Goodbye Nostalgia Critic

You might know that I like web series. What you might not know is that one of my favourites has been The Nostalgia Critic on www.thatguywiththeglasses.com.

In The Nostalgia Critic, Doug Walker plays the Critic and reviews nostalgic movies and TV shows. This is done in a very Angry Video Game Nerd sort of style, but the writing is spectacular and the acting truly inspired. There are very few series (either online or mainstream) that can genuinely make me laugh out loud, but The Nostalgia Critic manages it with a regularity and precision that brings German engineering to mind.

Doug recently announced that the series is dead. No more nostalgia critic. *sob*

However sad I am that I will not be getting any new NC, I cannot help but applaud the artistic integrity behind the decision. According to the announcement on the site, they decided that everything good that could be done with the NC setup and character had already been done, so it should be killed instead of producing second rate content just for the sake of keeping a popular series going.

This is why I love watching shows from the internet. There is no other channel that would support that decision, and I have watched many very good shows just keep going until the horse is far past beating.

Well done Doug Walker and everyone from ThatGuyWithTheGlasses. You guys rock and I am looking forward to seeing what you have coming up next.

EDIT: I don't really mean much by the AVGN reference here. It's just that I assume that more people might know about AVGN and in any case his name is more descriptive of the shared shtick these two have. There was a brilliant crossover series between these two shows that you can find here.

-Odd
"Doing things the way you see it, going by your own heart and soul, that is pure artistic integrity. Whatever the hair is six or sixty inches long, the eyes have make-up or not, the riffs are in 'E' or 'F' sharp, the amps are Marshall or not, all those things don't matter if you are doing it for the right reason, which to me means doing it for yourself!" -Lars Ulrich

OddCast - Episode 3 - Storm Awesome

Here be the 3rd installment of the OddCast featuring our first ever guest: Storm Awesome. We chat about music, live shows and the industry in South Africa, photography, TV shows..... and also nipples.

WARNING: This podcast contains adult language and massive tangents :WARNING

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You can (as always) get hold of us on twitter @OddModlin and @i4n0fd00m or email OddCastBlog@gmail.com

Storm Awesome can be found EVERYWHERE on the internet:

www.facebook.com/StormAwesomePhotography

www.facebook.com/StormAwesomeDrummer

www.twitter.com/#!/StormAwesome

www.myspace.com/548172902

www.overtone.co.za/musician/stormawesome

http://za.linkedin.com/pub/storm-awesome/1a/42b/55

http://www.skillpages.com/drummer-percussionist+johannesburg-south-africa+storm.awesome

https://talent.me/storm-thomas

www.reverbnation.com/stormawesome

His bands are here:

www.energyrelated.co.za

www.jennasighed.com
www.facebook.com/thecarnies

www.facebook.com/DeathValleyBluesBand

And his sponsor Music Mate:

www.musicmate.co.za

The OddCast: Episode 2

Here is the second episode of The OddCast, in which we discuss Doctor Who, Game of Thrones, old PC games, Evolution, Creationism, E3, Anime, TV shows, ICON and assorted other randomness... also monkeys.

WARNING! This Podcast may contain a bunch of spoilers and swearing. 

You have been warned.

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Please let us know what you think in the comments below or you can drop us a mail at OddCastMail@gmail.com or find us on twitter @OddModlin and @I4n0fD00m

Podcast Review: Nerdist Writers Panel

If any of you have been sleeping through the internet age, I’m going to introduce you to a cool new thing: Podcasts.

A podcast is an episodic series of files (either video or audio) that are essentially private radio shows broadcast (and downloadable) online. The word itself comes from an amalgamation of Broadcast and Pod (after the iPod that made digital media so easy to consume). I listen almost exclusively to podcasts when I’m driving and in this series of posts I’m going to introduce you to some of my favourites.

Today’s podcast: The Nerdist Writers Panel

The Nerdist Channel was started by Chris Hardwick and currently has a legion of different podcasts by a variety of hosts, but The Nerdist Writers Panel is easily my favourite. Hosted by Ben Blacker, the Writers Panel is just what it says it is: A Panel of writers (wow… no shit), specifically American TV writers. The guests talk about how they got into the business, what inspires them and what it’s like working on the various TV shows, genres and networks.

I find it fascinating to get this behind the scenes look at what goes into making the TV shows that I admire so much. It turns out that TV is largely a writer’s medium - by which I mean that the writers have the most artistic control over the process, some shows even sending the writer on set to make sure everything goes according to plan – as opposed to feature films where most of the control rests in the hands of the director.

These guys work far to freaking hard (makes me feel completely inadequate), but the collaborative process that happens on most shows (the writers room) sounds thrilling and I always like to hear passionate, creative people talk about their work.

So if you’re looking for something other than crappy pop music listen to on your way to work or while you’re in the gym trying to convince yourself that running on the spot is actually accomplishing something, then why not download a few of the Nerdist Writers Panel’s episodes and give them a listen. I enjoy it, and I’m fairly sure you will too.

-Odd

"There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed." - Ernest Hemingway