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February 14, 2010
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ABOUT
"PENDANT BACKSTAGE":
"Pendant
Backstage " is a monthly review show of Pendant's podcasts,
also featuring Calls from the Public!
What do you
get when you take 200 hours of audio drama, a director, an actor,
a fan and a high schooler and let them record their opinions? You
get Pendant Backstage.
M Sieiro Garcia
Co-Host
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Generally speaking, I'm the kind of person that can walk out of a movie and can instantly tell you three things I liked about it, and three things I didn't. At the risk of sounding arrogant, I've been told several times that I'd be great as a critic. So when there was discussion of a new Pendant critique show I naturally jumped at the chance to get on board. Realizing the great difficulty it'd be to break into that kind of industry, I felt doing the show would be a great way to express that aspect of me. I could satisfy my "that sucked, now here's six reasons why" need without having to spend years proving that I could.
As for the show itself I think we have a nice balance in the co-hosts. Due to our varying ages and personalities I think we bring great different points of view to the table. Despite that, we still manage to have enough cohesion to bring those opinions together and put out something truly unique. And while there may be other podcasts of its type, "Pendant: Backstage" strikes a nice middle ground between having enough subject matter to keep it from seeming recycled and not too much as to seem unfocused.
I also like how the show gives back to Pendant. Not only does it give a forum for people to express what they liked/disliked about a show, but it gives directors/writers/artists feedback on what we think's working and what's not. After all, who better to tell you what your audience is thinking than the audience itself?
Mackenzie Bishop
Co-Host
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CAST OF "PENDANT BACKSTAGE":
PBS doesn't
have a cast in the traditional sense, but it does have a group of
recurring co-hosts:
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"PENDANT BACKSTAGE" EPISODES:
Past episodes
are available by scrolling down the page.
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Episode Sixteen
(January
10, 2010)
(1hour
24mins 20secs)
Review
and discussion of "Batman: The Ace of Detectives"
and "Seminar".
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Episode One
(Oct
19, 2008)
(1hr
11mins 34secs)
Review and discussion of "Vindicatum" and "Once
Upon a Time in Vegas".
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Episode Two
(Nov
9, 2008)
(1hr
23mins 46secs)
Review and discussion of "Star Wars: Blue Harvest"
and "The Kingery".
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Episode Three
(Dec
7, 2008)
(1hr
25mins 9secs)
Review and discussion of "Wonder Woman: Champion of Themyscira"
and "Umket Industries Presents: The Dixie Stenberg and
Brassy Battalion Adventure Theater".
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Episode Four
(January
11, 2009)
(1hr
25mins 14secs)
Don your capes and cowls as Pendant: Backstage tackles "Batman:
The Ace of Detectives" and "Seminar". Revel as they discuss
the Dark Knight's nightly exploits, and listen at the extensive
run-down of Batman's villains (guess who their favorite is)!
Then they travel to the dark, post apocalyptic futuristic
class room of Seminar and attempt to keep your minds from
being blown at the variety and depth of episodes. And over
on Calls we're joined by Marrcus Beattie and Pete Milan, and
grill them about their shows like so much cheese. And Panda
walks us through the process of getting a Seminar script approved.
Will Pete Milan acknowledge Mackenzie's man crush? Does Marrcus
really mind being Kat's whipping boy? And just what the hell
IS the Mouse's power?
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Episode Five
(February
8, 2009)
(1hr
47mins 24secs)
It's the episode everyone's been waiting for (well maybe just
us), it's the "2008 Best of Pendant" show. The crew
share their favorite moments of 2008. Join them as they look
to the future... by reveling in the past. You'll laugh, you'll
cry, you'll lose 20 pounds! Also including a complete rundown
of the Pendy categories. How do the winners fare against PBS'
criticism? If they can get past the "Sexiest Voice"
categories, you might find out. What
will be the crew's best moments of 2008? What Pendy category
does Mackenzie refuse to discuss? And how has being a Pendy
winner changed M?
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Episode Six
(March
8, 2009)
(1hr
29mins 18secs)
This month we bring you something old and something new (we
couldn't find anything blue to borrow). The crew zips up their
black latex suits and globe trots with Catwoman: Queen of
Thieves. Then the group practices their Old English accents
as they discuss The Pendant Shakespeare. Old Willie would
be proud! Over on Calls we crack some whips (because everything
goes back to the whip) in our talks about Catwoman. We discuss
possible locations we'd like to see Selina visit and the loveable
Zee, and we strap on our powder wigs in our discussion with
Shakespeare. Latex outfits, whips AND soliloquies? You're
making us work for our bread this month!
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Episode Seven
(April
12, 2009)
(1hr
50mins 21secs)
This month we dress with our underwear OUTSIDE our pants!
No it's not some weird fetish, we're talking about Big Blue
himself, Superman. You might have heard his show hit a big
milestone. We're joined by a special guest (you'll just have
to listen to find out who) to discuss "Superman: The Last
Son of Kypton", but for one PBSer it's their last flight,
but they won't leave without a fight as we bust some skulls
as we tackle the season 2 finale of "The Kingery". And if
you attended Calls from the Public you got your free Superman
underoos! We had plenty to give out. Again, Pendant: Backstage
is not responsible if they're ill-fitting. One size fits most.
Violence! Sad goodbyes! And free underoos! All this and more!
And more exclamation points than you can shake a stick at!
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Episode Eight
(May
10, 2009)
(58mins
08secs)
Review and discussion of "Supergirl" and "Once Upon a Time
in Vegas".
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Episode Nine
(June
7, 2009)
(1hour
02mins 42secs)
We go back to the beginnings of Pendant to review the End.
Trust us, it makes sense if you listen, because this month
we take our martinis shaken, not stirred, as we review James
Bond: To the End. Then we head over to AeroQuest Dynamics
and spend some time with our favorite flyboys (and girls)
as we review Umket Industries Presents: The Dixie Stenberg
and Brassy Battalion Adventure Theater! So brace yourself
for fast cars, high-flying women and... underage drinking?
They're going to shut us down for sure.
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Episode Ten
(July
12, 2009)
(1hour
25mins 52secs)
Once again proving that it always goes back to the whip, this
month we review "Indiana Jones and the Well of Life". We also
take a remedial class as we look at the creepy, futuristic
world of "Seminar" and someone doesn't pass the class (we'll
give you a hint: their name has an "I" in it). So grab your
textbooks and fedoras, and don't be late for class! The Instructor
frowns on that. Eternal youth for all our homies!
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Episode Eleven
(August
9, 2009)
(1hour
34mins 04secs)
This month we boldly go... with the starship Defiant as we
review the show of the same name. They even let us fire the
torpedoes! The guys attempt to place the show's 14 year history
into something resembling a timeline, and speaking of storied
history, we also take a second review of Pendant Shakespeare.
Over on Calls we have a directorpolooza with ALL three past
and present directors of "Star Trek: Defiant". Listen in awe
as they discuss their respective runs! Quantum torpedoes,
some "thees" and "thous" for good measure, and you've got
the makings of a beautiful show (not to mention a long one).
All this at Warp Factor 6.7! Engage!
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Episode Twelve
(September
13, 2009)
(1hour
20mins 53secs)
Episode 12 - Review and discussion of "Star Wars: Blue Harvest"
and "The Kingery".
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Episode Thirteen
(October
11, 2009)
(1hour
27mins 43secs)
In honor of Pendant: Backstage's first anniversary, we go
back to our roots and discuss a crossover! We attempt to stay
in our own reality we review Ex-Tempus, and on Calls, we pick
the brains of the Bridgeses (Bridgii?) and Bruce Busby and
get a dose of life on the other side of a crossover. And our
special guest reveals themselves, but it's not who you'd expect...
what? You were expecting a Zod joke? KNEEL!
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Episode Fourteen
(November
8, 2009)
(1hour
30mins 15secs)
On this Venus and Mars edition of Pendant: Backstage, get
philosophical, analytical, and metaphysical with an in-depth
discussion of the entire series run of Martian Manhunter.
And then prepare for a threepeat of Once Upon a Time in Vegas.
Strap on your brain caps kids, we're going in deep!
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Episode Fifteen
(December
6, 2009)
(1hour
23mins 26secs)
This month we slip on our one piece swimwear and review "Wonder
Woman: Champion of Themyscira." And because we're suckers
for those cool barrel rolls and loop-de-loops, we visit our
friends in the Brassy Battalion for a look at "Umket Industries
Presents: The Dixie Stenberg and Brassy Battalion Adventure
Theater." And over on Calls we're joined by the writers of
both Wonder Woman and Dixie. Three writers for the price of
one Call? And the new voice of Diana, Kristen Bays? Madness!
High flying aerial stunts, actors having contracts with the
Devil, and... PBS has an iTunes review?
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