I just recently finished watching almost all of the Star Trek series' and although they each hold a special place in my heart I have noticed that they all end on a weak note (or at least most of them do). So my question is: which series finale do you think was the best overall, and which was the worst?

Josh's pork production techniques:
Raised in a kiddie pool full of sea water, to boost saltiness.
Raised in something else for the same reason (yes, I regret thinking this up).
Genetic grafting so the pigs can turn cellulose into ethanol.
Teaching them to oink "No animal shall harm any other animal" right before slaughter time.

… I kinda lost the point.

Do you guys know anyone who had to take the US Citizenship test?
Apparently you need to answer 6 out of the 10 questions they ask you correctly, and they choose from a list of 100 available at http://www.uscis.gov/files/nativedocuments/100q.p... . What do you want to bet that the rich applicants from Japan get like "Who was the first president?" and "What ocean is on the west coast of the United States?" while people from Mexico end up with shit like "How many amendments to the Constitution are there?" and "Name one of the writers of the Federalist papers." (all real questions).

Also, what percentage of people born in this country would probably fail this test?

I keep reading about old people that think they're inventing new forms of media, but are really just inventing new genres within existing forms that are overblown in their minds. I don't like these people. Are there evolutions of existing media that you feel are logical next steps, or logical future media types?

I hope this hasn't been asked already, I've been listening since the 20s

Since everybody else on the podcast has a beard except Denise, is she jealous she can't have one? Would a prosthetic help her feel like she fit in?

Please give a history of your beards.

I recently finished watching HBO's Generation Kill, which I recommend to everyone, and it got me thinking about the fictionalisation or adaptation of war as entertainment.

Do you have any all-time favourite war movies or TV series? Also, which war has given us the most entertaining/compelling fictions? Obviously WW2 has arguably the largest amount of stuff made about it anywhere, but there are many classic Vietnam films as well a lot of new stuff being made about the wars in Iraq. And then there's the Cylons…"Ah those assholes, don't get me stahted on tha Cylahns…"

PRESIDENT OBOSBY IN 2012!!! FOUR MORE YEARS!!!

I recently finished watching HBO's Generation Kill, which I recommend to everyone, and it got me thinking about the fictionalisation or adaptation of war as entertainment.

Do you have any all-time favourite war movies or TV series? Also, which war has given us the most entertaining/compelling fictions? Obviously WW2 has arguably the largest amount of stuff made about it anywhere, but there are many classic Vietnam films as well as a lot of new stuff being made about the wars in Iraq. And then there's the Cylons…"Ah those assholes, don't get me stahted on tha Cylahns…"

PRESIDENT OBOSBY IN 2012!!! FOUR MORE YEARS!!!

From listening to the recent podcasts I have noticed that Joel has been filled with less omni-hate. That is awsome. Is there anything specific that lowered the general hate levels? Just curious.

Oh yeah, saw this a while ago.
http://io9.com/5216894/most-embarrassing-alien-ma...
The most embarassing alien mating scenes of all time. Includes the one from TNG where Q gives his powers to Riker, and Riker gives Worf a girlfriend. And we discover Klingons like it rough.

Some friends and I were discussing possible (but ill-chosen) live-action film versions of video games, and we decided that -if only because it is a prerequisite for the Apocalypse- a live-action version of "Sonic The Hedgehog" must be made!
After some discussion, we concluded that the only logical choice for Dr. Robotnic would of course be Will Farrel. (Although if it were a Dark Knight rip off then Philip Seymour Hoffman would also make sense.) My question is, who would be your choice to slip into a blue costume and play Sonic? Not to mention the actor to portray Tails, Knuckles, etc.

Have any of you ever seen The Wire? It was an HBO series done by the guys who did Generation Kill (excellent). It was a cop show, at least originally, but done with equal time for the drug dealers they were after, as well as incorporating the rest of the city, so you can see how decisions affect people. For example, you see how a cops decisions can affect the mayor, and how his reactions affect drug addicts in the city. It also contains the greatest character ever, in any media, Omar Little. He's a gay black man with a shotgun who robs drug dealers. He is Magnificent. Any thoughts?

I googled bacon hybrids and bacon infusions and found Bacon Beer, what other meats would you like to see in beer form?

What's off limits, comedically? I've noticed you guys never have a breaking point unless it's someone you know/care about/are afraid of (family members, Michael J. Fox, and black people, respectively)

Is there any topic that you won't joke about? Or are you of the mind that either everything is funny, or nothing is?

Also, does anyone know or give a hoot about Sons of Anarchy on FX? I haven't seen it but from what I hear its a show about a biker gang starring Ron Perlman (with Katey Sagal as his old lady!) and it acts out Shakespeare storylines. Certainly sounds interesting.

This is a win. ENJOY.

http://io9.com/5232711/timekeeping-the-final-fron...

I've been listening to the old podcasts, and I'm curious — is the Undefeatable VHS still making the rounds? According to the wiki, it was last mentioned in podcast #24.

Because I'm an idiot, I punished myself yesterday to an afternoon matinee showing of the silver screen turd X-Men Origins: Wolverine. There's already a forum topic on the general shittiness of the film.

My question: What makes a good superhero movie? The Dark Knight and Iron Man were both hailed by geeks and the populace at large for being generally good films, though for much different reasons. What lessons can Hollywood learn from those movies to prevent high budget turds like Wolverine, a movie featuring arguably one of the most popular and beloved superheroes to geek/nerd culture.

After the Wolverine movie, my friend and I got into a debate if adamantium bullets would work in a regular gun or would you need an adamantium gun as well. Thoughts?

2 general questions:

1, We have heard horror stories of Josh and Gay-tos, (The job interview story was possibly my favorite, unless this one is more awesome.) However, we have never heard the story of the origin of Gay-tos. Did Josh lose a bet, or was this a really poor choice?

2.To Josh and Eli, is there any video game you regret working on? OR just one that is so possibly bad that you treat it as a kidnapped girl in a hole in the basement, who happens to be a size 14 (lotion in the basket and small dog NOT included.)

Today the Lord of the Rings fan made film 'The Hunt for Gollum' will be released online, and be available for free download. I've been following this project for a while, and it continues to look fantastic.
http://www.thehuntforgollum.com/updates.htm

Has there ever been an instance of product placement that worked on you? Blatant or otherwise? Something like Joel chewing Stride cause of his love for Smallville, or the HE crew eating at Burger King ("it truly is a wonderful restaurant")?