Michael Daniels
Co-Host of The Front Porch
Life long geek and proud of it. Proud father of two girls. Michael has come from his roots in video games all the way back as a kid with the Colleco and Intellivision, playing AD&D with friends at Wet and Wild, and picking up his first comic book of Silver Surfer #50 in 1991. His favorite movies include Excalibur, Dragon Slayer, and Last Man Standing. He can't get enough of everything Marvel Comics and the fantasy genre as well as wearing out his copies of Firefly. He has two tattos on both arms. One of the Decpitcon/Cobra logos and the other is the Arashikage Clan from GI Joe. He works professionally as the Web Designer and Manager for one of the nations top technology schools and has a degree in Informatics (Design) from Indiana University and a minor in Computer Science.
Topics
Video Games
I go nuts here. I still have my NES, SNES, Genesis, Turbo Graphics 16, PS2, and PS3 hooked up to my game room tv. All powered on with a flick of the switch. I really enjoy Fighting games (Mortal Kombat), RPG's (Elder Scrolls), and the occasional FPS (Overwatch).
Board Games
I play weekly with a group of friends and we enjoy everything from legacy games (Pandemic Legacy), Campaign games (Imperial Assault), Strategic (Kemet), to miniatures (Mechs Vs Minions) and RPG's (D&D). I love to play TCG's but have almost exclusively gotten out of that field and dove into living card games instead.
Movies
OK, I watch too many of these hands down. Something about sitting for hours in a movie theater with popcorn that I'll never give up. I'm pretty easy and can watch almost everything. I do love the super hero craze going on these days but any heroic journey story will sucker me in.
TV
I used to watch too much TV as a kid and it's stuck with me. While I didn't watch a ton of Star Trek: TNG when it aired I am a huge fan these days. Firefly is my all time favorite but I still enjoy candy shows like The Flash, Supergirl, and Agents of Shield. I eat up everything Marvel on Netflix but about lost my mind watching Iron Fist. Oh, and I love me some old school cartoons like Transformers, Mask, Voltron, and GI Joe.
Books
I am a slow reader. I won't try and deny it. But I do try to keep my nose in a book when I can. My favorites are anything by Brent Weeks (Night Angel Trilogy) and Robin Hobb. I have a soft spot for all the old TSR paperbacks and especially the Drizzt ones.
Comics
At 15 I worked with some people who read comics so I stopped at the local drug store and bought one with one of my first paychecks. IT was Silver Surfer #50 and it sucked me into the precursor to The Infinity Gauntlet. I've been bonkers for comics ever since. I'm currently pulling all the X books, Thor, Guardians of the Galaxy, Star Wars, and Champions.
Michael Daniels has hosted 349 Episodes.
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Episode 316: I wish I had your life
October 2nd, 2023 | 1 hr 31 mins
baldur's gate
The Change-Up, Shmigadoon, Distilled, Knarr, Baldur’s Gate.
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Episode 315: You need a Shakabuku
September 25th, 2023 | 1 hr 37 mins
wheel of time
New board games, Grosse Pointe Blank, Wheel of Time.
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Episode 314: Think I'll have a chicken burrito
September 18th, 2023 | 1 hr 26 mins
Battleship, Ahsoka, Lower Decks, News.
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Episode 313: Welcome to Pemberly Digital
September 11th, 2023 | 1 hr 53 mins
Impressions of all the games we played over Labor Day, and The Lizzie Bennet Diaries.
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Episode 312: Completely, perfectly, incandescently, happy
September 4th, 2023 | 1 hr 50 mins
Baldur’s Gate, Strange New Worlds s2, Pride and Prejudice 2005.
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Episode 311: We cannot escape the acquaintance now
August 28th, 2023 | 1 hr 45 mins
baldur's gate, pride and prejudice
Blue Beetle, Pride and Prejudice (1995), Baldur’s Gate 3
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Episode 310: You and I are a team, Doc
August 21st, 2023 | 1 hr 42 mins
baldur's gate
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Barbie Movie, Baldur’s Gate 3, Baby Driver.
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Episode 309: 2023 GenCon Special
August 14th, 2023 | 1 hr 34 mins
gen con
All the new and not-so-new games we saw and played at GenCon.
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Episode 308: Solomon Grundy Born on a Monday
August 7th, 2023 | 1 hr 44 mins
GenCon, The Accountant, Oppenheimer, Strane New Worlds.
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Episode 307: Return to Darkness
July 31st, 2023 | 1 hr 41 mins
diablo, gencon, star trek
GenCon, Travel, Diablo IV, Indy 5, Strange New Worlds.
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Episode 306: How many mines did we bury
July 24th, 2023 | 1 hr 43 mins
dune, marvel, star trek
Video games, movies we’ve seen, Sisu, Strange New Worlds.
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Episode 305: Rescue Stranded Astronaut
July 17th, 2023 | 1 hr 36 mins
Children of Morta, online gaming, Zathura.
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Episode 304: One more look at you
July 10th, 2023 | 1 hr 40 mins
marvel
Updates on movies we’ve seen, Across the Spider-Verse, A Star is Born.
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Episode 302: That which you believe becomes your world
June 26th, 2023 | 1 hr 35 mins
Michael’s vacation adventures, What Dreams May Come, Strange New Worlds season 2.
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Episode 301: It's got its own weather system!
June 19th, 2023 | 1 hr 40 mins
Travel updates, Transformers, Guardians of the Galaxy, So I Married an Axe Murderer.