Author: Vincent Goodwin

Some of My Friends Read Comics 015 – Alias: The Underneath (AKA Jessica Jones)

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Jessica Jones is almost on Netflix! We’re pumped but we didn’t want to accidentally spoil anything, so we read a story from her debut series, Alias, that definitely won’t have anything to do with the show.

In issues 16-21, Jessica runs around looking for Spider-Woman (Women?), she sleeps with Ant-Man (Paul Rudd?), and she’s gotta deal with that idiot, Speedball, and his dumb balls bouncing all over the place (????).

Not only that, but we throw in b-b-b-bonus issue #10 where she scams J. Jonah Jameson and the Daily Bugle. Classic Jessica.

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AMFARH 035 – Trivia Quest!

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On this episode, our heroes engage in an epic Dungeons & Dragons style role-playing quest — and this time, the battles are fought not by rolling dice, but by answering pop culture trivia questions.

Armed only with their Star Trek, Harry Potter, and Love Guru knowledge, our heroes must rescue a village from the villainous thumb of lava-dwelling hipsters who drink bubbling PBR.

The only way to defeat them is to shame them.  And the only way to shame them is to know more than they do.

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That Was a Game 003 – Spy Muppets: License to Croak

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We continue our James Bond series by looking at a Muppets/007 parody – Spy Muppets: License to Croak for the Game Boy Advance.  Kermit stars as Agent Frog, Gonzo plays villain Dr. Nose, and Miss Piggy appears as double-agent Piggy Galore!

AMFARH 034 – The Best James Bond 007 Theme Song

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The newest James Bond 007 movie opens this week, and though we already had a James Bond episode this year, there’s no lack of things to talk about when it comes to Britain’s top super spy!

This week, our panel of James Bond experts, hipsters, and musically uninclined people are here to rank all 24 James Bond theme songs from top to bottom.

Listen as one panelist attempts to sabotage the list by subtly sneaking not-really a James Bond song “Kingston Calypso” too high, another panelist summarizes academic research about what Madonna’s “Die Another Day” lyrics really mean, and another panelist imagines a world where the “Quantum of Solace” was sung by Jack Black instead of Jack White.

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Some of My Friends Read Comics 014 – Batman: The Long Halloween

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Batman embarks on a search for the mysterious “Holiday” Killer who, starting on Halloween, kills mobsters on major holidays until Batman finally catches Holiday a year later…

Wait, a year?!?! Better improve those detective skills, Bruce.

To be fair, he gets distracted by every single member of his rogues gallery and on top of all that he has to watch Harvey Dent go crazy and turn into Two-Face.

Join us as we read The Long Halloween and disagree completely on just about every aspect of this story!

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AMFARH 033 – Halloween: Scariest Pop Culture Experiences

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On this very special Halloween edition of AMFARH, the guys have snuck off into the spooky woods behind Old Mr. Miller’s barn to tell some scary stories.

But these aren’t your run of the mill Halloween tales, these are scary pop culture experiences, such as Most Upsetting Spoiler, Most Embarrassing Media Consumed With Parents, and Worst Celebrity Encounter.

Topics include: Jakob Dylan hissy fits, the lovely triangles of Lara Croft, and getting shamed by your mom.

Good job, mom!

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Saturday Night Love – S41E03 – Tracy Morgan

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Tracy Morgan’s back!  We’re are down one Scott this week, but that doesn’t stop us from asking the tough questions like Why does Young Osama Bin Laden have a skateboard? Are Bobby Moynihan’s Steven Seagal and Ted Cruz impressions the same impression? And of course, where Jackie Chan at right now?

Add in Astronaut Jones and Brian Fellows appearances, and we’ve got the makings of a good SNL episode!

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Best Skit of the Night: Yo! Where Jackie Chan at Right Now?

Bonus Video – Astronaut Jones – The Greatest 4-Seconds

As Kia and I both observed, there’s only 4 seconds of Astronaut Jones available on YouTube.  But if it’s gonna be only 4 seconds, this sure is a great place to start.

That Was a Game 002 – James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing

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We continue looking at weird James Bond 007 videogames by looking at 2004’s JAMES BOND 007: EVERYTHING OR NOTHING for the Gamecube, Playstation 2, and original Xbox.  EVERYTHING OR NOTHING marks Pierce Brosnan’s last turn as the British superspy.

It’s also incredibly strange because publisher Electronic Arts pulled out all the stops to make this as close as possible to “The next James Bond movie, but in game form!” To do this, they hired Bruce Feirstein, writer of Goldeneye, Tomorrow Never Dies, and The World is Not Enough, to pen the game script.  And they filled the game with a star-studded cast of motion-captured automatons, played by Pierce Brosnan, Willem Dafoe, Heidi Klum, John Cleese, and Dame Judi Dench.

You guys, 2004 was a weird time for videogames.

AMFARH 032 – The Pitch Room: Always the Groom

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Ever wonder how big time Hollywood movies get made? Well, hopefully not like this!

This week Kia and Michael put on their producer hats and try to build the perfect romantic comedy by soliciting ideas from a panel of Tinsel Town’s best and brightest.

Along the way, they’ll answer burning questions like: Is America ready for Ian McKellen as a rom com heroine? Are seals funnier than lions? And how good would a stripped-down piano version of “I Really Like You” sound?

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Saturday Night Love – S41E02 – Amy Schumer

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SNL superfan and Bradley Cooper’s girlfriend hosts this week’s Saturday Night Live, and Scott, Vince, and Kia are back to talk all about it.

On this episode, we talk about SNL’s political writing, the best skits on Inside Amy Schumer, and how worthless Taran Killam’s Mark P is.  Also, we still can’t get over Vanessa Bayer’s Billy Crystal impression.

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Best Skit of the Night: Delta Flight