Mobcast 60: Annoying Fanboys, Series Reboots, and Gaming on the Cheap

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Monday, July 05, 2010

Bitmob's Aaron Thomas, Mike Minotti, Jasmine Rea, Alejandro Quan-Madrid, and Rob Savillo discuss which games have the most annoying fans, the Nintendo 3DS, franchises that change developers, series reboots, and gaming on the cheap.​

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From left to right: Aaron Thomas, Rob Savillo, Mike Minotti, Jasmine Rea,
and Alejandro Quan-Madrid chill out in the E3 hotel room.

 
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Comments (16)
Lance_darnell
July 05, 2010

Downloading now!!! What a freaking awesome group!!!

Yeah, I'm excited.

Mikeminotti-biopic
July 05, 2010

Yay! I remember embarassing myself on this show at least twice. Please enjoy!

Lance_darnell
July 05, 2010

Great show everyone! 

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July 05, 2010

worst. picture. ever.

Oh my god, I look like a troll of some sort. Eeeeeh.

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July 05, 2010

I think this is one of those, "forcing us to look natural" pictures.

Picture_002
July 05, 2010

Awww...shush Jasmine. Stop being so -harsh on you. That's the job angry, sexually frustrated and jealous internet nerds. :)

Mikeminotti-biopic
July 06, 2010

By the way, Alejandro gets the award for looking the least like staff picture.

And I wouldn't worry about the picture, Jasmine. I think everyone is going to stare at my incredibly hairy legs.

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July 06, 2010

The problem with people who are over zealous about something is known as Fan Dumb. When this is applied to something that is pretty good then I like to call it "Metallica Syndrome" as the loud minorities either absolutely hate it or love it too much, while the quite majority are just "It's good, but if you don't like it it's fine."

Jasmine, I'm a "Nu Who" fan, and thanks to the awesome revival I've started watching several "Classic Who" episodes, mainly the Tom Baker and Peter Davison runs. Would you hate me just because I've gotten interested in such a great series via the new show?

Lance_darnell
July 06, 2010

Is it me, or does Aaron Thomas kick ass at podcasting?

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July 06, 2010

@Gueillermo My hate is limited to the new fans who refuse to watch the older series and constantly squee about how attractive David Tenant is. People who watch the older stuff after getting hooked by the new eps are doing it right. 

Also, Metallica is fine. I just don't like listening to them because there's something about their drumlines that just smashes through my skull.

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July 06, 2010

@Mike At least you have a healthy resource of replacement hair for your skull.

...and you're appearance on the Mobcast is as sexy as Star Fox on the 3DS.

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July 06, 2010

@Jasmine Um, is there something wrong with squeeing over David Tennant? I'm strait but that man does do wierd things to my sexuality. People are entitled to have celebritiy crushes.

For all I know, most fans of the new series are respectable of the old episodes but don't want to watch them because it seems a bit overbearing, as there's nearly 50 years of show that they haven't watched! If they don't watch the old episodes then they may miss out on something good but they can still enjoy one of the greatest pieces of Brit Pop Culture by just watching the new series.

While I they're not one of my favorite bands, I still think Metallica is decent. The reason I like to use them as an example of Fan Dumb and Hate Dumb is because they seem to garner the most fanboys and haters I've ever seen from a band.

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July 06, 2010

@Gueillermo:  I am not asking anyone to watch all of the older doctors. Watching every past episode is actually impossible thanks to the BBC losing a substantial portion of William Hartnell's run.

What I am saying is that outspoken fans of a series should do their homework. That's all I ask from intense fanbases.

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July 06, 2010

@Jasmine  Allright then, I can understand that. I myself am a frequent visitor of tardis.wikia.com.

Picture_002
July 07, 2010

@Jasmine, let me apologize in advance. I'm fairly certain my inner-Texan will unleash an Arkansas joke at some point in the future. Much like my not so subtle jab at Shoe's alma mater, it will be all love. But it's pretty inevitable. But hey, it's not Oklahoma. :)

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July 12, 2010

variation on numbers! nice ! 

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