The Observation Lounge

Tiny, Tiny Arms.It’s another week of general geek news with host Greg Harbin, TOL News Editor Kathryn Brihan, and returning friend-of-the-show Tristan Riddell. Enter the future of gaming with the Oculus Rift, gaze into the eyes of the past with Sauroniops, listen to the confusing and duplicitous words of George Lucas, fall into a cornucopia of wormholes with Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar, and hope that Ronald D. Moore’s Helix isn’t canceled.

Post-Oscars Post-Mortem.One show wasn’t enough to handle Team Ben Affleck, so we’re back to talk about the joy of winning, the agony of Les Miz, our fury at Ang Lee, and our love of Jennifer Lawrence. Host Greg Harbin and Observation Lounge News Editor Kathryn Brihan are joined by Geek Crash Course’s Michael Nixon and The Zero Room’s Jose Munoz for a discussion that, honestly, gets a little Parental Advisory at times. Shoo the children from the room for this one, folks.

PlayStation 4 Non-Announcement.Greg, Kathryn and Drew are back in full swing with special fourth chair Tristan Riddell joining the show to discuss Sony’s three hour-long press conference to nowhere, Jurassic Park’s bite chunk-removable toys, Sean Connery in 3D, the twentysomething squabble-based sitcom with Batman and Superman, Dr Soran’s creepy mental hospital, the casting of CBS’s maybe summer adaptation of “Under the Dome”, and the Best. Jeopardy contestant. Ever.

It’s A Die Hard Knock Life.Regulars Greg and Drew are joined by PopCap Games’ Joey Trimmer to discuss The Doctor in 3D, the future of video games, the exploding Russian meteor, the war between Tesla and the New York Times, and how manly you have to be to enjoy a “Die Hard” film. And in the Staff Meeting, a costume-changing Benedict Cumberbatch pursues our crew as they spout their gaming choices for the week.

House of Cards.Greg, Kathryn, Tristan, and Martin throw out the rundown entirely to discuss (charming) Kevin Spacey and (handsome) David Fincher’s new Netflix original series House of Cards. Beware! Spoilers inside! Southern accents will be spoken, chess pieces will be moved, whites will be creamed, and the TV will be screamed at. Note: this episode is based on the 1994 BBC miniseries The Observation Foyer.

Returning Storylines.This week’s Observation Lounge is a morning show for Greg, Kathryn, Drew, and Charlynn, but that doesn’t get in the way of them discussing a smattering of updates to topics previously discussed. Cory and Topanga’s daughter has been cast, “1952” has been given a title, Paul Giamatti wants a horn, DARPA has actual LASERs, The X-Files have a comic, Ellen Page may or may not have aged, David Bowie’s son has a Warcraft film, and Sony has an announcement to make. And don’t...

Stalking Sequels, Games, and Dinosaurs.This week on The Observation Lounge, Not-Co-host Drew Stewart manufactures a holodeck “accident” in order to become Acting Host. Then he invites over Trek.fm’s Charlynn Schmiedt and Jennie Zell of Playing Doctor and Mouthy BroadCast to give you your fill of geeky news. Unneeded sequels, Facebook stalking, and video games are just a few of the topics covered in this exciting episode!

The Oscars.It’s an honor just to be nominated, and as Ben Affleck well knows, it’s quite a dishonor to be snubbed. The crew is joined by the very angry VJ Antonelli to discuss the highs and the lows of this year’s crop of Academy Award nods. How mad is Kathryn about Les Miz, how much does Greg hate David O Russell, how many riots is VJ already going to start about Argo, and why does Drew not realize why “digital shrinkage” is so funny? All this and much, much more in a special double...

Comics and TV News.Host Greg Harbin and Observation Lounge news editor Kathryn Brihan are joined by Trek.fm’s Drew Stewart for a smorgasbord of geeky news. Holodecks are on their way, Fraction’s “Hawkeye” can help Sandy victims, JGL is playing everyone, Stan Lee turns 90, Kathryn is packing her bags for the Wonderful World of Middle Earth, and much much more.