Episode 17: Optimistic Voices

27/02/2011 30 min
Episode 17: Optimistic Voices

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With what you've been waiting for.  NEXTWAVE miniatures.  And more.
The news!Democracy!

A bunch of miniatures cancellations
D&D, Rackham, Star Wars
Things FFG does well

Community: The Official TV Show of SATBG - The D&D Episode

Dan Harmon and the Dead Alewives
RPGs in the Media
So it's on DVD; borrow mine
A Classical Fantasy Villain

EPIC SEGUE into WizKids Star Trek

http://wizkidsgames.com/startrek/star-trek-fleet-captains/
http://wizkidsgames.com/startrek/star-trek-expeditions/ -- Knizia's Co-op
"The Real Kirk"?
Squideye: Hugh Laurie as Fourth Doctor. Who's with me?!
Star Trek 25th Anniversary Video Game
Federation Commander (with Art Trotman!)

WizKids's new HeroClix set...NEXTWAVE!!!

Boom Boom and Secret Wars 2
Nextwave sequels -- Marvel Zombies 3
Sorry, Joyce, who doesn't like Cilantro
Original character: THE CAPTAIN! Bad Santa of superheroes
http://wizkidsgames.com/blog/2011/02/11/his-name-is-the-captain/

Other New WizKids

-- Vlaada Chvatil designed Mage Knight
-- How does Multiple Man work? Tofurky Pizza (thanks, Laura!)
-- Kirkman's INVINCIBLE: Repli-Kate

Other New Stuff

The King's Speech (HBC as a sane dude)
Tim Burton Exhibit at Bell Lightbox
Parallels to tortured cartoonists - Etan Muskat, Dan Zabbal
2001 at the Lightbox
Movies in between 2001 and Star Wars (Logan's Run, Zardoz)
Doctor Who Cold Open. (Search Youtube for that phrase)

Tron Legacy! And other new movies!

-- Issues of Control - Clu, the MCP, and Facebook
-- Not a HUGE letdown; looked great but a little thin.
-- Olivia Wilde: So Great!
-- Season of the Witch (Dominic Sena who did Gone in 60 Seconds)

MOVIES IT'S OKAY FOR GEEKS TO CRY AT!