This week on Popculture Pontification is very sci-fi-centric, with the new Star Wars movie out, a new trailer for Star Trek and talk of J.J. Abrams' other works. Allan reviews one game and talks about a challenge run in another.
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Topic list and link dump after the break.
JJ Abrams - http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0009190/
Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2488496/
Worldwide opening weekend records - http://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/world/worldwideopenings.htm
Star Wars Spoilercast - http://popculturepon.weebly.com/blog/popculture-pontification-spoilercast-001
Positive Dick Feedback - http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/153747.Moby_Dick_or_The_Whale
Lost - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0411008/
Fringe - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1119644/
Amnesia - http://www.dramafever.com/news/versus-amnesia-as-a-plot-device/
Star Trek Beyond trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRVD32rnzOw
Justin Lin - http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0510912/
Fast & Furiousiverse - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fast_and_the_Furious
Goro - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goro_(Mortal_Kombat)
The Rock - http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0425005/
X-Men Apocalypse trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COvnHv42T-A
Ancient Egypt - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Egypt
Disappointment - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_O1hM-k3aUY
Apocalypse - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apocalypse_(comics)
Nero - http://memory-beta.wikia.com/wiki/Nero_(Romulan)
The Best Mutant - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magneto_(comics)
Unlimited power - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_DqV1xdf-Y
Welcome to Earf - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfPWpEKhgfk
Phoenix Force - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix_Force_(comics)
Shooting big lasers at each other - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQPwldWEDj8
Retconning - http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Retcon
Oscar Isaac - http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1209966/
Game Grumps - https://www.youtube.com/user/GameGrumps
Dr. Langeskov, The Tiger, and The Terribly Cursed Emerald: A Whirlwind Heist - http://store.steampowered.com/app/409160/
Allan’s Review - http://popculturepon.weebly.com/blog/allan-dr-langeskov-the-tiger-and-the-terribly-cursed-emerald-a-whirlwind-heist-review
Simon Amstell - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4L0bo6CTVgI
Sir Reginald von Pugilism - http://popculturepon.weebly.com/blog/fallout-4-sir-reginald-von-pugilism-01
Fisticuffs - https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/fisticuffs
As god is my witness, he is broken in half! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IptIi7U-FiQ
More info - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_Hell_in_a_Cell_match
To my knowledge - http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/to-my-knowledge
Hannibal Lecter - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannibal_Lecter
Rules of Professional Wrestling - http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/pro-wrestling2.htm
UFC Knockouts - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWE79K2Ii-s
Hulk Hogan - http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001356/
Bonesaw - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-E0oiKjLzTc
Videogamer UK Podcast - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDdv1UhKaheaKdfvs-6s8FXedlPjotsKo
Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2488496/
Worldwide opening weekend records - http://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/world/worldwideopenings.htm
Star Wars Spoilercast - http://popculturepon.weebly.com/blog/popculture-pontification-spoilercast-001
Positive Dick Feedback - http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/153747.Moby_Dick_or_The_Whale
Lost - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0411008/
Fringe - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1119644/
Amnesia - http://www.dramafever.com/news/versus-amnesia-as-a-plot-device/
Star Trek Beyond trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRVD32rnzOw
Justin Lin - http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0510912/
Fast & Furiousiverse - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fast_and_the_Furious
Goro - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goro_(Mortal_Kombat)
The Rock - http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0425005/
X-Men Apocalypse trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COvnHv42T-A
Ancient Egypt - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Egypt
Disappointment - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_O1hM-k3aUY
Apocalypse - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apocalypse_(comics)
Nero - http://memory-beta.wikia.com/wiki/Nero_(Romulan)
The Best Mutant - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magneto_(comics)
Unlimited power - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_DqV1xdf-Y
Welcome to Earf - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfPWpEKhgfk
Phoenix Force - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix_Force_(comics)
Shooting big lasers at each other - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQPwldWEDj8
Retconning - http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Retcon
Oscar Isaac - http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1209966/
Game Grumps - https://www.youtube.com/user/GameGrumps
Dr. Langeskov, The Tiger, and The Terribly Cursed Emerald: A Whirlwind Heist - http://store.steampowered.com/app/409160/
Allan’s Review - http://popculturepon.weebly.com/blog/allan-dr-langeskov-the-tiger-and-the-terribly-cursed-emerald-a-whirlwind-heist-review
Simon Amstell - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4L0bo6CTVgI
Sir Reginald von Pugilism - http://popculturepon.weebly.com/blog/fallout-4-sir-reginald-von-pugilism-01
Fisticuffs - https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/fisticuffs
As god is my witness, he is broken in half! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IptIi7U-FiQ
More info - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_Hell_in_a_Cell_match
To my knowledge - http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/to-my-knowledge
Hannibal Lecter - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannibal_Lecter
Rules of Professional Wrestling - http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/pro-wrestling2.htm
UFC Knockouts - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWE79K2Ii-s
Hulk Hogan - http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001356/
Bonesaw - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-E0oiKjLzTc
Videogamer UK Podcast - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDdv1UhKaheaKdfvs-6s8FXedlPjotsKo