The Doctor Z Show

Yeah here we go with another multi-part episode!  We have a big topic this time: Animation in TV and movies.  In this episode we'll talk everything from Cartoon Network to Funimation and sprinkle in Nickelodeon, Studio Ghibli, and an extra helping of Eastern Anime.  If we didn't cover it this week, don't worry!  We're talking about more in the weeks to come!  Also watch Tony badly explain Silence of the Lambs and Brenna get more than a little upset at Jacob's taste test.  

Brenna's friend, whose videos are referenced multiple times this episode, can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC79O3I_N8jgcHzIwm56JpYg 

Reused animation video that enthralled Tony can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uf9PMbpH_j8

NAME 

THAT 

MONSTER!!!!!!  

This week the gang gets together to play a new game. Our lovely gameshow host Brenna will be quizzing the guys on some of the weirdest Dungeons and Dragons 2nd edition art there is! And you can play along at home by following the link below! https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1X8OGEoUm2wisl6sEGz6WJ2dVlnivYTW7nd4MIf9EeY8/edit 

We also feature a recurring bit: Jacob tries terrible foods!  It's a wild ride, stay tuned for more in the future!

Monster 1: 25:19

Monster 2: 30:44

Monster 3: 35:10

Monster 4: 43:25

Monster 5: 49:34

Monster 6: 52:52

Monster 7: 54:51

Monster 8: 1:03:28

Monster 9: 1:08:36

Monster 10: 1:11:15

Monster 11: 1:20:08

Monster 12: 1:22:43

Monster 13: 1:30:12

Monster 14: 1:34:38

Monster 15: 1:41:38

We figured it was high time we made a proper introduction episode!  Whether you're coming back or joining us for the first time enjoy a little bit of our secret backstory on Jacob and Tony's introduction episode!

OOF.  It's a long one this week but we promise it's worth it!  The gang is together this time to talk a little bit about the dumpster fire that 2020 has been while seeing if their 2020 vision will follow them into 2021.  Tell us what you think in the comments below!  Any hope for 2021 to be a better year?  What media happened in 2020 that you want others to think?

The gang gets together this week to talk about bridging the gap between the younger generations of gamers and the older generations.  It's a big topic that eventually leads to a conversation about gatekeeping and accessibility for newer and/or younger nerds.  Anything we missed?  Let us know!  Stay tuned for our 2020 retrospective and our 2021 look ahead!  In the mean time and between time, 2077 calls.

With the final season of the CW's hit show Supernatural upon us, talk of BBC's Sherlock Holmes making a return for season five, and the return of an actor to Doctor Who, it is time to talk about SuperWhoLock.  We'll break down what it is and the impact massive fandoms like this have on the people and communities they (claim to) represent.  Enjoy!

THE TIME HAS COME!  In a wildly late episode the gang gets together to decide the fate of the universe!  Which means we decide which season/run of Power Rangers had the best theme song.  Let us know in the comments, what was YOUR favorite theme song?  For all the theme songs, check this out! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebE2xAJ_Uuk

Note: We reference material we covered in Episode 53 a LOT in this episode so it is recommended that you check out that episode before viewing this one!  We are throwing it back this week with another talk on D&D and the future of one of the biggest communities in nerd history! Also in this episode we offer some sneak peeks at future episodes and some polling of the audience for what the best theme song of all time is!  Stay tuned!  

Links referenced in this episode: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Dungeons_%26_Dragons_rulebooks

Do graphics matter?  Find the answer to this question and more in this episode!  Lost Galaxy or TURBO?  Favorite Neil Breen movie?  Let us know in the comments!

Is that a game system in your pocket or are you just happy to see us?  This week's episode is all about game consoles you can carry!  Everything from the original Gameboy to the N-Gage to the PSP!  What handheld was your favorite?  Also be sure to send us your Frisk Mantana fan-art, we'll feature it on the next episode!

Somehow this episode is about mobile gaming, as in cell phone/smart phone games.  We'll talk about other portable gaming in another episode but we wanted to talk about what kind of an impact mobile gaming has had over the years and whether or not the gaming industry has grown or has suffered from it.  It's a wild ride this episode but stick with it and we promise you won't regret it!

Oof, it's a heavy one this week.  The spiritual successor to previous gatekeeping and bullying episodes long since past the gang gets together this week to discuss some problems in the nerd community.  How can we fix this ? What are your ideas? Have you run into any of the problems we talk about?  Please let us know in the comments on Youtube or on our Facebook page!  

Sources: 

"Race" and representation in D&D http://www.dyedwards.com/2018/02/28/representation-in-gaming-does-dd-have-a-race-problem/ 

 Orion Black Quits WotC https://www.belloflostsouls.net/2020/07/dd-wotc-employee-quits-sparking-uproar.html  

WotC Addresses First Edition Stereotyping Issues https://www.huffpost.com/entry/dungeons-and-dragons-oriental-adventures-disclaimer_n_5f089048c5b6480493cf760f?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlYXBpcy5jb20vYXV0aC9jaHJvbWUtY29udGVudC1zdWdnZXN0aW9ucw&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAGyVaEdDoo7R9tUk8lBsU5558c1N_I3g9CFdRXa_j69f6cpWYunXQZL-0pYgtWr4P2WO0grp7oWxQkqhHcxWvrxUaBJXl8l2vJZJsEDYhPoMnrs0KL-OhFDYA201gbd9IkYmpgUAb2NWRu-w51R-7AFZbCOs4pDCMeW7xjGOrULG&fbclid=IwAR3RuvFpip4rJVY5T2H-YpcoE4exdvwtz2h-U0O4poE73XZ1xQFZ540PKZs 

 Rick Riordan Defends Piper McLean https://rickriordan.com/2020/07/feathers-why-feathers/  

J.K. Rowling's Defense about being a TERF https://www.jkrowling.com/opinions/j-k-rowling-writes-about-her-reasons-for-speaking-out-on-sex-and-gender-issues/ 

 Intersecting Trans and Autism Experiences (Rowling mentions this in passing in her blog post) https://www.aane.org/gendervague-intersection-autistic-trans-experiences/ 

 Twitter Thread "Taking Over" Harry Potter and Rowling's Response https://twitter.com/MNateShyamalan/status/1281288848341897217  

Queerness, Queerbating and Anime https://www.pride.com/geek/2018/3/09/we-need-talk-about-way-queerness-portrayed-anime

It really is though. 

 This week the gang is talking about games with intentionally terrible controls.  It gets political so stay tuned for the discourse!  What intentionally terrible controls games have you played?  Which was your favorite?  Let us know in the comments!

No, it's not really.  But we are talking about it!  Today we're talking about "Day in the life" simulator games.  Everything from Tamagotchi's to Animal Crossing, we'll talk about our favorites and why they're fun.  Let us know what you think in the comments, what day in the life games do you play?  Are they for you?

We're doing it, we're tackling the BIG nerd discourse, Harry Potter.  The gang brings in a fourth opinion and we're probably going to follow up on this some point but let us know, what are your thoughts about Harry Potter?  Do you love it?  Hate it?  Books?  Movies?  Let us know everything and anything in the comments down below!

The gang is back and talking about Magic: The Gathering again like a bunch of nerds.  Come find out some new things about Magic and learn about the different ways to play the game!  Let us know if you play and your thoughts in the comments!

Happy apocalypse everyone!  This week we're talking about nerd media to consume during apocalypse and media about the apocalypse!  Stay safe and wash your hands you slobs!

FOOD!  This week on The Doctor Z Show, food!  Snacks!  Munchies!  What do you call them and what do you eat when you game?  Also a very special announcement concerning the future of The Doctor Z Show.

Weddings, hedgehogs and Magic oh my!  Brenna is back and we're talking about the wild weekend that was Tony's wedding.  Also Brenna demonstrates flossing... Don't worry!  This episode still includes your weekly dose of nerd info!

This week is for freaks!  We're talking monster/villain/problem/creature/thing of the week in nerd media.  We also get into a big question, "what is character development?"  What was your favorite freak of the week show or piece of entertainment, let us know!  What characters had the best character development of all time, OF ALL TIME?  Let us know and stay tuned next week for some live content!

Smart devices! What are they? What do they do? Find out on this episode of The Doctor Z Show!

What is it about gaming, music and nerd conventions that makes them so fun?  This week the guys stumble around in the dark trying to dig there way to an answer.  Then things go off the rails as usual and they talk about...feelings?

Tony : Roasted 

Jacob : Ridiculous 

Brenna : Trying to keep these idiots on track  

The guys are back with Brenna and we're looking ahead to what'll be an exciting year, will our predictions come true, will the new nerd shit live up to the hype? We only have 365 days to find out!

Brenna is back and 2019 is ending soon, you know what that means!  A retrospective episode!  We talk about what the 2019 look ahead got right, and what we got wrong.  Stay tuned for our 2020 look ahead!

What the heck is even happening in this episode?  Alien Swarm, then dinner discussions of anime involving James Bond, Star Wars, and Hitler? Strap in for a ton of left turns on this week's The Doctor Z Show!

We're back!  And this time we brought our wives to talk about books, writing and where we get our creative writing ideas.  Don't worry, there's still plenty of non-book related ridiculous content you've come to expect from The Doctor Z Show!

Let's jump into another series!  This week the guys invite some special guests to talk with us about books?  Are they just for nerds?  Is reading related to being a nerd?  What does it mean to be an "accomplished reader"?  All these questions just might be answered on this week's episode of The Doctor Z Show!

This week the guys have morals!  Well, we always have morals but we're talking specifically about moral choices in video games.  About 2/3 in we take a weird left turn and get a little philosophical about the nature of storytelling in video games, but if you stick around long enough, you might be surprised where we end up!  Anything we missed?  Let us know in the comments!

To loot box or not to loot box?  That is today's question!  See also: is it gambling?  Will Tony get off his soapbox?  Will Jacob stop playing devil's advocate?  The answers to all the questions and more on this week's episode of The Doctor Z Show!  Articles mentioned in the show: 

https://www.theguardian.com/games/2019/sep/12/video-game-loot-boxes-should-be-classed-as-gambling-says-commons  

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/24/business/loot-boxes-video-games.html  

https://www.hardcoregamer.com/2017/10/15/how-loot-boxes-dont-resemble-trading-cards/275720/

SOUND WARNING AT 18:35-18:45.  This week the guys have a guest host and an old friend of the show - Ian!  We brought him on to help up finish up the shooter series with First Person Shooters.  We talk about influential first person shooters over the years and we try to discern why Call of Duty has continued to remain so popular.  What do you think? Is there an influential game we missed?  Let us know in the comments!

Little volume problem this week as Jacob's volume is much louder than Anthony's. Sorry!  Tony's on the road this week and Jacob's in charge! This week we're going off about two extremely specific topics that are near and dear to our hearts. AND we'll explain how they're connected so stay tuned!

Another four-host episode?!  This week the guys get the help of the two most qualified people they know for puzzle games! Welcome back returning host Brenna and new guest-host Julia! A showdown on tetris.com, roasting each other (mostly Tony), and getting on some of the weirdest tangents The Doctor Z Show has ever seen!

Again with the guns and the shooting and the gravity defying grappling hook? This week the guys attempt to break down some third person shooters into their key elements and what makes them great. Now with weird jump cuts!

We're diving head first into the shooter genre. Today we're starting simple and talking about some influential top-down and scrolling shooters, including our favorites in the genre. Part 2 will be third-person shooters! Anything we missed? Let us know in the comments!

Short episode this week!  We have a longer bit involving something popular and something unpopular: memes and the United States Government (not sponsored.)  And the guys are gearing up to do a series of episodes on one of the most popular gaming genres in the world: shooters! We're going to talk about everything in regards to the genre and how to break it down into it's main pieces.

A shoutout to our friend twitch.tv/vidjalante for letting us in on her 12-hour birthday stream!  This week we're going to forego our usual bit to play bracketeering with some other nerds on twitch. Then we'll discuss Board Game Cafes, the trendy new hangouts for those pesky kids the old man down the street always complains about. What is a board game cafe? How is it different from you LGS? These questions and more we'll be answered in today's show!  Let us know what you think! How often (if ever) do you go to a Board Game Cafe or your LGS? Who's joke was funnier? Let us know in the comments below and stay up to date on The Doctor Z Show by subscribing on Youtube!

Now with a weird jump cut towards the end!  So we know it happened a while ago but your favorite nerd brothers get together this week to talk about all the nerd Fox movies the studio had plans for before Disney ate them. That is, before they ate the studio, not the movies, movies are high in sodium.  What on this list do you think would have been the best movie? Do you like the idea of Mega Man Noir? Let us know in the comments!

We're talking abut music this week! What does it add to video games? What can it take away? Are there games with unforgettable soundtracks and sounds? All these questions and more will be answered this week on The Doctor Z Show!

Final Fantasy, Fire Emblem and Pokemon oh my! We're talking all about JRPGs this week. We talk about Fire Emblem, Final Fantasy, Golden Sun, and Pokemon, as well as a few others. We want to hear from you though, what are your favorite JRPGs? What game would or could you see as a JRPG? Let us know in the comments!

Hey everybody we're back! This episode the guys talk about what the worst superpowers imaginable could be. Then we talk about tandem gaming, how switching roles or playing different parts of the same game affect a gaming experience. We get a little tangent-y during this episode but honestly, you should be expecting that by now! We'd like to hear from you, what games have you switched-off with friends or siblings playing? Do you think it affects the game experience? If so, how?

Hey have you seen Spider-Man Far From Home yet? You haven't? Well you only get to watch half this video! They guys are back to corrupt each others wishes and talk about the latest addition to the MCU! Remember to let us know what you think in the comments!

We're back again! This time the guys (sort of) try to guess what the meanings and words are to some acronyms. Then we take on cosplay, what we've done, impressive ones we've seen and our plans for the future. Have a favorite cosplay you've done or seen? Let us know in the comments!

We're back and this week the guys are talking about social media. How does social media affect the nerd community and what are its effects? Is it important for nerds? Does it even matter? What do you think? Let us know in the comments!

*Language Content Warning*  In this episode the guys ramble a bit about D&D and Dead Cells before settling down for a very serious topic, the anatomy and ethics of using an anthropomorphic box to sell car insurance. Also we somehow get into talking about recurring dark themes in children's television shows. It was a weird week.

*Language Content Warning*  We were off a week for a boondoggle! Now we're back with a dog, some notes on D&D and what it takes to be in a high fantasy novel. We have some more "would you rather" questions and we want to hear from you, the audience! Let us know what you think and your thoughts for next week's topic, would society today be the same without social media? What does it add and what does it take away?

*Language Content Warning*  In this episode the guys explore a new discussion concept, "would you rather?" Of course we end up talking about seeing your own death and terrifying government experiments, but we're interested to hear what you think, let us know in the comments!

ENDGAME SPOILERS AHEAD.  We're back! Finally after the wedding shenanigans and Jacob's honeymoon the guys take a few minutes to reflect on the vlog adventures before jumping into the time travel craziness of Avengers: Endgame. They get on a tangent and spend probably too long talking about Spider Man: The Animated Series though...  Let us know your thoughts about Endgame, Spider-Man, or anything in between in the comments! Especially let us know if you like our video or audio format better!

In this episode the guys talk about the need for a guide to finish or access certain parts of games. What do you think? Are games more or less fun when you use a guide? Is it bad design to *need* a guide to beat a game or to complete it 100%? Let us know what you thin in the comments down below or hit us up on Facebook or Twitter @thedoctorzshow1  See you next time!

This week we continue our conversation with guest host Abby and round off our genres list! What games made your list? Any genres we missed? Let us know in the comments below or hit us up on Facebook or on our new Twitter @thedoctorzshow1 !

In this episode we have new guest host Abby! We talk our "best of" for every game category we can think of. Keep in mind this is only half the list, we'll talk about the rest of the list next week but let us know what you think! What are you're favorite games in these categories? Anything we missed, let us know in the comments!