Up a Paddle

Up a Paddle - Episode 81 - A Yokai

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 16:44:00 GMT

(It has to be pronounced A-OK in order for the joke to work ... which it doesn't).

This week I talk about pandas and their relevance to my gaming purchases, Leggo my Lego, the seeing of the Astro boy movie (because I told you to damn it), and I also review Hakaba Kitaro just in time for Halloween ... next year.

Preamble
Happy Belated Halloween everyone!

Check out this costume. This could have been me.

News

Blizzard to add new pets to World of Warcraft. They cost real money like real pets, but less mess.
- Here's one in action:

Lego Mario - That's a lot of Lego. I must have one.
- Here's a previous attempt at Mario in Lego form

- Also, not stop motion but still neat

Astro Boy - the movie not doing so well. I can't help but think that my review has something to do with the poor sales. Yes, I'm that delusional. Check it out if you get a chance.

Fun video of the Episode:
The Horribly Slow Murderer with the Extremely Inefficient Weapon

Warning: The previous video contains salty language, scenes of violence, and adult situations. View discretion is advised.

Site News
I have aquired Up a Padddle's first ever site deal! If you listen to this episode, you will hear a promo code for 5 free Switch Bucks from Playswitch.com. If you're in the states, I implore you to try it out. Who knows when I'll be able to secure another promo deal like this.

Also, listen to the Playswitch.com podcast. Good stuff.

Angry Dome
Audio promos and you, the podcaster.

Review
Hakaba Kitaro

How can you not want to watch that show after seeing that opening.

If you'd like to learn more about the yokai, check out the following links:

- Yokai a Day
- Obakemono Project

And here's the second costume idea I could have used (Thanks Bob)

The Majestic Tanuki in all its Splendor

Contact Info
You can email me at upapaddle@gmail.com and follow me on twitter at http://twitter.com/upapaddle.

Also, there's a special deal from http://playswitch.com waiting for you if you listen to this episode. Nifty!

Promotional Consideration given to:
Anime World Order - If you get chance (and chances are you have already), listen to their "Old Timers of Anime" segments. Let it take you back to a time when men were men and the women were too.

As it is, I fear for the otaku of today, what with guys liking moe and girls liking the robit shows.

Eeepers Choice (http://eeeperschoice.com and http://capricorntheater.com) - Yes, I know Eeeper hasn't released an episode of either of his podcasts in quite a while but I decided to play his promo anyway. After intensive study of mythology, I've come to the conclusion that his podcasts are dead because we don't believe enough. Clap with me children, Clap! I believe in potatoes! I believe in potatoes!

If you haven't yet, check out Eeeper's interview with Helen McCarthy. Good stuff.

And just think, this could be your promo played next episode if you only make it readily available on your site.

Musical accompaniment provided by:
Happy Halloween by Ben Twisted

Thanks for listening!

Comments

Up a Paddle - Episode 80 - Up and Atom

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 06:36:00 GMT

This week I talk about Astro Boy. I also announce the winner of the "Zombie Survival Plan" contest.

News
New DSi - the DSi LL. I guess my relatives were right. Those darn video games will ruin your eyesight. At least Nintendo has you covered.

PS3 to offer Netflix Streaming. I hear they will be offering a similar service as other streaming sites do in Canada. They will provide you with a disc and when you pop it in it will say, "This service is not available in your region"

Review
Astro Boy

I guess this movie isn't doing too well theatrically. I may need to go see it again. You should go see it too, or rent it when it comes on dvd.

Promotional Consideration given to:
Ani-Gamers - For quite a while I wasn't able to get their promo off of their feed but it looks like that has been rectified. Check them out if you haven't already. Also, pro-tip to any other anime podcast that for which I haven't yet played a promo (well amateur-tip, since it's coming from me): If you have a podcast, put a link to your promo on your front page! People can't play your promo if they can't reach it.

Animentors - Guys, release another episode already! Get your priorities straight. Podcast, then school. Just like I do (except last week ...)

Musical Accompaniment:
Im a Robot by Boy Novice

Contact Info
You can contact me by emailing me at upapaddle@gmail.com or by following me on Twitter at http://twitter.com/upapaddle.

Thanks for listening!

Comments

Up a Paddle - Episode 79 - Yawn of the Dead

Sun, 18 Oct 2009 03:44:00 GMT

It looks like the wrong episode was attached to this blog post. This has been corrected. I apologize for the mix-up.

This week I talk about Tatsunoko vs Capcom, doing the Mario, and review Shaun of the Dead, Zombieland and the Zombie Survival Guide.

News
New characters revealed for Tatsunoko vs Capcom - And once again, the Mach V get's rejected.

Captain Lou Albano RIP. Here's the Mario. Commence doing it. I mean "Doing the Mario".

Hey, check this out
Playswitch.com, now with online game trading. That's Playswitch.com.

Reviews

Shaun of the Dead

Apparently someone beat me to the punch and made a "Vampires don't sparkle" t-shirt. Oh well, on to Get Rich scheme #1653 - Make hug pillows that say "UGUU!" when you "hug" them. They'll be big in Japan, I just know it.

Zombieland

After watching these movies, it has become apparent to me that what we really need to be watching out for, or listening out for, is British narration. When you start hearing British narration, RUN! The best case is that you're stuck in a Planet Earth documentary. Worst case, zombies. Either way, you will be eaten.

Zombie Survival Guide - by Max Brooks
Just think, this all could be yours if you enter the UAP Zombie Survival Plan contest. Please send in your zombie survival plan to upapaddle@gmail.com and the best entry will be sent a new copy of this book.

Contact Info
You can email feedback to upapaddle@gmail.com and follow me on twitter at http://twitter.com/upapaddle

Promotional Consideration:
Anime Pacific - Your one-stop source for political commentary. Unless you're looking for discussion about anime in politics. They don't cover that "Japanimation" on their podcast. Why would you think that?
Really, what they should do is change the name of their podcast and make a new site.

Luke and Elliot's Bearfighting Extravaganza - I just had a horrifying thought - Zombie Bears. Is that what the polar bear's secret is on lost? It's a zombie!?! If not, it should be.

Musical Accompaniment
Zombie Pirates in Love by Tom Smith

Thanks for listening!

Comments

Up a Paddle - Episode 78 - Good, Bad, I'm The One With The Podcast

Thu, 8 Oct 2009 03:58:00 GMT

This week I talk about buying the cow when the milk is free, keeping Domo-kun away from kittens, PLAYSWITCH.COM, and I review Bruce Campbell vs the Army of Darkness and My Name is Bruce.

News:
Discotek to release Fist of the North Star tv, a Lupin special and Sea Prince and the Fire Child. I forgot to mention that Sea Prince and Fire Princess is a Sanrio production. They make Hello Kitty and more importantly, Ringing Bell. I can't wait to show my nephew that cartoon. It'll screw him up real good.

Domo-kun coming to 7-11. Here's the short I mentioned:

I need a Domo-kun toque like right now!

CONTEST TIME
Send in your zombie survival plan, either via voicemail or email, to upapaddle@gmail.com and you could win a copy of "The Zombie Survival Guide" by Max Brooks. All you have to do is give me a few brief sentences describing how you'll be handling the impending zombie apocalypse.

I'll be accepting entries until October 27, 2009, so enter now.

Reviews
Bruce Campbell vs The Army of Darkness

Yes, I realize that any self respecting geek has seen this movie already and it doesn't need a review (also, it's over 16 years old), but it was fun to talk about.

Also, on retrospect, that trailer spoils an awful lot. Oh well.

My Name is Bruce

I also realize that Guan Di isn't technically a zombie, although I refer to him as such in the review. My bad.

And since I mentioned them, here's some Silly Symphonies:

The Skeleton Dance

Random Fact: That was Disney's first Silly Symphony and it was released in 1929.

The Old Mill

This one was the first Silly Symphony to make use of Disney's multiplane camera. Back in the day, the Silly Symphonies were testing grounds for new animation techniques, much like how Pixar treats their Pixar shorts that you see before each Pixar movie.

Contact Info:
You can email me at upapaddle@gmail.com, Skype me (Skype ID: upapaddle) or follow me on twitter (http://twitter.com/upapaddle).

Promotional Consideration given to:
Anime 82 - http://anime82.blogspot.com. Although, with his release schedule as of late, you might have a better chance of catching Regan on Anime Pacific. He left quite the voicemail to Dane and Alex in their latest episode. It was kinda tough to understand him, though, with his ragin' Saskatchewan accent. Which is odd, because I have the same ragin' Saskatchewan accent. And a mellow one, too.

The RPGLamer Podcast - http://rpglamer.com. Although, with his release schedule as of late, you might have a better chance of catching Jake on Anime 82 ... See what I did there?

Speaking of promoting stuff, I also mentioned in this show how Playswitch.com sent me an email to see if I would be interested in some cross promoting. Eh, why the heck not?

Musical Accompaniment:
"Just Like Bruce Campbell Did" by Joe Rock

Thanks for listening!

Comments

Up a Paddle - Episode 77 - Bring Out Your Dead

Thu, 1 Oct 2009 03:58:00 GMT

This week I talk about fighting in the streets, crisises with bubblegum, and zombies. I also review Gungrave. SPOILERS in the review, so caveat emptor.

NEWS
Crayon Shin-chan creator found dead. RIP. The show must go on, though. There are ass dances to be danced.

Super Street Fighter IV Announced. You'll probably be better off waiting for Super Street Fighter IV: Hyper Championship Fighting Turbo Zero vs SNK.

Bubblegum Crisis Live Action movie to hire via reality tv show.
Just like they did in the original show. How else would a punk rock singer, aerobics instructor, policewoman/pipe-faller-inner, and a lingerie salesperson get together?

Review
Gungrave

It's got zombies and gangsters. Why are you still reading this? Go watch the show.

NEW CONTEST!!1!
Send in a brief description of how you plan to survive the impending zombie apocalypse, either by dropping me an email or a voice mail. They will be played on the podcast and the winner will get a prize (TBD, but trust me, it will be decent).

Contact Info
You can email me at upapaddle@gmail.com, check me out on twitter at http://twitter.com/upapaddle or Skype (skype id: upapaddle).

Promotional Consideration:
Dave and Joel's Fast Karate For the Gentlerman
Destroy all Podcasts DX

Musical Accompaniment
The song played was Zombie Girl by the Quintessentials

Thanks for listening!

Comments

No episode this week

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:59:00 GMT

There will be no episode of UAP this week as I've been sick with a cold. It's been a struggle to stay awake, let alone record anything. Here's a dramatic re-enactment:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MbzKnB-XkY

Anyway, I feel bad for breaking up my streak of 11 weeks in a row but I haven't given up on the whole weekly release schedule yet. I'll be back next week at the same Bat time, same Bat channel.

Comments

Up a Paddle - Episode 76 - Yippie Kai Yay, Melon Farmers!

Sat, 19 Sep 2009 03:58:00 GMT

This week I talk about hobbits, power rangers, the general geography of Florida and I review Miami Guns. Full show notes can be found at http://upapaddle.com

News
New Line settles with Tolkien Estate, Hobbit movies to move forward.
That's some serious bling bling that they can take all the way to Mordor ... and then drop in into a volcano. I'm not sure where I was going with that.

Tommy the Green Ranger to fight in MMA. SPOILER ALERT: It is with great sorrow that I report that, from what I learned from AWO's latest promo, the Green Ranger died. Jason Frank, we hardly knew you.

Star Ocean: Last Hope International announced for PS3. That's right, come to UAP for all the latest RPG news. You definitely didn't hear this from the other RPG podcasts yet. Also another thing they forgot to mention, Valkyria Chronicles is awesome.

PS3 RPG Developers screwing Microsoft over. Come on Namco Bandai, I want Tales of Vesperia for PS3 now. Could you try screwing Microsoft a little faster?

Review

Miami Guns

Visit scenic Florida, land of the podcasters! Visit the majestic mountains, the serene deserts, and prodigious jungles brimming with wildlife! Just be sure to bring your gun. There are Americans in those jungles! To be fair, though, some of them are only there on a cruise.

Also, beware of exploding fruit.

Contact Info

You can contact me at upapaddle@gmail.com, http://twitter.com/upapaddle or skype me at skype id upapaddle.

Promotional Consideration given to:

Spiraken Manga Review - I don't know why, but for some reason I really like that promo.

Fightbait Anime/Video/Westie Podcast - I'm not a big fan of Fightbait's new Westie Wednesday segment as pugs are clearly the superior breed of dog. Yes, every day is Pugsday here at upapaddle.com

Look at this little guy, he's dog tired:

If you're wondering, that was Ollie the Pug and his blog can be found here.

Musical consideration given
"If I was a Cop" by Russell Wolff

Thanks for listening!

Comments

Puggy Pugsday - Now with Head Tilting Action

Sat, 19 Sep 2009 02:13:00 GMT

Curious Pugs - watch more funny videos

Pugs are awesome, and the best thing about Pugs is that you can enjoy their crazy antics and shenanigans on any day of the week.

Westies can only wish that they were Pugs

That is all

Comments

Up a Paddle - Episode 75 - Why Do I Only Get Sick During Holidays?

Sat, 12 Sep 2009 03:11:00 GMT

This week I talk about germs, copying floppies,and I review Moyashimon: Tales of Agriculture.

News
New Sonic game announced. It will reach 0 to suck in less time than it took you to read this.

New iPods. I think I'll hold out for the iPhone 3GST.

Swine Flu infects PAX. At least the H1N1 stricken people will have plenty of toys to play with at the hospital, provided they are minors of course.

Don't Copy that Floppy - The Sequel. Because no one demanded it.
Perhaps the RIAA. Anyway, if you listen to a copy of this podcast, your ass will end up in JAIL. Just so you know.

Here's the original:

Review

Moyashimon: Tales of Agriculture. This series was made by Studio Shirogumi and Telecom Animation Film. It was directed by YÅichirÅ Yano, who also did some work on Batman: The Animated Series and Tiny Toon Adventures. Awesome sauce.

Look at those little guys! Who wouldn't want to be infected by them?

On the other hand, watch out for these ne'er-do-wells:

Also, don't crap in your fields

Finally, don't put it in your mouth!

And since I mentioned it, you can get Germ Dolls at thinkgeek.com

Guess which one is herpes!

If you go to www.giantmircrobes.com, they are now offering H1N1. Classy:

Contact Info

You can also email me at upapaddle@gmail.com, visit the site and leave a comment at http://upapaddle.com, try to skype me with Skype ID upapaddle, or follow me at http://twitter.com/upapaddle

Promotional Consideration:
Animentors - Prodigious!
Anime Pacific - DP-licious!

Musical Accompaniment
Bacteria by Jonathan Coulton

Thanks for listening!

Comments

Up a Paddle - Episode 74 - What's up, Doc?

Fri, 4 Sep 2009 03:34:00 GMT

This week I talk about Black Jack. The doctor, not the game. Specifically, I talked about "The Four Miracles of Life" specials, which can be streamed legally at Crunchyroll.com. Check them out!

News

Disney buys Marvel. I think the following picture sums the deal up nicely:

From Comicmix.com

Please, oh please, won't someone think of the rollercoasters?

Fantastic Four to get reboot. Whoever green lit this picture should get a good booting. To the head. I guess at least we'll get to see new suits for the FF family, complete with molded nipples. Yes, Thing nipples.

Okamiden for the DS - Look at him, he's just a little puppy! Who's a good boy? Who's a good boy? Fetch!

Also, he's seemed to attracted a Midna type character. Interesting. Much more interesting than the mention I gave it in the episode, but to be fair, I hadn't seen the trailer when I did my recording.

Science news: Saturn's rings will disappear on September 4th, 2009. I blame swing dancing, and the Internet.

More Fightsticks on the way. And more after that. And one more for good measure.

Review
Black Jack: The Four Miracles of Life *

Yes, there are only four miracles in life and one of them involves a supercomputer. You can find them at Crunchyroll.com

* The specials didn't have this opening sequence but I put it here to give you an idea of what the character designs and animation looked like.

Promotional consideration given to:
RPGLamer.com - Jake and I are planning on recording another episode together soon, that is if I can be dragged away from Valkyria Chronicles long enough. You brought this on yourself, Jake.

Anime World Order - for an indepth, informed review of Black Jack, check out this episode. For more information on the God of Manga himself, Osamu Tezuka, check out this AWO episode. Also, check out the Astro Boy Essays, by Fred Schodt. Good stuff.

Musical Accompaniment
Doctor by Bloom

Contact Info
You can email me at upapaddle@gmail.com, visit the blog and leave a comment on the BRAND NEW Comment system DISQUS, follow me at http://twitter.com/upapaddle, or try Skyping me with Skype ID upapaddle.

Also, I feel kinda bad for using "What's up, Doc?" without referencing Looney Tunes once, so here's a cartoon.

Falling Hare

Fans of the old kentcer.com site probably recognize this one as I've posted it on at least one other occasion.

I have a particular fondness for this particular Bugs Bunny cartoon as I used to have it on an old vhs tape when I was younger and I used to watch it over and over again. As Bob of WQOQ.com would say, I would have still been in diapers then. The repeat viewings may have been due to the lack of age appropriate vhs tapes in our household. I sure saw Coming to America and Rhustler's Rhapsody a lot, though. Ah, memories.

Thanks for listening!

Comments

Up a Paddle - Episode 73 - Duck and Cover

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 03:58:00 GMT

This week's episode is all about treasure, and the finding of said treasure. I talk about Cat's Eye, Uncharted: Drakes Fortune, and Zack and Wiki: Quest for Barbaros Treasure.

News

Trailer for Dragon Ball MMORPG released. I forgot to mention that it's being released in Korea, but I can see this one making it's way over to North America in the near future.

Here's the trailer:

Professor Layton 4 to have unlockable RPG. 100 hours. That's a lot of math homework for Layton to be doing.

More Mahoromatic on the way ... for some reason.

Reviews

Cat's Eye
- Unfortunately I can't find a trailer for this on Youtube. I was really hoping to find the ending song too so you could see the aerobics.

Uncharted: Drake's Fortune

For once, I'd like to see a real archaelogist game, with hours upon hours of tedious research and no exciting escapades to speak of.

Zack and Wiki: Quest for Barbaros Treasure

Yes, that's a golden flying talking monkey. You'd think that would be worth far more money than any other treasure in the game.

Contact Information:

You can email me at upapaddle@gmail.com, go to the blog and leave a comment at http://upapaddle.com, see me tweet on occassion at http://twitter.com/upapaddle or try to Skype me with Skype ID upapaddle (try being the operative word).

Promotional consideration given to:

Luke and Elliot's Bearfighting Extravaganza - These guys are valiantly protecting us from our ursine enemies. The ones you really need to watch out for are the pandas.

Lather's Blather - He'll be getting a reprieve from my wraith as my true archenemies have dared to show themselves once more.

Musical interlude:
The song played was The Last Saskatchewan Pirate by the Pubcrawlers

Here's a video of them performing it:

To compare and contrast, here's Captain Tractor's version
I believe this is the version that gets the most radio play

I'd be remiss if I didn't mention the Arrogant Worms, who wrote the song in the first place:

Thanks for listening!

Comments

Up a Paddle - Episode 72 - I Wish I Was Big

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 03:47:00 GMT

This week I talk about a big moose. I also review Fat Princess, Big Man Japan, and Shadow of the Colossus

News
Sony PS3 Slim Announced - What they don't tell you is that it they performed liposuction on the features in order to slim it down. Namely, no more Linux.

PSP miniS - I may have been mistaken about the capitalization on this one. My bad

Funimation to begin re-streaming One Piece. I haven't watched the show for a while but it looks like it is catching up with the manga. So they are just in time to start airing the filler! Hopefully it's just as good as the Naruto filler was. Mmmm, curry of life!

Speaking of large things, Here's Mac the Moose. He's glorious

And here's a song about Moose Jaw, I've been to Moose Jaw by John Wing

Fat Princesses
I wonder if there would have been an uproar if it had been Disney Princesses. Now that's a game I'd like to see.

Big Man Japan

BABY JUSTICE!

Shadow of the Colossus

Full disclosure: for the longest time, I thought the horse's name was Arrow. Boy was that an awkward imaginary conversation between Argo and Wander. Yes, even in video games, I'm awkward.

Promotional Consideration given to:
Anime82 - Speaking of big things, what happened to Kaiju82?

Anime Pacific - They recently updated their site layout. Mark my words, they're up to no good.
EDIT: I WAS RIGHT!!!1! Just when I caught up to them in episode count, they release a new episode (with the promise of more to follow). I'm going to have to step up my A game now, and by A I mean Arch Nemesis-ing.

Anime World Order - I'm a little surprised the AWO gang aren't doing as well as I would have thought on the Anime on Twitter competition. They're still doing much better than I am, though, since I refuse to submit my own twitter id (http://twitter.com/upapaddle) for consideration. I suppose I should actually start tweeting again, but screw it.

Musical Accompaniment:
Big in Japan by Supergene

And since you demanded it, here's a video of the world's largest pie, circa the 1920's

Thanks for Listening

Up a Paddle - Episode 71 - Boys and Their Toys

Fri, 14 Aug 2009 02:53:00 GMT

This week I review G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra and talk about my new toy line: The "Up a Paddle Paddleneers" â with blog action and bitch and moan technology. Send in 14 UPC symbols (and three easy payments of $29.99) and you can get the UAP Paddleboat for Podcast Pete the pirate and Dr. Tentacles to ride in.
* May not be available in all areas.

News

Yu Yu Hakusho Cast Reunites for New Picture Drama.
Now if only they could have gotten the animators to re-unite as well, then we could have had a new anime.

Steven Spielberg to Produce Halo Movie
This sounds like it could be good, but it would be great if it was Halo: Jurrasic Park IV - Dinos in Space. With Jaws. Just think about the toy possibilities. This is only slightly more ridiculous than the proposed proposed Jurassic Park IV (which must be made)

Fun things of the Episode
Ok, they technically aren't mentioned in the episode but they are worth watching just the same.

Monster opening in Lego

Is there anything that Lego can't do?

Kid solves two Rubik's Cubes while playing Guitar Hero on Expert

I'd be happy to be able to do one or the other.

Review
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

If I learned anything from this movie, and I haven't, it's that if you get drafted into a super secret military organization, get a codename as soon as possible. It doesn't matter if your name is Flamer or Seabed Wetter, at least you'll live.

Also, here's the Looney Tunes cartoon I mentioned:
The High and Flighty

Promotional Consideration given to:
Spiraken Manga Review
http://spiraken.podbean.com

RPGLamer podcast
http://rpglamer.com

Animentors
http://themented.com

Musical accompaniment
The Ballad of G.I. Joe by Daniel Strange and Kevin Umbricht

Yeah, this is probably better than the movie, but what can you do. You can make some porkchop sandwiches, that's what.

Hey Kid! I'm a computer!

Thanks for Listening

Up a Paddle - Episode 70 - Endless H8

Fri, 7 Aug 2009 03:24:00 GMT

This week I rant about Haruhi, gush about Horace, leap through "The Girl Who Leapt Through Time", and give you a primer on "Primer". The reviews are a little spoilerific, so caveat emptor.

News

Futurama original voice cast coming back, for sure this time.

RUMOR: 4Kids for Sale. Whenever I think of 4Kids, I think of this flash. The nifty thing is that this was done by TVs Kyle, a frequent contributor to Otaku Generation. I've played a few of his songs on this podcast too. Good stuff.

Epic Mickey - It looks epic, to say the least. I just hope that a lot of the concept art makes it into the actual game.

Commenting on Controversy
I talk about the much maligned Endless Eight saga from The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya. I'm not a fan of it myself, but I don't think I'm taking it as hard as Hitler is:

EDIT: Apparently the Endless Eight Saga is coming to an end, after eight episodes. Who'd have thunk it? Anyway, it still sucked.

Reviews

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

I haven't been able to time leap myself yet. I think I need to get some more height when I jump before it will work. If I leap from my apartment balcony, that should do it. I'll be back (in time) in a minute ...

Ow.

Primer

I promise if I ever get a time machine, I'll only use it for good. Specifically, I'll beat the makers of Endless Eight with the Smart Stickâ
so they'd have had the good sense to not make Endless Eight in the first place.

Also, after relistening to this episode, I realized that I went into way more detail in my reviews of these movies than I should have. I guess I need to go back and beat myself with the Smart Stickâ.

EDIT: I'd also go back and remind myself to include all the videos in the shownotes that I promised in the show. Here's the Back to the Future comparison:

Contact Info
You can drop me a line at upapaddle@gmail.com, check out the site at http://upapaddle.com, follow me on twitter at http://twitter.com/upapaddle or Skype me at skype id Upapaddle (possibly, I don't know if that's actually working or not).

Promotional Consideration given to:
Fightbait Anime/Gaming/Uguu Podcast
Eeepers Choice
Anime Roundtable

The song played was Taking my Time by Eggshell Egoz

Thanks for listening!

Up a Paddle - Episode 69 - Paging Dr. Tentacles

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 04:34:00 GMT

This week, in honor of reaching a relatively minor and somewhat disturbing podcasting milestone, I review Blue Seed and talk at length about cephalopod anatomy.

News

Futurama - original cast MAY be back, according to John Dimaggio. Well, he hinted at it anyway. It seems like every time I report a Futurama story, it's retracted the next week.

EDIT: I was right. The original cast has officially signed on for the new season of Futurama.

Halo Anime on the way. Here's a trailer:

Here are the trailers for the new Marvel Anime:
Wolverine

Iron Man

Speaking of trailers, here's the next Snakes on a Plane: Hot Tub Time Machine

WARNING: THIS IS THE RED BAND TRAILER. NSFW

Movie news: Battle Angel Alita, still a go. So is live action Akira.

Inu Yasha - Final Chapter coming

Science news: Blue dye in M&M's may cure spinal cord injuries

And oh yeah, I didn't mention this on the show, but there's going to be a new World of Warcraft movie directed by Sam Raimi, who is known for various tentacle scenes. I will watch this over and over again in the theaters if they get Bruce Campbell to play Leeroy Jenkins. That, or a Panderan.

Also, I would have mentioned this, but several other podcasters beat me to it

Review
Blue Seed.

Despite the presence of tentacled beasts, it's a pretty good show. Check it out.

Promotional Consideration
Destroy All Podcasts DX - They've been recently reviewing failed pilot episodes of shows. They really need to talk about Lookwell!

Lather's Blather - Thanks to Moonstone of the Animentors, you're witnessing the start of another one sided rivalry. It will be glorious. Not really. For those of you who are interested in how the numbers break down, here's a nifty little chart. I added in the I Luv The 80's podcast as well since I'm also planning on throwing down with Eeeper, because I'm evil like that.

Greatest Movie Ever - Of course, the Greatest Movie Ever is Rustler's Rhapsody, starring Tom Berenger.

The song played was Tentacle Show by The Tentacles

Contact Info

You can contact me at upapaddle@gmail.com, comment on the blog at http://upapaddle.com, follow me on twitter at http://twitter.com/upapaddle or skype me. Skype ID: upapaddle.

Thanks for listening!

Up a Paddle - Episode 68 - The One With A Cohost

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 06:46:00 GMT

This week I'm joined by Jake the Rootbeer King from RPGLamer (http://RPGLamer.com). We discuss Canadian Heritage Minutes, candy, and go over this summer season's new anime release.

This is my idea of a Canadian Joke

Sasquatches ... IN THE FUTURE

News

Valkyria Chronicles 2 headed for the PSP

Funimation licenses 4 more Detective Conan movies

Black Lagoon 3rd Season to be OVA

Bandai reveals license for Kannagi - Crazy Shrine Maidens

Futurama - Coming back with different voice cast?

Summer 2009 Anime Previews (not necessarily in the order we previewed them)

Umi Monogatari - Mermaids that walk on land and have legs. So I'm assuming the fish half is on top.

Aoi Hana - Yuri the only one for me. If only that song was podsafe, then we wouldn't have had to hit the old unicorn well two too many times.

Bakemonogatari - Wherein several school supplies are thrown around. If only I would have caught a thesaurus I could have remembered to call them school supplies and not school implements

Needless - I'm sure this joke has been already made before, but this show is needless. It did not need to be made.

Charger Girl Ju-den - If you love Magical Girl shows where the girls wet themselves a lot, you need psychiatric help.

Canaan - Wherein I break out my knowledge of the book of Genesis. Genesis has a lot more moe in it now than I remembered.

Elementhunters - Wherein we drop our impressive scientific acuity on your asses. CHON indeed.

Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 - We're all shook up.

Plus, apparently the one about the blue koala is called PÃnÃlope tÃte en l'air. But I'm sure you'd much rather reminisce about The Noozles

Promotional Consideration given to:

- Dave and Joel's Fast Karate for the Gentlemen (http://daveandjoel.com)

- The AniMentors (http://themented.com)

- Anime Pacific (http://anipac.blogsome.com)

- Spiraken Manga Review (http://spiraken.podbean.com)

Musical Accompaniment

Maple Leaf Rag by Jeanne Backofen Craig

My Unicorn Song by Tom Smith

Unicorn in C Major by Stucky and Murray

Contact Info

You can email me at upapaddle@gmail.com, skype me (user id upapaddle) or follow me on twitter (http://twitter.com/upapaddle)

And of course, please check out Jake's show at http://RPGLamer.com. The site so nice I plugged it twice.

Thanks for listening!

Up a Paddle - Episode 67 - Noodling Around

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT

This week I talk about the wonder that is instant ramen noodles and I review Ramen Fighter Miki and Neko Rahmen. Full show notes can be found at http://upapaddle.com.

The News
Charger Girl Juuden Chan censored. Not censored enough for my liking.

Mario Mararthon - At first it seemed like a marathon I might be in good enough shape for, but now I'm not so sure. Still, good on these guys for raising so much money for charity.

Street Fighter IV -- unbalanced? Dan says yes!

Speaking of Rolling with Sagat ... (nsfw)

I'll count this as the fun video of the episode.

Reviews

Ramen Fighter Miki
Yes, my former job was just as exciting and deadly as this was.

Here's the trailer:

You can see the episodes on Anime News Network or on Youtube. FOR FREE!!!1!

Neko Rahmen
I didn't see video for the cartoon on Youtube, but did find this trailer for the Live Action movie

I think it's pretty clear that this will be awesome.

Here's the link for Neko Rahmen on Crunchyroll.com

And as promised, here's Hard Gay, Razor Ramon (probably nsfw):

EDIT: When I was talking about Naruto, I said Uzumaki meant swirl. I meant to say spiral. That is all.

Promotional Consideration given to:
Luke and Elliot's Bearfighting Extravaganza (http://www.lukeandelliot.com/)
The AniMentors (http://themented.com)
Fightbait Videogame and Anime Podcast (http://fightbait.com)

Musical Accompaniment
The song played was Pillsbury Cookie Dough by Paul and Storm

You can email me at upapaddle@gmail.com, skype me with skype id upapaddle and follow me on twitter at http://twitter.com/upapaddle.

Thanks for listening!

Up a Paddle - Episode 66 - Old Timey Fisticuffs

Thu, 9 Jul 2009 05:05:00 GMT

This week I review Hajime no Ippo, an anime about the gentlemanly sport of boxing. I also talk about Smarties, robot girlfriends and the tentacle monsters that love them.

News
Blue Smarties to go extinct - Drat. Doesn't Nestle know that the artificial coloring is what made them taste good?

Michael Jackson's arcade collection. Here's more information on each arcade machine. Apparently, MJ even carted around a couple of arcade machines to each tour location. Nifty.

Higher definition moon landing footage found. Now you can make out the wrinkles on the Man in the Moon's face. I hope that's his face.

Cardboard Tube Samurai in Tekken 6. Yes, this is just as important as the moon landing story.

The little engine that could -- the RIAA, defender of the little guys, successfully defended itself against an evil, evil woman who downloaded TWENTY FOUR WHOLE SONGS. Even though they're getting 1.92 million in damages, they really should have requested the death penalty. And she has the nerve to appeal. Ridiculous!

Robot Girlfriend for lonely men - No, I'm not buying one. Why do you ask?

Sale of rape themed hentai games banned in Japan - In other news, thousands of tentacle monsters are now out of jobs.

Fun thing of the episode
Fish Waterslide

Reviews
Hajime no Ippo and Hajime no Ippo: New Challenger

Here's the opening theme to New Challenger. It should get you properly pumped up for this show.

In case you are wondering what boxing is (besides what Canadians do every Dec. 26th), here's an instructional video:

The Art of Self Defence

Also, I didn't talk about the two specials Championship Road and Mashiba vs Kimura. They are both definitely worth checking out as

Contact Info
You can email me at upapaddle@gmail.com, follow me on twitter at http://twitter.com/upapaddle, or skype me (user id: upapaddle).

Promotional Consideration
The promos played were:
Anime Pacific (now AniPac): http://anipac.blogsome.com - You definitely need to check out the latest episode. Dane's up to his neck in diapers in that one, boy howdy.

RPG Lamer: http://rpglamer.com - Look forward to Jake guest hosting on an upcoming episode of UAP.

Anime82: http://anime82.blogspot.com - He's back! Now bring on the Kaiju love!

Musical Accompaniment
The songs played were Maple Leaf Rag by Jeanne Backofen Craig
and The Boxer by Carbon Leaf

Thanks for listening!

Up a Paddle - Episode 65b - If AWO Can Do It, Then So Can I ... Only Worse

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 06:03:00 GMT

And by that I mean splitting episodes into two and suffixing each part with a letter, as they are wont to do. Although technically speaking, I recorded both halves at separate times so I probably could have gotten away with calling this a new episode, that is, if it weren't for those meddling kids ....

News
Funimation streaming anime again. But not One Piece yet, so the news story in my last episode is still relevant.

New Hajime no Ippo anime on the way. Heck yeah!

Tatsunoko vs Capcom - One Character To Be Dropped Due to Licensing. But it's not Gold Lightan, so we're good for now, Internet

This is the guy that's being dropped:

Admit it, knowing you can't play as him makes you want to all the more.

SPACE WEDDING - Well, Zero-G, which is just as weightless.

Spring Anime Preview Part 2

Basquash
Cars that play basketball. Crazy, I say! Crazy!

If you want to torture your ears, check out Pun-Colle. Punk songs by Japanese voice actresses. It's as scary as it sounds.

Also be sure to check out their take on Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit. For a better cover of the song, check out the Ukelele Orchestra of Great Britain.

Restaurant Paradiso
If this show is correct, then due to my graying hair and glasses, I should be irresistable to a significant segment of the female population (in Italy, anyway). So yeah, feel free to throw yourselves at me ladies.

Cross Game
This show gets a little sad, but remember, there's no crying in baseball!

Valkyria Chronicles
Based on the Game (and probably manga) of the same name. Like I've said before, it's next on my queue.

This is what the game looks like:

Review - Mirror's Edge

Warning: Playing this game will not make you good at parkour. You'd also need the same shoes that Faith wears in the game. Possibly white pants too, but not after Labour Day.

Promotional consideration given to:
The Ninja Consultants Podcast (Hey, like from the tv. Of course, the show jumped the shark when the hosts got married)
Anime Genesis (the anime podcast equivalent of FIRST!)
Anime World Order (following their nomeclature will guarantee that I never reach episode 100 -- as if that was a concern before. Now if I could also copy their consistently high level of quality, I'd be set).

Contact Info
email: upapaddle@gmail.com
site: http://upapaddle.com
twitter: http://twitter.com/upapaddle
skype: upapaddle

Also, join the Fightbait Forums (http://fightbait.com/forums). To register, email Fightbait (fightbait@gmail.com) and tell'em Kent sent ya for a free forum account.

Musical consideration given by:
Running in Place by sunspot
Still Alive Remix by Sonic Ether
Sonic the Hedgehog 2: Emerald Zone Remix by Frankiedaman

Thanks for listening!

Up a Paddle - Episode 65a - Enough Episodes for Syndication

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 05:56:00 GMT

Like Saturday Morning Cartoons, I finally have enough episodes to be syndicated. And all it took me was three years. If only I had action figures to sell. That would be glorious.

Local News

Look forward to a "very special" episode of UAP where guest Jake the Root Beer King will say no to drugs and I'll learn what is ok and what is not okay to put in my mouth. Dane, if you're reading this, whatever you are thinking of, that is NOT okay to put in your mouth.

This special episode will be powered with the power of the Three Wolf Moon shirt.

If the reviews aren't enough to convince you, this educational video should:

Also, here's some Histori.ca love:
A Part of Our Heritage - Signal Hill, NFLD:

News

Episode of One Piece illegally copied from Funimation's servers before it was set to stream for free legally. - No one better be streaming this podcast for free, I'll tell you what.

Director of Basquash canned - I'm not prepared to rule out the possibility of a chaos dunk here.

New iPhone - iPhone 3GS - That's pretty good, but I'm waiting for the eventual iPhone 3GS-US. Just think of the savings.

New Futurama! Woot! - There will be 26 new episodes, but to be fair, 25 of those will be pure Hypnotoad. You need to watch all of that to fully appreciate it.

Surge in Valkryia Chronicles sales - Seriously, go buy this game.

Neat thingys of the episode

Autotune the News

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Sometimes, I do need an angry gorilla to be angry with me.

80's Ragtime

He needs to do a sequel with "Take on Me", amongst other songs.

Highlights of E3

Microsoft
Project Natal

Left 4 Dead 2 Controversy

Nintendo
New Super Mario Bros: Wii

Metroid: Other M

Super Mario Galaxy 2

Wii Vitality Meter
http://kotaku.com/5275856/the-wii-vitality-sensor-seemsnice

Sony
Sony's Motion Sensor DoodadÂ

PSP Go

Last Remnant

Review: Video Games Live

Here's some crappy footage from Regina:

Here's some better footage of what you can expect:

Here's some love for Martin Leung, the Video Game Pianist

Blindfolded Mario:

Go see this concert!

Contact Info

You can email me at upapaddle@gmail.com, follow me on Twitter at http://twitter.com/upapaddle or find me lurking at http://fightbait.com/forums

Also, Skype (username: upapaddle)

The promos played were:

Anime Roundtable - http://animeroundtable.com

AniPac - http://anipac.blogsome.com

Spiraken's Manga Review - http://spiraken.podbean.com

The songs played were:

Chillout ~ Mega Man 2 (OC Remix) by Seduction

EDIT: I goofed up when listing the sonic song I played. This is the one that was actually in the background. My bad.

Sonic the Hedgehog 'Green Hill Zone (Euroclub '95 Mix)'by Rayza

Still, check this one out as well:

Sonic the Hedgehog 2: Emerald Zone Remix by Frankiedaman

Legend of Zelda overture remix by DJ Pretzel

A Tribute to Super Mario Bros 2 by Paolo Cipolla

Hopefully I can get part B out in the next week or so, but until then:
Get Wild and Tough
Get Chance and Luck
(Wolf Howl)
Thanks for Listening!

Up a Paddle - Episode 64 - When You Wish Upon a Starry Ball

Sat, 30 May 2009 06:03:00 GMT

In this episode I review the cinematic masterpiece that is Dragonball: Evolution. I also do a brief preview of some of the new anime shows that debuted this spring.

News!

Science News
It's a bird! it's a plane! It's a falling toilet seat from the MIR Space Station!
If a tree could, it would kill you and every one in your family

The Duke Nukem Forever Saga
3D Realms is closing
Take Two Interactive is threatening to sue 3D Realms for closing
3D Realms says, "I'm not dead yet!"
Yahtzee reviews Duke Nukem Forever

Movie News
Bubblegum Crisis Live Action movie in development.
Evangelion movie still on the way

Video game news
The Dreamcast is back!
Tatsunoko vs Capcom is coming to Region 1
Team Ico's latest effort, "Trico", has trailer leakage

Here's the trailer for Trico:

Neat thing of the episode

Lego Yamato

Spring Anime 2009 Preview

Hayate no Gotoku!! - Second Season - more of the same

Natsu no Arashi! - G-g-g-ghosts!

Saki - who would have thought that Mahjong could be so complicated?

K-on! - Apparently, exclamation points are the big trend this year in anime. If all goes well, this time next year, the tilde will have its time to shine.

Review
Dragonball : Evolution

Yes, it is as good as it looks!

Promos and stuff
RPGLamer - Jake, release another episode already! With E3 coming up, I need to know which RPGs to focus on. So far, I'm leaning towards Tales of Vesperia, White Knight Chronicles, and FFXIII for the PS3.

Spiraken Manga Review - with the WHEEL OF MANGA. I was a little disappointed to find out it's not about a wheel comprised of various volumes of manga that grows ala Katamari Damacy and crushes all who stands in its way, but it's pretty darn good, nonetheless.

Fightbait Anime/Videogame podcast - It's like the pie. From American Pie. It leaves you warm, sticky and satisfied but slightly embarrassed afterwards.

The song played was Things are looking up by American Heartbreak

Oh yeah, here's the hagfish video I promised:

Thanks for listening!

Up a Paddle - Episode 63 - The Eighties Club (Not the Breakfast One)

Wed, 1 Apr 2009 06:05:00 GMT

For this episode I decided to record a homage (read: blatantly rip off) of the I Luv the 80s podcast by doing my own 80s related show, because it's the smurfy thing to do.

Watch the video below for more information on the Smurfs and Smurfs related video games of the 80.

Smurfs: Rescue In Gargamel's Castle. This game is unanimously considered to be the best video game of all time by game historians.

So I dusted off an old recording from when I was still in diapers and play it for you to listen to with your ears. Apparently, I reviewed Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, which was totally excellent and righteous.

I talk about some news stories but I have misplaced the links for some of them so I'll edit this post at a later date.

I also review an anime from the 80's that creeped the hell out of me, with a name that roughly translates to "The Lurking Horror". Please don't click on the aforementioned link until you have heard the review and have properly prepared yourself, both mentally and spiritually, for the horror that awaits. The review itself may be a little rambly and nonsensical, but that is only due to the psychological scars that the anime inflicted on me as a kid. Rest assured, I will ensure that this cycle of forcing children to watch these cruel and frightening shows will continue with my nephkids when they are born (don't know the gender yet). There's some other stuff in the podcast, but I kinda drifted in and out when recording so I can't recall off hand what it may be.

Oh yeah, I played a promo for the Hello Kitty Island Adventure podcast and one for myself. Please note that some of the clips I included in my promo may have been taken slightly out of context. Nevertheless, you should harass the podcasters that those said clips originated from.

So I also played the song King of Kong by Tvs Kyle.

If you want to contact me you can email me at upapaddle@gmail.com, go to http://upapaddle.com or even follow my twitter at http://twitter.com/upapaddle.

If you are feeling especially rambunctious, you can leave a review in the iTunes directory or even send me in content. If you are looking to lower the standards of your own podcast (if you have one), contact me and I may be able to send you some content.

Oh yeah, the trivia question for this episode was "which movie had the phrase "His elevens are up" and what does it mean? No fair using Google.

Thanks for listening!

Up a Paddle - Episode 62 - Business Milk

Thu, 26 Mar 2009 03:17:00 GMT

This episode I review Flower, Noby Noby Boy, and ramble about Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun Li.

News:
Blood: The Last Vampire Trailer

- I bet it'll suck. Ok, that was lame. Moving on ...

Professor Layton: The First Movie
- This movie better be faithful to the game. I fully expect at least one scene where Layton and his boy ward swap the furniture in their hotel rooms.

Gokusen: The Movie
- They really need to get a cameo with Great Teacher Onizuka in this, since they're pretty much the same show. The same awesome show.

Dragon Ball Kai
- Dammit, they're cropping the picture to 16:9 again. I was looking forward to this, too.

Cow Urine Soda
- suddenly Cucumber Pepsi doesn't sound so bad.

Items of interest:
Don't Sh*t your Pants
Man v Food
I can't help but think the two are somewhat related.

Reviews
Flower

See, I bet you're relaxed now. I know I am.

Noby Noby Boy ("Taste the Rainbow")

Now I'm just confused.

Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun Li

Yes, keen observers, the above clip is not from the movie. However, it is infinitely better than the movie and much more worth your time.
See Kristen Kreuk, those are Chun Li thighs!

The promos played were:
Eeeper's Choice (http://eeeperschoice.com)
Weeaboobies (http://bumbleberry.org)
Anime 82 (http://anime82.blogspot.com)

The songs played were:
Malcos - Reinterpretation (Ryu Stage) [1:50] - Mirror
Sixto Sounds - Made in U.S.A. (Ken Stage)
AE - Street Market (Chun-Li Stage)
JosÃ the Bronx Rican - Single Ladies, Clap Your Hands (Chun-Li Ending 2)
Big Giant Circles & Justin R. Coleman - Combat and Service (Guile Stage)
zircon - Flying Heaven (Fei Long Stage)
Malcos & Red Tailed Fox - Army Girl (Cammy Stage)
Neostorm - Sexy Trunks (Balrog Stage)
Malcos - Tribute to the Master (M. Bison Stage)

And all are available at OCRemix.org

You can email me at upapaddle@gmail.com or vist the site at http://upapaddle.com. You can also check me out at http://twitter.com/upapaddle and find me lurking (and occasionally posting) at Fightbait Anime Podcast Forums. Seriously, join the forums, they're good stuff.

Thanks for listening!

Up a Paddle Promo - Take 2

Sat, 21 Mar 2009 16:40:00 GMT

Hey gang, here's promo number two for my podcast. This one is supposed to replace the prior one "Ow, my buccaneers", as that one contained information that has proven to be false. The phrases "weekly podcast" and "Podcast Pete" come to mind.

Please let me know what you think of the new promo. Also, if you like it, give it a spin on your podcast if you have one.

I'm post dating it so hopefully downloads of the latest episode are not affected.

Thanks for listening!

Up a Paddle - Episode 61 - The Protector Of Stuff

Tue, 3 Feb 2009 19:11:00 GMT

Up a Paddle - Episode 61 - The Protector of Stuff

This episode I go over the official Up a Paddle 2008 Awards, talk about new years resolutions, read out email correspondence, bandy about a few shoutouts and review The Tower of Druaga: The Aegis of Uruk.

The Up a Paddle Best of 2008 Awards:
Wherein I discuss the games and movies that won the coveted UAP Seal of Approval.

The royal seal:

You know you want one.

The Resolutions:
Wherein I discuss my previous New Year's resolution (to learn the words to Yo Ho Yo Ho A Pirate's Life for Me - I succeeded - Woot) and I also discuss my resolutions for this year. One of them would be quite easy if a talented anime podcaster in my area started up a con of his own, possibly centered around 80's anime, perhaps.

Stuff I'm looking forward to in 2009
Street Fighter IV. It's almost here too.
City Hunter Live Action TV Show - Get Wild and Tough

Stuff I'm not really looking forward to:
Street Fighter the Legend of Chun Li - I just don't see how it could top the finest live action performance of Chun Li ever:

Still better than the Van Damme version

The News
Funimation licenses everything, ever.

Funimation laying off employees, along with Bandai and most other anime distributors in NA.

Nintendo reveals online video service in Japan.

Don't have an engram, man! Bart Simpson used as a marketing tool for Scientology

The Shoutouts
I gave a shoutout to a lot of the podcasters on the right sidebar there. If I didn't give you a shoutout or felt the quality of your shoutout was lacking, I apologize. Please contact me and I'll fix it. Just so we're clear, I won't play your promo or link you if I don't listen to you regularly and enjoy what I'm hearing. So if you're on the side bar, I think you're just nifty and other people should too.

Teh Funny
We Name Him Hanabi - He gon BROW UP
I am a building

The review - The Tower of Druaga: The Aegis of Uruk
Here's episode 1:

Tower of Druaga - The Aegis of Uruk - Episode 1

Also, please note the Tentacle Grape link on the right sidebar. If you click the link and buy the pop, you get pop and I get money, so good deal. Tentacle Grape Soda - Violate your Thirst. (I came up with that slogan btw, but you can use it too).

The promos played were:
The RPGLamer Podcast: http://rpglamer.com
Fightbait Anime Podcast: http://fightbait.com
Spiraken Manga Review Podcast: http://spiraken.podbean.com

The song played was Ya Famous by George Hrab

You can email me at upapaddle@gmail.com with questions, comments and concerns. For those of you not currently looking at this at http://upapaddle.com, you can visit the site at http://upapaddle.com
You can also IM me using upapaddle@gmail.com. I can't guarantee I'll be available often but I'll try my best.

Also, for some reason, I joined twitter. http://twitter.com/upapaddle. Expect me to lose interest in about a week but until then, oh boy!

Thanks for listening!

Up a Paddle - Episode 60 - Pop Goes the Podcast

Wed, 31 Dec 2008 19:27:00 GMT

Up a Paddle - Episode 60 â Pop Goes the Podcast
AKA the Summer Movie Roundup

WARNING â the sound quality on this episode is not good. The headset I used is apparently a little worse for wear and pops and crackles abound. Snap is unavailable for comment. So if you have to turn this one off, I'll understand.

News
Japanese scientists can read your mind.

Burger King's new scent â Flame
- This kinda reminded me of the below video:

They Are Made Out Of Meat

Stereoscopic 3D for Playstation 3
- The following video is useful for explaining what Stereoscopic 3D is:

The Intermission: Part 2 of 3

Random Fact
Donald Duck's family tree is huge. Check it out
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duck_family
http://duckman.pettho.com/tree/american.html

Summer Movie Roundup
I briefly discuss Hancock, The Incredible Hulk, Wall-E and The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian.

Here"s the best clip out of these movies, and possibly any movie this year:

FOR ASLAN!

Of course, the best bear clip ever is still this:

Acting at it's finest

A close second is this:

How can that be?

EDIT: I almost forgot this clip:

Oh look, an eagle!

Promo time

I finally attempted a new promo. Unfortunately, itâs not really usable as the sound quality in this episode sucks. Let me know if this is good or not. If it is, Iâll re-record it and post it for download.

I also played promos for Anime Roundtable (www.animeroundtable.com) and Anime Genesis (www.anime-gen.com)

The song played was Mr. Lovely by Beth Thornley

You can contact me at upapaddle@gmail.com or visit the podcast site at http://upapaddle.com

Thanks for listening!

Up a Paddle - Episode 59 - How to Peel a Banana

Mon, 8 Dec 2008 04:57:00 GMT

Up a Paddle - Episode 59 - How to Peel a Banana

Hey gang, I'm back with another episode. This episode is bananas. Cavendish, to be specific.

After receiving I give a brief rundown about the plight of the Cavendish and what you can do to stop its demise (not much, really).

The news
Dragon Ball movie photo leaked: Check it out here (SPOILER)

Faith of Mirror's Edge fan update

New Dragon Ball OVA streaming. Also, One Piece Romance Dawn streaming as well.
Note: You will need to download the Jumpland Browser.

Naruto to be streamed subbed legally, one week after the episode is released in Japan.

Professor Layton anime movie on the way.

Live Action Neko Ramen movie trailer streamed.

New Fullmetal Alchemist anime to premier in April.

The Government of Canada has been pro-rogued.

Reviews
The World Ends With You

Check out the trailer here

Grave of the Fireflies
Note: there are some spoilers so if you want to skip it, it runs from 32:35 - 37:48

Check out the trailer here

Promos Played
Lather's Blather
RPG Lamer

Song: Passion Fruit (Go Bananas) by Brain Buket

Email: upapaddle@gmail.com
Site: http://upapaddle.com

Time Keeps Rolling On

Mon, 1 Dec 2008 05:37:00 GMT

Hey gang, this is just a quick note to say that, no I'm not dead yet and another episode is on the way. I have some homework to wrap up and then I should be able to record. The show notes are written though, so it shouldn't take too long.

In the meantime, here's an unrelated video:

See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor.

See you later this week,
Kent

Up a Paddle - Episode 58 - Silent but Deadly

Thu, 9 Oct 2008 01:46:00 GMT

Up a Paddle - Episode 58 - Silent But Deadly
AKA Adventures in Otakudom
AKA I saw a movie. Yay me!

This week, I review Death Note: The Movie. I also give props and shoutouts to other anime podcasts, both old and new.

News
- Did the LHC end all life as we know it?
- Toonami's goes bye bye
- I want a Nintendo DSi.
- Rereleases of Gamecube games on the Wii

Shoutouts
First, to Anime Pacific. Dane, regarding your comments to me in the past month, I feel that the first part of the following video adequately describes my reaction to said comments:

Also, here's Shake that Body.

I don't know why, but that song's been stuck in my head. Takes me back to the good old days of high school volleyball. That song was played constantly.

Next, props to Anime 82. Keep the Anime Love strong and check out his podcast. Of course, it's more than likely you were linked here from his site, so in that case, just keep on doing what you're doing.

New Podcasts:

Be sure to check out The Fightbait Anime Podcast, RPG Lamer (now with podcast), and Weeaboobies. They will be added to the blogroll shortly.

Review: Death Note
Here's the trailer:

Song: Shake it by Metro Station

Contact Info:
Email: upapaddle@gmail.com
Site: http://upapaddle.com

Up a Paddle - Episode 57 - All You Need Is Ai

Mon, 1 Sep 2008 02:44:00 GMT

Up a Paddle - Episode 57 - All You Need Is Ai

This episode I talk about freaky contact lenses, superhero anime, and the anime podcast drought (there's a drought because I say there's one).

I also review the anime Planetes (and mispronounce the name several times)

News
Anime Contact Lenses - Check out the picture at the link. It looks like she's staring into your soul.

Rock Band 2 and Guitar Hero IV will have peripheral compatibility

Superman Reboot - Looks like they are trying really hard to screw this one up again.

Tiger Woods walking on water. The video pretty much explains it all.

Here's a link to the video I mentioned.

Iron Man and Wolverine anime on the way.

Rumor: The Muppets coming back to TV?

Next, I talked about what I'm watching. And that is The Middleman. Seriously, check this show out. Good stuff.

The promos played this episode were:
Viga the Otagal - http://vigatheotagal.blogspot.com
Otakugeneration - http://otakugeneration.net
Fanboyhell - http://fanboyhell.com

The songs played were:
Space Monkey by Jim Hodgson

and Anime Eyes by Blip Blip Beep was briefly heard
Blip Blip Bleep
"Anime Eyes" (mp3)
from "Wireless"
(Undercover Culture Music)

Buy at iTunes Music Store
Buy at eMusic
Buy at Napster
Buy at Rhapsody
Buy at Amazon
Buy at GroupieTunes
More On This Album

You can also email me at upapaddle@gmail.com.

Thanks for Listening!

Up a Paddle - Episode 56 - Yeah, I'm Kinda Evil

Fri, 1 Aug 2008 03:56:00 GMT

Up a Paddle - Episode 56 - Yeah, I'm Kinda Evil

In this episode I do a rundown of E3 and talk about videogames and such. Also, I talk about certain tendancies of mine. Evilish tendancies.

News
Marvel vs Capcom 3 closer than we think?

Animeondvd.com sold to mania.com.

Live action Cowboy Bebop film in development

Games for Windows Live goes free

Feedback
Props to Anime 82
Check out his podcast at http://anime82.blogspot.com

DS Tool. No, not me*.
Go here to see it in all it's glory
* Thanks to Bob of wqoq.com fame for this link and that joke.

Eeeper's comment on Episode 55. About the evil.
http://eeeperschoice.com and http://capricorntheater.com

Well, you want evil, you got it, albeit in the form of random slightly disturbing videos. So, in no particular order:

Pom Poko. "Mommy, why isn't that raccoon wearing any pants?"

Disney stuff is the best. Speaking of Disney stuff:
Walt Disney's The Menstruation Story

Worms in a guy's stomach - WARNING - Video is exactly what I said. People with weaker temperaments beware.
The green stuff in his stomach is a nice touch.

And, because Wii Fit Girlfriend got you all hot and bothered, here's the sequel:
Wii Fit Boyfriend

See more funny videos at CollegeHumor

Be sure to check out Dr. Horibble's Sing along blog (now on iTunes).
http://www.drhorrible.com/

Putting this video on hulu.com after I downloaded on iTunes, now that's evil. Well played, Whedon.

Random Fact
Surgeons who grew up playing video games make 37 percent fewer mistakes

E3
In this segment I give a rundown of of the E3 conferences. Fortunately, Penny Arcade has already done a much better job of this. Check out this comic for more details.
http://penny-arcade.com/comic/2008/7/16/

Here's the wikipedia article on the spanking machine I mentioned. I did not realize how depraved the thing was until I learned it also has a kancho mode. For more information on kanchos, go to Gaijin Smash, a blog written by an American that taught English in Japan. There's some pretty wild stories in there.

Back to my show, I also go on a bit of a rant (I know, I never rant, but I guess there's a first time for everything) about why E3 is a flawed concept.

Random Fact
Mario was named after Mario Segale, the landlord of Nintendo of Americaâs office, who barged in on a company meeting demanding an overdue rent.

Bragging Rights
I bought a PS3. Booyah! It was consumer whorism at its finest. If you are looking for sweet video game deals (and in Canada), check out the Redflagdeals.ca. Also, check out CheapAssGamer.com.

Quickie Game Review
Monopoly for the Ipod.

Promos:
Two Girls and a Podcast (http://twogirlsandapodcast.libsyn.com). No cups involved (thank God).
However, AniPac (http://animepacific.blogspot.com) is caveat emptor in regards to this.

Contact Info
Email: upapaddle@gmail.com

Podcast blog: http://upapaddle.com

Song played: Dead Nintendo by Possible Oscar

Since I'm not completely evil, here's Pug vs Cat. Cute.

Thanks for listening!

Evil!

Up a Paddle - Episode 55 - Scary Tales

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 01:37:00 GMT

Up a Paddle - Episode 55 - Scary Tales

In this episode I go over the announcements at Anime Expo, discuss the relative hotness of Disney Princesses, and play a segment recorded back on Easter. I also review Enchanted and Monster, because this is the Monster/Fairy Tales episodes.

Here's the time codes if you want to skip ahead. I know I would:

0:00 Intro
0:35 The News
American Death Note Movie In Development.
It will be interesting to see how this turns out. Will it end up crap like other crappy J-Horror to American Horror movies? We'll have to wait and see.

More rumblings about Arrested Development movie.
We need an Arrested Development movie. Come on!

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time: The Movie: The Game
There are layers upon layers here I can't even begin to comprehend.

Capcom vs Tatsunoko
This looks like it will be an awesome game. Heck, even Morrigan from Darkstalkers has updated graphics. That hasn't happened for at least 13 years. Also there's the Gold Lightan Love

Gold Lightan is in the game. Mach 5 is next. I'm sure of it.

Gold Lightan Rap link
So yeah, check out Anime 82. I really need to watch me some Gold Lightan.

Sporn (NSFW)
This is why we can't have nice things, Internets. Of course, this is just the tip of the iceberg. Can you imagine what these deviants and onanists are cooking up next. I shudder to think of it.

This monstrousity causes me to shudder as well:
Pedobear video

What has 4chan wrought?

Since that was disturbing, I thought I'd bring back teh actual sexy here with Wii Fit Girlfriend

It's almost hypnotic

Now, on to Anime News:
Geneon is back ... Kind of
ADV is also getting titles distributed by Funimation
Funimation News

Funimation sure is making out like a bandit in all of this. Must be all of that Fullmetal Alchemist and Dragon Ball Z money that they have lying around.

ADV News
I'm not dead yet!

Bandai Visual, now part of Bandai Entertainment
Bandai News
I was really hoping that Bandai would have learned from Bandai Visual's failed marketing tactics, but I guess they aren't going to.

Imaginasian News
On the other hand, this was a business model I wish would have worked. Order a dvd and it's made for you.

That's it for news

11:45 Email, Awesome
Just like the movies

First off I read an email from Maestro Davinci.

I'm not sure but hoping this is the site you referred to in your email. If not, please send in the right one.
http://www.moddb.com/

Judging by his email address, this is also a site he is affiliated with:
http://jp-studios.com

Here's the mod I mentioned

Super Smash Bros DS

Super Smash Bros Rumble in the Jungle

18:28 Promo - Dave and Joel's Fast Karate for the Gentlemen
http://daveandjoel.com

19:15 Little Brother Challenge
Admittedly, not the best challenge so far. I should have sprung for the large eggs.

29:40 Disney Princess Poll. It's coming down finally. Ding Dong the Witch is Dead.

35:49 Promoish sort of thing - I Luv the 80's. And I do. Hopefully after this, I'm not banned from listening to the podcast.

38:13 Review - Enchanted

41:45 Review - Monster
ANN Entry for Monster

Watch this show, darn it!

Here's the show opening for Monster, so you can get an idea of the character designs:

Monster Opener

1:00:01 Destroy All Podcasts DX promo
1:01:55 Wrap Up
1:03:10 Monster by Matchbook Romance

Random Fact
On Sesame Street, Bert's goldfish were named Lyle and Talbot

Random Fact
Kermit the Frog was left handed

Contact Info
Email: upapaddle@gmail.com
Site: http://upapaddle.com

Yeah, this episode kinda got away from me, in terms of quality and coherence, but at least it's over. Until the next recording, anyway. Bwuah ha ha!

Thanks for listening!

Up a Paddle - Special - Winging It

Tue, 1 Jul 2008 01:08:00 GMT

Up a Paddle - Special - Winging it

In this special, I catch up with what's been happening with me lately. I've been working, studying, traveling, and being sick. Fun. Anyhoo, I did get to New York and I talk about it in the special. Also, I start a series of game reviews.

This episode is a bit different than what I normally do. I'm without a script on this one. I hope it is coherent. If this experiment goes well, I might try doing it more often in order to get back on some sort of a schedule.

Don't worry, episode 55 is still on the way. In the meantime, here's the flickr photos I was talking about:

www.flickr.com

This is a Flickr badge showing items in a set called New York. Make your own badge here.

The promo was for http://anime-gen.com and http://animediet.net.

The song was "What If I Get Sick" by New Sense

Contact Info
email: upapaddle@gmail.com
site: http://upapaddle.com
blog: http://kentcer.com

Thanks for listening!

Up a Paddle - Episode 54b - I am Virtua Boy

Mon, 12 May 2008 03:50:00 GMT

Episode 54b - I Am Virtua Boy

This episode I review Virtua Fighter: The Anime and Iron Man.

Email Awesome:
In this segment I talk about my April Fools day episode and why Cloverfield, although a great movie, has unlikable protagonists (unless you consider the monster the protagonist, in which case he is just cuddly).

News
New Dragonball anime
I was right dagnammit! However, I may have been technically incorrect when I said it was for a Jump Festa. It appears to be for "Jump Super Anime Tour"

Bandai Entertainment has licensed Gurren Lagann

Gurren Lagann movie named, dated
Tengen Toppa Gurren-Lagann: Guren-hen For September 6th in Japan

Yep, I really like the Lagann.

Guillermo Del Toro to direct Hobbit films.
One W00t! to silence them all.

Myst movie coming

Dreamworks aquires rights to live action Ghost in the Shell. Steven Spielberg producing.

Neko Ramen live action movie.
Because you can't go wrong with live action movies about cartoon cats.... Oh wait

Nintendo channel released

Random Fact:
In one day an average person will take about 18,000 steps.

Now for a brief interlude:
Mario Brother's Plumbing by Smart Bomb Radio:

Reviews
Virtua Fighter
Wikipedia's Entry For this Show

This is a great show and you guys should really check it out. I have a feeling I forgot to talk about the fighting in this show in my review. It was glorious. The moves looked realistic and it was quite enjoyable to watch.
Here's what the show looks like:

Virtua Fighter Opening

Also, here's the Mortal Kombat vs DC Trailer

Random Fact
It takes eighteen minutes to cool hot chocolate into a Hershey's Kiss.

Iron Man
http://ironmanmovie.marvel.com/
You will believe a man can fly. A third time.

Be sure to stay until after the credits, there's a stinger.

Random Fact:
A U.S. backed government study found that pigs can become alcoholics.

Angry Dome: Death of the Best Radio Station ever

Reminder
Next episode: Episode 55 - the two year anniversary. Booyah. Please, someone send in a feedback. Something to validate UAP's existence (and by extension, my own). Maybe a email to upapaddle@gmail.com. Maybe a comment at the blog (http://upapaddle.com). You know, you go guy, congrats, something like that.

Song
Cheer up Emo Kid by Patent Pending

Promos:
Anime 82 (http://anime82.blogspot.com)

Eeeper's Choice (http://eeeperschoice.com)
* I'm really looking forward to Eeeper's new project, Capricorn Theatre (http://capricorntheater.com) where he reviews movies from the best decade ever, the 80s. And for the record, it's not the best decade because it was the one in which I was born. No, it's the best because that's when Smurfs: Rescue in Gargamel's Castle was released.

Chibi Tokyo (http://chibitokyo.libsyn.com/)

Email: upapaddle@gmail.com
Site: http://upapaddle.com

Get wild and tough
get chance and luck
I am Iron man
Da na na na na
Thanks for listening

Up a Paddle - Episode 54a - Merrily We Roll Along

Tue, 1 Apr 2008 06:03:00 GMT

Up a Paddle - Episode 54a - Merrily we roll along.

This week I talk about the news in brief and review one of my all time favorite Anime type shows.

News
New Dragon Ball series: Dragon Ball AF

Bandai Visual licensing old Geneon titles

Bandai Visual - Price Cut

Roy and MewTwo in Super Smash Bros Brawl.
Roy can be unlocked with the Super Smash Bros Melee Gamecube disk. You will need to first unlock Roy in the Gamecube version and transfer the Gamecube save file to the Wii's flash memory. The next time you load up brawl, Roy will challenge you to a duel. This is similar to how you could unlock the Pikmin trophy in Melee by having a Pikmin save file on your memory card.

To unlock MewTwo is a little trickier. You will need to play 1000 vs matches with Jigglypuff. The last match has to be won at between 10:00 and 12:00 on Friday night on the Animal Crossing Stage. If done correctly, KK slider will saronade you with the Mario theme and Mewtwo will challenge you.

Firefly second season

Star Wars: Episodes 4 through 6 remake coming?

Lost episodes of Fist of the North Star have been found.

Lost - answers to some mysteries leaked (SPOILER!!!)

Random Fact
All 2% milk sold commercially contains 5% soy milk. This is a measure that dairy industry has implemented in response to Mad Cow disease. Many herds have been destroyed in the last year and in order to provide the same quantity of milk, drastic actions had to be taken.

Announcements
Up a Paddle has been picked up as the official podcast of the first annual WhatsACon in Regina. An official date has not been set yet but I'll keep you posted.

Podcast news
My state of the anime podcast address wherein I address the problem of podfading. Not mentioned is the We Love Furries podcast. I may not agree with what they say (I totally don't) but I'll defend to the death their right to say it (and to soil teddy bears) ... ok, maybe to the minor injury ... screw it, they're on their own. Payback's a bitch, Dane and Alex.

Random Fact:
Every year 100 people die from sticking their tongues to metal poles in winter
Angry Dome / Life's Little Awesomes
Facebook group, Upapaddle.ning.com groups

Review
Super Ninja Monkey Pirates of the Science Team Alpha Go! Panic! Lets Save Some Earth! Everybody Yes!
Random Fact: 80% of all professional ping pong players are left handed.

Songs
Minnie's Yoohoo
Code Monkey by Jonathan Coultoun

Contact Info:

Email: upapaddle@gmail.com
Podcast site: upapaddle.com

Up a Paddle - Episode 53 - It's On Like Donkey Kong

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 03:59:00 GMT

Up a Paddle - Episode 53 - It's On Like Donkey Kong

This episode I review King of Kong: A Fist Full Of Quarters. I also talk about sending astronauts to Mars and forgetting to leave the lights on outside, Disney going kawaii, and having a smashing good time playing Smash Bros.

News
Disney, Madhouse to Make Stitch! Show for Japanese TV.
And yet Maximum Horsepower is denied yet again. Where's the Horace Horsecollar love?

Trigun movie announced.
I plan on going to Tim Hortons to have a donut to celebrate this.

Gurren Lagann movie announced for Fall 2008 (In Japan).
My drill is the one that pieces the heavens! I wish these DVDs would hurry up and be released here.

One Way Mission to Mars.
I think it's gonna be a long, long time till touchdown brings me round again to find I'm not the man they think I am at home. Oh no, no, no, I'm a rocket man.

World's oldest animation found.
Take that Gertie!

Wordsworth, Cool Devices categorized as Obscene by Canadian Customs.
Dominion Tank Police only considered "admissible"

But, but I trusted you Dane! All this time I thought you had a wholesome, family friendly podcast (Anime Pacific). I thought we were on the same page when you came out in support of Wholesome Wear. But then you review a show (Dominion Tank Police*) that has been marked only as "admissible" by Canadian Customs. For shame! I might have accidentally watched that show not knowing what was awaiting me. Do you know how many bowls of Corn Flakes I had to eat to suppress the wicked urges that that article begat, let alone how many more I would I have to eat if I had watched Dominion Tank Police**

Also, here's the pdf I mentioned.

* More like the Dominion Tank Police that like to have sex with each other whilst innocent Canadian children watch on with mouths agape because a certain podcaster recommended this lurid filth as appropriate, which although it doesn't actually have any explicit sex scenes, it could. Ridiculous.
** Bonus Pretzels to anyone that gets that Random Fact

Japanese ISPs to crack down on P2P anime sharers.
It will be interesting to see how this affects the fansub community. This is finally an action that could see results. Fans here might have to resort to actually buying their content. That is, if they can get it across the border first. Also, it will be interesting to see if anyone counts how many times I say "It will be interesting" when I talk about this news item in the podcast.

Pirate site crunchyroll.com has been given 4.5 million in venture captial.
~~(It might have been only 4 billion. Only.)~~
~~Give me 4.5 billion and I'll steal stuff for you too.~~

Wow, I was way off on that. It was 4.05 million. I had a typo in my show notes. I'll be updating this episode to put in the correct value and will issue a correction in the next one. Good thing no one actually listens to this show. In the meantime, just pretend it's me stuttering. I apologize for the mix up.

Partial Review - Super Smash Bros Brawl
I recently picked up Super Smash Bros Brawl and went over a few of the modes in the podcast. Sufficed to say, I'll be talking a lot about this game, but in the meantime, here's my Friend Code (4296-2752-0234). Please be my friend. I want to play online so that I can show the world my mad skills with Princess Peach (or lack thereof).

Review
The King Of Kong: A Fist Full Of Quarters
You can find more info on this movie here: http://www.billyvssteve.com/
I liked it. Two barrels up.

Also, here's the Mr. Awesome interview I mentioned.
(NSFW)

Vote and Content Request
I'll be celebrating my "not podfading for two whole years" (a personal best) in the upcoming Episode 55 of UAP. If you are a fan or just a fellow podcaster (which you are, since only podcasters listen to other podcasts), please feel free to send me a congratulatory email or voicemail. Or alternatively, send me a cease and desist notice. Either way, please send me something. I'll be sure to repay the favor.

Also, please digg and vote for Up a Paddle at the regular podcast voting places. The links on the right will take you to the appropriate sites.

The promos played this episode were:
Two Girls and a Podcast (http://twogirlsandapodcast.libsyn.com)
Ninja Consultants (http://ninjaconsultant.livejournal.com/)
Anime Pacific (http://animepacific.blogspot.com)

I also gave a recommendation to Anime82 (http://anime82.blogspot.com) Check it out.

The song played was Nintendo by Saint Dragon

You can email me at upapaddle@gmail.com or go to http://upapaddle.com and leave comments.

*** Almost Forgot ***
Please join the Up a Paddle Facebook Group
It is a way better group than the Guys named Cade group.

Thanks for listening!

Up a Paddle - Episode 52 - We Are The Pirates That Say NOOOO!

Tue, 19 Feb 2008 04:21:00 GMT

Up a Paddle - Episode 52 - We are the Pirates that Say NOOOO!

This week I review Space Pirate Captain Herlock: Endless Odyssey and Cloverfield. I also talk about the death of HD-DVD, the Writer Strike finally ending and a third thing.

The News:
Duke Nukem Forever - Out this Year
Spore Dated - September 7, 2008
NASA MMORPG
The Writer's Strike is Over
Walmart dropping HD-DVD
So is Toshiba
Toy Story 1 and 2 Returning to Theaters in 3D

Rumor Roundup
Del Toro to helm Hobbit Movies?
ADV Going Under?

Counter Editorial - Giant Robots aren't stupid, you're the stupid, stupid
This response is in rebuttal to Why Giant Mecha Robots are Stupid

The promos played were:
The Greatest Movie Ever! Podcast
http://fearthegooberzilla.com

Anime Roundtable
http://animeroundtable.com

Anime World Order
http://animeworldorder.com

Anime Pacific
http://animepacific.blogspot.com

The comedy skit was Godzilla for Office by Smart Bomb Radio.

The song was Attacke Godzilla by the Happy Happy Jihads

Plan 9 From Outer Space can be found here:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7038656109656489183

Contact Info
email: upapaddle@gmail.com
site: upapapddle.com
blog: kentcer.com

Thanks for listening!

Up a Paddle - Episode 51 - The Grinch Stole This Podcast

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 04:47:00 GMT

Up a Paddle - Episode 51 - The Grinch Stole This Podcast
It's the belated Christmas episode. Wait, that's not good at all. At this rate, I'll be doing the Easter episode next Halloween.

Anyhoo, in this episode I review National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation and National Treasure: Book of Secrets. I also give my favorite anime, movies, and video games picks of last year and share my New Years Resolutions. I also do an in depth analysis of pornography and it's affects on the HD format war. If that doesn't get me ratings, I don't know what will. Oh, yeah, just because of that and some tasteful profanity, this episode has been marked as EXPLICIT. Consider yourself warned. Also, consider yourself disappointed after listening to it.

News
Warner Switcher to BluRay
Bandai Disc Recall
NewType USA Folds
Super Smash Bros Brawl Delayed to March 9

Conspiracy Theory Corner:
The Adult Industry is hindering the HD format war

New Years Resolutions
I talk about what I plan to accomplish this year, podcasting wise. I hope to catch up to where I should be.

2007 Wrap up
In this section of the show, I talk about my top movie, game, and tv show picks for 2007.

Random Facts
A praying mantis will eat a black widow.
See Japanese Bug Fights for more on this phenomenon

In 1992, Frank Perkins of Los Angeles made an attempt on the world flagpole-sitting record. Suffering from the flu he came down eight hours short of the 400 day record, his sponsor had gone bust, his girlfriend had left him and his phone and electricity had been cut off.

A desert snail can sleep for 3 years.

The promos played in this show were:
Anime Genesis (http://anime-gen.com) - In that promo, Benu seems upset about something but I can't quite put my finger on it. He should do what I do when I need to cheer up -- download some free anime (http://www.vuze.com/app)*

Destroy All Podcasts DX (http://www.collectiondx.com/taxonomy/term/692)

Anime Pacific (http://animepacific.blogspot.com)

(After this episode, I fully expect my listenership to drop from 5 to 3. I should have called it the bridge burning episode).

I also liberally rip off The GREATEST MOVIE EVER! podcast, which can be found at (http://fearthegooberzilla.com).

The song played was Song for Free by Todd Lerner

If you have any questions, comments, or legal notices, please send them to upapaddle@gmail.com

Thanks for listening

* In this case I'm referring to shows like Neko Rahmen which have been made legally available for download for free. A cat making Ramen, that's crazy. I should know, I was a Ramen doughboy for one year at a Ramen Noodle factory. They didn't like it when I brought my cat to work, no matter how good he was at cleaning the vats.

Up a Paddle - Episode 50 - Propaganda is Fun

Tue, 1 Jan 2008 00:48:00 GMT

This episode I review Walt Disney Treasures: On the War Front. So hop on your pogo stick to your closest mp3 player and give it a listen.

News
Golgo 13 TV series greenlit
Fist of the North Star OVA's announced
Other stuff happened as well this year. JibJab is there

Review
Walt Disney Treasures: On the War Front
This is a great set for history buffs or vintage Disney fans. I highly recommend it.

This set is chock full of training and PSA cartoons made for the war effort for WWII. I love the Disney educational videos. That's how I learnt about venereal disease (apparently the video was deleted from Google Video, so this was the best I could do). That's how I also learned about the story of menstruation:

The promos played are:
Eeeper's Choice
Anime Pacific
Chibi Tokyo

The comedy bit is Wilford Brimley Hates Your Diabetes by Smart Bomb Radio

The song is The Way I Am by Ingrid Michaelson

You can contact me at upapaddle@gmail.com or go to the podcast site at upapaddle.com.

Thanks for listening!

Up a Paddle - Episode 49 - War Stories, Part II

Tue, 1 Jan 2008 00:14:00 GMT

Up a Paddle - Episode 49 - War Stories, Part II

This episode I review Leji Matsumoto's The Cockpit. If this episode seems a little off, it's because half of it was recorded before Christmas and the other half after. I hope you all had a pleasant holiday. I sure did.

The News

W00t is 2007's word of the year Woot!

Gokusen 3 set to air April 2008 Woot!

Itsudatte My Santa - recalled. Meh!

Nintendo along with Gamestop now selling IOU's. (how's that for up to the minute reporting?)

The Hobbit movie finally confirmed. Woot! of relief

Chow Yun Fat is Master Roshi in the Dragonball movie. (Woot!?!)

Science time. Trees Killed the Woolly Mammoth? Damn dirty trees!

Rumor Roundup
Arrested Development Movie?

Random Fact
On average, a child uses 730 crayons by their 10th birthday.

Conspiracy Theory Corner - Chupathingy redux

But cryptzoologist fans, don't worry, There has been a unicorn siting.

Also, another long thought extinct beast was spotted in the Wild. Duke Nukem Forever has a teaser trailer out.

What I'm playing
Mario and Sonic: At the Olympic Games
Fun minigames. Some are a little complex. Get you going, pumped

Super Mario Galaxy
It sucks. Worst game of the year. Except instead of worst, best (stay tuned for more in that regard). This is no Super Mario Sunshine my friend.

What I'm watching
Just finished From the Earth to the Moon. I got in on a Black Friday sale for this one. It's still cheap, though and well worth it

For a brief interlude
Cthulhu Claus is Coming to Town
by Smart Bomb Radio

Random Fact
A fear of long words is, ironically, called "Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia"

The Cockpit
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=757
This one's spoilerriffic as well, so do yourself a favor and watch the shows first. There are 20 minute OVAs and they are well worth your time.
The Angry Dome
World War II games are the tool of the devil

Random Fact
An analysis of mammalian bite force, corrected for body size, shows that the Tasmanian Devil has the strongest bite of any living mammal.

The song was Christmas Here on Mars by Bubble.

The promos played were the Ninja Consultants (http://ninjaconsultant.livejournal.com/) and Anime Pacific (http://animepacific.blogspot.com)

Contact Info
You can email me at UpaPaddle@gmail.com, visit the blog and post comments at upapaddle.com
Also, please check out my personal blog, kentcer.com. And by personal, I mean it's a dump for YouTube videos and semi-pithy comments.

Thanks for listening!

Up a Paddle - Episode 48 - In Case of Happiness, Listen to this Podcast

Wed, 12 Dec 2007 14:11:00 GMT

Up a Paddle - Episode 48 - In Case of Happiness, Listen to this Podcast

This episode I review Barefoot Gen. I talk about the controversy happening at Gamespot and Justin Sevakis's open letter to the industry. I also play a voice mail from Jake the Root Beer King (http://rpglamer.blogspot.com).

Full show notes to follow. You can email me at upapaddle@gmail.com.

Here's the speed racer trailer I promised:

The song was Still Alive by Jonathan Coulton (www.jonathancoulton.com)
I also played Maple Leaf Rag by Jeanne Backofen Craig

The promos played were:
Anime Roundtable (http://animeroundtable.com)
Lather's Blather (http://lathersblather.blogspot.com)
Anime Pacific (http://animepacific.blogspot.com)
Here's the comedy bit I played by Pablo Francisco: Pablo Francisco
"Movie Previews" (mp3)
from "Knee To The Groin"
(Uproar)

Buy at iTunes Music Store
Buy at Amazon

Thanks for listening!

Up a Paddle - Episode 47 - Double Double Boil and Trouble

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 04:59:00 GMT

Up a Paddle - Episode 47 - Double Double Toil and Bubble

If you count the specials, I've done 52 episodes (including one over again). Yay me. Yes, this is as good as it gets. I hope to hit the 52 mark by April just so I can say I have a biweekly podcast (about).

So what better way to start fake episode 52 but with some retractions and corrections

Here's the link to the Canadian Heritage Minute that I promised many podcasts ago. http://www.histori.ca/minutes/minute.do?id=10123

Also, Kentmas went well this year. It was again celebrated successfully by one person. Oh, and this guy:

Oh Podcast Pete, you scoundrel! Pirates don't wear jeans!

Mail
I read some comments from Eeeper (Eeeper's Choice) and Dane (Anime Pacific). Well, I paraphrase their comments. I go off on a rant about Canadian prices not adjusting to match the value of our dollar, and then our Dollar goes down again. Figures.

Also, I give a quick shoutout to Anime Roundtable for playing my promo recently.

News
The WGA is on strike.
http://www.aintitcool.com/node/34700

I give a brief summary of the Writers' position in this whole mess and I talk about what this means to you, the viewer.

Here's the video with the writers from The Office

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6hqP0c0_gw

Sony removing backwards compatibility from PS3, because they want to sell more PS3 games.

Rumor: PS2 price drop imminent

The Loonie keeps soaring higher and higer (spoke too soon)

Expect a Guitar Hero III shortage for the Wii, says Activision

Both Nana live action movies have been licensed by Viz Media.

Casablanca, Other Hollywood Movies Adapted into Manga

Recent Adventure in Otakudom
The Otaku in the Mist.

Reviews
Blood - The Last Vampire
It sucks. Get it? Because it's about vampires and ... Actually, it was all right, if not a little on the short side.

The Black Cauldron.
It sucks. Get it? It's a call back ... Well, it's not bad but it's not particularly good. It does have an awesome villain, though.

Promos played
Anime Pacific
http://animepacific.blogspot.com

Anime World Order
http://animeworldorder.com

Weekly Anime Review
http://weeklyanimereview.com

Contact Info
Email: Upapaddle@gmail.com
Podcast site: http://upapaddle.com
Blog: http://www.kentcer.com

Song
Digg the Code by Geoff Smith

Random Facts
Paul Revere didn't actually say "The British are Coming! The British are Coming"
In Kentucky, Bourbon is illegal in some of the counties that produce it
Possums aren't playing when the "play possum". They get shocked and faint.

Thanks for listening!

Up a Paddle - Episode 46 - Everybody Yes!

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 03:51:00 GMT

Up a Paddle - Episode 46 - Everybody Yes!
Or It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year

It's Kentmas Time! Kentmas Time is here! Time for ... Video Games and Anime ... and Candy! Lots and lots of Candy! I gave this episode a different title in the audio but screw it, this one's better. Also, in this episode I tried out a little something different. I used some music loops in order to mix things up. Please comment or email if you like or dislike the loops and which ones I should keep.

News
Teppan Toppa Gurren Lagann Game coming out -- in Japan that is
for DS
Here's the Trailer

Yeah, if you want up to the minute news (like Nova - one of the English Teaching programs in Japan going under, leaving its teachers high and dry, listen to a real podcast. Like Anime Pacific).
Here's the Nova Story
Here is Anime Pacific on the Nova Story

Take the next news item for example
Lucky Star has been licensed by Bandai. This story was broken by Anime Genesis. So check them up. They know the anime news even before Anime News Network does. Good job guys.
Here's the Anime Genesis announcement.
Here's the page showing that the show has been licensed:
(a brief search didn't turn this up on ANN)

Someday I'll get a scoop. Unfortunately, it will probably be Smurfs related.

Japanese Animation is Destroying American Society.
The above is an editorial I briefly mention. Also, I would like to point out how relevant the whole seizure thing is.

This week in Smash - The big blue guy is in Smash Brothers
http://smashbros.com
That's right: King Dedede from the Kirby Series is in Smash Brothers
Oh yeah, So is Sonic the Hedgehog. Big news indeed. Also, Smash Brothers Brawl has been delayed until February.

My Smash Brother Predictions
This is the portion of the show where I go off on a tangent about possible characters in

Random Fact - The Legend of the Jack - o - Latern
Short version: A guy named Jack (vagabond if I ever met one) tricked the Devil by getting him to go up a tree and then carved a cross to prevent him from coming down. He finally let the Devil down after the Devil promised to no longer tempt him (presumably with candy and loose women). So Jack dies and Heaven won't let him in (too many cavities if you know what I mean). The devils still ticked off at him so he can't get into Hell either. He's forced to wander all eternity. The Devil gives him a single ember to light his way and so Jack hollows out a turnip to keep it safe. Then he realized turnips were stupid and got a pumpkin. I'm really wishing I would have put this version in the podcast as it is way funnier than what I said. Just imagine me saying the above in my irritating voice and your set. Also through in a few references to pirates and Smurfs for good measure.

Recent Releases (past month)
Halo 3
Legend of Zelda - Phantom Hourglass
Jungle Book: Platinum Edition
Corner Gas: Season 4

This week's releases
Bleach Box Set 1
Hajime no Ippo Box Set 1
Hajime no Ippo Box Set 2
Phoenix Vol 1
Guitar Hero III

What I'm watching/playing
Legend of Zelda - Phantom Hourglass - Just finished it, it was glorious.
Will review in a future podcast

Barefoot Gen 1 and 2. Boy, If you are ever worried that you are too upbeat and happy, watch these films. They're jarring, to be quite frank. The first one is set during the bombing of Hiroshima and it follows Gen and his mother as they attempt to survive. I'll be reviewing this in episode 48.

Finally, I'm watching Monster. I've decided that this season of Anime doesn't really have anything that I'm particularly interested in following (except for Genshiken and Bamboo Blade) so I'm taking this opportunity to check out slightly older series. Next up on the queue are Touch and Hajime no Ippo. (In addition to the shows on the current poll, of course).

Monster makes a good horror anime to watch for Halloween.

Random Fact
Pumpkins are a fruit that originated in Central America.

Reviews
This week I review The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad. Well part of it anyway. I'm going to focus on the story of Icabod. That's Icabod Crane. As in the Legend of Sleepy Hollow. The Mr. Toad is also a good, worthwile cartoon to watch, but it isn't creepy, kooky or altogether spooky, so it will have to wait for another time.

Next, Kakurenbo - Hide and Seek
This is a 25 minute ova. It's CG with cel shading and it looks sharp. It looks for the most part like traditional 2d animation. This ova is about a game of Hide and Seek, with deadly consequences.

Both shows are well worth watching.

Random Fact
The world's fastest time to carve a face into a pumpkin is 54.72 seconds, by Stephen Clarke (USA), on October 23, 2001 (source: Guinness World Records)

Promos Played:
Dave and Joel's Fast Karate for the Gentlemen
Anime Pacific
Eeeper's Choice

Closing Song
Halloween is Awesome by Hyper Nonsense.

Contact Info
Email: upapaddle@gmail.com
Blog: http://kentcer.com

Thanks for listening!
* Dont mind me I'm just claiming this site in Technorati Technorati Profile A new episode should be out this weekend. Also, I'm brainstorming a new promo and another YouTube video.

Up a Paddle - Episode 45 - Sheep That Pass In the Night

Wed, 10 Oct 2007 03:59:00 GMT

Up a Paddle - Episode 45 - Sheep that Pass in the Night

This week I talk about the death of Geneon, the Canadian Dollar reaching Parity with the US Dollar, upcoming Fall Anime, and previous Spring and Summer anime. I also review Ringing Bell and One Stormy Night, two similar but very different children's movies.

News
Geneon to stop production
Note: I said November 1st as the stop date, it's actually Nov. 6. Correction to follow in upcoming episode

Rock band coming out Nov 3

Canadian Dollar on parity with states ... what does it mean.

Nintendo offers free Wiimote Jackets

Fall Anime Preview
Genshiken Season Two
Bamboo Shoot
G/R Giant Robo

Spring/Summer Wrap up
Potemayo
Zombie Loan
Lucky Star

Random Fact
Giraffes have no vocal cords.

Rant
Parking Lots - The current bane of my existence

Random Fact
The sweat drops drawn in cartoon comic strips are called pleuts.

Reviews
In this episode I review two children's movie about sheep. I would have reservations about showing either of them to children. Show them Bad Sheep instead. Not the Chris Farley/David Spade vehicle but this one. . That'll really mess them up almost as much as showing them Ringing Bell.
Ringing Bell (Chirin no Suzu). This one is about a sheep that wants to become a big bad wolf so that he won't be prey any more. Very violent and disturbing.

* I said I'd post the YouTube videos for this movie but apparently it has been removed. Here's an AMV:

Ringing Bell - Animal Chirin has Become. It's not that hard to find the movie if you really want to.

One Stormy Night (Arashi no Yoru Ni). This is the story of a sheep and a wolf that becomes friends. It's pretty good and I give it the Kentcer Seal of Approval. Here's the AMV I mentioned (well, a One Stormy Night AMV, anyway):

Arashi No Yoru Ni - Star

You can email with comments to upapaddle@gmail.com.

The song played was "Sheep in the morning" by TV's Kyle

The promos played were:

Destroy All Podcasts DX
Anime Pacific
Chibi Tokyo

Thanks for Listening!

Up a Paddle - Episode 44 - That's a Paddling

Mon, 17 Sep 2007 01:56:00 GMT

Up a Paddle - Episode 44 - That's a Paddling

This week I talk about HD-DVD and Bluray (and what Microsoft is getting out of supporting HD-DVD) and I review Ping Pong, a 2002 Japanese live action movie about cricket ... I mean ping pong. It was recently released on DVD by Viz.

Shout outs:
Anime Roundtable: They played my promo on a recent show. Thanks guys!

Here are the news stories I talked about:
Name for the Fourth Indiana Jones movie announced:
"Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull"

Robotech might be on the fast track
Warner Bros and Tobey Maguire's company Maguire Enterntainment are poised to produce.

Local News
In Regina, on Sept 20th through 23, Paprika will be playing at the Regina Public Library. There will also be a Japanese film festival on the 29th.
Here's the link to the show times. If you are in the Regina area and an Anime fan, be sure to go to support the Anime scene here in Southern Saskatchewan (which until this time I had no idea existed -- I thought it was just Bob and me).

Here are the anime DVD releases for this last week and upcoming one:

Last week's releases

Ah! My Goddess: Flights of Fancy Vol. #3
Best Student Council Vol. #6
Burst Angel Vol. #3
Burst Angel Vol. #4
Guyver: The Bioboosted Armor Vol. #6
Hare+Guu Box Set
Kyo Kara Maoh! Season 2 Vol. #6
Mushishi Vol. #2
Princess Princess Vol. #3
Shonen Onmyoji Vol. #2
Wings of Honneamise (BD+DVD Combo)
Wings of Honneamise (HD DVD+DVD Combo)
Xenosaga Vol. #1

This week's releases

Black Lagoon Vol. #3
Dragon Ball Z Season 3
Full Moon Vol. #06
Fullmetal Alchemist Season 1 Set 1
Karin Vol. #3
Law of Ueki Vol. #09
Noein Vol. #5
Ramen Fighter Miki Vol. #1
Red Garden Vol. #1
This Ugly Yet Beautiful World DVD Collection
YuGiOh GX Vol. #4

The promos played were:
The Greatest Movie Ever! Podcast
Anime World Order
Anime Pacific

The closing song was Snowflakes by Demerit 7

You can email me at upapaddle@gmail.com, visit this site at http://upapaddle.com, or visit my blog at http://www.kentcer.com

Thanks for listening!

Up a Paddle - Episode 43 - Back to School II: Back Harder

Sun, 9 Sep 2007 20:18:00 GMT

Up a Paddle - Episode 43 - Back to School II: Back Harder

Yes, I've officially started classes again. I hope it goes well.
And to commemorate this momentous occasion, I'm reviewing Cromartie High School.

* This episode was recorded earlier in the week but due to unforeseen internet problems, I wasn't able to release it until today.

News
Toei Strikes Deal With NEC For Online Anime Service in Japan
Guitar Hero III Wii controller revealed.
Google Earth now has built-in flight simulator.
First Rebuild of Evangelion Movie Premiers in Japan.
Second Season of Gunslinger Girls announced.
Live-Action DBZ Set to Shoot in Montreal
Even weirder movie news: Joust: The Movie coming to a theater near you.

Genshiken Season two officially annouced. Officially.

Conspiracy Theory Corner
Chupacabra found?

Random Fact
In Ancient Peru, when a woman found an 'ugly' potato, it was the custom for her to push it into the face of the nearest man.

This week's releases
Ayakashi Samurai Horror Tales - Goblin Cat
Cat's Eye Vol. #1   ImaginAsian Entertainment - Guess they worked the issues were worked out with the CSS
Cat's Eye Vol. #2
Di Gi Charat Nyo! Vol. #3
Fruits Basket Vol. #1
Fruits Basket Vol. #2
Girls High Vol. #2
Gunslinger Girl Vol. #3
Inu Yasha Movie Box Set Deluxe Edition
Inu Yasha Season Set #4
Kaleido Star: New Wings True Star Collection 98
My-Otome Vol. #2
Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow
Naruto Vol. #15
Nobody's Boy Remi Vol. #1
Nobody's Boy Remi Vol. #2
Orguss, Super Dimensional Century Vol. #1
Orguss, Super Dimensional Century Vol. #2
Suzuka Vol. #3
Tide-Line Blue Vol. #3
UFO Ultramaiden Valkyrie 4 Vol. #1

Random Fact
The only two days of the year in which there are no professional sports games (MLB, NBA, NHL, or NFL) are the day before and the day after the Major League All-Star Game.

Reviews
Cromartie High School (both the anime and the live-action movie)

Random Fact
Coca Cola is used by police officers to clean the blood off of crime scenes.

Contact info
Email: Upapaddle@gmail.com
Site: upapaddle.com
My other blog: kentcer.com

Promos played:
Lather's Blather
Weekly Anime Review Podcast
Anime Pacific

Song played:
I'm on Firefly by Tom Smith

Get Wild and Touch
Get Chance and luck
If it weren't for my horse, I wouldn't have spent that year in college.
Later Bloggies

Up a Paddle - Episode 42 - On a Wing and a Prayer

Fri, 31 Aug 2007 03:25:00 GMT

Up a Paddle - Episode 42 - On a wing and a prayer

Nuts. I almost made 4 weeks in a row on time. Oh well. And just to warn you all, my schedule is going to get insane starting next week. I'm bumping up the number of University classes I'm taking in an effort to speed up the degree process. I will still be working, albeit at halftime. Still looking into when I will sleep, let alone podcast. Still, I'll give it the good old college try so to speak.

News
Top story: The O Canada movie at Epcot to be replaced this September.
End Of The Line For DS Web Browser
Sony to start video downloading service
ADV to take over sales and and distribution of Geneon titles in US.
Young Indiana Jones Chronicles DVDs announced.
Korean Actor to Star in Japanese/Korean City Hunter Drama.

Given that begging for diggs is getting me no where, I'd decided to put my energies somewhere more productive. Please, watch City Hunter. It's an awesome anime. And each episode is standalone for the most part, so even though there's over a 100 episodes, you don't need to make a commitment. Just watch a couple and see what you think. I think you'll be pleasantly suprised.

Get Wild and Tough.

Random Fact
In most advertisements, the time displayed on a watch is 10:10

This week's Releases
Galaxy Angel Rune Vol. #2
One Piece Vol. #10
Rozen Maiden Vol. #3
Samurai 7 Vol. #1 - relist at lower price
Samurai 7 Vol. #2
School Rumble Vol. #1
Story of Saiunkoku Vol. #1
To Heart Vol. #4
Tsubasa Vol. #3
Utawarerumono Vol. #5

Games
Metroid: Prime Corruption
The First Hour

Let's all go to the Movies - the Recap
In this episode I do a quick rundown of the movies I saw in the theaters this summer and what I thought of them. The movies reviewed include:

Bourne Ultimatum
Hot Rod

Here's the Lonely Island videos I mentioned:
Just 2 Guys

Ka-Blamo!

The Simpsons Movie
Ratatouille
1408
Transformers
Knocked Up
Superbad
From the guys that brought you Knocked Up

Random Fact
Sunsets can be green in Antarctica.

Reviews
Haibane Renmei

Random Fact
Every lake in Ohio is manmade.

Contact Info
Email: upapaddle@gmail.copm
Podcast site: http://upapaddle.com
Blog: http://kentcer.com

Song
To Be an Angel by Uncle Seth

Promos Played:
Chibi Tokyo
Destroy all Podcasts DX
Anime Pacific

Until next time
get wild and tough
get chance and luck
It's about darn time someone made a decent live action City hunter
Thanks for Listening!

Up a Paddle - Episode 41 - The Final Countdown

Wed, 22 Aug 2007 05:46:00 GMT

Up a Paddle - Episode 41 - The Final Countdown

This week I review Area 88, wind down on all the vacation talk, and finally get around to doing the Summer Anime Preview.
If you like what you hear, please click on the Digg link on the right. If you don't, please click on the Digg link on the right to register your disgust.

News
Yawara Preview DVD available from AnimeEigo
Disney movies on Bluray
Paramount switches from Bluray to HD-DVD
Michael Bay, in retaliation, says no Transformers 2
Stephen King confirms the "Dark Tower Movie"
Nintendo Power gives Metroid Prime 3 a 10/10

Summer Anime Previews
Zombie Loan
Potemayo
Sayonara Zetsubo Sensei (So Long, Mr. Despair)

How I spent my summer vacation - The Rest
Day Seven - NASA
Day Eight - Animal Kingdom
Day Nine - More Disney MGM + Magic Kingdom

This week's Anime Releases
009-1 Vol. #2
Big O II Complete Collection
Burst Angel Vol. #1
Burst Angel Vol. #2
Fate / Stay Night Vol. #5
Galaxy Angel AA Vol. #2
Gunslinger Girl Vol. #1
Gunslinger Girl Vol. #2
Innocent Venus Vol. #1
Kashimashi Vol. #2
Le Chevalier D'Eon Vol. #4
Peach Girl Vol. #4
Solty Rei Vol. #6

New Feature - "I was Right"
Aquafina is made out of people ... I mean tap water

Anime Review
Area 88 - The Television Series

Promos played:
Ninja Consultants
Anime World Order
Anime Pacific

Contact Info
Email: upapaddle@gmail.com
Podcast Site: http://upapaddle.com
Blog: http://www.kentcer.com/nucleus

Song played was Fast Eddie by The Bennys
(Song provided by http://music.podshow.com)

Thanks for listening!

Up a Paddle - Episode 40 - Brace for Reviews

Wed, 15 Aug 2007 06:30:00 GMT

Up a Paddle - Episode 40 - Brace For Reviews

Full show notes to follow ...

Ok, here they are:

This week I speculate about Cloverfield, review Brace For Impact (by Apocalypse Dowell of http://www.themoonmasters.com fame) and continue on my four part series on my summer vacation. Honestly, I'm spending more time talking about it than I did actually experiencing it.

News
Looking for Group - the Movie

Anime Genesis - the Movie
Petit Eva - a super deformed eva series (4 panel comics) to be made into a cartoon
Toei offering unlimited anime downloads in Japan
Legend of the Galactic Heroes DVD Box Offered in Japan
ImaginAsian's TMS Classics DVDs Delayed For Second Time
Xbox 360 price drop
Xbox 360 - core and premium, now with HDMI
(Edit - only in the Premium model)
Voltron Live-Action Movie

New Section
Wild Speculation
Cloverfield - what the hell is it?

Random Fact
Ketchup has not always been made out of tomatoes. It started out as a general term for sauce, typically made of mushrooms or fish brine with herbs and spices. Mushroom ketchup is still available in some countries, such as the UK. Some popular early main ingredients include anchovy, oyster, lobster, walnut, kidney bean, cucumber, cranberry, lemon, and grape.

This week's Releases
3x3 Eyes Vol. #2
Air TV Vol. #1
Beck Vol. #2
Best Student Council Vol. #5
BoBoBo-Bo Bo-BoBo Vol. #4
Kurau: Phantom Memory Vol. #3
Paniponi Dash Vol. #5
Popotan Complete Collection
Tekkaman Blade Set 3
Tokko Vol. #3
Wings of Rean Vol. #3

Non-anime release
Aqua Teen Hunger Force: Colon Movie for Theaters

Book Review
Brace For Impact

Random Fact
If all the Coca-Cola vending machines in the U.S. were stacked one on top of each other, the pile would be over 450 miles high.

How I spent My Summer Vacation - Part III
Day 5 - Universal Studios
Day 6 - More Epcot plus Boardwalk

You can email me at upapaddle@gmail.com with comments, questions, whatever.

Also, see the Digg box on your right. Go ahead, digg it. It's all right. I won't tell anyone. Also, if you use Podcast Pickle, go ahead and add yourself as a fan of the show, if you dare. Muhwahwahwah!

Song played was johnny5 by Anemo:

Promos Played:

Anime Pacific
Eeeper's Choice
Destroy All Podcasts DX

Thanks for listening!

Up a Paddle - Episode 39 - Burning Sensation

Thu, 9 Aug 2007 03:55:00 GMT

Up a Paddle - Episode 39 - Burning Sensation
Lets all go to the Movies Part B

Happy belated Saskatchewan Day everyone!

Random Fact
Flies are deaf.

News

George Lucas Wearing a Han Shot First Shirt, blows fans minds
Funimation releasing Dragon Ball Z on Blueray
Bandai has licensed - Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion
Batman Anime
New World of Warcraft Expansion announced at Blizzcon - Wraith of the Lich King.
New Apple iMacs (Also new Mac Minis)

Random Fact
During his or her lifetime, the average human will grow 590 miles of hair.

Recent Notable Releases
Hot Fuzz
Popeye the Sailor: 1933-1938, Vol. 1
Harvey Birdman: Volume 3
Ranma 1/2:

This week's Releases
.hack//Roots Vol. #3
Air Gear Vol. #4
Beat BtX Vol. #3
Gakuen Heaven Vol. #3
GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka Box Set
Hakkenden Collection Vol. #2
Kannazuki No Miko Box Set
Mar Vol. #2
Naruto Box Set Vol $4
Rumbling Hearts Box Set
When They Cry Vol. #2
Zatch Bell Vol. #11

Random Fact
A study has shown most blog visitors are young wealthy people. I need to set up a paypal button.

How I spent my summer vacation - Part II
Day 3
Congo River Mini Golf

Day 4
Morning - Blizzard Beach
Afternoon - Epcot

Random Fact
Only 5 percent of the ocean floor has been mapped in as much detail as the surface of Mars.

Reviews
Magazine Review - Otaku USA
I liked it - a lot

Fantastic Four Review
(Spoilers Ahoy)
I didn't like it. Ok, I liked it a little.

Reed Richard - The Early Years

Random Fact
Texas is the only state that permits residents to cast absentee ballots from space.

Song
The Happy Song by Sunspot
Also played The Maple Leaf Rag by Jeanne Backofen Craig

Promos played
http://www.weeklyanimereview.com
http://animepacific.blogspot.com
http://lathersblather.blogspot.com

Contact Info
Email: upapaddle@gmail.com
Site: upapaddle.com
Blog: kentcer.com

Until next time,
Get Wild and Tough
Get Chance and Luck
Always Remember the Sunscreen
Later

Up a Paddle - Episode 38 - Wait ... Where Was I?

Thu, 26 Jul 2007 05:32:00 GMT

Up a Paddle Episode 38 - Wait, where was I?
I was on vacation!!! Yay me. So I talk about that, Anime Expo, E3, and a classic 80's Anime gem. Except for the classic part. And gem. Listen to find out more.

Just a fair warning. This episode was more geared towards my family so that we'd have a record of the things we did on vacation (aside from photos and whatnot). So if you find it boring, it probably is, and it will only get worse as I've got at least 2 to 3 more podcasts worth of vacation stuff to talk about. Consider yourself warned.

News
Anime Expo
ADV has licenced Tengen Toppen Gurren Lagann
Media Blasters licenced Golden Boy
Darker than Black licensed by Funimation
They also licensed Love Hina, xxxholic and tsubasa season 2

E3
PS3 - Price drop by $100, $150 canadian
Slim PSP on the way
Shock Sixaxis - has functionality it should have had from the get go.

Microsoft
Mostly showing Halo 3 and new XBLA games

Nintendo
Mario Kart
Wii-Fit
Dates for Mario Galaxy Nov (November 12, 2007 ) and Smash Bros Brawl (Dec 3, 2007)
Wii Zapper

Random Facts
In terms of radio wave emissions, Jupiter is the noisiest planet in the solar system

What I'm Watching
Sumomomo Momomomo
I may have missed a mo when talking about this show.
Area 88 the TV Series

What I'm Playing
Paper Mario for Nintendo 64

Reading:
Brace For Impact
Stephen King's: The Long Walk
Walt Disney: Triumph of the American Imagination

Random Fact
Bees are being trained to sniff out bombs for the American goverment.

How I spend my summer vacation: Days 1 and 2

Day 1
Walt Disney World - The Magic Kingdom
- Hungry Hungry Hippo video as promised.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=G3NueKXS6dk

Day 2
Disney/MGM Studios

Review
Now that would be giving it away, now wouldn't it?
Link to said 80's Anime OVA
Fine, here's a hint: It's not City Hunter
Here's another hint: It's Wanna-be's
You can get it here: Anime Pacific
(scroll down near the bottom of the blog post. Actually, just listen to their review instead. Much better. Although mine does have a lot more awkward pauses and a healthy dose of umms and you know's)

Thanks go to Dane of Anime Pacific for encoding it.

Random Fact
The first Ferris Wheel was built in order to steal the spotlight from the then new Eiffel Tower.

Closing Song
Medley Remix 2007
Patricia Paay & The Star Sisters

Contact Info:
Email: upapaddle@gmail.com
This site: http://upapaddle.com
Another groovy site: http://www.kentcer.com

Till next time,
Get Wild and Tough
Get Chance and Luck
Thanks for Listening!

Up a Paddle - Episode 37 - In a Row ... Boat?

Mon, 18 Jun 2007 02:08:00 GMT

Up a Paddle - Episode 37 - In a Row ... Boat?

This week I review Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, answer an email, pontificate on other podcasts, discuss the finer points of making a YouTube video and Podcast Pete the Pirate cracks wise.

This is another case of "old news is so exciting" as I had this podcast recorded a while ago but wasn't able to edit it until today.

Full Show Notes to Follow

Up a Paddle - Episode 36 - Let's All Go To The Movies

Mon, 28 May 2007 03:58:00 GMT

Up a Paddle - Episode 36 - Lets All Go To The Movies - Part 1
Or "Old News is so Exciting"

Disclaimer: I recorded this episode last week so some of the stories may no longer be relevant or just plain old.

Site News
Site Poll Update Coming Soon

News
Anime News
Live Action Negima Confirmed.
Toei Establishes American License Management Office
AN Entertainment Says Good-Bye to Risky Safety
Nine Poles Held by Police over "Fansubs"
Amazon Selling Bootleg Sailor Moon.
ADV announced Red Garden, Pumpkin Scissors, Welcome to the N.H.K., and Magikano.

TV News
Rumor Roundup
Lost to end 2009?

Official news, Officially
Heroes Spinoff announced - Hero's Origins
The Office renewed for 30 episodes, including a few hour long ones.

Video Game News
Starcraft II Announced.
Guilty Gear XX Accent Core announced for Wii
Soul Calibur Adventures to Wii
Super Smash Bros site updated with countdown.
Geometry Wars Erupting on Wii, DS

Movie news
Bruce Willis - Talk backer
(link shamelessly taken from http://wqoq.com - Sorry Bob)

Finally, Old news is so exciting:
Adult Swim shortened Eureka 7 final episode broadcast - much outrage
Viz to offer Death Note downloads

Two animes getting new staff
Lucky Star
Tengen Toppen Gurren Lagann

Spring Anime Preview Spectacular Galore, Part The Second
Tengen Toppen Gurren Lagann

Random Fact
The first word spoken by an ape in the movie Planet of the Apes was
"Smile".

Promo
Lather's Blather

Releases
Week of May 22
Afro Samurai
Black Lagoon Vol. #1
Demon Prince Enma Vol. #1
Doki Doki School Hours Box Set
Dragon Ball Z Season 2 Set
Gilgamesh Box Set (Thinpak)
Gunbuster 2 Vol. #1 (of 3)
Naruto OVA
Pokemon All Stars Collection
Tsubasa Vol. #1

Week of May 15
Best Student Council Vol. #3
Blue Submarine No. 6 Anime Legends Complete Collection
Coyote Ragtime Show Vol. #3
Fate / Stay Night Vol. #3
Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny Vol. #08
Moon Phase Vol. #6
Tide-Line Blue Vol. #1 (might have accidentally edited this one out)
Utawarerumono Vol. #3
Zipang Vol. #5

Week of May 8
Ah! My Goddess: Flights of Fancy Vol. #1
Disgaea Vol. #3
Guyver: The Bioboosted Armor Vol. #4
Kyo Kara Maoh! Season 2 Vol. #4
Voltron: Defender of the Universe Set 3

Random Fact
The stunt double for Bernie in the movie "Weekend at Bernie's" suffered a few broken ribs while filming the movie, due to all the pitfalls and stunts of playing a dead man; most notably in the scene involving Bernie being dragged around the surface of the lake, bumping into metal floating obstacles.

Promo
Fear the Gooberzilla

Reviews
Hot Fuzz
Spider-man 3
Shrek The Third

Random Fact
King Kong was Hitler's favorite movie

Promo
Anime Pacific

Anti-Rant
Cherry Coke Frosters are awesome

Song
Learning to Drown by The Tones

Contact Info
Email: UpAPaddle@gmail.com
Podcast Site: http://upapaddle.com
Personal Blog: http://www.kentcer.com

Until Next Time
Get Wild and Tough
Get Chance and Luck
Thanks for Listening!

Up a Paddle - Special - My Spoiler Sense is Tingling!

Mon, 28 May 2007 03:50:00 GMT

Up a Paddle - Special - My Spoiler Sense is Tingling!

Disclaimer: This special contains spoilers. If you haven't seen Spider-man 3 yet, don't listen.

As you might have guessed, I talk about Spider-man 3 and all the nitpicky things that bothered me about it. For a more ranty goodness, check out this forum thread: http://www.mickaloha.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1151

Also, check out The Moon Masters (http:\\themoonmasters.com). They are awesome.

Thanks for listening! (unless you haven't watched the movie, then thanks for not listening!)

Up a Paddle - Episode 35.5 - Missing the Point

Mon, 14 May 2007 03:59:00 GMT

Up a Paddle - Episode 35.5 - Missing the Point
This special is a continuation of the last episode. Full episode to follow later. Also, another special is on the way, dealing with why Spider-man 3 sucked so much. For a preview, check out this forum thread: Spider-man 3 rant thread at the Moon Masters forums

Also, due to biting off more than I can chew, I may be going on hiatus for a while. I'm going to see how next week goes.

New Feature - Missing the Point

Random Fact
The largest number of children born to one woman is recorded at 69. From 1725-1765, a Russian peasant woman gave birth to 16 sets of twins, 7 sets of triplets, and 4 sets of quadruplets.

Reviews
Please Twins

Contact Info:
Email me at Upapaddle@gmail.com
Post Comments at upapaddle.com
Visit my personal blog at kentcer.com, it's kentagious.

Song:
Hey You by Insist

Thanks for listening!

Free Comic Book Day This Saturday

Fri, 4 May 2007 06:02:00 GMT

I forgot to mention this on the latest episode: Free Comic Book Day this Saturday. Stop in at your local participating Comic Book shop and get a free comic book. I'm still trying to decide between Pirates vs Ninjas #1 or the Mickey Mouse Adventures.

Up a Paddle - Episode 35 - I Stole This Podcast

Tue, 1 May 2007 03:58:00 GMT

Up a Paddle - Episode 35 - I Stole this Podcast
Highly Inappropriate, Part II

This week I preview five new animes premiering this spring and I talk about the inappropriateness that is Please Teacher.

News
Sony DVD Player won't play DVD's due to DRM. And their Sony DVDs.
Capcom's Gamer's Day - Project Treasure Island Z
Sonic Rush Advance Announced
Neo Geo games to hit virtual console
Lost video game confirmed for PS3, Xbox 360 and PC
Ed Norton signed on to play Hulk in the Incredible Hulk (I am Jack's Purple Pants)
Appleseed 2 Slated to come out this fall in Japan, John Woo's producing it.
Lost's Matthew Fox Vying to Play Speed Racer's Racer X
3000 Attend "Funeral" for Fist of the North Star's Raoh
Nintendo buys Monolith Soft
Satoru Iwata issued a statement recently
Xbox 360 Elite out now
Ken Kutaragi retiring from Sony

Random Fact
Children grow faster in the springtime

Releases
Missed a big one last episoe.
Venture Bros. Season II. Buy it now

Last Week
DVD
Trinity Blood, Vol 6
Inu Yasha, Vol 53
Loveless Collection Vols 1-3
Naruto, Vol 11
Fate/Stay Night, Vol 3
Saiyuki Reload Gunlock, Vol 7
Prince of Tennis, Set 1
One Piece, Vol 8
Stellvia, Complete Tin Set
Nerima Daikon Brothers, Vol 3

Other Dvds of interest
WKRP in Cincinatti Season 1
The Littlest Hobo, Vol 1
The Littlest Hobo, Vol 2
A Night at the Museum - It seemed like it should have been funnier

Games
Pokemon Diamond and Pearl

This week
Ayakashi Samurai Horror Tales - Goddess of the Dark Tower
Black Cat Vol. #4
BoBoBo-Bo Bo-BoBo Vol. #02
Di Gi Charat Nyo! Vol. #1
Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid Vol. #4
Gun Sword Vol. #7
Hare+Guu OVA Vol. #1
Pokemon Advanced Battle Vol. #09
Pokemon Advanced Battle Vol. #10
Princess Princess Vol. #1
Shana Vol. #5
UFO Ultramaiden Valkyrie 3 Vol. #1

Random Fact
The United States has never lost a war in which mules were used.

What I'm Watching/Playing
Talked about
Heroes
SPOILER (Highlight to read)
They are ripping off Watchmen!

Gintama
Super Paper Mario

Random Musing/Conspiracy Theory
Do aliens exist?

Random Fact
Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated.

Spring Anime Preview
Darker Than Black
Claymore
Lucky Star
Hayate, the Combat Butler
Rocket Girls

Random Fact
The starfish is the only animal that can turn its stomach inside out.

Reviews
Please Teacher (Onegai Teacher)

Next Episode: Please Twins

Random Fact
The idling frequency of a diesel engine is 26 cycles per second, the same as a cat's purr.

Rants
Why do I keep watching SNL?
Aqua Teen Hunger Force - Where art thou?

Promos Played:
Dave & Joel's Fast Karate for the Gentlemen
Anime World Order
Anime Pacific

Song
Peace by Insist

Contact Info
email: upapaddle@gmail.com
site: upapaddle.com
blog: kentcer.com

Also, please vote for Up a Paddle at Podcast Pickle.

Thanks for Listening

Up a Paddle - Episode 34 - Take That, Captain Planet!

Mon, 16 Apr 2007 03:59:00 GMT

Up a Paddle - Episode 34 - Take That, Captain Planet!

Site News
- My personal voice recorder has arrived. The next episode will have spliced in stuff I recorded on it. Still working out the kinks.
- I am going to update the polls once again.

Random Fact:
A cat has 32 muscles in its ear

News
Funimation aquires One Piece.
More actors for Speed Racer.
Yatterman, Gatchaman live action movies announced
Gedo Senki dvd details announced
Shia LaBeouf confirmed for Indy 4.
Also, Mummy III announced.
More details on Nights: Journey into Dreams.
From the makers of Guitar Hero - Rock Band
Guitar Hero II conspiracy - Have to buy extra songs in 3 packs
Guitar Hero III announced for Fall 2007 for Playstation 2, PS3, Xbox 360 and Wii
Capcom held Capcom Gamer's Day.

Announced or showed following titles:
Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix (Xbox360, PS3)
Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo HD Remix (Xbox360, PS3, PC)
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trials and Tribulations for DS
Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law for PS2 and PSP.
Devil May Cry 4 (PC, PS3, Xbo360)
Resident Evil 5 (PS3, Xbo360)
Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles (Wii)
Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition

Sega Saturn games coming to Gametap
Xbox 360 Keyboard attachment announced.
Wii Opera Browser's final version released
PS3 20 GB Model Phased out

Random Fact
The milk of a hippopotamus is bright pink.

Releases
Two weeks ago
Air Gear Vol. #2
Case Closed: Case 3 Vol. #1
Ergo Proxy Vol. #3
I Shall Never Return
Inu Yasha Vol. #52 - Assuming each disc is $20 (low estimate), that's $1040. Wow
Kodocha Vol. #12
Kyo Kara Maoh! Season 2 Vol. #3
Maburaho Complete Collection
Moon Phase Vol. #5
My-Hime Vol. #7
Pokemon Movie 9: Pokemon Ranger & Temple of the Sea
Viewtiful Joe Vol. #08

Last Week
Kurau: Phantom Memory Vol. #1
Papuwa Vol. #5
Zatch Bell Vol. #9

This week
.hack//Roots Vol. #1
Ai Yori Aoshi/Ai Yori Aoshi-Enishi Complete Set
Cutey Honey: The Movie
Elemental Gelade Vol. #6
Gatekeepers/Gatekeepers 21 Complete Set
Human Crossing Box Set
Le Chevalier D'Eon Vol. #2
Noein Vol. #3
Paniponi Dash Vol. #3
Paradise Kiss Vol. #3
Peach Girl Vol. #1
Solty Rei Vol. #3

Random Fact
Disney's Snow White was originally drawn as a blonde.

Special - The Little Brother Challenge

Random Fact
The average women eats 20kg of lipstick in her life.

Review
Origin: Spirits of the Past
Wikipedia Entry
ANN Entry

Next episode is the Spring Preview. If the fall preview episode is any example, expect the next episode in June.

Promos Played
Weekly Anime Review
The Ninja Consultant's Podcast
Anime Pacific

Contact Info
Email: Upapaddle@gmail.com
Website: http://upapaddle.com
Blog: http://kentcer.com

Song
Ukyo Kuonji by TV's Kyle.

Thanks for listening!

Up a Paddle - Episode 33 - Highly Inappropriate - Part I

Mon, 2 Apr 2007 03:59:00 GMT

Up a Paddle - Episode 33 - Highly Innapropriate Part I

Sorry about the delay in posting the show notes.

This is the one year anniversary episode. Woot.
Here are two other podcasts (better podcasts) that are celebrating the 1 year mark:
Two Girls and A Podcast
JamesPod

Random Fact: Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.

Site News
- Picked a digital voice recorder - Olympus WS300 - might be able to get more than one episode a month out now.
- I got a PS2, will review PS2 games now.

Random Fact: The first novel written on a typewriter "Tom Sawyer"

News
Freedom OVA - Worldwide release on Blu-ray and HD-DVD - I might be wrong about the Blu-ray
Emile Hirsch confirmed as live-action Speed Racer
All Japan Anime "Knowledge Test" Announced
New Ghibli movie announced: Gake no ue no Ponyo (Ponyo Above a Cliff)
Tolkien Jr completed Lord of the Rings with The Children of HÃrin
Lego Batman Confirmed
Mario and Sonic at the Olympics
Xbox Elite announced
Nights II - Confirmed
Smurfs: Rescue in Gargamel's Castle II confirmed.

Random Fact
Q. What is the only food that doesn't spoil?
A. Honey

Email Awesome
Comment from Root Beer King

DVD Releases
Week of March 20
Black Cat Vol. #3
Cambrian Vol. #2
Eureka Seven Vol. #06
IGPX: Season 2 Box Set
Law of Ueki Vol. #06
Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny Vol. #07
Scrapped Princess Complete Collection: Anime Legends Edition
Shana Vol. #4
Utawarerumono Vol. #2
Yu Yu Hakusho Collection 4

Week of March 27
Basilisk Vol. #6
Bleach Vol. #03
Burst Angel Box Set
Coyote Ragtime Show Vol. #2
Gakuen Heaven Vol. #1
Gaogaigar Vol. #04
Genshiken: Society for the Study of Modern Visual Culture Economy Set
Hikaru no Go Vol. #07
Moeyo Ken TV Vol. #2
Naruto Vol. #10
Rumbling Hearts Vol. #3
Samurai 7 Box Set
Tactics Vol. #4
Tekkaman Blade Set 1
To Heart Vol. #1
Tokko Vol. #1
Zipang Vol. #4

Next episode, I'll have this week's releases. Should be out soon.
April Fools. Screw it, I'll do two episodes this weekend. Maybe a special too.

Random Fact
In Baltimore, Maryland, it is not legal to take a lion to the movies.

Reviews
Chobits
ANN Entry
Wikipedia Entry

You gotta admit, it has a catchy theme song.

On Part II of Highly Innapropriate, Please Teacher and Please Twins.

Random Fact
On average, 100 people choke to death on ball-point pens every year.

Promos
Two Girls and a Podcast
Anime Pulse
Anime Pacific

Song
Sheep in the Morning by TVs Kyle

Contact Info
Email: UpAPaddle@gmail.com
Personal Blog: http://kentcer.com YouTube for Lazy People

Thanks for listening!

Up a Paddle - Special - Just the Facts, Ma'am

Mon, 2 Apr 2007 03:58:00 GMT

Here are all the random facts I've done over the past year. Enjoy.

Up a Paddle - Episode 32 - On the Road Again

Thu, 15 Mar 2007 03:59:00 GMT

Up a Paddle - Episode 32 - On the Road Again
It's the travel edition! Also, it's the sleepy edition as I haven't gotten a lot of sleep and I kinda ramble in this one.

Site news
- Looking into getting portable recorder. Please send your recommendations to upapaddle@gmail.com
- Updated poll - which anime should I watch next

News
Dragon Ball MMO
* Note, I said this looked like a Japanese game. From the looks of the text on the site, it may be made in Korea.
Lego MMO
Playstation Home
Little Big Planet

This Week's Releases
AM Driver Vol. #1
Best Student Council Vol. #2
DearS Complete Box Set
Disgaea Vol. #2
Full Moon Vol. #04
Initial D Season 1 Box Set
Michel Vol. #6
Trinity Blood Vol. #5

Email/Awesome
- Comment from the Root Beer King
- Email from Bob of wqoq.com fame:
flash video: Mario the Communist

Conspiracy Theory - Was Mario a metaphor for taking drugs?

Review
Kino's Journey
http://www.kinosjourney.com/
ANN Entry
Wikipedia Entry

Ghost Rider
Rotten Tomatoes

Elite Beat Agents
http://elitebeatagents.com/
Wikipedia Entry

Promos Played:
Chibi Tokyo
http://chibitokyo.libsyn.com/

Greatest Movie EVER! Podcast
http://gooberzilla.wordpress.com/

Anime Pacific
http://animepacific.blogspot.com

Song:
Anime Eyes by Blip Blip Bleep

Download "Anime Eyes" (mp3)
from "Wireless"
by Blip Blip Bleep
Undercover Culture Music

Buy at iTunes Music Store
Buy at eMusic
Buy at Napster

More On This Album

Contact Info
Email: upapaddle@gmail.com
Podcast Site: http://upapaddle.com
Personal Blog: http://kentcer.com

Thanks for listening!

Up a Paddle - Episode 31 - Episode 31 is Back!

Thu, 8 Mar 2007 04:22:00 GMT

Up a Paddle - Episode 31 - Episode 31 is back

It's Over 5000 - Samuari Special Part 2 Take 2

Instead of fixing last week's flop, I'm just re-recording it and adding this week's content. So longer ep.
Also, I plan to record at least one more episode this week. Gotta boost my numbers up somehow

Finally, after 30 episodes, I've gotten my 5000th download. After listening to tonight's episode, you'll see why it took this long.

Site new
MacBook is Yes - Sort of

Site Polls
Watched Kino's Journey, working on Herlock, Lain is next.
Will discuss Other poll in upcoming episode

Random Fact
In the average lifetime, a person will walk the equivalent of 5 times around the equator.

Bonus Random Fact
Pinocchio was made of pine.

News
Anime
New Evangelion movie September
Evangelion Drink - Comes in Don't Drink the Coffee and LCL Orange
Funimation downloads on iTunes
Arcadia of My Youth Goes Out of Print This Summer
Gunbuster Controversy
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya discs finally up for preorder
Here's the YouTube Video of the song I mentioned
Monthly Shonen Jump to End?
Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles Sequel in Production
Adult Swim Launches Interactive Video Plyer
Shin-Chan Returns to Adult Swim This Year
Studio Ghibli Lines up Art Staff for New Film
Otaku USA Magazine to Debut in June
Hokuto no Ken Online Game Announced

Games News
New Wii channel - Everybody votes
Sounds like new virtual console feature on the way: The Warp Zone (in UK now)
Halo 3 - Fall 2007 - Who didn't see this coming?
LOTR Online NDA lifted
The last Dreamcast game, Last Hope, release recently in Japan
TMNT the Arcade game coming to Xbox Live
Ikaruga coming to Xbox Live arcade as well
Wii console sales: It's over 5 million - that joke never get's old
Rumor - iPhone to play WoW
Rumor - Kotor 3 to be announced soon for Xbox 360, PS3

Random Fact
An ostrich egg would take four hours to hard boil.

Bonus Random Fact
The largest recorded kidney stone weighed 1.36 kg.

Email - Awesome
- I read an email from Bob of wqoq.com fame, explaining how the Hulk could beat Superman in a fight

Random Fact
30% of people asked to participate in an opinion poll refuse.

Releases
Week of Feb 12
Bobobo-Bo Bo-Bobo
Grenadier Economy Pack

Games
Last Week
Wii Play
Kid Icarus
Kirby's Adventure
Ice Climbers

Week of Feb 18
Basilisk Vol. #5
Elemental Gelade Vol. #5
Fate / Stay Night Vol. #2
Gunbuster
Le Chevalier D'Eon Vol. #1
Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz - Anime Movie Classics Edition
Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack - Anime Movie Classics Edition
Moon Phase Vol. #4
Naruto Vol. #9
Negima Vol. #6
Nerima Daikon Brothers Vol. #2
Origin - Spirit of the Past
Samurai Gun Complete Collection

Games
Sonic and the Secret Rings
Streets of Rage
Donkey Kong Country
New Adventure Island

Week of Feb 25
Captain N the Game Master
Paradise Kiss, vol. 2
Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny
Tideland - Just mentioning this one because it was shot here in Saskatchewan

Games
SSX Blur
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time for Virtual Console

Week of March 6
Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid Vol. #3
Gun Sword Vol. #6
Guyver: The Bioboosted Armor Vol. #3
Megaman: NT Warrior Vol. #13
Pokemon Advanced Battle Vol. #07
Pokemon Advanced Battle Vol. #08
Solty Rei Vol. #2
Speedgrapher Vol. #6
UFO Ultramaiden Valkyrie 2 Vol. #3

Random Fact
Odontophobia is the fear of teeth.

Bonus Random Fact
The average human eats 8 spiders in their lifetime at night.

Shoutouts
Anime World Order
http://animeworldorder.blogspot.com

Anime Genesis
http://anime-gen.com

Anime Pacific
http://animepacific.blogspot.com

Reviews
Seven Samurai
Wikipedia Entry

Samurai 7
Wikipedia Entry
ANN Entry

Popcorn Samurai
http://popcornsamurai.com

Samurai Champloo
Wikpedia Entry
ANN Entry

Bonus Minute Review
Penny Arcade Books
http://www.penny-arcade.com

Bonus Random Fact
Shakespeare invented the words "assassination" and "bump."

Rant
Stupid Keys not being stupid encoded. I thought something was seriously wrong.

Random Fact
Karoke means "empty orchestra" in Japanese.

Bonus Random Fact
The dot over the letter "i" is called a tittle.

Contact Info
Email: UpAPaddle@Gmail.com
Site: http://upapaddle.com
Personal Blog: http://www.kentcer.com

Closing Song:
High Track by Ampliphonic

Thanks for listening!

Another apology

Fri, 23 Feb 2007 17:00:00 GMT

The episode I released earlier this morning had some serious sound issues. I'll try and repair it this weekend, and re-release it if possible.

Apology - Episode out tomorrow

Thu, 22 Feb 2007 05:42:00 GMT

I'm running a little late with the latest episode of Up a Paddle (about a week or so). I recorded it on my MacBook for the first time and am running into some sound issues. It should be up tomorrow.

Again, I apologize for the delay.

Don't worry, I'll get back to disappointing you aurally tomorrow.

From now on I'll try to keep a more regular schedule, or barring that, I'll just record a bunch of episodes at once in order to catch up.

Later

Up a Paddle - Episode 30 - Samurai Showdown of Ultimate Destiny

Thu, 8 Feb 2007 04:59:00 GMT

Get out your katanas. This week I start my series on Samurai. Enjoy.

Email/Awesome
Bob of wqoq.com sent in an article refuting the MPAA's claim that 50% of Movie Piracy is due to Canadians.

Site News
My YouTube video has had over 1030 views and most of those weren't mine. The video jumped two hundred in the last week and may go viral. Neat.

I also talk about a poll on the site and two more that will be added after this podcast is released.

Random Fact
If you keep a goldfish in the dark room, it will eventually turn white.

News
Anime News
Bandai Visual confirms licenses for Gunbuster 2, The Wings of Rean and Demon Prince Enma
Sony Pictures has Tekkon Kinkreet License.
Kadokawa to Sell BitTorrent Films in US.
Canada to get Anime Channel

Movie News
Shawn Levy to direct The Flash
Joss Whedon no longer directing Wonder Woman
Ghostbuster 3: Hellbent still in production, will be a CGI movie

Video Game News
Konami announces several games for the Wii
Another Konami Game, Castlvania announced for PSP. Dracula X Chronicles.
Manhunt 2 for Wii

DVD News
Spider-man 2 extended edition announced.

Other News
Mooninites Invade Boston

Random Fact
All pet hamsters are descended from a single female wild golden hamster found with a litter of 12 young in Syria in 1930.

This Week's Releases
DVDs
Hellboy: Storm of Swords
The Amazing Screw on Head
Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles
Dragon Ball Z: Season 1
Shinobi: Heart Under Blade
Train Man (Densha Otoko: the movie)
Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade
Escaflowne: The Movie
Papuwa, Vol. 4: Macho Marathon
Rumbling Hearts, Vol 2
Air Gear, Vol 1
Paniponi Dash, Vol 2
Viewtiful Joe, Vol 7
Inu Yasha, Vol 50
Case Closed, Vol 2: Season 2 - Cracking the Perfect Alibi
Galaxy Railways - Complete collection
Kodocha Vol. #11 (of 24)
Tokko Vol. #1
Alien Nation: the Complete Series
Teen Titans Trouble in Tokyo
The Wicker Man

Here's the YouTube video of the best scenes

Video game releases
Diddy Kong Racing for DS
Lunar Knights for DS
Final Fantasy VI for gameboy

Random Fact
There are 25 men on a major league baseball roster. 2 major league baseball teams could all stand on a blue whale's tongue at the same time . . . if it were no longer attached to it that is.

Shoutouts
Anime World Order
Anime Pacific

This is like the counter counter counter counter shoutout. We're kind of stuck in a loop.
So, as long as they play my promo, I'll play theirs. Heck, I'll keep playing theirs well after they realize my podcast sucks.

Random Fact
Alma mater means bountiful mother.

Reviews
Samurai Jack
Afro Samurai
- Spoiler Alert, skip 38:30 to 48:46 if you want to avoid them.

Random Fact
Colgate's first toothpaste came in a jar.

The Angry Dome
DVD Double Dipping: Greedy Bastards

Random Fact
The Eisenhower interstate system requires that one mile in every five must be straight. These straight sections are usable as airstrips in times of war or other emergencies.

Upcoming Reviews
Seven Samurai
Samurai 7
Samurai Champloo

Song
Saturday Morning Cartoons by Just Jaycob

Contact Information
Email: upapaddle@gmail.com
Podcast Site: http://upapaddle.com
Best Site Ever (made by me): http://www.kentcer.com

Thanks for listening!

Up a Paddle - Episode 29 - How Do I Apply To Ninja School?

Tue, 30 Jan 2007 06:37:00 GMT

Another two weeks, another episode. This week I talk about ninjas,
inspirational violent teachers, better podcasts than this one and Podcast Pete returns briefly!

Site News
I finally updated the Site. Check it out at http://upapaddle.com

Email Awesome
I talk about an email from Anime Pacific. They played my promo on their show so that's sweet.

Random Fact
A snail can sleep for three years.

News
TV News
A Song of Fire and Ice to be adapted to a HBO series
The IT Crowd is coming to the US

Movie news
Ghost in the Shell Live Action movie - One step closer to reality

Anime News
Viz Media has to distribute Death Note in DVD and download form
Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Second Season announced Fall 2007.
First Haruhi Suzumia to be released in May, 2007
Shuffle! Licensed
Naruto Fillers over February

More Movie News
50% of Movie Piracy happens in Canada - Go Canada

Video game news
Wii News Channel Launches

Super Paper Mario officially for the Wii. Officially
PS3 Price Change in Canada - What the heck? An $50 increase?
Not to worry, you can pay for it with the PS3 credit card swipe

DVD news
Venture Bros Season 2 April 17
Walt Disney Treasures not Cancelled

Random Fact
Until the year 1920, Canada was planning on invading the United States.

Conspiracy Theory Corner
Only other Podcasters listen to podcasts.

Releases
Heat Guy J Complete Collection
Wario Ware: Smooth Moves for the Wii.
Yojimbo & Sanjuro

Shoutouts
- Anime Pacific
http://animepacific.blogspot.com

-Diggers Story
http://diggersstory.com

- Weekly Anime Review
http://weeklyanimereview.com

Kentcernation
http://www.kentcer.com/nucleus

Random Fact
Kilts are not native to Scotland. They originated in France.

Review
Ninja Nonsense
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninja_Nonsense

Great Teacher Onizuka (Live Action)
http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Great_Teacher_Onizuka

Random Fact
Right-handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people.

Rant
Here's the rant I sent in to the Moon Masters, slightly edited for content.
http://themoonmasters.com

Podcast Pete
Pirate Joke

Random Fact
Bluebirds cannot see the color blue

Song
Monster by Common Ground

Thanks for listening!

Up a Paddle - Episode 28 - Stump Kentcer

Wed, 17 Jan 2007 06:01:00 GMT

Up a Paddle - Episode 28 - Stump Kentcer
This week I talk about my adventures in sending comments to other podcasts and my plans to annoy other podcasters in the future.
This episode is technically a day late. So much for New Years Resolutions ;)

Site news
I'm planning to update layout of site, use a new Libsyn template, just need to find some time to do it.

Shoutouts
Mick Aloha and Apocalypse Dowell of the Moonmasters
http://themoonmasters.com

I plan to be pestering the podcasters that I listen to on a more regular basis. I'll be sending in questions, comments,
invading forums, what have you. If you're a podcaster and you want a promo, I'll be happy to help out.
Send me your promos too.

I also plan to be a jerk. My ratings suck and since I'm getting nowhere with doing nice shoutouts, Now is the time
to start talking smack about other podcasts.

If you're a podcast wanting to start a rivaly, email me at upapaddle@gmail.com. Be sure to talk some smack. No fair if you are a good podcast though
Bob, you need to start podcasting.

Random Fact
Butterflies taste with their feet.

News:
Macworld
AppleTV
Apple iPhone

CES 2007
LG Announces Bluray/HDDVD player

R2D2 Projector

IPTV on Xbox 360

Other news
The Pirate Bay wants to Buy Sealand

Notable Releases
This Week
World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade
Seven Swords
SuperGals Season 2

Last Week
Extras: The First Season

Random Fact
As of July 2005, the smallest country in terms of population was Pitcairn Islands with 45 inhabitants!

Reviews:
Angel Heart
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=5487
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel_Heart_%28anime%29

Made In Akihabara
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maid_in_akihabara

Random Fact
Arnold Schwarzenegger's famous line in The Terminator 'I'll be back' was originally scripted as 'I'll come back'.

Podcast Recommendations:
Dave and Joel's Fast Karate for the Gentlemen.
http://daveandjoel.blogspot.com/

Anime Pacific
http://animepacific.blogspot.com/

Product Recommendations
Delicious Library
http://www.delicious-monster.com/

Random Fact
Reindeer like to eat bananas

Rants
- Dust Jackets on DVDs
- Cold Weather

Random Fact
Human jaw muscles can generate a force of 200 pounds (90.8 kilograms) on the molars.

Song
When the Revolution Comes by Sunspot

Contact Info
Email: UpaPaddle@Gmail.com
Podcast Site: http://upapaddle.com
Blog: http://www.kentcer.com

Thanks for listening!

Up a Paddle - Episode 27 - Welcome to the Season Premiere!

Tue, 9 Jan 2007 05:30:00 GMT

Up a Paddle - Episode 27 - Welcome to the Season Premiere
Happy New Year. I'm back for another season of Up a Paddle. Sorry about that.

Shout outs
- To Anime Genesis - http://anime-gen.com
- To Weekly Anime Review - http://weeklyanimereview.com

Podcast Pickle time
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Random Fact
It takes about a week to make a jelly bean.

Regular News
Video Game News
Virtua Fighter 5 coming to Xbox 360
Dragon Quest 9 coming to DS
Nintendo's Giant Link Contest

Anime News
Bleach Fillers are Over. Hooray!

Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya officially licenced by Bandai.
also, check out this video. It's trippy.

Movie News
Indiana Jones starting production this year, filming this summer, release date set for May 2008

Tech news
MacWorld is upon us again Jan 9 through 12

More Video Game News
Rumor - Xbox 360 with HDMI and 120GB Hard Drive coming out soon, possibly to have HD-DVD built in.

Childs Play Charity raises over a million dollars!

Random Fact
When Scott Paper Company first started manufacturing toilet paper they did not put their name on the product because of embarrassment.

Recent Releases
Snakes on a Plane. That is all

Next Week
Idiocracy

Cospiracy Theory Corner
- Idiocracy - "A Manufactured Sleeper Hit?"

Random Fact
The average housefly weighs 10 to 15 millionths of a pound.

Review
Welcome to the NHK
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=5487
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welcome_to_the_nhk

Random Fact
Fingernails grow fastest on the hand you favor.

Contact Info
Email: UpAPaddle@gmail.com
Podast Site: http://UpAPaddle.com - To be updated shortly as I want to pick a better template for the site
Personal Blog: http://www.kentcer.com/nucleus

Song
Two Car Garage By The Cool Waters Band

Thanks for listening!

Up a Paddle - Episode 26 - Seasons Greetings Finale

Wed, 20 Dec 2006 06:55:00 GMT

Up a Paddle - Episode 26 - Season's Greetings Finale
Intro bumper generously provided by Bob of http://wqoq.com fame

Seasons Greetings. Thought I'd sneak out one more episode before the new year. Hopefully, I'll be able to catch up to where I should be.

Site news
Where the heck have I been - Usual excuses, work, school, sick, lazy. Also Wii!

Shout out to Benu from Anime Genesis for adding me as a favorite to Podcast Pickle
- Would have played a promo but couldn't find one.
http://anime-gen.com

Shout out to Two Girls and A Podcast as well for playing my promo
http://twogirlsandapodcast.libsyn.com/

News
Naruto fillers ending Spring 2007. Naruto: Shippuuden (TV) or Naruto: Hurricane Chronicles.
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=7293

English website advertising the Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya has appeared.
http://asosbrigade.com

Genshiken OVA will be packed in with Disc one of Kujibiki unbalance in Japan. Opposite of how it was released the first time.
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2006-11-29/genshiken-oav-trailer-online

Densha Otoko DX: The Last Crusade aired in Japan. Another special for the wildly popular Densha Otoko tv series. It was good stuff.
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2006-11-29/genshiken-oav-trailer-online

Wii out. Is fun. made video. Got way more hits on it when i put it on youtube than when I podcast it.

Wii Strap Recall

This week's releases
Jet Li's Fearless

Recent notable releases
Anime
Naruto Uncut Vol 2
Planetes - Complete collection
Eureka Seven Vols 4 and 5

Regular DVD
Talladega Nights
Walt Disney Legacy Collection: True Life Adventures

Games
Elebits

Random Fact
A goose was customary Christmas fare until Henry VIII took it upon himself to tuck into a turkey

Now for a brief musical interlude
Songs
Rockin Around the Christmas Tree by Ayla Brown
http://music.podshow.com/music/producers/producerLibrary/artistdetails.php?BandHash=cecaf3f987b3f7d8e8d6d9c0783c4bb4

I tricked Nick by Lynn JULIAN aka CookieCutterGirl
http://music.podshow.com/music/producers/producerLibrary/artistdetails.php?BandHash=93337f4942409b57b456e39d21698322

The 2006 Fall Anime Preview Spectacular.
Sumomomo Momomo
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6555

Bartender
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bartender_%28anime%29
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4hI6BYmGms&eurl=

Random Fact
According to Twas The Night Before Christmas, published in 1823, Santa's Reindeers are Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donder and Blitzen. Donner was a misprint in
the book Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, published in 1936. Gene Autry's song of the same name kept Donner.

Angry Dome
Icy roads - They suck

Closing Song
Greatest Christmas Song Ever Written by American Heartbreak
http://music.podshow.com/music/producers/producerLibrary/artistdetails.php?BandHash=617e70da4d0bdb86506451ce9f9a68a2

Contact Info
Email: Upapaddle@gmail.com
Podcast site: http://upapaddle.com
Personal Blog: http://kentcer.com

Happy Holidays!

Up a Paddle - Video Special - Getting my Wii

Wed, 22 Nov 2006 04:26:00 GMT

Up a Paddle - Video Special - Getting My Wii

This week I thought I'd try something different and so I'm coming to you in amazing 2D! I was able to finangle a Wii and so I open it for all to see. Good Times

Contact info
Email:           upapaddle@gmail.com
Podcast site:       http://upapaddle.com
Coolest blog ever:   http://www.kentcer.com

Thanks for watching!

Up a Paddle - Episode 25 - The Returnening

Thu, 9 Nov 2006 06:26:00 GMT

Up a Paddle - Episode 25 - The Returnening
This week I give a brief explanation as to what happened last month and why I didn't record an episode. Hopefully this hour long
extravaganza makes up for it. The explanation covers the following topics:
- Business Trip to Laguna Beach
- Disneyland
- Essays and Tests and Assignments, Oh My!
And the following holidays:
- Bobtober (http://wqoq.com/index.php?s=bobtober)
- Kentmas (http://www.kentcer.com/nucleus/index.php?query=kentmas&amount=0&blogid=1)

I also discuss the recent surge in Up a Paddle downloads. Thanks guys!

Email Awesome
- Comment from Jamespod (www.reginaradio.com) at Up a Paddle.com. The Name Stays - because I'm lazy
- Spam - Thought the subject was funny "Wanna see my halloween costume? I look like a whore. Love me!";

News
Nintendo News
Virtual Console games and pricing announced
http://www.gamesarefun.com/news.php?newsid=7143

Nintendo World was this last week, new games announced, new Smash Bros trailer
http://wii.ign.com/articles/742/742811p1.html

Other video game news
Ebay cracking down on PS3 and Wii preorders
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20061015-7988.html

Wii is less than two weeks away. I got my preorder (Woot!) and I preordered Elebits. Here's the trailer:
http://media.wii.ign.com/media/824/824989/vid_1711089.html

Lik-Sang out of business
http://lik-sang.com/

Funny Pages news
Aldo Kelrast dead, memorialized at CNN
http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/10/18/eye.ent.worth/index.html
kentcer.com article - http://www.kentcer.com/nucleus/index.php?itemid=588

Anime news
Geneon Spot opened
http://www.geneonspot.com

Amazon.ca has a dedicated Anime section now
http://www.amazon.ca/gp/browse.html/ref=ani?node=186419011

Tech News
Vista release announced - Nov 30
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9004710

Conspiracy Theory Corner
JFK assasinated by the hat conglomerate.

Announcement
I'm bringing the Fedora back. I'll endeavor to wear mine in public as much as possible. Maybe get another one.
It's time people. If you have Fedora, it's time to bring it out. Tophats and bowlers are also acceptable.
I've posted this already on Kentcer.com, but I would like to officially announce it officially.

Review (Disney land)
I discuss my Disneyland experience. I talk about the rides, the attractions, the foods and even the shopping. My conclusion: It was a Glorious time. Must go again.
Also, here's the link to Fantasmic (http://disneyland.disney.go.com/disneyland/en_US/parks/entertainment/detail?name=FantasmicEntertainmentPage)

Quick aside: Other non business things on the business trip
- The Pacific Ocean
- Jack in the Box

Rant
Blackouts. A minor inconvenience.

Podcast Pete
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Best Ride Ever!

Next episode
Anime Fall Season preview.

Song
Happy Birthday by Craymo
http://music.podshow.com/music/producers/producerLibrary/artistdetails.php?BandHash=a7c21760d0a2b5de5aef57818800bb57

This Episode's Random Facts
- 101 Dalmatians and Peter Pan are the only two Disney cartoon features with both parents that are present and don't die throughout the movie.
- Donald Duck comics were banned in Finland because he doesn't wear pants.
- The Only Movie Walt Disney wrote was 'Lt. Robin Crusoe, U.S.N.,' he wrote the story, his name does appear in the credits, as: Reltlaw Elais Yesnid, a backward versoin of his name.
- Walt Disney had a private apartment inside Disneyland, above the Fire Station in Main Street, he often stayed there late at night, awaking early in the morning to walk around the park.

Contact Info
Email: upapaddle@gmail.com
Podcast blog: http://upapaddle.com
Best Blog Ever: http://www.kentcer.com/nucleus

* Note - these will be converted into actual links in the coming days

Up a Paddle - Episode 24 - Kentcer Smash!

Fri, 29 Sep 2006 06:20:00 GMT

Up a Paddle - Episode 24 - Man in Suit! Man in Suit!
- Quick updates - School and Homework have been keeping me busy so I didn't do an episode last week. You didn't miss much.
- Store update - go to http://www.printfection.com/kentcer for a preview of Kentcer.com official merchandise. Please send in slogans
to UpAPaddle@gmail.com.

News
- SNL Losing cast members, will try to be funny for once
http://breitbart.com/news/2006/09/21/D8K9HRLG0.html

- PS3 lower end model to have HDMI Support
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/d036880a-4be8-11db-90d2-0000779e2340.html

- 3 new Genshiken OVA's to be released
http://www.animenation.com/

- Microsoft HD-DVD to be released mid November, $199.99.
http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/736/736050p1.html

Current Releases
Last Week
Gojira
http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000FA4TLQ

My Name is Earl: Season One
http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000G6BL88/

Random Fact
Reindeer milk has more fat than cow milk

This week's releases: DVDs
Voltron Vol 1
http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/asin/B000FUTV64

Dracula 75th Anniversary
Frankenstein 75th Anniversary

Season Premieres this week
Corner Gas
My Name is Earl
The Office
Studio 60 - SNL should be watching this show

Random Fact
Hot water weighs more than cold.

Review
Gojira
http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000FA4TLQ

Random Fact
Nutmeg is extremely poisonous if injected intraveinously

Podcast / Youtube Recommendation
Little Kuriboh - Yu-gi-oh, The Abridged Series
http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=LittleKuriboh

Random Fact
"Underground" is the only word in the English language that begins and
ends with the letters "und."

Song: Tedeebedibbedib by Fluox Speelt Fluox
http://music.podshow.com/music/producers/producerLibrary/artistdetails.php?BandHash=35eee60253bd7435e0fa51b5cb0bdfb1

Contact Info
Email: UpAPaddle@gmail.com
Site: http://upapaddle.com
Blog: http://kentcer.com

* Links will be linkofied at a later date.

Up a Paddle - Episode 23 - Back to School

Sat, 16 Sep 2006 07:08:00 GMT

Up a Paddle Episode 23 - Back to School
I've started night classes at the University and am pretty excited about it. You'll probably hear more about it in coming episodes.

Comments and corrections
Last week I posted a Random Fact That may not have been factual.
Yeah, this may happen from time to time. If you notice that a fact is more truthy than factual, email upapaddle@gmail.com

Random Fact
Until the 1960's men with long hair were not allowed to enter Disneyland.

News
Apple conference this week
http://origin.www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2006/09/12/apple-annnoucement.html
- New iPod Shuffle - 1G, silver, size of a matchbook
- New iPod Nano - 2, 4 or 8GB with aluminum finish
- Updated iPod 5G - now 30 or 80GB, brighter screen, longer battery life
- iTunes movies in the States - Disney owned ones so far
- iBox - set top box for streaming media from your computer to your tv

Nintendo conference this week
Wii Price and Launch Date Announced
http://www.joystiq.com/2006/09/15/the-only-wii-post-youll-ever-need/

Sony only to distribute 500,000 PS3's this year
http://www.joystiq.com/2006/09/06/north-american-japanese-ps3-launch-limited-to-500-000-units/

Rumor - Super Paper Mario on Wii (guess it was confirmed)
http://www.videogamesblogger.com/2006/09/07/super-paper-mario-coming-to-wii.htm

4 Neon Genesis Evangelion movies announced
Rebuild of Evangelion - first one will be out in 2007
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/article.php?id=9464

Shuffle Director's Cut confirmed
http://www.animenation.net/news/index.php?id=10200

The Hobbit announced by MGM. They hope Peter Jackson will direct.
http://www.darkhorizons.com/news06/060911g.php

This Week's Releases
The Office: Season 2
http://www.amazon.ca/Office-Season-Two-Bryan-Gordon/dp/B000GETTKM/sr=1-2/qid=1158382572/ref=pd_bowtega_2/701-6856827-3677925?ie=UTF8&s=dvd

Smallville: The Complete Fifth Season
http://www.amazon.ca/Smallville-Complete-Season-Tom-Welling/dp/B000G1R4SO/sr=1-1/qid=1158382594/ref=pd_bowtega_1/701-6856827-3677925?ie=UTF8&s=dvd

Spongbob Squarepants - Season 4, Vol 1
http://www.amazon.ca/SpongeBob-SquarePants-Season-Vol-1/dp/B000FZETKM/sr=1-4/qid=1158382637/ref=sr_1_4/701-6856827-3677925?ie=UTF8&s=dvd

Star Wars - 1977 and 2004 versions - I'm proposing a boycott
http://www.amazon.ca/Star-Wars-Episode-Versions-Widescreen/dp/B000FOPZUG/sr=1-2/qid=1158382617/ref=pd_bowtega_2/701-6856827-3677925?ie=UTF8&s=dvd

Beavis and Butthead Do America
http://www.amazon.ca/Beavis-Butthead-America-Special-Collector/dp/B000GBEWGQ/sr=1-3/qid=1158382659/ref=sr_1_3/701-6856827-3677925?ie=UTF8&s=dvd

Anime
Gankutsuou - Vol 6 of 6
http://www.amazon.ca/Gankutsuou-Chapter-Count-Monte-Cristo/dp/B000FFJ8NU/sr=1-4/qid=1158382682/ref=sr_1_4/701-6856827-3677925?ie=UTF8&s=dvd

Gun Sword - Vol 3 of 7
http://www.amazon.ca/Gun-Sword-Vol-Separate-Ways/dp/B000GETTKC/sr=1-1/qid=1158382705/ref=sr_1_1/701-6856827-3677925?ie=UTF8&s=dvd

In theaters - not that you'll get to see it
Idiocracy
http://www.suntimes.com/output/entertainment/cst-ftr-idio06.html

Random Fact
There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar.

Review
underGRADS
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Undergrads

DVD out now - BUY IT!
http://www.amazon.ca/Undergrads-Season-1-Version-fran%e7aise/dp/B000E3L6UG/ref=sr_11_1/701-6856827-3677925?ie=UTF8

SUPPORT underGRADS! This link will provide more information on what you can do to get a second season of underGRADS on the air
http://www.myspace.com/nitzwalsh

Random Fact
More people in China speak English than in the United States.

Song
The Amphibians - New Day (I Feel Alone)
http://music.podshow.com/music/producers/producerLibrary/artistdetails.php?BandHash=b16688764ba9114cd50064ab00dff350

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Up a Paddle - Episode 22 - Tetsuo! Kaneda! Tetsuo!

Fri, 8 Sep 2006 04:23:00 GMT

Up a Paddle - Episode 22 - Tetsuo! Kaneda! Tetsuo!
Due to circumstances involving me having a lot less free time, I'm instituting a new format for the podcast. I'm going to shuffle the re-occuring segments a bit. Podcast Pete will occasionally make an appearance as will The Angry Dome and conspiracy theories, but not always. I'm trying to keep the podcast to be between 10 to 20 minutes. A little Kentcer goes a long way. Please email me with any comments or
suggestions regarding this.

News
The Crocodile Hunter - Steve Irwin, 44, died as a result of a Stingray barb. He will be missed
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_irwin

Random Fact
Octopi have gardens

Notable Releases
Gojira
http://www.amazon.ca/Godzilla-Gojira-Deluxe-Collectors-set/dp/B000FA4TLQ/sr=8-1/qid=1157605305/ref=pd_ka_1/701-6856827-3677925?ie=UTF8&s=gateway

My Name is Earl: Season Once
http://www.amazon.ca/My-Name-Is-Earl-Complete/dp/B000G6BL88/sr=8-1/qid=1157605334/ref=pd_ka_1/701-6856827-3677925?ie=UTF8&s=gateway

Robin Hood: Men in Tights
http://www.amazon.ca/Robin-Hood-Men-in-Tights/dp/B000G6BLW4/sr=8-1/qid=1157605355/ref=pd_ka_1/701-6856827-3677925?ie=UTF8&s=gateway

Seven Samurai: Criterion Collection
http://www.amazon.ca/Samurai-Criterion-Collection-Akira-Kurosawa/dp/B000G8NXYG/sr=8-1/qid=1157605376/ref=pd_ka_1/701-6856827-3677925?ie=UTF8&s=gateway

Nifty thing i found this week
Matrix Reloaded and Revolutions: Hacked
http://www.originaltrilogy.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=11&threadid=5740&STARTPAGE=6

Random Fact
There are 336 dimples on a regulation golf ball.

Review - Akira
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akira_%28film%29

Random Fact
To "testify" was based on men in the Roman court swearing to astatement made by swearing on their testicles.

Podcast Promo
Who Would Win - Starring Corbin Golding and Cade Anderson
Go to http://youtube.com and search for either Who Would Win or CorbinGolding. Or if you're lazy, click here.

Random Fact
A donkey will sink in quicksand but a mule won't.

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Song
American Heartbreak - Last of the Superheroes
http://music.podshow.com/music/producers/producerLibrary/artistdetails.php?BandHash=617e70da4d0bdb86506451ce9f9a68a2

Contact Info
email: UpAPaddle@gmail.com
podcast site: http://upapaddle.com
personal blog: http://www.kentcer.com/nucleus

Thanks for listening!

Up a Paddle - Episode 21 - Under the Weather

Fri, 1 Sep 2006 05:12:00 GMT

Up a Paddle - Episode 21 - Under the Weather
I was sick when I recorded and edited this episode so it may or may not make sense, but being the plucky guy I am, I went ahead and did an episode anyway. Enjoy!

News
PS3 cures cancer (possibly)
http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/23/playstation-3-to-join-folding-home-for-cure-ps3/

No online for 3rd party Wii developers till 2007 (they were sent wii wii wii all the way home)
http://www.wiicentre.com/148/no-3rd-party-launch-titles-have-wi-fi-support/

Pluto is not a planet
http://www.cbc.ca/story/world/national/2006/08/24/pluto-planets.html

Random Fact
Camels have 3 sets of eyelids in order to keep sand out of their eyes.

This Week's Notable Releases
Castle of Cagliostro
http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B000FGG5NK/sr=1-2/qid=1157086369/ref=sr_1_2/701-6856827-3677925?ie=UTF8&s=dvd

Arrested Development: Season 3
http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B000EXDS7K/sr=1-1/qid=1157086352/ref=pd_bowtega_1/701-6856827-3677925?ie=UTF8&s=dvd

Lord of the Rings (again)
http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B000GJ0KNM/sr=1-3/qid=1157086325/ref=sr_1_3/701-6856827-3677925?ie=UTF8&s=dvd

Darkwing Duck: Vol. 1
http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B000FS9MUQ/ref=pd_bxgy_gw_img_b/701-6856827-3677925?ie=UTF8

Tailspin: Vol. 1
http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B000FS9MVA/sr=8-1/qid=1157086283/ref=pd_ka_1/701-6856827-3677925?ie=UTF8&s=gateway

Reviews
Excel Saga
AKA Quack Experimental Anime Excel Saga
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Excel_Saga
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=398

Random Fact
The Kiwi, national bird of New Zealand, can't fly. It lives in a hole in the ground, is almost blind, and lays only one egg each year. Despite this, it has survived for more than 70 million years.

The Angry Dome (Rant)
Colds suck
DVD Stickers Suck

Podcast Pete
History - Walking the Plank and other Pirate Punishments

Random Fact
Spider monkeys like banana daquaires

Podcast Recommendation
Otaku Generation
http://otakugeneration.net

Song
First Date by Danko Jones
http://music.podshow.com/music/producers/producerLibrary/artistdetails.php?BandHash=8a75a4c6095d43b8b8d1944724baa1ad

Contact Info
Email: UpAPaddle@gmail.com
Podcast Site: http://upapaddle.com
Blog: http://www.kentcer.com/nucleus

Thanks for listening!

Up a Paddle - Episode 20 - Snakes on a Paddle

Fri, 25 Aug 2006 04:50:00 GMT

Up a Paddle - Episode 20 - Snakes on a Paddle
There's Melonfarming Snakes in this Melonfarming podcast!

News
Snakes on a Plane #1 this weekend
http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Movies/08/20/box.office.ap/index.html

Johnny Bravo
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0406890/

George Lucas still hates you
http://filmforce.ign.com/articles/726/726827p1.html

Screenshots of new Amazon Video Store leaked
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060818-7540.html

Legend of Zelda Wii control scheme revamped - now swing sword by moving controller.
http://wii.ign.com/articles/726/726748p1.html

Quick rumor - Gamecube games rereleased at a lower price for Wii enhanced to use Wii Controller
http://wii.ign.com/articles/726/726749p1.html

Wii Games announced at German Games Conference -Mario Strikers, Batallion Wars ii
http://wii.ign.com/articles/727/727276p1.html

Random Fact
The venom of the king cobra, the world's largest poisonous snake, is strong enough to kill an elephant.

Conspiracy Theory Corner
Coke is what's really making us fat, not hamburgers (although they help)
However, fries are giving us cancer.

Random Fact
10 Western Brown Snake - Pseudonaja Nuchalis (Australia)
9 Death Adder - Acanthophis Antarcticus (Australia)
8 Black Tiger Snake - Notechis Ater (Australia)
7 Tiger Snake - Notechis Scutatus (Australia)
6 Sea Kraits - Laticauda Colubrina (Australia)
5 MainLand Tiger Snake (Australia)
4 Eastern Tiger Snake (Australia)
3 Taipan - Oxyuranus Scutellatus (Australia)
2 King Brown Snake - Pseudechis Australis (Australia)
1 Inland Taipan Or Fierce Snake - Oxyuranus Microlepidotus

Reviews
Snakes on a Plane
http://snakesonaplanemovie.com
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snakes_on_a_plane

Porco Rosso
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porco_Rosso
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=855

Random Fact
Poisonous copperhead snake smells like fresh cut cucumbers

Rant
Merging into traffic - don't be doing 30 under the speed limit

Random Fact
A king cobra can defend itself as soon as it hatches

Podcast Pete
Pirate Biography - Anne Bonny
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Bonny

Random Fact
A sheet of glass separates Harrison Ford and the arched (and highly dangerous) cobra when he falls into the Well of Souls. The snake actually did spray venom onto the glass.

Podcast Recommendation:
Snakes on a Podcast
http://www.odeo.com/channel/118482/view

Song
Canon in D Minor cover by Jerry C
http://jerryc.tw/

Contact Info
Email: UpAPaddle@gmail.com
Podcast Site: http://upapaddle.com
Blog: http://www.kentcer.com/nucleus

Thanks for listening!

Up a Paddle - Episode 19 - Still Crazy

Fri, 18 Aug 2006 05:00:00 GMT

Up a Paddle - Episode 19 - Still Crazy
This week I conclude my two part series on crazy stuff by reviewing Neon Genesis Evangelion and Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem.

Comments and Corrections
I apologize for last week's episode. I did an experiment with the tempo that didn't work so well. This week I overcompensate by leaving in a lot of awkward pauses. Look forward to next week's apology.

Rumor
Latest Wii price rumor sets system at $170
http://www.joystiq.com/2006/08/15/latest-wii-price-rumor-sets-system-at-170/

Wii rumor: voice-to-text chat
http://www.joystiq.com/2006/08/15/wii-rumor-voice-to-text-chat/

Vista Voice Blunder
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmkQ1Nc9UYQ

News
Code your own Xbox 360 games : XNA Game Studio Express
http://blog.rastvor.net/2006/08/15/microsoft-xna-game-studio-express/

Snakes on a Plane out this week.
http://snakesonaplanemovie.com

Random Fact
A baby eel is called an elver, a baby oyster is called a spat.

Random Musings
Smurfs, in addition to being communist, also exhibited signs of being a cult

Random Fact
ABBA got their name by taking the first letter from each of their first names: Agnetha, Bjorn, Benny, Anni-frid.

Reviews
Neon Genesis Evangelion
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=49

Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eternal_darkness

Also, I recommend checking out some of HP Lovecraft's other works at:
http://www.dagonbytes.com/thelibrary/lovecraft/

Random Fact
Cranberries are sorted for ripeness by bouncing them; a fully ripened cranberry can be dribbled like a basketball.

Podcast Pete
- Famous Pirates - Captain Kidd
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Kidd
http://www.piratesinfo.com/biography/biography.php?article_id=36

Note: Since every website seems to have a different story on Kidd, Podcast Pete pieced together what he could in a short
amount of time. Plus, given that some of it is from Wikipedia, please take it with a grain of salt.

Email me if there's any inaccuracies or omissions. Yes, this biography was plundered. YARRR!

Podcast Recommendation
Travelling Morans
http://brendanandsarah.com

Closing Song
Crazy in the Morning by BReNe WiLSON
http://music.podshow.com/music/producers/producerLibrary/artistdetails.php?BandHash=79db16ef73d1f0271bacaf85fd094c6e

Contact Info
Email: upapaddle@gmail.com
Podcast Site: http://upapaddle.com
Personal Blog: http://www.kentcer.com/nucleus

Up a Paddle - Episode 18 - I'm Crazy and so am I

Fri, 11 Aug 2006 05:22:00 GMT

Up a Paddle - Episode 18 - I am Crazy and so am I - Part 1 of 2
This week I start my two part series on crazy stuff. I wanted to review some psychological anime and that desire evolved into this and the next episode.

Due to unforseen circumstances, this episode is a little late. Sorry about that. Better never than late ... wait a second. Oh well, enjoy the show.

News
Mac Pro released, Leopard spotlighted at WWDC
http://gear.ign.com/articles/724/724013p1.html

Wachoski Bros to do Speed Racer as next movie
http://www.darkhorizons.com/news06/060807g.php

Wii prince of Persia confirmed.
http://www.joystiq.com/2006/08/03/wii-wii-prince-of-persia-coming-to-wii/

AMD to drop ATi brand -- maybe not
Original Story: http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/91593/amd-to-drop-ati-brand.html
Retraction: http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/news/91650

Random Fact
The letter J does not appear anywhere on the periodic table of the elements.

Conspiracy
This week I highlight random conspiracies floating around in my head, conspiracies that could be true. They're not, but they could be.
- Global warming is being perpetrated by Sunblock oil conglomerates to push their product
- Shampoo shrinks your brain. http://www.brainbasedbusiness.com/2006/08/is_your_shampoo_shrinking_your.html
- The Nintendo Wii will be used as a tool for hypnosis.
- Radio waves from your tv are the real cause of cancer
- Clorine's true purpose is sinister

Random Fact
The King of Hearts is the only king without a moustache.

Reviews
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talladega_Nights

Save the Green Planet
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Save_the_green_planet

Paranoia Agent
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=3169
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paranoia_agent

Random Fact
New York City is nicknamed the Big Apple after an early swing dance that originated in a South Carolina club called The Big Apple.

Rant
Sunburns suck

Random Fact
The Sumatran tiger has the most stripes of all the tiger subspecies, and the Siberian tiger has the fewest.

Podcast Pete
Pete reminisces about the time he was a little loco.

Podcast Recommendation
The Ninja Consultant Podcast
http://ninjaconsultant.livejournal.com/

Song
Do they have Email in Heaven? By Jim Terr
http://music.podshow.com/music/listeners/artistdetails.php?BandHash=57076177b80116782f6637b440f5158e

Contact Info:
Email: upapaddle@gmail.com
Podcast Blog: http://upapaddle.com
Personal Blog: http://www.kentcer.com/nucleus

Thanks for Listening

Up a Paddle - Episode 17 - I'm an Otaku, Where's my Harem?

Wed, 2 Aug 2006 05:53:00 GMT

Up a Paddle - Episode 17 - I'm a Otaku. Where's my Harem?
This week I talk about one of the staples of Japanese Animation, the Harem Anime.
Also I talk about E3 and Batman

Email, Comments, and Corrections
1. Last week I forgot to put in link to Street Fighter clip from City Hunter.
Here's the link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55Z48SMWSHs

Here's the Korean version of Street Fighter
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COIvThlpPHY

2. Correction to Podcast Pete's review of One Piece.

Random Fact
Americans will spend more on cat food this year than baby food.

News
Video Game News
E3 no more
http://wii.ign.com/articles/722/722482p1.html

Wii Prove Our Promise
http://www.gc-germany.com/pressetermine.shtml

PS3 version of achievements called entitlements
http://www.joystiq.com/2006/07/31/360-achievements-ps3-entitlements/

In the game Spore you'll be able to get a 3d model of your character sculpted for a fee.
http://totalspore.com/articles/rumors/ea-sends-out-3d-models-of-creatures-made-at-e3/

DVD News
DC: New Frontier and Superman: Doomsday coming out to dvd
http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=24016

Funny Paper news:
Garfield for the last week actually had a storyline.
http://www.garfield.com

TV news
Winner of adult swim's have it your way contest is having them air all episodes of FLCL back to back. Because he's awesome. He's also getting them to play episodes of Cowboy Bebop, Trigun,
Paranoia Agent, Fullmetal Alchemist, and Samurai Champloo.
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/article.php?id=9287

Podcast News
- Reached rank of 1274 on Podcast Alley.
Also, everyone knows that the t-rex eating the unicorn ended WWI.
* Yet another screw up, I said dragon in this segment, meant to say T-Rex.
http://www.robandelliot.cycomics.com/archive.php?id=234

Random Fact
Take your height and divide by eight. Thats how tall your head is.

Conspiracy / Random Musing
Removed this week due to stupidness

Random Fact
Female canaries cannot sing

Reviews *
Note, all synopsis's of shows read on this episode of Up a Paddle are from
http://www.wikipedia.org and http://animenewsnetwork.com

Love Hina
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_Hina
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=168

Shuffle!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuffle%21
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=5375

Ouran High School Host Club
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ouran_High_School_Host_Club
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6122

Also should mention that Ranma 1/2 can be technically be considered a harem but it is too awesome for that.

Random Fact
According to our experts, there was no punctuation until the 15th century.

Podcast Pete
Comments and corrections

Podcast Recommendation
TheOtaku.com - By the guys who do Anime Pulse. 10 minutes of anime news each week. In funny voices.
http://www.podcastpickle.com/casts/14736/

Two Girls and a Podcast
http://twogirlsandapodcast.libsyn.com

and Mick Aloha Adventures:
http://www.mickaloha.com/
Sorry for talking smack.

Song
Drunk Tonight By The Bloody Irish Boys
http://music.podshow.com/music/producers/producerLibrary/artistdetails.php?BandHash=f0a185f98b0a2eaeac00948557557322

Contact info:
Email: upapaddle@gmail.com
Podcast Site: http://upapaddle.com
Blog: http://www.kentcer.com/nucleus

Up a Paddle - Episode 16 - Down, Down Forward, Forward + Punch

Wed, 26 Jul 2006 05:59:00 GMT

Up a Paddle - Episode 16 - Down, Down-Forward, Forward Plus Punch
Hadoken! This week is the Street Fighter Episode.

News
Video Game News
Nintendo Breaks 21 million purchases for Nintendo DS
http://www.realmofgaming.com/index.php

Mario Spraypaint announced for Nintendo Wii
http://www.nwiizone.com/nintendo-wii/nwii/mario-spraypaint-wii/

TV News
Saturday Night Live cast is shrinking this year
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6355566.html

Tech News
AMD to Buy ATI (5.8 billion)
http://gear.ign.com/articles/720/720756p1.html

Microsoft Zune confirmed
http://gear.ign.com/articles/720/720383p1.html

Movie and DVD news
Venom confirmed for Spiderman 3
(Link goes to picture of transformation, so don't click if you don't want to be spoilered)
http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/spiderman3/site/downloads/wallpapers/wallpaper2_1024.html

King Kong Extended Edition coming to DVD
http://dvd.ign.com/articles/719/719955p1.html

Chronicles of Narnia getting Extended treatment
http://dvd.ign.com/articles/720/720494p1.html

Bunch of Superman dvd's coming out
http://dvd.ign.com/articles/720/720499p1.html
- 4 disc Superman: The Movie
- Superman 2: The Richard Donner Cut
- New two disc versions of the original Superman 2, Superman 3 and Superman 4
- There'll also be the Superman: Christopher Reeve edition, which will have all the aforementioned discs
except the Richard Donner cut.

Random Fact
Coca-Cola was originally green.

Comments and Corrections
- Corrections for last week's City Hunter Review

Random Fact
Alfred Hitchcock didn't have a belly button.

Conspiracy Theory Corner
M. Night Shymalan puts himself in his own movies because he secretly wanted to be an actor but no one else will put him in their movies.

Random Fact
The A&W of root beer fame stands for Allen and Wright.

Reviews
First Impressions
L/R Licensed By Royalty
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=2152

Street Fighter
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street_fighter
Street Fighter: The Movie - skip
Street Fighter II: The Movie
Street Fighter II V: The Series
Street Fighter Alpha: The Movie
Street Fighter Alpha 2: Generations
Street Fighter: Anniversary Collection
Capcom vs SNK 2: EO
Marvel vs Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes

Random Fact
Vincent Van Gogh sold exactly one painting while he was alive,

Rant
Darn neighbor's cat.

Random Fact
The Ramses brand condom is named after the great phaoroh Ramses II who fathered over 160 children.

Podcast Pete
Pirate Jokes

Podcast Recommendations
The Hadokings
http://thehadokings.libsyn.com/

Song
Waste Another Night by My Little Radio
http://music.podshow.com/music/producers/producerLibrary/artistdetails.php?BandHash=db379bcd64eabd0de6bc23019825903e

Contact me:
Email: upapaddle@gmail.com
Podcast Site: http://upapaddle.com
Blog Site: http://www.kentcer.com/nucleus

Thanks for listening

EDIT: I forgot to post a link to the City Hunter movie Street Fighter clip. Luckily, a diligent listener caught this slip-up and posted the video on his site. Go to http://wqoq.com for the clip in question. He also posted the other Street Fighter clip I mentioned. Thanks wqoq!

Up a Paddle - Special - Get Wild and Tough

Wed, 19 Jul 2006 04:57:00 GMT

Up a Paddle - Special - Get Wild and Tough
This week, since I didn't have enough material for a full episode, I elected to instead just do a more indepth review on one of my favorite Anime shows, City Hunter.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_Hunter

Enjoy

Email: upapaddle@gmail.com
Podcast site: http://upapaddle.com
Blog: http://www.kentcer.com/nucleus
SkypeID: upapaddle

Up a Paddle - Episode 15 - YARRR! There Be Pirates In This Here Podcast

Wed, 12 Jul 2006 05:13:00 GMT

Up a Paddle - Episode 15 - YARRR!, There Be Pirates In This Here Podcast
This week I talk about Powerpuff Girl, vampires, firetrucks, shouting fish, and for a change of pace, pirates. YARRR!

News
- Pirates of Caribbean breaks opening weekend box office records
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=2111&p=.htm

- Chappelle's Show Lost Episodes now airing
http://www.comedycentral.com/shows/chappelles_show/index.jhtml

Email
- Quick Slogan update
"Kentcer.com - Finally a reason to use the Internet"

Random Fact
- The characters Bert and Ernie on Sesame Street were named after Bert the cop and Ernie the taxi driver in Frank Capra's "Its A Wonderful Life

Reviews
- Pirates of the Caribbean II: Dead Man's Chest
http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/pirates/

- Night Watch
http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000FGFBGC/sr=8-1/qid=1152678721/ref=pd_ka_1/702-9647391-9880039?%5Fencoding=UTF8&s=gateway&v=glance

Random Fact
- Mosquitoes have 47 teeth.

Angry Dome
- Movie Theaters that overbook

Random Fact
- It takes the Where's Waldo artist one month to complete a drawing.

Podcast Pete
- Rebuttal to Ask a Ninja's review of Pirates of the Caribbean II
http://askaninja.com

Random Fact
- If you yelled for 8 years, 7 months and 6 days, you would have produced enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee

Mangled Joke of the Week
- The Firetruck joke

Podcast Recommendation
- This is Screaming Halibut
http://screaminghalibut.com

Song
- Flutter by amplifico
http://music.podshow.com/music/listeners/artistdetails.php?BandHash=cdef1ecef0d12844ed816b922fcada5d

Contact Info
Email: upapaddle@gmail.com
Podcast Site: http://upapaddle.com
Blog Site: http://www.kentcer.com/nucleus

Thanks For Listening!