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 347 Episodes.
-
Episode 298: He fights for the Users
May 29th, 2023 | 1 hr 29 mins
Michael’s GameStop experience, Tears of the Kingdom, Tron.
-
Episode 297: The one with Harrison
May 22nd, 2023 | 1 hr 32 mins
Fletch, “Confess, Fletch,” Ant Man Quantumania and the MCU, and an interview with new game developer Harrison Brooks. Impressions on The Offer, Tetris, and Console Wars.
-
Episode 296: The Big Recommendation Show
May 15th, 2023 | 1 hr 49 mins
movies
After a bit of board game and video game chat, we go through a list of film and TV genres and give our personal recommendations.
-
Episode 295: Wapner is on in 8 minutes
May 8th, 2023 | 1 hr 35 mins
Camping, Super Mario Bros Movie, Retro Game Emulation, Tetris Movie, Rain Man.
-
Episode 294: Are your men on the right pills?
May 1st, 2023 | 1 hr 40 mins
blizzard, star trek, star wars
Star Trek Picard, The Mandalorian, Flash Gordon, Smallworld of Warcraft, Anime in theaters and live-action.
-
Episode 292: That's Mr Kaneda to you, punk
April 17th, 2023 | 1 hr 36 mins
Michael’s impressions on the Mario movie and John Wick 4, Akira, Star Wars Celebration, The Mandalorian, Picard, and TV storytelling as a TRPG campaign.
-
Episode 291: Roll for Initiative
April 10th, 2023 | 1 hr 36 mins
d&d
Board games: Heat, Eclipse, Terra Nova, Earth. D&D: Honor Among Thieves, and Ted Lasso.
-
Episode 290: I'm not saying it again
April 3rd, 2023 | 1 hr 46 mins
Diablo 4, Michael’s Switch, Kramer vs Kramer.
-
Episode 289: The Legless Pooch
March 27th, 2023 | 1 hr 39 mins
Fox and Justin join us to talk about season 1 of The Last of Us. This week’s movie was The Losers.
-
Episode 288: I'm Still Here Chief
March 20th, 2023 | 1 hr 33 mins
dc, disney, mel brooks
New board games, Oscars, Frequency, animated DC films, current video games.
-
Episode 287: Straight from Manufacturer to Consumer
March 13th, 2023 | 1 hr 43 mins
Earth, Takenoko, Pathfinder, Rise of Industry, Road to Morocco, Night Court.
-
Episode 286: Bet That's not All She Curated
March 5th, 2023 | 1 hr 47 mins
Diablo, Earth, Dinner for Schmucks, Picard, The Last of Us.
-
Episode 285: You're a Melon
February 27th, 2023 | 1 hr 42 mins
city builders, deck builders, star trek
Back to School, Transformers Deck Building Game, City Builder games, Star Trek Picard season 3.
-
Episode 284: You talkin' to me?
February 20th, 2023 | 1 hr 42 mins
Card games, city builder video game demos, Poker Face, The Last of Us, Taxi Driver.
-
Episode 283: Talk is for lovers Dennis
February 13th, 2023 | 1 hr 37 mins
Against the Storm, Excalibur, A Man Called Otto, The Last of Us, Poker Face.