Live From FanX! Fixing Bad Stories - Ep. 25 of Intentionally Blank

[@LucysLocket]

“Dan doesn’t care, I pretend to care” ~ Brandon Sanderson, the embodiment of my feelings

[@ssspaceman86]

In the alternate timeline Brandon is wondering "what was that Idea about shard-armors...?"

[@drewforchic9083]

Isn't the "spit at someone's feet as a greeting to show respect in this low-moisture environment" literally a thing in Dune

[@samuelleask1132]

That was my thought too

[@ckannan90]

Yeah I think there was a miscommunication between them. I think Dan is definitely referring to the Fremen from Dune, but Brandon thought he was talking about a real society and th ey got distracted before actually naming Dune.

[@kirkwagner461]

Dragon raised kid goes to normal school: His mom could have been a princess who had just revealed to a prince that they had become pregnant and pressures him for marriage. So, when the dragon captured the princess, the prince just thought "Well, that solves THAT problem" and never rescued her. So the kid has THAT to deal with as well.

[@mattiOTX]

You just wrote a prologue.

[@thisBrian]

21:35 Spitting as a sign of respect is literally in Dune, lol

[@camronthackeray9654]

I know and the movie that just came out had that exact scene too

[@myrojyn]

"these are bad ideas" Opens with "Vikings vs Cthulhu" This is the opposite of a bad ideas idk if it's good but it's not bad

[@laura_c547]

Helloooo love your books

[@christianjrb]

I once woke up from sleep and left the following note for myself: a civilization worships a deity, that deity is the black spy from Spy vs Spy game.

[@notthis9586]

Brandon going "Ah ah ah, no horned helmets" is such an I watch KZbin historians moment. Just let Dan have his funny hats!

[@MrSilvUr]

So, it's got to be a thing where there are flying monsters that will swoop down and cut your brain out of your head. The horns therefore provide a natural defense against these creatures.

[@Rie_Bot]

I like how the name tags are switched haha

[@samuelleask1132]

Ikr ahaha, I think it’s just the way the camera is angled

[@MemphiStig]

oh! i didn't even notice. hilarious. and clearly that's intentional.

[@ZolYinPodcast]

In an alternate Earth: _Japanese writer Brando Satoshi is author to multiple manga that have been successfully produced into popular anime across multiple genres_

[@Thelnquisitor]

Sanderson and Wells don’t even realize they just told their own food heists.

[@chelrok8764]

No, Brandon told Toms food Heist. Which honestly sounds like an amazing book title

[@Adam_okaay]

There's an entire WoW expansion with Vikings vs Cthulhu. Oh wait it's Vikings vs Yogg Sothoth. There's a Lich King too or something.

[@SpencerMerrell]

Vikings Vs. Cthulhu is the literal plot of Skyrim's Dragonborn expansion

[@kassandra4929]

I was front row at this one 😄 also I was the one who asked about which book would make the most watchable musical at Dragonsteel Minicon .... just putting it out there, I think there could be a Musical episode one of these days guys 🙈😌

[@yorozuyam8913]

Brandon: Kid raised by dragons Anime writers: write that, write it down!!!

[@Altonahk]

The Blue Mage Raised by Dragons is kinda that, but not exactly.

[@MayumiSaegusaShiba]

literally the dragon slayers from fairy tail 😭

[@MerlinTheCommenter]

@@MayumiSaegusaShiba i was literally gonna say "Oh, so Natsu goes to a high school. Pretty sure that was a Fairy Tail OVA"

[@Patrick-rl1ku]

Absolutely loved this episode. Been a fan of this podcast since the beginning, but this conversation had me laughing out loud several times!

[@Ruthie888]

I really enjoyed your fun back and forth, Dan and Brandon. The Rent a family if def a Rom Com.

[@xedden2]

"back to my main tangent". Another title contender

[@Aowna_Arts]

Loving the podcast so far! The fact that you mentioned the 'Call of Cthulhu but without the fear' idea is really interesting to me, because that's exactly what inspired one of my stories -- the challenge of writing a protagonist who's too stubborn to be properly affected by the cosmic horror of the setting. I can confirm it was really fun to work on.

[@lilacrimosa]

17:55 But it actually is a thing! The interface in Jurassic Park was IRIX, which was like an overly sophisticated super expensive OS by Silicon Graphics that was used for 3D rendering in the early 90s. Their file browser literally looked like that, a 3D graphical navigator lmao. And it was based on UNIX like she says in the movie. AND the computers with IRIX were the same ones used to create the graphics in the movie.

[@tony6795]

Yes!!

[@ThaneSton]

I was at this live, I almost shouted, "It is too a thing."

[@s.e.kallberg]

Two years later and "or... secretly a fish" still lives rent-free in my mind.

[@roosed]

Every one of Brandon's ideas sounds like a viable anime if not novel

[@cwill1090]

It was 12 minutes before I realized their name tags were swapped...

[@mattiOTX]

My favorite bad idea for a book is a giant with dwarfism and a dwarf with gigantism become friends. I have no idea where to take it and what to do with it. It's just constantly rolling around in my head.

[@judeconnor-macintyre9874]

The spit in the face as a sign of respect thing is apart of Fremen culture in Dune.

[@SummerDale33]

Ferrets hoard things, and each pick their own thing. One of my cousins' ferrets even hoarded shoes! And Barbie dolls. Another hoarded cups and bowls, and another hoarded little stuffed animals. So maybe ferrets are little, furry dragons. :D

[@cbpd89]

Actually just put Isaac Stewart on this Kid Raised by Dragons picture book. I would 100% get that book for my kids.

[@Mike-rt2vp]

I love "heartworming" stories

[@LucysLocket]

Tangent upon tangents would actually be a great podcast name

[@Tingeltangelibach]

0:56 That's such a good take. Mind. Blown. 🤯

[@Thelnquisitor]

Solid episode. So glad they tape these.

[@jeffweskamp3685]

I think Lovecraft had a fear of losing his mind. Several of his family members spent time in insane asylums.

[@maximeteppe7627]

yeah but he also was disgusted when he learned one of his ancestors was welsh rather than "proper" english - which inspired the ending to the shadow over innsmouth, so the foreigner part wasn't wrong either.

[@specail1]

I feel like Viking mythology opens itself up to cthulu. Is the world tree something that literately breaks into other dimensions? The world serpent. Runes. Plucking out eyes for information. Sacrificing yourself to yourself. I feel like there has to be more depth there.

[@1987Onslaught]

You both definitely need to come to Australia and Supernova. I started reading your books the year after you came to Supernova. Come back to Aus. Dan must bring his hat. It looks like an Acubra

[@nicklang6798]

Spitting on someone is how they say they like you in Ace Ventura 2😂

[@LucysLocket]

I love your outro!

[@robertstewart9989]

Lovecraft secretly afraid that he is a fish = Shadow over Innsmouth plot.

[@jamcdonald120]

25:30 dragons sleep on their hoard. The kid is hording pillows/cushions because they are the most comfortable to sleep on for him, so he things its what he is suppose to hoard.

[@btbwilkinson]

This one is for me? Nice! This is my first episode since I've been waiting to get caught up on the Cosmere.

[@judeconnor-macintyre9874]

"The Viking's are busy, they're fighting Cuthulu"

[@andrewberenson5717]

I like how you switched your name cards. Vikings fighting monsters was already made: 13th Warrior with Antonio Banderas.

[@BrandSanderson]

13th warrior is awesome. Though the monsters are Neanderthal, I believe.

[@andrewberenson5717]

@@BrandSanderson I was referring to the Graendal monster they fought in the final battle

[@gloriousgracenetwork]

I just finished the Rithmatist. Although I've been listening to your lectures for months of actually not read anything you've written. I've been collecting the storm light archive series every time it's on special offer but it seems such an epic way to start. I must say I am thoroughly enjoyed this YA novel. THE CHARACTERIZATION IS EXCELLENT, THE SETTING IS CLEAR AND THE PACE OF THE STORY IS VERY GOOD. My only question is this: when's the sequel coming? By the way I've just started Elantris....

[@OrionSeas]

26:40 Dan really just called me out like that, huh

[@scootskute]

@4:52 This whole discussion makes me think of Seinfeld season 2 episode 8, where Jerry spends the whole episode trying to decipher a joke that he wrote down as he woke from a dream.

[@piccolo113]

The fact that Hackers is at the top of the list of recommended videos to the left while I'm watching this is immensely amusing to me. 😀

[@ewdri]

Vikings Vs. Cthulhu sounds like it has a lot in common with Alien vs. Predator.

[@MemphiStig]

"Tangent On My Tangent" is my autobiography. "Back To My Main Tangent" is the last chapter.

[@lonsunocook]

Hi Adam, thanks team!

[@jamcdonald120]

20:35 There was 1 knight who got into the tower, they had celebrated, then the dragon caught the knight on the way out

[@XisforExtinct]

31:20 Brandon and Dan reveal their own food heist origin stories

[@zeljkostanojevic8029]

This episode is great.

[@JackDespero]

In Japan you can rent a family. You can rent Gfs and Bfs precisely to bring to home to meet your family. I bet that there is also a pack with like a partner and some teenager actors so that your parents can finally feel like grandparents.

[@LucysLocket]

Wish I was there!

[@metumortis6323]

The culture dan was talking about is the fremen from dune

[@evelynparmley6043]

The spitting one happened in Dune. hahaha

[@UnknownOrc]

Intentionally Awesome!

[@JRandomHacker]

43:00 - James Sutter was probably referencing a somewhat-infamous thought experiment called Roko's Basilisk, which, depending on who you ask, is either an existential-crisis-causing horror of an idea, or a bunch of overblown crap that people get way too serious about.

[@myrojyn]

I would read a story about a viking that is a werefish

[@Kcoldraz]

Rental family is actually a thing in Japan. They rent it out for wedding I think.

[@randalthor9496]

the fremen spit for respect

[@koltonkulis4763]

I think that spin on Vikings vs. Cthulhu is basically Men in Black + Expendables.

[@Adam_okaay]

KUNG FURY!!!!! "WE'VE HACKED TOOO MUCH TIME!!!!!!" Brandon if you loved that you'd love Danger Force 5.

[@shaytal100]

Still no word about Amazon Wheel of Time? Maybe this is a statement in itself?

[@marlonbosch2717]

What???? Brandon has written extensively about his thoughts on each episode released. It’s actually crazy how much he has talked about WoT in the last few days, taking into account how busy he must be with the launch of his new novel.

[@shaytal100]

@@marlonbosch2717 Oh, I would love to read that! Where can I find it? There does not seem anything on his homepage, or maybe I missed it?

[@ChristmasLore]

@@marlonbosch2717 , that was pretty intimate. (On Reddit- under Mistborn something) He has a KZbin channel. Not a single word, since the release. It is definitely a kind of statement...

[@timwindling]

Wizards of the Coast essentially made a junior version of Magic for Pokemon. Pokemon plays pretty much the same way as Magic.

[@johanjarvinen]

That rental family uploaded consciousness and renting bodies thing? That's basically Altered Carbon by Richard K. Morgan.

[@dominicmeo]

Intentionally Incorrect Nametags: The Awakening 2

[@brisasmith3125]

I feel like they are behind a few weeks.... fanx was two months ago😂 & i saw one at dragonsteel minicon two days ago😂

[@nicolascardillo7615]

Can we start a petition to make a series with this same animation style Arcane uses for the Mistborn and The other Cosmere stories by Brandon Sanderson? Animating guarantees that the price for the project be exponentially smaller than Live action. VFX, CGI, and the Cast salaries increase over time, while animation reuses models and designs, reducing the designing work and focusing on animation. Making/Creating worlds, effects of nature, magic systems would be better depicted and believable than anything VFX n CGI.

[@jamcdonald120]

17:55 make it a keyboard warriors typing speed game!

[@neveragain125]

"Cthulu vs. The Vikings" it is a board game lol

[@SALdosry]

Intentionally names swapped

[@Parmandur]

Someone made a version of Hnafatfl that adds in Cthulu, and a tie-in comic, with a successful Kickstarter called "Cthulu vs. The Vikings"

[@hwithumlaut8288]

Spit respect is from dune

[@williamvesey3679]

Rental families is a thing. Conan O'Brien did a funny segment on this when he went to Japan.

[@darkokoroshi5883]

~20:00 i could swear i read a manga 'bout it xD

[@imbored5951]

41:14 wow thats a lot like the plot of Kanojo, Okarishimasu...interesting...

[@Kcoldraz]

Pokemon TCG is essentially the same Magic the gathering. You have energy cards that you use for summoning and using skills.

[@oliveoil2x]

We play pogs. Great stocking stuffers.

[@RealMuperSan]

Where can I get that hat??

[@greyforge27]

Vikings vs Cthulhu would be kind of great actually, since the vikings' semi-nihilistic "laughing shall I die" ethic would cancel out the cosmic horror of Lovecraft - the vikings wouldn't be afraid of the Old Gods, they'd just fight them like any other enemy

[@canibethewinner]

MIB: Men In Beards

[@EHngelic]

"Rental Family"? Just watch "We're The Millers", so funny

[@stevebrackenridge5513]

The Spitting thing is in Dune

[@danielmiranda2126]

omg Dan looks so young!

[@hunterbartley7071]

Make Cthulhu afraid of the Vikings.

[@vazzaroth]

So, the spitting thing is actually in Dune from the 60s lol. Obv everyone knows now since it's in the movie, but yes, it was in the book lol

[@suepedie1]

Please name dragon boy Timmie!

[@brandibadgett2587]

There is a movie about a man who was raised by wolves and has to integrate back into society. "Walk Like a Man"

[@IHSchwingo]

In Japan you can literally rent family members.

[@dagonzalez1757]

Why are their names inverted?

[@silverwyhrecat5]

Because that is what they do. They did it at Dragonsteel Mini-Con too.

[@zenthepoet.]

Adoooonalsiiiiium

[@Sakiya876]

There’s a computer version of the Pokémon trading card game. It’s actually pretty fun

[@ajbXYZcool]

How about instead of Vikings vs Cthulhu,what if they team up?

[@itaihudes8674]

I just noticed the name cards are in the wrong place

[@ambbb4691]

I was just telling my friend about Kung Fury yesterday. Weird...

[@tennesseedime407]

Just realized their name cards are switched

[@elsav9054]

The Dune movie.

[@roovodi]

Beets are tasty, in salad or borsh.

[@myrojyn]

Vikings in Black: Saxon Edition

[@u83rh4xor]

Brandon at FanX explaining to FanX what FanX is...