Hot Takes & Streaming Breaks

#12 - The Oscars!

Sixty35 Media — Wed, 08 Mar 2023 07:00:00 -0700

Host Nick Raven and Account Executive Viktoria Costantino are here to chat about the Oscar nominees for Best Picture ahead of the ceremonies. Who do we pick to win? Guess you’ll have to find out!

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1. Washington Post: The bewildering descent of Scott Adams and ‘Dilbert’

https://www.washingtonpost.com/comics/2023/03/06/scott-adams-dilbert-cartoon-controversy/

2. AP: Penguin to publish ‘classic’ Roald Dahl books after backlash

https://apnews.com/article/books-and-literature-childrens-entertainment-roald-dahl-business-9770a7a3a2cb50cb1d53ca82d4b26070

3. CNN: $30 million of Funko Pop! toys will be thrown in the trash

https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/05/economy/funko-pops-inventory/index.html

#11 - Chernobyl + The Last of Us, Episode 5

Sixty35 Media — Wed, 22 Feb 2023 01:30:00 -0700

The Hot Takes Trio — Nick, Kelly and Viktoria — have plenty to say about this year's Super Bowl and getting fired from Twitter on a lark by the electric car guy. They also dive into HBO's 2019 Miniseries Chernobyl —created by Craig Mazin — before divulging their thoughts on the 5th episode of The Last of Us, also by Craig Mazin.

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1. The Super Bowl happened

2. Eurogamer: All Xbox PC games set for GeForce Now - including Call of Duty if Microsoft buys Activision Blizzard

https://www.eurogamer.net/all-xbox-pc-games-set-for-geforce-now-including-call-of-duty-if-microsoft-buys-activision-blizzard

3. Eurogamer: Original Star Fox developers celebrate its 30th anniversary

https://www.eurogamer.net/original-star-fox-developers-celebrate-its-30th-anniversary

4. Variety: Zach Galifianakis Joins Disney’s Live-Action ‘Lilo & Stitch’ Movie

https://variety.com/2023/film/news/zach-galifianakis-disney-live-action-lilo-and-stitch-movie-1235527261/

5. Platformer: Elon Musk fires a top Twitter engineer over his declining view count

https://www.platformer.news/p/elon-musk-fires-a-top-twitter-engineer

#10 - The Last of Us: Episodes 1-4

Sixty35 Media — Wed, 08 Feb 2023 11:00:00 -0700

Nick, Kelly and Viktoria have plenty of (continuing) thoughts on the new HBO zombie extravaganza The Last of Us, all the way up through episode 4. Be sure to e-mail us your best puns or thoughts on game mechanics as linear entertainment plot devices.

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IGN: Ghost Story Games' Judas Is Currently Planned for Release By March 2025

https://www.ign.com/articles/ghost-story-games-judas-is-currently-planned-for-release-by-march-2025

Apple Insider: 'Myst' is coming back to iPhone & iPad for 30th anniversary

https://appleinsider.com/articles/23/02/03/myst-is-coming-back-to-iphone-ipad-for-30th-anniversary#:~:text=Created%2030%20years%20ago%2C%20the,on%20PC%20and%20Oculus%20headsets.

Kotaku: Nintendo’s Big Mario Kart Ride At Universal Can Only Be Ridden By Thin People

https://gizmodo.com/dungeons-dragons-wizards-hasbro-ogl-open-game-license-1849981136

Engadget: 343 is reportedly 'starting from scratch' on Halo development after layoffs

https://www.engadget.com/343-industries-halo-unreal-engine-202439779.html

#9 - Avatar 2 Spoilercast

Sixty35 Media — Tue, 24 Jan 2023 01:30:00 -0700

Host Nick Raven and co-hosts Kelly Karnetsky and Viktoria Costantino have plenty to say about Avatar: The Way of Water, but also about the new Oscar nominations, Dungeons & Dragons and so much more!

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PC Gamer: Blizzard fires WoW Classic lead after he protests employee evaluation policy

https://www.pcgamer.com/blizzard-fires-wow-classic-lead-after-he-protests-employee-evaluation-policy/

Gizmodo: Cancelled D&D Beyond Subscriptions Forced Hasbro's Hand

https://gizmodo.com/dungeons-dragons-wizards-hasbro-ogl-open-game-license-1849981136

Windows Central: Microsoft has laid off entire teams behind Virtual, Mixed Reality, and HoloLens

https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/microsoft-has-laid-off-entire-teams-behind-virtual-mixed-reality-and-hololens

#8 - Andor & Obi-Wan Spoilercast

Sixty35 Media — Tue, 10 Jan 2023 01:30:00 -0700

Host Nick Raven is back together with Kelly Karnetsky and Account Executive Viktoria Costantino in the studio to talk about a bunch of news and spoil every last bit of the new Star Wars shows Andor and Obi-Wan Kenobi!

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#7 – “Andor: The First 3 Episodes”

Amy Gillentine — Tue, 27 Dec 2022 14:00:00 -0700

Host Nick Raven is sick this week, but that doesn't stop Viktoria Costantino and Kelly Karnetsky from chatting with him virtually about the first three episodes of Andor, the ending of Immortality (no spoilers!) and Elon Musk stepping down as CEO of Twitter... maybe?

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#6 – “The Game Awards and Such”

Amy Gillentine — Wed, 14 Dec 2022 15:57:00 -0700

Viktoria's out this week, so Colorado Springs Independent reporter Nick Raven chats with Kelly Karnetsky, the guy who definitely watches too much stuff, about the news of the week, including The Game Awards, Duolingo and more!

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#5 – “Immortality” with Kelly Karnetsky and Viktoria Costantino

Amy Gillentine — Tue, 29 Nov 2022 14:00:00 -0700

Colorado Springs Independent Account Executive Viktoria Costantino leads the charge with Reporter Nick Raven and Guy Who Watches Too Much TV Kelly Karnetsky on the FMV game Immortality. Plus, plenty of news!

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The News

Vox: Twitter’s CEO is now Twitter’s main characterhttps://www.vox.com/the-goods/2022/11/28/23473239/elon-musk-twitter-ceo-leadership
Planes, Trains & Automobiles got a 4K Ultra Blu-ray re-release with 75 minutes of deleted footage as a special feature, some of which was pulled from decaying VHS copies.
Kotaku: Sony Shits On EA From A Great Height In Latest Court Docs https://kotaku.com/sony-ps5-microsoft-series-x-activision-call-of-duty-1849820571
LEGO Eiffel Tower sets are getting out to people, it’s $630, has 10,001 pieces and stands 58” tall (just under six feet) when completed. Still only the second largest set they’ve ever made in terms of pieces.

#4 - "The Clerks Trilogy" with Kelly Karnetsky and Viktoria Costantino

Amy Gillentine — Tue, 15 Nov 2022 14:00:00 -0700

Sixty35 Account Executive Viktoria Costantino and Guy Who Watches Too Much Stuff Kelly Karnetsky join reporter Nick Raven to chat about this week's news and Kevin Smith's Clerks trilogy, the third of which is now available on VOD.

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The News

Wired: The Reason for Meta’s Massive Layoffs? Ghosts in the Machinehttps://www.wired.com/story/meta-layoffs-overhiring/
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim turns 11 today (11/11/22)
CNET: Beloved Batman Actor Kevin Conroy Dies Aged 66 https://www.cnet.com/culture/entertainment/beloved-batman-actor-kevin-conroy-dies-aged-66/
TMZ: Gallagher dead at age 76. https://www.tmz.com/2022/11/11/comedian-gallagher-dead-dies-watermelon/

#3 - "The Billionaires' Club" with Nick Raven

Amy Gillentine — Tue, 01 Nov 2022 13:00:00 -0700

Ye West, Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg: what do they have in common? A bunch of unique dramas that only billionaires can create and suffer through. Colorado Springs Indy reporter Nick Raven talks his way through this week's pop culture and tech news and relays what he thinks of Meta, Twitter, Yeezy and more... as a not-billionaire.

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The News

CS Indy: Get your keyboards, typewriters and pens ready for National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo): https://www.csindy.com/food_and_culture/culture/get-your-keyboards-typewriters-and-pens-ready-for-national-novel-writing-month-nanowrimo/article_b3f9c962-553c-11ed-a385-f34b918e41cb.html

NYT: Elon Musk Completes $44 Billion Deal to Own Twitter: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/27/technology/elon-musk-twitter-deal-complete.html

Star Wars: Andor on Disney+: https://www.disneyplus.com/series/star-wars-andor/3xsQKWG00GL5

NPR: Facebook parent Meta is having a no good, horrible day after dismal earnings report: https://www.npr.org/2022/10/27/1131705422/facebook-meta-earnings-stock-price-fall-metaverse

Hardspace: Shipbreaker: https://www.focus-entmt.com/en/games/hardspace-shipbreaker

Adidas, Kanye and the $4 billion sneakerhead industry: https://www.vox.com/recode/2022/10/28/23428371/kanye-west-yeezy-adidas-prices-stockx-goat-ebay

#2 – “Rogue One” with Kelly Karnetsky

Amy Gillentine — Tue, 20 Sep 2022 13:00:00 -0700

“Here’s $10, go see a Star War.” Colorado Springs Indy reporter Nick Raven is back with Kelly Karnetsky, the Guy Who Streams Too Much Stuff to talk about Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, the first stand-alone Star Wars film that illuminates all that Death Star-related action that happened in the moments leading up to Star Wars — Episode IV: A New Hope. Is it better on repeated inspection? Was it a necessary film? Let’s talk about all of it!

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The News

G4 is laying off a bunch of staffers: https://kotaku.com/g4tv-layoffs-twitch-x-play-adam-sessler-g4-1849537114

Blade Runner 2099 coming to Amazon Prime as a limited series: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/amazon-blade-runner-2099-tv-series-pickup-1235220944/

Comcast CEO says it’d be a good idea to buy Hulu entirely from Disney: https://www.mediaplaynews.com/comcast-ceo-brian-roberts-nbcuniversal-would-love-to-buy-hulu-outright-from-disney/

#1 – “Ready Player One” with Kelly Karnetsky

Amy Gillentine — Fri, 09 Sep 2022 21:52:00 -0700

For our inaugural podcast, Colorado Springs Indy reporter Nick Raven hosts a conversation with Guy Who Streams Too Much Stuff Kelly Karnetsky about pop culture. Pop culture, as you may know it, is a big deal.

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The News

Pokimane and Ninja announced that they’re cutting back on streaming

Kotaku: https://kotaku.com/pokimane-twitch-tiktok-instagram-imagine-anys-burnout-1849487913

A.I. Art wins art festival

From Vice: https://www.vice.com/en/article/bvmvqm/an-ai-generated-artwork-won-first-place-at-a-state-fair-fine-arts-competition-and-artists-are-pissed

Songs with “poop” in the title, kids songs, really, have made those musicians some coin because of Alexa.

Buzzfeed: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/katienotopoulos/alexa-play-the-poop-song

That Drew Gooden YouTube video about Ninja’s Masterclass we talk about: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9J4H5gkLqw