Episode 0006, Part 6: Dedicated, Inseparable, Invincible

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Episode 0006, Part 6: Dedicated, Inseparable, Invincible!

Lords of Light! It’s the first show of the new year and Albert is joined by Jonesy from the Cantina Cast to wrap up the pop culture armada found in Chapter 0006! The guys cover Jeopardy, Space Giants, Battle of the Planets, Misfits of Science, Thundarr the Barbarian, Van Halen, Devo, and much more with a special take on the influence of George Lucas. C’mon you Demon Dogs, give this one a listen!

Terry Prachett (1948 - 2015)

• DiscWorld
• The Sega Saturn and Sony Playstation games

Robert A. Heinlein (Auth) (1907 - 1988)

• Starship Troopers staring Doogie Howser, and Jester from Top Gun
• Sons of the Lawless and Jake Busey
• 8 million sequels and the reboot

Michael Moorcock (1938 - present)

• Moorcock Multiverse and the Eternal Champion
• Similarities with avatars in The OASIS

Jeopardy (1964 - Present)

• Alex Trebek and his mighty mustache
• Favorite game show of the past
• Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy April Fools
• Jonesy plays a round of Jeopardy!

The Space Giants (Late 70’s - I’m going to say it was around ’78 or even ’79)

• Origins of the show and Rodak’s shimmery smile
• Albert walked home from school when he was 1
• This shows grows on you, doesn’t it?

Misfits of Science (1985 - 1986)

• The prequel to ALF and Friends
• Tim Kring is a patient man
• Karen Lawrence is underrated
• Leo from Grease and Mr. Hand are in this one
• Thomas Dolby strikes again

Battle of the Planets (1978 - 1980)

• Origins and US beginnings
• "TRANSMUTE!"
• Star Wars influences
• Notable differences between the US and Japanese versions
• 7 Zark 7 is a creeper

Thundarr the Barbarian (1980 - 1983)

• Cast and Crew
• “Tarzan in space”, and the Lords of Light special
• Star Wars influences
• Thundarr the ROCK BAND!
• Vashar belongs in Eternia
• Endor - wut??

Devo (Band) 1973 - Present

• The definitive New Wave band
• Band origin name
• Top 3 songs
• What is an Energy Dome?

Van Halen (1972 - Present)

• Band and band name origins
• Who really named the band?
• Van Halen vs. Van Hagar
• No one knows where Dave is anymore
• Top 234 songs
• It wasn’t Gary Cherone’s fault

Zaxxon (1982)

• Game name origin
• First arcade to have a commercial
• After 37 years nothing has changed: Albert still SUCKS at Zaxxon

Akalabeth (1979)

• Richard Garriott’s first work
• The alumni of Clear Creek High School in Houston TX
• The sales strategies of Akalabeth and Anorak’s Quest
• A game of firsts

George Walton Lucas Jr. (1944)

• George was better than we were at age 30...barely.
• Favorite movies NOT starting with “Star Wars”
• George’s influences
• George’s legacy
• What Star Wars means to us

Hosts

• Albert “Lord of Light” Padilla
• Jonesy “Demon Dog”

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