Upside Down and Halfway to Happyland

So where is everybody…

verseandy — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 10:08:56 +0000

Hey folks, the real world has been keeping the crew, especially Kim, insanely busy of late…

We may publish the odd episode we have in progress during the next few months, but essentially we’ll be in hiatus now until the summer when things should calm down a little…

Stick with us we’ll be back again before you know it

Thanks, Andy…

HappyEp092 – Early or Late the debate goes on…

verseandy — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 13:03:36 +0000

Welcome back to 2012, we kick off with a great episode debating early and late seasons of Buffy; enjoy.

We’ll be back in a months time with Episode 93, see you then.

Guest: MikeJer

Topic: Buffy Seasons – early versus late

Promo: CastleCast

HappyEp091 – The Bronze – music in the buffyverse – Part II

verseandy — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 12:31:16 +0000

So just a week after Episode 90, here’s 91 which follows on from Episode 86; if that makes any sense…

Anyhow, this is our last show of 2011, thanks for listening and join us for more fun with Kim and friends in 2012…

Guest: Tammy

Topic: The Bronze Part II and music in the buffyverse

Promo: Flash Pulp

HappyEp090 – Anne or Joan or Lily or Chantarelle or even Sister Sunshine

verseandy — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 21:56:07 +0000

Hello, welcome back as we head towards our seasonal break, just one more episode after this one and then we will be back in 2012…

Guest: Missy

Character: Anne Steele

Promo: ScapeCast

HappyEp089 – Trouble always comes in three’s…

verseandy — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 22:51:08 +0000

Well you know what they always say, trouble comes in three’s.

This week Kim is joined by her good friend Andrew to discuss the Evil Trio.

Guest: Andrew

Topic: The Trio

Promo: The Mars Effect

HappyEp088 – Darla

verseandy — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 02:17:12 +0000

Hello, we’ve got a great episode for you this time, combining a ‘How I Got Into Buffy’ story, character review and a whole load of Buffy related fun.

HIGIB: Kalle

Guest: Kate

Character: Darla

Promo: Buffy Thoughts

HappyEp087 – Slayer 2.0

verseandy — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 18:04:53 +0000

Welcome back to Upside Down and Halfway to Happyland.

This time Kim is rejoined by the amazing Tabz, to discuss how Buffy could have been if Social Media had existed back then…

Guest: Tabz

Topic: Social Media / Web 2.0

Promo: Angel Between the Lines

Links: Band Candy – Facebook summary

HappyEp086 – The Bronze – music in the buffyverse

verseandy — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 23:09:11 +0000

See, now we are spoiling you, just a few minutes after Episode 85, here we are with Episode 86.

This time Kim and guest Tammy discuss The Bronze and music in the buffyverse.

Guest: Tammy

Topic: The Bronze and music in the buffyverse

HappyEp085 – Dawn

verseandy — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 22:58:10 +0000

Welcome back to Episode 85. This time Kim and returning guest John Pavlich are discussing Dawn and the impact of her character being implanted into the middle of Buffy and the scoobies.

Guest: John

Character: Dawn

HappyEp084 – Showtime

verseandy — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 22:31:46 +0000

Welcome back as we continue Kim and Heidi’s series on the episodes you love to hate. This time around they are reviewing Showtime.

Guest: Heidi

Episode: Showtime

Promo: Saturday B Movie Reel

HappyEp083 – Joss is a meanie!

verseandy — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 10:03:23 +0000

Hi, welcome to episode 083 where Kim and guest Katrina discuss why Joss is a meanie, oh and along the way review Normal Again, Entropy and Seeing Red

Guest: Katrina

Episodes: Normal Again, Entropy, Seeing Red

Promo: Chic Geek

HappyEp082 – Happyland Gift

verseandy — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 09:13:44 +0000

Hi, in episode 082 Kim and guest Taryn review the one hundredth episode of Buffy, The Gift

Guest: Taryn

Episode: The Gift

Promo: Knights of the Guild

SPOILER-FREE Potential

athenamuze — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 21:00:10 +0000

THIS IS THE SPOILER-FREE VERSION OF THIS EPISODE.

This episode is a real treat as Kim joins the folks over at the PotentialCast to tiptoe her way through a spoiler free conversation on all things Buffy.

Guests: Gabby, Kim, Alirio, and Steph

Topic: All things Buffy

Promo: PotentialCast

Other Links: PotentialCast Facebook Group, PotentialCast Tw

HappyEp081 – Potential

verseandy — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 00:05:31 +0000

This episode is a real treat as Kim joins the folks over at the PotentialCast to tiptoe her way through a spoiler free conversation on all things Buffy.

Guests: Gabby, Kim, Alirio, and Steph

Topic: All things Buffy

Promo: PotentialCast

Other Links: PotentialCast Facebook Group, PotentialCast Twitter

HappyEp080 – Parents

verseandy — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 23:20:34 +0000

So after a brief break we’re back with a fantastic look at the roles that parents play within Buffy. Kim’s guest is still watching Angel, so parental views from that show will have to wait until she’s done.

Guest: Angie

Topic: Parents

Promo: Hellmouth Podcast

HappyEp079 – Not Quite Happyland

verseandy — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 14:39:28 +0000

This week we’ve something different for you. Kim is really busy so we have had to delay the normal show by two weeks. So instead we are sharing the latest episode of Angel Between the Lines with you, starring Kim as our favourite Buffy Bot…

If you are already a fan of ABtLs and have downloaded this episode then you can skip over this and come back in a couple of weeks time. Unless you want to listen again.

Otherwise if you’ve missed out on ABtLs, then hopefully this will get you hooked…

Content: ABtLS1Ep010 – Not Quite Stepford

HappyEp078 – Fun and Games

verseandy — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 15:38:23 +0000

Yes it’s that time again. So here we are with Episode 78. This time Kim, Heidi and Tabz talk about some of the Buffy related games that they have enjoyed playing…

Guests: Tabz and Heidi

Topic: Chaos Bleeds

Promo: Chic Geek

HappyEp077 – The one where Giles sings

verseandy — Sun, 22 May 2011 21:34:33 +0000

Hi firstly apologies for the delay in getting this episode to you. The real world has been doing it’s best to disrupt our schedule.

However we have a real fun episode to welcome you back, Kim is joined again by Heidi to continue their episodes you love to hate series. This time around they are reviewing Where the Wild Things Are.

Guest: Heidi

Episode: Where the Wild Things Are

Promo: Angel Between the Lines

HappyEp076 – Rogue Demon Hunter

verseandy — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 01:06:57 +0000

Welcome back, this week we are taking a look at our favourite Rogue Demon Hunter, Wesley…

Guest / HIGIB: Barbara

Character: Wesley

Promo: Adventures in SciFi Publishing

HappyEp075 – Credits

verseandy — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 20:33:20 +0000

Hello, sorry we’re a little late this week…

Hopefully you’ll agree that this is worth the wait as we have a really fun episode lined up for you all this time.

Kim is joined by Tabz and Emma to discuss the credits… Enjoy!

Guests: Tabz and Emma

Topic: Credits and also check out this.

Promo: Conglomeration 2011

HappyEp074 – HappyMarsLandEffectTara

verseandy — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 23:00:52 +0000

Okay I’m sorry I have no idea how this happened, I left Kim alone with Andrew. I warned them about crossing the streams but to no avail and now the podcast is all covered in Marshmallow…

So welcome to episode 74 of the HappyMarsLandEffect Podcast.

Guest: Andrew

Episode: Family

Promo: Angel Between the Lines

Final thing, please join me in welcoming Christine to the crew…

HappyEp073 – Vengeance

verseandy — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 22:30:28 +0000

Welcome back, this week we are taking a look at one of our favourite vengeance demons, and no we’re not discussing Anya…

Guest / HIGIB: Melissa and also here

Character: Halfrek / Cecily

Promo: MASH 4077 Podcast

HappyEp072 – Help

verseandy — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 01:49:59 +0000

Hi, so here for your audio entertainment and Buffyverse enjoyment is the next episode of Upside Down and Halfway to Happyland. This time Kim is joined by Jarrett who not only is a fan of the show but acted in the episode being discussed; enjoy…

Guest: Jarrett Kaufman

Episode: Help

Promo: Skepticality

Other Links: Mr. Deity

HappyEp071 – Band Candy

verseandy — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 21:07:58 +0000

So as the days get longer and the nights get shorter, (well around here anyway), another two weeks have passed and it’s time for another fabulous episode of Upside Down and Halfway to Happyland.

Guest: Levi

Episode: Band Candy

Link: Popularly Cultured

HappyEp070 – Happy Potential

verseandy — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 00:14:05 +0000

Happy New Year, okay I admit it’s a little late for that, but yeah we’re back and we have an awesome schedule of topics and guests lined up for 2011.

To kick the year off Kim is joined by Stephanie from the Potential Cast, an amazing podcast where a group of folks are recording an episode by episode review of the whole of Buffy; the twist, three of them have never watched the show before…

Guest: Stephanie

Topic: Potential Cast

Promo: Potential Cast

HappyEp069 – Go Fish!

verseandy — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 23:17:40 +0000

Well this is our final episode of 2010, Kim and the crew are now taking a break for Christmas and will be back in 2011 with more in depth analysis and fun conversations around all things Buffy; but hey before you go, time to enjoy Kim and Heidi continuing their ongoing conversations about those Buffy episodes….

Guest: Heidi

Episode: Go Fish

Promo: Firefly Between the Lines

HappyEp068 – Xander and the Women – Part 3

verseandy — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 23:39:43 +0000

Welcome back to the final instalment where Kim is again joined by John for our look at Xander and his relationships…

Guest / HIGIB: John

Character: Xander Harris

Promo: CastleCast

HappyEp067 – Xander and the Women – Part 2

verseandy — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 02:02:17 +0000

Okay we’re back for the second part of the Kim and John review on Xander and the Women in his life…

Guest / HIGIB: John

Character: Xander Harris

Promo: Polyamory Weekly

GIVEAWAY….

verseandy — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 01:39:41 +0000

Okay folks shiny giveaway news, woohoo….

Kim was recently a guest on an episode of Tuning In To SciFi TV where they discussed Buffy. They are now running a contest to win the complete series on DVD.

You’ll need the ‘code phrase’ that they give out in the spoiler free portion of their discussion to enter to win the contest. Details can be found on the above links. Unfortunately it’s only available to US residents but if that’s you what are you waiting for; good luck…

HappyEp066 – What More Xander?

verseandy — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 01:08:57 +0000

Yep, we’re spoiling you. This time out Kim continues the discussion on Xander, this time with John…

Guest / HIGIB: John

Character: Xander Harris

Promo: sofadogs’s Podcast

HappyEp065 – Xander

verseandy — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 20:31:04 +0000

Welcome back folks, this week we kick off a series of reviews on Xander. First off Kim is joined by Mike to take a look back at the high and lows the steps forward and stumbles back that is Xander…

Guest: Mike

Character: Xander Harris

Promo: PotentialCast

HappyEp064 – Kennedy Hate?

verseandy — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 00:00:20 +0000

Thanks for bearing with us folks.

Well here it is episode 64. This time Kim is joined by the amazing Rachel and together they delve into the fandom’s love hate, well to be honest mainly hate, relationship with Kennedy…

Guest: Rachel

Topic: Kennedy Hate?

Promo: Geek by Night

Sorry for the delay…

verseandy — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 22:50:17 +0000

Hi folks, sorry we’re having a couple of tech difficulties so the next episode will be a week late.

Apologies, in the meanwhile feel free to leave us comments and feedback both here and on iTunes for the recent episodes…

Thanks

HappyEp063 – Tara and Willow

verseandy — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 13:13:39 +0000

This time out Kim is rejoined by her Mars Effect co-host and good friend Andrew as they discuss the relationship between Willow and Tara.

Guest: Andrew

Topic: Tara and Willow

Promo: Geek by Night

Please note about 50 minutes in there is some discussion related to Buffy Season 8 for a few minutes… You’ve been warned.

HappyEp062 – Clothing Continued

athenamuze — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 19:03:08 +0000

Join Kim as she discusses with Tabz the topic of clothing, as a continuation of the earlier discussion with Jason.

Guest: Tabz

Topic: Clothing in Buffy

Promo: Angel Between the Lines

HappyEp061 – S6 Character Growth Continued

verseandy — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 22:12:03 +0000

So did you miss us, well we’ve kept you waiting for two weeks and now here it is, part two of our discussion on character growth in Season 6.

Topic: Character Growth in Season 6, Part Two

Promo: On The Edge Of Darkness

HappyEp060 – S6 Character Growth

verseandy — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 22:41:59 +0000

Okay sit down, get comfy and prepare for the first half of an awesome two part episode. Kim is joined by Kate who after telling us about how she got into Buffy, discusses character growth in Season 6.

How I got into Buffy: Kate

Topic: Character Growth in Season 6, Part One

Promo: Knights of the Guild

Additional: Why did Spike go to Africa?

HappyEp059 – Tabula Rasa

verseandy — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 00:02:30 +0000

Welcome back, this time out Kim is joined by Frank to discuss one of the best episodes of Buffy, the fabulous Tabula Rasa.

You will also get to hear all about how Frank got into watching Buffy and what else he is currently up to…

How I got into Buffy: Frank

Episode Highlight: Tabula Rasa

Promo: Thought Bubble Audio Studios

HappyEp058 – Clothing Seasons 3-5 with Jason

verseandy — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 12:28:16 +0000

Woohoo, in fact I’m so excited woohoo again. Okay our mini hiatus is over, and yes I know I’m a day late posting this, sorry, however Kim is back and she has been recording like mad. This means that we have a whole load of awesome shows stacking up ready for you all.

Kicking it off we welcome back the truly fabulous Fozziebare as together him and Kim discuss clothing in seasons three to five of Buffy; enjoy…

Guest: Fozziebare

Topic: Clothing in the Buffyverse, seasons 3-5

Promo: The Podcast Podcast

HappyEp057 – and now for something completely different

verseandy — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 21:53:33 +0000

Hi everyone, in a couple of weeks time we’ll be back to normal. However while we are busy recording and editing all new Happyland for you, we thought you may like to hear what else Kim has been getting up to.

So this episode brings you a show from The Mars Effect the other podcast that Kim co-hosts which is all about Veronica Mars. It’s a little longer than what you would normally get from us, hope you enjoy…

HappyEp056 – Blast from the Past

verseandy — Fri, 28 May 2010 11:27:29 +0000

Wow we’re back with a blast from the past as we grab the main content from Episode 4 and present it to you again to enjoy once more; enjoy….

How I got into Buffy: Mike Marinaro

Episode Highlight: Afterlife

Promo: WordPress in 10 Minutes Podcast

Back soonish… promise!

verseandy — Fri, 21 May 2010 09:31:56 +0000

Okay so I was a little optimistic last week. Due to some manic real world fun and games we have been forced to slow the Happyland output. So the next show will be out on the 28th, a month after the last one. We’ll then post again a month later, and then we will be back on our two weeks schedule… All being well

Thanks for bearing with us.

Back soon…

verseandy — Fri, 14 May 2010 10:55:28 +0000

Hi all, we’ve all been really busy here so unfortunately there’s no new Happyland today.

However we’ll be back in a weeks time…

See you then.

HappyEp055 – Top of the Flops

verseandy — Sat, 01 May 2010 00:59:03 +0000

Continuing on the recent theme of looking at some of the perceived worst parts of the Buffyverse, this time Kim, joined by Heidi and Andrew discuss their top list of recurring characters that fans love to hate.

Happyland is taking a brief hiatus. There will be a show out in two weeks time, but it will be a special show. Normal Happyland goodness will return in four weeks.

Guests: Heidi, Andrew

Topic: Recurring characters fans love to hate

Promo: On The Edge Of Darkness

HappyEp054 – Pretentiousness

verseandy — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 23:31:48 +0000

Hello, welcome back. This time Kim continues her discussions with Heidi on episodes of Buffy that are general viewed badly by many fans. Plus we have a special mystery guest host during the intro and outro…

Guest: Heidi

Episode: Beer Bad

Promo: Dead Hunt

HappyEp053 – So What Is Normal Anyway

verseandy — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 22:40:25 +0000

This time Kim is joined by one of our new editors Kinsey. Together they discuss Normal Again. This is one of the more controversial episodes within the Buffy fandom so I hope you all enjoy their views on it… Oh and if you’re wondering, there will be a How I Got Into Buffy from Kinsey in the near future.

Guest: Kinsey

Episode: Normal Again

Promo: Physics in Action

HappyEp051_5 – HIGIB – Eleanor

verseandy — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 23:55:32 +0000

So here it is, the promised and now delivered How I Got Into Buffy from Eleanor.

Hope you all enjoy, and if you do and haven’t already, then we’d love to hear from you about how you got into Buffy…

HappyEp052 – Ssshh can we get some Hush around here please…

verseandy — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 23:42:58 +0000

Once again sorry for the delay but here it is the very shiny Episode 52.

This time Kim is joined by the fantastic Robin and together they discuss Hush. Oh and don’t worry just because it’s the episode of Buffy with hardly any talking in it, doesn’t mean to say that there isn’t lots to talk about and many fun clips thrown in as well; enjoy.

Guest: Robin

Episode: Hush

Promo: Future Traditions

So where’s my Happyland??

verseandy — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:17:22 +0000

Hi all, apologies from the Happyland crew. We’ve all had some scheduling fun and games these last few weeks so unfortunately we’re going to be a couple of days late with Episode 52

However the good news is that we’re not slipping our overall schedule so this means that there will be less time to wait after you get Episode 52 before Episode 53 will be out!

Oh and we haven’t forgotten that we still owe you the How I Got Into Buffy from Eleanor. We’re working on resolving some technical problems and hope to get this out to you all soon.

Thanks again for supporting Happyland and feel free to leave comments here on the site or on iTunes.

Plus if you want to join in the fun and send us your How I Got Into Buffy story we’d love to hear from you; especially if you’d also like to join Kim for a chat on your favourite episode, character, story arc etc.

HappyEp051 – Drusilla Part One

verseandy — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 23:45:56 +0000

Hi all, firstly apologies we’ve had a few technical difficulties this week so rather than be late you’re going to get this episode in two parts. This first part is the main discussion the missing part, Eleanor’s ‘How I Got Into Buffy’ will air sometime between now and Episode 52.

Guests: Eleanor

Topic: Drusilla

Promo: The Signal

Extra: Miss Edith

“Do you like daisies? I plant them but they always die. Everything Iput in the ground withers and dies.”

If you’re interested in details of the knitting, go to Ravelry or this blog post for more info.

HappyEp050 – Paper Rocking 50th Fun

verseandy — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 10:24:17 +0000

Woohoo, Happy 50^th everyone. Yes we’re here we’ve reached the big five zero… So as you would expect this is no ordinary show, this is in fact Kim’s 50^th Happyland party. Join Kim, Andrew, Tabz and Emma as they play a few rounds of Rock, Paper, Whedon…. confused; listen and enjoy…

Guests: Andrew, Tabz, Emma

Topic: Rock, Paper, Whedon

Promo: Angel Between the Lines

HappyEp049 – Love is Always Tragic

verseandy — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:24:20 +0000

Okay so here we are with Episode 49; nearly at the big 50… This week Kim and Brian discuss how Love is Always Tragic on Buffy and Angel.

Guest: Brian

Topic: Love is Always Tragic

Promo: Knights of the Guild

HappyEp048 – Doublemeat Palace

verseandy — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 12:10:06 +0000

So we are back with a super fun sized episode of Happyland. This week Kim is joined by Heidi who together shake up a large serving of fryfully good entertainment…

Okay enough with the bad fast food humour. Yes they are discussing the season 6 episode 12 show Doublemeat Palace.

Guest: Heidi

Episode: Doublemeat Palace

Promo: Hellmouth Podcast

HappyEp047 – Reminiscing

verseandy — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 23:38:06 +0000

So welcome to 2010. To kick the year off we thought we’d have some fun and look back at various moments from the last 46 episodes of Happyland… enjoy

Topic: Upside Down and Halfway to Happyland

Promo: QN Podcast

Re the promo, yep in the podcast Kim mentions that she hoped to get this promo but didn’t expect to be able to before the episode was posted… Well thanks to some speedy promo creation by the QN Podcast folks and quick turnaround by the Happyland crew we’ve got it for you; hope you like it and go check them out.

HappyEp046 – Faith’s Redemption

verseandy — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 00:28:20 +0000

Kim and the Happyland Crew would like to wish everyone a Happy Christmas.

So for those of you out there celebrating Christmas we hope you are having a wonderful time and for everyone else here’s your new episode of Happyland as expected…

This time Kim gets back together with Andy to discuss Faith’s Redemption; enjoy….

We’ll see you again in the New Year for a special episode…

Guest: Andy

Topic: Faith’s Redemption and also see; Faith’s Redemption

Promo: Geek Cred

HappyEp045 – families

verseandy — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 13:16:46 +0000

Welcome back to Episode 45. This time around Kim is joined by Kerstin and together they discuss families.

We’ve also got an exciting promo for you for an all new podcast on Veronica Mars, The Mars Effect. You may recognise at least one of the awesome hosts of this new show…

How I Got Into Buffy: Kerstin

Guest: Kerstin

Topic: Families

Promo: The Mars Effect

HappyEp044 – of cakes, blood and candles…

verseandy — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 22:08:20 +0000

So in part to celebrate that November is a special month for Tabz, Kim and Tabz are looking at Buffy’s birthdays specifically the episode Blood Ties.

In addition Kim compares and contrasts the birthdays across the seasons in her versus segment, and if you haven’t done so you still have until November 30^th 2009 to vote at the Podcast Awards for Buffy Between the Lines.

Guest: Tabz

Episode: Blood Ties

VS: Buffy’s Birthdays

Promo: The Dollhouse Podcast

HappyEp043 – Reimagining Happyland

verseandy — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:29:51 +0000

Hi everyone, so here we are with a blast from the past, Episode 7 in fact.

It’s one of Kim’s favourite episodes, and one which is old enough now that some of our newer listeners may have missed, and those that heard it originally will hopefully enjoy hearing it again.

Guest: Paula

Episode: Once More with Feeling

Promo: GO VOTE NOW! – Podcast Awards

HappyEp042 – Whedonly Speaking…

verseandy — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:49:17 +0000

So here we are with Kim’s magical number 42 episode. Shorter one for you this time as we have all been a little busy of late.

This time Kim is joined again by Andrew and the two of them discuss the wonderful world of Whedon Speak! This carries on from the conversation that they started over on Joss’d.

Guest: Andrew

Topic: Whedon Speak

Extras: Buffyverse DB

Extras: Vampire Reunion – okay so this is not mentioned in the show but I just find it too funny not to include somewhere.

Promo: Being Human Cast

HappyEp041 – Fool for Love

verseandy — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 11:39:34 +0000

Episode 41 covers one of the key episodes of Buffy, Fool for Love. Key as this episode is tied into so many others in both Buffy and Angel, and expands the back stories of many of our favourite characters.

Guest: Scarlett Lily (Mollie)

Episode: Fool for Love

Promo: The Jesus Geeks

HappyEp040 – Wow episode 40…

verseandy — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 11:09:36 +0000

So here we are folks the big four zero. Shows grow up so fast these days…

So this episode is really jam packed as Kim and guest Richard review both This Year’s Girl and Who Are You?

Guest: Richard, (we have his email address so if you want to contact him leave a comment and we will forward it on).

Episodes: This Year’s Girl and Who Are You?

Promo: Weather Child

HappyEp039 – Once More with Parking

verseandy — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 10:05:25 +0000

Okay relax the two week wait is over… This episode of Happyland is a little different. In it Kim and members of the Between the Lines Studios crew discuss the Whedonverse tour that they went on, when several crew members got together in LA over the summer. Listen and enjoy tales of how much chaos a bunch of Whedon fans can cause, together with the joys of LA driving and parking.

Links referenced in the episode:

Visiting BtVS Shooting Locations

Universal – Front of Line Pass

BtLS Summer Photos

Oh, and for those of you who are really observant you can spot this month’s temporal anomaly… Kim mentions not having run a promo yet for Heidi’s new podcast CastleCast which we have done since then on Episode 36

HappyEp038 – Back to Nick

verseandy — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 11:32:41 +0000

So it’s September already, but more importantly two weeks have passed and it’s time for a new episode. This week Kim chats to Nick who we first met in Episode 26. Now he’s finished viewing all of Buffy and the two of them discuss his views on early and later seasons, character development and his overall impressions of the show.

Guest: Nick

VS: Early Seasons vs. Later Seasons

Topic: Getting Into Buffy – the wrap up

Promo: Angel Between the Lines

HappyEp037 – Restless Part Two

verseandy — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 12:00:43 +0000

So the wait is over, yep the final part of the Restless review is here for your audio enjoyment. This week Kim and Tabz carry on from last time, wrapping up their review. Before this though Kim has a fun versus segment for you, comparing Giles songs…

Guest: Tabz

Episode: Restless with special thanks to Mike for his particularly riveting insights.

VS: Standing vs. The Exposition Song

Promo: Knights of the Guild

Once again massive thanks to Jeff who worked miracles to edit this all together…

HappyEp036 – Restless

athenamuze — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 16:15:18 +0000

Kim reports with Tabz live from Colorado! They talk about the famed episode Restless. Kim breaks down The First Slayer verses Buffy and we hear a promo for the CastleCast.

Guest: Tabz

Episode: Restless with special thanks to Mike for his particularly riveting insights.

VS: The First Slayer vs. Buffy

Promo: CastleCast

A special thanks to Jeff for working so very hard on this one! Thanks again Jeff!

HappyEp035 – Angel

verseandy — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 10:57:59 +0000

With the behind the scenes work already underway for Angel Between the Lines , this week Kim is joined by Clay who many of you will recognise as the voice of Angel on Buffy Between the Lines a role which he will continue in the new audio drama. However BtL productions are not the only place you can find Clay please check out the extras for other content.

Guests: Clay

Topic: Angel

Extras: Moron Life

Un-Scripted

Stanley (the Pocket Paradox)

Extra, Extras: Stop the press, well the feed anyway, here’s an extra link for you all… The Ropers

Promo: Moron Life

HappyEp034 – Buffy’s Loves…

verseandy — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 22:54:04 +0000

Wow so where did those two weeks go… So here we are again welcome back to Episode 34 of Upside Down and Halfway to Happyland.

This time around Kim is joined by Andrew to discuss how he got into Buffy and then him and Kim talk about Buffy’s Love life.

Guest: Andrew

Topic: Buffy’s Loves

Promo: Short Cummings Audio

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

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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

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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
Episode 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.