Binary System Podcast

On this week’s Night Vale recap we’re taking about the brand new innovation the venture capitalists have come up with: a ride share where a bunch of people take the same big car, and it goes around to different places and some people get on and some get off (…the bus, they’ve reinvented the bus.... The post Binary System Podcast #432 – WTNV #257 “Traffic”, 2005’s Constantine, and Lower Decks first appeared on Pixelated Geek.

Happy Halloween! We’re officially in the middle of spooky movie season, so this week we’re talking about a classic horror film. It’s the Exorcist…Three! Not a perfect film by any means; you can see the heavy hand of the producers who insisted on changing the name from William Blatty’s Legion in order to capitalize on... The post Binary System Podcast #431 The Exorcist III first appeared on Pixelated Geek.

The head of Night Vale’s new Unnamed Religion Seriously Nobody Ever Says What It Is They All Avoid Telling You The Name That’s Not Suspicious At All is in Cecil’s broadcast studio, discussing sheep, rudeness, and all the things you’ve lost in your life, tangible or intangible. It’s a lovely selection of Weird Things (that’s... The post Binary System Podcast #430 – WTNV #256 “The Book of Lost Things,” and the Mayor of Kingstown season (series?) finale first appeared on Pixelated Geek.

We didn’t actually plan to do a second sit-rep episode so soon. Unfortunately another gigantic event hit the US in the last week, causing a lot of uproar and basically making everyone’s lives harder. That’s right, Netflix cancelled KAOS after only one season. It’s an unacceptable state of affairs and we demand to speak with... The post Binary System Podcast #429 Return of the Sit-Rep, Take Two! first appeared on Pixelated Geek.

The air’s getting cooler and the nights are getting longer, so Night Vale is celebrating with a corn maze and all the fun things that go along with it: caramel apples, pumpkins, laughing, screaming, zombies, acid-filled sharks, and existential dread. Ooo and cider! As soon as we escaped the rusty chainsaws and applied corn-silk tourniquets... The post Binary System Podcast #428 – WTNV #255 “The John Peters Imaginary Corn Maze Experience,” and more catch-up TV first appeared on Pixelated Geek.

The next Night Vale episode didn’t drop early enough for us to do a recap this week, and there’s been enough stuff going on that we figured it was a good time to bring back the Sit Rep (With Beers!) The good news is that Elizabeth is newly-employed and feeling very relieved and grateful (unemployment... The post Binary System Podcast #427 Return of the Sit-Rep first appeared on Pixelated Geek.

This week’s episode features the triumphant return of special guest Hannah Wallace, as she and the East Coast branch of the podcast fight their way through the wilds of Gatlinburg. (But really, they saw a bear and everything!) As they fill in Elizabeth on their adventures, everybody gets a chance to talk about what we’ve... The post Binary System Podcast #426 – The Crown, Kaos, Time Bandits, Better Call Saul, and Star Trek Lower Decks first appeared on Pixelated Geek.

Alejandra Nuñez, Ronnie Sharma, and Nanako Barnes of Mr. Prescott’s 5th Period AP English Class – the protectors of Night Vale otherwise known as the Library Tweens – have decided that they DON’T want to be known as the Library Tweens anymore. They need a new name, something with a little more staying power. This... The post Binary System Podcast #425 – WTNV #254 “The Triangle” first appeared on Pixelated Geek.

Okay in some respects it’s just business as usual around here: Kathryn and Elizabeth have both been watching season 1 of Star Trek: Lower Decks, four years after it first came out, that tracks. But Kathryn just watched the first episode of Mayor of Kingstown season 3, only three months late, what the heck? And... The post Binary System Podcast #424 – Lower Decks, Mayor of Kingstown, Kaos, and somewhat careless snake people first appeared on Pixelated Geek.

Surprise! Due to travel delays, lack of any Lore Olympus updates (mournful sigh), and time (and scheduling) just generally being weird, we’re doing two Welcome To Night Vale recap episodes in a row! This week we’re getting crafty, so prepare your sunniest room (no windows allowed), grab your best implement (stolen is preferred) and your... The post Binary System Podcast #423 – WTNV #253 “Instructions for Folding” first appeared on Pixelated Geek.

We knew as soon as we saw the title that this week’s Night Vale would feature the return of Deb the Sentient Patch of Haze. But we assumed she’d be hawking several things, instead of just two: a spray that may or may not repel Librarians, and a teleporter that may or not make people... The post Binary System Podcast #422 – WTNV #252 “Paid Programming,” and Poker Face. first appeared on Pixelated Geek.

The Binary System Podcast team appears to be on a bit of a roll lately. Just this week Kathryn finished season 2 of Mayor of Kingstown, and both Kathryn and Elizabeth have watched all but the last episode of Poker Face. That’s two TV series where we’re now less than a year and a half... The post Binary System Podcast #421 – Mayor of Kingstown Season 2 and Poker Face first appeared on Pixelated Geek.

(Heh. Smoke ‘em if you got ‘em.) Night Vale has come up with this amazing “ride share” program, and it even has driverless cars! Of course, the ride doesn’t take you anywhere near where you wanted to go, and the cars are only “driverless” because ghosts don’t count. Or do they? Doors are locked for... The post Binary System Podcast #420 – WTNV #251 “Detours”, plus Logan (finally!) first appeared on Pixelated Geek.

The gigantic, internationally-known event has wrapped up, with thousands of people having attended, and the whole world’s talking about the big reveals and celebrity appearances. That’s right, GalaxyCon 2024 in Raleigh North Carolina was a blast. In all seriousness, while the East Coast branch of Binary System Podcast was going to GalaxyCon, the West Coast... The post Binary System Podcast #419 – SDCC 2024 and GalaxyCon 2024 Convention Round-Up first appeared on Pixelated Geek.

So, we’re bad at TV and movies. …oh, you were expecting a “but” there weren’t you? No, we’re absolutely horrible at TV and movies, which is why this week we’re catching up on Poker Face episode one, which only came out a year and a half ago. Before you congratulate us, you should know Kathryn’s... The post Binary System Podcast #418 – Poker Face and other TV and movie catch-up first appeared on Pixelated Geek.

In the latest installment of our ongoing series “We’re Bad At Movies But We Have A Lot Of Enthusiasm”, this week we decided to finally watch the 2014 movie John Wick. And we loved it. It’s an absolute symphony of beautifully-choreographed violence that takes the ridiculously improbable storyline of “Terrifying former hitman goes on a... The post Binary System Podcast #417 – We watched John Wick (yes, the first one) first appeared on Pixelated Geek.

Happy 4th of July! Or if you don’t celebrate that, happy Thursday. It’s time once again for a super quick Travel Edition because we’re so busy being crazy jet setters! Either that or we’re all celebrating our Mom’s birthday and we lost track of time and had to record at the last minute. YOU DECIDE.... The post Binary System Podcast #416 – Light Speed Travel Edition first appeared on Pixelated Geek.

It’s a short recap this week, since the action for the latest episode episode of Welcome to Night Vale can basically be summed up with “And then there was a battle.” We get a weird glimpse into the past (future?) of Kevin from Desert Bluffs, the Library Tweens need to, well, not learn to respect... The post Binary System Podcast #415 – WTNV #250 “Father Kevin” first appeared on Pixelated Geek.

Mother Lauren is sponsoring a citywide cleansing of Night Vale and yes that’s exactly as scary as it sounds. Self care is still important, so don’t forget to check into the Maximum Security Spa for a few hours. Or days. Years? Whatever, the good word of the day is TEETH. After the recap, Kathryn just... The post Binary System Podcast #414 – WTNV #249 “Rifts”, and Mayor of Kingstown first appeared on Pixelated Geek.

The wildly popular webcomic Lore Olympus wraps up with episode 280! We were a little worried that there were so many unresolved plot threads left for the final episode, but Rachel Smythe managed to tie everything together in a pretty little bow. No spoilers, but if you have any questions about how it all ended... The post Binary System Podcast #413 – Lore Olympus episode 280 SERIES FINALE first appeared on Pixelated Geek.