Our guest this week is the writer of FBP: Federal Bureau of Physics, formerly known as Collider, Simon Oliver! We stay shockingly on-topic with our discussion of physicists in documentaries, an anti-gravity high school, the difficulty of titles, whether people can turn into boats, describing crazy physics anomalies to artists, and much more! Plus, a Charles-based Love Haters!
The Rundown
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- In case you missed the story about the book’s name change, here you go.
- While we’re at it, here’s the press release from the makers of that other Collider.
- Enjoy the downright perfect first Peanuts/Lil Folks comic.
- Go donate to the Cosmic Indiegogo campaign!
- Chris’ check and rec: Finishing Power Rangers, Mario & Luigi: Dream Team
- Matt’s check and rec: Dave Chappelle/Hannibal Buress show, The Prisoner on Crackle
- Music used: Bureau Crazy, “Swimming Pool”
Comics Talked About:
- Forever Evil #1
- Batman #23.1/Joker #1
- The Star Wars #1
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The Prisoner = The Best Thing Ever
But on the note of Charles Barkley, have you guys heard of the JRPG-style post-apocalyptic Charles Barkley video game “Barkley, Shut Up and Jam: Gaiden”? I’ve never played it, but I’ve seen videos of it, and it’s kind of fantastic.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barkley,_Shut_Up_and_Jam:_Gaiden
Aazh’s Law is, roughly, that the best way to get correct information is not to ask a question, but to post incorrect information online.
L’il Folks was a precursor strip to Peanuts, a weekly panel strip that ran in papers from 1947 to 1950. Schulz’s preferred title for Peanuts was Good Ol’ Charlie Brown, which was run as a subtitle on the Sunday strips. And the kid in the first strip was Shermy, who, along with Violet and Patty, was one of the major characters.
It’s easy to forget how mean, and how bleak, Peanuts was, and was for a very long time.