And now your helpful bartenders at The Speakeasy present your drink:
Summer Gin Punch
2 parts gin
1/2 part maraschino liqueur
1/2 part water
1/4 part Gomme syrup
1/4 part fresh lemon juice
1/2 part fresh orange juice
1 lemon twist
1 orange twist
2 fresh raspberries
2 chunks of diced pineapple
1 part soda
Build all ingredients in a mixing glass over ice, then transfer contents into a punch cup.
Opening song: The Sherlock Hound Opening: Sora Kara Koboreta Story (A Story that Fell from the Sky) by Da Capo.
[00:16] Intro: Just in case you wanted to know who we are and what we are about. We also give all the standard contact info as we introduce ourselves.
Including:
- Our Blog: Reverse Thieves
- Our Host Site: Anime 3000
- The Podcast's Website: The Speakeasy
- The Reverse Thieves e-mail: reversethieves@gmail.
com
- Alain's Twitter - HisuiRT
- Kate's Twitter - NarutakiRT
[2:25] News: Hataraki Man and 30% of Kodansha Manga is rejected by Apple.
- We examine the ramifications of this decision.
[8:10] The Happy Hour Promo Break
[10:20] The Cocktail: Summer Gin Punch, In the flawed old land of OZ.
- We use the recent backlash toward Summer Wars in the online community to examine how one incongruous feature can make you hypersensitive to the rest of a piece of fiction.
[13:55] The genesis of this month's topic.
- How we experienced Summer Wars.
- We examine the backlash.
- We talk about people sharing too much on the Internet. It's not totally on topic but still an important public service announcement.
[22:02] One flaw can make you hypersensitive.
- Symptoms: no longer accepting coincidence or suspending disbelief.
- This is not just a phenomenon in anime.
- Hisui's childhood trauma.
- The difference between technological flaws and human flaws.
[33:15] Get a Second Drink Musical Break
- Ending song to Summer Wars: Bokura no Natsu no Yume (Our Summer Dream) by Tatsuro Yamashita
[38:15] The line where you can no longer suspend belief.
- Sometimes being extremely over the top is accepted but being just slightly fantastical is not.
[44:50] We examine what takes us out of certain series.
[50:42] How gaining an emotional connection lets you forgive things.
- Hisui's favorite analogy.
[53:17] Conclusion: Everyone does this. No exceptions to the rule.
- You can find flaws or write off any flaws if you wish to do so.
[57:11] Ending:
- Guest Appearance on Ani-Gamers Part 1: What have we been doing?
- Part 4 of out review of Legend of the Galactic Heroes and the Warp Up.
- Also Hisui is a lair. We are doing a beginner's guide to Detective Conan before Mechademia.
Ending song: Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century
