Episode 49 - The WOW World Revolution (Probably)

WOW Unlimited will be launching a new television channel soon in collaboration with Bell Media, and the chances are looking very good that it will feature an anime line-up of some kind. Why should anyone care about a linear television channel in this day and age? With some notable heavy hitters behind the scenes, as well as an incredibly strong streaming outlet in the form of Crave, this station and brand may have more of an impact than you'd expect. Karl joins me to discuss the potential benefits, as well as some of the dystopian side effects, of where the broadcast and streaming future of this channel could take anime, as well as the whole damned Canadian media ecosystem. Is that enough hyperbole for you?

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Theme song by Karl Olson. Check out Packet Flood, the album all of this show's music is taken from, on his Bandcamp.

Episode 15: Inuyasha: Context Over Content

Inuyasha made a significant splash when it first debuted on YTV in 2003... far greater than many of us seem to remember, in fact. What were the exact cultural circumstances that caused Inuyasha to dominate Canadian Google searches for years? Ian and Noah help me get to the bottom of this.

Episode breakdown:
5:45- Our personal experiences with Inuyasha
25:00 - The Japanese context of the show
29:50 - Overview of story and characters
43:55 - The nuances of Inuyasha’s Canadian context

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Theme song by Karl Olson. Check out Packet Flood, the album all of this show's music is taken from, on his Bandcamp.

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Episode 7: Can We Just Agree That Anime is More Popular Here?

Mike Toole swings by to help determine why anime is more popular in Canada than it is in other regions like the United States. I don't think we find a definitive answer, but along the way we talk about Otakon, the 80s Astro Boy dub that aired on Global, World Masterpiece Theatre on Radio-Canada, and that elusive Dragon Ball Kai Ocean dub.

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Theme song by Karl Olson. Check out his music at Ultraklystron.com.

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Episode 6: The YTV Anime Master is Not Unstumpable

  

YTV's infamous Anime Master is at last ambushed and unmasked for all to see! But first, Karl and I talk a bit about streaming on MAL, why you shouldn't use Hola after all, and why you should care about not being able to watch NieA_7.

Episode breakdown:

01:30 - Karl and I talk about region issues on Viewster and MAL embracing legitimate streaming.

20:00 - Anime Master time!.

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Episode 5: Talking with "PJ" Phil Guerrero

  

Randy and I sit down with Phil Guerrero, former host of YTV's The Zone block, who tells us about the loneliness of bingewatching, living the fast life in LA, and what it's like to be haunted by a single, over-used photograph.

Episode breakdown:

02:03 - Phil talks about his time on The Zone.

33:30 - How the internet screwed everything up and why TV personalities just aren’t the same anymore.

50:00 - Snit

52:15 - Exodus to Los Angeles

1:10:30 - Phil talks about his current online streaming project, Mainstream Media Unplugged

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Music by Karl Olson. Check out his music at Ultraklystron.com.

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