Everyone likes a good TV show, right? But, as we here at Monkey in the Cage know, “good” is a very relative (and somewhat dangerous) word to use when measuring the quality of the television we watch. Join us this week as we are joined by super-listener and über-contributor Kevin Smith to talk about all those shows we hate to love! Warm up your vocal chords,really suspend your disbelief, and bring yourself tons of cash as you settle in for another ear-melting episode of Monkey in the Cage!
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(01:43) – Robert talks Men’s Fashion, the Golden Age of Spies, and Antagonistic Computers. He’s Skaggs, Robert Skaggs. – G4TV Shutdown, James Bond RPG, and Freedom
(10:06) – Matt talks about his misadventures in podcast promotion at Stan Lee’s Comikaze with assistance from Fez-o-Rama and The RealmCast! Plus, Felicia Day is hot and Burt Ward is not!
(16:54) – Our awesome guest, Kevin Smith honors us with his presence and we talk about the Save City of Heroes Campaign, the death of an MMORPG, and Kevin’s current gaming shift. – Savage Worlds and Deadlands
(25:30) – Ramses talks Theatre Ninjas and pissing off The Man! Plus, watch your and everyone else’s back with Waze!
(31:34) – Karen talks about our awesome Easter-Egg Contest, the Monkey in the Cage Book Club, and we spend some quality time with our guest!
(40:15) – It’s topic time! Ramses has an ear for The Sing Off, Matt can’t get enough of Storage Wars/Auction Hunters, and Robert is still in love with Blue Mountain State.
(45:50) – Kevin, Karen, and Ramses talk about the guilty pleasure television that comes along with parenting. – Phineas and Ferb, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, and Gravity Falls
(47:12) – Are you a Gleek? Because we’ve got some up in here! Also, Kevin and Matt need interventions for their wives, and Karen needs one as well! – Glee, Saved By The Bell: The College Years, The Secret Life of the American Teenager, and Pretty Little Liars
(52:29) – Law Enforcement! Open the door! – Matt can’t stop watching COPS, Kevin loves Law & Order, and Karen is hooked on CSI. Meanwhile, Ramses will always have a special place in his heart for Carrusel de Niños and Robert has a love/hate relationship with White Collar.
(57:46) – The Big Bang Theory and the insult it is to geeks and nerds.
(59:52) – Ramses’ life may be in danger… He’s been warned…
Closing Song – This is Gonna Be a Great Day – written and performed by Bowling For Soup
Thanks again guys for letting me join you on this very special episode of Monkey in the Cage!
Another great episode.
I too am intrigued by real crime dramas. Though I don’t watch then as often as most. If the wife is watching one (like the husband killer show… though she calls it homework), I become riveted.
@Kevin- Absolutely no need to thank us! It was a pleasure meeting! And rolling some dice together was the icing on the cake! You are always welcome to the monkey cage!
@Eric I know, right?! BTW, Dan informed me that the name of the show I was referring to is Snapped. Time to add it to the ol’ DVR. Poor Ramses. =P
@Kevin – Thanks YOU for being such an awesome listener / contributor / support / gamer. It was great having you on the podcast and even more fun having you play in Robert’s Savage Worlds Pulp game.
@Eric – I watched A LOT of real crime dramas, documentaries, cable specials, etc. most of last year when I was attempting to start a career in law enforcement. One show that I missed was Gangland, too. Every night was like a four hour homework and research session in front of the TV to try to get into the criminal mind… Yeah… no wonder I’m screwed up…
I think my favorite portion of the podcast was likely when Ramses was talking about the Sims MMO dying. It was actually quite sad and kind of chilling in a way.
I completely agree about Big Bang Theory. Thanks for the mention!