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Ep 8. Terminator 2: Judgment Day – Director’s Cut Deconstruction
Terminator 2: Judgment Day is one of the greatest action flicks of all time! The release of a Director’s Cut added new footage that expanded on the story in new, interesting, and sometimes detrimental ways – not the point of it being watchable. In this episode, we go through each scene of the Director’s Cut…
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Ep 7. Alien: Isolation – A Story Analysis
The alien series is an iconic franchise that has suffered a number of lackluster films and even worse video games. But in 2014, Creative Assembly and Sega published the hit game Alien: Isolation. This game took the franchise back to its roots and crafted an experience that provides an intensely horrific experience of predator vs.…
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Ep 6. Shadow and Bone – Books vs. Season 2
In this episode, we finish comparing the Shadow and Bones Netflix show with the last two books in the Alina Stark trilogy. The previous episode that compared Season 1 to Book 1, the showrunners made some changes that drastically elevated the source material. Do they continue that good work here? Be sure to listen and…
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Ep 5. Shadow and Bone – Book 1 vs. Season 1
Shadow and Bone is one of the latest books Fantasy book series to earn the adaptation treatment by Netflix. It features a female heroine and its own love triangle, but does it live up to the hype? And most importantly – does it live up to the adaptation? Let’s find out! Incomptech Music credit: “Wholesome”…
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