Announcing the winner of the Order of the Stick Casting Game, plus saying goodbye to the Casting Game

Yeah, I know, this took forever, I'm sorry. A lot went down since last I did this show, not the least of which was Mevio shutting the show down without warning, only after the fact explaining they wanted to "focus on video content." Of course this means the planned farewell episode featuring Tee Morris and Phillipa Ballantine (by far my most popular guests) returning to cast my own novel, And Here's To You, won't happen. I actually kinda hope none of my fans were really psyched about that one. There are at this time no plans to start the show over on the same new server that Gilmore Girls Re-Watch and Singular Achievement Phenomenon. I've not ruled out making it a Blog-only feature of the arkle.silver-gateway.com website though. I may even include voting. That's a maybe at this point though. In the meantime, if you like the concept of the Casting Game, I know a guy who does a show kind of like it. He calls himself The Blockbuster Buster. You can find him on Blip.tv, and in-between his movie reviews and Top 10 lists he does these "cast the movie" type shows that are a lot of fun. What I like is that he puts real thought into it, much like we all did on this show. Check him out if you get the chance.

So, anyway, the long overdue winners of the Order of the Stick Casting Game.

As Roy Greenhilt: Donald Faison Winner: Nate
As Durkon Thundershield: Tie. Winner decided by coin toss. Michael Chiklis Winner: Nate
As Haley Starshine: Emma Watson Winner: Nate
As Elan/Nale: David Tennant Winner: Nate
As Varsuvius: Tilda Swinton Winner: Bronzethumb
As Belkar Bitterleaf: Nicholas Holt Winner: Bronzethumb
As Xykon: Christopher McCulloch Winner: Nate
As Redcloak: Tie. Winner decided by coin toss. Russell Tovey Winner: Bronzethumb
As The Monster in the Darkness: Keith David Winner: Bronzethumb
As Sabine: Zoe Saldana Winner: Bronzethumb
As Thog: Dolph Lundgren Winner: Nate

Final Score: Nate, 6. Bronzethumb, 5.

Since Nate won, the movie will be directed by his choice of director, Kevin Smith.

Hollywood, make this movie! ;-)

Premature Procrastination: The Future of Arkle Studios

http://www.mevio.com/episode/292562/premature-procrastination-the-future-of-arkle-studios

This has been cross-posted to all Arkle Studios feeds.

One thing I failed to address though is that the current logo will be coming down. No new one has been designed to replace it yet, but I'm working on it.

Episode 15: Order of the Stick

Listen Here, Then Vote!
In this episode, Nate Hasiak and Bronzethumb cast a live-action version of the popular webcomic Order of the Stick.
NOTES: Below are the polls, one per character. You decide which of them did the best job casting that role. Polls close shortly before episode 16 drops in the feed.

Who should play Roy Greenhilt?

Who should play Durkon Thundershield?

Who should play Haley Starshine?

Who should play Elan/Nale?

Who should play Varsuvius?

Who should play Belkar Bitterleaf?

Who should play Xykon?

Who should play Redcloak?

Who should play The Monster in the Darkness?

Who should play Sabine?

Who should play Thog?

Announcing the Winner of the Gender flipped Star Trek Casting Game

From the previous episode: The Cast of Star Trek (gender flipped).

As Jean Kirk: Katee Sackhoff. Winner: Eliza
As Spock: Emily Deschanel Winner: Eliza
As Heather McCoy: Tie. Since Emily Deschanel already won for Spock, the role goes to Amy Acker. Winner: Eliza
As Ji-Un Sulu: Grace Park. Winner: DDog
As Nina Scott: Catherine Tate. Winner: DDog
As Colt Uhura: Leonard Roberts. Winner: Eliza
As Irina Chekov: Carey Mulligan. Winner: DDog
As Tyler Rand: Ryan Gosling. Winner: DDog
As Justine Rand: Neil Patrick Harris. Winner: DDog

Final Score: Eliza, 4. DDog, 5. Winner: DDog.

Since DDog won, the movie will be directed by his choice of director, Christopher Nolan.

Hollywood, make this movie! ;-)

Status Update

Listen Here. Just letting you know what's up. The Casting Game will return soon. I just don't know when.

Episode #14: Gender-flipped Star Trek: The Original Series

Listen Here, Then Vote!
In this episode, DDog and Miss Eliza Sea cast a gender-0flipped version of the original Star Trek.
NOTES: Below are the polls, one per character. You decide which of us did the best job casting that role. Polls close early the day before episode 15 drops in the feed.
Also, the panelists were asked to come up with their own feminized/neutral first names for the characters (or masculinized/neutral names in the cases of Uhura, Rand, and Chapel). I figured that would make things more interesting.

Who should play Kirk?

Who should play Spock?

Who should play McCoy?

Who should play Sulu?

Who should play Scotty?

Who should play Uhura?

Who should play Chekov?

Who should play Rand?

Who should play Chapel?

Announcing the Winner of the Murder at Avedon Hill Casting Game

From the previous episode: The Cast of Murder at Avedon Hill.

As Arames Kragen: Liam Neeson. Winner: P.G.
As Arrin: Tie goes to the guest. Garret Hedlund Winner: P.G.
As Father Jorrus: Tie goes to the guest. Bill Nighy. Winner: P.G.
As Lane Niccols: Jennifer Connelly. Winner: P.G.
As Lord Avedon: Tie goes to the guest. Brian Cox. Winner: P.G.
As Richard Avedon: Aaron Johnson. Winner: P.G.
As Talik Bore: Mark Addy. Winner: P.G.
As Cousin Red: Chris Cooper. Winner: P.G.
As Cletus: Ray Winstone. Winner: P.G.
As Head Constable Louis: Tie goes to the guest. William Hurt Winner: P.G.
As Jilly Hemming: Abbie Cornish. Winner: Arkle
As Sarah Tremaine: Christina Hendricks. Winner: P.G.
As Gloria Platt: Helen Mirren. Winner: P.G.
As Constable Ulrich: Karl Urban. Winner: Arkle
As Herrjarr: Tie goes to the guest. Kevin Durand. Winner: P.G.
As Rondellus Marx: Ron Perlman. Winner: P.G.

Final Score: P.G., 14. Arkle, 2. Winner: P.G. Holyfield.

Since P.G. won, the movie will be directed by his choice of director, Alfonso Cuaron.

Hollywood, make this movie! ;-)