Needless Things Podcast 280 – Dragon Con 2019: The Puppetry Track

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Dragon Con 2019 coverage continues on Needless Things!

On this week’s episode of the Needless Things Podcast Dave travels to Brownton Abbey to talk to Mr. Beau Brown, Director of the Puppetry Track!
Listen in as Dave and Beau discuss the broad range of puppetry that will be covered this year, as well as the exciting programming for Netflix’s upcoming Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance!
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Home Again – August’s Blu-Ray Releases

Welcome to Home Again, where each and every Tuesday I’ll be running down some of the best genre releases coming to home media.

All info is from the excellent Blu-ray.com. This isn’t every genre release, just the ones I find interesting. For the full list, follow that link.

Needless Things at Dragon Con 2019!

This is it, Phantomaniacs – the place to find out where the Needless Things Irregulars will be during the greatest and best gathering of the year – Dragon Con!

Today I’m going to run down my schedule for Dragon Con, as well as panels featuring your beloved Needless Things crew! We have more on our schedule this year than ever before and I couldn’t be prouder of our team and our involvement in this annual event.

This year I’m on panels with the American Sci-Fi Classics, Horror, and Urban Fantasy Tracks, as well as a couple of celebrity panels. There’s no game show this year; instead we are presenting a very special, once-in-a-lifetime event.

Needless Things Podcast 279 – Dragon Con 2019: Horror and Urban Fantasy Tracks

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Dragon Con 2019 coverage continues on Needless Things!

On this week’s episode of the Needless Things Podcast Dave talks to Carol Malcolm, Director of the Urban Fantasy Track, and Derek Tatum, Director of the Horror Track!
Listen in as Dave, Derek, and Carol discuss what’s current in horror and urban fantasy as well as their plans for their respective Tracks!
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Dragon Con 2019 – There’s an App for That

As of this writing the app came out yesterday afternoon. I haven’t even gone through it all with a fine tooth comb yet, but I’ve already got myself scheduled for more things than I can do. I’m actually on seven panels this year, and there are many others that I want to see. I haven’t even included time for things like Gnoll and I breaking out our Team Rocket costumes or just generally hanging around “the spot” with friends in a non-panel setting. For the first time ever I’ve given in and gotten a hotel room. It’s going to be pricey, but when I take a nap or get to sleep late it’ll all be worth it. Just remembering the trials and tribulations of taking MARTA last year makes it cheap at (almost) any price. Since this is my last post until after Dragon Con I’m going to fill it up with everything I’m going to do, would like to do, and just think sounds cool even if I know I probably won’t make it to. Please remember to update your app frequently for any important time or location changes. And just to make it extra easy for you to find me – the panels I’m on are highlighted in a fancy color. I mean, if you think blue is fancy I guess.

Needless Things Minicast Episode 11 – Dragon Con 2019: Silk Road: Asian Cinema & Culture Track

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Dave talks to Silk Road Track Director Beth Giles about the wide variety of cultural subjects covered by Silk Road, as well as her fifteen year history with Dragon Con!

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Home Again – August’s Blu-Ray Releases

Welcome to Home Again, where each and every Tuesday I’ll be running down some of the best genre releases coming to home media.

All info is from the excellent Blu-ray.com. This isn’t every genre release, just the ones I find interesting. For the full list, follow that link.

Needless Things Minicast Episode 10 – Robert Jiménez

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Dave talks to author and illustrator Robert Jiménez! You can find Robert’s work at the Zerostreet website!

Be sure to join the Needless Things Podcast Facebook Group and get in on the conversation for this week’s episode! Let us know what you think!

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Needless Things Podcast 278 – Dragon Con 2019: The Enchanted World of Rankin/Bass with Rick Goldschmidt

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Dragon Con 2019 coverage continues on Needless Things, courtesy of the Puppetry Track!

On this week’s episode of the Needless Things Podcast Dave talks to the official Rankin/Bass Productions historian, Rick Goldschmidt!
Listen in as Dave and Rick discuss the rich and colorful history of Rankin/Bass!
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Batman: Hush Review

We now interrupt our scheduled Dragon Con build up coverage to bring you…

Batman: Hush. My first thought when I saw the title was about Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Hush was one of the best episodes, and one of my very favorites. My second thought was that someone was telling Batman to be quiet. This led to a voice in my head saying “Batman, shut yo mouth” followed by giggling in public to myself. I was at a Redbox in Publix at the time so I’m sure that looked weird to people. I’m certain I looked like a crazy person, but I don’t really care. I frequently crack myself up, and if you ever see my laughing alone in public just ask if you want in on the joke. I’m hilarious, and it’s sad that I’m so often the only one who knows it. What was I talking about? Oh yeah.