Firewall & Iceberg Podcast, episode 86: Road trip podcast, take two!
Dan and Alan post-mortem Comic-Con and discuss 'Breaking Bad' on a drive up the 405
Yes, we did it again.
We're either sadists or masochists - or possibly both - but Dan and I decided that the time was right to attempt another Firewall & Iceberg Podcast recorded inside Dan's car - this time on the drive back up from Comic-Con. More importantly, this time with a real microphone so that you can hear everything Dan says. If there's a difference in volume between us, it's just because I'm louder by nature. This will still not be our best-sounding podcast ever, but we made sure everything would be audible this time around, and if you grade on a curve based on last year, it's fantastic!
Anyway, we mostly rehashed Comic-Con (and stopped for dinner in the middle), then discussed last night's "Breaking Bad." The simple rundown:
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July 25, 2011 at 1:27PM EST Reply to CommentGood God why???
sepinwall Because!
July 25, 2011 at 1:29PM ESTAlso, it sounds better! Really! You can hear everything Dan says!
dan Redemption!
July 25, 2011 at 1:35PM ESTAlso, because otherwise it was unclear when we'd get to podcast early this week.
It really does sound better, though.
Zach L
July 25, 2011 at 1:43PM EST Reply to CommentDoes actually sound better, color me impressed. Though please don't take this to other modes of transportation. It would actually sound pretty well if you record one on a canoe or hot air balloon, but not exactly sure how well a podcast would sound via 18 wheeler, train or plane.
nic919
July 25, 2011 at 1:48PM EST Reply to CommentThe sound is way better and as long as no car accidents result from a car podcast, then I am cool with it as a once a year thing.
As for the crowds for GoT being turned away, it's too bad they couldn't be used as extras in the GoT battle scenes.
Jack S
July 25, 2011 at 2:12PM EST Reply to CommentJust a heads up, Bagdan also appears in a cameo late in season 3 when Walt / Skylar check out the car wash. You can see him in the background shouting at people, as ever!
Kevin
July 25, 2011 at 2:55PM EST Reply to CommentAhhh Rochelle Rochelle, I kinda want to re-watch Seinfeld for the 3rd time now.
Jonathan
July 25, 2011 at 3:30PM EST Reply to CommentCan't wait for you guys to finally get your Chuck panel redemption at next year's Comi...oh wait.
sepinwall :(
July 25, 2011 at 4:22PM ESTNavani
July 25, 2011 at 4:17PM EST Reply to CommentCan Dan do a whole segment in that high-pitched voice? Because I laughed really, really hard at that. Seriously, I've been listening to you guys for a while, and this might the most entertaining podcast yet. I liked the Comic Con stories and got insanely jealous about the whole "hanging out with Jim Beaver (who does make everything better)" thing.
I didn't listen to Road Trip 1.0, but the audio on this was perfect. I could even hear Dan's car's turn signal at one point.
S. Tarzan Yeah, I really loved Dan's falsetto too. Probably the funniest thing that the podcast has ever done.
July 25, 2011 at 5:43PM ESTKevin Agreed! I also want a whole segment of Dan's british Alan "impression". Hilarious!
July 25, 2011 at 5:54PM ESTBigK Dan's falsetto sounded like Mr. Hankey the Christmas Poo
July 25, 2011 at 10:05PM ESTSchnurpsischolz Me to, I had a really hard timetrying stop laughing, because my husband was sleeping next to me. Well done, very funny. And the audio was also absolut acceptable.
July 26, 2011 at 2:25AM ESTodessasteps
July 25, 2011 at 7:34PM EST Reply to CommentHard to feel too horrible for tv fans being squeezed out of panels, when loads of comics fans have been mosrly squeezed out of the whole con in recent years.
I love what trickster did this year setting up an altwrnative venue for comics at the show.
/former pro that wont return to con anytime soon
odessasteps
July 25, 2011 at 7:38PM EST Reply to CommentI wonder, in 2011, why ever panel isn't podcasted or web streamed, given how hard it is for people to attend these days? It's not like back in the mid90s, when you couldn't even get a cell phone signal at the building.
MatthewL
July 25, 2011 at 8:05PM EST Reply to CommentHaven't had a chance to listen to the episode yet, but I'm really hoping there's another appearance by the toll collector. That was one of my favourite parts of last year's road trip podcast.
PanicBomb
July 25, 2011 at 8:07PM EST Reply to CommentOn behalf of Sergeant Phil Cerreta, "seedy motel gun dealers" are actually NOT COOL AT ALL.
CHUNG CHUNG!
briguyx
July 25, 2011 at 11:09PM EST Reply to CommentMaybe the Indigo Ballroom was full for "Community" because people wanted to make sure they had seats for the programs afterward, which featured Frank Miller and Joss Whedon.
I know I stayed away from Hall H, figuring the room was full. Perhaps Comic Con should have voting on what panels you want to see beforehand, giving them a handle on what's going to be popular...
sepinwall I was in the Indigo for both Community and Frank Miller, and there was an awful lot of turnover after Community ended. (Though virtually none in between Miller and Whedon.)
July 25, 2011 at 11:13PM ESTactually
July 25, 2011 at 11:26PM EST Reply to CommentWhy is the SDCC people worried about sucking up to movie studios/people? They will shill their stuff if they see a profit in it - where else are they going to take their stuff? If they don't get the big room will they not come back ever.
MatthewL
July 26, 2011 at 8:32AM EST Reply to CommentWell, having listened to the episode, I am disappointed that you didn't record the toll booth operator, but the podcast does sound really good, and just as listenable as all your other podcasts. In fact, I would not object to your recording future road trip podcasts should the circumstances require one.
Just one thing: wasn't there some reference in the episode to Saul having put Walt in contact with the hotel-room-gun-guy? I may have imagined it, but I seem to remember there being some line that explained how Walt knew to contact the guy, and Saul was involved.
andythesaint It was mentioned in the episode that Saul hooked them up. Jim Beaver said that he knows better to question those brought to him by the lawyer.
July 26, 2011 at 3:53PM ESTfloretbroccoli
July 26, 2011 at 5:58PM EST Reply to CommentEpyck! Hat trick by Maria Rios, appearing on not only Breaking Bad and Men of a Certain Age, but also on the last season of FNL.
DonBoy
July 27, 2011 at 10:17AM EST Reply to CommentI thought it was pretty funny that, given that Todd VDW advised you on your recording setup, you literally had to get help from your friend at the A/V club for that.
sepinwall Who better to do that? We've seen Freaks and Geeks. We know the talents of a good AV club.
July 27, 2011 at 10:18AM ESTjjmorton
July 28, 2011 at 8:46AM EST Reply to CommentYour shout out at the Lost panel - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMy9s18tgfA&t=10m45s
eddieisannoy
July 29, 2011 at 12:49PM EST Reply to CommentI can't believe you can't fit Damages into your schedule to watch/review. Is it because you don't have DirecTV?
sepinwall We could fit it into our schedules, and DirecTV has a streaming video site for press. We just don't like it, as discussed a couple of podcasts ago.
July 29, 2011 at 12:58PM EST