Series 8

S08E24 – E3 2014 Special

Archaeon 06/07/2014

The Electronic Entertainment Expo rolls around again, but there was surprisingly little in the way of handbags at dawn between Microsoft and Sony. Meanwhile, Nintendo were off in a corner doing strange, mad things with their presentation. Let us know what you thought of E3 in the comments below. This week’s […]

S08E23 – Locked Up

Archaeon 30/06/2014

This week we head straight to jail without passing “GO” in order to find out more about prison and imprisonment in a variety of forms (many of which don’t use cells, bars, guards or wardens), and how they are used in entertainment media. Join us as we spend a night in […]

S08E22 – Adaptations Revisited

Archaeon 27/06/2014

There are a lot of adaptations going around these days, and with so many books, comics, movies, animations and other things being converted into a different medium we have to wonder where it’s all going to end. Join us as we head back into the land of the adaptation. Reviews […]

S08E21 – We Are The Knights Who Say …

Archaeon 07/06/2014

On this week’s episode we go back to a time when women swooned because their bodices were too tight and men swooned from the weight of all the armour. Join us as we get medieval. Reviews – Highschool Dxd, Goat Simulator and Mugen Souls Z This week’s news thinks shrubberies are overrated. The […]

S08E20 – Technology & The Internet

Archaeon 01/06/2014

Technology and the internet have gifted the world with many incredible things (and cats), but given our increasing basic knowledge about how everything works, why does the entertainment industry sometimes get things horribly wrong ? Join us as we find out why Transcendence, what’s with all the trophies and achievements, and […]

S08E20 – Technology & The Internet

Archaeon 01/06/2014

Technology and the internet have gifted the world with many incredible things (and cats), but given our increasing basic knowledge about how everything works, why does the entertainment industry sometimes get things horribly wrong ? Join us as we find out why Transcendence, what’s with all the trophies and achievements, and […]

S08E19 – Sports Day

Archaeon 29/05/2014

This week we decided to revisit the topic that for generations has been an anathema to geeks everywhere – sport. Join us as we work up a sweat finding out about sports movies, e-gamers, why sports cartoons and comics aren’t popular in the West, and more. Reviews – Pantani: The […]

S08E18 – Bad Science

Archaeon 25/05/2014

On this week’s episode we look the the impact of poorly researched or made-up science in movies, discuss why video game physics can go wrong, and find out what would really happen to the pilot of a giant robot/mech. Reviews – Fate/Zero, Ikki Tousen: Great Guardians, Demon Gaze, Etrian Odyssey […]

S08E17 – Fish Out of Water

Archaeon 18/05/2014

On this week’s episode we take a look at “fish-out-of-water”, so join us as we find out why it’s such an story type, why comics use it in a different way to other media, and why certain games don’t fit into particular genres. Reviews – The Warlord, Yu-Gi-Oh: Millennium Duels, […]

S08E16 – Directing Art

Archaeon 04/05/2014

This week we decided to take a look at art direction, but first we need to find out what it actually is before we can work out why it’s important and how it affects every visual entertainment medium. Reviews – The Wolf Among Us Episode 3, FIFA World Cup 2014, […]