Just in Case You Get Tired of Reading My Rants...

Not that it would EVAR happen, but you can hear them on Geekerati -- our show on Blog Talk Radio.

• Film and Television writer John Rogers discussing the writer strike, LEVERAGE, and comic books.
• Dave Goetsch (Co-Executive Producer on Big Bang Theory)
• Television writer/producer Tim Minear (Angel/Firefly) discussing the writer strike.
• Television writer/producer Rob Long(Cheers) discussing the writer strike.
• Variety editors David S. Cohen and Peter Debruge discussing film animation and this year's crop of films, including the remarkable 3D animation on BEOWULF.
• Game Designer and Author Matt Forbeck.
• Science Fiction author Susan Palwick who discussed her excellent novel "Shelter"
• Comic Writer/Reporter Marc Bernardin discussing his Highwaymen comic book.
• Film Critics Luke Y. Thompson (The OC Weekly) and David Chute (The LA Weekly and Premiere.com)
• Wold Newton Historian Win Eckert discussing pulps and the Wold Newton Universe.
• Comic Book editor and author Jeff Mariotte
• Game Designer James Lowder.
• Many others, including Shelly Mazzanoble (Confessions of a Part-Time Sorceress)

And we plan to have an even better 2009! Tune in.


Hat tip to Shawna, Christian and Eric.

Podcasting Goodness for Pulp Filmmakers

Scott Kirsner links to a host of podcasts from SXSW that are informative, insightful and all on the internet.

We are rapidly approaching or have already touched down on "open source" film making. Literally you'll be able to make a film anywhere, post it online with free software and storage and display it online to recoup your costs. If you open that up you can have teams of editors, sound designers and digital VFX artists working on your film --- from anywhere in the world.

As we discover that most of our work is going to be shown in 5 minute segments (or less) and laced together in a serial or pseudo-television format, then structure, character, and design will have to change accordingly. Let's add the whole social networking component to the storytelling and we have a beast that must be tamed or it will never be able to pull the internet entertainment cart where we want it to go.

Guys, we're going to need more podcasts and vidcasts like the above. Lack of information is our single greatest enemy so get online and share your experience.

Make it so.

Log On Tonight!!!!

And help us relive the memories of how master creator Dave Stevens touched our lives.

Same Geek Time. Same Geek channel.

Lee Goldberg - Mensch

If you go to the sidebar and activate the player you can listen to our wonderful conversation last night with author/screenwriter/man about Europe Lee Goldberg on Geekerati. It was like sitting down for coffee with a buddy and having a good time. Lee was honest, interesting and illuminating -- just like his blog.

Drop him a note to convince him to do a .357 VIGILANTE compendium edition. My paperback copies died a disintegrating death awhile back and we need new pulp for the library.

Heroic Derring-Do ...

Tonight on Geekerati. If you like these guys pictured, then you'll want to tune in and listen to us discuss Old Time Radio and the goings-on over at Decoder Ring Theatre (Featuring the exploits of The Red Panda (pictured) and Black Jack Justice). My friend Gregg Taylor and I will also spill some behind-the-scenes secrets about our upcoming radio mystery-drama, The Knightmare.
So join Christian, Shawna, Eric, Gregg and myself for some pulpy OTR fun.

Edit to add: We had a great time last night. Gregg was a remarkable, very eloquent guest who is obviously very familiar with speaking to groups. Take a listen from the player in my sidebar and you'll hear my amateurish reading of the first page from The Knightmare radio mystery. One interesting sidenote is the fact that Gregg edits his shows on freeware that he found online. 4GM in effect - yo!

The Geekerati Year In Review

Christian Johnson, my esteemed colleague at Geekerati has given us a Year's Best List of our Geekerati Podcasts.

I just want to say it has been my extreme pleasure to work with Christian, Shawna Benson and Eric Lytle on these podcasts and I hope our enthusiasm shows through. I believe two of our personal bests have been the shows with Win Eckert and with Tim Minear.

But please, check them all out.

In 2008 I am going to solicit other members of the blogosphere to be on the show so if you have any suggestions as to who you'd like to actually HEAR from now's the time to do it.

"Drive!" He said...

DRIVE, FIREFLY, BUFFY and ANGEL scribe and all around media mensch TIM MINEAR will be our guest in a special podisode of the GEEKERATI PODCAST this friday evening at 7pm PST. The subject of our discussion?

Fans4writers.com and how the fans have come out to support the WGA writer's strike.

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Have a question for Tim? Have an issue you want to see covered ? Then post your questions in the comments and we'll try to cover it. Can't guarantee anything, as our time will be limited, but we'll be putting the show outline together and we want your input.