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2011 Oscar-Cast 1A

Christiana and Mike begin anew their annual Oscar-nominated movie marathon!

In this episode we read the list of nominees, and also spend some time discussing The Social Network, How to Train Your Dragon, and many others! (Part 1 of 2)

January 31st, 2011 | Christiana | Categories: Extras, Hey, want to watch a movie?, podcasts | Comments: Comments Off

I just finished Dead Space 1 over the weekend and found it to be extremely well made. That said, it took me a long time to finish because, although I was interested in the story, the horror elements made playing very stressful. Fun, but tense and not at all relaxing.

I don’t play a lot of horror games, but I do watch a fair amount of horror movies and it was interesting to note that my reactions were very different. In horror movies, though I may empathize with the characters, I never really feel afraid myself. The way that Dead Space placed me in the armored suit of Isaac Clarke made everything much more personal, and the impact on my emotional state was substantially greater. Oddly enough, starting a second play-through right away seemed more appealing than finishing the first had, because with foreknowledge of the story and upgraded weapons, I felt much more empowered.

I may get Dead Space 2 eventually, but honestly, what I kind of wanted was to play Dead Space or something like it, but _without_ the monsters. My favorite parts of the game were the ‘fixing the ship’ bits, but all these dead things kept hassling me.

I think I would really enjoy a lighter-in-tone action puzzler that made use of zero-g and atmosphere, and maybe even other physics like temperature and air pressure.

January 31st, 2011 | Christiana | Tags: Dead Space.
Categories: Video Games | Comments: 1 Comment

HWtWaM? – Scott Pilgrim Vs The World

Christiana, Mike, Nobilis, Adam Morey, and Kim the Comic Book Goddess watch Scott Pilgrim Vs the World, and everything is peaches and gravy!

January 29th, 2011 | Christiana | Categories: Hey, want to watch a movie?, Non-Fiction, podcasts | Comments: Comments Off

Talking About Stuff #156

This episode is less than a week old!

In it, Mike gives an update about his life in the UK, we talk about our plans for all of our podcasts, and then discuss some pop-culture ephemera, such as George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire, Tron: Legacy, and videogames.

January 22nd, 2011 | Christiana | Categories: Non-Fiction, podcasts, Talking About Stuff | Comments: Comments Off

Talking About Stuff #155

A throwback episode actually recorded several months ago and then accidentally not released. (Whoops!)

Christiana and Mike discuss Mike’s new job, Dragon*Con 2010, and videogames!

January 20th, 2011 | Christiana | Categories: Non-Fiction, podcasts, Talking About Stuff | Comments: 1 Comment

Geek Out With Mainframe 10 – Interview with Christiana Ellis – Part 2

Download: GOWM_010.mp3

Episode 10 is the second half of my interview with Christiana Ellis. No surprise … we get geeky. 🙂

You can find all things Christiana Ellis at:

Web site: http://christianaellis.com/
Twitter: @ChristianaEllis

On Podiobooks.com :
“Nina Kimberly the Merciless” – http://www.podiobooks.com/title/nina-kimberly-the-merciless
“Space Casey” – http://www.podiobooks.com/title/space-casey

Book:
Nina Kimberly the Merciless – http://www.amazon.com/Nina-Kimberly-Merciless-Christiana-Ellis/dp/1896944957

Mentioned:
Christiana’s Children’s Miracle Network donation page – https://www.hospitalshelpingkids.org/ExtraLife/m.aspx?i=209568C94E02F+042
Talking About Survivor – http://christianaellis.com/?cat=44
Hayao Miyazaki – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hayao_Miyazaki

I can be found and contacted at:

Web Site: http://gowmainframe.blogspot.com/

Twitter: @mainframe (or @gowmainframe for tweets just about the podcast)

Email: gowmainframe at gmail dot com

Voice Mail: 206-350-0528

Songs used are “Space Ride” & “Around”, from the album “Around” by Oursvince at http://www.oursvince.com

The podcast is distributed via Libsyn.com & Feedburner

Thanks for listening!

January 11th, 2011 | Christiana | Categories: Extras, Guest Appearances, Interviews, Non-Fiction, podcasts | Comments: Comments Off

Geek Out With Mainframe 9 – Interview with Christiana Ellis – Part 1

Download: GOWM_009.mp3

Episode 9 is the first half of my interview with Christiana Ellis. I’m in the running for Christiana’s biggest fan and this was a totally treat for me, and I hope for you listeners too.