Episode 39: New York Comic Con, Harley Quinn VS. Captain America, Top 5 Ways to Improve NYCC

New York Comic Con 2014

We recap our journey to what just became the largest fan gathering in the country — New York Comic Con 2014! Did the ambitious NYCC Super Week experiment work? What’s the coolest news to come out of the con? How did NYCC manage its massive crowds? What role did New York City play in the convention? In the INFINITE CROSSOVER CHAMBER, it’s a cosplay showdown between Harley Quinn and Captain America! We share our top 5 ways to improve NYCC.

Episode 38: Star Wars: Rebels, Star Wars: Rebels VS. Star Wars: Clone Wars, Top 5 Animated TV Shows

Star Wars: Rebels cast

“If all you do is fight for your own life than your life is worth nothing.” We review Spark of the Rebellion, the pilot episode of Star Wars: Rebels! Why is Rebels the most important new Star Wars project since Episode I: The Phantom Menace? How does it fit in with next year's Episode VII? And what's the deal with those Wookies?!? In the INFINITE CROSSOVER CHAMBER, what's the better Star Wars story – Rebels or Clone Wars? We draw up our top 5 animated TV shows.

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Show Notes

  • 0:00 – 33:50: Star Wars: Rebels.
  • 33:51 – 48:58: INFINITE CROSSOVER CHAMBER: Star Wars: Rebels VS. Star Wars: Clone Wars
  • 48:59 – 1:25:25: Top 5 Animated TV Shows. 

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Top 5 Animated TV Shows 

Conrad:

  1. Batman: The Animated Series 
  2. Futurama
  3. Animaniacs/Picky and the Brain
  4. Robot Chicken
  5. The Dungeons and Dragons Animated Series

Ali:

  1. Batman: The Animated Series 
  2. South Park
  3. The Simpsons
  4. Futurama
  5. Robot Chicken

Honorable Mentions:

  • Family Guy
  • Spawn
  • Justice League
  • X-Men: The Animated Series
  • The Critic
  • Space Ghost Coast to Coast
  • The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show

Episode 37: Pulp Fiction’s 20th Anniversary, Pulp Fiction VS. Sin City, Top 5 Non-Linear Movies

Pulp Fiction poster

"Just because you are a character doesn't mean that you have character." We celebrate the 20th Anniversary of Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction! How did the film change cinema, what was so innovative about its non-linear style, and what’s its nerdy legacy? In the INFINITE CROSSOVER CHAMBER, what’s the better non-linear story — Pulp Fiction or Sin City? We share our top 5 non-linear movies. 

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Show Notes

  • 0:00 – 36:02: Pulp Fiction.
  • 36:03 – 55:13: INFINITE CROSSOVER CHAMBER: Pulp Fiction VS. Sin City
  • 55:14 – 1:29:13: Top 5 Non-linear Movies. 

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Top 5 Non-linear Movies 

Conrad: 

  1. Memento 
  2. Citizen Kane
  3. The Prestige
  4. Vanilla Sky
  5. Jacob's Ladder

Ali:

  1. Memento
  2. Adaptation
  3. The Prestige
  4. 500 Days of Summer
  5. Into the Wild

Honorable Mentions:

  • Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
  • Kill Bill
  • Annie Hall
  • Pan's Labyrinth
  • Looper
  • Sixth Sense
  • Go
  • Watchmen 

Episode 36: Gotham, Gotham VS. Smallville, Top 5 Batman Villains

Fox's Gotham

"Fear doesn't need conquering. Fear tells you where the edge is." We start the nerdiest season ever on TV with our review of Fox’s Gotham! What were we hoping to see in the Batman prequel and does the show live up to our expectations? What are the standout performances? Has the show already revealed too many villains? What needs to happen to make this superhero TV show a success? In the INFINITE CROSSOVER CHAMBER, which DC Comics pilot better launched a TV series – Gotham or Smallville? Enter Arkham Asylum as we countdown our top 5 Batman villains.

Top 5 Batman Villains 

Conrad: 

  1. Scarecrow 
  2. The Joker
  3. Two-Face
  4. Catwoman
  5. Penguin

Ali:

  1. Mr. Freeze
  2. Scarecrow
  3. Harley Quin
  4. Riddler
  5. Catwoman

Honorable Mentions:

  • Bane 
  • Hugo Strange

Episode 35: LOST's 10th Anniversary, LOST VS. Battlestar Galactica, Top 5 LOST Characters

ABC's LOST: 10 years later

“Live together, die alone.” 10 years after its television premiere, we revisit LOST! How did the show get its start? What made it a success among critics and audiences alike? Why did so many people stop watching LOST? Why all the fan outrage over the series finale? After all these years, have we finally figured out what’s behind those numbers, the Dharma Initiative, and the island?!? In the INFINITE CROSSOVER CHAMBER, what’s the better mystery box — LOST or Battlestar Galactica? We share our candidates for top 5 LOST characters. Special guest, speculative fiction writer Derek Bishop.

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Show Notes

  • 0:00 – 45:57: LOST: 10 Years Later.
  • 45:58 – 1:00:15: INFINITE CROSSOVER CHAMBER: LOST VS. Battlestar Galactica.
  • 1:00:16 – 1:28:34: Top 5 LOST Characters. 

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Top 5 LOST Characters

Derek:

  1. John Locke
  2. Ben Linus
  3. Juliet Burke
  4. Hugo "Hurley" Reyes
  5. Mr. Eko Tunde

Conrad: 

  1. Desmond Hume 
  2. Ben Linus
  3. Hugo "Hurley" Reyes
  4. John Locke
  5. Ethan Rom

Ali:

  1. Desmond Hume
  2. Richard Alpert
  3. Ben Linus
  4. John Locke
  5. Rose and Bernard Nadler

Honorable Mentions:

  • Charlie Pace
  • Polar Bear
  • Vincent the Dog