Episode 10 – The Mandalorian

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12/29/19 • -1 min

Launching, Disney+, the new streaming service from cultural behemoth Disney, The Mandalorian is a miniseries in the star wars universe following a lone gunslinger type who wanders the galaxy hunting bounties for anyone willing to fork over the cash, no questions asked. When one of his bounties turns out to be a baby yoda-esque creature, The Mandalorian will confront his own difficult origins against the backdrop of a lawless universe fragmented by the destruction of the empire. Dane and James discuss the beginnings of the series, their thoughts on production quality, and where the series may go. We also dissect the Christmas ad released by Peleton.

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Join your hosts James Gregory and Dane Jackins for a spellbinding discussion of Gideon Falls, the horror graphic novel series written by Jeff Lemire and illustrated by Andrea Sorrentino. This ongoing series has eighteen issues in three collected series which your hosts discuss in detail. We also discuss Martin Scorsese’s recent comments on Marvel movies and the graphic novel medium in general. https://archive.org/download/episode9gideonfalls/Episode9_GideonFalls.mp3

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Episode 11 – The Witcher

On the latest episode of Culture Pulse we discuss Netflix’s The Witcher–a new series adapted from the book series of the same name by polish author Andrzej Sapkowski. Henry Cavill stars as Geralt of Rivia, the titular Witcher, a bounty hunter with exceptional strength and basic magical powers in the politically tumultuous fantasy world called The Continent. Also starring is Anya Chalotra as Yennefer, an ambitious sorceress and love interest for Geralt, and Freya Allan as Ciri, a royal member of the ruling family in Cintra one of the many kingdoms under threat by the theocratically fanatical Nilfgaardians. Your intrepid hosts James and Dane discuss our reactions to the show as well as the proliferation of fantasy in the post Game of Thrones television landscape.

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