Waiting for Joey (feat. Esoteric Ebb, Saros, Bobo Bay, and more!)

About this episode

The episode features a surreal encounter with Joey from Friends and discussions on various video game themes and characters.

Joey's head pierces the veil of the chained apartment door as blinding sunlight pours in behind him. His eyes are wrong — they're the color of jewels, reds and blues all mixed up and coating every millimeter. His expression is contorted, almost beyond recognition. "THE CEASELESS FEAST OF WANT," he yells into the room, "A GLEAMING BEACON SHIMMERING ON THE HORIZON." He tries to force his way into the room again, but the chain holds. "WE ARE WANTED. WE ARE HERE TO SERVE AND REST OUR BONES UPON A GOLDEN THRONE. THE SUN IS FOREVER, AND SO TOO SHALL WE BE." Joey from the hit sitcom Friends retreats from the crack in the door, leaving a radiant glow spilling into the room. Discussed: Joey, George Costanza, Captain Picard, Esoteric Ebb, Disco Elysium, getting into CRPGS, neo-noir and grooviness, Saros, AAA roguelikes, Danny Boyle’s “Sunshine”, Bobo Bay, Vampire Crawlers Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.online Buy some merch, if you'd like: https://shop.intothecast.online Join the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/intothecast --- Follow Stephen Hilger: https://bsky.app/profile/stephenhilger.bsky.social Follow Brendon Bigley: https://bsky.app/profile/bb.wavelengths.online Produced by…

People in this episode

Hosts: Stephen Hilger, Brendon Bigley

Guests: Esoteric Ebb, Saros, Bobo Bay

Topics covered

• Joey from Friends
• CRPGs
• neo-noir
• AAA roguelikes
• Disco Elysium
• Danny Boyle’s Sunshine

Keywords

• Joey
• George Costanza
• Captain Picard
• Disco Elysium
• CRPGs
• AAA roguelikes
• Danny Boyle
• Saros
• Bobo Bay

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Disco Elysium, Danny Boyle’s “Sunshine”

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