Off Piste Podcast

There have been some fun movies to come out of the world of video games! But mostly terrible ones. Let's be honest. The Off Piste crew could definitely do better, right? So this week, the boys pitch which video games they'd most like to see movie adaptations of! Tull reaches deep into the fever dream of The Sims' past, Neil goes full beast mode and Luck unflinchingly defends the grit potential of a giant sentient hand. Meanwhile, Shigeru comes clean to Emiko and Principal Black about his illicit activities in the Class Presidential Election and Randall Jnr. wrestles with his conscience as he prepares to infiltrate the hospital. FOLLOW OFF-PISTE: FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/offpistepodcast/ TWITTER: twitter.com/offpistepodcast YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/2cxPrlZ EMAIL US: offpistepodcast@gmail.com

It was Tull's birthday recently. Being great friends, Neil and returning guest Joshua Ogle didn't get him anything. But what if they had all of fiction to draw from to get him a birthday gift? And what would Tull WANT to be given? That's the million dollar question this week. Joshua unlocks a world of imagination, Neil, uh, finds a way and Tull wishes to go on a wild ride through the galaxy. Meanwhile, Deputy Flint sits down for a fruitless conversation with Thin Eric and Dr Cueto returns home to find his possessions ransacked. FOLLOW OFF-PISTE: FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/offpistepodcast/ TWITTER: twitter.com/offpistepodcast YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/2cxPrlZ EMAIL US: offpistepodcast@gmail.com

Ever wondered why that person from that movie never used that thing that they own that could have solved most of their problems in a fraction of the time? So have Off Piste. That's why this week the crew are discussing the most underused weapons in fiction! Neil summons a quick solution, Luck breeds bats for a singular purpose and Tull looks to eviscerate some kaiju in record time. Meanwhile, Kazuhiro and Lisa visit Old Man Jenkins at the hospital and Thin Eric is sent a painful reminder in prison as to why ratting out Wyatt would be a bad idea vis-à-vis the rest of his captive family’s safety. FOLLOW OFF-PISTE: FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/offpistepodcast/ TWITTER: twitter.com/offpistepodcast EMAIL US: offpistepodcast@gmail.com

With the race for the American presidency hotting up and getting uglier by the minute, the Off Piste crew decided that they should put an end to the whole debacle. Primarily, by submitting their own candidates for the presidency! Luck fails to guarantee the continuation of sunlight, Neil takes the world leaders to Suplex City and Tull endorses the swift digestion of any opposition. Meanwhile, freshly-minted class president Shigeru starts to feel remorse for his underhanded tactics in snatching the title away from his sister's grasp and Wyatt bestows to Randall Jnr. his deadly task with regards to the still comatose loose end, Isla. FOLLOW OFF-PISTE: FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/offpistepodcast/ TWITTER: twitter.com/offpistepodcast EMAIL US: offpistepodcast@gmail.com

With Luck gallivanting about in America, good friend of the podcast and newlywed Joshua Ogle steps in to join Neil and Tull in opening up about some daddy issues. Namely, who in fiction would the three of them want to be adopted by? Some people pay a lot of money for this kind of therapy. Here it is for free. Tull looks for paternal strength from a nervous giraffe, Neil again sets himself up to be an evil ruler of the galaxy and Joshua looks to secure a second season for his new family. Meanwhile, in the wake of the County Restaurant Awards firefight, Flint swears to a hospital-bound O’Driscoll to track down the mastermind responsible for his injuries, Thin Eric pleads his innocence from his jail cell and a guilt-wracked Randall Jnr. seeks refuge from a departing Wyatt after inadvertently causing his father Randall's death. FOLLOW OFF-PISTE: FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/offpistepodcast/ TWITTER: twitter.com/offpistepodcast EMAIL US: offpistepodcast@gmail.com

There are few entertainment pastimes quite like the world of professional wrestling. Fake? Not quite. Predetermined? Inarguably. Dangerous? Absolutely. So perhaps it’s time for Josh McCulloch to re-join Luck and Neil to discuss who from fiction they think would make the greatest professional wrestler of all time! McCulloch sings the praises of the lucha abilities of Hogwarts’ gamekeeper, Neil welcomes people to the greatest robot grappling federation in the ocean and Luck combines his wrestling knowledge with a certain vigilante’s very particular set of skills. Meanwhile, Wyatt’s plan comes to a head at the County Restaurant Awards ceremony as Thin Eric takes the fall and a life is lost in the unexpected wrinkle of a firefight between O’Driscoll & Flint and Wyatt’s employ. FOLLOW OFF-PISTE: FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/offpistepodcast/ TWITTER: twitter.com/offpistepodcast EMAIL US: offpistepodcast@gmail.com

The 2016 Olympic Games are no long right around the corner. In fact they’re actually happening. Right now, within this self-contained bubble of a thirty minute podcast. As such, Rebecca returns to the show to submit with Neil and Luck better candidates to send to the Olympics if you wanted to guarantee glorious gold medals! Luck immediately resorts to underhanded tactics to secure victory, Neil introduces a stringy old bird into the pool and Rebecca opens up a new chapter in the emotional tale of Private Gamgee of the 2nd Ranger Battalion. Meanwhile, as the day of the County Restaurant Awards looms, Thin Eric is assured by Wyatt that all is well and Flint and O’Driscoll are informed that they’ll be going undercover at the awards ceremony. FOLLOW OFF-PISTE: FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/offpistepodcast/ TWITTER: twitter.com/offpistepodcast EMAIL US: offpistepodcast@gmail.com Watch the Chuckle Brothers being cold-blooded psychopaths here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eh_6qXsOrK4

The 2016 Olympic Games are right around the corner! But Rio… the location could be so much better, right? Josh McCulloch join Neil and Tull to discuss which fictional places would be better candidates for hosting the Olympics in part one of a TWO PART special! McCulloch indulges his sweet tooth, Neil goes from Zero to Hero and Tull opens up a can of worms vis-à-vis a certain not-so-fantastic group of heroes. Meanwhile, Shigeru and Emiko’s rivalry comes to a head on Class Presidential Election Day and Flint helps O’Driscoll to realise that Thin Eric may actually need the police’s help rather than punishment. FOLLOW OFF-PISTE: FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/offpistepodcast/ TWITTER: twitter.com/offpistepodcast EMAIL US: offpistepodcast@gmail.com

A longtime friend of the Off Piste crew is getting married! What better way to celebrate than to submit the best places for a fictional stag do? Tull plans for surf and the sand with the permission of Bowser, Neil gives the whole wedding entourage the red pill and Luck puts forth a whirlwind of drinking and broken tables with the mighty residents of Asgard. Meanwhile, Kazuhiro and Lisa learn of Old Man Jenkins’ terminal illness and O’Driscoll & Flint decide to scope out Thin Eric’s home after his daughter – Isla – turns up under Dr Cueto’s care in a comatose state and curiously missing a finger. FOLLOW OFF-PISTE: FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/offpistepodcast/ TWITTER: twitter.com/offpistepodcast EMAIL US: offpistepodcast@gmail.com

Those are some nice childhood memories of Disney movies well-enjoyed you’ve got there! Real cute. Heartwarming, even. Mind if we ruin them forever? This week Rebecca settles back into the podcast with Tull and Luck as they discuss which Disney characters they’d least like to fight… BATTLE ROYALE STYLE! Rebecca winds up pitted against the most horrifying minds to come out of the Hundred Acre Wood, Tull engages in a deadly game of Man vs Machine and Luck ensures that you will never look at Mike Wazowski the same way again. Meanwhile, Thin Eric is left with little time to prepare when he learns that the County Restaurant Award ceremony will be held on his doorstep in the City Theatre, Lisa berates O’Driscoll for his lack of results in securing justice for her late son and a conflicted Randall Jnr. finally catches up to Thin Eric’s runaway daughter. FOLLOW OFF-PISTE: FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/offpistepodcast/ TWITTER: twitter.com/offpistepodcast EMAIL US: offpistepodcast@gmail.com Want to play the Winnie the P

Hooray! The bad guys are defeated, the hero’s learned something important and they all lived happily ev- wait a minute. That supposedly “good” thing that happened… isn’t that actually kinda f*cked up? This week the Off Piste crew grab this proverbial bull by the horns and look at moral questions in fiction that are never properly addressed! Tull questions the ethics behind the creation and inevitable destruction of entire worlds, Neil suggests that Morgan Freeman could’ve perhaps chosen a better candidate for inheriting godlike powers and Luck takes umbrage to being called into question for avenging a murderous wipeout of civilians. Meanwhile, Shigeru’s class presidential campaign comes under fire from Principal Black after his wall-building political stunt at recess goes awry and Old Man Jenkins receives some sobering news from Dr. Cueto. FOLLOW OFF-PISTE: FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/offpistepodcast/ TWITTER: twitter.com/offpistepodcast EMAIL US: offpistepodcast@gmail.com

In a rare occurrence of the Off Piste crew working together for a change, the guys each submit a candidate to work as part of the GREATEST heist team ever conceived! Luck puts forward a master of disguise, Neil unleashes an abomination of nature and Tull reveals the machinations of a true psychopath. But as they piece together an action-packed adventure one question prevails: just WHERE exactly is the Sharktopus’ spine located? Meanwhile, Wyatt initiates the first stage of a master-plan to secure his lucrative business offer and Thin Eric receives notice that his steakhouse has been nominated for the County Restaurant Award. FOLLOW OFF-PISTE: FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/offpistepodcast/ TWITTER: twitter.com/offpistepodcast EMAIL US: offpistepodcast@gmail.com

Buckle your seatbelts and grab your blue shells, ladies and gentlemen, as Steph Baker makes her return to the podcast to discuss with Luck and Neil who the absolute ideal Mario Kart Double Dash partner would be! Luck becomes part of the Kart and part of the Krew, Neil unleashes yet another obscure Marvel man-crush to a petrified starting grid and Steph turns out to be remarkably okay with child labour. Meanwhile, Shigeru and Emiko each separately seek Old Man Jenkins’ advice for their class presidential campaigns and Randall Jnr. is thrown in at the deep end when Thin Eric’s daughter escapes Wyatt’s captivity. FOLLOW OFF-PISTE: FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/offpistepodcast/ TWITTER: twitter.com/offpistepodcast EMAIL US: offpistepodcast@gmail.com

Let’s be honest, some fictional folk in positions of power and authority did an absolutely shoddy job. Surely their positions could be done better by someone else… enter the Off Piste crew as they discuss which fictional job positions they’d be best at! Neil resolves to make the Death Star great again, Luck oversees a huge staff overhaul at Hogwarts and Tull commits to the humble, rewarding life of servicing the tyres of Yoshi (special guest star Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson!*). Meanwhile, Kazuhiro gets down on one knee for Lisa and Wyatt is made an offer from his competitors too lucrative to refuse. FOLLOW OFF-PISTE: FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/offpistepodcast/ TWITTER: twitter.com/offpistepodcast EMAIL US: offpistepodcast@gmail.com *Well, not really, but seriously. Come on, Rocky. Hit us up. Let’s make magic happen. #Rock4Yoshi

In Off Piste's spectacular SECOND SPECIAL GUEST EPISODE, niches in the job market are suitably filled as cosplayer extraordinaire Rebecca Carter joins Neil and Luck to discuss which businesses would definitely need to exist in fictional universes! Rebecca looks to get the X-Men suited and booted, Luck looks out for the everyman's vices while superheroes batter each other and Neil looks to literally rebuild society in the wake of reckless alien vehicle... things. Meanwhile, Randall Jnr. learns the ropes in Wyatt's factory deep beneath the steakhouse and Emiko's bid for class president causes a jealous Shigeru to launch his own campaign for the position. FOLLOW OFF-PISTE: FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/offpistepodcast/ TWITTER: twitter.com/offpistepodcast EMAIL US: offpistepodcast@gmail.com Check out Rebecca's cosplay page! https://www.facebook.com/LittleLionessCosplay/

Oh no! The Off Piste crew have been kidnapped by a nondescript villainous entity! Who could possibly save them? Perhaps one of the candidates brought up in this week's discussion regarding who the crew would choose to save them had they been kidnapped? Maybe. Luck struggles to explain Hideo Kojima's intricate tale of stealth and giant mechs, Tull looks to the Hero of Time to get him out of a jam and Neil exploits his sudden relation by blood to one Mr Frank Castle. Meanwhile, Deputy Flint seeks for fresh leads to impress O'Driscoll and a cracking Thin Eric is delivered a gruesome reminder as to why reporting Wyatt's business to the authorities is out of the question. FOLLOW OFF-PISTE: FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/offpistepodcast/ TWITTER: twitter.com/offpistepodcast EMAIL US: offpistepodcast@gmail.com

Sometimes, the English language leaves a lot to interpretation. The Off Piste crew have decided to push that to the limit this week as they discuss which movies would change drastically if you based them purely on their titles! Neil unintentionally exposes the X-Men to severe emotional trauma, Tull puts Keanu Reeves and hundreds of civilians on dangerous amounts of drugs and Luck shows little sensitivity to speech impediments. Meanwhile, Detective O'Driscoll is assigned a rookie partner to help with the Little Billy case and Randall introduces his son to Wyatt's business in lieu of a new school. FOLLOW OFF-PISTE: FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/offpistepodcast/ TWITTER: twitter.com/offpistepodcast EMAIL US: offpistepodcast@gmail.com

Tired of flicking through TV channels seeing the same old boring hosts? So are the Off Piste crew. So this week, the guys discuss which fictional character would make the best TV host! Neil endorses his latest obscure Marvel man(planet?)-crush, Luck takes the criminal underworld to the airwaves and Tull makes sentient trains do terrible things to people and each other. Meanwhile, Principal Black gives Randall Jnr. the severest punishment for his violent payback towards Shigeru and a sociopathic Wyatt hosts a tense surprise reunion dinner for Thin Eric with Eric's captive family. FOLLOW OFF-PISTE: FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/offpistepodcast/ TWITTER: twitter.com/offpistepodcast EMAIL US: offpistepodcast@gmail.com

Ladies and gentlemen, grab your blunt instruments because it's time to tackle a classic question on the podcast this week: the crew discuss who they'd choose to have on their side in a zombie apocalypse! Luck tackles the logistics of not being sucked into fans, Neil endeavours to be big in Japan and Tull sets off on inebriated adventures in undead-riddled London. Meanwhile, Lisa has words with Old Man Jenkins after Randall Jnr. exacts his revenge on Shigeru and Detective O'Driscoll notices a change for the worse in Thin Eric's happy-go-lucky demeanour. FOLLOW OFF-PISTE: FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/offpistepodcast/ TWITTER: twitter.com/offpistepodcast EMAIL US: offpistepodcast@gmail.com

In the media, we see pretty much the same types of characters everywhere we look. But life for them can't be all roses, right? This week, the crew discuss which character archetype they'd least like to be! Luck secludes himself in a mountain temple, Neil shows a severe lack of leniency and Tull exposes the internal turmoil of the promiscuous. Meanwhile, Randall gives his son some unsettling advice and Lisa and Kazuhiro share a tender moment under the stars. FOLLOW OFF-PISTE: FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/offpistepodcast/ TWITTER: twitter.com/offpistepodcast EMAIL US: offpistepodcast@gmail.com