Robot-Kraken Podcast Ep. 42: “Panthers and Ponds” Now Available on iTunes
Robot-Kraken Episode 042 – April 2018 “Panthers and Ponds”
Your regular host Thom ‘Third Rail Design Lab’ Chiaramonte and guest host Blake ‘Begin Again’ Simmons review and discuss Black Panther, current events, and more. Then, host Kris ‘Deeply Dapper’ McClanahan joins Thom to talk about their upcoming convention schedule and more current events, and then finally all three mix drinks, metaphors, and opinions about Jumanji!
ROBOT KRAKEN is a MONTHLY podcast by two indie artists, Kristopher McClanahan of Deeply Dapper and Thom Chiaramonte of the Third Rail Design Lab. We get together and talk about comics, movies, working the table at comic cons, life in this nerdy wonderland, and whatever mumblings from the deep we come across. You can find out more about us, contact us or follow along our journey at robot-kraken.com
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Episode Details:
Segment 1:
Sucking the Monkey
- Thom: Boulevard Sour Ale in a skull glass for science. SCIENCE
- Blake: bone dry and suffering from foreign invasion
Current Events:
- Wonder Woman 2
- Shazam!
- The Rock Filmography
- Expanse S03
- Han Solo
- Star Wars Rebels
- Star Trek: Discovery
Robot’s Review: BLACK PANTHER!
Red Tentacle/ Black Octopus? We…forgot… but for Thom, it would be:
- Red Tentacle: KLAW, all the KLAW
- Black Octopus: Changes to the BP costume, and the fact that Killmonger just wore a gold-tipped version, instead of, at minimum, a bad-ass all white version
Rum-Fueled Recommendations:
- Thom: Jessica Jones S02
- Blake: Collapsing Empire by John Scalzi; Fantastic Woman
Planned Plundering:
- Thom: More Jessica Jones S02, Mute, Altered Carbon
- Blake: Avengers Avengers Avengers
Segment 2:
Convention Schedule, Spring 2018:
- Kris: Silicon Valley Comic Con – San Jose, Wizard World Portland, Cherry City Comic Con – Salem, San Francisco Comic Con – Oakland, Fandemic Con – Sacramento
- Thom: San Francisco Comic Con – Oakland, Fandemic Con – Sacramento (SVCC conflict)
Segment 3:
Sucking the Monkey:
- Kris: Wells Sticky Toffee Pudding Ale
- Thom: Margarita with Azcul
- Blake: La Croix Temple Moose
Current Events:
- Westworld
- Prospect
- Cloak and Dagger
- New Mutants
- Dark Phoenix
- Deadpool 2
- Bumblebee
Robot’s Review: JUMANJI!
Red tentacle:
- Kris: The Rock trying not to cry; bad guy
- Blake: Hippo eating Jack Black
- Thom: Opening reveal of each game character
Black Octopus:
- Kris: The villain
- Blake: “the scene with the helicopter, and the bag, and all that”
- Thom: The villain, specifically adding a centipede under his skin, which no one cared about
Run-Fueled Recommendations:
- Kris: Ritual, Everly (not good?), Wind River, Sneaky Pete
- Blake: Detour
- Thom: Jessica Jones, Isle of Dogs
Planned plundering:
- Kris: Darwin Cooke’s Parker book adaptation
- Blake: Tomb Raider (Bea Arthur optional)
- Thom: Expanse S03, Santa Clarita Diet, Ready Player One
Bonus: Microreview of Enders Game!
Please enjoy!
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