‘Doom: The Dark Ages’ Reactions and ‘Andor’ Writer Tom Bissell | Button Mash

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🗓️ 20 May 2025

⏱️ 104 minutes

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Ben, Matt, and Steve share their (non-spoiler-y) impressions of the new first-person shooter 'Doom: The Dark Ages,' focusing on the ever-evolving nature of the franchise, whether the series' latest experiments improve upon its tried-and-true formula, how they'd rank the three most recent 'Doom' games, and more. Then, Ben brings on video game writer and screenwriter Tom Bissell, who wrote the three-part finale of 'Andor,' to talk about the 'Andor' writers room; working within story constraints and established universes; tying the finale to 'Rogue One'; the future of 'Star Wars' and IP storytelling in the aftermath of 'Andor'; 'Andor' as a video game; the differences between writing for TV and video games; his work on 'Uncharted,' 'Gears of War,' 'What Remains of Edith Finch,' and 'Masters of Doom'; Hollywood's appetite for video game adaptations; and more. Intro (0:00)Reactions to 'Doom: The Dark Ages' (2:30)Interview with Tom Bissell (35:35)Outro (1:41:53) Host: Ben LindberghGuests: Steve Ahlman, Tom Bissell, and Matt JamesProducer: Devon RenaldoAdditional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	What's up, everyone? I'm Nora Prynciotti. And I'm Nathan Hubbard. And we're coming in like a
0:07.4	wrecking ball to announce a brand new series. That's right. It's every single album, Miley Cyrus.
0:13.2	Deep dive with us into the career of one of our most creative and confounding pop stars.
0:18.6	We're starting, of course, with the best of Hannah Montana.
0:21.7	And ending with her brand new album, Something Beautiful, in June.
0:25.4	And don't forget about Miley Cyrus and her dead pets.
0:28.4	We certainly will not be doing that.
0:30.1	So listen now on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. Hello and welcome into the ringerverse, your Nexus feed for all things fandom.
0:57.4	I am Ben Minberg, senior editor for the Ringer and Button Mashed Podcast Slayer.
1:02.4	I have opened a hell portal and summoned two guests for our first segment today,
1:07.0	and I hope they'll be more talkative than Doom Guy.
1:09.9	Senior audio producer Steve, Audio Guy, Allman.
1:13.5	Hello, Steve.
1:14.5	Dip-d-d-dap-d-da-d-da-da-da.
1:16.8	That's all I have to say.
1:18.0	That was audio.
1:19.0	And Deputy Art Lead, Matt, Art Guy, James.
1:22.6	Welcome Matt.
1:23.6	Hey, thanks.
1:24.4	Good to be here.
1:25.4	Wow.
1:25.8	Welcome, Matt, and welcome Matt.
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