Are Comic Book Characters Like D&D Players? | Idea Channel | PBS Digital Studios

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Viewers like you help make PBS (Thank you 😃) . Support your local PBS Member Station here: https://to.pbs.org/donateidea Tweet us! http://bit.ly/pbsideachanneltwitter Idea Channel Facebook! http://bit.ly/pbsideachannelfacebook Talk about this episode on reddit! http://bit.ly/pbsideachannelreddit Idea Channel IRC! http://bit.ly/pbsideachannelirc Email us! pbsideachannel [at] gmail [dot] com Dungeon Masters rule over Tabletop RPGs, but who watches the Watchmen? Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Spiderman, Thor… all famous comic book characters, but famous not technically because of the actions they perform, but for those that comic book creators and writers choose for them. How is this like the players of a RPG, who experience what they may perceive as agency over their actions, despite their routes being carefully orchestrated by the Dungeon Master. So, who's really in control? Watch this week's episode of Idea Channel and find out! Special thanks to Patrick Davison for his help on this episode! ~~ Further Reading On Mars One: https://medium.com/matter/mars-one-insider-quits-dangerously-flawed-project-2dfef95217d3 ~~ Asset Links: 1:27 PAX 2011 Penny Arcade DND Celebrity Game https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzIJemFtXXs 6:06 PAX Celebrity Game, Part 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqXqK3ZlqWI ~~ Comment Links: Lucas Rezin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgsvwAVQAQo&lc=z12adpyg2ka4vx4da23jclbaek2rib5lz EatitHarvey https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgsvwAVQAQo&lc=z122v3sb0p3fzpnq404cgdlrzqaxz5mqk0w SciJoy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgsvwAVQAQo&lc=z133s3djgvzbg3gzc04cj5b5apajhrwqmvw0k Chris https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgsvwAVQAQo&lc=z13zgvjyrnrajd4oy04cjbci2nylhdfh4yo0k ~~ MIKE ON OTHER THINGS: Toy Pizza https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CG1vfuAc07c Justice Points Podcast http://justicepoints.com/2015/02/24/episode-85-accidental-lamborghini/ XOXO Cooks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tb-fOo_GO3c Mental Floss https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqmWL9baeyA&list=UUpZ5qUqpW4hW4zdfuBxMSJA&index=7 ~~ Tweet(s) of the Week! Sarah Vale @SarahValephotos https://twitter.com/SarahValephotos/status/577843672848404480 Jennifer Goldin @sometimesreads https://twitter.com/sometimesreads/status/577561609855455232 ~~ Ship us stuff: Thanks to everyone who sent us records! Our mailbox is now closed and we are no longer accepting submissions. MUSIC: "Europe" by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net) "Level 5" by Room for the Homeless (http://bit.ly/10N0Ykm) "Bouncy Castle" by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net) ":P" by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net) "Squarehead" by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net) "Number Cruncher" by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net) "Little Birthday Acid" by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net) "Topskore" by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net) "Anti Vanishing Spray" by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net) "Tarty Prash" by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net) "Carry on Carillon" by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net) "Uptown Tennis Club" by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net) "Squarehead" by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net) "Dream Of Autumn" by Night Shift Master https://soundcloud.com/dj-darkmatter- "Insert Toy For Coin" by Eatme (http://eatme.pro/music/) "Dizor" by Outsider https://www.jamendo.com/en/artist/440 "Lets go back to the rock" by Outsider https://www.jamendo.com/en/artist/440 "Something like this" by Outsider https://www.jamendo.com/en/artist/440 ~~ Written and hosted by Mike Rugnetta (@mikerugnetta) (who also has a podcast! Reasonably Sound: http://bit.ly/1sCn0BF) Made by Kornhaber Brown (http://www.kornhaberbrown.com)