Happy 4th of July!

Alas, due to technical difficulties, TMI Chicago's "Game Shows Show" is running late. It has been recorded and edited, but we are having difficulties with the uploading process. Stay tuned; it's a great show and we have a very special guest!

In the meantime, here are a few patriotic videos for your viewing pleasure.

First of all, here is an amazing video that I found this morning on the Epbot blog.



Fantastic song; I shall have to go and download it now.

Next up, we have a classic bit of patriotism. This is, without a doubt, the only reason I can recite the Preamble.



Schoolhouse Rock for the win! I can learn just about anything when it is set to music. Which leads me to my final video. I am still trying to memorize this one, from my all-time favorite cartoon show, Animaniacs.



You would think, after learning to sing "Nations of the World," that 40 presidents would be easy (this is, admittedly, outdated by 2 presidents now). But I must put in more practice.

Night of the Living Blog!

Hello, hello, one and all! I must apologize for the lack of blog entries. There are two main reasons for this. The first is that on Wednesday, we had another thunderstorm that knocked out the power; this time it was out for a good twenty-four hours. The second is that when I decided to do daily blog posts, I was anticipating a summer with nothing much to do. I was incredibly fortunate to find a job within a week of graduating from college, but the slight downside is that I will have to reconsider the "daily blog post" deal. Johnny and I will discuss it, and I think what will probably happen is that he and I will each try and post something 2 to 3 times a week.

We just finished recording TMI Chicago #3, where we discuss some of our favorite sitcoms! It will be available for your listening pleasure tomorrow. This was a fun episode to record, because we had a lot of shows in common. This also means that we got a bit long-winded. I promise that we are going to try and keep future episodes around an hour.

One more bit of news: Look for pictures in the next few days from Cyphan! This is going to be my first time going to a con (CON!!) so I am hoping to get a lot of good photos. The lovely Jewel Staite, AKA Kaylee from "Firefly," is going to be there. I probably will not get her autograph, because I am impatient and cheap, but it should be fun anyhow.

Hi!

Um, yes, Monica posted an entry before me, but she said my first entry would go up early this week. Despite the fact that I just finished finals, my brain cells are not too terribly deep-fried.

Oh, yes, introductions! I am Johnny, and I love posting stuff to blogs! Monica and I, as she said, recorded our first episode today, and it feels awesome to start with a BANG! Now, I usually like saying random stuff that has nothing to do with the topic of the blog (see our old blog for examples), but we want to create a better podcast than Video Revue.

Therefore, I'm staying on topic.

Even while typing.

Now, I will be alternating with Monica Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays, as I LOVE posting videos to the blog! NOTE: we just decided on Thursday while recording.

So, now you've gotten to know me a bit; on Saturday... you'll know BOTH of us even MORE!!!!!!!! MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH-- okay, I'm done now.

-Johnny

Quick site news

Johnny and I have just finished recording our first episode of the TMI Chicago podcast! I still need to do some editing, and figure out how to upload it to Podshow, and possibly create an RSS feed...barring any major technical difficulties, it should be available on Saturday morning.

This first episode ran kind of long--around 90 minutes. We are going to try and keep future episodes to around an hour, but since this was our first episode we really wanted to give you, the listeners, a sense of who we are. I do hope you will tune in and give it a listen!

Podcast preview

Next Saturday is the debut episode of the TMI Chicago podcast! For our first episode, we're going to introduce ourselves to you, the listeners, by discussing a few of our favorite things from TV, movies, and the Internet.

One of the things you'll learn about us is that we like to talk. A lot. So to keep our first show from running all evening, we're limiting ourselves to two minutes per topic. We've got a timer and everything. It's like speed dating! Not that I've ever been speed dating. In fact, I cannot remember ever seeing a real-life example of speed dating. My only exposure comes from using speed dating as a sitcom plot device. Or in this video, which is set up like a Candid Camera gag and is much funnier if you know who Tom Baker is. Otherwise you may be a bit confused.

See what I mean about getting off topic?

Each of us has a list of fifteen items to discuss (five movies, five TV shows, and five examples of Internet media). Please join us a week from today, and spread the word!

Johnny and I are going to alternate the Monday and Tuesday posts, so look for his first blog entry early next week.

Blog Schedule

I'm trying to work out how to organize the blog. Right now I'm thinking about having a different feature every day of the week. Here is what I have so far:

Monday: Article/review for one of my favorite websites (to make your Monday more fun).
Tuesday: An in-depth look at one of my "Favorite Things" (which will be discussed more on our first episode).
Wednesday: Site news. Why not?
Thursday: Video Thursdays! Otherwise I'll just post videos all the time.
Friday: Netflix Friday. I'll recommend something that can be viewed online through Netflix Instant Streaming. They're still not paying me...
Saturday: New podcast episode!
Sunday: And on the seventh day, we shall rest.

All themes subject to change, and I'm open to suggestions if there is something you would like to see. Any of those can be supplemented/replaced when I have a new movie review. So stay tuned! The first Video Thursday will be tomorrow, in addition to my review of Iron Man 2 either tomorrow or tonight.

Also, the new podcast now has an e-mail address! Contact Monica and Johnny at tmichicagoshow@gmail.com.

Welcome!

T.M.I. Chicago is a podcast focusing on different topics in Television, Movies, and Internet media. Our first episode is coming in mid-June. Until then, please enjoy daily blog posts. My name is Monica, and I'll be writing most of the blog posts. My co-host is my brother Johnny; he'll join me for the show and contribute to the blog as well.

If you listened to our other podcast, Video Revue, welcome back! The new show is going to be a ton of fun (and update more consistently!) and I'm so glad you're along for the ride. Click here to read our blog posts for Video Revue.