Podcast 16: Spock is Dead

Posted: February 5th, 2010 | Author: Dork Shelf Team | Filed under: Audio | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments »

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Will, Jeff, Lucas and Noah sit down to discuss the Oscar nominations, the return of Lost, Mass Effect 2, Star Trek Online and its effects on social lives, Iron Man’s suit redesign and what people can expect from Iron Man 2.

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Podcast 15: New Word Unlocked

Posted: January 7th, 2010 | Author: Dork Shelf Team | Filed under: Audio | Tags: , , , , , | 14 Comments »

George R.R. Martin's “Song of Ice and Fire”

Will, Lucas, and Chris talk about what they’re looking forward to in 2010, mostly video games.

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Podcast 14: High Rise Jeans

Posted: December 15th, 2009 | Author: Dork Shelf Team | Filed under: Audio | Tags: , , , , , , | No Comments »

Jeff, the thief, Will, the knight, and Lucas, the wizard, take a break from stacking boxes and dissolving in acid to talk about what they’ve been playing and what the new year may bring. Lucas details his least favourite Genghis Khan biopic. Jeff talks about what DC has planned for next year, what looks promising. Oh, and Will saw Avatar. Hike up those pants, listen in, and continue the discussion in the comments.

Flickr user Idhren's "Favourite Jeans"

Idhren's "Favourite Jeans"

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Podcast 13: Inside This Glass

Posted: November 30th, 2009 | Author: Dork Shelf Team | Filed under: Audio | Tags: , , , , , , , , | No Comments »
Captain America, Iron Man and Thor

The triumvirate is back for this sixth prime-numbered episode, almost none of which was recorded behind glass. The dorks find themselves deluged with games, fatigued by comics events, and infected with empathy—but it’s all good.

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Podcast 12: Transformers

Posted: November 7th, 2009 | Author: Dork Shelf Team | Filed under: Audio | Tags: , , , , , , | 1 Comment »
Transformers: The Autobots as they appeared in Dreamwave Comics

To celebrate the DVD and Blu-ray release of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Jeff, Joel, Lucas and Will discuss all things Transformers. From the original 80’s cartoon and comics to the toys and the recent live-action films we’ve got our giant shape-shifting alien robot bases well covered.

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  • Nothin’ but Transformers

Podcast 11: Zombies and Robots

Posted: November 4th, 2009 | Author: Dork Shelf Team | Filed under: Audio | Tags: , , , , , , | 2 Comments »
Tar Man zombie from Return of the Living Dead

Will and Lucas brave the cold and hordes of undead to talk about what they did around Hallowe’en and to look back and wonder about giant robots in computer games. Will dressed up in red and is always the first to get killed, and Lucas has been investigating and beating up armoured junkies. Will Twilight be discussed? Find out in episode one-one.

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Podcast 10: TIFF Roundup

Posted: September 25th, 2009 | Author: Dork Shelf Team | Filed under: Audio | Tags: , , | No Comments »
A toy cowboy with lasso.

Will, Lucas, Noah, and Shelagh put on their ten-gallon critics’ hats and rustle together all the films they’ve seen recently. Covering films from grindhouse to arthouse, the four cowpokes break down what they saw, what they liked, and why they liked it.

Also, be sure to check out Dork Shelf’s TIFF reviews and let us know what you think.

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Podcast 9: Bearded Sharks

Posted: August 6th, 2009 | Author: Dork Shelf Team | Filed under: Audio | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments »
A lemon shark with a beard

In this “mantastic” episode Lucas, Will, Jeff, and Joel find themselves trapped in a cage deep underwater, assaulted from all sides by the desperate later seasons of The Simpsons. The dorks talk about how Matt Groening’s show has changed over time, about what they’ve been consuming, and some hot news from the worlds of film, video games, and email spam.

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Podcast 8: Bacon-Con 2009

Posted: July 23rd, 2009 | Author: Dork Shelf Team | Filed under: Audio | Tags: , , , , , | No Comments »
It's a man in a bacon suit waving "hello."

Sarrah joins Jeff and Will for a discussion of Green Lantern, Comic-Con, James Cameron’s cure for cancer, and much more. Exclusives! Events! Bothering George—and it’s kosher!

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Podcast 7: Cannes, Not Khan

Posted: June 11th, 2009 | Author: Dork Shelf Team | Filed under: Audio | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , | No Comments »
Kirk just before he yells "Khan!"

Special guests Peter Kuplowsky, programmer at the Bloor and the After Dark Film Festival, and Noah Taylor, blogger extraordinaire, join Jeff, Lucas, and Will for a discussion of recent films and comics. Peter lets us know what he saw at The Cannes Film Festival, and Jeff talks to us about Batman and Robin #1. “Here we go!

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Podcast 6: Look at All Those Tentacles

Posted: May 26th, 2009 | Author: Dork Shelf Team | Filed under: Audio | Tags: , , , , , , | 2 Comments »
An animé woman has her face caressed by slimy tentacles.

The dorks are back with a sixth podcast. The Star Trek movie is discussed, as is a slew of video games. Will has been playing Broken Steel, Lucas talks about thievery, and Jeff explains how to learn more about upcoming comics through solicitations. This podcast is dedicated to one of our Italian fans. I’m not too keen on shokushu goukan myself, but I hope you find this episode is as gripping and as pleasurable as a horny cephalopod.

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Podcast 5: Phone Journey

Posted: May 2nd, 2009 | Author: Dork Shelf Team | Filed under: Audio | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments »

Know what to expect when you go to see Wolverine—at least, what to expect from the trailers. Will, Jeff, and Lucas analyze a bevy of movies, video games, and promotional TV shows. Lucas Preys, Jeff tells us what he thinks of documentaries, and Will survives wave after wave of zombies. All this, Daredevil, and Montalbán’s chest are in the fifth episode of the Dork Shelf Podcast.

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  • 0:00 — “Theme from Dirty Harryby Lalo Schifrin
  • 2:00 — G.I. Joe, Megan Fox, and alien apartheid
  • 18:00 — Wall-walking and zombies
  • 30:00 — Why it’s “the source engine”, MvC 2, and Free Comic Book Day
  • 39:00 — “Any Way You Want It” by Journey
  • 40:00 — Star Trek movies, and Space’s fan shows
  • 50:00 — Cylons and the war on acne
  • 56:00 — “Moby Dick” by Led Zeppelin
  • 57:00 — Documentaries, Jeff’s “apple segment”
  • 75:45 — “I Need More Time” by The Meters

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