June 25, 2014
In GBA 167 we get better acquainted with Oli. We compare parallel teenage lives in Cardiff, reminisce about the early days of Apples for Everyone, and get into Unitarian thinking, why he prefers the Silmarillion to the Lord of the Rings, the appeal and power of comics, pint's of filth, the Mabinogion, speaking welsh, spoilers for Promethea and lots more. The Apples for Everyone Episodes: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/sets/apples-for-everyone/ The Apples for Everyone Archive: https://soundcloud.com/applesforeveryone/sets Oli Plugs: Modern Television particularly: Parks and Recreation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parks_and_Recreation Spaced: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaced The Shadow Line: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shadow_Line_(TV_series) Community: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Community_(TV_series) New Thundercats: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ThunderCats_(2011_TV_series) Battlestar Galactica: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battlestar_Galactica_(2004_TV_series) The West Wing: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_West_Wing I plug: The Stand Up Tragedy IndieGoGo Campaign: http://bit.ly/TragicFringe Tragic Misadventures: Wednesday 9th July at the Black Heart http://www.facebook.com/events/601978073250123/ My blogpost about leaving/losing my job: http://davepickeringblog.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/…yes.html We mention: Red Dwarf: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Dwarf 2001: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001:_A_Space_Odyssey_(film) League of Gentlemen: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_League_of_Gentlemen Jack Episode: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-46-jack Cadw: http://cadw.wales.gov.uk/splash?orig=/ The Plural: https://soundcloud.com/the-plural Enterprise Studios: http://www.enterprisestudios.com/ Hayley Episode: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-9-hayley Henry Episode: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-56-henry Vale of Glamorgan: http://www.valeofglamorgan.gov.uk/en/index.aspx Steve Bland Assembly: https://myspace.com/thesteveblandassembly Scampi Fries: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Smith's_Snackfood_Company Metros: http://www.visitcardiff.com/eat-and-drink/club-metro-metros-p106771 Angel Tavern: http://www.walesuk.info/angel.html Zeus: http://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/fun-stuff/45-nightclubs-you-definitely-went-6436231 London Welsh Centre: http://www.londonwelsh.org/ Unitarian: http://www.unitarian.org.uk/index.shtml 200AD: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000_AD_(comics) Zenith: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zenith_(comics) Grant Morrison: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grant_Morrison Invisables: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Invisibles Pat Mills: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Mills Alan Moore: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Moore Rouge Trouper: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rogue_Trooper Supreme: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_(comics) The Boys: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Boys_(comics) Preacher: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preacher_(comics) Batman films: http://www.rottentomatoes.com/search/?search=batman&sitesearch=rt Superman films: http://www.rottentomatoes.com/search/?search=superman&sitesearch=rt Superman 2: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superman_II Green Lantern: http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/770677993/ Thor: http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/thor/ Iron Man films: http://www.rottentomatoes.com/search/?search=iron+man&sitesearch=rt 300: http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/300/ Dawn of the Dead: http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/dawn_of_the_dead/ Tolkien: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._R._R._Tolkien Lord of the Rings: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lord_of_the_Rings Silmarillion: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Silmarillion Mabinogion: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mabinogion The Chronicles of Prydain: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chronicles_of_Prydain Arthurian Legends: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Arthur The Wire: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wire Narnia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chronicles_of_Narnia Promethea: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Promethea League of Extrodinary Gentlemen: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_League_of_Extraordinary_Gentlemen Tom Strong: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Strong Voice of the Fire: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voice_of_the_Fire Lost Girls: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_Girls Neil Gaiman: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Gaiman Dave Mckean: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_McKean Arkham Asylum: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arkham_Asylum:_A_Serious_House_on_Serious_Earth Mick Jagger: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mick_Jagger You can hear Getting Better Acquainted on Stitcher SmartRadio, Stitcher allows you to listen to your favourite shows directly from your iPhone, Android Phone, Kindle Fire and beyond. 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