Category Archives: Board Games

Episode 86 – Film-to-TV Adaptations We Want to See

Posted on June 4, 2013 by admin | Leave a comment

We all have our favorite movies. We also all have out favorite TV shows. Every once in a while, we even get to see our favorite movies become TV shows, and then we get all excited and it’s like “ERMAHGERDIT’STHABESTTHINGEVER” and then FOX goes and cancels it…. Join us this week as we discuss some of the movies we feel should get a shot at their own air time on the “boob tube” (even a mini-series would be nice)! Get the doctor to fill out your paperwork, dry those Whovian tears, and definitely watch out for 8-year-olds as you kick back and listen to a brand new episode of Monkey in the Cage!

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Tagged 24, 28 Days Later, 3:10 to Yuma, After Earth, alan tudyk, Amy Pond, Apache (Jump On It), AriZona Tea, B.P.R.D., Back to the Future, Band of Brothers, Bicycle Land Speed Record, Blade Runner, Blasphemous Cocktails, board game, Boob Tube, Brick, Bruce Willis, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Chained Hammer Productions, Chainmail Dice Bag, Community, Dan Harmon, Deadlands Reloaded, Doctor Who, Dollhouse, Ermahgerd, Fan Fiction, Fast and the Furious, Fastlane, Fate System RPG, Fiasco, Film-to-TV Adaptations, FOX, Francois Gissy, Friday, Geek, Guardians of the Galaxy, Hannibal, Hellboy, HERO System, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Hustle, Ice Cube, Inception, Jack Bauer, Jaden Smith, Jason Bourne, Jeremy Renner, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Karen Gillan, Kindle Worlds, Leverage, M.A.S.H., Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Matt Damon, Matt Smith, MitC, movies, Neon Genesis: Evangelion, Ocean's Eleven, Oddka Vodka, Over The Hedge, Pacific Rim, Paranormal Activity, PbP, play-by-post gaming, Podcast, Poltergeist, Road Kill Rally, Rocket Raccoon, Role Playing Games, S.H.I.E.L.D TV show, Savage Worlds, Saving Private Ryan, Scientology, Scream, Shaq Cream Soda, Slash Fic, Soda Shaq, Strategicon, Supernatural, Table Top Role Playing Games, Taye Diggs, The Fifth Element, The History Channel, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, The Power Rangers, The River, The Sugarhill Gang, The Transporter, The Vampire Diaries, The Walking Dead, The Wizard of OZ, Time Lord, TV Shows, Tyler Perry, Tyrese, underworld, Unsolved Mysteries, USA Network, Veronica Mars, Vikings, Whovian, Will Smith, Zombie Mall

What are YOU doing at Gen Con? – Part 2

Posted on May 30, 2013 by Matt | Leave a comment

Last week I covered the events I had planned out for my first day of Gen Con. Seeing as Thursday alone was enough to fill a post, I decided to split my itinerary into two separate articles. This week, we’ll look at what’s on the docket for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday!

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Tagged 80's Action Movies, @Fray, AEG, Alderac Entertainment Group, Bill Cavalier, Board Game Night, Call of Cthulhu, Call of Cthulhu RPG, CthulhuTech, Dungeon Bastard, Gateway 2012, Gen Con, Gen Con 2013, HiBRID/Ite' Gaming Engine, LARP, Linchipper Enterprises, Savage Worlds, Savage Worlds Deluxe, Savage Worlds RPG, Shadowrun, Steampunk, Steampunk RPG, The World's Worst Dungeon Crawl

Episode 85 – Favorite Actors and Directors

Posted on May 28, 2013 by admin | 2 Comments

It’s no secret that we here at To-Ag Studios enjoy us some movies – good, bad, and otherwise. Now, while we all have varying and discerning tastes, there are those actors, actresses, and directors that no matter what project they attach themselves too, we absolutely cannot pass up. Join us this week as we discuss the entertainers that make us give them all of our money, whether we like it or not. Check your brain fluid, beware of mutant fish, and kill those hipsters on sight as you settle in for a brand new episode of Monkey in the Cage!

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Tagged 3rd Rock From the Sun, A Mighty Wind, Anchorman, Angels in the Outfield, Avengers 2, BBQ Cupcakes, Best in Show, Brain Drain, Briscoe County Jr., Burn Notice, Captain Kirk, Christian Bale, Christopher Guest, Christopher Nolan, Click, Cloverfield, Cowboys and Aliens, Daniel Craig, David Bowie, Defiance, Día de los Muertos, Disney, Dragon Island, Dungeon Fighter, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Edgar Wright, Evan Peters, Geek, Gourmet S'Mores, Guillermo Del Toro, Heart and Souls, Hugh Jackman, Hung Up, Inception, Iron Man 3, J.J. Abrams, James Bond, Jason Statham, JCVD, Jean Claude Van Damme, Jet Li, Jon Chu, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Joss Whedon, Karma Charmeleon, Kate Beckinsale, Ken Jeong, king kong, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Kung-Fu Panda, Looper, LOST, LXD, Mage Knight, Mama, Manned Mission to Mars, Mars One, Memento, Michael Bay, MitC, Monkey in the Cage, Monster Energy, Much Ado About Nothing, NASA, Nick Frost, Pain and Gain, Pan's Labyrinth, Peter Jackson, Pixar, Podcast, Premium Rush, Pretty Little Liars, Quicksilver, Real Genius, Robert Downey Jr., Rushmore, S.H.I.E.L.D., Saoirse Ronan, Scarlet Witch, Shaun of the Dead, Simon Pegg, Snakehead Fish, Space Alert, Star Trek, Steampunk Legos, The Frighteners, The Hobbit, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, The Lord of the Rings, The Machinist, The Orphanage, The Prestige, The Royal Tenenbaums, The Tower of Orthanc, The World's End, This Is Spinal Tap, Top Secret, underworld, Unique LA, UP, Val Kilmer, Van Helsing, Waiting for Guffman, Wes Anderson, Will Ferrell, X-Men: Days of Future Past

Episode 84 – Bringing a Game to Life

Posted on May 21, 2013 by admin | Leave a comment

Gamers want to feel immersed and invested in the games they play and run. Now, while this responsibility can be shared by Players and GMs alike, it will almost certainly falls on the shoulders of the overburdened GM. Bringing something unique and memorable to the gaming table – be it a prop, ambiance, or even food – will definitely stay in the forefront of the Players minds, unlike useless details such as “Where are we?” or “What are we supposed to be doing?” or “What was the name of the guy that hired us?” Join us this week as we welcome our special guest, MITC listener and fellow podcaster JiB of the Happy Jacks RPG community to talk about techniques to help bring a game to life. Strap on a HazMat suit, clean out your test tubes, and be sure to have a plan as you get ready for an all new episode of Monkey in the Cage!

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Episode 80 – What’s in Your Closet?

Posted on April 23, 2013 by admin | 3 Comments

If you’re a gamer and a geek, then undoubtedly you’ve amassed a grand collection of wondrous treasures, from boxes and books to cartridges and discs. While some of these items may be considered mundane or even relics of geek ages long past, we all know that it goes against our very nature to part with such great gifts of enjoyment, even if we’ve never taken the shrink wrap off yet! Join us this week as we delve into our geek closets and discuss games of all types – purchased, played, and otherwise. Clear off the table, charge up those controllers, and for God’s sake read some damn instructions as you prepare for a brand new episode of Monkey in the Cage!

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Episode 79 – Uncaged 10: Monkeys Take Manhattan

Posted on April 16, 2013 by admin | 2 Comments

You know what time it is, Monkey Lovers? It’s time for the MITC crew to light up To-Ag Studios with as much nonsensical craziness that can be packed into a one hour show! That’s right, were going uncaged this week to talk about… well… pretty much everything! Grab yourself a hunk of marsupial meat, hold off on entering that Ryan Seacrest look-alike contest, and get ready for some snakes in the face as you join us for a brand new episode of Monkey in the Cage!

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