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May 6, 2013

Recorded at the Public Axis F-Stop on April 25th, 2013 with special make-up effects artist, Lawrence Mercado.

00:00 Lawrence has a large portfolio of incredible make-up effects work, including working on our movie Blood Cousins and the hit TV show, AMC's The Walking Dead.*

14:34 Yeah, Imma Look Into Dat! Prepare for futuristic Earth garbage problems! Jess talks up the upcoming summer movie, Elysium. Topic #1: What’s your sci-fi solution to Earth’s overflowing trash problem?

38:38 Dad's Corner(ed)! Larry has his own family San Antonio Fiesta this year to do what he does best: not get stabbed in public. Topic #2: What’s your worst Fiesta experience?

1:00:23 Hey, That's Not Funny! Regan treads a little in Jess' territory with this PopSci article about dudes who brought Mario Kart to real life. Topic #3, If you could play a real life version of a video game, what would it be?

1:25:27 We chat with Lawrence about his upcoming endeavors in the special effects world. We're very proud of his upcoming work – you must check it out at NotBotFX.com

1:31:43 A fantastic podcast ends with another fantastic session of What We Learned Today. Enlighten yourself!

*Mr. Mercado has not worked on the hit TV show, AMC's The Walking Dead. Listen to this episode for details.


Ezicuka
almost eleven years ago

Love the zombie! That pukmpin art is sweet, they definitely have some cool talent. Though I love and appreciate the walking dead, I am staying loyal to Jason and Grant from Ghost Hunters I have followed them since they first aired on SyFy. I did my All-Hallows-Read read around the campfire last night; I read a part of my own novel to a group of my closest friends and they loved it! I have turned quite a few people on to the idea of All-Hallows-Read and I linked them to the site. I know it isn't much, but I think the whole idea of reading encouragement in general is great. I am always trying to get people around me to read something more than text messages and the blogs Happy Halloween Joe Hill! I can;t say this enough I love Locke & Key and I can't wait to get the next issue. http://kdtrboxj.com [url=http://cubifhzm.com]cubifhzm[/url] [link=http://evdozdsghzj.com]evdozdsghzj[/link]

Aantar
almost eleven years ago

I'm not sure if this is, or if there exists, a good place to post such news, but wihtout our beloved Message Board, this is all I've got. I wanted to let those who knew of him that we've lost one of our Message Board family . Doodoobird, or DDB, or in reality, George, passed away in August. I'm not sure how, or why, or when exactly, just that it happened in August. If you remember him, you'll remember him for his strong opinions, great sense of humor and ability to make us laugh, his struggle with life and his strength in dealing with those struggles. Betsy tells me that he was quite a writer, and that she had the opportunity to read some of his work. He was a brave man that fought for our country. He loved his family, and spoke often of his sister and wanted to be a better man if only so that she saw him as someone genuinely good. He and I had many, many talks about life and got as close as you can get wihtout actually meeting in person. He will be missed dearly.

Mohammed
almost eleven years ago

I'm telling you I'm a pairdemac and that torn throat looks pretty damn real. Well, real w/out the mess of blood all over the place.We have to wear gogles, gloves and a full-length gown when a patient is cut like that. It's called BSI (body substance isolation)We had to hold a girl's throat together all the way to the Emergency Dept., b/c she'd been slit from ear to ear, but she lived through it.I'm not going to say we're the only reason she did, her immune system had to be strong or she never would have made it no matter WHAT we did. And her age, 16, is the main reason for a strong immune system.The most horrifying part of that call was not the gore, nor the blood, nor the gaping hole in her neck. The worst part IMO is that she was cut from ear to ear over $50 freakin' dollars and some damn marijuana.I thought: Yeah, THAT'S worth spending your life in prison for.If I DIDN'T think about it, I'd never get it out of my system so I can do the same nonsense again. I think it's stupid to do that over $50 and some weed.That's what the torn throat reminded me of. The images on my job are intense.

Jelena
almost eleven years ago

Ms. Debbi Morgan, You are, in my humble opniion, the BEST actress on All My Children. It's truly shameful that TPTB didn't utilize you, Darnell and Cornelius to the fullest. We on Twitter like to call you all #teamhubbards. Your return to the show in 2008 was truly hopeful bright spot in the show and outside of your time off for illness, you all should have continue to LEAD/DRIVE story.I was happy/encouraged when you and Darnell received story last year. You, Ms. Morgan, do what some bloggers/critics call turn shizz to sugar'. You and Darnell do more with limited material than most people do in months and monts of story. I will scream it from the rooftops until next years Emmys, you were robbed and should have walked away with the Lead Actress trophy on Emmy night but politics, politics! You turned the writers lemonade into fine wine in 2010 with Angie's blindness and pregnancy story.I am a fan of the ABC soaps since childhood and was sadden that the network chose to end AMC run but I'll proudly show support to YR and your new character when you come on in September. http://hcfsnpriein.com [url=http://mvmtbkrerq.com]mvmtbkrerq[/url] [link=http://jmwmkjtds.com]jmwmkjtds[/link]

Nicolas
almost eleven years ago

Ms. Debbi Morgan,I have been a fan of yours for so long. I remember wnhaticg the young Angie & Jesse on AMC when I was a young girl. I’m not that much younger than you so wnhaticg your character grow to become a successful and wnhaticg a black actress in that role was inspiring. You know how you can tell good acting? Back in the day when Jesse cheated on Angie, I started to dislike the actor for a while. When Angie wouldn’t forgive Jesse when that one lady (can’t remember her name, although I’ve seen her on other programs and she is a wonderful actress) set him up, I was mad at you for not believing him. My point is that as loyal fans, your character’s world becomes a part of our world. And we are blessed to the opportunity to enjoy you share your wonderful talent. I’m a long time Y&R fan. Although the storylines lately have not been the strongest, the talented actors/esses do the best with what they have to work with to keep us loyal fans wnhaticg. My hope is that you are given the role of an intelligent, strong woman and that you as an intelligent and strong actress will not fall into the “sex-opera” that Y&R has become. As a daytime veteran, I hope that you are able to help the writers of Y&R see that the drama and scandal that we, the fans seek from soap operas does not always have to be careless, thoughtless, loveless and irresponsible sex for every character on our favorite shows.Congrats to you on your new journey and trust that your loyal fans will be following you and will continue support you in all that you do! http://qsiclo.com [url=http://knevwcgiiks.com]knevwcgiiks[/url] [link=http://erfoujc.com]erfoujc[/link]

Subhashini
almost eleven years ago

As soon as the art where nicotera strats talking and they show the room he's in I already know what scene will be shot in there. yeah, I've read, re-read and read some more the whole series right up to #72.

Star
almost eleven years ago

Great stfuf, you helped me out so much!

Kebinho
almost eleven years ago

I'm about to turn 40 this year, and I love the old-timey nature of MadMen. I found the show relaeivtly late, during the long hiatus between seasons 4 and 5. While I have not stated smoking (and won't) I have certainly developed an affinity to older style items, like wet shaving.