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Detail Diatribe: OH MY GOD NEW SUPERMAN

The video you've all been waiting for for about… three weeks? damn

OSPod 125 After-After Show-Show!

The gang talks about an upcoming game that Blue is very excited about, and then goes full Oops All Critical Role!

History Summarized: Quebec's Architectural Memory

Congratulations, you just got Chateau'd

-B

Trope Talk: Elemental Magic Systems

"Any excuse to sort things into color-coded boxes is innately super fun and compelling!" I said neurotypically.

OSPod 124 After-After Show-Show!

The gang exercises EXTREME self-restraint to not talk about Superman (2025), and instead chats about the games we're playing for fun (Blue) and the games we're running like the navy (Indigo), the b...

Designing the Sacred in "The Pathless" – Detail Diatribe

This is the Detail Diatribe where I explain in thorough detail why he never shuts up about the video-games Journey, Abzû and The Pathless. It's a good time.

-B

Friday sneak preview: ??

Designing the Sacred in "The Pathless" – Detail Diatribe

We're talking about the architecture of my favorite games, including Journey, Abzu, and The Pathless. Hype...

Detail Diatribe: The Last Unicorn

Where was this video twenty years ago? Ten years ago?

OSPod 123 After-After Show-Show!

The gang chats about Alita: Battle Angel, Blame!, Kiki's Delivery Service, and Red's newly-clocked preference for a story to have a beginning, end, and solid Point to keep track of!

History Summarized: Greece... TWO (it's in Italy)

From the Olympians who brought you "Greece" and "The Other Side of Greece" comes the bold, innovative, and way shinier "Greece 2".

-B

SUMMER SEASONAL UPDATE!

It was so hot the past two weeks i forgot about the summer seasonal update. It's toasty out there.

This update will be a quicker one, in part because the Big Thing coming down the pipeline is...

Italy!

Last month I went to Italy for the first time! Here's what I thought!

Secret Cleo! (and ooooone more billing update)

We rolled up a rug yesterday while cleaning the house, Cleo decided to go surfing on it.

Very quick billing update – TLDR: ~170 patrons have monthly price caps which incorrectly carried ove...

OSPod 122 After-After Show-Show!

After two grueling weeks of waiting, the cool colors are finally ready to talk about Mission Impossible: Final Reckoning! And because Red didn't do the homework, we all get to learn what happened t...

History-Makers: Laozi and the Daodejing

The great sage Laozi once said: "Ugh fine, here are the ancient secrets of the universe, can I please disappear into the mountains now?" Powerful stuff, really makes you think.

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Trope Talk: Color-Coded Team With A Theme

if I had a nickel for every one of these I'd have an enormous abundance of functionally identical nickels

OSPod 121 After-After Show-Show!

The OSCrew and Design Doc chat more about animated hair, our LEAST favorite fictional haircuts, the cathartic fall of Telltale Games, the deception of the "THERE IS NO PLOT ARMOR ANYONE CAN DIE" er...

Friday Sneak Preview:

A trope talk about the Color-Coded Team With A Theme!

EDIT: I goofed, not only did I accidentally schedule this for fully the wrong day, this post was also only supposed to be visible to spec...

History Summarized: Venice... On Land?

Just when you think you know someone, they conquer part of mainland Italy.

Venice built its medieval identity on seafaring, so what happened when their gaze shifted west during the Renaissanc...

Detail Diatribe: Captain America The Winter Soldier is the Best MCU Movie

and for my next detail diatribe, water is wet

OSPod 120 After-After Show-Show!

The gang talks about Indigo's homework for PAX East - aka watching A Minecraft Movie - and dish at length about Red and Blue's recent Italy Adventure!

The Voice Memo Files: Rewatching Winter Soldier!

Phase 1 is over! Will we ever recapture those halcyon days? Tune in on Friday for the more polished discussion!

Detail Diatribe: The Lost Art of Marvel's Phase 1

After a week of peppering the patreon page with voicenotes from Red and my rewatch of the Marvel Cinematic Universe phase 1, it's finally time to bring it together for the Detail Diatribe. Enjoy. 2025-05-23 15:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post

The Voice Memo Files: Rewatching Avengers!

After five swings and five big hits, we finally revisit the movie that promised so much - terrified to find out if it did or did not deliver on the wonders we remember! In advance of Friday's ...

The Voice Memo Files: Rewatching Captain America!

It took us five movies to reach the First Avenger - let's see if he was worth the wait! In advance of Friday's upcoming video, these are the straight-off-the-dome fresh thoughts from Red and B...

The Voice Memo Files: Rewatching Thor!

It's time to rise to the defense of Marvel's Mightiest Hero! In advance of Friday's upcoming video, these are the straight-off-the-dome fresh thoughts from Red and Blue's Marvel Phase 1 full w...

The Voice Memo Files: (Re)watching Iron Man 2!

It's the return of the Iron Man and friends, and we're two for two on having been lied to about the quality! In advance of Friday's upcoming video, these are the straight-off-the-dome fresh th...

The Voice Memo Files: Watching The Incredible Hulk!

We've never seen this movie before, and it turns out we were lied to! In advance of Friday's upcoming video, these are the straight-off-the-dome fresh thoughts from Red and Blue's Marvel Phase 1 fu...

The Voice Memo Files: Rewatching Iron Man!

Welcome to a most unorthodox AASS - an AASS without a show to be after-after! In advance of Friday's upcoming video, these are the straight-off-the-dome fresh thoughts from Red and Blue's Marv...

Trope Talk: Speedsters

Half the examples in this video are the Flash. It's what he deserves.