Beard Stroking Bullsh*t

On This Spoilercast, Mike and Jon dissect the second to last episode of this seasons Flash in which Barry and company put their plan in action to save Iris and trap Savitar in the speedforce. Mike throws out some REALLY wild theories which Jon can't help but poke holes in to help explain some obvious changes to the original view Barry recieved of the event, not to mention changes from when Cisco vibed Barry to that point in time to see what had changed. In other FLASH news Mike and Jon discuss the issues the movie has been having especially the issues of locking down a director and BIlly Cruddup (Henry Allen) leaving the production due to other commitments.

Jon and Mike celebrate 50 episodes so far with a rousing review of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2, discuss the confirmation of who Future Flash, aka Savitar, aka Other Barry, IS and confirm he's.....well its complicated. Jon discusses Arrow and where Agents of Shield is headed. Mike and Jon discuss the last two episodes of Samurai Jack and what is on the horizon for this mini-series arc. Mike waxes philosophical regarding how you should treat human beings/actors on social media (i.e. Don't send death threats or harrass them) and the frustrating "is this where we are now?" mentality of trailers within trailers or even trailers of whats to come during the current episode of that show you like (BBC I'm looking at you). To round out the episode Mike and Jon discuss some gaming news regarding Payday 2's continuing support from Overkill including VR support that will allow for crossplay with standard PC/non-VR players. Square Enix sends away IO interactive possibly killing Hitman, Vanquish comes to PC, we get a rumo

In our first ever Spoilercast, Mike and Jon discuss the BIG REVEAL of who Savitar is...and apparently its been infront of us the whole time. If you are not caught up with CW's The Flash or have yet to see episode 3.20 then skip this until you have seen it, as we will be talking about who Savitar REALLY IS...finally...

On this episode, Mike details his time at Chicago's C2E2 (Comic Con and Entertainment Expo) and his meetings with Jason Isaacs, David Hayter, Troy Baker, and Danielle Panabaker. Speaking of Killer Frost, Jon and Mike discuss the retun episode of The Flash and Barry's time travelling ways to find out the true identity of Savitar....which we still don't know. From there Jon and Mike talk Star Wars: The Last Jedi's trailer and the resounding anger of a misplaced scar on Kylo Ren's face and round that out with the uproar about Marvel's forthcoming Secret Empire Event/Series in which its been revealed that Steve Rogers, Captain America, has always been a member of Hydra and evil. To close out the episode the guys discuss Activisions Call of Duty WW2 official "launch" trailer and Jon pressures Mike into buying PlayerUnknown Battleground.

This weeks episode has Mike and Jon talking about Adult Swim's April Fools joke in which they ran the first episode of Season 3 all evening. Jon laments it due pushing Samurai Jack to the next week, Mike explains the insane theories that fans have come up with regarding Rick and Morty. Archer Dreamland debuts on FXX and Mike discusses what the tone is for this seasons arc in which Archer searches for the culprit behind Woodhouses murder while in a coma. Jon brings up the newest episode of Samurai Jack and how we see our character changing and changing those around him. Mike and Jon discuss the Finale of The Walking Dead Season 7 in which they lead us right in to All Out War. Jon reviews PlayerUnknown Battleground and what pisses him off about the game. 

On this episode, Mike talks about the final upgrades to his PC his attendance at Walker Stalker Con Chicago and who he met. Mike and Jon talk about the last episode of The Flash, musical episode, and make some theories as to who the F*CK Savitar is! They discuss the latest episode of Samurai Jack and round out the episode discussing the differences between the Justice League trailer and the Spider-Man: Homecoming trailer and how it made them feel. 

On this episode Mike and Jon are joined by friend of the show, Samuel Kelly, aka THEoneandonlyFLOPPY (twitch.tv/THEoneandonlyFLOPPY) as they discuss their playthrough of River City Ransom: Underground. The three also discuss the early previews of Mass Effect: Andromeda that has been released for those with access to Origin Access. They also discuss their feelings over the final film in Hugh Jackman's Wolverine/Logan chapter and what it meant for them. Also some rumor's and other happnings across the web. 

On this episode Mike and Jon Discuss the recent issue regarding the backlash against Game Stop fully implementing their "Circle of Life" implementation (basically how GS makes money). They also discuss the opening of E3 to the public and the fact that it makes little to no sense as an event that should be strictly for media and industry memebers and round it out with some discussion of motion in VR gaming which Jon has REALLY gotten into, Mike laments competitive Overwatch and the latest DLC(s) for Payday 2 including but not limited to the John Wick 2 hesits and Scarface heist. 

Now that the cat is outta the bag, Mike and Jon discuss the information Nintendo dropped on the Switch and what it all means. Mike fights over the fact that he did actually pre-order it and wondering if it is the right idea or if he should sell it/cancel his pre-order. Join us as we descend into madness wondering if Nintendo made a genius move with the new console or possibly are over extending themselves with this one

On this episode Mike and Jon catch up after taking time off for the holidays, discuss what they have been playing/what they purchased from the Steam Sale, and of course the latest information from CES including AMD's Ryzen and Vega chipsets for CPU and GPUs. 

On this episode Mike and Jon dive deep into spoilery territory regarding Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Talking about fan theories, easter eggs, call backs, and MUCH more. Other than this the guys talk a little bit about the Walking Dead mid-season finale and Mike bitches about Blizzard's high barrier of entry into Overwatch's competitve mode.

On this episode Mike and Jon "discuss" structure to the podcast (which sort of doesn't happen), Jon returns to Rust, Mike discusses his aggravation with lack of time to play all the games, now that he's been brought in to the world of Overwatch (An aside that Mike realizes he called Pharah the wrong name....multiple times). They then talk a bit about what they have been watching; Walking Dead, Westworld, The Flash, Arrow, DC's Legends of Tomorrow, etc. They discuss the "4 Episode" crossover of the CW's DC Universe shows (Really it was like 2 and a half...ish). Mike expresses his happiness at the better writing this season of The Flash after spending much of his time lamenting them. In the final stretch of the show the guys discuss the ever increasing frustration of gaming with modes and difficulties being blocked because of limitiations, mainly in regards to Arizona Sunshine and their connection to Intel, and being paid to lock a game mode and difficulty.

On this episode Mike and Jon catch up on a laundry list of things they've missed, Nintendo Switch price rumors, the Steep Beta and much more in the gaming world and move on to the latest in the line of Marvel films, Doctor Strange, (Spoilers) we talk about a lot that happens in the movie. They finally wrap it up with the latest episode of the Walking Dead and Jon discusses a bit of Westworld. 

In A BONUS episode this week Mike and Jon bullshit about some happenings regarding Walking Dead and Westworld, the renewal of Young Justice for a season 3 and some gaming talk. But what this episode really revolves around is the mock "superhero" debate between Bruce Wayne (R) and Oliver Queen (D) which took place at Chimera's Comics La Grange, tune in and take a listen as to how that turns out! And Remember GO VOTE!

On this episode Mike and Jon welcome author Jay Bonansinga to the podcast. Jay is responsible for the deep backstory given to not only the Governor but also giving life to Lily Caul, a character who previously appeared for 10 panels in the comic. Jay gives us the background on how this series came to be and where its headed as the second quartet of the Woodbury Novels comes closer to an endpoint. As a bonus Jay treats us to a reading from the recently released book, The Walking Dead: Search and Destroy.

After a week long break Mike and Jon return to discuss the season 7 premiere of The Walking Dead and Negan's Choice (SPOILERS) and discuss the ins and outs of the episode along with their likes and dislikes of how the episode played out after a 6 month break after the cliffhanger the previous season ended on. They then discuss the Red Dead Redemption 2 reveal along with their disappointment with the lack of a PC release and to round everything out, they discuss the reveal of the Nintendo Switch, the new handsole...conseld....either way Nintendo unveiled their new system and they talk about it. 

On this episode: Jon gives his impressions of Gears of War 4, the guys talk about the upcoming releases to console and PC, Pre-ordering and why you shouldn't do that at all, ever any more. Mike talks about the upcoming indie release "Hello Neighbor" which looks quite interesting. Mike talks a little bit about his streaming of Hotline Miami last friday and Overkill's Crimefest 2016/Hoxton's Housewarming which adds new dynamics and a new safe house and much more over the course of 10 Days. Finally the guys talk about the 

On this episode Mike and Jon are joined by guest Carmelo Chimera for a bit to discuss the confirmed title for the solo Bat-fleck film, the debut of the Luke Cage series on Netflix, Marvel bringing their Netflix/TV/Cinematic universes together and how awesome it would be to see Spider-Man take on Wilson Fisk. We try to figure how DC can course correct based on the "Director's Cut" editions for Batman V Superman and Suicide Squad. Mike discusses the fact on how he is pretty much done with Fear The Walking Dead with how they've written characters and handled some of their stories. We come to terms with reality of the Presidential Election and discuss the possiblity of a mock Superhero Presidential Debate between several different characters. Jon discusses what he's been playing, mainly Halo and Battlerite. 

Down a co-host, Mike welcomes Carmelo Chimera (who joined them for the Suicide Squad review) to discuss their upcoming crowd funded graphic novel, The Magnificent, and Carmelo's new consulting gig helping people actualize their dreams via crowdfunding, and of course the upcoming 24 Hour Comics Day (Oct 1st) and what Carmelo has planned for those 24 hours. Finally Mike and Carmelo discuss where the big Two (Marvel/DC) currently sit and what is happening on the indie level. 

Mike and Jon discuss the ridiculousness (read: amazingness) of the latest Rocket League update which introduces a "Battle Mode" attached to the base game and cosmetic crate drops (Keys to open sold seperately). On top of that Sony and Apple make some big announcements which the fellas react to and discuss and finally they cover the recent incident of Ark: Survival Evolved and the release of PAID DLC for a game that is still in alpha/beta(?).