FPcast! The Fruitless Pursuit Podcast for November 24 2014! Be Thankful!

This week we review the brilliant Nightcrawler, the divisive Mockingjay Part 1, dissect some trailers, and give author Matthew Reilly crap for seeming to have rewritten Jurassic Park. Plus we celebrate Thanksgiving by eating some terrible American treats! Don't drink the Kool-Aid! 

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Join The Realm!

You are no doubt aware that we are mere days away from the return of Game of Thrones, and as if the excitement and interest among fans wasn't already huge, HBO have set up a house sigil generator so we can MAKE OUR OWN HOUSE SIGILS. If that isn't the best thing you've heard in the last few days, then you must lead a very exciting life. Why aren't you out skydiving right now?

Anyway, this thing is fun. A lot of fun. You can check it out at Join The Realm, but good luck trying to make something better than MY house sigil:

Batnicorns. I wanted to still keep the Baratheon feel, but Batnicorns are pretty much 1000% better than deer. Head below the cut to see what pop culture favourites I was able to stretch the limited palette to encompass.

Weekend Fun: My Favorite Hunger Games Stuff From the Intertubes

A lot of people seem to dislike the internet meme-fying everything under the sun these days, but I'm not going to lie - I kind of love it. The Hunger Games has not disappointed in this regard, as there have been any number of crazy and wonderful things tossed about. Here are a few of my favorites from the last few months, and I'd love to see more if you know of any I may have missed. Check 'em out under the bread jump:

Awesome Hunger Games Inspired T-Shirt Celebrates Killing Kids!

The universe's Hunger Games fever is at an all time high! I can't even get hungry right now without making a game out of it! I can't see a small child without throwing a knife! Be sure to read Jacinta's insightful review of the film here, and if you want to wear your fandom on your chest then why not check out this new T-shirt from Bluebutter pop parody tees?

Our new pal Steve from Bluebutter was kind enough to share this amazing Mockingjay pin logo made up of Hunger Games certified children killing weapons! Do you recognise some of these munchkin-murderers from the book?

And this is what you'll look like wearing it, complete with severed head...

Be sure to check out some of the other pop culture inspired designs offered at the site. I think that this is a pretty amazing T-shirt. It would be a shame if someone threw a javelin through it.

Review: The Hunger Games

Unless you live under a rock and/or consume no form of media, you're probably fairly up to speed with The Hunger Games (and if not, we've got a guide for you right here). As an avid fan of the books I'd been counting down the days til it was time to see the big screen adaption. Good? Bad? Read on to find out.

The Hunger Games Game!

Taylor let us know back when the trailer for The Hunger Games came out that he only heard of the movie/book after seeing the board game. I'm glad to present the new commercial for the board game!

What You Should Know About The Hunger Games

Taking a break from my normal nerdy history stuff because, well, it's a big week this week: The Hunger Games is coming out. I've been a fan since the first book came out a few years ago, and this is pretty much the film event of the year.

There's a decent chance, however, that you may have missed the book up to this point. Perhaps you heard that it's the "next Twilight" (don't worry, it's not), perhaps you dismissed it because it's essentially a book for teenagers (it is, but if you haven't heard, YA books are "in" right now, and are regularly publishing some of the best genre fiction currently), perhaps you're just being dragged this weekend by your significant other. Regardless, there's no reason why you shouldn't go into the movie with an idea of what's going on, so here's a quick overview so that the odds will ever be in your favor.

The Hunger Games Trailer (Now in HD!)

Now, I freely admit I may not be the best person to cover this as I only learned of the Hunger Games after seeing that there was a board game of the same name that was based on the books, and in turn proceeded to learn nothing about them from that point, but this trailer is pretty fantastic, and is more or less designed for people like me who are all "WTF is this GMA? And why are you so excited about it?" But it did its job and I'm now going to find out way too much about this in a little bit. 

For folks who are familiar with this more than that there is a board game, please strike up a conversation in the comments section and tell me why I should or shouldn't be excited for this.