Show Notes: Prerecorded Show #11 (10/01/09)

I've been kind of lax about show notes lately, but hopefully this sidewiki thing will get me back in the habit.

Mospeada Figure Pictures:
http://twitpic.com/jqfx3
http://twitpic.com/jvkm4

Harmony Gold vs. BattleTech: Longer Write-Up:
http://www.terrania.us/journal/2009/09/harmony-gold-vs-battletech-second.html

Catalyst Game Labs blog post from which I quoted: http://catalystgamelabs.com/2009/08/10/sometimes-things-just-dont-go-as-you-want-them-to/

MechWarrior 5 Cease & Desist Order: http://kotaku.com/5352295/MechWarrior-5-runs-into-legal-trouble
http://au.pc.ign.com/articles/102/1021438p1.html

Harmony Gold vs. FASA vs. Playmates legal documentation: http://terrania.us/hg-fasa

Music Used:
Jo Hisaishi, "Young Spirits", Genesis Climber Mospeada soundtrack
Jonathan Coulton, "The Future Soon", Where Tradition Meets Tomorrow
Killbot Zero, "Robotech", Game Over – http://www.cavera.com/
Sly & Robbie, "Zen Concrete", Superthruster
Jo Hisaishi, "Flying Ceremony", Genesis Climber Mospeada soundtrack
Yuji Ohno, "Sexy Adventure", Lupin III Original Sound Best Collection
Yuji Ohno, "Lupin's Love Theme", Lupin III Original Sound Best Collection
Yuji Ohno, "Manhattan Joke", Lupin III Theme Collection
Yuji Ohno Trio, "Manhattan Joke" (instrumental), Lupin III – Jazz
Yuji Ohno, "Song of Babylon", Lupin III Theme Collection

in reference to: TalkShoe - Call - Space Station Liberty (view on Google Sidewiki)

PRERECORDED SHOW #7 - Ranking, News, Universalis

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Duration: 29:26
Description: Administrivia including placeholders, TalkShoe show ranking, upcoming guests. News including the return of RDF Underground, the NY Comic Con Shadow Chronicles panel, and the Anime Awards. Thoughts on using the Universalis game in a Robotech setting. Music from eTree and the Podsafe Music Network.

Links:

• TalkShoe Hosts - Sharing Strategies
• Shoe Polish - Shine Up Your Podcast!
• Yuri Lowenthal homepage
  

• RDF Underground
  
• Robotech.com NYCC page
• NY Comic Con
• American Anime Awards
• AnimatedBliss.com news story
• IGN Anime Awards webcast page

• Universalis homepage
• Universalis Chapter 1 (Word doc)
  
• Universalis resources
• Universalis forum

Music:

• Big Smith show
• The Podsafe Music Network
• Guster show

PRERECORDED SHOW #6 - Administrivia, News, and a Song

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Duration: 10:04
Description: Not a very long episode this week, as I didn't have time to do any sort of reviews due to the convention. Features a bit of administrivia, the week's biggest Robotech stories, and another song from the ETree archive on archive.org.

Links:

• Roboblog III story on Betas
• (Unofficial) Reporter story with Cyclone lineups comment
• Robotech CCG at the Robotech.com store
• Gaming Report Kevin Siembieda interview
  

Music:

• Big Smith show at archive.org

Episode 18 - Richard Epcar Interview

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Duration: 55:27, 55:45
Description: I interviewed Richard Epcar, who voiced Ben Dixon, Grel, Lunk, and Vince Grant, and also served as voice director on Shadow Chronicles and other shows. We talked about his Robotech career, Power Rangers, Ghost in the Shell, Lupin III, and Epcar's other projects. Tommy Yune called in to say hello in the last five minutes.

Links:

• Richard Epcar's homepage
• Clean Sweep Episode Summary: "Live and Let Go"
• DVDVision Japan Richard Epcar interview
• Rangertalk.com Richard Epcar interview

Lupin cameo in Robotech #24, "Showdown"

Toynami SPECIAL REPORT

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Duration: 04:16
Description: In which I scoop both Darkwater and Captain JLS with news on new Toynami Robotech toys from the toy fair!

Links:

• Raving Toy Maniac Toynami press release
• Toynami Alpha Fighter images
• Toynami Cyclone images

PRERECORDED SHOW #5

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Duration: 26:00
Description: Why older shows have been showing up as new ones; news including how you can meet me at VisionCon in Springfield, MO; review of a dice assortment; music from the archive.org Etree live show archive.

Links:

• Robotech Reporter on Palladium Press Release
• Palladium Press Release
• Robotech.com on NY ComicCon
• NY ComicCon
• VisionCon Robotech party
• VisionCon
• Robotech Reporter Drunk Commentary entry
• Drunk Commentary page
• Skull & Bones Assortment
• Dice review journal entry

Music:

• Guster show
• Big Smith show
• Big Smith Homepage
• Meadows/Bilyeu Feud
• Toad the Wet Sprocket show

More Shadow Chronicles nitpicks:

• A Ship Too Many
• Put On a Happy Face
• Redshirt

Episode 15 - James Luceno Interview

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Duration: 3:01:08
Description: For this show, I interviewed James Luceno, the surviving half of the "Jack McKinney" pair whose Robotech novels became one of the most controversial subjects in early Robotech fandom. Luceno has gone on to write a number of novels in the Star Wars universe, and many questions were asked about his work in that franchise as well. A good deal of new information came out of this interview, clearing up a lot of long-held misconceptions about the books.

Links:

• Brian Daley memorial website
  
• A New Sith, or Revenge of the Hope
• The McKinney Purist FAQ (via the Internet Archive)
• The Robotech Companion