
S1E7 - Sonic the Hedgehog (2020)
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09/24/20 • 57 min
In our seventh and last episode of Season 1, we gotta go fast in Sonic the Hedgehog.
Hosted by Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Katie Lesperance (@lesperak) & Travis Colenutt (@TravisColenutt).
Show Notes:
- 1:00 The Tutorial (our 60-second plot summary)
- 2:25 Let's talk about the first design of this character (the IGN video we referred to)
- 5:10 Owl Mom? Echidnas? What?
- 8:40 Sonic arrives in Green Hills, Montana
- 11:00 "Bring in Robotnik"
- 12:00 We love Jim Carrey but we are confused about the origins of Robotnik
- 18:00 Very little fat on these movies (except the country bar scene)
- 19:00 Travis finally ties Cutscenes into X-Men
- 25:15 Getting to San Francisco
- 30:50 Product placement in this movie (the worst version of it that Jacob has seen)
- 36:30 Critical Hits (choice user reviews from MetaCritic.com)
- 39:30 MinMax: the pros (Max) and the cons (Min) that we haven't covered yet
- 46:10 A new segment! Welcome to "Best Of", where we tell you our favourite games from the Sonic the Hedgehog series!
- 52:40 Should this movie be cut or seen?
Cutscenes is a seasonal podcast at the intersection of video games and TV/movies. Stick around for our seven-episode first season airing through the end of September 2020.
Make sure to follow us on Twitter at (@cutscenes_pod) and Instagram (@cutscenes_pod) and hit the notification bell/follow/subscribe to our show on your podcast app of choice to get the latest episodes when they release!
If you like what you've heard consider a 5-star review on your podcasting platform of choice!
Music (used under Creative Commmons): "Introduction" by Lifeformed | Intro Voiceover by DJ Stormageddon
In our seventh and last episode of Season 1, we gotta go fast in Sonic the Hedgehog.
Hosted by Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Katie Lesperance (@lesperak) & Travis Colenutt (@TravisColenutt).
Show Notes:
- 1:00 The Tutorial (our 60-second plot summary)
- 2:25 Let's talk about the first design of this character (the IGN video we referred to)
- 5:10 Owl Mom? Echidnas? What?
- 8:40 Sonic arrives in Green Hills, Montana
- 11:00 "Bring in Robotnik"
- 12:00 We love Jim Carrey but we are confused about the origins of Robotnik
- 18:00 Very little fat on these movies (except the country bar scene)
- 19:00 Travis finally ties Cutscenes into X-Men
- 25:15 Getting to San Francisco
- 30:50 Product placement in this movie (the worst version of it that Jacob has seen)
- 36:30 Critical Hits (choice user reviews from MetaCritic.com)
- 39:30 MinMax: the pros (Max) and the cons (Min) that we haven't covered yet
- 46:10 A new segment! Welcome to "Best Of", where we tell you our favourite games from the Sonic the Hedgehog series!
- 52:40 Should this movie be cut or seen?
Cutscenes is a seasonal podcast at the intersection of video games and TV/movies. Stick around for our seven-episode first season airing through the end of September 2020.
Make sure to follow us on Twitter at (@cutscenes_pod) and Instagram (@cutscenes_pod) and hit the notification bell/follow/subscribe to our show on your podcast app of choice to get the latest episodes when they release!
If you like what you've heard consider a 5-star review on your podcasting platform of choice!
Music (used under Creative Commmons): "Introduction" by Lifeformed | Intro Voiceover by DJ Stormageddon
Previous Episode

S1E6 - Super Mario Bros. (1993)
In our sixth episode of Season 1, the team travels interdimensionally in Super Mario Bros.!
Hosted by Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Katie Lesperance (@lesperak) & Travis Colenutt (@TravisColenutt).
Show Notes:
- 1:10 The Tutorial (our 60-second plot summary)
- 2:25 The setup of Super Mario Bros. (1993) begins 65 million years ago
- 5:10 Jacob shares that this movie is technically a Walt Disney movie
- 6:45 Mario's got game
- 9:55 Travis really liked this movie?
- 12:25 A interdimensional leak?
- 19:10 How about them Goombas?
- 21:05 How about that trinket?
- 26:20 The movie's interdimensional denouement
- 34:20 They try to set up a sequel?
- 35:20 Hair choices
- 38:20 Critical Hits (a summary of user reviews from Rotten Tomatoes)
- 42:50 MinMax (the segment where we talk about our remaining pros and cons)
- 48:05 Mario Villain or Nah
- 53:20 Should this movie be cut or seen?
- 56:20 Wrap-up
Cutscenes is a seasonal podcast at the intersection of video games and TV/movies. Stick around for our seven-episode first season airing through the end of September 2020.
Make sure to follow us on Twitter at (@cutscenes_pod) and Instagram (@cutscenes_pod) and hit the notification bell/follow/subscribe to our show on your podcast app of choice to get the latest episodes when they release!
If you like what you've heard consider a 5-star review on your podcasting platform of choice!
Music (used under Creative Commmons): "Introduction" by Lifeformed | Intro Voiceover by DJ Stormageddon
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Season 2 Coming in Early 2021
Just a short update! We are coming back in early 2021 with Season 2 and we have a bonus episode coming next week!
Hosted by Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Katie Lesperance (@lesperak) & Travis Colenutt (@TravisColenutt).
Make sure to follow us on Twitter at (@cutscenes_pod) and Instagram (@cutscenes_pod) and hit the notification bell/follow/subscribe to our show on your podcast app of choice to get the latest episodes when they release!
If you like what you've heard consider a 5-star review on your podcasting platform of choice!
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