The SomethingSomethingCast

Last weekend, Podcast Rob and I had the pleasure to go check out Anime FanFest!

After our obvious love affair with the Library Bards, we heard they were going to be in town and there was no way we were going to miss it for the world. Along the way we got to go and see the sights at NJ’s newest Anime Convention, filling in the empty space left by quite a few shows that have moved on to other locations. Having been a frequent visitor and guest of some of those other shows, it was nice to see the old convention hall.

I’ll give you the honest positive and honest negative.

The positive.  These guys know what they’re doing in terms of space and arrangement.  The convention, being first year, definitely has room for growth, but it didn’t feel like you were marching around to far corners of the world. They kept the show condensed and easy to get to everything. The vendors all arranged with a spacious layout. The media area carpeted and accessible. The guests visible right as you walk in on the other side, with the artist alley right in the middle. The show was even progressive enough to have all of the cosplay artists in the mix with the Artist Alley folks, which is nice to see that the craft of cosplay is being given its own section right up front at a show. The entire presentation was sleek and streamlined so that there were no bottlenecks to speak of, and the panels/halls were curtained off right off the con floor.

The negative really is that the show didn’t have tons to see and do. The company that put it together had sleek packages and promotions, so there is definitely some umpf behind what they’re doing, but everything they’ve run previous has been comic book shows. (This is solely based on their website MAD EVENT MANAGEMENT, and if I’m wrong – please correct me) Anime shows live and die by their panel work and by their fan service and interactivity. A big anime con features non-stop panels running non-stop in five rooms about everything from fanfiction to art to crafts beyond what is being sold in the vendor hall to specific analysis on shows and subgenres. The panel list was threadbare with only a few fan-oriented panels, and even those seem to be polished a little too shiny. There is room to grow there, and I think the first direction they need to do is look at their audience as very different from their comic show roots.. they’re totally different machines. The New York Anime Con failed just as quickly for very similar reasons.

We got to see their Masquerade, Karaoke, and Greggo’s Game Shows – and they were all put on with the same pizazz I would expect – as they were hosted by folks that have done anime conventions for years.  I hope next year there are tons more people there to see them.

We of course also stuck around to see the Library Bards performances during the Masquerade, and it was great to finally get to hang out with Bonnie and Xander, and they were just as charming and wonderful and fantabulous as we always expected them to be. Dinner and drinks along with some of the staff and volunteers of the show later, and it really was just like we were talking to friends we had known beyond just podcasting interviews.  Thank you Bards, we can’t wait to see you tour around this area so we can be shameless fanboys for ya, yet again.

It is time for you to be properly gagged with a spoon.

This week the Somethings have picked up a hitchhiker on our way through time – Cyannide from Little Geek Lost. She has joined us for a new episode style for the Somethings.. ok, only slightly new – but a new genre of topic any way. We’re going to take down the 80’s.

From scrunchies to monchichis – we are going to talk about the Differn’t Strokes we all had when it came to the 80’s.

Those are 80’s jokes. From music to fashion to Aqua Net and back around…

Prepare to be like.. hijacked.

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The Somethings have found their way back in the alleys of Hells Kitchen, and who did we find there?

Of course, we found our favorite comic genius, none other than the arid-witted Tim Stevens!

So now that the dust has settled, the guns have been stashed, and the sais are buried – we are taking on Daredevil Season 2 and a whole shitton of ninjas. So walk with us Hand in Hand in this Foggy weather to our Castle, and be prepared to be Elektrafied by this Frank discussion! (…ok, i’ll stop… …karen page…)

Ok, here we go!

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The day has arrived.

The Somethings have arrived on the last Turnpike Exit before Everrealm!

Join a whole slew of The Quest Paladins, Performers, and Creative all thrilled to hear each other’s voice again – and let us eavesdrop and get in a few words along the way.

We want to once again thank everyone who helped make this episode happen, and as you will hear from the beginning of the episode, we did have some technical difficulties that we assume has a lot to do with the strain on Skype and a transcontinental internet connection.

Thanks everyone – Okay, here we go!

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Thank you to all of our guests:

• Bonnie Gordon – thebonniegordon.com and https://www.reverbnation.com/librarybards 

• Jasmine Leilani Kyle – Etsy page https://www.etsy.com/people/JasmineLeilani

• Jim Curry – Awesome write up of Jim in U of A http://www.uark.edu/features/the-quest.php
• Lina Carollo –  Working on the movie “The Cold” http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5060874/
• Jane Fleming and Mark Ordesky – www.courtfive.com
• Susan Gschwendtner- www.susannegschwendtner.com
• Jan Hutter- http://www.jan-hutter.com/#about
• Peter Windhofer- http://www.peterwindhofer.com/
• Marcello De Nardo – http://www.marcellodenardo.net/
• Patrick Higgins

• David Kaye – www.davidkaye.com

On this episode – The Somethings Go To Washington

We’ve been pretty big on House of Cards since Season 1, and now as the show ends its 4th Season we decided to discuss where and what has gone on, what we love, and what we hate… the fact is we don’t hate that much.

Frank Underwood – the government official we love to hate and love to see how he schemes through another moment is the central focus of this episode.

He may have his finger on the big red button – but does he hijack your brain?

I don’t think so.

(Note: This episode is SPOILERRIFIC)

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It’s time for the Somethings to get a little darker.. a little paler in pallette.  The boys are going semi-monochromatic and discussing everyone’s favorite Hot Topic Discount Rack Star: Tim Burton.

Whether you are a ghost with the worst pain or a childhood favorite given a facelift and creepy reimagining via Johnny Depp – we probably hit on it.

Slap on some stripes and grab your Handbook of the Recently Deceased..

♫ What’s This! What’s This!
There’s babbling everywhere!
What’s this!
The Something’s just don’t care… ♫

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It is no surprise to anyone that the Somethings like comic things.  Hell, they’ve done like 5 episodes about them already… so when the big mill started about Deadpool, it was a foregone conclusion that they were going to see it. So what did they think of the Merc With A Mouth?

..they obviously left nerd stains all over the seat in front of them..

Who said that?  Anyway, breaking box office records and proving we DO need another hero.

..two podcasters enter, one podcaster leave..

No, seriously who keeps doing that!? Well, anyway, take a listen and find out what the boys think!

..ok, here we go!

THAT’S MY LINE!

Note: To see more of Reilly Brown‘s work – here is his home site (to request commissions) and here is where you can buy pages!

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Note: If you share this post, Mark Zuckerberg will bake you a turkey dinner.

Every day of every social media person’s life, you are hit with a thousand different pictures, memes, captions, and at least half of them are filled with bad information.  Well, the Somethings are going to inform you of a little website called Snopes. Now, what this site does is… I know.. it’s crazy.. it debunks internet urban legends.

Every year they also do their best to tell you what the most popular b.s. was from the prior year.  So we’re going down the list and talking a little bit of the internet urban legends of 2015.  We go from Something to Serious to Seriously Creepy and back to Something.. this is a long strange journey. Buckle up.

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A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away… two guys were the last ones to get on a certain train.  A train featuring a giant star killing planet and a dude who sky walks and a couple of kids with a bunch of superpowers… yes, that’s right… the Somethings are going to face off against Xur and the Koda– no? Oh. Star Wars.. right.. nevermind.

After the much to do about the Disney Abrams Lucas Monster has come to life, join the Somethings as we discuss those pesky mitochlorians (I’ve just been informed by Podcast Rob that it is spelled midi-chlorians.  I don’t feel bad not knowing that.)

Ok, here we go!

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Happy Something Year!

We’re back with our first show of 2016, and the boys are bringing a couple fantastic guests to sit and talk about the wibbly-wobbly timey-wimey holiday spirit on Baker Street… that’s right, we’re talking some BBC’ness big numbers shows of Doctor Who and Sherlock – but specifically this year’s big Christmas / New Years episodes.

Along the way we found two wonderful women floating about in the aether of the internet who know a thing or two about a thing or two.  Meredith Placko (@mplacko), writer at GEEK.COM, and PopCornTalk’s Marvel Movie News.  And sitting in studio (Not our studio.. but *A* studio) with Meredith is Emma Fyffe (@emmafyffe). You might know Emma from PopcornTalk, AfterBuzzTV, and her Sailor Moon Podcast, Love & Justice. Find all her goings on at her Tumblr.

Ok – see, and this is why we don’t have guests with pedigrees.. do you know how long it took me to get all that linkage in.  That’s it. No more really awesome guests. It’s like this is becoming work….

But back to the episode – WHAT DID THE BOYS THINK? WHAT DID THE GIRLS THINK? WHAT DID YOU THINK?

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