Episode 36: Sad Panda

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This week on Transmission Awesome the Boyz discuss:
- SadPanda! What makes his music?
- Silent Hill! With all the talk, there's something to it, right?
- Forum Focus! Should there be a Candyland movie?
- Awesome Blog of the Week!
- ... and much more on this sad episode of Transmission Awesome!

Awesome Blog of the Week Links
-Pop Song Breakdown
-TGWTG Personalities as Comic Books Characters
-10 Misleading Songs
-Review Impossible: Saints Row
-Stupid Boy
Forum Focus Links
-Is being hot a talent these days?

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Comments (36)
  • 8-Bit-Awesome

    Awesome as always :woohoo:

  • Noll_UK

    awesome podcast as always. When is MikeJ going to be on?

  • Sigmanonymous

    Man, you want bad football teams, take a look at my local "team", the Redskins. Makes me feel bad that they loose to the worst of the worst.

  • Cferra

    I don't think the podcast can handle the randomness of Mikey J. I mean...how can Paw compete with the guy who can dance like that?

    Anyway, great podcast. Thanks for the shoutout, Panda. B deserves his awesome blog.

    Oh and Joe? I pmed Stupid Boy once. He's like 15 and is kind of reclusive. It's hard to PM him. I pmed him once and all I got was a short reply saying "Thanks". Weird.

    I guess he's a riddle wrapped in an enigma.

    Congrats to the happy couple!

  • AdmiralAwesome

    I support this rap-off!

  • Peko

    So that was the song playing at the end of the Benzaie episode...
    Great episode guys. I wonder, are you planning to get MarzGurl featured soon?

  • GenericInk  - re:
    Cferra wrote:


    Oh and Joe? I pmed Stupid Boy once. He's like 15 and is kind of reclusive. It's hard to PM him. I pmed him once and all I got was a short reply saying "Thanks". Weird.

    I guess he's a riddle wrapped in an enigma.

    He's only 15. :0 That's ridiculous. I can kind of tell by his drawings that he's young, but 15? Either way he's hilarious. I'm still a kid myslef so this gave me a lot of motivation. Maybe I can grow some talent after all. :)

    Anyways, Joe, I can't believe you didn't mention Jessica Alba. I'm probably going to get like 20 downs because of this, but she just can't act. I'm sorry, she's hot, but I don't think she's acted in a single movie that I would reccommend to anybody. She's an actress that I think only gets a job because of her looks. And its not just a one time deal. She's acted in several supposedly "big name" movies, but she just doesn't cut it for me.

    And another thing about Meghan Fox's recent movie, Jennifer's Body, I think beyond the thick veil of sex, there is an underlying message that I don't think everybody saw. Look at the relationship between the two main girls and irony that lies there. I know I'm trying to make this mvie sound thought provoking, and it really isn't, to the contrary teally, but I reccommend seing the movie again. Sure Meghan Fox only got it because of her looks, but I think replacing her with any actress that is considered young, would still make the movie appropriate.

    The movie itself is really not that bad. Plus there are several... hmm... redeeming values to it...

  • Cferra

    Yeah. He told me he was 15. I don't know how true that is now. I'm just going by the PM he sent me ages ago. I was just as surprised as you.

  • lozchic

    Even I'm baffled that Stupid Boy is 15. :shock:
    If he really is 15, then he has a lot of talent for a 15 year old.

  • Starsky

    Joe, never rap again. Ever.

    And about the issue of whether or not being hot is really considered a talent now, I guess it depends on who the movie is aimed at. Like stated, Transformers 1 and 2 are movies for frat boys who value Megan Fox's tits bouncing on screen over her ability to act out her role. I'm not really in the demographic to appreciate full shots of her ass as she hunches uncomfortably over a motorcycle to work on it. C'mon. Like my brother said 'I actually felt like she was running away from giant robots watching her performance.'

    And one example worse than Megan Fox? Jessica. Alba. Her whole career has basically been her looking hot in a movie. Granted, she got a role in Sin City, but, yeah, she spent that movie simply looking hot, too. So I guess it all comes down to the fact that being hot can get a girl roles in a film .. but not nearly as appreciated roles.

    Great show! Sad Panda, it's funny to hear you talk rather than sing! :D You're a cool cat.

  • ThatBritWithTheLongHair  - lol

    thats my blog at the very very begining yup i created the intermaweb =D

    You're all very welcome

  • Greenman137

    Next 3 Lord Kat, MikeJ and Marzgurl plz

    P.S Sad Panda rooooockzzzzzz
    I use zs because i rule and so does he

  • GenericInk  - re:
    Starsky wrote:

    And one example worse than Megan Fox? Jessica. Alba. Her whole career has basically been her looking hot in a movie. Granted, she got a role in Sin City, but, yeah, she spent that movie simply looking hot, too. So I guess it all comes down to the fact that being hot can get a girl roles in a film .. but not nearly as appreciated roles.

    Yeah, I guess sin city is defintely a movie I'd reccommend, but not for Jessica Alba. She's just an unnessassary bonus, you could just replace her with any actress really.

  • The sad panda  - re:
    Greenman137 wrote:
    Next 3 Lord Kat, MikeJ and Marzgurl plz

    P.S Sad Panda rooooockzzzzzz
    I use zs because i rule and so does he

    thankzszs youzszsszs

  • Wuggy

    Thanks a lot for the Awesome Blog!

    Joe will have to wait a bit for his piece, because (as he failed to remember) I've done a fan-art piece of him. :)

    Anyways, great episode!

  • Braeden Orr

    Thanks for the Awesome Blog Panda! You rock!

  • soldierstar

    Joe - Lyrics:

    It's Angry Joe
    Watch my flow
    Here I go, it's my show,

    repeat

  • Monado

    There's a problem with the links you posted for the sim thread and TA for the deaf.

    When I click on TA for the deaf link, I am receiving nothing. When I click on the TA Sim link, I get TA for the deaf link, but no TA sim thread.

  • Monado

    There's a problem with the links you posted for the sim thread and TA for the deaf.

    When I click on TA for the deaf link, I don't receive anything. When I click on the TA Sim link, I get TA for the deaf link, but no TA sim thread.

  • Stained Sword

    Rollo T, you should do a Captain Planet intro. XD

    Now on topic, I'm a guy, and I care more about acting. I cannot enjoy these movies with shitty actors. Hell, I can barely enjoy movies with good actors. Also, all this emphasis on looks and beauty is not good for the youth, I think. It will turn out bad. I just saw the Mulan video which brought up the foot folding thing in China, and that was considered attractive. Something bad will always come out of this idolizing of attractive people. Just my two cents.

  • TheDramaticMonarch

    Woohoo, Wiki Team represent! Thanks for the shout, Sad Panda. :) Now the Rollo_T song is going to get stuck in my head for another week. :P :lol:

    The creative intros just keep getting better and better...but no ending Easter egg this time? :o

    I gotta echo everyone's sentiments with Jessica Alba as another example of the "questionably talented hot chick of the moment". She was all over the place a few years ago but now you barely see or hear from her. I can only imagine that Megan Fox will follow suit as soon as the next disposable QTHCOTM strolls along. The actresses with real talent will stick around longer, regardless of looks.

    Mickey Rourke was kind of attractive back in his early career. :confused:

  • Thatguywiththeslipknot-t

    Is it sad that I got the pup named scooby do reference o.o

    PAW KICK JOES ASS!!! >O

  • J_Conrady

    Nice. It's always a treat to have a new TA.

    And Joe...the rapping...oh dear.

  • Deimos1984rd

    I think the topic on hot girls getting parts in movies was interesting

  • Mother Of Invention  - re:
    Thatguywiththeslipknot-t wrote:
    Is it sad that I got the pup named scooby do reference o.o

    PAW KICK JOES ASS!!! >O

    Hell I even remember the episode 0_o

  • PublicEnemy

    Hahah, havin trouble writin Joe? I might be able to help ya if ya want me too.

    Regardless, I need to see this Paw and Joe Rap off!

  • WebVidAddict

    hey chris what is arthritist?

    Oh god i actually remember a pup named scooby doo.

    Joe vs Paw Rap-off. yeah

    Miley is sooo going to turn into Britany in 3 or less years. She turns 17 years old in a month. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miley_Cyrus

    Damn Chris is as much of a Phil Collins fan as I am a Beatles fan. oh yes Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds is not about LSD

  • Stern

    Another TA! I always look forward to hearing them. Sad Panda stuff's great and I liked the interview.

    I find hotness in media to be a red herring, and I hate it. Writing, acting, and a overall quality of a product in no way should be taken for granted just because you happen to have eye candy to please men. In my opinion it's why bad movies and video games get a good pass and only perpetuates the production of low grade media.

    Final note: No matter how pretty a girl is in a movie, unless they stimulate the body AND the mind they're really not going to draw me in.

  • Mr.Scade  - I challenge Rollo T.

    I, Mr. Scade, hereby challenge Rollo T. (Whatever that is) to create an introduction for the Podcast with the following criteria:

    Location: Napoleonic Wars, Europe
    Characters to choose from: Space cowboy
    Biblical powerhouse superhero
    A tapir
    The ghost of Beethoven's cat
    The Potato King of South Wales
    Genetically engineered caveman
    A bear

    Go ahead and try to make something up including anything of the above.

  • HypnoFun

    Ok, I never found Natalie Portman all that hot. "not only T&A" she has no T lol. Then she cut her hair down to shorter than the average guy cuts his and... well... it just doesn't look right for her. I thought it was a guy for a second before I recognized her face.

    Her doing gangster rap... wow... I was half laughing and half going "Holy shit, she's scary as hell!" seeing it. Now it was intended for comedy, but still. Look up her with rap and you'll likely find it, I think it was an SNL skit.

    Another good actress that is damn attractive: Kristen Kreuk. She hasn't been cast in the best roles, but she does very well with what she's given, AND she's damn hot.

    If you have equal acting ability and one is hotter, pick the hotter one, sure. If the actress's natural look fits the character's ideal look easily, and then you should base something on looks. Like a woman that looks Asian where the character is Japanese, Chinese, Vietnamese, etc., you may not get the exact ethnicity you need, but as long as the fans aren't douches, you can get close, you still need a generic look for it to be convincing. Same for high schoolers, I'm sorry, but Megan Fox can not pull off teenager. She can't. If she's a teenage role, the she's that teenager an adult man sees in a mall, stares at her ass, then gets told "Dude, she's 16" and punch himself for feeling like a pedophile, regardless of the 16 year old looking 25.

    Wow that youth look rant went on a while, but anyway, think of this: pick out any actress you can think of that has an nerdy, meh, bookworm look that is very good at acting, then think of Tara Reid at the time of Alone in the Dark by Uwe, and tell me who you'd pick for the main female lead of Alone in the Dark. Just an example. I'd pick the meh, nerdy, bookworm look, as it fits the role, PLUS good acting ability.

    Look at the Twilight movie and the trailer for New Moon. Tell me if you think those actors are any good. Tell me if you think that lead actress can act. Also tell me, that damn girl always looks emotionless or depressed in everything I see her in, i.e. bad acting PLUS depressed == meh looks to me, how the hell does that look attractive? But that's besides the point. Still the whole thing where there HAD to have been decent actors with decent attractiveness that still could have worked for the eye candy they needed, but they went with extremely hot and talentless hacks, instead.

    Ya can't pick JUST based on looking like the character should ideally look, if their acting ability is meh, and someone else who is good would only require a little makeup, goddamn pick the good actor or actress.

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