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Master Lecture Series: History of the Third Robot War is a future history lecture so epic it will knock your digital socks off! In this satirical Audible Original that turns The Great Courses on its head, Professor Tirannous Rexavier Shepard guides you through the multiverse-shattering events of the war, from the opening "pyew pyews" through Le Battle Finale. Master Lecture Series pays homage to the Sci-Fi and Fantasy genres with gut-busting (and circuit-bending) whimsy.
Recent Cutbacks takes parody and pop culture seriously. The company fuses humor, nostalgia, and lo-fi spectacle to create imaginative theatrical and digital comedy. Known for its hit shows Hold On To Your Butts; Fly, You Fools!; KEVIN!!!!! and Next Day Thrones, Recent Cutbacks has played to sold out audiences in New York City, Chicago, Indianapolis and more places across the US.
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- danny nichols
- 05-13-21
If you like silly humor you'll like this
I thought it was pretty good just a bunch of made up craziness to kill 6 hours and there was actually some story to it but yeah I liked it
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- ElzabetG
- 04-22-21
Mildly Amusing
The narration and acting were good. Reminded me of radio shows. I had to spend a credit to listen to it, though. I probably won't listen again, tbh.
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- john moglia
- 09-01-22
Loved this oddball book
This is fun lighthearted junk food for you brain. What starts out as a miner border dispute turns into a battle for all of existence. Full of just about every cheesy sci-fi cliche out there.
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- King-Typo
- 05-15-21
Wow.. I am definitely going to buy their next book
This book is good. Voicing acting is also good, so are the sound effects.. It has strong charm.. I don't dare say. More about the story.. But it is nice and entertaining. There references everywhere spanning different movies and other things. Things a person would only get or understand if they saw them or remember the scenes from which they came. I encourage everyone to give it a try.. It's easy to spoil so I dont dare speak much about i.
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- C Bytenski
- 05-07-21
A fun listen with laugh out loud moments.
I didn't expect to enjoy this as much as I did. A fun few hours with great, some time ridiculous moments, that you can't help but laugh loud enough for every body around you to hear.
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- Kbo
- 04-09-21
lots of campy fun
full of tropes and cheesy satire , a good fun listen. I was particularly fond of how effective it was to have the narrative framed as a lecture series , it worked really well for this.
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- Crim50nWlf
- 08-14-21
most informative series on the third robot war
May the fork be with you
I truly enjoyed this book and I think you will too if you have any love of spoofs, comedy, and all around shenanigans. definitely worth a listen and I would recommend it highly. if you are a fan of sci-fi in any way I think you will find this enjoyable.
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- Seth
- 05-06-21
Entertaining enough
I enjoyed this. I was a bit disappointed by how derivative the story was in places, but I really liked the framing of the story as a history audio lecture and there were many clever parts. Give it a go.
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- Pat Garrett
- 03-14-25
Droll
Thatsays it all. There is a thin line between pun and satire. This recording spit all over that line.
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- Andy P
- 04-02-21
What a ride!
This had everything! Alien dinosaur professors awaiting tenure. A mystical aardvark. Sentient bowls of pudding. Digital ketchup. Everything! It was really big and really fun. And also kind of sweet? I loved it!
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