Episode 81 - 9.25 Retro Video Games and Harry Potter Movies

This is the 81st episode of the podcast.  In the random chatter section, I briefly discuss playing old video games on the Nintendo Gamecube and PlayStarion2, and watching some video game documentaries, Nintendo Quest and The Video Game Years. My random selection this week is the Harry Potter film franchise.

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Episode 80 - 9.24 Star Wars, Office Halloween and Amazing Stories

In this episode, I discuss Star Wars, The Office Halloween Episode, Inktober and Amazing Stories.

In this episode, recorded on October 10th and intended for release on October 12th, I briefly discuss Star Wars: The Last Jedi poster and trailer, The Office Halloween Episodes, and give an Inktober update, in the random chatter section. My random selection this week is the 80's anthology series Amazing Stories, which is going to be revived by Apple.

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Episode 79 - 9.23 Inktober and 80s Nightmares

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This is the 79th episode of the Random City Podcast.  In the random chatter section, I discuss Inktober, my YouTube channel, the LORE Podcast, and the new Stranger Things game.  My random selection this week is the 80's horror, A Nightmare on Elm Street and it's television spin-off, Freddy's Nightmare.

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Episode 73 - 9.17 Inferno Squad and Duck Tales

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In the 73rd episode of the Random City Podcast, in random chatter, I briefly discuss how I recently discussed the marketing guru Gary Vee and the Disney streaming service, and during the random selection I discuss the newest Star Wars novel Battlefront II Inferno Squad by Christie Golden and the Duck Tales reboot.  The first episode is currently free on Amazon.

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Star Wars Battlefront II: Inferno Squad Out Now!

The new Star Wars novel was released today! Star Wars Battlefront II: Inferno Squad by Christie Golden features a new addition to Star Wars canon, Iden Versio.  The novel is a prequel to the upcoming Star Wars Battlefront II video game.

The official description:

Set in the aftermath of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, this action-packed prequel to the hotly anticipated videogame Battlefront II introduces the Empire’s elite force: Inferno Squad.

After the humiliating theft of the Death Star plans and the destruction of the battle station, the Empire is on the defensive. But not for long. In retaliation, the elite Imperial soldiers of Inferno Squad have been called in for the crucial mission of infiltrating and eliminating the Partisans—the rebel faction once led by notorious Republic freedom fighter Saw Gerrera.

Following the death of their leader, the Partisans have carried on his extremist legacy, determined to thwart the Empire—no matter the cost. Now Inferno Squad must prove its status as the best of the best and take down the Partisans from within. But the growing threat of being discovered in their enemy’s midst turns an already dangerous operation into a do-or-die acid test they dare not fail. To protect and preserve the Empire, to what lengths will Inferno Squad go . . . and how far beyond them?

The Rebellion may have heroes like Jyn Erso and Luke Skywalker. But the Empire has Inferno Squad.

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Random City Podcast Episode 62 - 9.06 The Mummy (1999) Movie Series

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In the June 8, 2017 episode of the Random City Podcast, I share my random thoughts about Ghostbusters Day, Ghostbusters: Answer the Call, and the awesome Wonder Woman movie.

The new Tom Cruise The Mummy hits theaters tonight and tomorrow nation wide.  I take a look back the Brendan Fraser Mummy movies, as well as Dwayne Johnson's first starring role The Scorpion King.

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Star Wars Catalyst: A Rogue One Novel

This was my favorite Star Wars novel, since Dark Disciple.  James Luceno did a fantastic job, as always.  He authored one of my favorite Star Wars Legends novels, Star Wars: Darth Plagueis.

I was pleasantly surprised that this story began during the Clone Wars.  The story of Galen Erso and Orson Krennic was interesting, and there were definitely a few surprising along the way.  After listening to this novel, I am more confident that Rogue One will be a great film.

I also think I may try to listen to Tarkin again,  I listened to it, when it was released in November of 2014, and I think a refresher might be in order, before Rogue One to comes to a theater near me

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One Second After

Just imagine what might happen if suddenly all electronics suddenly stopped working within the continental United States.  Chaos and most likely anarchy couldn't be too far behind.

"One Second After" by William R. Forstchen is a powerful story about Black Mountain, NC in the wake of an EMP attack against the United States.  The retired army colonel John Matherson helps his town pull together, as the world around them falls apart.  This is an emotional story, and it is frightening because it seems so plausible.

This novel was released in 2009, and a follow up "One Year After" was released in 2015.

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StarWars Aftermath

StarWars Aftermath by Chuck Wendig was released on 09/04/15.  Star Wars fans have had very high expectations for this title.  Many may not realize that this is the first book of a trilogy of books, which does make a difference.

As far as the novel goes, the first third of the book was slow. The second third was better and the final third was good.  The Empire's Rae Sloane who previously appeared in the novel "A New Dawn," was a bright spot in the novel.

The interludes showing glimpses of the Galaxy were more interesting than a lot of the main story.  There was a heavy focus on new characters made this book just little bit less accessible.

Overall, I give the story 3.5 Stars out of 5, and the performance by Marc Thompson 5 Stars our of 5.  He is fantastic in all of the audio books that I have listened to.

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