The Schlub Cast

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Episode 28 - IT (2017) Review "You'll Float Too" Sep 14, 2017

Show notes

Returning yet again from unforeseen scheduling problems, Jake and Danny review the 2017 version of Stephen King's IT.

This shorter than usual episode also has a short pet peeves section, as well as some various other ramblings that only schlubs can have.

Music is by Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com

Episode 27 - The Lazy Summer Movie Recap Aug 23, 2017

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After terrible scheduling conflicts and poor planning efforts, Jake and Danny return after about a month without reviewing films to wrap up the 2017 summer film season.

In this episode they talk about the movies they saw in July 2017 which include, Spider-man: Homecoming, Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets as well as other movies that only one of them saw, such as: Baby Driver, Dunkirk, 47 Meters Down, and Kidnap.

Then they talk about some TV they've been seeing, such as GLOW and Ozark. And some things they're looking forward to, like Marvel's Defenders and Stephen King's IT.

Thanks to everyone who downloads and listens, we'll be back on our weekly schedule to talk about films we've seen and other film and entertainment media in general.

Music is by Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com

Episode 26 - Schlub Cast Prime - Test Episode Aug 12, 2017

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This episode is a test to try out a format for a third show of the Schlub Cast, The Schlub Cast Prime, where an extended cast of schlubs gathers to talk (yell incoherently over each other) about random everythings and general nothings.

But mostly they'll just come together to argue about food.

The format is a work and progress and this test episode was mostly about figuring out sound quality and levels with a bunch of people around a bunch of microphones. Bear with us please.

Here's to hoping this works out and that we'll talk over each other less in future proper episodes.

Episode 25 - Video Game Talk: August 2017 "It's Only Game" Aug 03, 2017

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For the first half of August, Mike, Zack, and Danny gather to rehash some Nintendo news involving their multiplayer app, Switch sales, and the very possible N64 Classic.

Then they talk about the games they've been playing, such as Splatoon 2 and Horizon: Zero Dawn.

For the main bulk of the episode, the guys cover two discussion topics:
How they deal with salt and toxicity in gaming, and what positive/negative trends they have noticed around games in general.

There was a lengthy discussion about E3 hype cycles that had to be cut due to file size (still trying to figure out how to reasonably get longer episodes online), hopefully that will appear at the end of a future episode.

Thanks again to everyone who listens! If anyone has any topics or opinions or comments, get in touch at theschlubcast@gmail.com

Music is by Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com

Episode 24 - War for the Planet of the Apes Review "Schlubs Together Strong" Jul 19, 2017

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Jake and Danny are back after some unfortunate scheduling problems. But this week they are joined by Zack from the video game corner of the Schlub Cast in their first ever crossover episode.

This week the guys talk about movies they've seen such as Raw, Pan's Labyrinth, Children of Men, as well as the new short films from Niell Blomkamp's Oats Studios.

They cover some brief news such as the announced subject matter for Tarantino's new film, and other related topics.

Then they finally jump into their long-anticipated review for Matt Reeve's War for the Planet of the Apes, the explosive finale to the rebooted Planet of the Apes trilogy.

Also, in the aftershow the guys act the fool and talk about Danny's dislike for Dane DeHaan and their thoughts on meeting famous people in real life.

Music is by Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com

Episode 23 - Video Game Talk: July 2017 "A Zelda-Like Sense of Wonder" Jul 09, 2017

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Zack returns with Mike and Danny to their bimonthly video game talk.

This episode the guys talk about Nintendo's announcement of the upcoming SNES Classic as well as Zack's brief thoughts on this year's E3.

Additionally, they bring up the terrific event that was SGDQ 2017 and how entertaining speedrunning marathons really are.

Then they talk about some games they've been playing such as:

Shovel Knight and its Plague Knight/Specter Knight DLC

Arms

Overwatch (mostly about Doomfist)

What Remains of Edith Finch (Not became, Danny!)

Hitman (2016)

Then they close it all out with an in-depth conversation about how much they all love The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Thanks to everyone who listens!

Episode 22 - Two Schlubs and a Schnob - (Greed,Trilogies, Trailers, and Elitism) Jun 22, 2017

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Jake and Danny decided to spend their off-week of this summer's film review onslaught by bringing some thought-provoking conversations to the podcast table.

A third-way into the episode, JP shows up and destroys any semblance of a stable podcast, and then shows the world how elitist he can be.
Danny is incredibly sorry for any headphones listeners.

There are also massive spoilers for a couple movies throughout the episode, sorry!

This episode they think about such 'deep' questions like:

Is James Franco good?

Why do people make bad movies?

Are there any good final acts in a trilogy of movies?

Why can't people put more effort into quality over money?

Why are trailers so bad?

And other great subject matter. (Danny says sorry again)

Thanks again for listening!

Original music by Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com

Random clips from "Spanish Flea" and some Simpsons episodes.

Episode 21 - E3 2017 Recap Part 1 of 2 Jun 19, 2017

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After an unfamiliar period of no video game talks, Mike and Danny return with their opinions on E3 2017 in this lengthy double episode.

In Part 1 of 2, Mike and Danny recap the conferences of EA, Microsoft, and Bethesda.

Make sure to check out Part 2 where they cover the remaining heavy-hitters of E3: Ubisoft, Sony, and Nintendo.

Time Stamps For General Conference Discussions:

2:30 - EA

8:30 - Microsoft (featuring a 'brief' discussion about the X-Box One X)

42:35 - Bethesda

48:25 - Devolver Digital

Music is by Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com

Episode 21.5 - E3 2017 Recap Part 2 of 2 Jun 19, 2017

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After an unfamiliar period of no video game talks, Mike and Danny return with their opinions on E3 2017 in this lengthy double episode.

In Part 2 of 2, Mike and Danny recap the conferences of Ubisoft and Sony, as well as Nintendo's E3 direct.

Make sure to check out Part 1 where they cover the earlier heavy-hitters of E3: EA, Microsoft, and Bethesda.

Time Stamps for General Conference Discussions:

Immediately - Ubisoft

9:45 - Sony

25:52 - Nintendo

49:31 - Wrap-up (Pseudo Game-of-Show)

Music is by Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com

Episode 20 - Wonder Woman and It Comes At Night Double Review Jun 14, 2017

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Jake and Danny return from a week of conflicting schedules to finally talk about Patty Jenkins' Wonder Woman, and to review Trey Edward Shults' It Comes At Night.

This episode starts off with immediate spoilers for The Belko Experiment as Jake rants about how much he hates it, so skip past that segment if you want to see the movie (don't see it anyway).

Then we close out with more general ramblings about future episodes.

Time stamp for spoilers:

Immediate spoilers for The Belko Experiment

05:36 - Wonder Woman Review

13:18 - Wonder Woman Spoilers

24:05 - It Comes At Night Review

30:34 - It Comes At Night Spoilers (Please see this movie before spoilers, it's worth it)

Music is by Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com