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Celebrity Birthday of the Day – November 10
It’s a “That Guy” celebrity birthday! Today we celebrate the birthday of Walton Goggins, an American actor who began his career in 1990 in a made-for-TV movie called Murder in Mississippi. Much of his early work was for television, playing … Continue reading
Beer and Board Games: Zombie Fluxx
Ugh, I’m going to need some Beer and Board Games to wash the bad taste ofthe first trailer for World War Z out of my mouth. Thankfully, this episode features Zombie Fluxx! A favourite game of mine.
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The James Bond Deathmatch Tournament
It’s a debate that has waged for as long as their have been James Bond films: which actor plays Bond the best? Is it Sean Connery? Roger Moore? Daniel Craig? Timothy Dalton? GEORGE LAZENBY?! Find out in this wicked mashup … Continue reading
Celebrity Birthday of the Day – November 6
Trace Beaulieu is best known for his work on Mystery Science Theater 3000 in the role of Dr. Clayton Forrester for the show’s first eight seasons, as well as the voice of Crow T. Robot. Following Beaulieu’s departure from MST3K, … Continue reading
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Beer and Board Games: Drunk Mall of Horror
After being curious about the highly-acclaimed game Mall of Horror, I’m a bit disappointed to see the Beer and Board Games crew so nonplussed by it. Oh well. They didn’t get the Game of Thrones board game either.
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Celebrity Birthday of the Day – November 3
You may not recognize him, but I can pretty well guarantee that you have heard the voice of Jim Cummings. Cummings has done voice work in over three hundred movies, TV series and video games. Just name a nostalgic cartoon … Continue reading
Dudebro: My Shit Is Fucked Up So I Got to Shoot/Slice You II: It’s Straight-Up Dawg Time
B.R.O. Alliance Forces members John Dudebro and his sidekick, Habemus Chicken. At the start of the game a briefing with the B.R.O. General takes place, where the protagonists are shown a polaroid picture of the eye-scarred and mustachioed Pesquali on … Continue reading
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Celebrity Birthday of the Day – October 28
Matt Smith has only been acting professionally since 2003, but he’s already one of the most famous gents in all of nerddom as the result of being cast as the Doctor in the British TV series Doctor Who. Smith’s career … Continue reading
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Celebrity Birthday of the Day – October 27
Happy birthday to Elias Toufexis, an actor whose path I crossed when I worked on his second movie: the sci-fi version of American Pie called Decoys! I only wish that movie had been better. Anyway, Toufexis hails from Montreal, and … Continue reading
Celebrity Birthday of the Day – October 26
Cary Elwes was 22 when he made his film debut in the film Another Country, and the role he would be most famous for came only three years later when he starred in The Princess Bride – widely considered to … Continue reading
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