As our coverage of GMX continues, the crew attends a press conference featuring legendary actor Rob Paulsen (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Animaniacs), in which he discusses his life, career, and some of the notable figures he's worked with.
The crew sits down with geek icon Veronica Belmont ("Tekzilla", "The Sword and Laser") to talk about her recent and upcoming projects, games, and Taco Bell.
John sits down with actress/singer Danielle McRae (Painwheel in "Skullgirls", Karma in "League of Legends") to talk via Skype about video games, anime, "Charles in Charge", and her career.
Basil, Kevin, and Mike from the OSMCast and HamaCon join Charlie, Dylan, and John at Anime Weekend Atlanta in the wee hours of the morning to talk about the con, the experience of the frequent con-goer, running panels, and... a lot of other things. We forget. It was really late, OK?
Charlie, Dylan, and John discuss the Google Nexus 7 tablet, Star Wars: The Old Republic's prospects after its upcoming move to free-to-play, Dylan's adventures at Dragon*Con, the reported demise of G4, and read a few reviews from Amazon's UK site regarding Bic Pens "For Her". Penny Arcade TV - Season 5, Episode 4 "Energy Systems": http://www.penny-arcade.com/patv/episode/energy-systems
Charlie, Dylan, Jen, and John try to spice up their convention tour coverage, beginning with Anime Southeast. Afterwards, Dylan and John recount their trip to Nashville to see The Slants and The Man Power in a non-MTAC concert, and the group tries to brainstorm ways to create a possible Forgotten Realms series on HBO.
John sits down with actress Erin Fitzgerald (Chie Satonaka, Persona 4 series; Parasoul, Skullgirls) to discuss the release of Persona 4: Arena, "Weird Al" Yankovic, and her unusual journey on her path to becoming an actress.
Charlie and Dylan talk about their trip to Seishun-Con, and John talks about his trip to the EVO Midwest Championships.
The crew finally takes the time to catch up on recent conventions they've attended, including MomoCon, MTAC, Pellicon, Hamacon, and the Knoxville Comic Anime Con.
Do you remember when the Punisher met Archie? What about when the crew of the Enterprise teamed up with the X-Men? Or how about when the 80's Cartoon All-Stars tried to rescue that kid from drugs? Chad, Dylan, and John are joined by Niko from CineGeek and MTAC and friend-of-the-show Patrick to talk about crossovers from comics, video games, sci-fi, and cartoons.
Charlie and Dylan from Chainsaw Buffet and Kevin from the OSMCast sit down with Richard Epcar (Batou from Ghost in the Shell, Jigen from Lupin III) at MTAC Omega and talk about Richard's prolific career as a voice actor, director, and ADR writer/supervisor.
In this episode, Charlie, Dylan, Jen, John, and Liz talk about the upcoming conventions Momocon and MTAC. We also discuss the controversies around Street Fighter x Tekken on-disc DLC, Mass Effect day-one DLC, and Cross Assault. We also give our thoughts on the board games Wise and Otherwise, Poo, Dungeon Quest, and Quelf, as well as The Secret World of Arrietty.
In this admitted filler episode, Chad, Charlie, Dylan, and John talk about Transformers/GI Joe crossover toys, the Double Fine Adventure Kickstarter, upcoming (overlapping) video game releases, Modern Warfare 3's Infected mode, and the last episode of Good Eats. We also shamelessly plug Chad's upcoming dieselpunk novel Iron Heart and help Charlie pick a new favorite country.
In the podcast's longest interview to date, John sits down to talk with Ali Hillis ("Kiss Kiss Bang Bang", "Final Fantasy XIII-2", "Mass Effect 3") at length about her life, her career, and her charitable efforts. Take Me Home: http://takemehome.tv/index.html A Child's Place: http://www.achildsplace.org/
Chad, Charlie, Dylan, and John are joined by Doctor from the SSAA Podcast to talk about their experiences in 2011, including conventions, video games, books, and their side projects (including Anime Fans Give Back to Japan).
Charlie, Dylan, Jen, John, and Liz sit down to talk about their trip to Geek Media Expo volume 3... if they can stay on topic! Then, we talk to Lucas Leverett, con chair of MTAC and GMX, about running two conventions, the future of GMX, and MTAC's upcoming move into the Nashville Convention Center.
With Dylan absent, Charlie and John decide to do a brief re-cap of New York Comic-Con 2011, talk about Alton Brown's "Fanifesto" and general rules for meeting celebrities, and talk about their upcoming appearance at Volume 3 of the Geek Media Expo.
After a brief hiatus, the podcast returns with Charlie, Jen, and John reliving their misadventures at Anime Weekend Atlanta. Then, Charlie and John sit down with the Vice President of MTAC, Holly Ray, to discuss the convention's move to a new location and what it means for the future.
Dylan, Geoffrey, and John talk about the upcoming football season and their fantasy teams. Edit: Apologies to Joe Theisman. It was Joe Namath who hit on Suzy Kolber. A slip of the tongue on my part. -John
Chad, Charlie, Dylan, and John start out discussing the unceremonious death of the HP Touchpad. Then we talk about @ssaapodcast's assertation that Bones is the reverse Gonzo (and we don't mean the doctor from Star Trek, the weirdo Muppet, that Fox show, or journalism... although we do talk about Muppets later). In light of the 20th anniversary of the Super Nintendo, we talk about our favorite games from that generation. And to tie it all together, we discuss why ALF was a pedophile.
Chad, Charlie, Dylan and John discuss the news from Comic-Con, including the DC Reboot protests, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, Knights of Badassdom, Street Fighter X Tekken character announcements, exclusive con toys, and the upcoming Voltron game. We also discuss the next Anime Fans Give Back To Japan event (on August 13) and follow up our Eden of the East Anime Club podcast with our impressions of the full series.
Charlie, Dylan, Jen, John, and Liz watch the first 3 episodes of Eden of the East, and discuss their thoughts on the style, story, and unanswered mysteries of this series. Eden of the East follows the story of Akira Takizawa, who wakes up in front of the White House naked and devoid of memories. With only a gun and a special cell phone that connects him to an organization known as the Seleção, he begins searching for answers, eventually dragging Saki, a tourist from Japan, into the game.
In the pre-interview podcast, Charlie, Dylan, and John discuss USA network's summer season (as well as a brief nod to TNT's "Franklin and Bash"). Then, in the second half of their Hamacon interviews, Charlie, Jen, John, and Liz talk to Micah Solusod ("Soul" from Soul Eater, "Tsutomu" from Birdy the Mighty: Decode) about his career, his hobbies, and some of his favorite TV shows, including White Collar and Dr. Who. Also, John reveals a dark secret from his short-lived acting career.
In the pre-interview portion of the podcast, Charlie, Dylan, Jen, John, and Liz discuss their first experience at Hamacon. Then, Charlie, Jen, John, and Liz are joined by Chris Cason (Gluttony, Fullmetal Alchemist, Mr. Popo, Dragon Ball Z) to discuss his career in one of our least professional interviews to date.
Having been stranded on Earth by both Randy Savage and Harold Camping's Rapture, Charlie, Dylan, and John discuss various topics, including the release of Durarara! and E3 predictions.
Barbara Goodson (FLCL, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers) joins the podcast to talk about the impact Japan has had on both her life and career, as well as the ongoing crisis overseas. In addition, John makes an important announcement regarding the current status of the Voices For Japan series.
In this episode, Chad, Charlie, Dylan, and John are joined by Patrick, who won an appearance on the podcast during our segment on the Anime Fans Give Back To Japan 24-hour podcast. They discuss the allegations that pro fighting game player Justin Wong threw matches, Blizzard's new in-game pet fundraising drive to help Japan, and the new Mortal Kombat.
Steve Blum (Cowboy Bebop, Wolverine & The X-Men) makes his first appearance on the podcast to give his thoughts and feelings about the current state of affairs in Japan as part of our ongoing weekly interview series. Anime Fans Give Back to Japan: http://helpjapan.onepiecepodcast.com The American Red Cross: http://www.redcross.org
This week, Jessica Straus makes her return to the podcast to discuss her reaction to the current situation in Japan, her appearance on the Anime Fans Give Back to Japan 24 hour event, and to also share a powerful story involving her family in World War II era Japan.
We talked to The Man Power and The Man Power Girls at Middle Tennessee Anime Convention this year about their new album, their new and improved live show, impressions of MTAC Goes To 11, and their side projects Blue Grade and Kurai Kuma.
