506 Jupiter Ascending

This podcast has everyone: Pru, MK, Leupagus, Twentysomething, Merelyn, and The Hoyden, all coming together to experience the great love story of princess toiletbrush and her loyal speed skating space wolf with wings. Also, Sean Bumblebean, King of the Bees.

What are you waiting for, greys to try and kill you mid egg harvesting? After, you should follow us on Twitter.

505 Naruto

Wow, guys, it’s another first time, because this week Pru and MK are joined by not only The Hoyden, but also by MK’s friend Paul, the first dude we’ve ever had on the podcast. We open with a quick discussion of Sailor Moon Crystal, Mythbusters, Fresh Off the Boat, and the Legend of Zelda Netflix show (confirmed after recording). For our longer discussion this week, we dip into one of the worst fandoms that all of us share: Naruto. Tune in to learn about why Naruto is the worst, how Kishimoto gave us all blue balls, and then listen to us struggle to figure out why Kakashi is so great. (Because he is. He is SO great.) It’s a dark day for fandom, so you might as well join us as we fail at everything.

Note: there is some construction noise in the background of this episode because fucking Toronto, of course there is. Sorry about that.

What are you waiting for, the Chuunin exam? You should follow us on Twitter.

Recs

In Bond and Blood by The Hoyden [Kakashi/Iruka]

Remnants of Solitude by paxnirvana [Kakashi/Iruka]

Diplomatic Relations by maldoror_gw [Rock Lee/Gara]

Recommended for Admission by Pentapus  [Kakashi/Iruka]

Animal Crackers by Pentapus and Torch  [Kakashi/Iruka]

Fair Play by Pirate Burn  [Kakashi/Iruka]

Links

Spoilers: Naruto chapters 699 and 700

Side by side animation comparison of SMC broadcast vs dvd – Kotaku

504 Fourth Wall Redux

This week we premier our new episode format with a quick discussion of #Gamergate, and a hodgepodge of new and returning shows including The Librarians, Mythbusters (and their new format), and Marvel's Agent Carter. For our longer discussion this week, we chat about some recent norm-space incursions on fandom's crumbling fourth wall and set a timer for receipt of hate mail by talking about paying for fan art versus paying for fan fic.

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503 Little House on the Prarie with Mistress Curvy

Start inflating that pig’s bladder, folks, because it’s time for our long-threatened Little House on the Prairie episode. This week, Mistress Curvy (N) joins Pru in a covered wagon traveling from the big woods of Wisconsin all the way to South Dakota to talk about the beloved childhood book series, the way it’s left an indelible (and occasionally worrying) mark on their lives, and our collective obsession with the series’s description of food. So if listening to two grown-ass women losing their ever-loving minds about pioneer gals and hoopskirts was on your bucket list, you can cross that off with conviction.

Don't forget to follow us on Twitter for even more inanity during the week.

502 K-Dramas

Is your life lacking in hysterical sobbing and 24-hour binge watching of television in a language you don't understand? Have you always craved an excuse to watch a genre of television that will destroy you so completely that watching someone robotically hug another person from behind is enough to break you into shattering tears? Do you need plotlines that include time traveling aliens and wealthy sons of industry who stand around bleakly with their hands in their pockets all the time? Do you like watching people get hella drunk in tents and then throw up around children's playgrounds? Then Korean dramas are a thing that you need in your life, and for the first time since S1 of /report, Pru and Waldorph are here to deliver.

Don't forget to follow us on Twitter for even more inanity during the week.

501 Arrow (and Flash)

Happy season five, folks! We're back, we're finally back! And we're kicking it off with a high-velocity penetrative wound delivered — with love and affection — by Oliver Queen. This week, /report talks about the CW's Arrow (and a little bit about the CW's Flash). We explore why the show works (salmon ladder), and why we're fans (salmon ladder), answer your questions, and questions you never had before listening to us and wondering about our sanity. So strap in, and for the record, we didn't know anything about him shooting you with an arrow because it's basically impossible to tell when he's making a joke.

Don't forget to follow us on Twitter. (We're fiddling with our site, so recs can be found here instead.)

421 Harry Potter with Merelyn and Twentysomething

It's too late for Wizard Highschool, Wizard University, Wizard Master's School, etc, so we're here to provide you some Wizard's Continuing Education. Pru (whose relationship with HP is a tragedy) and MK (who found it wanting) are joined by ultra HP nerds Merelyn and Twentysomething to talk about one of the biggest fandoms of our time. What if Pottermore sorted you into the wrong house? Did anyone actually like that crappy epilogue? Will there be owls?????? You should follow us on Twitter.