**SPOILER ALERT** In this mini-episode, KC and Sue share their thoughts on the new season of "Doctor Who." This discussion covers the first three episodes of Series 7: "Asylum of the Daleks," "Dinosaurs on a Spaceship," and "A Town Called Mercy." Allons-y.
This special edition of Anomaly features an interview that was conducted over Skype by Oren, from "All Things Trek". Representing Anomaly's "Trek fan co-hosts" were Jen, Angela, Sue and Sarah. Oren asked a variety of questions, including our views on how Star Trek treats women, what our favorite episodes are, our thoughts on a new Star Trek series and much more. Our thanks to Oren for sharing the episode with us. Visit the show notes available at Anomalypodcast.com for links to All Things Trek, ...
In this edition of Anomaly, Jen and Angela talk about Firefly: Jayne's Town--the episode where Jayne gets a song, a mud statue and a town of adoring followers. He's too proud to live and too dumb to die, Lord knows how his mamma she tried...and he always meant well while he's going to Hell, still it's good to have Jayne on your side. Included in this installment are episode clips, the song: "It's Good to Have Jayne on Your side", sung by Marian Call and Sue's DragonCon panel schedule (if you're ...
Anomaly Supplemental is all about animation. KC, Sue, Anne and Anomaly co-creator Jen have each created their own lists of their top five favorite television cartoons of the science fiction, fantasy, or otherwise geeky persuasion and discuss why they chose these shows. Reasons range from nostalgia, good writing, great comedy, animation style, positive messages, voice acting, etc.
In this episode of Anomaly Supplemental, Kasey and Sue discuss the 1987 Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine musical “Into the Woods”, which brings together classic fairy tale characters with exception storytelling and music. Though the show has had many incarnations, the podcast focuses on the original Broadway production, which was filmed in 1989 to be broadcast on PBS in 1991, and subsequently released on DVD (it is available for purchase and Netflix streaming). We discuss the story (spoilers!),...
Spoiler Alert! In this episode of Anomaly, Jen and Angela are joined by the entire staff for a roundtable discussion of the first book and movie in Suzanne Collin's "The Hunger Games" trilogy. They taked about their impressions and compared the book to the film. Please be aware that spoilers abound! There are also one or two VERY minor spoilers for "Catching Fire", the second installment in the trilogy. Visit the show notes for additional links, promos, music credits and Anomaly contact informat...
In this installment of Anomaly Supplemental, KC and Sue discuss perhaps one of the most beloved characters in the Star Trek universe - Lt. Cmdr. Data. The discussion covers Data's origin, relationships, growth, emotions (and lack thereof), and - of course - his quest for humanity... and references 20 different episodes and movies along the way. The episode also includes audio comments from Jen and Angela of Anomaly, and friends of the podcast Meds ( Waffle On Podcast ) and Rick ( Take Him With Y...
June 1-3, 2012, Sue attended Disney's Star Wars Weekends in Hollywood Studios. This video slideshow is a selection of photos from that weekend's events. For a "con report" of the weekend, check out the Anomaly Blog . Special thanks go out to Rick Moyer for the great amount of help he provided in making this slideshow possible. For more Anomaly goodness, check out our website ....
In this edition of Anomaly, Jen and Angela discuss The Measure of a Man , a Data-centric episode from season two of Star Trek The Next Generation... and arguably one of the best episodes of Trek ever written. Be advised, we do spoil the story. If you haven't seen this 25 year old episode get on that before listening to our commentary. Also included are audio comments from Noah, Andrew, Kasey, Meds, Rick M. and Rick P. Thank you very much for contributing to our show! You can find contact informa...
Sarah talks about Babylon 5 Season Two - what characters have grown, why the Vorlon's are a 'cop-out', and why a character may never be the same again. With a side of show highlights, nitpickiness and....lots of forgetting....important people's names.... Spoiler Alert! Show Notes
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In this installment of Anomaly , Angela and Jen discuss the acting, plot, throughlines and symbolisim in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone . Angela compares the film to the book and Jen talks about little known facts behind the movie. Some symbols that were cited in this episode were derived from SparksNotes.com. Thank you to Tim, Sarah, Kasey, Noah and Michele for their awesome listener comments. Annoucments were made at the end of the commentary and new promos to cool shows were added at t...
Pigfarts, Pigfarts, here we come! Sarah, KC, and Sue got together to talk about the YouTube sensation "A Very Potter Musical." The plot is basically a parody mash-up of Harry Potter books 4-7, but that's not what's important. We talk about our favorite characters, songs, one-liners, and running gags. And somehow take a brief detour to the much more serious topic of digital distribution of media (including theater, television, and music). *Please note: This episode carried an "explicit" tag due t...
In this edition of Anomaly , Angela and Jen discuss the games they've been playing. Included in the discussion is SIMS, Civilization, Star Wars The Old Republic, Assasin's Creed, Elder Scrolls Oblivion, Elder Scrolls Skyrim, Mass Effect 1, 2 and 3 and American McGee's Alice: The Madness Returns and much more. Thank you to Meds and Isla for their gaming updates! Look for the next Anomaly episode later this month. We will be discussing Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. Please send your commen...
In this episode, Sue and KC discuss Disney's 2007 film "Enchanted" that mixes live action and traditional animation for the first time since "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?". We talk about the story, the music, some trivia, the ridiculous amount of Disney references, and - of course - our personal favorite scenes, characters, and quotes. If you haven't already done so, join the discussion on our forums , check out the Anomaly blog , the schedule on the Anomaly website , and follow us on Twitter . Than...
In this episode of Anomaly , Angela and Jen interviewed Will Pomerantz, the Vice President of Special Projects for Virgin Galactic . This episode was a result of a discussion they had during a review of Spaceballs, a film that neither Angela or Jen are particularly fond of. The commentary soon turned into a conversation about the last shuttle mission and the downsizing of NASA. If you wish to listen to that episode, you can find it along many other episodes in our Archive . They requested this i...
In this special Anomaly Podcast video report, Angela and I discuss ClockWork Con. Kasey, from Anomaly Supplemental, and our friends Stephanie and Jen (from the T-Ren vidcast report) were also in attendance at the con in Austin, Texas. We took a lot of photos and Kasey and Bug's Jen helped with video which is included in this episode. Send your feedback to girlygeekz@gmail.com and visit the shownotes at Anomalypodcast.com to find links and other information.
The following episode is a chat between Sarah, Kasey, and Sue after the recording of last month's "Face Off" episode. The goal was to plan the future podcast schedule, but the conversation turned to "Doctor Who." * This is a spontaneous and organic conversation. It has no been heavily edited, so you may here more vocal ticks and pauses than usual. * Opinions of chracters, actors, and episodes were expressed candidly. Feedback is always welcome, whether you agree or disagree, but please don't be ...
In this episode, KC, Sarah, and Sue discuss Syfy's reality competition show "Face Off." According to Syfy.com, this series explores "the world of special-effects make-up artists and the unlimited imagination that allows them to create amazing works of living art." We talk about the judges, host, contestants, and challenges, and even give some vague predications and not-so-vague opinions. WARNING: SPOILERS
This installment of Anomaly is a special video report of our experiences at this year's Texas Renaissance Festival. This episode includes light-hearted commentary, costume photos galore, video footage from this year and previous years as well as a brief Wheel of Time character discussion. NOTE: contains mild WoT spoilers but a warning is given a few seconds before hand. If you can't upload this episode to your devices, please visit our show notes at anomalypodcast.com where it can be streamed or...
How do you get someone into "Doctor Who"? One theory is: have them watch the season 3 episode "Blink." In this Anomaly Supplemental episode, Kasey (our resident Whovian) and Sue (who'd never seen a single "Who" episode before in her life) put this theory to the test. And it's quite the wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey episode - just what you'd expect from "Doctor Who." Show Notes » WARNING: Contains spoilers. May contain nuts....
On December 19th 2008, Anomaly released a humorous look at The Star Wars Holiday Special. It was a very lighthearted commentary about the episode that George wishes had never been made. Today at work, after discussing how horrible the Life Day extravaganza was, Angela and Jen decided the episode should be re-released. We hope you enjoy the jokes made at the special's expense! Please visit anomalypodcast.com to subscribe to the newsletter , follow our blog , join the forum , follow us on Twitter ...
Sue chats with Ashley Eckstein on the show floor at NYCC in 2011. Don't let the age of the interview deter you! Despite the year it was recorded, it continues to be the most downloaded episode in the Anomaly archive. Ashley, the voice of Ahsoka Tano on "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" and the creator of Her Universe, shares interesting stories about her childhood, her audition process for Ahsoka, as well as her own brand of wisdom that everyone can benefit from. Please share with your friends and sub...
The following is a panel from New York Comic Con, titled “Screen Future: Gaming, Comics, and TV around the world and 5 years from now.” Panelists are Brian David Johnson (Intel Futurist and author of “Screen Future"), Craig Engler (Senior Vice President and General Manager, Syfy Digital, Syfy), Cory Doctorow (sci-fi author and blogger on Boing Boing), and Jim Shooter (comic writer, editor, and publisher currently at Dark Horse Comics). Please note: This episode carries an “explicit” tag due to a...
This is a Bonus Anomaly Episode with news out of New York Comic Con. 01:15 - Prophets of Science Fiction 06:30 - Trek Nation 11:04 - White Room: 02B3 14:06 - Days Missing 18:24 - Tale of Sand 23:10 - Interview with Karen Falk (Henson Archivist) and Stephen Christy (Archaia Entertainment Editor-in-Cheif) 34:41 - Dark Crystal: Creation Myths (and Labyrinth) 38:19 - Star Wars: The Old Republic MMO 44:11 - Mass Effect 3 46:49 - Once Upon A Time 52:14 - Felicia Day Panel with Sandeep Parikh and Chris...
View the show notes here » Jen and Angela are joined by their good friend Simon Meddings, from their "brother podcast" Waffle On. "Meds", as he's known to his friends, is a horror film aficionado so Jen and Angela allowed him to lead the conversation about this British Rom-Com-Horror film. This is a fun conversation that includes skit at the start of the episode. Simon wrote the skit, Jen mixed it (as well as the rest of the episode) and Jen, Angela and Meds star in it. NOTE: It is not kid frien...
"A nerdish florist finds his chance for success and romance with the help of a giant man-eating plant who demands to be fed." In the first installment of "Mastergeek Theater", KC and Sue cover Little Shop of Horrors in its many incarnations. Although we touch briefly on the 1960 film and theatrical productions, we focus mainly on the 1986 movie musical. Little Shop is celebrating it's 25th anniversary this year, and features fantastic music, and puppetry from veterans of the Jim Henson Creature ...
Sue is joined by Mark, Margaret, Michelle and Kevin to wrap up their experience at Dragon Con 2011. Read the show notes located at anomalypodcast.com for photos and more. Send feedback to moregirlygeekz@gmail.com. Coming up this week on Anomaly and Anomaly Supplemental: a Little Shop of Horrors review by Kasey and Sue from Anomaly Supplemental and a Shaun of the Dead discussion with Jen and Angela and special guest "Meds" from Waffle On . Follow us on Twitter: @anomalypodcast...
In this special interview, Sue and Kasey from Anomaly Supplemental chat with Marian Call. For more information go to our show notes at anomalypodcast.com/anomaly-interview-marian-call
In this special edition of Anomaly , Sue interviewed Mignon Fogarty from the Grammar Girl: Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing podcast. In addition to being a fellow anomaly and podcaster, Mignon is also the author of several very popular books. Read more in the show notes located at anomalypodcast.com, under the "Listen Now" tab. Oh, and don't forget to subscribe to anomaly and rate us on iTunes. :) Visit the show notes here»...
