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Drew Allen
A look at what's good, what's bad, and what should be better about the latest tech, shows, movies, and culture. Hosted by Drew Allen.
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Does it hold a candle to Superman? Yes.
Is it better than Superman? No.
Let's TACO BOUT IT!
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my 50TH episode is a Rando Podrissian, jumping through some recent interesting things, possibly included in the episode title.
BONUS: Feedback on the voice line from CHUCK!
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I cannot WAIT for the How Did This Get Made episode for this movie.
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Shakespeare. Newton. James Gunn?
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It's a classic 4th of July movie.
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Nah, but it was actually pretty freakin' good and not just happenstantially. But it could have been better. Let's talk about how it could have risen above mediocracy.
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It was fun...
BUT.
Yeah, let's talk about it.
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"You don't remember your name?" "No, but for some reason I remember yours." - Haku
This review gets a little deep, fair warning.
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Was I surprised? Yes. Was I struck by lightning? No. Did I watch the movie and have thoughts about it? Of course.
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Yes, but in some ways even better. Let's talk about it.
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It's more cinema-plex than "cinema," but what did you expect? Let's get into it.
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You should totally watch this movie. Unless you hated Kingsman. But... even then... anyway, let's chat about it.
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I saw Iron Claw. What was Good? What was Bad? What could be Better? Let's talk about it.
This episode is rated PG13 (Brief Language)
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The Marvels was not great. Let's talk about it. Sorry it's several months late. Bonus voicemail at the end. 😁😎
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If you want to skip from Oppenheimer to go straight to Barbie talk, you can skip to around the 15:00 mark.
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Topics covered:
- Follow up
- Star Trek
- Ted Lasso
- Fool's Paradise
- Tears of the Kingdom
- Fast X
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No outline for this one, it's a raw old school rant. Just a super nerdy one from my inner Trekkie.
Coming soon to the pod:
Fast X
Tears of the Kingdom
Fool's Paradise
Ted Lasso
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Good
- Great part 3 James Gunn Goodbye
- Simple story, easy to follow
- Very cool seeing backstory of rocket
- Interesting villain that we haven’t seen much of (if any)
- Star Lord will Return
- Emotional Honesty from characters, supporting each other
- Ted Lasso-esque, but not like TOO thick
- Groot line and total badassery
Bad
- Kraglin
- Adam Warlock
Better
- Would have loved to see bigger tie-in to Phase 4
- No one died?
Thoughts on Phase 4
- Spiderman, Venom, Daredevil vs Kingpin
- Marvels, Ant-Man, Loki, Star Lord? Vs Kang
- Falcon, Bucky, Black Panther, Dr. Strange? Scarlet Witch?
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Good
- Cast
- Story - subversion
- Story - feels
- They just did it right
- All the references
Bad
- No Super Mario Bros. 2 references (that I noticed)
- Maybe a taaaaad too scary in that one Luigi scene?
- Honestly got nothing else
Better?
- Use Toad more?
- Charlie Day’s musical talents?
- Super Mario Bros 2
- Really nitpicking here
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GOOD:
- Characters.
- Actually interesting solutions to problems.
- Working together.
- Bard is main character, very fitting.
- Cast is great.
- Cameos were great
- Story is interesting and true to DND
- Fetch quest that doesn’t end up helping hahaha
BAD:
- Some of the highest stakes emotional moments weren’t quite hitting for me.
- Thought it would be longer.
BETTER:
- More and better CAMEOS:
- Vin Deisel
- Matt Mercer
- Whole Critical Role Gang
- Longer Movie - it’s an epic adventure.
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Good
- Even better episode
- Carl Weathers is back
- Bo Katan storyline progresses
- Noble badassery from Mandalorians
- Ugly Green pirate goes bye bye
- Bringing back Captain Teva
- Connecting the storylines! Political Intrigue
Bad:
- Zeb? Better introduction. Maybe?
- Tim Meadows haircut
Better ???
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There wasn't enough bad for a chart in here... it was a great episode – let's chat through it!
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Good
- The visuals - WOW
The Bad
- The ending
- The repetitive plot
Better
- The story - more interesting
- Shorten it
- Add some justice and a real ending.
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We're talking about Mandalorian season 3, episode 3.
Good
- Better than 2nd? Maybe?
- Loved the plots, maybe not the jumping
- Elia Kane could be a cool character
- Dogfight was super cool
- Loved Bo-Katan’s accidental renewal of faith
- Called it
- Coruscant
- TIE Bombers
Bad
- Not much to say
- I wish I had more to say…
- Chemistry between Elia and Pershing, but…
Better
- Not sure how
- Get the dark saber in there somewhere? Haha.
- Figure out how to solve this plot switching stuff.
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Let's dive in and talk about the best show of 2023 so far.
Definitely spoilers here so go finish the series first and then come back.
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Good:
- Way better than the first episode.
- Darksaber is always nice
Bad:
- R5 droid, why?
- What happened? Mythasaur lazy eater?
- IG 11?
Better
- Wrap up the story better
- Get a room, already
- Thought about helmet
Spoiler Warning for the first episode of Season 3 of The Mandalorian on Disney+.
Despite what I said in the intro, I don't spoil anything from The Last of Us, or Creed III.
But yeah, enjoy.
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Good: Yebba! (Dawn)
Super Bowl Good
- Teams playing not dicks... mostly good guys.
- Great performances on both sides.
- National Anthem
Bad
- Kelce doing a WWE audition - nailing it.
- Penalty ruined a great game
- Commercials
- Guys in the booth
Better
- Commercials
- Rihanna - announce beforehand or from mic?
- Put the performance in context - WAY more impressive that way.
- was like, retroactively impressive.
- Modesty? Clothing? Andy Reid?
- Let the players play
BONUS GOOD: 2nd podcast episode this month!
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- Where have I been?
- Job Sitch
- Fitness
- ADD
- Good
- The Last of Us
- Glass Onion
- The Whale
- Man Called Otto
- Bad
- The Dilemma
- Better
- Snake Eyes
- Monarch Money
- Bullet Journal
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I saw the film "Everything Everywhere All At Once" and it was great. Let's talk about it.
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Truly a Love/Hate thing with the Obi-Wan series. I had so many thoughts!
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"Back like Jordan, wearin' the 45"
I'm gonna start doing this again. This first one is kind of like a life update, and there's even more great episodes I can't wait to share! - Drew
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The Office. There will be no questions. Are there any questions?
What's good about it?
What's bad about it?
What could be better?
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I finally watched The Suicide Squad on HBO Max (not a sponsor).
What's good about it?
What's bad about it?
What could be better?
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Finally finished Loki.
What's good about it?
What's bad about it?
What could be better?
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Finally beat Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
What's good about it?
What's bad about it?
What could be better?
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Excited to chat with Matt Birchler about what the perfect podcast app looks like and how the best ones out today stack up.
Contenders:
- Pocket Casts
- Castro
- Overcast
Footnotes
- Birchtree Blog
- A Better Computer on YouTube
- BirchBark Newsletter
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Where the heck have I been?
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Enjoy the Smartwatch saga. Also, Go Gata.
Footnotes
- Apple Watch Service Pricing
- The Withings Steel HR
- Gators vs. Ole Miss
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Trying to make a little bit quicker episodes so I can put them out more often!
Enjoy.
Footnotes
- Middleditch & Schwartz
- Exporting Safari passwords
- NBA Playoff Highlights (so far)
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This episode was a fun one to record.
I cut it down from 45 minutes.
One of the rants is just going to be part of the next episode entirely. Enjoy!
Footnotes
- Chuck’s YouTube Channel is awesome.
- Instagram fails at fixing the problem it created itself.
- Instagram admitting they stole
- Instagram steals again.
- Also, IGTV sucks.
- Super Mario Bros. Wii Speed Run
- Basketball & Other Things
- Me on Dinner Guest Rejects
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Footnotes
- Spotify vs. Apple Music
- Dinner Guest Rejects
- About Video Game Difficulty
- Drew Gets His Fit Together
- DGHFT on Instagram
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Footnotes
- Spotify's Release Radar
- Marco Polo Reversion?
- Please tell me your stoplight stories.
- Birthdays are awesome.
- Beckett Simonon Shoes are amazing (not a sponsor).
- My pair
- Last Flag Flying
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Footnotes
- Marco Polo? How Could you?
- Spotify Email notifications?
- Castro: Also does Skip Intros
- Rant: iOS Default Notification Sound
- Rave: iOS 14
- Matt Birchler’s Blog
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- Follow up
- Telecom engineer weighs in.
- VOICEMAIL is here
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- Rant: Spotify
- A fan of the original idea (stream and pay)
- I don’t really think they’re evil, but they’re just doing so many crappy things
- Did Mariah make a lot?
- Most make very little
- Spotify vs Apple Music
- Round Two
- Thank the sponsor, what?
- Social Shout out
- Pocket Casts is the best IMHO.
- Bonus Round: This is a crazy deal.
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- Intro
- Lots to say, let’s have a Diet Coke
- What I’m not talking about is still important.
- https://medium.com/@andrehenry
- https://youtu.be/YrHIQIO_bdQ
- http://antiracismforbeginners.com/
- Followup
- Passwords are still terrible
- Tech Companies and Their Walled Gardens
- This is not about what’s good about them, so don’t worry about it.
- Apple:
- Why can’t you release iMessage for Android?
- Why can’t I put Siri on my Sonos system?
- Why can’t I export my Homekit scenes to Google Home?
- Why can’t I AirPlay to my Chromecast? or my Fire Stick?
- Why can’t you make a FaceTime app for Android?
- Why can’t I name or leave an SMS convo?
- Google
- Why is your SMS so terrible? Why can’t you figure out how to keep one group thread just one group thread?
- Why can’t I change the playback speed on YouTube on my Apple TV?
- Why can’t I add my Nest Cameras to HomeKit?
- Raves (Lightning Round)
- Video Speed Controller
- Accelerate (Safari)
- Judas comic
- YouTube Premium
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You may want to listen to all of this one.
- Intro
- Follow up
- Rant: Garth Brooks
- Rave: Nintendo
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Not much for show notes on this one. Just enjoy it.
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Pertinent Links of Interest:
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https://www.marcopolo.me
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