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In this latest episode of SFP-NOW Patrick Hayes joins me for some 'Star Wars' chat and we feature a brand new interview with music composer and orchestrator Penka Kouneva.

Kouneva has done music for many film and video game projects, which range from 'Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time' to 'Elysium' and 'Enders Game'.

During our chat Penka talks about her new concept CD 'The Woman Astronaut' and educate me about the relationship between an orchestrator and a composer and what the two jobs entail when it comes to working in film.

You can learn more about Penka Kouneva and her work at www.penkakouneva.com

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For this 104th episode we are chatting with game, animation and comic book writer Christy Marx. Christy was one of our first guests on the show back when we started GenreTainment and we are thrilled to have her back.

She has written for classic animation series like GI Joe, Spider-Man and the His Amazing Friends & Jem and the Holograms, also written for comic books like Birds of Prey & Amethyst: Sword Of Sorcery, and has written for a number of video games and TV shows. She is also the author of the book Writing for Animation, Comics and Games.

We discuss how she became involved in writing, about her various projects, her thoughts on the upcoming Jem live-action film, tips for writers, and much more.

GenreTainment is where we talk about what is happening in the world of film, TV and web series.  We give you interviews with writers, directors, producers and actors in both independent and not-so-independent creations.

Links:

• Christy Marx
• Christy Marx on Facebook
• Christy Marx on Twitter: @ChristyMarx
• Television on the Wild Wild Web: How To Blaze Your Own Trail
• GenreTainment on Facebook
• Marx on Twitter: @MrMarx

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For this 103rd episode we are chatting with Writer/ Director Daryn Murphy, creator of the time travel series Time Keeper, and actor Matt Lunsford who stars as Mitch Manners on Time Keeper. We learn more about this fun time travel web series, the Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign for season 3, and get tips about crowdfunding & acting.

Oh, and we also learn about Daryn's sercret first film, if Matt is really British and what makes a good time traveling pet.

GenreTainment is where we talk about what is happening in the world of film, TV and web series.  We give you interviews with writers, directors, producers and actors in both independent and not-so-independent creations.

Links:

• Time Keeper
• Time Keeper on Indiegogo
• Time Keeper on Twitter: @TimeKeeperShow
• Television on the Wild Wild Web: How To Blaze Your Own Trail
• GenreTainment on Facebook
• Marx on Twitter: @MrMarx

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It's part 2 of our special at Gen Con, the longest running gaming convention in the world. Even though its focus is on gaming, there is much more than just that. We start off the interviews with many authors & illustrators in Authors Alley and wrap up the interviews at Gen Con Film Festival with the producers of the fantasy film The Rangers: A Shadow Rising.

Please enjoy part 2 and see the links below related to the interviews from this episode. Be sure to check out part 1 with more Authors Alley & Film Festival interviews!

GenreTainment is where we talk about what is happening in the world of film, TV and web series.  We give you interviews with writers, directors, producers and actors in both independent and not-so-independent creations.

Links:

• Gen Con
• Gen Con Film Festival
• Urban Fantasy author Maurice Broaddus
• Publisher Angry Robot
• Sci-fi / Fantasy author Hans Cummings
• Author Jay Erickson
• Fantasy author J. Wolf Scott
• Scairy Tales Noir
• The Temple of the Exploding Head trilogy
• Fantasy & Superhero author Lee French
• Author Maxwell Alexander Drake
• Author Nathan Marchand
• Dire Destiny
• Twilight Arcana: Queens of the Twelve Realms
• Author Robert Neal Geiger
• RudderHaven Publications
• Tanstaafl Press
• The Shandahar Chronicles
• The Rangers: A Shadow Rising film
• The Forge Studios
• Television on the Wild Wild Web: How To Blaze Your Own Trail
• GenreTainment on Facebook
• Marx on Twitter: @MrMarx

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For this 101st episode of GenreTainment we have a number of interviews from Gen Con, the longest running gaming convention in the world. Even though its focus is on gaming, there is much more than just that. We start off the interviews with the Gen Con Film Festival and then interview many authors & illustrators in Authors Alley.

We got so many interviews that we had to make this a two-parter. Please enjoy part 1 and see the links below related to the interviews from this episode. Be sure to check out part 2!

GenreTainment is where we talk about what is happening in the world of film, TV and web series.  We give you interviews with writers, directors, producers and actors in both independent and not-so-independent creations.

Links:

• Gen Con
• Gen Con Film Festival
• The 3rd World Studios
• Daughters of Arkham
• Sci-fi / Fantasy author Mary Fan
• Sci-fi author Paige Daniels
• Author Chris A. Jackson
• Brain Lag Publishing
• Enduring Chaos book trailer
• Missing Pieces anthology series
• Snow by Night
• Final Arcanum
• Illustrator Gavin Smith
• Black Rose
• Author Edward J. Russell
• Author Isaac Crowe
• Flurry The Bear
• Television on the Wild Wild Web: How To Blaze Your Own Trail
• GenreTainment on Facebook
• Marx on Twitter: @MrMarx

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Welcome to our special belated Comic Con edition of SFP-NOW in which I chat with scifipulse.net comics reviewer Patrick Hayes about his recent Comic Con experiences and we even manage to discuss some of the panels and exciting announcements that were made.

In the second part of this show we feature an Exclusive interview with actress Julie Ann Emery, who has recently enjoyed a pretty meaty role in the 'Breaking Bad' spin-off 'Better Call Saul'.

Julie talks about her various roles in science fiction and fantasy series and also gives a little insight about working on 'Better Call Saul'

So set thusters for SFP-NOW and Engage.

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It is time for our 100th episode!!! It's a special episode as a few of our past guests return for this episode. One of which is our very first guest ever, Emmy winning writer Victor Miller, who is probably best known for writing  Friday the 13th. We are also joined by filmmaker and International Academy of Web Television (IAWTV) chairman Jeff Burns. You might remember him from our recent game show episode or the earlier episode where we interviewed him and the cast of Super Knocked Up. And to round out the group of guests we have SFP-Now's host Ian Cullen joining us.

We learn what projects they have been working recently, discuss our favorite TV shows currently on the air, share writing tips, and so much more.

GenreTainment is where we talk about what is happening in the world of film, TV and web series.  We give you interviews with writers, directors, producers and actors in both independent and not-so-independent creations.

Links:

• Victor Miller
• Super Geeked Up
• International Academy of Web Television (IAWTV)
• ScifiPulse
• Television on the Wild Wild Web: How To Blaze Your Own Trail
• GenreTainment on Facebook
• Marx on Twitter: @MrMarx

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For this 99th episode of GenreTainment we are chatting with filmmaker and conlang professional Britton Watkins. Britton tells us how he became involved with conlang (which stands for constructed languages) which lead him to learning fictional alien languages like Na'vi, Vulcan, Klingon, and creating his own languages for his science fiction film Senn. He also tells us how those skills landed him a job on Star Trek Into Darkness and we learn about his upcoming feature documentary on conlang, called Conlanging.

GenreTainment is where we talk about what is happening in the world of film, TV and web series.  We give you interviews with writers, directors, producers and actors in both independent and not-so-independent creations.

Links:

• SENN Website
• Vulcan Language & Culture
• Conlanging documentary
• Language Creation Society
• Television on the Wild Wild Web: How To Blaze Your Own Trail
• GenreTainment on Facebook
• Marx on Twitter: @MrMarx

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In this episode we feature a tribute of sorts to the late Christopher Lee and an interview with Tim Jones, who released all his music from the television series Chuck earlier in the year.

Raissa and Ian kick things off in this episode as they take a fond look back at the films of Christopher Lee and talk about them.

The second half of the episode features Ian's recent interview with Tim Jones, who is best known to genre fans for the fantastic music that he churned out on a weekly basis for the fan favorite NBC series 'Chuck'.

During the chat Tim looks back fondly on the work he did on 'Chuck' and shares some stories and also talks about his more recent projects.

So tune in - Munch popcorn and zone out with us as we go on another fantastic, epic geek journey.

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For this 98th episode we are chatting with editor/publisher/literary agent/writer Shawn Coyne.  Shawn tells us about his career in publishing and talks in-depth about his new information packed non-fiction book "The Story Grid: What Good Editors Know." The book explains a method that Shawn has used for over 300 books in his career. So get ready to learn all about genre and how to write & edit your own story.

GenreTainment is where we talk about what is happening in the world of film, TV and web series.  We give you interviews with writers, directors, producers and actors in both independent and not-so-independent creations.

Links:

• The Story Grid
• Black Irish Books
• Television on the Wild Wild Web: How To Blaze Your Own Trail
• GenreTainment on Facebook
• Marx on Twitter: @MrMarx

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