FIrst off...if this is being discussed elsewhere, feel free to lock or merge. I couldn't find it anywhere else and it's late & I'm tired.
Secondly, props to Angela and Jen....great podcast. You ladies are fun to listen to. I love it when Rico plays you two singin the theme to "Enterprise". I laugh at y'all laughing more then anything else.
I was listening today to your Skypecast w/ Rico, Kenny and Rick. Another great podcast. I just wanted to say that Angela's theory about "Adam and Eve" from the play was awesome!!!! I can absolutely see that happening at the end of the series. It is by far the best theory that makes the most sense. Plus I think it would be awesome if a member of our little sci-fi community here figured out the ending of BSG. When I heard it I just thought...."Holy crap, I think she may have it nailed right on the head" It makes perfect sense.
Anyway, just wanted to say that. I am anxiously awaiting the next podcast......Cya
Fully agree. Great show guys.
Thanks guys. :)
Another episode is going up tonight. We're dubbing it a "Mini skirt episode" because it's so short. Angela is going to have a baby any day now, so I will be flying solo or sharing the mic with a guest host or two. Send me some mp3 comments so I can play them on the podcast. And if you can, toss a rating up on iTunes for us. Thanks again to Rico for helping us get off the ground. We're glad we have friends like you guys to help propel us along. :)
You guys Rock!
Yeah love your shows Jen. Have put a rating up on itunes. All the best.
Hi guys. Before I began replying to this thread, I OK'ed this topic with Rico because I didn't want to to step on his toes. This is his forum and I wanted to let him know that I understood that. He was gracious as always and replied, "we're all friends here", and that it was OK with him. Just wanted to make sure you all knew I'm not trying to steal the spot light.. ;)
That said. If you listen to our show, we're looking for some audio clips from listeners.
Angela and I are going to record two episodes this weekend via Skype. She's about to go on maternity leave (at work and on the podcast) and we're trying to stock up on a few "Angela and Jen" episodes before she goes on hiatus. One of our episodes will be on "Geeky Encounters". We will be talking about stars we've met who have some connection with our favorite TV show (TNG)... but we'd love to get some audio comments from any of you who have also met famous people from movies, books, anything.... Tell us your crazy stories and we'll play the clips on the show.
I won't post that show for at least a week so you have time if you want to record something.We'd love to get some mail or audio clips on BSG or comments on our show from those of you who enjoy it. Send them to girlygeeks@gmail.com
Thanks,
Jen
I think I can get something together.
Thanks for getting back to me about download instructions, by the way Jen. I must be exceptionally techno-handicapped, however; I couldn't figure out how to make it work. I can download the mp3 files from the archive just fine, but I can't get them through my subscription. The new episodes show up in my bookmark, but I can't figure out how to download them. I guess it's time to rejoin the itunes army...
Hi Jen, have sent you a audio clip for your show. Hope it's ok.
Quote from: HawkeyeMeds on April 27, 2008, 08:53:36 AM
Hi Jen, have sent you a audio clip for your show. Hope it's ok.
Thanks! I'll check it out...
Thanks Rico and Meds for the audio comments on your geeky celebrity encounters! They're great. I'm still accepting clips if anyone wants to send them our way. Send them to girlygeekz@gmail.com if you have any stories of your own.
I'm working on one, but the kid is awake and that makes a poor time to record. I do have a nice story about meeting someone from TNG that was fun.
Quote from: Just X on April 27, 2008, 09:13:23 AM
I'm working on one, but the kid is awake and that makes a poor time to record. I do have a nice story about meeting someone from TNG that was fun.
Great. The "geeky encounters" can be from any genre though. Look forward to hearing it.
We put up a new episode up today: BSG talk and review/discussion on TNG episode: "Time's Arrow"... Angela's favoritest Trek episode ever. :)
We're recording "Geeky Encounters" tomorrow, provided Angela doesn't go into labor (she's past her due date now). Send us your MP3's of your Geeky Celebrity encounters soon. Already have two from Hawkeye Meds, Rico and a few emails from Institches and Darth Gaos. Would love to hear from you too!
You gals simply rock. Thanks for the very fun podcast!
Thanks everyone for the well wishes. Angela and her husband Jim are adjusting to having a baby in the house which equals very little sleep. She hasn't had much of an opportunity to read the emails, but I told her about them and she was very thankful. She's still recovering so it may be a while before she's back on the show... She or Jim will be putting up our last episode soon (Geeky Celebrety Encounters). And look for pictures of Russell James (her new baby) on our gallery soon.
I finished listening to the last 4 podcasts, I was a bit behind on my podcasts, so happy to get caught up. You two are doing a great job, and have great chemistry between you two. Looking forward to the next one. Your discussion on BSG gives me a lot to think about, and some things I never thought about. Great Job
Just letting you all know we now have a blog where people can comment, read the show notes and subscribe to the show. I will put a link on our site for easy access, but for now, here's a link:
http://anomalypodcast.blogspot.com/
A new Anomaly is up.. it has some very special co-hosts :)
In an upcoming podcast, I will be convincing a special guest to watch BSG. This person is a listener and enjoys the show, but she doesn't watch BSG. She has admitted to being intrigued, but not convinced she should watch. After I record a mini-debate with her, I plan to have her watch the miniseries and then record her reaction.
If you have any persuasive reasons why my mom should watch Battlestar Galactica, send them to girlygeekz@gmail.com. I'll need all the ammo I can get. She's not at all into sci-fi, but apparently is hooked on our discussions about the show.... She can't believe it would be that deep.
We will be recording the Great BSG Debate, this week so if you have any ideas send them today or tomorrow. Thanks, wish me luck!
Jen
Wow - great idea! Tell her the story and acting are just top notch. And it's not a real technobabble type SF show (which seems to turn off some women - men too sometimes). Maybe try and find some good audio clips to play that really show the acting and emotions these BSG folks go through. What it means to be human and all that. I admire your tackling this idea.
Thanks for the ideas Rico. She seemed to brighten a bit when I told her that Edward James Almos was the star. I hope that she likes the mini-series... I'm afraid it won't grab her interest.
It's interesting to me, but the mini-series really didn't grab me a lot. Only when it went to a regular weekly show did I get really hooked on it. But it is hard to not start with the mini-series.
Yes, especially since she doesn't want to invest a lot of time in watching it. When I told her I wanted her to watch the mini series, she was hesitant because she didn't want to watch something that long. When I explained that it was probably about the same length as a regular movie she was fine with it. Her biggest hurdle is Six and the scene she heard Angela and I describe where she snapped the baby's neck. She thought that the writers shouldn't have written that in... We'll rehash that during the podcast, I'm sure.
Why dont you show her Razor instead, as I think the Mini series was the weakest of the whole series.
Good Luck with your quest to get your Mom to watch Battlestar Galactica. I wish I had some convincing arguments for you, but all my reasons for liking it are probably what make ladies run screaming from it ;).
You and Angela are doing a great Job, I enjoyed the podcast about your celebrity encounters. Felt bad for Rico as my meeting with Robert Picardo went slightly better then his, and I was able to get a picture with Robert. The Dax podcast was great as well, as that was the first time I had ever heard anyone talk at length about ezri. looking forward to the next podcast.
Thanks Jeff. :)
John, I don't own Razor and I don't think she'd be too keen on Captain Ro Laren. Though it's not the best, l think the Mini Series would be a better introduction as it explains the show's premise.
I think this is a wonderful idea Jen. How cool, I can't wait to hear the podcast. Very interesting, and a great creative concept.
I think I would entice her by talking about the religious aspect of it all. How it is a very interesting commentary on our society and how we relate with different ideas and ways of dealing with differences. It is a classic story of good and evil, but the lines get blurred at times, because we see the evil and good in both sides at times.
Have fun, I look forward to listening.
I'm curious but is your mom a Trek fan at all?
You could use reverse your idea and get your mum on the podcast and ask why she doesn't want to watch it. Then you can have a conversation with you giving your reasons why she should watch it and then your mum saying why she won't watch it. That way you'll have a mother and daughter friendly debate. Playing the scfi channel what the freck advert would be a good idea as well.
Quote from: Rico on June 04, 2008, 04:28:06 AM
I'm curious but is your mom a Trek fan at all?
Nope. She's not a hater, but she's not a fan of any sci-fi genre. She did encourage me when I was a little girl, by buying me Star Wars and Star Trek toys... but she was never into shows and movies that featured aliens or space ships. My dad is a John Wayneish, root'n toot'n Texas cowboy... but it was his influence that sparked my fascination with Sci-fi. Mom and I will touch on this during the podcast. Thanks everyone for the suggestions. I will try to use them all. :)
Thanks again for the suggestions everyone. I recorded my persuasive discussion with my mom a few days ago... I'm editing it now and will be punting it to Angela to add to the feed by the end of the week. Shoosh, it's a lot of work to do these. Especially when you have other priorities. So it may take a me a little longer to get them out, just so I can ensure that my life is in balance. ;) Just letting you know it's coming down the pike. We're not pod-fading.
Latest show is up on the feed today. Angela and I crossed wires at some point (communication error) and the description of the episode was the same as the last episode... though the show is completely new. This was the persuasive conversation I had with my mom, trying to talk her into BSG. I also had a super long discussion on the last three BSG episodes with Angela over Skype.
Whoo hooo.. downloading now.
That was a fun episode can't wait for more also... Spoilers on the starboard bow... I laughed at that he he
I am so looking forward to this episode! It's downloaded and ready for my walk tomorrow morning! Thanks Jen!
I just got done listening Jen. WOW! Your cast has come a long way! It was awesome! Your mom is a kick in the butt. How fun! It was neat to hear Jim on the cast and Angela was in rare form once again! Excellent stuff!
Thanks for the great entertainment. You made me laugh on my walk today to work. :)
all I need to say it is "you know boomer is a cylon" oh and it was awsome and nice to hear Angela!
I'm glad you liked it guys. I was worried that it was too much info for one show.
Yeah, mom was on a roll that day. I had to cut out A LOT of laughing.... lets just say that the end the episode took a lot longer in reality than it did in the podcast. :D
FYI, I finally put a poll up on our blog. Who do you think is the final Cylon?
http://anomalypodcast.blogspot.com/ (http://anomalypodcast.blogspot.com/)
hmmm you should have "other".. what if I don't believe it's anyone you listed :)
Yes.. I forgot to add that. I will do it now. I added it to the bottom of the blog this time.
Our next podcast episode will be on Firefly: Out Of Gas. If you're a Firefly fan and you like this particular episode, send us your audio comments. :)
We''ll be back IN STUDIO on Thursday July 3rd. YES, we don't have to use Skype to do our podcast anymore!
Out of Gas is a great Firefly episode (then again, are there any that aren't good?)
I liked the creepy toucher one best the shoot out storming through the satellite was awesome
This weekend (December the 13th) Angela and I will be recording another episode of Anomaly....
We will be torturing ourselves for comedy by watching that steaming pile of Life Day Poodoo: "The Star Wars Holiday Special". This Mystery Science Theater 3000 style Anomaly episode will also feature your new forum pal "KC" and another hilarious friend of mine named Gerald. I hope to edit it all together on December the 14th and 15th and have it ready to slide down your pod catchers in time for Christmas. If anyone has any comments or insights on this abomination of the Star Wars mythos, please email your mp3 comments to girlygeekz@gmail.com by December 14th.
I'll put together a promo for Rico when the episode is complete, so you guys know when it's ready. Happy Life Day!
Part 1 through 7 are youtube. Check out Part 1 and if you can stomach it...look for the rest in the "Reated Videos" column.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nZ5rOFHjbk (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nZ5rOFHjbk)
Here's part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sFNSdO0E8M&feature=related (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sFNSdO0E8M&feature=related)
I can't bear to watch it again, but from memory I do like how Leia seems high through the whole thing. Also, that Life Day song is just painful. Harrison Ford doesn't have many embarrassing things in his repertoire to regret doing, but I'm sure this is at the top of the list.
Quote from: billybob476 on December 12, 2008, 04:44:20 AM
I can't bear to watch it again, but from memory I do like how Leia seems high through the whole thing. Also, that Life Day song is just painful. Harrison Ford doesn't have many embarrassing things in his repertoire to regret doing, but I'm sure this is at the top of the list.
I'd love to get a comment from you on it, Billybob. :)
Oh lord you're going to make me watch it again...I'll see what I can do!
I'm looking forward to this. I need to buy some blue milk and tupperware to use while I listen.
If I finish my chores I'm gonna swing by Tosche Station and pick up some power converters.
let's shoot wamp rats!
or is that womp?
Yeah that's fun since they aren't much bigger then 2 meters!
Quote from: moyer777 on December 12, 2008, 08:58:46 AM
I'm looking forward to this. I need to buy some blue milk and tupperware to use while I listen.
Did you see this thing when it was originally on TV?
no, but I have watched it on Youtube.. oooo.
I've got it on DVD, didn't ask for it, it just came on a DVD called Geordie Star Wars.
Finished recording the episode yesterday. Thanks again KC, for participating. I know you're busy with finals.
Get this...Angela refused to watch it. So KC, Gerald and I are the only ones who underwent the torture for the sake of Anomaly. :D
Angela did join our discussion, but she didn't do her homework...it still worked out great because she was seeing it for the first time as we were recording, LOL.
Sweet! Looking forward to checking it out.
Just downloaded the last 4 episodes, no sign of the Holiday Special yet. It'll be up soon, right?
Quote from: wraith1701 on December 14, 2008, 02:53:59 PM
Just downloaded the last 4 episodes, no sign of the Holiday Special yet. It'll be up soon, right?
Yep, it's our Christmas episode.... We just recorded on Sat. It takes me a couple of days to edit it all together. I'll definitely let you know when it's up. :)
Anomaly is up for three awards on the StarWars Fanworks web site. We're apart of that network and only network shows are nominated. Apparently we were lumped in to categories that we qualified for. I'm not expecting anything to come from this, but people have emailed us to let us know they voted for us there. It's an honor whether we win or lose.
We weren't supposed to mention this on our show so as to prevent a campaign, but the voting is over now and they're tallying the votes. I just wanted to mention it because Angela and I were pretty excited when we first learned about it. You guys should check out the shows and audio dramas there. Many of them are quite good. http://www.starwarsfanworks.com/ (http://www.starwarsfanworks.com/)
We were up for:
"BEST PANEL OF RADIO SHOW HOSTS"
"BEST FANWORKS COMMUNITY-BASED RADIO SHOW"
"RADIO SHOW "ROOKIE OF THE YEAR"...we're actually about to celebrate Anomaly's second birthday, despite the fact we only have a years worth of consistent shows, LOL. The Rookie thing is because we joined the network recently.
There are a lot of other shows and dramas included check them out:
http://www.galacticsenate.com/showthread.php?t=17932 (http://www.galacticsenate.com/showthread.php?t=17932)
Very cool Jen! Congrats!!
That's awesome, Jen! Congratulations to both you and Angela. :cheering
Wow congratulations to you both, that is fantastic i hope you win. Well done. :) :)
Congrats Jen, best of luck to you and Angela. It is great to see you get some recognition.
That's great Jen.. best of luck on winning one, two or all three awards.. it would be well deserved.
neato frito! You ladies are awesome!
That's great! Best of luck and I am hoping you ladies run the table!
When's the next podcast coming out?
Awesome news, Jen! I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you guys. I listen to several podcasts linked by SW Fanworks, and while many of them are great, Anomaly is the best of the bunch.
Good luck Jen and Angela!
That's awesome. Congratulations and good luck.
Absolutely! Great news.
We know the results of the above mentioned awards.... but can't announce it until the end of this month. ::)
On another note, Angela and I are about to record an Anniversary episode for Anomaly. We are celebrating two occasions. It's been 1 year since Anomaly has been in the iTunes Feed and it's been 2 years since we recorded our first...horrible episode, which is still linked somewhere on these boards but does not exist on iTunes.
We'd love to hear from our friends! Please send us your audio comments! girlygeekz@gmail.com
We prefer audio but if you don't have access to a recording device, send us your emails...we'll read them on the show. Ask us questions, give us feedback...whatever...we just want to hear from you all. The genesis of Anomaly began here and its anniversary wouldn't be the same without your participation. ;)
Jen
Oh, on our most recent show "The Anomaly Of The Guild" Angela and I interviewed Kenny (startrekfanatic5) about his work with The Guild. We learned a few things about Kenny's career, how he got started with The Guild, the future of new media, and a little about the cast. Thanks for coming on the show, Kenny. I hope you like the way it turned out. :)
Subscribe through iTunes or Podcast Alley or if you...ehem... don't like us, but you like Kenny...you can just listen to his episode by clicking on the link below. :D
http://www.anomalypodcast.com/podcasts/Anomaly%20Of%20Kenny%20&%20The%20Guilld.mp3 (http://www.anomalypodcast.com/podcasts/Anomaly%20Of%20Kenny%20&%20The%20Guilld.mp3)
Looking forward to this one! Hey, I might even get a comment to you now I have my new headset! ;D
Awesome Dan. I hope you can send something in. :)
Great show Jen and Angela! Very cool to hear a bit more about our good friend Kenny and the awesomeness that is The Guild.
What a community! We've reached the stage where members are working in the genre we're interested in. Whoever said "you make your own news" was correct.
Did anyone ever say that? Hmmm
Kenny's our resident star. He's even got an imdb page.
Quote from: billybob476 on January 21, 2009, 01:17:07 PM
Kenny's our resident star. He's even got an imdb page.
Yep.. Been adding to it in recent days.. The Guild is still not on there. Takes months to get things added.. you can check it out here. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0594165/ (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0594165/)
We put a MiniSkirt Cast in the feed this morning. Mini Skirt Casts are just short little episodes that are too long to be TV segments in our regular shows and too short to be main topics. This cast is about the BSG premier.
Don't forget to send us your audio comments for our anniversary episode. We are recording it in another week so if you like Anomaly, please send us your questions/feedback. Aside from our anniversary ep... if you like the show, email us regularly, toss a rating on iTunes or a vote on podcast alley... Hearing your feedback via emails and whatnot helps us maintain the energy needed to keep this podcast going. :)
Don't forget to do that for Rico too! ;)
Thanks to everyone from the Treks In Sci-Fi community who have encouraged us over the past two years. We appreciate the people here so much.
Thank you to Meds, KC and Dangelus for sending your audio comments. They were very nice. Peace out! :)
Forgot to post a link to the Mini Skirt Cast. Listen online by clicking on the first link.
http://www.anomalypodcast.com/podcasts/Mini%20SkirtCast%20BSG%2009%20Premier.mp3 (http://www.anomalypodcast.com/podcasts/Mini%20SkirtCast%20BSG%2009%20Premier.mp3)
http://www.anomalypodcast.com (http://www.anomalypodcast.com)
great cast. it was fun to hear our interview from way back!
Sent in comments through the website ... I'm being lazy between moving tvs and shocking myself on HDMI cables.
Quote from: Just X on January 23, 2009, 06:44:02 PM
Sent in comments through the website ... I'm being lazy between moving tvs and shocking myself on HDMI cables.
Thank you Chris. :)
Not sure why I havent been listening to the Anomaly. Anyway, now I have a full day of listening at work tomorrow to catch up....ooh! Cant wait to hear how you guys loved the Star Wars Christmas Special!!!
(wink wink)
Jen and Angela... :metallica:
Congratulations on winning two Star Wars Fanworks network awards. :starwars:
Rookie of The Year :Bow:
Best Panel Of Show Hosts :cheers
That is totally AWESOME and well deserved. :r2d2line
You can hear the award show here... kind of cheesy and off color humor.
http://media.roneyzone.com/swfw/swfw2009AwardsShow.mp3 (http://media.roneyzone.com/swfw/swfw2009AwardsShow.mp3)
CONGRATS to both you!!! :metallica:
Congrats, girls! Virtual Gamma Quadrant Golf Clap!
Congrats! Well deserved!
awesome! Well deserved and fun!
Well done ladies! It is well deserved.
:Bow:
I've sent you a email and i'll say it here as well, congratulations to you both on awards well deserved. I stand up and bow to you both. :)
Thanks guys! WE were shocked...as I think you can tell by the recording that Jeff Roney spliced into his show. Everyone else who won awards seemed to know it...I think we were the only ones they surprised. Jeff went on to do an extensive interview with us that will be on a separate episode available via Roney Zone Radio. I'll post a link when it's up in his feed. That was our first interview and we were VERY nervous for some reason. Angela did most of the talking. She switched to PR Assistant Mode and went to town. LOL...she does PR for a living and does it well, I was thankful she took over. :)
Anyway, thank you all for your congratulations and for your support and encouragement. Some of our best and most loyal listeners come from Treks In Sci-Fi... we appreciate you all very much.
If you didn't listen to the award show. Other winners included Star Wars Action News, The Butlernerverse and we shared the Best Panel Of Show Hosts with the EUCast. There were a plethora of awards for audio dramas, which is what the Fanworks Network is best known for. If you guys like Star Wars you should check out their audio dramas. I'll be joining their ranks soon as an actress playing Bastilla Shan in a KOTOR drama soon...just waiting on my lines. :) I'm practicing my English accent by listening to Harry Potter audio books at the moment. LOL.
That is cool that you are going to do some acting for them. Awesome!
Hey Jen, where can I get your shows?
never mind, I found it on iTunes, subscribing now! Need to catch up! :metallica:
Congrats on winning the awards Jen and Angela
Just listened to the first two shows, well done! I really like them. :)
Quote from: Bryancd on February 02, 2009, 03:46:45 PM
Just listened to the first two shows, well done! I really like them. :)
Thanks Bryan. :)
We're playing promos for those who are podcasters/friends of Anomaly. If you are interested in trading promos and bumpers with us, send an email and let us know...Maybe we'll record something custom for you. Contact us to discuss a possible cross promotion by visiting http://www.anomalypodcast.com (http://www.anomalypodcast.com) or email us at girlygeekz@gmail.com
The Anniversary Episode (Anomaly Of Anomaly 1) is up in our feed, and we added another show that's just clips and promos entitled "Anomaly of Anomaly Anniversary Easter Eggs.
Anomaly Of Anomaly 1 was an hour and 40 minutes. It was a long one but it features 3 unplugged versions of our show music recorded in our Multimillion Dollar Studio by Angela's husband's band: The Illuminati. I'm presently working on making the unplugged portions of our show into music tracks that people can listen to on our site. If you want to learn more about the music and how you can get a few tracks, please email us. We may be able to work something out. If you're new to the Trek SF forum, or Anomaly: Illuminati music is exclusive to the Anomaly Podcast so don't play it on your show unless you've asked us please (protected by specific Creative Commons License). You can listen and share what we've included in our episode, but don't use it to make any other project without asking Angela and I first. :)
The Anniversary show also features a few clips and out takes from lost shows, all the songs we've ever sung, all our introductions, talk about how we got started, what we have in store for the future, listener comments and an awesome song that Rico Moyer sung for us. LOL...thank you again Rick. It's awesome! So all these great things added up to the longer, yet very fun Anomalous Celebratory Extravaganza that you will find in your feed if you subscribe (search for Anomaly in iTunes or at podcastalley.com)
We enjoy chatting with one another about these geeky topics but knowing that people are listening and enjoying Anomaly, encourages Angela and I to continue recording our conversations and making them into Anomaly episodes. :) If you get a chance, please leave feedback on iTunes for Anomaly (and all the podcasts you listen too, ie. Treks In Sci-Fi, Waffle On, Take Him With You and Knights Of The Guild to name a few). Don't forget you can send comments and questions in emails or audio files as well. girlygeekz@gmail.com
Word of mouth is the best advertising. Blog or Tweet and include links to your favorite podcasts (mentioned above). Use the "tell a friend" link at the top of each iTunes podcaster page and send a link to all your pals. Angela didn't know about Treks In Sci-Fi until I told her about it, and look what happened! We've been listening for about 3 years now and we started our own show. So, tell your friends!
Peace out!
Jen
Anniversary Episode:
http://www.anomalypodcast.com/podcasts/Anomaly%20Of%20Anomaly%201.mp3 (http://www.anomalypodcast.com/podcasts/Anomaly%20Of%20Anomaly%201.mp3)
Extras (just clips from past episodes):
http://www.anomalypodcast.com/podcasts/AnomalyOfAnomalyExtras.mp3 (http://www.anomalypodcast.com/podcasts/AnomalyOfAnomalyExtras.mp3)
This is so great, I have been looking forward to this. It's downloaded, now I need to go on a walk and listen!!! Thanks Jen and Angela for all your hard work!
Awesome! I have been having 'Anomaly' withdrawal symptoms! ;D
I'm also going to leave feedback for everybody tomorrow. I've been meaning to do it for ages.
Quote from: Dangelus on February 11, 2009, 10:59:33 AM
Awesome! I have been having 'Anomaly' withdrawal symptoms! ;D
I'm also going to leave feedback for everybody tomorrow. I've been meaning to do it for ages.
Yeah! Gamma Quadrant Golf Clap (GQGC from now on). Thank you Dan.
Delta Quadrant Hockey Punch? :)
Quote from: billybob476 on February 11, 2009, 11:20:25 AM
Delta Quadrant Hockey Punch? :)
It is my goal to make that the next Anomaly Catch Phrase...maybe if our listeners started sending audio comments, using that line, Angela will bend to our collective will. :D
Oh, we'll convince her. My next (and first, sadly) comment will include it! The creativity that Twitter engenders is amazing isn't it?
Quote from: billybob476 on February 11, 2009, 11:27:09 AM
Oh, we'll convince her. My next (and first, sadly) comment will include it! The creativity that Twitter engenders is amazing isn't it?
amen
Great episode, Jen! Although, I do remember posting a blog about seeing Empire and Jedi a couple of months back, and I remember you posting a comment about it. :P I'm looking forward to whatever episode comes out next.
Quote from: KC on February 11, 2009, 11:44:50 AM
Great episode, Jen! Although, I do remember posting a blog about seeing Empire and Jedi a couple of months back, and I remember you posting a comment about it. :P I'm looking forward to whatever episode comes out next.
Hummm... My memory isn't what it should be. Forgive my forgetfulness. It's been my bane since childhood.
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Great episode, Jen! Although, I do remember posting a blog about seeing Empire and Jedi a couple of months back, and I remember you posting a comment about it. :P I'm looking forward to whatever episode comes out next.
Hummm... My memory isn't what it should be. Forgive my forgetfulness. It's been my bane since childhood.
If you run out of episode ideas, I can pretend I've never seen them before. It's not like anyone outside the two of us would know--oh wait... :P
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Great episode, Jen! Although, I do remember posting a blog about seeing Empire and Jedi a couple of months back, and I remember you posting a comment about it. :P I'm looking forward to whatever episode comes out next.
Hummm... My memory isn't what it should be. Forgive my forgetfulness. It's been my bane since childhood.
If you run out of episode ideas, I can pretend I've never seen them before. It's not like anyone outside the two of us would know--oh wait... :P
You could still tell us what you thought of them. :)
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Quote from: Jen on February 11, 2009, 04:07:09 PM
Quote from: KC on February 11, 2009, 11:44:50 AM
Great episode, Jen! Although, I do remember posting a blog about seeing Empire and Jedi a couple of months back, and I remember you posting a comment about it. :P I'm looking forward to whatever episode comes out next.
Hummm... My memory isn't what it should be. Forgive my forgetfulness. It's been my bane since childhood.
If you run out of episode ideas, I can pretend I've never seen them before. It's not like anyone outside the two of us would know--oh wait... :P
You could still tell us what you thought of them. :)
What you say is true. If you would like for me to send in my comments about Empire and Jedi, I will gladly do so.
Quote from: KC on February 11, 2009, 04:16:26 PM
Quote from: Jen on February 11, 2009, 04:13:48 PM
Quote from: KC on February 11, 2009, 04:09:43 PM
Quote from: Jen on February 11, 2009, 04:07:09 PM
Quote from: KC on February 11, 2009, 11:44:50 AM
Great episode, Jen! Although, I do remember posting a blog about seeing Empire and Jedi a couple of months back, and I remember you posting a comment about it. :P I'm looking forward to whatever episode comes out next.
Hummm... My memory isn't what it should be. Forgive my forgetfulness. It's been my bane since childhood.
If you run out of episode ideas, I can pretend I've never seen them before. It's not like anyone outside the two of us would know--oh wait... :P
You could still tell us what you thought of them. :)
What you say is true. If you would like for me to send in my comments about Empire and Jedi, I will gladly do so.
No. We're not going to do that for a while. probably will be a whole discussion about it...like the one we did with Erin.
Great anniversary episode Jen and Angela! Oh and based on Meds' podcast thread you guys now have your first review on the Canadian iTunes store. Not sure if you get emails or whatever about that.
Quote from: billybob476 on February 11, 2009, 04:19:30 PM
Great anniversary episode Jen and Angela! Oh and based on Meds' podcast thread you guys now have your first review on the Canadian iTunes store. Not sure if you get emails or whatever about that.
LOL. No, we don't receive email when we get reviews. Thanks for the heads up. Glad you liked the episode. :) Did you listen to the Anomaly Of Anomaly Anniversary Easter Eggs (Angela named it not me). :D
It was in the feed right under the Anniversary ep. Just wanted to make sure people knew there were two new shows to download this week.
Quote from: Jen on February 11, 2009, 04:19:03 PM
Quote from: KC on February 11, 2009, 04:16:26 PM
Quote from: Jen on February 11, 2009, 04:13:48 PM
Quote from: KC on February 11, 2009, 04:09:43 PM
Quote from: Jen on February 11, 2009, 04:07:09 PM
Quote from: KC on February 11, 2009, 11:44:50 AM
Great episode, Jen! Although, I do remember posting a blog about seeing Empire and Jedi a couple of months back, and I remember you posting a comment about it. :P I'm looking forward to whatever episode comes out next.
Hummm... My memory isn't what it should be. Forgive my forgetfulness. It's been my bane since childhood.
If you run out of episode ideas, I can pretend I've never seen them before. It's not like anyone outside the two of us would know--oh wait... :P
You could still tell us what you thought of them. :)
What you say is true. If you would like for me to send in my comments about Empire and Jedi, I will gladly do so.
No. We're not going to do that for a while. probably will be a whole discussion about it...like the one we did with Erin.
Good deal. Now if only I can get you guys to watch Dr. Who... ;D
Quote from: KC on February 11, 2009, 04:23:07 PM
Quote from: Jen on February 11, 2009, 04:19:03 PM
Quote from: KC on February 11, 2009, 04:16:26 PM
Quote from: Jen on February 11, 2009, 04:13:48 PM
Quote from: KC on February 11, 2009, 04:09:43 PM
Quote from: Jen on February 11, 2009, 04:07:09 PM
Quote from: KC on February 11, 2009, 11:44:50 AM
Great episode, Jen! Although, I do remember posting a blog about seeing Empire and Jedi a couple of months back, and I remember you posting a comment about it. :P I'm looking forward to whatever episode comes out next.
Hummm... My memory isn't what it should be. Forgive my forgetfulness. It's been my bane since childhood.
If you run out of episode ideas, I can pretend I've never seen them before. It's not like anyone outside the two of us would know--oh wait... :P
You could still tell us what you thought of them. :)
What you say is true. If you would like for me to send in my comments about Empire and Jedi, I will gladly do so.
No. We're not going to do that for a while. probably will be a whole discussion about it...like the one we did with Erin.
Good deal. Now if only I can get you guys to watch Dr. Who... ;D
That my friend may come before the Star Wars episode. It was on our list of future episodes. :) You'll of course have to tell us why we should watch and which episode to start with and we'll record our thoughts afterwards.
I quote Mr. Burns:
Eeeexcellent... *drums fingers together*
Noooo...you broke the crazy embedded quote chain!
Quote from: billybob476 on February 11, 2009, 04:32:35 PM
Noooo...you broke the crazy embedded quote chain!
Only to begin a new one. AH-HAHAHAHAHA! :vampire
Quote from: KC on February 11, 2009, 04:33:22 PM
Quote from: billybob476 on February 11, 2009, 04:32:35 PM
Noooo...you broke the crazy embedded quote chain!
Only to begin a new one. AH-HAHAHAHAHA! :vampire
Indeed! :)
Oh my gosh, this anniversary episode is so awesome! The flashbacks, the band, the comments, Jim, etc. all absolutely fun and warm! I want a golden Yoda! :) The whole show was just amazing.
GREAT JOB JEN & ANGELA!
I look forward to years more of your most excellent podcast!
I forgot to mention that I laughed so hard at the imitation of Saul Tigh. AHHHHHHH! It was awesome!
Quote from: Jen on February 11, 2009, 04:21:43 PM
Quote from: billybob476 on February 11, 2009, 04:19:30 PM
Great anniversary episode Jen and Angela! Oh and based on Meds' podcast thread you guys now have your first review on the Canadian iTunes store. Not sure if you get emails or whatever about that.
LOL. No, we don't receive email when we get reviews. Thanks for the heads up. Glad you liked the episode. :) Did you listen to the Anomaly Of Anomaly Anniversary Easter Eggs (Angela named it not me). :D
It was in the feed right under the Anniversary ep. Just wanted to make sure people knew there were two new shows to download this week.
I saw it, I got excited for the anniversary ep so I listened to that one first, Easter Eggs are for today!
And since no one gets emails about iTunes reviews, Meds and Rick M. you guys have your first reviews on Canadian iTunes and Rico, you have your second. (all 5 stars of course!)
why thank you! Can you take a screen shot for me and send it to my email? rick@takehimwithyou.com
Great anniversary show! Loved it.
More! ;D
I've also done my duty today and left itunes feedback for you, Rico, Rick, Meds and Kenny.
Quote from: moyer777 on February 11, 2009, 07:41:50 PM
Oh my gosh, this anniversary episode is so awesome! The flashbacks, the band, the comments, Jim, etc. all absolutely fun and warm! I want a golden Yoda! :) The whole show was just amazing.
GREAT JOB JEN & ANGELA!
I look forward to years more of your most excellent podcast!
Thank you guys. :) When we did the Geek Girl Of The week segment (I think that was our second or third episode) I just said, "We present this award to you in honor of your geekiness," or something like that. And Stephanie said, "Oh, it's gold...." And we just ad libbed the rest. Made it all up. So nope...there wasn't a gold plated, vintage Yoda in case anyone was wondering. :)
Oh dear (not!) - I've just started a second round robin of UK iTunes store reviews too.
Anomaly already had 1 (Meds) and now it has three. :)
Thank you Feathers. :)
For those of you that are interested-
Check out http://www.christrocks.com/parody (http://www.christrocks.com/parody) for the direct download.
here are the lyrics to the Happy Anniversary Song for Anomaly
Happy Anniversary Anomaly
Happy Anniversary Ladies
your cast is on my mind
Happy Anniversary Ladies
your cast is on my my mind
I'm so happy for you ladies
Now that your show isn't new
I hear it in your casts,it's no surprise
What this show can do for you!
But when I look back ladies
Where Female and fandom converge
And I know I'm countin' on the good times
You gals are out of this universe
And so I wish you
Happy Anniversary Ladies
your cast is on my mind
Happy Anniversary Ladies
your cast is on my mind
There's a podcast you can listen to when you need a different perspective
From geeky girls who like light sabers and firefly and Buffy they just love
You gals are really cool, you're from above oh-oh-oh
(Instrumental break)
Happy Anniversary Ladies
Your cast is on my mind
Happy Anniversary Ladies
Your cast is on my mind
Oh ain't no foolin' with you ladies
Shows like yours we all applaud
We've got you in our iTunes
Our mp3 players and iPods
This is your two years ladies
And we feel like congratulating you
We're holding up our cell phones
Swaying back and forth
And we're singing out to you...
Happy Anniversary Ladies
Your cast is on my mind
Happy Anniversary Ladies
Your cast is on my mind
Yeah I listened yesterday.....GREAT SHOW! Everyone kept coming up to me (nongeeks) asking me just what in the heck I was laughing at. I tried to explain but they got that typical non-geek blank look far away stare thing ususally followed by the inevitable question "A pod-what?" then "Why didn't you just say you were listening to the radio?". Poor deluded souls.
Great song btw as always Rick....I can play music but I wish I had your talent for writing it.
thanks Darth. Yeah I know. I try and explain to people over 40 what a podcast is and they look at me with a strange face. Well, I'm educating them!
Call it OnDemand digitally downloaded talk radio and they seem to get it quicker.
Great idea!
I finished listening to the anniversary podcast today. Great podcast Jen and Angela, looking forward to the next ones.
Thanks Jeff. :)
Well, the first part of the interview that Jeff Roney did with Angela and I is up. Jeff is the host of Roney Zone Radio and we didn't really know him before he approached us about coming on his show. It is our very first interview, and I have to say we were both very nervous. He's a nice guy...We just felt a little out of our element because we weren't the ones asking the questions. :D
Anyway, check out part one (RoneyZone Radio episode #104) on his site. I believe you can also download the file by clicking on a link under the player.
http://www.roneyzone.com/ (http://www.roneyzone.com/)
Have just caught up with your anniversary podcasts and they were excellent Jen. I really enjoyed them. I look forward to listening to the interview podcast.
Quote from: HawkeyeMeds on February 19, 2009, 12:06:34 PM
Have just caught up with your anniversary podcasts and they were excellent Jen. I really enjoyed them. I look forward to listening to the interview podcast.
Thanks Meds. :)
The interview was fun - if a little wierd in places :)
'Jen with the short hair - what are you wearing?'.
Hmmmm.
Loved the anniversary show too.
Quote from: Feathers on February 20, 2009, 02:55:16 AM
The interview was fun - if a little wierd in places :)
'Jen with the short hair - what are you wearing?'.
Hmmmm.
Loved the anniversary show too.
The Picard interview threw us off...but we played along. Jeff is a nice guy.
Not sure about Angela but I just made up my response. Nope... I wasn't wearing the Starfleet Academy shirt. :D
The second half of our interview on Roney Zone Radio is up.
http://www.roneyzone.com/ (http://www.roneyzone.com/)
It's a fun interview. I like how Angela continues her running gag of blocking force lightning.
Thanks for the heads-up; downloading now. :)
I just downloaded both parts, going to listen tonight or tomorrow!
Apparently there's more than two parts. LOL! I guess we talked too much. He'll probably release the third part next week. :)
sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeet more geeky goodness!
The third and final part of the interview we did on RoneyZone Radio is up (episode 106). I haven't listened to it yet. Let me know what you guys thought of it. And if you get a chance, email Jeff.
http://www.roneyzone.com/ (http://www.roneyzone.com/)
Angela and I are recording this Friday...a new Anomaly episode is coming down the pike.
Yahoo a new anomaly on its way yay!!!!!!
It has been much too long. Anomaly withdrawal is setting in! What will you guys be talking about?
Quote from: billybob476 on March 04, 2009, 01:02:00 PM
It has been much too long. Anomaly withdrawal is setting in! What will you guys be talking about?
The interview, BSG and a topic we haven't decided on yet. :)
ooh secret stuff! I like secret stuff!
Just got done listening to the third part of the interview. EXCELLENT! Great job Jen and Angela!
Angela and I recorded last night...now I have to edit. The episode should be in the feed at the end of next week. Our main topic was on the X-Files episode "Jose Chung From Outer Space". You can download this episode for $1.99 from iTunes or amazon.com if you haven't see it yet. We're going to be referring to a lot of funny scenes and most of it you just have to see first, to get the full impact of our commentary. :)
Also we chat more about the past 7 or so BSG episodes...we have different opinions on how things are progressing.
That is great! I am really looking forward to your new show!
X-Files is cool, looking forward to Angela's and yours comments on the episode, I vaguely remember it, so I will have to watch it before I listen.
Is there a "delay of game" penalty in podcasting? Term Translation: a penalty or foul given in American Football when a play takes longer than the alloted amount of time to execute. ;)
My plan was to have the latest episode finished Thursday for a Friday upload, but the fates were conspiring against me (real life road blocks). I'm finishing the editing this weekend and punting it to Angela for a Monday download. I hope you guys enjoy it. I think it's coming together nicely. :)
Always look forward to a bit of the old anomaly podcast. Bring it on :)
Damn real life always getting in the way!
No matter the time frame, looking forward to a new show.
:D Should be in the feed tonight. I passed it to Angela this weekend, but she won't have time to upload it until this evening.
Sweet...I am hoping to download then.....I did love me some X-Files. I will have to revisit the episode y'all are discussing. If it is the one I think it is...I can;t wait.
Our latest episode is up in the feed. Check out our blog for the side by side comparison shots of BSG Last Supper image and Ellen's interrogation scene from "Deadlock". See images and read show notes here (subscribe to our blog): http://anomalypodcast.blogspot.com/ (http://anomalypodcast.blogspot.com/)
Listen:
http://www.anomalypodcast.com/podcasts/AnomalyOfXFilesAndJoseChung.mp3 (http://www.anomalypodcast.com/podcasts/AnomalyOfXFilesAndJoseChung.mp3)
Learn more about Anomaly:
http://www.anomalypodcast.com/ (http://www.anomalypodcast.com/)
Rate all your favorite podcasts on iTunes and podcast alley...hint-hint: if you haven't rated Anomaly please, please, please, toss us a review on iTunes. :)
And send us feedback. It encourages us to continue producing Anomaly. girlygeekz@gmail.com
I just listened to it, and I enjoyed it. I posted my initial feelings up on Twitter, but I think I'll talk about them again here. I myself am not much of an X-Files fan, but I like the TV episode and the points you and Angela brought up were really good and really funny.
And as for the proposed Twilight episode, I'm interested in listening to that, even though I'm not a fan at all.
Quote from: KC on March 17, 2009, 09:50:10 PM
I just listened to it, and I enjoyed it. I posted my initial feelings up on Twitter, but I think I'll talk about them again here. I myself am not much of an X-Files fan, but I like the TV episode and the points you and Angela brought up were really good and really funny.
And as for the proposed Twilight episode, I'm interested in listening to that, even though I'm not a fan at all.
Thanks KC. We've never seen Twilight or read the books. Our friend will be trying to convince us to do so. Angela will be talking about vampire lore during all this so if you guys don't like Twilight, you still might enjoy Angela's vampire lesson. :)
Our next episode will be recorded Friday. We're going to have a BSG Season Finale party and will be recording afterward we've seen the episode, with several of our friends.
Wow some exciting stuff coming up then! Brilliant news.
In the mean time I am looking forward to hearing the X-Files episode Jen. Boy I have SO many great podcasts queued up at the moment!
Anomaly starts with "A"...it should be at the top of your list. ;) Just kidding. Let me know what you think after you've heard it.
Actually it was first on my list!
Great show as usual. I remember that X-Files episode from WAY back....
You know, I've got to stop listening to Anomaly in public. I think people are starting to think I'm strange when I'm smiling or laughing to myself walking down the street! ;D
Great show Jen & Angela! Looking forward to the next one.
Great show ladies! I enjoyed the podcast.
Great anomaly! Andrew and I really enjoyed it a lot. THANK YOU!
Quote from: Dangelus on March 20, 2009, 12:59:24 PM
Actually it was first on my list!
Great show as usual. I remember that X-Files episode from WAY back....
You know, I've got to stop listening to Anomaly in public. I think people are starting to think I'm strange when I'm smiling or laughing to myself walking down the street! ;D
I get that reaction at work all the time.
Cannot wait for the BSG Finale podcast......I know I will be sending a short e-mail after that one as well ( :roflmao "short"....yeah right)
We had a blast recording our BSG Party episode. We also video recorded ourselves watching the finale. It turned out great. We'll be adding the video to our site as a download and possibly uploading it to youtube as well. Look for that to come next week.
Finally hit the X Files episode in the queue. I loved the series but tailed off in the latter years. The 'off the wall' ones were always the best though.
Nice review and the editing was effective too. Very enjoyable (though the info on Angela's child bearing build was maybe more than I required!)
Quote from: Feathers on March 21, 2009, 10:59:31 AM
Nice review and the editing was effective too. Very enjoyable (though the info on Angela's child bearing build was maybe more than I required!)
LOL, you make it sound like she described the event its self. :D
I was able to download the current (x-files) episode + the part anniversary set before it... looking forward to listening :) but saving for the perfect time.
Quote from: globeTrekker on March 21, 2009, 08:26:45 PM
I was able to download the current (x-files) episode + the part anniversary set before it... looking forward to listening :) but saving for the perfect time.
I hope you enjoy them. :)
Listened to Your X-Files podcast this morning, great job both, reminded me how much I enjoyed the first few seasons of the show. Great BSG poem/Haiku ;), made me chuckle, even though it was just notes, it sure did sound like a poem.
Thanks Jeff :D. I'm glad you liked it. :)
Listened to most of the anniversary 2 parter today on a miserable 10 hour train trip... it was fun and helped pass the time; sounds like some *really* cool upcoming episodes. Listening to Jose Chung now.... it brings back some great memories! :) This was also one of my fave xfiles episodes, along with some of the other offbeat ones (can never remember titles) : the cher one, the circus detachable twin one, the dork with the tail one, the christmas story one, and who can forget the very cool bermuda triangle / wizard of oz one :)
Quote from: globeTrekker on March 26, 2009, 05:12:10 AM
Listened to most of the anniversary 2 parter today on a miserable 10 hour train trip... it was fun and helped pass the time; sounds like some *really* cool upcoming episodes. Listening to Jose Chung now.... it brings back some great memories! :) This was also one of my fave xfiles episodes, along with some of the other offbeat ones (can never remember titles) : the cher one, the circus detachable twin one, the dork with the tail one, the christmas story one, and who can forget the very cool bermuda triangle / wizard of oz one :)
Cool! I'm glad it helped you pass the time. :) Oh yeah...there were so many great X-Files one. I love the one where the guy grows the tail! :D
I finished editing our latest episode at midnight last night...shooooosh...podcasting is haaaard. I passed the mp3 on to Angela to upload to our feed today. She'll try to put it up this evening at the exact time that BSG use to air. If not...you'll be sure to get it this weekend.
Our Renfest pal, Mark joined us for a discussion about the series finale. We had a big party and some of our other friends join us at the end to send BSG off in style with a group chant of: "SO SAY WE ALL".
We also recorded video of ourselves watching the episode...I still have to edit that but we'll let you know when the shortened (funny) version is available to view on our site/blog.
"Anomaly Of The Big Frakn BSG Finale" is up:
http://www.anomalypodcast.com/podcasts/Anomaly%20Of%20The%20Big%20Frakn%20BSG%20Finale.mp3 (http://www.anomalypodcast.com/podcasts/Anomaly%20Of%20The%20Big%20Frakn%20BSG%20Finale.mp3)
Show notes:
http://anomalypodcast.blogspot.com/ (http://anomalypodcast.blogspot.com/)
I've downloaded and will listen!!! WOO HOO!
Excellent, another wicked anomaly podcast to listen to. Thanks jen.
Okay, Angela and I are recording a cast about vampire lore and Twilight tomorrow night. We'd love to have some emails to address during the episode we're recording tomorrow. Send your questions, comments, rants, etc about Twilight or vampires to girlygeekz@gmail.com and we'll address them during the podcast. :)
http://www.anomalypodcast.com (http://www.anomalypodcast.com)
Bueller? Bueller? Bueller? Only got a handful of comments (thank you to those peeps :) ) No one else has anything to comment on? No interest in commenting or asking questions about Twilight or Vampires in general? Going to record tonight and read/play comments on the show. Please send your feed back our way. Come on...we we don't bite...vampires do!
Ventrilo Harassment - Ferris Bueller (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDCu4Jj3-xs#lq-lq2-hq)
The next Anomaly episode is finished. Just gave Angela the disk that she will upload this evening. Topic: Twilight and Buffy comparisons. Check out the blog notes tomorrow for links and other details.
Yay! Looking forward to it!
wicked, always look forward to new anomaly :)
yay!!!!!
Just listened to the new Twilight/Buffy podcast. Loved it. Still don't care much for vampires (Sorry Angela), but the discussion was very interesting.
And after seeing the new Trek I can say, without a doubt, that in a barfight I would want James Kirk, Spock (did he let loose on Kirk or what?!?), Ronon Dex, and Rocky Balboa by my side.
Also loved the vampire show. Thanks for answering my question. My wife went along with Jen's reaction when I told her about Angela's "just treat a girl a little bit like crap" comment.
Also, what? no one wants Jayne Cobb in their barroom fisticuffs?
I'm going to have to agree with Angela. When I learned to not care, I had to beat girls off. Then again it's also a younger thing. By the time they become women, I think they grow out of that, but it also might be a reason that some women are attracted to the bad boys even later in life. I also wouldn't say like crap, I'd say keep them at a distance. Some younger guys are too possessive and I'm thinking that young girls don't like to be smothered.
Great show, Jen and Angela and friend! I have zero interest in Twilight and thought no self respecting man would ever watch Buffy...turns out I was wrong about that, but I really enjoyed this discussion, well done!
Quote from: Bryancd on May 13, 2009, 12:19:26 PM
Great show, Jen and Angela and friend! I have zero interest in Twilight and thought no self respecting man would ever watch Buffy...turns out I was wrong about that, but I really enjoyed this discussion, well done!
Thanks Bryan. I'm so happy you're listening and enjoying the show...I started to think that you lost interest. :D
Quote from: billybob476 on May 13, 2009, 11:44:39 AM
Also loved the vampire show. Thanks for answering my question. My wife went along with Jen's reaction when I told her about Angela's "just treat a girl a little bit like crap" comment.
Also, what? no one wants Jayne Cobb in their barroom fisticuffs?
I'm glad SOMEONE agrees with me. :D Tell your wife she just got a virtual high-five. I've never been interested in men who pander, but at the same time I appreciate gentlemen not wusses. If you treat me like crap...forget it...I'll move on. Good thing Dave was a romantic, respectful man with a mind of his own... or I would have found someone else.
Quote from: Just X on May 13, 2009, 12:17:46 PM
I'm going to have to agree with Angela. When I learned to not care, I had to beat girls off. Then again it's also a younger thing. By the time they become women, I think they grow out of that, but it also might be a reason that some women are attracted to the bad boys even later in life. I also wouldn't say like crap, I'd say keep them at a distance. Some younger guys are too possessive and I'm thinking that young girls don't like to be smothered.
Hummm...were they the RIGHT girls??? Respect goes a long way. Don't drool over the girl you are interested in, but
do be a gentleman. Where I come from, men open the door for women, tip their hats, offer their chairs when all seats are taken and say "yes ma'am and no ma'am"... Guys who had no manners were of no interest to me. But I'm from the sticks so I guess I'm backwards :D
Yes...smothering sucks. Don't be a Klingon (too attached)...but then again, don't be a Klingon (barbarian). ;)
Glad you liked the show. Thanks everyone for your comments and don't forget to vote for next month's episode...the poll is at the top of this thread, just under "friends online". :)
Quote from: Jen on May 13, 2009, 06:29:59 PM
Quote from: Just X on May 13, 2009, 12:17:46 PM
I'm going to have to agree with Angela. When I learned to not care, I had to beat girls off. Then again it's also a younger thing. By the time they become women, I think they grow out of that, but it also might be a reason that some women are attracted to the bad boys even later in life. I also wouldn't say like crap, I'd say keep them at a distance. Some younger guys are too possessive and I'm thinking that young girls don't like to be smothered.
Hummm...were they the RIGHT girls??? Respect goes a long way. Don't drool over the girl you are interested in...but do be a gentleman. Where I come from, men open the door for women, tip their hats, offer their chairs when all seats are taken and say "yes ma'am and no ma'am"... Guys who had no manners were of no interest to me. But I'm from the sticks so I guess I'm backwards :D
Yes...smothering sucks. Don't be a Klingon (too attached)...but then again, don't be a Klingon (barbarian). ;)
Glad you liked the show. Thanks everyone for your comments and don't forget to vote for next month's episode...the poll is at the top of this thread, just under "friends online". :)
They most certainly were not the RIGHT girls. Most of them were in a range from slightly crazy to totally off their tree.
Quote from: Just X on May 13, 2009, 06:48:18 PM
Quote from: Jen on May 13, 2009, 06:29:59 PM
Quote from: Just X on May 13, 2009, 12:17:46 PM
I'm going to have to agree with Angela. When I learned to not care, I had to beat girls off. Then again it's also a younger thing. By the time they become women, I think they grow out of that, but it also might be a reason that some women are attracted to the bad boys even later in life. I also wouldn't say like crap, I'd say keep them at a distance. Some younger guys are too possessive and I'm thinking that young girls don't like to be smothered.
Hummm...were they the RIGHT girls??? Respect goes a long way. Don't drool over the girl you are interested in...but do be a gentleman. Where I come from, men open the door for women, tip their hats, offer their chairs when all seats are taken and say "yes ma'am and no ma'am"... Guys who had no manners were of no interest to me. But I'm from the sticks so I guess I'm backwards :D
Yes...smothering sucks. Don't be a Klingon (too attached)...but then again, don't be a Klingon (barbarian). ;)
Glad you liked the show. Thanks everyone for your comments and don't forget to vote for next month's episode...the poll is at the top of this thread, just under "friends online". :)
They most certainly were not the RIGHT girls. Most of them were in a range from slightly crazy to totally off their tree.
So...being a jerk gets you wacko women. Single men...listen up...don't treat women poorly, despite what Angela and Holly recommended. :D
Quote from: Jaames on May 13, 2009, 10:49:06 AM
Just listened to the new Twilight/Buffy podcast. Loved it. Still don't care much for vampires (Sorry Angela), but the discussion was very interesting.
And after seeing the new Trek I can say, without a doubt, that in a barfight I would want James Kirk, Spock (did he let loose on Kirk or what?!?), Ronon Dex, and Rocky Balboa by my side.
Excellent bar fight choices my friend. ;)
Quote from: Jen on May 13, 2009, 06:51:20 PM
Quote from: Just X on May 13, 2009, 06:48:18 PM
Quote from: Jen on May 13, 2009, 06:29:59 PM
Quote from: Just X on May 13, 2009, 12:17:46 PM
I'm going to have to agree with Angela. When I learned to not care, I had to beat girls off. Then again it's also a younger thing. By the time they become women, I think they grow out of that, but it also might be a reason that some women are attracted to the bad boys even later in life. I also wouldn't say like crap, I'd say keep them at a distance. Some younger guys are too possessive and I'm thinking that young girls don't like to be smothered.
Hummm...were they the RIGHT girls??? Respect goes a long way. Don't drool over the girl you are interested in...but do be a gentleman. Where I come from, men open the door for women, tip their hats, offer their chairs when all seats are taken and say "yes ma'am and no ma'am"... Guys who had no manners were of no interest to me. But I'm from the sticks so I guess I'm backwards :D
Yes...smothering sucks. Don't be a Klingon (too attached)...but then again, don't be a Klingon (barbarian). ;)
Glad you liked the show. Thanks everyone for your comments and don't forget to vote for next month's episode...the poll is at the top of this thread, just under "friends online". :)
They most certainly were not the RIGHT girls. Most of them were in a range from slightly crazy to totally off their tree.
So...being a jerk gets you wacko women. Single men...listen up...don't treat women poorly, despite what Angela and Holly recommended. :D
Hey! Wacko women need love too!
I feel I need to clarify. There is obviously no formula. My husband is the most respectful, wonderful, amazing, superman of a man I could ever ask for. But when we started dating...he played it so cool like he didn't care. I even remember getting an email from him that basically said, "well, nice to know you, bye." Just before that I had a series of over anxious wonderful men that would do anything for me, and I lost interest so fast. It was nice to date someone that didn't show all his cards up front and kept his distance. It made me want more. And in the beginning, it helps if she wants more. :)
20 minutes in so far and and interesting discussion. I'm not sure I'm sold on the film or books from what I've heard so far...but then I never was a teenage girl.
Just got done listening. Great show. I may watch the movie. :)
Quote from: Feathers on May 14, 2009, 08:00:51 AM
...but then I never was a teenage girl.
You weren't??!! ;) :D
Quote from: moyer777 on May 14, 2009, 12:42:39 PM
Just got done listening. Great show. I may watch the movie. :)
Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed it. Keep in mind that we didn't say it was the best movie we have ever seen. We're just saying we were entertained. :) Rent it if you want to be entertained. It's not bad. :innocent
Quote from: Jen on May 14, 2009, 05:52:02 PM
Quote from: Feathers on May 14, 2009, 08:00:51 AM
...but then I never was a teenage girl.
You weren't??!! ;) :D
No...but in three and a half years I'll be the FATHER of a teenage girl. That's probably worse...maybe I need to see this?
Good show, fun as always, but still not sold on vampires.
I mean I've _read_ Interview with a Vampire, I've seen half of Nosferatu, Blade and Shadow of the Vampire (and a good part of Buffy and Angel), I've seen the musical Dance of the Vampire (don't care much for musicals, either) and even played the PC game Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines. I was very unhappy when my pen&paper RPG group started playing the Vampire RPG the game was based on. I am not able to connect to these creatures (do you have to be goth?), so I left the group. Still miss RPG a lot, that was fun.
I'm a bit disappointed with miss I-give-Marina-Sirtis-my-autograph, but she didn't ask for German comments, so I guess it's alright if she didn't want to read them. (Although I would have made a decent translation of the German text or skipped it altogether and written more, had I known.)
Looking forward to the next show, I hope I'll be able to contribute a comment relevant to the topic. :)
Quote from: cosmonaut on May 15, 2009, 11:14:54 AM
Good show, fun as always, but still not sold on vampires.
I mean I've _read_ Interview with a Vampire, I've seen half of Nosferatu, Blade and Shadow of the Vampire (and a good part of Buffy and Angel), I've seen the musical Dance of the Vampire (don't care much for musicals, either) and even played the PC game Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines. I was very unhappy when my pen&paper RPG group started playing the Vampire RPG the game was based on. I am not able to connect to these creatures (do you have to be goth?), so I left the group. Still miss RPG a lot, that was fun.
I'm a bit disappointed with miss I-give-Marina-Sirtis-my-autograph, but she didn't ask for German comments, so I guess it's alright if she didn't want to read them. (Although I would have made a decent translation of the German text or skipped it altogether and written more, had I known.)
Looking forward to the next show, I hope I'll be able to contribute a comment relevant to the topic. :)
LOL. I played VTM for years. I can sell you on vampires in two words.
Peter pan.
Another two: Lost Boys.
It is the temptation of eternal youth. How far are you willing to go to live? Life constantly feeds on life to survive.
I think you might want to watch Lost Boys, Innocent blood, and once bitten on an alternate take on vampires.
It just hit me I talked about a forum member in third person, I'm sorry.
Quote from: Just X on May 15, 2009, 11:59:29 AM
LOL. I played VTM for years. I can sell you on vampires in two words.
Peter pan.
Another two: Lost Boys.
It is the temptation of eternal youth. How far are you willing to go to live? Life constantly feeds on life to survive.
I think you might want to watch Lost Boys, Innocent blood, and once bitten on an alternate take on vampires.
Not sold. :)
Peter Pan - alright, but vampires are different.
I wish I knew the movies you recommend, but vampirism and eternal life as I know it is a curse.
At least the vampirism according to Interview with an Vampire. You are frozen in this bubble, like an insect in amber and can't even change your haircut, as it will look the same the next evening. You can't drink or eat, you cant have sex, you can't have a walk in the sun, it will always be cold and dark, you will not be able to attend social gatherings. Every normal person around you is prey and not better than animals.
And eternal life is even worse. There will come a day, or better night, when you have seen, heard and read everything. There will be nothing original, no surprises. You get tired of meeting new people, you will get tired of other vampires, it's always the same stories. You will stop to fall in love, either your loved one dies or the love itself. You look at the latest 'in' thing the mortals find so important and you will be bored. They are so childish, they behave strange, they know nothing compared to you, and they will do the same mistakes over and over again. Empires rise and fall to ashes. Nothing matters anymore, decades hush by as if they were mere days, everyday chores will become a nuisance.
What did I miss (besides seeing the Enterprise in the 24th century, that would be so worth it! ;) )?
see that's a problem that I have with some movie vampires. Dracula for instance had no problem going out into the sun. I think that while it is supposed to be a curse, it all depends on how you handle it. Even Lestat eventually learns to move in the sun.
I also think that enternal life wouldn't be boring. there are just too many things to see and do to think that there is ever a chance of seeing or doing everything. music changes constantly. new books are written. New things are discovered. From my perspective, if I was a vampire, I'd try to join NASA.
Thanks for the discussion, I really enjoy it! :)
You never heard people saying that everything was better when they were young? How the society 'declines', no one speaks decent English anymore, how the computer games make people violent (as did books, TV or comics the decades before). (I don't share this opinions.)
Your favorite music goes out of style and you just don't like the present one. You have no grasp of what this internet is about (just ask your parents/grandparents). The girls (or boys) behave strange, in a way you consider strange and very inappropriate, to communicate with them gets more and more difficult. The new books contain twists of old stories, you start to notice patterns and don't have to read them to know how it ends.
Yes, you have the chance of personal growth, compare Groundhog Day. But how many instruments do you want to play, how many languages do you want to speak (they also change with every generation), how many professions do you want to perform? The Ba'ku knot carpets, for decades, doesn't sound like fun.
I think the urge to improve oneself and curiosity has limits. Your thirst for knowledge runs dry. It looses relevance. Everything changes constantly, even when you'd like it to stay the same. I do understand why Tolkiens elves loose interest in the mortal world, or why Vulcans are so secluded (and their impatience with humans in Enterprise).
I like new discoveries, and it would be cool to find an artifact from the future to learn what becomes of us. But this future world will be very alien and difficult to comprehend, and there is no place like home. ;)
I think I have a very Veruca Salt view of the universe.
Veruca Salt - I want it now (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dU7nG3KvZDA#lq-lq2-hq)
Quote from: cosmonaut on May 15, 2009, 11:14:54 AM
I'm a bit disappointed with miss I-give-Marina-Sirtis-my-autograph, but she didn't ask for German comments, so I guess it's alright if she didn't want to read them. (Although I would have made a decent translation of the German text or skipped it altogether and written more, had I known.)
Looking forward to the next show, I hope I'll be able to contribute a comment relevant to the topic. :)
Don't be disappointed, she told me that she would read it aloud soon. I tried to peer pressure her but she doesn't fall for that as easily as I do...she's self-concious about her accent. She wants her grandmother to listen to her read it, so she can make sure it's pronounced correctly. She is a very proud German-American and is very concerned with being respectful to her family's origin. So, don't be discouraged because she didn't read it aloud in German this time around. She did read it and understand it, she just was worried about reading it on the spot...I sort of sprang it on her. :)
I dislike Vampires too...as I've mentioned several times. There's nothing sexy about a dead guy with sharp teeth who wants to drink your blood. I do think there is an analogy to be found in the stories about vampires and vampires who don't want to be monsters. The myths about vamps who want to be good reflect the constant struggle we have as human beings, to fight our natural tendencies towards selfishness and violence and become a people who can walk in the light and enjoy life. This is what I took from the movie. :)
Quote from: Just X on May 15, 2009, 03:29:18 PM
I think I have a very Veruca Salt view of the universe.
Ah yes, the secret plan for world domination. Seems everyone is working on it. ;)
OK, I wouldn't mind sticking around for one or two centuries longer, but I certainly won't wait out another dark ages or the rebuilt of an apocalyptic society.
You mentioned NASA, I think they might frown upon snacking on your team members.
So what's your deal breaker? I mean, which vampiric traits would you (not) accept? The Buffy vampires were discussed on the podcast, becoming a demon certainly isn't worth it.
Quote from: Jen on May 15, 2009, 08:03:55 PM
Quote from: cosmonaut on May 15, 2009, 11:14:54 AM
I'm a bit disappointed with miss I-give-Marina-Sirtis-my-autograph, but she didn't ask for German comments, so I guess it's alright if she didn't want to read them. (Although I would have made a decent translation of the German text or skipped it altogether and written more, had I known.)
Looking forward to the next show, I hope I'll be able to contribute a comment relevant to the topic. :)
Don't be disappointed, she told me that she would read it aloud soon. I tried to peer pressure her but she doesn't fall for that as easily as I do...she's self-concious about her accent. She wants her grandmother to listen to her read it, so she can make sure it's pronounced correctly. She is a very proud German-American and is very concerned with being respectful to her family's origin. So, don't be discouraged because she didn't read it aloud in German this time around. She did read it and understand it, she just was worried about reading it on the spot...I sort of sprang it on her. :)
Oh no, it isn't that important! Really! It's not Goethe or Schiller, just a silly mail! I don't fall for peer pressure either and I can relate to being self-conscious about ones accent a lot! OK, I though no one (but me) would notice how good her German is, but if her family listens to the podcast, that's a different animal. I'm sorry.
Quote from: Jen on May 15, 2009, 08:03:55 PM
I dislike Vampires too...as I've mentioned several times. There's nothing sexy about a dead guy with sharp teeth who wants to drink your blood. I do think there is an analogy to be found in the stories about vampires and vampires who don't want to be monsters. The myths about vamps who want to be good reflect the constant struggle we have as human beings, to fight our natural tendencies towards selfishness and violence and become a people who can walk in the light and enjoy life. This is what I took from the movie. :)
I like stories about that struggle, and enjoying life is an art! :)
I agree I don't want to be touched by someone/something that has room temperature let alone has been in the crypt all day. He/she/it would be cold, taste funny and his/her/its breath would smell... like something crawled down the throat and died. Literally. Ugh.
On io9 they discussed the topic of sexy vampires, I found this quote very enlightening:
"You have to read Dracula in the context of repressive Victorian society. Dracula was popular b/c he allowed readers of both sexes to think about forbidden sex without feeling ashamed. It's not that the human characters (and readers) are depraved for finding Dracula sexy, it's that hypnotic sex appeal is one of Dracula's powers and the humans are too weak to fight it. The humans are absolved of guilt. The women get fantasize about a sexy lover and the men get to fantasize about "respectable" women clamoring for and enjoying sex."http://io9.com/5127765/apparently-vampires-arent-sexy-or-interesting (http://io9.com/5127765/apparently-vampires-arent-sexy-or-interesting)
Quote from: cosmonaut on May 16, 2009, 12:32:29 AM
Quote from: Just X on May 15, 2009, 03:29:18 PM
I think I have a very Veruca Salt view of the universe.
Ah yes, the secret plan for world domination. Seems everyone is working on it. ;)
OK, I wouldn't mind sticking around for one or two centuries longer, but I certainly won't wait out another dark ages or the rebuilt of an apocalyptic society.
You mentioned NASA, I think they might frown upon snacking on your team members.
So what's your deal breaker? I mean, which vampiric traits would you (not) accept? The Buffy vampires were discussed on the podcast, becoming a demon certainly isn't worth it.
Quote from: Jen on May 15, 2009, 08:03:55 PM
Quote from: cosmonaut on May 15, 2009, 11:14:54 AM
I'm a bit disappointed with miss I-give-Marina-Sirtis-my-autograph, but she didn't ask for German comments, so I guess it's alright if she didn't want to read them. (Although I would have made a decent translation of the German text or skipped it altogether and written more, had I known.)
Looking forward to the next show, I hope I'll be able to contribute a comment relevant to the topic. :)
Don't be disappointed, she told me that she would read it aloud soon. I tried to peer pressure her but she doesn't fall for that as easily as I do...she's self-concious about her accent. She wants her grandmother to listen to her read it, so she can make sure it's pronounced correctly. She is a very proud German-American and is very concerned with being respectful to her family's origin. So, don't be discouraged because she didn't read it aloud in German this time around. She did read it and understand it, she just was worried about reading it on the spot...I sort of sprang it on her. :)
Oh no, it isn't that important! Really! It's not Goethe or Schiller, just a silly mail! I don't fall for peer pressure either and I can relate to being self-conscious about ones accent a lot! OK, I though no one (but me) would notice how good her German is, but if her family listens to the podcast, that's a different animal. I'm sorry.
Quote from: Jen on May 15, 2009, 08:03:55 PM
I dislike Vampires too...as I've mentioned several times. There's nothing sexy about a dead guy with sharp teeth who wants to drink your blood. I do think there is an analogy to be found in the stories about vampires and vampires who don't want to be monsters. The myths about vamps who want to be good reflect the constant struggle we have as human beings, to fight our natural tendencies towards selfishness and violence and become a people who can walk in the light and enjoy life. This is what I took from the movie. :)
I like stories about that struggle, and enjoying life is an art! :)
I agree I don't want to be touched by someone/something that has room temperature let alone has been in the crypt all day. He/she/it would be cold, taste funny and his/her/its breath would smell... like something crawled down the throat and died. Literally. Ugh.
On io9 they discussed the topic of sexy vampires, I found this quote very enlightening:
"You have to read Dracula in the context of repressive Victorian society. Dracula was popular b/c he allowed readers of both sexes to think about forbidden sex without feeling ashamed. It's not that the human characters (and readers) are depraved for finding Dracula sexy, it's that hypnotic sex appeal is one of Dracula's powers and the humans are too weak to fight it. The humans are absolved of guilt. The women get fantasize about a sexy lover and the men get to fantasize about "respectable" women clamoring for and enjoying sex."
http://io9.com/5127765/apparently-vampires-arent-sexy-or-interesting (http://io9.com/5127765/apparently-vampires-arent-sexy-or-interesting)
LOL, no need to apologize. :) Angela's family doesn't listen to the show, she just wanted them to check her translation of the email before she read it aloud. No worries.
I love that quote you pasted about vampires and Victorian society. It makes a lot of sense.
Check it out.. Anomaly podcast is one of the featured audio podcasts on Itunes...
Congrats Jen and Angela
AWESOME!
Wow! That's flip'in sweet!!!!!! I hear the Jefferson's theme song playing in my head now. "Move'n on uuuuupp..." ;) Thanks for the heads up Kenny. Thanks everyone who have supported Anomaly. You guy's rock. :)
Wow cool, and I'm in contact with The Tin Dog podcast as well.
Just listened to the vampire podcast and really enjoyed it. Great work ladies.
:)
I just noticed the new Anomaly miniskirt podcast on Star Trek is up! YAY! Thanks!
Yay! I didn't even notice! Listening now. Excitement!
Fun podcast ladies! Keep up the good work!
Great job ladies. But I have 2 things that I have to add:
1. I understand where you're coming from on prefering that the Captain gives the "These are the voyages" speech, and I'm sure in the next one that Chris Pine will be the one to do that. However, I think the point of having Leonard Nimoy do it (and this is just my opinion, I haven't read this anywhere), in addition to what you said about respect for him and this possibly being his last movie, is that it's part of passing the torch to the new cast. Just like his comment at the end on the balcony "Thrusters on full...", he's partly reminiscing and yet he's also looking forward to what this new crew is going to experience out there.
Some people have said that they don't think Leonard Nimoy was crucial to the story, but I disagree; to me, he was there to sell us on the new cast. The moment in the cave when he turned around and said "Jim! How did you find me?" At that moment, Chris Pine became James T. Kirk, because Leonard Nimoy's Spock had said it. So, in my opinion, having him give the closing speech was a way of saying "I'm Leonard Nimoy and I support the new cast of Star Trek. These are the characters that you know and love. And their mission continues..."
2. Y'all know I have nothin' but love for ya (DISCLAIMER: I throw that in to appeal to your kindly southern nature 'cause I certainly don't want to offend, nor do I want you to fly to Vegas and beat me senseless, or more senseless depending on who you ask), but I'm a little dissapointed that you self-professed Star Trek fangirls still have not picked up and read the prequel comic, Star Trek: Countdown. So many of the little nitpicks you brought out are addressed by that comic. I know some people think that you shouldn't have to read something additional to understand the story, that the movie should fully flesh out the story, and while I agree with that in most cases, doing so in this instance would have made the movie too long for the general audience, which would then defeat half of the purpose of the movie, which is to draw new fans. Besides most of the nitpicks you mention are really only going to be caught by the fans, or by those who dig deeper and get more analytical. The general audience is going to walk in, enjoy the rollercoaster, and walk out. The writing team had every reason to believe that the fans would hear about, and subsequently buy, this comic and read it prior to opening day (although, I admit, it could have been marketed a little better, I barely found out about it in time, and my buddy didn't know about it at all). So while I understand your point, I just can't in good conscience dock them points for that.
I'd threaten to revoke your geek card, but I'm still sore from the last time I tried to do that. :old_bash:
Great podcast, ladies. I loved every aspect of the movie--even though I had some baby issues of my own--and your points of view are always interesting, fun, and quite valid.
On the subject of Uhura, I kind of disagree with the idea that making her a love interest sets her back a little bit. It was a little weird at first because I wasn't really expecting it from the episodes I've seen. I liked it though, and I have a few friends who liked it as well, and they're more well-versed in the Star Trek universe than I am. I personally think the idea of a relationship between the two adds a new dimension to their characters as well as draw in the female crowd with something other than attractive leading men. I saw an added vulnerability for Spock and Uhura, who have this guard up from the very beginning of the film. I don't think Uhura's character loses any of her feminist-like qualities because of that. Then again, I'm a romantic at heart and seeing anybody a relationship makes me happy inside. Well, almost anybody. I would've been upset with a Kirk/Uhura pairing too. :P
BTW, I too am against a Buffy movie without Joss. I don't mind reboots, sometimes they work out, but riding on the coattails of Star Trek's reboot and Twilight's vampire craze for the sake of making money is just something I will not condone.
Quote from: moyer777 on June 04, 2009, 12:47:32 AM
I just noticed the new Anomaly miniskirt podcast on Star Trek is up! YAY! Thanks!
COOL! Thanks for the heads-up!
Quote from: KC on June 04, 2009, 04:58:09 PM
Great podcast, ladies. I loved every aspect of the movie--even though I had some baby issues of my own--and your points of view are always interesting, fun, and quite valid.
On the subject of Uhura, I kind of disagree with the idea that making her a love interest sets her back a little bit. It was a little weird at first because I wasn't really expecting it from the episodes I've seen. I liked it though, and I have a few friends who liked it as well, and they're more well-versed in the Star Trek universe than I am. I personally think the idea of a relationship between the two adds a new dimension to their characters as well as draw in the female crowd with something other than attractive leading men. I saw an added vulnerability for Spock and Uhura, who have this guard up from the very beginning of the film. I don't think Uhura's character loses any of her feminist-like qualities because of that. Then again, I'm a romantic at heart and seeing anybody a relationship makes me happy inside. Well, almost anybody. I would've been upset with a Kirk/Uhura pairing too. :P
BTW, I too am against a Buffy movie without Joss. I don't mind reboots, sometimes they work out, but riding on the coattails of Star Trek's reboot and Twilight's vampire craze for the sake of making money is just something I will not condone.
I just sent them my comments on Uhura and a new Buffy movie. I loved the podcast, but they wanted comments
Quote from: Jaames on June 04, 2009, 10:38:25 AM
Great job ladies. But I have 2 things that I have to add:
1. I understand where you're coming from on prefering that the Captain gives the "These are the voyages" speech, and I'm sure in the next one that Chris Pine will be the one to do that. However, I think the point of having Leonard Nimoy do it (and this is just my opinion, I haven't read this anywhere), in addition to what you said about respect for him and this possibly being his last movie, is that it's part of passing the torch to the new cast. Just like his comment at the end on the balcony "Thrusters on full...", he's partly reminiscing and yet he's also looking forward to what this new crew is going to experience out there.
Some people have said that they don't think Leonard Nimoy was crucial to the story, but I disagree; to me, he was there to sell us on the new cast. The moment in the cave when he turned around and said "Jim! How did you find me?" At that moment, Chris Pine became James T. Kirk, because Leonard Nimoy's Spock had said it. So, in my opinion, having him give the closing speech was a way of saying "I'm Leonard Nimoy and I support the new cast of Star Trek. These are the characters that you know and love. And their mission continues..."
2. Y'all know I have nothin' but love for ya (DISCLAIMER: I throw that in to appeal to your kindly southern nature 'cause I certainly don't want to offend, nor do I want you to fly to Vegas and beat me senseless, or more senseless depending on who you ask), but I'm a little dissapointed that you self-professed Star Trek fangirls still have not picked up and read the prequel comic, Star Trek: Countdown. So many of the little nitpicks you brought out are addressed by that comic. I know some people think that you shouldn't have to read something additional to understand the story, that the movie should fully flesh out the story, and while I agree with that in most cases, doing so in this instance would have made the movie too long for the general audience, which would then defeat half of the purpose of the movie, which is to draw new fans. Besides most of the nitpicks you mention are really only going to be caught by the fans, or by those who dig deeper and get more analytical. The general audience is going to walk in, enjoy the rollercoaster, and walk out. The writing team had every reason to believe that the fans would hear about, and subsequently buy, this comic and read it prior to opening day (although, I admit, it could have been marketed a little better, I barely found out about it in time, and my buddy didn't know about it at all). So while I understand your point, I just can't in good conscience dock them points for that.
I'd threaten to revoke your geek card, but I'm still sore from the last time I tried to do that. :old_bash:
First, thanks for the comments everyone. We do appreciate feedback, even if you don't agree. Secondly, to tweak the words of Charlton Heston: "you can pry my geek card from my cold dead hands". LOL, I think you're forgetting that we are Anomalies. There are certain aspects of our 'geekish nature' that walk the line between mainstream and nerdom. That's why we do the show.
I have freely admitted this before: I DISLIKE comic books. I've tried them, believe me, but I can't get into them. Here's why: I am an artist/designer. Aesthetics is a HUGE influence on me. Oftentimes I cannot purchase a book because I dislike the jacket design. I know...I know...'never buy a book by its cover'. Sorry, I do that for a living...I can't move past it. If I can't get into the art in a comic, it distracts me from the story. I can not read if the art screams at me. And, as I mentioned in our latest episode, I remained spoiler free until the movie hit the theaters. I wanted to watch the FILM and get the story from the movie, not a supplemental comic book. :)
As for Angela's views, they are just that, opinions. And while I found them interesting, and I agreed with some of her points, I did play Devi's Advocate. I brought up Uhura's strong suits to play against Angela's points. Yet, Uhura was the only female on screen and the majority of her screen time was spent being the point in a potential love triangle. If you email the show, I'll have Angela address the comments you guys have and allow her to elaborate on her own in the next show. BUT I like that the controversy has sparked debate!!!!!! I think this is the liveliest this thread has ever been! LOL :D Stay tuned for the next genre dis. Maybe we should tick off Star Wars fans in the next show. ;)
I think it's healthy to look at the pros and cons of things. I don't believe this movie is the best Trek film I've ever seen. I am a Star Trek fan but I am one who likes fine points, unlike nonfans who came into the theater knowing nothing of Star Trek; they were wooed by action. They weren't looking for depth. I had fun and enjoyed it because it's more of my beloved Trek, but I'm not going to give it a pass. First Contact is still my favorite; I thought he story was more solid. But that's just me. :) To each his/her own.
Well, just as I posted the comment above, I checked Anomaly's email and saw we had many comments on our Trek minicast. Dude...we need to make waves more often. ;) Anyway, Angela actually replied to someone. She's so busy, she never has an opportunity, but since the email pertained to what she said about the Uhura/Spock relationship, she took some time to reply.
Here's what she said:
show details 7:21 PM (2 hours ago)
Well, this makes me feel like we need to have controvertial stances on all of our podcasts.
About Uhura.... to be honest the point that I brought up was very "of the moment". So I don't know if I am prepared to do a college level argument that would satisfy anyone's or everyone's inquiries. But I will try. As Jen said, in the Treks in Sci Fi podcast I mentioned that I enjoyed the relationship because Uhura is an intuitive, emotional character and Spock is just the opposite. I enjoyed that thematically. I don't know that I would have done anything different. Please understand that my criticism is only from a certain point of view, not even MY only point of view. And I do not see this as a question with a right or wrong answer, but a matter of discussion that is worth bringing up.
That being said, historically she is a female empowerment role model. Whether I agree or not, my point was that the argument could be made that by making her a love interest, regardless of her other strong and positive qualities, it relegates her to the role of Spock's chick. Jen had said that she was playing Devil's Advocate, conversely I believe I began by playing Devil's Advocate and brought up the topic purely for argument's sake.
I am glad that this started a discussion and that we can spark more discussion. I hope we hear from more fans about this subject. Thank you for writing.
Respectfully,
Angela
P.S. I adore Troi and Crusher who both had relationships in the crew that did not diminish them as women or powerful women. So it can be done.
Quote from: Jen on June 04, 2009, 07:38:52 PM
I have freely admitted this before: I DISLIKE comic books. I've tried them, believe me, but I can't get into them. Here's why: I am an artist/designer. Aesthetics is a HUGE influence on me. Oftentimes I cannot purchase a book because I dislike the jacket design. I know...I know...'never buy a book by its cover'. Sorry, I do that for a living...I can't move past it. If I can't get into the art in a comic, it distracts me from the story. I can not read if the art screams at me. And, as I mentioned in our latest episode, I remained spoiler free until the movie hit the theaters. I wanted to watch the FILM and get the story from the movie, not a supplemental comic book. :)
At the risk of sounding creepy, I would be happy to narrate the comic to you so that you don't have to suffer through the artwork. :ohmy
I was adamant that my wife read the comic prior to going because I wanted to give her the best possible chance of enjoying it. However, she is not much of a reader and subsequently asked that I just "read it to her".
"It's a GRAPHIC novel", i said. "What good is it without the pictures?"
"Honey, just break it down for me" she replied.
So I proceeded to give her a 30 to 40 minute summation of the events contained in the comic.... maybe that's why she didn't like the movie very much... my storytelling was SOOOO good that JJ and crew just paled by comparison.
Huh? What's that? That's not it? Oh... oops.
This is why I love your podcast! I think that your points and counter points were both quite valid. I try to respond to when you ask for comments and I hope this didn't cause you an avalanche of emails.
Fun show, gal's! I wish you both had the time to do more. I completely understand where Angela is coming from. I felt the Uhura character was so much better defined as a strong individual character than ever before but then making her in a relationship with Spock made her character a bit more traditional or movie pedestrian, if you will. I think it would have been more interesting to see the relationship actually devlop as opposed to it already just being.
I do have two other questions. Did you say Kirk's mother dies at the beginning? I was under the impression she survived and only George died. Also, Jen, did you say Saavik was Spock's wife? :confused
Yes, Spock's mother survived. With regard to Uhura: I really like what they did with her. They fleshed her out a lot more then she ever was in the show. On top of that, they gave her the 'relationship' responsibility for marketing purposes. Every movie needs a relationship.
What I DO like about the relationship is that it WAS NOT with Kirk. Also I think it's an interesting relationship as Spock was clearly one of Uhura's instructors at the academy. Scandalous! :)
Also, now that you mention it, Uhura really does remind me a lot of Dee from BSG. Very interesting show.
Yes, good show but I have to stick my head above the parapet with Jaames...have the comics read to you!
I agree that you shouldn't 'need' the extra meterial but then I don't think most people do need it. It's only the uber-Trek geeks that it helps and having the film cater for them/us would probably break it too much for everyone else.
Quote from: Bryancd on June 05, 2009, 04:53:48 AM
Fun show, gal's! I wish you both had the time to do more. I completely understand where Angela is coming from. I felt the Uhura character was so much better defined as a strong individual character than ever before but then making her in a relationship with Spock made her character a bit more traditional or movie pedestrian, if you will. I think it would have been more interesting to see the relationship actually devlop as opposed to it already just being.
I do have two other questions. Did you say Kirk's mother dies at the beginning? I was under the impression she survived and only George died. Also, Jen, did you say Saavik was Spock's wife? :confused
Yeah, she said Savvik is Spock's wife. In the novels, she becomes that. One of the cut scenes in search for spock actually reveals that she got pregnant from helping Spock with his pon farr. Later book writers turned that connection into marriage. There are a lot of books on it and On screen picard mentions that he was once at Spock's wedding.
TO Bryancd: I do agree that it may have been different if we had seen the relationship develop. Very good point. Thank you.
Quote from: Feathers on June 05, 2009, 07:11:22 AM
Yes, good show but I have to stick my head above the parapet with Jaames...have the comics read to you!
I agree that you shouldn't 'need' the extra meterial but then I don't think most people do need it. It's only the uber-Trek geeks that it helps and having the film cater for them/us would probably break it too much for everyone else.
LOL. Jaames is going to read them to us? Cool...Record it and we'll play clips on our next show where we sift through all the feedback we've had on this topic. That would be cool!
Someone emailed us and told us that he read the comics and they did not explain anything about the timeline because all it did not take place at the same time and it simply talked about Picard or something. Can someone elaborate?
Quote from: Bryancd on June 05, 2009, 04:53:48 AM
I do have two other questions. Did you say Kirk's mother dies at the beginning? I was under the impression she survived and only George died. Also, Jen, did you say Saavik was Spock's wife? :confused
No. I don't think we said Kirk's mom died. We were talking about Amanda dying at one point in our conversation... Oh and Saavik and Spock were married in Vulcan's Heart written by Josepha Sherman and Susan Shwartz.
Quote from: Jen on June 05, 2009, 10:23:23 AM
Quote from: Feathers on June 05, 2009, 07:11:22 AM
Yes, good show but I have to stick my head above the parapet with Jaames...have the comics read to you!
I agree that you shouldn't 'need' the extra meterial but then I don't think most people do need it. It's only the uber-Trek geeks that it helps and having the film cater for them/us would probably break it too much for everyone else.
LOL. Jaames is going to read them to us? Cool...Record it and we'll play clips on our next show where we sift through all the feedback we've had on this topic. That would be cool!
Someone emailed us and told us that he read the comics and they did not explain anything about the timeline because all it did not take place at the same time and it simply talked about Picard or something. Can someone elaborate?
Correct. The comics take place in the Prime universe up to and including the destruction of Romulus and Spock's attempt to destroy the supernova with the Red stuff.
I think the comments you saw about the film background itself came from the bbo thread here (Kirk's wife being an officer too).
Oh...and you did say Kirk's mum died...I think you just got the wrong parent. :)
I guess it was a slip up. I didn't even realize I said it. My bad.
Quote from: Jen on June 05, 2009, 10:30:17 AM
Oh and Saavik and Spock were married in Vulcan's Heart written by Josepha Sherman and Susan Shwartz.
Ah, never read that one. But here's a question. You said you shouldn't have to read the comic to enjoy the film and I agree. But you thought the film having a Spock/Uhura relationship stepped on the fact that Spock was married to Saavik, but that was from a book! Do the books/comics count?
Quote from: Bryancd on June 05, 2009, 11:37:31 AM
Quote from: Jen on June 05, 2009, 10:30:17 AM
Oh and Saavik and Spock were married in Vulcan's Heart written by Josepha Sherman and Susan Shwartz.
Ah, never read that one. But here's a question. You said you shouldn't have to read the comic to enjoy the film and I agree. But you thought the film having a Spock/Uhura relationship stepped on the fact that Spock was married to Saavik, but that was from a book! Do the books/comics count?
Okay, now you're putting words in my mouth. I said Saavik could totally kick her butt. Because she's half Vulcan and half Romulan she'd be much stronger. Someone cue the Amok time music. I was joking... LOL. ::)
As long as we're on the subject, I've heard that in the movie 'In Search For Spock', Saavik and Spock were supposed to end up "an item" due to the reborn Spock's rapid growth. He, at one point during the film, entered Pan Farr but Mr. Roddenberry cut that for time and because it was a bit racey.
Methinks this debate is a Skypecast waiting to happen. :P
Quote from: KC on June 05, 2009, 09:20:52 PM
Methinks this debate is a Skypecast waiting to happen. :P
I'd listen to that.
Quote from: Jen on June 05, 2009, 10:23:23 AM
LOL. Jaames is going to read them to us? Cool...Record it and we'll play clips on our next show where we sift through all the feedback we've had on this topic. That would be cool!
Ummm, I'll get right on that... :eekout
Great mini casts ladies really enjoyed it. I chatted to Jen the other day and offered my ten pence worth (and Jen feel free to use what i said), what i will say is i have to agree with what Angela said. Great show lets have more anomaly. :-)
We're going to record our Lord Of The Rings Fellowship of the Rings episode this coming Friday night (the 26th of June). If you have any comments in email or MP3 form that you would like to send to us before then, we'll respond to them on the show. :)
On its way to you Jen :)
Quote from: HawkeyeMeds on June 24, 2009, 11:44:14 AM
On its way to you Jen :)
Thanks Meds. Lots of people voted for this episode in our poll...is Meds the only one who has something to say about the movie? :D
I'll likely be sending something in.
We recorded the episode last night. Should have something out next week.
While Angela's microphone sounds great, my Mic crapped out on me during the recording this Friday. It sounds like I'm in a box or something. But the conversation is audible and there's too many funny comments to cut it completely and start over. If you can deal with my being in a box, then the next episode should be out this week. You still have time to send audio comments and emails. Angela and I are commenting on the ones we're getting, after the fact, via Skype...shouldn't matter anyway since the audio quality in the multi-million dollar studio is on par with Skype.
Hi Jen,
I just sent you something, hopefully it makes sense.
Drew
I thought I read somewhere that you were now re-recording this?
Quote from: Feathers on July 03, 2009, 06:14:45 AM
I thought I read somewhere that you were now re-recording this?
On Twitter. Yes. I'm recording again today with Angela...she thought since we both had the day off we should go ahead and rerecord. :)
Still time for audio?
I've recorded a rather rambling piece but o think it's in some strange Apple format.
Quote from: Feathers on July 03, 2009, 07:20:55 AM
Still time for audio?
I've recorded a rather rambling piece but o think it's in some strange Apple format.
Is it an AIF file? I can handle that, I'm on a Mac most of the time and convert it to WAV for my PC laptop. Send it in. :) I just talked to Angela and she thinks she fixed the problem in post. So, I'm going to go listen to the files and see if they're any better. There were some funny exchanges that we just don't want to lose and could never duplicate. So, if I don't re-record today, I may just do an additional episode for the Anomaly Cue. :) Maybe we'll record another Buffy or Firefly episode. :)
Quote from: Jen on July 03, 2009, 09:29:06 AM
Quote from: Feathers on July 03, 2009, 07:20:55 AM
Still time for audio?
I've recorded a rather rambling piece but o think it's in some strange Apple format.
Is it an AIF file? I can handle that, I'm on a Mac most of the time and convert it to WAV for my PC laptop. Send it in. :) I just talked to Angela and she thinks she fixed the problem in post. So, I'm going to go listen to the files and see if they're any better. There were some funny exchanges that we just don't want to lose and could never duplicate. So, if I don't re-record today, I may just do an additional episode for the Anomaly Cue. :) Maybe we'll record another Buffy or Firefly episode. :)
You know, I'm still petitioning for an Anomaly of Dr. Who. ;)
Oh an anomaly dr who yes please. I'm doing a waffle on dr who in two weeks time.
A new episode is up in the Anomaly feed: "Anomaly Of Lord Of The Rings, Fellowship Of the Ring". We had some technical difficulties with my microphone that day, but we decided in the end not to rerecord because we could never duplicate the conversation and we were very happy with it aside from the muffled sound of my voice. I tried to fix it in post, so it is easy to listen to...just not perfect quality.
http://www.anomalypodcast.com/Feeds/AnomalyPodcast.xml (http://www.anomalypodcast.com/Feeds/AnomalyPodcast.xml)
Anyway, I hope you enjoy it. Please vote for us on iTunes, if you haven't already. We haven't had a vote there for months. :D
Also there's a new poll up in this thread for the next full-size Anomaly episode. Please vote. :)
The next mini skirt cast will be an interview with Dany Pepin, the former co-host of Star Wars En Direct and writer/director/producer of the upcoming Star Wars audio drama: "Star Wars In The Shadows". I'll be playing one scene from the first part as a teaser.
Meds and I both have roles in this audio drama. I'm playing the part of "Guri". http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Guri (http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Guri)
Meds is playing the role of an imperial officer and does a mighty fine job if I do say so myself. ;)
Learn more by following Dany's updates on Twitter:
@CreativeAudioSc
or visit his web site:
http://www.creativeaudioscape.com/ (http://www.creativeaudioscape.com/)
And I'm playing the interrogation officer as well Jen hee hee, me's a bad man. I'm the first to vote yay.
And You are fab as GURI and without making you blush you are quite high on the casting list as I'm quite low ha ha. :)
Cool. Looking forward to listening. :)
Listening now and loving it... yeah I know my comments were long.. but I could have gone on for hours.. :) So count you guys lucky :)
Quote from: StarTrekFanatic5 on July 18, 2009, 12:00:41 PM
Listening now and loving it... yeah I know my comments were long.. but I could have gone on for hours.. :) So count you guys lucky :)
Angela just likes to tease :D We love getting comments from you. Check the podcast details...Angela dedicated the episode to you and "Doctor Mike". :)
Don't forget to vote on a new topic guys. The poll in this thread has been updated. Let us know what you'd like us to talk about next. :)
I voted on your website and above. :)
I'm glad the mic didn't work properly. Otherwise the "you shall love me and despair" line would have robbed me of my free will and made me an eternal slave of Jen.
And that's just me, wonder what it would have done to the guys... ;)
The technical difficulties didn't bother me, no reason to re-record. Loved the episode, the time flew by! Also good listener comments, I liked the one about the lack of female characters and didn't even notice Kennys comment was long. Was it?!?
So, I'm eager to hear more about the SW audio drama. Seems this pool of voice talents is soon to be heard everywhere on the web! :)
Voted for various topics for the next podcast, although the book would interest me, too. Nothing against ST or Firefly, but I'd like to hear more about stuff I don't know much about, like the Ren Fest or the Twilight episode. :)
Really enjoyed this episode ladies, its such a great film, the music, the acting everyhing is brilliant. Thanks for playing my comment. :)
Quote from: cosmonaut on July 23, 2009, 02:40:57 PM
I'm glad the mic didn't work properly. Otherwise the "you shall love me and despair" line would have robbed me of my free will and made me an eternal slave of Jen.
And that's just me, wonder what it would have done to the guys... ;)
The technical difficulties didn't bother me, no reason to re-record. Loved the episode, the time flew by! Also good listener comments, I liked the one about the lack of female characters and didn't even notice Kennys comment was long. Was it?!?
So, I'm eager to hear more about the SW audio drama. Seems this pool of voice talents is soon to be heard everywhere on the web! :)
Voted for various topics for the next podcast, although the book would interest me, too. Nothing against ST or Firefly, but I'd like to hear more about stuff I don't know much about, like the Ren Fest or the Twilight episode. :)
I'm glad you liked it Katrin! Thank you for listening, and thanks for the feedback. I hope your topic wins...I like to debate Angela, even if I do agree with her. :D I'm setting up the interview with Dany this week and he already sent me the scene that I appear in so that I can mix it into the show. I've talked to Nathan P. Butler and he will be working on a EU background segment on the characters of Guri and Xizor. It should be a different spin on our Miniskirt casts, but I hope to do this more often for people doing audio dramas. Radio dramas were a dying art that the web and podcasting seems to have revived. I want to promote it as much as I can. :)
Quote from: HawkeyeMeds on July 23, 2009, 02:55:47 PM
Really enjoyed this episode ladies, its such a great film, the music, the acting everyhing is brilliant. Thanks for playing my comment. :)
Thank you Meds. :) And thank you for sending your audio comment. I'm sorry I couldn't remember if you meant Peter Jackson or Tolkien... Angela is distracting, LOL. Just kidding....no really, she is. :D ;)
Ha ha it's ok? No i meant Tolkien, he lived in my home city for many years and i'm rather proud of that. I've stood outside his house, played in Moseley bog which was the inspiration for the forests and tree beard, the towers in Erdington still stand and i went to the mill which inspired the shire only last year. :-)
Quote from: Jen on July 23, 2009, 03:22:52 PM
Quote from: HawkeyeMeds on July 23, 2009, 02:55:47 PM
Really enjoyed this episode ladies, its such a great film, the music, the acting everyhing is brilliant. Thanks for playing my comment. :)
Thank you Meds. :) And thank you for sending your audio comment. I'm sorry I couldn't remember if you meant Peter Jackson or Tolkien... Angela is distracting, LOL. Just kidding....no really, she is. :D ;)
When she let's you get a word in edge wise! LOL! She's a talker! Great show!
Quote from: Bryancd on July 24, 2009, 05:12:49 AM
Quote from: Jen on July 23, 2009, 03:22:52 PM
Quote from: HawkeyeMeds on July 23, 2009, 02:55:47 PM
Really enjoyed this episode ladies, its such a great film, the music, the acting everyhing is brilliant. Thanks for playing my comment. :)
Thank you Meds. :) And thank you for sending your audio comment. I'm sorry I couldn't remember if you meant Peter Jackson or Tolkien... Angela is distracting, LOL. Just kidding....no really, she is. :D ;)
When she let's you get a word in edge wise! LOL! She's a talker! Great show!
LOL, thanks. It's good she's a talker and hi-larious, otherwise our show would be boring. :D
I kow how you feel Jen, look at me and Kell, boy do my ears hurt after a show ha ha
In honor of your podcast, here are pics of The Shire and Bag End as they are today! These were from our trip to New Zealand in 2006. We visited a lot of the filming sites such as the Shire, Rohan, and even drove by Mt Doom!
Oh wow! So cool! Thanks for posting those. :)
It's sort of sad to see them empty though, I almost expect to see little hobbits tending their gardens and sweeping out their hobbit holes. :)
The topics of "Point Counter Point" and Firefly "Shindig" are neck in neck here on the boards. On our blog, Shindig is winning. Don't forget to vote for the next topic on Anomaly! :)
Quote from: Jen on July 25, 2009, 05:58:46 AM
Oh wow! So cool! Thanks for posting those. :)
It's sort of sad to see them empty though, I almost expect to see little hobbits tending their gardens and sweeping out their hobbit holes. :)
You will! ;)
http://www.aceshowbiz.com/news/view/00025798.html (http://www.aceshowbiz.com/news/view/00025798.html)
Esh, according to the article...maybe not: "As part of the suit, they are asking to recover all further film rights to Tolkein's work which jeopardizes the future of 'The Hobbit'."
I was focusing on the good news:
"... has started the re-building of Hobbiton with the planting of hedgerows and fruit trees." :)
Lawsuits are often about money, and if the film isn't made, no one gets any money! So I usually assume they will settle for an undisclosed but substantial amount.
The sheep farmer on who's property Hobbitown is built on is making a bloody fortune on it! They bus you in from town and it's a $ guided tour, but well worth it.
Great podcast, Jen! You and Angela hit it out of the park, as always. :)
By the way, if you get a chance, tell Angela that the Númenor is more a nationality, like German or American, than a race. I think Tolkien intended it to be an Atlantis analogue-- an ancient, very advanced society that mysteriously vanished. I read somewhere that the Númenorians were human, just extremely advanced compared to all the other human tribes of Middle Earth.
Long story short; Strider is a human. (I think) :-\ :)
Just finished my interview with Dany Pepin about his audio drama and various other things. He's a very nice guy. He said that The Forcecast asked him for an interview and he turned them down! He had already agreed to an interview with us. So Anomaly totally scooped the Forcecast! :D He jokingly said he was afraid he might start a war between our shows, to which I replied: "they don't even know we exist." :D Because the main character is a woman, and I helped Dany edit his story, he granted us the interview. I feel honored. :)
Yay well done Jen, looking forward to hearing the interview.
A scoop! Always good news. Looking forward to hearing it.
Should we assume that you're always as busy as all this makes you appear to be? :)
Quote from: Jen on July 26, 2009, 02:09:48 PM
Just finished my interview with Dany Pepin about his audio drama and various other things. He's a very nice guy. He said that The Forcecast asked him for an interview and he turned them down! He had already agreed to an interview with us. So Anomaly totally scooped the Forcecast! :D He jokingly said he was afraid he might start a war between our shows, to which I replied: "they don't even know we exist." :D Because the main character is a woman, and I helped Dany edit his story, he granted us the interview. I feel honored. :)
They did play some of his audio on ForceCast and Star Wars Action News but no interview, your the first!
Quote from: Feathers on July 26, 2009, 03:01:00 PM
A scoop! Always good news. Looking forward to hearing it.
Should we assume that you're always as busy as all this makes you appear to be? :)
Indeed, and now you know why Anomaly is only monthly (give or take a miniskirt cast) :D
I hope you like the interview. :)
Quote from: Bryancd on July 26, 2009, 03:07:30 PM
Quote from: Jen on July 26, 2009, 02:09:48 PM
Just finished my interview with Dany Pepin about his audio drama and various other things. He's a very nice guy. He said that The Forcecast asked him for an interview and he turned them down! He had already agreed to an interview with us. So Anomaly totally scooped the Forcecast! :D He jokingly said he was afraid he might start a war between our shows, to which I replied: "they don't even know we exist." :D Because the main character is a woman, and I helped Dany edit his story, he granted us the interview. I feel honored. :)
They did play some of his audio on ForceCast and Star Wars Action News but no interview, your the first!
Yep, we have a segment to play as well, only ours will feature one of the scenes I appear in playing Guri. :) I put in a special request for one of those scenes. He said he wasn't finished with them, but I told him I would wait until he had the first one completed. I wanted our listeners to connect to the project through the introduction to Dany and the fact that two people they know (Meds and I) are playing parts in the drama. Hopefully his promotion blitz brings him many fans. :)
What they played on the FC and SWAN was produced great but it had little audio, which was a bit annoying. It was a lot of ambient background sounds.
Hummm, he sent me all the samples and never heard anything like that.
Quote from: Jen on July 26, 2009, 05:05:03 PM
Hummm, he sent me all the samples and never heard anything like that.
Right, that's great, he likely gave you better audio clips! Listen to the FC, it's a few min. of someone walking around into a bar. I was on my long run this am trying listening to that and it made me nuts! I was like, say something!!! I'm hot and tired!!! ;)
Yeah i heard that background noise and was like "What the crap is this?"
I listened to all the sample scenes and yes, they were the same files sent to The Force Cast and Star Wars Action News. I wasn't expecting perfection when I first listened to them, but I was impressed. I believe this production to be of good quality and I was proud to have been apart of it.
Dany is a fan, just like us, who wrote, cast, directed and produced this drama for fun and for the love of Star Wars. He's a just a podcaster with the will to do something creative. Have fun with it, try not to judge it harshly.
I'm not and I am looking forward to it. But if I was promoting a project, those are NOT the audio samples I would use.
Wow... Maybe you should skip the upcoming Anomaly Miniskirt episode then. We're playing one of those promotional clips after the interview. :cheers
I've only listened to the one that Meds had to waffle about. That was primarily dialogue.
I just heard Meds as well. That was much better. Music and ambient sounds are solid. Acting pretty good. Question to Mike, Meds, et al the Brits...What's with that girls accent? Sounds...not right.
This guy is a marketing genius! He has Jimmy Mac from the ForceCast in the production, he has Meds, he has Jen, he is hitting all the podcasts giving out parts and getting lot's of publicity! Good on him!
I've been lucky to hear the first half of the first episode and i can honestly say you are in for a serious treat. This is dany's first production of this kind and i'm blown away, seriously blown away by his work. The actress who is in my sample is doing a English accent, and it's what i call mid accent. Always remember doing any accent other than your own is incredibly hard. Plus this is in a Galaxy far far away so there is no English, American or Asian accents. I, like Jen am incredibly proud to be part of this and we should point out we had to Audition for our roles we wasn't just given them. So i respect the professionalism of this work. I'm aching to hear Jens interview with him and finally get to hear the show. :-)
That's what I thought, Meds, I pegged her accent was an affect. Looking forward to hearing more. :)
Yup I listened to Meds' show yesterday and that sample was a LOT more compelling then the sample I heard on SWAN.
Also on principle I'll have to support my French Canadian brother. :)
Our not so mini, Miniskirt cast: Anomaly In the Shadows has been released.
Show notes: http://anomalypodcast.blogspot.com/ (http://anomalypodcast.blogspot.com/)
Stream:
http://www.anomalypodcast.com/archives.htm (http://www.anomalypodcast.com/archives.htm)
Yay new Anomaly :)
Already listening :)
Absolutely awesome interview Jen, really really interesting. Your style was perfect. Dany came across as a fab guy. Time just flew by i couldn't believe it was over an hour, the EU segment was great as i have no idea about all that so i found that extremely interesting. Great show, even though i have a 'northern' English accent, hmmm ;)
Thank you Meds. :)
I also just listened this morning and really enjoyed it, terrific interview. The audio you played was the best I have heard so far of this production from all the other podcasts it's been on. well done!
I finished listening to your last two Podcasts, really great stuff. You and Angela had some great discussion about Lord of the Rings, and looking forward to when you cover then next one. Great interview as well, will certainly check out that Audio Drama.
Great show Jen. I really enjoyed the interview and all the info on the EU. COOL!
Thanks everyone :)
Wow, if I count the poll from this thread and the one on the blog... 'Point Counter Point' is soundly beating 'Firefly: Shindig'. Figured Firefly would win. You want an Anomalous debate? You're more than likely going to get one :D I think we'll choose a variety of geeky topics and quickly debate them all (whether we agree with them or not).
Oh, if you haven't joined the Anomaly Blog, please do. We have a staff now! Three writers have joined the fray to entertain you with regular blog postings in between Anomaly episodes. Two writers are members of this board, KC (Kasey) and Spaltor (Sue). Please join the blog and welcome them by posting comments in all of their articles. We update that blog fairly regularly, so if you need an Anomaly fix...you can always get it on the blog: http://www.anomalypodcast.blogspot.com (http://www.anomalypodcast.blogspot.com)
And, while you're at it, don't forget to rate Anomaly on iTunes. Thank you Vartok for your updated rating. Who knew you could post a comment twice on iTunes?! Awesome. LOL :D Thanks!
Crap. Shindig is loosing the poll? Come on people; what's up?
I know.. bummed. :(
Quote from: wraith1701 on August 10, 2009, 06:31:42 PM
Crap. Shindig is loosing the poll? Come on people; what's up?
Quote from: StarTrekFanatic5 on August 10, 2009, 06:32:43 PM
I know.. bummed. :(
LOL, you don't want to hear us argue? :D We'll still do Shindig. Personally, it's my favorite episode. Maybe we'll do a second cast this month...can't call it a miniskirt as I doubt it would be short.
I'll be happy with whatever you guys do.. :) Just love Firefly bunches.
Again, if you have some free time, please take a second or two to welcome our new writers on the Anomaly Podcast blog by posting a comment every now and then. The blog is our forum experiment, we figure if we can develop a community around the blog then we can nurture a healthy forum. No blog comments/community = no uber-fun geek-girl forum. :D
Oh, don't vote on our blog if you've already voted here, LOL...We have forty votes there. WOOT! But I have a sneaking suspicion someone may have voted twice (once here and once there) :D
Indeed, I'm sure whatever is talked about will be a great time. However Shinding gave us "Captain Tight Pants"! Oh and my favourite word ever: Frippery.
Welcome to the new Anomaly bloggers!
I've voted on this site and i'm going to go comment writing later on. I think I've already read some because kc said she was going to do some anomaly writing. More anomaly, excellent.
Well, the polls are closed and the Point Counter Point Topic won... But, Shindig came in a close second here on the forum. On our blog, the two topics tied. Sooooo, we decided to record two episodes to give them the attention they deserve and to hopefully satisfy the listeners who voted. We recorded our Point Counter Point discussion as a Miniskirt Cast, in a little coffee house near the place we work. Figured we'd try out our new fancy portable recording device. The debate was about the robots the military is contracting companies to make for them. The corpse eating robot and the policing bot. That episode will be released first.
The Shindig episode will be recorded today and should be in the feed by Friday. :)
Check out our blog, we've added a writing staff and their articles are generating a lot interesting conversations there...it's our little experiment to see if we can build a community for a girly geekz forum. http://www.anomalypodcast.blogspot.com (http://www.anomalypodcast.blogspot.com)
Update on the Shindig Episode. Well, it's half finished. I've been juggling a few projects, including my new Renfest costume (Renfest is 3 weeks away! Woot!), so the Shindig ep should be in the next week or so. Ug... I wish I could split into three and do all these things at once, LOL.
Quick someone clone Jen!
Quote from: Jen on September 15, 2009, 11:10:54 AM
Ug... I wish I could split into three and do all these things at once, LOL.
Careful now. Haven't you seen Multiplicity!?
Quote from: billybob476 on September 15, 2009, 11:15:29 AM
Quick someone clone Jen!
Hmmmm. What would her husband say about this?
Quote from: Feathers on September 15, 2009, 02:58:24 PM
Quote from: billybob476 on September 15, 2009, 11:15:29 AM
Quick someone clone Jen!
Hmmmm. What would her husband say about this?
Probably AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!! ;)
This is a direct quote from Dave regarding your suggestion to clone me and your question pertaining to his opinion on the matter:
"Hummm...sorry, you cannot post my thoughts. You can post this: 'oh good... one to wash and fold clothes, one to do the dishes and one to straighten the house'." ;)
And there you go. :D
I didn't work on Anomaly because, I haven't split into three. I guess there is more than one downside to that fact. :D
Ha ha. Lol. Brilliant.
Quote from: Jen on September 15, 2009, 07:03:33 PM
This is a direct quote from Dave regarding your suggestion to clone me and your question pertaining to his opinion on the matter:
"Hummm...sorry, you cannot post my thoughts. You can post this: 'oh good... one to wash and fold clothes, one to do the dishes and one to straighten the house'." ;)
And there you go. :D
I didn't work on Anomaly because, I haven't split into three. I guess there is more than one downside to that fact. :D
Obviously...I'm just imagining the expense of birthday and wedding anniversary gifts :D
Finally been able to catch up on the last three podcasts.. of course I loved the LOTR one, enjoyed the Robot debate and really liked the Star Wars one.. interesting interview. Thanks Jen and Angela for doing these.
Thanks Kenny. I'm glad you liked them. :)
Rats! Would love to hear a Robert Jordan episode - especially with the release of his latest (posthumous) book approaching.
I really look forward to each new show. Really fun.
Thanks Rick. :) I'm mixing down the latest episode now: "Anomaly Of Captain Tight Pants: AKA Firefly Shindig" (thanks Billybob for the title suggestion. It remains to be seen whether Angela will keep it as is, she rarely titles the episodes the way I suggest) :D
At the end of this episode there are a few Easter eggs. One is a trailer for the upcoming Star Wars: In The Shadows series. The first episode is due to be released on October 4th. :)
Hopefully, Angela will have the time to upload our latest show tomorrow (Monday) night. :)
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Quote from: Jen on September 25, 2009, 02:56:06 PMAnd if you get a chance please email us about how much you love us (in a sane listener fan way)
Oh, you tempt me to send something highly inappropriate :D
Quote from: Feathers on September 25, 2009, 03:16:03 PM
Quote from: Jen on September 25, 2009, 02:56:06 PMAnd if you get a chance please email us about how much you love us (in a sane listener fan way)
Oh, you tempt me to send something highly inappropriate :D
LOL :D
Ok, if I can stop laughing I could get through this! EXCELLENT SHOW!
Yup. First class.
You bring out a lot of bits and pieces that I really didn't think of when I watched it earlier this year. Perhaps I need another run through the series?
Dave has been sick, so I haven't had a chance to record our segment for the next Anomaly. He wants his voice to "sound nice". Who knew my husband would care about that sort of stuff? LOL. I hope to record it this coming weekend (maybe Dave will sound less like Typhoid Mary). Angela still needs to send me the segments we recorded together a couple of weeks ago, but she's in Vegas living the good life. That's right, I said Vegas. She's probably playing the slot machines next to some old lady. ;) :D
In the mean time, I've been working on other Anomalous things. Over the past few years we've had quite a few requests for an Anomaly forum. We've been afraid to create one for fear that no one would go to it and the cost would not be worth the trouble. Well, Meds pointed me to a free forum and as an experiment I signed Anomaly up then asked three people (who I wanted to be mods) to check it out. Over one week we populated it and then I sent email invites to a few more people and they posted, and a few days later I tweeted the address to our listeners. There are a good portion who've never used a forum, who are testing the waters now on our boards. Several are friends that we go to Renfest with and other Texas friends we frequently hang with but many more are Anomaly listeners. It's interesting to see the overlap of online and off line friends there. It's fun to watch folks we know as long time Anomaly fans, start chatting with our friends from Treks In Sci-Fi, Star Wars Fanworks, Renfest and other communities and podcasts we pal around with. It's sort of become a big melting pot of our friends.
I can't be there all the time, but I do try to swing over as often as possible. Angela has been too. We have forums on sports, audio dramas, blogs, podcasts, theater, music, renfest, geek trading post, costuming and Anomaly specific threads. There will be a lot of double dipping between the TrekSF forum and ours, but then there are quite a few members there who have never listened to your podcasts or read blogs before. If you get a chance, join our boards and cross pollinate. :)
We also have a google voice line now: (432) 363-4742 Give us a call. It's free to anyone using a land line in the continental US.
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Quote from: Geekyfanboy on November 16, 2009, 12:28:22 PM
Just to clarify.. you need to use the widget on Anomaly's blogsite for the call to be free. You add your name and number to the widget and it will call you and then call their VM. Depending on your set up of cell phone you this may cost you minutes. But if you use a landlline number it's free.
Yep. Thanks Kenny. :)
Editing the upcoming show and waiting on permission to play a few tracks from two Renfest bands (Wine And Alchemy and Tartanic = awesome)
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http://www.wineandalchemy.com (http://www.wineandalchemy.com)
BTW, I'm on Twitter for those who want to follow me... the Twitter name is "Sevryll" which, coincidentally, is the same as my XBOX LIVE name. Please let me know who you are in an email or DM/PM so I don't block you.
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We have a staff of talented writers there who post great articles about a plethora of geeky subjects. I'm also keeping up our forum, which will be officially announced on the next Anomaly episode. http://www.anomalypodcast.freeforums.org (http://www.anomalypodcast.freeforums.org)
Check it out if you get a chance— there's nothing wrong with calling more than one forum "home", LOL. :D We have a few topics that are similar but quite a few that are not (Sports, Theater, Audio Dramas, Blogs, Geek Trading Post). We do have a listenership/community that is mixed between Star Wars Fanworks and Treks In Sci-Fi, but we also have quiet a few listeners who are unique to Anomaly. If you have your own podcast, please consider posting there to introduce yourself to them.
FYI: I'll be making a special announcement on the upcoming episode. :) Oh shoot, I'll just tell ya now. I'm expecting a baby. :) I'm only 6 weeks along but I'm feeling the effects. I've been tired for weeks now and I started getting sick yesterday. Feeling sick sucks, but hopefully it won't last very long. I'm working out and juggling my job, home life and hobbies, so I apologize for being MIA. I still hope to pop in from time to time and keep up with Anomaly (which is two months late, sorry bout that). We put up a "coming soon" message but there was some sort of conflict between Cue Base and Windows 7. Doh! We didn't catch it until it was uploaded...so if you downloaded the 15 second file, you'll get nothing but dead air and a title that says "Coming Soon". Well, at least you know that much right? :)
A BABY?!?!? WOW! That's awesome Jen. Congrats!
Great news Jen! Are you working on the short list of names?
CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :cheering :cheering :cheering :cheering
I doubt it will be like this (well, the Bruce Willis thing would be cool) but this is one of my favorite birth episodes
Congratulations Jen and Hubby.
I say Sevryll for a girl. That would be so cool! That or Starbuck! ;)
Quote from: Rico on December 01, 2009, 11:29:11 AM
I say Sevryll for a girl. That would be so cool! That or Starbuck! ;)
...and of course Bryan if it's a boy.... ;)
Oh my god! Congrats! That is awesome!
Whooo hooooo
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How about Katee for a girl - Sheldon for a boy?
Yahoooooooooo congratulations Jen and Dave you'll both be awesome parents. :cheers
can't wait to swop baby tales lol
names, names I agree Sevryll Rhodes hmmm sounds cool lol ;)
LOL! Thanks for the name suggestions. I was happy no one mentioned Luke or Leia. :D
Though Starbuck is very good suggestion... Hummm...Starbuck Rhodes. Yes...I like it. It sings. I'm making a mental note now. ;)
Thank you guys.
Yeah - Starbuck! And the cool thing is it works for a boy or a girl! I'm also partial to the name Kaylee. ;)
Quote from: Rico on December 01, 2009, 12:38:06 PM
Yeah - Starbuck! And the cool thing is it works for a boy or a girl! I'm also partial to the name Kaylee. ;)
Would that be kind if Indiana Jones ish?
As for the rest of the names, they kind of scare me.
Who would want to name their kid Sheldon? I mean does anyone want their son to turn out like that?
I would cry if my daughter was like Starbuck. The drinking, smoking, and the sex is cool if it's not YOUR kid doing it.
I'm with Just X on that! They're still young but my daughter's are getting older every year.
Congratulations once again and I trust Galdar will be well up the list of boy's names...and maybe Ryla for a girl?
This of course is
FANTASTIC
news.
Congrats Jen. You and Dave are going to be great parents!
I am so excited.
Are you planning to use a headset and play trek music in the later months? :D
Or better yet TSF podcasts? Hmmmm...maybe not. The kid might imprint on Ricos voice... :eekout
Congrats on the news Jen, like others have said, I am sure you and your Husband Dave will make great parents.
The episode is up. It's entitled "Anomaly of Rock'n Renfest 09".
I make a special announcement at the beginning of the show before we move on to voice mail. Angela talked about our yearly trip to the Texas Renaissance Festival, our experience there and our costumes. Then Dave and I talk about our return trip and we play a few songs from some awesome Renfest bands (Tartanic and Wine and Alchemy). At the end of the show we play a few of Rick Moyer's songs and talk about his Stargazer album. There is a hidden segment at the very end...listen past the promos if you want to hear our friends telling "Stories of Renfest Past". Be aware I did very little editing and some of the stories, while funny, are not kid friendly.
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Amazing, awesome podcast this month Jen. Really enjoyed the chat about Renfest, really made me laugh. great to hear Dave, he rocks. Awesome music and i will be buying some stuff as it was serious foot tapping tunes.
Great Easter Egg at the end. :D
I also enjoyed this cast. Very cool.
Printin out emails, printin out emails...
Loved the jeapordy song, the banter, very cool.
It was so great to hear Dave. I like him, have him on more please.
:)
Anyway, excellent cast ladies.
:o :o HOLY WOW!! :o :o
Still just getting caught up on the forum; can't believe I missed the news!!!
CONGRATULATIONS JEN!!! :metallica: :metallica: :metallica: :metallica: :metallica: :metallica: :metallica: :metallica: :metallica: :metallica: :metallica: :metallica: :metallica: :metallica: :metallica: :metallica: :metallica: :metallica: :metallica: :metallica: :metallica: :metallica: :metallica: :metallica: :metallica:
Quote from: wraith1701 on December 07, 2009, 08:30:29 PM
:o :o HOLY WOW!! :o :o
Still just getting caught up on the forum; can't believe I missed the news!!!
CONGRATULATIONS JEN!!! :metallica: :metallica: :metallica: :metallica: :metallica: :metallica: :metallica: :metallica: :metallica: :metallica: :metallica: :metallica: :metallica: :metallica: :metallica: :metallica: :metallica: :metallica: :metallica: :metallica: :metallica: :metallica: :metallica: :metallica: :metallica:
Thank you. :)
Quote from: moyer777 on December 07, 2009, 06:37:32 PM
I also enjoyed this cast. Very cool.
Printin out emails, printin out emails...
Loved the jeapordy song, the banter, very cool.
It was so great to hear Dave. I like him, have him on more please.
:)
Anyway, excellent cast ladies.
Thanks Rick. I'm glad you and Meds enjoyed the cast.
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Angela and I recorded a Miniskirt conversation about "Alice" today at lunch. I had to watch it on youtube the last few days, since I missed it when it aired this past weekend. The reason? I did not want to watch a rehash of "Tin Man" (which I DID NOT LIKE). It was a Cyberpunk spin on a classic novel. I like the concept, but if you're going to reboot a classic, it better be done right. I'm not as excited about it as Angela, but that's what makes our discussions fun. If you have seen this series, and you would like to contribute, please use the google voice mail widget to send us comments. You can find it on our blog or on the contact page of our web site. Follow the links below to use the widget or email your thoughts. We've been 'feedback deficient' for a couple of podcasts now and we really miss hearing from our listeners—it makes us feel loved. ;)
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I just finished editing my interview with Rick Moyer. I sent it to Angela, who happens to be on vacation right now. It remains to be seen if she will put it up in a timely manner. Going to hassle her until she does. :D
We were nominated for another podcast award. Not holding our breaths on this one. We're up against Star Wars Action News among others, for 'best panel of podcast hosts' on the Star Wars Fanworks Network. Wish us luck. :)
Congrats Jen on the nomination.. that's Fantastic!!! Who votes for these things? Can we vote?
You can never have too much Rick Moyer. Sounds fun!
Looms like you'll need a bigger trophy cabinet too ;)
Quote from: Geekyfanboy on January 11, 2010, 10:55:12 AM
Congrats Jen on the nomination.. that's Fantastic!!! Who votes for these things? Can we vote?
I wish you could, LOL. Only members of the Star Wars Fanworks network and Galactic Senate forum can vote. They only allow people who've been members of the board for several weeks before the nominations, to vote. I'm fairly certain we're the only women members, aside from Silas Carder (AKA Sarah). Another reason we're Anomalies. :)
Thanks for the congrats guys.
Congratulations Jen. I think I can vote on that. Wonder who I'll be voting for ;)
I just learned today that Anomaly was voted "Best Panel Of Show Hosts" by the Star Wars Fanworks community ( http://starwarsfanworks.com (http://starwarsfanworks.com) ). This is the second consecutive year we were given this award and we are VERY excited and extremely appreciative of the honor.
BTW, we share this award with Star Wars Action News, who tied Anomaly for this title. Congrats to Arnie and Marjorie as well!
Here's a link to the award show:
http://www.nolinecinemas.com/FAAA2010.mp3 (http://www.nolinecinemas.com/FAAA2010.mp3)
That's fantastic Jen and Angela... Congrats
Congrats Jen and Angela! I also like SW Action news, but there was something I was suprised about when I went to the FanWorks web site. No ForceCast, the best and biggest SW podcast. Interesting...
Quote from: Bryancd on February 03, 2010, 10:47:56 AM
Congrats Jen and Angela! I also like SW Action news, but there was something I was suprised about when I went to the FanWorks web site. No ForceCast, the best and biggest SW podcast. Interesting...
Thanks. Star Wars Fanworks is a network, not just a community. You have to be a member of the network to be nominated. As for ForceCast... they were members up until last year. I've read blurbs here and there as to why they are no longer there. I'm not sure is the place to explain. You'll have to check out the Star Wars Fanworks forum to know why that's the case. :)
Congrats to both you guys and SWAN! Love both shows.
Great news. You ladies rock the house.
Congratulations Jen and Angela. You do a awesome show and this award is well deserved :)
Congrats on the award!
The last episode was...interesting. I loved the musical choices although they amused me in the sense that it's what I guess most people would assume is appropriate to the subject matter without actually knowing :)
The one thing that really made me laugh was the whole heavy breathing thing going on in the background. I assume that Russell was sitting on Angela and breathing into the mic but in the context of the discussion it came across as something else entirely!
Overall it was a great episode, I look forward to more in the series :)
A fantastic episode! Iam still laughing! :roflmao
Great job.
I know, I even think about the episode, or go to my itunes and see that goofy picture of crusher, and I'm laughing. :)
Check your podcatchers everyone, the latest Anomaly episode has been released.
A few weeks ago, Angela and I were joined over Skype by our pals Meds
and Kell from the Waffle On podcast. Our collaborative effort features
a fun-packed chat about the classic British comedy film "Monty Python
and The Holy Grail". This latest edition of Anomaly is loaded with
quotes, a clip from a Star Wars/ Python youtube spoof, quite a few
listener audio comments, trivia and loads of laughs. Visit the Anomaly
blog to see the youtube video we talked about. You can find links to the shows we
promote there as well: http://www.anomalypodcast.blogspot.com (http://www.anomalypodcast.blogspot.com)
Anomaly is unusually long this month (1 hr and 45 minutes give or
take), but I believe it's well worth your time, especially if you love
this film. If you hate this film, you still might enjoy the
conversation...give it a shot.
FYI, we'll be announcing the winners of our Geeky Band Name contest on
our next episode.
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for Anomaly. Your reviews and ratings generate interest for our show
from potential listeners.You can also email us mp3 and/or written
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We also have an Anomaly Forum. Got a growing community of Anomaly listeners and past show hosts posting comments on past episodes and suggestions for new ones, discussing things like theater, costuming, audio dramas and stuff. We'd love to see you there too. http://www.anomalypodcast.freeforums.org (http://www.anomalypodcast.freeforums.org)
Promos played this month:
Waffle On
Sea of Stars
The Martians Are Here
AppyTimes
Private Sanctuary
Knights Of The Guild
Take Him With You
Here Goes Nothing
(Again, we trade promos drop us a line if you want to be included)
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A different show to the Waffle On one so icant wait to hear this version. :D
What a great set of podcasts! Oh my. There are times when I laughed so hard that I was in danger of peeing my pants. This is good and bad at the same time. The comments were AWESOME! When Tim and Boz started talking I was in real trouble! :) FANTASTIC!
This was all I hoped for and more THANK YOU! Love the Black Knight/Vader sketch. hehehehee.
I would love more combos like this. Pizza is always better with more toppings.
:)
AWESOME!
:D Thanks Rick, I'm glad you liked the two podcasts (Waffle On and Anomaly). I listened to Waffle On yesterday and it is a very different from our version. Meds added a lot of clips to his and had an extra comment (so did we). We (Anomaly and Waffle On) already have plans to do two more episodes. One on Shawn Of The Dead and one on Hitchhiker's Guide. :)
Quote from: Jen on March 20, 2010, 10:38:41 AM
We (Anomaly and Waffle On) already have plans to do two more episodes. One on Shawn Of The Dead and one on Hitchhiker's Guide. :)
Of course the definitive Treks in Sci-Fi episode for the latter has already been released :)
A good podcast from both teams - it's interesting to see what impact the different styles of opening and closing can have on what is (broadly) the same show. The comments did make a real difference to proceedings and really set the whole show off well.
I'm not going to say whether I preferred one version over the other :P
Just finished listening and loved the Anomaly version. Brilliant stuff and it was awesome chatting with you ladies. here's to the next episode :D
In this installment of Anomaly, Angela and I reviewed the prequel novel to The Wheel of Time series, entitled New Spring. It was the first book by Robert Jordan that we picked up, and we've been eagerly working our way through the series since finishing the last sentence of New Spring.
The goal in this podcast episode, was to introduce our listeners to The WoT. We began by giving a little background on the author then describing the world he created in these novels. Once we covered that information we discussed New Spring and our thoughts on the pacing, plot and characters.
If you've been curious about The Wheel Of Time, check out this episode. If you've wondered whether you should start with New Spring or Eye of The World, this installment of our show might help with that decision. As a warning, we did spoil this book. However we did not give anything major away in the subsequent novels. If you want to skip New Spring, this episode may just give you enough background to move on to the Eye of The World (technically the first book in the series).
Finally, at the start of the episode, I talked about a short children's Sci-Fi story I wrote for The Martians Are Here podcast . We'll be posting a version of that story on Anomaly in June. For now, check out Once A Jolly Swagman by our friend Simon Meddings (AKA Meds from the Waffle On podcast).
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Can't wait to listen to this Jen... and OMG!!! I love the picture.
Hey Kenny! Here's the image I used. It's of Moiraine Domodred. I found the image online and decided it was so awesome I had to incorporate it into our podcast album art. :) I think I found it on the WoT wiki. The artist rocks. :)
Well ilistened to this show on Monday and loved it. I'm still in two minds about the book but that may change thanks to Jen. Awesome episode and as usual I want MORE Anomaly lol.
And yes i love the picture as well. :D
The conversation in this installment of Anomaly was fairly organic. We began by talking about the video games we're playing (ME2, Forza 3, Sims3, Oblivion) then we sauntered into a deep discussion about geek dating. Our listeners have been requesting the topic of "geek dating" since we started recording over three years ago; I guess we've finally relented. Note: We're not "love gurus"... no one is, but perhaps some of our single geek fans will find the tidbits we offered somewhat helpful. Depending on the feedback we receive, we may revisit the subject in the future or never touch it again.
Also featured in this episode is the debut of our Anomalous Correspondent, Sarah. In true Anomaly fashion, the newest member of our staff recorded a mini review of the 80's sci-fi/ fantasy film, Krull. Sarah is a veteran of Star Wars Fanworks, where she's known as "Silas Carder", and has acted in many audio productions there. She's also a member of the Anomaly Forum ( http://www.anomalypodcast.freeforums.org (http://www.anomalypodcast.freeforums.org) )—her member name on our board is "Starfighter". Please welcome her to the Anomaly family. :)
The interlude featured in this episode can be purchased on iTunes. I highly recommend that you buy it. In my humble opinion, it's awesome sauce: Half as Cool as Han Solo by Dan Beahm and The Invisible 3.
As a side note, we recorded this miniskirt episode in our office, on our lunch break. Because of the environment you'll probably hear the AC unit in the background and perhaps the giant fan in my G5 Power PC, but other than that the quality is pretty good given that we weren't in our multimillion dollar studio. For a "State of The Pod Announcement" keep listening after our outro music concludes.
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New Promos Played:
Star Wars: Marvels—a fan audio production featuring the voice talents of our Anomalous Correspondent, to name a few.
A new story written for The Martians Are Here, called "Pyramid", by Mike Featherstone—long time friend to Anomaly, WaffleOn, Take Him With You and Treks In Sci-Fi.
Champ Podcast, hosted by Jedi Jeff (AKA Jeff Jobb), another friend to all of the above podcasts.
Our Standard Promos (in no particular order :) ):
Take Him With You
WaffleOn
Knights Of The Guild
Appy Times
Here Goes Nothing
Treks In Sci-Fi
Star Wars Fanworks
Awesome and that picture has to be on a t shirt :)
I'm enjoying me some new Anamoly this morning as well. :)
That was a great show Jen and Angela- and Sarah! The Han Solo song... wow! FANTASTIC!
Awesome show and brilliant segment from sarah. :D
The Buffy Once More With Feeling episode is now in the feed! This installment of Anomaly features a review of Once More With Feeling, a musical episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer that fans and non fans alike greatly enjoy. The folks who joined us on this Skype call (Sue, KC, Anne and Chris,) were also apart of the Buffy Watching Party that Angela and I hosted on Netflix/XBOX Live, back in October. It was a blast and our contributors all had awesome insights, including Joss's musical influences and fun trivia. If you're a blog subscriber, but have never listened to the podcast I hope you'll give this episode a shot. You can subscribe to the show here: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/anomaly/id277588936 (http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/anomaly/id277588936)
Check out the videos I've included in the show notes at http://www.anomalypodcast.blogspot.com (http://www.anomalypodcast.blogspot.com) . There are quite a few clips from Once More With Feeling as well as some of the musical influences that our contributors mentioned in this Anomaly episode. Oh, by the way, I was right... the dance number that featured Audrey Hepburn was indeed in Funny Face. It reminded me a lot of Dawn's Ballet. The music was different, but I could see how it may have inspired Joss.
Music clips played in the podcast were from the Once More With Feeling Soundtrack. It's available at Target.com, Amazon.com, CDuniverse and iTunes to name a few.
Please consider leaving Anomaly a rating on iTunes! We haven't had one in quite a while. :)
Promos played:
MW Orbit (Rick Moyer's newest album project)
The Signal
The SeekerCast
Knights Of The Guild
Take Him With You
Treks In Sci-Fi
Waffle On
Listened and really enjoyed it and the added content that wasn't in the skype call.
AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! New Anomaly, cant wait for this, i've been having serious withdrawal symptoms.
Great new podcast Jen and Angela.. had to dig up my Once More with Feeling CD and upload it to my ipod and listened to it on the way into work today.. so good. thanks for the great podcast.
You can tell who the 'musical theatre' anomalies are when you hear them can't you! ;)
An enjoyable listen, thanks.
Quote from: Geekyfanboy on December 20, 2010, 04:32:51 PM
Great new podcast Jen and Angela.. had to dig up my Once More with Feeling CD and upload it to my ipod and listened to it on the way into work today.. so good. thanks for the great podcast.
Yeah great show! I'll have to dig my CD out too. Really fancy rewatching Buffy again now.
Quote from: Feathers on December 21, 2010, 04:27:29 AM
You can tell who the 'musical theatre' anomalies are when you hear them can't you! ;)
What's
that supposed to mean, Mr. Feathers? ;) JK!
This installment of Anomaly is not really a debate, neither is it a "hater" episode. Angela and I try to avoid the typical geek arguments; like, which would win in a fight, a Borg Sphere or the Death Star? This episode is an abstract, philosophical discussion about those fans who prefer one genre over another and what that preference may say about those individuals. Star Trek or Star Wars? Which do you prefer? Why? Angela and I love both and would never reject either of them as a whole, but if someone forced us to choose one we would have a preference. Listen to the episode to find out what that proclivity would be.
This discussion was inspired by Mia, a character from Pulp Fiction, and her question: "Are you a Beatles person or a Stones person?" This installment was also influenced by an article that David Brin wrote entitled: "Star Wars" despots vs. "Star Trek" populists.
FYI, George R. R. Martin wrote Song of Ice and Fire. Forgive me, I misspoke when I said Brin wrote it. I'm very embarrassed about that. Please don't send me hate mail. I will read Song of Ice and Fire and all of Brin's novels once I finish the Wheel Of Time series, I promise. :)
Listen to the GeeksOn podcast to hear an interview recorded with Brin (ep. 129). GeeksOn is one of our favorite shows, it's also where Angela and I learned about Mr. Brin's article. He explains, in his own words, his reasons for preferring Star Trek over Star Wars. And, even though we don't agree with everything he said, Brin made some very good points. He's a interesting guy and so are the GeeksOn hosts. Check them out.
As promised, here is the summery of Fist Full of Datas (an episode in season 6 of Star Trek: The Next Generation). Spoiler Alert! If you haven't seen this episode of TNG, I do give away the plot in my summery/review. You've been warned.
Jen's Favorite TNG Episode (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3CZQD4KLJU#ws)
If you're not a subscriber to the Anomaly Podcast, you can stream our latest episode here: http://www.anomalypodcast.com/podcasts/AnomalyOfStarTrekAndOrStarWars.mp3 (http://www.anomalypodcast.com/podcasts/AnomalyOfStarTrekAndOrStarWars.mp3) . If you like what you hear, our show is available via iTunes, Mediafly and Podcastalley.com. You can also subscribe via our main web site. We never take ourselves seriously--we're not all knowing, "we know more than you do" geeks. We're just sci-fi and fantasy fans who also happen to be female; our show is an attempt to offer another perspective to the fan community...a female perspective on all things nerdy.
Thank you to Rick Moyer for producing the fun Heisenberg compensators "radio spot" at the end of our show. It was originally produced for the Treks In Sci-Fi episode that Angela and I hosted a couple of years ago.
Promos Played:
Turning into Sci-Fi TV
Star Wars Fanworks
Treks In Sci Fi
MW Orbit
Take Him With You
Waffle On
Knights Of The Guild
Here Goes Nothing
Appytimes
Champ Podcast
Jen
Co-host of Anomaly
Great episode, just finished listening!
Repost from Anomaly Site:
Hi ladies! Great podcast!
Having been rushing around for the last few weeks getting things together for the upcoming cons, I totally missed your question.
I love both franchises, but I am a Star Trek personality.
I really love things in both, but Star Trek speaks to my soul. Star Trek is about working together for something better, both in the series and in the franchise. In the franchise, it's about letting more than one person's vision come out and play and allowing those visions to shape the universe together.
With star wars, both in the franchise and in the movies, it's about one person's vision dominating what the future is. They both have one central figure that tries to dominate the universe by shaping the future and trying to rewrite the past.
I think I'm well an anomaly because I prefer the Star Wars Books over the movies as a whole and I think that revolves around the fact that they, like trek, have more than one voice shaping the whole. I also think that the control of the Star Wars universe and how the heads of both the franchise and the setting see the EU is represent very well in the events of Attack of the Clones. They introduced a character from the EU Aayla Secura and she was killed in the most brutal way out of all the Jedi to the point where they stood over her dead body and kept firing. I think that this scene is one that might have some subconscious resentment by the writer that there were popular characters that he did not create. Maybe I'm looking to deep into it, but that scene struck a chord with me.
I think both franchises have their hits and misses, but in the end, I think you can break them down another way.
Star Wars takes from our past myths to weave a new story and Star Trek takes from what might be in the future to weave a story. I am a great fan of myth and magic but I also am a person that would like to leave the world better than how I found it.
I also think that Star Trek tries to answer the question of Why. Why has always been important to me and Star Trek attempts to tell you why something is, of how something works.
Star Wars on the other hand is a modern faery tale. It doesn't attempt to explain the hows and whys. It tells you this is our universe, but how the universe works isn't as important to the story being told. To enjoy Star Wars, you have to check out and accept that which you will never know.
To enjoy Star Trek, you have to check in and think about what is going on on the screen.
I think those who want those questions answered are going to be Star Trek people and those that can let go and just enjoy the world for what it is are the Star Wars people.
Anomaly of Worst Of Trek: Sub Rosa
In this addition of Anomaly, Angela and I reviewed a TNG episode entitled: Sub Rosa. This podcast installment marks the second in our "Worst of Trek" series, and we had way too much fun recording it. If you haven't seen this particular Trek episode, Sub Rosa is basically the soap opera Passions set in space...or one of Angela's mom's "tawdry romance novels" adapted for the small screen.
Okay, hold on Trek fans, don't get your underoos in a knot. We did make fun of Sub Rosa, but it deserved the harassment we slapped it with. That said, we did so with love. It's okay to poke fun at certain Star Trek episodes from time to time; it won't make you a bad fan. Say it with us: "this Trek episode was WEIRD." There you go. We knew you could do it!
In this installment , I announced several new things that are coming down the pike for Anomaly: a new web site and a minicast called "Anomaly Supplemental". The mincast will be hosted by Anomalies you know from the blog; Sue, Kasey, Anne and our Anomalous Correspondent, Sarah. Look for their first episode to hit the feed two weeks from today. They'll be covering Slings and Arrows.
Thanks to everyone who sent us email and voice mail. Sorry, we only had time to play the voice mail messages, though we always appreciate any comments you send. Please keep them coming. And, if you can manage the time, please leave a comment and or rate us on iTunes.
Alright...that's enough for now.
Peace out!
Jen
Co-host of Anomaly: http://www.anomalypodcast.com (http://www.anomalypodcast.com)
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Great show! Angela was in great form, she's my kind of Anomoly. :)
Yep Anomaly on form! :)
Awesome Anomaly show, loved it.
Yes, it was fun and highlighted pretty much what I feel about what was a very uncharacteristic Trek episode.
Having thought about it, there was a very simple solution in this episode that would have solved plot problems.
They should have eliminated the idea that this creature 'partnered' itself with generations of 'Howard Women'.
They should removed the association with Beverley's family. It would remove the issue that all the women named Howard would have been unrelated (unless Bev's family traditionally took the woman's surname after marriage) for a start. It would have also removed the issue of when the partnerships started with each generation.
Quote from: Dangelus on February 21, 2011, 03:10:54 PM
They should removed the association with Beverley's family. It would remove the issue that all the women named Howard would have been unrelated (unless Bev's family traditionally took the woman's surname after marriage) for a start. It would have also removed the issue of when the partnerships started with each generation.
Excellent point. It implies that all of the women in Beverly's family have kept the surname of Howard, and given it to their daughters. Since the 1600s, or something? And then Beverly was the first woman in her line to take her husband's last name when she got married? It doesn't make much sense.
Or that they had children while unmarried.
Quote from: X on February 23, 2011, 09:07:36 AM
Or that they had children while unmarried.
Consistently for 1000 years?
Quote from: Bryancd on February 19, 2011, 10:20:45 AM
Great show! Angela was in great form, she's my kind of Anomoly. :)
What am I? Chopped liver? ;)
Glad you liked the episode. Yeah, Angela was feeling good that day. It was good to have the old Angela back. :)
Quote from: billybob476 on February 23, 2011, 09:20:11 AM
Quote from: X on February 23, 2011, 09:07:36 AM
Or that they had children while unmarried.
Consistently for 1000 years?
If ghost dude was the daddy ... why not?
This just in from Angela: "TELL EVERYONE I AM CANCER FREEEEEE!!!!!!!!!" Thank you for your thoughts and prayers everyone! WOOT! :D !
SO
AWESOME!
Yeah! All right!!
Outstanding!!!!!! Give her our love!
Quote from: Bryancd on May 16, 2011, 10:30:25 AM
Outstanding!!!!!! Give her our love!
I will! I wish she would get back to the office so we can celebrate! Everyone has been waiting with baited breath here. :D Maybe she's decided to take the rest of the day off and decided not to tell us, LOL
Woohoo!!! Great to hear! :)
King
That is great news to hear
Such great news! :)
There is a great photo of Angela celebrating with a nice cold beer on Facebook ( I asked her to out it up so we could join in) it's awesome news.
Jen thank you for keeping us up to date and we need a picture if you and Angela doing the dance of joy to the theme tune of Star Wars ;)
I hope to re-invigorate this thread, since I haven't seen Jen or Angela around here in a while...
As you may or may not know, a lot of stuff has being going on at Anomaly lately. The website has been newly redesigned - anomalypodcast.com
After the SW:Empire episode was posted back in March, the feed was transfered to a new computer, which caused problems. That was finally fixed in early-to-mid May, and the Empire episode was reposted to the podcast feed. The second Anomaly Supplemental went up on May 18 (covering Slings & Arrows Season 2). And a new episode (Anomaly of ET) is scheduled to hit the feed this weekend, and a schedule has been made through December.
And, finally, the new Anomaly Geek Emporium is open for business: http://www.printfection.com/anomaly/ (http://www.printfection.com/anomaly/) :D
Ah that's the story, I was wondering why the Empire ep showed up twice. Glad to see things are happening in Anomalyland.
Quote from: billybob476 on June 17, 2011, 07:35:51 AM
Ah that's the story, I was wondering why the Empire ep showed up twice. Glad to see things are happening in Anomalyland.
Joe you use Instacast right? I'm having real problems with Anomaly, I just can't stream it at all, it just hangs. Is it working for you?
Works fine for me, maybe try wiping and re-adding it to your list? Maybe you have the old feed.
Quote from: billybob476 on June 17, 2011, 08:27:53 AM
Works fine for me, maybe try wiping and re-adding it to your list? Maybe you have the old feed.
Tried that, no joy. Even tried importing from iTunes but nothing.
Do you have the direct URL, I haven't tried that.
Scratch that, there is a direct link on the website and one on podcast alley. Neither are working for me! Aaarrggh!!!
Update: if I DOWNLOAD, IT WORKS! But streaming doesn't? I don't get it!
Oh wait, I had the last episode downloaded, streaming also fails for me.
Quote from: billybob476 on June 17, 2011, 10:03:47 AM
Oh wait, I had the last episode downloaded, streaming also fails for me.
Well at least I'm not going crazy! Lol
Is it the latest podcasts that are the problem? I helped Jen and Angela a bit with the moving the feed. I know they were moving over some files also from the old location to the new one per there posts on the Anomaly Forum.
I did some spot checks in older episodes and none of them appear to stream though they all appear to download without any issue. It's not a 404 issue, the files are clearly where they are supposed to be.
Hmmm Interesting. They just moved the Domain to a new server, but for the most part everything should be transparent, so weird that it downloads, but not stream, unless something is preventing streaming.
I'm not sure if Instacast streams over port 80 or some other port (I know shoutcast uses other ports at times). I guess it's possible that those ports are closed on the new server.
That is a possibility, is Instacast preset with the Port it uses for streaming?
Why do they need to use this Instacast to stream?
They don't. I use it as my "podcatcher" so I don't have to sync my phone with iTunes. It's a great app. If you haven't downloaded the episode, you can just stream it via the app. Works for all feeds except anomaly. I believe it just consumes your podcast feed so you don't have to do anything special.
Ahhh, gotcha. Sounds like a permissions thing perhaps or a database on their server issue.
Odd that it doesn't work for the Anomaly podcast, but for others, as it sounds that you don't have to do anything special to allow it to stream. I looked on the site for the App, but they did not seem to have a support forum unfortunately :(
Hmmm. Podcaster streams it but doesn't upate the time slider in the usual way so you can only stream from the beginning and not jump around within the episode like you can with other feeds.
Howdy guys. Thanks for helping us with this hairball. According to Jeff, some of the shows have wp addresses not www addresses (due to the new site we created). Not sure why that is. I'm assuming Angela will have to go back and fix the xml. I sent her an email early this morning, along with the newest Anomaly episode to upload (Anomaly of ET). I'm hoping she'll know what to do to fix it.
Also, we have two streaming media players on our web site and blog. Sometimes the players appear with all the episodes in them...sometimes they're gone. Today they're gone. Joy of joys. http://www.anomalypodcast.com/listen-now (http://www.anomalypodcast.com/listen-now) and http://anomalypodcast.blogspot.com/ (http://anomalypodcast.blogspot.com/) I'm sure the issue with your streaming player and the issue with ours are related some how.
Jeff, I'm going to be out of town soon...but Angela will be home. Thank you both for trying to figure this out for us.
Sounds like a feed and link issue. My suggestion would be to comb through your feed file and adjust it so all the shows direct to your new locations and not a WP location. WP, blogspot, etc. do some weird things and you are better off having all your casts in one, clean new directory far away from WP. Probably take some work to move things around and adjust your feed, but in the end it will work much better I think.
Hopefully a couple tweeks should get it righted
We had to move our web site and feed to a PHP server. We had part of our old site on the PHP server (due to a database that our gallery is connected to) and we were asked to move the whole thing there for simplicity. Everything exists in the same place now. We were having issues with the feed finding the server when podcast was down. We had the xml pointing to the www address, but it wasn't working. Angela said that the moment she pointed the feed to the wp address (which we were only using to test our new site), the feed started working again. I'm not sure how she has things running, as I'm the show editor she's the show uploader.
She said she will change it back to our www address to see if everything will straighten out with the streaming and what not, but she's nervous that the entire feed will all go down again. Not sure what the problem is. Its frustrating as heck. God help us if we actually have to switch hosting companies. All we were doing was switching servers at the same company. What a nightmare.
Humm, interesting. The players we use to stream the feed are from "Big Contact.com". We just use a few lines of code that embeds their free player on our site and blog. The players are frequently down. I think it's Big Contact, as I just tried to visit their site and it won't come up. I got a "(110) Connection timed out error". Coincidentally, both our players are AWOL this morning as well. http://www.bigcontact.com/ (http://www.bigcontact.com/)
That's very odd. Switching servers at a host shouldn't really cause those issues. Are you still using Feed For All to edit and update your feed?
Quote from: Jen on June 20, 2011, 07:09:28 AM
Humm, interesting. The players we use to stream the feed are from "Big Contact.com". We just use a few lines of code that embeds their free player on our site and blog. The players are frequently down. I think it's Big Contact, as I just tried to visit their site and it won't come up. I got a "(110) Connection timed out error". Coincidentally, both our players are AWOL this morning as well. http://www.bigcontact.com/ (http://www.bigcontact.com/)
I noticed that the other Day Jen, that the Streaming site was down, so that site must be having issues. Hopefully it will get itself restored.
Quote from: Rico on June 20, 2011, 07:10:08 AM
That's very odd. Switching servers at a host shouldn't really cause those issues. Are you still using Feed For All to edit and update your feed?
Yep. We are. I believe it was a DNS issue that was resolved late because Angela was finishing up her treatments and couldn't get to it.
The newest episode: Anomaly of ET the Extraterrestrial, is now in the feed! Enjoy...send feedback...rate us on iTunes! :D
While you're at it, check out our new website, sign up for our newsletter, check out our forum and blog and shop in our brand new Geek Emporium (Anomaly T-shirts now available). The streaming player is working tonight...listen online or subscribe to the show via iTunes. http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/anomaly/id277588936 (http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/anomaly/id277588936)
http://www.anomalypodcast.com (http://www.anomalypodcast.com)
http://www.anomalypodcast.freeforums.org (http://www.anomalypodcast.freeforums.org)
http://www.printfection.com/anomaly (http://www.printfection.com/anomaly)
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Awesome and love your ET picture :)
me too. The picture rocks!
That ET graphic is awesome! Put that on a t-shirt! :kewlpics
I Agree get the tshirt machine running, plus its festival season, they'll by anything at them things!.
Thanks. I designed that album art as vector so that I can resize it for shirts without distorting it. :) It will eventually grace a shirt. Right now the Anomaly of TNG's Sub Rosa album art is on a shirt...the one with Angela in a "Romance Novel" pose with her husband. :D The next one that will go up is our "Robo Debate" album art. :)
OMG.. as many have said.. that new LOGO is fantastic.. and I'm really looking forward to listening to this podcast.
Having issues downloading the latest episode from itunes.. anyone else running into problems?
Worked via Instacast.
Working fine for me too on Instacast (download, didn't try stream).
Btw I'm not getting any graphics in this feed, how about you Joe?
Nope no graphics at all on the Anomaly feed. Here's an Instagram photo I took of Instacast to illustrate.
Exactly like mine.
Album Art works fine on Podcaster. The only problem with download was when I interrupted it and it informed menthat it had to start from the beginning again because it couldn't resume in the normal way.
Mine downloaded fine on itunes :D
I encoded the file with art. It should be there. Seems like this "Instacast" has a love hate relationship with our show. :D Also, I set the file to "remember playback position". It should have picked up where it left off. I'm doing everything the same as I have always done with regards to that. I'm guessing these "streaming" gizmos don't recognize the encoding I add from iTunes. Doesn't anyone use iTunes anymore? LOL.
Quote from: Jen on June 21, 2011, 01:57:04 PM
I encoded the file with art. It should be there. Seems like this "Instacast" has a love hate relationship with our show. :D Also, I set the file to "remember playback position". It should have picked up where it left off. I'm doing everything the same as I have always done with regards to that. I'm guessing these "streaming" gizmos don't recognize the encoding I add from iTunes. Doesn't anyone use iTunes anymore? LOL.
Lol it's not the end of the world but other shows info does come through on Instacast (as in Joe's screen capture) so something is going on somewhere :)
I just use Itunes and it worked perfect. Great show, really great show... I want reeses pieces fe....
Our next review will be on "Spaceballs". We're recording that episode on July 8. We'd love to get your mp3 comments for this movie. You can call our voice mail line (the # is found on our contact page) or you can send a short mp3 comment to girly geekz at gmail dot com.
And you can sign up to get episode alerts and other announcements as well. This is a new feature, I'm still in the process of compiling a list of everyone who has contacted the show, so you may already be on it if you've ever emailed us:
http://www.anomalypodcast.com/contact/ (http://www.anomalypodcast.com/contact/)
I'm really looking forward to this episode, cant wait to record my comment as well :D
This weekend, Anne (I don't think she's on these boards, but she's over at Anomaly's), KC, and I will be recording an "Anomaly Supplemental" episode about Jim Henson's Labyrinth. Any comments, email or mp3, are welcome and appreciated. Comments can be sent to moregirlygeekz at gmail dot com
Tonight, Friday the eighth of July, Angela and I will be recording a review of Mel Brooks' Spaceballs. It's not my favorite movie, but it's a classic sci-fi spoof and worth a look in our Anomalous opinions. We sent out a newsletter earlier this week, informing our listeners that we were recording this episode. We had a reply from one individual telling us that they'd never seen it and thus could not comment...another said it was "okay, but not worth the comment". :D Does everyone feel this way? Help us out, please. What do you think of Spaceballs? You don't have to like this film to send us your thoughts. In fact, it would be awesome sauce to have a mix of opinions. Call our google voice mail number and leave your two cents before 4 pm Central Standard Time. (432) 363-4742 or email your mp3 to girlygeekz at gmail dot com. We'll even take written comments. Peace out! :)
Eesh...I am so desperate for comments I posted in Star Wars Fanworks' forum. :D They never read our threads.
Angela and I are recording an episode on Lord of The Rings: The Two Towers, this evening. If you have audio comments, send them our way. girlygeekz[at]gmail.com VM: (432) 363-4742. Don't worry, no one is going to pick up the phone and say "hello?" It's a Google Voice Mail line. :) Please, don't add copyrighted music in the background if you email us an MP3. We're going to start being good little podcasters. Deadline is 5PM Central, for on show replies to listener comments. We'll accept them later but we won't be able to respond in our episode. Thanks for helping out. Your feedback always makes our show better.
Anomaly Supplemental: "Labyrinth" is in the feed!!! Yay! This is a good one, folks - even if I do say so myself. ;)
Show notes: http://anomalypodcast.blogspot.com/ (http://anomalypodcast.blogspot.com/)
Quote from: spaltor on August 04, 2011, 03:19:19 PM
Anomaly Supplemental: "Labyrinth" is in the feed!!! Yay! This is a good one, folks - even if I do say so myself. ;)
Show notes: http://anomalypodcast.blogspot.com/ (http://anomalypodcast.blogspot.com/)
Listen to it this morning on my way into work.. LOVED IT!!! great job.
Looking forward to this!
Yep awesome job ladies :)
In September, the hosts of Anomaly and Anomaly Supplemental will get together for a roundtable discussion about female fans and stereotypes that we sometimes face from media and even other fans. We will also be adding prerecorded interviews with some prominent women in the fan community: Mur Lafferty (author of Marco and The Red Granny and other sci-fi novellas, host of I Should Be Writing, Kung Fu Action Grip and Escape Pod), Teal Sherer (Venom from The Guild), Marian Call (Geek musician) and Mignon Fogerty (host of Grammar Girl).
We want to include your thoughts as well. Please take this short survey to share your opinions of how women have been portrayed in science fiction and fantasy media (games, television, film, literature, etc). We'll also ask if there were any sci-fi/fantasy characters that inspired you as you grew. Men and women are both welcome to take the survey. Results will be shared on Anomaly's September roundtable episode.
Survey:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/KLMRSHB (http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/KLMRSHB)
It won't accept my answers. Losing patience. Here are some answers:
1) Other; ST: Voyager (Captain Janeway); Babylon 5 (various strong female characters)
2) Closest would be either Sarah Connor as she stayed strong against overwhelming opposition. Angela Bassett as Lornette 'Mace' Mason in "Strange Days" (I always thought she should have been Capt. Janeway).
8) There are equal amounts of sexism, heroism and walking wounded in both media.
I don't play games and am not totally versed in all TV shows/movies/novels/comic books.
Hope this helps.
What do you mean it won't accept your answers? Let me know...I'll see if I can fix the problem. I've never used SurveyMonkey before, it's possible I did something wrong...but there are questions that are required (they have * next to them). If you skipped one or two, it may not accept the survey as a whole.
Here's the link again http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/KLMRSHB (http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/KLMRSHB)
Many of my answers were "other". If I recall correctly, there might have been one "other" that had no ballot box next to it. Where I had clearly typed something in a couple of text fields, survey said that it was the wrong format.
At first, I didn't answer all the questions and it wouldn't let me submit. Then, I filled everything in and wouldn't let me submit.
I took the survey on an iMac.
Okay, thanks for letting me know. There was an authentication option in the survey, for the "other" fields. I removed them last night, should work now. I work on Macs, so it's not an Apple thing. :) Thanks for the info.
Glad to be of help.
This month's Anomaly Episode was a chat about The Lord of The Rings: The Two Towers. Here's a link to the show notes. You can listen to the episode via the player that's on the right side of the notes. Hope you all enjoy it.
Highlights:
Jen's husband Dave playing an Orcs and goblins
Our correspondent's review of Howard Shore's Soundtrack
Dramatic audio transitions between segments
Rick Moyer's Frodo And Sam parody song
Bed Music by Of Gods and Men composer Justin Durban
Comments from Kevin (from Tuning Into Sci-Fi TV), Kasey (Anomaly Blog and Anomaly Supplemental), Rick (From Take Him With You) and Noah (Concord Dawn on our forums)
and of course our commentary, Jen speaking Elvish and Angela wielding a sword.
Listen and find links mentioned in the show here:
http://www.anomalypodcast.blogspot.com/ (http://www.anomalypodcast.blogspot.com/)
Loved it, it was great! :)
Tweet of the newsletter web page goes out at 7:00 pm tonight from Hootsuite.
Cool...I think. :D I'm not sure what Hootsuite does exactly. Explain to the Hootsuite noob, por favor. :blush
So the FAQ says this "HootSuite helps organizations use the social web to launch marketing campaigns, identify and grow audience, and distribute targeted messages across multiple channels.
Using HootSuite's unique social media dashboard, teams can collaboratively schedule updates to Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin, Wordpress and other social networks via web, desktop or mobile platforms plus track campaign results and industry trends to rapidly adjust tactics."
Did you do this for us? Thanks Darmok.
Hootsuite is a (free) social media dashboard that allows one to listen in to conversations on platforms like Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. It also allows one to schedule updates and tweets at specific times. Hootsuite (and TweetDeck) help you to see what people are saying about you and your favorite subjects. Marketers are learning to listen in the social sphere in order to add value to their customer/audience, rather than just pushing out messages.
For podcasters, this can potentially be a shot in the arm for marketing efforts. So, at 7:00 pm tonight, I have Hootsuite scheduled to tweet the link to your newsletter page.
http://www.hootsuite.com (http://www.hootsuite.com)
Quote from: Jen on August 10, 2011, 11:52:13 AM
So the FAQ says this "HootSuite helps organizations use the social web to launch marketing campaigns, identify and grow audience, and distribute targeted messages across multiple channels.
Using HootSuite's unique social media dashboard, teams can collaboratively schedule updates to Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin, Wordpress and other social networks via web, desktop or mobile platforms plus track campaign results and industry trends to rapidly adjust tactics."
Did you do this for us? Thanks Darmok.
I'm just sending out a tweet.
However, I would suggest you and other podcasters learn how to use this tool to promote your shows. I'll be happy to answer any questions and give an emarketing primer.
Thanks! MailChimp, the program I use for the newsletter, does allow me to tweet and post to Facebook at the same time the scheduled letter goes out. I set it up to do both. Is that basically what HootSuite does?
It's one part of what Hootsuite does. The other part is that it helps you to listen and participate in targeted conversations.
Eventually, email will be dead. Social media platforms are where marketing is getting done these days.
Seems like an interesting tool Phil. I'll check it out.
Thanks :)
My pleasure.
It's really going to help you leverage all of the social media platforms you're on. I set up tweets for my boss and myself in the morning and Hootsuite sends stuff out throughout the day.
Hmm i'm having problems with it as well. I've filled in all the questions and it says i need to answer question 1 which i have done.
Watching The Two Towers after listening to Jen and Angelas brilliant podcast on it. Excellent podcast and onto a excellent film. :D
Loved their latest podcast.. one of the best produced... great topic, fun discussion.
I agree Kenny, after i listened to it at work i couldnt get the thought of beards and swords out of my head. :D
Anomaly Supplemental was hosted by Sarah in the latest installment. She covered the first season of Babylon 5... she is a huge DS9 fan and had never seen B5. Hear her thoughts on the show on our site or at iTunes. http://www.anomalypodcast.com/shownotes/anomaly-supplemental-on-babylon-5-and-ds9/ (http://www.anomalypodcast.com/shownotes/anomaly-supplemental-on-babylon-5-and-ds9/)
Also in the feed is a special announcement regarding our big switch to Libsyn and AN Hosting. We're moving everything over in a week due to the fact our old hosting company is closing its doors...geez and we just moved to a new server there, now we have to do it all over again. Jedi Jeff, our new unofficial "Web Master", is on the case. Notice I used a capital "M"... he is a Jedi Master after all. Logic would dictate that he is more than qualified to use the Force on our feed. We are expecting zero issues this time. Our last web person made a few errors that Jeff had to fix. She's not allowed to touch the site or the feed anymore, LOL. No. That person was not me or Angela. Anyway, he's using a redirect code to send all our subscribers to the correct address when downloading episodes. If for some reason something doesn't work right for you, don't talk about it here...email us or just resubscribe. It should be all better after that. Please be aware that we will be starting fresh in this feed. The latest Anomaly Supplemental and Anomaly will be there and then we'll begin adding new episodes. We'll upload older shows to the feed from time to time, if they're relevant to a current episode, but the majority of past shows will all be available for download at our web site in an archive. There are too many to upload at once. Libsyn limits us to 400 MB a month, which is ordinarily PLENTY of space for what we do. Just can't upload everything in one sitting. Libsyn also offers us the opportunity to sell Smart Phone apps for our podcast. We'll be offering those soon too.
Ahk. I hate typos! Don't look so quickly...I wasn't finished modifying my post! ;)
In the middle of the Two Towers podcast. Great stuff. Excellent song by Rick Moyer, as always! When's the Return of the King 'cast? I love that film.
I went from having a fluid top 10 films to watching the fellowship, became #1 Fave film, then after the next two i have my top 3 fave films. Awesome stuff.
Quote from: stansnig on September 19, 2011, 12:37:20 PM
In the middle of the Two Towers podcast. Great stuff. Excellent song by Rick Moyer, as always! When's the Return of the King 'cast? I love that film.
I went from having a fluid top 10 films to watching the fellowship, became #1 Fave film, then after the next two i have my top 3 fave films. Awesome stuff.
Thanks. :) We actually do series reviews like this once a year. Last year we did Fellowship. Next year we'll do The Return of The King. I'm glad you like it. If you want to see more like it, we have a new episode archive on our web site. You can download "Fellowship of The Ring" there: http://www.anomalypodcast.com/archived-episodes/ (http://www.anomalypodcast.com/archived-episodes/) :)
Women of Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Fandom Part 1 and 2
In these special two-part Anomaly podcast episodes, Jen and Angela (the hosts of Anomaly) are joined over Skype by Sue, Kasey and Anne (the hosts of Anomaly Supplemental). Also on this call was a special guest: "Bethany" from The Star Wars Report. The hosts range in age from thirty-seven to twenty-one and their life experiences have shaped their opinions, which are all slightly different. The discussion pertained to how they believe females are treated in Sci-Fi, Fantasy and fandom. Are they objectified, elevated or both? Which writers and/or creators do the best job at writing female characters? Who fails completely? The results of the Women of Sci-Fi Survey that was distributed via Twitter, Facebook and the Newsletter reveal exactly what our listeners and staff thought with regards to this topic. The topic of female fans and how they may or may not perpetuate stereotypes is also debated. The conversation then lead to how female writers in Hollywood are faring and how web series like Felicia Day's The Guild are offering opportunities that are denied to some women through conventional media. Also included: Joss Whedon's Equality Now speech (at the end of part 2). The tone of the episode is fun, respectful, fair and smart. We think men and women alike, regardless of age, will find the conversation enlightening.
The two parter will be followed by six episodes that include interviews with: Jessica Mills (creator/writer/actor: Awkward Embraces), Carrie Goldman (Katie the Star Wars girl's mom), Teal Sherer (Venom from the Guild), Marian Call (Geek singer), Mur Lafferty (writer and podcaster) and Mignon Fogarty (Grammar Girl). Look for those interviews to enter the feed soon.
If you like what we do here, please consider one or all of the following: comment below, send us an email, write us a review (iTunes, blog/forum post, etc), donate a few dollars. You are very much appreciated. Thank you for listening! http://www.anomalypodcast.com (http://www.anomalypodcast.com) girlygeekz@gmail.com @AnomalyPodcast http://www.facebook.com/pages/Anomaly-Podcast/125227454155477 (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Anomaly-Podcast/125227454155477)
Wow you've been busy! Looking forward to listening! :)
Brilliant episodes i really enjoyed these and plan on listening again as there is so much imput and great points of view.
sweet icon! very mystical.
I am so blown away by this two parter. It was soooo good. I'm very impressed and found myself going back to listen to it again. Great information and perspective. GIRL POWER!
I did the same i listened to both parts and the next day i listened again. The Dr Who cpmpanion conversation in part one was particular interest to me. Great shows.
Howdy gents and the occasional Anomaly. Our interview with Carrie Goldman (the mother of Katie the Star Wars Girl) is now up. Sue hosted that installment. Yeah Sue! Thanks buddy. Show notes for this episode are located here: http://www.anomalypodcast.com/anomaly-carrie-goldman-interview (http://www.anomalypodcast.com/anomaly-carrie-goldman-interview)
New interviews are coming up: Jessica Mills, Mur Lafferty, Teal Sherer, Marian Call and Mignon Fogarty.
NOTE. For those who have sent me nice messages letting me know our listing in the iTunes Store is not working, yep...we know...it has yet to be updated. Jeff and I are frustrated by that. Jeff added the correct tags to our XML to point iTunes to the updated information. Right now our iTunes listing is still using our old address. The problem is that the iTunes Store does not update listings as soon as they've been changed. And the "ping" feature the store use to have has been removed by Apple. The iTunes Store acts as a directory, much like a phone book. Adding your listing in that "podcast phone book" is like sending your business information to the Yellow Pages. If you then decide to change your phone number, after the phonebook has gone to print, you have to wait until the following year before it is updated when the book is reprinted. Luckily iTunes doesn't take that long to update descriptions, logos and episode files, but because there are literally thousands of podcasts in the iTunes store, Apple can only check for updates (by pinging a feed address) every now and then. We are SUPER lucky in that it's taking longer than usual to do that for Anomaly (note that was sarcasm). All online sources say that it could take up to 2 weeks for a listing on the iTunes store to be updated. It's been about a week and 2-3 days since we added the iTunes redirect tags to the XML. Yeah us? BOOO iTunes! If you've been subscribed to Anomaly all along, you should be redirected to the new address automatically. All our current subscribers have been downloading episodes and listening to them. For those of you asking why you can't subscribe to the feed via iTunes...the above reason is the long and short of it. :) My follow up question to you would be: WHAT? You're not subscribed???! And then I'd start to cry, which would make you feel bad... then we'd hug it out and in the end you'd subscribe to Anomaly using this address, which is also available on our web site, by selecting any podcatcher you so desire (including iTunes). :) ;)
http://feeds.feedburner.com/libsyn/npdO (http://feeds.feedburner.com/libsyn/npdO)
Peace and long life,
Jen
Hey Jen, did you change hosts? Is that why your feed had to get changed?
Yep. We announced it on our show on the 14th of Sept and I sent out a newsletter to let our subscribers know we had to change companies. The company that use to host our web site and feed went out of business. They were called "SpireFly" and they were a friend of a friend of a friend. We had about a month to find another company to host our site (AN Hosting) and someone to host our feed (Libsyn). Towards the end, we surpassed our bandwidth by three times the allotted amount at our old hosting company...so we decided to put the feed up at a place that specialized in hosting video and audio podcasts. They also allowed us a few other very nice options. We've been working on it with Jeff for about a month now.
The last time we were just changing to a new server at the old company. This time it was something else entirely. We're burning our feed address through Feedburner so we don't have to worry about all this "change of address" crap the next time. :)
Can I ask why you don't just put a feed .xml file on your normal website/host? Don't mean to clutter the thread up with this stuff, but just curious. For example, I've changed hosts a couple times with Treks in Sci-Fi, but the feed file and location have stayed constant.
Quote from: Rico on October 04, 2011, 03:15:58 PM
Can I ask why you don't just put a feed .xml file on your normal website/host? Don't mean to clutter the thread up with this stuff, but just curious. For example, I've changed hosts a couple times with Treks in Sci-Fi, but the feed file and location have stayed constant.
Because Libsyn offers a browser upload system for sending new episodes to the feed. Part of our issue with being consistent was that it fell on one person to put the show up every month. Now anyone in our staff can do it, and do so easily. They also offer options for smart phone apps we can sell for extra money. That and we are covered if for some reason we are suddenly inundated by people streaming/downloading our show. Companies who say they offer unlimited bandwidth are not being completely honest. There is a cut off point and we don't want to ever find it...ever again. Burned once, won't be burned again. :)
Ok, I think I understand. So, your actual show podcasts AND feed you are putting on Libsyn due to your concerns about bandwidth. Gotcha!
- Just as an aside for future reference, I have about 350 podcasts hosted with Dreamhost, roughly 10,000 downloads per show on average and they have never said a peep to me about bandwidth issues. Plus I host the forum and all my other junk there too. :)
Sue co-host of Anomaly Supplemental and Anomaly Blog staff writer chatted with Jessica Mills over Skype a few weeks ago. The interview is now available as apart of our special "Anomaly Week" interviews. Jessica Mills is an actress, writer, web series creator, and internet superstar. Her web series, Awkward Embraces, follows the dating misadventures of a geeky girl named Jessica and proclaims that "nerdy girls need love too!" Read more about the interview, listen to it, subscribe to the show and comment here. http://www.anomalypodcast.com/anomaly-i (http://www.anomalypodcast.com/anomaly-i) ... sica-mills
AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Now in the Anomaly feed: interviews with Teal Sherer (Venom from the Guild) and now Grammar Girl (Mignon Fogarty). Still to come this month: An interview with Marian Call. A Dragon Con roundtable and a review of Shaun of The Dead with Meds from Waffle On. :)
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The show notes for this episode are located here: http://www.anomalypodcast.com/shownotes/anomaly-interview-mignon-fogarty/ (http://www.anomalypodcast.com/shownotes/anomaly-interview-mignon-fogarty/)
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Peace and long life,
Jen
Fantastic interviews, great shows ladies very enjoyable.
Jen & Anomaly ladies...
Loving the recent interview shows. Just listened to your interview with Mur (who I have followed for a long time) and really enjoyed it. Right now I'm listening to the interview with Jessica Mills. Very enjoyable definitely makes me want to watch her web series, "Awkward Embraces." Thanks much for this great content!
Is that Mighty Mur that got interviewed? Not sure how I missed that one. Go Eagle Go! :)
Awesome job Jen! :)
I have really enjoyed the Latest Podcasts as well Jen and Angela.
Also I have to give Jen a big shoutout on the Anomaly Website. I helped setup the site, and Jen took over and really made it shine. She has populated it with a lot of great content, and great graphics and finished off very nice. So if anyone has not been to it in awhile, should drop by and take a look, as it looks fantastic.
Wow, thanks guys! I didn't know you were all listening. :) Thank you for posting feedback! I'm very excited that we're able to do all these interviews. I hope you keep listening, we have a BUNCH more coming down the pike in addition to our regular reports and reviews.
I just want to say that Sue (@spaltor) has been a GREAT help. She's like the vice president of Anomaly, LOL. That chick is ON FIRE. :D She's much more mobile, which allows her to fly to different conventions and represent us. Without her, I think we probably would still be doing the same old thing. Thanks for everything Sue.
We're very lucky to have ALL the ladies of Anomaly helping us. Kasey, Sarah and Anne (KC_GeekChic, starfighter and Hearthsinger respectively, on the Anomaly boards), have also helped us so much. They not only write for the Anomaly blog, which is equally entertaining, they also help post on the forum and add content to our news feed on the web site.
Angela and I have always wanted to do this, but haven't had the time...too many things to do, not ENOUGH cooks in the kitchen. Now it seems that things are clearing up: Angela's cancer free, my little guy is sleeping through the night and we have a brand new outlook on Anomaly. I think we'll keep improving and bringing cool content for years to come.
Angela and I go to the Texas Renaissance Festival every year. We usually attend two weekends in a row (it runs from Oct-Nov). We were just talking about attending a steampunk convention in San Antonio in the spring. We're also talking about DragonCon next year. So if anyone lives in Texas or if there are any tourists reading this who want to meet at any of these places, shoot us an email. :)
Thanks for the complement on the web site, Jeff. I haven't forgotten about sending you a shirt. :) It's the least we can do for all that you've done for us. Thanks again for all your hard work.
I'm still going through them but great interviews so far! It's great that you all managed to grab these wonderful ladies into talking to you. I'll definately check out some of their work.
Oh and Jen has worked her magic on the developers of Instacast and we now have artwork in the Anomaly feed! Yay! :)
Quote from: Jen on October 14, 2011, 10:31:36 AM
Wow, thanks guys! I didn't know you were all listening. :) Thank you for posting feedback! I'm very excited that we're able to do all these interviews. I hope you keep listening, we have a BUNCH more coming down the pike in addition to our regular reports and reviews.
I just want to say that Sue (@spaltor) has been a GREAT help. She's like the vice president of Anomaly, LOL. That chick is ON FIRE. :D She's much more mobile, which allows her to fly to different conventions and represent us. Without her, I think we probably would still be doing the same old thing. Thanks for everything Sue.
We're very lucky to have ALL the ladies of Anomaly helping us. Kasey, Sarah and Anne (KC_GeekChic, starfighter and Hearthsinger respectively, on the Anomaly boards), have also helped us so much. They not only write for the Anomaly blog, which is equally entertaining, they also help post on the forum and add content to our news feed on the web site.
Angela and I have always wanted to do this, but haven't had the time...too many things to do, not ENOUGH cooks in the kitchen. Now it seems that things are clearing up: Angela's cancer free, my little guy is sleeping through the night and we have a brand new outlook on Anomaly. I think we'll keep improving and bringing cool content for years to come.
Angela and I go to the Texas Renaissance Festival every year. We usually attend two weekends in a row (it runs from Oct-Nov). We were just talking about attending a steampunk convention in San Antonio in the spring. We're also talking about DragonCon next year. So if anyone lives in Texas or if there are any tourists reading this who want to meet at any of these places, shoot us an email. :)
Thanks for the complement on the web site, Jeff. I haven't forgotten about sending you a shirt. :) It's the least we can do for all that you've done for us. Thanks again for all your hard work.
Awwww, you're so sweet! Not everyone invites - or even accepts - others into their sandbox. You and Angela created Anomaly as we (or at least, I) grabbed hold. We connected with what you were doing - so Thank YOU.
As far as being mobile.. I think you mean "insane". Jen comes up with idea, I get excited about them, and then do that instead of work. That's pretty much how it goes, right, Jen? Yes, I'm currently attending my third con in 2 months, and trying to schedule as many interviews as possible. It's makes me crazy busy, but the good kind busy.
As far as cons, you should do both Steamcon and DragonCon. But if you have to choose, come to Atlanta! I'll be there!
Alert! There's a new episode in the Anomaly feed: Interview with Marian Call. Sue and Kasey chat with Marian about her music and her thoughts on how women are treated in sci-fi/ fantasy and fandom (as part of our series). Marian's "Geek Anthem" is played, with permission, on every Anomaly Supplemental episode and has been featured as the theme for all our special interviews. I this interview "Good Morning Moon" is also played. This interview concludes our series on The Women of Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Fandom for this year. Marian was a great guest, hope you enjoy the interview. Please let us know what you think of the series and if you like what we do, consider supporting Anomaly through iTunes ratings, feedback, donations and purchases in the Anomaly Store. :) You can find all this and more at http://www.anomalypodcast.com (http://www.anomalypodcast.com).
Show Notes:
http://www.anomalypodcast.com/shownotes/anomaly-interview-marian-call (http://www.anomalypodcast.com/anomaly-interview-marian-call)
Subscribe at the above link, or on iTunes:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/anomaly/id277588936 (http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/anomaly/id277588936)
Promos Played:
Rick Moyer's MW Orbit
Take Him With You
Tuning Into Sci-Fi
Champ Podcast
Anomaly
Wow Anomaly over load and i'm loving it. Just listened to Sue talking to grammar girl, brilliant episode seriously have to check out her books.
Keep em coming Ladies.
Yeah, I've been enjoying this series since I listen to most of the other (podcasting) interviewees independently (probably at Jen's recommendation). It's a series of crossovers for me.
Quote from: HawkeyeMeds on October 17, 2011, 01:44:26 AM
Wow Anomaly over load and i'm loving it. Just listened to Sue talking to grammar girl, brilliant episode seriously have to check out her books.
Keep em coming Ladies.
Yay! Mignon's pretty awesome. She actually real-life friends with my brother, and a group of us spent a lot of time together at Worldcon. In fact, she's coming to NYC in a couple weeks (I think during a book tour?), and we're going to be able to hang out.
QuoteYay! Mignon's pretty awesome. She actually real-life friends with my brother, and a group of us spent a lot of time together at Worldcon. In fact, she's coming to NYC in a couple weeks (I think during a book tour?), and we're going to be able to hang out.
That is sooo cool Sue. I love it!
We just uploaded another episode. It's Sue's Dragon*Con Wrap Up. http://www.anomalypodcast.com/shownotes/anomaly-supplemental-dragoncon-wrap-up/ (http://www.anomalypodcast.com/shownotes/anomaly-supplemental-dragoncon-wrap-up/)
On a different note, Libsyn, the company that hosts our podcast feed, offers a podcast app for Android and Apple iOS app market for inclusion in the free Podcast Box app. The minimum price we can offer our Android App and the app included in the iOS Podcast Box for is $1.99 and there is a 50% revenue split. This revenue split helps Libsyn maintain support for the app and allows us to make some money to pay for hosting and equipment. What price do you think is fair? Would you pay more than $1.99 to stream our show? We're thinking of $2.99 or $3.99, but don't want to turn away our listeners.
And another was just added: Anomaly Supplemental on Little Shop of Horrors
http://www.anomalypodcast.com/anomaly-supplemental-little-shop-of-horrors (http://www.anomalypodcast.com/anomaly-supplemental-little-shop-of-horrors)
That's right - a horror musical with puppets. Just in time for Halloween. :)
Hi, I'm Jen and this Halloween, my son will be dressed as Captain Kirk...because they don't sell Captain Picard costumes for babies. Pfffft. And I am an Anomaly. In this Halloween edition of Anomaly, Jen and Angela are joined by their good friend Simon Meddings, from their "brother podcast" Waffle On. "Meds", as he's known to his friends, is a horror film aficionado so Jen and Angela allowed him to lead the conversation about this British Rom-Com-Horror film. This was a fun conversation that includes skit at the beginning of the episode. Simon wrote the skit, Jen mixed it (as well as the episode) and Jen, Angela and Meds star in the dramatic episode intro...which probably isn't kid friendly. It may be a little too scary. This episode is labeled explicit for that reason.
Zombies are no laughing matter, except when they are beaten off with flying LP's and cricket bats. "Shaun doesn't have a very good day, so he decides to turn his life around by getting his ex to take him back, but he times it for right in the middle of what may be a zombie apocalypse... But for him, it's an opportunity to show everyone he knows how useful he is by saving them all. All he has to do is survive... And get his ex back."- IMDB
If you haven't seen Shaun of the Dead, Night of the Living Dead or Dawn of the Dead, we suggest you watch these films before you listen to this podcast installment, for spoilers abound in this episode.
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Show notes
http://www.anomalypodcast.com/shownotes/anomaly-waffles-on-about-shaun-of-the-dead/ (http://www.anomalypodcast.com/shownotes/anomaly-waffles-on-about-shaun-of-the-dead/)
Anomaly Extra: News From NYCC
This extra special Anomaly episode is full of news out of New York Comic Con. From television, to documentaries, to short films, to graphic novels, to video games – there's a little bit of everything. As I say in the episode introduction, this is by no means comprehensive coverage. With just Anne and myself convering con, there was certainly no way that we could make it to everything, so there was plenty of stuff we did not get to. Instead, you're stuck with report from the things that we found most interesting. We're really excited about the news in this episode, and hope that you will be, as well.
Listen Now: http://www.anomalypodcast.com/shownotes/anomaly-extra-screen-future/ (http://www.anomalypodcast.com/shownotes/anomaly-extra-screen-future/)
01:15 - Prophets of Science Fiction
06:30 - Trek Nation
11:04 - White Room: 02B3
14:06 - Days Missing
18:24 - Tale of Sand
23:10 - Interview with Henson Archivist Karen Falk and Archaia Entertainment Editor-in-Chief Stephen Christy
34:41 - Dark Crystal: Creation Myths and new Labyrinth graphic novel
38:19 - Star Wars: The Old Republic
44:11 - Mass Effect 3
46:49 - Once Upon A Time panel
52:14 - Felicia Day panel with Sandeep Parikh and Chris Hardwick
56:09 - Dragon Age panel
Great job Sue. And WOW...your NYCC coverage may not be "comprehensive", but your show notes are! Well done on the notes AND the report. I also enjoyed Anne's coverage regarding ME3 and Dragon Age. Gamma Quadrant Golf Clap!
Quote from: Jen on November 08, 2011, 10:02:02 AM
Great job Sue. And WOW...your NYCC coverage may not be "comprehensive", but your show notes are! Well done on the notes AND the report. I also enjoyed Anne's coverage regarding ME3 and Dragon Age. Gamma Quadrant Golf Clap!
Well, there's a lot of info and a LOT of links in the actual show notes. I figured the time stamps would be helpful. :)
Who wants more Anomaly? You got it! :)
The following is a panel from New York Comic Con, titled "Screen Future: Gaming, Comics, and TV around the world and 5 years from now." Panelists are Brian David Johnson (Intel Futurist and author of "Screen Future"), Craig Engler (Senior Vice President and General Manager, Syfy Digital, Syfy), Cory Doctorow (sci-fi author and blogger on boingboing), and Jim Shooter (comic writer, editor, and publisher currently at Dark Horse Comics).
The panel discusses how the entertainment industry has changed and continues to evolve, focusing mostly on comics, television, and web media. They discuss the quality of television versus web series, integration of social media, interactive storytelling, how advertisers work, and so on. And, of course, they share their hopes for the future. Questions from the audience cover topics such as accessibility of content, the usefulness of Nielsen ratings, and net neutrality.
I was a little bit late into the panel room – forgive me – so we join the conversation while the panelists are talking about advertising revenue on web media versus television.
Please note: This episode carries an "explicit" tag due to a handful of instances where a panelist uses profanity for emphasis.
Show Notes & Streaming Audio: http://www.anomalypodcast.com/shownotes/anomaly-extra-screen-future (http://www.anomalypodcast.com/anomaly-extra-screen-future)
The final installment of our NYCC coverage: An Interview with Ashley Eckstein: http://www.anomalypodcast.com/shownotes/anomaly-interview-ashley-eckstein/ (http://www.anomalypodcast.com/shownotes/anomaly-interview-ashley-eckstein/)
Hi, I'm Sue. I shook hands with a World Series MVP and hugged a Star Wars actress within 20 minutes, and I am an Anomaly. I was fortunate enough to have the chance to chat with Ashley Eckstein on the show floor at New York Comic Con (so it's loud). I also got to chat with her husband, 2006 World Series MVP David Eckstein, about the MLB playoffs – but that's not part of this podcast.
Ashley is the voice of Ahsoka Tano on Star Wars: The Clone Wars and the creator of Her Universe, a science-fiction inspired merchandise line (apparel, accessories, and cosmetics) exclusively for women, currently partnered with Lucasfilm and Syfy. Ashley grew up as a Disney kid and a Star Wars fan, has been designing clothes since she was 10, and has a massive Alice in Wonderland collection.
We talked about growing up geek, and even being a geek girl as an adult, and the persisting stereotypes that we face. On lighter notes, we also digressed a little bit into sharing stories of trips to Walt Disney World. Ashley also shared the story of her audition process for Ahsoka and hinted at another partnership for Her Universe that she couldn't quite discuss yet, and some upcoming Her Universe branded merchandise.
Cool! :)
Good stuff. Sounds like you might have asked her some different question then what is normally asked of her on the Star Wars focused podcasts, so looking forward to listening to this interview.
I just uploaded our first vidcast. You can find everything you need in our show notes (links, download/ streaming video, bonus footage, a slide show and subscribe buttons). This episode covers our trips to the Texas Renaissance Festival. It includes photos and video of us as well as fellow costumers and performances (jousting, music and more). I hope you like it. Please send your feedback to girlygeekz at gmail dot com. Enjoy.
Stream Here:
http://www.anomalypodcast.com/shownotes/2011-texas-renaissance-festival-video-report/ (http://www.anomalypodcast.com/shownotes/2011-texas-renaissance-festival-video-report/)
Great video cast!
Video cast!?! Awesome! If I had all the time in the world I would do every podcast as a video cast - but they take A LOT of time. Can't wait to watch!
Awesome. Been sooooo looking forward to this one. :)
Hi Guys! What's UP? In this special Anomaly Podcast Video report, Angela and I discuss ClockWork Con. Kasey, from Anomaly Supplemental, and our friends Stephanie and Jen (from the T-Ren Vidcast report) were also in attendance at the con in Austin, Texas. We had a great time. There were LOTS of people dressed in beautiful and unique costumes. In fact there were probably only two (aside from our group) who were not in full Victorian garb. Unusual. We took a lot of photos and Kasey and Bug's Jen helped with video which is included in this episode. If you like our show, please tell your friends, blog about us or chat about us on your own awesomely geeky podcasts. And, if you have a chance, swing by iTunes and leave us a rating.
Peace and Long Life!
Jen
Show Notes:
http://www.anomalypodcast.com/2012-cloc (http://www.anomalypodcast.com/2012-cloc) ... vid-report
Subscribe to Anomaly on our web site or through iTunes:
http://www.anomalypodcast.com/subscribe/podcasts (http://www.anomalypodcast.com/subscribe/podcasts)
http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/anomaly/id277588936 (http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/anomaly/id277588936)
Here's the Show Notes
http://www.anomalypodcast.com/shownotes/2012-clockwork-con-vid-report/ (http://www.anomalypodcast.com/shownotes/2012-clockwork-con-vid-report/)
Looks like a fun time. I just listened to your recent cast featuring the Doctor Who chat with the "Who Ladies." Very enjoyable discussion to listen to.
Thanks, yes, they're doing a great job with Anomaly Supplemental. I don't know Who about Who, but they do. ;) I still listen to them even if I don't know what the heck they're talking about. They're fun. I enjoyed your latest episode on DS9. :)
Downloaded and looking forward to watching it at work tomorrow :D
I've been editing an interview with Will Pomerantz, the Vice President of Special Projects at Virgin Galactic. We talked about the future of space travel among other things. Interview will be released on Saturday. :)
Cool! :)
Wow, you guys get some pretty awesome interviews!
That promises to be really interesting. Thanks for the heads-up.
Hey everyone. Back in the fall Angela and I interviewed Will Pomerantz, the Vice President of Special Projects from Virgin Galactic. We talked about the downsizing of NASA, Virgin Galactic's mission, Space Port America and the future of space travel. We learned a lot and afterwards we felt reassured that Gene Roddenberry's vision of the future was still very possible... Private Industry can get us there. Remember Zefram Cochran? He wasn't apart of NASA. He was just a regular Joe with the brains and ambition necessary to achieve warp travel. ;)
Check out the show notes to stream or download the show, find links and view bonus material. Enjoy, and if...if you have the time...send us feedback via our site or rate us on iTunes. Thank you!
http://www.anomalypodcast.com/shownotes/anomaly-virgin-galactic-interview/ (http://www.anomalypodcast.com/shownotes/anomaly-virgin-galactic-interview/)
WOW..Thanks Jen....
Just waiting for this to appear in iTunes.
It's there. It downloaded for me in iTunes soon after I uploaded it...it always takes a little while for iTunes to ping the feed. You might try refreshing your iTunes podcast directory.
Got it now. I'm not sure how it ripples across international boundaries. I guess it shouldn't take any time at all but services must just upate their servers at different times.
Downloaded and ready for my ears :D
In this edition of Anomaly, Angela and I discuss the games we've been playing. Included in the discussion is SIMS, Civilization, Star Wars The Old Republic, Assasin's Creed, Elder Scrolls Oblivion, Elder Scrolls Skyrim, Mass Effect 1, 2 and 3 and American McGee's Alice: The Madness Returns and much more. Thank you to Meds and Isla for their gaming updates! Look for the next Anomaly episode later this month. We will be discussing Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. Please send your comments regarding the Harry Potter film and/or book and we'll include them in the next episode. Send to girlygeekz@gmail.com. Anomaly Supplemental will cover A Very Potter Musical. If you appreciate what we're doing on Anomaly, Anomaly Supplemental and Anomalous Musings, please send us feedback, rate us on iTunes or donate to the cause via paypal. You can also join our forum, subscribe to the blog, friend us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. Find out how by visiting AnomalyPodcast.com. There you'll also find the show notes for this episode, Paypal donation buttons, a robust episode archive, contact information, the Anomaly Store and much more!
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Episode Archive:
http://www.anomalypodcast.com/listen-now/archived-episodes (http://www.anomalypodcast.com/listen-now/archived-episodes)
Show Notes:
http://www.anomalypodcast.net/category/shownotes (http://www.anomalypodcast.net/category/shownotes)
Promos Played:
Ladies of Leet
Sending a Wave
Sci Fi Radio Theater
In Appropriate Conversations
Out of Range
Treks In Sci-Fi
Waffle On
Saturday B-Movie Reel
Confessions of A Fanboy
Under The Mini Scope
Great episode ladies, really enjoyed it.
Thanks Meds. :)
Same here, enjoyed listening a few days ago :)
King
Yeah, it was a fun one!
Hi guys! We released a new episode of Anomaly on Friday. I didn't get a chance to blab it until now.... It's a commentary on Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. Angela and I discussed the cast, plot, throughlines and symbolism in the book/film. Angela compared the film to the book and I talked about little known facts behind the movie. Also included are listener comments. After the commentary and listener clips I made a few announcments, including the fact that Angela and I plan to make Anomaly a weekly podcast. We will be adding a few mini-skirt casts (which are short 20 min episodes) to the feed to join Anomaly Supplemental and the original Anomaly Podcast.
I also briefly mentioned an episode about Galaxy Quest that Angela and I recorded in 2008. It's in our Archive, but I went ahead and added it to our show notes as well. Scroll down, you see it just above the list of promos we played. :)
Promos Played at the end of the Harry Potter Episode:
Waffle On
Take Him With You
Treks In Sci Fi Podcast
Saturday B Movie Reel
Under the Miniscope
Out of Range
The Upper Memory Block
If you like our show, please consider sending us feedback, rating us on iTunes or donating to the show. We appreciate any and all contributions no matter how small they may be.
Find a link to stream/download the Harry Potter episode and subscribe to our feed by visiting our show notes on our web site:
http://www.anomalypodcast.com/shownotes/anomaly-of-harry-potter-and-the-sorcerers-stone/ (http://www.anomalypodcast.com/shownotes/anomaly-of-harry-potter-and-the-sorcerers-stone/)
Enjoyed the Harry Potter talk a lot! Also thanks for playing my promo :)
Fantastic episode again, can't wait to hear your thoughts on the other films/books. :D
Thanks guys
Angela and I will be sharing our "feminine perspective" on TNG's Measure of a Man next month. We're recording tomorrow (May 9th) and we'd love your thoughts on this episode, which happens to be Angela's favorite. Please send them to girlyGeekz (remember it's "geekz" with a "z") at gmail dot com. You can write us, send an mp3 or call our google voice mail line at 432-363-4742 and leave a message. We'd love to hear from you!
I forgot to mention that I'm hosting a "Measure of a Man" Netflix/XBOX LIVE watching party Thursday night at 9:30 CST. PM me or email us at the address above for my gamer tag. :) We did this last year for the Buffy: Once More with Feeling episode and it was really fun.
I just listened to the Harry Potter podcast, it's the first of yours that I've listened to. Very well done and to the point. You guys have very professional sounding voices, and you get kudos doing it on your break in the boss' office! I've done far worse to my manager's office.
LOL, thanks for giving the show a try Chris! I'm glad you enjoyed it. :) I hope you keep listening.
The TNG: XBOX LIVE Measure of a Man watching party is tonight at 9:30 CST. My gamer tag is Sevryll if you want to join in. If you friend me on XBL, PLEASE send a message along with your request, introducing yourself. I like to know who I'm friending, LOL.
New episode of Anomaly! Angela and I discuss The Measure of a Man from TNG's 2nd season.
Here's a link to the show notes where you'll find a download and streaming link to the episode:
http://www.anomalypodcast.com/anomaly-of-the-measure-of-a-man (http://www.anomalypodcast.com/anomaly-of-the-measure-of-a-man)
It's arguably the best Trek episode ever written—exploring the issues of sentience and human rights through the plight of Data, an artificial life-form who wants nothing more than to become human... but who's freedom is challenged by an ambitious science officer who's plan is to dissemble him to see what makes him tick.
This episode includes listener comments from Noah, Andrew, Kasey, Meds, Rick M and Rick P. Thank you to everyone who sent us their thoughts. The addition of your opinions adds dimension to the show. If you haven't sent us your thoughts, it's not too late. Email us or call our voice mail line, we'd be happy to add your feedback to a future mail bag episode. Call our Google Voice mail line at 432-363-4742 or send your own audio or written comments to girlygeekz@mail dot com
Promos Played:
Sci Fi Radio Theater
Waffle On
Take Him With You
Treks In Sci Fi Podcast
Saturday B Movie Reel
Under the Miniscope
Out of Range
The Upper Memory Block
Novo Babylonia
In Appropriate Conversations
3A Radio Podcast
Flash Pulp
Just Because
Alien Nation
Subscribe to Anomaly on iTunes, Blackberry and Zune stores. You can also find us on Stitcher Radio. Like us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Anomaly-Podcast/125227454155477 (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Anomaly-Podcast/125227454155477) Follow us on Twitter: @AnomalyPodcast
Awesome!
Definitely one of the best TNG eps, certainly the best of the first 2 years. I really felt that Picard's character really came together for the first time in this episode, his morality and loyalty to his crew and his passion.
Hi! I listened to the Anomaly Podcast after seeing your post. I really liked it. Measure of a Man is one of the best Trek episodes. That and DS9's In The Pale Moonlight. I always thought those episodes would be neat as stage productions. Maybe sometime in the far future Mars colony young elementary students in awkward costumes will be acting out all the parts:)
I began to really adore the Data character after this point. And Brent Spiner is a better actor than he gets credit for, I think, in the mainstream.
It was a great episode, I really enjoyed this one, so much so that I went and rewatched the episode on Netflix the same day :).
Oh and thanks for listing the podcasts you played the promo to at the end :).
King
Thanks everyone! Glad you liked it. We'll be reviewing First Contact in August. It's our favorite Trek movie.
BTW, here is a link to our latest newsletter. There's a lot of links to other episodes you might like and blog posts from our staff writers. Also, we outline our schedule for June. :) http://us2.campaign-archive2.com/?u=fc45ca6823d75f0b9aa6fc25d&id=4632d14f2e (http://us2.campaign-archive2.com/?u=fc45ca6823d75f0b9aa6fc25d&id=4632d14f2e)
Hi guys! Sue and Kasey of Anomaly Supplemental, just did a really cool character analysis on Commander Data. Thought you all might enjoy it. Rick Moyer, Simon Meddings and Angela and I each sent in audio comments that they included. I liked what the hosts had to say. Very thought provoking.
Here's their supplementary episode (Character Analysis on Commander Data):
http://traffic.libsyn.com/anomaly/DataCharacterAnalysis.mp3 (http://traffic.libsyn.com/anomaly/DataCharacterAnalysis.mp3)
Her's the episode they are supplementing (Our Measure of A Man Review):
http://traffic.libsyn.com/anomaly/AnomalyOfMeasureOfaMan_TNG.mp3 (http://traffic.libsyn.com/anomaly/AnomalyOfMeasureOfaMan_TNG.mp3)
On June 30th we are releasing a review of The Hunger Games.
Been catching up on podcasts now that I have work and a long commute.. have about 15 podcasts to listen to but loving them all so far.
Thanks Kenny! Glad you're enjoying them :)
Jen.... Love the podcast, great job as usual.
Marko
Ah Mr Data, great episode packed with the usual plethora of geeky facts :) Great stuff.
Thanks guys. BTW, I'll be releasing our review of The Hunger Games book and movie tonight. It's a monster episode, but I didn't want to split it into two episodes because the roundtable discussion was so good. Hope you all will take a listen.
A new episode was released last Thursday: Anomaly of The Hunger Games. In this episode of Anomaly, Angela and I were joined by the entire staff for a roundtable discussion on the first book and movie in The Hunger Games trilogy. We talked about our impressions and compared the book to the film. Please be aware that spoilers abound. In addition, there are minor spoilers for Catching Fire, the second installment in the trilogy. Kasey first recommended The Hunger Games to the staff in their Women of Sci-Fi Fantasy and Fandom, two-part episode where we talked about how females are portrayed in literature, film, games and in fandom. It was a good discussion that we hope you'll check out when you're finished listening to this episode (be sure to start with part one before listening to part two).
Please share our show and rate us on iTunes. And we love hearing from you, so if you like our show...email us! :)
Show Notes (links to the musician we featured and to other episodes we referred to, you can also stream the episode here):
http://www.anomalypodcast.com/shownotes/anomaly-of-the-hunger-games/ (http://www.anomalypodcast.com/shownotes/anomaly-of-the-hunger-games/)
Direct link to the episode:
http://traffic.libsyn.com/anomaly/AnomalyOfTheHungerGamesPart1.mp3 (http://traffic.libsyn.com/anomaly/AnomalyOfTheHungerGamesPart1.mp3)
Stitcher Radio:
http://www.stitcher.com/listen.php?fid=22837 (http://www.stitcher.com/listen.php?fid=22837)
iTunes:
itpc://feeds.feedburner.com/libsyn/npdO
I joined Sue, Kasey and Anne to talked about our favorite Sci-Fi and Fantasy cartoons (and a few that aren't). Topics discussed:
Here Come the Littles
Smurfs
Super Friends
Star Trek the Animated Series
Scooby Doo
Transformers
She Ra
Darkwing Duck
Voltron
The Tick
Gargoyles
various anime Cartoons
Show Notes / stream the episode:
http://www.anomalypodcast.com/anomaly-supplemental-favorite-sci-fi-fantasy-cartoons (http://www.anomalypodcast.com/anomaly-supplemental-favorite-sci-fi-fantasy-cartoons)
Stitcher Radio:
http://www.stitcher.com/listen.php?fid=22837 (http://www.stitcher.com/listen.php?fid=22837)
iTunes:
itpc://feeds.feedburner.com/libsyn/npdO
Zune:
http://social.zune.net/podcast/Anomaly-(Audio)/447a71a4-80a9-40ec-a498-e48407f10c23 (http://social.zune.net/podcast/Anomaly-(Audio)/447a71a4-80a9-40ec-a498-e48407f10c23)
Please share our show and rate us on iTunes. And we love hearing from you, so if you like our show...email us!
Coming next from Angela and I is a review of Firefly: Jayne's Town
Angela's birthday was last week and we celebrated by going out on the town dressed in Superhero fashion. From left to right: Supergirl (me), Thor (Steph), Suerman (Bug's Jen) and Wonder Woman (Angela). The goal was to wear street clothes that suggest a superhero's costume...it was supposed to be somewhat trendy/subtile and fun. The lighting was HORRIBLE, so the pic is sort of grainy and the shadows are not flattering... I'm such a chick for pointing that out. Anyway the pic is below. Some of our influences came from these superhero/sci-fi hero fashion sketches:
http://picturesinyourpicture.tumblr.com/post/23710083590/90s-jim-lee-era-cast-of-the-x-men (http://picturesinyourpicture.tumblr.com/post/23710083590/90s-jim-lee-era-cast-of-the-x-men)
http://io9.com/5934560/behold-star-wars-re+envisioned-as-a-1980s-teen-movie (http://io9.com/5934560/behold-star-wars-re+envisioned-as-a-1980s-teen-movie)
Belated Happy Birthday, Jen! :happybday
Angelas birthday Phil. ;) Great photo ladies, Jen you have your new chucks on as well. :) Looking forward to listening to the podcast. Downloaded and ready to go.
Very nice! Steph even has a Mjolnir inspired purse! :)
My birthday is Aug 28th. :) Angela's is August 16th. It was her b-day we were celebrating. BTW, we were interviewed on All Things Trek last weekend...it was just released. We'll be releasing it on our feed as well in a couple of weeks, but here it is if you want to listen now on the All Things Trek podcast:
http://allthingstrek.com/shows/allthingstrek/allthingstrek-08182012.mp3 (http://allthingstrek.com/shows/allthingstrek/allthingstrek-08182012.mp3)
Quote from: Dangelus on August 20, 2012, 12:36:36 PM
Very nice! Steph even has a Mjolnir inspired purse! :)
She would be so happy that you caught that, Dan! LOL. She actually bought an ugly purse from Goodwill and spray painted it that color.
I'm slightly worried that he spied that purse, i noticed the converse and Dan noted the purse LOL
Great pic and sounds like a fun podcast to listen to.
Quote from: HawkeyeMeds on August 20, 2012, 01:17:17 PM
I'm slightly worried that he spied that purse, i noticed the converse and Dan noted the purse LOL
My "official" response is that I thought she had brought a prop hammer at first. ;)
That is an awesome picture!
I listened to the past 36 Anomaly episodes in a week.. I'm all caught up now. :) Long commute is good for something.
Wow. I've never heard of most of those cartoons. Not sure whether I'm too old, uneducated or whether they simply didn't get over here. (Maybe 'most' is a bit strong but there were a fair few I didn't recognise.)
Still, it's fun to learn about them and now we'll see how good my memory is if I do ever spot them on the TV schedule.
Great podcast again ladies. Glad to hear cool cartoons get some love. I've seen a fair amount of the ones you mentioned but a few I keep meaning to watch and haven't had time to yet. Now I will make the time for "The Last Airbender" and a few others. Thanks!
P.S. Glad to hear the Trek animated series get some love and Gargoyles too.
Anomaly of Jayne's Town
He's always meant well while he's going to Hell...
In this edition of Anomaly, Jen and Angela talk about Firefly: Jayne's Town–the episode where Jayne gets a song, a mud statue and a crappy town full of adoring followers. Included in this installment are episode clips, the song: It's Good to Have Jayne on Your Side, sung by Marian Call (the female patron saint of Anomaly) and Sue's Dragon*Con panel schedule (if you're going, stop by and say "hi"). Please send your feedback to girlygeekz at gmail dot com, visit the contact page on our web site: http://www.anomalypodcast.com (http://www.anomalypodcast.com), use the built-in audio recorder on the site or call our voice mail line. In our show notes you can find a link to Marian Call's web site and the song played, links to the podcasts promoted in this episode, a link to Sue's Dragon*Con schedule, subscription information, social media and blog links the Anomaly newsletter, our bios and much more.
Stream/Find Show Notes:
http://www.anomalypodcast.com/shownotes/anomaly-of-firefly-jayens-town/ (http://www.anomalypodcast.com/shownotes/anomaly-of-firefly-jayens-town/)
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Love this episode of Firefly!
Man - I'm tempted to bust out the Jen & Angela singing the Firefly theme song now! :)
Quote from: Rico on August 30, 2012, 08:28:21 AM
Man - I'm tempted to bust out the Jen & Angela singing the Firefly theme song now! :)
No matter what happens to any of us throughout the course of our lives, we will always have Jen & Angela singing the Firefly theme :)
Its my ring tone on my phone. :)
OH good gosh please burn that mp3! LOL PLEASE for the love of Joss! ;)
BTW, we just released an interview that All Things Trek did. They interviewed us on their show back in August and let us play it on our show this month. It's a MONSTER. Almost 2 hours as compared to our regular 40-45 minute episodes. :) But we got to talk alot about why we are Trek fans, what our favorite characters and televisions series are, and we admit that we are Picard-Crusher Shippers. I hope you'll check it out and then head over to allthingstrek.com and subscribe to their show as well. Oren is a very smart guy and a HUGE Trek fan.
Thanks again to Rick Moyer for the Anomaly- Mah-na Mah-na Song! :D I've been waiting for an opportunity to play it again. Let us know what you think of our show! Email us at girlygeekz at gmail dot come, rate us on iTunes or join our Anomaly Group page on Facebook. We, unfortunately, abandoned our forum. Our listeners are not forum people...they're Facebook people. So it was hard to get them to come by. :)
Speaking of coming by! Angela, Kasey and I will be at Austin Comic Con. We will have a booth in the Fan Group section so if you're going to the con, please come by and say "hello"!
Here's a link to our show notes where you'll find the episode. Feel free to stream or download. There are also subscription and sharing links. Share the show with your friends if you like it.
Show Notes:
http://www.anomalypodcast.com/shownotes/anomaly-special-all-things-trek-interview/ (http://www.anomalypodcast.com/shownotes/anomaly-special-all-things-trek-interview/)
THis was such a fun episode, just loved it! Of course I'm a huge fan of TNG, so it was cool. I want to go to the convention for my birthday! LOL!
Thanks Rick! Well, I wish we could take you! We could probably get you in and "take you in"...you'd just have to figure out how to get here. ;)
Hi everyone! I just posted our Video Report from Austin Comic Con. You can find us on iTunes and Stitcher Radio (but you can't watch videos on Stitcher) so you can go with the iTunes, Blackberry or Zune stores or stream the video in our show notes: http://www.anomalypodcast.com/shownotes/anomaly-video-report-austin-comic-con-2012/ (http://www.anomalypodcast.com/shownotes/anomaly-video-report-austin-comic-con-2012/)
There are links to the podcasts we mentioned in our show (Trek SF among others) as well as some AWESOME costume/fan clubs and projects.
If you like our reports, we have another one coming in a couple of weeks. Angela and I are headed to The Texas Renaissance Festival on Friday. We'll be there the 16th, 17th and 18th. You'll find our video report from last years' Festival in our feed. We always have a blast and take a BILLION photos. We hope you'll check those videos out.
If you like our show, please rate us on iTunes, Zune, Blackberry and Stitcher. And if you REALLY like us, share our show with your friends...spread the word. :)
We'd LOVE to hear from you. Email us at girlygeekz(at)gmail.com
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Hi Jen, are you going to be doing anything special for the last Wheel of Time book? I think that is out next month.
Very cool video, Jen. It was cool to see everybody in those costumes.
That was a great video report, loved the Patrick Stewart photo (his happy face lol). Great job.
Quote from: Bromptonboy on November 12, 2012, 05:20:47 AM
Hi Jen, are you going to be doing anything special for the last Wheel of Time book? I think that is out next month.
We will do a review of the book after we've read it. We're planning a roundtable discussion with some of our friends. :) I'm excited to read it.
Kasey and I met Chris-Rachael Oseland at Austin Comic Con. She's the Technology and Geek Life reporter at the Austin Post. She also happens to be an up and coming indie-writer. You can find all her books here on her Amazon.com page. http://www.amazon.com/Chris-Rachael-Oseland/e/B008BM0P9U/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_1 (http://www.amazon.com/Chris-Rachael-Oseland/e/B008BM0P9U/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_1)
Chris-Rachael is also a foodie and a sci-fi/fantasy geek. Her most popular book thus far is "Steamdrunks: 101 Steampunk Cocktails and Mixed Drinks" and her latest release promises to be even bigger: "Dining with the Doctor: the Unauthorized Whovian Cookbook". Chris-Rachael was very excited to tell us that Think Geek recently picked up the book and will be selling in their online store. In our interview, she talks about a few of the recipes, talks about her interest in Doctor Who and gives tips on becoming a writer.
Her other works include a children's book called "Counting with Tesla", a collection of short stories called "The Eyes Have it" and for vampire fans: "The Unauthorized True Blood Drinking Guide".
Here's a link to the our show notes where you'll find an episode player, as well as download and subscription links
http://www.anomalypodcast.com/shownotes/interview-author-chris-rachael-oseland/ (http://www.anomalypodcast.com/shownotes/interview-author-chris-rachael-oseland/)
that sounds fun, I can't wait to listen!
We released another vidcast report! This time we cover our trip to last year's Texas Renaissance Festival. Lots of pictures, commentary, tips and complaining. :D
Show Notes:
http://www.anomalypodcast.com/shownotes/vid-report-anomaly-of-t-ren-2012/ (http://www.anomalypodcast.com/shownotes/vid-report-anomaly-of-t-ren-2012/)
Jen - I think you and Angela should just quit your day jobs and just travel with Ren-Faire's working for them! Teach all those younglings how to do costuming and have fun! Looking forward to watching the cast.
Started watching early and awesome job as usual, gonna watch the second part tomorrow. Reason for not watching it all in one, well I was talking to you Jen lol
Rico: LOL, "Rennies" are very...unique...individuals. :D We have two friends who do work for the festival. They have very interesting stories, some are too weird for the forum. :D
Let me know what you guys think when you get a chance to see it. Thanks for watching. :)
I really enjoyed it Jen. It was great. Thanks for all the hard work on it.
Hi guys. We released our latest installment of Anomaly this morning. The main topic was an episode of the Big Bang Theory: The Bakersfield Expedition. It's the one where the guys dress up as a few characters from TNG and the gals have an argument over Thor's Hammer. Yeah, we um... recorded it in January...it's a bit late... and silly. Hopefully you've seen it now and are in need of a good laugh. Spoiler alert! :)
http://traffic.libsyn.com/anomaly/AnomalyOfBigBang_TheBakersfieldExpedition.mp3 (http://traffic.libsyn.com/anomaly/AnomalyOfBigBang_TheBakersfieldExpedition.mp3)
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https://www.facebook.com/groups/117812266828/ (https://www.facebook.com/groups/117812266828/)
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AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Great episode to cover! :)
can't wait to listen!
Hey guys. Do you like Futurama? In the episode I released today, Angela and I discuss "Love's Labours Lost in Space", from the first season of Futurama. It's the very first episode Zapp Brannigan and Nibbler appear in. Please share this with your nerd herd and let us know what you think! We love hearing from listeners.
The show notes available here: http://www.anomalypodcast.com/news/anomaly-of-futurama-loves-labours-lost-in-space/ (http://www.anomalypodcast.com/news/anomaly-of-futurama-loves-labours-lost-in-space/)
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Our next episode will be a review of Star Trek: Into Darkness! :) Can't wait!
That's an all-time classic! Have you ever covered the Trek episode from season 4?
I heard a few weeks ago - the "last" show will be in sept. Definitely a favorite and yes, the trek episodes were legend.
Quote from: ChrisMC on May 09, 2013, 01:24:45 PM
That's an all-time classic! Have you ever covered the Trek episode from season 4?
Hi Chris! This is our first Futurama episode review. We do plan to cover the Trek ones in the future. Hope you enjoy it. :)
Quote from: sheldor on May 09, 2013, 03:13:31 PM
I heard a few weeks ago - the "last" show will be in sept. Definitely a favorite and yes, the trek episodes were legend.
Last show ever? Last show of the season? Weird that they would bring it back only to cancel it again. :(
NEW! Well...new-er. :) Our Facebook Group voted on a list of archived Anomaly episodes. Our 2008 Galaxy Quest episode beat out our reviews of Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Hush, Firefly: Shindig and even our first Worst of Trek installment: The Game and more. Apparently we're not the only ones who love this movie. That said, this installment is not the same ol episode. I enhanced it with trailer and scene clips, a listener comment from Kenny and some awesome voice overs from Rick Moyer.
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Listen/download the episode here:
http://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/show/anomaly/id/2383703 (http://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/show/anomaly/id/2383703)
Show Notes:
http://www.anomalypodcast.com/news/anomaly-classic-galaxy-quest/ (http://www.anomalypodcast.com/news/anomaly-classic-galaxy-quest/)
Thanks for listening!
The newest Anomaly episode has been released! Thank you Rico for your comments! This episode features a debate on how Star Trek: Into Darkness treats its female characters. The debate and listener comments are meant to bring light to the discussion being had on the interwebs about this very topic. Angela and I purposefully took extreme stances in order to make the debate more entertaining. Our goal was to represent both sides of this discussion while offering the contrasting views of our listeners.
Not all the women who commented found this movie lacking in respect and not all the men who contributed felt the female characters were strong. We did our best to make this a balanced and respectful discussion. I hope you enjoy it, even if you find our arguments flawed in some way.
Feel free to send us your thought on this debate. You can email them to us in mp3 or written format to girly geekz at gmail dot com, you can join our Facebook Group and tell us there (https://www.facebook.com/groups/117812266828/ (https://www.facebook.com/groups/117812266828/)). You can also call our voicemail line at 432-363-4742 or use the free SpeakPipe widget here on our web site (http://www.anomalypodcast.com (http://www.anomalypodcast.com)) or Facebook Fan Page.
Stream and download here:
http://www.anomalypodcast.com/shownotes/anomaly-of-stid-debate-listener-feedback/ (http://www.anomalypodcast.com/shownotes/anomaly-of-stid-debate-listener-feedback/)
Quote from: Jen on August 11, 2013, 10:48:49 PM
The newest Anomaly episode has been released! Thank you Rico for your comments! This episode features a debate on how Star Trek: Into Darkness treats its female characters. The debate and listener comments are meant to bring light to the discussion being had on the interwebs about this very topic. Angela and I purposefully took extreme stances in order to make the debate more entertaining. Our goal was to represent both sides of this discussion while offering the contrasting views of our listeners.
Not all the women who commented found this movie lacking in respect and not all the men who contributed felt the female characters were strong. We did our best to make this a balanced and respectful discussion. I hope you enjoy it, even if you find our arguments flawed in some way.
Feel free to send us your thought on this debate. You can email them to us in mp3 or written format to girly geekz at gmail dot com, you can join our Facebook Group and tell us there (https://www.facebook.com/groups/117812266828/ (https://www.facebook.com/groups/117812266828/)). You can also call our voicemail line at 432-363-4742 or use the free SpeakPipe widget here on our web site (http://www.anomalypodcast.com (http://www.anomalypodcast.com)) or Facebook Fan Page.
Stream and download here:
http://www.anomalypodcast.com/shownotes/anomaly-of-stid-debate-listener-feedback/ (http://www.anomalypodcast.com/shownotes/anomaly-of-stid-debate-listener-feedback/)
This sounds great! I'm going to listen right now.:)
Jen, did I just hear you say Saavik is Spock's wife?!
Just started listening this AM, sounds like a good one.
Quote from: Bryancd on August 12, 2013, 06:20:00 AM
Jen, did I just hear you say Saavik is Spock's wife?!
In a trilogy of novels (Vulcan's Heart) she was bonded to him... :) Beware of spoilers: http://memory-beta.wikia.com/wiki/Vulcan's_Heart (http://memory-beta.wikia.com/wiki/Vulcan's_Heart) Oh, and here's a more comprehensive canon and non-canon history, which includes her "helping him" through pan far in "In Search of Spock" which may have inspired the trilogy I mentioned above.
http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Saavik (http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Saavik)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saavik (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saavik)
Quote from: Jen on August 12, 2013, 08:57:16 AM
Quote from: Bryancd on August 12, 2013, 06:20:00 AM
Jen, did I just hear you say Saavik is Spock's wife?!
In a trilogy of novels (Vulcan's Heart) she was bonded to him... :) Beware of spoilers: http://memory-beta.wikia.com/wiki/Vulcan's_Heart (http://memory-beta.wikia.com/wiki/Vulcan's_Heart) Oh, and here's a more comprehensive canon and non-canon history, which includes her "helping him" through pan far in "In Search of Spock" which may have inspired the trilogy I mentioned above.
http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Saavik (http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Saavik)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saavik (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saavik)
Right, I have heard about those. I wish in the film they had stuck with the half Romulan, half Vulcan background story for her.
That would have been awesome. Also, I know the books aren't considered canon, but I really like the thought of her as his wife. It's hard for me to accept anyone else in her place. :)
Hey guys, I created a video review of the new lightsaber I purchased from ultrasabers.com.
http://www.anomalypodcast.com/ultrasabers-lightsaber-review (http://www.anomalypodcast.com/ultrasabers-lightsaber-review)
Firefox seems to be having trouble playing it through our video player in the show notes linked to. You can click "download", right below the player, and stream it that way or use Google Chrome.
Great review Jen! It's very bright and sweet looking. Can't wait to see you wielding it in person at the con.
I liked the review Jen, very thorough. I am not much of a Cos-Player, but the Idea of having a Lightsaber that you can make somewhat your own is appealing, I think I will have to check out getting myself one.
Wow, those ultrasabers are so awesome, makes me want to become more familiar with the star wars universe. Always only been a very casual fan. Seems like star wars has the coolest/most advanced toys/swag out of everything in scifi.
Great review Jen, loved it.
New Anomaly Episode: Cosplay 101. Angela and I discuss our cosplay plans for Austin Comic Con. This episode also includes tips for cosplay newbies. Listen to this episode and learn how to measure yourself correctly for that Star Trek uniform, guys. :) Looking forward to meeting Rico on Friday! Hoping to do a few con reports with him while waiting in lines and sitting at our booth. Hope to see some of you there as well.
Direct link to feed
http://traffic.libsyn.com/anomaly/Anomaly_Costuming101.mp3 (http://traffic.libsyn.com/anomaly/Anomaly_Costuming101.mp3)
Show notes, where you get the list of links we mentioned and download or stream the episode:
http://www.anomalypodcast.com/shownotes/anomaly-costuming-101/ (http://www.anomalypodcast.com/shownotes/anomaly-costuming-101/)
Great episode! Lots of cool tips.
Thanks, Rico! :)
Another top episode, really enjoyed it and i cant wait for the report from the con.
While I'm compiling video/photos and scheduling commentary with Angela for OUR con report (which always takes me a bit of time), here's an interview Angela and I did with the lead actress of a sci-fi film called "Icarus Down". Tedi Nicoletos plays a tuff female captain who will stop at nothing to save her doomed crew.
The special effects were funded on indiegogo and they are nearing completion.
Stream the episode here:
http://www.anomalypodcast.com/shownotes/anomaly-of-icarus-down-tedi-nicoletos/ (http://www.anomalypodcast.com/shownotes/anomaly-of-icarus-down-tedi-nicoletos/)
Here's their indiegogo campaign, where you can find trailer videos and more:
http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/icarus-down-scifi-indie-film-humanity-s-only-hope (http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/icarus-down-scifi-indie-film-humanity-s-only-hope)
Cool! Looking forward to giving it a listen and checking this out.
Anomaly turns seven on February 6. Should Angela and I record a Anniversary Show ? If so, what would you like to hear us talk about and how should it be delivered?
Anniversary shows are always fun. Maybe a bunch of you can get together (i.e. the supplemental ladies as well) and just talk about the history of the show and stuff. Maybe memorable things related to the show like renfests etc.
Wow, I can't believe it has been 7 years. Time really flies.
I'd love to hear an anniversary show! I love the idea of having a chat with you talking about your favorite memories of the last 7 years, and maybe a few listener comments. WOULD BE FUN!
I vote for an anniversary cast and I also vote you do it LIVE via Ustream or some video streaming service. Chat about the past years, take listener questions, make it a party!
2nd the LIVE suggestion.
Anamo-live that is..
I'll have to see if Angela is down with that. Her work schedule often gets in the way of cool things like this. :) If we do end up trying a live cast, I'd love to have some help figuring out how to set it up, Rico.
I use Open Broadcaster (http://obsproject.com/ (http://obsproject.com/)) to stream video. Lets you mix multiple video sources together (screen, computer audio, webcam, mics, etc) together. I actually meant to tell Rico about it after the anniversary show when he was trying to use two webcams to show us YouTube vids.
I stream to twitch, but I'm pretty sure it supports vanilla Justin.tv and uStream as well.
I just finished our Austin Comic Con Report. Though we covered the same material as Rico, the video itself and commentary are different. I hope you'll check it out. This particular video is probably best viewed on a mobile device or tablet as that's the medium it was exported for. I am exporting a hi-def version for youtube and vemio that I will upload soon. I hope you'll check it out!
Show Notes, Photos and Episode Player:
http://www.anomalypodcast.com/news/austin-comic-con-2013/ (http://www.anomalypodcast.com/news/austin-comic-con-2013/)
Great job on this Jen! I know how long all this takes to do. Really enjoyed seeing all the good times again!
Cool, looking forward to this different take on the CON.
I'm glad you liked it, Rico. I'm getting excited for ACC 2014. We already started a few Pinterest Boards to plan our cosplay. To date, will be the ladies of the Hobbit and LOTR and Ladies of Avengers. I'm hoping to convince them to wear the TOS dresses again at least one day.
I'm going as Arwen in her chase dress. Angela, who also wants to be Arewn, is going to wear the funeral gown. I guess theirs room at the con for two Arwens, we finally decided that was okay after a short debate. "Sith Jen" will be Tauriel and our friend Stephanie will be Eowyn, wearing funeral gown.
As far as Avengers go, I'm going to be Maria Hill and "Sith Jen" is going as Black Widow again. I'm not sure what the others have decided.
Ladies of Avengers Pinterest Board:
http://www.pinterest.com/sevryll/ladies-of-avengers-cosplay-references/ (http://www.pinterest.com/sevryll/ladies-of-avengers-cosplay-references/)
Arwen Chase Dress Board:
http://www.pinterest.com/jenlarouge/arwen-chase-dress/ (http://www.pinterest.com/jenlarouge/arwen-chase-dress/)
Both those characters suit you well Jen. I'm trying to recall how "sword-friendly" the con in Austin is? I know they sell them. Can you carry a sword around?
I know we chatted briefly about this recently. I'm thinking of being the "white" Nick Fury (as he was earlier in comics). As far as LOTR - possibly Legolas or Aragorn. I have to try and do things that won't require a lot of big props to ship down south. :)
If you're serious about going one day in TNG uniforms (Nemesis/First Contact) with me, what about going as Zremm and Sevryll? You'd have to sit for make up though. And you'd need some antennae...and a white wig. Could be a LOT of trouble for you, but it would be soooooo awesome! :D
If you want to go as a vulcan, like me... I found these. Um, as a warning, this site also sells other appendages. I accidentaly came across them. I saw the WARNING they posted, but thought it was blood and guts they were preparing me for. Not the case! :shocked
http://www.reelmagik.com/REELMAGIK/Romulan_Vulcan_Ear_Tips.html (http://www.reelmagik.com/REELMAGIK/Romulan_Vulcan_Ear_Tips.html)
As for swords, I don't think you can bring them. I don't know though. I was thinking of having a prop sword...or none at all. You could probably make a prop that was sheathed. No blade, just a hilt that's molded into a scabbard. Or something like that. Didn't you pose with a pirate? Was he wearing a sword? I don't remember seeing one in the pic.
Yeah, not sure I'd be up for Andorian makeup - maybe. My other long time idea is to finish off my Indiana Jones outfit and go one day as Indy.
P.S. Hey, maybe Gandalf for LOTR. I think a staff would be allowed.
Ahh, nix the Gandalf thing for me. Just read Jeff is probably going for Gandalf. Leaning towards Aragorn then and some type of "fake" sword.
I found few nice wooden LOTR swords on Etsy. They're for children, but I'm wondering if I could ask for a adult sized sword for my Arwen Chase Dress costume.
Yep, Indiana Jones rocks. :) I have the hat. I have thought as going as Fem Indi, but I've been coveting the TNG costume for years. I am leaning that way for the Friday Free For All... that's what I"m calling it because I'm the only one thinking that far ahead in our group at the moment. Well, I take that back. Angela is the only one who can't think that far ahead. She can't get excited about it right now. :D
Here's the Aragorn Dagger (for boys): https://www.etsy.com/listing/85421605/boys-wooden-aragorn-dagger-lord-of-the?ref=shop_home_active_12 (https://www.etsy.com/listing/85421605/boys-wooden-aragorn-dagger-lord-of-the?ref=shop_home_active_12)
They're pricy, but they look really nice. Here's Arwen's sword: https://www.etsy.com/listing/89490611/girls-wooden-sword-arwens-lord-of-the?ref=sr_gallery_1&ga_search_query=Lord+of+the+RIngs+sword+props&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=US&ga_search_type=all (https://www.etsy.com/listing/89490611/girls-wooden-sword-arwens-lord-of-the?ref=sr_gallery_1&ga_search_query=Lord+of+the+RIngs+sword+props&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=US&ga_search_type=all)
Oh they look really nice :D
NEW: "Anomaly of ST:TNG: Rascals"... or "Prepubescent Picard is Phunny". It's a fun episode from the sixth season of Star Trek the Next Generation. Not the best of Trek, but certainly one of the more entertaining of TNG.
In this installment, we chat about where the child actors are now, how they did in their roles as well as the script and directing by Spock's son Adam. Included are comments from our pal Rico, Scott and Stephen. We also announce our upcoming LIVE broadcast which will be March 1, 2014 at 2 PM CST on Mixlr.
Thanks to those who commented (Rico) and thanks for listening!
Show Notes/ streaming audio player:
http://www.anomalypodcast.com/news/anomaly-of-stng-rascals/ (http://www.anomalypodcast.com/news/anomaly-of-stng-rascals/)
Direct link to episode in the podcast feed:
http://traffic.libsyn.com/anomaly/AnomalyOfRascals2.mp3 (http://traffic.libsyn.com/anomaly/AnomalyOfRascals2.mp3)
Anomaly's iTunes page:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/anomaly/id277588936?mt=2 (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/anomaly/id277588936?mt=2)
I updated the file, for some reason the quality was horrible and was creating errors in our feed. It sounds much better now.
http://traffic.libsyn.com/anomaly/AnomalyOfRascals2.mp3 (http://traffic.libsyn.com/anomaly/AnomalyOfRascals2.mp3)
Special Announcement regarding Anomaly's LIVE anniversary show (broadcast on Mixlr Saturday, March 1 at 2PM CST). And an announcement regarding a new Star Wars EU podcast that I've started with Chris and Joe.
http://traffic.libsyn.com/anomaly/AnomalyLIVEshowAnnouncment.mp3 (http://traffic.libsyn.com/anomaly/AnomalyLIVEshowAnnouncment.mp3)
Here's a link to our latest episode, which was a show celebrating our 7th anniversary. We played clips from our favorite episodes and talked about our plans for this year's Anomaly season, among other things. We also placed a bonus track at the VERY end of the mp3.
http://www.anomalypodcast.com/shownotes/anomalys-7th-anniversary-ep (http://www.anomalypodcast.com/anomalys-7th-anniversary-ep)
Hi guys! I hope those of you who are dads had a great Fathers Day! In honor of dads everywhere, Angela and I just released an episode review of The Visitor. Unbeknownst to us, Rico did the same way back in episode #58! What year was that anyway??? 2007? 2008? Trek Movie also reviewed The Visitor for Fathers Day in 2009 or 9. I just realized this after searching for images in Google for our show notes; among other things, I found a few pictures that Rico posted for his episode review of The Visitor. An excellent choice in father/son episodes, Rico!
I hope you all will listen despite the fact others have reviewed it. It's the first ever DS9 commentary episode Angela and I have recorded together. I recorded an Ezri vs Jadzia episode six years ago with Kenny as a guest host when Angela was on "maternity leave". Anyway, because we're women, our review will no doubt offer another perspective on The Visitor and fathers in general. We talk about our own dads and how they encouraged us to grow up to be the women we are today—fostering our geekdom and ensuring us we could be anything we put our minds to. We are blessed to have the dads we do and this episode is for them and for all dads like them. :) Cheers to you!
http://www.anomalypodcast.com/shownotes/deep-space-nine-the-visitor-review/ (http://www.anomalypodcast.com/shownotes/deep-space-nine-the-visitor-review/)
Great episode to cover for this particular day. One of the best of DS9. Looking forward to hearing the podcast.
Same here, I have it loaded, and on the commute list.
Hi everyone! A couple of days ago my little boy and I reviewed "How to Train Your Dragon 2" in a new Anomaly Podcast series called: called "Anomaly's Geek Mom Review". Aaron will be my co-host in these minicasts and he totally steals the show. We'll be doing more reviews of kids' movies, learning games, books and toys...most of which are geeky. Our next episode will be on the new Disney Plane's movie: Fire and Rescue.
If you have kids, nieces, nephews, little cousins, grandchildren or friends with kids I think you'll enjoy it and so will they. Send us your voice mail comments, suggestions and questions: girlygeekz at gmail dot com.
Here's a link to the blog/podcast. Please share with your friends using the social media links at the bottom of the page and subscribe to our blog for updates:
http://www.anomalypodcast.com/shownotes/how-to-train-your-dragon-2-review/ (http://www.anomalypodcast.com/shownotes/how-to-train-your-dragon-2-review/)
Who said you can't work with kids? Awesome!!
Angela and I were featured in a series called "Podcast Luminaries"! We're so excited! In the Q&A we were a few questions about podcasting. We told Libsyn that one of the best things about podcasting is all the friends we've met through it, like Rico, Rick, Meds, Joe, Chris, Jeff, Dan, Kenny, Al, Mike and all our other podcast friends and listeners. :wub
http://blog.libsyn.com/2014/07/18/podcast-luminary-anomaly-podcast/ (http://blog.libsyn.com/2014/07/18/podcast-luminary-anomaly-podcast/)
AWESOME!!!
Our latest episode is on The People vs. George Lucas—a documentary about Lucas and how Star Wars fans feel about him and the films. http://www.anomalypodcast.com/shownotes/anomaly-of-the-people-vs-george-lucas/ (http://www.anomalypodcast.com/shownotes/anomaly-of-the-people-vs-george-lucas/)
Our latest episode is out. It's about the new show on Starz called "Outlander". My mom and sister are huge fans of the book series, which is a historical fantasy. They introduced the books to me, so I invited them to join me in this episode of Anomaly. We had so much fun, we'll probably be doing these regularly.
Ronald D. Moore, known for Star Trek and the reimagined Battlestar Galactica, adapted the Outlander TV series for the Starz network. He involved Gabaldon to ensure the show, of which he is a fan, and they remain true to the novels. So far...so good. OH! And Bear McCreary is creating the episode scores. How awesome is that?
At the start of the series, we find Claire, a British combat nurse, and her husband Frank, an Oxford historyprofessor who worked for MI6 during WW II, on their second honeymoon to Inverness, Scotland. The Second World War has just ended and the couple is trying to reconnect after a long separation. On the trip, Frank also intends to research his family history. While Frank studies piles of historical documents, Claire, having an interest in botany, goes on a search for herbs near standing stones on the hill of Craigh na Dun. She hears a buzzing noise near the stones and when she moves closer to investigate, she is transported two-hundred years into the past. After a string of harrowing events she meets a man who she eventually falls in love with: James Alexander Malcolm MacKenzie Fraser. He's a well-educated, Scottish landowner and warrior; a natural leader on and off the battlefield.
Is Outlander a series that men and women will enjoy? Definitely. Don't let the "romance thing" turn you away. The books are packed with epic adventure, fantasy, intrigue, politics, history, good and evil, love and hate, places, times... not to mention awesome plots, characters and dialogue! There are moments when you laugh aloud and times when you get "a little verklempt" (upset). It's a great story! Give it a shot!
Here's a direct link to our episode review for streaming:
http://traffic.libsyn.com/anomaly/Anomaly_Outlander1.mp3 (http://traffic.libsyn.com/anomaly/Anomaly_Outlander1.mp3)
Here's the show notes/blog post full of trailers, photos, credits and stuffs.
http://www.anomalypodcast.com/shownotes/anomaly-of-outlander/ (http://www.anomalypodcast.com/shownotes/anomaly-of-outlander/)
Sounds like a good show. I recognize that red coat actor from GoT, and Rome on HBO
The latest episode of Anomaly is our reaction to The Force Awakens teaser. We recorded a quick 10 minute video during lunch the other day just to get it out quickly. There's a lot of excitement and nerd rage about this trailer. We talk about both and our own feelings on the matter.
Podcast Notes:
http://www.anomalypodcast.com/shownotes/the-force-awakens-teaser (http://www.anomalypodcast.com/shownotes/the-force-awakens-teaser)
YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OIfO2XqlBU&list=UUvWlV8AJWDcdHGVfaG1Ufyw (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OIfO2XqlBU&list=UUvWlV8AJWDcdHGVfaG1Ufyw)
Looking forward to the listen.
Good review of a tempting teaser that leaves more questions to answer :)
Enjoyed the reaction video cast a lot. I agree with you and Angela. I'm just excited for this new chapter in the Star Wars saga.
P.S. You two should do more short videos like this. Quick and a nice change of pace too without all that troublesome and lengthy video editing!
Quote from: Rico on December 07, 2014, 05:20:52 AM
P.S. You two should do more short videos like this. Quick and a nice change of pace too without all that troublesome and lengthy video editing!
Oh yes, we've decided to do this every month, at least once. In the past we did something called a "mini skirt" cast, a short episode before or after our full length episodes. Those are just work though. These videos are easy! AND ANGELA can edit it. I'm the one that does all the editing and my time is becoming more and more scarce. It's great to have extra content that's spontaneous and different from everything else in our feed. Plus, I think there's some entertaining facial expressions and mishaps that occur...like the banner that fell down in the background. This is the kind of stuff that happens during our full length episodes, but no one ever sees it. :D
Glad you liked it! We're doing another one Tuesday, and it should be up soon after that.
Geeky Holiday Movies and TV Specials! We make some recommendations before listing our favorite mainstream films.
http://traffic.libsyn.com/anomaly/Anomaly_ChristmasMoviesAndSpecials.m4v (http://traffic.libsyn.com/anomaly/Anomaly_ChristmasMoviesAndSpecials.m4v)
Show Notes with past Anomaly Holiday episodes:
http://www.anomalypodcast.com/shownotes/anomaly-vidcast-miniskirt-edition-christmas-movie-suggestions/ (http://www.anomalypodcast.com/shownotes/anomaly-vidcast-miniskirt-edition-christmas-movie-suggestions/)
Wonderful life always gets me all verklempt..
Latest Anomaly episode is from the TNG 25th anniversary panel at Austin Comic Con, featuring Frakes, Dorn, Burton and Spiner. They are hilarious together. Their stories are interesting and the banter is entertaining. Check it out :) http://traffic.libsyn.com/anomaly/Anomaly2012MenOfTrekPanel.mp3 (http://traffic.libsyn.com/anomaly/Anomaly2012MenOfTrekPanel.mp3)
That must have been fun. Thanks
New Anomaly episode. Here's the PAX East and PAX South report I recorded with my friend Sith Jen and Anne Richmond this weekend.
Below is a link to our show notes where you can stream or download and find all the links to games and other products we saw while we were there.
http://www.anomalypodcast.com/shownotes/anomaly-convention-report-pax-east-pax-south-2015/ (http://www.anomalypodcast.com/shownotes/anomaly-convention-report-pax-east-pax-south-2015/#prettyPhoto)
Cool pics! Looking forward to listening.
Yup looking forward to this
In our latest episode, archaeologist Jenny McNiven and I will discuss the historical accuracies that inspired our favorite sci-fi and fantasy books, movies and TV shows. Our first edition is about the ancient standing stones in "Outlander". "Outlander" is a British-American television drama series based on the historical time travel "Outlander" series of novels by Diana Gabaldon.These megalithic structures dot the British Isles and are found all over the world. We also talked about Stone Henge and Jenny's Scottish ancestry, which she can trace back to the 18th century Inverness (the village where most of Outlander's first book and television season take place). Hope you'll check it out!
Show Notes and Episode here:
http://www.anomalypodcast.com/shownotes/anomaly-outlander-standing-stones/ (http://www.anomalypodcast.com/shownotes/anomaly-outlander-standing-stones/)
Looking forward to listening. I still need to watch this series.
Hi guys! Our latest podcast episode an interview with the co-owner of Ultra Sabers—the company that makes the lightsabers that Rico and I carry when we cosplay at Austin Comic Con. They have a new product called the "Flamberge", which is an uber cool cross guard style lightsaber. We got to try it out after the interview and took some video footage of it, which is in our show notes:
http://www.anomalypodcast.com/star-wars/ultra-sabers-interview/ (http://www.anomalypodcast.com/star-wars/ultra-sabers-interview/)
NEW Anomaly Retro Games episode: Games We Loved in the 80s. We get nostalgic and talk all about the games we grew up with, including Punch Out!!, Defender, River Raid, Ms. Pac-Man, Warlords, Action Max, Police Quest, Coconuts, Eggomania, Dragon's Lair, Kool-Aid Man, E.T., Ghostbusters, Indiana Jones and more! Check out our show notes, where you can stream the episode and check out some game play videos. http://www.anomalypodcast.com/shownotes/classic-games-80s/ (http://www.anomalypodcast.com/shownotes/classic-games-80s/)
Fun podcast! Jen, did you and Angela know about this new movie "Pixels" coming this summer?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIOcWZOQL5M#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIOcWZOQL5M#ws)
One other thing. You can buy "Dragon's Lair" via Steam for your PC. I have it!
Like most technologically ground breaking games, Dragon's Lair was great looking, but an awful game :)
Quote from: Rico on June 24, 2015, 03:14:18 AM
One other thing. You can buy "Dragon's Lair" via Steam for your PC. I have it!
Didn't know about the movie! Thanks for pointing it out. Dragon's Lair was fun to watch, but I never could figure out how to play it. :)
In our latest episode, we talked about the 1996 alien invasion film: "Independence Day", staring Will Smith. Angela LOVES this movie. LOVES IT. I, however, wished I hadn't watched it again. I liked a lot better in back in '96, when I was a mere 21 years old. We also talked about how we celebrate the Fourth of July. I talk about how my grandfather use to put a butt load of fireworks in a trash can and light it. Um, yeah... he was not related by blood. :D
Stream the episode, the movie trailer and see some wicked-awesome animated gifs and screen shots:
http://www.anomalypodcast.com/shownotes/independence-day/ (http://www.anomalypodcast.com/shownotes/independence-day/)
Check out this blog post that our friend and Anomaly Blog contributor, "Sith Jen", wrote about a really cool Star Wars costume exhibit she saw in Seattle. Rick Moyer, you should see this if you can!
Check out a ton of photographs and see her descriptions of the exhibit here:
http://www.anomalypodcast.com/star-wars/star-wars-costume-exhibit/ (http://www.anomalypodcast.com/star-wars/star-wars-costume-exhibit/)
Here are just a few of the photos that are in her post:
Looks like an awesome exhibit!
I know! I wish I could get up there to see it!
I need to go see it before I go back to work next week.
Rick should petition for this to be shown in that Star Wars shop in his town.
In this week's episode we talk about all 90s games we played, discovering email for the first time, the woes of dial up, 90s music and pop culture. It was fun to record, and we got a little carried away talking about the crazy stuff we did back then. :D
http://www.anomalypodcast.com/shownotes/90s-games-we-rocked/ (http://www.anomalypodcast.com/shownotes/90s-games-we-rocked/)
Check out our 80s game episode too:
http://www.anomalypodcast.com/shownotes/classic-games-80s/ (http://www.anomalypodcast.com/shownotes/classic-games-80s/)
Our latest Anomaly episode features an interview with Josh Powers, a member of the 501st and one of the Legion's "Infamous" level Boba Fetts (screen accurate awesomeness). He talks about joining the 501st, the charity events they attend, trooping for Disney, and his armor build. He met and married his wife, Niki Powers, through the 501st. She cosplays as Boussh. They had a Star Wars themed wedding and Josh's mom even dressed up. Both are super awesome people. Josh just joined our FB Group if you have any questions for him, I'm sure he'd answer them for you there.
Stream the episode via our Show notes (full of photos)
http://www.anomalypodcast.com/shownotes/501st-interview1/ (http://www.anomalypodcast.com/shownotes/501st-interview1/)
Cool stuff Jen! Great costumes on these folks too.
Got this one loaded up on my iPod, so should be up in the rotation for my commute in the next few days.
Quote from: stansnig on September 19, 2011, 12:37:20 PM
In the middle of the Two Towers podcast. Great stuff. Excellent song by Rick Moyer, as always! When's the Return of the King 'cast? I love that film.
I went from having a fluid top 10 films to watching the fellowship, became #1 Fave film, then after the next two i have my top 3 fave films. Awesome stuff.
This is a realllllly old question, but I finally have an answer. :) Here's a link to the Return of the King episode: http://www.anomalypodcast.com/shownotes/anomaly-of-return-of-the-king-review/ (http://www.anomalypodcast.com/shownotes/anomaly-of-return-of-the-king-review/)
A couple of weeks ago, we released a discussion about "Lower Decks" as a part of our "Best of Trek Series". The ladies from Anomaly Supplemental joined us... it was the first time the four of us recorded an episode together, without another guest or contributor. Weird. Anyway, I love this TNG episode.
Stream Here:
http://www.anomalypodcast.com/shownotes/best-of-trek-lower-decks/ (http://www.anomalypodcast.com/shownotes/best-of-trek-lower-decks/)
This coming Sunday we'll be reviewing Genesis from TNG's 7th season, as the next installment in our "Worst of Trek" series. We'll talk about its merits and faults and give it a little more attention than it probably deserves. I know Chris loves this episode. :D To each his/her own. :cheers
Our latest is on The Princess Bride. Check it out! :wub
http://www.anomalypodcast.com/shownotes/the-princess-bride/ (http://www.anomalypodcast.com/shownotes/the-princess-bride/)
Inconceivable!
Great movie to cover!
Billy Crystal always steals the show for me on this one.
As a girl, Dr. Crusher was a character I looked up to. She still is. We recently covered one of the BEST Star Trek / Beverly-centric episodes, on Anomaly: "Remember Me". Best-Selling author, Gail Carriger, joined us in this installment to not only talk about why we love this TNG episode and Bev so much, but to chat about our favorite Trek episodes from various seasons and funny fan-girl moments. In the first half, we introduce Gail and talk about her books. If you're a fan of Steampunk and fantasy, you'll love all her fiction series. I've read two so far—they're really fun.
http://www.anomalypodcast.com/shownotes/tng-remember-me/ (http://www.anomalypodcast.com/shownotes/tng-remember-me/)
If you like our episode, please do us a solid and share it with your Trek friends. :)
You can find us on iTunes, Stitcher, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Tumblr and http://www.AnomalyPodcast.com (http://www.anomalypodcast.com)
Thanks for listening!
In our latest episode, Angela and I talked about First Contact. It's our favorite Trek film. We talked about why then discussed the sound track, plot, character development, favorite quotes, characters and how it all ties into the cannon via Voyager and Enterprise.
Check out the show notes for the early commercial for Star Trek The Experience, that Angela took from her VHS copy of First Contact (signed by Marina Sirtis). She has a funny story of how she got that autograph too. :) Lots of photos of Angela's trip there back in the day as well.
Show Notes:
http://www.anomalypodcast.com/shownotes/star-trek-first-contact/ (http://www.anomalypodcast.com/shownotes/star-trek-first-contact/)
Fun show - just listened today!
Oh my gosh, I haven't posted here in FOREVER... but I thought of all places to share this episode about Lwaxana Troi, this would one of the best places to do it because I know you all love her as much as we do. :)
Click the link below to hear Angela and I celebrate Lwaxana Troi: daughter of the Fifth House, holder of the Sacred Chalice of Rixx, heir to the Holy Rings of Betazed, and then talk about motherhood and "nerd moms" in this Mother's Day edition of Anomaly.
Mrs Troi, as she was sometimes called, was played by the late great Majel Barrett and was the mother of Counselor Deanna Troi, a telepathic human/Betazoid hybrid in Star Trek The Next Generation. Lwaxana was such a great recurring character that her character arc spanned in six TNG episodes and three Deep Space Nine episodes.
http://www.anomalypodcast.com/shownotes/lwaxana-troi/ (http://www.anomalypodcast.com/shownotes/lwaxana-troi/)