How’s everyone’s 2024 going? Hope it’s off to a great start!
What I’m watching
Did you ever see the movie Barb Wire starring Pamela Anderson? I hadn’t until this week. It’s a post-apocalyptic tale of a nightclub owner who moonlights as a mercenary. There’s also a plot to this film, which you can investigate on your own, but the thing that stood out most to me was watching this film in HD is uncomfortable. We’re not supposed to see end-of-the-world films with ’90s fashion in crisp detail. Additionally, Barb Wire is based on a Dark Horse comic and looks exactly like a ’90s action comic on film. I loved it!
We’re covering Barb Wire on the new season of Bill and Robs: An Excellent Adventure in just a couple weeks. In the meantime, why don’t you sign up and listen to our entire back catalog?
What I’m playing
I’m continuing my Metal Gear journey on Twitch. You may remember from last week’s newsletter that I’m trying to beat this espionage series of games in chronological order. So far, here’s what’s happened:
In Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, set during the Cold War, “Naked Snake” is sent on a mission to rescue a defected Soviet scientist and destroy a new superweapon (a.k.a. Metal Gear). The mission becomes complicated when Snake must eliminate his mentor, The Boss, after she defects to the Soviet Union. Snake uncovers a deeper conspiracy involving a secret organization, The Philosophers, and their massive legacy. The game concludes with revelations about The Boss’s true intentions and the birth of the “Patriots,” setting the stage for future events.
Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops is set after Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater. “Naked Snake,” now known as “Big Boss,” is captured and imprisoned in a South American base. He learns of a new threat, the renegade FOX unit, and a plot involving a new Metal Gear. With the help of local rebels and other allies, Snake works to stop FOX, uncovering a conspiracy involving the U.S. government and creates his own mercenary group, FOXHOUND.
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker - 1974 [Currently Playing]
Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes - 1975
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain - 1984
Metal Gear - 1995
Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake - 1999
Metal Gear Solid - 2005
Metal Gear Solid 2 - 2007/2009
Metal Gear Solid 4 - 2014
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance - 2018
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