W100M – 62 – American Graffiti & 61 – Sullivan’s Travels
Christiana and Mike watch movies number 62 and 61 of the AFI’s Top 100 Movies
Talking About Stuff #167
Christiana and Mike discuss touristy stuff in Boston and Liverpool, and also the Mass Effect 3 Extended Cut
Notes:
Boston Freedom Trail
“The Big Dig”
Bunker Hill Monument
Film: In Bruges
Avenue Q
The Blue Man Group
Beatles Magic Mystery Tour
Mass Effect 3 Extended Cut
Balticon 2012 Hubble Telescope Writing Contest
In this panel from Balticon 2012, Christiana Ellis, Mur Lafferty, Scott Sigler and Nathan Lowell participate in a live story-writing contest based on the real science of black holes. Also featuring Dr. Pamela Gay and George Hrab.
Talking About Stuff #166
Mike shares a tale of travel-woe, then Christiana talks about Balticon.
Then, together, Christiana and Mike discuss Season 2, Episode 09 of Game of Thrones
Links:
Talking About Stuff #165
Podcast Notes: Christiana and Mike talk about videogames! Including Civilization V, the value of critics, PaxEast and the glory of retro gaming.
Miscellaneous life lessons
Civilization V and 1-star reviews: the value of critics
PaxEast
Civilization V: Gods and Kings
Battleblock Theater
Tanks for the Memories
Harbinger: Skeleton Crew (couldn’t find a current link)
Lawnmower Challenge
Bean’s Quest
Guacameleé
Awesomenauts
Monaco
Super Time Force
Mike interferes with my attempt to describe Crokinole
Contra and early “social” videogames
Videogame music going both ways, Legend of Zelda Symphony and Chiptune Music
The greatness of retro games
My Balticon 2012 Panel Schedule!
Saturday, 1:00 pm, (1 hour, 50 minutes) Derby
NM-47. Hubble Space Telescope Writing Contest, Funded by the Space Telescope Science Institute (New Media) A bigger, better, science focused writers challenge.
• 0 – 30 minutes — Here is the way the universe is: look it has green, hot hot hot clouds of gas that look like monsters, etc.
• 31- 90 minutes — Challenge! A panel of writers will write short stories about the green, monster shaped gas (each being given a brief plot idea like at Balticon last year).
• 91 – 110 minutes — Readings of the stories and voting on a winner. If we get the grant, the writers would get paid, and the stories would appear in an activity book released at Balticon 47.
(M): Pamela L. Gay, (S): Nathan O. Lowell, Mur Lafferty, Scott Sigler, FDØ, Christiana M. Ellis, George Hrab
Saturday, 8:00 pm (50 Minutes) (Derby)
NM-71. Beyond the Wall Live! (New Media)
A Game of Thrones Podcast presented by SpecFicMedia.com (M) Chooch Schubert, (S) P.G. Holyfield, Christiana M. Ellis, Vivid Muse
Sunday, 9:00 am, (50 minutes) (Garden Room)
R-53. The line between horror and paranormal fiction, and does it matter? (Readers)
Are these really two separate sub-genres or is that just nitpicking?
(M): Christiana M. Ellis, (S): T. C. McCarthy, David Wood, Paul Elard Cooley, Alan Zendel
Sunday, 2:00 pm (50 Minutes) (Salon A)
F-17. Xenoarchaeology Road Show (Fan)
What will future archaeologists make of common 20th century household objects? Our panelists take their best guesses.
(M): Jody Lynn Nye (Guest of Honor, (S): Mark L. Van Name, Grig (Punkie) Larson, Christiana M. Ellis, John Hemry (Jack Campbell)
Sunday, 9:00 pm (50 Minutes) (Chesapeake)
NM-41. A Spoonful of Sugar (New Media)
What movies would be improved with a re-cast and an XXX rating? What movies would be improved with a re-cast and an XXX rating? We’ve seen porno versions of good movies like Star Trek and Batman…but what about the bad ones? Our experts offer their suggestions.
(M): Alex R. White, (S): Trish Wilson (Elizabeth Black), Christiana M. Ellis, Stephanie M. Burke
Survivor One World Finale
Christiana and Mike discuss the finale and reunion show of Survivor One World!
Beyond the Wall Episode 6
Originally posted at SpecFicMedia.com!
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EPISODE 6 – The Old Gods and the New
P.G. moderates this week’s panel discussion with Chooch, Vivid Muse, Christiana and Nutty. And it’s a biggun… almost 2 hours of discussion. Enjoy!
Hosts:
P.G. Holyfield (author of Murder at Avedon Hill and SFM Founder
Nuchtchas (Host of Nutty Bites Podcast)
Chooch (Into the Blender Podcast Co-Host, and bassist of Ditched By Kate)
Vivid Muse (Into the Blender Podcast Co-Host), Girls’ Rules Podcast Host)
Christiana Ellis (too many podcasts to list here
but you can check out all things Christiana at her site.
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