Samcast episode 157: Don’t Text, And Read Comics, And Drive

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On this weeks Samcast the crew talk about two X-Men being allowed to be in the Avengers despite ownership rights, 80’s game tropes, the idiocy of texting and driving, no classic doctors being in the Doctor Who 50’th, and talk of a controversy with Fire Emblem ends up with Samuel mentally scaring Jacob.

3rd Party for the 3DS: http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2013/04/satoru_iwata_confirms_nintendos_plans_to_bring_more_3ds_third_party_support_to_the_west

lets talk about the Green Ranger Dr Oliver: http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/04/26/c2e2-jason-david-frank-talks-power-rangers

Here’s the cold hard facts about texting and driving: http://www.timesnews.net/article/9060983/no-distractions-hawkins-students-learn-tough-lessons-about-texting-and-driving

You know it’s an 80’s movie when: http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/04/29/you-know-youre-watching-an-80s-movie-when

You know it’s an 80’s Game when:http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/05/01/you-know-youre-playing-an-80s-game-when

No classic Doctors in the 50th anniversary. Also no 9th: http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/dwm-confirms-no-classic-doctors-in-50th-48576.htm

Man banned from Saudi Arabia for being to sexy: http://blog.asiantown.net/-/17945/ladies–for-your-treat–the-man-who-is-deported-from-saudi-arabia-for-being-too-handsome

X-Men Characters in Avengers 2, how?: http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/05/02/scarlet-witch-and-quicksilver-confirmed-for-marvels-the-avengers-2?abthid=5181ca0a7bed93c064000031

Ghost Rider is back with Marvel: http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/GraphicCity/news/?a=78711

The bell that has rung for 173 years: http://io9.com/oxford-has-a-bell-thats-been-ringing-for-173-years-486147066

Pushing Dasies just entered the kick starter fray: http://io9.com/bryan-fuller-pitches-the-storyline-for-his-pushing-dai-487562973

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