Vassals of Kingsgrave

OzMoot 2013

Posted on November 30, 2013 by Valkyrist | Leave a comment

The original “OzMoot Four”: Marius, Bina, Duncan and Jessica!

Well, lords and ladies, the first ever OzMoot was held last night, in a comfy little cocktail bar off Spring Street, in the Melbourne CBD. Four vassals were in attendance: two Aussies (Valkyrist and jesicka309), one Romanian (marius), and one Brit (Bina007). We drank blood-red wine, feasted on sausage rolls and lemoncake, shared stories and theories beneath the imaginary flag of House Manwoody… and then dispersed back into the night. It was a really amazing time, and very cool to finally meet some other forum members in person.

It’s a shame we couldn’t record something for the podcast, because we had a pretty long and in-depth discussion of the books. Unfortunately, the bar was too loud, and my iPhone simply wouldn’t have been able to capture anything. However, I’ve wracked my brains, and recapped as much of our ASOIAF discussion as I can recall in the link below.

The full thread can be found here, complete with a list of a crazy theories we settled on, and the rest of the photos.

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VoK 42: The Legend of Korra (Season 2 Finale Review)

Posted on November 26, 2013 by kcrumpton2013 | Leave a comment

Katie (Lady Griffin) is joined by Stephanie (gsgd), Michal (inkasrain) and Leigh (LordManderblee) to review Legend of Korra’s Final 4 episodes Night of a Thousand Stars, Harmonic Convergence, Darkness Falls and Light in the Dark.

Editing Credits: Katie

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VoK 37: Legend of Korra S2E10 Review
VoK 34: Legend of Korra S2E09 Review

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VoK 41: Temeraire (by Naomi Novik)

Posted on November 24, 2013 by vokadmin | Leave a comment

Fortytwo is joined by LordManderblee for an in-dept discussion on Naomi Novik’s Temeraire series of books.

Beware of spoilers, the following podcast discusses all published books of Naomi Novik’s Temeraire series.

Credits:
Edited by Fortytwo
Image by http://straydogsbite.tumblr.com/

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Links:
Podcast When Diplomacy Fails on Napoleon
Temeraire Fan Art @ Deviantart

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VoK 40: The Terminator [1984] (DVD Commentary)

Posted on November 21, 2013 by vokadmin | Leave a comment

Join the Vassals for their second in a series of film fan commentary tracks. In this episode hosts Duncan (aka Valkyrist) and Glen (aka Dagos_Rivers) discuss and dissect James Cameron’s 1984 sci-fi classic – The Terminator.

The audio commentary itself runs from 3:30 to 1:51:02, and the opening production logos will be played at full volume in order for the listener to sync up their copy of the movie correctly.

Warning: Contains explicit language and plot spoilers for The Terminator and Terminator 2: Judgement Day.

Credits:
Edited by Valkyrist
Audio Clips owned by MGM Studios

Links:
The Terminator (1984): Original Deleted Scenes
Planet of the Apes (audio commentary)

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Posted in DVD Commentary, Movies, Podcast, Science Fiction

Tagged Dagos_Rivers, Valkyrist

VoK 39: BlizzCon 2013 Recap

Posted on November 18, 2013 by vokadmin | Leave a comment

Join Vikram (Fortytwo), Zach (Alias) and Bill (MrKorb) as they Recap BlizzCon 2013.
@ 7:05 mins They Discuss New WoW expansion Warlords of Draenor
@ 42 mins they compare who spend the most money of Hearthstone
@ 53 mins they discuss Heroes of Storm Blizz’s new MOBA
@ 59:50 mins they debate if its worth buying the new Diablo expansion Reaper of Souls
@ 66:30 mins they discuss the state of StarCraft 2

Credits:
Edited by Fortytwo
Music:
Stormwind from WoW Soundtrack
Main Theme from Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft
Main Theme from Heroes of the Storm
Main Theme from Diablo 3 soundtrack
Terran from Starcraft 2 soundtrack

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Conan O’Brien takes over Arena casting at BlizzCon

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VoK 38: Thor – The Dark World [2013] (Review)

Posted on November 17, 2013 by vokadmin | Leave a comment

It’s a super-sized Thor The Dark World review with easttexasdirewolf, Erinyes, fortytwo, inkasrain( Michal), No True Lady, Shellfish, Teddard and Tori. Prepare to hear about a movie that all the hosts claim they enjoyed…yet have massive issues with. Also, there will be fangirling.

Editing Credits: No True lady

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Skype Chatlog during the recording

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Posted in Comics, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Movies, Podcast, Science Fiction

Tagged easttexasdirewolf, Erinyes, fortytwo, inkasrain, No True Lady, Shellfish, Teddard, Tori

VoK 37: Legend of Korra (S2E10 Review)

Posted on November 13, 2013 by kcrumpton2013 | 1 comment

Katie (Lady Griffin) is joined by Stephanie (gsgd), , Michal (inkasrain) and Leigh (LordManderblee) to review Legend of Korra Episode S2E10 “A New Spiritual Age”.

Editing Credits: Katie

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VoK 30: Legend of Korra S2E07-08 Review
VoK 34: Legend of Korra S2E09 Review

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Tagged gsdg, inkasrain, Lady Griffin, LordManderBlee

VoK 36: Women in Geek Culture

Posted on November 10, 2013 by vokadmin | Leave a comment

Things get raucous as Bina007, No True Lady and Valkyrist navigate the murky waters of geek culture’s woman problem and attempt to slay the myth of the Fake Geek Girl. This episode also features a shocking lack of Tolkien knowledge, the secret behind Tom Hiddleston’s charm and the heartbreak of discovering that the creators of things you like are actually terrible people.

Credits:
Edited by No True Lady

Links:
Feminist Frequency YouTube Channel
Harassment Against Anita Sarkeesian
The “Fake Geek Girl” Has Got to Go
Tony Harris’ Facebook Rant
Tolkien’s Ladies: Is Geek Culture Female-Friendly?
Podcast Awards
Suits and Madness Podcast

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VoK 35: Anime Roundtable (Vol.1)

Posted on November 9, 2013 by vokadmin | 4 comments

In this Anime edition of VoK Roundtable, APOIAF’s Amin makes his first VoK appearance along with forum regular MrKorb.
@ 2mins Bill aka MrKorb introduces the crew to “Simoun” a steampunk yuri anime.
@ 14:30 mins Vikram aka Fortytwo talks about his favorite anime “Darker than Black”
@ 24mins Amin talks about some anime he liked, and his plan to do BoK on them.
@ 41:50 mins A Blizzcon distracted Vikram reminisces about world of Warcraft with Bill.

Credits:
Edited by Fortytwo
Music from:
Simoun Opening soundtrack
Howling by Abingdon Boys School and
Tsukiakari no Michishirube from Darker Than Black: Ryuusei no Gemini

Links:
Podcast Awards
Simoun DVD @ Amazon
Darker Than Black @ Hulu
Amin’s Anime BoK todo
MrKorb’s Tumblr
Amin’s Tumblr
Amin’s Twitter

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Posted in Anime & Manga, Fandom, Podcast, Science Fiction

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VoK 34: Legend of Korra (S2E09 Review)

Posted on November 6, 2013 by kcrumpton2013 | 2 comments

Katie (Lady Griffin) is joined by Stephanie (gsgd), , Michal (inkasrain) and Leigh (LordManderblee) to review Legend of Korra Episode S2E09 “The Guide”.

Editing Credits: Katie

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BoK 19: Legend of Korra S2E01-02 Review
BoK 20: Legend of Korra S2E03 Review
VoK 26: Legend of Korra S2E04 Review
VoK 27: Legend of Korra S2E05 Review
VoK 29: Legend of Korra S2E06 Review
VoK 30: Legend of Korra S2E07-08 Review

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Posted in Anime & Manga, Legend of Korra, Podcast

Tagged gsdg, inkasrain, Lady Griffin, LordManderBlee

VoK 33: Gravity [2013] (Review)

Posted on November 3, 2013 by vokadmin | Leave a comment

Join Mission Cmdr Fortytwo and Mission Specilist Dr Bina007 as they discuss Alfonso Cuarón’s Gravity. The crew begin by talking about the London Film Festival , flims that did well there and might do well at Oscars too.
@ 12:25 they begin the spoiler free discussion on Gravity, then
@ 23:12 switch to all spoiler discussion.

Credits:
Edited by Fortytwo
Pronunciation for Alfonso Cuarón
Audio Excerpt from Gravity Trailer

Links:
Podcast Awards
Astronaut Chris Hadfield
Jonás Cuarón filmed a short to tell the other half of a Gravity scene

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VoK 32: The Last of Us (Naughty Dog)

Posted on October 28, 2013 by vokadmin | Leave a comment

Join the Vassals for their very first video game podcast! Hosts Duncan (aka Valkyrist), Zach (aka Alias), Katie (aka Lady Griffin), and Peter (aka Shellfish) unite for a critical discussion of The Last of Us, for PlayStation 3 And stay tuned for the Aftershow, where they delve into their top 5 games for this console cycle, and ask the question: “Can video games be considered art?”

0:00 – Introduction [lemon cake ratings; favourite moments in the game]
11:36 – Story and Characters [Joel and Ellie’s character arcs; interpreting the ending; narrative and thematic structure; writing quality]
41:59 – Gameplay and Design [combat and inventory mechanics; level design; enemy and ally AI; music and visual presentation; voice acting and character animations; online multiplayer]
1:08:11 – Conclusion [criticisms of the game; recommendations for similar works; DLC predictions]
1:17:13 – Aftershow [top 5 games of this gen; can video games be considered art?]

Warning: Contains explicit language, and plot spoilers for The Last of Us and Game of Thrones.

Credits:
Edited by Valkyrist
Audio clips owned by Sony Computer Entertainment

Links:
The Last of Us: The Kotaku Review
The Last of Us – The Musical (with Orchestra)
Map of Joel’s Progress
The Rootwork Building: Interactive and Thematic Structure in The Last of Us
Two Best Friends Play The Last of Us

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Tagged Alias, Lady Griffin, Shellfish, Valkyrist

VoK 31: Books Roundtable (Vol.1)

Posted on October 28, 2013 by vokadmin | Leave a comment

In our first ever VoK Roundtable Book Editions the Hosts each bring in and talk about their favorite books.

Vikram talks about His Majesty’s Dragon by Norvik @ 4:20mins
Glen discusses Fall of Giants by Ken Follett @ 16:50mins
Nadia talks about The Far Pavilions by M. M. Kaye @ 28:00
Shane talks about Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry @ 48:00mins

Credits:
Edited by Fortytwo
Skyrim Soundtrack Dovakiin
Excerpt from Audiobook read by Simon Vance
Edwin Starr’s War (What Is It Good For?)
Coke Studio Pakistan’s LAILI JAAN
Lonesome Dove Soundtrack

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Posted in Books & Novellas, Podcast

Tagged Dagos_Rivers, easttexasdirewolf, fortytwo, Nadia

VoK 30: Legend of Korra (S2E07-08 Review)

Posted on October 23, 2013 by kcrumpton2013 | 2 comments

Exiled Warden of the forums LordManderblee joins Legend of the Haram Katie, Michal and Stephanie (aka gsdg) to review Legend of Korra Episode S2E07-08 “Beginnings”.

Editing Credits: Katie

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Links:
BoK 19: Legend of Korra S2E01-02 Review
BoK 20: Legend of Korra S2E03 Review
VoK 26: Legend of Korra S2E04 Review
VoK 27: Legend of Korra S2E05 Review
VoK 29: Legend of Korra S2E06 Review

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Posted in Anime & Manga, Legend of Korra, Podcast

Tagged gsdg, inkasrain, Lady Griffin, LordManderBlee

VoK 29: Legend of Korra (S2E06 Review)

Posted on October 18, 2013 by kcrumpton2013 | 2 comments

Vassals of Korra returns with Bastards of Aang featuring Katie, Michal and Stephanie (aka gsdg) to review Legend of Korra Episode S2E06 “The Sting”. The Harem also reviewed S2E01-02, S2E03 ,S2E04 and S2E05 in BoK 19, BoK 20 ,VoK 26 and VoK 27 respectively.

Editing Credits: Katie

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Links:
PabuCast: A Legend of Korra Podcast
BoK 19: Legend of Korra S2E01-02 Review
BoK 20: Legend of Korra S2E03 Review
VoK 26: Legend of Korra S2E04 Review
VoK 27: Legend of Korra S2E05 Review

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VoK 28: FeastDance (Part 5) – We Remember the North

Posted on October 16, 2013 by dagosrivers | 2 comments

Beware of Spoilers, The following podcast discusses A Feast for Crows and A Dance with Dragons in detail.

In the penultimate FeastDance discussion, Dagos_Rivers is joined by No True Lady, Valkyrist and Nadia to discuss the storylines of Asha, Aeron, Davos and Theon up to the climax of A Dance With Dragons.

The hosts also discuss the following topics:

-Roose Bolton’s bedroom habits
-What are ‘Mature’ podcasts?
-Do ‘Show watchers’ know who Jon Snow’s mother is?
-Will the promise of a dragon binding horn help you win any election?
-Is the Kingsmoot an analogy to claimants of the Iron Throne
-Australian kids’ tv shows

Timestamps:

Asha: 0 ” 6 ” 46.365
Aeron: 0 ” 35 ” 18.619
Davos: 0 ” 57 ” 48.319
Theon: 1 ” 15 ” 45.749
AfterShow 1 ” 59 ” 45.606

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Reference Links:

VOK FeastDance Part 1 Discussion
VOK FeastDance Part 2 Discussion
VOK FeastDance Part 3 Discussion
VOK FeastDance Part 4 Discussion
Watch Thunderstone Season 1 Episode 1
Round The Twist
Ocean Girl
Fall of Giants by Ken Follett
He, She and It/Body of Glass by Marge Piercy
Shadow Man by Melissa Scott

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Posted in A Song of Ice and Fire, Books & Novellas, Podcast

Tagged Dagos_Rivers, Nadia, No True Lady, Valkyrist

VoK 27: Legend of Korra (S2E05 Review)

Posted on October 14, 2013 by kcrumpton2013 | 3 comments

Vassals of Korra returns with Legend of the Harem featuring Katie, Michal and Stephanie (aka gsdg) to review Legend of Korra Episode S2E05 Peacekeepers. The Harem + Amin also reviewed S2E01-02, S2E03 and S2E04 in BoK 19, BoK 20 and VoK 26 respectively.

Editing Credits: Katie

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BoK 19: Legend of Korra S2E01-02 Review
BoK 20: Legend of Korra S2E03 Review
VoK 26: Legend of Korra S2E04 Review

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Tagged gsdg, inkasrain, Lady Griffin

VoK 26: Legend of Korra (S2E04 Review)

Posted on October 12, 2013 by kcrumpton2013 | 4 comments

Katie, Michal and Stephanie (aka gsdg) make their very first Vassals of Korra appearance. The Harem reviews Legend of Korra Episode S2E04 Civil Wars Part 2.Harem + Amin also reviewed S2E01-02 and S2E03 in BoK 19 and BoK 20 respectively.

Editing Credits: Katie

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BoK 19: Legend of Korra S2E01-02 Review
BoK 20: Legend of Korra S2E03 Review

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Tagged gsdg, inkasrain, Lady Griffin

VoK 25: Star Wars

Posted on October 9, 2013 by bina007 | 2 comments

Join our ramshackle crew of rebels as they go up against the evil galactic empire and discuss all things Star Wars, rage against special edition edits and the prequels, and show some love for Chewie and Bobba Fett. Naturally, there are spoilers for all Star Wars movies, as well as the expanded universe, and some tangential spoilers for George R R Martin’s A Song Of Ice and Fire.

Running order:

00:00 Introduction

21m: A New Hope

49m: Empire Strikes Back

1hr 10: Return of the Jedi

1hr 30: The Prequels; the new movies; the extended universe

2hrs: Aftershow – One Night, Marry, Frozen In Carbonite; Who’s the biggest badass?; who’s the biggest dumbass?; who do characters resemble in ASOIAF?

Credits: Edited by Bina007 with music taken from the official soundtrack albums of the movies, which are also available on iTunes.

Episode 25:

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‘Star Wars Rebels’ Teaser Trailer Promises The Rise of The Jedi (slashfilm.com)
An open letter to J.J. Abrams (amended) (headlessness.com)
George Lucas Spent a Year Developing ‘Star Wars: Episode 7′ Before Lucasfilm Sale (screenrant.com)

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Posted in Fandom, Movies, Podcast, Science Fiction, Star Wars

Tagged Alias, Amin, Bina007, easttexasdirewolf, Erinyes, Teddard, TravisoTraviso

VoK 24: Breaking Bad (AMC series) – Season 5

Posted on October 8, 2013 by vokadmin | Leave a comment

Join our four guest hosts for a spoiler-filled discussion of AMC’s Breaking Bad. Fortytwo aka Vikram, Valkyrist aka Duncan, Alias aka Zach and Bina007 aka Bina take a critical look at the entire series.

Credits:
Edited by fortytwo
Music from Breaking Bad original soundtrack.

Episode 24:
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Links:
Podcast: Breaking Bad Insider
Podcast: AMERICAN CINEMATOGRAPHER

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Tagged Alias, Bina007, fortytwo, Valkyrist