Technic-Color
Technic-Color
Dallas Public Library
Welcome to Dallas Public Library's Technic-Color podcast, where we discuss all things geek and nerdy from a diverse point of view.
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Apr 24, 2024
1 min
A Retrospective: or, We Had an Episode Title but Carlos Accidentally Cut That Part Out and So We Had to Change It
And welcome back to the season finale of Technic-Color! This week we’re chatting with Daisy about the highs and lows of this years’ releases and happenings.   As always, if you’d like to reach out to the cast with any questions; comments; or concerns, you can email us at [email protected].   Titles discussed in this week’s episode include: Castlevania (Videogame) Dead Cells (Videogame) Baldur’s Gate 3 (Videogame) Dungeons and Dragons (Tabletop Role-Playing Game) What We Do in the Shadows (TV Show) Twilight (Film) Interview with a Vampire (TV Show) Barbie (Film) Bratz (Figures) Aespa (K-Pop Group) Lord of the Rings (Film Series) Doja Cat (Musical Artist) Dua Lipa (Musical Artist) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (Film) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge (Videogame) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) (Film) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: Secret of the Ooze (Film) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (Film) TMNT (Film) Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Animated Series) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003 animated series) Cocaine Bear (Film) Magic: The Gathering (Card Game) The Witcher (TV Show) 65 (Film) Prey (Film) Interstellar (Film) Ant-Man & the Wasp: Quantumania (Film) Amazing Spider-Man by Zeb Wells (Comic Book Series) Velma (TV Show) Superior Spider-Man  (Comic Book Series) Spider-Man Reign (I and II) (Comic Book Series) Spider-Man 2 (Playstation Game) The Marvels (Film) X-Men (Krakoa Era by Jonathan Hickman) (Comic Book Series) X-Men (2000s Film Trilogy) Jury Duty (TV Show) Sonic the Hedgehog (Film) Beyoncé Renaissance World Tour Across the Spider-Verse (Film) Superbad (Film)
Aug 21, 2023
50 min
Jacob Didn't Want to Record Over Zoom
A brief intermission before our season finale episode. To be featured on our season finale episode or suggest topics, guests, or questions for our upcoming third season or holiday special, send an email over to [email protected]
Aug 14, 2023
2 min
5E Good, Despite Wizards of the Coast’s Attempts
And welcome back to another episode of Technic-Color! This week we’re talking D&D and the fifth edition with our whimsical guest, Andy.   As always, if you’d like to reach out to the cast with any questions; comments; or concerns, you can email us at [email protected].   Link to Stages and Satyrs: https://youtu.be/Q-KbKVTE-7A   Titles discussed in this week’s episode include: Dungeons and Dragons (Tabletop Game and Film) Iron Giant (Film) Kung-Fu Panda 2 (Film) Stranger Things (Television Series) South Park (Television Series) Community (Television Series) Critical Role (Web Series) Dimension 20 (Web Series) Pokémon (Card Game, Videogame, Television Series) Harry Potter (Book and Film Series) The Divine Comedy (Book) Devil May Cry (Videogame) Bayonetta (Videogame) Cyberpunk (Tabletop Game) Savage Worlds (Role-Playing Game) Blades in the Dark (Tabletop Game) MÖRK BORG (Role-Playing Game) Vampire: The Masquerade (Tabletop Game) Werewolf: the Apocalypse (Role-Playing Game) Pathfinder (Tabletop Game) Netrunner (Card Game) Deadlands (Role-Playing Game) China, IL (Television Series) Old Gods of Appalachia (Podcast and Tabletop Game) Masks (Tabletop Game) Magic the Gathering (Card Game and Comic Book and Book Series) Monopoly (Boardgame) One D&D (An upcoming update to Dungeons and Dragons said to be the “Forever Edition”) GURPS (Generic Universal RolePlaying System, Tabletop Role-Playing System)
Aug 7, 2023
53 min
Watch Deep Blue Sea for the Cultural Significance
And welcome back to another episode of Technic-Color! This week we’re talking our favorite horror films and tropes with guest, Judy.   As always, if you’d like to reach out to the cast with any questions; comments; or concerns, you can email us at [email protected].   Titles discussed in this week’s episode include: Spider-Man (Comic Series) Hulk (Comic Series) Titans (Comic Series) Scream (Film Series) The Thing (Film) Alien (Film Series) Tucker and Dale vs Evil (Film) Signs (Film) The Vast of Night (Film) Malignant (Film) Tales from the Hood (Film) The Descent (Film) The Predator (Film Series) Van Helsing (Film) Death Note (Film) Splice (Film) Species (Film) Squid Games (Television Series) The Ring (Film) Terrifier (Film Series) The Host (Film) Gojira/Godzilla (Film Series) All of Us are Dead (Television Series) Night of the Living Dead (Film) The Purge Anarchy (Film) From Dusk Till Dawn (Film) La Llorona (Film) Deep Blue Sea (Film) Mindhunters (Film) Halloween H20 (Film) Halloween Resurrection (Film) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Film/Comic/Television Series) It Follows (Film) Blair Witch (Film) Paranormal Activity (Film Series) Babadook (Film) Nope (Film) The Blackening (Film) Ready or Not (Film) Scary Movie V (Film Series) A Haunted House (Film)
Jul 31, 2023
46 min
You Think I’m Watching This for Accurate Black Representation?
And welcome back to another episode of Technic-Color! This week we’re diving into Blaxploitation films; its history and the attachments to the genre.   As always, if you’d like to reach out to the cast with any questions; comments; or concerns, you can email us at [email protected]   Titles discussed in this week’s episode include: Blacula (Film) Black Dynamite (Film) Sho’Nuff (Film) Spider-Man (Comic Book Series) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Comic Book Series) Superman (Comic Book Series) Darkwing Duck (Animated Series) Pootie Tang (Film) Undercover Brother (Film) Tropic Thunder (Film) King of Fighters (Videogame Series) Street Fighter 2 (Videogame Series) Shaft (Film) Coffy (Film) The Hebrew Hammer (Film) You Don’t Mess with the Zohan (Film) Machete (Film) Casa de mi Padre (Film) Friday (Film) Barbershop (Film) Soul Plane (Film) Madea (Film Series) The Last Dragon (Film) No Country For Old Men (Film) Logan (Film) Mad Max (Film) Waterworld (Film) Toni Morrison (Author) Zane (Author) Boss Bitch (Book Series) Jackie Brown (Film) Django Unchained (Film) Nia DaCosta (Director) Regina King (Director)
Jul 24, 2023
54 min
The Black Panther
And welcome back to another episode of Technic-Color! This week we’re talking 90s comics industry, Eddie and his love of the word actually, and of course, the Black Panther.   As always, if you’d like to reach out to the cast with any questions; comments; or concerns, you can email us at [email protected].   Titles discussed in this week’s episode include: Justice Society of America (Comic Series) Secret Six by Gail Simone (Comic Series) Thor Ragnarok (Film) Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 (Videogame) Fantastic Four (Comic Series) Mr. Rogers Neighborhood (Television Series) Between the Lions (Television Series) Sesame Street (Television Series) Hey Arnold (Animated Series) Black Panther (Film) Batman (Film) Superman (Film) Howard the Duck (Film) Fantastic Four (Film) Captain America (Film) Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. (Film) Punisher (Film) Rambo (Film) Batman (Animated Series) X-Men (Animated Series) Spider-Man (Animated Series) Fantastic Four (Animated Series) Incredible Hulk (Television Series) Blade (Film) Boyz N the Hood (Film) 2 Fast 2 Furious (Film) Into the Spider-Verse (Film) Spider-Man (Film) Morbius (Film) Venom (Film) X-Men (Film) Inhumans (Comic Series) Daredevil (Film) Chef (Film) Couple’s Retreat (Film) Jungle Book (Film) Pinocchio (Film) She-Hulk (Television Series) Four Brothers (Film) Blue Beetle (Film) Green Lantern (Comic Series) Hawkman (Comic Series) Iron Man 2 (Film)
Jul 17, 2023
50 min
It Sounds So Familiar, Doesn’t It?
And welcome back to another episode of Technic-Color! This week we’re talking favorite classic literature stories, mythologies, and Journey to the West.   To see what Jacob’s Shakespeare project was, follow the link below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-KbKVTE-7A&t=1817s   To check out the Lego Monkey Kid clip Jacob mentioned, follow the link below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yTtT8bAWiM   As always, if you’d like to reach out to the cast with any questions; comments; or concerns, you can email us at [email protected].   Titles discussed in this week’s episode include: Magic: The Gathering (Card Game) Dracula (Book) Animal Farm (Book) Watership Down (Book) Richard III (Book/Play) King Lear (Book/Play) Journey to the West (Book) Dragon Ball (Anime Series) Lord of the Rings (Books) Scooby-Doo (Television Series) Sex and the City (Television Series) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Comic Books and Television Series, and Film) Power Rangers (Television Series) Superman (Comic Book Series) Terminator 2 (Film) Alien (Film) Predator (Film) Star Zinger (Anime Series) Into the Badlands (Television Series) The Fast and the Furious (Film Series) Soul Calibur (Videogame Series) Lego Monkey Kid (Animated Series) Monkey Prince (Comic Series) Lego Ninjago (Animated Series) Bionicle (Lego series) Avatar: The Last Airbender (Animated Series) Naruto (Anime Series) Kung-Fu Panda (Animated Film) Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (Animated Film)
Jul 10, 2023
41 min
Just Have It Peer-Reviewed, This Shouldn’t Be Hard, Man
And welcome back to another episode of Technic-Color! This week we’re talking Gamergate, Street Fighter 6, “Hammer Time” and diversity fails.   As always, if you’d like to reach out to the cast with any questions; comments; or concerns, you can email us at [email protected].   Titles discussed in this week’s episode include: Street Fighter 6 (Videogame) Resident Evil 8 (Videogame) What If? Miles Morales Became Thor (Comics) Keeping Up with the Kardashians (Television Series) God of War 3 (Videogame) Last of Us and Last of Us 2 (Videogame) Death Stranding (Videogame) Ghostbusters (2016 Film) The Little Mermaid (Film) Dragon Ball Z (Television Series) Cyberpunk 2077 (Videogame) Cowboy Bebop (Television Series) Super Smash Bros. (Videogame) Dolemite (Film)
Jul 3, 2023
38 min
I Just Came Here to Speak the Truth
And welcome back to another episode of Technic-Color! Of course, we had to talk Pride and representations of characters and people we love to see in our favorite nerdy industries.   As always, if you’d like to reach out to the cast with any questions; comments; or concerns, you can email us at [email protected]   Link to "Wells For Boys" sketch: https://youtu.be/BONhk-hbiXk   Titles discussed in this week’s episode include: Dune (Film) Book Club 2 (Film) 80 for Brady (Film) Lady Bird (Film) Interstellar (Film) Little Women (Film) Bones and All (Film) Call Me By Your Name (Film) Superman Jon Kent (Comics) Ultimate Spider-Man (Comics) Daredevil (Comics) Superman & Lois (Television Series) Teen Wolf (Television Series) DC Pride (Comics) Street Fighter (Videogame) Wreck-It-Ralph (Film) Street Fighter (Film) A League of Their Own (Television Series) Broadcity (Television Series) A League of Their Own (Film) The Good Place (Television Series) Our Flag Means Death (Television Series) What We Do in the Shadows (Television Series) What We Do in the Shadows (Film) Black Dynamite (Film) Saturday Night Live (Television Series) Spy Family (Television Series) X-Terminators (Comics) Wet Leg (Musical Group) Power Girl (Comics) Green Arrow (Comics) Batman (Comics) Detective Comics (Comics) Action Comics (Comics) Amazing Spider-Man (Comics) She-Hulk (Comics) X-Men (Comics) The Outer Worlds (Videogame) Barbie (Film) Oppenheimer (Film) Dua Lipa (Musician) Bottoms (Film) The Bear (Television Series) Shiva Baby (Film) Swarm (Television Series) Judas and the Black Messiah (Film) Yellowstone (Television Series)
Jun 26, 2023
50 min
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