Drink of the Show: “7 & 7”

Recipe:

• 1 oz Seagram’s 7 Canadian Whiskey
• 6 oz 7-up

Put ingredients in a rocks glass with ice, stir and drink.

Top 5 List: Top 5 Video Game Weapons

When you absolutely, positively have to kill every last possessed baby in the room.

Television

What we’ve been watching:

• Adam:  Breaking Bad, Repo Games, Storage Wars/Auction Hunters
• Tev:  True Blood, Breaking Bad

• Adam:  24 Hour Party People (Steve Coogan)

• Marvel vs Capcom 3?  Already?

Drink of the Show: “Slippery Nipple”

Recipe:

• 1 oz Bailey’s
• 1/2 oz peppermint schnapps

Put ingredients in a shot (jigger) glass, drink without using your hands.

Top 5 List: Top 5 Pinball Machines

Which machines have the best balls?  (see what I did there?)

Television

What we’ve been watching:

• Adam: True Blood
• Tev:  Sherlock, True Blood

News:

• Emmy nominations

• Adam: nothing
• Tev: Horrible Bosses, Super 8

• Next Version of PS3 no longer supports watching Blu-ray via Component cable
• Netflix on 3DS – streaming 3D movies coming
• Gamestop buys Impulse
• EA buys Popcap for a billion in cash and prizes stock

Drink of the Show: “Moscow Mule”

Recipe:

• 1 oz Vodka
• 1 oz lime juice
  
• 3 oz ginger beer

Mix ingredients, serve over ice in a copper mug (or a chalice, or I *guess* a glass if you must)

Top 5 List: Top 5 Video Game Villains

Nefarious Nasties.

Television

What we’ve been watching:  

• Adam: Penn and Teller: Fool Us, Master Chef Australia
• Tev: Jekell, Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution

News:

• Virtual product placement in syndicated shows

Movies

Reading

What we’ve Tev’s been reading: Game of Thrones

Video Games

What we’re playing: Darksiders, Infamous 2, Fortix 2, Sony Welcome Back

News:

• Nyko figures out a lens can make Kinect take less space
• Star Trek game takes place between JJ Abrams movies
• EVE Online almost explodes, but doesn’t
• Neverhood headed to mobile platforms

Tech

News:

• Patent Wars!  It’s not Samsung’s Day: Apple blocks Samsung from shipping, Microsoft collects $15 from Samsung for every phone sold
• Flying cars are coming, but still dumb
• Google retires Blogger and Picasa brand names
• Facebook adds skype video chat

Interlude music:

• Crazy Comets (Commodore 64 game)

End Music:

• Neverhood Theme (Terry S. Taylor)

Drink of the Show: “Red Death”

Recipe:

• 1/2 oz Vodka
• 1/2 oz Rum (151)
  
• 1/2 oz Canadian Whiskey
  
• 1/2 oz Cinnamon Schapps
  

Shake with ice, strain into glass.

Top 5 List: Top 5 Terrible Sitcom Intros

Situation comedy at its worst.

Television

What we’ve been watching:  True Blood, Apprentice UK, Master Chef

News:

• Thundercats Cartoon Premieres July 29

Movies

Reading

What we’ve Tev’s been reading: Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children

Video Games

What we’re playing: Darksiders, Infamous 2

News:

• Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D can not clear save
• World of Warcraft Free to Play, sorta
• Team Fortress 2 F2P
• Steam sale

Tech

News:

• Supreme court says Video Games are protected speech
• Future of phones:  iOS, Android, WebOS, RIM
• RIM doomed
• Google Redesign
• Odds of Clicking on a Banner Ad
• Final Cut Pro X Dumbed Down?
• LulzSec asplodes

Interlude music:

• I Feel Fantastic (Jonathan Coulton)

End Music:

• Kirby SuperStar: Ska Buffet by The Overclocked Plaid Muffins