With Ameristan behind us, it’s time to head back to the back to the conference room. Things get heated. More analyzing the mental state of the author. Is he calming? Is he ok? Are we ok? Are you ok? Just what is happing here?
What We’re Watching
We catch up after the thanksgiving holidays and talk what we’ve been watching and reading.
Subjects include: The Irishman, Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal, Watchmen; ok yeah baby Yoda is discussed; Jeff Vandermeer, Tezuka, Apple tv+, More problems with toxic (star wars) fandom
This and more has been added for patrons over at patreon.com/kickersofelves
Fall; or, Dodge in Hell: Parts 2 and 3 – Blowing up
We think we have a better idea of the book now, but do we? Is this an angry book where Neal is working out his feelings on the 2016 election? Are dumb people the biggest problem in the world? Welcome to Ameristan! Is this intellectual elitism? Plus we meet Enoch Root. More predictions and trying to figure this thing out. Are we right? Wrong? What a sex scene!
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We’re into Fall! What do we think about the book so far and just how wrong are we about what’s going to come next? First off though, we have to talk more about Neal Stephenson and the ideas he likes to write about. Or doesn’t.
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Hashish and Superiority Season 2! Why are we reading Fall; or, Dodge in Hell?
Season two commences! Why are we reading this book, what are our backgrounds with Neal Stephenson, and will we survive? Listen to the first episode, and maybe grab the book and join the club!
Happy Birthday Alan Moore
You maybe noticed the internet lose it’s mind over Alan Moore saying some disparaging things about superheros three years ago. As if his thoughts weren’t well known. Well, if you haven’t read the book he wishes were what people remembered him for instead of Watchmen, then why not read his novel Jerusalem and follow along with season 1 of the Hashish and Superiority Book Club?
https://kickersofelves.com/category/hashish-and-superiority-book-club/jerusalem/
Catching Up with KoE
A month and no updates? What is going on? If you’re a patron or follow us at other places you know we haven’t been completely silent. And if you only check the website… really? Oh wow. Oh, and Wade celebrated the birth of his firstborn son. So that kept him busy.
If you’re subscribed to the Rules of Acquisition you’ve probably noticed the “ROA Remix” episodes we’ve been putting out. A lot has changed since we started re-watching Deep Space Nine in 2015. Each week another Kicker is listening to an episode of the ROA and commenting on how naive we were, and how cheap the microphones we had back then. Most recently this week Wade listened to the early Season 1 episode “Babel”
On the Patreon, we’ve been very into Righteous Gemstones. Plus we had a patron hangout on the question “Does Spock Suck?” Hear some of James and Hugh’s thoughts on both here
But that’s not all we’ve been up to. We’ve been hard at work preparing for the next season of the Hashish and Superiority Book Club. We’ve been dragging out the reveal of what our next book much longer than likely necessary. Promise there will be a big update on that soon!
A Kickers of Elves Roundtable: TNG’s “Sub Rosa”
A change in format! Hugh talked to listeners about the sexiest of Scottish Ghost Candle Stories, Star Trek: The Next Generations “Sub Rosa”
Special thanks to Kristin, Tom, Robert and Kate for joining us!
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To Catch Up On Us and Voicemails
Voicemails?! Remember those? So do we!
What has happened since last we updated? How have our lives changed forever since we finished watching every episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine?
What else is in store from Kickers of Elves on the RoA feed? Hugh has some deets. What is The RoA Remix? What is this about these TNG roundtables?
Is this the end voicemails? No!
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