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HBO introduces some of the Season 3 additions to Game of Thrones

Post author By chooch
Post date July 15, 2012
2 Comments on HBO introduces some of the Season 3 additions to Game of Thrones

Meet the newest cast members for Game of Thrones Season 3.

Brynden “The Blackfish” Tully – Clive Russell
Missandei – Nathalie Emmanuel (what a name!)
Orell – Mackenzie Crook (hope he doesn’t have that eye problem in GoT)
Shireen Baratheon – Kerry Ingram (looks like the family will all be accounted for…)
Jojen Reed – Thomas Brodie-Sangster (The Voice of Ferb!!)
Meera Reed – Ellie Kendrick
Beric Dondarrion – Richard Dormer (looks like The Mountain isn’t the only ‘recasting’ in Game of Thrones, eh?)
Thoros of Myr – Paul Kaye
Oleanna Tyrell – Diana Rigg (purrrr.. wait, she’s like 75 now)

For more on Game of Thrones, go to http://itsh.bo/HpR8b1.

Watch Game of Thrones online at HBO GO® http://itsh.bo/eIDxfw.

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Great GoT Character Impressions

Post author By chooch
Post date July 12, 2012
2 Comments on Great GoT Character Impressions

Steve Love, a young, great impressionist, does his versions of several male characters from Game of Thrones. Click on the video to go to YouTube and see more of his stuff!

Tags Game Of Thrones, Impressionist, Impressions, Love, Male Characters

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Game of Thrones “Simpsons” Intro

Post author By chooch
Post date March 6, 2012

Last night The Simpsons used their intro to parody the opening to the Game of Thrones tv show. As much as we discussed how we loved the intro credits to Game of Thrones on the Beyond the Wall podcast, it was great to see it on The Simpsons… my favorite was the Three-Eyed Crows, of course. 🙂

Tags Crows, Game Of Thrones, Game Show, Intro Credits, Parody, Simpsons, Tv Show

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Videogame Trailer – Mass Effect 3

Post author By chooch
Post date February 22, 2012

Dead Island was the first to attempt to tug at the heartstrings with a trailer that had little to do with the gameplay but with the feeling the game was attempting to capture, showing a little girl’s plight (in reverse-time) as zombies attack. With this trailer, Bioware does an even better job of yanking at your heart… with their extended trailer for Mass Effect 3.

From Bioware:

The war for Earth has begun. An unstoppable alien threat, known as the Reapers has invaded and you are the only one who can save Earth from annihilation. See the battle begin first hand in this action-packed cinematic trailer.

For more information about Mass Effect 3 and the fight to Take Earth Back, visit our website:
http://www.masseffect.com

Tags Alien Threat, Annihilation, Bioware, Dead Island, Earth, Game, Gameplay, Heart, Heartstrings, Job, Little Girl, Mass Effect, Plight, Reapers, Reverse Time, Zombies

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TuacaCon 2011 – Richard Ragan

Post author By P.G. Holyfield
Post date November 12, 2011
1 Comment on TuacaCon 2011 – Richard Ragan

Richard Ragan writes for a living (writing software that is, for a very large Internet Auction site). Richard was weaned on reading science fiction and by 4th grade had exhausted the genre at the school library. To deal with the shortage, he soon scored library cards at all five town libraries.

Entranced by computers in high school, he achieved notoriety by writing one of the earliest computer programs to write poetry and saw it featured in the New York Times, Washington Post and Scientific American. Not bad for a computer made of vacuum tubes with software on punched cards. Sadly a professor of modern poetry had this criticism:

“Legitimate and interesting sort of operation … too much of the old notion of poetic diction; it was too limited in nature… has no satiric force against modern poetry”

After grad school, a career in computer software beckoned and this has kept him amused and challenged since. Bike riding, geocaching, photography, hiking and travel to UNESCO World Heritage sites keep him occupied when not working. Eventually, once retired, he hopes to see if writing and podcasting is for him.

Richard attended the inaugural Tuacacon 2010 and was pleased to have his suggestion for the improv section adopted — “The Voyages of the Starship Tuaca”.

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TuacaCon Schedule

Post author By chooch
Post date November 12, 2011

Come join us starting at 5:00 pm on the TuacaCon Ustream Channel. Jump in, chat, have a shot… there might even be some surprises for those who attend.

Times are tentative at best. 🙂

5:00 PM – Live from TuacaCon Studio
5:15 PM – Ditched By Kate
5:30 PM – Philippa Ballantine
5:45 PM – P.G. Holyfield
6:00 PM – Ditched By Kate
6:15 PM – Scott Sigler
6:30 PM – Vivid Muse
6:45 PM – Ditched By Kate
7:00 PM – Nathan Lowell
7:25 PM – Ditched By Kate
7:30 PM – Patrick E. McLean
7:50 PM – Ditched By Kate
8:00 PM – Tee Morris
8:15 PM – Live from TuacaCon Studio
8:30 PM – James Durham
8:50 PM – Evo Terra
9:10 PM – Live from TuacaCon Studio
9:15 PM – Phil Rossi
9:40 PM – Ditched By Kate
9:45 PM – Starla Hutchton
10:00 PM – Rich Ragan
10:10 PM – Scott Roche
10:30 PM – Live from TuacaCon Studio
10:50 PM – Christiana Ellis
11:10 PM – Justin Macumber
11:30 PM – Zachary Ricks
11:50 PM – David Sobkowiak
12:10 AM – Nicole Gugliucci
12:50 PM – Ditched By Kate
12:30 AM – Chis Miller
12:45 AM – Tim Dodge
1:00 AM – Collin Earl and Chris Snelgrove
2:00 AM – Hugh O’Donnell
2:15 AM – Live from TuacaCon Studio (signing off if anyone is still awake and sober enough to sign off)

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TuacaCon 2011 – Justin Macumber

Post author By P.G. Holyfield
Post date November 12, 2011

Born and raised an Army brat, Justin spent many years always on the move, always making new friends and trying to fit in while finding his own path. His greatest allies were books, and now he’s been given an opportunity to add his own stories to the shelves. In addition to books, he was raised on movies and video games across every imaginable genre and style, and the stories he writes reflect that. He hopes you enjoy the words he’s squeezed from his brain, and that you’ll not just read them, but reach out and tell him what you think. He don’t write just for himself — he writes for you, too. And, hopefully one day you’ll not only be reading his work in book form, but you’ll see it in film, television, perhaps even in a game or graphic novel.

On a more personal note, Justin is a happily married fella and has been for over a decade. He and Krista don’t have any children, but the love they shower on their many dogs and cats fills their lives with joy.

You can find him online at www.justinmacumber.com. His podcast, the Dead Robots’ Society is at www.deadrobotssociety.com.

Tags Allies, Army Brat, Brain, Decade, Dogs And Cats, Fella, Film Television, Game, Genre, Graphic Novel, Krista, Love, New Friends, Personal Note, Podcast, Robots, Shelves, Video Games

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TuacaCon 2011 – David Sobkowiak

Post author By P.G. Holyfield
Post date November 12, 2011

David Sobkowiak is a voice actor, podcaster, writer, musician and avid collaborator. He is presently co-host of The Seekrit Projekt Podcast, Producer of Absolution along with long-time Partner in Crime Laura Nicole and working on a new novel entitled Omega Dawn. He is a founding member of BrokenSea Audio Productions, Scrivener’s Circle, and the upcoming writer’s site WriteForge.com, an online collaborative site for authors.

For all things related to David, visit www.davidsobkowiak.com and follow him on Twitter @dsobkowiak.

David will be reading from a new short story titled The Walk.

Tags Absolution, Audio Productions, Co Host, Collaborator, Dawn, Founding Member, Long Time, Musician, New Novel, Omega, Partner In Crime, Scrivener, Short Story, Time Partner, Voice Actor

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TuacaCon 2011 – James Durham

Post author By P.G. Holyfield
Post date November 11, 2011

James Durham, composer and Parsec-award-winning podcaster of FETIDUS (The Foundation for the Ethical Treatment of the Innocently Damned, Undead and Supernatural), lives in the DC area patiently awaiting a major zombie apocalypse. His music has played at venues like the National Cathedral in Washington, DC, to wide acclaim on the radio, in indie-film, video and dance productions.

Tags Dance Productions, Dc Area, Ethical Treatment, James Durham, Music, National Cathedral In Washington Dc, Podcaster, Radio, TuacaCon 2011, Undead, Zombie Apocalypse

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TuacaCon 2011 – Laura Nicole

Post author By P.G. Holyfield
Post date November 11, 2011

Laura Nicole, the Gypsy Pirate (add other titles here) of Flying Island Press edits stories, writes the Please Spay Your Tribbles column, and voices several stories for the audio version of Flagship. She is also the co-author of Prisoners of the Alliance and currently working on Absolution. Both of these stories can be found at www.scrivenerscircle.com. For all things Laura Nicole, visit her website www.GypsyLaura.com or follow her on Twitter @LN_Dragonsong.

Laura will be reading a story inspired by the #LessScaryHorror event from Halloween 2011 on Twitter.

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