The following is the finale of Nowhere California’s coverage of the 2016 Los Angeles Days of the Dead convention and in this installment the guys have fallen prey to some top secret clown business, as Josh and Doug talk with horror icon Sid Haig.
Sid is a legend of the silver screen, with a list of over 100 roles to his name and an impact that can be felt in many genres of the film industry. In recent years, Sid has become a mainstay in the convention world and a familiar face to the Days of the Dead loyal.
During Nowhere California’s adventures at Days of the Dead, the guys from Nowhere have made it a point to bump into this legend and we have been lucky enough to sit down twice with the man behind the clown make up..
CLICK HERE For Nowhere California Presents Our Conversation With Sid Haig From The 2013 Days Of The Dead Convention (11:26)
(Doug Porter, Joshua Gilmore, Sid Haig. April 2016 Los Angeles Days of the Dead)
CLICK HERE For Nowhere California Presents Another Conversation With Sid Haig From The 2016 Days of the Dead Convention (6:18)
As with all of our conversations, everybody on the Nowhere California team would like to extend our thanks to Sid Haig. It was an absolute pleasure talking with this icon.
It started one year ago today, this site was launched and took the concept of Nowhere California to a whole new level.
Nowhere California started in 2011 and it was just another conversation between two friends, but these conversation started taking place in front of a microphone and unleashed on the internet. It was as simple as that, but as Nowhere California evolved, the team grew and new accomplishments were reach.
The episodes started to grow and the team ventured out of the Nowhere city limits, as they dove into the world of conventions and conducting interviews. It was with each accomplishment, the Nowhere California family stuck to their ideals of what they wanted to produce and not to become just another podcast.
It was that mindset that grew into this website and, as we mark our first year on the net, we want to simply say THANK YOU.
Thank you for following the journey of Nowhere California.
Thank you for listening to the original podcast and all of the other podcast that have sprung from this little idea.
Thank you for checking out this site
And thank you for continuing this adventure with us.
This past April and hot off the heels of the Days of the Dead convention, the guys from Nowhere were invited to cover their first film festival and the Nowhere California team charted new ground to cover the 1st Annual Hollywood Comedy Shorts Festival.
This event took place the 15th and 16th of April at the world famous TCL Chinese Theatre, gathering the world of short form comedy under one roof. During the opening night celebration, Nowhere California was represented on the red carpet and we took the opportunity to talk with a few of the festivals participants..
The entire Nowhere California team would like to thank everyone that talked with us and to the event organizers. This was a great experience and we hope that we will have the chance to cover next year’s festival.
For more information on all of the films, winners, and information on next year’s festival. Go to the Hollywood Comedy Shorts Film Festival Official Website by CLICKING HERE
Life has been like a hurricane, but it’s time to return to an easier time and a world of rich ducks swimming in gold coins.
The news broke in 2015 that the “Disney Afternoon” classic Ducktales would be returning to the small screen in 2017 and would find a new home on the Disney X D channel.
Today, Disney revealed the first image of the relaunched series..
As you can quickly see from the image, all of the classic characters will be returning and Disney has decided to run with the classic form of animation, then the CG animation that saturates today’s animation world.
The Ducktales relaunch does not have a set start date, but stay tuned to this website for updates… woo oo.
On this glorious eve of the greatest smart-ass superhero….wait…anti-hero…wait…X character…OH FUCK IT! Before Deadpool feels us all up in a darkend theater tomorrow, we get our most honest review from none other than the foulest (and hottest if you know me!) mouth in Hollywood…Betty fucking White!!! So without further ado, I will shut the hell up and let her share her thoughts on Deadpool as well as Ryan Reynolds’ smoking’ hot ass!
Apocalypse, in the normal world, can bring fear and pain to humanity. Apocalypse, in the world of mutants, can bring fear and pain to humanity, but Apocalypse can bring a power that the most powerful mutants cannot control.
Since his debut, in May of 1986, Apocalypse has been considered the Alpha and Omega of the mutant world of the X-Men. Now, with the release of the trailer for X-Men:Apocalypse, we will finally see this entity on the big screen…
It’s hard to gather the right comments to express the excitement for this movie and the year that 2016 will be for movies. Apocalypse continues to show that a MARVEL movie can survive outside of the MARVEL Cinematic Wonderland (AKA Disney) and a stacked list of characters will be treating fairly.
As this is the first trailer for this production, we can only imagine and know that there will be A LOT more to look forward in the weeks leading to the release.
I must admit, I am a bit behind in this posting. Was it due to the madness of the pending holiday? Perhaps it was the fact I have a 6 month old daughter I care for? Or maybe it was simply because I am a die-hard Star Wars nerd and I didn’t want to put down my controller to write this damn article! Yeah , that last one was probably it. As I am writing this, my inner 7 year old is screaming at me to get back to the game so I will keep this brief.
I bought the deluxe edition version of Star Wars: Battlefront for the PS4 and couldn’t wait to try Jakku from the upcoming Star Wars VII: The Force Awakens. Unbeknownst to me, that sneaky bastard J.J. Abrams delayed play until December 8th! Keeps the air of mystery I suppose but I digress. The deluxe edition of the game gives you the DL-44 blaster, better known as Han Solo’s blaster, the Ion Grenade, Ion Torpedo, Ion Shock emote, Victory emote, and eventually, Jakku.
The thing that grabs you right away is the extreme attention to detail that EA/DICE has put into this game, from the sparkling of the ice on Hoth, to the small bugs and marsh creatures that bring Endor to life. The sound is the next quality that I adore. All of the traditional sounds that make Star Wars so rich and immersive are present. You get the familiar “roar” of the TIE fighter, the gravely sound of Slave-1 as it accelerates into battle. My personal favorite is the “wat-wat” sound from the laser fire that erupts from an X-Wing. This game holds nothing back in it’s attempt (and success!) to bring you into the world of Star Wars.
Now, I am a big first person shooter guy and I expect a certain level of customization in my experiences and load outs. While, you cannot put a long range scope onto Boba Fett’s EE-3 blaster, you do get to pick what weapons you want to take into battle. Each weapon serves it’s purpose and many can be well suited for any map big or small. For instance, Han’s DL-44 hits like a truck but is limited in it’s effective range. There’s even a modified Jawa stun weapon that is more like a sawed-off shotgun in that it couldn’t hit the wall 15 feet away but will kill you dead 5-7 feet away. The secondary weapons come in the form of cards that you hold. Not like Magic the Gathering but you have a “hand” of three cards you can carry which are two weapons like a thermal grenade or homing missile and the third being an ability like focus fire which is…pretty self-explanatory.
Back in the day, (a term used by old people like me to vaguely reference some point in our past) I was a HUGE X-Wing player on the computer. Much like that PHENOMENAL commercial for Battlefront that featured the two brothers reuniting in the cockpit of an X-Wing, I wanted to be transported back to that feeling. I am happy to say, Battlefront, did not disappoint!! There is an entire game lobby dedicated to vehicle dog fighting and it is absolutely stunning. Saddle up in an X-Wing or an A-Wing for the Alliance or a TIE fighter or TIE interceptor for the empire and special upgrades allow you to pilot the Millennium Falcon or Slave-1.
To wrap this up, I will leave you with this: Star Wars: Battlefront may not have the customization of other first person shooters but that is the only avenue it lacks in. It runs the spectrum of map sizes and the graphics are immersive. Where it it may fall short in the scope of games like Battlefield and Call of Duty, it completely makes up for in action and nostalgia. With the upcoming Star Wars VII, I can only imagine the a galaxy far, far away is going to get a hell of a lot bigger. I will gladly give this 4.5 out of 5.
(Philip Morgan.Staff Writer)
Hello Everyone My name is Philip Morgan and my friend Josh told me to right a blog for our page. For those that don’t know, I am a diehard Ghostbusters fan. Josh and I had talked on and off about the franchise for as long as he’s known me and he wanted me to share with all of you how I enjoy what I like to call The Ideal Ghostbusters marathon. With the Ghostbusters reboot around the corner now sounds like just a good a time as any to tell you guys how I like to enjoy everything the Ghostbusters Franchise has offered so far that I could manage to get a hold of. I shared this info with Josh and he said, “Dude you so totally need to write that down and share it, because that is not a marathon, it’s a Gauntlet 🙂 Now were not just talking watching the 2 movies and boom you’re done. Don’t get me wrong I can do that anytime, because those movies are so much fun. I can watch those anytime any day. If either one happens to be on TV, I will stop what I am doing and just watch it. Now for The Ideal Ghostbusters Marathon I do this once a year. This is a good way to do it because you don’t want to get burned out or bored with a franchise and you don’t want to drive your loved ones crazy with over saturation so you can just ease your way into this marathon and take your time. It gives me something to enjoy all year round because it takes some time to do. Could take a whole year depending how much time one has on their hands.
The Ideal Ghostbusters movie starts simple enough with the first Ghostbusters film. This includes watching the film in all its glory, plus watching the Deleted Scenes. If you know the movie as well as I do it is not hard to know where to insert the Deleted Scenes while you are breezing through the film. Now I start watching the film all the way to the point where the Ghostbusters capture Slimer.
Then I will stop the movie and play The Ghostbusters video games for the Atari 2600, NES, and The Sega Master System.
Then I will resume the film and watch the montage scene up to the point where Winston Zeddemore gets hired.
I stop the film again and watch The Real Ghostbusters Promo pilot for the cartoon because the Ghostbusters are depicted in there Tan uniforms and Winston is present leading my head cannon mind to the conclusion that this scene takes place soon after he was hired.
After that I watch the Ghostbusters music video.
I resume the film up to where Peter and Dana talk about her case and just before the scene changes I stop the film again.
Are we having fun yet? At this point I play The Ghostbusters video game for the Sega Genesis.
After that I finally finish watching the first movie. Then I start watching The Real Ghostbusters cartoon starting with the episode Citizen Ghost this episode tells the story of what happened after the first film and how the Ghostbusters wind up with new uniforms.
After that I enjoy watching season 1 of The Real Ghostbusters which is 13 episodes.
After Season 1 I enjoy watching The Real Ghostbusters Toy Commercials
After that I read all The Real Ghostbusters comic books and Coloring Books and other related activity books. Even if some of the activity books don’t have story and dialogue the art work is really fun to look at. I will also watch The Real Ghostbusters Arcade Gameplay and Play The Real Ghostbusters for The Game boy.
After that I continue watching season 2 of The Real Ghostbusters which is 65 episodes. I like to watch the episode Ragnarok and Roll last because I feel that episode is a great way to end the Season.
Then I watch Season 3 of The Real Ghostbusters 13 episodes. I like to end this Season with The Boogieman is Back. It’s a strong end to this season. By Season 4 the show changed its title to Slimer and The Real Ghostbusters and it would be an hour show containing a Slimer episode a Real Ghostbusters episode and 2 more Slimer episodes. I watch the Slimer cartoons first then watch The Real Ghostbusters Segments.
Out of the 33 Slimer episodes the one I can’t miss is Don’t Tease the Sleaze because the Ghostbusters actually bust a ghost called the Sleaze in that episode and he makes a later appearance in The Real Ghostbusters.
Then I finish season 4 with The Real Ghostbusters segments 8 episodes. Ending with the episode Short Stuff which is a fun episode and introduces an antagonist named the Ghostmaster that will appear in the next season
Then it is time for Season 5 of The Real Ghostbusters 21 episodes. I like to end this season with The Halloween Door. This is the shows third Halloween themed episode and this episode originally aired in prime time and is an awesome episode to end the season. Mostly because it feels like the original film. With ghosts taking over all of New York and the Containment Unit Blows up it’s just epic. It would have been perfect if this was the last episode in the series.
Now we watch Season 6 of The Real Ghostbusters which has been reworked a bit with new Theme Song and Score. This Season has 16 episodes and even though this season contains more toned down episodes than the previous seasons, this season has one of the best episodes in the series. The Episode is called Janine You’ve Changed which addresses all the changes that Janine went through as the series went on and gave a reason she was changing. A Creature that pretends to be her Fairy God Mother.
Now we bring The Real Ghostbusters to an end with Season 7 only 4 episodes long. My Favorite is Not Now Slimer where the Ghostbusters face an entity that is made up of all the anger and hate of every ghost they have ever captured.
After 140 Episodes of The Real Ghostbusters and 33 episodes of Slimer it is finally time for Ghostbusters 2. This includes watching the deleted scenes that are now available on the Blue Ray. Same method as with the First Ghostbusters movie.
I watch it all the way till the Ghostbusters Capture the Scolari Brothers. Watch the Montage. Then it is time for the Ghostbusters 2 video games on the Atari 2600, Both NES Games and Game boy Game Then it is reading every coloring and activity book based on Ghostbusters 2. Which there are quite a few.
Then it’s back to watching the rest of Ghostbusters 2. Ghostbusters 2 marks the end of an era.
Then a new era begins with the animated series Extreme Ghostbusters. This Show lasted 40 episodes and introduces a team of younger Ghostbusters Mentored by Egon Spengler and Janine Melnitz.
The way I tackle this series is not very difficult. This series didn’t last long enough to have a whole lot of merchandise around it. This show sadly fell a bit under the radar due to its time slot.
I start by watching the first 2 episodes Darkness at Noon Parts 1 and 2.
These two episodes do a pretty great job reintroducing us to the world of the Ghostbusters and introducing us to the new team that we will be following through the rest of the series. Also we get to see this new crop use the original equipment only to find it has little effect on the powerful entity they are fighting. So Egon has to upgrade the equipment and give us this new equipment that doesn’t look nearly as cool as the original stuff, but the last time we saw the Ghostbusters it was 1989, this show takes place in 1997 so changes needed to be made.
Original Proton Pack
Extreme Proton Pack
After watching the first 2 episodes I watch the Extreme Ghostbusters Toy Commercials and TV spots to get myself pumped for the new series.
After That I play The Extreme Ghostbusters Video Game on the Gameboy Color and Gameboy Advance. After that I watch the 38 remaining episodes of the series and end the series as it aired with the 2 part series finale titled back in the Saddle Part 1 and 2. These were the perfect episodes to end the series on since it featured the return of Peter Venkman, Ray Stanz, and Winston Zeddemore and had The Real Ghostbusters team up with the Extreme Ghosbusters
For the longest time this is where the marathon ended, but in 2004 there was something new that came to the Ghostbusters Franchise. That would be the 4 issue Ghostbusters Legion Comic Book and a SDCC comic short entitled the Zeddemore Factor from 88 MPH Comics. Just in time for its 20th anniversary.
So I read the Zeddemore Factor and The Ghostbusters Legion Comic Books.
Then I read the Ghostbusters The Return Novel by Sholly Fisch. To most fans this story is not cannon, but it is a fun read.
After That I read the Ghostbusters Manga entitled Ghost Busted. Then I read all the Articles and video game guide about The Ghostbusters Video Game for the 360, PS3,Wii and DS. Just in time for the 25th anniversary.
Then I play Ghostbusters The Video Game for the Nintendo DS
Then I will Play Ghostbusters The Video Game for the Wii.
These Games do a wonderful job for getting me pumped for the next stage on the marathon. Now I read the Ghostbusters Comics from IDW. Starting with Ghostbusters The Other Side which is 4 issues long.
Then I read Ghostbusters Displaced Aggression. Once again 4 issues long.
There are 4 one shot issues that follow a holiday theme titled Haunted Holidays.
Then I read a short paperback story titled Ghostbusters Time Scare.
Then I Read the Comic Book event Titled Infestation. It is a huge IDW Crossover event that ties other properties together including Ghostbusters. Then I read all the Ghostbusters Ongoing from IDW 36 wonderful issues. That ran from September 2011 all the way up to the 30th anniversary of the franchise.
Then it is time to read some Ghostbusters Crossover issues by IDW. The first is a four issue event called Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Ghostbusters. Completing the 30th anniversary of both Franchises
Now as I write this blog only two of these issues are out now, so anyone reading has a chance to per-order these upcoming books and show IDW that we want this Comic to continue. As a matter of fact Volume 3 has been greenlit. I then read this Ghostbusters cross over event titled Ghostbusters Get Real. This is a special 4 issue event where The IDW Ghostbusters meet The Real Ghostbusters from the popular animated series
Now more can be added to this list because I am happy to say that Ghostbusters is still a living breathing entity. Especially with the New Remake on the Horizon. This is how I enjoy everything that is involved with the original Ghostbusters universe. I doubt the Remake will have a place in this marathon, but as of right now we will have to wait and see.
Now I will share with you how I end the Ideal Ghostbusters Marathon with a bang. After I go through all the actions above I end the marathon by playing Ghostbusters The Video Game for the XBOX 360. This is the Realistic Looking version to the Ghostbusters games that were played earlier, but to me this game is an incredible high note to end the marathon on and to me is the official Ghostbusters 3.
Well that’s it for what I feel is the Ideal Ghostbusters Marathon. As my Ghostbusters Collection Grows this marathon could very well change, but as of the time I am writing this article this is how I do it. I Hope you enjoyed this long winded blog. If you did thank you very much for reading it, and if you hated this, please blame Josh. It was his idea.
The Ideal Ghostbusters movie starts simple enough with the first Ghostbusters film. This includes watching the film in all its glory, plus watching the Deleted Scenes. If you know the movie as well as I do it is not hard to know where to insert the Deleted Scenes while you are breezing through the film. Now I start watching the film all the way to the point where the Ghostbusters capture Slimer.
Then I start watching The Real Ghostbusters cartoon starting with the episode Citizen Ghost this episode tells the story of what happened after the first film and how the Ghostbusters wind up with new uniforms.
By Season 4 the show changed its title to Slimer and The Real Ghostbusters and it would be an hour show containing a Slimer episode a Real Ghostbusters episode and 2 more Slimer episodes. I watch the Slimer cartoons first then watch The Real Ghostbusters Segments.
Out of the 33 Slimer episodes the one I can’t miss is Don’t Tease the Sleaze because the Ghostbusters actually bust a ghost called the Sleaze in that episode and he makes a later appearance in The Real Ghostbusters.
Then it is reading every coloring and activity book based on Ghostbusters 2. Which there are quite a few.
Ghostbusters 2 marks the end of an era.
After that I watch the 38 remaining episodes of the series and end the series as it aired with the 2 part series finale titled back in the Saddle Part 1 and 2. These were the perfect episodes to end the series on since it featured the return of Peter Venkman, Ray Stanz, and Winston Zeddemore and had The Real Ghostbusters team up with the Extreme Ghosbusters
Then I read all the Articles and video game guide about The Ghostbusters Video Game for the 360, PS3,Wii and DS. Just in time for the 25th anniversary.
Then I read all the Ghostbusters Ongoing from IDW 36 wonderful issues. That ran from September 2011 all the way up to the 30th anniversary of the franchise.
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