It's Super Effective (podcast): Difference between revisions

m
Several minor edits, and I have to point out one thing in the "Reception" section. {Committothismemory, I KNOW you're going to have issues with this, but I have to point this out to keep this article neutral. Please talk to me first before you undo this.}
(Podcast Art (Missing new podcast art))
m (Several minor edits, and I have to point out one thing in the "Reception" section. {Committothismemory, I KNOW you're going to have issues with this, but I have to point this out to keep this article neutral. Please talk to me first before you undo this.})
Line 29: Line 29:
}}
}}
{{search|podcast|the in-game concept|Damage modification#Super effective|Damage modification}} ''For the webcomic, see [[Super Effective (webcomic)]].''
{{search|podcast|the in-game concept|Damage modification#Super effective|Damage modification}} ''For the webcomic, see [[Super Effective (webcomic)]].''
'''''It's Super Effective''''' is a [[Pokémon]]-centric {{wp|podcast}} hosted by Steve Black Jr., also known by his initials SBJ, and is the flagship show of '''PKMNcast.com'''. ''It's Super Effective'' began on July 26, 2010, two days after the launch of the website, which began as [http://www.pokemonpodcast.com pokémonpodcast.com].
'''''It's Super Effective''''' is a [[Pokémon]]-centric {{wp|podcast}} hosted by Steve Black Jr., also known by his initials SBJ, and is the flagship show of '''PKMNcast.com'''. ''It's Super Effective'' began on July 26, 2010, two days after the launch of the website, which began as [http://pokemonpodcast.squarespace.com pokemonpodcast.com].


==Podcast==
==Podcast==
Line 95: Line 95:
|- style="background: #ffffff"
|- style="background: #ffffff"
| 101 - ???
| 101 - ???
| Pokémon X and Y Names
| Pokémon {{2v2|X|Y}} Names
|}
|}


====100th Episode Celebration====
====Episode 100====
The 100th episode of ''It's Super Effective'' debuted on New Year's Eve of 2012. The episode was 5 hours long and featured 10 interviews with almost all of the main cast members. Each interview with Steve lasted anywhere between 20-30 mins. Music and fan's voicemails were featured between the interviews to tie the show together. Over 20 voicemails were submitted and included in the show. A couple throw back segments from older shows were included. After the 100th episode debuted, the show took two weeks off. Upon returning from that break, X & Y news began to start. The show was extremely well received on both Twitter and Facebook.
The one hundredth episode of ''It's Super Effective'' debuted on New Year's Eve 2012. The episode was five hours long and featured ten interviews with almost all of the main cast members, each interview lasting anywhere between 20 to 30 minutes. Music and over twenty fans' voicemails were featured in between the interviews to tie the show together. A couple throwback segments from older shows were included. After episode 100 was published, the show took two weeks off.
 


<!--This entire section needs fleshing out. When there are proper descriptions for each feature, it can be restored.-->
<!--This entire section needs fleshing out. When there are proper descriptions for each feature, it can be restored.-->
Line 150: Line 149:
:
:
-->
-->
=="It's Super Effective" Podcast Artwork==
===Podcast art===
;''From 001-100''
;Episodes 1 - 100
:Artwork based off and and features Ken Sugimori art of Gengar and is derived from {{2v2|Red|Blue}}'s box art.
:Artwork based off and and features Ken Sugimori art of Gengar and is derived from {{2v2|Red|Blue}}'s box art.
;''From 100-Now''
;Episodes 101 and onwards
:The redesign of the podcast art was to tie into the redesign of the site. For legal reasons and to ever be featured in iTunes "Staff Picks", the change was to also to get away from using copyrighted artwork of Ken Sugimori.  
:The redesign of the podcast art was to tie into the redesign of the site. For legal reasons and to ever be featured in iTunes "Staff Picks", the change was to also to get away from using copyrighted imagery including the Pokémon logo and Ken Sugimori artwork.
<gallery perrow="2">
<gallery perrow="2">
File:ISE.jpg|The orignal podcast art, featuring {{p|Gengar}}.  
File:ISE.jpg|The orignal podcast art, featuring {{p|Gengar}}.  
File:INSERT IMAGE FROM 106|The new podcast art featuring the new ISE Logo.
File:<!--INSERT IMAGE FROM 106-->|The new podcast art featuring the new ''ISE'' Logo.
</gallery>
</gallery>


Line 171: Line 170:


==Reception==
==Reception==
''It's Super Effective'' is currently the most popular Pokémon podcast on {{wp|iTunes}} and {{wp|Zune}}. "It's Super Effective" was pulled from iTunes after having to move their servers in July of 2012. Once the server move was complete, "It's Super Effective" peaked at the #2 "Top Podcasts" in the "Video Game Podcasts" in the iTunes Store. On the Zune Marketplace, the podcast peaked at #55 on the service's "most subscribed podcasts" list and #48 on its "most subscribed audio podcasts" list.<ref name="Zune">As shown in "Marketplace → Podcast" section of Zune software on October 23, 2012. Software is required to view list.</ref> It became the leading Pokémon podcast after The Pallet Tribune's ''[[WTPT - Pokémon Radio]]'' ended production in 2010, the same year that ''ISE'' debuted. It won the third, fourth, and fifth annual {{wp|Shorty Awards}} (2011 - 2013) in the community-created category of "The Best Podcast in Social Media"<ref name="ShortyPodcast">"[http://shortyawards.com/category/podcast The Best Podcast in Social Media]". Shorty Awards.</ref> with 50, 145, and 67 votes, respectively. For the 2013 Shorty Awards, host Steve Black Jr. (under his Twitter handle [https://twitter.com/draggingalake @draggingalake]) placed second in the category of #podcaster with 747 votes as of March 1, 2013 and is currently waiting finalization for April 8, 2013.<ref name="ShortyPodcaster">"[http://shortyawards.com/category/podcaster The #Podcaster Shorty Award]". Shorty Awards.</ref>
''It's Super Effective'' is currently the most popular Pokémon podcast on {{wp|iTunes}} and {{wp|Zune}}. "It's Super Effective" was pulled from iTunes after having to move their servers in July 2012. Once the server move was complete, "It's Super Effective" peaked at the #2 "Top Podcasts" in the "Video Game Podcasts" in the iTunes Store. On the Zune Marketplace, the podcast peaked at #55 on the service's "most subscribed podcasts" list and #48 on its "most subscribed audio podcasts" list.<ref name="Zune">As shown in "Marketplace → Podcast" section of Zune software on October 23, 2012. Software is required to view list.</ref> It became the leading Pokémon podcast after The Pallet Tribune's ''[[WTPT - Pokémon Radio]]'' ended production in 2010, the same year that ''ISE'' debuted. It won the third, fourth, and fifth annual {{wp|Shorty Awards}} (2011 - 2013) in the community-created category of "The Best Podcast in Social Media"<ref name="ShortyPodcast">"[http://shortyawards.com/category/podcast The Best Podcast in Social Media]". Shorty Awards.</ref> with 50, 145, and 67 votes, respectively. For the 2013 Shorty Awards, host Steve Black Jr. (under his Twitter handle [https://twitter.com/draggingalake @draggingalake]) placed second in the category of #podcaster with 747 votes as of March 1, 2013 and is currently waiting finalization for April 8, 2013.<ref name="ShortyPodcaster">"[http://shortyawards.com/category/podcaster The #Podcaster Shorty Award]". Shorty Awards.</ref>
 
''It's Super Effective'' sits with 268 user reviews in the iTunes Store putting it at a solid five stars. However, in the early months of the podcast, Black held a couple giveaways which involved having listeners write in iTunes reviews to enter,<ref name="giveaway1">[http://web.archive.org/web/20100911074211/http://www.pokemonpodcast.com/home/2010/8/26/you-just-captured-a-giveaway.html You Just Captured... a Giveaway!] Black Jr., Steve. PKMNcast.com. August 26, 2010. Retrieved from Archive.org capture on April 3, 2013.</ref><ref name="giveaway2">[http://pokemonpodcast.squarespace.com/home/2010/10/4/win-a-pikachu-ds-charging-stand-for-free.html Win a Pikachu DS Charging Stand... For FREE!] Black Jr., Steve. PKMNcast.com. October 4, 2010. Retrieved from old site archive on April 3, 2013.</ref> the second of which was not given a deadline until the podcast reached one hundred user reviews.<ref name="giveaway2" /><ref name="giveaway2b">[http://pokemonpodcast.squarespace.com/home/2011/1/20/101-reviews-finally.html 101 Reviews (Finally)] Black Jr., Steve. PKMNcast.com. January 20, 2011. Retrieved from old site archive on April 3, 2013.</ref> Black claimed that the iTunes review requirement was make sure that "true" Pokémon and ''ISE'' fans would be entering.<ref name="giveaway1" />


"It's Super Effective" sits with 268 reviews in the iTunes Store putting it at a solid 5-Star Podcast. It is the most and highest reviewed Pokémon podcast of all time. Since debuting on Stitcher Radio in April of 2012, the show has had a total listening time of 220,000+ mins alone using Stitcher Radio. [https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/13382_521845694533756_1865127046_n.jpg]
Since debuting on Stitcher Radio in April 2012, the show has had a total listening time of over 220,000 minutes alone from listeners using the service.<ref>[https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/13382_521845694533756_1865127046_n.jpg]</ref>


==Staff==
==Staff==
Line 187: Line 188:
;''William Anderson''
;''William Anderson''
:"PKMN of the Week" editor
:"PKMN of the Week" editor
;Wil Brendel<!--Is Wil still working for the website? If so, move his entry under "Past", italicize his name there, and remove from the past recurring co-hosts list. If not, remove this message.-->
;Wil Brendel
:"Ability of the Week" editor
:"Ability of the Week" editor
;''Saul Coronado''
;''Saul Coronado''
487

edits