialization of video gaming, the proud tradition of alternate universes, the sweet spot between honoring and subverting storytelling tropes, the reasons why some remakes work better than others, and the fine line between expressing dislike and protesting too much are all on the conversational menu, as well as trailers priming us for 2012’s summer movies, Andru schooling Thom on the proper context of Hi-Def technology, and George Takei schooling everyone on the art of steering into the skid.