Quest 26 - Is Star Trek amazing or what?

Special Guest: Matthew "Chewie" Cunningham!

Quest 26 totally geeks out on Star Trek and related Space Operas! We may or may not read Shakespeare in its original Klingon form, you'll have to listen to find out. Qapla!

Minutes

  • 00:00 - Mic Check and Introductions
  • 01:50 - What is OC Geek?
  • 03:45 - What is Chewie up to, or how do you window shop online?
  • 07:45 - What is Tom up to, or how was X-Men: Days of Future Past?
  • 09:15 - What is Jordan up to, or how final is the Final Fantasy X remake?
  • 12:50 - Does Guardians of the Galaxy take itself seriously?
  • 17:30 - Are Marvel movies getting too complicated?
  • 21:00 - How impactful has the Disney acquisition been to Marvel?
  • 23:30 - Is there still room for traditional animation in films?
  • 26:20 - How much Star Trek have we all watched?
  • 31:10 - Which episode of the animated series is considered cannon?
  • 34:00 - Is Babylon 5 still worth watching? (Spoilers: Yes)
  • 39:20 - Just how terrible is Star Trek: Enterprise?
  • 43:10 - What is the prime directive, and which captains follow it?
  • 48:20 - Does Enterprise have parallels to the Star Wars prequels?
  • 52:45 - Is there anything unique or memorable about the Enterprise cast?
  • 55:50 - Why was Voyager so popular?
  • 58:00 - What was the year of hell, and was it the best of Voyager?
  • 60:00 - When were the Borg introduced?
  • 64:30 - Where should you start watching Star Trek: The Next Generation?
  • 67:40 - Why didn't everyone get into Deep Space 9?
  • 72:30 - Is the Star Trek franchise best when it changes hands?
  • 76:00 - Wrap up and hot seat!

Music

QQ News - May 16th, 2014

A fire hose of geeky news headlines for the weeks leading to May 16th, 2014.

  • Martin Uses DOS To Kill Game of Thrones Characters (Escapist)
  • Roberto Orci Will Direct Star Trek III (IGN)
  • More Games Added To Steam In 2014 Than 2013 (RockPaperShotgun)
  • Microsoft: People More Satisfied With Xbox 360 Than PS3 (Escapist)
  • Microsoft Reveals Xbox One Without Kinect ($399 in June) (IGN)
  • Xbox Will Stop Charging You To Watch Netflix, Hulu (Kotaku)
  • Sony CEO Taking 50% Pay Cut, Other Execs to Follow Suit (Escapist)
  • Wizards of the Coast Files Copyright Lawsuit Against HEX (Escapist)
  • Philips Allegedly Suing Nintendo, Asks for Damages (IGN)
  • Diablo 3 celebrates turning 2 years old with a birthday buff (Joystiq)
  • Diablo III Comes To PS4 And Xbox One This August (Kotaku)
  • Amazing Spider-Man 2 Drops Big in Second Weekend (Escapist)

Quest 25 - What does a 1-Year Anniversary Cast sound like?

Special Guests: Dan Bach and Lynn DeVries!

Quest 25 is the 1-Year Anniversary of QQ Cast! To celebrate, we revisit every previous quests to see how we still feel about some of the topics. A special THANK YOU to dear-listener for sticking with us! (Yeah, that's you!)

Minutes

  • 00:00 - Mic Check and Introductions
  • 03:35 - What is Jordan up to, or what is a crawfish boil?
  • 07:00 - What is Lynn up to, or is PMP'n easy?
  • 10:30 - What is Dan up to, or how awesome is House of Cards?
  • 14:50 - What is Tom up to, or how amazingly bad was Spiderman 2?
  • 20:40 - What are the ingredients for a good podcast?
  • 22:15 - Is Kickstarter a good thing?
  • 29:10 - What does a console need to win the next generation market?
  • 33:30 - Who won the week of E3?
  • 35:20 - What makes me play a game?
  • 38:45 - What makes a good season finale?
  • 41:45 - Which other podcasts do we listen to?
  • 44:40 - What's the difference between Final Fantasy and Star Wars?
  • 47:50 - What is a Retro Game?
  • 49:40 - What do Vegas, Arcades, and Microtransactions have in common?
  • 51:20 - What would make a good restaurant?
  • 52:30 - What comic book things can we talk about?
  • 56:05 - What do Disney Princesses and Star Wars have in common?
  • 62:15 - Is being a gamer different if you're female?
  • 63:45 - A Mic Check Reborn! (What is going on with SquareEnix?)
  • 66:40 - Why do we love MMORPGs?
  • 68:15 - What's going on for the holidays?
  • 70:05 - The Desolation of Holiday Sales?
  • 72:10 - Is there even a Quest in this Quest?
  • 73:20 - What was the most surprising and disappointing releases in 2013?
  • 77:20 - What are some obscure video game trivia questions?
  • 79:05 - What does St. Valentine and mobile gaming have in common?
  • 80:10 - Why does it have to be a confession to be a geek?
  • 84:15 - What is Video Game March Madness?
  • 86:30 - What do other geek cultures think of American geek culture?
  • 89:00 - Wrap up!

Music

QQ News - May 1st, 2014

A fire hose of geeky news headlines for the weeks leading to May 1st, 2014.

  • E.T. Cartridges Found in New Mexico Landfill After 30 Years (Escapist)
  • Some People Think The Atari Landfill Dig Is Fake (Kotaku)
  • The Long Good Friday Actor Bob Hoskins Dies at 71 (IGN)
  • Mario Kart 8 Comes With One of Ten Free Wii U Games (Escapist)
  • Another month, another $2 million for Star Citizen (Joystiq)
  • Disney Infinity Marvel Superheroes Coming This Fall (Kotaku)
  • Yuji Horii confirms development of next Dragon Quest (Joystiq)
  • Marvel Dice Masters Sells Out Rapidly (Escapist)
  • ESA study: 59% of Americans play games, 68% on consoles (Joystiq)
  • Seth MacFarlane and Patrick Stewart Teaming for "Blunt Talk" (IGN)
  • GameStop to close 120 stores, increase focus on mobile (Joystiq)
  • Google to Replace Nexus Phones with Android Silver Brand (Escapist)
  • WSJ: The FCC's New Net Neutrality Rules Will OK Pay-to-Play (Gizmodo)
  • Anti-Net-Neutrality "Fast Lanes" Are Bullshit (Marco)
  • Final Hobbit Film Renamed The Battle of Five Armies (Escapist)
  • Microsoft reveals release date of the Xbox One in Japan (Kotaku)
  • Xbox One Launches in China, First Console in 13 Years (Escapist)
  • Life After GameSpy: Civ And Borderlands Go Steam (Rockpapershotgun)
  • Star Wars Expanded Universe Is Dead (Escapist)
  • Han Solo Has a 'Gigantic Role' in Star Wars: Episode VII (IGN)
  • Holy Crap, Looks Like Suikoden II Is Finally Coming To PSN (Kotaku)
  • David Spade Says Joe Dirt 2 May Happen on Crackle (IGN)
  • CNet: Nike Fires FuelBand Engineering Team; Set to Exit Wearable (Cnet)
  • Almost Human Cancelled by FOX (IGN)
  • Fox Will Reboot Flash Gordon (Escapist)
  • Ultima Online and Dark Age of Camelot on Steam (Kotaku)
  • Blizzard Wants You To Leave The House, Meet Other Humans (Kotaku)
  • Sony to sell all its Square Enix Shares (Joystiq)

QQ News - April 2014

A fire hose of geeky news headlines for the weeks leading to April 11th, 2014.

  • What the Heartbleed Bug Means for You (LifeHacker)
  • Amazon FireTV Set-Top Box Goes On Sale for $99 (Escapist)
  • Scientists Use StarCraft II To Prove How Scary Aging Is (Kotaku)
  • Square Enix Has Finally Realized That People Like JRPGs (Kotaku)
  • Scaling the Facebook Data Warehouse to 300 PB (Facebook)
  • The Wil Wheaton Project Coming to Syfy (IGN)
  • DayZ Of Our Lives: SOE Zombie-Based Survival (RockPaperShotgun)
  • Amazon Buys Comixology, Biggest Digital Comics Store (Kotaku)
  • Mozilla CEO Brendan Eich Steps Down (Escapist)
  • Minecraft Pocket Edition Sells 21 Million Copies (Escapist)
  • Minecraft reaches 12 million sold on Xbox 360 (Joystiq)
  • Smash Bros. 3DS Out This Summer, Wii U This Winter (Kotaku)
  • Zero Suit Samus, Sheik, Yoshi Return in Super Smash Bros (Escapist)
  • Samus' New High Heels Are, Well... (Kotaku)
  • Report: Drone Hacked, Crashes, Injures Athlete (Kotaku)
  • Top Gun 2 to Tackle Drones (IGN)
  • GameSpy Shutdown Will Affect A Lot Of Games (RockPaperShotgun)

Quest 24 - What do other geek cultures think of American geek culture?

Special Guests: Sam Fold (The Brit) and Somer Esat (The Aussie)!

Quest 24 goes culturally wild with a Brit, an Aussie, and your all 'Merican Duo as we deep dive into the geekiness of their cultures while comparing it to our very own!

Minutes

  • 00:00 - Mic Check and International Introductions
  • 04:00 - Where is Somer from, and do they read manga there?
  • 07:50 - Did Tom get his money's worth from his Next Generation HD Blu-rays?
  • 10:45 - Why is Jordan only Paragon Level 75, or how long can one cold last?
  • 13:40 - If Sam is so hardcore, then why hasn't he beaten NetHack yet?
  • 17:00 - Is America setting geek culture trends for the rest of the world?
  • 19:20 - When did it become cool to be a programmer?
  • 22:35 - Is British geek culture on the rise again?
  • 25:00 - Why might Australians be adverse to geek culture?
  • 27:45 - Is the Big Bang Theory just making fun of geeks?
  • 30:30 - What are our respective culture's definitions of "geek"?
  • 39:00 - Is there anything so nerdy that it could only happen in the US?
  • 43:00 - Are we in the middle of a board game Renaissance?
  • 44:45 - Is Dungeons & Dragons still the pinnacle of geek culture?
  • 50:40 - Is the prevalence of comic books specific to American geek culture?
  • 56:50 - How do different nerd cultures perceive each other?
  • 61:00 - What aspect of Australian geek culture influences Americans most?
  • 64:00 - What aspect of British geek culture influences Americans most?
  • 68:30 - Wrap up and hot seat!

Music