As you all inevitably read this review or even watch the episode on your fancy tablet or smart phone, it only makes sense that the ever-popular topic of iPhones would go under the NewsReaders microscope. We get an under-used, but who is perhaps now my favorite correspondent, Xandra Dent, who tackles the area in the show’s tech segment. Xandra is much more of a caricature than a correspondent, but in the best possible way, as we see her romping about dressed like things such as a watermelon from “Fruit Ninja.” Xandra goes about showing us where iPhones come from, because they certainly come from somewhere, just like “tomatoes and Canadians” do. Then, we’re told that “America’s not only obese with food, but they’re obsessed with it.” Kumail’s correspondent takes us through the second segment which examines restaurants with gimmicks, specifically, George’s (Jerry Minor) medieval themed restaurant which was going under. That is until an impaling accident gives him the idea of focusing on the other side of authenticity, embracing the dangers, death (the destination re-brands itself as “Plague”), and uncleanliness of the Dark Ages, and people going wild for it. Oh yeah, and no Jews allowed. This is all working swimmingly until the actual amount of guillotine-related deaths as “Plague” begin to become a problem. But hey, the victims should have known Latin, so caveat emptor and all that. At the least, there’s some Skip Reming this week, who was sorely absent last episode. He doesn’t care for twins, in case you were wondering. So yeah, don’t mention twins around him. NewsReaders continues its second season adeptly, but I’m still hoping they turn all of this up a notch and churn out some classics this year. The first season has some deeply smart stories, and this should be able to top that. Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter for all news updates related to the world of geek. And Google+, if that’s your thing.
