Jelly And Bean

Gordon McAlpin - creator of the webcomic Multiplex - fills in for Bean this week to discuss tech and movies: Xbox drops an update to convert Microsoft points to standard currency; Steve Balmer “retires” as CEO of Microsoft; Kickstarter announces that it’s launching in Australia and New Zealand in the not too distant future; Ben Affleck gets cast as Batman in the upcoming Batman/Superman flick, but is that really going to be the biggest issue with that movie?; and we take a look at Jobs the biopic of Steve Jobs’ life that doesn’t necessarily live up to real life. Meanwhile, Gordon bemoans poor movie logic like the clichéd line “”off the charts””, and Jelly posits that The Last Airbender is the worst movie ever made. Also, Batfleck, you guys!

Everybody loves a crossover, so Katie Molloy, co-host of Silver Screen Queens visits to talk about all the things: videos that help breakdown the NBN plans; rumours surface that Bradley Cooper is up for Rocket Raccoon in Guardians of the Galaxy; and Kick-Ass 2 hits Australian cinemas, but is it as good as the first movie? Meanwhile, Katie laments the lack of female superhero movies while Jelly laments the fact that David Tennant is probably not going to be in Guardians of the Galaxy after all. Also, Bean settles into his new house and is surprisingly quiet through the entire episode. Honestly it’s like he wasn’t even there…

What if Star Wars episodes I and II were actually good; the role Vin Diesel will be playing in the Marvel movies gets revealed; some details surface about the upcoming original Pixar movies: The Good Dinosaur and Inside Out; Microsoft decides to include a headset with the Xbox console, and also makes some changes to their policy to allow sharing of Xbox Live Gold subscriptions; Meanwhile, Jelly gives a micro review of the most recent Tomb Raider, and Bean refuses to make a fool of himself on air. Also, the boys take a moment to reminisce about how cool phones were before the iPhone came along.

Saints Row IV finally passes classification, but in the worst possible way; a new Ender’s Game trailer drops, and it’s not really selling it very well; the BBC announces that Peter Capaldi is the new Doctor; Disney and ABC are looking at creating a live action Star Wars TV show, and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. holds the keys to it’s success; a new technology aims to improve the speed of data transferred across copper lines; and more TV shows coming up in the next few months: The Tomorrow People, Helix, Dads, The Michael J. Fox Show and Mind Games. Meanwhile, Jelly decides that the worst fate that can befall a movie is to simply be “meh”, and Bean wishes he was famous enough that people introduced him with the phrase “from such movies as”.

Grand Theft Auto V makes it through the Australian classification board with an R18+ rating; the Australian government releases 10 recommendations from the Australian Tax inquiry; we look as some of the new TV shows coming in the next few months: Axe Cop, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D, Almost Human and Intelligence; and The Wolverine hits Australian cinemas. Meanwhile, Jelly claims that he’s the heart throb of Jelly and Bean and Bean claims the brains and the sense of humour. Also, the boys discuss Hugh Jackman’s shirtless body. OH MY.

San Diego Comic Con is over for another year and it seems that the new thing is for celebrities to cosplay so they can roam the exhibition floor; Marvel confirms what we know about Guardians of the Galaxy; Warner Bros announces the sequel to Man of Steel, which is going to feature Batman, but not as we’ve seen him before; new details are announced about Avengers 2, including the title, Avengers: Age of Ultron; X-Men: Days of Future Past comes out mid-2014; and Disney shows of Aireal, a really cool new haptic feedback technology. Meanwhile, Jelly laments over the lack of a Black Widow solo movie, and Bean considers the fatal possibilities of haptic technology in the wrong hands. Also, the boys discuss the questions that are on the Geek Citizenship Test. You know, that test.

Microsoft confuses everyone by backtracking on Xbox policies… again; Dreamworks releases the teaser trailer for How to Train Your Dragon 2; Pacific Rim, Guillermo del Toro’s big budget sci-fi flick, hits Australian cinemas; one of the co-founders of Pirate Bay teams up to start Heml.is, a truly secure messaging app for iPhone and Android; and the boys present some tips to help you make the best of your convention experience, just in time for San Diego Comic Con! Meanwhile, Bean admits to not hiving seen the How to Train Your Dragon and Jelly whines about Microsoft not knowing what they’re doing. Also, the boys take stock as they realise that next year is going to be a great year for movies… hopefully.

We get “confirmations” on who the villains that Benecio del Toro, Lee Pace and Karen Gillan are playing in Guardians of the Galaxy; Entertainment Weekly reveals what the villain Electro is going to look like in Amazing Spider-Man 2 and Andrew Garfield talks about his dream casting of the MJ character; a recent Russian rocket launch goes awry thanks to an upside-down part; and Google decides to shut down more services in favour of Google+. Meanwhile, Bean goes to the supermarket to buy beans and Jelly comes up with his own super villain concept. Also, Bean claims the bad joke department all to himself, leaving Jelly to be the… straight man? He’s a terrible straight man.

Google Reader shuts down, with multiple services popping up to fill the void; the Xbox One is going to be able to read QR codes; a “Low Violence Version” of Saints Row surfaces on Steam; Neil Gaiman is returning to his popular Sandman comic series; a 15-year-old participant in Google’s science fair invents a torch powered by human body heat; and Ars Technica takes a look at the true worth of consoles when their costs are adjusted for inflation. Meanwhile, Jelly replaces Google Reader by simply having Bean read the news to him, causing Bean to consider charging a premium for the service. Also the boys fight over whether it’s more correct to say torch or flashlight, or if it’s math or maths.

Microsoft reverses some of their controversial Xbox One policies and reveals that the console will be region free; Saints Row IV gets refused classification in Australia; rumours surface that Vin Diesel is in talks with Marvel for an upcoming movie role; Sydney plays host to the annual popular culture convention, Supernova; and Jelly gives his thoughts and ratings on Monsters University and Man of Steel. Meanwhile, Jelly reminisces on what a terrible idea it is to give Data emotions, and Bean considers what a movie about Professor X would be like if it starred Vin Diesel. Also, Jelly gets schooled by Bean on how to do a good segue.

Man of Steel dropped and subsequently had the best June opening weekend ever; Google announces Project Loon, a crazy idea to provide internet via wifi hotspots using balloons; Adobe releases a big update for Creative Cloud, converting it’s products into subscription software in the process; and the first teaser trailer for The Lego Movie drops. Meanwhile, the Jelly starts planning his Project Loon rival, and Bean discovers who the Australian version of Don Cheadle is. Also, the boys contemplate what makes a movie Australian.

Guardians of the Galaxy is probably part of the lead up to Marvel’s Phase 3; Apple announces iOS 7, OS X Mavericks and a new Mac Pro at this year’s WWDC; and E3 sees the announcement of new games for the Wii U, as well as more details about both the Xbox One and the Playstation 4. Meanwhile, Jelly laments over how much money the Mac Pro is likely to be, and Bean clarifies the entire reason he co-hosts the show. Also, the two agree that maybe the new Mac Pro should get to be the “RocketBox”.

Podcasting is under threat from a patent troll, and you can help defend it; Karen Gillan and Benicio Del Toro both join the cast of Guardians of the Galaxy; Matt Smith announces that he’s leaving Doctor Who and the world goes into a casting frenzy; Arrested Development returns with a new season of the beloved show; and DC’s Fables is heading to the movies. Meanwhile, Bean tries his best to cast Don Cheadle as the Twelfth Doctor and Jelly gives his thoughts after having watched the new Arrested Development through one and a bit times. Also, the boys come up with a new TV show starring the antics of Bean and Don Cheadle, with Jelly featuring as the quirky neighbour. Sounds just like this show, really.

News and rumours spread about the used game situations on the Xbox One and the PS4; the boys discuss the potential for having a single ecosystem of devices that all work together; Gillette releases several celebrities’ theories about how Superman shaves (because of the beard in the latest trailers for Man of Steel) and the boys take the opportunity to come up with their own theory. Meanwhile, Jelly considers what the world would be like if either Apple, Google or Microsoft bought other the others, and Bean celebrates his newly granted Permanent Residency. Also, the boys agree that you can either do one thing well, or you can do many things kinda amateurish, and they know, because that’s how they do it on Jelly and Bean.

ABC picks up Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD and drops a trailer proving Agent Coulson is still alive and kicking butts; a new game is announced for Adventure Time and it’s coming to all of the major consoles; Yahoo! buys Tumblr for $1.1 billion cash; and Microsoft announces the Xbox One. Meanwhile, Jelly decides that Yahoo! should be pronounced as “Yahoo exclamation point”, while Bean decides that Tumblr should now be called Yumblr. Also, the boys discuss a different kind of opening for the show (with explosions!) now that the standard one seems boring after last week’s Star Trek special.

Star Trek Into Darkness hits Australian cinemas and the boys take the opportunity to dedicate an entire episode to pulling it apart and comparing it to the original series of Star Trek from the 1960s. Meanwhile, the boys try to determine the difference between Star Fleet and a military, and Bean laments the lack of Michael Dorn as a Klingon. Also, Jelly announces his love of DeForrest Kelley’s portrayal of Bones, complete with the excessive eye makeup and his tendency to go super-Southern under pressure (or when really relaxed). The Star Trek main theme is used in part for the opening theme of this episode. This music and its recording is copyright to its original owners. Its appearance on the show does not imply affiliation with, endorsement or sponsorship by, or approval of the copyright holders. The track can be purchased in full on the iTunes store as part of ‘The Ultimate Star Trek (Original Motion Picture Scores)’. Buy it and listen to it over and over. It’ll make your life better.

Some corrections for the discussion we had about the alternate NBN plan being offered by the Coalition; it turns out that the next Xbox is not going to require an always-on connection, at least according to a leaked memo from Microsoft; EA gets an exclusive deal to produce Star Wars games; David Tennant is rumoured to be playing Rocket Raccoon in ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’; and the ‘Ender’s Game’ trailer drops. Meanwhile, the boys come up with a brilliant new superhero movie for Ben Kingsley to star in, Bean tells all the bad jokes and Jelly gives us insight into who his favourite Doctor is (and why, maybe?).

Microsoft makes Skype available as part of Outlook.com; a new trailer for Pacific Rim drops at WonderCon that gives us new insights into the movie; IMAX announces that it’s getting into private theatre installations; a new video is released that demonstrates the full potential of Microsoft’s Illumiroom tech; Google Glass is rooted, and turned into a surveillance system, with some serious privacy consequences. Meanwhile, Jelly tells us all about his favourite number (and his favourite words), and Bean works on his dramatic movie trailer voice. Also the boys invent the next stage of wearable virtual reality tech.

Microsoft announces the announcement date for the next generation Xbox; NBNCo announces gigabit plans that will drop around December; Razer accidentally offer 90% off and then honour it; the first trailer for Thor 2 hits the internet; and Iron Man 3 is released in Australia. Meanwhile, Jelly forgets the name of the guy who played Col. Rhodes in the first Iron Man (it was Terrance Howard), while Bean talks about how much he dislikes Natalie Portman. Plus, the boys discuss Iron Man 3 at such length they actually go way over time. It’s a packed episode today! Please note: if you haven’t seen Iron Man 3, the discussion in this episode contains spoilers. LOTS OF SPOILERS. If you have any plans to see the movie, and want your experience untainted, you should stop the episode when the spoiler announcement is made (at 0:52:05). You have been warned!

Raven takes back the source code for Jedi Knight II; Google adds a feature to help you delete your data when you die; the Google Glass specs are finally revealed; Funny or Die releases the first Steve Jobs movie: iSteve; new trailers for Star Trek Into Darkness and Man of Steel drop; an Jelly gives his thoughts on Oblivion, the new Tom Cruise sci-fi movie. Meanwhile, the Bean tries to grasp the art of segues and Jelly salivates over Iron Man 3. Also, the boys reminisce about old school virtual reality, and discuss the future possibilities for the technology, thanks to all the news about Google Glass and the Oculus Rift. Welcome to the world of tomorrow!