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Category Archives: TV!

The Action Points Podcast! Episode 152 – Like Taking A Warm Bath

September 11, 2018by aaronlime Leave a comment

In this episode: Our second podcast of 2018 appears in the 9th month of the year. We chat about stuff we’ve played or seen recently, retro gaming on PCs, and […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 150 – Best of 2017

March 20, 2018by aaronlime Leave a comment

In this episode: So hey we recorded this in December before we got to a bunch of cool stuff that came out after that. It’s also focused on stuff we […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 149 – Enjoying the End

March 20, 2018by aaronlime Leave a comment

In this episode: It’s been a while! We took a long time between episodes as Aaron has been away, and getting back into editing after a month+ not doing so […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 147 – Back on Our Bullshit

October 25, 2017by aaronlime Leave a comment

In this episode: We are back after a break for September (and a bit of October) and we are talking about barriers to entry. In our roundup: Dan played Caverna, […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 142 – Hidden Gems

June 26, 2017by aaronlime Leave a comment

In this episode: (Sorry about the delay and the audio quality. It’s all Aaron’s fault.) We discuss hidden gems: things we love that aren’t as popular as we think they […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 141 – Unpopular Faves

May 30, 2017by aaronlime Leave a comment

In this episode: We discuss our unpopular faves: things we love that most other people don’t. In our roundup: Dan and Jackson have been watching Sense8; Jackson and Evan have […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 139 – Mash It Up Real Good

April 14, 2017by aaronlime Leave a comment

In this episode: We talk about mashups and crossovers; why and how they work and our favourite ones. In our roundup: Dan was really into the letters L and G, […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 138 – When He Blew Up That Boat, He Blew Up My Pants

March 20, 2017by aaronlime Leave a comment

In this episode: We talk about villains that we love to hate, love to love and the role of tragedy and pathos in boners. In our roundup: Dan went to […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 137 – Always Read the Label

March 2, 2017by aaronlime Leave a comment

In this episode: We tackle the topic of genre and medium labels and how we deal with the stigma attached to certain labels when we try to share our hobbies […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 136 – Put It In And Around My Mouth Hole

February 16, 2017by aaronlime Leave a comment

In this episode: We are joined by ol’ pal Ken Lee to chat about something that we all need and love: food. We discuss the representation of food in various […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 135 – Hello 2017

February 4, 2017by aaronlime Leave a comment

In this episode: We start off our first recording session of 2017 with a big catch up on what we’ve been up to during our holiday breaks, including some big […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 134 – Best of 2016 Part 2

January 19, 2017by aaronlime 2 Comments

In this episode: We follow up on Part 1 and recount the things we loved from the back half of 2016, as well as our overall favourites. Episode link below […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 133 – Palaces Out Of Paragraphs

December 22, 2016by aaronlime Leave a comment

In this episode: We talk about worldbuilding and settings that we enjoy, covering what makes worldbuilding effective and fictional setting we would like to live in. In our roundup: Aaron […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 131 – PAX Aus 2016 Interviews

November 16, 2016by aaronlime Leave a comment

In this episode: We were at PAX Aus 2016 and we had a chat with some local (and one international guest) board game and video game creators about their projects.  […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 130 – Unlikable

October 20, 2016by aaronlime Leave a comment

In this episode: We talk about unlikable protagonists and why we end up liking or/and disliking them. We also take a digression into prawn cocktail crisps. In our round up: […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 128 – Best of 2016 Part 1

September 8, 2016by aaronlime 1 Comment

In this episode: We recount our favourite games, comics, movies and TV from the first half (give or take a few months) of 2016 and also gush about one of […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 119 – Have A Little Faith

April 9, 2016by aaronlime 1 Comment

In this episode: We chat about the representation of faith in games and other media, which is code for “Evan gives a lecture on the representation of faith in Mother […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 118 – Things That Come In Threes

March 23, 2016by aaronlime Leave a comment

In this episode: We celebrate our 3rd anniversary by chatting about our favourite trilogies and other things that come in threes. We also take some time to answer some listener […]

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GEEKY SHIT: Adventure Time Puff Jake N Lil Finn and Lady Rainicorn Med Figures by Kidrobot

March 3, 2016by MostStrange Leave a comment

As some of you may be aware, I consider Adventure Time to be one of the most important shows of our generation. The way it plays with fantasy tropes using […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 115 – Coming Up 2016

February 18, 2016by aaronlime Leave a comment

In this episode: We are joined by officially new host (AKA replacement Adam) Jackson to chat about what we are looking forward to in 2016. We talk about the movies, […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 114 – Our Favourites of 2015

January 24, 2016by aaronlime Leave a comment

In this episode: Adam is back! Who knew scheduling a podcast for Australian and American timezones would be so tricky??? In this episode we look back at the year 2015 […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 113 – The Incredibly Late Christmas Episode

January 17, 2016by aaronlime Leave a comment

In this episode: This episode was recorded all the way back in mid-December, but since I was busy holidaying back home in Malaysia and then eating way too much over […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 112 – Mastering Nothing with Sharona

December 13, 2015by aaronlime 1 Comment

In this episode: Sharona (of Popculture-y) joins us to chat about the Netflix original series, Master of None, representation and food. We also chat about what we’ve been up to […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 111 – Hobby Enablers

December 4, 2015by aaronlime Leave a comment

In this episode: We gather around the sharing tree to share how we indulge our consumerist popular media interests via online tools i.e. we chat about what we use online […]

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GEEKY SHIT: “Discord Flutter On” resin figure

November 7, 2015by MostStrange Leave a comment

After production troubles, an extended waiting period, and offers of refunds, WeLoveFine has finally brought us the adorable “Discord Flutter On” statue based on original artwork by Samantha Bragg. For […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 106 – Getting Excited for Nerd Christmas

October 8, 2015by aaronlime 1 Comment

In this episode: Jackson joins us in this episode to talk about what we’ve been playing and watching lately and we discuss new releases we are excited about in the […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 104 – All The Spoilers For All The Endings

September 25, 2015by aaronlime 1 Comment

In this episode: The whole gang is back together again! We talk about endings that we love and hate, and spoil many endings along the way. In roundup: Adam is […]

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How to #RuinABoardGame With Excessive Puns: A Pointless Analysis

September 12, 2015by aaronlime Leave a comment

I enjoy @midnight a lot, although I haven’t been keeping up with it regularly. One thing they do that’s pretty fun to join in is the Hashtag Wars that occur […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 102: Wet Hot Sequels

September 9, 2015by aaronlime 1 Comment

In this episode: Spurred mainly by our massive enjoyment of Wet Hot American Summer and its sequel Netflix series Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp, we chat about […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 84: DLCs and Expansion

May 1, 2015by aaronlime Leave a comment

In this episode: This time we talk about DLCs and expansions: what’s wrong, what makes bad DLC, what makes good DLC and our favourite expasions.  We also talk about whitewashing […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 83: Long Genre Silver

April 17, 2015by aaronlime Leave a comment

In this episode: We chat about genres: what we love, exceptions to what we don’t usually like, and what we think we should like but can’t get into. We also […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 81: The One About Nothing

March 31, 2015by aaronlime 2 Comments

In this episode: We get together to chat about stuff we’ve been up to and Aaron ends up commandeering the episode to gush about Top Ten, Astro City and rant […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 80: Getting Nostalgic with Ken Lee (If Living Is Without You)

March 24, 2015by aaronlime Leave a comment

In this episode: We are joined by Ken Lee from the Hyper PixelCast as we discuss nostalgia in media. We also talk about what we get nostalgic about, remakes, licensed […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 72: Ask Evan Anything

February 2, 2015by aaronlime 4 Comments

In this episode: It’s the first in a planned series of episodes where we get to know our hosts better. We also talk about some of the things we’ve enjoyed […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 70: Be Better At Stuff 2015

January 13, 2015by aaronlime Leave a comment

In this episode: It’s our first podcast of 2015! We get together to catch up on what’s been going in our time away, and look forward to what’s coming up […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 69: 2014 Recap

December 18, 2014by aaronlime Leave a comment

In this episode: We get the band together again to fight for the freedom of gerbils everywhere. Or we just got together one afternoon and chatted about stuff that we […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 48: Getting Popculture-y with Sharona

August 22, 2014by aaronlime 4 Comments

In this episode: With Adam and Dan out of town, Aaron and Evan sit down for a chat with Sharona Lin of Popculture-y. We discuss our reaction to Marvel’s latest […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 44: Annie May Shen

July 31, 2014by aaronlime 1 Comment

In this episode: That title is possibly the worst I’ve ever crafted. ANYWAYS. In this episode, Daniel gives us a report from the Carnegie Comics Market and we review Splendor […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 40: Kickstarters and Dimension-Hopping Sociopaths

July 1, 2014by aaronlime Leave a comment

In this episode: Evan and Aaron talk about their experiences with Kickstarter and also review a whole bunch of comics, games and anime in this cozy episode. Things we talk […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 32: Madoka Covers Racy Reimaginings

February 12, 2014by aaronlime 1 Comment

In this episode: Meteor-sized spoilers once again as Evan reviews the 3rd Puella Magi Madoka Magica movie a.k.a. End Of Madoka-lion. We also talk a bit about the dust up […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 31: 2013 Recap

February 3, 2014by aaronlime Leave a comment

In this episode: We take a moment (or hour) to reflect on geek culture/media from the past year. Our hosts Aaron, Daniel, Evan and Adam discuss their favourite video games, […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 29: Wolf Among the Small Screens

January 27, 2014by aaronlime 1 Comment

In this episode: MASSIVE SPOILERS once again, as we talk about all the TV shows and anime that ended the past 2012/2013 season. We also discuss some new and returning […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 13: The 2012-2013 TV Season Retrospective

June 22, 2013by aaronlime 1 Comment

In this episode: An extra long episode on TV – We talk about Matt Smith’s departure from Doctor Who, and look back on some TV shows that we have been […]

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