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Shane Plays Geek Talk

A journey into the things we love: D&D / RPGs, tabletop games, wargames, video games, comics and comic books, Star Trek, Star Wars, Doctor Who, fan films, movies, TV, books, sci-fi, fantasy, more! Hosted by a fellow geek that supports and encourages geeks and our fandoms in all of their various splendor! Come along and get your geek on (or maybe even discover you inner geek)!
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Now displaying: December, 2015
Dec 21, 2015

Podcast for the Shane Plays radio show from 12/19/2015:
Gaming Christmas Gift Ideas!

Highlights: Geek news; non-spoiler Star Wars The Force Awakens; Game Goblins and gaming Christmas gift ideas.

Shane Plays airs on Saturdays at 1:05 PM Central on 96.5 FM The Answer in Little Rock. It can also be heard online at http://965fmtheanswer.com and on the Tune In Radio app and iHeart Radio apps. Call in at 501-823-0965 or tweet @ShanePlays during the show!

Like what you hear?
Support Shane Plays Radio on Patreon!
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Listen to the Shane Plays podcast on iTunes and Stitcher (and other fine podcast directories) after the live show.

SHOW NOTES

NEWS ITEMS

Inaugural Arkansas ComiCon: Free at Laman Library in North Little Rock Sat from 1-5 PM
https://www.facebook.com/events/499956160173058/

Hideo Kojima Is Starting His Own Studio, Partnering with Sony | Den of Geek
http://www.denofgeek.us/games/hideo-kojima/251386/hideo-kojima-is-starting-his-own-studio-partnering-with-sony

Dragon+ is now on the web in addition to being a mobile app
Newest issue out now
http://www.dragonmag.com/

Independence Day 2 Resurgence trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbduDRH2m2M
Here’s what happened to Will Smith’s character after Independence Day | Polygon
https://t.co/dxwGufWGmP

Star Trek Beyond Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRVD32rnzOw

X-Men Apocalypse Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COvnHv42T-A

Ghostbusters’ new cast is raring to go in first official look | Polygon
http://www.polygon.com/2015/12/16/10288244/ghostbusters-reboot-first-official-pic-2016

Mad Max: Fury Road may get black-and-white theatrical release in 2016 | Polygon
http://www.polygon.com/2015/12/14/10105238/mad-max-fury-road-may-get-black-and-white-theatrical-release-in-2016

Jar Jar Binks is not the worst thing to happen to #StarWars | Polygon
http://www.polygon.com/2015/12/14/9873064/jar-jar-binks-is-not-the-worst-thing-to-happen-to-star-wars

Star Wars Countdown: -2 days!

GUEST: GAME GOBLINS & GAMING CHRISTMAS GIFT IDEAS

http://gamegoblins.com

TWEET OF THE WEEK

@AshSevilla: Sometimes when older people stare at me from a distance I wonder if it’s a time traveling relative checking out their gramps in the past.

NEXT WEEK:

The Christmas Show.

 

Dec 14, 2015

Podcast for the Shane Plays radio show from 12/12/2015:
Star Wars & Suicide Squad!

Highlights: Guest host Bill Brackeen talks Star Wars (including why is Boba Fett so popular and how Star Wars has changed movies) and both the Suicide Squad comic book and movie.

Shane Plays airs on Saturdays at 1:05 PM Central on 96.5 FM The Answer in Little Rock. It can also be heard online at http://965fmtheanswer.com and on the Tune In Radio app and iHeart Radio apps. Call in at 501-823-0965 or tweet @ShanePlays during the show!

Like what you hear?
Support Shane Plays Radio on Patreon!
https://www.patreon.com/shaneplays

KryptonRadio1Shane Plays is carried on Krypton Radio!
Krypton Radio is SciFi for your Wifi.
http://kryptonradio.com/

Listen to the Shane Plays podcast on iTunes and Stitcher (and other fine podcast directories) after the live show.

SHOW NOTES

NEWS ITEMS

Imagine Games charity "DM for a Difference" RPG day December 12th
https://www.facebook.com/events/1655602984696006/

Star Wars The Force Awakens Countdown: 5 days


GUEST HOST BILL BRACKEEN

Collectible Star Wars figures prices. Which figure is worth $18,000???

Various Star Wars items and musings.

Why is Boba Fett so popular?

How Star Wars has changed movies. Is it positive or negative?

Controversy! Who would win: Starship Enterprise vs. Imperial Star Destroyer?

Stormtroopers vs. Red Shirts. What universal law wins out?

Suicide Squad (the comic book and the movie).

An overview of comics scribe John Ostrander's work. John was scheduled for our guest this weekend but couldn't make it so we are working to reschedule him soon!

 

NEXT WEEK:

Game Goblins and gaming Christmas gift ideas.

 

Dec 7, 2015

Shane Plays Radio / Podcast- December 5, 2015:
WINGIN' IT!

Highlights: Geek news; Shane wings it on comic books and geeky TV shows when his guest doesn't show (first time for everything).

Shane Plays is a journey into the things we love... games, comic books, movies, TV, books, you name it. The world respectfully requests -- NAY DEMANDS! -- a radio show that supports and encourages geekdom in all of it's splendor!

Shane Plays airs on Saturdays at 1:05 PM Central on 96.5 FM The Answer in Little Rock. It can also be heard online at http://965fmtheanswer.com and on the Tune In Radio and iHeart Radio apps.

Shane Plays is also on Krypton Radio! http://kryptonradio.com SciFi for your Wifi!

Listen to the Shane Plays podcast on iTunes and Stitcher and other fine podcast directories after the live show.

Like what you hear?
Support Shane Plays Radio on Patreon:
http://patreon.com/shaneplays


SHOW NOTES


NEWS ITEMS

Imagine Games charity "DM for a Difference" RPG day December 12th in Sherwood, AR
https://www.facebook.com/events/1655602984696006/

Games Awards 2015: Game of the Year is Witcher 3
List of winners from Screenrant:
http://screenrant.com/the-game-awards-2015-winners/

Hideo Kojima was not allowed to come to The Game Awards by Konami lawyers
http://venturebeat.com/2015/12/03/hideo-kojima-was-not-allowed-to-come-to-the-game-awards-by-konami-lawyers/

(cool award statues from WETA by the way)

London Celebrates The Monty Python Reunion By Putting A 50-Foot Dead Parrot In Potters Field Park
http://www.fastcocreate.com/3033103/london-celebrates-the-monty-python-reunion-by-putting-a-50-foot-dead-parrot-in-potters-field

The new Batman vs. Superman trailer is out, gives away too much in Shane's opinion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fis-9Zqu2Ro

Peter Jackson to Direct an Episode of ‘Doctor Who’
http://kryptonradio.com/2015/11/30/peter-jackson-to-direct-an-episode-of-doctor-who/

Dragon's Lair movie team cancels Kickstarter, shifts to Indiegogo
http://www.polygon.com/2015/11/25/9800578/dragons-lair-kickstarter-indiegogo-campaign
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/dragon-s-lair-returns#/

This Animated Star Wars The Force Awakens Poster Is a Trippy Nightmare
http://www.wired.com/2015/12/star-wars-force-awakens-animation/

Star Wars The Force Awakens Countdown: 12 days

GUEST:

It was supposed to be Frontline Gaming talking about Warhammer 40K, but they didn't make it so Shane winged it and talked about comic books he's reading and geeky TV shows he's watching or wants to watch.

Comic Books:
DK III: The Master Race
Secret Wars
Green Lantern / Star Trek crossover series

Mitch Breitweiser is showing a lot of behind the scenes of his comic book art process on Instagram re: his Futurists series.
https://www.instagram.com/mbreitweiser/


TV Shows:
Man in the High Castle
Into the Badlands
The Walking Dead
Agents of SHIELD
Supergirl
Flash / Arrow crossover


TWEET OF THE WEEK:

@KurtBusiek: blue skies from pain
(lyrics from Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here)

NEXT WEEK:

Guest host Bill Brackeen and comics scribe John Ostrander.

 

 

 

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