Cutscenes: A Video Game Movie & TV Podcast
A fun, informative and (mostly) positive discussion at the intersection of movies/TV and video games. For Season 5, Travis Colenutt, Katie Lesperance and Jacob McCourt will bring you weekly recaps of gaming's biggest summer blockbuster films every Thursday beginning on August 17th! Typically, our hosts watch a video game themed movie or TV show and give you our thoughts through friendly conversation and fun segments. Looking for a good place to start? Listen to: Scott Pilgrim vs. The World Pokemon: Detective Pikachu Super Mario Bros. Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within or either of our Mortal Kombat episodes!
Episodes
As previously announced, this will (probably) be the final episode of Cutscenes - so if you have supported the show in any small way over the past five years - thank you... we wouldn't be here without you.
In our third and final episode of Season 5, we turn back the clock in Until Dawn.
Hosted by Jacob McCourt, Katie Lesperance & Travis Colenutt.
Show Notes:
- 0:00 Intro
- 0:45 The Tutorial
- 2:30 Jacob is a Hater
- 6:00 Explosio...
In our second episode of Season 5, we hunt for ancient treasure again in Tomb Raider!
Today, we are joined by Dan from The Greatest Story Ever Played! You can follow him on Bluesky.
Hosted by Jacob McCourt, Katie Lesperance & Travis Colenutt.
Note: This episode was recorded during the summer of 2023.
Show Notes:
- 0:00 Intro
- 1:05 Intro to Dan
- 2:50 The Tutorial
- 5:05 Alicia Vikander as Lara Croft
- 12:00 Pro-Daddy Issues
- 17:20 P...
In our first episode of Season 5, we chase for ancient gold in Uncharted!
Hosted by Jacob McCourt, Katie Lesperance & Travis Colenutt.
Note: This episode was recorded during the summer of 2023.
Show Notes:
- 0:00 Intro
- 0:55 The Tutorial
- 3:10 Our History with Uncharted
- 6:30 Airplane Movie
- 9:10 Tom Holland
- 15:20 Stunts and Action
- 18:55 Villains
- 26:20 Victor Sullivan
- 29:10 Critical Hits
- 35:50 MinMax
- 51:15 Box Office Best
- 1:05:0...
Hey y'all! We are finally doing it.
Our three episode Season 5 hits weekly starting on July 17th. The season will comprise of episodes covering Uncharted, Tomb Raider (2018) and Until Dawn.
We are not fully closing the door on the show, but there's a high likelihood that these will likely be the last episodes of Cutscenes. Our lives are all in wholly different places compared to 2021 when we launched the show during the pandemic an...
In short, we are delaying Season 5 until the end of the SAG-AFTRA strike.
If you're looking for a video game podcast to listen to in the meantime, please consider our other shows:
- Left Behind Game Club which is a video game book club podcast featuring Travis, Katie and Jacob
- Crossplay Conversations which is a topical video game podcast that Jacob just launched this month
In this week’s episode of Cutscenes, we look for the light in episode 9 of our The Last of Us series!
Hosted by Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Katie Lesperance (@lesperak) & Travis Colenutt (@TravisColenutt).
Show Notes:
- 0:00 Intro
- 0:55 Ashley!
- 5:25 Ellie's Whole Life is Lies
- 9:00 44 Minutes?
- 17:00 Joel's Decision
- 20:40 The Hospital Scene
- 26:20 Crying
- 28:20 Time Heals All Wounds
- 34:50 Future Seasons
- 50:00 Naughty Dog's Nex...
In this week’s episode of Cutscenes, we obsessed about Troy in episode 8 of our The Last of Us series!
Hosted by Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Katie Lesperance (@lesperak) & Travis Colenutt (@TravisColenutt).
Show Notes:
- 0:00 Intro
- 0:45 Jacob Finally Gets To Talk Troy
- 5:00 They're Feeding Them People Right?
- 7:20 Meeting HBO David
- 13:45 High Quality TV Fire
- 14:50 That Final Scene
- 18:30 Joel Goes Wild
- 19:45 Katie Answers Me...
In this week’s episode of Cutscenes, we get left behind in episode 7 of our The Last of Us series!
Hosted by Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Katie Lesperance (@lesperak) & Travis Colenutt (@TravisColenutt).
Show Notes:
- 0:00 Intro
- 2:30 Our History With The Left Behind DLC
- 4:50 Inside Fedra School
- 6:00 Jacob Loves Old Marketing
- 7:45 Mortal Kombat Vs DLC Arcade
- 11:10 Teens Hangin' At The Mall
- 17:30 TROY! We Watch The Episode 8...
In this week’s episode of Cutscenes, we meet our kin in episode 6 of our The Last of Us series!
Hosted by Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Katie Lesperance (@lesperak) & Travis Colenutt (@TravisColenutt).
Show Notes:
- 0:00 Intro
- 2:10 We Find Dina In Jackson
- 5:10 Old Marrieds Are The MVPs?
- 9:00 Joel's Hurt And We're Conflicted
- 14:50 More Show/Game Differences
- 20:55 Joel Couldn't Teach Travis Football
- 22:50 Diva Cups Are the M...
In this week’s episode of Cutscenes, we endure and survive in episode 5 of our The Last of Us series!
Hosted by Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Katie Lesperance (@lesperak) & Travis Colenutt (@TravisColenutt).
Show Notes:
- 00:00 Intro
- 1:20 Travis Has Edit Critiques
- 4:00 Meeting HBO's Sam and Henry
- 8:20 That Ending
- 10:40 Katie Explains Kids' Toys
- 12:45 Joel Runs A Day Care
- 13:35 Comics And Easter Eggs
- 17:00 Ish
- 22:50 Big Boy ...
In this week’s episode of Cutscenes, "Kansas City, here we come", in episode 4 of our The Last of Us series!
Hosted by Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Katie Lesperance (@lesperak) & Travis Colenutt (@TravisColenutt).
Show Notes:
- 0:00 Intro
- 0:30 Please Hold My Hand
- 1:10 The Most Game-Like Episode
- 3:40 Bella Ramsay Stan Club
- 8:15 Begging For Your Life
- 11:10 Melanie Lynskey
- 12:55 The Walking Dead
- 17:35 We Are Concern...
In this week’s episode of Cutscenes, we discover true love in episode 3 of our The Last of Us series!
Hosted by Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Katie Lesperance (@lesperak) & Travis Colenutt (@TravisColenutt).
Show Notes:
- 0:00 Intro
- 0:50 Perfect Television
- 3:45 Changes From The Game Story
- 8:00 Katie and Jacob Cry All The Tears
- 15:30 Give Nick Offerman All The Awards
- 25:35 Show Exposition/Jacob Gloats About Wheat
- 28:50 Min/M...
In this week’s episode of Cutscenes, we do a gross kiss in episode two of our The Last of Us series.
Hosted by Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Katie Lesperance (@lesperak) & Travis Colenutt (@TravisColenutt).
Show Notes:
- 0:00 Intro
- 0:40 A Gross Kiss
- 4:10 Jakarta: Katie Was Wrong
- 13:25 Banter: Jacob Was Wrong
- 16:15 The Hotel
- 20:00 Meeting Clickers
- 25:50 MinMax
- 38:30 Game Show: I'm a Fungi!
- 51:10 Wrap-Up
Cutscenes is a ...
In this week’s episode of Cutscenes, we meet Joel and Ellie in episode one of our The Last of Us series.
Hosted by Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Katie Lesperance (@lesperak) & Travis Colenutt (@TravisColenutt).
Show Notes:
- 0:00 Intro
- 0:45 Tutorial
- 1:50 Our Past Experience With TLOU
- 7:00 Beginning of Episode: Exposition Done Well
- 9:55 Meeting Joel, Tommy and Sarah
- 11:55 Greatest Start To A Zombie Apocalypse Ever?
- 17:30 Tra...
In case you didn't hear it during our Game Awards 2022 Recap, we are returning with weekly recaps of HBO's The Last of Us every Thursday beginning on January 26th! On January 26th, you'll get two episodes about the first two episodes of the HBO drama.
Make sure to follow us on Twitter (@cutscenes_pod) and Instagram (@cutscenes_pod) and hit the notification bell/follow/subscribe to our show on your podcast app of choice to get the l...
In this special bonus show, we bring you our third annual Game Awards recap show!
If you don't listen, know that Cutscenes is officially back with Season 4 starting January 26th, 2023! We will do weekly companion shows for HBO's The Last of Us!
Hosted by Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Katie Lesperance (@lesperak) & Travis Colenutt (@TravisColenutt).
Show Notes:
- 0:00 Intro
- 0:40 What's next for Cutscenes?
- 3:20 How did we fee...
In a special bonus episode, we return to the big stage and dive into the 2021 Game Awards.
Hosted Katie Lesperance (@lesperak)
Special Guest: Luke Lewis (@lukelewis) and Claire Helmberger (@ClaireHelmberg1) of @lukewarmgames.
Show Notes:
- 0:30 Housekeeping
- 4:00 General Impressions
- 9:00 We have some suggestions
- 12:15 Diving into the awards
- 22:45 Before Your Eyes messed us up
- 25:45 Game reveals and Katie and Luke geek out on Elde...
In our sixth episode of Season 3, we hunt for ancient treasure in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001).
Hosted by Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Katie Lesperance (@lesperak) & Travis Colenutt (@TravisColenutt).
Special Guest: Dan (@StoryEverPod)
Show Notes:
- 2:40 The Tutorial: Our 60-second plot summary
- 4:40 Recalling video game Lara and “pointy chesticles”
- 9:10 Lara fights robots now?!
- 13:05 Gratuitous shower scenes
- 18:54 Bungee...
In our fifth episode of Season 3, we chase zombies in the desert in Resident Evil: Extinction.
Hosted by Katie Lesperance (@lesperak), Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt) & Travis Colenutt (@TravisColenutt).
Special Guest: CtrlAltNoob (@CtrlAltNoob)
Show Notes:
- 2:40 The tutorial (our 60-second plot summary)
- 4:30 They ignored the end of Resident Evil: Apocaplyse
- 6:45 The Umbrella gauntlet
- 10:05 ALI LARTER!
- 14:20 Why are you shoot...
In our fourth episode of Season 3, we vie for the high score in The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters.
Hosted by Katie Lesperance (@lesperak), Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt) & Travis Colenutt (@TravisColenutt).
Show Notes:
- 1:20 The tutorial (our 60-second plot summary)
- 2:30 What did know about King of Kong before watching?
- 6:30 How about that Billy Mitchell?
- 15:30 What about sweet sweet Steve Wiebe?
- 21:00 Billy Mitchell's...
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