Anomaly Podcast

[cosmonaut]

Thanks for the discussion, I really enjoy it! :)

You never heard people saying that everything was better when they were young? How the society 'declines', no one speaks decent English anymore, how the computer games make people violent (as did books, TV or comics the decades before). (I don't share this opinions.)

Your favorite music goes out of style and you just don't like the present one. You have no grasp of what this internet is about (just ask your parents/grandparents). The girls (or boys) behave strange, in a way you consider strange and very inappropriate, to communicate with them gets more and more difficult. The new books contain twists of old stories, you start to notice patterns and don't have to read them to know how it ends.

Yes, you have the chance of personal growth, compare Groundhog Day. But how many instruments do you want to play, how many languages do you want to speak (they also change with every generation), how many professions do you want to perform? The Ba'ku knot carpets, for decades, doesn't sound like fun.

I think the urge to improve oneself and curiosity has limits. Your thirst for knowledge runs dry. It looses relevance. Everything changes constantly, even when you'd like it to stay the same. I do understand why Tolkiens elves loose interest in the mortal world, or why Vulcans are so secluded (and their impatience with humans in Enterprise).

I like new discoveries, and it would be cool to find an artifact from the future to learn what becomes of us. But this future world will be very alien and difficult to comprehend, and there is no place like home. ;)

[X]

I think I have a very Veruca Salt view of the universe.

Veruca Salt - I want it now

[Jen]

I'm a bit disappointed with miss I-give-Marina-Sirtis-my-autograph, but she didn't ask for German comments, so I guess it's alright if she didn't want to read them. (Although I would have made a decent translation of the German text or skipped it altogether and written more, had I known.)

Looking forward to the next show, I hope I'll be able to contribute a comment relevant to the topic. :)

Don't be disappointed, she told me that she would read it aloud soon. I tried to peer pressure her but she doesn't fall for that as easily as I do...she's self-concious about her accent. She wants her grandmother to listen to her read it, so she can make sure it's pronounced correctly. She is a very proud German-American and is very concerned with being respectful to her family's origin. So, don't be discouraged because she didn't read it aloud in German this time around. She did read it and understand it, she just was worried about reading it on the spot...I sort of sprang it on her. :)

I dislike Vampires too...as I've mentioned several times. There's nothing sexy about a dead guy with sharp teeth who wants to drink your blood. I do think there is an analogy to be found in the stories about vampires and vampires who don't want to be monsters. The myths about vamps who want to be good reflect the constant struggle we have as human beings, to fight our natural tendencies towards selfishness and violence and become a people who can walk in the light and enjoy life. This is what I took from the movie. :)

[cosmonaut]

I think I have a very Veruca Salt view of the universe.

Ah yes, the secret plan for world domination. Seems everyone is working on it. ;)
OK, I wouldn't mind sticking around for one or two centuries longer, but I certainly won't wait out another dark ages or the rebuilt of an apocalyptic society.
You mentioned NASA, I think they might frown upon snacking on your team members.
So what's your deal breaker? I mean, which vampiric traits would you (not) accept? The Buffy vampires were discussed on the podcast, becoming a demon certainly isn't worth it.

I'm a bit disappointed with miss I-give-Marina-Sirtis-my-autograph, but she didn't ask for German comments, so I guess it's alright if she didn't want to read them. (Although I would have made a decent translation of the German text or skipped it altogether and written more, had I known.)

Looking forward to the next show, I hope I'll be able to contribute a comment relevant to the topic. :)

Don't be disappointed, she told me that she would read it aloud soon. I tried to peer pressure her but she doesn't fall for that as easily as I do...she's self-concious about her accent. She wants her grandmother to listen to her read it, so she can make sure it's pronounced correctly. She is a very proud German-American and is very concerned with being respectful to her family's origin. So, don't be discouraged because she didn't read it aloud in German this time around. She did read it and understand it, she just was worried about reading it on the spot...I sort of sprang it on her. :)

Oh no, it isn't that important! Really! It's not Goethe or Schiller, just a silly mail! I don't fall for peer pressure either and I can relate to being self-conscious about ones accent a lot! OK, I though no one (but me) would notice how good her German is, but if her family listens to the podcast, that's a different animal. I'm sorry.

I dislike Vampires too...as I've mentioned several times. There's nothing sexy about a dead guy with sharp teeth who wants to drink your blood. I do think there is an analogy to be found in the stories about vampires and vampires who don't want to be monsters. The myths about vamps who want to be good reflect the constant struggle we have as human beings, to fight our natural tendencies towards selfishness and violence and become a people who can walk in the light and enjoy life. This is what I took from the movie. :)

I like stories about that struggle, and enjoying life is an art! :)

I agree I don't want to be touched by someone/something that has room temperature let alone has been in the crypt all day. He/she/it would be cold, taste funny and his/her/its breath would smell... like something crawled down the throat and died. Literally. Ugh.

On io9 they discussed the topic of sexy vampires, I found this quote very enlightening:
"You have to read Dracula in the context of repressive Victorian society. Dracula was popular b/c he allowed readers of both sexes to think about forbidden sex without feeling ashamed. It's not that the human characters (and readers) are depraved for finding Dracula sexy, it's that hypnotic sex appeal is one of Dracula's powers and the humans are too weak to fight it. The humans are absolved of guilt. The women get fantasize about a sexy lover and the men get to fantasize about "respectable" women clamoring for and enjoying sex."
http://io9.com/5127765/apparently-vampires-arent-sexy-or-interesting

[Jen]

I think I have a very Veruca Salt view of the universe.

Ah yes, the secret plan for world domination. Seems everyone is working on it. ;)
OK, I wouldn't mind sticking around for one or two centuries longer, but I certainly won't wait out another dark ages or the rebuilt of an apocalyptic society.
You mentioned NASA, I think they might frown upon snacking on your team members.
So what's your deal breaker? I mean, which vampiric traits would you (not) accept? The Buffy vampires were discussed on the podcast, becoming a demon certainly isn't worth it.

I'm a bit disappointed with miss I-give-Marina-Sirtis-my-autograph, but she didn't ask for German comments, so I guess it's alright if she didn't want to read them. (Although I would have made a decent translation of the German text or skipped it altogether and written more, had I known.)

Looking forward to the next show, I hope I'll be able to contribute a comment relevant to the topic. :)

Don't be disappointed, she told me that she would read it aloud soon. I tried to peer pressure her but she doesn't fall for that as easily as I do...she's self-concious about her accent. She wants her grandmother to listen to her read it, so she can make sure it's pronounced correctly. She is a very proud German-American and is very concerned with being respectful to her family's origin. So, don't be discouraged because she didn't read it aloud in German this time around. She did read it and understand it, she just was worried about reading it on the spot...I sort of sprang it on her. :)

Oh no, it isn't that important! Really! It's not Goethe or Schiller, just a silly mail! I don't fall for peer pressure either and I can relate to being self-conscious about ones accent a lot! OK, I though no one (but me) would notice how good her German is, but if her family listens to the podcast, that's a different animal. I'm sorry.

I dislike Vampires too...as I've mentioned several times. There's nothing sexy about a dead guy with sharp teeth who wants to drink your blood. I do think there is an analogy to be found in the stories about vampires and vampires who don't want to be monsters. The myths about vamps who want to be good reflect the constant struggle we have as human beings, to fight our natural tendencies towards selfishness and violence and become a people who can walk in the light and enjoy life. This is what I took from the movie. :)

I like stories about that struggle, and enjoying life is an art! :)

I agree I don't want to be touched by someone/something that has room temperature let alone has been in the crypt all day. He/she/it would be cold, taste funny and his/her/its breath would smell... like something crawled down the throat and died. Literally. Ugh.

On io9 they discussed the topic of sexy vampires, I found this quote very enlightening:
"You have to read Dracula in the context of repressive Victorian society. Dracula was popular b/c he allowed readers of both sexes to think about forbidden sex without feeling ashamed. It's not that the human characters (and readers) are depraved for finding Dracula sexy, it's that hypnotic sex appeal is one of Dracula's powers and the humans are too weak to fight it. The humans are absolved of guilt. The women get fantasize about a sexy lover and the men get to fantasize about "respectable" women clamoring for and enjoying sex."
http://io9.com/5127765/apparently-vampires-arent-sexy-or-interesting

LOL, no need to apologize. :)  Angela's family doesn't listen to the show, she just wanted them to check her translation of the email before she read it aloud. No worries.

I love that quote you pasted about vampires and Victorian society. It makes a lot of sense.

[Geekyfanboy]

Check it out.. Anomaly podcast is one of the featured audio podcasts on Itunes...

Congrats Jen and Angela

[moyer777]

AWESOME!

[Jen]

Wow! That's flip'in sweet!!!!!! I hear the Jefferson's theme song playing in my head now. "Move'n on uuuuupp..." ;) Thanks for the heads up Kenny. Thanks everyone who have supported Anomaly. You guy's rock. :)

[Meds]

Wow cool, and I'm in contact with The Tin Dog podcast as well.

Just listened to the vampire podcast and really enjoyed it. Great work ladies.

:)

[moyer777]

I just noticed the new Anomaly miniskirt podcast on Star Trek is up!  YAY!  Thanks!

[billybob476]

Yay! I didn't even notice! Listening now. Excitement!

[X]

Fun podcast ladies! Keep up the good work!

[Jaames]

Great job ladies. But I have 2 things that I have to add:

1. I understand where you're coming from on prefering that the Captain gives the "These are the voyages" speech, and I'm sure in the next one that Chris Pine will be the one to do that. However, I think the point of having Leonard Nimoy do it (and this is just my opinion, I haven't read this anywhere), in addition to what you said about respect for him and this possibly being his last movie, is that it's part of passing the torch to the new cast. Just like his comment at the end on the balcony "Thrusters on full...", he's partly reminiscing and yet he's also looking forward to what this new crew is going to experience out there.

Some people have said that they don't think Leonard Nimoy was crucial to the story, but I disagree; to me, he was there to sell us on the new cast. The moment in the cave when he turned around and said "Jim! How did you find me?" At that moment, Chris Pine became James T. Kirk, because Leonard Nimoy's Spock had said it. So, in my opinion, having him give the closing speech was a way of saying "I'm Leonard Nimoy and I support the new cast of Star Trek. These are the characters that you know and love. And their mission continues..."

2. Y'all know I have nothin' but love for ya (DISCLAIMER: I throw that in to appeal to your kindly southern nature 'cause I certainly don't want to offend, nor do I want you to fly to Vegas and beat me senseless, or more senseless depending on who you ask), but I'm a little dissapointed that you self-professed Star Trek fangirls still have not picked up and read the prequel comic, Star Trek: Countdown. So many of the little nitpicks you brought out are addressed by that comic. I know some people think that you shouldn't have to read something additional to understand the story, that the movie should fully flesh out the story, and while I agree with that in most cases, doing so in this instance would have made the movie too long for the general audience, which would then defeat half of the purpose of the movie, which is to draw new fans. Besides most of the nitpicks you mention are really only going to be caught by the fans, or by those who dig deeper and get more analytical. The general audience is going to walk in, enjoy the rollercoaster, and walk out. The writing team had every reason to believe that the fans would hear about, and subsequently buy, this comic and read it prior to opening day (although, I admit, it could have been marketed a little better, I barely found out about it in time, and my buddy didn't know about it at all). So while I understand your point, I just can't in good conscience dock them points for that.

I'd threaten to revoke your geek card, but I'm still sore from the last time I tried to do that.  :old_bash:

[KC]

Great podcast, ladies. I loved every aspect of the movie--even though I had some baby issues of my own--and your points of view are always interesting, fun, and quite valid.

On the subject of Uhura, I kind of disagree with the idea that making her a love interest sets her back a little bit. It was a little weird at first because I wasn't really expecting it from the episodes I've seen. I liked it though, and I have a few friends who liked it as well, and they're more well-versed in the Star Trek universe than I am. I personally think the idea of a relationship between the two adds a new dimension to their characters as well as draw in the female crowd with something other than attractive leading men. I saw an added vulnerability for Spock and Uhura, who have this guard up from the very beginning of the film. I don't think Uhura's character loses any of her feminist-like qualities because of that. Then again, I'm a romantic at heart and seeing anybody a relationship makes me happy inside. Well, almost anybody. I would've been upset with a Kirk/Uhura pairing too. :P

BTW, I too am against a Buffy movie without Joss. I don't mind reboots, sometimes they work out, but riding on the coattails of Star Trek's reboot and Twilight's vampire craze for the sake of making money is just something I will not condone.

[wraith1701]

I just noticed the new Anomaly miniskirt podcast on Star Trek is up!  YAY!  Thanks!

COOL!  Thanks for the heads-up!