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A wonderful and generous listener has agreed to donate a new, tangible third place prize for the upcoming Watchmen give-away (rules described in this Unshow). If you take 3rd, you are eligible for a t-shirt from the Deadpan/Jack Mangan Spreadshirt store, max t-shirt value: $20.00 USD.
So – - -
First prize: A free copy of the Watchmen comic book, courtesy of awesome Cynful, of acynfulmind’s Podcast.
Second prize: A $10 Denny’s GC, courtesy of awesome Brad P. from NJ, of the Whole Lot of Nonsense Podcast.
Third prize: A free Jack Mangan t-shirt (valued at less than $20 USD), courtesy of awesome anonymous.
End of ATTENTIONUPDATE, on to the regular show notes.
This is a long one – but it was a conversation full of laughs. Thanks a million to Tee Morris for being a good friend, a fun guest, and a great onpod personality.
Let it be noted – this Unshow is the birth of the Adrian Zmed Rule.
If I had a hammer.
“I’d hammer in the evening”
-Sam Cooke
“U Can’t Touch This”
-MC Hammer
Nippletaint…rolls around the mouth.
I’m putting 10 imaginary pennies on Amy winning the Watchmen graphic novel…that is if I haven’t frightened her off.
Morning Pan, it’s a cold but bright frosty morning on this side of the pond.
Oh and for any iPod Touch/iPhone deadpan users…do a search on the App store for ‘Vector Tanks’..a cool looking Battlezone clone.
Good morning gang.
I already own a copy of the graphic novel, but if there’s a contest of some kind going on, I’m there. :-)
Hmmm, what did I do with that can of blue paint?
Is someone going to show up blue to the premier? ;)
Would “melancholy” count?
Reviews for the Watchmen movie are looking lukewarm, particularly for critics who appear to be coming into the movie without having read the novel. And, really, for the movie to succeed, it’s going to have to draw in a large newbie audience.
Probably my biggest fear going into the theater is that they will end up pulling a Harry Potter. The first movie was so “faithful” to the books that it ended up flat and lifeless. It felt like all the actors were walking around on a stage each reading the novel aloud.
Granted, Watchmen has a better chance of avoiding that, being that it already has a built in visual element. But, I’m still concerned that Zack Snyder will be so devoted to reproducing frames from the novel that it will hamper the movie.
I think Jack (or maybe it was Tee) suggest I attend in costume as Dr. Manhattan.
junk.
Morning, Deadpan!
Sympathies, ditto. My job is so hosed. I hurt my back yesterday schlepping eight 60 pound boxes down 20 steps out of the back of our 5-acre warehouse because all the shipping guys left (after promising me at least someone would stay behind). I have a 8 a.m. delivery deadline in CA this morning, so I’ll be on UPS tracking duty this morning while icing my back. Stupid asshats. This is, so sayeth the CEO, “an exposure worth millions” for my company, yet I was the only person available to carry, load, and race boxes to the last drop-off UPS HUB at DIA last night.
On a positive note, Unshow! Downloading now. Bath time. I do love Thursdays.
Morning Pan.
Busy day in the boards this morning already. 6:30 am, cold. Snow and wind warnings in effect.
All things considered, I’d rather still be in bed.
Holy cow! Busy day on i-tunes. I have 16 podcasts downloading!
EssBee – sounds like it is time to file for workers comp!
Side note – I did some work at a company that had a shipping department.
We were forced to let THEM carry our gear in and out of the building. One of my clients explained that HE couldn’t carry more then like a dozen sheets of blank paper to the copy machine … if they wanted to bring an unopened pack of paper, union rules said that they HAD to request it be transported by the shipping department.
Working with large corporations is always a bizarre and often surreal experience.
You only get bathed one a week TEB?
A unique fragrance then.
Cough
The Watchmen movie is rated 18 in the UK which will limit it’s audience.
Should be a relatively quiet experience when I see it this weekend.
I dread to think how many podcasts I’ll be downloading when I get my broadband connection back.
I think you meant EssBee for the bath comment, Van. I listen to my Deadpan in front of my desk while working.
[tweet] Just finished reading “Watchmen” for the second time. Can’t wait for tonight! Leaving for the theater at 11:00 EST. Might tweet from the premiere. [/tweet]
Oooooops! Apologies TEB.
Well, am going to brave the brrr, and take my Boo for a nutritional breakfast at McDonalds. Then to buy a couple of more sweaters to keep the warmth in.
I’ll work blue at the premiere if you like…
Back from the cold. I wish the weather would make up its mind. Yesterday it was +10 and nice; today it’s -10 and snowy. No wonder why I’ve always got a cold.
Offf, I was just attacked by 15 pounds of furball. How am I going to get any work done with a grey cutie on my lap?
CP: Half-Assed – Ani DiFranco
That will be the theme of my job performance today as well.
It’s good to hear Tee again. It’s been a long time.
WndrWolf!
Leave TEB alone, she has work to do!
Thanks, J0e
CP: PC Mag radio podcast
I’m still worried about Jack. The “heavy” news sounds scary.
It does indeed Ditto.
-D +d
Van says “Ditto” with a capital “D” :D
J0e – But bunnies are so tasty.
ditto ditto
(oh that was original.)
Sooo, Wolf… I think I won’t tell my hubby you said that ;)
CP: Layers — Asobi Seksu
(via KEXP Song of the Day)
Surely he already knows TEB.
Cough
TEB – Is your husband the Woodsman?
Is there a red hood involved?
CP: So Much For The Afterglow — Everclear
[snicker]
I’m not telling anything :oops: *shhhhhh*
CP: Sixteen Tons – Tennessee Ernie Ford
The first 15 episodes of Deadpan are now downloaded and ready to load up. it looked like episode 14 is when the comments when insane. I’m curious why that is.
Thoughts on listening to episode the first: Wait wait what? Wife? Oh dear. Stolen rap lyrics are amusing, I wonder what inspired that idea came from?
CP: Saor Patrol – Stonewall
My phone battery appears to be borked! Going to lose the phone for a week..grrrrr!
Apparently teh_Internet has it in for you, Van. That sucks.
So if anybody can help what I need to do to wipe the iPhone without losing all the Apps I’ve bought that would be appreciated.
Van: Don’t the apps stay in your puchases in iTunes? I don’t see why you would lose them.
Strange twist -
A Canadian filmmaker plans to have a mini camera installed in his prosthetic eye to make documentaries and raise awareness about surveillance in society.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090305/en_nm/us_eyeborg
Good review of Watchmen over at Tor.
http://www.tor.com.vhost.zerolag.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=blog&id=16290
Catching up. Haven’t listened yet. Will soon.
EssBee – sorry about your back. I love the word “asshat” it’s one of my favorites.
Van – probably just confused EssBee with TEB because I put it in your head during WatchMania. I’ll take responsibility.
Going to see Watchmen this weekend and quite looking forward to it. Can’t wait to talk to everyone about it! It’ll be interesting to see if the theater is packed.
Ed – I loved the Harry Potter movies – I’m easy to please though :)
Yes, sympathies for your back EssBee. I know how much that sucks.
Wasn’t there a Harvey Keitel movie where he played a reporter with a camera in his eyes?
Based on a novel.
I may have touched the bad luck fairy.
New cable modem arrives, when I try and get it activated I’m told the internet connection is down in my area for the next 3 hours.
Hope you get better soon Essbee.
The film was Deathwatch based. DG Compton novel.
I can speak succinctly for podacst content, and most of the time I’m pretty good with people.
Still, on occasion I get to the end of leaving a voicemail for a cow orker or vendor and just sigh and think, what a jabbering blabbering idiot I am…
Nope, that’s me. ;)
*SIGH*
Downside – after struggling for two weeks to figure out if the intermittent distortion problem in my “record player to computer” transfer process was (a) the record player, (B) the interface box, (C) my computer, (d) a bad cable, or (e) some combination of the four … my “ION U-Record” usb audio interface finally gave me a break … and just plain died.
Upside – Abe’s of Main rocks and has agreed (cheerfully I might add) to exchange it for me – even though all of the trouble shooting I tried to do, took me out of the warranty period.
That Watchmen review, ditto linked, says it’s horribly violent. So I’ll apparently be watching the movie from Dan’s lap.
Go Abe’s of Main with the ethical business practices.
…… so…….. I woke up at 4am really sick, and it’s fucked my entire day today. Ugh. My advice: avoid Red Baron frozen pizzas.
Gonna try to get my ass in gear.
Not sure if this link was posted here. I saw it on the FPM list – watch the cartoon. It’s pure silly.
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/485797
That Watchmen cartoon is pure genius.
That too, Jack.
I have three VHS tapes that I bought on eBay that are the pilot and some of the first season of Bosom Buddies. I loved that show when it was on. Loved it like crazy.
CJ I can’t imagine that will be a problem, from Dan’s perspective…
Jack: You need to stick with products named after proper American heroes, not enemy Germans…
That must have been it, JohnBoze. Hmmm, in that case, then maybe it was the Kaiser roll that did it.
Or the Hitler Fudge Ribbon ice cream…
Wrong War JB.
cough
ZP reviews a Spiderman game:
http://tinyurl.com/cuecge
So 20 new podcasts to download…something has to go.
I was just picking German enemies.
Ok, just seemed that Jack was staying in the WW1 theme and you jumped to WW2.
I’ll get my coat.
That Watchmen cartoon bit was teh_awesome!
As for Harry Potter – it’s really only the first movie that I didn’t care for. The 2nd one got better and all the ones after have been quite good. Sorry for the confusion.
I agree with this statement from one of my favorite feminist blogs today:
“If anyone ever asks me when I started loving Dollhouse, I’ll tell them “When Eliza Dushku hit a singer with a chair and said “Friends help each otherâ€
http://www.amptoons.com/blog/archives/2009/03/05/dollhouse-episode-3-stage-fright/
I agree, Ed, even though I prefer to pretend like the Harry Potter books and movies are not connected. The books are so good. The movies are fun, and the darker ones are better IMO.
What’s this about a Jack Mangan t-shirt? I must have one.
I am still waiting for the heavy shoe to drop…
I believe you can buy Jack’s stuff here: https://40380.spreadshirt.com/us/US/Shop
I’ve changed the show notes for this Unshow – updated the Watchmen giveaway contest.
Yeah JB, I felt fine the other day after eating a bowl of Rommel Krispies.
Today, I’ve only had one can of chicken broth, and still feel pretty bleah.
“If anyone ever asks me when I started loving Dollhouse, I’ll tell them “When Eliza Dushku hit a singer with a chair and said “Friends help each otherâ€
You know, that scene was pure genius. I totally didn’t see that coming.
ZOMG, how did I not know about these t-shirts? Deadpanties. Heh heh.
2 hours and 45 minutes until Watchmen! About to grab a power nap.
I’d consider going to the midnight Watchmen Phx tweetup, but the way I feel right now, the last thing I need to see is giant blue junk.
Also, more importantly, I have plans to go this weekend with Dan & Dan & Cj and whoever else is gonna be there. w00t.
Conspiracy?
First Van’s iPhone battery dies and now my MacBook battery has gone kaput with NO warning!
Someone is stalking Deadpan Mac user, power supplies. *cue scary music sting*
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