Rangercast made the list of finalists for the 2009 Parsec Awards. We're not going to be at Dragon*Con, but if you're going, check out the ceremony!

After a week of sleep, food, errands and YouTube-powered procrastination, Tyler finally got to work on Otakon stuff.

Anyway, this is part 1 of our Otakon audio. Part 2 is a bit of the Bandai panel, random hijinks and your Rangercast crew talking about what went down. And here are our awesome photos taken by our awesome photographer (read: Tyler).

Here are some timecodes to make your life easier:

12:05- Tony talks about getting involved with Saban

14:27- How does Tony like Kamen Rider Dragon Knight? Funny story that. He likes it.... aaaand he worked on the game.

19:25- A fan asks a question about MMPR DVD's, which got spun into an answer you probably already know by now...

22:45- A fan asks a voice credit question about PR and Tony starts talking Wizard of Deception. He wasn't just the voice, turns out. The man was busy.

26:20- Tony talks about his thoughts about Sentai and Kamen Rider.

29:38- What was Tony's favorite episode to write? You won't be surprised.

36:52- If Tony were a Ranger, which one would he be?

44:00- What were the differences between working on the movie and working on the TV show?

52:30- Mr. "Two Quick Questions" asks about working with Thuy Trang and how Amy Jo Johnson pretends PR never happened.

Tyler, Ryland, Tom and Darrin take on "In or Out" and "Prisoners." Are Gem and Gemma breaking down barriers as PR's first truly special (like the shortbus with flavored windows kind) rangers or were they just driven insane by the years of captivity? Here comes the debate!

Also, the RPM DVD's are starting to hit the streets. We say pick it up, because it's RPM.

Meanwhile, the show's ratings hit rock bottom, the lowest point on ABC Kids ever. How bad? Dragon Knight had six times the viewers with a rerun. Ouch.

This episode is roboposted while most of your Rangercast team is at Otakon having more fun than you.

I don't know why, but the last two good titles I've been able to come up with are inspired by recently-deceased celebrities. Meh.

Here come the audio interviews from Anime Expo. Enjoy! For your convenience, here are timecodes to jump to your favorite clip.

2:07- Cerina Vincent, Reggie Rolle and Amy Rolle talk about doing their own stunts and hosting slumber parties
9:07- Babara Goodson talks about how she got cast, fired then rehired as Rita Repulsa and some of the strange ways she's been recognized.
19:21- Nakia Burrise talks about what it was like joining a show very much in progress and what she's working on these days.
22:39- Roger and Blake talk about fan feedback and how they reacted when they first got cast.
27:10- Patricia Ja Lee talks about how her Ranger days prepped her for Resident Evil 5 as some dude tries to sell us ice cream.
31:27- Dan Southworth shares stories and talks about how his days in the suit made him a better Ranger actor out of it.

Coming soon: Part 3- The Experience and Rangercast On Location video from the con, including more interviews. Oh yes.

Coming this weekend: Rangercast Episode 130, featuring episode discussion for "In or Out" and "Prisoners." Meanwhile, three of your favorite Rangercasters will be partying at Otakon! Woot!

Links to some of the things mentioned:
Crazy Daze
Dan Southworth
Cerina's latest book

And as a reminder, be sure to check out our photo gallery.

Tyler's all back and recovered from Anime Expo. Slowly but surely, he's digging through the audio and video from the crazy weekend. Between work and class and other obligations, this may take a bit. And with Otakon looming in the distance, you won't be able to complain of a dead feed for a good long while.

So the first part of our three part Anime Expo coverage is high-quality audio from the Saturday afternoon panel with the guests. Yes, that's right. All 13 of them. You hear the awkward questions, the laughs and Barbara Goodson stepping into the old Rita voice like a comfortable pair of screechy shoes. Not included is the second part of the panel, geared towards the villains. We made a judgment that the audio wasn't high-quality enough (behind the scenes issues) and the content of the panel just wasn't significant enough to post. It went a little like this (skip to 1:05) only with more "Can you say this?," awkward pauses and even more awkward questions.

Coming soon are interviews with the guests and some of the crazy fandom antics you've come to know and love... I think. Also, video. Good video. When it's edited, we'll let you know.

We also have some awesome photos up, right over here.