Galactic Driftwood

Salutations, fellow humans! Do not fear! Why would you fear? I am human and no threat to you or your delicious... I mean charming children. Ha. Ha. Boy, I'm glad we don't have to worry about those machines. They seem like really cool and funny, not-people. <Loud mechanical banging noises /> Phew. Sorry about that. The ship computer has been monitoring your planet's news sources, started saying things like "Kill All Humans..." so we needed to ... adjust it. Anyway, seems like a good time to talk about Artificial Intelligence and the positive and negative consequences for your world.

Gotta be a good person to go to heaven. Welcome back to another (belated) episode of the Galactic Driftwood Podcast. We're broadcasting, delayed (a lot), once again from our mighty ship, orbiting your world and watching your TV. This week we're going to be talking about a couple new things headed your way: The Creator, and Season 2 of Foundation. What do we think about all this amazing new sci-fi? Gotta tune in to find out.

YA! HYUP! YA! The good ship, the U.S.S. Galactic Driftwood is on a crash course for your planet because the pilot is too busy playing Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom! We're going to crash unless we can stop him from playing! Maybe if the rest of the crew can get him talking about it he'll stop playing long enough to stop the ship from crashing! Maybe if we get him talking about how big the map is... Are you playing too? Let us know what you think in the comments!

Long live the fighters! Welcome back, fellow Drifters! This week we're going to be watching a bunch of trailers and getting hyped for what we see! Marvels, Ashoka, Dune part 2, even more! I don't know how we're stuffing so much into 45 minutes but if we don't have something that excites you this week...well I guess we just don't know what you like, and you should probably get in the comments! Got a trailer we should have covered? Tell us about it in the comments and maybe we'll put it in next weeks' episode!

This is the way. Greetings and salutations, good Drifters! That's right, we're sailing back into your local orbit with this week's payload of pop cultury goodness. This week we're reconnecting with our favorite taciturn, helmeted mercenary and his Muppet of an adopted child, The Mandalorian. With the new season already in the can, we thought it was time to see how things were going in a galaxy far far away. Also, Chris has a review of the movie "65" now in theaters, and Charles reviews the new Tetris movie streaming on Apple+ to wet our appetites.

*Cue insane Nick Cage laughter* The good crew of the U.S.S. Galactic Driftwood is drifting back into your local orbit this week with a look at the recent movie Renfield! It would be a gross negligence of our duty if we were going to talk about vampires, in any respect, without inviting our good friend Stu Burns to bring a little expertise to the podcast for a change. But that’s not all! There’s more movies coming out right now than we can handle in one per episode, so we’re also talking about the new Dungeons and Dragons movie, Honor Among Thieves! Which one was your favorite? Let us know in the comments!

...To go where no one has gone before. Again...since we've already been talking about Star Trek: Picard's latest season. Here on the U.S.S. Galactic Driftwood we're getting really concerned about branching timelines, rogue Borg Hives, and what happens next. A lot happened in this last season of Picard, so we've got a lot to talk about this week. Thankfully, we're joined by fellow Trekkie and past guest Mark Kitchell! Beware, there be spoilers for the season finale! So, if you're not worried about that, or assimilation, give us a listen, and let us know what you thought about Picard Season 3 in the comments!

Magic the Gathering is releasing some collectors editions cards that include limited editions of the Rings of Power and one, and only one, "One Ring" card.  How much will this card sell for?  How can you obtain it and the other limited edition Lord of the Rings cards?  We also dip our toes into the Shadow and Bone series and later discuss the age-old question, "If you were about to give birth, would you volunteer to get bit by a zombie in the hope that it would confer some sort of immunity to the zombie virus to your baby?"   These are some of the things that inquiring minds want to know this week on the Galactic Driftwood podcast.

...well. Season 1 anyway. Welcome back aboard the good ship, Galactic Driftwood, for another delightful episode. This week, as the title implies, we're talking about how the first season of The Last of Us ended... and other things from the season that caught our attention. There will be spoilers for the whole season, so if you haven't watched, consider this your warning. Let us know what your favorite moments were in the comments!

Doctor Who is here to kiss your girls and shoot your guns. Welcome back, Drifters! The crew of the good ship Galactic Driftwood is back to talk about nerdy events going on in the Midwest in the recent past to the near future. First, we're talking about the Omaha Film Festival where Bill and Linda got to see a screening of a Doctor Who documentary about when they tried to bring the Doctor to America and it did not go well. We're also going to talk about some upcoming cons that we're excited about! Tune in and let us know in the comments what conventions you're looking forward to!

"...to seek out new life, and new civilizations..." Spoilers! This is your spoiler warning right at the top! No, seriously, we spoil something in the first couple minutes. This week, on the Galactic Driftwood Podcast, we're talking about one of our favorite things in the whole multiverse: Star Trek! And not just Star Trek, but Picard's third, and sadly, final season. There's only four episodes out at the time we recorded this, so we aren't spoiling everything yet, but we'd advice you go and check the episodes out before listening this week!

Rule 1: A robot must not harm a human being... The robots are coming! The robots are coming! Welcome back to another episode of the Galactic Driftwood Podcast! This week, the crew is talking about M3GAN, a recent horror movie about a robot run amok. We're going to talk about that and other A.I. related issues. What are your thoughts on rogue A.I.? Let us know in the comments.

Run! It's Pablo Escobear! Greetings, Earthlings! The crew of the USS Galactic Driftwood was informed of a very dangerous situation. Apparently your earth predators can consume your earth cocaine (not as good as space cocaine) and run rampant! This week, we're talking about the recent, horrifying, documentary Cocaine Bear. We are joined by local wildlife expert, Stu Burns, who brings his expertise to bear on the subject. If you have had experience with dangerous animals on drugs, get in the comments!

Scanlan's haaaaaaaaaaaaaaand! Welcome back, Drifters! We're cruising back into your local space to broadcast our brain thoughts into your brain meats! Prepare your brain meats because this week we're talking about The Legend of Vox Machina and The Last of Us. What are your thoughts on using an adventurer as a **checks notes** dragon suppository? Ew. Anyway. If you'd let that fly at your table, leave us a comment and let us know what skill you'd tie that roll to! Also, really sad mushroom zombie times! Yay!

The skies blacken. Hope turns to despair within your chest. Doom approaches. There's dark days ahead, here on the Galactic Driftwood Podcast. Do you like role playing games but Call of Cthulhu and the Temple of Elemental Evil just weren't dark and gritty enough for you. Well, we've got the game for you! This week we're talking about some of our crews' recent experience in the world of MÖRK BORG. Yes, it's spelled in all capital letters and should be bolded. You can find it here if you're curious (https://morkborg.com/). Come and hang out with us as we reveal the depths to which we have sunk in pursuit of surviving for just one more day.

“You’re a great warrior! And a swordsman!… And you’re ten times bigger than I am, stupid!” – Willow Welcome back to another great episode of the Galactic Driftwood Podcast! This week we're catching up on a show that we missed when it first aired; Willow, on Disney+! We have plenty to talk about how Disney revisited an old fantasy classic from the 80s. We'll also talk about our first impressions of the new season of The Legend of Vox Machina and our hopes for the final season of Star Trek: Picard.

Roll a Wisdom Saving throw. 11? Oof. As a result of that fail you buy five more D&D source books. That's right folks, we've got more to talk about on the Open Gaming License fiasco that we talked about last week. Really, this is just catching you up on what happened over the last couple weeks in that area. We'll also be talking about our recent experience playing a D&D alternative, the pitch black horror theme table-top RPG (TTRPG), Mork Borg. Get in the comments and tell us what you think about the OGL and Mork Borg.

What does it look like when a corporation roles a Nat 1? It looks a lot like the last few weeks that Wizards of the Coast has had. Welcome back to the Galactic Driftwood Podcast! This week we're taking a look at the evolving situation resulting from Wizard of the Coast announcing changes to their Open Gaming License. Don't know what that is? We'll talk about what it is, why its important, and why creators in the Dungeons and Dragons space are up in arms. This is a developing situation, so everything we talk about is "at the time of recording".

"I'm a serial killer. They look just like everyone else." Welcome back to the bridge of the U.S.S. Galactic Driftwood! This week we're cruising back into your solar system to talk about Wednesday, currently streaming on Netflix. Just like us, the shows a little bit creepy, a little bit kooky and we have thoughts! Beware, spoilers about this supernatural mystery show, so give it a watch first if you want to be surprised at any of the twists. Snap snap!

You better watch out. Santa Claus is coming. Welcome back, fellow Drifters, to the last episode of the year! And what a better note so send 2022 off than with an After Dark Podcast! This week, the valiant crew of the Galactic Driftwood gathered around a burning Yule Log (joined by our good friend Stu Burns) and watched Violent Night. Think if Die Hard and Miracle on 34th street had a perfect, flawless baby. Now, I gotta warn you, we're gonna be talking about some spoilers, so if you want to go in clean, go see the movie and then join us for the discussion. But if you just want to spread some holiday blood... I mean cheer, pull up a chair and join us! JOIN US! Also, like, subscribe, and leave a comment with your favorite kill or we'll leave you a lump of coal!