Announcements and Errata

Announcements and Errata

The New Skiffy and Fanty: Changes to Come on the Show

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A little while ago, we ran a listener survey to learn more about how you access our show, what you listen to, what you like and dislike, and so on.  That survey garnered a lot of wonderful responses — thanks!  As such, The Skiffy and Fanty Show will be changing a bit. These changes aren’t permanent.  They’re an experiment.  We’ll reassess in a few months to see how it’s working out, and we’ll ask you all for feedback again (because you’re awesome). Here’s what you can expect around these parts for the foreseeable future:

Announcements and Errata

Next Month’s Film (and Where to Watch It): The Swimmer (1968)

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As we announced at the end of Episode 4 (on The Shop Around the Corner (1940)), our next film for discussion will be Frank Perry and Sydney Pollack’s The Swimmer (1968).  Episode 5 will drop on the first, which means you’ve got a little under a month to watch the film! Here’s how to watch it: Google Play:  $2.99 (Rent) / $9.99 (Buy) VUDU:  $3.99 or $2.99 (Rent HDX, HD, or SD) / $13.99 or 9.99 (Buy HDX, HD, or SD) Amazon:  $3.99 or $2.99 (Rent HD or SD) / $12.99 or $9.99 (Buy HD or SD) Netflix:  DVD Rental Only We hope to hear your thoughts or questions leading up to the episode. Happy viewing!

Announcements and Errata

Announcement: Around the World (Cycle One) and the New Retro Nostalgia Begins!

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For the past month, I’ve been thinking about my various blogging ventures and how to improve them.  For Totally Pretentious, that has involved reconsidering how I engage with film in written form.  After all, I can’t keep up with Hollywood’s production levels no matter how hard I try; that requires a full time commitment. So I decided to concentrate my film discussions on two specific projects:  the Retro Nostalgia feature (derived from my personal blog) and a new feature called Around the World.  There will still be the occasional review of a film that doesn’t fit in either of these categories, but my primary focus outside of the podcast will be on these two projects.  These changes will also be noted on my Patreon page, which you can support if these columns (or anything I do) interest(s) you. So what are “Retro Nostalgia” and “Around the World”?

Giveaways

Giveaway: The Grace of Kings by Ken Liu

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What’s that?  We have two copies of Ken Liu’s much-anticipated new novel, Grace of Kings?  That’s right, and we’re going to give them away to two of our lucky listeners/readers. To enter, all you have to do is one simple thing.  Leave a comment on this post which answers the following question: If you could recommend one lesser known science fiction or fantasy writer to a friend, who would you recommend and why? That’s it.  The contest will run until 12 PM EST on Sunday (April 12th).  Winners will be announced on Monday. Have at it!

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