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Podcast: Retro Spectives
Episode: Episode 97: The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay
Description: The Chronicles of Riddick, when it first released in 2004, was the definition of mediocre sci-fi schlock. Riddick, played by Vin Diesel, came across as a generic edgelord, and it seemed to lean into special effects and spectacle over anything more substantial. It's a direction that didn’t play well with critics, nor with the fans of the previous entry, Pitch Black. So it was to everyone’s surprise when a videogame set in this same world was released to widespread critical acclaim. Vin Diesel, under his macho exterior, was secretly a bit of a geek, and was heavily...