Disc Review of American Gods S2 and S1

American Gods Season Three

Anya and Alan talk about their plans for the new season of American Gods and focus on the scandal around Orlando Jones leaving the show. An account of the production problems behind American Gods, including Ricky Whittle [https://twitter.com/MrRickyWhittle]’s (Shadow Moon) account of the events around Orlando Jones: “How American Gods Finds Stability (And More Neil Gaiman) in Season 3 [https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/american-gods-season-3-controversy-neil-gaiman/]” by Ron Hogan [https://www.denofgeek.com/author/ron-hogan/] for Den of Geek [https://www.denofgeek.com/]. The Blerd Gurl [http://theblerdgurl.com/about-2/] interviewed Orlando Jones [https://twitter.com/TheOrlandoJones] the day he announced his situation [https://twitter.com/TheOrlandoJones/status/1205836143897579520?s=20]. Listen to the podcast interview [http://theblerdgurl.com/interviews/podcast-exclusive-orlando-jones-talks-about-what-went-down-on-american-gods-in-his-own-words/] for yourself. Fremantle Media [https://fremantle.com/] is a thing. Our Theme song is "Unstoppable Force" byFortyTwoMusic [https://audiojungle.net/user/fortytwomusic]with other musical contributions by Rich Holmes. Follow us on Twitter@ShadowShambler [https://twitter.com/ShadowShambler]and Anya@StrangelyLiterl [https://twitter.com/StrangelyLiterl] Shadows and Shamblers is a production ofHallowed Ground Media [http://www.hallowedgroundmedia.com/]and is released under a Creative Commons NonCommercial Sharealike License.

His Dark Materials

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Disc Review of American Gods S2 and S1

Alan reviews the physical media releases of American Gods Season 2 and Season 1. Alan rounds up all the extras and complains about the features that aren’t available. There isn’t very much here for collector’s, but its always nice to have the discs on hand if you can’t stream. Check out Measures of Truth: A His Dark Materials Podcast and read the book with us before the show drops. Our Theme song is "Unstoppable Force" by FortyTwoMusic [https://audiojungle.net/user/fortytwomusic]. Follow us on Twitter @ShadowShambler [https://twitter.com/ShadowShambler] and Anya @StrangelyLiterl [https://twitter.com/StrangelyLiterl] Shadows and Shamblers is a production of Hallowed Ground Media [http://www.hallowedgroundmedia.com/] and is released under a Creative Commons NonCommercial Sharealike License.

Deadwood

Sarah pulled a stool up at The Gem to talk Deadwood with Alan. HBO released a movie to wrap-up Deadwood, and that gave us an excuse to fan-out about the whole show. We talk about Sarah’s ships, Alan’s politics, and the vulgar poetry that is Deadwood’s dialogue. Justified [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justified_(TV_series)] is the spiritual successor to Deadwood. Check out Sarah’s Homepage [https://shows.pippa.io/famishedandfeasting/]. Alan and Sarah talked about Kings [https://shows.pippa.io/famishedandfeasting/episodes/2-kings] which was not made by David Green (whoever that is) but Michael Green. [https://twitter.com/andmichaelgreen] Check out the History Spoilers for Deadwood [https://www.deadwood.com/history/]. Why shouldn’t racist language be changed in Huck Finn [https://www.colorlines.com/articles/why-jim-needs-remain-huck-finns-nigger]? The Dark Tower franchise [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dark_Tower_(series)] is one of Alan’s favorite stories- and can be found in movies, comics, and- of course- novels. Anarchism as a political framework [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anarchism]. According to W. Earl Brown [https://twitter.com/WEarlBrown] (aka Dan the bartender) there are deleted scenes [https://twitter.com/WEarlBrown/status/1135727742287138817]and hopefully we get to see them on a Blu-Ray release. We spotted Garret Dillahunt, but did you catch any of the other returning actors with dead characters [https://news.avclub.com/even-some-of-deadwoods-deadest-cast-members-are-back-fo-1835064740]? Titus Welliver couldn’t join the movie because he is the star of Amazon’s Bosch [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bosch_(TV_series)]. Follow Sarah on Twitter [https://twitter.com/Other_Girl]! Come listen to our other podcast Hallowed Ground StoryCast [https://www.hallowedgroundmedia.org/hallowed-ground-storycast]! Our Theme song is "Unstoppable Force" by FortyTwoMusic [https://audiojungle.net/user/fortytwomusic] with other musical contributions by the Deadwood Movie Soundtrack [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4_KLExEVic&list=PLDisKgcnAC4Rn-Xzhdr81dsBf0Nvyo8-l]- used without permission or asking. Follow us on Twitter @ShadowShambler [https://twitter.com/ShadowShambler] and Anya @StrangelyLiterl [https://twitter.com/StrangelyLiterl] Shadows and Shamblers is a production of Hallowed Ground Media [http://www.hallowedgroundmedia.com/] and is released under a Creative Commons NonCommercial Sharealike License.

Moon Shadow

Anya and Alan talk about Fake News, Metronomes, Retcons, and the meaning of snails. Can you use boot-contaminated blood in a potion? Anya lays out why this finale is just like a Buffy finale. We wrap up Season 2, thank all of you for listening, and speculate about what comes next. Buffering the Vampire Slayer [https://www.bufferingthevampireslayer.com/] just wrapped up Season 4 [https://www.bufferingthevampireslayer.com/new-events/2019/5/1/buffering-season-4-wrap-up] of the classic 90’s TV show. The War of the Worlds started as a novel by HG Wells [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_War_of_the_Worlds] and has been adapted many times [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_War_of_the_Worlds_(disambiguation)] in different media. Even Fox News had to drop their slogan [https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2017/06/why-fox-news-is-finally-dropping-its-ridiculous-fair-balanced-slogan.html] of “Fair and Balanced” as they slid into propaganda. The Sinclair Broadcasting Scandal [https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/02/business/media/sinclair-news-anchors-script.html] was a “forced read” of a script that many “local” news anchors read live on the air to bolster the Trump administration. The problem with women anchors on Fox News [https://www.creators.com/read/linda-chavez/04/17/foxs-sex-appeal-problem]. What is a Ret-con [https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/retcon-history-and-meaning]?? Follow Jonita Davis [https://twitter.com/JonitaLDavis] on Twitter Follow Sabine Corday [https://twitter.com/calentura] on Twitter Faith is the last Slayer [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faith_(Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer)] called in Buffy the Vampire Slayer- and she’s the best. Angel was a spin-off [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel_(1999_TV_series)] of Buffy the Vampire Slayer Gnosticism [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnosticism] was a heresy of early Christianity. Elon Musk made a submarine [https://www.vox.com/2018/7/18/17576302/elon-musk-thai-cave-rescue-submarine] that was never needed. Hello World [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%22Hello,_World!%22_program] is a thing. Quantum Computing [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_computing]might be cool- but we don’t know much about it. Schrodinger’s Cat [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schr%C3%B6dinger%27s_cat] is a thought experiment that helps non-scientists imagine quantum reality. Diegetic Sounds [https://www.mytutor.co.uk/answers/1621/GCSE/Media-Studies/What-is-the-difference-between-Diegetic-and-Non-diegetic-sound/] link the fictional world and the real world for an audience. Snails have many magical meanings [https://aminoapps.com/c/pagans-witches/page/blog/magical-uses-of-snail-shells/r082_1PmIeurmmrG2w82ZL8XnE8No5wXzmG]. Iktomi is played by Julian Richings [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0724995/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t16] and Gnaskinyan is played by Stephen R. Hart [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1242679/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t17] neither of whom are Native- which is very disappointing. Follow Queen Erica [https://twitter.com/booknerdgirl101] on Twitter Follow Andre [https://twitter.com/AndreWhittleFam] on Twitter Deus Ex Machina [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deus_ex_machina#Plot_device] is a trope that trips up Fantasy stories sometimes. Brandon Sanderson’s Laws of Magic [https://coppermind.net/wiki/Sanderson%27s_Laws_of_Magic] in Fantasy. THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO RATED AND REVIEWED THE SHOW ALL AROUND THE WORLD!! Come listen to our other podcast Hallowed Ground StoryCast [https://www.hallowedgroundmedia.org/hallowed-ground-storycast]! Our Theme song is "Unstoppable Force" by FortyTwoMusic [https://audiojungle.net/user/fortytwomusic] with other musical contributions by Rich Holmes. Follow us on Twitter @ShadowShambler [https://twitter.com/ShadowShambler] and Anya @StrangelyLiterl [https://twitter.com/StrangelyLiterl] Shadows and Shamblers is a production of Hallowed Ground Media [http://www.hallowedgroundmedia.com/] and is released under a Creative Commons NonCommercial Sharealike License.