Tuesday, October
29,
2002
Who
Is The Mole... REVEALED!
Many, and I do mean many, people have
been wondering and speculating on who the mole is over at
AIO
Mole. Well it's time to stop speculating and actually start
reading the very end of the challenges. Three people were left: Jack
Allen, Eugene Meltsner, and Jason Whittaker. Be sure to visit the last
days of AIO Mole to see who the mole is, why the mole is, and what the
mole has done to confuse the contestants over the past 80 days of
betrayal!
Monday, October 28,
2002
AIO
FAQ Needs You
This site hasn't been updated with new
features in a while, so we need your help! If you noticed the link at the
top of the page about AIO FAQ needing
your help, then be sure to click
here to ask me a question. I'll update the section when enough
people have asked questions.
Sunday, October 27,
2002
Episode-Speak
Contest
In case you forgot all about it, the
Episode-Speak
forum over at Polls & Forums
for this month is nearly over. That means that if you're working on your
entry, PLEASE submit it within the next week! I will probably expand the
time to give you enough to get yours in.
In regards to the Eugene-Speak forum that
is way back in time from now, Jared Walczak is rather busy with some
projects, and it may be a week or two before he can post the ridicules. I
know it's one of the most popular features here, so please be patient. I
am having patience problems too!
The Schedule
for this week is updated on the left sidebar.
Friday, October 25,
2002
"They're
All Typing Their Orders In Their Booths"
It's not everyday you find out that an
AIO site that you love is shutting down. Maybe it is becoming an
everyday thing with the THIRD shutdown of
The
Soda Fountain, a popular AIO site around here. On October 15 the
site was supposed to open up again, but things have taken another turn.
The Soda Fountain has reached a record when it comes to AIO sites shutting
down. Three times has never been beat, and I hope four will never be an
option. The fans of the site have stopped visiting and now they're all
typing their orders in their booths (The W.E.).
But there is hope.
Shadowpaw, the site's owner, is toggling
between a few ideas. He is currently questioning his website's design.
Should the design go or stay? Also he's toying with the idea of starting a
Radio Theatre fan site which may take a long time to complete. If
Shadowpaw successfully creates a new design to the SF, maybe we'll get to
sit at the soda counter again, but as it stands now, the
Scoop,
AIO HQ, and the almost-ended
AIO
Mole are the only things left.
On another note, I have updated the
marquee at the top of this page (the Headlines),
so read it!
Wednesday, October
23, 2002
Wonderworld
& Lobster
If
you're interested in the "Find Eugene" contest at the
Official
Site, then log into your Wonderworld
account soon. I recently stumbled upon some interesting pictures submitted
by a few fans. My favorite (pictured at the right) was a very creative
approach to the contest. I didn't know that Eugene likes lobster!
If you just found out about the contest,
why not participate? From the looks of it, only three people have
participated, so the likeliness of winning is high. Also while you're at
Wonderworld,
read up on the FAQ's that have been answered. The Official Site hasn't
updated for a while, so a lot of fans have probably forgotten about their
accounts.
Monday, October 21, 2002
Jungle Jam - It's
Back?
I
know this isn't exactly AIO-related, but since it's kind of AIO-related I
decided to post some news about it. If you enjoyed Jungle Jam and
Friends: The Radio Show back when it aired on radio stations, then you
may be pleased to know that it's back! It's not back in audio form - it's
back in book form! I know, I reacted that way myself as well. I would have
preferred the actual audio shows but I guess it's too late to tell them. A
few books are now available from Fancy Monkey Studios (http://www.fancymonkey.com)
and they might be currently working on Jungle Jam the CARTOON.
You may also be interested to know that
all three albums in the series are now available on CD from Fancy Monkey.
If you receive their newsletter then you have a chance to win some of
these once each month, so if you haven't been receiving their newsletter,
maybe you should be! You can sign up at their website.
Sunday, October
20, 2002
News
You Can Use
Finally after so many months of not being
updated, the News section has been updated.
I added some vital information on a couple new Adventures in Odyssey
products, two of which are available as of September and October. If you
have any news that I can use to make it news you can use, please let me
know and I'll post it.
Also today, I have updated the sidebar a
bit (Do you like it or should I change it back to white background?) along
with this week's schedule and the
actual Schedule page itself.
Friday, October 18, 2002
Decision-LESS?
It's
time to reveal the poll results from the past few weeks. This informal
poll was conducted for my benefit on this page. The poll refers to
AIO
Wheel of Fortune, the game that is occasionally hosted on this
website:
|
Scoop
Mini-Poll: Would
you rather have the Monopoly theme or just a normal theme as we
did for months? [22 votes
total] |
|
Monopoly
(11) |
 50% |
| Normal (11) |
50% |
Now isn't this
interesting? Not only is the vote split right down the middle, but the
fans all like both options. What are we to do? Well now we know that the
fans like both, some preferring one way of playing the game over the
other. That means that half are unhappy and others are happy. :( What
should I do? I hope to host a new round of AIO WOF soon, but I was rather
unhappy with the poll results. It's anyone's guess which is a better game
method, so I guess you'll see which method I start doing in the future. If
you have never played AIO WOF, be sure to keep checking back because the
game's a lot of fun!
Wednesday, October
16, 2002
New Merchandise
Well,
it looks like video number 4 in the new series has been released, the
cover art that is. This information was recently released at the
HQ:
The latest Odyssey video (#17) tells
the story of the Underground Railroad. Written by Marshal Younger, it is
loosely based on his radio episode about the subject. Instead of a person
telling the story, however, Dylan and Carter take an Imagination Station
adventure. Watch for the video in February 2003.
Personally, I have a feeling that the
video will be rather cheesy, as most videos are. Considering that it's
based on yet another radio episode makes me uneasy. Also considering that
this is an variation of "Underground Railroad I-III" may
give away that they will need to cram about an hour and a half's story
into 25 minutes. That sounds like a real bummer to me. I'll try to update
the News section and sidebar later this
week. If you hadn't noticed, I updated the Press Releases column on the
left sidebar with an updated version of the 500th Enhanced CD. I updated
that somewhere around Sunday.
Sunday, October
13, 2002
Forum Awards 3 (FA3) Info
Yes, I must admit that it's truly a
tragic state of affairs. Indeed, Jared Walczak is not yet finished
analyzing and ridiculing everyone's Forum entrees for July-August's forum.
Tsk... Tsk... I recently received an e-mail regarding this issue and
decided to mention FA3. It's already midway through October and July &
August entrees haven't been released! Now what's up with that?
Really now, there is a reason for Jared's
so-called laziness. His many schedules permit him to work on only so many
things at one time, and AIO Mole takes up a big portion of his time. So if
you're one of those people who is getting sick of waiting on the FA3, then
all I can say is be patient. Also I can say that I'll start nagging Jared
about the awards whenever I talk to him.
I updated the Schedule
for this week at the left in case you're interested.
Wednesday, October
9, 2002
What Happened to Virtual Whit's End?
Well
how shall I put this? Er... um... well... the Virtual Whit's End Tour is
currently under construction, however slow it may be. If you have never
known what "Virtual Whit's End" is, today is your lucky day
because I am going to update everyone on it!
The Whit's End Virtual Tour was first
thought up by me and I told my cousin Caleb about it. Ideas started
spinning in our heads and a plan took shape. We should make a virtual tour
of Whit's End so that AIO fans can get a better understanding of what
Whit's End looks like! We knew this would require a lot of work (and I do
mean a lot of work), such as designing Whit's End in a special program
that can produce computer-generated movies, rendering picture after
picture (each picture takes approximately 30-45 minutes to render. Just
multiply that number 20 times and you have a lot of work on your hands!),
and designing the Virtual Tour website. Originally the plan had always
been as follows: Caleb designs Whit's End with my ideas/thoughts, and I
design the website when he finishes Whit's End. Unfortunately he never did
finish Whit's End and thus, because of this, I never got around to
designing the website. But please, don't think that "Virtual Whit's
End" is over. It's not.
Thankfully,
Caleb still has his desire to work on the tour. However, he has very
little time for free time and designing a tour is time-consuming, as I
told you. If you're wondering how far Caleb actually got into the project,
you'll be pleased to know that just about half of Whit's End is designed.
It will just take some motivation getting him to design the other half.
The picture you see above is a sampling of the main room of Whit's End
(the counter) that was designed. However, that is only half of what the
graphics will look like, for Caleb has upgraded from Poser 4 to Bryce 4.
Bryce 4 is mainly for backgrounds and scenery.
I sure hope I cleared up everyone's
questions on this. If you're getting sick of waiting... I'm sorry. I might
post some of the pictures my cousin sent me sometime. And if you're
wondering when and if we'll ever see "Virtual Whit's End," all I
can say is... "The best is yet to come."
Tuesday, October
8, 2002
Countdown Heats Up Lava Lamp Months
Yes, I am very proud to announce that we
are down to only 94 days until the new season of Adventures in Odyssey.
Right now it really doesn't seem like it's ever going to end, but don't
worry. We'll all pull through! We'll all make it through The Lava Lamp
Months!
In the meantime why not read up on
AIO
Mole? There are only a few contestants left and everyone's dying
to know who the mole is!
Upon request, I will be updating everyone
on what happened to the Whit's End Virtual Tour. What is the Whit's End
Virtual Tour? Well... check back tomorrow if you were never informed about
it! You'll be glad you did!
Sunday, October 6, 2002
Problems Fixed
Well, since you're reading an update for
today then you can automatically assume that I fixed the problems with my
computer... and I did! Hooray! Please note at the top of this page that
the contact information has changed. Update your address books and buddy
lists accordingly.
Today I was able to update the
Schedule
page, that being updated with everything that's playing this month through
the 18th. I'll updated it as more information is released. Also the
schedule for this week is updated at the side,
along with some information on "The Best of Kids" which starts
this month.
Friday, October 4, 2002
Jonah Now
in Theaters!
I just discovered that I have a major
virus on my computer, keeping me from doing what I need to do. I will be
rebooting my computer within the next day or so, and we all know what that
means. No updates. Everything... the website... all of it will be removed
from my computer with the reboot and it will take some time to reinstall
every program all over again. The likelihood of seeing another update this
week is probably slim, but hey! That could change! So keep checking back.
Thank goodness I made backup copies of the site!
On
another note, today is the premiere of Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie!
Be sure to support quality, Christian entertainment this weekend as you
head to the theater! Visit www.jonahmovie.com
for more information on the release of the first VeggieTales movie.
Wednesday, October 2, 2002
Poll Results -
September 2002
Once
again, it's time to reveal the results of the Odyssey Scoop Monthly Poll.
Last month we voted on which child character should come back to the
show... This month we voted on which adult character we want on the show
again. Here are the official results:
|
September
2002 Poll: Which
adult character would you want brought back the most? (47 votes
total) |
|
George
Barclay (19) |
40% |
| Dale
Jacobs (10) |
21% |
| June
Kendall (10) |
21% |
| Jana
Whittaker (5) |
11% |
| Joe
Finneman (2) |
4% |
| Bill
Kendall (1) |
2% |
| Anne
Jacobs (0) |
0% |
| Mary
Barclay (0) |
0% |
| Mr.
Stevens (0) |
0% |
I was kind of expecting
George Barclay to win. After all, he's one of the major characters that
left Odyssey. I actually forgot who I voted for in this poll, so I guess
it will always remain a mystery. Bad me. I hope to post a new monthly poll
later this week. For now, why not try out that new
Episode-Speak
contest? We need all the participation we can get!
Yesterday I finally fixed
that glitch on the Reviews pages. Now
you can actually see all the ice cream cones when you read a review.
Tuesday, October
1, 2002
Facing
the Past - Gazing on the Future
Well, the
third to last month of 2002 has hit us, and the year is coming to an end.
:( I archived all of September
2002's updates, so if you missed any recent updates check them
out. As I mentioned yesterday, there is a glitch over in most of the
reviews pages. I also mentioned that if you notice the technical glitch
and be the first person to submit your ideas to me, then I would post your
name on the next update. Well... I decided to change my mind a little bit
and just name everyone who guessed the rather easy-to-spot glitch. So
congratulations to the two fans who were brave enough to guess for us:
Jared
Walczak and
Tracy
(winning in that order)! Good job! You both guessed correctly in that the
cones (review stars) don't appear on most of the site pages.
I hope to
fix that glitch soon. That way you can actually see how I rated the
episodes. Bad me. Be sure to vote in that new poll above
because I need everyone's input!
