Trivia for 5.29.10Answer the following question in the comments to win Peter Vinton Jr’s “No Biggie it’s only your SOUL”
What’s the name of the cat in Space-Time For Springers?
Trivia for 5.22.10Answer the following question in the comments to win a Browncoats Redemption™ Movie Poster and a copy of Still Flying.
Who is rumored to having been offered the part of Ant Man in the new Avengers Movie?
Taklcast 34 – What Happened to SarahIn this edition we talk about phase one of our Charity Auction with Jan Schroeder. In depressing TV news, V gets a second season, FlashForward gets the ax and Heroes dies an unheroic death.
Possible new shows for the Fall Season
NBC – The Cape, Undercovers, The Event
ABC – No Ordinary Family
FAUX – Terra Nova
CW – (is this really a network?) Betwixt, Nikita
Chris Proulx dropped in to talk about The Granite State ComiCon and some of the special events happening. “Pat, can I get a ruling” is the new catch phrase. Discussion was somber about the death of Frank Frazetta, an artist who will be sorely missed. In the second half of tonight’s cast, we were joined by Ed & Adrienne Ludvigsen, creators of the alternate history internet game site, What Happened to Sarah.
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Is Tim Burton due?Love him or not, Tim Burton has had an interesting run as a director. From one of my faves, Edward Scissorhands, to one of the worst, Corpse Bride, Burton rarely leaves one ambivalent. Now reports out have said that upcoming from TB will be Mai, The Psychic Girl, a project that has been in development for over 10 years. As usual, the source material is amazing. The real question remains, which Burton will actually direct this movie? When Burton sets his mind to create a universe, he can do amazing things. When he phones it in, its barely worth the view, but…and I will say this..even his “worst” efforts are still very good. It’s probably time we stopped bashing directors and started giving them some slack, after all, he didn’t direct Pocahontas Avatar, now, did he.
Trivia for 5.15.10Answer the following question in the comments to win Kabuki Dreams by David Mack.
Who is directing Glee this week?
Artists! Get your name out there!Author and friend of the show Andrew S. Leiter has a special announcement for all our artistic listeners who are looking for a new project or a chance to break into the industry:
Artists! Get your name out there!
One of the hardest parts of being a creator is getting your name out into the field so that you can pick up some work or sell your merchandise. As a writer, I know the importance of branding your name.
One of my goals is to spread the word about my book series, The Chameleon Chronicles, which is a science fiction/fantasy series for teens and adults. The premise of the story is a cross between Heroes and Saved by the Bell, wherein our hero, Andrew Webbur, discovers he has the magical ability to change the texture of his skin. A mysterious stalker, who seems to know Andrew’s secret, begins leaving threatening notes. Andrew and his friends discover that there is a magical time emerald that they must race to find before it falls into the hands of a powerful, evil dictator who wants to rule the Earth.
To spread the word about The Chameleon Chronicles, I am creating a free online illustrated eBook. Chapters one thru six are already posted on the official website, www.chameleonchronicles.com. I am looking for artists to complete chapters seven thru twenty-four.
Artists interested in helping out with this project will be assigned a page to pencil, ink, and color. It doesn’t matter if you work with other people as a team just as long as the finished product is in color. Artwork must be width 7in x height10in and 300dpi and set to RGB. Only one page will be assigned per individual or team at a time. Each artist or team will of course be given credit in the credits page, as well as their own bio page at the end of the chapter with links to their website.
To submit your digital portfolio or website for consideration please contact andrew@chameleonchronicles.com
Thanks,
Andrew S. Leiter
Author of The Chameleon Chronicles
It’s Brave, it’s Bold; it’s damn good writingOne thing about comic book fans — we don’t just read our books, we re-read ’em like crazy. This is one of the reasons why so many of us forget our CPR training when it counts the most, but can still quote you the effects of each version of kryptonite (green k kills Superman, red has unpredictable effects for a 24 hour period, etc. And if these conditions have been retconned out, I don’t wanna know). Which is one of the ways in which I can spot a really great story — how many times do I find myself rereading it? I think I’ve read the whole run of Preacher at least twenty times now, and still find myself reaching for it occasionally. Same goes for classics like Lone Wolf & Cub, Usagi Yojimbo, Alan Moore’s run on Swamp Thing; and obscure gems like The Inferior Five, Gabagool!, and Chrispy Bacon.
So this is why I knew I was onto something when I read Brave & The Bold #33 for the fifth time in two days.
I’m talking about the current series being written by J. Michael Straczynski. For those of you not familiar with this book, each issue promises a team-up between two or more superheroes (usually Batman and someone else, like the cartoon show of the same name). This issue’s cover promised an artist’s dream and a fanboy’s delight: Wonder Woman, Zatanna, and Batgirl. While there really aren’t any slam-bang battles with the Legion of Doom, this issue hit me hard with the emotional impact of… look, I hate spoilers, so let me just say that this standalone issue serves as a prequel/sequel to a VERY popular graphic novel, and holds up admirably. So admirably, in fact, that I found myself in my local comic store a few days later buying all the back Straczynski issues I could find. Every one of them was a winner! Straczynski is one of the best writers out there, and his runs on Thor, Rising Stars, Midnight Nation and Amazing Spider-Man are essential reading (well, not all of Spider-Man, but JMS has been very vocal about his not wanting to have anything to do with the “One More Day” and “Gwen Stacy needs some of that Norman Osborn lovin'” storylines). Over the course of a few issues, his Brave & The Bold stories hold more genuine feeling and character development than the last five DC crossover events combined.
JMS is about to kick off his runs on both Superman and Wonder Woman — why DC didn’t include previews of these in their Free Comic Book Day books, I’ll never know. Until then, please go out and pick up one or all of his Brave & The Bold issues. You will NOT be disappointed. Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to go read B&tB #33… for the umpteenth time.
Talkcast 33 – The Robert Heinlein Special with guest Spider RobinsonMuch as I would love to describe what this was like, I cannot so please listen. It’s indescribably delicious. Featuring, Spider Robinson, Jeanne Robinson, Peter Vinton and Jan Schroeder , we all talk about the man, the myth, the legacy that is Robert Anson Heinlein through the wonderful eyes of one of his friends.
From all of the staff here, a deep thanks to Spider and Jeanne for their precious time.
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TalkCast 32 – The Last Man Anthology & SkepticsOur guests for tonight’s ‘Cast Hunter Liguore, editor of The Last Man Standing Anthology. We had an absolutely charming discussion with her about her work, the anthology and what was coming up in the process. Travis Roy joined us from Granite State Skeptics to talk about his upcoming panel at Granite State Comicon on May 23, 2010.
In cinema news, we talked about movies clustering for summer 3012, to include Battleship, Dark Knight 3, ST2, Spidey Reboot and Avengers. The new trailer for Trek Nation is garnering some serious acclaim. New footage of Metropolis has been found. Turning to TV, if there is a reason for genre television to die ungracefully, Heroes season 5 is it.Former writer and Pushing Daisies creator Bryan Fuller will be back full time for Volume 5, though it may be too late for most of us. We had a round robin on an article about Joss Weadon’s Top 6 Character Deaths. SyFy’s latest idea, a cooking show? Enjoy.
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TalkCast 31 – The SucklordOur Auction for Jeanne Robinson Cancer Fund was officially posted on our website, and we got a few minutes to talk about what the pieces looked like. A shout out to Boing Boing and Cory Doctorow for their support and Browncoats Redemption for their help as well. We also talked about the Boston Independent Film Festivals premiere of Drones Directed by Amber Benson and Adam Busch wishing them the best of luck. In Doctor Who news, some new video games are coming out and The Doctor is being proposed as the Patron Saint of England. In related news it is with a sigh of relief that we report that FAUX has decided NOT to do an Americanized version of Torchwood. Genre TV has gotten uniformly bad numbers, which have been declining. According to Airlock Alpha rating have been as follows:
1. (1) Lost (ABC) — 5.6/9 — [85.5]
2. (2) Fringe (Fox) — 4.1/7 — [76.9]
3. (3) V (ABC) — 3.8/6 — [88.9]
4. (4) FlashForward (ABC) — 3.4/6 — [66.2]
5. (6) Vampire Diaries (CW) — 1.8/3 — [74.2]
6. (7) Supernatural (CW) — 1.5/2 — [81.0]
7. (8) Smallville (CW) — 1.2/2 — [84.2]
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After the trivia break, we spoke with DJ Sucklord. You can find his website here. It was, to say the least, an interesting conversation, with a PG-13 Rating.
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