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Tosche Station Radio #38: 2012 in Review – Geek Entertainment

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This week on Tosche Station Radio, the hosts are joined by staff writers Bria and Shane to discuss 2012’s geeky (non-Star Wars) entertainment!

Kicking off the show, Nanci highlights what’s new on the blog. Bria gave a tutorial on how to get into Marvel comics. Bria continued on the Waru Express with The Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones era books. Fanwork Friday featured the Geek Art blog and Smuggler’s Gambit. Cosplay Monday featured the Hogwarts Founders and The Wampug (courtesy of Emily).Trope Tuesday featured Off With His Head. Emily revisited the Coruscant Craft Fairwith Star Wars snowflakes. In another edition of Brian gets his staff to write ridiculous blog posts, Bria made Star Wars/Disney mashup princesses.

This week in Fixer’s Flash, Nanci’s kept herself busy by finishing Nano and treating herself to a trip to Disney to ride Star Tours a few times. Brian’s been reading Mageworlds and the latest issue of Captain Marvel. Bria’s been going through her comic pull list and went to see Lincoln. She’s also been reading through Expanded Universe novels as well as Star Wars fanfic. Shane’s blasted through Redshirts by John Scalzi, read the new Dresden Files book, and has been playing a lot of League of Legends.

In Deak’s Dirt, we kick off with news that Rick McCallum retired from Lucasfilm. Don’t forget to pre-order Winner Lose All, a digital short story by Timothy Zahn that ties into Scoundrels. It’s only $1.99 and comes out December 10. Speaking of the EU, new Legacy comic! Lucas talks his role as creative consultant on Episode VII. As far as who’s directing Episode VII? We still don’t know. The Disney/Lucasfilm buyout was okayed by federal anti-trust regulators. There’s a new Star Trek Into Darkness poster. Harrison Ford showed up in an Ender’s Game picture.

Camie’s Concerns this week takes a look back at the year in geeky entertainment. 2012 had a number of highs (and lows) and the hosts, Shane, and Bria dive in to talk about the nerdy books, films, conventions, and comics this year has given us. The snark is high in this discussion!

Wrapping up the show, the hosts and guests answer questions from listeners in a segment we like to call Ask Us Anything.

Tosche Station Radio is the official podcast of Tosche-Station.net and a part of the Solo Sound network. If you like what you hear, please leave a review on the iTunes Music Store or the Zune Marketplace. We can also be found on Facebook, Google+, and Twitter.

Nanci and Brian are the co-founders and writers of Tosche-Station.net. You can find Nanci on Twitter with the handle @Nancipants and you can find Brian with @LaneWinree.

Tosche Station Talking 2012 Geeky Entertainment Today

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Did you know we livestream all of our Tosche Station Radio podcast recordings? You should join us in the chat and shoot us questions and comments live!

Today, we’re sitting down with Shane and Bria to talk the geeky non-Star Wars entertainment of 2012. We’ve got our own list of things we’ve enjoyed this year, but what about you, dear listeners? If you’ve got something you’ve enjoyed, leave us a comment here or join us in the chat at 5PM Pacific to take a look back at 2012 in geeky fun!

Tosche Station Radio #37: Giving Thanks

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It’s a special Thanksgiving-themed edition of Tosche Station Radio!

Kicking off the show, Nanci highlights what’s new on the blog. Bria has started her EU retrospective with The Really Old Republic. Meanwhile, Nanci guested on our sister podcast, We Talk Clones, to discuss the episode Bound for Rescue. Finally, our regular weekly features included Cosplay Monday featuring Marty McFly, Fanwork Friday featuring a Lois and Clark fanvid, and Trope Tuesday featuring Grudging Thank You.

In Fixer’s Flash, Nanci’s been busy with NaNoWriMo, finishing off the first part of her second book. She’s also been reading the sixth Mageworlds novel, The Stars Asunder. Brian’s been reading The Starpilot’s Grave as well as some new Marvel releases, Captain Marvel #6 and Avengers Assemble #9 by Kelly Sue DeConnick.

Deak’s Dirt starts with news that Brad Bird and Colin Trevorrow are out of the running for Episode VII director duties. Howard Roffman, one of the individuals responsible for kick-starting the Expanded Universe, is returning to Lucasfilm. Reports are circulating that Simon Kinberg and Empire Strikes Back script writer Lawrence Kasdan are in talks to produce and/or write parts of the sequel trilogy. Finally, Her Universe has announced new product releasesin time for Cyber Monday.

This week’s Camie’s Concerns has the hosts reflecting on the geeky things they’re thankful for this year. From conventions to theme parks, there are a lot of nerdy pursuits that we should be thankful for. The hosts wrap up the show with their Ask Us Anything segment.

Tosche Station Radio is the official podcast of Tosche-Station.net and a part of the Solo Sound network. If you like what you hear, please leave a review on the iTunes Music Store or the Xbox Music Store. We can also be found on Facebook, Google+, and Twitter.

Nanci and Brian are the co-founders and writers of Tosche-Station.net. You can find Nanci on Twitter with the handle @Nancipants and you can find Brian with @LaneWinree.

Tosche Station Radio #35: Buyout

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It’s an emergency episode of Tosche Station Radio!

The notes are brief, because we’re only talking about one thing: Disney’s purchase of Lucasfilm and the announcement of new Star Wars films (our post/Club Jade’s post). Hosts Nanci and Brian are joined by Dunc from Club Jade to try and make sense of the big news and offer insight as to what this might mean for the future of the Galaxy Far, Far Away. What might the new films bring? What does this mean for the Expanded Universe? Will Disney parks get more of a Star Wars-y feel? One thing’s for sure, the future of Star Wars hasn’t been this exciting in a long time!

Tosche Station Radio is the official podcast of Tosche-Station.net and a part of the Solo Sound network. If you like what you hear, please leave a review on the iTunes Music Store or the Zune Marketplace. We can also be found on Facebook, Google+, and Twitter.

Nanci and Brian are the co-founders and writers of Tosche-Station.net. You can find Nanci on Twitter with the handle @Nancipants and you can find Brian with@LaneWinree.

Tosche Station Radio to Talk Disney’s Lucasfilm Purchase Tonight

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We’re throwing a changeup!

Instead of recording tomorrow, we’re going to livestream a podcast recording TONIGHT. Tentatively  we’re scheduled to start sometime from 5:30-6PM Pacific Time to discuss the big news that Disney has purchased Lucasfilm and will be producing new Star Wars films and other content.

Nanci and I will be joined by Dunc from Club Jade to sift through the key points of the announcement as well as offering our insight on what this could mean to the future of the franchise. Given that it’s us, we’ll likely spend a decent chunk of time discussing what this means for the Expanded Universe in particular.

Give us a follow on Facebook and Twitter (links on the sidebar) for more information and be sure to send us your questions. We’ll be livestreaming at Livestream.com/toschestationradio

Tosche Station Radio #33: Her Universe

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On this special episode of Tosche Station Radio, hosts Nanci and Brian are joined by the voice of Ahsoka Tano and the founder of Her Universe, Ashley Eckstein!

Kicking off the show, Nanci highlights what’s new on the blog. Fanwork Friday featured a fic by salanderjade called Beside the Dying Fire. Bria’s weekly Cosplay Monday feature looked at a brilliant Ursula costume. In Trope Tuesday, Brian entered the battlefield of love to discuss Ship-to-Ship Combat. He also reviewed the Essential Reader’s Companion by Pablo Hidalgo and discussed continuity and perspective in the Expanded Universe. Hark.com sent us some infographic fun comparing Star Wars to Star Trek.

In Fixer’s Flash, Nanci has been keeping herself busy by reading The Long Hunt as well as the Essential Reader’s Companion. She’s also thrilled that Once Upon a Time is back on the air. Meanwhile, Brian is reading through War of the Seasons: The Half-Blood by Janine Spendlove and the latest issues of the all-new Captain Marvel. He also has been enjoying all the extra features in the Avengers Blu-Ray set.

Deak’s Dirt starts with news that the Essential Reader’s Companion has hit book stores. Long story short? Go buy it. Suvudu has collected a wealth of Star Wars short stories and archived them on their site. New ebook editions of the ERC and Essential Guide to Warfare are now available from Del Rey. Meanwhile, the Scoundrels release date has been pushed back to January 1st. Finally, The Clone Wars television series now has its own Twitter account!

For this week’s Camie’s Concerns, hosts Brian and Nanci are excited to welcome the voice of Ahsoka Tano and the founder of Her Universe onto the show. Ashley Eckstein joins Tosche Station Radio to answer questions from the hosts and listeners.

Wrapping up the show, hosts Brian and Nanci field questions from listeners and readers in our Ask Us Anything segment.

Tosche Station Radio is the official podcast of Tosche-Station.net and a part of the Solo Sound network. If you like what you hear, please leave a review on the iTunes Music Store or the Zune Marketplace. We can also be found on Facebook and Twitter.

Nanci and Brian are the co-founders and writers of Tosche-Station.net. You can find Nanci on Twitter with the handle @Nancipants and you can find Brian with @LaneWinree.

Ashley Eckstein on Tosche Station Radio Today, Send us your Questions!

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Nanci and I are excited to announce that the voice of Ahsoka Tano and Her Universe founder Ashley Eckstein will be joining us on Tosche Station Radio today!

We would love to take your questions for Ashley. You can send them to us via Twitter, Facebook, e-mail (link on the sidebar), or you can leave a comment in this post.

Ashley will be joining us at 6PM Pacific to record. Starting at 5PM you can join us for the recording in real-time over at our Livestream channel and chat.

Tosche Station Radio #32: Tears for Fears

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On this episode of Tosche Station Radio, Nanci and Brian take a look at their favorite tear-jerker moments from Star Wars and the Expanded Universe!

Kicking the show off, Nanci highlights what’s new on the blog this week. Fanwork Friday featured Marcin’ On, a Harry Potter fan music video. Bria highlighted an incredible Lin Bei Fong costume in Cosplay Monday. In honor of The Avengers releasing on DVD and Blue Ray, This week’s Trope Tuesday investigated the Avengers Assemble trope. Brian reviewed War of the Seasons: The Human by Janine Spendlove.

In Fixer’s Flash, Nanci finished off her final edits of her original novel Robber Barons. Of course, that means she also started work on the sequel! She also watched a couple more episodes of Avatar: The Last Airbender, much to the joy of the rest of the Tosche Station staff. Brian finished reading War of the Seasons: The Human and dove into the second novel.

Deak’s Dirt starts out with news of a female Expendables and the hosts offer up their suggestion for who should be in it. Mark Hamill celebrated a birthday this week and in other Star Wars news, the latest LEGO Star Wars special aired on Wednesday. Be sure to check out James’ interview with Michael Price over at Club Jade! Timothy Zahn is on his way to New York Comic Con. Meanwhile, Jen Heddle of Lucasfilm answered questions regarding fan diversity and reiterated that the Big Three will be fading into the background post-Crucible. Finally The Hunger Games: Catching Fire just began filming!

This week’s Camie’s Concerns will require some tissue on hand. Brian and Nanci discuss their notable and favorite tear-jerker scenes in the films and Expanded Universe.

Tosche Station Radio is the official podcast of Tosche-Station.net and a part of the Solo Sound network. If you like what you hear, please leave a review on the iTunes Music Store or the Zune Marketplace. We can also be found on Facebook and Twitter.

Nanci and Brian are the co-founders and writers of Tosche-Station.net. You can find Nanci on Twitter with the handle @Nancipants and you can find Brian with @LaneWinree.

Tosche Station Radio #31: State of the Union

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On this week’s Tosche Station Radio, hosts Brian and Nanci peer into their crystal ball and take a look at the state of the Expanded Universe!

Kicking off the show, Nanci highlights what’s new on the blog. Cosplay Monday saw Bria featuring Dr. Strange and Clea. Cosplay Week wrapped up with Tropic Thunder and Hallis Saper. Trope Tuesday discussed the Sliding Scale of Idealism Versus Cynicism. We’re also curious if you want us to continue a weekly podcast recording livestream.

It’s a quiet week in Fixer’s Flash. Nanci’s still busy revising Robber Barrons and is getting set to pitch it to publishers. Meanwhile, Brian’s been enjoying War of the Seasons by all-around-awesome human being Janine Spendlove.

Deak’s Dirt kicks off with something big on the rumor mill. Is Matthew Stover returning to the Expanded Universe to finish Imperial Commando? A new LEGO Star Wars special is incoming, The Empire Strikes Out. Meanwhile, the first full-length theatrical trailer for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey released. Ashley Eckstein’s full Celebration VI video diaries also released. Don’t forget, Star Wars Reads Day is quickly approaching!

This week’s Camie’s Concerns has the hosts taking a deep look at the State of the Expanded Universe. Brian and Nanci investigate new trends in Star Wars literature and dive into newly announced titles and series. They also offer some guesses as to what the future might bring.

This week’s Ask Us Anything plays off of the discussion topic with Brian and Nanci answering Expanded Universe related questions from readers and listeners.

Tosche Station Radio is the official podcast of Tosche-Station.net and a part of the Solo Sound network. If you like what you hear, please leave a review on the iTunes Music Store or the Zune Marketplace. We can also be found on Facebook and Twitter.

Nanci and Brian are the co-founders and writers of Tosche-Station.net. You can find Nanci on Twitter with the handle @Nancipants and you can find Brian with @LaneWinree.

Send Us Your Expanded Universe Questions!

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On today’s podcast recording (which will air live on Livestream at 5PM Pacific/8PM Eastern), Nanci and myself will be looking at the state of the Expanded Universe and what we’re expecting moving forward.

In addition, we’d like to field any Expanded Universe questions you might have, whether they be about the current state of things, what the future might bring, or even recommendations on what you should read. Tweet us your questions, leave them on our Facebook page, or just drop a comment in this post and we’ll add them to our show notes for today’s recording!