Today Harry and I watched a new Fantasy/Comedy TV series called Krod Mandoon and the Flaming Sword. They say it's a cross between Legend of the Seeker and Spaceballs and they were not wrong. It was stupid, cheesy and way too funny. Both Harry and I laughed out loud. It airs on Thursday nights at Comedy Central.. if you like slapstick kind of comedy set in the world of Fantasy then you'll love this.. can't wait to see the next episode. You can find out more here.
Friday, April 10, 2009
Krod Mandoon and the Flaming Sword
Today Harry and I watched a new Fantasy/Comedy TV series called Krod Mandoon and the Flaming Sword. They say it's a cross between Legend of the Seeker and Spaceballs and they were not wrong. It was stupid, cheesy and way too funny. Both Harry and I laughed out loud. It airs on Thursday nights at Comedy Central.. if you like slapstick kind of comedy set in the world of Fantasy then you'll love this.. can't wait to see the next episode. You can find out more here.
More Podcast Editing
Thursday, April 9, 2009
TV Time
Podcast Editing
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
We're Buying a House
So Harry has a rather nice amount of Euros in the bank. He suggested that we use some of this money to put a downpayment on a house. I could not believe it. I had come to the conclusion that we would never own a house since it takes two incomes and with Harry's special circumstances we would never be able to afford a downpayment... well thanks to Harry's loving parents we can.
So the first night in three weeks that I thought I would be going to bed early because I didn't have to edit anything I spent with Harry looking at houses till the wee hours in the morning.
So we are official looking for a house to buy, with low rates and falling house prices I'm hoping we can get a good deal. Going to starting looking this Saturday in the Burbank, Glendale and Pasadena area... wish us luck..
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Knights of the Guild Podcast Daily Blog
Because of limitation on the Podbean website I have decided to create a Knights of the Guild Podcast Daily Blog. This new blog will have semi-daily updates on what's going on in the world of Kenny and Jenni and updating you on the progress all our the Guildie goodness.Knightsoftheguild.podbean.com will still carry our feeds, have direct downloads and show notes but daily info will be on http://knightsoftheguildpodcast.blogspot.com/
So check it out!!!
Monday, April 6, 2009
FINALLY DONE!!!!
Today after work I digitized a few problem tapes and did one more polishing pass. At about midnight I finally finished these Guild BTS DVD Extras. Even though it was a rush I think we came up with some really good pieces and I can't wait to see what the fans think when the DVD comes out.Of course I have a ton of footage and I will continue to create more BTS pieces for Watchtheguild.com website as well as The Guild's You Tube channel.
I'll keep you posted on when this stuff will be out.
Murphy's Law
LOL.. just my luck, been killing myself for the past three weeks to get this stuff done and on the day that I'm about to finish, after a 40 hour work weekend, they push back the deadline.
Oh well the good thing is that I'm almost done. A few more hours tonight I'll my pieces will be complete.
Sunday, April 5, 2009
Digitizing, Digitizing, Digitizing
Today I got up really early and continue to edit my Gulid BTS pieces for the upcoming DVD. At 11am Kim Evey came over and sat with me for four hours and went over each piece until we were happy with the results. Once we were done I exported the pieces and email them to Felicia for final approval. While I waited I started the long process of uprezing the footage.What I mean by uprezing is this, I have 60 hours of footage and if I digitized this footage 1:1 it would take up a very large amount of drive space, space I don't have so I digitized all the footage at 15:1 so I could get all of it in my system and take up very little drive space. Now that the pieces are done I have go go back through and re-digitize the footage that I am using in each piece.
This process normally has it's issues like timecode not matching so you digitize the wrong clip, or the tape can't find a pre-roll time and has issues digitizing. So I was anticipating problems but I have to say my first piece uprezed with not a single issue... at about 1am when I started my second uprezing I ran into a few problems and by the time I finished at 11am the next day I only had about nine clips total that I'm going to have to find manual and re-digitize and cut in.. so all in all a pretty good uprez session.
Saturday, April 4, 2009
Editing All Day

From 8am to 1am I have been editing several of the Behind the Scenes DVD Extra pieces that I am doing for The Guild Second Season DVD. I have a screening with Kim Evey (Producer) Sunday AM so I have to get these done. I think they turned out pretty good. Now I just have to show Kim then Felicia.. I hope they don't have many notes.. can't wait till I get these done.
Friday, April 3, 2009
KOTG Microcast #3 - Quest for the Streamys: The Results

We go back to last Saturday and join our intrepid reporter Penny Jowell as she reports on the Guild cast and crew while they walk the red carpet, watch the Streamys live and head to the after parties.
The Guild won three Streamy Awards
- Best Ensemble Cast
- Best Actress (Felicia Day)
- Best Comedy Web series
Ms. Jowell was joined by Robert Welkner. Robert is one of the hosts of COIN-OP TV LIVE, which is part of TheStream.TV network. Along with his co-host Hailey Bright, It is the second longest running show on the network with one of the largest loyal followings. Highlights from the live show include interviews with famed video game composer Tommy Tallarico, professional gamers Fatal1ty and Stermy, the team behind Screw Attack and Director of Operations for Nexon, Min Kim. COIN-OP TV LIVE airs every Thursday at 8PM PST / 11PM EST on www.TheStream.TV!
http://coin-op.tv/ http://www.thestream.tv/series.php?s=4
Here are some photo’s of our lovely reporter Penny Jowell, yes we know she looks like Jenni Powell but there’s no relations.



Check out more picture and video at Watchtheguild.com
Editing KOTG Microcast #3
No Delay in Delivery
Thursday, April 2, 2009
More Editing
Emailed Felicia and Kim
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
What a Day!!!
Of course I had no idea it would take another six hours to upload it. For some reason my upload speed on my computer is really slow and though the piece was 1.2 gigs when I first went to upload it directly to the companies website it said it was going to take 200 hours, well that was just crazy so I decided to upload it to my personal ftp site. Well that was going to take three hours so I started the process.. at about 82% it decided to delete the upload so I had to start all over again.
Well I was uploading for a second time I went back to cutting my third piece, the one that I was suppose to be doing all day today. I managed to get a very rough cut put together but by this time it was 1am and I was way to tired to continue. About this time my second upload had worked and my first piece was ready to go.
There is no way I'm going to be ready for Friday.. gonna have to email Felicia and Kim.
Deep Space Nine Action Figures
Today I got my Deep Space Nine Series 2 Action Figures... I had pre-ordered these almost a year ago and they finally arrived. There are four characters, Kira, who looks AWESOME, O'Brien who looks pretty good... it's funny because they even gave him his double chin. Brashir who from a certain angle looks like him but from some angles he doesn't look like the actor at all and the final one Margon who looks spot on and if a very cool figure.I'm not collecting may action figures these days but Diamond is still producing some very cool Star Trek figures.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Internet Issues Resolved??
Working on Notes
Monday, March 30, 2009
TV Night
Internet Issues Continue
Sunday, March 29, 2009
More Editing
Since my of my Saturday was busy with Harry's BBQ and then Streamy Awards I didn't get much done in Editing of The Guild BTS DVD extras. So I knew today I need to kick it up. I have finished one piece and was about halfway done with a second. I really wanted to finish the second and at least get halfway done with the third. But the second piece took a little longer then planned. I had gotten up at 8am and only took two breaks (lunch and dinner) and didn't get done until around 11pm. After that I was so tired and my hands and fingers were killing me. I had been in front of that computer for 15 hours. But I finally got a cut done and sent it off to Felicia and Kim for notes.I then started on my third piece. I spent the next two and a half hours pulling interview bites. It was now 1:30am and I was too tired to continue so I called it a night. All the prep work is done for the third piece and know all I have to do is cut it together and find cover shots. I'll have to work on it at night when I get off work but I hope to have it done by Thursday night.
Then the weekend Felicia will be coming over to my place to do one final pass on the three piece, we will lock them and then I can uprez and do final outputs to send to Kim on Monday and this part of the Guild craziness will be over and I won't lie.. I am looking so forward to that.
TNG on Family Guy
I stopped for a half hour to watch this very special Family Guy which reunited the original cast of Star Trek The Next Generation.Some of my friends were disappointed with this as they have be heavily promoting this with clips of the TNG stuff. But the TNG/Stewie storyline was a very minor B story. And the Meg/Brian Religion story was the A story. But both Harry and I laughed out load at all the TNG pieces and loved every minute of it. Of course it would have been great if the episode revolved around the TNG story but what they did give us was hilarious.
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Steamy Awards
Tonight was the first annual Streamy Awards (Oscars for Webseries) and The Guild and Legend of Neil are both up for awards. I had worked on the second season of both webseries. Felicia Day was kind enough to get me a ticket for the show tonight but with Harry's BBQ which we planned a month prior and my deadline for The Guild BTS DVD stuff I opted out and instead watched it live online.As I watched and read reports of folks who were there I kind of was bummed. If I wasn't so crazed I could have planned things out better and might have actually been able to attend.. but oh well I'm sure The Guild will be up for more awards next year and I'll be able to go. So instead I enjoyed watching it live and reporting on tweeter what was happening.
The Guild came away with three wins. The first one and I think one of the better ones as it's encompasses the entire cast "Best Ensemble Cast" of a webseries. Next Felicia Day won for "Best Actress" in a Comedy webseries and finally the big upset, The Guild was "Best Comedy" webseries beating out the favorite and many many award winner Doctor Horribles Sing Along Blog. I was hooting and hollering at my computer screen I was so happy. The Guild may have lost out on some of the technical award to Dr. Horrible but it won some of the biggest and top awards. I'm very proud to call the cast and crew of The Guild, friends and know all their hard work paid off.
PS... Felicia Day was up for Best Writer of a Comedy Webseries and the clip they used was the one where I am a Bum on the streets from Episode 3. I almost fell out of my chair to see me on the huge screen. How cool is that.
Harry's Birthday BBQ
Today was Harry's Birthday BBQ. Ever since we moved into the house we have had a birthday BBQ as we have a great backyard for entertaining. We had a nice group of friends and family show up. We had some delicious hot dogs and hamburgers and all the sides. It was a very low key and nice party. I woke up earlier that morning in a panic because I forgot to bake his birthday cake the following night. But everything worked out great, cleaned up the house, which Harry did most of the night before, and prepped all the food and finished the cake. Everything was a success. Thanks to all those who joined us.
Friday, March 27, 2009
Internet Issues
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Editing Guild BTS and KOTG Microcast
Star Trek TNG on Family Guy
I heard about this a few months ago but Fox has up a preview of the upcoming Family Guy that features the entire reunited cast of Star Trek The Next Generation. I have watched this clip over and over and I laugh out loud every time. I can't wait till this Sunday and watch the entire episode. Check out the preview here.. you won't be sorry.
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Daily Booth
Monday, March 23, 2009
8000 Visitors and More Editing
Today our Knights of the Guild website http://knightsoftheguild.podbean.com has just hit it's 8000th visitor in a month and a half. I'm so happy that folks seem to enjoy the podcast that Jenni and I work so hard to produce.On another note I continued to edit The Guild BTS pieces for the upcoming DVD. It's alot of fun but very tiring as I only have time to do it after a long 12 hour work day and stay up till 1am every night. The good and bad thing is it will be over in a few weeks as all the pieces are due then. I'll keep you posted on news of The Guild second season DVD and when we might be seeing for sale.
Knights of the Guild on Twitter
Tonight I opened a Twitter account for our Knights of the Guild podcast. Seems like I have alot of folks, almost 400 people and I'm sure the majority of them are following me because they are Guild fans, which is fantastic. So I figured it was time for KOTG to have it's own following. So if you Twitter you can follow our podcast at @KnightsofGuild or if you want to follow me on Twitter you can find me at @geekyfanboy
Happy Birthday Gerda
Sunday, March 22, 2009
More Editing of Guild BTS
After watching BSG finale I started working on the two BTS pieces. I had done notes on one and sent my 5th pass to Kim and Felicia for finale notes. Then I spent the rest of the day editing the second piece. It's a slow process as I string out the interview bites then have to sift through 60 hours of footage to find the right shot that could cover what the interviewee is talking about. Around 11pm I was spent.. I wasn't feeling well and I could barely keep my eyes open. I intended to stay up to 1am like I have the past week but just couldn't do it.
Still have two weeks to get these pieces done.
Battlestar Galactica Finale
Well before I started editing my Guild BTS I wanted to take two hours and watch the final episode of Battlestar Galactica. It aired on Friday night and was dying all weekend to see it.It was a two hour and 11 minute roller coaster ride. Just when you thought it was over, it sped up and twisted. I enjoyed the ending. It was kind of like LOTR ending. There were many endings. they had a lot of story lines to wrap up
Some of the highlights:
Roslyn saying thank you to the Dr... this is when I started to cry. The fact that he was about to break down did it for me.
Loved seeing the old and new Cylons battling together.
The Galacitca crashing into the Cylon ship was beautiful. Then when it did it's final jump and looked as though it was going to break apart.. so good.
Adama saying goodbye to the Galactica.. very moving and a fitting end to that awesome ship.
When they did the montage of the ships flying into the sun and you hear the original BSG music.. gave me chills.
When Adama and Roslyn say goodbye to Lee and Starbuck.. that's when the water works began and they continued with the Adama and Rosyln scene in the shuttle, then she dies, then Adama puts his wedding ring her.. just thinking about scene brings tears to my eyes.
So many good things. They still left a few unanswered questions that fans could interpret different ways.
I was so happy to see that they showed up a few days after they reached "Earth". And the idea of present humans on Earth are decedents of Hera the Cylon/Human hybrid.. which means we all have a little Cylon in us.
All in all it was a fantastic ending to one of the most dramatic and woderful series I have ever watched. I'm very sad to see it go, but enjoyed the wild ride it took me on.
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Guild Stuff All Day
After the reshoots Jenni and I actually interviewed them for our Knights of the Guild podcast and had some very fun and entertaining conversations with them.
We finished with all that stuff around 3pm. I then started working on editing one of my BTS pieces for The Guild DVD. I'm actually working on notes for one and starting my second one.
I just wish I had more time in the day. I finally finished in the wee hours and went to bed. I hope to finish both pieces by tomorrow night.
Friday, March 20, 2009
Jared's Birthday Party
Nerd, Geek or Dork Test
Your result for The Nerd? Geek? or Dork? Test...
Pure Geek
35 % Nerd, 78% Geek, 35% Dork
For The Record:A Nerd is someone who is passionate about learning/being smart/academia.
A Geek is someone who is passionate about some particular area or subject, often an obscure or difficult one.
A Dork is someone who has difficulty with common social expectations/interactions.
You scored better than half in Geek, earning you the title of: Pure Geek.
It's not that you're a school junkie, like the nerd, and you don't really stand out in a crowd, like the dork, you just have some interests that aren't quite mainstream. Perhaps it's anime, perhaps it's computers, perhaps it's bottlecaps, perhaps it's all of those and more. Your interests take you to events and gatherings that are filled with people you find unusual and beyond-the-pale, but you don't quite consider yourself "of that crowd." Instead, you consider yourself to be fairly normal.
Thanks Again! -- THE NERD? GEEK? OR DORK? TEST
KOTG Microcast #2 Quest for the Streamys
For our second microcast we talk about the 1st annual Streamy Awards. If you don’t know what they are.. the Streamys are to webseries as the Oscars are to movies.
And of course The Guild got the most nominations with 11 and Jenni and I couldn’t wait to share our excitement with our fellow Guildie fans.
So sit back and enjoy Knights of the Guild Microcast #2
Thanks, Kenny & Jenni
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
More Editing BTS and Microcast
Compliments
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
More Editing
It's so much fun to look back at all the great times we had last year shooting season two.
AM Editing
Because I stayed home a bit longer to edit the piece I was late coming into work. But today being St. Patrick Day and folks and their doctor appointment not many people were here when I did come in . After a crazy few weeks today has been fairly quiet... but of course it's only 5pm and it seems that thing always happen when I'm about to leave work. I'll keep you posted.
Monday, March 16, 2009
Another Long Day
The day wasn't any better.. lot's of work, digitizing, putting out fires here and there. We also had two new employees start today and of course they are night people so I had to stick around and train one and get the other one settled in. I didn't get out of work until 8pm.
Once home I ate dinner with Harry, watched some TV, and then began to work on some notes that I had received earlier in the day from Kim about the BTS piece I submitted yesterday. I finished with the notes around 11:30pm. Hung out for some quality time with Harry until round 12:30am and finally said good night and went to sleep.
Comic Con 2009
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Editing The Guild BTS
Knights of the Guild Episode 2
Episode 2 features:
- First up we have our monthly Vorkism, every month Vork will bestow his words of wisdom to us.
- Our location today is Zaboo’s bedroom in Vork’s house and my home studio (you’ll hear why we changed locations)
- For our Fan interview we have Swedish Guildie Bel-Rand.

- We update you on the Cast and Crew and what they currently are up too.
- For our BTS segment we discuss our experience working on Season Two Episode Four: Heroic Encounters.
- We have our first crew Interview, and of course who better then the Director and Editor of season two Sean Becker.

- We have our first Fan Feedback section.
- We ask for Donations.
- Then we have our final words and we say goodbye.
Saturday, March 14, 2009
The Guild BTS
Now that the schedule has been moved up on when my Guild BTS stuff is due I will be focusing all my free time for the next 15 days on finishing these pieces. Today I finished digitizing the rest of the tapes. I now have everything I shot in my system and I can began editing by BTS pieces. Talk about being stressed out, in the end I get these done in time to be put on The Guild season two DVD. Wish me luck...


