Off Target Podcast

This week Mike, James and Andrew gather around the table to discuss revenge movies, why we love them, how they cross genres and why Denzel Washington is so damn good in them! Main Topic Starts at 41:20 Highlights from the first half: -James Talks Up Mr. Robot -Breaking Bad vs. Better Call Saul -Spoilers for Wolfenstein: The New Order -Mike Makes A Terrible Moth Joke -Andrew is Really Into Until Dawn -Killing Of The Sacred Deer Is A Bit Disturbing -We Workshop Some Podcast Tweaks Live On Air -We Create A Penis Based Ratings System -Mike Beat Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus -Mike Talks The Daddy's Home Duology -We Discuss Jumanji And Our Fears About The Sequel Main Topic Starts at 41:20 Break Music: Tear You Apart By She Wants Revenge

Just in time for Thanksgiving and the 50th anniversary of the song's release (though about a month late!) Mike sits down to talk about that Thanksgiving tradition, Alice's Restaurant! Music: Alice's Restaurant intro by Arlo Guthrie

​​​​This week Mike, James, and Andrew talk about the most iconic cars in pop culture. Before our main topic, the crew catches up with a roundtable discussion about what we've played, watched, listened to and read during the week. MAIN TOPIC STARTS AT ROUGHLY 60 min.

This week we close out the Halloween season by recapping our week and then doing a deep dive movie club on It Follows. As always, make sure you watch the movie or don't care about spoilers before listening! It Follows discussion starts at about 55 min.

This Week: Mike sits down to celebrate Friday The 13th by taking a look at all of the games starring Jason Vorhees. Find more of our content on www.offtarget.org

​​​​This week Mike, Erin, James and Andrew stumble into a main topic that we didn't plan on talking about! Some book talk leads us to dissect E-books and online shopping as a whole. MAIN TOPIC STARTS AT ROUGHLY 30 min. Highlights from the opening: - We have a bit of a false start -We talk about The Tick and The Maxx -Erin talks books with "One Damn Thing After Another" -Erin, hilariously, does not realize the book takes place in England and spends 10 min confused as why the characters don't act more American -Tea Vs. Coffee -James talks about drawing -Andrew has a terrible fake NY accent -Andrew talks music with The Osees -Andrew tlaks books with "Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven" -We talk the new Marc Maron special and then accidentally trip into our main topic MAIN TOPIC STARTS AT ROUGHLY 30 min

​​​​This week Mike, Erin, James and Andrew sit down to discuss our week in media and then lament over the absolute worst ways to die in a video game. MAIN TOPIC STARTS AT 41 min. Highlights from the opening: - Erin Continues his retro journey with Pillars of Eternity and Divinity: Original Sin -We all discuss Old vs. Modern RPG design -Minor Saints Row 4 Spoilers -We Talk Wanted, both the terrible movie and the dark as hell comic -We argue about D and D rules -Andrew gets hostile -Andrew sheds some light on the Darkest Dungeon DLC -Andrew talks music with The Osees -Mike briefly runs down the new Friday the 13th updates -Mike discusses music from Maps and Atlases and we all discuss discovering music on youtube MAIN TOPIC STARTS AT 41 min

This week we sit down for another game club so that Mike can FINALLY play thumper after almost a year of urging from Andrew and James. MAIN TOPIC STARTS AT 63 min. Highlights from the opening: - James gives his final thoughts on Transistor -More Tekken 7 Talk -We argue about how much we collectively like Saints Row 4 -Triple H Gaming -Digital > Physical -Andrew talks about Michael Bluth's dark turn in Ozark -Sonic Mania: great if you like Sonic -Mike's hates Sonic and always has -Andrew and James laugh at thier own jokes  -Andrew schools us on Darkest Dungeon DLC -Mike talks Final Fantasy 1 MAIN TOPIC STARTS AT 63 min

This Week the gang hangs out and talks about Theme Parks! While we do hit the big guns, we also spend a lot of time talking about local favorites. Main Topic Starts at 59 min. Highlights From The Show: -James Gets salty with the crew -we talk about a video that does not record -we sing the HOTTEST summer jams of the early 2000's -Andrew gets philosophical -Erin talks about MLB the Show -Mike Pitches a Money Ball game -The crew talks UFC and boxing -James and Andrew work out their relationship issues -James talks chronicles of teddy -We talk about Super Giant Games -Andrew talks sundered -We educate Erin on common video game terms -Adventures of SlugCat with Andrew -Mike Replays Wolfenstein: The New Order -Mike talks Final Fantasy -James is concerned for mike Main Topic Starts at 59 min.

​​​​​​​This week we return to Mike's garage (minus James and Andrew) to talk about the show Community. We basically geek out and ramble on for about an hour and a half about how much we love the show MAIN TOPIC STARTS AT 30 min. Highlights from the opening: -More Manchester Orchestra talk -Mike tries to paint a word picture -We encourage bands to sell out -Erin talks about the small details in movies that drive us nuts -Mike is clearly insane and plans to play all of the Final Fantasy games ever made in order. MAIN TOPIC STARTS AT 30min

​​​​​​​This week we return to Mike's garage (minus Erin) after our union mandated week off to talk about Morality in video games. We touch on the topic of morality systems, what happens to our morality when we are given free reign and just how much Peter Molyneux likes to screw with us. MAIN TOPIC STARTS AT 49 min. Highlights from the opening: -Andrew and James ambush Mike with Nerf guns -We discuss Nerf guns for like 20 min -James has a greivous wound -We trade our scar stories and tales of deli slicers -Andrew talks about some Netflix standups -We talk briefly about the Crash Triology DLC -Million Dollar Idea: Teach A Dog The Breast Stroke -Mike's back in the boxing ring and recording a boxing podcast -We talk about Chris Nolan's Interstellar and somehow talk for way too long about Mr. Noodle from Elmo's World -Some email shout outs -Final Fantasy 15 mechanics talk MAIN TOPIC STARTS AT 49 min

This week we have our monthly Movie Club episode where we talk about the classic comedy Police Academy, a movie that works surprisingly well as a cultural time capsule. For maximum enjoyment make sure you wathc the movie before listening as we spoil absolutely everything in the movie! MAIN TOPIC STARTS AT 33 min. Highlights from the show: -James Plays Killing Floor 2 and we discuss where it fits in the modern FPS landscape -James has Marble Madness....again -Erin Wants To Play D&D -James talks about how V.R. puzzler Static gave him an out of body experience -Andrew talks about Japanese heavy metal band Boris -Andrew Loves Apple Music -Andrew hates digital media...Mike loves it -The continuing saga of Friday The 13th: The Video Game -Mike reaches into the backlog with Undertale -Hey guys, Alestorm is pretty good. MAIN TOPIC STARTS AT 33 min

This week we return to Mike's garage to talk about why we love movies, games, T.V. and books that deal with time travel. We delve into some obscure time travel media for you to check out and have a surprisingly deep conversation about Adam Sandler's Click. MAIN TOPIC STARTS AT 59 min. Highlights from the show: -Erin talks about the latest Manchester Orchestra Videos -We discuss the place of music videos in the modern musical landscape -James has Marble Madness -We talk about game difficulty and V.R. -James thinks V.R. puzzler Static is a classic on the level of Portal -Erin asks 'What ever happened to demos?' -Some more Fight Stick Talk -Tekken may be nickle and diming us on DLC -We talk about the current state of fighting games -Andrew, Erin and James wax nostalgic with the Crash Bandicoot Trilogy Remastered -Mike thinks those games have always been trash -Mike Finally watches Community (Spoiler: it's amazing) -Mike thinks Horace and Pete would have been great when he was an undergrad, not so much now. -Bri

This week we return to Mike's garage to talk about some of the best (and worst) fight scenes in movie history. MAIN TOPIC STARTS AT 55:39 Highlights from the show: -Erin digs Pillars of Eternity -4 guys talk about strong female leads in film (Wonder Woman spoilers start at 6:14 and end around 19:24) -Salad Talk with James Diaz -We talk about Split -Silicon Valley is Amazing -Andrew Might Still Be In VR -Some Fight Stick Talk -Friday The 13th: Still Broken, Still Oddly Compelling -Mike Loves Fargo The Series MAIN TOPIC STARTS AT  55:39

This week we return with a full cast minus Erin as we talk about some of our favorite T.V. show theme songs. Which theme song sent Mike to the hospital as a child? What is the most iconic theme ever? Tune in to find out! MAIN TOPIC STARTS AT 35 MIN. Highlights from the show: -James and Andrew take a fairly deep dive into Tekken 7 (PS4) -Andrew shows that he spends his time well by getting the Platinum in Dark Souls 3 -Andrew talks mad shit about The Witcher -A brief Gwent Discussion -Mike talks abou the highs and lows of the extremely busted launch of Friday The 13th on Xbox one and PS4 MAIN TOPIC STARTS AT 35 MIN. Song Credits: Opening theme: Mike Amari Mash Theme "Suicide Is Painless" : Johnny Mandel Knight Rider Theme: Glen A Larson and Stu Phillips Horace and Pete: Paul Simon Let The Mystery Be: Iris DeMent Boss of Me: They Might Be Giants The Wire Season 4 "Way Down In A Hole": DoMaJe X-Files Theme: Mark Snow Mr Belvedere Theme "According To Our New Arrival": Leon Redbone Stranger Things Theme: Surv

This week the gang gets together for yet another movie club. This week we have a polarizing look at the 2011 thriller Kill List Main topic starts at  37 min. Highlights from the show: -Erin is apparently recording from the bottom of a tin can -We clap a hole in the space time continuum -Thoughts on the possible permenant shuttering of the Mass Effect franchise -James talks about some standup from Dave Chapelle and Tracy Morgan -James goes virtual camping -Andrew returns his 4K TV after Verizon breaks it -Fast 9: Toyota Avalon edition -Andrew unlocks high level "shit 'n' stuff" in the RE7 DLC -Mike chats up Punch Club -Mike Jumps into Rick and Morty Main Topic starts at 37 min.

This week Mike sits down to talk about the classic NES adventure Zelda II and how it's a far more modern game and maybe more influential than people give it credit for. Be sure to check back next week for a full cast episode!

This week the gang gets together to ask What Would You Do? For this round we ask ourselves what we would do if we found ourselves in the shoes of Phil (Bill Murray) from Groundhog's Day and had to live the same day over and over again. Main topic starts at 40:30 Highlights from the show: -Erin has some AMAZING voice acting auditions -James gives us his extended thoughts on the PSVR -Andrew buys a 4K TV -Mike finally has a PS4 Followed by the main topic

This week we have another mini episode!   Mike sits down to talk about one of the most important books in his entire life, Stephen King's The Stand Check back next week for another episode with the full Off Target crew Music: Don't Fear The Reaper- Blue Oyster Cult Project Blue-W. G. Snuffy Walden Mid Country- W. G. Snuffy Walden Mother Abigail-W. G. Snuffy Walden M.O.O.N. That Spells Suicide-W. G. Snuffy Walden The Stand-W. G. Snuffy Walden Tom And Stu Go Home-W. G. Snuffy Walden Trashman in Vegas-W. G. Snuffy Walden

​​​​​​​This week we try some remote recording as we have an (almost) full cast recording.  Mike, James and Andrew sit around  talking about horror movies. Join us as we talk about everything from Slasher flicks of the 80's, found footage movies of the 2000's and Willem Defoe's giant schlong.  Highlights from the show -James Beats Thumper -More talk about the band Sun -Enter The Gungeon's Story Sounds Insane -Andrew's Real Life In Dark Souls -Instrument ( A Doc about Fugazi) -Electric Boogaloo (A Doc About Canon Films) -Mike's Kids  Drive Him Nuts With Pokemon -Andrew Tries To Compliment Mike and it goes HORRIBLY wrong -Assassins Creed Rogue -Andrew and James Make Terrible Segues