Off Target Podcast

This week Mike sits down with J.R. Ralls, the writer, and producer of Dark Dungeons. We discuss the work of Jack Chick, the process of securing the rights from the reclusive author and what it was like to work on an independent passion project. You can find Dark Dungeons here: http://www.darkdungeonsthemovie.com/

This week we return from a 4-month hiatus to bring you the second part of our two-part D and D panic double feature: Dark Dungeons. Mike, James, and Andrew lovingly go through the fun and absurd adaptation of one of the most famous tracts by Jack Chick. As always you can find the rest of our work on www.offtarget.org

This week we kick off a two-part Movie Club with an episode all about the 1982 made for TV movie Mazes and Monsters This film was an adaptation of a novel that capitalized on the panic over Dungeons and Dragons in the 70's and 80's. Oh, and it's Tom Hanks first leading film role. Watch the whole movie here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpcL-fQNPfQ&t=118s For the HD footage that James mentions of 1993 New York look here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fT4lDU-QLUY set the player to 1080p 60fps for the full experience. Join us next week for the second part of the double feature when we discuss another D and D panic movie "Dark Dungeon"

This week, after a long absence, James and Andrew school Old Man Mike on the E-Sports Scene. As always please like and rate us on itunes, soundcloud and Google Play

Our weekly get together to discuss what we've been watching, playing and listening to. Highlights from this weeks show: -Everyone gives me shit about how long it takes to edit these episodes -Deadpool 2 talk -I have to explain what “Fridging the Girlfriend” is -Andrew misremembers wide swaths of Deadpool 1 -James Talks about Warhammer 40K Spacehulk: Deathwing Enhanced Edition -Andrew talks about the summer shit he's done -Andrew describes Tabletop Simulator -Andrew voices his displeasure over Red Dead Redemption -The crew shares their experiences with Absolver -We argue about how the 2D brawler evolved -Mike gets shit for playing Vermintide 2 -Mike is in love with Far Cry 5 -We have a D and D intervention with Andrew -Mike Talks about The Meg

Mike and the crew sit down to discuss the highs and (many) lows of the second season of Westworld

This week Mike and the crew sit down to talk about the 2013 Michael Bay movie Pain and Gain. We talk about the movie itself and how the true story it's based on impacts our enjoyment of the movie. As with all club episodes we are spoiling the entire movie so make sure you watch it before listening!

Hello all. This week we are trying something new. Normally each episode would be about 2 hours and have two segments. Instead of doing this each week we will release the seciton where we talk about our week as a seperate episode from our main topic. Only the main topics will get episode numbers, whicle the weekly roundup shows will be dated. This allows us to do a few things. 1- It lets me release content on a more rapid schedule. Editing almost 3 hours of audio each week takes a while. Releasing the first segment as its own episode gives me more time to ensure the main topics are properly produced while still giving you guys content to listen to. 2-It allows those who ONLY want to listen to the main topics decide if they want to do so. This was a piece of feedback i recieved often, so I'm curious to see how it goes. Without further ado, heres the crew's chat for the week of 7-6-18 Our next main topic episode will be a club episode for the movie Pain and Gain   Highlights from the discussion -An

This week Mike and the crew sit down to talk about shows they feel don't get enough love! Highlights From The First Half -James talks about the quiet place -We veer off into a discussion about Will and Jaden Smith -We analyze the career of Ryan Gosling -We speculate about Red Dead Redemption 2 -Andrew needs a Dark Souls intervention

This week the crew sits down to head into ultimate nerd argument territory: book adaptations. Main Topic Starts at 68 min Highlights from the first half: -We start with an important discussion about legally binding nature of finders keepers -Vocabulary talk: we dissect the word Aloof -We kick around the idea of episode title subtitles -We spend some time talking about other, more popular podcasts -James takes us to a Spy Party -Clearly other podcasts are stealing from us -Off Target Discusses Having An E3 Booth -Andrew surprisingly talks about Dark Souls -We talk the pitfalls of remasters replacing the original game -NERF TIME! -Some Hockey Talk -We argue over the legacy of Keanu Reeves -Mike Really Enjoys Shadow of War -Titanfall 2 is a masterpiece on the hardest difficulty -We announce our next club episode movie: Pain and Gain

This week the crew sits down to talk about their week before doing a deep dive movie club on the 2013 Robin Wright movie The Congress Main Topic Starts At 70 min.

This week, in recognition of it's 10th anniversary, Mike talks about the triumph and importance of Iron Man (2008)

This week Mike, Andrew, and James Sit down to discuss children's entertainment that, all these years later, still holds up.

This week the crew sits down to talk about some of our favorite documentaries.  MAIN TOPIC STARTS AT 63 MIN -James has finally seen The Room -We weigh the pros and cons of B movies -Downsizing doesn't live up to it's premise -FX's Happy is like a live action The Maxx -Andrew joins the PC master race -A brief Cryptocurrency discussion -Andrew doesn't fully connect with Ladybird -Mike Loves Netflix's Dark

This week Mike and the crew sit down for a movie club. This month's movie is Dallas Buyers Club MAIN TOPIC STARTS AT 62 MIN HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE FIRST HALF -James is prepared with statements on Thor Ragnarok -Some Pony Island talk -James is a Space Pirate in Heat Signature -Mike hates writing on paper -We rank pens for a bit -Andrew unpacks what it means to be an elitist -Andrew gets pumped for the winter Olympics -Andrew gets called out for his Tekken 7 deficiencies -Two words: Ghost furries -Mike enjoys the narrative constructs in AHS Roanoke -Mike discusses his Alamo Drafthouse experinence while talking about Three Billboards -Extensive talk about the morality in Three Billboards -Mike struggles in his quest to finish all of the Final Fantasy games -Mike finishes 999

This week we return with another edition of What Would You Do? This tme we explore what it would be like to clone ourselves like Michael Keaton in 1996's Multiplicity MAIN TOPIC STARTS AT 53 min Highlights From The First Half -James Talks Heavy Bullet -Mike Mixes up Jumping Flash and Jazz Jackrabbit -Obscure steam game train continues with Hunt: Showdown -We have to pause recording as smoke fills our garage from a car fire right outside our studio -We try to find more games for Andrew to play -Andrew says “LOL, Old Gamez Sux” -Andrew is not taken with The Cloverfield Paradox -We have a brief aside about Net Neutrality -Mike Loves Split Second, Zombi not so much -Mike Discusses Fifty Shades Freed

This Week Mike sits down with Andrew and James To discuss the evolution of Superhero Movies as they become their own distinct genre Main Topic Starts at 67 min. Highlights From The First Half -James pitches Off Target Year One: Remastered edition -The podcast is improved greatly by some Italian red wine -James Talks About Dead Cells New Game++ mode -Escape From Tarkov Sounds Intriguing -Andrew has a new cat named Television -Shout out to the North Shore Animal League -Andrew Explains What The Kitten Bowl Is -Andrew Saw The Winter Classic -Andrew quickly runs through some of the seasons biggest movies -Mike Leads Some Switch Discussion -Mike Talks Visual Novels and The Nonary Games

This week Mike sits down for another mini-episode where he waxes poetic about the James Mangold Film Logan. Join us next week for another full episode where we deconstruct the current state and evolution of the Super Hero movie genre Music Credits: Hurt: Johnny Cash When The Man Comes Around: Johnny Cash

This week Mike and James share their personal favorite media that they have consumed in 2017, not necessarily things that came out in 2017, just the media that was most important to them in 2017 Find everything off target at www.offtarget.org

This week Mike, Andrew, and James sit around sharing their memories, both good and bad, as we have the most off topic of episodes to celebrate our one year anniversary. Our main topic is our unpublished episode 0, recorded before we even had a name, where Erin and I sit down and talk about hobbies. The main topic starts at 1:15:00