The Buddies sip Perfect Gingers and discuss Game of Thrones’ “shark-riding” tendencies, Charlottesville and the fact that No Man’s Sky is finally, a year later… an actual video game.
Also: Demon steeds! Legend of Zelda snooze fests! And recreating Valerian’s lack of romance in Skyrim!
The Buddies drink an Ouzon soda-based cocktail while recounting To-Do list adventures, the ignorance of neighborhood kids and how to properly punch someone’s face off if you are Wolverine.
Plus: Miyazaki’s films vs Disney films! The rise and fall of Ben Stiller! And inordinate fears of subscribing to HBO!
Not to mention commmmmmmedy!
The Buddies (well, S’mike, specifically) birth an outstanding new drink, the “Dead Rodent.” “Dr. Strange” gets further critiqued, and then the Buddies go down a deep, deep hole about Mike Birbiglia’s outstanding film “Don’t Think Twice.”
Long story short, a comedy about an improv troupe fucked Mike up but good!
Also: Dissecting the New York City improv scene! Chinese powdered Jesus! Comedic comedy!
The Buddies are joined by a fascinating guest, Mike’s coworker Mel Henderson. Extra strength Caiparoskas are sipped, tattoos are revealed, and the south gets talked ’bout. A LOT.
Also: Hyena laughs! Orgy wish lists! Ultra-violent anime!
And of course, comedy.
Battling a ghost in the machine, the Buddies are joined by special guest and fellow board game geek Joshua Lippincott. Drinks are shared, pizza is ordered, and then things get really, really deep. This, THIS, is the danger of having Josh Lippincott on your podcast!
Also: The moral correctness of dick pics in the modern age! Diagnostic troubleshooting in everyday life! Millennials!
Annnnd humor…
The Buddies meet the night before the Election to record an episode in a different time, before the events of November 8th and everything that followed. The episode’s drink was random liquors mixed with spiced grapefruit tonic.
S’mike’s recent birthday food fails are recounted, including pretentious 7-course meals and unfulfilling foot-longs. The Buddies then dissect the unique joys derived from S’Mike’s birthday surprise gift.
Spoiler: Stretching is alleged to have been heavily involved…
Also: Tales of toddler Halloween fright! Lame-ass crackers! And also Trump hadn’t been elected yet!
In 2009, S Michael Smith was cast in the art house/horror film “The Beast Pageant.”
In 2016, in celebration of Halloween and their 50th episode, Buddies In Space made fun of The Beast Pageant.
While drunk.
That’s right, folks, it’s our super-special interactive 50th podcast episode!!! We basically did a RiffTrax of S’Mike’s movie, and you get to follow along while watching it. The movie is free to stream on Vimeo here.
Navigate to the movie and press “play” when prompted in the podcast to have the interactive experience of watching the movie with us in real time as we mock it/provide tons of production commentary.
Enjoy, and here’s to 50 more episodes!
The Buddies go full on nerd for this one, geeking out so hard and so fast that they never even say what they’re drinking (pineapple and mixed vodkas).
Old school gaming magazines get brought out, favorite nerdy RIT stories are swapped and The Scottish Play gets brought up an absurd number of times for some reason.
Plus: the ridiculousness of JRPGs! The Adventures of Young S’mike When He had No Friends! And jiggle-physics!
In this episode, the Buddies drink Chartreuse two different ways while S’mike relays the wonders of the Toronto Fringe Festival.
Also: Dueling OJ Simpson documentaries! Virtual Reality headsets! And absolutely no mention of Donald Trump for once!
The Buddies try a new twist on an old drinking favorite and discuss the usual suspects: Trump, gay Hugo Award nomination politics and the Thousand Islands.
How typical!
Also: Golden water wheels! Deadly wine Slushies! Profanity!
