Back from Cape Cod after reading the book and taking notes, I present you with Dragons of Fate Episode 1. The book picks up where Dragons of Deceit left off almost to the second. Fitting as the series is all about time travel. Not to give the ending away too early, but I already enjoy this book much more than the first one. After giving the synopsis, I talk about why this might be true and then give more reaction regarding the characters and plot.
Give it a listen and let me know what you think. What did I do right? What can be improved? I want to make this work and take constructive criticism well. With no additional delay, download and listen to Dragons of Fate Episode 1. I can’t wait to hear what you think.
As of right now, I need to find the next book for Noob’s Book Club. If you have any ideas, be sure to get in touch and let me know. So far, I read Dragons of Deceit, Ready Player One, and did a couple of special episodes about the Ready Player One Movie and Road to Neverwinter.
I want to stick to nerd content on this particular show. So, fantasy, science fiction, or gaming books. Other than that, I’m open to pretty much anything. Who knows? Maybe I’ll get a flash of inspiration like I did with Ready Player One
Note: If you want to read along, find a copy at your local (or multinational conglomerate) book store to purchase and add to the conversation. I hope you enjoy my return to the podcasting arena and I look forward to bringing more content as time allows over the next few months.
Plenty to discuss in this Movie Vs. Ready Player One episode. As I mention in the show, not much survives from the book to the movie. So, first, I give a synopsis of the movie. I started simply by listing things I noticed from the movie. Then, I mostly noticed how different it was and that a new synopsis might be necessary.
I then talk about those differences and what they mean for the movie. After that, I discuss the themes from the book that made it into the movie. Obviously, the anti-capitalism gets toned down majorly. However, if you read the book many of the other themes show up in some form or another.
Speaking of the book, if you never read the book, read the book! Then, come back to listen to the rest of Noob’s Book Club: Ready Player One. After that, come back so that we can have a discussion about it. And, with Movie Vs. Ready Player One, the series comes to a conclusion.
Next up, I promised Dragons of Fate. Because we are big time here at 2 Generations Gaming, I received the book a day early. Actually, I just think someone messed up a shipping date. But, I’ll take it. So, I read the first three chapters and the first installment arrives on August 15th. Talk to you then!
I finally return with the long promised Ready Player One finale episode. However, as I discuss in the episode, I can call this the penultimate episode once again to use one of my favorite words. In the episode, I talk a little bit about my experiences with Ready Player One and Sandman and how they parallel one another.
I then move on to the topic of artificial intelligence. This, of course, touches on some of my pet peeves of billionaires killing the planet, the need for collective action, and the general ill effects of capitalism on our lives and planet. Even though this is the Ready Player One finale for the book, stay tuned for the Movie Vs. episode. I thought I would release it this weekend, but we are taking our annual trip to Cape Cod. So, I will try to record it over the next couple of days and release it on the weekend when we come back to pick up Quinn from camp.
If you want to watch the movie along with me in anticipation of the episode, you can find it on MAX. I will talk to you again at the end of the week hopefully.
While I kept the podcast going with some short mini episodes during our trip to Germany, I intended to release these two interlude episodes as well. It came as a bit of a shock that they are the only episodes that I need in between now because Dragons of Fate releases on August 2. I started with The Road to Neverwinter because I read the book on the trip and wrote the episode without watching the movie again.
I discuss some of the shortcomings of the movie, why they don’t matter to fans of the game, and then talk briefly about spoilers. Finally, I go over the plot and the characters from the book. All of this I discuss in the context of reading The Road to Neverwinter after watching the companion movie. Overall, I consider this a success. After reading Dragons of Fate, I plan to release more of these. As an aside, I just discovered they wrote another prequel book. Therefore, I found one of my next Movie Vs. episodes.
As always, give it a listen. Let me know what I did right. Let me know how I can improve. I take constructive criticism well and use it to get better. Thanks for your support.
I learned far too late that I could pause while I turn a page and that makes it easier to edit it out of the show. You can’t say that I ever claimed to be a professional. I simply make content that I enjoy. Then, I hope that others find it and enjoy it, too.
Give it a listen and let me know what you think. What did I do right? What can be improved? I want to make this work and take constructive criticism well. With no additional delay, download and listen to this outtake of me learning after almost 50 episodes how to turn a page to keep it out of my audio. I can’t wait to hear what you think.
Note: If you want to read along, find a copy at your local (or multinational conglomerate) book store to purchase and add to the conversation. I hope you enjoy my return to the podcasting arena and I look forward to bringing more content as time allows over the next few months. When I finish Ready Player One, I’m taking a break to visit Germany for my oldest son’s graduation gift. Then, I plan to read the next book in the new Dragonlance series.
Because I don’t have a soundproof booth in which to record, I wrestle with the sounds of the season. One of those sounds that’s consistent enough to annoy the hell out me? Cars. They constantly drive up and down my street. Granted, we live on a main street, but it’s kind of ridiculous the traffic we get for this crap town. I’m convinced it’s because of the map algorithms pushing people up this way to get to and from New Hampshire.
Give it a listen and let me know what you think. What did I do right? What can be improved? I want to make this work and take constructive criticism well. With no additional delay, download and listen to this outtake of me swearing at cars. I can’t wait to hear what you think.
Note: If you want to read along, find a copy at your local (or multinational conglomerate) book store to purchase and add to the conversation. I hope you enjoy my return to the podcasting arena and I look forward to bringing more content as time allows over the next few months. When I finish Ready Player One, I’m taking a break to visit Germany for my oldest son’s graduation gift. Then, I plan to read the next book in the new Dragonlance series.
I lied during the last episode. No, this time it isn’t about being on time. I actually got pretty efficient towards the end to get these all done before we left for Germany. All I need to do now is the finale and the movie vs. episodes. In truth, Ready Player One Episode 14 is the penultimate episode. You might argue that I’m lying again, but I considere the movie vs. episodes to be a different series, so the finale will be actually that for this one.
Give it a listen and let me know what you think. What did I do right? What can be improved? I want to make this work and take constructive criticism well. With no additional delay, download and listen to Ready Player One Episode 14. I can’t wait to hear what you think.
Note: If you want to read along, find a copy at your local (or multinational conglomerate) book store to purchase and add to the conversation. I hope you enjoy my return to the podcasting arena and I look forward to bringing more content as time allows over the next few months. When I finish Ready Player One, I’m taking a break to visit Germany for my oldest son’s graduation gift. Then, I plan to read the next book in the new Dragonlance series.
In Ready Player One Episode 13, the penultimate episode, I cover chapter 34, 35, and 36. The four left have to work together to bring down the shield, defeat Sorrento and the Sixers, and enter the final gate. In that spirit, my big topic of the episode is “cooperation”. That naturally leads to more discussion of our capitalist society and the toxic individualism that it breeds.
Give it a listen and let me know what you think. What did I do right? What can be improved? I want to make this work and take constructive criticism well. With no additional delay, download and listen to Ready Player One Episode 13. I can’t wait to hear what you think.
Note: If you want to read along, find a copy at your local (or multinational conglomerate) book store to purchase and add to the conversation. I hope you enjoy my return to the podcasting arena and I look forward to bringing more content as time allows over the next few months. When I finish Ready Player One, I’m taking a break to visit Germany for my oldest son’s graduation gift. Then, I plan to read the next book in the new Dragonlance series.
I meant to release this yesterday. However, I missed my chance to record yesterday and took it today. I also learned that I can write these in a day when I have the time, so I definitely have just enough time to finish the series with the last two episodes before we leave for Germany. For now, here’s Ready Player One Episode 12. I tackle prejudice in this one.
Give it a listen and let me know what you think. What did I do right? What can be improved? I want to make this work and take constructive criticism well. With no additional delay, download and listen to Ready Player One Episode 12. I can’t wait to hear what you think.
Note: If you want to read along, find a copy at your local (or multinational conglomerate) book store to purchase and add to the conversation. I hope you enjoy my return to the podcasting arena and I look forward to bringing more content as time allows over the next few months. When I finish Ready Player One, I’m taking a break to visit Germany for my oldest son’s graduation gift. Then, I plan to read the next book in the new Dragonlance series.
Late again on this one. I swear I don’t just copy and paste that part. The last two paragraphs? Yes, but not the introduction. I just bite off more than I can chew and pay for it by promising more than I can deliver. At least I got this one out earlier than a week later. That gives me room to still finish the series (minus possibly the finale and movie versus episode) before leaving for Germany. Ready Player One Episode 11 goes in hard against our favorite economic system to love to hate. If that’s not your bag, maybe skip this one.
Give it a listen and let me know what you think. What did I do right? What can be improved? I want to make this work and take constructive criticism well. With no additional delay, download and listen to Ready Player One Episode 11. I can’t wait to hear what you think.
Note: If you want to read along, find a copy at your local (or multinational conglomerate) book store to purchase and add to the conversation. I hope you enjoy my return to the podcasting arena and I look forward to bringing more content as time allows over the next few months. When I finish Ready Player One, I’m taking a break to visit Germany for my oldest son’s graduation gift. Then, I plan to read the next book in the new Dragonlance series.
