Upside Down and Halfway to Happyland

HappyEp033 - Giles

verseandy — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:33:02 +0000

Hi all and welcome back to Happyland. This week Kim is joined by Brian Brown who if you don’t recognise the name you will definitely recognise the voice. Brian appears in a multitude of Farpoint Media shows and others. For Buffy Between the Lines listeners you will recognise him as our very own Giles.

Guest: Brian Brown

Topic: Giles’ Relationships

Promo: geek-giving.org

We need your help…..

verseandy — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 13:15:57 +0000

Hi everyone, as you have just heard if you listened to the podcast we need your help. We really want to push Happyland up the podcast rankings but to do that we need 5 minutes from each of you. That’s it, just that, we don’t want your money or your soul, just 5 minutes of your time. Please go to

Podcast Alley

and leave a comment and vote.

If you use iTunes go to the iTunes store and search for Happyland, or alternatively click the iTunes link under Podcast Feeds on the right and leave a ratings and a review.

The crew would all really appreciate it if you can do this for us, and we’ll have a very happy Kim, and who doesn’t want that…

HappyEp032 - I Only Have Eyes for You

verseandy — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:24:47 +0000

This week you all get to hear the shiny new versus segment, Kim compares Ghosts and Demons

Which is followed by Kim joined by Tabz and Emma in a discussion on Season 2 Episode 19 of Buffy I Only Have Eyes for You.

Listen out for Tabz’s cat Myboyfriend. As part of his plot for world domination, or at least BTL podcast domination he attempts to involve himself in the discussion.

Guests: Tabz and Emma

Topic: I Only Have Eyes for You

Extras: Kim on the Quirky Quiz

Promo: ChuckChat.com

HappyEp031 - Lorne

verseandy — Fri, 29 May 2009 22:09:35 +0000

Hi everyone, this week Kim discusses Lorne with the awesome Becca exploring the impact he had on the show in general, his own story arc and the effect he had on the other members of Angel Investigations .

Kim also mentions a promo for Becca’s podcast, however unfortunately we were not able to include it in the episode but we will share it with you as soon as we can.

No discussion on Lorne can occur without mentioning the sad loss of Andy Hallett in March this year. Kim and Becca discuss Andy and also some of the songs he is famous for singing as Lorne and the Tim Minear tribute. Included below are links to a fan tribute to Andy based around Lady Marmalade and Tim’s tribute.

Guest: Becca

Topic: Lorne

Extras: Andy Hallett Lady Marmalade Tribute

Tim Minear Tribute to Andy Hallett - Note requires Facebook access

Promo: The Canon Puncture Show

HappyEp030 - Twilight and Buffy

verseandy — Fri, 15 May 2009 15:54:40 +0000

Episode 30 discusses Twilight and Buffy and compares characters and story arc’s.

Kim is joined by the enigmatic xMadxScientistx who you may also know as Willow on Buffy Between the Lines .

The PTB really didn’t want #30 to be posted, we’ve had fun getting this out to you all. So I’d like to quickly thank all the crew who pulled together to get this done on time, thanks…

Guest: xMadxScientistx

Topic: Twilight and Buffy

Extra: Mad mentioned some Twilight dolls in the episode, here’s the link. Twilight - Tonner Doll Company

Promo: Red Shirts

HappyEp029 - Back Stories…

verseandy — Fri, 01 May 2009 11:47:03 +0000

This week Kim talks with another member of the Happyland crew, the awesome John.

The two of them delve into the back stories that helped form and direct some of our favourite scoobies in both Buffy and Angel.

Guest: John

Topic: Character Back Stories

Promo: Technorama

Extras: Hey we now have a contacts page, check it out: Contact Us

HappyEp028 Spike vs Angel - Part Two

verseandy — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:24:45 +0000

Hi so here it is the second half of the second half of the epic Spike vs. Angel discussion which started on Joss’d, and was continued in HappyEp028 Part One

We’ll be back next week with Episode 29.

Guest: Tabz

HappyEp028 Spike vs Angel - Part One

verseandy — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:21:09 +0000

Hi all! So Episode 28 is the first half of the second part of the epic discussion which started on Joss’d, please visit Joss’d to hear the beginning of the epic discussion.

It is also the introduction of the new Buffyverse Versus segment.

Tune in next week as Kim and Tabz will continue their favourite debate, Spike vs. Angel …

Enjoy….

Guest: Tabz

HappyEp027 - Spike and Xander

verseandy — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 21:50:29 +0000

So the wait is finally over, after two long weeks the next shiny episode of Happyland has arrived….

This weeks Kim talks with the fantastic Suzi about Xander and Spike in Season 4. Check out Suzi on the Happyland Crew page and on the link below.

Guest: Suzi

Topic: Spike and Xander (Hi, this is a link to info on Season 4, from a different source for a change, please note I did want to link to Spike / Xander info but after searching online for suitable links, I felt it best to leave this to listener discretion…)

Promo: Chic Geek

HappyEp026 - Getting Into Buffy

verseandy — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 21:48:06 +0000

This week Kim chats to Nick as he works his way through to the end of Season Three of Buffy for the first time, and looks forward to watching the rest of the show. There is no separate HIGIB story as this is all part of the topic being discussed.

Kim recently appeared on Nick’s Geekshow podcast. http://www.geekshow.us/content/podcasts/geekeasy-podcast/geekeasy-episode-9-nick-and-kim-make-a-podcast/ check it out…

Guest: Nick

Topic: Getting Into Buffy

Promo: Dark Worlds Trilogy

Extras: Check out our new crew page. Happyland Crew

Angel Between the Lines Auditions are Open!

athenamuze — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 08:52:34 +0000

Angel Between the Lines is proud to announce our open casting call for voice actors for Season 1. If you’ve always wanted to join the cast of the Between the Lines productions or if you’d like the opportunity to do some voice acting, you’ve come to the right place.

>> For information AND to find out which roles we’re auditioning for please click here. <<

Angel Between the Lines is an audio drama that takes place between the seasons of Angel the TV show. We have a cast/crew from all around the world (so you do NOT need to be in Los Angeles to audition). There are many roles that we’re casting (not just the ones that we have audition lines for). We also need some different dialects and accents - so please make sure to try out if you’re in any way interested. If you don’t fit the characters we’re looking for please still audition using the “General” lines.

This is a work of love, no one makes money off of this production. We’ve had rave reviews for Buffy Between the Lines and can’t wait to do it again for Angel!

Are you only interested in LISTENING to Angel Between the Lines? Subscribe to Angel Between The Lines by Email so you can get updates on when the show is airing!

HappyEp025 - Journeys

verseandy — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 15:05:49 +0000

In Episode 25 we look at how the characters have developed during Buffy and Angel, both in terms of their personalities and their roles in the show.

How I Got Into Buffy Story: Andy

Promo: Podculture

A Special Horrible Treat

athenamuze — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 03:06:42 +0000

A small treat just for you! Just for the visitors of this site, I’m thrilled to share with you this cover of My Eyes that Clay and I did. It aired at the end of an episode of Joss’d, but here it is all by itself just for your enjoyment.

Episode #24 - For the love of Lilah

verseandy — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 22:29:53 +0000

Episode 24 is all about Lilah, we review the episode Billy from Angel and Lilah’s influence on the show and the characters in it.

How I Got Into Buffy: Crystal - Producer and Co-Host of Squint Squad: The “Bones” Podcast, Three Chicks & a Mic, and Pimp My Podcast and Assistant Producer of Joss’d

http://bonespodcast.info
http://threechicksandamic.info
http://pimpmypodcast.blogspot.com
http://jossd.com
Visit Crystal at her shows’ forums: http://threechicks.informe.com

Character: Lilah Morgan

Episode: Billy

Promo: http://www.bonespodcast.info/

HappyEp023 - Watchers

verseandy — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 20:15:13 +0000

It’s been a while coming but Episode 23 is here at last.

Episode 23 is all about Watchers, members of a secret organization, the Watcher’s Council, devoting to combating supernatural entities, with responsibility for “managing” the slayer. With the exception of Giles, generally seeming to cause more problems than they solve; and even he has his moments!

How I Got Into Buffy: Jeff

Topic: Watchers

Promo: Future Traditions

News: Episode 24 is planned to be released in February then we’ll be published every two weeks from then on….

Extras:

http://www.farpointmedia.net/

Aaaanddd Here We Are!

athenamuze — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:08:00 +0000

Episode 22! Get it here.

How I Got Into Buffy Story: Heidi

Promo: New World Army

Character Highlight: Faith (and Buffy)

Episode Highlight: Bad Girls

Extra: Dr. Horrible, Between the Lines Studios

Thank You Jeff!

athenamuze — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 20:46:00 +0000

Woo and a Hoo! Episode 21!

How I Got Into Buffy Story: Claude

Promo: Geek by Night

Character Highlight: Dawn (as the Key)

Episode Highlight: Him

Topic: Dawn Hate

Did I Say Once a Month? Silly Me…

athenamuze — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 18:27:00 +0000

Well here you go! Ep 20!

Intro: Brian Brown

How I Got Into Buffy Story: Larissa Myhowych

Promo: Dragon Page Cover to Cover

Character Highlight: Harmony

Episode Highlight: Harm’s Way

Extra: Joss’d, BBtL Auditions! Wanna play Harmony?

Holiday Goodness

athenamuze — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 01:56:00 +0000

Ok I know I keep lying to you all. At worst I’ll be getting these out once a month, hopefully I’ll manage to do better than that soon. Humble apologies, but this is a fun episode, so please enjoy!

How I Got Into Buffy Story: Clem’s Kitten Basket
Promo: Eclectic Review
Episode Highlight: Amends
Topic: Food!
Extra: Cheese Article, Support Hailey Joy Kent

Pluggin Along…

athenamuze — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 05:30:00 +0000

Back to my regular schedule (I hope)!

How I Got Into Buffy Story: Emma
Promo: Botz
Character Highlight: Holden Webster
Episode Highlight: Conversations With Dead People
Topic: Writing in the Buffyverse

Halloween Special!

athenamuze — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 14:00:00 +0000

I love Halloween, so I figured I’d put something fun together for it!

Here are some great vampire things to check out:

Twilight Series
Salem’s Lot
Vampire Junction (Valentine Series)
Vampire Chronicles
The Lost Boys
Twilight Lexicon
Plethora of Vampire Books

Back on Track…

athenamuze — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 13:28:00 +0000

Finally! It seems like forever, but I have a new episode for you!

How I Got Into Buffy: Paul Maki
Promo: Jack Mangan’s Deadpan: Really Big Things
Character Highlight/Topic: Big Bads

Also Check Out:
Help the Buffy Musical Extravaganza!
Beatnik Turtle’s song
Buffy Between the Lines

Shhhhh!!!! Don’t Tell!

athenamuze — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 19:03:00 +0000

So 5 mins worth of 5 months…. (download it there)

Tomorrow is the party and Saturday we go live!

Dragon*Con Closure

athenamuze — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 02:33:00 +0000

Dragon*Con Wrap Up!
Thanks to Tabz for joining me on this special episode.

BBtL Premier!

athenamuze — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 23:46:00 +0000

OK I know I need to post my Dragon*Con wrap-up, and it is on it’s way, but hopefully you will understand why I’ve been so busy on Oct 6th…

After months of waiting, BBTL’s premier is just around the corner - October 6th, 2007!

Can’t wait? BBTL has teamed up with the podcast Techno Fodder to bring you an episode one day earlier! Participate in the LIVE “call-in” or chat online show. Ask questions for the cast and crew, discuss the upcoming season of Buffy Between the Lines AND get a special release of the first episode! Join us Oct 5th at 6pm PST (7pm MST, 8pm CST, 9pm EST)If you want to participate click here for all the instructions.

Dragon*Con Q&A!!! #2

athenamuze — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 21:42:00 +0000

The Marsters, Rohm, and Feinberg Q&A from Dragon*Con (September 2, 2007).

Dragon*Con Q&A!!!

athenamuze — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 03:57:00 +0000

The Marsters, Landau, Rohm and Feinberg Q&A from Dragon*Con (September 1, 2007).

Upside Down and Halfway to Happy Land Episode #13

athenamuze — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 04:42:00 +0000

Another special episode about the Buffy Musical Extravaganza! This time featuring the amazing cast.

BBTL/DragonCon goodness…

athenamuze — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 00:09:00 +0000

There is going to be an EXCLUSIVE BBTL content only available at DragonCon this year! People can only get it by seeing Kim or Tabz (the producers) at DragonCon. They can either bring up their iPod (and I’ll put it on from Tabz’ comptuter) or they can ask for a CD.

To find Kim and Tabz, they can look in the Whedonverse track.

Tabz’ll be on the following panels:
Friday - 1:30 AM The Shape of Your Ship (NC17)
Sunday - 10:00 AM Note to Self: Religion Freaky
Sunday - 5:30 PM William the Bloody: The Transition to Spike

Kim’ll be on the following panels:
Sat - 2:30 PM But You’re Just a Girl
Sunday - 5:30 PM William the Bloody: The Transition to Spike
Monday - 11:30 AM Drusilla: Dark Beauty

Buffy Between the Lines is a fan-made audio drama coming this fall! For more information check out www.buffybetweenthelines.com

ALSO:

Buffy Between the Lines meet Cast & Crew Saturday of DragonCon, 9:00am (location TBD) - all welcome!

Special Interview Episode!

athenamuze — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 16:08:00 +0000

Sorry for the slight delay in this folks, some sound issues from using a different mic than usual.

Regardless here we are!

In this very special episode of Upside Down and Halfway to Happy Land, I get the chance to talk with the producer/creator/brain behind the Buffy Musical Extravaganza. In this episode, Clinton shares his own How I Got into Buffy Story and we get all sorts of crazy and interesting tidbits about the event that’s touring the nation!

Next podcast I will have a review of the event and several interviews from the delightful cast members.

New Buffy Between the Lines Contest!

athenamuze — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 16:07:00 +0000

Singing Along…

athenamuze — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 08:43:00 +0000

Just got back from the first sing-a-long, it was a total blast Thanks to Claude for joining me and a special thanks to my sister for being such a sport while I got to geek out. I also got to talk up BBtL a lot and my nifty shirt got lots of great attention. Too bad I don’t have a different one for tomorrow, maybe I’ll have to come up with something on the fly. Oh yeah, I didn’t do the Buffy-okie tonight, he switched the shows so the one he wants me for is tomorrow night.

I also met a couple of other cool fans and was promised some more How I Got Into Buffy Stories woo hoo! I should have my special interview up tomorrow or so… Stay tuned!

It Goes to 11

athenamuze — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 22:14:00 +0000

Yep here we are with episode #11! Get it at the bottom of this page.

How I Got Into Buffy: Rafa
Promo: Just Not Right
Character Highlight: Maggie Walsh
Episode Highlight: The Yoko Factor
Topic: Season 4

Also check out:

Buffy Between the Lines

Buffy Sing-a-Long (Denver listeners email me here to set up a meeting time and place for the Aug 3 and 4th shows!)

Denver Tickets on Sale Now!

athenamuze — Sun, 15 Jul 2007 19:14:00 +0000

ok folks, so the Sing-A-Long tickets are on sale for the Denver event now! I’ve already got mine, who’s gonna join me?

Get your tickets here. Also don’t be confused by the website. It seems to be saying Thursday and Friday night, but it’s really Friday and Saturday night, promise.

Can’t Wait!

Don’t forget to email me and tell me if you will be there!

10!!!!

athenamuze — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 01:48:00 +0000

Tenth Episode Extravaganza!!!

How I Got Into Buffy: James

Promo: Truth Seekers Podcast
Episode Highlight: Earshot with Jason
Character Highlight: Jonathan with Tabitha
Topic: Souls in the Buffyverse with James

Also check out:
Buffy Between the Lines Auditions

Buffy Sing-a-Long (Denver listeners email me here to set up a meeting time and place for the Aug 3 and 4th shows!)

Episode #9

athenamuze — Sun, 24 Jun 2007 23:15:00 +0000

Ok a little later than I hoped. Most of you haven’t listened to #8 yet anyway…

How I Got Into Buffy: Allison

Promo: 7th Son
Character Highlight: Buffy and Giles
Episode Highlight: The Freshman
Topic: Transition from High School to College

Also check out:

Jason’s Website
Buffy Between the Lines Auditions

Auditions!

athenamuze — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 04:13:00 +0000

HappyLand Episode #8

athenamuze — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 23:46:00 +0000

So you could say I’m a little early, or a little late. Regardless here is episode #8 in all it’s glory!

How I Got Into Buffy: Jason (FozieBare13)
Promo: Come Let me Whisper
Character Highlight: Amy Madison
Topic: When Good Girls Go Bad

Also check out:

The Watchercast

Beer Good Foamy

Buffy Between the Lines Auditions (more details coming to you June 15th!)

Finally, I hope to publish my next cast on June 17th. That should put me more or less back on track!

HappyLand Episode #7

athenamuze — Fri, 25 May 2007 22:40:00 +0000

How I got into Buffy: Paula

Promo: Pulp Gamer
Epode Highlight: Once More, With Feeling (a look at the music)

Check out my NPR entry here.
Details on my own contest here.
Find out if the Buffy Sing-a-Long is coming your way!
Buffy Between the Lines

Thanks again to Paula for singing with me and for contributing!

I Need a New Intro!

athenamuze — Fri, 25 May 2007 22:33:00 +0000

I am looking for a new intro for my podcast and I’m looking to YOU for help. The winner of this contest will receive all issues of the Buffy Season 8 comic (up to #4), and you will have the joy of listening to it on my podcast!

Each entry must:
be submitted to UpsideDownHappyLand@gmail.com
be in .mp3 format
include the title quote from Anya
be sent to me by July 6th

If you need recording software, check out the free Audacity program.

Technical Difficulties!

athenamuze — Sun, 20 May 2007 03:30:00 +0000

I’m sad to say that I’m having some technical difficulties right now so my cast for this week will be delayed. Having a bit of trouble with Libsyn right now but I’m hoping to get it all cleared up by next weekend so I should have something up by then. In the meantime it looks like they’ve changed the name of the cast too, so if it seems to be missing, look for AthenaMuze’s podcast. Hopefully this too will be fixed shortly.

Take a Listen!

athenamuze — Fri, 11 May 2007 12:09:00 +0000

Tabz over at Strangely Literal is dealing with the loss of her cat and so I offered to do the review of The Long Way Home issue #3 in her stead. Please take a moment to listen to the cast and then send her some love.

Thanks!

Episode #6

athenamuze — Sun, 06 May 2007 17:13:00 +0000

How I got into Buffy: Kate/Spygirl76

Promo: The Game Master Show
Character Highlight: Buffy Season 7
Epode Highlight: Dirty Girls
Topic of the Podcast: Mailbag!

Icon Goodness

athenamuze — Sun, 29 Apr 2007 04:07:00 +0000

So I recently got into making icons and thanks to my wonderful husband I even managed to snag the software for it for my birthday.

So please feel free to take a gander and use any you’d like!

Enjoy!

Number 5 is Alive!

athenamuze — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 02:21:00 +0000

ok ok lame reference, lame movie, but…. Episode 5 is up!

How I got into Buffy: Veronica
Promo: Buffy Between the Lines
Epode Highlight: Something Blue
Character/Topic of the Podcast: Willow and Magic
Promo: Undead America
Trivia: Last episode’s trivia details

HappyLand Episode #4

athenamuze — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 02:58:00 +0000

Episode #4 is up!

How I got into Buffy: Mike Marinaro
Promo: FanTABZulous
Epode Highlight: Afterlife
Topic of the Podcast: Later Seasons—To Love or Not and Why?
Also: Save Veronica Mars!

Need promos!!!!!

athenamuze — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 19:45:00 +0000

Got your own podcast? Need someone to pimp your website? Looking for a little attention? If so then send them on over!!!

Really folks, I’m looking for some promos to air on my podcast and so I’m hoping to get some lovely people to send me some. If you have something you want to advertize, just email me at upsidedownhappyland@gmail.com and I’ll get right on it.

’nuff said.

Episode(s) #3 is Finally Here!

athenamuze — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 02:47:00 +0000

Episode #3 comes in two shiny parts.

You do not need to listen to them together or in order (for that matter) for it to make sense.

How I got into Buffy: Tabitha Smith
Promo: Tales From the ‘Verse
Epode Highlight: Fear Itself
Character Highlight: Oz
Topic of the Podcast: Fanfic

Many Things I Do Not Know…

athenamuze — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 02:15:00 +0000

Ok so the latest cast should be out very soon! It’s “in the can” so to speak, just needs a big dose of slappin’ the thing together and we will be on the way! It is a bigt one though, so I’ll probably make it a two parter…

In the meantime, I’ve been nominated for an award!! Lookie over to the right for the pretty button. I’m pretty sure I know who is behind it, so thank you (you know who you are)! Also look at the pretty new icon I managed to con MizThang88 into making for me!

HappyLand Episode #2

athenamuze — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 03:39:00 +0000

So the mighty episode #2 is now available.

How I got into Buffy: Buffynut
Episode highlight: Intervention
Character highlight: Buffybot
Topic of the week: Being Rough with Each Other

This week I was lucky enough to have a contributor for all of the sections. A HUGE thank you to Buffynut for her contributions.

Dialog for this episode was pulled from here and here.

Almost there…

athenamuze — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 02:02:00 +0000

The next cast is almost ready to go, just holding out hope for a few little pieces I am waiting on. I may give up and just move on without them though, so stay tuned…

Bunnies, bunnies, it must be bunnies!!

athenamuze — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 16:22:00 +0000

Alyrenee over at Undead America has put together a fanfic challenge about Anya. Go here to check out the action, and maybe even get your story read on the air!

Oops!

athenamuze — Sat, 24 Feb 2007 03:33:00 +0000

Turns out I managed to leave off my character highlight from episode #1. So I give you… Episode #1.2! Episode #2 will be out soon, but in the meantime, enjoy!

athenamuze — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 04:45:00 +0000

For anyone who enjoys the Week in Whedon podcast, laoshi and Tabz (at SL Podcast) are trying to give them encouragement/love to bring the show back!

Head over to weekinwhedon.org’s forums or drop them an emailThanks so much!

If you own a community that is Whedon related PLEASE post this there.

Upside Down and Halfway to Happy Land Episode #1

athenamuze — Sun, 18 Feb 2007 20:24:00 +0000

Well here it is, the very first cast!

In it, I spend a little time with Anya, who gave me the title of this podcast.

How I got into Buffy: AthenaMuze
Episode Highlight: Selfless
Character Highlight: Anya
Topic of the Week: Xander and Anya

For some information about Anya, check this out.
For details on the episode Selfless, go here and here.

athenamuze — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 00:02:00 +0000

So now I’m officially on my way! I have all of the content ready for the first cast and the show notes will be up soon. I am just waiting until I can get over this cold to do the recording but soon, very soon! Meanwhile, enjoy the amazing banner that Tabz from http://sl-podcast.livejournal.com/ Strangely Literal created for me. Oh and… Email me at Upsidedownhappyland@gmail.com if you want to contact me.

Thanks!
-Kim/AthenaMuze

Where Do We Go From Here?

athenamuze — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 23:46:00 +0000

Hello all!

This is a website that is dedicated to Buffy the Vampire Slayer… There may possibly even be a related podcast. Stay tuned.