Digital Dissection: A Nerd Podcast

There are no clever openings this episode. Truth be told, it has been a difficult week after the passing of Jason David Frank and we wanted to make this episode in honor of how he came into our lives. This week Mark and Joe discuss the afternoon epic "Green with Evil." While we recall the greatness that came into our living rooms for five straight days in 1993, we also wanted to take the time to pay our respects to Jason David Frank. We do this at the start of the episode and even have a video we made that is available on all of our social media platforms. Suicide Hotlines:   USA: 988 Australia: 131114 France: 0145394000 Germany: 08001810771 New Zealand: 1737 United Kingdom: 0800 689 5652 Canada: 1 (833) 456 4566 Brazil Emergency: 188 Ireland: +4408457909090 Italy: 800860022 Japan: 810352869090 Mexico: 5255102550 Music by Joystock: https://www.joystock.org Opening Track: "Modern Power-Up Electronic" Closing Track: "Hard to Say Goodbye"     Follow us on: Facebook: https://facebook.com/DigitalDissect1 Twitch: https://twitch.tv/digitaldissect1 Twitter: https://twitter.com/digitaldissect1 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/DigitalDissectionPodcast

Our modern era of cinema seems to be plagued with reboots and sequels. While many complain that the lack of new ideas is killing Hollywood, and they aren't entirely wrong, we argue that this rebooted gem from 1999 goes against that grain. Welcome to Season 2 Episode 87 of Digital Dissection: A Nerd Podcast! Today, Mark and Joe discuss the swashbuckling success "The Mummy" starring Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz! Come with us as we relive the action, comedy, and, at times, questionable CGI of one of our favorites! Does the Stephen Sommers blockbuster stand up 23 years later? Music by Joystock: https://www.joystock.org Opening Track: "Modern Power-Up Electronic" Closing Track: "Future is Now"     Follow us on: Facebook: https://facebook.com/DigitalDissect1 Twitch: https://twitch.tv/digitaldissect1 Twitter: https://twitter.com/digitaldissect1 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/DigitalDissectionPodcast

Welcome to Season 2 Episode 86 of Digital Dissection: A Nerd Podcast, where it's time for another retro review! Today Mark and Joe journey back to 1997 to review a movie tie-in that was released two years after the movie premiered. It also only had one joystick to navigate you through 64 bits of spy game glory! That's right, it is time to talk about Goldeneye 007 for the N64! Come and relive the fun of the unlocking cheat codes in the game's campaign, dominating all of your friends in multiplayer, and settle once-and-for-all if picking a certain character was cheating. The guys might also jam out to the pause screen music that had absolutely no business slapping as hard as it did! Music by Joystock: https://www.joystock.org Opening Track: "Modern Power-Up Electronic" Closing Track: "Future is Now"     Follow us on: Facebook: https://facebook.com/DigitalDissect1 Twitch: https://twitch.tv/digitaldissect1 Twitter: https://twitter.com/digitaldissect1 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/DigitalDissectionPodcast  

When you grew up watching your favorite cartoons on Saturday morning, you may not have noticed some differences in quality amongst your favorite shows. Maybe you were too busy getting swept up by the excitement, maybe they were just too subtle, or maybe you were too hyped up on the sugar we disguised as cereal to have noticed. It may forever be a mystery... just like the identity of whomever made some of our favorite Transformers episodes. Welcome to Pop Culture Legends, a Digital Dissection Mini Series! Today's legend dives into the mystery of nine episodes of the original 1980's Transformers the Animated Series that no one knows who actually animated them. How could this happen? To find out more, be sure to download today's episode! Transformers Wiki Resource: https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Unknown_Generation_1_animation_studios Reddit Unknown Animation Resource: https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/hqs610/the_unknown_animation_studios_behind_the_original/ Music Credits: "Pop Culture Legends" Written and Performed by Chris Lott All other tracks provided by WeVideo.  Follow us on: Facebook: https://facebook.com/DigitalDissect1 Twitch: https://twitch.tv/digitaldissect1 Twitter: https://twitter.com/digitaldissect1 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/DigitalDissectionPodcast

Welcome to Season 2 Episode 85 of Digital Dissection: A Nerd Podcast! Join us today as we sit down with producer, writer, and fellow nerd Dan Hernandez! Mark has a one-on-one chat with Dan about how he got into collecting comics, his adventures in table top, his first experience being on a San Diego Comic Con panel. He also discusses the rigors of producing an up coming animated series, and his creative choices for the hit movie Detective Pikachu! This is an absolute must listen to episode that you will not want to miss!...So it is a really good thing you can download it whenever you'd like! So why not today? Music by Joystock: https://www.joystock.org Opening Track: "Modern Power-Up Electronic" Closing Track: "Future is Now"     Follow us on: Facebook: https://facebook.com/DigitalDissect1 Twitch: https://twitch.tv/digitaldissect1 Twitter: https://twitter.com/digitaldissect1 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/DigitalDissectionPodcast

These days Doctor Who has become a household name worldwide. What started as a staple for the BBC and an obscure sci-fi show on most continents, its global popularity is indebted to the fantastic cast that brought the show out of a hiatus that was over a decade long. Welcome to Season 2 Episode 84 of Digital Dissection: A Nerd Podcast! Joe and Mark are talking about their admiration for the 9th Doctor and his companion Rose's adventures through time and space on today's episode! Along with a brief history of a towering series, the guys talk about everything that made Christopher Eccleston's run as the Doctor a success as well as the controversy lead to his departure from the show. Be sure to download today's episode to hear all about it!   Music by Joystock: https://www.joystock.org Opening Track: "Modern Power-Up Electronic" Closing Track: "Future is Now"     Follow us on: Facebook: https://facebook.com/DigitalDissect1 Twitch: https://twitch.tv/digitaldissect1 Twitter: https://twitter.com/digitaldissect1 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/DigitalDissectionPodcast

There's just something about a good scary story. An eerie silence that is often followed by a good jump scare really gets the blood moving and it doesn't matter if it is in a movie theater, around a camp fire, or the comfort of our own homes; some people love to be scared. Like many stories we've told in this miniseries, today's was born on the internet. From the depths of the Something Awful forums a tall, thin, faceless entity was born. A monster of our own creation frightened us as we bathed in the warm glow of our computer monitors until one day... when its dreadfully long limbs reached into reality. Welcome to Pop Culture Legends, a Digital Dissection Miniseries! Today's episode is about the modern myth known as Slender Man. A terrifying being that was made up as a modern ghost story and entertained horror fans around the globe until one tragic day in Wisconsin -- when its terror became all too real. Be sure to download today's episode to find out more! Music Credits: "Pop Culture Legends" Written and performed by Chris Lott All other tracks provided by WeVideo.     Follow us on: Facebook: https://facebook.com/DigitalDissect1 Twitch: https://twitch.tv/digitaldissect1 Twitter: https://twitter.com/digitaldissect1 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/DigitalDissectionPodcast

Universal's monsters are nothing short of iconic. They're recognizable worldwide and their original stories endure the test of time. However, whenever they attempt to step into the modern world they seem to stumble along the way... Welcome to Season 2 Episode 83 of Digital Dissection: A Nerd Podcast! On today's episode, our hosts Mark & Joe discuss the 2004 film Van Helsing! This movie had everything going for it: an established director, Universal's greatest monsters, and star power provided by Hugh Jackman and Kate Beckinsale! Yet... it didn't quite find its footing. Be sure to listen to today's episode to find out everything we love -- and question about this movie!   Music by Joystock: https://www.joystock.org Opening Track: "Modern Power-Up Electronic" Closing Track: "Future is Now"     Follow us on: Facebook: https://facebook.com/DigitalDissect1 Twitch: https://twitch.tv/digitaldissect1 Twitter: https://twitter.com/digitaldissect1 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/DigitalDissectionPodcast

Following up our miniseries episode on the Science of Cordyceps, this week's episode is a Retro Review of the universally praised 2013 game "The Last of Us." Welcome to Season 2, Episode 82 of Digital Dissection: A Nerd Podcast! Join us as we relive what it was like to play this post apocalyptic thriller as well as a discussion of its development history! Be sure to download today's episode about the Game of the Year winner! Music by Joystock: https://www.joystock.org Opening Track: "Modern Power-Up Electronic" Closing Track: "Future is Now"     Follow us on: Facebook: https://facebook.com/DigitalDissect1 Twitch: https://twitch.tv/digitaldissect1 Twitter: https://twitter.com/digitaldissect1 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/DigitalDissectionPodcast

While most zombie properties lean into viruses or unexplained reasons behind their undead, The Last of Us went for something different and created a welcomed change to the genre. Welcome to Pop Culture Legends, A Digital Dissection Miniseries! On today's episode we discuss the fungi genus "Cordyceps" that turns its arthropod hosts into "zombies" to help spread its spores through the jungles of Asia and South America. Join us as we break down this real world inspiration for the 2013 hit video game The Last of Us and how this very real science makes for some incredible fiction. Music Credits "Pop Culture Legends" Written and Performed by Chris Lott All other tracks provided by WeVideo Online Editor.   Follow us on: Facebook: https://facebook.com/DigitalDissect1 Twitch: https://twitch.tv/digitaldissect1 Twitter: https://twitter.com/digitaldissect1 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/DigitalDissectionPodcast

From singing and dancing, to broadcasting and acting, Ellen McLain has done just about everything. You may recognize her as GLaDOS, your favorite A.I. from the hit video game series PORTAL, or from her performance as the computer in Pacific Rim. Ellen's story before that point is rich and full life, and quite a bit happened before she voiced our favorite robots. Welcome to Season 2 Episode 81 of Digital Dissection: A Nerd Podcast! Join us as we sit down with the talented and multi-faceted actress who continues to bring her unique skillset to the entertainment industry. A small disclaimer: today's episode had some slight issues the night of our recording. For those that watch our video program, you'll notice this required some creative editing. We apologize for the sound quality during certain segments, but overall, we are happy to help tell Ellen's story and the rich content she's helped build. Music by Joystock: https://www.joystock.org Opening Track: "Modern Power-Up Electronic" Closing Track: "Future is Now"     Follow us on: Facebook: https://facebook.com/DigitalDissect1 Twitch: https://twitch.tv/digitaldissect1 Twitter: https://twitter.com/digitaldissect1 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/DigitalDissectionPodcast

For years, The Walking Dead had kept its audience on the edge of its seats; as a familiar cast of characters traversed the hellish landscape of the Southern United States as society crumbled and the undead roamed the land. In 2019, Netflix debuted a new show that would breathe new life into the zombie genre by removing us from modern society and placing us in 16th century Korea. Welcome to Season 2 Episode 80 of Digital Dissection: A Nerd Podcast! On today's episode our hosts Joe and Mark discuss Netflix's beautiful horror series "Kingdom." This show takes traditional zombie tropes and turns them on their heads as we follow the Crown Prince and an unlikely band of characters through the mystery of why the dead are coming back to life. All the while Korea itself is recovering from war and a deep political drama unfolds. Be sure to download today's episode to find out more about this incredible series!  Music by Joystock: https://www.joystock.org Opening Track: "Modern Power-Up Electronic" Closing Track: "Future is Now"     Follow us on: Facebook: https://facebook.com/DigitalDissect1 Twitch: https://twitch.tv/digitaldissect1 Twitter: https://twitter.com/digitaldissect1 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/DigitalDissectionPodcast

When watching a scary movie, sometimes the creepiest thing about them can be five little words that come on screen just before the first scene begins, "based on a true story." When the idea of what your watching has actually happened it makes the experience just that much more bone-chilling... so imagine what it's like when those five words appear on the title screen of a video game. Welcome to Pop Culture Legends, a Digital Dissection mini-series! Today's episode is about the mystery surrounding the Himuro Mansion, the setting of the hit video game Fatal Frame and whether or not it is as haunted as the game series makes it seem. Stories of dead investigators, ghosts, and walls covered in bloody handprints flooded message boards on the internet at the turn of the century, all claiming that not only is the Himuro Mansion real: but that it was really haunted as well. Be sure to download today's episode to find out more!  Music Credits: "Pop Culture Legends" Written performed by Chris Lott All other music has been provided by WeVideo. Follow us on: Facebook: https://facebook.com/DigitalDissect1 Twitch: https://twitch.tv/digitaldissect1 Twitter: https://twitter.com/digitaldissect1 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/DigitalDissectionPodcast

Welcome to Season 2 Episode 79 of Digital Dissection: A Nerd Podcast! Today our hosts Mark and Joe dissect the 2000 Guy Ritchie classic "Snatch!" The ensemble film trailblazed for the popularized heist and ensemble films of its era. Snatch was a combination of comedy, action, and oddly insightful commentary on the world during its time. Be sure to download today's episode to relive this modern classic! Even if you can't always make out what Brad Pitt is saying.    Music by Joystock: https://www.joystock.org Opening Track: "Modern Power-Up Electronic" Closing Track: "Future is Now"     Follow us on: Facebook: https://facebook.com/DigitalDissect1 Twitch: https://twitch.tv/digitaldissect1 Twitter: https://twitter.com/digitaldissect1 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/DigitalDissectionPodcast

Welcome to Season 2 Episode 78 of Digital Dissection: A Nerd Podcast! Today our hosts Mark and Joe review the porting of the Ezio Auditore trilogy to the PS4, XBOX One, and Nintendo Switch! Join us as we discuss how Ubisoft vaulted Assassin's Creed into pop culture infamy with one of gaming's greatest trilogies. Stick around to hear their final thoughts on the impact of Ezio's 3 games, and where it falls within our all-time retro review list! Music by Joystock: https://www.joystock.org Opening Track: "Modern Power-Up Electronic" Closing Track: "Future is Now"     Follow us on: Facebook: https://facebook.com/DigitalDissect1 Twitch: https://twitch.tv/digitaldissect1 Twitter: https://twitter.com/digitaldissect1 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/DigitalDissectionPodcast