Dennis Rogers
Co-Host of The Front Porch
“Shorts over six inches are capri pants, shorts under six inches are European.” – Ron Swanson
My name is Dennis Rogers. I am a web developer working remotely, my current home is in Northern Indiana.
My rarely updated professional website is drogers.net
I am currently renovating a house in LaGrange, documented on drakesbrewhouse.com
I have a blog of my occasional travels at travel.drogers.net
Topics
Video Games
I have owned and played a smattering of consoles from the Atari 2600 to the PS3, though most of my hours have been spent on various Blizzard games, and Minecraft.Board Games
I enjoy trying and buying new board games all the time, and have more recently become especially interested in campaign style cooperative games.TV
As a teenager I was more interested in Star Trek than Star Wars, though I now have an affection for both. I would have a hard time classifying my TV interest as it runs the gamut from occasional anime, The Office, Mad Men, and campy SF like Lost Girl or True Blood.Books
I am a relatively avid reader (or audiobook listener) of epic fantasy and supernatural fiction. Yes, I'm one of those weirdos who read A Song of Ice and Fire before the HBO series started, although I came to it later than most so I try not to be too smug about it.Comics
I never read comic books as a kid, but have seen most of the comic films released in the past decade.
Dennis Rogers has hosted 403 Episodes.
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Episode 51: Road Trip with the EM-50
August 20th, 2018 | 1 hr 37 mins
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Episode 50: Porch Troopers
August 13th, 2018 | 1 hr 33 mins
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Episode 49: Are We There Yet?
August 6th, 2018 | 1 hr 35 mins
Gencon week hype show! We talk recent trailers/movies, and the Netflix Anime, Godzilla.
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Episode 48: The One With Fox III
July 30th, 2018 | 1 hr 32 mins
lego, mcu, nintendo switch, rpgs, star trek, the orville, trailers
Fox joins us again to talk DM/GMing, upcoming film, Lego, and the Switch. Last week's challenge was The Orville and next week's is Netflix' anime Godzilla.
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Episode 47: Don't go in the tall grass, stay on the Porch
July 23rd, 2018 | 1 hr 41 mins
d&d, gencon, jeff goldblum, jurassic park, rpgs, the lost world, tv
Weekly update on GenCon plans, discussion of The Lost World, and a quick chat about HD TV's "Soap-Opera Effect"
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Episode 46: Good News Strikes Back
July 16th, 2018 | 1 hr 41 mins
gencon, hbo, jurassic park, sequels, the incredibles, westworld
All the sequels; Incredibles 2, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, and Westworld Season 2.
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Episode 45: Porch Full of Splendor
July 9th, 2018 | 1 hr 37 mins
co-op, fallout, gencon, hbo, video games, westworld
A little bit of GenCon prep talk focussed on the game auction, some thoughts and updates on co-op video games and the Fallout universe, and our impressions of the first two episodes of Westworld season 2.
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Episode 44: Leave the Gun, Take the Cannoli
July 2nd, 2018 | 1 hr 44 mins
lore, mmos, mobile games, movies, steam, swtor, the godfather, warcraft, wow
Thoughts and impressions of The Godfather, some mobile game updates, the Steam sale, both WoW and Warcraft Lore. Next week's challenge is the first two episodes of Westworld Season 2.
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Episode 43: Jurassic Porch
June 25th, 2018 | 1 hr 45 mins
al pacino, board games, gloomhaven, heat, robert dinero, world of warcraft
Lots of board game talk with Mike's impressions on Gloomhaven, some abstract thoughts on IP games, then Dennis's recent WoW relapse. Last week's challenge was Heat, next week's is The Godfather.
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Episode 42: Towels
June 18th, 2018 | 1 hr 42 mins
christopher nolan, marvel, memento, spider-man, the cw
After a long weekend, we discuss Nolan's classic, Memento, and share our hot takes on the Into the Spiderverse trailer and some new shows we're watching. Next week's challenge is the 1995 crime drama, Heat.
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Episode 41: Porchlander
June 11th, 2018 | 1 hr 43 mins
board games, gencon, highlander, lotr lcg, solo, star wars, video games
Bill Hegg joins us to talk Solo, Gencon, and Highlander. Next week's challenge is Christopher Nolan's "Memento"
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Episode 40: Forty First Dates
June 1st, 2018 | 1 hr 31 mins
arrested development, legacy, local game stores, lotr lcg, mmos, netflix, pandemic, sports
In our post Memorial Day episode, we share our weekend experiences, including Pandemic Legacy, the Indy 500, local game stores, and the LOTR LCG. Upcoming challenge is the original Highlander.
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Episode 39: No Sci-fi for You!
May 28th, 2018 | 1 hr 42 mins
lotr lcg, mmos, movies, netflix, star wars
We chat about MMOs and mobile games, our weekly LOTR LCG update, and talk at length about star wars and film genre fatigue. Wrap up Violet Evergarden, last week's challenge. For next week we're watching the newly re-edited Arrested Development season four.
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Episode 38: Every Road has its Evergarden
May 21st, 2018 | 1 hr 34 mins
anime, fantasy, lotr lcg, netflix, sci-fi, violet evergarden
After our weekly LOTR LCG update, we discuss the differences between Sci-Fi and Fantasy. Our current Weekly Challenge is episodes 1-6 of Violet Evergarden.
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Episode 37: The Robinson's Lost Porch
May 14th, 2018 | 1 hr 31 mins
anime, lcg, lost in space, lotr, netflix, streaming services
Weekly update on Gen Con and the LOTR LCG, plus some chat about streaming services and Netflix's Lost in Space. Next week's Challenge is Netflix's Anime, Violet Evergarden.
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Episode 36: Infinity Porch
May 7th, 2018 | 1 hr 52 mins
godless, infinity war, lcg, lost in space, lotr, marvel, mcu, netflix
LOTR LCG update, full impressions of Marvel's Infinity War, wrapping up Netflix's Godless, and starting the Lost in Space reboot.