In this episode:
- we’re once again “live” from the Burger King parking lot in Nutley, NJ,
- our movie review of Wreck-It Ralph (2012),
- expecting a bigger classic video game homage,
- cast including John C. Reilly, Jack McBrayer, Sarah Silverman, Jane Lynch, Alan Tudyk, and Adam Carolla,
- video game character cameos,
- Pac-Man kill screen,
- the Disney animated short Paperman,
- Billy Connolly to appear (at some point) in The Hobbit movie trilogy,
- our updated review of Creepshow (1982) starring Leslie Nielsen, Ted Danson, and Stephen King,
- revisting Chasing Ghosts: Beyond the Arcade (2007),
- Todd Rogers’s tarantulas, Steve Sanders’s made up Donkey Kong high score, and Robert Mruczek’s erotic art,
- Coach Ron Bailey,
- our review of the High Score (2006) documentary,
- William Carlton’s failed Missile Command record breaking attempts,
- our initial review of the new Nintendo Wii U video game console,
- the useless demo kiosk with one playable game,
- Rayman Legends,
- the 5 GB required system update at launch,
- reality TV show Baggage finding dates for a Nazi,
- and the Angry Video Game Nerd movie trailer.
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i was all for ‘wreck-it ralph’ as i thought – like yourselves – it was john c reilly in live action and having roger rabbit-esque adventures with CGI classic and recognisable video game characters. i saw the trailer and was really put off by the sarah sliverman character. i’ve not seen those arcade documentaries – they sound grimly fascinating; ‘hoarders’ meets ‘captain N’?
David, I was honestly laughing out loud when I thought of John C. Reilly in that kind of role.
PS: High Score is on Hulu, which I don’t know if you can get in the UK? Chasing Ghosts is nowhere, but if you really want to see it, send me a message on twitter or something.
David, your version of Wreck-It Ralph would’ve been hilarious, and far better than the old Brad Pitt piece of garbage Cool World.
“Grimly fascinating” is the perfect description for Chasing Ghosts and High Score.
Merry Christmas!