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Monday Oct 22, 2018
Monday Oct 22, 2018
NOP Host Chris Bashen recently relocated from Chicago to Los Angeles...but before leaving, he recorded a series of nerdy topics with some of his best guests and friends......
DJ Fink joins me on mic to chat about his favorite hero...Batman! We've done a TON of Batman episodes and honestly, never get bored talking about the Caped Crusader. We chat about the comics, the different on-screen portrayals of The Dark Knight, along with Adam West, the Animated series and which villains are the best. There's much to discuss on this great episode so give it a listen, and more to come soon!
Music Selections from Batman and Batman Begins, composed by Danny Elfman and Hans Zimmer respectively, owned by Warner Bros. Records and are included under fair use protection.
Friday Oct 19, 2018
Friday Oct 19, 2018
NOP Host Chris Bashen recently relocated from Chicago to Los Angeles...but before leaving, he recorded a series of nerdy topics with some of his best guests and friends......
Dan Schiffmacher joins me on mic to chat about a pretty huge topic....gaming culture. We talk about what it was like as kids to grow up with gaming, versus what kids have access to now, and where we think it is going. We explore the culture of our youths, which leads us to discuss DOS games, Intellivision, and Nintendo Power. We chat about how gaming has opened up to the masses, and how you can even get a scholarship now for playing Fortnite. We also chat Fortnite, by the way.... Its a fun, ponderous look at the state of gaming in this thoughtful episode!
Music Selection from Super Mario World and Super Mario Galaxy composed by Koji Kondo, owned by Nintendo and are included under fair use protection.
Wednesday Oct 17, 2018
Wednesday Oct 17, 2018
NOP Host Chris Bashen recently relocated from Chicago to Los Angeles...but before leaving, he recorded a series of nerdy topics with some of his best guests and friends......
Today Christian Missonak joins me as we both do a barrel roll discussing the Star Fox series! We start with the SNES original, and move up all the way to the most recent, Star Fox Zero. Did Nintendo make the right decision withholding Star Fox 2? Is anything better than the 64 version? And was Star Fox Adventures really that bad?
We chat all this and more!
Music Selection from Star Fox composed by Hajime Hirasawa, owned by Nintendo and is included under fair use protection.
Monday Oct 15, 2018
Monday Oct 15, 2018
NOP Host Chris Bashen recently moved from Chicago to Los Angeles, but before leaving, recorded a series of episodes with some of his closest nerd experts and friends. These are their stories...
Mark Rosenthal joins me on the mic to chat all things Predator! We discuss the entire franchise, and how the first one still remains a brilliant cinema classic...and how Predators kind of sucks. After discuss the deadly sci-fi monster, we drift into a discussion about the band Queen...because why not!
Music Selection from Predator (1987) composed by Alan Silvestri, owned by Varese Sarabande and is included under fair use protection.
Monday Aug 20, 2018
Monday Aug 20, 2018
Hello Fantasy Friends, we are back! We previously discussed the heroes of Final Fantasy...so today we chat about the villains. My guests this time include Gavin Donnellan, John Tyberghein, and T Scott Ross. Much like last time, we start with the villain of Final Fantasy I (Garland) and work our way up to Final Fantasy XV. How does each generation of games treat their villains (NES vs SNES vs PS2...) Which villains are the true standouts, and which need some serious work? We also chat about some of the more notable sub bosses and henchmen...and how Final Fantasy has evolved the art of storytelling in gaming. Its a truly insightful episode...so give it a listen!
Music Selections from Final Fantasy VI, VIII, X, and XII OSTs, all composed by Nobuo Uematsu, owned by Square Enix and included under fair use protection.
Monday Aug 06, 2018
Monday Aug 06, 2018
We're back from a vacation, and we are discussing the heaviest fantasy series out there...The Lord of the Rings. My experts this round include Mark Rosenthal, Stephan Scalabrino, Sean Okerberg, and Pete Navis. We chat about the history of Tolkien as a writer, and the calling cards of his works. We then discuss the differences between the books and the films. Which characters were our favorite? Would we recommend the books vs the movies? And if The Lord of the Rings existed as a show...what form would it take? We chat all this, and even the evolution of motion capture, on this fantastical episode.
Music Selections from The Lord of the Rings Score, composed by Howard Shore, owned by New Line Cinema and included under fair use protection.
Monday Jun 04, 2018
Monday Jun 04, 2018
Welcome to a special episode of NOP! Today we examine the heroes of one of the best JRPG series out there...Final Fantasy. Working chronologically, we start with the original NES trilogy and work our way to the PS3. We chat Light Warriors, Onion Knights, Paladins, confused super soldiers, and angsty teenagers. Joining me for the discussion are die hard fans Gavin Donnellan, Scott Ross, and John Loos. Did the early games even have protagonists? Is Terra the best hero of the series? And was Tidus all that bad? We chat all this and so much more on this lengthy, epic episode!
Music Selections from Final Fantasy IV, VI, VII, VIII, X, and XII, composed by Koji Kondo, owned by Square Enix and included under fair use protection.
Monday May 14, 2018
Monday May 14, 2018
After far too many episodes on Nintendo, we finally spend some time loving on the SEGA Genesis. Joining me for this blast processed episode are Bill Nielson, Christian Missonak, and Ryan Bond. We spend some time on our own expereinces with SEGA's console, then we dive into specifics. What did the Genesis do right, and what did it do wrong, in the war with Nintendo? What games were the console's killer apps? Would we want to see a Genesis Classic Collection someday? And was the Genesis the best of SEGA's consoles? We chat all this and more on the supersonic episode!
Music Selection from Sonic The Hedgehog 2, Rocket Knight Adventures, and Streets of Rage, owned by SEGA and Konami and included under fair use protection.
Monday Apr 02, 2018
Monday Apr 02, 2018
On this dark and foreboding episode of NOP, we chat about THE Best Batman show...Batman The Animated Series. My Dark Knight Nerds this time around include Mark Soloff, Nick Toussaint, and Patrick Sweetman. We discuss Mark Hamill's Joker portrayal. We chat about whether Kevin Conroy is the best Batman. And we talk about the evolution and spin-offs for the show...(and of course, we throw a lot of love at Batman's Rogues Gallery). So give it a listen as we chat about DC's first and most successful venture into animation!
Music Selection from Batman The Animated Series, owned by WB and included under fair use protection.
Thursday Feb 01, 2018
Thursday Feb 01, 2018
It is a doozy of an episode as we start 2018 off with The Last Jedi! My packed guests this time are Mark Rosenthal, Dominic Cianciolo, Chris "Chrispy" Lloyd, T Scott Ross, Orion Couling, and Robert Shumate. We are Star Wars nerds, and much like the Internet, we are all over the place with our feelings about the latest film. Did we agree with Luke's portrayal? Is Kylo Ren a well written villain? Is the comedy over the top? Was that the best lightsaber battle of them all? And is this movie the best in the franchise? We chat all this (and way more...seriously, its 2 hours long) on this deeply passionate episode.
Music Selection from The Last Jedi and Return of the Jedi by John Williams, owned by 20th Century Fox and Disney and included under fair use protection.