http://www.whatthecast.com A podcast where geek-culture meets the real world ... from the minds behind Dragon*ConTV. Sometimes serious, mostly funny, always a little off-center. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 23:31:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en-us Brian, Crispy and Stephen have a full plate of WhatTheCast for this holiday weekend. Listener feedback: we need tans, more e-mail addresses and some way to explain Outback Steakhouse to Australians TV: Wipeout, Doctor Who and The Middleman Movies: Will Paris Hilton kill Repo: The Genetic Opera? WhatTheCon: new music, new guests and new ... http://www.whatthecast.com/2008/07/04/episode-43-doctor-wipeout-man/ Brian, Crispy and Stephen gather in Brian's basement for this choco-tastic episode of WhatTheCast. While on the couch and in front of the green screen, the cast discusses the following: How does the Indiana Jones cereal taste? Is there any Shia in it? What the frak is "sporn"? Green screen challenge: we provide ... http://www.whatthecast.com/2008/06/26/whatthevideo-episode-1/ This is the audio version of our first video episode (which will be posted shortly). If you want the full episode, including the Dragon*ConTV 2008 preview and watching our heroes OM NOM NOM on Indiana Jones breakfast cereal, then get the video file. Show summary after the break. Brian, Crispy and Stephen ... http://www.whatthecast.com/2008/06/25/episode-42-video-podcast-ray-charles-edition/ The podcast moved all media files to a new host. If you have problems, contact us. If it works better, thank Summer and Mike :) http://www.whatthecast.com/2008/06/25/file-host/ Brian, Crispy & Patrick discuss everything from The Hulk (yay) to The Happening (boo) in this episode of WhatTheCast. As the hosts spoil the latest M. Night Shyamalan film, they ask other compelling questions ... Does the Hulk smash? What is "nuke the fridge"? Who is behind mittzombie2008.com? Why does the ... http://www.whatthecast.com/2008/06/19/episode-41-whats-happening-to-the-fridge/ No podcast this week due to the our need to have "lives" (sorry). We're busy with summer plans, careers and producing high quality video content for Dragon*ConTV and ManaNation. We'll be back next week to talk about the new Hulk movie, Dragon*Con and a new term to replace "jump the ... http://www.whatthecast.com/2008/06/13/scheduling-conflicts/ Brian, Crispy, Patrick and Stephen gather together to talk about Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull ... is it worthy of the Indy franchise, or closer to Howard the Duck? The cast also talks about Dollhouse, Smallville, Caprica, "backdoor pilots", the nearly-dead CW network and starting a "save ... http://www.whatthecast.com/2008/06/01/episode-40-kingdom-of-the-crystal-bong/ It's listener-tastic ... it's listener-a-riffic ... WhatTheFans take over this episode with e-mail, Photoshopped Iron Man pics and proof that someone in our audience owns a Zune. http://www.whatthecast.com/2008/05/23/episode-39-listener-feedback/ Stephen created this little thing called LOLTrek, which got him invited to ROFLCon ... a convention entirely made of meme. Brian talks with Stephen about the experience, and Stephen brings three interviews back from MIT. Closing music by MC Frontalot. Promo: How To Grow Your Geek http://roflcon.org/ http://frontalot.com/ http://www.howtogrowyourgeek.net/ WhatTheComments? feedback@whatthecast.com http://www.whatthecast.com/2008/05/07/episode-38-stephen-at-roflcon/ Brian and Crispy review the advance screening of Iron Man in Atlanta. Listen to hear why we love this movie, what Crispy wants for dinner and if Brian's cake is a lie. Recorded live at the Atlanta Diner (April 29, 2008). http://www.whatthecast.com/2008/04/30/episode-37-iron-man-review/ Brian, Crispy and Patrick talk about Darth Vader in a trash bag, Uwe Bowl, Ben Stein and other boobs ... literally, like the boobs that women have (no, not their boyfriends). Comments: feedback@whatthecast.com or hatemail@whatthecast.com WhatTheCast Episode 36 - Show Notes Opening Announcements: Next episode should be our special review from the advance screening ... http://www.whatthecast.com/2008/04/26/episode-36-ben-stein-vs-uwe-boll/ Uwe Boll, Congress in Second Life and how to use the term "gamer" in modern society. Take these topics, add a pinch of Dragon*Con, simmer in the Olympic Torch's carbon footprint and you've got another episode of WhatTheCast. It will all make a lot more sense after you download this ... http://www.whatthecast.com/2008/04/12/episode-35-uwe-bolls-punch-out/ FYI: The 2007 Dragon*Con DVDs are now in stock at store.dragoncon.net http://www.whatthecast.com/2008/04/09/dragoncon-dvds/ Brian, Crispy, Patrick & Stephen discuss way too many topics in this episode of WhatTheCast. Thirty dollar movie tickets? A Dragon*Con costume library? Children of Men on TV? Crispy playing his Wii for hours? All this and more in Episode 34! http://www.whatthecast.com/2008/04/04/episode-34-salior-moons-a-man-baby/ Brian, Crispy, Patrick and Stephen tackle a ton of weird in this week's episode. This week features closing music by Jonathan Coulton (Tom Cruise Crazy). Show notes after the break. Sci-fi authors go a little nuts advising the TSA. Why do we want authors giving security advice? http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/issues/2008/March/SecurityBeat.htm#Science People wanting to make ... http://www.whatthecast.com/2008/03/27/episode-33-larry-niven-crazy/ Brian + George Hrab = The Assumption Video Remix. http://www.whatthecast.com/2008/03/25/the-assumption-remix/ Brian, Crispy & Stephen are guests this week on the Dragon in Georgia podcast, a show that's all about Dragon*Con. http://www.whatthecast.com/2008/03/19/interview-dragon-in-georgia/ Brian, Crispy & Stephen tackle this week's topics in another episode of WhatTheCast. How does the new Wall-E trailer stack up? How do guests get to Dragon*Con? Does the Catholic Church really need all these new sins? Special note for this show. check out ProjectFiver.com to help our friend Melissa battle ... http://www.whatthecast.com/2008/03/13/episode-32-projectfivercom/ Brian takes Patrick and Stephen through the perilous caverns of WhatTheCast. We unlock a tomb of questionable casting choices for the upcoming Neuromancer movie, dodge the seemingly falling career of The Rock, meet the volunteer staff of Dragon*Con in a tavern and discuss the legacy of Gary Gygax. As a bonus, ... http://www.whatthecast.com/2008/03/07/episode-31-roll-for-initiative/ Brian, Crispy, Patrick & Stephen tackle today's topics from a nerd-centric point of view ... did the TIm Minear curse get HD-DVD canceled? Why are fewer people watching the Oscars? Why would anyone want to make a movie based on Monopoly? Does Iron Man make everything better? Why do four ... http://www.whatthecast.com/2008/02/29/episode-30-did-serenity-kill-hd-dvd/