We also mentioned a real life Quiddich game reported on by Anne in the Anomaly Blog back in December. You can find a link to that article and photos here.

I briefly mentioned an episode about Galaxy Quest that Angela and I recorded several years ago. It’s in our Archive, but I went ahead and added it to our show notes as well. Scroll down, you see it just above the list of promos we played.

Anomaly is now on Stitcher Radio as well as the Zune and Blackberry stores. Special announcement: Anomaly will soon become a weekly podcast. What do you think about them apples??

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Music played in this episode was by Touch Bass and Kevin MacLeod.

Anomaly of Galaxy Quest

Released August 3, 2008. Angela and Jen review the sci-fi comedy: Galaxy Quest. FYI, Angela is the plucky comic relief in this and every episode of Anomaly.
Show Notes on Galaxy Quest
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Promos Played at the end of the Harry Potter Episode:
Waffle On
Take Him With You
Treks In Sci Fi Podcast
Saturday B Movie Reel
Under the Miniscope
Out of Range
The Upper Memory Block

In this episode, the girls talk about the beloved source material, some trivia, performances, running gags, favorite songs and pieces of dialogue, and much more. Also discussed was the possibility of digital distribution of various media including theater, using the examples of A Very Potter Musical and comedian Louis C.K.’s latest stand up special. Please note that this episode is labeled explicit for mild to moderate profanity for references to quotes.

http://traffic.libsyn.com/anomaly/Potter20Musical.mp3

Team Starkid continue to produce both original and parodied material which you can watch on the Team Starkid YouTube Channel. Their most recent production is entitled Holy Musical, B@man and was released in April. Additional digital media channels mentioned are the Nerdist Channel and Felicia Day’s Geek and Sundry, both of which you can subscribe to on YouTube for geeky content. Watch the following previews for subscription links and clips of various shows.

If you enjoyed this episode of Anomaly Supplemental, send feedback and comments to moregirlygeekz[at]gmail[dot]com or by calling the Google voicemail line at 248-419-GEEK(4335). For more information about the Anomaly staff and upcoming episodes, you can visit the Anomaly Podcast website. There you will also find show notes and archives to previous episodes. Visit the Anomaly forum and join in on discussions and post topics. Browse through Anomaly’s Geek Emporium for T-shirts, home and office items, and tankards of doom. Let your friends know how much you enjoy Anomaly by way of Twitter, Facebook, Reddit, Tumblr, StumbleUpon, or promote Anomaly on your blog or social network of choice.

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KC
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Co-Host of Anomaly Supplemental
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Theme song for Anomaly Supplemental, “I’ll Still Be a Geek” by Marian Call, is used with the artist’s permission. Purchase of Marian Call’s songs and albums can be made online at www.mariancall.com or on iTunes. Follow her on Twitter (@mariancall) or you can like her on Facebook.

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Podcasts Mentioned and Promos Played:

Ladies of Leet
Sending a Wave
Sci Fi Radio Theater 
Out of Range
Treks In Sci-Fi
Waffle On
Saturday B-Movie Reel
Confessions of A Fanboy
Under The Mini Scope

Game Trailers

ME3

Elder Scrolls: Skyrim

American McGee’s Alice: The Madness Returns

Star Wars The Old Republic

I’m KC, and I consider Disney animator Glen Keane one of the best artists of the last 40 years. And I am an Anomaly.

This month’s episode of Anomaly Supplemental focuses on Disney’s Enchanted, which blends traditional animation and live action storytelling. For those unfamiliar with the premise of the film, it begins like this:

Once upon a time…

“Giselle (Amy Adams) is living a fairy tale… literally. After a life of dreaming for true love and happily ever afters, she meets Prince Edward (James Marsden) and the two plan to marry the very next day. Before the wedding can take place, Edward’s wicked stepmother Queen Narissa (Susan Sarandon) tricks Giselle and sends her to a place where there are no happily ever afters… New York City. It is there that Giselle brings her bright, animated style to a little girl and her single father (Patrick Dempsey) and together they experience a world where fantasy and reality meet.”

Sue and I discuss various topics throughout the film including production trivia, favorite scenes and songs, Disney’s influence on our childhood and adult lives, and the vast amount of references to other classic Disney movies. Listeners can find a complete list of the references in Enchanted on Wikipedia by following this link

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KC
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Clips from Enchanted remain the property of the Walt Disney Studios, music by Alan Menken and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz. The Enchanted soundtrack is available through digital download (iTunes, Amazon, etc.) or your local entertainment store.

Theme song for Anomaly Supplemental, “I’ll Still Be a Geek” by Marian Call, is used with the artist’s permission. Purchase of Marian Call’s songs and albums can be made online at www.mariancall.com or on iTunes. Follow her on Twitter (@mariancall) or you can like her on Facebook.

Anomaly has also started welcoming guest authors to the blog. The first was Charles Davis from Sci Fi Radio Theater. His article about Sci-Fi music videos from the 80′s is great. Check it out!

In this edition of Anomaly, Angela and I interviewed Will Pomerantz, the Vice President of Special Projects for Virgin Galactic. This episode was inspired by a discussion we had during a review of  a famous Star Wars spoof  that neither Angela or I are particularly fond of. Because of our disinterest in that movie our commentary soon turned into a chat about the last shuttle mission and the downsizing of NASA (If you wish to listen to that episode, you can find it along many other episodes in our Archive). Like many children I wanted to be an astronaut when I grew up and, having watched the final launch earlier that day, I was deeply saddened by the end of the shuttle program. Angela on the other hand was upset and embarrassed that NASA would now have to “hitch rides” with the Russian space agency in order to reach space. That impromptu conversation later sparked comments from listeners who felt just as dejected as we did. We requested this interview in an attempt to inject a little optimism (for the future of space travel) into ourselves and our listeners. Below is an audio comment  from one such listener–Greg Blanchard of the Inappropriate Conversations podcast. Thank you Greg, for sending us your thoughts on the end of the shuttle program.

Listener Comment:

Virgin Galactic hopes to perform the first rocket-powered test flight of its suborbital spaceliner by the end of this year, with commercial operations after a year or two. The cost? Two hundred thousand dollars a seat on Space Ship Two.

Five hundred people are on the waiting list and according to Mr. Pomerantz, Virgin Galactic is about to surpass that number. ”That’s a nice milestone for us, especially when you consider that, if you add up every astronaut NASA has ever flown, plus every cosmonaut that the Russians have ever flown, every taikonaut the Chinese have ever flown, that’s about 525,” he told reporters during a 2012 Next-Generation Suborbital Researchers Conference.

Yes. A ride into space is pricy, but it’s always been expensive.  There are other companies working on space vehicles. Competition means better technology. It also means competitive pricing and eventual affordability. Keep the faith listeners. The stars are still within our reach.

Thanks again to Will Pomerantz for agreeing to come on our show. We really appreciate his time.

Music in this episode was from MW Orbit, by Rick Moyer. You can find his music on Amazon.com, CD Baby and iTunes. Please support good art by buying an album or track… and tell Rick you heard about his work on our podcast.

If you haven’t done so already, please subscribe to our podcast and our newsletter. Join our forums, like us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter. Spread the word, tell your friends.

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Jen
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Promos Played

Alien Nation Podcast
In Appropriate Conversations Podcast
MW Orbit Album
MASH 4077 Podcast
Out of Range Podcast
The Baa Gua Etuis Box Trailer from Sci Fi Radio Theater
Treks In Sci-Fi Podcast
Waffle On Podcast

Bonus Content

Mentioned in the show

Clockwork Con Vendors Shown in the Episode

Hi!  I’m Sue.  I put off watching “The End of Time” for nearly two weeks because if I didn’t see the tenth Doctor regenerate, it wouldn’t happen (except that it already had).  And I am an Anomaly.

Last month, Sarah, Kasey, and I talked about “Face Off.”  Well, after we were done recording that episode, we stayed on the call for a while to plan our upcoming podcast schedule.  Of course, we got side-tracked and talked for almost an hour about “Doctor Who.”  Luckily, we were still recording.  So this episode is that chat.

We decided not to edit this too much, because of the nature of the conversation.  It was very organic, and we wanted to leave it that way.  So, you may hear some things that you normally don’t – “um”s, “like”s, “y’know”s, pauses, and so on.  But I did take out further digressions into things like Newsies and The Muppets.

Here there be spoilers!  Certainly for series 1-3, a few for series 4, and some hints at events in series 5-6.  And, also, for Firefly and Serenity.  Because some digressions you just can’t cut.

Because this was a spontaneous conversation, we did give our candid opinions about characters, actors, episodes, etc.  We, of course, always welcome feedback, whether you agree or disagree.  We just ask that you don’t hate us or yell at us if your opinions happen to differ.  There’s room in the fandom for all kinds.  :)  Said feedback can be left here, on the forum, on facebook, or by sending some emailz (moregirlygeekz [at] gmail.com) or twitterz.

Finally, the male voice that you may hear from time to time is Andrew, Sarah’s husband.

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Sue
Staff Writer for Anomaly
Co-Host of Anomaly Supplemental
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Theme song for Anomaly Supplemental, “I’ll Still Be a Geek” by Marian Call, is used with the artist’s permission. Purchase of Marian Call’s songs and albums can be made online at www.mariancall.com or on iTunes. Follow her on Twitter (@mariancall) or you can like her on Facebook.

According to the Official Show Site:
Face Off is a competition/elimination series exploring the world of special-effects make-up artists and the unlimited imagination that allows them to create amazing works of living art. The contestants are tasked with elaborate feature challenges including executing full body paint make up on models and creating their own horror villain. Not only will the show incorporate effects make-up, it will include a wide range of skill sets including prosthetics, 3-D design, sculpting, eye enhancers, casting and molding. Each episode involves incredible reveals of the competitors’ finished work, and the drama of one contestant being sent home by the panel of expert and celebrity judges. It all culminates in one winner and one grand prize that will launch a career. 

We discussed the show’s format, the judges’ credentials, and the challenges thus far.  We also debates the role of the host in this and other reality competition shows.  Of course, we spent most of the time talking about the make-ups that we’ve seen so far this season, and a few from the first season.  And, although we’re only 2 episodes into Season 2, we also gave our early opinions on our favorite [and least favorite] contestants, and gave some vague predictions on how they will fair in coming episodes.

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Please be aware that this episode does contain spoilers for the current season (“Return to Oz” and “Water World”).  And, if you’re new to “Face Off”, or you’d just like to see the make-up applications again, we highly encourage you to check out the make-up morphs before or during the podcast.

Next up on Anomaly Supplemental: In February, we’ll be covering Disney’s 2007 feature film “Enchanted”, starring Amy Adams, Susan Sarandon, and James Marsden.  And later this year, the Anomaly staff will gather for a Hunger Games roundtable discussion.  If you haven’t read The Hunger Games, or if you’d like to re-read it before the movie release, join us in the Anomalous Book Club on the Forum.  We’d love to have you!  Discussion of Chapters 1-7 begins February 6!

Thanks for listening!

Sue
Staff Writer for Anomaly
Co-Host of Anomaly Supplemental
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Theme song for Anomaly Supplemental, “I’ll Still Be a Geek” by Marian Call, is used with the artist’s permission. Purchase of Marian Call’s songs and albums can be made online at www.mariancall.com or on iTunes. Follow her on Twitter (@mariancall) or you can like her on Facebook.

Hi, my name is Jen. I failed to come up with a clever “I am an Anomaly” intro this month and, incase you didn’t catch it the first time, I am an Anomaly. In this special installment, Angela and I try a new medium for our show—video! We have been going in costume to the Texas Renaissance Festival in Plantersville, Texas for many years. And every year since Anomaly’s inception, we have recorded T-Ren reports (all of which are available in our archive).

According to the Texas Renaissance Festival, their fair is “one of the Nation’s largest, most acclaimed Renaissance fairs where the sights, sounds, tastes and beauty of the 16th Century come alive every Saturday and Sunday for 8 weekends. Dates include October 6th through November 25th, from 9:00 AM to Dusk.” We can attest to the that. And the open and close of the fair is signaled by cannon shot. How cool is that?  This fair is so much fun that we attended two weekends in a row this year. This past November, Angela and I went with our good friends Stephanie and Jen (AKA Bug’s Jen) for a “girls only weekend”. In this edition we talked about our experience on that trip as well as the weekend after, when we returned with our husbands and a larger group of friends.

Also included in this episode are photos taken by my husband Dave and our friends Charity and Bart. In addition to photos, we incorporated video footage from 2011 as well as from previous years. Episode highlights include a performance by Circa Paleo, pre-fair camp activities, T-Ren costume parades and jousting.

Costumes abound in this episode. In our commentary, Angela and I also discussed our groups’ costume theme. Several of us went as characters from Robert Jordan’s fantasy series: The Wheel of Time. Be aware that we did let a few minor spoilers slip while describing the characters we went as, but warnings are given right before the spoilers so you can fast forward if need be. If you want to hear us talk more about The Wheel of Time, you can listen to our Wheel of Time: New Spring episode in the archive. We’ll be covering more of the books soon.

If you enjoy the Anomaly Podcast, please consider rating our show on iTunes and send us feedback via email, Twitter, Facebook or comment below. Don’t worry, we don’t bite…we’re Texan. Our state is called “the friendly state”…that means we’re nice.  Donations are also appreciated. Money collected through donations and sales from our store pay for the hosting of our web site and podcast feed. Thank you to Kenny, Tom and Rick for your continued support!

Thank you so much to Circa Paleo for the use of their Tideland album music. You can buy their music via iTunes or on their web site. We highly recommend it.

Jen

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Renfest Vidcast

Bonus Footage

Untitled from anomaly on Vimeo.