Episode 66 of The Geek Saga Podcast was originally aired as a live webcast, “Drinkin’ Con 2022: The Hangover” on September 16, 2022.
Join myself and some of the Drinkin’ Con v6.0 Pre-Dragon Con Webcast crew for our recap of Dragon Con 2022!
Click below to watch in webcast form!
PLEASE NOTE: There was only so much sound editing I could do here, and as this was recorded live, there is quite a bit of background noise from the audience. Additionally, some of the ‘squares’ had to share microphones and therefore their sound quality is unfortunately not equal across the board.
“Blackwater Squares” was a Red Dead Redemption-themed version of Hollywood Squares. If you don’t know what Hollywood Squares is, it’s basically a live game of tic-tac-toe, in which the competitors choose a “square”, the host asks a question, and the person in that square gives either a correct or incorrect answer – and in the process, tries to convince the competitor that they’re telling the truth. The competitor then decides whether the square is giving a correct answer or making one up.
STARRING:
DESIGN DIRECTOR ALISON CARRIER
VOICE OF ARTHUR MORGAN, ROGER CLARK
LOREMASTER SEAN COPELAND
VOICE OF DUTCH VAN DER LINDE, BENJAMIN BYRON DAVIS
VOICE ACTOR GREG HOUSER
VOICE OF COMMANDER SHEPARD, MARK MEER
VOICE OF JOHN MARSTON, ROB WIETHOFF
COSPLAYER & PODCASTER NAMI SPARROW
Aaannnndd CRICKET!
And myself (Tara Lynne) as the host!
(Competitors were chosen from the audience)
Blackwater Squares Intro Music by Caffeine_Creek_Band from Pixabay
Episode 60 of The Geek Saga Podcast was originally aired as a live webcast, “Drinkin’ Con v6.0: A Pre-Dragon Con [2022] Webcast” on August 20, 2022.
Join myself and some other Dragon Con-loving friends as we talk all things Dragon Con 2022…and have…well…a lot of drinks!
Click below to watch in webcast form!
Friday 9/2
@ 1 PM PANEL: Game of Spinoffs (Marriott L401-403)
@ 3 PM PHOTOSHOOT: Red Dead Redemption (Hilton Steps)
@ 4 PM PANEL: You Can’t Go Home Again – Diaspora in High Fantasy (Marriott L401-403)
Saturday 9/3
@ 1 PM PHOTOSHOOT: Pirates of the Caribbean (Hardy Ivy)
@ 2:30 PM PANEL: Red Dead Redemption Actor Q&A (Westin Centennial II-IV)
@ 5:30 PM PANEL: The Great Tourney at Harrenhal (Marriott L401-403)
Sunday 9/4
@ 2:30 PM Red Dead Redemption Fan Panel (Westin Augusta E-H)
@ 4 PM PHOTOSHOOT: Spider-Verse (Hilton Steps)
@ 5:30 PM PANEL: House of the Dragon (Marriott L401-403)
@8:30 PM GAME SHOW: Blackwater Squares (Red Dead Hollywood Squares – Westin Augusta E-H)
Monday 9/5
@ 1 PM PANEL: Fear the Walking Dead – An Hour with the Cast (Westin Centennial II-IV)
Now, despite swearing up and down that I would be laid-back with my cosplay this year, I’ve gone against that [probably better] judgment and scheduled myself silly. That said, most of what I’m planning on is fairly comfortable and doesn’t require a ton of hair or makeup work so hey, there’s a chance I’ll actually fit them all in 😉
WEDNESDAY
Find me in my Gang Goes to Dragon Con shirt!
THURSDAY
Day: *New* Secret Cosplay (Hint: Thor Love & Thunder Themed)
Night: *New* Secret Cosplay (Hint: [Sort of] Bunny Hutch Themed)
FRIDAY
Day: Sadie Adler – Bounty Hunter Outfit (Red Dead Redemption 2)
Night: Strawberry Dress (Group Outfit)
SATURDAY
All Day/Night: Elizabeth Swann (Pirate Outfit from POTC: Dead Man’s Chest)
SUNDAY
Day: Spider-Gwen (Marvel Rising laid-back cosplay)
Night: Conspiracy Charlie (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia)
MONDAY
Find me in my Color War (Fear Street 1978) Outfit!
PLEASE NOTE: All panelists and audience members were required to wear masks throughout this panel. This does make certain portions of the recording a bit difficult to hear, and I apologize for this [albeit very necessary] “inconvenience”.
This panel focused on how J.R.R. Tolkien incorporated the trickster archetype into his works – and no, it wasn’t just all about tricksy hobbits!
Panelists: Myself, Jim W, Garon W
PLEASE NOTE: All panelists and audience members were required to wear masks throughout this panel. This does make certain portions of the recording a bit difficult to hear, and I apologize for this [albeit very necessary] “inconvenience”.
This panel was an overall discussion about George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series – when and why we first started reading it, how we got hooked, and our favorite (and least favorite) parts and characters in ASOIAF.
Panelists: Myself, Jen L (High Fantasy Track Director), Nami
PLEASE NOTE: All panelists and audience members were required to wear masks throughout this panel. This does make certain portions of the recording a bit difficult to hear, and I apologize for this [albeit very necessary] “inconvenience”.
This panel focused on Jon Snow and whether or not HBO’s Game of Thrones did a good job portraying the character we all know and either love, hate, or are totally bored with from George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series.
Panelists: Myself, Matt F, Marcie A
PLEASE NOTE: All panelists and audience members were required to wear masks throughout this panel. This does make certain portions of the recording a bit difficult to hear, and I apologize for this [albeit very necessary] “inconvenience”.
This panel focused on the first season of the Netflix show Shadow and Bone, and while we did make some mention of the books, it is almost entirely spoiler-free. (Any book discussion was centered more around the basic differences between books and show; there are absolutely no future spoilers.)
Panelists: Myself, Nami, Henry Hanks
Episode 44 of Tara Lynne’s A Geek Saga Podcast was originally aired as a live webcast, “Drinkin’ Con 2021: The Hangover”, on September 11, 2021.
Grab yourself a drink and join us for the post-Dragon Con follow-up to Drinkin’ Con v5.0, in which we discuss what we did, what we missed, and how we felt about Dragon Con 2021!
I’ve been waiting and waiting to share my Dragon Con 2021 schedule because the one thing I’ve learned in the past year and a half or so is that all things are constantly, constantly, CONSTANTLY subject to change…but hey, we’re a week out so at this point if anything else about this year’s convention DOES change, I’m at the ‘oh well, I don’t really care’ point 😉
Friday 9/3
@ 1 PM Red Dead Redemption Fan Panel (Westin Augusta E-H)
@ 4 PM Red Dead Redemption Photoshoot (Hilton Steps)
Saturday 9/4
@ 1 PM Shadow & Bone Season 1 (Marriott L401-403)
@ 8:30 PM Nailed It or Failed It: Jon Snow (Marriott L401-403)
Sunday 9/5
@ 11:30 AM ASOIAF 25th Anniversary (Marriott L401-403)
@ 2:30 PM Tolkien’s Trickster Tropes (Marriott L401-403)
As for cosplay…well, most of this year is going to be laid back. I’ve got a lot of ‘mystery question marks’ on this graphic, some of which are actually new secret cosplays (though admittedly, pretty lazy ones)…others are simply “I’m wearing a cute outfit this evening that’s not really a cosplay and I haven’t quite decided which outfit it’s going to be”…
WEDNESDAY
Find me in my Gang Goes to Dragon Con shirt!
THURSDAY
Day: Color War Outfit (Fear Street 1978)
Night: *New* Secret Cosplay (Hint: Jurassic Park Themed)
FRIDAY
Day: Sadie Adler – Bounty Hunter Outfit (Red Dead Redemption 2)
Night: *Possible* New Secret Cosplay…or a cute outfit, who knows!
SATURDAY
Day: Jungle Cruise-Themed Outfit
Night: Probably just a cute outfit 🙂
SUNDAY
Day: Edwardian Gown
Night: *New* Secret Cosplay (Hint: Sort of Dragon Con Themed)
MONDAY
Find me in my Gang Goes to Ice & Fire Con shirt!
Additionally, I still have a handful of Fantasy Bitch stickers, so if you see me feel free to ask for one!
