Battlebots Recap: Episode 5

Last night Battlebots pushed through the final eight matches in the Round of 32 to set things up for the Sweet Sixteen, which meant we got four full fights and four cut matches.  Here's what happened: Beta vs. Overhaul Beta is a strange bot, in that its main motion is reminiscent of

Wet Hot Napa Summer: First Day of Camp

INT. JACK DEL RIO'S OFFICE - DAY JACK DEL RIO: [sitting behind his desk] ...you know that it's nothing personal. KEN NORTON, JR.: [seated in a chair flanking the desk] Yeah, I know.  Maybe it won't be so bad.  All of his old teammates are already gone. DEL RIO: It's an embarrassment of riches, is

DFO Radio: He Was Who We Thought He Was

Last week was one of the least structured Request Lines we've done, with the theme simply based around memorializing Denny Green.  Hopefully the Vikings will pay him some respect by naming something in the stadium after him (maybe name the playing surface after him, or open a breakfast-focused restaurant in

DFO Radio: Electricity

The theme for last week's Request Line was "Electricity", which prompted a visit from a very special guest who was rather bemused to have been overlooked for hosting duties.  I've completed the dark blood ritual of penance, but his acolytes have informed me that it has done little to assuage

DFO Insider: A Bronco’s Tale

INT.  DFO PRODUCTION OFFICE - DAY.  A pair of sleazy Hollywood producers lounge around in an office.  One is reclining on a couch with his eyes closed, smiling faintly, either daydreaming or legitimately asleep.  The other holds a stuffed animal - Odie - by its tongue, watching it twist slowly in