The New Meaning of Christmas – Laser Time #422

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The New Meaning of Christmas – Laser Time #422

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Are you a hardened atheist or Holiday cynic who sees no value in Christmas? Well, what about your favorite Christmas movies, specials and TV episodes?! That’s what we’re here to help with this week, in Laser Time’s one billionth annual... Read more

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Laser Time is a show featuring folks in the video games industry, although not necessarily about video games. It’s a hyper-silly, multimedia-infused look at film, TV, comics, music, pop culture, and nostalgia from the perspective of people who game for a living. Obviously, their opinions are their own and do not reflect that of their employers.

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