So as I wrote in my earlier Metal Gear post I pre-ordered MGS4 therefore I was given a beta-key to partake in the Metal Gear Online Beta. After downloading millions of updates that took well over a few hours and signing up 20 times for my Konami ID, and waiting a week because of the delay, I finally played some Metal Gear Online. The first thing that I noticed was the amazing graphics. MGO is a beautiful game and I’m sure that MGS4 is going to look even better. MGO has a different pace than most people are used to. It’s a little slower and more tactical. So far there doesn’t seem to be much to it. Just the regular deathmatch, team deathmatch, defend, etc. game types. The first round of team deathmatch that I played my team actually won and I had the most kills. This made me like the game more. The second time I sat down with it I played TD again and my team won along with me being the top player again. I started to wonder what was going on. Maybe it’s the controls, maybe it’s the pace, maybe the Metal Gear regulars just aren’t used to online play. I’m not sure what the case is but I seem to do pretty good with MGO…for now. After you get used to the controls it’s gets pretty fun but to me it was fun in short bursts. After hearing the same moan after someone dies for the 20th time it got kind of annoying. I really wish there was some voice chat in the game so I can at least feel like I am playing against real people. I think this will be the biggest complaint from anyone who has played the beta. I hear that they recently released a new map and a new mode in which you can play as Snake. I haven’t played much of the beta lately because of GTA and life in general but I’ll make sure I sit down with it soon before it ends.
I recently had the chance to sit down and play the demo for Echochrome (on PS3). I was sorta in a hurry so I played for about 15 minutes before quiting. Echochrome is a puzzle game that will be made available through PSN for PS3 and PSP. There isn’t really a way to describe Echochrome so if you don’t know much about it I suggest you take a look at the movie below. As for my thoughts on the game, I was initially thinking that you would control the little man but you don’t, he walks himself and you control the camera angle. The angle of the camera has to be in specific positions for the guy to get past certain obstacles. I played through the tutorial with no problems but once I got to the actual levels I had a hard time of figuring out what to do. The game just seemed hard to me. Maybe if I give it another go when I have more time I might like it. I do like the simplicity of the artwork though. The is probably what initially got me interested in the game. Anyone else give it a try? Click here to download the Echochrome demo for PSP
*Update: The full version of Echochrome will be available for download through PSN tomorrow (5/1).
Over the past week I watched three more movies to keep the “movie-watching mood” in full force. These three movies included: Children of Men, Michael Clayton, and Dan in Real Life.
The first movie I watched was Children of Men. Children of Men is a very unique movie. The year is around 2027 and the world is pretty much on it’s way down hill. Women can no longer conceive and all foreigners are being sent back to their homelands. The main plot of the story is about a man who finds out that he is needed to help transport an African American girl who miraculously got pregnant to a safer place. Along the way we see some crazy and intense situations. Clive Owen puts on a great performance and confirms the fact that he is one of the better actors of his time and one of my personal favorites. Overall I really liked the movie because it was very original and like nothing I’ve seen before.
The next movie I watched was Michael Clayton. Michael Clayton was nominated for best picture of 2007 and was beaten by No Country for Old Men. Michael Clayton is a work of art. The movie was filmed awesome and the story is very intense. I thought that this movie may be a little hard to follow so I payed extra attention to it and I am glad I did. If you are willing to follow the movie closely then you will not be let down. The only complaint I have was that the ending was a little uninspiring. It ended good but it wasn’t mind-blowing like I thought it should be.
The last movie I watched was Dan in Real Life. I know that Kurt wrote about it in an earlier post but now I can say my thoughts on it. Dan in Real Life is the perfect movie to sit down and watch with the family. It’s very cute, funny, and clever, kinda what I thought Juno was going to be. I could probably watch it a few more times. Steve Carell really impressed me because he didn’t play the typical Steve Carell character, more like the opposite. The rest of the cast was perfect for the movie and I was even surprised at how much Dane Cook made me laugh. As of now Dan in Real Life is in my top 20 favorite movies. Go and rent it as soon as you can.
Don’t think I am done just yet. My movie-watching mood hasn’t faded yet so expect some more movie thoughts in the coming week.
Thursdays are back to being my TV watching days. With Survivor at 8:00 and now LOST at 10:00 I have a nice little hour in between to gather myself for LOST. The Shape of Things to Come was the first episode of the return of Lost giving us a nice view of Ben and his life post-island. We learn how he gets Sayid to do his dirty work and we also see a pretty brutal side to him. After watching this episode I am realizing that Ben is just as much a threat off the island as he is on the island. It was interesting to see how the “Ben’s daughter being held hostage” ordeal turned out. No spoilers here Anyways, the outcome of that ordeal was well thought out and it made Ben’s story a lot more interesting. What are these “rules” he was talking about? My speculation is that Ben and Mr. Widmore may have known each other before this whole island thing. Maybe one would even go as far as to say they were good friends at one point. I guess we’ll see in episodes to come. I’m hoping we’ll get another Jack flash-forward soon. I thought it was funny when Jack asked Dan “You didn’t come here to save us did you?!” and Dan says “No..we didn’t.” I felt bad for Jack being the last one on the face of the planet to find that out. Everyone knew that about 3 years ago. Overall the episode was interesting but not amazing. SCORE 8/10
Kurt’s View:
YAY! Lost is back, and it is back! I’ve been waiting for this episode since the 3rd season finale. It’s about time we got some gunplay and action on the island! Ben’s nuts, Kate cracks me up, and they mowed down innocents like it was GTA! The smoke monster scene was nice. This episode bodes well for the final episodes being strong as a result of the strike break. ABC and the creators deciding to end the show at a specific point has made this show even better.
SCORE 8/10
Just thought you guys may be interested to see what IGN has to say about GTA IV before you go out and get it on Tuesday. They gave the game a 10/10. Check out the video review below.
For some reason we’ve been having problems with YNFVGB’s feed. I’m not sure if you guys tried to subscribe but if you did then you will notice it’s not working so well. Because of this the podcast wouldn’t work properly with iTunes so I created a whole new blog for our podcast along with a new name for it. As the title suggests the new name for our podcast is “Your New Favorite Video Game Podcast” a.k.a “YNFVGP.” I’ve created a link over in the left sidebar under “YNFVGB Links” which will take you to the podcast’s blog. If you want to subscribe to the podcast just click the link below, this will automatically launch iTunes and take you right to the YNFVGB podcast page from where you can subscribe:
In case you haven’t heard…Steam holds the future of PC gaming in it’s hands. Steam is brought to us by Valve, makers of the Half-Life, Team Fortress, and Counter-Strike series’. Steam is an online community very similar to Xbox Live but available on your PC. No, it’s not like Windows Live, it’s much better. Steam lets you do many things such as create friends lists, buy games, download demos, download videos, join groups, create profiles, and much, much more. The best part about it is that it’s FREE. You can see what a friend is playing just like what you see on Live. Steam is very convenient as it lets you download and launch games right through it. I had heard about Steam a while back and finally decided to give it a try. Too bad it took me this long as it is making me want to get back into PC gaming this instant. The first game we bought through Steam was Peggle. I just browsed through the store and found the game I wanted and downloaded the demo. Once finished with the demo I downloaded the full game. If you own a PC (like everyone else on the earth) then I suggest you download it and set up an account now. No credit card is necessary. Even if you don’t necessarily have a gaming computer Steam gives you everything from the hardcore to the casual so trust me…you need to download it now. Through Steam I’ve created a profile which you can visit and add me as a friend. I also created a group specifically for fans of YNFVGB. Just set up an account with Steam then come and join the YNFVGB group. In this group I will post announcements and also host chats. We have a YNFVGB chat room right in there. I’ve also included a link to the group in the left sidebar under “YNFVGB Links.” I am very excited to have finally downloaded Steam and I hope you guys will take the time to try it out and join the YNFVGB group. I’d love to get some chat rooms going every once in a while so we can just talk about games all night. Expect a chat to take place in the very near future.
To make it even more convenient I’ve included the actual Steam program which you can download right from this page—>Download Steam
A few weeks ago I decided to download Steam. I had heard a lot of good things about it and wanted to finally give it a try. But this post isn’t about Steam (we’ll save that for a later post), it’s about Peggle, a game that I downloaded very quickly and conveniently through Steam. I had heard about Peggle from the guys on 1UP Yours and they said that it was pretty addictive. Other than that I hadn’t heard much about it. Turns out Peggle is a full-fledged Pop Cap game which you can download to your computer too. I decided to download it in hopes that it would be a replacement game for my wife’s addiction to Zuma. In the end we both ended up getting addicted to it. Maybe it’s the cheesy characters (groundhogs and unicorns). Basically the game has you shooting a little shiny ball at pegs that make the ball bounce and hit other pegs. After that ball falls down to the bottom those pegs disappear. In each level there is so many orange pegs that you must make disappear and you only have so many tries to make it happen. Each level is also arranged very differently. Along the way you will be given opportunities to obtain different types of power-ups by hitting certain pegs. All-in-all Peggle is highly addictive and I will be sure to buy the full version soon. I suggest you give it a try right now.
I must have been under a rock or something because it was only last week that I first heard about the Metal Gear Online beta. I knew that I would pre-order MGS4 but I hadn’t because I still had a lot of time. After hearing about the beta I decided it was time to pre-order. I made sure to ask if they had any beta keys and sure enough they did. After hours of downloading and updating I was finally ready. Everyone knows the beta has been delayed but that’s fine with me. The following weekend I was at the mall with my wife and we decided to stop in EB Games real quick. While I was in there I saw the “Metal Gear Solid: The Essential Collection” and decided to get it. I had heard about it and almost bought it on Amazon and today I was in the buying mood so I went for it. When I got home I started with Metal Gear Solid. This brought back a lot of memories. Metal Gear was the first game I had beat on my PS1 and I was really proud of it. Weirdly enough I can’ stop playing it. I keep saying “just a little more” and end up playing for hours. I think overall I am playing it for the “Oh! I remember this!” factor. I didn’t realize how crappy PS1 graphics were when I was playing it back then, it made me want to buy Twin Snakes for Gamecube again. None-the-less it’s a great game. After I played a little of MGS1 I decided to throw MGS2 in for a spin. I always wanted to get into MGS2 but I never owned a PS2 so I never got the chance. I played a little and decided that I will come back to it after I’ve played through MGS1 a little more. Lastly I play some MGS3. I’m not sure what kind of review scores it received but I’m not a huge fan of it. I felt the controls were too complicated and I just wanted that fixed camera view back. Overall I decided I am going to play through MGS1 and then move onto MGS2 once I complete it. We’ll see how far I get before MGS4 comes out. By the way…I am siked for MGS4 like the rest of the world. It’s going to be epic. Maybe I should pick up Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops for PSP while I am at it.
I’ve been watching a lot of movies over the past few weeks. For me it’s easy to say no to watching a movie because I work half of the day and don’t want to waste 2 more hours sitting on the couch but I do have my times when all I want to do is watch movies. Last week and this week seems to be that time. For some reason I just decided that we would watch No Country For Old Men. I knew that it was scored well and that the majority of the world liked it so we decided to rent it. I had no idea what the plot was about so I guess you could say I was in for a ride. I also didn’t know that it was going to be so gory. It almost felt like a horror/thriller at times. Anyways, I really liked the movie. The weird thing is that I didn’t realize I liked the movie till a few hours after we had finished. I had watched it with my uncle, my wife, and a friend and the majority’s opinion was negative. I like NCFOM because it was very well made, they did a great job of keeping it interesting, they also picked a great cast. All the characters fit their roles perfectly. Lastly the story was very deep and I was intrigued throughout. I realized once I started repeating the name “No Country For Old Men” that this name has so much meaning for the movie. There truly is, as the movie shows, no country for old men…at least in Texas that is. Overall I was very satisfied with the movie and would watch it again in this moment if I could. If you’re a fan of actual endings to movies then you might not like this one.
Next on the list was Juno. Heh, I had seen a preview for it a while back and thought “this looks cute.” Time passed and we missed a few opportunities to go and then my wife left for Poland so we sorta put it on hold for a while. It was actually playing in a small theater last week but we decided to rent it instead. I know that the reviews were in favor of it and I know that a lot of people liked it but the bottom line is…I didn’t. I was really disappointed. I went into it excited and hopeful and came out of it with a bitter taste in my mouth. I pretty much knew after the first line from Juno that I wasn’t down with her. She and her friend kind of annoyed me and showed me how corrupt this generation of teens is. The one character that I did find funny was Paulie Bleeker but he barely even had a part in this movie. I really wanted to be a fan of Juno like the rest of the world but I was far from it.
Next movie was Hart’s War. Hart’s War? Yea I never heard of it either and after watching it I know why. Hart’s War came with the 5 free blu-ray movies that I was entitled to because I bought a PS3. Hey Bruce Willis and Collin Ferrell were on the cover, should be great right? Not the case with this one. Even though it was interesting to learn that some African Americans were fighter pilots in WWII this movie was plain boring. The only real part worth watching was when Terrance Howard gave a moving speech about working hard to become a pilot but other than that this movie was a waste of 2 hours and can be thrown in the garbage for all I care. Yes, I may be a little harsh but I had just watched a stupid movie (Juno) the night before. Two lame movies in a row isn’t good that’s why we are planning to watch something good tonight. At least I hope it’s going to be good.
Things will be quiet from me for the next week as I head out West. If I return I should have some beautiful pics and hopefully all good stories to tell. PEACE.
Episode #3 is fresh of the YNFVGB microphone as Kurt joins me to talk about Cloverfield, Drake’s Fortune, iTunes Rentals and anything else we could think of. We’ve added the official YNFVGB jingle to the podcast courtesy of Eric Sakmar. Check out more of Eric’s music at www.ericsakmar.com. Thanks and enjoy!!
The 2nd Episode from YNFVGB.com is available now. The quality of the podcast is improving but there are times when it may be hard to hear what Kurt is saying because it blanks out. We hope you enjoy it and please feel free to let us know what you think. In this podcast we talk about Maroon 5 the B Sides Collection, the Frontlines:Fuel of War demo, and The Hobbit. Enjoy!
The is the first episode of the official YNFVGB Podcast. I am very proud even though there are a few minor problems. Some problems I noticed include: Kurt might be hard to hear, the quality on his end wasn’t that great either because of the type of microphone he had to use. Next, I didn’t realize it till after we were done recording but the mic was too close to my mouth so it may sound weird at times. Other than that I am very proud of the podcast, I hope you guys enjoy it and please give us feedback here at the site. Leave a comment and let us know what you think. We are new to the whole podcast recording so I can promise you that things will only get better from here on out. We had a lot of fun with this podcast so we will definitely continue with it and there will be more available for download in the future. Check out www.ynfvgb.com for more info!
I just thought I’d take the time to let you guys know what I’ve been playing, listening to, and watching over the past few weeks:
What I’ve Been Playing:
1. Rainbow Six Vegas 2 – I finished the game but have been working on some of the achievements. Kurt and I finally got the “Beat Every Terrorist Hunt on Realistic Difficulty” which I feel was a great accomplishment.
2. Hot Shots Golf: Out of Bounds – Great game. I think I’ve played through it far enough to let you guys know my final thoughts. Expect a post in the next week.
3. Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 – The wife and I are veterans of GRAW but we haven’t played for a while. I finally decided to go back to it and I am hooked again, we are playing every night now.
4. Rainbow Six Vegas – Going back with Kurt and getting the Terrorist Hunt achievements for this one now.
5. Peggle – Finally downloaded Steam and got myself some Peggle. Highly addictive. Expect my full thoughts on Steam in the next week or so.
6. Command and Conquer: Decade – I splurged and got Decade because I really wanted to play some C&C and Red Alert. These games were the only reason I played PC back then.
7. Call of Duty 4 – On my pile of games I really wish I was playing. I played a few matches on live over the weekend.
What I’ve Been Listening To:
1. Vampire Weekend – Love the whole CD, this band is very talented. Favorite songs would be “A-Punk”, “M79″, “One (Blakes Got a New Face)”, and “The Kids Don’t Stand a Chance.”
2. Dave Matthews Band – I never really appreciated DMB as much as I should but recently got hooked on songs like “What Would You Say”, “Ants Marching”, and “Too Much.”
3. Jack Johnson – I really like his new CD and can’t wait to see him in concert on August 6th. My favorite song on his new CD would be “They Do, They Don’t.”
4. The 1UP Yours Podcast – Listen to it at work every week when updating the company’s project list. Great stuff!
5. Maroon 5 – The B-Sides Collection. Specifically “Miss You Love You”, “Until You’re Over Me”, and “Infatuation.”
6. Modest Mouse – absolutely love the songs “Dashboard” and “Missed The Boat.”
7. P.O.D. – Enjoying the recently released When Angels and Serpents Dance. Favorite songs include “Addicted”, “Condescending”, and “Kaliforn-Eye-A.”
What I’ve Been Watching/Watched:
1. Top Chef – Great show on Bravo. Makes me want to work in a restaurant again.
2. Stir of Echoes – Came with the free Blu-Rays I got for buying the PS3, decent movie.
3. The Prestige – It also came with the free Blu-Ray movies. I really liked it and recommend it to anyone.
4. Survivor: Fans vs. Favorites – The season started off slow but the wife and I are addicted once again.
5. 21 – Saw this at the theater over the weekend and really enjoyed it. Very interesting!
6. The 1UP Show – make sure to get my weekly dose.
7. Here Come The Newlyweds – The season finished last week. I’m guessing it was just a filler for the writer’s strike but it was still interesting. I was happy with the couple that won the money.
8. Desperate Housewives – I don’t care what you say, this is a great show. The season finally returned this past Sunday.
Just to let you guys know, I’ve added a better Movie Release Date calendar to the YNFVGB Calendar. Just click on the movie reel to have a window pop up with the releases for that day. Pretty nifty. In addition to that I’ve added a new DVD Release Date calendar. To view the DVD releases for a specific day (usually Tuesday) just click the purple DVD Releases rectangle and it will pop up with a list of the DVD releases for that day. Click “More Details” for a better view. Lastly I’ve added a simple US Holidays calendar which is shown in green. Enjoy!!
YNFVGB.com is now EverydayGamers.com – Full Site Launching end of July 2008!
About a month ago my husband told me to check out The Sims 3 teaser site. For some reason the site wasn’t working so I went to YouTube and searched for The Sims 3 trailer. Instead of finding a trailer for The Sims 3 I found a trailer for a game called Supple, which some people confused with The Sims 3. I watched the trailer and became interested so I checked out the site. On the site I read some testimonials and reviews and decided I would download the free hour-long demo. I played through the demo and instantly became addicted. My hour was up and because I really liked it I decided to buy it.
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In the game you play as Arin Costello, an Associate Editor for Supple Magazine. Her goal is to work hard and be promoted to Style Editor. During the game you are found competing against your coworker Hugh Chadwick who is trying for the same position. You will also meet your boss Margot Winterbottom who you must impress along the way.
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Supple is very similar to The Sims in the way it is set up. But like the title says, it is an interactive sitcom so it is definitly different than The Sims. During the game you have to become friends with your boss and coworker and to achieve this you’ll have to do certain things like go shopping for clothes and gifts, be social, go to the bar, take courses on the computer, drink coffee, etc. I ended up really enjoying the game and finished it on every difficulty. You never really know what to expect and that makes it interesting. Because they actually talk it makes the conversations a lot more engaging. The graphics and quality of the game aren’t that great compared to The Sims but it’s still fun if you enjoy The Sims but want more of a story behind your game.
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A few nights ago I completed the Rainbow Six Vegas 2 campaign mode with a friend. I was happy to see that they incorporated co-op into the actual campaign instead of just letting you play some levels together as it was in the first R6 Vegas. I knew that I wanted to play through this one with Kurt. Usually I choose to play games alone first and then play them cooperatively but I felt that it would be a great game to just go straight into co-op with. When we first started out I had no idea where the story was going. It was hard to follow and frankly I guess I just wasn’t that interested. The bits and pieces I did follow seemed lame, people were always getting killed or shot and it seemed like we didn’t really do anything constructive throughout the whole game. I’m not saying it wasn’t fun, I had a blast. Story lines aren’t really ever important for me anyways.
The game does have the word “Vegas” in the title but you will only see a casino maybe once or twice. The setting is more of a behind the scenes of Vegas. That was fine with me because I played through enough casinos in the first one. I really enjoyed the settings in Vegas 2. They took us through backyards, convention centers, and even a Vegas junkyard. These new places gave it a fresh feel. The controls felt great as they did in the first one. At first they may feel complicated but you will get the hang of them within the first few minutes and after a while you will really be happy with the way they are laid out. Kurt and I did encounter some random problems such as disk read errors and some freezing up but not enough to make us quit playing. I was excited to hear they were adding experience points to the single player campaign as well as the multiplayer modes. This gave me a reason to go back and play some more of the campaign even after I finished it. I have a habit of looking at the bottom of the screen to see how many more points I need to rank up. I’m always looking forward to unlocking new armor and guns.
After Kurt and I finished the campaign we jumped right into “Terrorist Hunt” mode. We’ve been working at the “complete every map on realistic difficulty” achievement for a few nights now and so far we’ve been having a great time with it. This is definitely a great way to hone your skills before going into some death matches over Xbox Live. It forces you to work as a team and try different techniques to get the job done. The only thing I didn’t like was that it felt like the terrorists were set to spawn only when you reached a certain point. Once you walked past that certain point or threw a grenade into it they would then react to you. A few times I swore nobody was around and then I would look a second later and 3 or more people would just be standing there. This made the terrorist hunt mode a lot more difficult, it forced you to come out into the open and search instead of waiting for them to come to you.
Vegas has a very high replay value and I don’t think I will be setting it down anytime soon. I highly suggest playing through the campaign with a friend. If you want to join Kurt and I for some terrorist hunting just send me a message over Live.
I’ve never been much of a renter. Due dates, late fess, and franchise stores that charge 1/3 of the cost of buying the movie to rent it. So I mostly buy dvd, many of them blind-buys. This wonderful little impersonal red kiosk built of metal is my new best friend. Located at many McDonalds, or in my neck of the woods practically every Giant Eagle, redbox is a dvd rental system that lends you dvds for $1.00. You can browse the touch screen inventory, updated in real time to reflect what titles are all rented out and what is available, and with the swipe of a credit card you are dispensed the dvd of your choice. Then by 9 pm the next day you slide it back in the redbox, the upc is scanned and you’re done! You can even drop it off at any location! (If you keep it past 9pm or multiple days it’s just the standard $1.00 per day. As if it couldn’t get any easier, they have a very simple website where you select the movie you want, put in your zipcode, and it will show you locally where the movie is, so maybe you have to go to Goucher St instead of Broad St, etc. Your email is tied to your credit card, so in a matter of seconds after renting or returning you have an email receipt with all the details.
Great little system, and for $1 you can’t go wrong…..I think my dvd collection just took a break from new recruits…or at least will only welcome titles that I know I enjoy and will watch again. HIGHLY RECCOMENDED!
It’s nice when a team of people come together and deliver something good. It’s even better when those people come together repeatedly and continue to make good stuff. Dating back to the shows “Freaks and Geeks’ and ‘Undeclared’ the team of comedians have given us ‘Superbad’, ‘Anchorman’, ‘40 Yr Old Virgin’, ‘Knocked Up’, and been involved in various other projects individually. It’s great to see the same cast of characters carried over into different films with different roles that play so well together. (And it doesn’t hurt they brought ‘Veronica Mars’ Kristen Bell into the fold.)
A great trailer and a genius viral marketing campaign are setting this up to be a great spring comedy!
This week saw the release of Mr Driller Online as a downloadable 360 arcade game.
Had I never played this game before I would have passed immediately based on the cartoon style and screenshots. I somehow came across this game a number of years back after the PS1 was dead and you could get games very cheap. I think I got it as part of a ‘lot’ of PS1 games on ebay and threw it in just to see wat it was like. Very simple but very enjoyable game.
If you’ve ever played Mr Driller in any of his adventures on Playstation, Gameboy, or Nintendo DS you know what to expect. And that is what you get, the gameplay doesn’t really vary much in any new way and the stages aren’t very different. I haven’t explored the online portion or many of the different modes, but it’s nice to have the game available without bustin out the old PS1. Try the demo and you’ll know exactly what you are getting into.
I’m pretty sure this is IGN’s April Fools day joke but I am not positive as it looks pretty believable. Even though I’ve always wanted a hollywood adaptation of “The Legend of Zelda” I don’t think I could stand to watch Ganondorf look like this…
In case you haven’t figured it out the “Patrick on 1UP Yours” post was the first official APRIL FOOLS joke! Heh. Come on, you didn’t think I could actually be on 1UP Yours did you? Oh well, maybe someday. Feel free to still support 1UP Yours by checking the podcast out through iTunes or on their site at 1UP.com.
As you guys may have heard, I’ve been graced with the opportunity to be on the well-known 1UP.com podcast known as “1UP Yours.” After contacting Garnett Lee, producer of 1UP Yours through facebook and telling him about YNFVGB 1UP felt it was time to get a fan onto the podcast. This has honestly been a dream of mine for a long time as I listen to 1UP Yours every week. Recording will begin on the 11th and should be posted in the 1UP Yours section of 1UP.com late Friday. Please jump on iTunes and support YNFVGB by downloading the episode. This will also be a great opportunity to increase our traffic to the site. Stay tuned!
Anyways, the outcome of that ordeal was well thought out and it made Ben’s story a lot more interesting. What are these “rules” he was talking about? My speculation is that Ben and Mr. Widmore may have known each other before this whole island thing. Maybe one would even go as far as to say they were good friends at one point. I guess we’ll see in episodes to come. I’m hoping we’ll get another Jack flash-forward soon. I thought it was funny when Jack asked Dan “You didn’t come here to save us did you?!” and Dan says “No..we didn’t.” I felt bad for Jack being the last one on the face of the planet to find that out. Everyone knew that about 3 years ago. Overall the episode was interesting but not amazing. SCORE 8/10
It’s nice when a team of people come together and deliver something good. It’s even better when those people come together repeatedly and continue to make good stuff. Dating back to the shows “Freaks and Geeks’ and ‘Undeclared’ the team of comedians have given us ‘Superbad’, ‘Anchorman’, ‘40 Yr Old Virgin’, ‘Knocked Up’, and been involved in various other projects individually. It’s great to see the same cast of characters carried over into different films with different roles that play so well together. (And it doesn’t hurt they brought ‘Veronica Mars’ Kristen Bell into the fold.)
As you guys may have heard, I’ve been graced with the opportunity to be on the well-known 1UP.com podcast known as “1UP Yours.” After contacting Garnett Lee, producer of 1UP Yours through facebook and telling him about YNFVGB 1UP felt it was time to get a fan onto the podcast. This has honestly been a dream of mine for a long time as I listen to 1UP Yours every week. Recording will begin on the 11th and should be posted in the 1UP Yours section of 1UP.com late Friday. Please jump on iTunes and support YNFVGB by downloading the episode. This will also be a great opportunity to increase our traffic to the site. Stay tuned!