Mon, 26 November 2007 Podcast for Episode 28: All Is One, One Is All * Episode recap * Commentary - Title's zen koan - Bottom-up enlightenment - Return to nature - Individual/universe relationship theme in FMA movie - Parallel plots in different times - Laying groundwork for Wrath plot - The young, pre-armor, Al - Few speaking parts other than Ed and Al * Feedback - Early returns in favorite episode poll - Hyper Angel: why Ed and Al take Izumi's abuse - Fullmetalexile: multiple instances of the various homunculi? - David: Winry's motivations - Winryxautomail: How can I get other people to watch FMA? - Emily: Thanks via Skype voicemail * Convention appearances for weekend of Nov 30 - Dec 2: - Anime Supercon (Fort Lauderdale, FL): Tiffany Grant (Marta) - Holicon (Miami, FL): Kyle Hebert (Falman) * Convention appearances for weekend of Dec 7-9: - New York Anime Festival (New York, NY): Colleen Clinkenbeard (ADR Director, Rose, Hawkeye), Justin Cook (Line Producer, Russell), Mike McFarland (ADR Director, Havoc), Michael Tremain Sinterniklass (Leo), Sonny Strait (Hughes) Send your questions or comments: * Visit podcast page at http://annotatedalchemist.libsyn.com/ * E-mail to annotatedalchemist@gmail.com * Skype voice-mail to user annotatedalchemist * Call 678-999-2650 (toll call to Atlanta, GA, USA) Comments[7] |
Sat, 3 November 2007 Thanks to listener Mikie D for correcting me on this: FMA is on [adult swim]'s broadcast schedule again, currently showing Saturday night / Sunday morning at 1:30 AM Eastern and Pacific. For updates, you can always check out the online [adult swim] schedule. Category: general -- posted at: 3:09 PM Comments[8] |
Fri, 26 October 2007 Podcast for Episode 27: Teacher * Episode recap * Commentary - Where other story-arcs go wrong - How Izumi's introduction brings us back to Ed and Al - Foreshadowing Izumi - Is Izumi sadistic or is her tough-love what the Elrics need? - The metaphysics of transmutation circles - Izumi's secrets foreshadowed - The mother cat metaphor? * Schwag - FMA box sets from Funimation - Funimation also re-releasing individual DVDs at lower price - What's the right price-point for anime anyways? * Convention appearances for weekend of Oct 26-28: - Shikarricon (Newtown, PA): Kyle Hebert (Falman) * Convention appearnces for weekend of Nov 2-4: - AC Cubed (Ottowa, ON): Kyle Hebert (Falman) - IzumiCon (Oklahoma City, OK): Leah Clark (Noah), Collen Clinkenbeard (ADR Director, Rose, Hawkeye), Vic Mignona (Edward), Chris Sabat (Armstrong) - Janicon (Jacksonville, FL): Luci Christian (Psiren, Wrath), Chris Patton (Greed) - Nekocon (Hampton, VA): Troy Baker (Archer), Travis Willingham (Mustang), Aaron Dismuke (Alphonse) * Convention appearances for weekend of Nov 9-11 - Bakuretsucon (Colchester, VT): Tiffany Grant (Marta) - Tandokucon (Philadelphia, PA): Collen Clinkenbeard (ADR Director, Rose, Hawkeye), Aaron Dismuke (Alphonse), Kyle Hebert (Falman), Vic Mignona (Edward) Send your questions or comments: * Visit podcast page at http://annotatedalchemist.libsyn.com/ * E-mail to annotatedalchemist@gmail.com * Skype voice-mail to user annotatedalchemist * Call 678-999-2650 (toll call to Atlanta, GA, USA) Comments[6] |
Tue, 9 October 2007 Podcast for Episode 26: Her Reason * Episode recap * Commentary - An easily-forgotten one-shot "breather" episode - Diverting viewers from the homuculi conspiracy plot - Archer and Sciezka stories start here - One of the last episodes largely adapted from manga - Reuse of Rush Valley manga elements elsewhere in FMA anime - Who's the protagonist here? - What does Winry want? * Feedback - "Newtype USA" poll of Japanese viewers' top 10 episodes - Hughes as a father figure - Did Envy perform alchemy in episode 2? - FMA movie OVAs - What happens to Huskisson in the movie - Gluttony's appearance in the movie - What are the Gate Children? - Does Hughes go to a better place? * Convention appearances for weekend of Oct 12-14 : - Another Anime Convention (Nashua, NH): Christine Auten (Izumi) * Convention appearances for weekend of Oct 19-21 : - Oni-Con (Houston, TX): Aaron Dismuke (Alphonse), Chris Patton (Greed), Clarine Harp (Mrs. Armstrong), Kyle Hebert (Falman), Mike McFarland (ADR Director, Havoc), Tiffany Grant (Marta), Travis Willingham (Mustang), Vic Mignona (Edward), Wendy Powell (Envy) - London Movie and Comic Media Expo (London, UK): Colleen Clinkenbeard (ADR Director, Rose, Hawkeye), Laura Bailey (Lust), * Convention appearances for weekend of Oct 26-28: - Shikarricon (Newtown, PA): Kyle Hebert (Falman) Send your questions or comments: * Visit podcast page at http://annotatedalchemist.libsyn.com/ * E-mail to annotatedalchemist@gmail.com * Skype voice-mail to user annotatedalchemist * Call 678-999-2650 (toll call to Atlanta, GA, USA) Comments[9] |
Mon, 17 September 2007 According to Anime News Network, Funimation has announced that FMA voice actors will appear at the September 20 showings of "Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa" in four cities. Travis Willingham (Mustang) will be at the Century City (LA) showing, Leah Clark (Noah), Caitlin Glass (Winry), and Aaron Dismuke (Alphonse) will be in Arlington, TX. Vic Mignogna (Edward) will attend the Houston showing. And ADR directors / voice actors Colleen Clinkenbeard (Rose, Hawkeye) and Mike McFarland (Havoc) will be at the Atlanta showing, presumably having arrived for the next day's Anime Weekend Atlanta. Check the announcement for specific theaters the actors will be visiting. Category: general -- posted at: 12:33 PM Comments[4] |
Mon, 17 September 2007 Podcast for Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa * Movie recap * Commentary - Of movie sequels to TV shows - Bringing Fullmetal to the real world - Believability versus reality - Design notes - The politics of 1923 Munich - Alfons vs. Alphonse - Equivalent lives in parallel worlds - The "uranium bomb" McGuffin - Loose ends left hanging - Wrath's reward - Crazy Villain ex Machina - Hoenheim's guilt - Equivalent exchange and its context - All is One, One is All - Is this it? * Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa showing in US theaters for one night only, Sept. 20, as part of "Anime Bento Festival" - Info page: http://www.fathomevents.com/details.aspx?eventid=659 - Participating theaters list: http://www.fathomevents.com/news/default.aspx?newsid=61 Send your questions or comments: * Visit podcast page at http://annotatedalchemist.libsyn.com/ * E-mail to annotatedalchemist@gmail.com * Skype voice-mail to user annotatedalchemist * Call 678-999-2650 (toll call to Atlanta, GA, USA) Comments[10] |
Tue, 28 August 2007 The FMA movie, Fullmetal Alchemist The Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa is getting a one-night-only theatrical run, on September 20. 250 theaters (from AMC, Entertainment Group and Georgia Theatre Company) are participating in the four-night Anime Bento Festival, which will also show Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles (9/19), Lupin the III: Castle of Cagliostro (9/26), and Karas the Prophecy (9/27). Locations and advance ticket sales are available from the Fathom Events web pages linked above, and a complete list of participating theaters is also available. Category: general -- posted at: 4:24 PM Comments[9] |
Sun, 1 July 2007 Fullmetal Alchemist returns to [adult swim] Monday, July 2 at 1AM ET, according to the [adult swim] schedule. They're running the whole series all the way through, concluding on September 12, after which it gets replaced by another run of Cowboy Bebop (which is also wonderful, but I figure everyone's seen it by now, right?). So Fullmetal's back. As for me... not looking so good for a return. I got halfway through the script for a special episode on the movie before life intervened again, and I can't imagine having the time to actually push through that and the back 26 episodes. But I'm renewing the Libsyn and Skype accounts this week just in case I find the time and will to get it back together (you know, for the like five of you out there who haven't unsubscribed yet...) Oh, and I turned off comments on a lot of the podcast episodes because they were getting link spammed. Sorry about that, but it sucks to have to go through twice a day removing spam. Category: general -- posted at: 9:24 PM Comments[22] |
Mon, 19 February 2007 Podcast for Episode 25: Words of Farewell * Episode recap * Commentary - Why Hughes? - Hughes as exemplifying bushido ideals - Mustang's motivation - The end of Act I of Fullmetal Alchemist - Hughes' lesson - Did you notice: Kimbley and Archer * Essay Section - What one episode would you show to a captive audience and why? * Feedback - The meaning of Sloth - How I create the podcast - Cosplaying FMA - FMA vocal albums - Avatar - FMA reviews - Pronunciations - Crazy evil villains - Outlaw Star recommendation - Anime in the UK * Convention appearances for weekend of Feb. 16-18: - Katsucon (Washington, DC): Kyle McFarland (ADR Director, Havoc), Monica Rial (Lyra, Dante), Antimere Robinson (Funimation associate art director) * Convention appearances for weekend of Feb. 23-25: - Senshi-Con (Anchorage, AK): Caitlin Glass (Winry) * Convention appearances for weekend of Mar. 2-4: - Naka-Con (Kansas City, MO): Chris Patton (Greed), Caitlin Glass (Winry) Send your questions or comments: * Visit podcast page at http://annotatedalchemist.libsyn.com/ * E-mail to annotatedalchemist@gmail.com * Skype voice-mail to user annotatedalchemist * Call 678-999-2650 (toll call to Atlanta, GA, USA) |
Thu, 1 February 2007  The [adult swim] Fix now works on Macs as well as Windows. Don't know if Linux or non-PC devices work yet. According to the fix schedule, they're putting up two new FMA episodes each Friday, with episodes 9 and 10 appearing tomorrow (2/2/07). Category: general -- posted at: 6:57 AM |
Sun, 28 January 2007 Podcast for Episode 24: Bonding Memories * Episode recap * Commentary - Al with Scar instead of Ed - The return of walk-on characters, Rick and Leo as parallel plot - The timing of Ed's confession - The mercenaries and their slothful help from above * Essay Section - More recommendations for Fullmetal fans: Getbackers, Eureka Seven, Smallville, and Heroes - New topic: what one episode would you show to a captive audience and why? * Feedback - What's with Envy's female traits? - Yet more on the FMA trading card game - Getting in touch with voice actors via CrystalAcids site - More manga in schools * Convention appearances for weekend of Jan. 26-28: - Ushiko's Anime Block Party (Austin, TX): Luci Christian (Psiren/Wrath), Chris Patton (Greed), part of special Princess Tutu event with Japanese and American casts * Convention appearances for weekend of Feb. 2-4: - Ikkicon (Austin, TX): Wendy Powell (Envy), Caitlin Glass (Winry), Kyle Hebert (Falman), Vic Mignogna (Edward), Chris Patton (Greed) * Convention appearances for weekend of Feb. 9-11: - None Send your questions or comments: * Visit podcast page at http://annotatedalchemist.libsyn.com/ * E-mail to annotatedalchemist@gmail.com * Skype voice-mail to user annotatedalchemist * Call 678-999-2650 (toll call to Atlanta, GA, USA) |
Wed, 10 January 2007 Anime News Network
reports that [adult swim]'s streaming video site, [adult swim]
Fix (formerly the "Friday Night Fix") is now streaming
episodes 1 and 2 of Fullmetal Alchemist. The front page of [adult swim] currently has a huge "Fullmetal Alchemist" splash page with the caption "Now playing online. It's pretty cool." Unfortunately, the site is now kicking out non-Windows users, even though it used to work just fine on Macs using the Flip4Mac plug-in. Why they haven't just switched to Flash video -- like, oh I don't know, everyone else in the whole frickin' world -- I do not know. Category: general -- posted at: 6:59 PM |
Wed, 3 January 2007 Podcast for Episode 23: Heart of Steel * Episode recap * Commentary - Title controversy - The passive protagonists - Lab 5 as a disaster for Ed and Al - Hughes takes the reins - Winry in the Hughes' household - Surrogate families and Hughes' advice - Did you notice: Arakawa cows, mystery man, and the Curtises * Schwag - A second look at the FMA trading card game * Feedback - Getting in touch with voice actors - Al's blood seal - Why Greed is cool - Are you going to do a podcast about the movie (yes, let's do; send e-mail or voice mail with your comments) - Seasons of FMA - What did Marcoh use for the stone? - Manga in schools! * Convention appearances for weekend of Jan. 5-7: - Ohayocon (Columbus, OH): Caitlin Glass (Winry), Tiffany Grant (Marta), Clarine Harp (Mrs. Armstrong), Mike McFarland (Havoc), Chris Patton (Greed), Monica Rial (Lyra), Chris Sabat (Armstrong) * Convention appearances for weekend of Jan. 13-14: - Anime Tour for the Cure (Columbus, OH): Chris Sabat (Armstrong) * Convention appearances for weekend of Jan. 19-21: - None Send your questions or comments: * Visit podcast page at http://annotatedalchemist.libsyn.com/ * E-mail to annotatedalchemist@gmail.com * Skype voice-mail to user annotatedalchemist * Call 678-999-2650 (toll call to Atlanta, GA, USA) |
Thu, 30 November 2006 Podcast for Episode 22: Created Human * Episode recap * Commentary - Climax of action of so-called first season, leaving three episodes of falling action - Another more-drama-than-action episode - First substantial physical encounter between Elrics and the Homunculi - Nature and plausibility of the Homunculi conspiracy and their motivations - Setting up new villains for second half of the series: Greed, his gang, and Kimbley - What's with Envy's personal hatred of Ed? - Loose ends: how does Bradley know about the Elrics in Lab 5? Where's Barry? And what is the incomplete stone, really? * Schwag - Review of Fullmetal Alchemist Profiles book * Convention appearances for weekends of Dec. 1-3 and Dec. 8-10: - None Send your questions or comments: * Visit podcast page at http://annotatedalchemist.libsyn.com/ * E-mail to annotatedalchemist@gmail.com * Skype voice-mail to user annotatedalchemist * Call 678-999-2650 (toll call to Atlanta, GA, USA) |
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