EUCast
From Star Wars Fanworks
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| EUCast | |
| Hosts: | Andrew Lupi |
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| No. of Episodes: | 33 (List of Episodes) |
| Guests: | Nathan P. Butler |
EUCast is the official podcast of The EU Cantina.net. The hosts, Andrew, Lawrence, and Austin provide weekly content about the Star Wars Universe. Each week brings different discussions about news, books, games, and other topics. Episodes consist of various weekly segments and often include special guests. New episodes are released each Monday afternoon.
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[edit] History
"Your show is almost exclusively on the EU and I think it's a great idea because it's not a type of cast already there in the ever growing Star Wars audio community. So, your show seems fresh and certainly welcome for me. You are certainly enjoyable to listen to and more and more at ease when doing the cast." -EUCast listener William Perrin
EUCast started on October 17, 2007 with hosts Andrew Lupi, Austin Blankenship, and Lawrence Davis. Originally, EU Cantina.net wasn't going to have a podcast; in fact, two out of the three hosts had never been behind a microphone for a radio show before. Despite technical errors with the recording client for the first episode, the three hosts were able to create a successful show about the Star Wars Expanded Universe.
EUCast eventually caught the attention of fan audio producer Nathan P. Butler, and was added to the Star Wars Fanworks roster of Radio Shows. After becoming a part of the site, Andrew asked Butler if he could join in the shows first ever live show, to which Butler accepted.
After that episode, Butler would once again join the EUCast crew in their Holiday Special for 2007, judging the "good, bad, and ugly" of the EU. Special guests and live broadcasts continued with Star Wars artist Chris Trevas, author Drew Karpyshyn, and comic book writer John Jackson Miller.
In January 2008, EUCast ended its first season with twelve regular episodes, with the last being a special with fellow podcast host Brandon Phillips. On February 2, 2008, EUCast started Season 2 with their live episode featuring author Drew Karpyshyn.
[edit] Show Features and Rundown
[edit] Primary Show Components
- Intro: Andrew, Austin and Lawrence introduce themselves and then use a big piece of news for quick intro discussion
- News Run-down: Andrew runs down all of the news articles that showed up on EU Cantina.net that week.
- News Discussion: The host pick three major news articles and discuss them in detail.
- Announcements: Because EUCast is the podcast of EU Cantina.net, the host quickly announce any site, forum, or podcast news in this section.
- Main Discussion: The crew takes a topic of the EU that was popular in the week and discusses it.
- Segments: Dueling Round, Make the connection, Clip of the week, Debate, Favorites, What If In The EU, "The EU Guru" with Nathan P. Butler, EU Trivia! and Choose your path, and questions that keep you up at night.
- Closing: The EUCast crew closes with their contact information and farewells.
[edit] Segment Information
- Make the Connection: Austin challenges Andrew and Lawrence to make connections between an object, person, or thing to Star Wars. (Every Week)
- Clip of the Week: One of the host recites an expanded universe, or movie, quote, and then an audio clip that could follow in a conversation is played. (Every Week)
- Favorites: A topic, character, etc. will be brought up and the host will tell their favorite and why. Example: Favorite New Jedi Order Jedi (Every Week)
- Questions that Keep You Up: The host throw out a random question that might be little thought of, but quite interesting to think about. (Every Week)
- Dueling Round: A character(s)is placed against another in a grueling competition, which examines all aspects of a fight, if it were to happen. (Every other week, switches with What If in the EU.)
- What If in the EU?: The crew discusses the possibilities of alternate ending to a well known situation in the Expanded Universe (Every other week, switches with Dueling Round.)
- Debate: The host debate a hot subject within the Expanded Universe. Two host will debate, with them choosing opposing sides, while the other host moderates it. Many can become goofy, but some are quite serious. (Last episode of the month)
- EU Guru: Nathan P. Butler, known to be an EU Guru, comes on once a month to answer five Expanded Universe questions for the fans. (Last episode of the month)
- Choose Your Path: Based on a game originally found on the Knight of the Old Republic II official site, the hosts are presented with a story in which there are four possible outcomes. Each chooses their own path, whether it be light or dark is up to the host....(Last episode of the month)
- EU Trivia: Andrew and Lawrence attempt to answer two out of three questions about the EU Correctly. (Last episode of the month)
[edit] MiniCasts, Interviews, and Specials
Along with the weekly regular episodes, EUCast occasionally has a MiniCast or Interview Episode with an EU VIP, usually discussing an upcoming work for said VIP. Live Interview shows are done through Ustream.tv, where fans can send in e-mails, use the provided chat box, or call in, so the guest can answer and discuss the questions the fans may have.
Holiday Specials and "Big Event Specials" have also been a part of the EUCast schedule. Past specials include The Clone Wars Special and the Force Unleashed Special.
[edit] Live Guests
EUCast has talked with a number of live guests, which include:
- Nathan P. Butler (EUCast MiniCast I)
- Chris Trevas (EUCast #IX)
- Drew Karypsyn (EUCast # XIII)
- John Jackson Miller (EUCast MiniCast II)
All guest shows are live via Ustream.tv and are announced at www.eucantina.net. Every time a special guest is announced, listeners are able to e-mail in, post, or leave questions in the chat and call-in. You can learn more about joining EUCast live here.
