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Episode 88 – Uncaged 12: Back in the Habit

Do you ever have one of those days where you’re just chilling in Reno and your Mobster significant other kills some dude over some mob-type stuff and then you’re sent to hide in a convent only to take the job seriously and coach the parochial school choir into the state championships? Sure, it sounds like the set-up for either a horrible couple of movies or possibly the greatest game of Fiasco ever, but either way it doesn’t matter! Join us this week as talk about whatever we want because we’re going uncaged! Gear up for some console wars, study for those SATs, and check your nutz(!?!) as you listen to a brand new episode of Monkey in the Cage!

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:03:38 — 29.1MB)

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The Purge – Would You Survive the Night?

Universal Pictures presents The Purge in theaters everywhere on June 7!

The Purge follows one family over the course of a single night… From sundown to sunrise, for 12 hours, all crime is legal. Four people will be tested to see how far they will go to protect themselves when the danger of the outside world invades their home.

The question is… Would You #SurviveTheNight? Take the quiz to find out!

Warn your friends – The Purge is coming!

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“What am I doing at GenCon, you ask?” – A Response

As a high school teacher also writing my thesis, the last five months have been an unending headache, and the next month and a half will be much of the same. That being said, there’s one thing on the horizon that has kept me from going completely insane. That one thing is Gen Con 2013! I’ve kept up with Matt’s Twitter posts about the convention as well as his articles on here, and I felt that I should answer his essential question of “What are YOU doing at Gen Con?” So, here are the top events that I’m going to be experiencing at the biggest convention in gaming.

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

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!

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:04:25 — 29.5MB)

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Episode 85 – Favorite Actors and Directors

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!

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:03:40 — 29.1MB)

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Episode 84 – Bringing a Game to Life

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!

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:09:02 — 31.6MB)

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Category Archives: Movies

Episode 88 – Uncaged 12: Back in the Habit

The Purge – Would You Survive the Night?

“What am I doing at GenCon, you ask?” – A Response

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

Episode 85 – Favorite Actors and Directors

Episode 84 – Bringing a Game to Life

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