Jeffro on The Last Kingdom

Jeffro on The Last Kingdom

Appendix N author Jeffro Johnson tries his hand at what he calls a Brian Niemeier style post. I’ve heard good things about The Last Kingdom, so I decided to check it out. Judging from the first episode, it’s basically Vikings meets Game of Thrones… but without the most aggressively awful elements…
July 7, 20175 Comments

Corroding Iron Fist

On this week's episode of Geek Gab, I regale our listeners with the real-life epic saga of The Corroding Empire. Then, Daddy Warpig goes on a rampage over Netflix's new Marvel series Iron Fist. You do not want to miss this one!  "Like the Sistine Chapel ceiling, this book takes…
March 27, 2017
Adult Swim De-platforms Comedian Sam Hyde

Adult Swim De-platforms Comedian Sam Hyde

Adult Swim has caved to internal pressure and announced the cancellation of Million Dollar Extreme Presents: World Peace, a counter-cultural sketch comedy show helmed by notorious prankster and comedian Sam Hyde. Three weeks after Brett Gelman announced that he was severing ties with Adult Swim due to their treatment of…
December 6, 20163 Comments
Series Ruined by Breakout Characters

Series Ruined by Breakout Characters

Even a writer's strongest, purest vision can be undone if his own characters have other ideas. Sometimes a secondary character can emerge from the background and steal the spotlight from the rest of the cast. These breakout characters are often benign, but greedy network and studio involvement can create a…
November 8, 20169 Comments
Operation: Silent Night

Operation: Silent Night

The wait is over! Star Wars: The Force Awakens has finally been released to enraptured audiences. Unfortunately, I was not among them. The only showing that wasn't sold out was in 3D, which to me doesn't make movies look three-dimensional so much as it turns them blurry and induces migraines. Instead…
December 19, 2015