After The Hype

This week blood, death, and viscera abound as Bryan, Jon, and Thomas tackle BLOODBORNE, the latest game from FROM SOFTWARE. Settle in and get your game face on because these bosses aren’t going to beat themselves! WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN DOING? BRYAN – Fantastic Four JON – Wet Hot American Summer: First Day Of Camp THOMAS – The Ace Ventura Movies RATING SYSTEM - "GAMES WHERE THE WORLD CHANGES BASED ON YOUR ACTIONS!" BRYAN – Fable 3 JON – Fallout 3 THOMAS – Earthbound

This week Bryan flies solo as Jon is stuck at work at the very last minute. Ryan, Tony, and Elvis come to the rescue and they have a grand time talking about GUILTY PLEASURE VIDEO GAME MOVIES! That’s right! The movies based off of games that aren’t “good” but find a very special and enjoyable place in their hearts. Check it out to see which movie wins out over the others. Have a guilty pleasure film we haven’t mentioned? Let us know! MAY THE BEST GUILTY PLEASURE WIN! Here’s the list of our guilty pleasure video game movies that we thought deserved top spot. Listen to the episode to see which one reigns supreme! DOUBLE DRAGON – BRYAN’S CHOICE! MORTAL COMBAT – RYAN’S CHOICE! ALONE IN THE DARK – TONY’S CHOICE! SUPER MARIO BROS – ELVIS’ CHOICE!

This week Bryan and Jon can’t escape THE BABADOOK, and they’re okay with that. Chewie, Hunter, and newcomer Donnacha join them in their praise of perhaps the best horror film out now. Note: We had Donnacha call in over the internet, so the audio is a little low. Apologies in advance. Blame the Babadook. WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN DOING? BRYAN – Batman: Arkham Knight JON – Under the Skin CHEWIE – Seinfeld HUNTER – Game of Thrones DONNACHA – Maggie RATING SYSTEM - "CHILDREN’S BOOK" BRYAN – Where the Wild Things Are JON – Abiyoyo CHEWIE – Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark HUNTER – Cat in the Hat

Bryan and Chewie are back from their honeymoon (hope you both had a good trip!), which means After The Hype resumes its regularly scheduled programming! And what better way to get back into the swing of things than with some big ba-da-boom. That’s right. We spend an entire episode gushing about the Luc Besson classic Fifth Element. Europe. WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN DOING? BRYAN – Terminator: Genysis JON – Bloodborne CHEWIE – Ant Man THOMAS – Kingsman: The Secret Service RATING SYSTEM - "FULLY REALIZED SCI-FI WORLD" BRYAN – Dredd JON – Predator CHEWIE – Star Wars: Episode 1 – The Phantom Menace THOMAS – Serenity

Bryan and Jon are joined by Tony and Graham for the bonkers sequel to their Battle of the Bonds episode. You don’t know the meaning of bonkers until you find out which film wins. Bonkers. MAY THE BEST BOND FILM WIN! In the spirit of our battle episodes, we put forth our arguments for best Bond film. Here’s the rundown: LIVE AND LET DIE – TONY’S CHOICE! YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE – GRAHAM’S CHOICE! THUNDERBALL – BRYAN’S CHOICE! MOONRAKER – JON’S CHOICE! WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN DOING? BRYAN – Kingsmen: The Secret Service JON – Fallout Shelter GRAHAM – Dance With Dragons TONY – Moby Dick