The GabCast (A podcast about BellGab)

[starrmtn001]

Oh, here we go! Another one she's flirting with. But does he sound like a fire-breathing dragon? No!

Bless you SredniVashtar, and I really mean that!

[GravitySucks]

Bless you SredniVashtar, and I really mean that!

I didn't even hear him sneeze

[WhiteCrow]

Praise MV AND tonight's awesome Co-Hosts!

You'll be missed Starr... needed your sweet female voice..

You take care and be with your loved ones, they need your support...You know where to find us if need anything. 

[starrmtn001]

I didn't even hear him sneeze

He must be the silent sneezer type.

Okey Fellow Gabbers, I'm out for a while.  I'll try to make it to Chat.  Just playing it by ear for now. 

And thank you again.

[SredniVashtar]

OK, here is a possible show topic:

The Walking Dead sucks buffalo balls.

Let's do the same damn thing show after show, and then kill off random characters because it's so unpredictable and exciting. Yeah, it's so unpredictable that it happens every bloody show and it gets boring as hell. "Oh look, another bunch of wandering dead guys I have to stab with a screwdriver! Oh, and someone's grandpa - who I had a very touching scene with a few seconds ago - just had his face chewed off by a dead guy who just came out from behind a tree. And we all know that Glenn is alive FFS!!

And Game Of Thrones is rubbish too!

[Lilith]

SciFi you sell yourself short...Your posts 2 years ago held my interest on this thread...and then when I decided to join and post you where one of the first to respond to me...you always have fascinating posts!

WE ALL WANT TO HEAR SCIFIAUTHOR!

SO SAY WE ALL !!!

[ItsOver]

SciFi you sell yourself short...Your posts 2 years ago held my interest on this thread...and then when I decided to join and post you where one of the first to respond to me...you always have fascinating posts!

WE ALL WANT TO HEAR SCIFIAUTHOR!

Absholutely.  Who doesn't want to hear from a dolphin with a man crush on Vladimir.

[chefist]

Absholutely.  Who doesn't want to hear from a dolphin with a man crush on Vladimir.

WERD! Brother!

[Lilith]

Oh, here we go! Another one she's flirting with. But does he sound like a fire-breathing dragon? No!

Oh no no no, I must not have 'splained myself properly.  It would not at all do if you were not on tonights GabCast!  I only meant to say, that I could not imagine anyone that you could have more fun conversing with,  than SiFi. 

[GravitySucks]

OK, here is a possible show topic:

The Walking Dead sucks buffalo balls.

Let's do the same damn thing show after show, and then kill off random characters because it's so unpredictable and exciting. Yeah, it's so unpredictable that it happens every bloody show and it gets boring as hell. "Oh look, another bunch of wandering dead guys I have to stab with a screwdriver! Oh, and someone's grandpa - who I had a very touching scene with a few seconds ago - just had his face chewed off by a dead guy who just came out from behind a tree. And we all know that Glenn is alive FFS!!

And Game Of Thrones is rubbish too!

And you would think that in a frikkin zombie apocalypse the lawns would eventually need to be mowed. Maybe my community association members are actually zombies instead of nazis.

[SciFiAuthor]

OK, here is a possible show topic:

The Walking Dead sucks buffalo balls.

Let's do the same damn thing show after show, and then kill off random characters because it's so unpredictable and exciting. Yeah, it's so unpredictable that it happens every bloody show and it gets boring as hell. "Oh look, another bunch of wandering dead guys I have to stab with a screwdriver! Oh, and someone's grandpa - who I had a very touching scene with a few seconds ago - just had his face chewed off by a dead guy who just came out from behind a tree. And we all know that Glenn is alive FFS!!

And Game Of Thrones is rubbish too!

I'm not actually interested in it as far as plot goes, zombies are silly to me, but more that it's a case study in character hyperdevelopment within a genre where characters are always one dimensional as a rule. I've been seeing that a lot lately with television, such as in programs like "Lost", they just develop the hell out of these characters and that ends up being the draw as opposed to the plot or conceptual world itself.

And yes, Glenn is alive hiding underneath the dumpster. Though if it continues to follow the graphic novel he won't last too much longer in any case.

[SciFiAuthor]

I pity HedgeHogNorman if he is in the central timezone.

It's going to be bad, I'm not only in the same time zone, but the same state.

[SciFiAuthor]

SciFi you sell yourself short...Your posts 2 years ago held my interest on this thread...and then when I decided to join and post you where one of the first to respond to me...you always have fascinating posts!

WE ALL WANT TO HEAR SCIFIAUTHOR!

This is going to be an odd show, a hedgehog, a dolphin and a polecat-ferret with godlike powers all talking to MV.

[chefist]

It's going to be bad, I'm not only in the same time zone, but the same state.

Can you host, SciFi?

[SciFiAuthor]

Can you host, SciFi?

I can, yeah. MV just hates anyone in the same time zone as him.

[SredniVashtar]

I'm not actually interested in it as far as plot goes, zombies are silly to me, but more that it's a case study in character hyperdevelopment within a genre where characters are always one dimensional as a rule. I've been seeing that a lot lately with television, such as in programs like "Lost", they just develop the hell out of these characters and that ends up being the draw as opposed to the plot or conceptual world itself.

And yes, Glenn is alive hiding underneath the dumpster. Though if it continues to follow the graphic novel he won't last too much longer in any case.

Yes, he is likely to be meeting Lucille. Although she won't be bringing Ricky with her this time!

[wr250]

If your audio is bad, I can step in. I'll have to miss the Walking Dead though, so I'd be cranky and prone to lashing out at the callers.

so you want to imitate RCH ? 

useless eaters

[SciFiAuthor]

so you want to imitate RCH ?

It's in the data. Just look at the data.

[chefist]

I can, yeah. MV just hates anyone in the same time zone as him.

AWESOME! CANT WAIT!

[henge0stone]

OK, here is a possible show topic:

The Walking Dead sucks buffalo balls.

Let's do the same damn thing show after show, and then kill off random characters because it's so unpredictable and exciting. Yeah, it's so unpredictable that it happens every bloody show and it gets boring as hell. "Oh look, another bunch of wandering dead guys I have to stab with a screwdriver! Oh, and someone's grandpa - who I had a very touching scene with a few seconds ago - just had his face chewed off by a dead guy who just came out from behind a tree. And we all know that Glenn is alive FFS!!

And Game Of Thrones is rubbish too!

Yeah Zombies get boring after a while. They are fun to include in fantasy but an entire story around zombies is so bad. Not much you can do. Wouldn't they all have rotted to the point where they are no longer a threat? Also I never understood why zombies don't eat each other.

GOT was really good but its getting crappy. The whole "OMG anyone can die!" is crap because if your a bastard character you are blessed with a character shield for a certain amount of time and it makes you unbeatable.

[SredniVashtar]

GOT was really good but its getting crappy. The whole "OMG anyone can die!" is crap because if your a bastard character you are blessed with a character shield for a certain amount of time and it makes you unbeatable.

I haven't seen it for a while, but some of the acting from the younger cast members is really terrible, especially that little bastard whose name I forget that was mercifully poisoned a while back. And Sansa is awful too. But then they ship in some older actors who know what they are doing and it looks even more embarrassing next to the pros. Also, Bran is going to be about 40 by the time they have finished so I don't know how he is going to pass for an eight year old or whatever. The head squelching was pretty memorable, I grant you, but when it seems that almost every character is up for grabs then any sense of suspense is totally lost.

[Chine]

I haven't seen it for a while, but some of the acting from the younger cast members is really terrible, especially that little bastard whose name I forget that was mercifully poisoned a while back. And Sansa is awful too. But then they ship in some older actors who know what they are doing and it looks even more embarrassing next to the pros. Also, Bran is going to be about 40 by the time they have finished so I don't know how he is going to pass for an eight year old or whatever. The head squelching was pretty memorable, I grant you, but when it seems that almost every character is up for grabs then any sense of suspense is totally lost.

Joffrey is the little bastard. If you recall, the actor (Jack Gleeson) appeared in Batman Begins. The young boy Batman gave him his (electronic super bat whatchamacallit  secret device).

[GravitySucks]

Joffrey is the little bastard. If you recall, the actor (Jack Gleeson) appeared in Batman Begins. The young boy Batman gave him his (electronic super bat whatchamacallit  secret device).

I REALLY hope TWD is not in Cheftist's show notes. I will cry.

[HedgehogNorman]

I REALLY hope TWD is not in Cheftist's show notes. I will cry.

Not in the ones I got.

[Chine]

I haven't seen it for a while, but some of the acting from the younger cast members is really terrible, especially that little bastard whose name I forget that was mercifully poisoned a while back. And Sansa is awful too. But then they ship in some older actors who know what they are doing and it looks even more embarrassing next to the pros. Also, Bran is going to be about 40 by the time they have finished so I don't know how he is going to pass for an eight year old or whatever. The head squelching was pretty memorable, I grant you, but when it seems that almost every character is up for grabs then any sense of suspense is totally lost.

The production of this series is spectacular.  It's the most breathtaking and beautifully shot series. Where is Bran? I haven't read the books.

Sredni, you need to participate more on the 'I'm watching/watched' thread. Please, we need more participants over there.

I miss Sardoni.

[SredniVashtar]

I REALLY hope TWD is not in Cheftist's show notes. I will cry.

I have read them. They weren't show notes, more a critique of your performance in the last show. And, yes, it will have you sobbing. 

Kidding!

(((((Hugs))))))

[chefist]

I have read them. They weren't show notes, more a critique of your performance in the last show. And, yes, it will have you sobbing. 

Kidding!

(((((Hugs))))))

Lol should be fun...looking forward to it..

[UnscreenedCaller]

I haven't seen it for a while, but some of the acting from the younger cast members is really terrible, especially that little bastard whose name I forget that was mercifully poisoned a while back. And Sansa is awful too. But then they ship in some older actors who know what they are doing and it looks even more embarrassing next to the pros. Also, Bran is going to be about 40 by the time they have finished so I don't know how he is going to pass for an eight year old or whatever. The head squelching was pretty memorable, I grant you, but when it seems that almost every character is up for grabs then any sense of suspense is totally lost.

For god's sake, why GoT when there are 52 years of Doctor Who to plumb?

And I saw what you did with the (((((Hugs)))))

I only hope you got the brackets balanced right. 

[GravitySucks]

I have read them. They weren't show notes, more a critique of your performance in the last show. And, yes, it will have you sobbing. 

Kidding!

(((((Hugs))))))

I was nervous as hell, about 3 days off my meds and naked except for my cowboy hat and boots. I realized that I was not worthy every time you provided your expert commentary. Your Texas Hayseed comments are always taken as compliments. Not everyone can live here (but God knows about a zillion new ones swim across the Rio Grande every day to do just that).

I am on my iphone, so please fix any spelling or grammatical errors that you find.

Thank you kind sir, and I will be setting up straight if I get a chance to call in tonight.

Promise.

[SredniVashtar]

The production of this series is spectacular.  It's the most breathtaking and beautifully shot series. Where is Bran? I haven't read the books.

I've read the books. The first one is good, and they way he tells a story from different character's perspectives really works because they are all in the same place, more or less. It goes haywire when they all split up and you can't keep track of them all. Also, he is a really wasteful writer and seems to fill up pages with irrelevant stuff. But fantasy readers often like the LoTR nonsense I guess. The last I heard, Bran was pretending to be various animals or something, and he has split up from the rest of them and was in a cave with some old dude, but my memory is hazy about it all.

The last few books have really slowed up and he clearly hasn't the foggiest how he is going to keep it all together. There is too much going on. He obviously dried up about how to continue one plot line, and then started another one, while leaving the other one in the air. It's total chaos. I am sure the next one will be same unless he pulls off a miracle. In one book Tyrion doesn't even appear. Martin is in the odd position of being almost hated by a lot of his readership, who want him to sit his fat ass down and finish the story instead of having fun and enjoying his life. A very odd position to be in.