The View From Drew

Once Again The Soup Nails It

2009-07-06T07:51:29Z

Joel McHale puts things in perspective when it comes to the whole media explosion over the death of Michael Jackson.

New Episode of The Rift - Rockne O'Bannon

2009-07-06T01:27:15Z

The Chronic Rift: Spotlight - Rockne S. O'Bannon

The Chronic Rift

The Chronic Rift on Facebook

2009-07-02T17:06:05Z

We've actually been on Facebook for some time with a fan page, but this is an actual page that looks like a regular entry and everytime we post something everyone will get the notice on their feeds, so we don't have to spend time with messaging people or creating events to get attention. If you are a fan of the show already, please friend us at the new page. I can't adjust the URL to be more manageable until we get 100 fans. You can find the new page here - http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Chronic-Rift/125872935099?ref=nf

You can expect a new episode this Monday as the "Summer of the Rift" continues. Rockne O'Bannon, creator of Farscape, Alien Nation, and seaQuest, sits down with Orenthal and myself to discuss the Farscape comic series and his upcoming pilot projects. Also, we'll be releasing the Rift sampler episode that was submitted to the Parsec Award committee. It's actually a nice little ten minute piece that gives new listeners an idea of what we are.

Now a Parsec Award Nominated Program!

2009-06-29T18:24:49Z

The Chronic Rift has been nominated for a 2009 Parsec Award for Best Infotainment Program! To say I am stoked is an understatement. The show is less than a year old and it's being recognized by its podcasting peers. Sweet! If you haven't listened to an episode yet, check out what all the fuss is about at chronicrift.com. The winners will be announced at Dragon Con this September. Looks like I have to book a flight.

Whatever does happen, I want to thank Keith DeCandido, Orenthal Hawkins, Andrea Lipinski, Judy Furnari, David Finnerty, Jay Smith, David Alexander McDonald, Derrick Ferguson, Rhymephile, and Dan Persons for their time and effort in getting the show to this point. We're going to be wrapping up our first year in August and we look forward to bringing the best in science fiction, fantasy, horror, and comic art for year two in September.

One Angel in Heaven

2009-06-25T17:06:48Z

Farrah Fawcet has died at aged 62. RIP, Angel.

An All New Episode

2009-06-23T01:02:42Z

While it didn't come out quite the way the LJ-less Lipchick and I envisioned it, we still managed to put together a pretty good look at recent young adult novels available for your teens to read this summer. You can find the episode on the website - http://www.chronicrift.com - or on iTunes.

Or you could simply follow this link - http://thechronicrift.podomatic.com/player/web/2009-06-22T17_35_59-07_00

Happy Father's Day!

2009-06-21T11:20:12Z

Happy Father's Day to all my fellow Livejournal members. I recently lost my grandfather at the age of 94. He was my last living grandparent. I was lucky enough to see him one last time two years ago and the boys had a chance to meet him. He sat there and marvelled at how eneergetic they were. (Too energetic in Mikey's case. My grandfather got very nervous as the one-and-half year old started doing tumbles on Grandpa's hard wood floor.) I never had great-grandparents and I never got to meet my father's mother, so this was very special to me.

Happy Father's Day, Pa!

In the photo is my aunt, Sister Joan; my niece, Katelyn; my mother, Phyllis; and my grandfather, Patrick.

The Chronic Rift

2009-06-18T19:41:44Z

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Here's another opportunity to see what all the fuss is about. If you haven't subscribed yet to the feed, you can do so by clicking on the link to Podomatic or by finding us and subscribing through iTunes.

Want to tell us exactly how you're feeling about the show, but don't like the idea of an email because it's not personal enough? How about calling us? You can leave a message with your thoughts on anything we do on The Chronic Riftby dialing - 1-206-338-0801 - and we may just use your comments on a future episode.

Caption This

2009-06-18T19:23:53Z

And Now, Your Moment of Zen...

2009-05-24T22:38:23Z

This and That

2009-05-23T20:00:52Z

Season sets of Scrubs are less than $20 at the BJ's Warehouses in the New York area.
Anyone ever been to the Eveready Diner? We had one open up just five minutes away from my home. I may have found my new home away from home.
Two new episodes of the Rift are now available. There's a review episode where we grok about Spock and Star Trek in general, and there's a music episode featuring music from those who are geekily inclined. Check them out at the Rift website - http://www.chronicrift.com. Take a moment to sign up and hang out in the forums.
Have a happy Memorial Day weekend, those of you who celebrate!

Cool! - The Chronic Rift through Wordle

2009-05-16T12:43:49Z

Thanks to alex7000 for pointing this out to me. Wordle.net

Drive-By Post

2009-05-16T10:13:40Z

Dollhouse gets a second season! - http://www.sliceofscifi.com/2009/05/16/dollhouse-renewed/

I know most people here aren't impressed with the show. I like it. I think I get it and I hope my faith pays off for me and for Fox when the second season comes along. Fox was impressed by Whedon's pitch for the second season and by the DVR numbers to give it another chance. They also don't have a strong season of new series, so they need to build on anything that has some potential. With that thinking though, I'm surprised they didn't renew Sarah Conner as from what I can see, that had more of a fanbase than Dollhouse has. I didn't watch it as I got bored after the sixth episode, but I hear more about it than Dollhouse.

We'll see. I'm just a happy camper though this morning.

All New Episodes

2009-05-06T09:30:00Z

Been under the radar again. Popping up to let you know about the recent episodes of The Chronic Rift. Let's see, I've interviewed Ellen Datlow (ellen_datlow ), talked about the upcoming summer movie season with Steve Biodrowski of Cinefantastique Online, and discussed James Bond with Bond author Raymond Benson and Better in the Darkhost Thomas Deja (ny_wisdom ). Hear for yourself with the embedded player.

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Happy Anniversary!

2009-04-25T14:50:48Z

It was one year ago today that four adventurers became embroiled in the affairs of the citizens of Caldor Major in the realm_of_correu . We played our 19th session last night which saw the death of O'Van Hauk as he was consumed by a Bag of Devouring after the party battled and nearly lost to a vampire. It's been a lot of fun and I'm looking forward to another year as the players move to new levels and the inhabitants of the realm must unite to battle for their survival.

Hey!

2009-04-17T17:24:22Z

Been out of the loop here. I've been following and commenting as best I can, but I haven't had much to say myself. I just wanted to take a moment to thank mikescomics for the fast shipping and ease in getting a TARDIS Playset and a Sonic Screwdriver for Mikey's third birthday which is coming up in nine days. I placed the order officially on Tuesday (We had been talking about all the options by email over the weekend.) and here it is Friday and I have it. If only all transactions could be this simple. (I mean with other businesses.)

The Chronic Rift 1990 Roundtable Awards

2009-04-05T17:59:54Z

Might as Well Call it Stupi-Fy

2009-03-16T17:09:45Z

Sci-Fi Channel gets rebranded as SyFy. Yeesh.

Daylight Savings Sucks

2009-03-14T19:57:32Z

I haven't been able to get into the groove of things since last week. I think Daylight Savings has me wiped. The sad part is, I went to bed early last Saturday and slept in on Sunday. Despite this, the week was very difficult to get through and last night I was out late at a mini reunion with a fair number of my high school classmates. This morning, I was up early and out to Queens for the first of several classes on Smartboard usage. I'm going to lie down now and hopefully, a nap might help.

Japanese Spider-Man on the Web

2009-03-06T22:47:59Z

Go to Marvel.com every Thursday to see a new episode of the 70's Japanese Spider-Man series. The show is dubbed so you finally get the story that goes with the cheesy 70's goodness.

Crazy Eddie is Making a Comeback!

2009-03-02T22:40:26Z

Read all about it. Now if we could just get Playworld back.

Play Catch Up

2009-03-02T13:47:26Z

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Since it's snowing here on the East Coast of the United States, it's a perfect opportunity for so many of you who have meant to sit down and listen to past episodes of The Chronic Rift to catch up. And, as an added bonus, we've got an all new Quickie as we announce the nominations for this year's Roundtable Awards. The winners will be announced on our April 6th awards ceremony. Enjoy.

We Got Reviewed!

2009-03-01T15:31:42Z

The Chronic Rift was reviewed by the podcast Edgy Reviews from That Podcast Show. They did a very fair and even handed review and have given me something to think about in taking the show forward. You can check it out at here.

Episode Ten Ready to Go!

2009-02-23T10:31:18Z

In our first double digit episode, Orenthal (popfiend ) and John (drewshi ) talk Knight Rider despite Andrea's best efforts to stop them. Also, Andrea warms everyone up for this year's Razzie Awards. In the review department, Keith (kradical ) and Derrick (dferguson ) review Dollhouse and Gran Torino respectively. Andrea offers a list of alternate teen vampire literature and David (wyldemusick ) rants about the glut of comic book "events". Plus, Keith interviews Michael Burstein (mabfan ) about the release of his anthology, I Remember the Future. Listen for your chance to win a copy of the anthology.

Come aboard, we're expecting you at iTunes, Podomatic, or the Rift's own website.

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Browser Question

2009-02-15T19:00:30Z

For the longest time, I've used Firefox, but I recently switched to Opera. I like it a lot more and find it easier to use. Now, I recently called it up and it says it cannot connect. I have the same problem with Internet Explorer, but since I could care less about it, I wasn't worried. Can anyone tell me what I need to do to correct the problem? I tried reloading it and that didn't work.