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Archive for April, 2008

Episode 95: Batman Doesn't Eat Babies

Monday, April 28th, 2008 by NinJaSistah

You say you want a revolution, well, you know... we aren't here to change the world. Monday still equals new podcast episode day, and I don't see that changing anytime too soon.

In this episode of the podcast, the girls cover the popular creative peoples website, "Deviant Art" as well as the anime series "Vampire Knight" and examine the possible effect GTA IV may have on the national release of the "Iron Man" film. We are chock full of something on this episode people, and I think it just may possibly be caffeine. Don't quote me on that one though, just check out the titles we didn't use for this episode and draw your own conclusions:

  • OC BC Does Not Equal AC/DC
  • Everyone Is Social On Da InterWebs
  • He Wasn't Worth Remembering
  • I Heart Vampiress (And They Heart, Hearts
  • We Have Angst With A Little More Angst On The Side
  • A T-Rex Mobster? ow Does He Tie A Windsor Knot?
  • I'm More Isolated Than Ever ON The InterWebs
  • Don't Trust Mean People...That's What They WANT You To Do!
  • and
  • It's Hay Fever Season, But YOu Shouldn't Sneeze Sparkles

Yeah, we go up and down the spectrum this week, trying our best to remind you that time is running out to try and win that custom GTA IV Xbox 360 Elite and bring you some fun insights on the realms of geek, game, and anime... so sit back and enjoy podcast episode number 95: Batman Doesn't Eat Babies.

Episode 94: Ninja's Dangling Chad Just Lost Her The Game

Monday, April 21st, 2008 by NinJaSistah

Being Monday and all, far be it from us to keep a new episode of the ESH podcast from you.

In this episode of the podcast NinJasistah kicks off her editorial piece on the good, the hrm, and the wickedly awesome tip for video game franchises with her take on Super Smash Brothers. Pandalicious jumps in the mix to talk about the anime series Soul Eater a weird and dark tale that Panda swears can be liked to the bastard child of Bleach and One Piece. [Yeah, try to get that image out of your head.] But don't think we don't have some randomness for you. We work a little Paranoia Agent, Death Note,and even a couple of references to Neon Genesis Evangelion. Don't trust me? Check out the titles we didn't use:

  • Panda Likes It Random
  • That Death Scythe Would Be handy Around Plants & Shrubs
  • 11-Year-Old Girls Shouldn't Spend time Around Ham
  • The Chicks Got Pregnant And Their Babies Had Horns
  • Hooray For Incest
  • Shinigami School For The Who?
  • Here We Go Again With The Angsty Crap
  • Papa Wassa Manslut Scythe
  • and
  • Mmm! Catwitch

And, we want to take this opportunity to let you know that you could win something KRAZY cool. We have joined forces with the All Games Radio Network fam and will be giving away one of eight GTAIVlimited edition Xbox 360 Elites to one lucky listener. Wanna know how you can win it? Well here's the lowdown. One of the cornerstones of the GTA series is the in-game radio stations, complete with spoof ads and spoof segments. It's time for you to do that.

Submit a sound clip no longer than 120 seconds in the style of a GTA4 Radio Station commercial for ESH. It can be a spoof ad, segment, song, whatever.

It is up to each affiliate if they wish to force the content to pertain directly to their show, be it an ad for the show or something regarding an inside joke from the show, or to allow the submission to just be about gaming in general.

  • THE PARTICIPANTS
  • All Games Interactive
  • Dead Pixel Live
  • The Bobby Blackwolf Show
  • Orange Lounge Radio
  • Superhappyfuntimeshow
  • ElectricSistaHood
  • MediSpective
  • ChatterBox Video Game Radio
  • Video Game Outsiders
  • Ultimate Quest
  • The Video Games Show
  • Platform Nation

THE RULES

  1. The entry can be in the form of an MP3 emailed to the affiliate show OR as a voicemail left on that show's voicemail line.
  2. Only one entry per affiliate show, however multiple affiliate shows can be entered with unique audio clips. (No sending the same audio to multiple shows.)
  3. Submissions will either be played on the affiliate show or put up on
    the show's website (or forums.allgames.com) and will be voted on via the community in a poll with the results hidden. Winners of these votes advance to the final round.
  4. If one person wins multiple affiliate contests, a coin flip will determine which show he/she wins, the other show chooses the runner-up as their finalist.
  5. The contest is only open to North American residents, as it is an NTSC console.
  6. No copywritten materials are permitted in the entry - parody is okay, just don't use the original.
  7. All submissions become the property of the affiliate show they are submitted to, as they will be used in promotion of that show.
  8. Cast and crew of the participating affiliate shows are not eligible.
  9. The decisions of the judges (affiliate show hosts at the affiliate level, All Games Radio at the final level) is final.

THE SCHEDULE

  • Sunday, April 20th: Submission period opens
  • Sunday, May 4th: Submission deadline at midnight PT, 3am EST

You got that? You could win a FREAKING XBox Elite MAN!!!! All you got to do is create a GTAIV style radio ad for ESH or any of the All Games Radio Affiliates and submit it to us as an MP3 with your contact info to this address.

So fill up yo' cup friends and enjoy ESH podcast episode number 94: NinJa's Dangling Chad Just Lost Her The Game

Episode 93: You Can't Have Your Cake And Cheat It Too!

Monday, April 14th, 2008 by NinJaSistah

Another Monday bears forth another new episode of the ESH podcast, and this one is as entertaining as all the rest.

Today, Pandalicious takes you through the anime series Bus Gamer based on the short series manga of the same name while NinJaSistah [slow on the update, admittedly] talks about her new Portal/OrangeBox experience. Even though MagicMystic was MIA for this recording, the girls were still able to find a way to off on some interesting tangents.

Don't believe me? Here are the rejected episode titles:

  • Sitting In The Ooze, Waiting To Respawn
  • The Office Was Empty, But It Wasn't The Weekend
  • My Companion Cube Was Alone On Valentines Day
  • Nobody Ate Anybody In Staying Alive Either
  • Somebody Ought To Put That Morality Chip Into Dick Chaney
  • That Dude In Portal? He's A Chick
  • Dat Cube Gotta Go!
  • Hot Man Candy Has A Gooey Center
  • Walk Softly and Carry A Big Lead Pipe
  • Muppets Singin About Killing Me Scares Me
  • I'm Not Comfortable With A Man Having A Baby
  • It's An Animated World, And I'm An Animated Girl
  • The World Wildlife Fund Has Nothing On Them
  • and
  • I'd Tell You About The Third Episode, But I've Slept Since Then

So grab another cup o' joe and take a listen to ESH podcast episode 93: You Can't Have Your Cake And Cheat It Too!

Episode 92: Anime, It's Not Me, It's You

Sunday, April 6th, 2008 by NinJaSistah

Monday rears it's ugly face area again and so the ESH Crew gives you a new episode of the podcast to hide behind.

In this episode of the podcast, the regular trio is back at it to talk about the anime series Paranoia Agent the manga Dazzle and the disconnect with animes optioned from manga with a smattering of Fushigi Yugi and a few other things.

To give you an idea of the places we go, here are the titles we didn't use for this episode:

  • Dance Moves To Die For
  • Then Anime Boston Turned Into The Shining
  • No One Told Me About the NinJa Rape
  • It's Like The Lion King, Without The Lions
  • The Old Lady Pulled a Geraldo
  • It's Not Like We've Ever Shied Away From Spoilers Before
  • Twisted, Dark and Perverse - That's Entertainment!
  • They Don't Sell Kool-Aid At Suicide.com
  • We Haven't Talk About Incest In a Long Time
  • They Should Have Called Him HeckBoy
  • Bitch! Listen To Bruce Willis!
  • Coming Next Week: Whatever NinJa Wanted to Talk About
  • and
  • Inside Joke of The Week: You Just Lost The Game

Yeah, it's going to be that kind of episode. So sit back, relax and enjoy podcast Episode 92: Anime, It's Not Me, It's You!