Posts By Dan Whelan
0 Taping Day Update
So this will make for an interesting episode this week: Adam will not be able to make it, as they are celebrating his dad’s birthday that night (Happy Birthday, Mr. E!), so it’ll be me and THREE GUESTS tonight! I just received word from Frank that he will be here tonight, so that’s exciting, but I have another spot to fill.
Along side Dave (@davewheeler, who made appearances in the first Episode, as well as served as an audience member in the second), and Frank (#stilldoesnthavetwitter), I have sent out invites to AJ (Episode 1), Gina (Episode 2), Katie and Walstead in limerick form, in hopes that one of the four will join us as a third guest for this week.
One thing I will work on is getting AJ and Gina on site simultaneously, as they have blown everyone else out of the water in the Leonard Maltin Game, and I want to see who’d win in that fight … plus Adam.
I’ll update everyone once I know who’ll be the third joining me tonight!
My Limerick Invite:
Adam is unable to co-host tonight,
I’m looking for a third guest, alright?
We tape around 8,
and don’t run too late.
Can someone please come solve my plight?
0 Episode 2 – Bonus Leonard Maltin Game!
Happy Saturday, folks!
I hope everyone enjoyed yesterday’s new episode. It’s awesome to get Gina and Emily playing the Leonard Maltin game, ’cause they’re both incredibly animated (physically & vocally) when they play. Such a competition.
As I promised, and hope to definitely keep on as a tradition, I have a bonus Leonard Maltin game for you, and it’s just as good.
ALSO!
Next week’s episode will bring back Dave, and we should also have Frank. Gonna call it “Episode 1, Take II”. He’s committed, so make sure to harass him on Facebook about it.
0 Episode 2 – 09/20/11 feat. Gina Dolski & Emily Dyess
Guests Gina Dolski and Emily Dyess join Dan and Adam to discuss the Netflix/Qwikster debacle and Streaming Media news.
Taped at the Frank Oz Memorial Studio, Minneapolis, MN on Sept. 20, 2011. http://bufferingpodcast.com
0 It’s-a Me! A new-a episode!
A new episode has been posted in our Podcast section! You should TOTALLY check it out! Oh! And tell your friends. Yeah. That too.
On top of the episode itself, we have already posted the mic checks bonus track (which can be found on the new episode page) and we will also have another extra for you to check out this weekend (mayhaps another bonus round of the Leonard Maltin game)!
Click here to listen to our NEW EPISODE
As promised, here are a few links to everything we discussed this week:
Our Twitter Accounts:
The Podcast – @bufferpodcast
Emily Dyess – @dyesem01
Adam Erdmann – @adamerdmann
Gina Dolski – @ginadolski
Dan Whelan – @danlwhelan
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8 Alternative to Netflix
0 Episode 2 – Mic Checks!
Our episode taping was AWESOME! This is just getting better and better!
Now we’ve decided to use the bonus materials we generate as teasers for each week’s episode to wet your appetite for each Friday release.
Today’s bonus teaser is this week’s Mic Checks! I thought it’d be fun to find some random movie monologues, stick them in envelopes and hand them out just before the mic checks so there’d be enough time for Adam to hone in on the right mixer settings for everyone, while you get to listen to some hilarity.
0 The Qwikster & the Deadflix
After posting this article, I did a little searching and realized “The Atlantic” has already used this headline, but I don’t care ’cause it’s funny, damnnit!
Buenos Dias, Ya’ll!
Adam and I are gearing up to put another episode to bed tonight, with our guests, Gina Dolski and Emily Dyess.
We’re not going to go too nuts on the Netflix/Qwikster debacle, assuming you’re already kind of sick of that like we are, but there’ll be an honorable mention to keep you on the up and up.
To sweeten the deal a bit, we will play another round of the Leonard Maltin game as we work to craft an original game of our own.
Finally, to answer a question I have received over the weekend, we will not be posting our episodes in the iTunes Podcast library until we have at least 5 episodes in the bag. We hope that, by then, we have everything tacked down regarding our show (logos, intro/outro music, game, etc.). When that happens, we’ll make a big hubbub about it so you can subscribe.
Make sure to always keep an eye on our Twitter account to stay as up to date as possible on episodes and bonuses we release.
See you Friday!
0 Qwikster and the future of Netflix
I guess we told you so.
We talked about how Netflix would split up its streaming and DVD & Blu-ray distribution, but I guess it is here faster than we expected. If you haven’t seen it yet, Reed Hastings, CEO & co-founder of Netflix, posted a YouTube video apologizing for Netflix’s price hike, letting everyone know that Netflix would be splitting into two companies, where one would focus on Instant Streaming (Netflix) and the other would focus on disc-based entertainment distribution (Qwikster).
On top of this announcement, Qwikster CEO Andy Rendich let everyone know that Qwikster would also start to include Xbox360, PlayStation 3, and Wii game rentals at an additional price, much like the Blu-ray pricing.
No pricing has been released so far, but we’ll keep you up to date as we learn all that we can.
This announcement can be found at the link below:
0 BONUS TRACKS!
We’re going to make a valiant effort to always tape bonus tracks with every episode, and so far, we’re one-for-one! We’ve just uploaded the hilarious Mic Check and pre-show session, as well as a bonus Leonard Maltin game!
1 Episode 1 – 09/13/11 feat. Alex Johnson & Dave Wheeler
Guests Alex Johnson and Dave Wheeler join Dan and Adam in the inaugural episode to discuss which Streaming Media web sites they favor and news.
Taped at the Frank Oz Memorial Studio, Minneapolis, MN on Sept. 13, 2011. http://bufferingpodcast.com
0 OUR FIRST EPISODE!
Thank you for being oh so patient with us as Adam and I worked to get this thing off the ground. We had an awesome first episode with our guests, Dave Wheeler and Alex “AJ” Johnson, as we discussed Pandora’s struggle to remain unique as Spotify and Clear Channel Communications release their own ‘Create Your Own Station’ features, as well as the debacle between Netflix and Starz. We also had enough time to play the Leonard Maltin game (made famous on Doug Benson’s “Doug Loves Movies” podcast).
On top of the episode itself, we will also have some extras for you to check out this weekend (including the mic checks and a bonus round of the Leonard Maltin game)!
As promised, here are a few links to everything we discussed this week:
Childish Gambino’s “Culdesac”
Pandora
Last.fm
Sound Cloud
The “Don’t Look Back in Anger”/”Let it Be” mashup
8Tracks
iheartradio
Echofi
Netflix
Crackle
The Buffering Podcast 