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In this week's episode, we take a look at seven attitude shifts for writers that will make them happier and more productive. TRANSCRIPT 00:00:00 Introduction and Writing Updates Hello, everyone. Welcome to Episode 207 of The Pulp Writer Show. My name is Jonathan Moeller. Today is June 28th, 2024 and today we are discussing seven important attitude shifts for writers. Before we get into all that, we'll have an update on my current writing projects and then we'll do Question of the Week and then we'll move over to our main topic. For current writing projects, I am still in the first phase of editing for Shield of Darkness. I'm on chapter 20 of what I think is going to end up being either 27 or 28. A couple of my chapters were quite long, so I need to keep splitting them in half as I edit to not have, like 9,000 word chapters. So things are going pretty well with that and I am hoping if all goes well that the book will be out the second week of July, probably after the 4th of July holiday, because releasing new books on the 4th of July is not a great idea. So hopefully before too much longer, we will have that book out. I'm also 31,000 words into Half-Orc Paladin and that will be my next book once Shield of Darkness is done and that will hopefully be out in very early August. I'm also 14,000 words into Ghost in the Tombs. I'm not sure when that's going to come out. I'm very much hoping to have it out before October, but we'll see how things go in the next couple of months. In audiobook news, recording for Wizard Thief and Stealth and Spells Online: Leveling is underway. I believe both narrators started on recording this week. Spells Online: Leveling will be narrated by C.J. McAllister and Wizard Thief will be narrated by Leanne Woodward and they both did the previous books in the respective series. So if you want a sample, you can listen to the audiobook of Half-Elven Thief and Stealth and Spells Online: Creation. 00:01:50 Question of the Week (note: This section contains spoilers for multiple movies, including Casablanca and Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Khan) Now let's move on to Question of the Week. It's time for a Question of the Week, which is designed to inspire interesting discussion of enjoyable topics. This week's topic: what is your favorite ending to a movie? No wrong answers, obviously. The inspiration for this was that I've been editing Shield of Darkness, so I've been thinking a lot about what makes a satisfying ending and what does not. Obviously, I want to have a satisfying ending. We had some good comments with this one. Our first comment is from Justin, who says: I'll go with an oldie, Casablanca. Rick saves Ilsa, the woman he loves, and puts her on the plane to Lisbon with her husband. He puts morals above love and tells her that she would regret staying with him. Then he and Renault head off to join the Resistance. “Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship” Archetypes so powerful that you've used them. I'd argue that the Gray Knight's ending with Ridmark, leaving Calliande and go with Kharlacht is a variation on this. That is interesting because I meant that was not at all in my head when I wrote the ending of Frostborn: The Gray Knight, and I don't think I've ever consciously written anything that I would say had been influenced by Casablanca, though of course I have seen it and it is a great movie, which again shows it's a very interesting that people's interpretation of a particular piece of artwork can often have no connection to what the artist intended when he or she created the artwork, but both views are often valid. Our next come is from Michael, who says: probably the ending to The Illusionist, which is very satisfying or more infamously, Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan, which often reminds me of a story writing tip you have given in podcasts about good endings not necessarily needing to be a happy one. Our next comment is from Brandy, who says: the end of Serenity, where Summer Glau is checking everyone and stimming. Then her brother is badly hurt and you see that mental click and all the worry that she's going to hurt the one she cares about shifts to a feral “I will make this stop” and it's both feral and beautiful. When they break in, she's got this look like, yeah, test me. But she's perfectly willing to continue laying waste. It's just moving. Honestly having thought about it, go watch Hellsing Ultimate Abridged on YouTube. It's like a quarterly watch at my house, along a lot of true crime right now because my partner is trying to find an appropriately gruesome way to get rid of a character. I have to admit I've never actually seen Serenity or Hellsing myself, so maybe I'll put that on the to watch list. Our next comment is from John who says: Casablanca. Walking off at the end saying “this is beginning of a beautiful friendship.” Becca says V for Vendetta for me, I think. The ending scenes link key scenes, people, and phrases from earlier, then shows everyone from earlier, even those who died, and how they are linked to the change (with the voiceover). Our next comment is from Jenny, who says: no loose ends, no open to interpretation BS. Our next comment is from David who says: Son of Godzilla. When he goes back to his son in the snow-powerful. Scott says: The Mist. What a twist! Juana says: The Wrath of Khan. Fred says: Alien: Covenant. I think it's interesting that a couple of different people both said that Casablanca and Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Khan have very satisfying endings (I'm going to assume you've seen both those movies, so for next minute, actually next two minutes, if you haven't seen those movies, skip ahead If you want to avoid spoilers) because neither one of those movies has what would traditionally be called a happy ending. At the end of Casablanca, Rick doesn't get the girl, and at the end of Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Khan, Spock dies, saving the Enterprise. Of course, there's a level of happiness to the ending because Spock dies, but he dies saving the entire Enterprise crew from being destroyed by the Genesis device. And in Casablanca, Rick doesn't get the girl, but she goes off with her husband and escapes. The Nazis continue fighting, and Rick and Renault, the police inspector join forces to be in the Resistance to the Nazis in Casablanca, which in a sense is also a happy ending. So I think that reinforces yet again, that if you are writing something, you need to have an ending that emotionally satisfactorily resolves the conflicts in the of the story that were raised in the story itself. It doesn't have to be a happy ending, but does need to be a satisfying ending. And I think I think it's very fair to say that both Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Khan and Casablanca have satisfying endings. Also, as Jenny said, you probably want to avoid loose ends and open to interpretation endings, because they really do seem to irritate people. 00:05:44 Main Topic: Seven Important Attitude Shifts for Writers Now on to our main topic this week: seven important attitude shifts for writers. I decided to talk about this today because actually this I'm recording this on June the 28th and yesterday was the first presidential debate of the 2024 campaign season and without, you know, going into too much detail on that, you see a lot of reactions from people that are very gloom and doom and the country is doomed and the civilization is going to fall and so forth, which overlooks the fact that none of us know what is going to happen tomorrow and might be good or bad or maybe a little bit of both. That got me to thinking about how much of life is essentially mindset. Very often, regardless of one's circumstances, happiness and contentment can be a choice, even in very extreme and extenuating circumstances, and it can be a choice that you reject if you're doing quite well. Like in the book of Ecclesiastes in the Bible, the writer of the book talks about how a grievous evil he has seen under the sun is that there's a man with riches and palaces and food, and yet he's unable to enjoy any of them or derive any happiness for them, because he was not making the choice to, you know, appreciate the good things he had. He did not, in essence, have the mindset to appreciate the good things he had in his life. I've noticed this is very common for writers, probably because writing is such an intellectual activity that takes place significantly inside of one's own head, even before you start putting down words on the page. It's very easy to be your own worst enemy as a writer and develop beliefs that limit your ability to be effective or successful. I remember a long time ago when I was in college, I knew a couple of different people who said they didn't want to try very hard at things because one of them said the world was so evil that she thought the world was going to come to an end by before she was 30 and another one said that due to climate change and pollution, the world was going to come to an end before she was 30 as well. Well, I was the same age as them and I have not been 30 years old for a significant span of time. They were both wrong. The world has continued on for good and bad, for the significant span of time since we all would have been 30 years old. That is a good example of a mindset being self-defeating and not being in accordance with reality and essentially limiting what you can do because after all, if the world is going to end when you are 30 years old, there's no point in trying in your 20s and then suddenly you are hitting the mid-40s and upper 50s and like, hey, the world didn't end 20 years ago. So with that in mind, here are seven self-destructive attitudes I think both new and more advanced writers should train themselves out of. #1: the first destructive attitude: I should just sign up for one of those publishing services for writers because I don't have the time to figure all this stuff out. That is both a bad attitude and a very bad idea in general, because many of these services are predatory and don't offer very much for the large amount of money they're charging. It's better to pay in time than money when it comes to self-publishing. There are a lot of free resources online to help you learn to self-publish. Good ones include David Gaughran's newsletter that he gives that away for free. He has several free e-books on self-publishing. Bryan Cohen has what he calls his quarterly 5 Day Amazon Ads Profit Challenge. That is a very good way to start learning the intricacies of Amazon ads. Joanna Penn has a wide variety of free YouTube videos on the process of getting started with self-publishing and I think she has a free ebook on the topic as well. So there are all these free resources that you can use to just commit the time to learning the beginnings of self-publishing and not fork over thousands of dollars to do something. I mean granted in life, there are areas where it is probably better to hire experts. For example, I recently had to have a large tree taken down near my house because it was diseased and the bark was falling off. It was rotten and I was worried that it was going to fall on the house. Theoretically, I could have broken out my electric chainsaw and done it myself, but that would have been a very bad idea. It was better to hire experts who know what they're doing to do it safely to bring the tree down. However, self-publishing is not a giant tree that might fall on your house. It is relatively easy to learn the basics and to do so without paying money and you avoid predatory self-publishing companies as you do because you have to be licensed to run a tree removal company, at least in this state. You do not have to be licensed to buy a website and call yourself a self-publishing expert. So for all those reasons, I think this attitude is a destructive and harmful one, and it would be better for you to learn at least the fundamentals of self-publishing before you pay anyone for it. #2: Our second destructive attitude is: I should focus on building sales and a following for my first book before I bother starting the next one. I think this is a self-destructive attitude because it's what I call the decorating the bathroom before you've done dug the foundation of the house problem. If you want to have a writing career, or if you want to be a writer, actually doing writing needs to be the foundation of that. But writers tend to procrastinate and channel themselves into sort of writing adjacent activities, like working about their work on their website, or trying to build social media followers or building their newsletter or the other kind of things that can be important and useful for selling books but are nonetheless less important than actually writing the next book. I say that's like worrying about how your bathroom will be decorated before you've even dug the foundation of your house. You should really dig the foundation of the house, build that house, and then worry how the bathroom is going to be decorated before you start worrying about that. It's also very rare for a writer of any genre to have massive success on a first book. Everyone thinks about these debut novelists who released their first books and were big hits. However, if you look at the overall population of writers, these people are vanishingly rare in terms of percentages, like lottery winners. They just got lucky and found an agent who believed in the book, who passed it on to an editor who believed in the book, and the publisher believed in the book and decided to put a big marketing push behind it. That was enough to turn the book into a hit. This can happen to you, but it's about as likely as going to the gas station, buying a lottery ticket, and becoming a billionaire. It's probably not going to happen, and you're better off putting in the work yourself. So with all that in mind, if you're worried about the sales of your first book rather than getting your energies too diverted on the various writing adjacent tasks like newsletters and social media and websites and so forth, perhaps writing the next book might be a better use of your time. #3: The third self-destructive attitude we're going to talk about is “Ads and marketing aren't for me.  My book should stand on its own merits.” I recently heard of someone who attended a training session about ads where one of the other attendees refused to do any ads for their book but were frustrated that their sales had stalled. The person in question simply did not see the causal connection between these two events. It's a very cruel and very real fact that plenty of great books are never read because people never find them. It's important not to view ads as something dirty or shifty or uncouth. If you feel that way, you're probably doing them wrong. Ads are just a simple way to connect people with books that they're excited to read. It's as simple as that. You want to use ads as a tool where you will find the right reader for your specific book. It is intimidating to learn how ads work. I'd say Facebook is the most complicated and Amazon is the least complicated, but that's just matters of degree because they're both pretty complicated. There are free programs like Bryan Cohen's Author Ad Challenge for learning how Amazon ads work for writers, and this includes forums for asking questions and getting more help. As with just learning the basics of self-publishing, there are a lot of free resources and good resources out there that you can use to give yourself at least a basic competency with ads. That would be very helpful for your writing career. #4: Our 4th self-destructive attitude: It's a waste to spend money on ads. This can be true, with the caveat it's a waste to spend money on ads if you don't know what you're doing. It is very easy to aimlessly spend large amounts of money on Facebook and Bookbub ads. While it's much harder to aimlessly spend money on Amazon ads, you can do it. Taking the time to learn how these ads work and then starting out slowly and gradually building up the budgets is crucial to not wasting money. Amazon, Facebook, and BookBub's daily limits make it easy to budget how much you are spending on ads. Another reason people often think it's a waste to spend money on ads is because their targeting is way too broad. Like you hear about people saying Facebook ads don't work, and then you dig into their story a bit more and it turns out they set their category to “books” and that's it. They're just targeting everyone who liked books. That is indeed a waste of money, because with advertising in general and book marketing in particular, the more specific you can get your targeting down, the better you will do. This is most easily demonstrated in romance, where it's common for romance readers describe books as like, you know, a slow burn, enemies to lovers, sweet romance with a happily ever after ending. Which is like four different story tropes, but that's very commonly how romance authors talk about books. So if you wrote a book like that, you can dial down the advertising enough to target people who are just interested in that kind of book through comp authors or interests, then your ads have a much higher chance of being successful, so bear that in mind. It's only a waste to spend money on ads if you don't know what you're doing, and if your targeting isn't right. #5: The 5th destructive attitude is: if that my book wasn't successful right away, I'm a failure as a writer. No one ever does anything right the first time and you should beat yourself up over it. Additionally, many books do well after a re-edit, title change, or cover change. It's possible your book just needs one of those. I mean, I've written 150 novels and I still have that kind of thing.  I originally called my LitRPG series Sevenfold Sword Online, but that confused people with because they thought it was attached to the Sevenfold Sword series. Earlier this year I retitled it to Stealth and Spells Online, and it's done quite a bit better since that title change. The reality is that most first books don't sell well. It doesn't mean that you should give up. The solution is to keep writing. Keep reading books in your genre and keep learning what readers want to read. It's important to keep experimenting and keep trying new things. I'm currently reading a history of the Dune series as a franchise. Based on Frank Herbert's earlier career, you would not predict that he would have written one of the classics of sci-fi literature. In fact, what he was originally writing about that turned into Dune was a nonfiction article about how the state of Oregon was trying to control the sand dunes in the eastern part of the state and keep them from overrunning other lands. That was what Dune originally was, a nonfiction article about sand dune management and then he wasn't able to sell that article. He rewrote it into a fictional short story and it gradually turned into Dune. There's a joke that every overnight success takes 10 to 20 years to prepare, and it definitely seems to have been true in Frank Herbert's case. If you keep on writing, perhaps that will be true of you as well. #6: Self-destructive attitude number six: it's not worth self-publishing because people won't respect my book unless it's traditionally published. I always love this one because the prestige of being traditionally published is great. But do you know what prestige doesn't do? Pay bills! Would you rather have the prestige or the money and full control of your works? Like earlier this episode, I mentioned that I had to pay some people to bring a tree down in my yard. Can you imagine walking up to a bunch of guys and with chainsaws and telling them, hey, I'm going to pay with the prestige of being traditionally published, but not actual money? That would not work out very well. I have in fact been traditionally published a very long time ago and let me tell you, the money of self-publishing is so much better than the prestige of being traditionally published. Full control of your work and money, in my opinion, is much better than prestige. Additionally, if you do get the prestige of traditional publishing, you are paying for it quite a bit. Traditional publishing has been providing their authors with increasingly less editing, marketing, and creative control and are prone to giving you increasingly restrictive contracts in return. Royalties may take a very long time to arrive and more realistically, never arrive at all as many books don't pay out past their initial advance. Traditionally published authors are taking on an increasing amount of the workload of marketing and find that their books are often filled with typos because less attention and staffing are being provided to the editorial departments. Prestige is really the main thing that traditional publishing is still offering, and there's also the problem that that many people in traditional publishing are unethical. I mean obviously self-publishing has its fair share of scammers as well, but remember, traditional publishing is supposed to have prestige. Prestige doesn't keep out the scammers. Recently there was a meltdown on Twitter where a literary agent posted that she just read a great book and she liked the idea but she didn't like the author and so she thought about giving the idea of the book to another one of her authors to write for her. I suspect she was saying that jokingly, but it didn't come across that way and so all of literary Twitter fell upon her head. She followed the predictable course of deleting all her social media accounts and then getting fired from the agency from which she worked. If you talk to experienced traditional published writers off the record, very often they will admit that literary agents are often very sketchy people. So if you are self-published, one of the big advantages is that you don't have to deal with that. #7: The seventh and final most self-destructive attitude: I need to quit my day job to be a real writer. The answer to that is no, you don't. Just a few examples of authors who kept their day jobs: Franz Kafka worked in an insurance company, Anthony Trollope was a postal clerk who wrote for 2 hours in the morning every day before he went to work, and Toni Morrison was an editor. I don't think anyone in their right mind would claim that Franz Kafka, Anthony Trollope, and Toni Morrison were not real writers. Real writers usually still have a full-time job. The reality is that very few writers earn an income on their own larger than a salary and work benefits would be or if they do, they're not able to sustain that level of income over the span of their career. In an Author's Guild survey from a few years ago, even full-time authors were reporting a median yearly income of $20,300. There's nothing wrong with not being a full-time writer and nothing wrong with just doing writing as a side hustle that you enjoy. Now you might think this is hypocritical. Jonathan Moeller, you yourself are a full-time writer and have been for the last eight years. For my part, I didn't actually want to become a full-time writer at first. I found that I was obliged to do so because I needed to move for family reasons. It did work out in my case. And to be fair to myself, I have definitely hustled doing that. I mean, in the last eight years I've written like 80 new novels and at least half a dozen complete series in that time. Most days I am writing from about 7:30 in the morning to 5:00 in the afternoon with breaks for lunch and exercise and so forth. Then there's all the business stuff on the side and then audiobooks as well. So you can be a full time writer, but it is definitely a lot of work, which is what I've been doing for the last eight years. By no means should you consider yourself not to be a real writer if you also have a full-time job. If I had not been obliged to move for family circumstances, I probably would have kept my full-time job until my employer ran out of money (which would have been a real possibility a few years ago). So there we are, seven self-destructive attitudes that I think writers would do well to remove from their minds. So that is it for this week. Thank you for listening to The Pulp Writer Show. I hope you found the show useful. A quick note of thanks to my transcriptionist for helping me to research and pull together a list for this episode. A reminder that you that you can listen to all the back episodes on https://thepulpwritershow.com. If you enjoyed the podcast, please leave a review on your podcasting platform of choice. Stay safe and stay healthy and see you all next week.

Today on the show we have renaissance filmmaker Tanner Beard. I Had the pleasure of meeting him at the Mammoth Film Festival this year. His adventures in Hollywood are pretty amazing.Tanner Beard is a film and television actor, producer and director as well as CEO of Silver Sail Entertainment and Mammoth Film Festival. SSE was created during the industry strike of 2008 with a concentration on cultivating professional media content without sacrificing the integrity and artistic vision of the content creators themselves.Tanner has since produced various projects including a travel show, award-winning short films, award-winning documentaries, commercials, music videos and multiple seasons of a web-based television series.His feature film producer credits include critically acclaimed ‘Hellion” starring Aaron Paul and Juliette Lewis, and ‘Legend of Hell's Gate,' which he also wrote, directed and starred in alongside Eric Balfour, Henry Thomas, Jenna Dewan Tatum, Summer Glau, Kevin Alejandro, and Lou Taylor Pucci. Mammoth Film Festival was named by the press as “the biggest first-year film festival ever created” in 2018.In early 2015, Tanner Beard entered into a four-film partnership with iconic Oscar-Nominated Director Terrance Malick and producer Sarah Green. ‘Knight of Cups‘ stars Christian Bale, Ryan Gosling, Cate Blanchett, Michael Fassbender, and Natalie Portman. The only documentary of the partnership, ‘Voyage of Time,' was produced alongside Brad Pitt, who also narrates the film. It recently premiered at the Venice Film Festival and had its North American Premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.Enjoy my conversation with Tanner Beard.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/bulletproof-screenwriting-podcast--2881148/support.

Paramahansa Yogananda's Autobiography of a Yogi was one of the most impactful spiritual books of the 20th century and has travelled around the world, inspiring millions to walk the spiritual path. But what are 21st-century spiritual aspirants, steeped in technology and science, to think of these classic tales of gurus, swamis, and miracles in the Himalayas? Do these tales have relevance today? In Wisdom of a Yogi, best-selling author, entrepreneur, and venture capitalist Rizwan Virk brings out the lessons from Yogananda's classic and reinterprets them for the modern age. In 14 unforgettable lessons, interweaving stories from the autobiography with tales of college professors, students, entrepreneurs, and modern seekers, Virk brings the ancient lessons of karma, yoga, meditation, and siddhas into the modern age of YouTube, video games, mobile phones, and social media. Whether you have never read or listened to the autobiography, or have experienced it multiple times, Wisdom of a Yogi will help enhance your spiritual practice in today's increasingly complex, cluttered, and connected world. Rizwan (“Riz”) Virk is a successful  entrepreneur, investor, futurist, bestselling author, video game industry pioneer, and indie film producer.     Riz received a B.S. in Computer Science  from MIT,  and a M.S. in Management from Stanford's GSB.  He is currently working on a PhD at ASU's College of Global Futures, researching metaverse and virtual worlds. Riz has produced many indie films (imdb link), including Thrive,  Sirius,  Knights of Badassdom, starring Peter Dinklage and Summer Glau, The CW's The Outpost, as well as adaptations of the works of Philip K. Dick and Ursula K. Le Guin.​Riz's books include Startup Myths & Models, The Simulation Hypothesis, Zen Entrepreneurship, and Treasure Hunt: Follow Your Inner Clues to Find True Success, and The Simulated Multiverse. You can find Rizwan's lbook The Simulate Multiverse here https://www.amazon.com/Simulated-Multiverse-Scientist-Simulation-Hypothesis-ebook/dp/B08XFR749T/ You can find the book Wisdom of the Yogi here https://www.amazon.com/Wisdom-Yogi-Lessons-Seekers-Autobiography/dp/1954872100/ You can find the rest of Rizwan's amazing books here https://www.amazon.com/stores/Rizwan-Virk/author/B00J1MY54K 

Wisdom of a Yogi: Lessons for Modern Seekers from Autobiography of a Yogi  with Rizwan Virk Yogananda's The Autobiography of a Yogi has been called “the book that changed a thousand lives.” Now it has been reimagined for the technological age by Rizwan Virk the founder of Play Labs at MIT. In Wisdom of a Yogi: Lessons for Modern Seekers from Autobiography of a Yogi (Bayview Books, June 2023 in partnership with Harper Collins Publishers India) Virk retells the Yogananda's stories of magic, mystery, and spiritual searching and brings them to a new generation.  Rizwan (“Riz”) Virk is a successful  entrepreneur, investor, futurist, bestselling author, video game industry pioneer, and indie film producer.     Riz received a B.S. in Computer Science  from MIT,  and a M.S. in Management from Stanford's GSB.  He is currently working on a PhD at ASU's College of Global Futures, researching metaverse and virtual worlds. Riz was the founder of Play Labs @ MIT, a startup accelerator held on campus at  the MIT Game Lab.   He also runs Bayview Labs and is a venture partner Griffin Gaming Partners, one of the largest gaming VC funds and is an advisor to Ridge Ventures.  Riz is an advisor to many startups, VC's, educational institutions, blockchain organizations and  private foundations. His interest and expertise ranges from startups/VC industry, video games/metaverse, blockchain/cryptocurrency, meditation/consciousness, simulation theory, UFOs/UAPs, the intersection of science, science fiction, religion and philosophy.   His podcast, The Simulated Universe explores many of these issues at the edge of science and science fiction. Riz is a prolific Silicon Valley angel investor, having invested in many startups including Tapjoy, Telltale Games, Discord, Funzio (sold to GREE), Pocket Gems, Moon Express, Theta Labs, Bitmovio, North Bay Solutions, One Billion Tech and many others.  His video games have included Tap Fish, Penny Dreadful: Demimonde and Grimm: Cards of Fate. Riz has produced many indie films (imdb link), including Thrive,  Sirius,  Knights of Badassdom, starring Peter Dinklage and Summer Glau, The CW's The Outpost, as well as adaptations of the works of Philip K. Dick and Ursula K. Le Guin. Riz's books include Startup Myths & Models, The Simulation Hypothesis, Zen Entrepreneurship, and Treasure Hunt: Follow Your Inner Clues to Find True Success, and The Simulated Multiverse. Riz has been featured in Inc. Magazine, The Boston Globe, The Wall Street Journal, Tech Crunch, Venture Beat, Vox.com,  Digital Trends, Hackernoon, NBC News.com, The Telegraph, BBC Science Focus, The Spectator and many other places. He speaks regularly on subjects such as startups, video games, the metaverse,  meditation and career success both in person and online. He has been interviewed extensively ranging from The Daily Show with Jon Stewart to Inside Edition Digital, Coast to Coast AM,  CBC's Tapestry, The History Channel and Gaia TV. He splits his time between  Mountain View, CA,  Cambridge, MA, and Tempe, AZ, depending on the time of year. Follow him @rizstanford, and https://www.zenentrepreneur.com/ Twitter: @rizstanford Facebook: www.facebook.com/zenentrepreneur ​Learn more about Dr. Bernie here:  http://berniesiegelmd.com/

Sign up on Patreon or Substack now to hear every episode!BONUS CONTENTPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/MFTIC?fan_landing=trueRokfin: https://www.rokfin.com/myfamilythinksimcrazySubstack: https://myfamilythinksimcrazy.substack.com/Synchro-Wisdom Dialogue: https://linktr.ee/mysticmarkpodcastKo-fi: https://ko-fi.com/myfamilythinksimcrazyMerch: https://mftic-podcast.creator-spring.comHelp fund the show, I cannot do this without your support.Venmo: @MysticMarkPaypal: @mysticmarkBTC: 3MQBrF1sGKm17icjQZCxuW7Z3R19jLzTZbBuy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/MFTICWithout you this Podcast would not exist.Rizwan Virk, successful entrepreneur, investor, futurist, bestselling author, video game industry pioneer, and indie film producer, returns to discuss his latest book Wisdom of A Yogi, which after the the 75th anniversary of the seminal Autobiography of A Yogi written by the legendary Paramahansa Yogananda, an Indian Hindu monk, yogi and guru who introduced millions to meditation and Kriya Yoga through his organization, Self-Realization Fellowship (SRF) / Yogoda Satsanga Society (YSS) of India – the only one he created to disseminate his teachings. A chief disciple of the yoga guru Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri, he was sent by his lineage to spread the teachings of yoga to the West. He immigrated to America at the age of 27 to prove the unity between Eastern and Western religions and to preach a balance between Western material growth and Indian spirituality. Rizwan examines this classic work with a modern lens and utilizing his background in technology with a focus on the simulation hypothesis. We discuss the impact that Yogananda had on the world and how his ideas are still relevant today. I asked Riz about the dangers of AI and he shares his thoughts on that and a number of other related topics.  Riz has produced many indie films (imdb link), including Thrive,  Sirius,  Knights of Badassdom, starring Peter Dinklage and Summer Glau, The CW's The Outpost, as well as adaptations of the works of Philip K. Dick and Ursula K. Le Guin. Riz's books include Startup Myths & Models, The Simulation Hypothesis, Zen Entrepreneurship, and Treasure Hunt: Follow Your Inner Clues to Find True Success, and The Simulated Multiverse. Buy Riz's Books Here: https://www.zenentrepreneur.com/more-infoLearn more about Rizwan Virk Here: https://www.zenentrepreneur.com/Are you an Artist? get paid and promoted to Replace this Episode's Artwork : email me at mfticpodcast@gmail.comShare This Episode: https://share.transistor.fm/s/19dd7a5bThis Podcast is Sponsored by the Hit Kit! check out the Hit Kit Here  https://hitkit.us/New Booklet by Mystic MarkS.E.E.E.N. #3 A.S.C.E.T.I.C. In Strange New Havenhttps://ko-fi.com/s/0f1e2ff76fMFTIC MerchJoin us on TelegramLeave me a message On Telegram!For Exclusive My Family Thinks I'm Crazy Content: Only 5$ get 150+ Bonus Episodes, Sign up on our Patreon For Exclusive Episodes. Check out the S.E.E.E.N.or on Rokfin@MFTICPodcast on Twitter@myfamilythinksimcrazy on Instagram, Follow, Subscribe, Rate, and Review we appreciate you!https://www.myfamilythinksimcrazy.comhttps://altmediaunited.com/my-family-thinks-im-crazy/Listen to Every AMU Podcast with this link. https://lnns.co/pI5xHeyFdfgGET A NEW PODCASTING APP! https://podcastindex.org/appsMUSICAL CREDITSIntro Song by Destiny LabIntroMusic: Paint YouBy Nu Alkemi$tOutroMusic: EraBy ShimmerMusic: Peaking Through The CurtainBy HoliznaRapsReleased under a Creative Commons Attribution International 4.0 License Thanks To Soundstripe and FMA CC4.0 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Mike McCord works on the board that organizes Fandom Fest 2023 and has the latest scoop. Photo Ops and autographs will be available from ALAN TUDYK, SUMMER GLAU, TODD HABERKORN, KEONE YOUNG and ADRIAN PAUL. That's not all, meet comic artist. Bart Sears, Bill Anderson, and Keith Haugen. Visit the Vendor Hall, Cosplay Corner, Geek Garage, Dragon Dungeon, or play classic Arcade games. Sit in on a panel or two, grab a bite to eat, and enjoy the weekend. Call (646)668-2433 with your questions for MIke about FANDOM FEST 2023!! Let's See What's Out There...ENGAGE!

Diane and Sean discuss the beloved 'verse created by Joss Whedon, Serenity. Episode music is, "The Ballad of Serenity", performed by Sonny Rhodes, written by Joss Whedon from the OST of the Firefly television series.-  Our theme song is by Brushy One String-  Artwork by Marlaine LePage-  Why Do We Own This DVD?  Merch available at Teepublic-  Follow the show on social media:- Tumblr: WhyDoWeOwnThisDVD-  Follow Sean's Plants on IG: @lookitmahplantsSupport the show

It's our 100th episode and in celebration we have a guest who worked on the movie! That's right folks we are joined by the always amazing Rebecca Cook! She takes us behind the scenes and tells us what it's like to do costumes on a movie about the world of LARP (live action roll play) And if you haven't seen this movie just take a look at the all star cast including Steve Zahn, Peter Dinklage, Ryan Kwanten, Summer Glau, W. Earl Brown, and Danny Pudi!

This week, we would like to introduce you to Epic: Ctrl-Alt Destroy, from Realm Starring Firefly's Summer Glau as a video game designer who discovers that the game she created has been stolen as part of a top secret project—and might be the only thing keeping the world from plunging into war. While battling monsters and exploring dungeons in the world of Alternis, nations compete for real-world resources, and losing has catastrophic consequences. Desperate for help, Team USA hopes that bringing in the game's actual designer—in secret—will give them the upper hand they need. But in a futuristic world where losing has catastrophic consequences, is the game itself playing fair? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, we would like to introduce you to Epic: Ctrl-Alt Destroy, a new show from Realm. Starring Firefly's Summer Glau, Ctrl-Alt-Destroy follows a video game designer who discovers that the game she created has been stolen as part of a top secret project—and might be the only thing keeping the world from plunging into war. While battling monsters and exploring dungeons in the world of Alternis, nations compete for real-world resources, and losing has catastrophic consequences. Desperate for help, Team USA hopes that bringing in the game's actual designer—in secret—will give them the upper hand they need. But in a futuristic world where losing has catastrophic consequences, is the game itself playing fair?  Episodes of The Rapscallion Agency will resume on January 10, 2023. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I really really really enjoyed speaking with Rizwan Virk the amazing writer of The Simulation Hypothesis and The Simulated Multiverse Do multiple versions of ourselves exist in parallel universes living out their lives in different timelines?In this follow up to his bestseller, The Simulation Hypothesis, MIT Computer Scientist and Silicon Valley Game Pioneer Rizwan Virk explores these topics from a new lens: that of simulation theory. If we are living in a simulated universe, composed of information that is rendered around us, then many of the complexities and baffling characteristics of our reality start to make more sense. In particular the two most popular interpretations of quantum mechanics, the Copenhagen Interpretation and the Many Worlds interpretation, which are thought to be mutually exclusive, can be unified in an information based framework. Quantum computing lets us simulate complex phenomena in parallel, allowing the simulation to explore many realities at once to find the most "optimum" path forward. Could this explain not only the enigmatic Mandela Effect but provide us with a new understanding of time and space? Bringing his unique trademark style of combining video games, computer science, quantum physics and computing with lots of philosophy and science fiction, Virk gives us a new way to think about not just our universe, but all possible timelines in the multiverse! Rizwan (“Riz”) Virk is a successful  entrepreneur, investor, futurist, bestselling author, video game industry pioneer, and indie film producer.     Riz received a B.S. in Computer Science  from MIT,  and a M.S. in Management from Stanford's GSB.  He is currently working on a PhD at ASU's College of Global Futures, researching metaverse and virtual worlds. Riz has produced many indie films (imdb link), including Thrive,  Sirius,  Knights of Badassdom, starring Peter Dinklage and Summer Glau, The CW's The Outpost, as well as adaptations of the works of Philip K. Dick and Ursula K. Le Guin.​Riz's books include Startup Myths & Models, The Simulation Hypothesis, Zen Entrepreneurship, and Treasure Hunt: Follow Your Inner Clues to Find True Success, and The Simulated Multiverse. You can find Rizwan's latest book The Simulate Multiverse here https://www.amazon.com/Simulated-Multiverse-Scientist-Simulation-Hypothesis-ebook/dp/B08XFR749T/ Check out his website here https://www.zenentrepreneur.com/ You can get Lee's new book here Conversations with the Z's, Book One: The Energetics of the New Human Soul https://www.amazon.com/Conversations-Zs-Book-One-Energetics-ebook/dp/B0B9FLR8ZN  Buy Tickets to Reality CON 2 Activating the Large Sums Of Money Mindset https://realityrevolutioncon.com/tickets  Buy My Art - Unique Sigil Magic and Energy Activation Through Flow Art and Voyages Through Space and Imagination. https://www.newearth.art/  The New Earth Activation trainings - Immerse yourself in 12 hours of content focused on the new earth with channeling, meditations, advanced training and access to the new earth https://realityrevolutioncon.com/newearth  Alternate Universe Reality Activation  get full access to new meditations, new lectures, recordings from the reality con and the 90 day AURA meditation schedulehttps://realityrevolutionlive.com/aura45338118  BUY MY BOOK! https://www.amazon.com/Reality-Revolution-Mind-Blowing-Movement-Hack/dp/154450618X/  Listen to my book on audible https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Reality-Revolution-Audiobook/B087LV1R5V  Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/The-Reality-Revolution-Podcast-Hosted-By-Brian-Scott-102555575116999  Join our Facebook group The Reality Revolution https://www.facebook.com/groups/523814491927119  Contact us at media@advancedsuccessinstitute.com  For all episodes of the Reality Revolution – https://www.therealityrevolution.com  Follow Us on Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/TheRealityRevolution/  Follow me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/the_reality_revolution/  Follow me on Twitter https://twitter.com/mediaprime  Follow me on MeWe https://mewe.com/i/brianscott71  All My Interviews -- https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKv1KCSKwOo_Y78_zt_zv9TI1AGx-WimT  All my Audiobooks - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKv1KCSKwOo-ArT_9WQ-SrKaEP7VgIPb5  #multiverse #simulation #mandela

It's the 20th anniversary of the premiere of Firefly, the shiniest little space western in all the verse.  So we talk about Firefly.  

Buy The Simulated Multiverse Now!https://bookshop.org/a/86490/9781954872004Buy The Simulation Hypothesis Now!https://bookshop.org/a/86490/9780983056904Rizwan Virk, successful entrepreneur, investor, futurist, bestselling author, video game industry pioneer, and indie film producer, Joins Mystic Mark for a conversation about the potential that we are living in a simulated multiverse. Riz shared his story and where this research began, his thoughts on Synchronicity, the indicators that we may be in a simulated multiverse and so much more. I asked Riz about Aliens, Psychedelics and the parallels between simulation theory and theology or creationism. Riz has produced many indie films (imdb link), including Thrive,  Sirius,  Knights of Badassdom, starring Peter Dinklage and Summer Glau, The CW's The Outpost, as well as adaptations of the works of Philip K. Dick and Ursula K. Le Guin.Riz's books include Startup Myths & Models, The Simulation Hypothesis, Zen Entrepreneurship, and Treasure Hunt: Follow Your Inner Clues to Find True Success, and The Simulated Multiverse. Buy Riz's Books Here: https://www.zenentrepreneur.com/more-infoLearn more about Rizwan Virk Here: https://www.zenentrepreneur.com/Share This Episode: https://share.transistor.fm/s/5e7b4808Get the SEEEN Travel Guide!https://ko-fi.com/s/6f1e1173a0Synchro-Wisdom Dialogue: https://linktr.ee/mysticmarkpodcastMFTIC Merchhttps://mftic-podcast.creator-spring.comJoin us on TelegramLeave me a message On Telegram!For Exclusive My Family Thinks I'm Crazy Content: Only 3$ get 50+ Bonus Episodes, Sign up on our Patreon For Exclusive Episodes. Check out the S.E.E.E.N.or on Rokfin@MFTICPodcast on Twitter@myfamilythinksimcrazy on Instagram, Follow, Subscribe, Rate, and Review we appreciate you!https://www.myfamilythinksimcrazy.comhttps://altmediaunited.com/my-family-thinks-im-crazy/Listen to Every AMU Podcast with this link. https://lnns.co/pI5xHeyFdfgGET A NEW PODCASTING APP! https://podcastindex.org/appsHelp fund the show, I cannot do this without your support.CashApp: $MarkSteevesJrVenmo: @MysticMarkPaypal: @mysticmarkPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/MFTIC?fan_landing=trueRokfin: https://www.rokfin.com/myfamilythinksimcrazyKo-fi: https://ko-fi.com/myfamilythinksimcrazyBuy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/MFTICWithout you this Podcast would not exist, bless all who support.MUSICAL CREDITSIntro Song by Destiny LabMusic: Shadow Of ElaraBy The Europa Protoharmonic Symphony OrchestraOutroMusic: 36g/8gBy: Monplaisir Feat SouthmanMusic: It Takes A VillageBy HoliznaReleased under a Creative Commons Attribution International 4.0 License Thanks To Soundstripe and Free Music Archive ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

"Take their mics, take their PCs, take them where there are no podcasts, they don't care, they'll still watch movies, you can't take the cinema from them." If you ever watched the very short-lived, but super beloved TV show Firefly you tried terribly to match those lyrics to the theme song. The Mikes are podcasters, not lyricists. Speaking of podcasters, the Mikes are joined by fellow podcaster John Amenta of https://www.stitcher.com/show/pint-o-comics (The Pint) podcast, long-time friend of the show and first-time guest (though the Mikes have taken over The Pint a couple of times and you should check those episodes out). Mike Butler, Mike Field, and John take a look at the Firefly spin-off film Serenity. A fantastic sci-fi film in its own right; this crew will discuss some of the small gripes they have with the plot and dated special effects, whether the film can be watched without having seen the TV show, as well as the fantastic writing, phenomenal performances (especially by https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0252230/?ref_=tt_cl_t_3 (Chiwetel Ejiofor)) and story. For those that don't know, Serenity is about a group of outlaws on the outskirts of a distant solar system aboard their ship, Serenity. After ex-military officer-turned outlaw, Captain Malcolm Reynolds (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0277213/?ref_=tt_cl_t_1 (Nathan Fillion)) and his crew takes in Simon (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0536883/?ref_=tt_cl_t_8 (Sean Maher)) and his psychic sister, River (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1132359/?ref_=tt_cl_t_9 (Summer Glau)), whom he has just rescued from the treacherous Alliance forces, they are pursued by the Operative (Chiwetel Ejiofor), an Alliance agent who will stop at nothing to find them. So, grab your popcorn and soda, please notice the exits to the left and right of you and settle down for https://www.forgottencinemapodcast.com/ (Forgotten Cinema).  00:00 - Introduction 03:29 - Film Summary 04:23 - Film Facts 15:20 - Film Discussion 47:29 - Critics Reviews 48:44 - Favorite Quotes 53:45 - Why it's Forgotten 1:01:18 - Where to Find Us

Summer! It's a season! It's a people name! It's a lot of things to a lot of people. This week, Marcus Freeman is back to discuss it, in all it's wet bulb temperature glory! Topics include the Summer of Love, SummerSlam, Summertime Sadness and more. Plus, we're playing I See What You Did There! and Summer Of...Check out the tabletop gaming podcast, Sonic Realms, of which Marcus is a member: https://www.sonicrealms.net/ or anywhere you get podcasts!Take a peek at Forteller Games too! https://www.fortellergames.com/And listen to the music of Michael J. O'Connor: https://michaeljoconnor.bandcamp.com/Looking for some sci-fi books? https://readspaceboy.com/

Director Joss Whedon and actors Nathan Fillion, Adam Baldwin, Summer Glau and Ron Glass

Mike and Jesse discuss the 2013 comedy horror film Knights of Badassdom. Starring Ryan Kwanten, Steve Zahn, Peter Dinklage and Summer Glau. Leave us a message at https://speakpipe.com/cdfpod Get your CDFPod merch at https://cdfpodmerch.com Our theme music was composed by CollinDomo AKA Chunky Krill. Find more of his work at soundcloud.com/chunky-krill Facebook: facebook.com/cdfpod Instagram: instagram.com/cdfpod/

Sehr geburtstaglich und mit folglich passend veränderlichendem Altersunterschied besprechen wir diese Woche den Actionfilm The Protégé - Made for Revenge. Etwas weniger geradlinig, aber möglicherweise auch lohnender, trotz vollkommen unverständlichem Titel, geht es in The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window vor sich. Echten Nerds und Fans von Summer Glau sei der LARP-Slasher Knights of Badassdom empfohlen.

There may come a day when there won't be room for naughty men like Harlly, Jeaun and Lawson to slip around at all. If this podcast goes south, there well may not be another. So here's us on the raggedy edge.ALSO DISCUSSED* A Boy Called Christmas (2021)* The Brothers Grimm (2005)* The Cave (2005)* The Constant Gardener (2005)* Cry Wolf (2005)* Encanto (2021)* The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)* Firefly (2002)* Last Night in Soho (2021)* Red Eye (2005)* Ron's Gone Wrong (2021)* The Unforgivable (2021)Reach us on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/IDontKnowWhyWe1Read Harlly and Jeaun's Blog at https://onthebrightsidemedia.home.blog/Read Lawson's Blog athttps://exitthroughthecandycounter.wordpress.com/

It's fantasy month BABY! Today we talk about:2013's movie Knights of Badassdom starring Summer Glau... that is all that was important to me! lol A movie about larpers who read from an actual Grimoire and summon something they shouldn't haveIf you guys have any request for future movie request please send us an emailat whowatchesthispodcast@gmail.comJoin the FB group page:https://www.facebook.com/WhoWatchesThisPodcast/Our equipment:Mic: https://amzn.to/3o12CObMic: https://amzn.to/3lWg2t7Audio Interface: https://amzn.to/2GYxyydXLR cables: https://amzn.to/2T3ecKE

Nach diversen Sprachnachrichten, unmittelbar nach dem Staffelfinale von Loki, beschlossen Raphael und ich das ganze doch einfach aufzunehmen. P.s. Wir schwärmen noch mehr über Loki als über Summer Glau. ;) P.p.s. Spolierwarnung: Wir spoilern wie die Wildsau.

Zusammen mit Raphael von der Dritten Macht und Jules Vernes Erben Podcast spreche ich über die Serie Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Wir schwärmen natürlich seeeehr über Summer Glau :) Folgt Raphael: https://twitter.com/JaDaBlinkts

Does Firefly the show still hold up after so long? Does it's movie? Well we are here to answer that. Dasher and Seth had never seen the show but had both seen the film. Also we cover the newest episode of Marvel and Disney plus' show "Loki"Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/pressplaypodcast)

This week, we would like to introduce you to Ctrl-Alt-Destroy, another show from Realm (formerly known as Serial Box), the studio that brought you ReMade. Listen and subscribe to Ctrl-Alt-Destroy wherever you get your podcasts, or visit https://www.realm.fm/shows/ctrl-alt-destroy Starring Firefly’s Summer Glau, Tandy is a video game designer who discovers that the game she created has been stolen as part of a top secret project—and might be the only thing keeping the world from plunging into war.  While battling monsters and exploring dungeons in the world of Alternis, nations compete for real-world resources, and losing has catastrophic consequences. They stole her game...and now she must join their fight.  But in a futuristic world where losing has catastrophic consequences, is the game itself playing fair? Ctrl-Alt-Destroy is a Realm production. Listen away.

This week on Total Movie Recall, we go to the suck. Steve develops a thousand yard stare reserved for veterans of nightmare wars and mediocre podcasts. Ryan chalks up another point in the Irresponsible Father column, reflecting on his father's prudent decision to let him watch this vision of insanity at a tender age yet again. If you listen to this episode, you can go to my house and fornicate with my sister. Full Metal Jacket (1987) d. Stanley Kubrick w. Gustav Hasford based on his novel The Short-Timers Starring: Matthew Modine as Pvt. Joker Adam Baldwin as Animal Mother Vincent D'Onofrio as Pvt. Pyle R. Lee Ermey as Gny. Sgt. Hartman Dorian Harewood as Eightball Kevyn Major Howard as Rafterman Arliss Howard as Pvt. Cowboy Stanley Kubrick's take on the Vietnam War follows smart-aleck Private Davis, quickly christened "Joker" by his foul-mouthed drill sergeant, and pudgy Private Lawrence, nicknamed "Gomer Pyle," as they endure the rigors of basic training. Though Pyle takes a frightening detour, Joker graduates to the Marine Corps and is sent to Vietnam as a journalist, covering -- and eventually participating in -- the bloody Battle of Hué. Things discussed in the show: Willy Wonka Godzilla vs. Kong (Adam Wingard, Alexander Skarsgård, Millie Bobby Brown, Rebecca Hall) Zack Snyder's Justice League (Superman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, The Flash, Cyborg, Henry Cavill, Ben Affleck, Gal Gadot, Amy Adams, Ray Fisher, Jason Momoa, Ezra Miller, Willem Dafoe, Jesse Eisenberg, Jeremy Irons, J.K. Simmons) The Mummy Returns (Stephen Sommers, Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, John Hannah) Dawn of the Dead 2004 (Zack Snyder, George A. Romero, James Gunn, Sarah Polley, Ving Rhames, Mekhi Phifer) 300 (Zack Snyder, Gerard Butler, Lena Headey, David Wenham) Joss Whedon gets canceled Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Joss Whedon, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nicholas Brendon, Alyson Hannigan, Anthony Head, James Marsters, Emma Caulfield Ford) Cabin in the Woods (Joss Whedon, Drew Goddard, Kristen Connolly, Chris Hemsworth, Anna Hutchison) Mel Gibbson uncancelable? Toxic fandom Firefly (Joss Whedon, Nathan Fillion, Gina Torres, Alan Tudyk, Morena Baccarin, Adam Baldwin, Jewel Staite, Sean Maher, Summer Glau, Ron Glass) Moulin Rogue! (Baz Luhrmann, Nicole Kidman, Ewan McGregor, John Leguizamo) Luc Besson Josie and the Pussycats (Harry Elfont, Deborah Kaplan, Rachael Leigh Cook, Tara Reid, Rosario Dawson, Alan Cumming, Parker Posey, Carson Daly) Sharknado (Anthony C. Ferrante, Thunder Levin, Ian Ziering, Tara Reid, John Heard) Bullitt (Peter Yates, Steve McQueen, Jacqueline Bisset, Robert Vaughn) George Burns Sean Connery Larry Sanders Show (Dennis Klein, Garry Shandling, Jeffrey Tambor, Wallace Langham, Rip Torn, Janeane Garofalo, Jeremy Piven) Billy Crystal Requiem for a Dream (Darren Aronofsky, Ellen Burstyn, Jared Leto, Jennifer Connelly) Kitbag - new Napoleon film (Ridley Scott, David Scarpa, Joaquin Phoenix, Jodie Comer) Hieronymus Bosch - Dutch painter Visual Tone Poem François Truffaut on war films Black Hawk Down (Ridley Scott, Josh Hartnett, Ewan McGregor, Tom Sizemore) John Wayne The Things They Carried by Tim O' Brien The Mickey Mouse Club theme song Das Boot (Wolfgang Petersen, Jürgen Prochnow, Herbert Grönemeyer, Klaus Wennemann) Jungian duality of man Next week: UHF

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Have you ever heard of the Firefly television show…if not you will be lost this week as we cover Serenity, a film that concludes the one season, 14 episodes FOX story from 2002. Directed by Joss Whedon from Buffy The Vampire Slayer fame, he ventures into behind-the-camera work instead of solely writing. This movie stars; Nathan Fillion, Gina Torres, Summer Glau and Chiwetel Ejiofor as “The Operative”. Does this flick stand-up on its own? How … CONTINUE READING

This week is all about sex scenes in movies. Which movies could use one? Which movies absolutely do not need one? But that's not all! We also talk about really messed up reality TV shows, and whatever happened to Summer Glau? We finish the episode off with a game of smash or pass, and one round of smash, marry, kill Ninja Turtles edition. Yeah, it gets weird.

On this week’s episode of Not A Bomb, TV has invaded the podcast as Troy, Brad, and John tackle 2005’s Serenity. The film acts as the conclusion to the short-lived 2002 Fox television series, Firefly, which was cancelled during its first and only season. Serenity and Firefly were created by Joss Whedon of Buffy and Angel fame (possibly, two of the greatest shows of all time according to one host). Despite the high anticipation from the Firefly fans, Serenity was not too “shiny” at the box office and performed poorly. The film did, however, garner favorable reviews and still lives on as a cult favorite. The gang kicks off the show talking about their favorite television shows and then takes a look back at Joss Whedon’s career. They also examine why this beloved movie failed to attract more fans. There is a lot of talk about Serenity’s theme song which might be one of the worst things in music history. Ever. Seriously, it’s that terrible. Serenity is directed by Joss Whedon and star Nathan Fillion, Alan Tudyk, Adam Baldwin, Summer Glau, Chiwetel Ejofor, Jewel Staite, Sean Maher, and Morena Baccarin.If you want to leave feedback or suggest a movie bomb, please drop us a line at NotABombPod@gmail.com. Also, if you like what you hear, leave a review on Apple Podcast.Cast: Brad, Troy, John

This week TV addicts Schmee and Riker review the pilot of Firefly, "Serenity" (FOX/Hulu). We discuss how well it did in defining the genre/conventions of the show, introducing its characters, how well it informed the series plot, and how well it hooked us to watch more! Firefly Opening Theme: https://youtu.be/o-sp68GjYL0 Psychotic Mal Prank Clip "Kaylee's Dead": https://youtu.be/kQtdfh2Uxoo?t=65 Follow us and let us know what you think! Twitter: @PilotsThePod Facebook: www.facebook.com/PilotsThePodcast Check out our website at www.PilotsThePodcast.com.

Chelsea and Bob discuss the romance of the ballet and the introduction of Summer Glau into the television world

In this episode Mark talks about both the TV series "Firefly", which premiered in U.S. on the Fox network on September 20, 2002 - which unfortunately was cancelled after only 11 of the 14 produced episodes were aired - and its motion picture sequel "Serenity", which premiered on August 22, 2005. Mark talks about the space Western premise of the show and the film, both created by writer and director Joss Whedon, and he also talks about the amazing, compelling, and diverse crew of characters of the Firefly-class spaceship "Serenity" and the actors who played them, including: Nathan Fillion, Gina Torres, Alan Tudyk, Morena Baccarin, Adam Baldwin, Jewel Staite, Sean Maher, Summer Glau, and Ron Glass. Both "Firefly" and "Serenity" have been highly regarded by Mark since he saw them, as well their characters, and he explains why to him and to others like him both the TV series and its motion picture sequel are considered to special in many ways and will continue to be counted among some of the best that television and cinema has to offer. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/markthepoet/message

Actor, Producer, and Founder/President of Mammoth Film Festival   Tanner's latest film to hit digital streaming is We Summon The Darkness, originally slated for a theatrical release prior to COVID-19, currently streamlining on all VOD platforms, Amazon and itunes, co-starring Alexandra Deddario and Johnny Knoxville. Tanner has acted in a slew of notable projects, such as Robert Rodriguez' From Dusk Till Dawn The Series (action horror), Barracuda (thriller), Deported, Hidden In The Woods (horror), Thunder Broke the Heavens, Legend of Hell's Gate, 6 Bullets To Hell (retro grindhouse western) and many more. Working in the industry as an actor, writer, director and producer, Tanner Beard created Silver Sail Entertainment, an all media based production company during the industry strike in 2008 as a source to create professional media content. Tanner has since produced projects including: a travel show, award winning short films, award winning documentaries, commercials, music videos, two seasons of a web-based television series and feature films such as the critically acclaimed ‘HELLION' starring Aaron Paul and Juliette Lewis, ‘THE LEGEND OF HELL'S GATE', starring Eric Balfour, Henry Thomas, Jenna Dewan Tatum, Summer Glau, Kevin Alejandro and Lou Taylor Pucci and others. Tanner himself has recently completed Executive Producing four films under icon Terrance Malick and producer Sarah Green, starring talent such as Christian Bale, Ryan Gosling, Cate Blanchett, Michael Fassbender and Natalie Portman. One of which is a documentary, ‘VOYAGE OF TIME', produced alongside Brad Pitt, who also narrates the film. It recently premiered at the Venice Film Festival and it's North American Premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, to much acclaim. As a producer, he has had films and documentaries in competition at top festivals around the world including Sundance, Berlin, Cannes, Venice, SXSW and Toronto, as well as his own Mammoth Film Festival. Along with RIPTIDE, Tanner's other upcoming projects are an animated feature entitled ‘FRIDGEPORT' he co-created with Paul Khoury and produced alongside Liam Hemsworth and Ashley Greene, and his latest passion project; a new Christmas comedy ‘JUST BE CLAUS', which Beard co-wrote with director Tim Skousen and is producing with Jeff Kalligheri and Jared Hess of "Napoleon Dynamite". About Mammoth Media Institute: An organization that utilized this  destination location (Mammoth Lakes, CA) to bring independent  film and television, VR, documentaries film education and more to the eyes and ears of industry professionals, distributors, producers, financiers, etc.   For more information, visit https://www.mammothfilmfestival.org/ and follow @TannerBeard @SilverSailEntertainment and @MammothFilmFestival on Instagram

Welcome to 1.21 in Flux, our movie discussion show about movies from the past and the present.This episode is about Firefly follow up 'Serenity.' It's directed by Joss Whedon stars Nathan Fillion, Gina Torres, Alan Tudyk, Morena Baccarin, Adam Baldwin, Jewel Staite, Sean Maher, Summer Glau, Ron Glass & Chiwetel Ejiofor.patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mildfuzztv twitter: https://twitter.com/Mild_Fuzz facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mildfuzznetwork Audio: https://mild-fuzz-movies.pinecast.co/ THE VAULT: https://mildfuzztv.weebly.com/the-vault.htmlUK Merch store: https://shop.spreadshirt.co.uk/mild-fuzz-tv/ US Merch store: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/mild-fuzz-tv-us Firefly

CONTENT WARNING: Contains adult language and discussionOrlando and Ned watch and discuss Serenity, a 2005 American space Western film written and directed by Joss Whedon. Starring Nathan Fillion, Alan Tudyk, Adam Baldwin, Summer Glau and Chiwetel Ejiofor.The crew of the ship Serenity try to evade an assassin sent to recapture one of their members who is telepathic.Read more about Serenity on IMDbAt the time of episode release, Serenity is available to stream with subscription on Starz and with the Starz Add-on on Amazon and Hulu. Also widely available to rent on demand.Follow us on Twitter @gsvpodMusic by The Brooklyn BystanderFind out more at https://gratuitous-sex-and-violence.pinecast.coThis podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Tanner’s latest film to hit digital streaming is We Summon The Darkness, originally slated for a theatrical release prior to COVID-19. It will release across digital and VOD platforms on April 10th, starring Alexandra Deddario and Johnny Knoxville. Tanner has acted in a slew of notable projects, such as Robert Rodriguez’ From Dusk Till Dawn The Series (action horror), Barracuda (thriller), Deported, Hidden In The Woods (horror), Thunder Broke the Heavens, Legend of Hell’s Gate, 6 Bullets To Hell (retro grindhouse western) and many more. Working in the industry as an actor, writer, director and producer, Tanner Beard created Silver Sail Entertainment, an all media based production company during the industry strike in 2008 as a source to create professional media content. Tanner has since produced projects including: a travel show, award winning short films, award winning documentaries, commercials, music videos, two seasons of a web-based television series and feature films such as the critically acclaimed ‘HELLION’ starring Aaron Paul and Juliette Lewis, ‘THE LEGEND OF HELL'S GATE’, starring Eric Balfour, Henry Thomas, Jenna Dewan Tatum, Summer Glau, Kevin Alejandro and Lou Taylor Pucci and others. Tanner himself has recently completed Executive Producing four films under icon Terrance Malick and producer Sarah Green, starring talent such as Christian Bale, Ryan Gosling, Cate Blanchett, Michael Fassbender and Natalie Portman. One of which is a documentary, ‘VOYAGE OF TIME’, produced alongside Brad Pitt, who also narrates the film. It recently premiered at the Venice Film Festival and it's North American Premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, to much acclaim. As a producer, he has had films and documentaries in competition at top festivals around the world including Sundance, Berlin, Cannes, Venice, SXSW and Toronto, as well as his own Mammoth Film Festival. Along with RIPTIDE, Tanner’s other upcoming projects are an animated feature entitled ‘FRIDGEPORT’ he co-created with Paul Khoury and produced alongside Liam Hemsworth and Ashley Greene, and his latest passion project; a new Christmas comedy ‘JUST BE CLAUS’, which Beard co-wrote with director Tim Skousen and is producing with Jeff Kalligheri and Jared Hess of "Napoleon Dynamite". Follow @TannerBeard @SilverSailEntertainment and @MammothFilmFestival on Instagram. Make sure to subscribe to AfterBuzz! - http://youtube.com/afterbuzztv #Podcast HELPFUL LINKS: Website - http://afterbuzztv.com Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/afterbuzz-tv/id407139777?mt=2 Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/afterbuzztv Like us on Facebook - http://facebook.com/afterbuzztv See on us Instagram - http://instagram.com/afterbuzztv Merch - http://shop.spreadshirt.com/AfterbuzzTV/ ABOUT AFTERBUZZ TV: Created by Emmy winner Maria Menounos & producer Keven Undergaro, AfterBuzz TV is the digital broadcast network dedicated to producing live and on-demand after-shows, news and coverage for nearly every TV show featuring expert recaps & interviews with cast & crew. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Sex and the City 6x02: Great Sexpectations You know what it is. Your faves Jd and Paige are here to talk to you about keeping kosher, JD mistaking Summer Glau for Christina Ricci, and Charlotte's character growth, FINALLY. Talk to us on Twitter @WeSwearOnChanel or at icouldnthelpbutpodcast@gmail.com. Don't forget to rate and review us on iTunes and Google Play! Paige Clarno: @paigeclarno Joe Daniel Montelongo: @joedanielbb Thanks for listening! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/icouldnthelpbutpodcast/message

The Denver Pop Culture EXCLUSIVE Firefly panel featuring Jewel Staite, Summer Glau, and Clarke Wolfe

The Denver Pop Culture EXCLUSIVE Firefly panel featuring Jewel Staite, Summer Glau, and Clarke Wolfe

A l'occasion de la sortie de Terminator Dark Fate, nous avons eu envie de nous replonger dans l'univers inventé par James Cameron. Pour nous accompagner, nous sommes heureux d'accueillir à nouveau Draven. Vous pouvez le retrouver dans les podcasts:24fps: http://24fps.lepodcast.fr/ArteFrak: http://artefrak.lepodcast.fr/ ainsi que dans son nouveau projet consacré à la série Battle Star Galactica:Galactifrak: https://galactifrak.lepodcast.fr/ The Sarah Connor Chronicles.Au moment du développement du 3 ème Film de la franchise: le soulèvement des machines, la fox à lancé la production du série Tv qui ferait elle aussi suite à Terminator 2 mais elle n'aurait pas de lien avec le film.En 2008 est donc lancée la série avec Lena Headey qui a la dure tache de reprendre le rôle culte de Sarah Connor tenu à l'écran par Linda Hamilton. On retrouve également au casting Summer Glau dans le rôle d'un Terminator venu pour protéger John Connor lui interprété par Thomas Dekker.La série nous propose de nous concentrer plus sur la psychologie des personnages et sur les relations familiale que sur l'action pur tout en respectant l'univers. On sent que le showrunner Josh Friedman est un fan de Terminator. Mauvais TimingMalheureusement pour la série celle ci est née durant la fameuse grève des scénaristes à Hollywood.Nous verrons que malgré ces très grandes qualités d'écritures la série va se perdre en saison 2 et même devenir parfois incompréhensible sur certains de ces choix. Vous entendrez au cours de notre discussion que bien que la série ai de nombreux défauts, elle fait quand même partie des bons éléments de l'univers de Terminator. Le casting et l'écriture des personnages sont vraiment excellent. vous y trouverez de nombreuses références à Cameron et un respect du matériel de base bien plus que dans certains films.Si vous voulez aller plus loin avec nous dans l'exploration de la franchise Terminator, nous vous invitons à écouter le Cinéblabla spécial que nous avons enregistrer toujours en compagnie de Draven qui sortira prochainement. Vous pouvez nous écouter sur :Ausha : https://podcast.ausha.co/geek-en-serieItunes: https://apple.co/2SnK6PBYoutube: https://bit.ly/2LheYPnSpotify: https://spoti.fi/2ExjIQADeezer : https://www.deezer.com/fr/show/55279 Discuter avec nous sur :Facebook :Geek en série le podcast : http://bit.ly/2NnI5BvJames et Faye: https://www.facebook.com/JamesetFaye/ Twitter :Geek en série: https://twitter.com/GeekenSerie_RCMJames et Faye: https://twitter.com/jamesetfaye Discord: discordapp.com/invite/GsBTkDS Nous soutenir grâce à :Tipeee: https://fr.tipeee.com/james-et-faye Et retrouver toute notre actu sur :Le site internet: http://jamesetfaye.fr/

This week we're talking about the Tulsa Pop Culture Expo with organizer Pamela Washbourne. The event takes place November 2nd and 3rd at Woodland Hills Mall. Guests at the third annual Tulsa Pop Culture Expo include Lindsay Wagner from the "Bionic Woman", Dean Cain from "Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman" , Summer Glau from "Firefly", Kevin Sussman from "The Big Bang Theory" and Vanessa Marshall from "Star Wars: Rebels". The partnership between Tulsa Pop Kids and OKPop works to advance literacy through pop culture. You can find out more information on the Facebook events page (https://www.facebook.com/events/469750710484129/) . Support this podcast

 A l'occasion de la sortie de Terminator: Dark Fate au ciné, nous sommes revenus avec Manu, Djé, Alfro et Strafeur sur la saga ciné qui aura particulièrement marqué le cinéma des années 80/90, et fait décoller les carrières de James Cameron et Arnold Schwarzenegger. Dans cette seconde partie nous revenons sur la série trop peu connue, Terminator:The Sarah Connor Chronicles, qui aura été diffusée sur la Fox juste avant la sortie de Terminator Salvation, entre 2008 et 2009.

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Kyle still isn't watching The Simpsons. Nick wasted his childhood. Summer Glau gets harassed for twenty minutes.      On the brighter side, Kyle recommends the works of Naoki Urasawa, and Nick thinks you should try World of Final Fantasy, especially if you're a baby. Also, apologies for the poor sound quality. Due to a technical error, this episode sounds like it's being recorded through a bathroom door.

Raze the land and boil the sea; you can't take this week's podcast from... us? What is it about this _Joss Whedon_ franchise that has survived cancellation and a lack of conclusion? Why is it that so many are such adamant fans of this short-lived series? This week, we're talking about fans of Firefly, the aptly-named _Browncoats_! Next week, we'll be tackling our final topic of the season: Disney fans (and its a doozy)! ## Episode outline ### [Last Episode's](http://fanthropological.com/e/34-james-bond-fans/) Famous Last Words **Tom:** Why do people care about this show? I guess Nathan Fillion is cool... Why do you care so much about it? Get over it! **Z:** What is the place of duelling in the world of firefly? How common is it? **G:** Is it really that good? **T:** Where's the second season? Why hasn't it been kickstarted? ### Fandom Facts **Origins:** > "Firefly" is a space Western set 500 years in the future, in the aftermath of a civil war between rebels known as Independents (or Browncoats) and a tyrannical conglomerate called the Alliance. The Independents lose the war, and under Alliance control, corporations rule openly; > > — [SFGate - When Fox canceled 'Firefly,' it ignited an Internet fan base whose burning desire for more led to 'Serenity'](http://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/When-Fox-canceled-Firefly-it-ignited-an-2628890.php) Firefly was a Sci-fi Western show broadcast in 2002. Created by Joss Whedon, only 11 of the 14 recorded episodes were aired in its original US run on the FOX network before the show was cancelled. Due to DVD sales, the show was deemed successful enough to have a movie produced, _Serenity_. It stars several fan favourite actors such as Nathan Fillion, Gina Torres, Alan Tudyk, Morena Baccarin, Adam Baldwin, Jewel Staite, Sean Maher, Summer Glau, and the late Ron Glass. **Names:** Browncoats, ["dubbed ... in honor of the doomed-but-noble Independents"](http://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/When-Fox-canceled-Firefly-it-ignited-an-2628890.php) in the show. **Most Active:** Firefly fandom was most active around [October of 2005](https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&q=%2Fm%2F014v3t,%2Fm%2F02j9_2), which is just after the release of the movie, _Serenity_. Otherwise, interest in the show has been on a very slow decline with about half as much interest now as five years ago. **Size of Fandom:** We would estimate the size of the fandom as more than 200 000 people; After the show's cancellation, FOX released a DVD set of the show which sold more than 200 000 copies — enough to get the movie greenlit. **Fan activity:** Mostly shipping characters, as in other fandoms. During the early 2000's, "Shindigs" (informal gatherings) were popular. **Fanfics:** Archive of our own has over 5600, and Fanfiction.net has over 7200. ### Are you in, or out? **T is in.** **Z is out.** **G is out.** ### This week's spotlight **[Can't Stop the Serenity](http://www.cantstoptheserenity.com/)** Can't Stop the Serenity is a group that organizes screenings of Serenity for charity, usually [Equality Now](https://www.equalitynow.org/), an organization working for equality for women and girls. Since 2006, they have raised over $1 mil USD, and it is entirely run by volunteers! > We share the ideal that people should “aim to misbehave,” if it absolutely means doing the right thing. We hold true that anyone can make a difference, and no effort is insignificant. Further we believe that a government shouldn't destroy the rights of its citizens, regardless of sex. Basically, we watch our shows, support our causes and allow our voices to be heard because we live in countries which allow us to do so. But we realise that there are other people out there who can not do what we can do. > > — [Can't Stop the Serenity](http://www.cantstoptheserenity.com/) **[The Race Against Time](http://raceagainsttime.

Our second episode filmed while at Alamo City Comic Con during our Saturday night GVTV/Blurred Nerd Podcast Pool Party. We're joined by our biggest group of guests yet - Courtney, Travis, Timmy, Shawn, Vince Guzman from GeekOut SA, Adam, Cara, Michelle, Commander Kasi, Bryan & MJ, Sarit & Jeremy and Jaffo. Topics include: SOme of everyone's favorite moments of the convention including mediaception, Z Nation guests, Mr. Belding, David Tennant, Summer Glau and more Constructive criticism segment and more tipsy shenanigans   http://geekvengers.com http://alamocitycomiccon.com/ http://www.geekoutsa.com/ https://www.facebook.com/geekoutsatx/       intro/outro: Video Game - 8 bit Adventures - Music by Pond5 www.pond5.com

Starling Tribune - Season 2 Edition – Crucible   The Official Arrow Podcast of the Gonna Geek Network   In this edition of the Starling Tribune the reporters Wing, Jay and Stargate Pioneer discuss the packed fourth episode of season two titled “Crucible.” The reporters comment on the name since it is a re-tread from the sixth episode of season one, “Legacies,” in which the concept of Crucible was explored. SP is finally vindicate as he finally gets to the point in his series watch where Sara returns from the dead! The reporters also comment on Sara's character re-casting, Sara's capture, and whether or not the episode got the Sara reveal right in the episode since she was in both the flashbacks and the show's real-time scenes.   One of the most powerful scenes in the episode was when Sara watches her Dad, Quentin Lance, ask Oliver Queen for help over Laurel through the window. And the reporter discuss Laurel's struggle with alcohol and wonder if Laurel's DUI stop was actually a villain setup or not. And pay attention to Sara's question about Slade Wilson.   In another major storyline, the reporters all express their happiness at the return of Isabell Rochev (A.K.A. Summer Glau). And Reporter Wing runs down Isabell's comic book background.   The reporters also discuss the live action fighting and shooting scenes. Just how realistic is it in this episode? And the reporters give their take on why the citizens of Starling City and specifically The Glades are fighting so much for what they have left instead of searching for a better opportunity or taken somewhere else.   The flashbacks in the episode were full of plot even though there was not a lot of time spent on them during the episode. The reporters tell what they enjoyed about them including “Prochnost.” Reporter Jay gives background into Brother Blood's mask while SP thinks it is something out of Stargate. The Reporters answer the question many of us have asked: How does Oliver get out of his Arrow costume so quickly?   With all the new characters in the show the reporters discuss if there is enough show for all of the characters. Are characters like Diggle, Felicity, Lyla, Sin, Thea and Roy given enough screen time to carry them forward? SP asks where is Moira after dropping the fact that she has a secret. The trio of reporters break down their weekly Bat Checklist. Stay tuned until after the credits for some fun clips with Reporters Jay, Wing and JS.   If you missed us live catch us next time and chime in yourself! Plus you won't miss out on our live post-show conversations.   Join The Starling Tribune each week as we stream live on Thursday nights at 9:00 PM eastern or 8:00 PM Central at geeks.live. Join the fun chatroom and interact with the hosts live. Contact us: @StarlingTribune - starlingtribune@gmail.com - www.starlingtribune.com - www.facebook.com/starlingtribune - 612-888-CAVE or 612-888-2283.   Starling Tribune is proud to be a member of the GonnaGeek network found at GonnaGeek.com. For more geeky podcast visit GonnaGeek.com.   You can find us on iTunes under ''Starling Tribune." We are very thankful for all of our positive iTunes reviews. You can find all our contact information here on the Network page of GonnaGeek.com Our complete archive is always available at www.starlingtribune.com   This podcast was recorded Monday April 21st, 2014.   Thank you for listening and we hope you enjoyed the show!

Starling Tribune - Season 2 Edition – City Of Heroes The Official Arrow Podcast of the Gonna Geek Network In this edition of the Starling Tribune Jay and Stargate Pioneer join Nightwing in watching Arrow's second season premiere episode “City Of Heroes.” Jay proves his outstanding and uncanny ability to prognosticate Arrow correctly. Jay and Stargate Pioneer talk about how they found the Arrow Paleyfest Season 1 panel and what nuggets were in it. SP surprises Jay and Wing by counting at least 4 superheroes in Starling City in this episode. The trio are intrigued by Summer Glau's appearance. You always run through the forest barefoot and shirtless. Wing explains the Brother Blood reference to SP as a Teen Titan Villain. SP seems to enjoy Thea's nice orange dress. The devastation to The Glades is immense. We find PROOF that Quentin Lance is indeed the ONLY one in Starling City that doesn't know that Ollie is The Arrow. Wing didn't know about the Geico “Boots And Pants” Commercial (https://youtu.be/Lxc2nCmZzrs). How long is a window blind chain in an office building in Starling City? And how over engineered does it really have to be? Don't worry – we tell you. Who reads the credits anymore? Ollie's new bow is incredible. And how long does it take to take a costume off a mannequin and put it on? The reporters finish off the podcast by going through their “Bat Checklist.” If you missed us live catch us next time and chime in yourself! Plus you won't miss out on our live post-show conversations. Join The Starling Tribune each week as we stream live on Thursday nights at 9:00 PM eastern or 8:00 PM Central at gonnageek.com/live. Join the fun chatroom and interact with the hosts live. Contact us: @StarlingTribune - starlingtribune@gmail.com - www.starlingtribune.com - www.facebook.com/starlingtribune - 612-888-CAVE or 612-888-2283. Starling Tribune is proud to be a member of the GonnaGeek network found at GonnaGeek.com. For more geeky podcast visit GonnaGeek.com. You can find us on iTunes under ''Starling Tribune." We are very thankful for all of our positive iTunes reviews. You can find all our contact information here on the Network page of GonnaGeek.com Our complete archive is always available at www.starlingtribune.com This podcast was recorded Wednesday April 2nd, 2014. Thank you for listening and we hope you enjoyed the show!

The discussion starts with Uwe Bol and ends up on Summer Glau…mmm, Summer Glau... SOAP! Overtime was recorded after a regular episode of Son Of A Podcast!  These episodes will be fillers for when we cannot record and will usually be about one specific entertainer...or will at least start with one, like this one did.

Show Notes: [Recorded 01/12/2010] Black Dynamite, TRON Legacy is biodigital jazz, Old Chub Scottish Ale, Rocky Balboa, M&M tubes + sleeping kitties = Floaty Inception cats, Transformers 80's Movie, Rape in a moonbounce (Revenge of The Nerds), offensive humour, 80's cartoons don't hold up, clay-mation, voice modulation, secret sauce, Summer Glau's TV kiss of death and more! Cast: Joel Watson & Eli Luna with guest host […]