February 2017 – Random Tower

Molehill Mountain Episode 36 – ft. Super Metal Dave 64!

Published February 21, 2017 by Andrew Eisen

Zachary and the Mrs. are busy moving their brood to the side of the fence where the grass is greener but that doesn’t mean Andrew is all by his lonesome. Nope! Youtuber and Nintendo commentator Super Metal Dave 64 joins the show to talk all things Switch!

6:55 – Mega Man MUSCLE figures shown off at Toy Fair 2017

8:13 – Suda51 apologizes to translator for going off script during January’s Switch event

18:32 – Nintendo announces DLC for Zelda

29:51 – Pros and cons of marketing the Switch as a portable console vs a powerful portable that hooks up to the TV

46:08 – Sony filing a Japanese patent for a new handheld that looks a lot like the Switch

48:36 – Switch’s first-year line-up

Molehill Mountain Episode 35 – Toys To Life To Death

Published February 15, 2017 by Andrew Eisen

Another week, another show where Zachary and Andrew go over an hour because they get caught up reminiscing about the cartoons of their youth.

Incorrigible, the both of them!

Zachary is off next week but we may have a special guest filling in for him. See you Saturday!

12:49 – Steam is replacing Steam Greenlight with Steam Direct

25:50 – Will we give the Five Nights At Freddy’s movie a chance?

27:34 – Andrew doesn’t care about console internet browsers. Do you?

33:27 – Activision won’t be releasing a new Skylanders game this year

45:18 – GameStop is getting the stink eye from gamers over its Circle of Life program

1:00:07 – An R-rated Castlevania animated series is coming to Netflix

1:05:55 – Zachary and Andrew geek out about a bunch of old cartoons

Powerless Starts Off With A Fizzle Despite Promises

Published February 3, 2017 by E. Zachary Knight

I am a big fan of superhero TV shows. I am currently watching every single superhero show on TV right now, except Gotham (seriously that show is garbage). So far nearly all of them have something going for them that is worth the slog through their many terrible episodes.

As a fan of this genre, I was excited when NBC announced their plans for a comedy based on the lives of the every-man living in a world of superheroes and supervillains. Originally rumored to be in the setting of an insurance company specializing in super-collateral damage, it was later confirmed to be a show about a research and development firm owned by Bruce Wayne and specializing in technology used by every day men and women to protect themselves from the damage caused by heroes and villains as they fought.

As screenshots and details of the show emerged, many people conjured up images of a show that was basically Better Off Ted, a delightful and hilarious show with a similar premise minus the supers, set in a world with super powers. After watching the pilot of Powerless, that image has been decisively shattered. While the show hits similar drum beats, the comedy and characters just can’t hold a candle to the shear wit and satire of Better Off Ted.

Month: February 2017

Molehill Mountain Episode 36 – ft. Super Metal Dave 64!

Molehill Mountain Episode 35 – Toys To Life To Death

Powerless Starts Off With A Fizzle Despite Promises