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The Podcast Trivia Challenge Finale is Here
October 30, 2008 | Posted by: Jared
The final round of MetroBuzz’s Podcast Trivia Challenge is now available. How did your Scope hosts fare in this knock-down, drag ‘em out slugfest of a trivia finale battle? We totally [REDACTED]! Check out Episode 2.33 of MetroBuzz for full details.
Category: News | Time: 4:54 pm (CST) | Comments: 1 |
The Scope Competes in the MetroBuzz Podcast Trivia Challenge
October 16, 2008 | Posted by: Jared
Your Scope crew competed this week in the semifinal round of MetroBuzz’s Podcast Trivia Challenge. Did we dominate in round one fashion, or did we fall flat on out faces accompanied by Tom Cruise’s mocking laughter? You’ll have to tune into Episode 2.31 of MetroBuzz to find out.
Category: News | Time: 10:52 am (CST) | Leave a Comment |
Where are your new Scope shows?
August 10, 2008 | Posted by: Shane
Get off our backs! It’s summer and all we want to do is pour ourselves a freshly-squeezed glass of lemonade (or Country Time, if we’re lazy), belly up to the old swimmin’ hole, and let the smoldering sun leather up our Speedo-clad bodies.
What that means to you, the loyal Scope listener, is that you won’t get another new show until early next week. But we promise we’ll be back with tales of vacation, action figure hunts, and New Kids on the Block. Until then, enjoy your summer…we’ll be talking at you before you know it.
Category: Miscellaneous, News | Time: 9:41 pm (CST) | Comments: 3 |
Scope Potpourri: Oscars, MarsCON, Next Show -Updated
March 2, 2008 | Posted by: The Scope
It’s been a busy three weeks for your Scope hosts. Adam has been toiling away at his new job, Jared has been busily preparing for and performing at MarsCON 2008, and Shane has beaten one full level of Call of Duty 4. So all in, all, a lot has been accomplished.
That being said, we’ve got some unfinished business to cover as well as disseminate a little bit of Scope news. Let’s begin.
THE SCOPE OSCAR PICKING COMPETITION
Even without picking any of the female acting categories, frequent contributor to the show, Molly, picked five of seven categories correctly. Congratulations, Molly! You truly are the entertainment expert..for 2007.
THE SPECIAL SCOPE MARSCON 2008 SHOW
…it never happened. While we had big plans to make a big splash at the convention, we failed to follow through. To quote Marsha Brady, “Something suddenly came up.” And that something involved whisky drinks, lager drinks, vodka drinks, and cider drinks. We promise we’ll cover the MarsCON comings and goings in the next Scope episode!
THE NEXT SCOPE EPISODE!
When will we record and post it? We plan on heading back into the Scope subterranean studios to record a show that will be available March 17th! But until then, check out an older show, visit the brand new Possible Oscar site, and flood us with comments and questions! You know you want to.
Thanks, everybody.
Sincerely,
Your Scope Hosts
Category: Miscellaneous, News | Time: 11:22 pm (CST) | Comments: 3 |
WSOPC Recruitment is Closed
September 25, 2007 | Posted by: The Scope
Recruitment is now closed for the 2007 edition of The Scope World Series of Pop Culture. Hearty thanks go out to all who volunteered for the competition. We should be announcing the team lineup soon.
Category: News | Time: 10:18 am (CST) | Leave a Comment |
The Scope World Series of Pop Culture Needs You
September 5, 2007 | Posted by: The Scope
Are you able to recall all of Howard Hessman’s students on Head of the Class? Can you list the first-party games for the Nintendo Entertainment System by release date in reverse chronological order? Then The Scope wants you!
The Scope is now recruiting participants* for the 2007 edition of The Scope World Series of Pop Culture. We are looking for teams as well as individuals who are willing to challenge the defending champs for the crown. Shows will be taping in October and November, so contact us today!
*You must be in the Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN area to participate
Category: News | Time: 12:43 pm (CST) | Leave a Comment |
Scope episode 36 delayed for one week; hosts beg for forgiveness.
August 26, 2007 | Posted by: The Scope
Yes, it’s true. In what some would call laziness (and that’s just what Adam says), we’re holding off recording and posting our latest episode of The Scope until the first weekend in September.
While this news more than likely brings great sadness, we’re happy to report that episode 36 will be jammed packed with all sorts of super fun content. As you read this very post, feel confident in knowing we’re preparing The Scope 2007 Fall TV Preview. We’ll tell you all you need to know about the upcoming television schedule. And we’ll do it with a smile. Or grimace.
We’ll also have a review of the late summer blockbuster, Superbad. Did we “get it” like all the young hip kids “got it?” You’ll just have to wait a few extra days to find out.
In the meantime, take a look at some of our exclusive online reviews, listen to old episodes of The Scope, and make a difference in the world. That’s really what it is all about.
Thanks for listening!
Category: News, Show Related | Time: 10:16 pm (CST) | Comments: 1 |
The Scope Puts Its Mark on CONvergence. Again.
July 11, 2007 | Posted by: The Scope
Once again — although in a much more subdued capacity — your Scope hosts (sans Adam, because he’s far too good for costumes, Dr. Who, and the combined smell of B.O. and nacho cheese sauce) crashed the festival known as CONvergence. For those of you that don’t remember, CONvergence is the largest sci-fi and fantasy convention in Minnesota. It’s quite a big to-do in the world of Midwestern geekdom, so we were happy to attend. To make things even more interesting, Jared’s band, Possible Oscar, performed a great set and had an equally great response. Along with semi-frequent Scope guest, John, Jared played a number of songs found on his album, The Wrath of Con, and premiered a new parody based on a U2 classic. Look for it on The FuMP July 13.
CONvergence wasn’t all business, however. There were obnoxious amounts of liquor (see picture of our good friend, Mike and his run-in with Scope marketing), Stormtrooper costumes, and G.I. Joe chest hair (thanks, Earl!… Thearl). And it is all documented in a sweet collection of photos. Take a look, and we’ll talk more about our nutty CONvergence experiences on the next episode of The Scope.
Category: Miscellaneous, News | Time: 10:29 pm (CST) | Comments: 2 |
VH1 Rips Off The Scope (But We Ripped Them Off First…)
July 9, 2007 | Posted by: The Scope
Attention Scope Fan(base):
The second VH1 World Series of Pop Culture began this week. Color us surprised that a tiebreaker question between teams “The White Russians” and “Remo-Leen-Teen-Teen” was one we used on last year’s Scope World Series of Pop Culture.
The tiebreaker question: Steven Spielberg movies. It really is a case of life imitating art.
At any rate, tune into VH1’s spectacle this week (it really is a fun show for all of you pop culture nerds out there) and be warned: The second edition of The Scope World Series of Pop Culture will return this fall. Feel free to email us at The Scope if you are interested in competing AND if you’ve got some serious pop culture knowledge.
Category: Miscellaneous, News | Time: 2:53 pm (CST) | Comments: 1 |
An Important Scope Announcement
May 26, 2007 | Posted by: The Scope
We regret to inform you that The Scope Episode 30 will be delayed one week. Because of impossibly busy schedules, we’ve decided to postpone the episode in order to give you, the loyal listeners, the best show possible.
Because of the delay, we’ll be making a few adjustments to Episode 30. First, the cryptic reference to the year ‘1992’ will be explained in Episode 31 so that we can instead bring you the 2006-2007 Television Review in a timely fashion. Second, we will be foregoing the review of “King of the Hill” and instead bring you a review of one of today’s hottest music releases. Also, you can look forward to tales of Jared’s cross-country convention adventure.
In the meantime, don’t forget to take a look at all of our latest online reviews (including the Saturday Night Live Season wrap-up and the review for Guitar Hero II.) We’ve also got a great poll and we always welcome any comments, both via online and voice mail.
From all of us at The Scope, we offer our deepest apologies for the delay. Episode 30 will be available Monday, June 4th. Thanks for listening!
Category: News | Time: 3:49 pm (CST) | Comments: 3 |