Podcast appearances and mentions of Todd Haberkorn

Weiter geht unser Einbiegen auf die Zielgerade der Hohen Republik mit dem finalen Jugendroman des Literaturprojektes. Justina Ireland kehrt mit Ein mutiges Versprechen (A Valiant Vow) noch einmal zurück. Doch auch einige ihrer geschaffenen Figuren torkeln durch den Roman. Imri zum Beispiel oder J-6. Zusammen mit den neuen Jugendcharakteren TepTep, Zenny und Churo. Zusammen oder eher lange Zeit getrennt versuchen diese Figuren eine diffuse politische Verschwörung aufzudecken, die selbst für Schleier der Täuschung zu komplex gewesen wäre. Warum deshalb das finale Abenteuer der Fünf Freunde nicht so überzeugt, wie wir es uns gewünscht hätten, besprechen Ines, Theo und Tobias. Es geht um Überbrückungsdrogen und die Frage, warum Imri und J-6 aus dem alten Fünf-Freunde-Cast nicht mehr zu den neuen im Team passen wollen. Es geht um das Stillhalten fürs große Finale, konsequenzlose Konflikte, seltsame Cover-Entscheidungen und schließlich auch um glaubhafte Zweifel von jugendlichen Charakteren – allen voran Churo und Zenny. Ein Roman mit viel Stoff, wenig Inhalt und trotzdem immer wieder dem Herz der Hohen Republik. Zeitmarken spoilerfreier Teil 00:00:00 - Begrüßung 00:01:55 - Erwartungen 00:03:07 - Die Bewährungsprobe (für den Roman) 00:05:06 - Beitrag zum Gesamtprojekt? 00:06:02 - Was ist besonders gelungen? Spoilerteil 00:07:39 - Auf Aricho nichts Neues 00:09:54 - Anteillos im Status Quo 00:22:22 - Imri ist zu alt für den S***** 00:33:51 - Churo und der Schatten der Hutts 00:41:07 - ZDF Herzkino präsentiert: Zenny – Wege zum Glück 00:46:11 - TepTep und die Bild-Text-Schere 00:50:30 - Der THR-Funpark 00:56:02 - Pädagogisch wertvolle Bettgeschichten 01:00:33 - Spieglein, Spieglein an der Wand; heute bin ich ignorant 01:06:02 - Fazit 01:09:49 - Ausblick Blick in die Datenbank Zur Werksübersicht von Ein mutiges Versprechen (A Valiant Vow), geschrieben von Justina Ireland Die englische Ausgabe erschien am 6. Mai 2025 bei Disney-Lucasfilm Press Ein englischsprachiges Hörbuch, gesprochen von Todd Haberkorn, erschien am selben Tag bei Listening Library Die deutsche Version von Panini erscheint am 30. Juni 2025 Die Rezensionen Matthias hat das Werk für euch rezensiert. Auch er kritisierte die Überfrachtung der Geschichte mit allen Konzepten, die es in der Hohen Republik bis dato gab. Für ihn wäre weniger mehr gewesen. Zudem seien die Illustrationen von TepTep kein Gefallen für den Charakter. Die Jugendliche hätten ob der vollen Handlung zu wenig Zeit zur eigenen Entfaltung. Am Ende seien aber vor allem Churo und Zenny glaubwürdig geschrieben und somit passend für einen Jugendroman. Tobias wird Ende des Monats die deutsche Version von Panini rezensieren. Einen Ausschnitt aus seiner Rezension lest ihr bereits hier: "In diesem Punkt ist Irelands finales Werk vielleicht auch eine Allegorie auf die Probleme der modernen Jugend. Manch 10-Jähriger hat heute ja einen volleren Terminplan mit Judo-Training, Nachhilfe und Klavierunterricht als sein Erziehungsberechtigter. Dass da kaum noch Zeit für eigene Konflikte, Selbst- und Wegfindung bleibt, ist mittlerweile wohl auch im Star Wars-Universum ein um sich greifendes Problem." Den JediCast abonnieren Wir sind auf allen gängigen Podcast-Plattformen vertreten! Abonniert uns also gerne auf Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts (etc.), oder fügt bequem unsere Feeds in euren präferierten Podcast-Player ein. Alle Links dazu findet ihr oben unter dem Player verlinkt sowie auch jederzeit unter dem Audioplayer in der rechten Sidebar. Wir freuen uns auch immer über Bewertungen auf den jeweiligen Podcast-Seiten. Falls ihr umfangreichere Anmerkungen habt, schreibt auch gerne eine Mail an podcast@jedi-bibliothek.de! Eure Meinung Wie gefiel euch Justina Irelands finaler Beitrag zur Hohen Republik? Hattet auch ihr das Gefühl, dass die Figuren nicht alle in das Medium passen? Wie bewertet ihr den politisch-verschwörerischen und doch seltsam konsequenzlosen Plot? War für euch mit Imri die richtige Figur im Fokus?

Heute sprechen wir über den zweiten von zwei Teilen der Audible-Original-Reihe rund um die Drengir und ihr Schicksal nach dem Absturz der Starlight-Station. Auf Eiram kämpfen Cam und Co weiterhin darum, dass die Hauptstadt von den Drengir befreit wird und unternehmen dafür eine Reise zum Ursprung des Problems: der untergegangenen Starlight-Station. Währenddessen wächst auch eine neue Bedrohung heran, der die Jugend verfällt und die das Ziel der Drengir gefährden könnte. Zusammen sprechen Ines und Tobias daher über kreative neue Konflikte, die verhindern, dass das gleiche nochmal abgespielt wird. Dabei kommen sie auf geringere Figurenrelevanz zu sprechen, kritisieren falschen Fokus auf Nebenfiguren im ersten Teil, der andere Relevanz vermuten ließ, und lachen herzlich über Ausreden, weshalb qualifiziertes Fachpersonal nicht an gewissen Unternehmungen teilnehmen kann. Am Ende sprechen sie allgemein über Hörbücher und Hörspiele und deren Platz im Star Wars-Kosmos. Zeitmarken spoilerfreier Teil 00:00 - Begrüßung 02:40 - Erwartungen nach Seeds of Starlight 05:29 - Relevanz und Qualität der Handlung Spoilerteil 08:48 - Alle Drengir sind noch da, alle Drengir, alle 11:39 - Bitte nur Nicht-Schwimmer ins Becken! 20:35 - Saxl und die jungen Wilden 26:58 - Eigendoof und deshalb Ast in der Nase 29:49 - Lecker Wookiees 33:48 - Weniger Gelaber, mehr Zielgerade 39:40 - Fazit & Wünsche Hörbücher & Hörspiele allgemein 43:57 - Exklusivität, Sprachbarriere und Zweitgenuss Blick in die Datenbank Zur Werksübersicht von Haunted Starlight, geschrieben von George Mann Das Werk erschien als „Audible Original“ am 6. März 2025 auf Audible. Gelesen wird das Werk von Todd Haberkorn. Mit einer deutschen Übersetzung oder einer englischen Romanversion ist vorerst nicht zu rechnen Den JediCast abonnieren Wir sind auf allen gängigen Podcast-Plattformen vertreten! Abonniert uns also gerne auf Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts (etc.), oder fügt bequem unsere Feeds in euren präferierten Podcast-Player ein. Alle Links dazu findet ihr oben unter dem Player verlinkt sowie auch jederzeit unter dem Audioplayer in der rechten Sidebar. Wir freuen uns auch immer über Bewertungen auf den jeweiligen Podcast-Seiten. Falls ihr umfangreichere Anmerkungen habt, schreibt auch gerne eine Mail an podcast@jedi-bibliothek.de! Habt ihr euch den zweiten Teil der "Starlight-Hörbuch-Reihe" bereits angehört? Wie hat euch das Hörbuch überzeugen können und auf welcher Geschwindigkeit habt ihr es gehört? Zudem: Wie ist eure allgemeine Einstellung zu Hörbüchern und Hörspielen, sowie der Exklusivität von manchen Titeln - ob nun durch Audible oder die Sprachbarriere? Star Wars: Die Hohe Republik ist ein mehrjähriges Buch- und Comicprogramm, das hunderte Jahre vor den Skywalker-Filmen spielt und die Jedi in ihrer Blütezeit zeigt. Weitere Infos, News, Podcasts und Rezensionen gibt es in unserem Portal und in der Datenbank. Beachtet auch unsere Guides zur Lesereihenfolge von Phase I, Phase II und Phase III.

Willkommen im neuen Jahr! In der ersten Ausgabe des Jahres sprechen wir - traditionsbewusst - über ein zu hörendes Werk. Dieses Mal über Seeds of Starlight, den ersten Teil einer Duologie auf Audible aus der Zeit der Hohen Republik, die sich mit den Nachwehen des Absturzes der Starlight Station auf Eiram und einer gewissen Pflanzengattung beschäftigt, die sich zu diesem Zeitpunkt noch an Bord befand. Zusammen reisen Eve Byre, Cam, Kildo und Tep Tep nach Eiram, um Geheimnissen auf den Grund zu gehen, und finden Antworten am Grund des Meeres. Das alles jedoch recht langsam. Warum das für manche etwas zu langsam sein könnte, andere jedoch die Charakterentwicklung begrüßen dürften, ist nur einer der Punkte, den Ines und Tobias in dieser Neujahrsausgabe besprechen. Zudem geht es um Jedi mit Scheuklappen-Syndrom, die sich offensichtliche Fakten einfach nicht erschließen können, und um kreative wie auch nervige Umsetzungen bestimmter Figuren. Am Ende bricht Ines eine Lanze für emotionale Jedi-Szenen und beide blicken gespannt und erwartungsvoll auf den zweiten Teil des Hörbuchs, der dieses Jahr erscheinen soll. Zum Interview mit dem Autor dieses Werkes, George Mann, gelangt ihr hier! Zeitmarken spoilerfreier Teil 00:00:00 - Begrüßung 00:02:45 - Cam vs. TepTep – die Produktionsqualität 00:09:08 - Art der Erzählung 00:14:01 - Relevanz der Handlung Spoilerteil 00:15:37 - Little Sea of Horrors 00:21:31 - New Suffers Eve 00:25:44 - Cam und die perfekte Hörbuchidee 00:33:20 - Here I am; Rock you like a hurricane 00:37:05 - Bells Einfluss war nicht nachhaltig 00:42:44 - Kinder allein unterwegs (weil halt!) 00:49:02 - Der Endkampf 00:52:40 - Fazit 00:57:56 - Ausblick auf Teil 2: Das gleiche Spiel nochmal? Blick in die Datenbank Zur Werksübersicht von Seeds of Starlight, geschrieben von George Mann Das Werk erschien als "Audible Original" am 14. November 2024 auf Audible. Gelesen wird das Werk von Todd Haberkorn. Mit einer deutschen Übersetzung oder einer englischen Romanversion ist vorerst nicht zu rechnen Die Rezension Ines hat das Werk nach Release rezensiert und darin ebenfalls angemerkt, dass einem ruhigen Einsteig ein rasantes Finale mit emotionalen Höhepunkten gegenübersteht. Auch wenn ihr Cam als Figurenidee gut gefallen hat, so bleiben die Einschränkungen zu oft "theoretischer Natur und es wird uns leider keine Szene gezeigt, in der er durch seine Droidenstimme wirklich Nachteile erfährt". Beim Hörerlebnis ist auch für sie der einzige Schwachpunkt die Darstellung von Tep Tep, die "wie ein unselbstständiges Kindergartenkind, das auf den Arm der Betreuerin will" klinge. Dem JediCast folgen Wir sind auf allen gängigen Podcast-Plattformen vertreten! Abonniert uns also gerne auf Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts (etc.), oder fügt bequem unsere Feeds in euren präferierten Podcast-Player ein. Alle Links dazu findet ihr oben unter dem Player verlinkt sowie auch jederzeit unter dem Audioplayer in der rechten Sidebar. Wir freuen uns auch immer über Bewertungen auf den jeweiligen Podcast-Seiten. Falls ihr umfangreichere Anmerkungen habt, schreibt auch gerne eine Mail an podcast@jedi-bibliothek.de! Habt ihr bereits in Seeds of Starlight reinhören können? Wie bewertet ihr den ersten Teil dieser Handlung? Beantwortet er euch endlich Fragen, die sich lange gestellt haben, oder würdet ihr auch darauf verzichten können? Wie gefiel euch die Umsetzung der Figuren? Insbesondere Cam und Tep Tep? Star Wars: Die Hohe Republik ist ein mehrjähriges Buch- und Comicprogramm, das hunderte Jahre vor den Skywalker-Filmen spielt und die Jedi in ihrer Blütezeit zeigt. Weitere Infos, News, Podcasts und Rezensionen gibt es in unserem Portal und in der Datenbank. Beachtet auch unsere Guides zur Lesereihenfolge von Phase I, Phase II und Phase III.

Nach der Sommerpause kehrt auch die Hohe Republik wieder auf dem Publishing-Tableau auf. Daher reden wir heute über den zweiten Jugendroman der dritten Phase der Hohen Republik - Beware the Nameless (Hüte dich vor den Namenlosen). Der von Zoraida Córdova geschriebene Roman erschien am 27. August 2024 und führt die Figuren auf eine Suche nach einer verschollenen Schwester. Mit dabei: ungewollte Reisegefährten, staubansetzende Erwachsenenfiguren und der beste Hutte seit Rotta! Wenn das kein Grund ist zuzugreifen, weiß ich auch nicht. Genug Anlass also, damit sich Ines, Matthias und Tobias mal ganz genau über den Jugendroman unterhalten. Was bieten die knapp 200 Seiten? Wieso spielt der Roman mit zu vielen Point-of-View-Figuren und warum sehen wir nicht mehr von Churo? Ist der Roman zu brutal für seine Altersklassifizierung und warum ist Ram noch kein Jedi-Ritter? Das und viele weitere Fragen stellen wir uns und beantworten sie dann auch im Rahmen unserer Möglichkeiten. Bleiben Sie also gespannt und kommen Sie mit nach Palagosal. Palago - was? Zeitmarken spoilerfreier Teil 00:00:00 - Begrüßung 00:01:22 - Erwartungen nach Flucht von Valo 00:02:58 - Die beste Figur 00:06:40 - Kindgerechtes Abschlachten 00:07:24 - Relevanz der Story Spoilerteil 00:10:05 - Ram im Padawan-Loop 00:14:00 - Backpacker Hutt 00:23:15 - Axels Brut 00:25:50 - Ist der wichtig oder kann er weg? 00:37:55 - Die Namenlosen auf Haifang 00:46:15 - Fehlender Fokus 00:57:45 - Nameless 2.0 01:04:15 - Fazit Blick in die Datenbank Zur Werksübersicht von Hüte dich vor den Namenlosen (Beware the Nameless), geschrieben von Zoraida Córdova Die englische Version von Disney-Lucasfilm-Press erschien am 27. August 2024 Das englische Hörbuch, gelesen von Todd Haberkorn, erscheint am 1. Oktober 2024 Die deutsche Übersetzung des Panini-Verlags erscheint am 22. Oktober 2024. Die Rezension Ines hat das Werk zu Release rezensiert und insgesamt ein positives Gesamtfazit gezogen. Lediglich die teils explizite Darstellung von Schrecken ist unüblich für das Medium Jugendroman. Am Ende resümiert sie: "Beware the Nameless ist ein gelungener Jugendroman, der mit sympathischen Kinderfiguren überzeugt, die zur Identifikation einladen, und dabei auch noch mit alten Hutten-Klischees aufräumt. Er wirkt jedoch auch etwas mit Figuren und Informationen überfrachtet und hätte fokussierter sein können." Am Ende folgen vier von fünf Holocrons. Den JediCast abonnieren Wir sind auf allen gängigen Podcast-Plattformen vertreten! Abonniert uns also gerne auf Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts (etc.), oder fügt bequem unsere Feeds in euren präferierten Podcast-Player ein. Alle Links dazu findet ihr oben unter dem Player verlinkt sowie auch jederzeit unter dem Audioplayer in der rechten Sidebar. Wir freuen uns auch immer über Bewertungen auf den jeweiligen Podcast-Seiten. Falls ihr umfangreichere Anmerkungen habt, schreibt auch gerne eine Mail an podcast@jedi-bibliothek.de! Nun seid ihr dran. Habt ihr den Roman bereits gelesen? Was sagt ihr zum Umgang mit den Hutten-Klischees? Wie fällt das Urteil zur Darstellung der Nameless aus und welche Sichtweise habt ihr zu den vielen Sichtweisen. Schriebt es uns gerne in die Kommentare! Star Wars: Die Hohe Republik ist ein mehrjähriges Buch- und Comicprogramm, das hunderte Jahre vor den Skywalker-Filmen spielt und die Jedi in ihrer Blütezeit zeigt. Weitere Infos, News, Podcasts und Rezensionen gibt es in unserem Portal und in der Datenbank. Beachtet auch unsere Guides zur Lesereihenfolge von Phase I, Phase II und Phase III.

Get ready for an epic conversation with the one and only Jon Bailey, the voice behind Honest Trailers and one of the voices of Optimus Prime. Jon shares his unique journey into voice acting, from his unexpected start and overcoming the early hurdles of being labeled "just a YouTube voice" to establishing himself as a renowned actor in the industry. We discuss the importance of performance background and how platforms like YouTube have become integral to shaping modern voice-acting careers. Authenticity and resilience are the cornerstones of lasting success in the entertainment industry. This episode illuminates how maintaining a genuine persona can inspire others, with practical advice on consistency, branding, and leveraging mentorship. 00:01 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Hey, bosses want to be that well-rounded talent that's always in demand. I offer coaching in a variety of genres, including commercials that grab attention, medical narrations that educate, corporate scripts that inspire and e-learning modules that engage. Find out more at anganguzacom.  00:24 - Intro (Host) It's time to take your business to the next level, the boss level. These are the premier business owner strategies and successes being utilized by the industry's top talent today. Rock your business like a boss a VO boss. Now let's welcome your host, anne Ganguza.  00:43 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Hey everyone, welcome to the VO Boss Podcast. I'm your host, Anne Ganguzza, and I am so excited to have a very special guest in the studio with me today Epic voice guy of the four-time Emmy-nominated Honest Trailers, the sixth voice of Optimus Prime and over 20 other Transformer characters and voices for Marvel, disney and many, many more and the credit list just goes on and on, but this is a finite amount of time that I have with you, so I am going to let you talk. Welcome, Jon Bailey.  01:17 - Jon Bailey (Host) Thank you. It's good to see you again after 100 years. I said 500.  01:21 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) So, yes, we go way back. At least we were just discussing it like 16 years it is. I said 500. So, yes, we go way back. At least we were just discussing it like 16 years, gosh, when you first got into voiceover and I have watched you over the years become this incredible success. Bosses I mean, this is the VO Boss podcast. We are talking very boss-like. We are talking very boss-like strategies and hard work. Jon, I am so, so happy for all of your successes and so proud of you, my gosh, because I know in the beginning it was a struggle for you. So maybe for the bosses I don't know anybody that probably doesn't know who you are, but in case they don't, tell us a little bit about how you got into the world of voice acting, it's good to be back.  02:06 - Jon Bailey (Host) Thank you for having me back on. It's been a hot second. Yeah, it was all kind of accidental. I had background in performance from school, all the way from, I would say, kindergarten, through college and public speaking and improv and things like that.  02:23 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) In fact, I think that's how we met is through Rebecca's love. That, oh, yes, that's right. Oh my gosh, I feel like that had something to do with it.  02:27 - Jon Bailey (Host) It's been so long ago I don't 100% remember, but I feel like that may have been how we connected. So that was back in my R&D days, which was two years before I even did anything professionally and, like you had said, before, we started the show. Seriously, I would go in, for my first manager kind of found me on the Internet by accident because I'd started YouTube out of boredom.  02:47 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) really, Little did you know?  02:49 - Jon Bailey (Host) Yeah well, the main reason why I did it was because I saw other people taking old cartoons and dubbing over them and making funny things out of them. I was like, well, that's what I wanted to do. If they can do it, then why can't I do that? And I had this small following just based off the comedy stuff that I put together involving Transformers and the movie trailer voice, the inner world guy and my first manager, family from that video. And then I ran into the problem with him, like he pitched me to Sony because I would feel like we've heard your voice before and something. I'm like, oh, cool. I was like, well, I did this little tiny thing online and caught on his trailers and they, oh, because you're not a real voice actor, you're a YouTube voice actor. And I was like there's a difference.  03:30 And it's so funny how much just changed in a decade, because now that's considered a major platform.  03:36 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) That is what is so impressive, Jon. You just forged through, because I remember that they're like oh yeah, honest Australia's. You're not a real voice. I remember that and I remember your struggles and your frustration with that, and you have like a trillion followers. I mean literally.  03:50 - Jon Bailey (Host) Not that I'm inflating.  03:51 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) But you got what?  03:52 - Jon Bailey (Host) over a million, over a million, yeah, combined across all platforms, which is impressive. For voice actors, yeah, who haven't been the main character in some major popular anime or cartoon or whatever game? I kind of coined the phrase recently where it's like I'm the guy everyone's heard but no one's heard of, right.  04:10 Because I'm so in everything like my manager, my agents, whoever, or sometimes just directly from the clients. They just throw everything at me and I'm just willing to give everything a shot. I know that can't hurt to try, so as long as it doesn't violate my personal faith. There's some things I'm just like no. And other things I'm like well, I'll check it out, but I can't make any promises and some stuff. I'm just like you know, don't bother me with this stuff because I'm not going to work on it.  04:35 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Yeah, so you've worked on such a wide range of projects. I mean, what would you say, say I mean outside of? I know in the beginnings were really like getting started and getting your feet wet and getting known. Talk about some of the biggest challenges that you've had as a voice actor, because, gosh, we all run into what we think are challenges. But I feel like just with the amount of exposure and the amount that you've grown over the years, I mean your challenges I feel must equal almost sometimes your follower size.  05:04 - Jon Bailey (Host) I think my challenge is there's been a lot of them, but I'd say if I had to narrow it down for an interview with you, I would say that you really need to have some organization to your personal life, because if you don't have the availability for this job, you're wasting your time because you really can't do anything else.  05:24 You have to find a way to work around their schedule instead of your own and be available for them, and that often leads to that thing between voice actors where it's like why did they get the job instead of me? Well, it might've been because they had a home studio and you didn't, and they had immediate availability and you didn't. Or they might've decided to move to a town like Los Angeles rather than the middle of nowhere, because sometimes it doesn't matter how great you are for the job, it really doesn't. For some reason, some people out here are just too scared of change and they would rather have a real human person that can show up at their studio at a specific time and day and record the thing. And unfortunately, you have to sacrifice a lot. I mean, you have to kind of give up your freedom, so to speak, and I'm thankful that technology has changed, where there's mobile options now, where I don't feel like I'm stuck in this particular physical space 24-7.  06:18 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Yeah, I was just going to ask how much do you actually go in studio now?  06:21 - Jon Bailey (Host) Still probably more than me, I would say it's more than it used to be only because I'm booking more, but I would still say, you know, 90% of the time it's still here. In fact a good percentage is. Just to look at the bookings for this coming week, I have four bookings the first week of June and half of those are in studio and half of those are home studio. So it sometimes varies, but I would say the majority of the time I still feel like the majority of it is here. But certain projects they really want to work with just the studios that they've already recording all their other actors at, because they want the quality to sound the same. It makes sense to me, but at the same time people's home technology has gotten so good they don't really need it anymore.  06:58 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) COVID kind of proved that. Yeah, exactly Now. Did you have to do any upgrade? I'm sure you probably had a great studio already, but did you have to do any upgrading to your studio?  07:08 - Jon Bailey (Host) I mean it's still the same booth. It always was this one I've had, for I would say I've had this one for at least five or six years. Todd Haberkorn's misfortune was my fortune. He got this booth for his place, which is not too far from here, and he moved here from West Hollywood, which it fit perfectly fine in his old place, but it just happened to be a few inches too big for his new place. So he had to sell it for a third of what they normally run and I'm like well, I can make payments.  07:36 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) And he was cool with that.  07:36 - Jon Bailey (Host) He just wanted to get rid of it because it takes up so much space and it's so heavy and so bulky and big. It's bigger than I need. It's an 8x4 and I don't recommend anything bigger than 4x4. But the truth is you really don't have to have a booth that looks like yours, no offense, but it looks beautiful on camera. That's great.  07:52 That's one of the main reasons why I had it, because if I want to make content and look like a pro, it needs to look like a pro. And no matter how great the audio quality is, no matter how many studios or clients that you've worked for, when it looks like the inside of a closet you don't look like a very good pro and I guarantee people out there it sounds better in that ugly closet than it does in that fancy studio of yours. Even the guys from VoiceOver Body Shop they recommend you don't have to have a whisper room, you can just have that freaking closet. But I figure that half my career is content creation. Freaking closet, but I figure that half my career is content creation. Half my career has been voiceover, so it might as well upgrade that because the opportunity presented itself for such a low price.  08:31 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Yeah, and I agree with you that image, I mean, it's how you present yourself really.  08:36 - Jon Bailey (Host) They don't teach you about how much branding is important.  08:38 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Back in our day, when we first started.  08:40 - Jon Bailey (Host) Branding was not part of the education. It was all about the voiceover, the career. They never really talked about, like your social media presence or having a color scheme. Well, you were developing that. We were still figuring it out.  08:51 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) We were, and I remember like first time physically meeting you at a VO Peeps meetup. We were talking about how important it is to start branding and things were just getting popular on the internet. They were starting gosh. We're talking back in our day when we walked to school 10 miles. I know it's funny, that was only 10 years ago I know, I know, and it's incredible how it's grown.  09:12 And you know, you mentioned content creation, which, wow, I mean, like I said, you were ahead of your time back in the day on YouTube, and so I concur, yeah, you were ahead of your time, and I like to think of myself as being a little ahead of my time because I was broadcasting from my living room back when people weren't broadcasting on the Internet.  09:31 My VOP's made up and, that being said, I feel like we're kind of pioneers together, forging our own little paths in our business, which is why I'm so excited that we're talking today and you mentioned content creation. So let's talk a little bit about content creation and what it takes for you on a day-to-day basis, creating the content that you do, because, gosh, I've been following you for the longest time. And then I have another question that I'm going to talk about in a minute, because you have transformed. Not only have you voiced transformers, but you have transformed yourself. But let's talk a little bit about content creation and how important it is for bosses today and people wanting to build a successful business. What does content creation mean for that business?  10:11 - Jon Bailey (Host) Well, the one thing I learned and I have always been a trial and error person People always ask me every freaking day. I would have said you need to find reliable, trustworthy coaches that are affordable and just get coaching, instead of trying to do this the cheap, free way and learning it all the hard way through trial and error and just free research on the internet.  10:38 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) It can be done.  10:39 - Jon Bailey (Host) I'm proof that it could be done, because I didn't get any coaching until I'd already been at this job for like almost a decade and I just didn't see the point because I'd been. Unfortunately, a few not so great coaches can ruin it for everybody else. I'm like I don't hear anything here that I couldn't find on the internet.  10:55 I personally have a theory that when we got started, people were gatekeeping the information. I think people were only telling they were so insecure in their own careers they were afraid if they shared this information, this is going to create more competition, which is going to screw me out of work, and I don't think that this is the kind of career where you should have to worry about that because it's so freaking huge. There is enough room for everybody in this job.  11:19 And if you're great at the job and you do a good job and you take the time to grow your brand and create content, do all the things that you need to do in order to be able to show what you're capable of, you'll be able to get work. There's no doubt in my mind. I've always been kind of ahead of my time, but I've been that guy that like I'll do it and until some huge voice actor does the same exact thing after they've seen me do it, then all of a sudden it becomes popular. I was one of the first voice actors to stream my own video games on Twitch. It didn't really go anywhere and I was like you know what and I told a few other voice actors about it. I said this is a great idea. Now all of them are actually making a separate income from doing the same thing I was doing, but nobody even showed up for me.  11:57 I was also one of the few people out there like I should create content about what I do, or just do career centered content. That's entertaining slash, maybe a little informational way to show what I do, just to promote myself. Because the thing, like I started off, the thing that I learned by making content, was that your representation. They will never represent you as well as you can represent yourself. And when I found out that my agents only just get the auditions and sometimes they'll have some relationship with clients and they'll pitch you to somebody they're never going to know you until you get out there and show them who you are. So take whatever thing that you do and just formulate your content around what you're best at, whether you're best at creating creatures or you're best at doing impressions. Whatever Impressions won't get you anywhere in professional voice of a career.  12:48 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) but they're fantastic for content.  12:48 - Jon Bailey (Host) That's not the advice I got 12 years ago. I was told you will never get anywhere in this business doing impressions. That's not true, because you can grow a brand and all of a sudden you're so popular Clients can't do anything except they can't ignore you once you have millions of followers and you're like, oh man, we should hire this guy because people will buy our brand or at least consider our product or service or whatever, just because this guy has so many people.  13:08 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Absolutely. I love that.  13:15 - Jon Bailey (Host) So growing your brand and making content is a way for you to represent yourself and not just sit back and sit on your hands and wait for your agents to do it, because they're not. Your representation's primary job is to make you look good and let people know what you're booking even if they didn't book it for you, and get you auditions and opportunities. They're not out there promoting you specifically, they're not putting out visual audio demos of you doing stuff and working on things, and everything is content Everything.  13:39 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Now question for you because you create so much content and now that you have so many followers, I would imagine yes, of course. Now you're getting sponsorships. You're getting people who want you to talk about their things, because you do have a big follower base. Do your agents have control over the type of content? How careful do you have to be now creating your content?  14:00 - Jon Bailey (Host) I think that agents representatives have to be careful depending on their talent. I think if their talent is smart and they're wise, obviously they're going to hit me up and say you can't post that, you need to take that and sometimes I just have to kind of self regulate.  14:15 I'll give you a perfect example of that. There was a project that was coming out and I thought it would be funny to make a prank video because it's a project that I have been known to work for in the past. So for an April Fool's joke, I created a fake thing for this thing and posted it on the Internet and all of a sudden it reached a point because my content has gotten so big and my career has grown so much that people were using that as a potential news leak of some nondisclosure stuff. I'm like oh crap, I've reached the point where I can't just be regular Joe fan that makes funny stuff for the internet. And then they're like oh, that's so.  14:54 I had to be way more thoughtful and because of, like I said, I learned everything the hard way because of some NDA scares and because of some reprimands from some agents in the past. Over the last decade and a half I've learned like what is okay and what's not, and I'm just always very careful because it does help. I've been working for Hasbro for eight years. Eight years I've been doing voices for the same company, for the same franchise, and only within the last couple of years? Did they even know I was working for them?  15:15 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Wow.  15:15 - Jon Bailey (Host) Because when you have a massive corporation they drop down all those little jobs down to other companies that are lower on the pole. So they can just like look, we're just going to license this brand out to you. You tell us what you're going to make, you do the entire production, We'll approve, and then you know it's got our official stamp on it. They have no idea who's working for them. So when I get out there and I start making content, I'm really starting to push something like Transformers, for example, because I remember that.  15:39 I do remember that, so they'll send me products or they'll send me news, information or images, digital assets whatever to repost because it makes sense for me, and the more that I do that, the more that people are associating me with my favorite brands that I already work for or it's making other companies go wow, he does a really good job for them. As long as there's no conflict between clients, maybe we should get them to check out our stuff or whatever. So, for example, for Transformers specifically, I have probably four different companies that send me stuff that I don't have to pay for, that I can make content with, or I can resell or give away. There's a lot of different ideas that you can do. You just have to think outside the box.  16:37 It's all about thinking outside the box and doing the best you can to represent yourself in a way where your reps don't have to worry about what you make because they're afraid that you're like oh my gosh, you said you're not a chub on that, I mean, I even had to think about that whenever it came to anything marvel related, because when I started booking sound likes for some of these actors for marvel, I'm like does that mean I can't make comedy, marvel content or whatever, because that might be a spoiler for something that I don't even know about because I'm not working on a project. But I feel like anything I'm doing to help it boils down to this. This is the very, very important part. It boils down to only doing positive things about the clients, brands, products, whatever that you want to work with or that you're a fan of, whatever Because let's just say you like.  17:18 Snickers. If you like Snickers, you don't want to do negative Snickers things. You want to show yourself eating a Snickers, show yourself talking about Snickers, making funny things based on Snickers, and eventually you get enough followers and enough people are like this is really funny, this is really entertaining. This makes me like Snickers. This makes me want to support you by getting whatever. Eventually, snickers is like hey, you know what, we'll send you some free Snickers, send you money in a brand deal. The important part is to do it positive. Don't do anything negative about a brand that you like.  17:46 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) I was just going to ask you. There's the other side of the coin, where any publicity is good publicity, so sometimes negative.  17:52 - Jon Bailey (Host) True, but I feel like you're playing it safe and smart if you just stick to only things that, for example, if something comes out, that's not that great, but it's for a company that I like. That's the truth. But it's also about growing your brand, about being seen by enough people to be considered like, oh, and it's also about showing all the things that you do, whether it's your skill set, whether it's your sense of humor, whether it's just your perfect, whatever it is that you're doing it helps them understand like this person has all these positive traits that we like. We would like to continue to work with them, or we'd like to start working with them.  18:33 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) I like that. I like that a lot.  18:34 - Jon Bailey (Host) The whole Mint Mobile ad with Ryan Reynolds. It did not come from my voiceover stuff, it came directly as a result of social media stuff. I was one of the first people out there doing an impression of Ryan Reynolds, because I've seen people out there doing impressions for decades. They started doing it on YouTube when it was first brand new a thing. People were trying to do it as some kind of bit where it's like here's this tiny little cartoon picture in the corner and here's one second of me doing this character. Like I could do 500 cartoon characters in three minutes. And I was like, okay, I see what you're doing, but it's also terrible. It doesn't mean you're a good voice actor, it just means you've made clever content that a lot of people watched.  19:09 But wouldn't it be better, instead of doing those impressions, to just take your skill set and promote yourself in a different way and do something nobody else is doing? So I started looking. It's like man, my gosh. All these voices are old. These characters are ridiculously ancient. It's always Mickey Mouse and Kermit the Frog and stuff that anybody pretty much could do, because the guys who came up with those characters they didn't want to stray so far from their own voices. They were just doing whatever. So I was like you know what? I should just look at who's popular right now, who's the number one top dogs right now? So I started looking at the A-listers. I'm like nobody's doing Chris Hemsworth Nobody's doing Ryan Reynolds.  19:43 Nobody's doing.  19:51 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) All of a sudden.  19:51 - Jon Bailey (Host) Now everybody's copying that pattern. It's just one of the first out there and because I did such a good job with Ryan Reynolds' voice and I made positive, funny, entertaining content, it eventually got the attention of Maximum Effort who reached out to my agents, said we really like Jon, we have this funny idea. We don't really know what we're going to do yet, but we'd them on commercial. There's a good paycheck for it involved, also good social media. Because he's smart enough to know, because Maximum Effort is very good about this. They think like I do. They're like there's a potential for this stuff. It's all in the internet and how you present this More people to see that than you can by throwing this up on a television commercial. So, yeah, it just kind of became that formulation of is it positive? Does it show off my skill set well, does it make me look like we should work with this guy and want to work with this brand? Would this brand be like? This is a unique or entertainer insert thing here of a way to promote our product. We'd like to work with this guy more or continue to work with him. So, yeah, it's going to be, became the whole mindset and the main goal was always not to make money from.  20:49 I make hardly any money from social media, just next to nothing, because the primary goal was not to make money. If I wanted to monetize, there's a very particular set of rules that you have to follow in order to make money from social media. My goal was to get more eyeballs on it, get more followers, because at some point you want to be indispensable, you want to be invaluable to people and like well with me. Not only do you get 16 years of professional experience, all these credits, all these working with all these great companies or clients or studios or whatever. You also get somebody with over a million followers on social media who will promote your project and make content about it for no extra money, just because that's what he already does, because that also helps. It's a cycle. It helps me get bigger, which helps me book more jobs which helps me get bigger, which helps me get more jobs.  21:32 It all works together and it does kind of feel like you're working half your time for free, but that's why you should do things you enjoy. Make your content something that you enjoy, based on things that you like. Just build it around your skillset around your talent.  21:44 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Sure, I love that and I love the whole positive spin that you put on things, as well as authenticity. To take a moment to talk about authenticity you have been very authentic, having known you for so many years now, about things like in your personal life, like your transformation right In your family, and so let's talk a little bit about what authenticity means as well in terms of I feel as though it's not a put on to get more followers. I just really identify with you through your stories. I think you and I have a similar story about, let's say, our body change, our health. We've transformed a little bit in that way, and I've seen a lot of posts from you about that and also stuff about personal struggles that you've had. Let's talk for a moment about the authenticity and how important that is.  22:30 - Jon Bailey (Host) Well, I think you should keep the majority of your personal life offline. Nobody needs to know all your personal business. But I do feel like, when people have been supporting you for so long, they feel an attachment to your story and to you and they want to root for you. They want to be in your corner, they want to see you succeed. Some of them even live vicariously through you. But a lot of people are just looking for inspiration. They're looking for somebody else to give them justification for whatever it is that they're going to decide to do, and when they see somebody like me give up, it makes them want to give up. When they see somebody like me keeping on and pushing on and just never quitting, it makes them not want to give up.  23:09 I inspire other people and, as a person of faith, that's kind of half the reason why I do what I do, because I feel like it's better to be genuine and be yourself, because if you have to mask, eventually it'll all fall apart. You won't be able to keep that up for forever because it's not really you. Jim Carrey's talked about this a lot because he used to be that guy. He thought he had to be like this all the time. That was a persona that he created. It was just a different version of himself where he literally was not Jim Carrey, he was whatever character he was portraying.  23:38 That was Jim Carrey. And when he finally dropped the mask and started being himself, he felt better. And yeah, he's not a super energetic I mean, he's still funny, but he's not that crazy, energetic, over-the-top, ridiculous guy all the time. He's actually just a normal human being who happens to have a very clever mind and sense of humor, et cetera, et cetera. And he talks all the time about how the word depressed has the words deep rest in it and how our brains can't keep up with that fake facade.  24:05 And I know exactly what he's talking about, because my personal life is not rainbows and skittles all the time. I don't go into great detail about it, but people do know. They know that I'm on the spectrum. They know that my son is very much on the spectrum and he's had a lot of issues. They know that my home life has not always been a hundred percent fun. And they also know that financial struggles and all I go through the same thing everybody else does.  24:29 There's a really great interview with Larry King, with the actor who played Abed in Community, which is one of my favorite TV shows and I did promos for it, which is how I became a fan and he was being interviewed.  24:40 Larry King's like give me a luxury that you can't live without. He's like cup of coffee. He's like no, no, no, a luxury. He's like a warm pair of socks. He's like no, a luxury, you know. Like a private place, like I work on duck tails, larry. It's like people don't get that. We're struggling just as much as I don't think, until the strike came forward. This feels like the first time ever that a strike has actually finally got people to realize we don't make a lot of money, we're not sitting around floating in a pool of money and everything is fancy and expensive.  25:09 I literally live from paycheck to paycheck. I don't know how I get from point A to point B except through faith and hard work. That's all there is to it. And you have to find things that work with your schedule in order to stay in this career, because you can't just go get a grocery store job or whatever and be able to make it. You'll only be able to work when you're free. These clients don't care when you're free, they only care when they're free. So so you have to make yourself available until you get to the point where you've reached the career level, we're like no, no, no, we'll wait for you, we can reschedule for you, don't worry. That didn't used to be the case when you first start off like next, because they have a million other people that can do what you do. No-transcript, how fast they can get it done, reliability, all these different things that are factors they're going to succeed. They see that, they can just tell, and part of it is that I am a really hard freaking worker and I'm very genuine and open about.  26:09 I'm just always going and doing stuff, but it's gotten a little better with content creation wise, because while I'm still just being me, I do take the time to like look ahead and see, okay, what's coming out. What am I working on? What am I allowed to talk about? What am I not allowed to talk about? What's trending right now? Since right now, I only have this free time on Saturday, and that's it. I'm going to make a whole bunch of stuff that week, and then I'm just going to drop it online whenever I have time, rather than so.  26:34 it's not like I'm making stuff all day long, every day. I can't do that. I can't keep working for free because people don't realize if they're not sending gifts or they're donating to your social media you're doing it out of the goodness of your heart on what little spare free time you've got. I don't have all day long to stream and et cetera. Content creation is. I absolutely agree with you, it's no small feat it is a full-time job that does not pay.  26:59 No small task at all, but it does pay off in jobs, in exposure.  27:02 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Yes, absolutely, and that's interesting. My next question was going to be what's your best tips for people starting out in the business? You just gave it to me in that last Well, I got a lot more tips than that, but I loved it because hard work and I'm going to say determination, and especially now that the industry has shifted, I mean and evolved and I think you, more than anyone, really understand how to roll with the changes and to really evolve.  27:23 - Jon Bailey (Host) Well, you've brought up challenges, and that's what the challenge is that this job has become far more public. It's gotten much bigger. It was already big, but the career itself is already bigger and we have all these factors to be concerned about now, like AI replacing jobs like ADR.  27:50 And the competition has increased by a ton because now people understand technology is caught up, where you can pretty much do this anywhere with a decent Internet connection, which makes a big chunk of the industry going to be much tougher. But if you do all those things in conjunction, if you get training, get training from good, reliable coaches that are honest, trustworthy and affordable, you'll spare yourself years of research and development. Start creating a brand. I say this to people when I coach and all of a sudden it's like people realize all this stuff is just common sense stuff.  28:06 Make your profile picture Be the same. Make your bio Be the same across all your platforms. Just be consistent with making something. Find free time, bank up a bunch of free stuff. Post it when you don't have time, because you may not have time to make stuff later, but be showing what. Like I said, everything is content. If all I have time to do is be in the booth doing my job, then I'm going to record myself in the booth doing the job.  28:29 Add some different audio to it, so I don't break non-disclosure agreement when I'm recording auditions and just post something else over that and make that into a video to show people like I'm freaking, working, I'm doing this stuff here, I am in my booth, or just take a picture, do something, but make content and keep something going out there. Yes, it helps if you stay up with current trends, if you have a particular genre. I'll give you a couple of examples, because people probably think that this is just confined to well, you work in cartoons and movies. It's easy for you because you have all this stuff. That's not necessarily true. You never know which horse is going to win the race.  29:00 I would have thought that Mad Max would have been a great thing to post content about, but it's not doing as well as I thought it would do. So all the other stuff that I do content for is like okay, well, I can keep making that, but you just kind of have to keep an eye on it. But you have inspirational stuff, you have creepypastas, scary stories. There's just so many things that you can do and it be your brand, as long as you keep consistent and keep making something. And in the meantime you're doing auditions, you're out there, whatever, and as you're growing you can start adding that to like oh well, if you book me, you also get this.  29:30 I have a protege. I would love for you to interview her sometime. Her name is Hunter and she did not know what a voiceover was before she met me, but she did have performance experience. She used to be a haunter in haunts and let me tell you something it is harder to be a haunter in a haunt than it is to do stand-up comedy, Because you have an infinite amount of time that you're going to be doing this little performance. You've got about 10 minutes In a haunt. You're in there for hours coming up with characters, terrifying people, improvising, doing all the makeup and stuff yourself too. So there's on-camera stuff as well and you develop crazy skill sets that she didn't even know was a valuable skill set. She can create creature sounds that I've never heard a woman do before.  30:10 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) I've only heard Dee Bradley Baker, do what she's done.  30:13 - Jon Bailey (Host) And, like you, have any idea how special that skill is in this industry.  30:17 You need to make content and show people what you do, and especially if it's something that you can do that they cannot do and all of a sudden, within three months of just doing a little voiceover coaching with me showing you the stuff that I know after 16 years, she was booking work, which proves that you don't have to have two years to 16 years to book that kind of stuff. If you have the information and you work hard and you supply the stuff that you learn, you can book stuff right away. This industry is easy to get into. My biggest problem and I'm going to hurt a lot of people's feelings right now my biggest problem is that people come to me with their hands out and that's all they ever do hey, what can I do to blah, blah, blah.  30:52 And I tell them they're like that doesn't sound like I'm just going to be able to do it without you giving it to me. So I'm like if you don't want it, if you're not willing to work for it, then don't ask. It's not a job where you can just go get an answer and I give you a key and you go open the door and you receive the rewards for it. It took 16 years to do that, yes, yes, it can be condensed down to shorter amount of time. When you find somebody like me who coaches and I've made all those mistakes already in 16 years' time I've gone through every version of how not to do the job, then finally figured out the right way to do the job wouldn't it make sense to invest a little bit of money and save yourself a lot of years to get that information and actually use it and apply it and just work hard at the job? It's kind of like Shawshank Redemption All it takes is time and patience.  31:33 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Absolutely Well, before we go, I do want to talk to you about your transformation.  31:42 - Jon Bailey (Host) You look amazing.  31:43 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) I imagine you must feel great. I feel a lot better today, not so much because I injured my shoulder.  31:45 - Jon Bailey (Host) I'm sorry, that's right, but again, like I said, everything is content and I'm like you know what. A lot of people are already supportive. They want to see me succeed and I wanted to show them that if I can do something, anybody, if you just put your mind to something and you're just consistent at whether it's your health or your career or whatever, if you're just consistent at it, that's all it is. People just fall out of it because they go too hard, too fast. Whether it's your physical health or whether it's the career, they think that, okay, all I have to do is this one thing and then when it doesn't work out in a couple of months, people just quit. Or a couple of weeks, they just don't give it enough time. You don't get healthy in just a couple of weeks.  32:20 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) It took years of back and forth and bouncing up and down, you and I both know, because we both been there.  32:25 - Jon Bailey (Host) I remember, I remember.  32:27 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) You look like a different person too.  32:29 - Jon Bailey (Host) I've lost an entire person at this point I'm down 145 pounds.  32:33 - Intro (Host) I haven't had my biggest, I was 335.  32:36 - Jon Bailey (Host) That was around the time when you and I met I was literally that.  32:39 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) No neck guy and my overall goal was 170 pounds, but still is wonderful.  32:42 - Jon Bailey (Host) Thank you. I've only got 25 pounds left to go.  32:45 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Good for you. I still have some to go too, and it's funny People are like what? But I need to continually have that challenge. I feel like I'm like you in that way.  32:53 - Jon Bailey (Host) I'll give everybody something that really helped me, and it's going to seem like a silly thing, but if your health is important to you and you have people that depend on you and need you to be around, then you should make it a primary thing. Number one. Everything is content. You can film and take pictures of your progress. My progress stuff gets more traction than my professional career stuff does Mine did too my picture of me shrinking. Those are just pictures not even a video.  33:20 Those pictures had over 3,000 likes and I don't even have that many followers on Instagram. People want to see you succeed and it also inspires them and makes them want to do better for themselves, which is great. So you can literally make that as part of your journey, and I remember incorporating it into my routine. I'm like you know what, instead of it feeling like it's a job and that I have to go lose weight and I have to go hike and I have to go to, I'll make content while I'm out there. I'm make videos of me doing the thing, or make I did different celebrities going to the gym, you know, or working out or exercising, and it became where it was fun and eventually I'm multitasking. At that point, I'm making content and I'm working out.  33:57 At the same exact time, I'm also finding cool locations while I'm out doing whatever that like you know what. This would be a cool place to make a thing. There's so many different cool factors involved in just doing things better for yourself. The gym that I got for the backyard I was like you know what this would make great if I want to do gym videos because they have a very strict policy about making content inside of a gym, so having a gym in my backyard makes it a lot easier for me.  34:21 But it also I got it from another voice actor. Dave Fennoy got rid of his old gym because his studio flooded and he did not feel like putting it back in there.  34:30 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) So I got a great deal on it. Oh, that's awesome. I didn't realize that was Dave Fennoy. It helped me network more with yeah it helped me network with Dave Fennoy who's?  34:37 - Jon Bailey (Host) also a local to Memphis, which you know, I've only known two or three other voice actors that came from where I came from. So there's so many positive things about. Everything is interconnected, everything's all part of one big giant thing and it does sometimes feel a little bit like a video game because you're just like this doesn't feel real, but it's just all the parts working together and just looking for opportunities. I'll put it to you this way there's a movie I hate to bring up Jim Carrey again, but the movie yes man. I don't live quite that strictly to that kind of policy, but I do feel like you should say yes to every opportunity that comes your way. Unless you have a very solid like there, unless you have a very solid like, there's just no way I can. If it feels like there's resistance, then don't do it, but unless there's just something that instantly red flags, I'm just trying to be like yeah, I'll, absolutely. I'll do my best. I'll give it my best freaking shot, whether it's my health, whether it's my content, whether it's a voiceover job.  35:29 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) And I've been shocked at how many times that has worked out for me.  35:31 - Jon Bailey (Host) Just give it a chance. So many people are not confident in themselves. They don't have security in themselves. I don't think people understand the term fake it till you make it. It's talking about acting. It's literally talking about pretending to be okay and pretending to be fine and acting like you're good even if you're not good, even if you are nervous. This will change your entire life and I'm only going to give this one, and this is just an example of what you get when you coach with me. By the way, if you can pretend to be another person when you go into an audition, it completely changes things, because when you're already acting like you already got the job, you're going to do a better job performing the job. So, whether it comes to in-person auditions or whatever, or social situations or networking situations, you can literally just get comfortable acting like the person who is confident and who is a success until you are that's what faking it do to make it move.  36:22 People on the spectrum and voice actors and actors and performers. We're all very good at masking, and does that make us an exceptional liars? Probably All of us are not like that in our personal lives.  36:33 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) But when?  36:34 - Jon Bailey (Host) you're very good at pretending to be someone else. You can make that into a viable career and it works for your content. It works for your overall brand. It works for your auditions. It also works for your booking. When you actually get the job, People will like you better, when you act like you belong there. In other words, when you go into a session, don't sit there and go. I'm sorry, let me do it again. I'm sorry.  36:53 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) I'm sorry. I'm sorry, I messed up.  36:55 - Jon Bailey (Host) Hang on. I messed up. Hang on. I'm sorry you shut your mouth. Just say let me try that one more time.  36:59 I got a better one in me Change your mindset, change the way you speak, change the way you act. You're faking it till you make it, because eventually you'll start booking those jobs and it's just. I hate to keep using nerd references, but I am one it he could do it because he saw himself do it, and this is exactly. There was a life changing moment for me when I went into record Bumblebee for the third time and it's one of my favorite movies that I've ever worked on. It's my favorite franchise, my two favorite characters that I got to voice. I had no idea who I was working with in that studio. I didn't have a clue. Nobody told me that anybody from the movie was going to be there. The only people that I saw that were famous were some of the other voice actors that were working. So on the third session I was like I wonder who the director of this film is. And I looked it up and it was the guy I'd been working with for three sessions.  37:48 I didn't even know he was the director of the movie. I thought he was just the engineer at Paramount and it was like dude. I was nailing it, not even knowing I should be nervous. So why even be nervous? The next chance I got to work with another director, it was Michael freaking Bay. I wasn't even concerned anymore. Everybody was warning me. He's hard to work with. He's difficulty blah, blah, blah. I'm like dude. I worked with Travis Knight, didn't even know I was working with Travis Knight. I'm fine Because I can just act like I belong there and and people will believe it because I'm being very confident. Even though it's fake confidence, it's still confidence and eventually you'll start to believe your own confidence.  38:22 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) It's kind of manifesting.  38:24 - Intro (Host) Manifesting that it's faking it till you, make it I didn't understand.  38:27 - Jon Bailey (Host) I heard people say that for years and years and years until I realizing it's just faking confidence until you're actually doing that job, because you really kind of need to prove to everybody else and yourself that, yeah, you can do this, and once you can do it you don't need to worry about it anymore.  38:40 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) And what I love is knowing you for so long Like I've seen this happen. I've actually watched you become this incredible success, confident, and it's. I love it. I'm just so, so happy for you.  38:54 - Jon Bailey (Host) I appreciate that it really is just about kind of like learning all the cheat codes. It takes me a little longer than most. I had friends tell me like it takes 10 years to get into cartoons. I booked an anime in eight and thought I was doing good, but then it was just crickets for another four years. So you just never really know. But then when I started realizing it really is all about faking that confidence and just believing in yourself, even if you don't believe in yourself. If you can fake it, other people will believe it.  39:17 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) I'm signing up to coach with you, but actually this is a great segue into, first of all, how can people follow you If they don't know they should know because you're all over the place and then how can people work with you.  39:29 - Jon Bailey (Host) I recently. I won't say it's finished yet because I'm trying to add a couple more pages to it, but I recently overhauled my website thanks to my awesome mentor who also does website design. So if you need a voiceover website, I know somebody and the contact page. There's a section on coaching. My rates are all there. I've expanded from when I first started. You probably remember this. There was a long time I did not want to coach because I didn't feel like I had enough experience for it, because I was like I've only been at this five years. Even though I'm doing great, I don't feel like I've got anything to say to anybody. Brand new, because I'm brand new Now. I don't feel I've got a decade and a half plus two years of research and development.  40:01 I've worked for the biggest studios out there. I have gone through every version of how to do this job wrong, just like Thomas Edison inventing the light bulb wrong 99 times. I figured out the right way to do it by doing it wrong so many different ways. So I haven't named it yet, but it's kind of like the gamer's guide to voiceover.  40:17 - Intro (Host) It's a little cheat code magazine.  40:18 - Jon Bailey (Host) Love it. So, yeah, I'm really easy to find Epic Voice Guy on every major platform and you can contact me via my website page or any DMs across any of the social media. I'll probably still sling you over to my website because it goes straight to my email address, but my coaching rates are ridiculously affordable compared to most people and you won't have to keep coming back for more coaching sessions unless you want to, because I didn't like that when I got started. I think we had this conversation before. I was very against the overall coaching community because I felt like so much of it was predatory. They were giving some of the same information over and over that you can find on the Internet for free. And now they have a website. D Bradley Baker God bless his soul created Iwanttobeavoiceactorcom, and now I don't even have to like look, if you don't want to pay me, spend a few weeks on this free website. No skin off my teeth, you don't have to pay me a dime.  41:07 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) If they're not willing to look at that website for a couple of weeks because there's a lot of information there, then they don't really want to do this job and that's my number one go-to thing.  41:12 - Jon Bailey (Host) But yeah, I coach and I also do other stuff too. I also offer, if they want, fan stuff, a little bit of everything Awesome.  41:19 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Yes, you do. I remember that you were doing that back 16 years ago too.  41:23 - Jon Bailey (Host) Yeah, I try to look at the industry and see where the gaps were and see where is something missing. It's like, oh, I started realizing these brands that reached out to me like, oh, we realize, you make a lot of Transformers content. I was like, well, you know, as a voice actor and having a professional page, I should freaking have a shop page.  41:39 And then call those companies and say hey, would you like to advertise for free on my website? Duh Three or four, I'm like, yeah, we'll give you some free ads and we'll even throw you a commission if they buy some stuff through the way I mean.  41:49 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) there's so much opportunity.  41:51 - Jon Bailey (Host) We just don't. Nobody really takes the time to think they're just looking at insert job here in the voiceover business and they don't think about all this other stuff.  41:59 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) It's the business mind too.  42:01 - Jon Bailey (Host) Yeah, the simplest way I can put it, because I know your time is valuable too. The simplest way I can put it is if you're going to fish because you're starving to death and it's your only option, you have plenty of opportunities to fish, but you have a boat and you have a place to fish Do you put one hook in the water or do you put them all in if you have the opportunity, to put them all in there If you have a chance to catch more fish? Look for every single chance, every single opportunity, whether it's a YouTube and a TikTok and a Twitch and a whatever. If you're a gamer, game, if you're a reactor, react but do something. Build it around your skill set, make content on every platform out there. Look for every opportunity networking opportunities, voiceover meetups like what Anne and I used to go to the coaching sessions from people that are reliable free website resources.  42:47 There's a ton out there If you just put in the freaking effort. That's where you guys make me angry. Put in the freaking effort.  42:52 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) This podcast is a resource.  42:55 - Jon Bailey (Host) Exactly, I've been doing this podcast for eight years, eight years weekly. So yeah, I just celebrated my eight year and you guys are not paying for it. This is free resources that are extremely helpful, Jon.  43:05 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Bailey, john Bailey. Oh my gosh, it has been so wonderful. We should have like five more, no, 15 more episodes.  43:11 - Jon Bailey (Host) I mean I would if I didn't have a game to record I know right.  43:14 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) I could go on and on and on and I have a session I got to get to myself. I take that back. Five sessions.  43:19 - Jon Bailey (Host) I forgot one. I just booked another one today. Five sessions and two out of five are at home. That's not normal though.  43:25 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) But I did want to be fair and honest. That means you got to drive three out of the five too, so that's time involved as well. Knowing this area.  43:32 - Jon Bailey (Host) Oh, that's aed. There you go, there you go, oh my gosh.  43:46 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) John, it's been amazing. Thank you so, so much for this. Bosses out there, follow John and coach with John. I'm telling you, you were like a fountain. You're a fountain of wisdom and information and again, thank you I keep telling people they should go to me.  43:54 - Jon Bailey (Host) I've got living proof. If you want living proof of how far you can come with a little information for me, if you are properly motivated and you work hard, go to VoxyDitch on any of the social medias. That's my mentee. I'm mentoring her and look how quickly she has people coming to her asking her for voiceover advice. Awesome, only being in this job for a few months.  44:15 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Awesome. Well, John, thanks again. Bosses, I'm going to give a great big shout out to our sponsor, IPDTL. You too can network and connect like bosses like John and myself. Find out more at IPDTLcom. Everyone have an amazing week and we will see you next week. Bye.  44:33 - Intro (Host) Join us next week for another edition of VO Boss with your host, Anne Ganguza, and take your business to the next level. Sign up for our mailing list at vobosscom and receive exclusive content, industry revolutionizing tips and strategies and new ways to rock your business like a boss. Redistribution with permission. Coast to coast connectivity via IPDTL.   

Todd is a Los Angels based actor with over 600 professional credits spanning stage and film to animation and video games. He's an award-winning actor as well as a director and producer. Major projects include the lead role in the hit anime series, Fairy Tail, for 328 episodes and two movies. In the world of video games, Todd's voice can be heard in Destiny 2 as The Drifter and Genshin Impact as Razor, to name a few. When he isn't voicing behind a mic he travels the world meeting fans at pop culture conventions. IG/TW Handle (if any) IG: @official_habergram LinkedIn or IMDB URL https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1920556/ Company/Personal URL https://www.toddhaberkorn.com ====== Follow Host Daron Jenkins on IG ⁠@thedaronjenkins

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!

This week on Alicyn's Wonderland, voice actor and director Todd Haberkorn drops by to talk about life, anime, films, and video games. Todd's incredible credit list include many popular characters, Hikaru Hitachiin for Ouran High School Host Club, Death the Kid in Soul Eater, Natsu Dragneel in Fairy Tail, Genin Rain Shinobi in Naruto Shippuden, Shikadai Nara in Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, Komiya in Aggretsuko, and Ikkaku Madarame in Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War. He has also lent his voice to various well-loved animation, film, video games, and starred in several live action projects.Tune in as Todd talks about everything under the pink lights of the Wonderland studio with Alicyn! Todd starts off by taking us back to his humble beginnings which started from theater to doing a one-off voice over for a computer store until he found himself booking a role in the wildly popular anime series, Naruto. He then shares what it was like to work on the show then he also talks how milestone markers differ for everyone in the industry.  As a multi-faceted individual, Todd also offers a great range of valuable insights about life, as he makes points about self-worth and creating a healthy balance between life and work. Furthermore, Todd goes on to share why he considers Fairy Tail to be an absolute life-changer. Make sure to stay until the end to hear about Todd's amazing experience volunteering at an elephant nature park! Timestamps:[4:41] Todd's origin story[12:42] What it was like to book Naruto[15:29] Todd talks about the unique ways people in the voice over industry create milestone markers[23:03] Don't put your worth on something you can little control over[25:33] “Life loves balance.”[28:05] How Fairy Tail changed Todd's life Follow Alicyn:Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/alicyn/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@alicynpackardTwitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/alicynLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alicynpackardWebsite: https://www.alicynpackard.com/Follow Todd:Instagram: https://instagram.com/official_habergramYouTube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCBv2Ph9ubyr4OeBGO0gBViQTwitter: https://twitter.com/ToddHaberkornWebsite: https://www.toddhaberkorn.com/Alicyn's Wonderland | Inside the World of Animation & Games

Todd Haberkorn ( @TheHaberTube ), known for voicing characters like Natsu Dragneel in Fairy Tail, Death the Kid in Soul Eater, Razor for Genshin Impact, and The Drifter in Destiny 2, joins us for an honest and inspiring discussion about his career and the VO industry. Todd was one of my earliest inspirations for pursuing a career in VO, with his detailed and nuanced performances that are always captivating and inspiring. Enjoy this jam-packed episode of knowledge and wisdom! https://www.instagram.com/official_habergram/ Become a Paid Subscriber on Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/poxpodcast/subscribe * For 15% OFF your subscription to Voice123 visit: *https://www.Voice123.com/plans/pox ----------------------------------- Please subscribe and follow us on all social media and enable notifications on all podcast platforms! https://www.PointsofeXperiencePodcast.com ----------------------------------- Questions? Email info@pointsofexperiencepodcast.com Instagram: https://www.Instagram.com/PoXPodcast Twitter: https://www.Twitter.com/PoXPodcast Facebook: https://www.Facebook.com/PoxPodcast TikTok: https://www.TikTok.com/@PointsofeXperience ---------------------------------------- Original Music by: SkaneMusic - https://www.instagram.com/skane.music/1 Edited by: Keith "Neku" Lawson - https://twitter.com/OzmaNeku

An ensemble of voices delivers this candid collection of interviews with gender-nonconforming teens who struggle to be accepted. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile's Michele Cobb discuss this collection available this summer for free through AudioFile's SYNC program in June. Tanya Eby voices author Susan Kuklin, narrating in a neutral yet respectful tone that allows the more emotional stories conveyed by the other narrators to stand out. Performed conversationally, each teen's narrative is imbued with authenticity that recounts honest, sometimes brutal circumstances sincerely. These powerful, revelatory stories speak volumes. Sign up for free audiobooks for teens this summer at SYNC! Read the full review of the audiobook on AudioFile's website. Published by Brilliance Audio/Candlewick. Find more audiobook recommendations at audiofilemagazine.com Support for AudioFile's Behind the Mic podcast comes from audiobooks.com. Visit audiobooks.com/freeoffer for three free audiobooks with a trial. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Meet Todd Haberkorn the voice behind The Drifter in Destiny and the voice of 500 other credits. We talk about his acting career how his acting journey started and discuss some of his challenges within the career, we also discuss upcoming projects such as Hello Neighbour and more. #helloneighbor #destiny2 #thedrifter Support the show

On this 100th episode of the Nerd Heaven Podcast, I discuss the Star Trek Continues episode "Come Not Between The Dragons" a deeply thematic episode starring aussie sci-fi royalty - Gigi Edgly of Farscape Fame. Join me as we discuss the episode and it's themes, and then reminisce a little over the last 100 podcasts. (Place button to listen at bottom of page) ----more---- Transcript Welcome to Nerd Heaven. I'm Adam David  Collings, the author of Jewel of The Stars And I am a nerd.   And it's a big moment. This is episode 100 of the podcast. How insane is that? When TV shows make it to 100 episodes, it's a big deal and they usually celebrate by doing something special.    I'm going to spend a bit of time reflecting on the past, and maybe having a little fun, at the end of this podcast, But first, we're going to be talking about the Star Trek Continues episode “Come Not Between The Dragons”.   The description on IMDB reads A troubled creature pierces the Enterprise hull, pitting the crew against a pursuer that threatens to tear them apart.   The teleplay was written by Greg Dykstra, James Kerwin and Vic Mignogna The story was by Greg Dykstra It was directed by Julian Higgins And it first aired on the 28th of May 2016.   And just a little warning, this episode deals with themes of violent abuse by a parent.   The first thing you'll notice that's special about this episode is the presence of Aussie sci-fi royalty - Gigi Edgley. Most famous for her role in Farscape as Chiana. In this episode, she plays Ensign Eliza Taylor. And the cool thing is, they let her keep her Australian accent for the role. I don't hear many familiar aussie accents in Star Trek, so I found that pretty cool.   While I gave up on it too early back in the day, I've become quite a fan of Farscape, so it's very cool to see her here. By the way, I can't believe I didn't notice it, but a few episodes back, in The White Iris, the character of Amphidamas, the alien representative, was played by another member of sci-royalty, Colin Baker, who played the 6th Doctor on Doctor Who. I'm unbelievably embarrassed that I didn't notice and comment on it. Sorry about that.   This one starts off seeming to be a monster story. But we'll soon learn that it's not. This is a real thematic message show, but one with a real difference.   Scotty is currently in command. Eliza Taylor hands him a padd. And then Kirk enters. 8 ships have been destroyed studying an accretion disc. But the crew have been rescued   It's very telling of Scotty when Kirk says “at least there were no casualties” and Scotty says “there were - the Lexington.”   With the shift over, Smith and Eliza leave the bridge. Smith and McKennah are heading to the rec room, and they invite Eliza to join them. I get the impression she's not quite part of their little friendship circle, but they're welcoming her in. And isn't that just the way a friendship group should work? I know it's not easy. You really need an extrovert in your group to do the inviting, but cliques are not healthy, and being excluded can be quite hurtful - even for an introvert.   The Enterprise suffers a hull breach from a meteorite travelling near light speed.  As Chekov says, “that should be impossible.” But I'd have to believe that an object travelling that fast making impact with the ship would have to completely destroy it, so there must have been some substantial and rapid deceleration.   Whatever it is, is moving through the ship, from Deck to deck. Scotty can't find it. As we end the teaser, we see that whatever it is has broken into Eliza's quarters. But we don't see it, only her reaction.   This is an okay use of the ‘hide the monster' trope because we'll almost immediately see what she's seeing after the credits, but her reaction gives us a powerful hook. And Taylor isn't sure what she's looking at just yet. We experience it with her as the thing slowly unfolds. Some kind of lifeform. Hard and rocky with glowing eyes and a part that looks almost insectoid.   This creature was a practical effect. The alien was designed by the writer of this episode, Greg Dykstra, who appeared in the previous episode as the union doctor. He pitched this story to Vic because it was very personal to him. We'll get to that. Dykstra designed the alien and then they got a creature effects company to actually build it. It was huge. An actor could wear it as a suit, but it was very heavy and hot, so the guy they cast needed to have breaks.   I'm a big lover of CGI creatures, but I have to admit that this alien works very well as a practical effect. It looks awesome. It provides a link to the original series who always had to use practical effects, because CGI wasn't a thing yet. It's also fitting because we have a Farscape actor in this episode, and Farscape was really into practical creatures, being made by the Jim Henson company.   The alien stands tall. Much bigger than a human. It's bipedal. Taylor cowers in the corner and throws something at it. It retreats.   I'd say Taylor reacts in a very non starfleet way here. She's trained to experience the unexpected. But she may be a new officer. This might be her first experience with the unknown. And despite all your training, seeing something like that in person for the first time could be quite scary, especially if it suddenly appears in your quarters. So I can't judge her too harshly.   It doesn't take long to find the intruder. It rips holes through walls. It's not exactly subtle.  Kirk begins by assuming the intruder is intelligent. He asks if it understands him. The lack of reply certainly doesn't imply a lack of intelligence, though.   Kirk calls the transporter room and asks the chief on duty to beam it out of here. Now when I hear that, it implies to me that Kirk wants it beamed into space. But he asked the chief about his intra-ship beaming skills. Either way, Kirk's order is very imprecise. Where exactly does he want the chief to beam the intruder to? In any case, the alien can shield itself from scanners so they can't transport it.   Kirk's next action is strange. He throws some debris at the alien. The alien reacts pretty much as any lifeform would to being attacked. It lashes out in self defence, requiring security to stun it with a phaser.   I'm not sure what Kirk was trying to accomplish there, but it certainly didn't help build any rapport of trust between them.   Kirk and Bones have found some fascinating things about the creature's biology. It's a unique lifeform - probably natively spaceborn. It has multiple hearts and no lungs. But all McCoy's tricorder will register is a rock. Again, suggesting the creature can shield itself from their sensors.   Spock and Uhura have configured the universal translator to better work with the alien's unique vocalisations. I don't know that we've ever seen a hand-held universal translator like this in TOS before, but I could be wrong. In the TNG era, we know that Starfleet universal translators are embedded in the com badge (while Ferengi use implants in the ear)   Kirk gives the honour of speaking to the alien to Taylor, as she was the first human to encounter it. This is a big deal. First contact is what Starfleet are all about, afterall.   Taylor seems to carefully consider what her first words should be. She wisely, in my opinion, chooses to start with “I'm sorry if I hurt you.” and then asks what it's called. It replies, Usdi. When asked why he came here, Usdi replies “Me. To. Hurt.” That doesn't sound good. Is it a threat? It's hard to tell with such a limited understanding between them.   Usdi is an example of a cosmozoa, a space-fearing lifeform. His species is called the Utana.   Something out there is using a form of echo-location to search for something. The shockwaves are damaging to the ship.   When the next wave hits, Spock begins to act very strangely. His voice filled with anger, he calls Udsi disobedient and demands his respect. Fires a phaser at him. He then attacks Taylor when she tries to intervene, and blames it on Usdi.   This, I believe, is a common thing with people who struggle with extreme anger problems. Blaming the subject of their anger for their own actions.   Something is clearly going on with Spock. He's not himself. Perhaps in a literal sense. But others are feeling it too. Kirk is the first to vocalise his concern, in a way, opening it up for others in the bridge crew to discuss what they're experiencing without fear of judgement. Checkov is feeling suspicion and paranoia.   Spock's in a bad way. We learn that the part of the brain responsible for suppressing emotions in Vulcans is called the mesiofrontal cortex. So that's pretty cool. But it's working so hard right now McCoy is worried it'll burn up. Spock is filled with powerful emotions. But they're not his. Spock is also physically injured. Possibly from his dust-up with the alien. He asks Spock to lock him up. He's dangerous. Something dark and dangerous in his Vulcan mind is being awoken. Kirk would do well to follow Spock's recommendation here. Spock knows what he's talking about, and currently still has the presence of mind to communicate it.   The next wave is stronger than anything so far. It drives Spock to rampage through the ship after the alien. He says “Usdi is hiding from me.” He looks like he'll tear the alien limb from limb.   After Kirk stuns him, he orders Spock put in the bridge. McCoy argues against this, because Spock is not himself.   The funny thing is, Kirk is right. He's absolutely right. For the wrong reason. He's wanting to put Spock in the brig as punishment for insubordination. McCoy is right that Spock isn't himself, but he needs to be put in the brig for his own safety, and the safety of those on the ship.   When McCoy helps Kirk realise that he's not himself either, that he's filled with unnatural anger, he changes his turn and has Spock taken back to sickbay under double restraint. Yeah, good luck with that.   The brig was the best option for now. He still needs medical care, of course, but I wouldn't be trusting any restraints, double, triple, or quadruple, in sickbay when the next wave hits.   By the way, this is the third episode in a row to have original music composed by Andy Farber. And I have to give it to the student musicians that are performing it, they're brilliant.   While all of the crew are experiencing elevated levels of anger, and lowered patience, Kirk and Spock specifically seem to be experiencing anger directed at Usdi.  It's like when Spock was stunned, Kirk became the new puppet of this force. Kirk refers to Udsi as a delinquent brat. He also describes him as disobedient and undisciplined.   I'm embarrassed to say the first time I watched this, I didn't put it all together until later, but watching it now, it all seems so obvious what we're dealing with.   Taylor is hiding Udsi in her quarters. She calls in McKenna for help. She doesn't know who else to turn to.   Taylor has figured out that Udsi is familiar with these waves. And he gets more and more afraid each time one of them hits. McKenna is now having her rage directed at Udsi, as the latest wave hits. “You must have done something to deserve this,” she says. Could it be the proximity to Udsi is what focuses the rage, while those who've had little or no contact with him just feel general anger directed at whatever is at hand?   But the most interesting thing of all is that it's pretty clear at this point that Taylor is not being affected. She may be the only one on the ship that is truly herself.   McKenna is very aware of her condition. She's trying to push through it. But it's hard. Taylor made a wise choice here. As a trained counsellor, McKenna may have more tools at her disposal to fight this anger than the rest of the crew. She genuinely wants to be free of it.   She needs alpha wave generators. When she says “Leave McCoy to me” I wasn't imagining she'd just slug him in the face and knock him out, but it was effective. She can't fight the anger in her, but here she was able to use it for something good. Well, not that punching McCoy is good, but it's for a good cause in helping her in her mission.   She asks for the alpha generators from a nurse, but not chapel. She calls her Sarah. While I like seeing familiar characters show up in this show, it's kinda cool that they're filling out the medical staff. It often felt, in TOS, like McCoy and Chapel were the only two medical officers on the ship. We know this is not true, of course, but the budget likely didn't allow for filling sickbay with extras.   Scotty is reacting to all of this a little differently. Rather than getting angry at everyone, he's having a lovely old time drinking. Scotty hasn't had contact with Udsi, so his priorities are different. He cares, as he always does, about his engines.   They have now cured a couple of crew members of the anger influence. They have McKenna, Uhura and a redshirt. They figure that Usdi is hiding from the ship that is generating the waves. But he's not talking.   The redshirt figures out if they move Usdi to engineering, the ship might have a harder time locating him. He's able to simulate Scotty's voice using the universal translator, and a little technical magic from Uhura. He calls for an evacuation of engineering. But Kirk sees through it, because he knows Scotty is in the brig.   Once engineering is cleared, all they need to do is beam there with Udsi. Saves trying to drag him through the ship in front of crew who want to attack him.   Smith finds McKenna and the transporter chief in the transporter room. She's still under the influence of the waves. Kirk should be here soon as he told Smith to meet him here. We're not sure what he's doing on the way yet.   Smith insists that Udsi is going to get what he deserves. McKenna gets her to stop and think a little when she asks “Why”. Smith can't answer, because she's being motivated not by logic or reason, but by emotions. Emotions that are clearly not hers.   McKenna's question, and her offer of an alpha generator definitely gives her pause. If Kirk hadn't called her, she might have relented, but a conflict ensures. Possibly not a great idea of McKenna's to attack her while she was distracted. Smith is clearly the better fighter, and the fight only serves to feed the anger.   I'm noticing that in this episode, there's a real focus on the female characters. Taylor, McKenna, Smith, Uhura. They're all taking on significant and powerful roles. But the episode doesn't make a big deal about it. And I think that's the best way to do it.   I recently watched the Star Trek animated episode “The Lorlelai Signal”. That episode came up with a convoluted way to put Uhura and other female officers in charge of the ship, and then have Uhura do very little. This episode succeeds well where that one failed. And I don't know if this was even a deliberate and active choice, to make this a female-centric episode, or if it just ended up that way. And I think it's better for it. Contrast this to that scene in Avengers Endgame which just felt a bit on-the-nose to me.   Anyway, I'm loving it because these are great characters played by great actors, and I'm enjoying seeing them get to do much more than the original series would have allowed them. I'm especially enjoying how they're developing Smith.   Usdi is communicating with Taylor again. She says she understands, but we're not hearing a verbal translation this time. So … I'm not sure how that works.   Kirk beams in with Smith and several security officers. Kirk has a big phaser rifle, so that's what he was up to. That's not good.   All 4 of them fire their phasers at Udsi. Luckily, he survives. His body is essentially made up of stone, afterall. Interestingly, the Utana feed on space-born rocks and minerals.   Those under the influence are subdued, mostly because of quick thinking on the parts of Taylor and Uhura. With generators on their arms now, they'll all be able to think clearly.   Honestly, I'm not sure it would have gone down that way. Kirk and his team seem to be the better fighters, and they all started armed with phasers. But let's apply a little suspicion of disbelief so the good guys can win and move the plot forward.   The ship has arrived in visual range, but it's not a ship. As the image appears on the monitor, we see that it's another Utana, but much bigger than Usdi.   The entire crew are wearing alpha generators now, so we've resolved that particular conflict and moved on to the next. I think that was a good choice for the script. We don't want an entire episode of mutiny among the crew, because ultimately, that's not what this episode is about.   Kirk surmises the difference in size between Udsi and this attacker could be the difference between an adult and a child. And he's right.   Greg Dykstra actually chose the Cherokee word Udsi, which means little, as the name of the alien. When we first see him, he seems anything but little, but now, as we realise he's a child, and he's very small compared to the adult outside, the name makes sense.   Scotty apologises for his behaviour. Hardly necessary, since they were all in the same boat. Kirk's answer “I'll fire you later,” reminds me of a line he'll say much later in Star Trek 3. “Fine. I'll kill you later.”   The adult refuses to respond to hails. It attacks the Enterprise. I wouldn't necessarily expect a space-born lifeform to be able to receive and respond to subspace radio signals. But anyway.   Spock points out what might be their only logical option to survive this. Release Usdi into the adult's custody. But how can they? That thing wants to kill him.   Kirk finds an alternative. Fire a torpedo at the part of the alien's body that seems to be generating the destructive waves.   When Usdi sees the attack against the adult on the screen, he says “Usdi protect.” Taylor misunderstands. Usdi isn't asking for protection. He's stating that he must protect the adult.   Taylor goes to the bridge to explain the situation. The alien out in space is Udsi's father. Usdi has left the ship. Positioned himself between the Enterprise and his father. The attack has stopped.   If we haven't already figured it out, we realise at this moment what this episode is really all about. This is about parental abuse. Greg Dykstra wrote this story because there was a history of this kind of abuse in his family. His grandfather had been a violent abuser. It had affected his father and grandmother profoundly. He wanted to explore that theme, and a Star Trek episode turned out to be the perfect tool for that kind of thematic expiration.   The creatures look at each other - moving their heads. Most likely engaged in communication we can't perceive.   Now it's time for Kirk to make one of those famous Starfleet captain speeches. He points out that while all the entity's anger was directed at his child, Usdi still protected him. Udsi saved his life, because The Enterprise would have killed him.   Only time will tell if that will make a difference.   This is the heart of the message that Greg Dykstra wanted to get across. That despite the hurt and damage caused by an abusive parent, the victims of that abuse still love the parent. It's a complex paradox. A difficult one.   There's a nice scene between Kirk and Spock. I'm noticing that over time, Todd Haberkorn is winning me over more and more as Spock. It just took a little longer than with Kirk and Scotty. But he really is doing a good job of it.   Kirk is used to being able to persuade others with words. He's frustrated that he was unable to convince Udsi's father to change.   Spock points out that the alien had a deeply ingrained behaviour. Did he really expect to be able to change that with words? With one conversation? This also, is very thematic. I'm sure there are many loved ones of violent abusers who want so desperately to change that person. But it's probably not an easy task.   In the case of Greg Dykstra, his father learned to move on from the experience, but his grandfather never changed. Never overcame that darkness inside him.   Ultimately, Kirk didn't expect silence.   But maybe silence isn't so bad. Maybe silence represents thinking. Maybe a contemplation of one's own actions is better than lashing out.   Kirk wonders, what would it take to change someone like that?  Spock's answer, “one is better able to lead someone down an unfamiliar path when one has already been down that path oneself.” Wise words.   Kirk is a little surprised to learn that Spock has regular conversations with McKenna about life and people.   This, I believe, is the first hint of a growing connection between those two characters. We'll continue to explore it, to see where it might lead.   They've found where Udsi and his father have gone. Kirk goes to see Taylor. “I wasn't able to reach him, but maybe you can.”   Spock's words have sparked an idea in Kirk. And I think maybe he knows something about Taylor that we don't yet.   Gigi Edgley's acting in this scene is wonderful. (not to mention the CGI shot of the Enterprise parked next to the cloud)   Taylor knows that Usdi came to her for a reason.  “Your son loves you very very much. Just like I love my father,” she says. “I know in your heart that you're not a monster, but every time you lash out in anger at your son, you become less the father he loves, and more the monster he fears. Please, find a way to heal yourself. Because my father never did.” The alien says one word back. “Heal.”   “Change for Usdi.”   I'm sure this alien has a difficult challenge ahead of him, but maybe, just maybe, he can do it. Because Taylor reached him.   Wow, what an emotional scene. Huge credit to Gigi Edgely for this. What a legend. And huge credit to Greg Dykstra for a powerful story.   This episode is something of a masterpiece. This is true Star Trek at its core. One of the things I love so much about this episode, is that it's a thematic episode, it's a message episode, but there's nothing political or controversial about it. It's the kind of message I've never seen in a TV show before, but it's an important message. The creators of this show found something important to say that not many others have said before. And I'm not saying sci-fi shouldn't address political or controversial issues, but I think this episode left the well-trod paths and found something new and interesting to say.   When we watch a show like this, it's easy to think, “well, obviously this is not for me. This is for those deeply problematic people, those violent abusers, the ones with the real problems. But maybe rather than thinking about others we know who need to hear this, we should stop and think, what can I take away from this.   Most of us are not violent abusers. But most of us who are parents, at some point, have become exasperated with our children. Have lashed out and treated our kids more harshly than they deserve, because of frustration. Maybe it's because the child has genuinely done something really bad, or maybe it's pressure in life that has nothing to do with them.   I know from time to time, I've taken the time to stop and examine my parenting. To ask hard questions of whether I'm taking my frustrations out on my children in a way that I shouldn't. To see if there are any changes that I need to make in how I parent. And I think that's a healthy thing to do. For the sake of our kids.   Anyway, Star Trek Continues never fails to impress me. It's just a whole other level above most other fan productions in so many ways, and honestly, sometimes better than actual real Star Trek.   So as I said. This is episode 100. I still can't believe I've been talking about sci-fi for that long. It seems only yesterday that I started Nerd Heaven.   It was the 6th of December 2019 when my first podcast went live. I talked about Star Trek: The Next Generation “Best of Both Worlds.” I was doing a little series in the lead-up to the launch of Star Trek Picard season 1. Covering episodes and movies that I had selected as a good lead up to the new series based on what I'd seen in trailers. It was a fun little series and allowed me to cover some old favourites.   I remember I'd recorded just enough episodes to release one weekly until the premier of Picard episode 1. I did them in a big batch and scheduled them for release so they'd drip out while I was away on an extended Christmas holiday. We visited family in Tamworth, New South Wales, and then took a carnival cruise to New Caladonia and Vauatu. What a wonderful experience that was.   After finishing Picard season 1, I did a few random things. I talked about my own history with the Star Trek franchise, I covered the remaining TNG movies I hadn't already talked about, and I watched Stargate Origins: Catherine for the first time. I also started looking at Lord of The Rings, both the book and the movies. I never actually finished that series though. I was doing a walk to Mordor challenge, but the unexpected pandemic kind of got in the way of that.   I then started going through the movies of the DCEU. I really love some of those movies, like Man of Steel and Batman V Superman. And I had a lot to say about them.   After making my way all the way to Shazam, it was time for Star Trek Discovery season 3 to come out, so once again, I covered this show live as I did with Picard. This was really challenging. I'd watch the episode on Friday night just for fun. Then I'd watch it again on Saturday morning, taking notes. Then I'd record the episode, and spend most of Saturday afternoon editing and publishing it. It really did consume a lot of my weekend. In addition to doing a travel vlog on youtube, this is when my writing life really took a hit. I no longer had time to work on my books.   After I finished Discovery season 3, I knew I needed to make a change. I couldn't keep up this pace. And there were so many other content creators covering new Star Trek. I couldn't compete with them. Even today, after 100 episodes, I only average around 10 to 20 listeners per episode. Not big numbers. Not enough to justify the huge amount of work I was putting in. I needed to have the freedom to spend time with my family.   So I made a switch to covering retro stuff. Doing re-watches of old classics. Stuff I'd loved in the past that I really wanted to talk about.   The obvious choice there was Stargate Universe. A divisive show. A show that so many dismiss. But I knew the show had something to say. And I knew I had a lot to say about it, beyond just the question of whether it's good or bad.   While this was a less crowded niche, I didn't suddenly become a superstar, but I did pick up some new passionate listeners, which I really appreciated.   In any case, I now have a complete set of podcasts discussing every single episode of SGU. That will stand forever as something people can find and enjoy. And I'm really proud of that.   After finishing SGU, I jumped into Star Trek Continues because again, there were things I wanted to say about it. And I'm having a blast.   So what lies in the future? I'm not sure. I have plenty of ideas of shows I could talk about after I finish Star Trek Continues.   The biggest challenge I face is balancing all my creative endeavours. This podcast, my travel vlog, and my writing. I still don't have all the answers, but at least I'm not burning myself out like I was this time last year.   I'm pleased to say that I have got back into my writing and at the time of recording, I'm nearing the time where I'll finally publish book 3 of Jewel of The Stars. I can't wait to talk about that in a future episode of the podcast.   I want to thank all those who have listened to this podcast. I'm sure my audience has changed over times as I've covered different shows. I don't know if there's anyone listening who's been around since the early days, but if there is, let me know. Because that would be really encouraging.   Next time, we're talking about the Star Trek Continues episode “Embracing the Winds.”   Until then, have a great two weeks. Live long and prosper. Make it so.  

Star Trek Continues is a fan-made Star Trek series of professional quality. We begin a new series talking about this incredible show with the pilot episode "Pilgrim of Eternity" Star Trek Continues does exactly what the name suggests, it continues TOS giving us a mythical 4th season, filling in the gap between Star Trek and Star Trek The Motion Picture. In "Pilgrim of Eternity" Michael Forest returns in the role of Apollo, the god-like alien that first appeared in the TOS episode "Who Mourns for Adonais".   Watch the episode I'm discussing at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3G-ziTBAkbQ&t=423s ----more---- Transcript Welcome to Nerd Heaven.  I'm Adam David Collings, the author of Jewel of The Stars. And I am a nerd.   This is episode 95 of the podcast. Today, we begin a new series, looking at the first episode of Star Trek Continues. “Pilgrim of Eternity.”   And if you'd like to check out my original science fiction, head over to AdamDavidCollings.com/books   The description on StartrekContinues.com reads Apollo returns to wreak havoc on Kirk and the Enterprise in the first episode of the new series.   The teleplay was written by Steve Frett and Jack Travino With story by Vic Mignogna and Jack Marshall   It was directed by Vic Mignogna And it first aired on the 26th of May 2013.   So with so much new Star Trek, with so much other classic sci-fi on TV, why cover a fan-made series?   The first answer to that is that right now, every bloke and his dog is talking about Discovery, Picard, Strange New Worlds. I've found it very difficult to stand out amongst so many podcasters and youTubers who are so much better than I am? I can't break into that.  But there aren't so many who have done an in-depth series of podcasts on Star Trek continues, in the way that I do. It's a beloved show, but I feel like there's more room to place myself in that niche.   The second, and more important answer, is that I love the show and want to watch it again and share my thoughts.   If you haven't seen Star Trek Continues before, you can watch all 11 episodes for free. They're all on youTube, and you can also download them to play locally from StarTrekContinues.com   There are a number of fan-made Star Trek shows. They all seemed to emerge after the cancellation of Enterprise. After 18 years of non-stop new Star Trek on TV, we were suddenly in this void where there wasn't any Star Trek. It was weird.   So the fans stepped up and made their own Star Trek. It was a time of great creativity and expression. So many people worked hard to share their love of the franchise. And keep it alive.   There was a lot of good stuff, but I think Star Trek Continues stands out as one of the best, if not the best. It's won a ton of awards, and has been praised by Rod Roddenberry, son of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry. He considers the show canon and says his father would probably agree.   It all got started when Vic Mignogna directed an episode of Star Trek Farragut. He went into partnership and took part ownership of their sets, and set up some studio space where it could all live. Then he went about making his own show, assembling some very talented people around him.   So let's talk about this first episode, which of course, is a sequel to the original series episode Who Mourns for Adonais. Quite a few of Star Trek Continues stories were follow-ups to TOS episodes.   We begin in an unexpected place. A cowboy is holding Kirk at gunpoint. An old-fashioned revolver. He threatens to shoot Kirk. And for a brief moment, I'm wondering, am I watching the right episode? Star Trek has certainly done wild west planets before. But this is the one with Apollo, right?   It's a common story-telling technique to start right in the middle of a tense moment like this. They call it in media res. And it's effective. Things are cleared up quickly when we hear Scotty's voice say “Freeze program.” Turns out, this is a holodeck. A very early experimental prototype of a holodeck.   But wasn't the holodeck first invented just before Encounter at Farpoint, you may ask? Certainly the crew of the Enterprise seemed amazed by its newness.   Well, I think this works.  Voyager made it clear that as a child, Janeway played the holoprogram, Flotter. That was clearly before Farpoint. And Star Trek The Animated Series featured something very much like a holodeck. Most people dismissed the animated series as not canon back in the old days. I've even heard somewhere that Gene Roddenberry did not consider it canon. But people seem to be much more accepting of it these days. And it has been referenced multiple times in TNG, Picard, Lower Decks, maybe Discovery too. On top of all that, this is not a proven technology. It's certainly not something that is in everyone's homes. So I think we can accept that holographic entertainment has been around for some time, but in more primitive forms. The holodeck on the Enterprise D took things to a whole new level, and was soon enhanced even more by the Bynars.   In any case, I think it's pretty cool to think that Scotty may have been one of the early minds responsible for what would eventually become the holodeck. It's also nice to see Kirk enjoying some play time off duty.   The over-working hero is a bit of a tired trope at this point. And it's certainly not a healthy thing to emulate in real life.   The Enterprise is investigating a series of space-based power stations that have been drained of power and gone offline. Kirk heads to the bridge.   The casting of this show was phenomenal. The first two characters we see are Kirk played by series creator Vic Mignogna and Scotty played by Chris Doohan, the son of James Doohan, who played Scotty in the original series.   Having Chris Doohan resume his father's role is a big asset to this show. And it's not just about name recognition. He does a great job of it, and that voice is eerily familiar.   Vic also does a fantastic job of Kirk. Of all the actors, other than Shatner, who have played Kirk, I think Vic is the one that convinces me the most, that he's the same guy. I'm very curious to see how Paul Wesley goes playing the role in season 2 of Strange New Worlds.   While many fan productions used a lot of ameteur actors, Star Trek Continues fills its sets with professional, or at least, experienced, actors. And it shows. That's no slight against any of the other fan-produced shows. But this one has some very good performers.   So we pick up with Kirk as he enters the bridge. And you have to admire this set. You'd swear you were back on the set of the original series. It looks phenomenal.   Spock is in the captain's chair, played by Todd Haberkorn. Now I have to admit, I have a bit of a harder time accepting this guy as Spock. And it's nothing to do with the actor's performance. He does a great job. He does everything right. But Spock is a particularly hard character to pull off, just because Leonard Nimoy had such a unique presence to him. The look.The voice. Nobody else can truly be Spock in the way that Nimoy did. Todd Haberkorn, Zachery Quinto and Ethan Peck have all done remarkable jobs at it, but none of them have managed to make me fully believe they are truly the same person as was portrayed by Nimoy. But at some point, you just have to suspect your disbelief and accept this is the same person.   While the characters speculate on what has happened to the power station, a strange object appears. Like a big spikey rock surrounded by green glowing energy. Is it a ship? A probe?   While on the bridge, we see Sulu, portrayed by Grant Imahara, of Mythbusters fame, who has sadly passed away since the conclusion of this show, Checkov, portrayed by Wyatt Lenhard, and Uhura, portrayed by Kim Stinger. They all do a good job of portraying these characters in a realistic way, based on roles' previous occupants.   And then McCoy walks in, portrayed by Larry Nemecek. He'll be replaced later by another actor. But Larry Nemecek is a big name in Star Trek fandom. He's written a lot of Star Trek reference books. He's appeared in a number of fan productions, and a small role in the final episode of Enterprise. And he was a creative consultant on Star Trek Continues through it's run. McCoy is another character that's really hard to recast. I think the only actor who's ever come close to truly convincing me is Karl Urban. Again, nothing against Larry's performance here, but DeForest Kelly had such a presence, with his face and his voice. It's hard to replicate.   The object starts draining the Enterprise's power. Kirk has no choice but to destroy it with a photon torpedo. There are two lifeforms in the centre of thing. Kirk doesn't want o kill them, but in the end, it's a case of self-preservation.  The torpedo has done the job, but sadly,there are no lifeforms. McCoy expresses what we're all feeling in this moment. He knows it had to be done, but it's hard to see the taking of any life, even if it's to save our own.   That's when a appears in a flash of bright light. Apollo, with a woman in his arms. And he's a lot older than when we saw him last, but played by Michael Forest, the same actor that played the role all the way back in the 60s.   And that's when we cut to credits. The opening credits for Star Trek Continues are very reminiscent of the TOS credits. But featuring some much more impressive visuals of space phenomenon, thanks to around 50 years of advancement in visual effects technology.   And this is probably a good time to talk about music. One of the big things that strikes you immediately with this show, other than the sets and costuming, is the music. How faithful to the original series it sounds. That really over the top bombastic kind of music that had in the 60s. It sounds very Star Trek. And a lot of it is. They used a lot of original music recorded for TOS in this show. But they did some very clever editing. To make the music effectively fit the scenes, Vic would chop it up, move bits around, extend or contract it. And even compose and play his own original music to edit in seamlessly. All in all giving a very authentic TOS sound to the show, but still unique and custom made for Star Trek Continues. The music feels like it belongs. It's really clever what they did.   In some later episodes, they move up to a whole other level in terms of music, but we'll get to that.   So it turns out, the old woman with Apollo is Athena. Another of the Greek gods. We didn't see her on Pollux, back in the original story, but I guess he'd re-connected with her since then.   She's dying. It's a very heartfelt scene as they bid a final farewell to each other.   She vanishes, leaving nothing behind but a brooch, which Uhurua picks up. Even Apollo doesn't know where she's gone. She's just … gone.   McCoy and Scotty's reactions to Apollo are quite telling. The ever compassionate doctor, McCoy wants to get him to sickbay, not that he knows what he can do for an ageing Greek god.   Scotty is hesitant about Kirk allowing this creature on the ship. Scotty's met him before. Scotty has seen what Apollo was capable of. McCoy was there too, but Scotty was very close to the young woman that Apollo had under his thumb.   A quick external shot shows that something has gotten itself onto the hull of the Enterprise. Something from that artefact they destroyed, which presumably, is where Apollo and Athena came from.   That stuff is gonna cause a lot of problems. They're not going anywhere until it's removed. Sulu thinks they can go out and dissolve it with hand phasers.   Kirk feels somewhat responsible for whatever has happened to Apollo. It was Kirk who rendered him powerless two years ago. He and Spock can't speculate on how he has aged so much in this short amount of time.   And this is when we hear the computer voice for the first time, played by none other than Marina Sirtis of Deanna Troi fame. She doesn't try to mimic MAjel Barett's voice, which I think would have been a mistake. Her voice is a welcome familiar one to any Star Trek fan and I think it works nicely for the computer voice. It's also fitting given that Sirtis played Barett's on-screen daughter on The Next Generation.   They'll continue to make improvements and tweaks to the digital model of the Enterprise, but it already looks really good. Very recognisable as the ship from the original series.   The sickbay set looks good. Just as you'd expect it. All the sets on this show are absolutely spot on.   In addition to recasting all the old favourites, Star Trek continues introduced a number of new characters. We meet one in this scene. Doctor Ellse McKennah, the newly assigned ship's counsellor, played by Michele Specht, who was in a relationship with Vic at the time, but they are no longer together.   I really like McKennah. The character is a fantastic addition to the TOS cast, and she's played wonderfully by Specht.   The thing about bringing in a new character like this is that the show can give her a complete character arc, from beginning to end. And she definitely has that.   Back in the days of the original series, an episode like this might very well introduce a character like McKennah. She's be a part of the plot of that episode, but you'd likely never see her again after that. It was the nature of episodic TV back in the 60s. But Star Trek continues does the exact opposite, making her a regular and giving her arguably more character development than any of the characters had in TOS.   McCoy has found something interesting. The extra organ he had, which humans don't, it's barely detectable. That could explain a lot.   Apollo gives us a little exposition. His people created a place called The Realm which would give them the energy to live out their retirement for eternity. An alternative to the energy they previous received from being worshipped. But it didn't work. Instead of giving them energy, it sapped them of it. Their sanctuary became a prison.   It seems that's where he disappeared off to when he left Pollux IV. Perhaps the artefact was the physical manifestation of the realm in our universe. When they sensed the Enterprise approaching, Athena sacrificed the last of her energy to help them both escape the realm. That's why she died on arrival.   So this explains the power station and the rapid ageing.   Kirk is concerted that Apollo will once again desire their worship, to keep himself alive. But that is something they cannot give. But he no longer seeks it.  He just wants them to take him to a planet where he can live among the locals, as one of them, and die with the sun on his face.   But Kirk sees a big risk in this. He may trick the local population into worshipping him, like he did in ancient Greece. This is something Kirk isn't willing to risk. Even though Apollo swears he will won't do it, Kirk says no to his request.   Of course, if he were to seek worship, it would only be to keep himself from dying. But then, that's no different to what he did in the past. It's an interesting situation.   Kirk wants McCoy to make sure Apollo is as powerless as he claims. He has little time for welcoming McKennah aboard, and wants her to help McCoy.   Next we see Sulu and Simone phasering the stuff off the hull, live action performance integrated with an exterior view of the ship. While more modern shows like Enterprise had previous done similar shots, this is a first for TOS. We never would have seen anything like this back in the day.  Shooting in front of a blue screen was quite doable, but the shooting model of the Enterprise just wasn't detailed enough to provide a backdrop.   The interesting thing here is that Simone is played by Jamie Bamber, who was Lee Adama on Ronald D Moore's rebooted Battlestar Galactica, which I love. The amusing thing is that Lee's callsign was, of course, Apollo. So that's quite fitting.   The original series EVA suits look totally authentic. Just as ridiculous as they looked in TOS, but very faithful, which is a good thing. But it's a shame that for all of his brief appearance, Bamber is behind the grate of that helmet, so you can barely tell it's him. Something goes screwy with the phasers and YY is plunged out into space. Sulu's report to the Enterprise is not very effective. He says “emergency” and then lets it hang for several seconds. No explanation of what the emergency is. No indication of what he needs from then. Finally after what feels like an eternity, he requests an emergency beam out.” This kind of thing has been common in Star Trek for a long time. It used to drive me crazy in TNG. The crew were so slow to react to things it was painful. They should all have died well before the show ended.   Anyway, this is our first look at Star Trek Continues' transporter effect. It looks pretty authentic to what we saw in TOS.   McKennah goes to talk with Apollo. If anyone could use some counselling, it's somebody with a terminal condition. She mentions that Lieutenant Carolyn Palomys. The only mortal woman to ever spurn his love. Sadly, she's no longer alive. After her experience with Apollo she left the Enterprise. She died helping colonists affected by a plague. So that's a nice nod to her character. A noble sacrificial wasa a fitting way for her to go out. Apollo explains that they never sought out another planet where they might find worshippers, because they were so heartbroken when humanity, who they loved deeply, rejected them. And this adds a lot more texture and depth to the relationship. Far from just being evil overlords, they had deep feelings. A real connection to the humans that worshipped them. And they felt a great sense of loss and grief when that relationship ended.   The problem that Sulu and Simone experienced seems to be related to the power drain. Scotty is quick to blame Apollo. I can understand why, given his past experience, but he's being a little blinded by his emotions. His prejudice against Apollo. A likely cause is probably the very stuff they were cleaning off the hull. It was part of the realm artefact.   The next set we see is the briefing lounge. I'd tell you good it looks, how accurate to the original, but you're probably getting bored of me saying that.   A lot of the conflict in this episode comes from Scotty blaming Apollo for everything that's going on, and the others disagreeing. Even McCoy agrees with Spock, which evokes a few comical raised eyebrows.   I have to say, I think Scotty is being led a little too much by emotion and assumption right now. If he'd stop and think things through a bit more, he'd see that there are other possibilities. Others, that are more likely given the current evidence. But then, we've all been Scotty. Haven't we?   I think a lot of Scotty's perspective comes from the feelings he had for Carolyn. And while Apollo had nothing directly to do with her eventual death, he probably played a part in her leaving Starfleet. So in some way, Scotty may blame him.   Kirk wants the opinion of his senior officers, Spock, McCoy and Scotty. Spock suiggests letting Apollo go, giving him “just enough rope” to hang himself.   Now, Scotty is providing a valuable and necessary alternative opinion to Spock and McCoy. Kirk doesn't blame him for distrusting Apollo. But his outburst before he leaves the briefing room does cross a line, and certainly isn't in character with who he usually is. Just further evidence that this is personal and emotional to him.   Kirk as ever, sits in the middle, trying to take the advice of both sides. Ultimately agreeing with Spock, but tempering his actions with some of Scotty's caution.   It seems that everyone agrees that it is the realm itself that took the energy from  Simone and Sulu's suits. The real question is whether Apollo is controlling it or not.   The prime directive will not allow Kirk to put a creature like Apollo on an unsuspecting world, whether he truly intends to set up church or not. Apollo accuses the Federation of lacking the compassion they pride themselves on. And this can sometimes be a valid criticism. Certainly in The Next Generation, the way the Enterprise D crew implemented the prime directive definitely lacked compassion, and was sometimes downright immoral, in my opinion.   Apollo is glad to know that he was remembered, showing footage of the Apollo mission. But as a mythological figure, not a deity.   The episode picks up on an important element of Uhura's character. Her love of singing in the mess hall for her crewmates, and in a rather flirty seductive kind of way if I may say so. Kim Stinger can sing. And again, the set looks perfectly authentic to me. She has kept the brooch safe, knowing it was important to Apollo. When she tries to give it back, he tells her to keep it.   And then he praises her voice. At that moment, Uhura realises that Apollo was the greek god of music. How must that feel, to be complimented on someone who has a high level of ability or authority themselves in that field? And while Apollo may not be a god in a true sense, he is an extremely long-lived being of immense knowledge and experience. There are likely many things you could learn from sitting down with him. Imagine what you could learn about ancient earth history from somebody who was there!   And then he unexpectedly bursts into song. Moments like this rarely work for me. Question - are the characters in the show able to hear the stringed instrument that is accompanying him, or is that just for the audience's benefit? When watching a music, my father-in-law will often joke, “where's that music coming from?” Watching a musical definitely requires an extra level of suspension of disbelief, but it works because of the genre. But having a moment like that in a show like this, that's a whole other thing.   The crewmembers in the mess hall are quite taken by Apollo, for the reasons I just mentioned.   Unfortunately, Scotty has found that the corrosive debris from the realm has gotten into more of the Enterprise's systems than just the hull. Not good news.   So McKenna comes to Kirk's quarters to see if they can finally have that chat, but is shocked and taken aback to find he's not wearing a shirt. This kind of moment is taken directly from the original series. I found it juvenile then, and I find it juvenile now. McKenna actually seems a little flustered throughout the entire scene after this awkward beginning.   McKenna and Kirk have something in common. A need to prove themselves. Kirk, as he was the youngest Starfleet officer to make captain at the age of 32, and McKenna, as Starfleet's first on-board counsellor. It may seen kind of ludicrous that up until this point Starfleet haven't had anyone on board to look after the mental health of the crew, but this show is based on the original series, and in the 1960s, menstrual health was thought of very differently than it is today. Of course, there was Doctor Denher, in Where No one has Gone before, but perhaps she was just on board conducting scientific research, rather than taking patients from amongst the crew.   McKernna has a specific recommendation regarding Apollo. She believes in his sincerity. She believes he has changed, from what he once was. The recommendations that Kirk grant Apollo's request is implicit but unspoken.   And Kirk takes that onboard. He always takes the opinions of his crew on board, but he needs more if he's to risk Apollo become what he was in the past.   McKenna makes a decent point that within all of us, there is the potential to do good or bad. Apollo is no different in that regard.   And Apollo doesn't really have the powers he once had. So is he any more dangerous than a human begin? Well, we've seen in the original series the damage a single human being can do on a primitive world. Apollo has been worshipped as a god, and that desire to be so again was still very strong in him recently.   But being weakened, and seeing his friends die, that's the kind of thing that does change a person. He's facing death himself.   McKenna seems to be quite emotionally involved in this situation. Perhaps more so than is professional.   When  Spock calls Kirk to come to the rec room, he follows a trope you often see on TV, especially in Star Trek. He won't explain what's going on, he simply says “you should see for yourself.” Now I understand why a line like that works for a script. You don't want to bog things down in exposition. You want the audience to see if for themselves. But from an in-character point of view, I can see no reason why Spock should refuse to explain himself here. Is it that hard to say “Apollo is telling stories and the crew are entranced?” It seems a little insubordinate. Could they not have Spock's line “You need to come to the rec room, and then cut to the next scene? Maybe that would be an awkward transition.   Now I get that Kirk is concerned that the crew are enthralled by Apollo. He's worried that Apollo is up to his old tricks, wanting to be admired by lowly humans, but in the end, all he's doing is telling a story. He's doing it dramatically, but how is that any different than Uhura singing and rubbing foreheads with the males in the audience? It's a performance.   He's not actually doing anything wrong.   But the way Kirk yells “Apollo!” and then “we need to have a word.” It seems overkill for the situation. Not that Kirk shouldn't have a word with him, but it's a little overdramatic. But it's very Shatner.   It's interesting. I'm finding that I'm not entirely sure how to judge this show. By 60s standards, or by today's standards? This is a modern show, but it's being made with deliberate 60s aesthetic and sensibilities. The scene with MacKenna walking in on shirtless Kirk is another example of that.   I feel that as the show goes on, it will find a balance between modern writing and acting, but still maintain its place in the 60s inspired 23rd Century. I think it's possible, that the makers of the show, on this first episode, are still finding their way themselves. And that's perfectly understandable.   The trouble is they do such a good job of it. Everything about this, the sets, the hairstyles, the music. Honestly, if I didn't know better, I'd easily be convinced that this was made around 50 years ago.   The professionalism behind this fan-made production is seen on every level. That's why I'm podcasting about it, basically treating it no different than any other professional TV show.   Anyway, despite what I said earlier, Kirk is proven correct. They're barely into their conversation before Apollo declares Kirk unworthy and sweeps him away with telekinetic powers. So … not so powerless after all.   It seems Apollo is unchanged. He still craves humanity's worship. I'll be honest. He had me fooled along with McKenna.   He says he wants what he's always wanted. Humanity's love. Kirk counters that humanity never loved him. They feared him. No god should survive on fear.   The word worship means to give worth to something. To ascribe to another, that which it is worth. What it is rightly due.   On that level, in my opinion, Apollo fails to meet the standard of a god. He had demonstrated time and again that he is not worthy of what he craves.   It's McKenna who shorts him with a phaser, to rescue Kirk. But she's clearly torn up about it. Personally, I don't think she's spent enough time with Apollo to become near as emotionally caught up with him as she has. I think that's a flaw in this episode. McKenna is being portrayed as extremely over-emotional. Again, this is how a 60s TV show might portray a female character. So... I'm not sure if the episode should be criticised or praised for this. It's so confusing. This is actually the last we'll see of McKenna in this episode, as she's led away, in her grief, by Uhura.   Spock has an interesting perspective on all this. He feels on some level, Apollo cannot control his actions. That lifeforms generally find it very difficult to change their ways, to change deeply embedded behaviours. And he's right about that. Changing your ways is not easy. Even if you're determined. You try, you fail. Hopefully, you try again. It is often tragedies that make the difference. But the, Apollo has been through a lot of tragedy in recent time.   Kirk is determined that Apollo's therapy will not be at the expense of the crew of the Enterprise.   Apollo is voluntarily restrained. He believed he could control the deepest ancient drives within himself by sheer force of his will. But he lost control. As Spock said. And this all makes a lot of sense. Often we can't change the things about ourselves that we want to change just by force of will. We need to look outside of ourselves, to the support of friends, professional help, and yes, maybe even God.   Despite all of this, Kirk and Apollo now agree that Kirk can't, and shouldn't trust Apollo.   Kirk sees no alternative than to just leave Apollo restrained until he dies. But Apollo has another idea. That extra organ in his body, that humans don't have. It allows him to channel the power, but it apparently serves another purpose. It's what converts mortal worship into energy.    This whole idea of converting something as intangible as worship into energy is a pretty high-concept idea, but it's been done before. This is how the Ori in Stargate SG-1 get their power. Apollo now knows he can't control this organ. But he doesn't want to let it control him.    And then McCoy quotes Matthew 5:29. The idea is that if there is something in your body, or your life, that causes you to sin, get rid of it. This is exactly the wisdom Apollo is coming to. Better to not have that organ than to fight a losing battle against it.  Sometimes, the battle is best avoided. He wants McCoy to surgically remove the organ.   McCoy is hesitant. He can remove an organ easy enough, but this is an alien. He doesn't understand Apollo's physiology. The risks are impossible to predict. But Apollo is willing to accept those risks.   So, they go for it. And Scotty is having success getting rid of the gunk in the ship.   It's looking like all their problems might just be solved.   Now that Apollo likely no longer has the will to seek worship, he wants to revisit the idea of re-settling him on a planet somewhere. And being Kirk, he wants input from his most trusted advisors.   McCoy and Spock are both convinced. But Scotty still warns caution. They only have Apollo's word that removing the organ will make a difference. And that's true. There's still some emotion bubbling below the surface, but Scotty has got it more under control now. He's a little more reasonable. And he admits, he's not sure what the alternative is.   They still have no consensus. Kirk doesn't need consensus, of course, but with a decision as important as this, he'd like it. Scotty's words have really made Kirk think.   If they don't make a decision soon, Apollo will die on board the ship anyway. It seems his end is pretty close. Even if they take him to a planet now, he probably won't have enough time to cause much trouble.   I'm pretty sure Star Trek Continues is the first fan-made show to reconstruct the Jefferies tube set. It's pretty awesome, with the shot looking down the tube at him working. I love it.   Uhura gets zapped by her console. Apparently, she didn't move away from the console quick enough after Scotty's warning. I can't help but feel Scotty should have given the warning earlier.   And if the bio-bed readings are to be believed, Uhura is dead.   We know the show won't leave her dead, but despite that, Larry and Vic sell the drama of the moment with their performances.   Apollo sees Uhura drop the brooch.  He uses what energy he has left to bring Uhura back to life. Does that mean he lied about the organ? More likely, without the organ, he couldn't convert any more worship to power, but he still had a little energy left in him. Energy he needed to recover from his surgery.   Turns out it's not that simple. He has more energy now than before the surgery. McCoy can't explain it.   They have an interesting theory. Apollo's species can draw energy from sacrifice. They may have assumed that because worship empowered them, it was the only thing that did so. But without the organ that converts worship, his body now must pull energy from other sources.   Apollo has found another way. A better way. The energy he draws from sacrifice is less than what he once enjoyed, so no more thunderbolts, as McCoy puts it, but if he restrains himself from all that, he should be able to prolong his life indefinitely. A God sacrificing himself for humanity. That sounds familiar.   And even Scotty is convinced. It's a nice emotional moment he he finally nods.   The episode wraps in a very TOS way, with Kirk summing up the moral and theme of the story, and then he and McCoy sharing a silly joke at Spock's expense. I wasn't a bit fan of those kinds of endings, but it's very authentically TOS. But then, when you'd expect the credits to roll, the camera lingers on the planet.   One Year Later. We get a nice little epilogue scene as Apollo helps a local family, and we see his face is now younger. This scene wasn't necessary, but it was welcome. I really enjoyed it.   Another little tidbithere, Doug Drexler appeared in this episode as Paladin. I'm honestly not sure who that character was, but … he was in there. Drexler is a visual effects artist who was instrumental in the Berman era of Trek. He also did that beautiful opening credits footage for this show.   Also, I have to saw that Bones and Spock grew on me through this episode.   Tod Haberkorn has a very different face and voice to Nimoy, but it's the performances of both of these guys that ultimately sold me that they were these characters.   As a modern production, mimicking something of an older style, this is nothing short of fine art. The  detail, the artistry, it's all so well done. But what would I think if I were to judge this episode as if it were the beginning of TOS season 4?   It's not one of the great episodes of Star Trek. It probably wouldn't be one of the classics, but it's a better than average TOS story. It had some nice drama, some difficult decisions for the characters to wrestle with, and it gave a fitting ending to a guest character from a previous story.   All in all, I think Pilgrim of Eternity was something of a triumph, worthy of much praise, but it's not the best of what Star Trek Continues has to offer. This show is only going to get better, according to my memory.   So let's see what the show has in store for us in episode 2 - Lolani. I'll see you then.   In the meantime, have a great 2 weeks, live long and prosper. Make it so.  

Host Chad Bouton sits down with Brad Kelly who is the COO of ColorWorld Books. ColorWorld is your place for a once in a lifetime experience with your favorite actors from anime, cartoons, and video games. Additionally, ColorWorld has a amazing selection of audio books that are voiced by such talents as Cherami Leigh and Todd Haberkorn.

Can you believe it's been six months since FanX Salt Lake Comic Convention 2021?! Now we only have another six months to prepare for the 2022 event this September at the Salt Palace. In this episode of the Fan Effect Podcast, FanX founder Dan Farr discusses the recently announced first round of guests for FanX 2022! Including bringing back a big name and very beloved star. They also take a look back at the success of the 2021 convention and look forward to how to get the most bang for your buck in September.  Beyond Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Gaming and Tech, the brains behind Fan Effect are connoisseurs of categories surpassing the nerdy. Brilliant opinions and commentary on all things geek, but surprising knowledge and witty arguments over pop culture, Star Trek, MARVEL vs DC, and a wide range of movies, TV shows, and more. Formerly known as SLC Fanboys, the show is hosted byAndy Farnsworth and KellieAnn Halvorsen, who are joined by guest-experts. Based in the beautiful beehive state, Fan Effect celebrates Utah's unique fan-culture as it has been declared The Nerdiest State in America by TIME.    Listen regularly on your favorite platform, at kslnewsradio.com, or on the KSL App.Join the conversation on Facebook @FanEffectShow, Instagram @FanEffectShow, and Twitter @FanEffectShow. Fan Effect is sponsored byMegaplex Theatres, Utah's premiere movie entertainment company.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On Episode 090 of the RETROZEST podcast, Curtis celebrates the upcoming release of the Star (Studded) Trek Fan Film YORKTOWN: A TIME TO HEAL! Production on this now legendary 8mm film featuring heavy-hitters George Takei and James Shigeta began in 1985 and abruptly stopped (unfinished) in 1987, 35 years ago as of the posting of this podcast episode in 2022. It centers around the activities of a sister ship of the USS Enterprise, the USS Yorktown, upon which Lt. Commander Hikaru Sulu serves as First Officer. For over 20 years, the unfinished film was put on hiatus. However, in 2010, a Trek fan named John Atkin (who first heard about the film in 1987 via Starlog Magazine Issue #119) contacted producer Stan Woo about the unfinished film, and together they recruited a team of volunteer professionals to help finish the project. The scenes which were never filmed in the 1980s, featuring an attack on the USS Yorktown, were filmed in Vancouver in 2013. Contributors include other Star Trek Fan Film creators like George Kayaian of Starship Antyllus and Todd Haberkorn of Star Trek Continues! So now, the film is FINALLY finished 35 years later! It will be released on YouTube and Vimeo on April 5 of this year, which in the ST universe is known as First Contact Day. The finished film also features a song by Canadian artist RAYNA entitled "Into the Unknown" during the end credits. So to celebrate, the man who teamed up with Stan Woo to complete the film, Mr. John Atkin, is Curtis' very special guest on this landmark 90th episode of the RetroZest podcast! John has a lot of fun info to share about the film and his involvement in its final completion. You're in for a big time treat if your a Trek fan! Incidentally, check out the Potemkin Pictures Star Trek Fan Film The Chronicles of Lanclos, in which Curtis briefly appeared! Incidentally, you may help the RetroZest podcast by purchasing a unique STAR TREK T-Shirt or two (many different designs and colors!) from our store at store.retrozest.com/startrek. Contact Curtis at podcast@retrozest.com, on the RETROZEST Facebook page (facebook.com/zestretro/) or on Twitter (twitter.com/RetroZest).

In this week's episode please join Matty and Mo as they review the Coming of age, Romance and Drama anime; A Silent Voice. Once again the duo is back over zoom, can you count how many times this sentence has been in the description? Mo tells us about her grandma and their tale of the end of daylight savings time. Matty gives an update about Todd Haberkorn and how much of a menace he is.  What your going to get out of this episode is an in depth talk about mental health and how it can affect the people around you as well as yourself. This coming of age anime highlights mental health and self worth perfectly seen through this eyes of high schoolers. How thing in our past (even though we aren't that person anymore) can come back and keep haunting us even when we try to make amends. Want to hear more about what the duo had to say about the episode go ahead and check it out. Please like, review, and subscribe to #BingersAnimeEdition!

This week we had a very extensive opener mostly about anime and hentai. Not sure how or why we got to that topic but sometimes it just do be like that. Talking points: Anime, Hentai, Voice Acting, Todd Haberkorn, TIFU stories, and AITA stories. . . . Email us at: cryptcreate@gmail.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/CryptCreate Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cryptidcreationspodcast/ Leave a voice message: https://anchor.fm/cryptidcreations/message . . . Podcast Hosts: William: https://twitter.com/Wilfricc Kayla: https://twitter.com/kaylaj1848 Copyright © 2021. Album cover and podcast content by Cryptid Creations - All rights reserved by the creator. Please seek permission before using audio or video. --- 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/cryptidcreations/message

We're thrilled to welcome a panel of guests to the show for this special edition of A Trekzone Conversation. James Kerwin, Larry Nemecek, Todd Haberkorn and Chris Doohan beam in to reflect on the legacy of one of the giant Star Trek Fan Films- Star Trek Continues… The post The Legacy of Star Trek: Continues appeared first on Trekzone.

An alien visitor turns himself over to U.S. authorities, who call in their best interrogator. However, it soon becomes unclear as to who is questioning whom… Written especially for SUSPENSE by John C. Alsedek & Dana Perry-Hayes, it stars Jason E. Kelley, Todd Haberkorn, Talon Beeson, Adrienne Wilkinson, and Daamen Krall.

An alien visitor turns himself over to U.S. authorities, who call in their best interrogator. However, it soon becomes unclear as to who is questioning whom… Written especially for SUSPENSE by John C. Alsedek & Dana Perry-Hayes, it stars Jason E. Kelley, Todd Haberkorn, Talon Beeson, Adrienne Wilkinson, and Daamen Krall.

An alien visitor turns himself over to U.S. authorities, who call in their best interrogator. However, it soon becomes unclear as to who is questioning whom… Written especially for SUSPENSE by John C. Alsedek & Dana Perry-Hayes, it stars Jason E. Kelley, Todd Haberkorn, Talon Beeson, Adrienne Wilkinson, and Daamen Krall.

An alien visitor turns himself over to U.S. authorities, who call in their best interrogator. However, it soon becomes unclear as to who is questioning whom… Written especially for SUSPENSE by John C. Alsedek & Dana Perry-Hayes, it stars Jason E. Kelley, Todd Haberkorn, Talon Beeson, Adrienne Wilkinson, and Daamen Krall.

An alien visitor turns himself over to U.S. authorities, who call in their best interrogator. However, it soon becomes unclear as to who is questioning whom… Written especially for SUSPENSE by John C. Alsedek & Dana Perry-Hayes, it stars Jason E. Kelley, Todd Haberkorn, Talon Beeson, Adrienne Wilkinson, and Daamen Krall.

An alien visitor turns himself over to U.S. authorities, who call in their best interrogator. However, it soon becomes unclear as to who is questioning whom… Written especially for SUSPENSE by John C. Alsedek & Dana Perry-Hayes, it stars Jason E. Kelley, Todd Haberkorn, Talon Beeson, Adrienne Wilkinson, and Daamen Krall.

An alien visitor turns himself over to U.S. authorities, who call in their best interrogator. However, it soon becomes unclear as to who is questioning whom… Written especially for SUSPENSE by John C. Alsedek & Dana Perry-Hayes, it stars Jason E. Kelley, Todd Haberkorn, Talon Beeson, Adrienne Wilkinson, and Daamen Krall.

An alien visitor turns himself over to U.S. authorities, who call in their best interrogator. However, it soon becomes unclear as to who is questioning whom… Written especially for SUSPENSE by John C. Alsedek & Dana Perry-Hayes, it stars Jason E. Kelley, Todd Haberkorn, Talon Beeson, Adrienne Wilkinson, and Daamen Krall.

An alien visitor turns himself over to U.S. authorities, who call in their best interrogator. However, it soon becomes unclear as to who is questioning whom… Written especially for SUSPENSE by John C. Alsedek & Dana Perry-Hayes, it stars Jason E. Kelley, Todd Haberkorn, Talon Beeson, Adrienne Wilkinson, and Daamen Krall.

Paracasual Destiny Podcast - Episode 15. Salliebug, Sooltime and Greenstego welcome the debut of RomanceGirl to our voice discussion! The team talks about the highly anticipated Beyond Light story, changes to weapons and the addition of adept loot to trials. The Drifter takes center stage as we explore some of his lore and showcase the incredible Todd Haberkorn, voice actor extraordinaire! Whispering Slab Lore: https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/whispering-slab?highlight=the+drifter Witherhord Lore: https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/witherhoard?highlight=drifterFalse Promises Lore: https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/false-promises?highlight=drifter Todd Haberkorn - Talking Voices pt. 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXOHMDxoOqM Todd Haberkorn Twitter: https://twitter.com/ToddHaberkorn Follow us on twitter at https://twitter.com/ParacasualP. Email us at paracasualpodcast@gmail.com You can listen to the podcast on Anchor, Apple Podcasts, Breaker, Google Podcasts, Pocket Casts, RadioPublic, Spotify and Overcast. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/paracasual-podcast/message

An alien visitor turns himself over to U.S. authorities, who call in their best interrogator. However, it soon becomes unclear as to who is questioning whom… Written especially for SUSPENSE by John C. Alsedek & Dana Perry-Hayes, it stars Jason E. Kelley, Todd Haberkorn, Talon Beeson, Adrienne Wilkinson, and Daamen Krall.

Todd Haberkorn joins us to discuss his role as Murphy Seeker in the Resident Evil 3 Remake (2020)

An alien visitor turns himself over to U.S. authorities, who call in their best interrogator. However, it soon becomes unclear as to who is questioning whom… Written especially for SUSPENSE by John C. Alsedek & Dana Perry-Hayes, it stars Jason E. Kelley, Todd Haberkorn, Talon Beeson, Adrienne Wilkinson, and Daamen Krall.

An alien visitor turns himself over to U.S. authorities, who call in their best interrogator. However, it soon becomes unclear as to who is questioning whom… Written especially for SUSPENSE by John C. Alsedek & Dana Perry-Hayes, it stars Jason E. Kelley, Todd Haberkorn, Talon Beeson, Adrienne Wilkinson, and Daamen Krall.

An alien visitor turns himself over to U.S. authorities, who call in their best interrogator. However, it soon becomes unclear as to who is questioning whom… Written especially for SUSPENSE by John C. Alsedek & Dana Perry-Hayes, it stars Jason E. Kelley, Todd Haberkorn, Talon Beeson, Adrienne Wilkinson, and Daamen Krall.

An alien visitor turns himself over to U.S. authorities, who call in their best interrogator. However, it soon becomes unclear as to who is questioning whom… Written especially for SUSPENSE by John C. Alsedek & Dana Perry-Hayes, it stars Jason E. Kelley, Todd Haberkorn, Talon Beeson, Adrienne Wilkinson, and Daamen Krall.

An alien visitor turns himself over to U.S. authorities, who call in their best interrogator. However, it soon becomes unclear as to who is questioning whom… Written especially for SUSPENSE by John C. Alsedek & Dana Perry-Hayes, it stars Jason E. Kelley, Todd Haberkorn, Talon Beeson, Adrienne Wilkinson, and Daamen Krall.

An alien visitor turns himself over to U.S. authorities, who call in their best interrogator. However, it soon becomes unclear as to who is questioning whom… Written especially for SUSPENSE by John C. Alsedek & Dana Perry-Hayes, it stars Jason E. Kelley, Todd Haberkorn, Talon Beeson, Adrienne Wilkinson, and Daamen Krall.

An alien visitor turns himself over to U.S. authorities, who call in their best interrogator. However, it soon becomes unclear as to who is questioning whom… Written especially for SUSPENSE by John C. Alsedek & Dana Perry-Hayes, it stars Jason E. Kelley, Todd Haberkorn, Talon Beeson, Adrienne Wilkinson, and Daamen Krall.

An alien visitor turns himself over to U.S. authorities, who call in their best interrogator. However, it soon becomes unclear as to who is questioning whom… Written especially for SUSPENSE by John C. Alsedek & Dana Perry-Hayes, it stars Jason E. Kelley, Todd Haberkorn, Talon Beeson, Adrienne Wilkinson, and Daamen Krall.

An alien visitor turns himself over to U.S. authorities, who call in their best interrogator. However, it soon becomes unclear as to who is questioning whom… Written especially for SUSPENSE by John C. Alsedek & Dana Perry-Hayes, it stars Jason E. Kelley, Todd Haberkorn, Talon Beeson, Adrienne Wilkinson, and Daamen Krall.

The Boston Bastard Brigade, Pop Culture Bento, The Cartoon Cipher, AsianCrush, Black Girls Anime, Anime Amino, and The Ramen Pack Media sit down for a candid and informative chat with voice actor Todd Haberkorn! Hear about his thoughts on Asian American representation in mainstream pop culture, his thoughts looking back at Fairy Tail's long run, and his work as a commentator for WatchMojo! Keeping things in perfect symmetry, it's ANIME NYC 2019 | Todd Haberkorn Interview! http://www.bostonbastardbrigade.com/podcast/animenyc2019/animenyc19haberkorn.mp3 Special thanks to Anime NYC for setting up the interview! We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising […]

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Multi-hyphenate entertainment executive Chris Moujaes has spent most of his career specializing in every avenue of anime. Now the former Funimation producer is setting his sights on his own creation, "Flux Destiny". He has teamed up with legendary voice actor Todd Haberkorn (Fairy Tail, Dragonball Z, Full Metal Alchemist, Sailor Moon) to create their first anime inspired audio book- "Flux Destiny: Fortuna's Rings". They join Wendi to discuss this coming of age tale that combines interstellar science, biomechanical menaces and how it works within destiny and karma.  Listen to the first chapter for free at http://www.fluxdestiny.com/fr/free-preview Don't forget you can buy some super cool "Double Page Spread" merch with the Lil Cappy or Lil Dreddy logos at www.doublepagespread.threadless.com Brought to you by www.blackphoenixalchemylab.com where you can dabble in their new beard oils based on "Hellboy"! As well as www.dcbservice.com, where you can find many of the Marvel and DC books as well as support indie creators all at deep discounts.   

TRIGGER WARNING: DISCUSSION OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT & ASSAULT; LISTENER DISCRETION IS STRONGLY ADVISED. On the first new episode of #THEBLACKFILES of 2019, The Raven's Flock leaders Juan Arauz, Jose Casabona, and Angel Mendez discuss the controversial sexual harassment allegations against voice actor Vic Mignogna, including a run-down on the incident involving cosplayer Jessie Pridemore and voice actor Todd Haberkorn.

An alien visitor turns himself over to U.S. authorities, who call in their best interrogator. However, it soon becomes unclear as to who is questioning whom… Written especially for SUSPENSE by John C. Alsedek & Dana Perry-Hayes, it stars Jason E. Kelley, Todd Haberkorn, Talon Beeson, Adrienne Wilkinson, and Daamen Krall.

An alien visitor turns himself over to U.S. authorities, who call in their best interrogator. However, it soon becomes unclear as to who is questioning whom… Written especially for SUSPENSE by John C. Alsedek & Dana Perry-Hayes, it stars Jason E. Kelley, Todd Haberkorn, Talon Beeson, Adrienne Wilkinson, and Daamen Krall.

Paul is joined by Chris Dattoli (filling in for Sean) LIVE from Otakon 2018. We speak wtih Johnny Yong Bosch, Cherami Leigh, Todd Haberkorn and many more. Plus a QUESTIONABLE GEAR PURCHASE straight from the show floor! https://www.vometer.com https://www.paulstefano.com http://www.dailyvo.com/ https://www.vocalboothtogo.com/ https://www.jmcvoiceover.com/demo-production/ https://www.voiceactorwebsites.com/ https://www.audiopub.org/ https://globalvoiceacademy.com/ https://timpaige.lpages.co/podcast-demos/

Our final preview show before we dive into the mayhem and fun that is Motor City Comic Con this weekend.  Listen in as we chat with voice actor Todd Haberkorn, comic book legend Arvell Jones, and inker Dexter Vines. Yes, we made the "you're a TRACER" joke.  You know we had to...

Todd Haberkorn (Fairy Tail, Soul Eater, D.Gray-man, Ben 10) joins host Rob Paulsen to talk about the world of anime, interacting with a devoted fanbase, the evolution of marketing, and making your own way in acting. And did you ever picture Grey Matter from Ben 10 and Yakko as Kirk and Khan? Get access to the video portion TWO WEEKS before the podcast by joining team Alpha!  

On the show today Benjamin is joined by two incredible guests, first up is Brennan Elliott. Brennan stars in unREAL, the incredible fictitious series about the behind the scenes working of a reality TV show. Brennan has also been in a huge number of Hallmark movies, including starring opposite Mariah Carey. Then Benjamin is joined by Todd Haberkorn known for his work on stage, screen and behind the mic. Todd has been in Fullmetal Alchemist, Sailor Moon & Pokemon - he’ll also be appearing alongside Benjamin at Supanova Melbourne and Gold Coast! All this and more on today’s show! Stream here or iTunes. Buy The Phoenix Files: Man in the Shadows iTunes: https://t.co/TmoOOfPzBt Amazon: https://t.co/vr3JEp6EVi Google Play: https://t.co/50RhG7puA6 Follow the show: Facebook Twitter Instagram Brennan’s Social Media: Twitter Todd’s Social Media: Twitter Instagram Website Supporters: Palace Nova Cinemas Mad Zombie Collectables

In this week's episode we talk to Vic Mignogna about stepping into the iconic shoes of Captain James T. Kirk, as he and crew of the starship Enterprise complete their 5 years mission in the fan film series, STAR TREK CONTINUES. We chat to Vic about making the show, casting, re-creating the sets, costumes and props from the original series, and his love of Star Trek. Movie Heaven Movie Hell is a show where filmmakers Simon Aitken (BLOOD + ROSES, POST-ITS, MODERN LOVE) and Keith Eyles (FEAR VIEW, DRIVEN INSANE, CROSSED LINES) go through the A-Z of directors. Simon and Keith talk about their favourite and least favourite film from that director's body of work. Like our Facebook Fanpage at https://www.facebook.com/MovieHeavenMovieHell You can follow Movie Heaven Movie Hell on Twitter at @MovieHeavenHell You can find Simon Aitken's work at http://www.independentrunnings.com You can find Keith Eyles' work at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ4up3c883irE6oA2Vk0T7w

Season 2 episode 6 interview with Morgan Berry In this interview we talk about : How she first got into acting starting with school theater then joining the Christian Performing Arts Center were she focused on vocal and dance How she was first introduced to voice acting in 2014 winning a voice acting competition at Todd Haberkorn's convention "Haber-Kon" Due to her winning she won an audition at Funimation which kickstarted her career We talk about her roles in : Riddle Story of Devil as Azuma , The Boy and The Beast , My Hero Academia as Thirteen, Ayumu Oozora in Tokyo ESP, Jacqueline in Show By Rock! and in Tokyo Ghoul to name a few. We also talk about her role in Freedom Planet 2 Her YouTube channel " Unknown Songbird" And advice she has for people who want to get into the industry

In this Fanbase Feature, Fanbase Press Editor-in-Chief Barbra Dillon chats with actor, voice-over actor, and ADR director Todd Haberkorn about how he got his start in the industry, his approach to voice-over acting, portraying Mr. Spock in Star Trek Continues, his favorite video games (in his non-existent free time), and much more.

Todd Haberkorn joined Jeremy to discuss acting, voice acting, staying busy and mr. Spock from Star Trek.

Todd Haberkon (the voice of Fairy Tail's Natsu, D. Gray-man's Allen Walker, Sgt. Frog's Keroro) joins Miranda, Meghan, and Mike to discuss voice acting in anime and video games, the secret behind Keroro's leap, and why Todd Haberkorn got a Fairy Tail tattoo. Be sure to listen to the end of the episode to hear the winners of last week's Mamoru Hosoda contest. Thank you to everyone who entered! Anime mentioned in this episode:   Dagashi Kashi Fairy Tail Sgt. Frog Attack on Titan: Junior High Guyver: The Bioboosted Armor Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust Chaos;Head D. Gray-man  

So here we are the last interview from my trip to Anime Festival Orlando 2015, it was a fantastic con, a bit frantic without Jen to keep me in check and on track but i survived(though the storms on the way out made it seem like the state wanted to keep me but yeah any who) This is the interview

Dan and Bill sit down to talk with Todd Haberkorn from Star Trek Continues about his portrayal of Mr. Spock. Plus, Bill quizzes Dan in an "All-Vulcan" episode of Stump The Geek! Star Trek Continues: http://startrekcontinues.com Todd's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ToddHaberkorn  

Dan and Bill sit down to talk with Todd Haberkorn from Star Trek Continues about his portrayal of Mr. Spock. Plus, Bill quizzes Dan in an "All-Vulcan" episode of Stump The Geek! Star Trek Continues: http://startrekcontinues.com Todd's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ToddHaberkorn  

Seraphina and Melissa report from Day 1 of Chicago's Con + Alt + Delete anime convention. On this uncut "live" episode, the girls recap the events of the first day which include a run in with voice actor Todd Haberkorn and adventures in the vendor hall.

The Summer of Bigger Biggerness 3 continues with the next installment of The Dennis Daniel Show, when we're joined by voice actor, Todd Haberkorn.  Todd is a very acclaimed voice actor who has been in countless anime and is best known as the voice of Italy from the critcally acclaimed "Hetalia: Axis Powers", Death the Kid from "Soul Eater", Natsu Dragneel from "Fairy Tail", and Ling Yao from "Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood"  Outside of voice acting, Todd is also known as Mr. Knickerbocker from the hit Barney movie, "Barney: Let's Make Music", Moorin in "Borderlands 2", and Spock in the fan-inspired "Star Trek Continues"  Join us for a Pasta-filled edition of The Dennis Daniel Show. Thursday at 11PM EST! 

Greenboye coming at you again this time with our interview with Todd Haberkorn at Meta-Con 2012 we had a great time and Though this wasn't our first time chillin with todd we got a chance to hang out with him at ASE in Sevierville, TN and guess what guys he's still pretty Awesome enjoy for this in HD and more interviews and reviews go to Greenboye.com Stay Green

The Ouran High School Host Club Panel with Greg Ayres, Todd Haberkorn, and Monica Rial, an Ai-Kon 2012 panel.

The Ouran High School Host Club Panel with Greg Ayres, Todd Haberkorn, and Monica Rial, an Ai-Kon 2012 panel.

The Ouran High School Host Club Panel with Greg Ayres, Todd Haberkorn, and Monica Rial, an Ai-Kon 2012 panel.

The Ouran High School Host Club Panel with Greg Ayres, Todd Haberkorn, and Monica Rial, an Ai-Kon 2012 panel.

Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Todd Haberkorn, an Ai-Kon 2012 panel.

Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Todd Haberkorn, an Ai-Kon 2012 panel.

Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Todd Haberkorn, an Ai-Kon 2012 panel.

Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Todd Haberkorn, an Ai-Kon 2012 panel.

So You Wanna Be a Voice Actor? with Greg Ayres, Todd Haberkorn, Brina Palencia, Christopher R. Sabat, and Monica Rial, an Ai-Kon 2012 panel.

So You Wanna Be a Voice Actor? with Greg Ayres, Todd Haberkorn, Brina Palencia, Christopher R. Sabat, and Monica Rial, an Ai-Kon 2012 panel.

So You Wanna Be a Voice Actor? with Greg Ayres, Todd Haberkorn, Brina Palencia, Christopher R. Sabat, and Monica Rial, an Ai-Kon 2012 panel.

So You Wanna Be a Voice Actor? with Greg Ayres, Todd Haberkorn, Brina Palencia, Christopher R. Sabat, and Monica Rial, an Ai-Kon 2012 panel.

On this episode, Kellen takes a quick and unique look at Ghost Hunt, alongside the English voice of Kazuya Shibuya, Todd Haberkorn.

On this episode, Kellen takes a quick and unique look at Ghost Hunt, alongside the English voice of Kazuya Shibuya, Todd Haberkorn.

On this episode, Kellen takes a quick and unique look at Ghost Hunt, alongside the English voice of Kazuya Shibuya, Todd Haberkorn.

On this episode, Kellen takes a quick and unique look at Ghost Hunt, alongside the English voice of Kazuya Shibuya, Todd Haberkorn.

On this special episode of TAS, industry insiders read fan stories, relive personal accounts of paranormal activity, and so much more! Special guests include: Stephanie Young, David Brehm, Todd Haberkorn, Tia Ballard, Alexis Tipton, Jamie Marchi, Jean-Luc Hester, and TAS’s own, Stephen Hoff!