EPISODE 44: Second Rush, Summer’s End
This Week:
Celebrating two years of (Parsec Award Nominated) Podcasting at its finest, Mike heads out to Wizard World Chicago. Here he catches up with famed character designer Stephen Silver, finds treasure deep within Artist’s Alley, comes to terms with his separation from Gen Con, and endures the…most interesting rendition of the Magiranger theme.
HEAVILY Under Construction. Hang in there folks!
PRODUCTION NOTES
-This Episode WOULD have been released Saturday if not for multiple screwups that made themselves apparent at the last second that took me two days to fix -_-
-Why exactly am I freaking out at the end of the episode? The answer lies in the forthcoming Side Story: “The Eyes That Shatter Memories”
-The “Wisconsin In The Hizzouse” battle cry has become something of a tradition at Wizard World for us. Huh.
-BIG Mistakes; Called Kazuaki Kiriya “Kazuo Kiriya” and the con playlist segment mysteriously vanished. Go us -_-
TOP 5 COSPLAYERS
1. Spirit of Summer Movies 07 - Peter H, McHenry, IL
2. Lady Blackhawk - Linda, MN
3. Frank Castle/The Punisher - Aaron, Chicago, IL
4. Green Hornet and Kato - Doug and Chris, OH
5. Ghostbuster (Self Variant) - Andy J., Chicago, IL
MUSIC FEATURED
OP THEME - “FREE FREE” Ami Suzuki feat. Yasutaka Nakata*
ED THEME - “Catch Me” - JYONGRI*
PICK OF THE WEEK - “Mr. Regular (Taishi Fukuyama Remix) - Ohga
And for those that were wondering what I’m talking about, here’s the opening to Saiyuki, known in the UK as “Monkey”
And here’s Godiego at their finest…
CON PLAYLIST
This was a feature that was left out of this episode for some mysterious reason. I could have sworn I put it in but go figure. Anywho, here are some songs that I spammed during my convention travels. Maybe I’ll insert this into the next episode….
-“Manatsu No Dance Hall” - GO!GO!7188
-”Tekito Lover” - Emily and VERBAL
-”Seishun Line” - Ikimonogakari
-“Luv (sic) pt 3. feat. Shing02″ - nujabes
-”SUNSHINE” - AAA
-Tenshi no Enogu - Lynn Minmay (Mari Ijima)
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BGM LIST
“Kiss” - 5 CM Every Second
“Chocolate Rain” - Tay Zonday
“Requiem” - The Back Horn
“Dareka No Negai Ga Kanau Koro” - Hikaru Utada*
“FINAL DISTANCE” - Hikaru Utada*
“Another Year In America” - Jack in the Pulpit
“Better Off Undead” - The Lemurs
“Captain America Theme” - Marvel Action Hour
“Interceptor Launch” - UFO
“TABOO” - m-flo loves Crystal Kay feat. Ken Hirai*
“Japanova” - KC Saito
“MONKEY MAGIC/THE BIRTH OF THE ODYSSEY” - GODIEGO*
“Himitsu no Piano” - KC Saito
*Use of these songs is done solely for promotional purposes with no intent to infringe upon any copyrights whatsoever.
NEWS LINKS
-Scramble Hero Byakuya
-Sukiyaki Western Django Official HP
-Oyaji Trailer
INSTANT WIN - Sam Noir: Samurai Detective
EPIC FAIL - Reaction: The Ultimate Man (See, somebody else wants to get rid of it!)
ARTISTS ALLEY LINKS
-The Devil’s Panties
-Black Metal
-Criminal Macabre
-The Fixer
-Better Off Undead
-Crazy Heads
-Dragonphyre
-The Boy Who Made Silence
-Stephen Silver
And people that I did catch but didn’t have the time to include in the episode but are still worth checking out.
-Emily Warren
-Iron Peanut
-Javier Guzman
-Jose Garibaldi
LINKS
-Parsec Awards
-R5 Central @ Myspace.com
-Anime Pulse
-The Big Bald Broadcast
-Ninja Consultants
-Rangercast
Filed under: Con Coverage, Second Anniversary, Series 3, Story Arc Episode
Hey, I don’t know if my question has already been addressed elsewhere, but I’ve been wondering (since the end of June) if the podcast of the interview with Austin St.John and Steve Cardenas during PMC has been posted somewhere. I’ve been unable to find it thus far, and so I was just wondering if I was just not looking in the right place.
Thanks