Veronicazilla = Bestest co-host since co-hosts

[zeronome]

The show es muy bien with a witty co-host!!! love her random comments.

can i get a what what?

[masherscf]

I agree.

[obeythefist]

She's pretty on top of it, it seems.

[ryudo]

How can anyone argue against this?
http://revision3.com/forum/image.php?u=88634&dateline=1207936478
V for Veronica!

[darknessgp]

How can anyone argue against this?
http://revision3.com/forum/image.php?u=88634&dateline=1207936478
V for Veronica!

With a bigger Veronica Bearmont?

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1110/1353939008_b2406cec40.jpg

[zeronome]

that is pretty much the coolest picture ever! bearmont!! hilarious!

[fishtoprecords]

geeky, smart, and good looking. Hard to ask for more in a video host.

[bayareaking510]

She brings such a great energy to the show. It's exactly what that show needed. :)

[ciredark]

http://my1.photodump.com/Anon235/Bearmont.jpg

someone had to do it...

[will_stutler]

yep she's a looker alright and seems to be smarter than your average young lady

[eminemdrdre00]

Jeff Canata would like to have a word with you...

[westudi]

Am I the only one that thinks these geek love threads are kind of creepy?

[masherscf]

Am I the only one that thinks these geek love threads are kind of creepy?

I say, embrace it...

[scienceking]

Attractive witty knowledgeable intelligent outgoing charismatic curious the list of positive qualities go on. Since I first say her when she started Mahalo I was always jealous in a way of how talented she was, to be quite frank. Its great to see her on Tekzilla. It always seemed like Tekzilla while getting better as time went along was still always a bit lacking compared to some of its past equivalents IMO. Now there seems to be hope for it to meet or beat its ancestors and competition alike.

[shadowtech]

I'd say she's doing a great job thus far.
Although when standing next to the hulk-of-a-man Patrick, she does seem all the more feminine.
Which I guess is a good thing for tech.

[hoofed]

Am I the only one that thinks these geek love threads are kind of creepy?

No, but as long as they don't break their restraints and jump the moat they're harmless.

[lindqvist]

Yeah, Veronica makes a great co-host, she's a bit more lively and I think the show needs that.

Jeff really was great too, would be nice if he made another appearance on Tekzilla at some point.

[bellz]

I'm still waiting on the Star Trek costume pic!! :D

[carpenter]

Yeah, Veronica is a GREAT addition to the show.

[veronicazilla]

Thanks, you guys! You're making me blush though, cut it out! :)

[z31ftw]

Haha, I'm surprised that you aren't used to all the attention.

I agree though, Pat and Veronica play so well together. At the end of an episode I'm already thinking about next Friday =(

[damnedeyez]

I'm still waiting on the Star Trek costume pic!! :D

Somehow, the whole Star Trek outfit discussion made it into my dream this afternoon...odd. (well, actually, an outfit did too...a red miniskirt TOS uniform, but it was sparkly and had black go-go boots. It was on a hanger.)

[z31ftw]

.....

[westudi]

Creepy yet?

[damnedeyez]

It was entirely innocent...bi-product of it being talked about so much.

[hoofed]

Creepy yet?

Yep. They jumped the moat and scaled the wall. It's the SF zoo situation all over again.

[ciredark]

I guess now would not be good time to offer a suggestion regarding the Trek Uniform.

"Mirror Mirror" style outfit?

http://bp2.blogger.com/_6xoH967aC00/RaZCJ2g_RxI/AAAAAAAAAsg/YeuwyL5qx2Q/s320/st034.jpg

Yeah, it's more skin, but also think of the extra cool geek points for thinking ever so slightly out of the box. Even among the cosplaying trekkies, this particular style often gets overlooked.

"Your Agonizer, Please"

Best Original Series Episode EVAR.

[silentspyder]

Can't we just start a fund and buy one of these costumes? I keep hearing the discussion on Veronica's trek costume spanning all the different podcasts. It can't be that hard to get one. We could probably even just pay some cosplayer to make one.

[ciredark]

Can't we just start a fund and buy one of these costumes? I keep hearing the discussion on Veronica's trek costume spanning all the different podcasts. It can't be that hard to get one. We could probably even just pay some cosplayer to make one.

The "Uniforms" aren't hard to come by, it's just coordinating this effort is a pain. The hardest part is getting Veronicas measurements.

We're definitely going with Original Series (although I'm still going to push for my Mirror Universe idea) but we still need to know which color to go for. Yellow for Command or Blue for Science? No Red, bad mojo, `tis cursed.

I'm sure there's a thread for this somewhere, but perhaps we as the fans should tackle all the details and then send all the critical data to the appropriate parties. If we do all the legwork, I'm sure we can get this done alot faster.

1. Get Veronica to Settle once and for all on what style/color uniform she wants. (Original Series or Mirror Universe)

2. Have her provide measurements.

3. Shop around various Trek/Sci-Fi websites for Trek Costumes, get best price for best quality.

4. Provide Veronica/Dvorak with findings/price and wait to see how long it takes for it to get paid for and shipped.

5. ????

6. Profit.

Again, if a thread hasn't already been started elsewhere, we should start one to coordinate efforts. Alot of us want to see this happen, so why not chip in to get it done faster?

[damnedeyez]

2. Have her provide measurements.

I don't think we'd really need that...unless you were actually buying it for her.

[ryudo]

On Twit Leo mentioned how Pat and Veronica are the next gen of Kate and Leo.

I think that is a fair comparison.

Though I think Veronica is much better of a host than Kate was, and kate was pretty darn good but didn't have that great enthusiasm V has and as mentioned billions of times in various ways..Veronica is very easy to the Eye. ;)

[scienceking]

I'd agree that the talent is probably better or at least on par, but I don't think anything could beat those days of TSS. The simple reason why is that was the perfect time for a video show about computers. Now with technology being more ubiqutious, complex and multidimensional, and the internet offering hundreds of ways to absorb content and news, you just don't have the perfect storm brewing for a tech show anymore like back then.

[fatlip]

^ too many big words


i love veronica

A+ choice.

[bigshotprof]

She's the Kukla to my Fran and Ollie.

[ArmpitOfDeath]

It's a great combo. The best combo on Rev3 so far bar Albrecht and Rose.

I know it's churlish, but the only thing I don't like about Veronica is her voice. It's very tense and nerdy in a sort of female version of Ballmer and Gates.

*runs away before the rotten tomatoes and eggs find their mark*

[veronicazilla]

It's a great combo. The best combo on Rev3 so far bar Albrecht and Rose.

I know it's churlish, but the only thing I don't like about Veronica is her voice. It's very tense and nerdy in a sort of female version of Ballmer and Gates.

*runs away before the rotten tomatoes and eggs find their mark*

OMG, you did not just compare me to Steve Ballmer. I'm going to climb into a hole and die now.

[will_stutler]

OMG, you did not just compare me to Steve Ballmer. I'm going to climb into a hole and die now.

don't do that.....what if i compared you to a model because you sure as hell have the looks and talent for it

[tokenuser]

OMG, you did not just compare me to Steve Ballmer. I'm going to climb into a hole and die now.Just don't start chanting "Developers, developers, developers" and doing the monkey dance, and I think everything will be OK.

[mikec]

OMG, you did not just compare me to Steve Ballmer. I'm going to climb into a hole and die now.


Veronica, you command a legion of loyal viewers. Give the word and we will seek out the one who dares offend you. We will torture him by forcing him to watch "The View" and "Oprah" until he repents!!!

[masherscf]

OMG, you did not just compare me to Steve Ballmer. I'm going to climb into a hole and die now.

Why do you assume that he meant your were Ballmer? But, would it be better if he said "Jobs and Woz"?

[fatlip]

OMG, you did not just compare me to Steve Ballmer. I'm going to climb into a hole and die now.

well, i dont really have anything to say. i just wanted to quote you like the past 90 people did

[murphy1d]

OK, so I had an "OMG, she's sooo my next crush" moment when Veronica started spouting audio-tech. I listen to many tech women talk the talk...but I often wonder if they are walking the walk. Anyone who can volley brain-banter from Patrick is truly a wonder to see.

A woman who not only likes audio-technology but KNOW HER SHIT is just plain SEXY.

No, I feel no shame for this.

[z31ftw]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=KMU0tzLwhbE

[veronicazilla]

that's me!

[chris3d]

wow...now I fully understand why FSJ refers to him as Monkey Boy :)

[bcool]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=KMU0tzLwhbE


wow that makes ricky gervais look like a managing genius. Anyway, I realy don't get the voice connection.


DEVELOPERS!

[ArmpitOfDeath]

Veronica, you command a legion of loyal viewers. Give the word and we will seek out the one who dares offend you. We will torture him by forcing him to watch "The View" and "Oprah" until he repents!!!

Eh? The above could only be an insult worse than death if you're a Mac Ze...

... Oh yeah :p

Bring it on man - I can even sit through a whole episode of "Sex and the City" without clawing out my eyes!


Anyway:

I was drawing parallels in the tech industry, and the MS bosses were the easiest reference. What I meant voice wise was that if you take say Steve Jobs... excuse me, Steve May His Name Be Praised And Strike Down All The Unbelievers Jobs, then in addition to his vastly superior presentation skills he sounds significantly more relaxed talking to an audience, be it of one or a thousand, than Gates or Ballmer. Ballmer is visibly and audibly tense when he presents and that shows through in a more forced voice which comes from the throat and nose than the chest. Both Gates and Ballmer sound more than a tad nerdy to start with, but they make it worse when speaking in public.

A more direct analog is perhaps CNET's Molly Wood. I know she's a trained journalist unlike Veronica, but Wood sounds significantly more at home in front of a mic. It's not the character of Veronica's voice itself I'm talking about, it's about the delivery when presenting. She seems to share the same problem, relatively speaking (nowhere near the same results though obviously), as Ballmer.

Just my 2c.

[masherscf]

No, I feel no shame for this.

When I discovered a women that knew how to program the VCR... I knew I had a keeper.

[murphy1d]

OK, I am heading back to work now singing

DEVELOPERS, DEVELOPERS, DEVELOPERS, DEVELOPERS!!!!!

[murphy1d]

When I discovered a women that knew how to program the VCR... I knew I had a keeper.

Bret Michaels thinks women ironing is sexy.

I think women soldering is sexier.

[grizwald]

veronica is great, few girls can pull of the cute routine like she can. most girls that try it are extremely annoying. not veronica though... hmmm, i would be interested in seeing some research on this subject.

i guess it is jus "je ne sais quoi"

[soda8297]

With a bigger Veronica Bearmont?

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1110/1353939008_b2406cec40.jpg

geeky and beautiful TE AMO Verooooo
:)

[oss]

I agree.

She's fun lovin' :D

[kilroyperrywinkle]

Why no Norton love?

[zeronome]

probably because 120% of the viewing audience is male.

[shadowtech]

One thing I find amusing is her (genius) strategy to keep mention of the boyfriend at zero, or at least very close to that. For example if you visit her "personal" sites online, such as her flickr, twitter or "about" section on veronicabelmont.com, it would not be hard to assume she is a young, charming, single web girl. This is exactly the illusion you want to portray to this particular crowd.*

*I don't mean to imply you're a phony, V.

[rokov]

One thing I find amusing is her (genius) strategy to keep mention of the boyfriend at zero, or at least very close to that. For example if you visit her "personal" sites online, such as her flickr, twitter or "about" section on veronicabelmont.com, it would not be hard to assume she is a young, charming, single web girl. This is exactly the illusion you want to portray to this particular crowd.*

*I don't mean to imply you're a phony, V.

It's also more or less public knowledge (as far as I know) that said boyfriend is Ryan Block from Engadget, so it would seem that all attempts at creating that illusion (assuming that they were deliberate) have pretty much been an epic fail. lol

[cacogen]

yep she's a looker alright and seems to be smarter than your average young lady

And smarter than your average young human. The ridiculously cute thing is a bonus.

[masherscf]

One thing I find amusing is her (genius) strategy to keep mention of the boyfriend at zero, or at least very close to that. For example if you visit her "personal" sites online, such as her flickr, twitter or "about" section on veronicabelmont.com, it would not be hard to assume she is a young, charming, single web girl. This is exactly the illusion you want to portray to this particular crowd.*

*I don't mean to imply you're a phony, V.

Maybe the B/F doesn't want to be famous. There are a hundred reasons why V/B is unavailable that don't include her status. Not advertising that is not disingenuous in the least.

[fishtoprecords]

probably because 120% of the viewing audience is male.

Even if 'zero is wrong by a huge amount, say 21 points, he's still right, and 99% is massive.

All of these shows need more smart, clever, women. They don't have to be as wonderful as V, but how much Roger and Robert and Patrick can we take?

[veronicazilla]

It's also more or less public knowledge (as far as I know) that said boyfriend is Ryan Block from Engadget, so it would seem that all attempts at creating that illusion (assuming that they were deliberate) have pretty much been an epic fail. lol

Hah! True. Ryan is a little more private than I am online, but I do mention him on my about page (veronicabelmont.com/about) and on my Facebook!

There's a time and a place for mentioning one's private life, and the set of Tekzilla isn't that place!

[metallicnitro]

I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE her...:o:D:p;)

[moe29]

Just think if The One Ring came into the possession of Veronica...

She would rule the ENTIRE internetwebitudes!!!!

"In place of the Dark Lord (Balmer?) you will set up a Queen.
And I shall not be dark, but beautiful and terrible as
the Morning and the Night! Fair as the Sea and the
Sun and the Snow upon the Mountain. Dreadful as the
Storm and the Lightening! Stronger than the foundations
of the earth. All shall love me and despair!"


...just resist the temptation Veronica, and keep doing a good
job co-hosting Tekzilla! kk? bye. :)

[bdegrande]

I didn't know that this was possible, but my opinion of her went up when she mentioned that she liked Serenity.

And the boyfriend was mentioned on the episode of Mahalo Daily when the geek was writing her a love song.

I'm old enough to be happy for them, and I think Veronica and Patrick are terrific on Tekzilla, I hope this lasts a long gime.

[fishtoprecords]

for mentioning one's private life, and the set of Tekzilla isn't that place!

Even the most hopeless geek should be smart enough to know that someone as smart, talented and good looking as V is not likely to be without an SO.

I'm all for private lives staying private.

[mpeters2]

Ya, um I'll watch anything with veronica in it, it really doesn't matter what it is, shes putting out sweet ct vibes.

[zeronome]

everyone see her on the live DiggNation?

[will_stutler]

who could miss seeing her, i was woundering why there seemed to be a little more class on diggnation......just kidding diggnation crew

Veronica you rock.....

[cablegeek]

g4 all they show is cheaters, cops and infomercials apparently there is not enough gamming content to occupy a 24/7 gamming channel

oh and veronica is the smart girl next door pretty and smart or should I say cute and smart. a great addition to tekzilla. you know what they say about smart girls.

Dont play chess with them they win every time.

[stithyoshi]

But...
Wait...
No! It's a lie! For shame, don't you know that there are no women on the internet?
The gig is up V.

(Just kidding, of course. much love, both to you and the -chans)

[davmoo]

Hmmm...I had forgotten about Uhura's outfit from "Mirror Mirror"...Veronica having to wear that on an episode of Tekzilla would be sufficient penance for her shameless mocking of Neil Young. I'm sure the Gods of Rock are preparing even now to smite her with a savage horde of rabid squirrels for her blasphemy :)

[ryudo]

I am one to usually know older artists and movie stars by name and be familiar from their work and such but I have to admit I never heard of him until that ep.

[westudi]

I am one to usually know older artists and movie stars by name and be familiar from their work and such but I have to admit I never heard of him until that ep.

You hadn't heard of Neil Young?

[ryudo]

Nope.
This is odd for me because I am the one usually on the other side saying that from artists or stars from years ago.:confused:

[davmoo]

Not heard of Neil Young??!!! That's so shocking I don't even have a witty response for that.

We need an emoticon for repeatedly banging one's head on the desk :)

[ryudo]

Looks like Veronica was saved from her E-beating for her hate of NY to someone who ever heard of him.
:p

[murphy1d]

Looks like Veronica was saved from her E-beating for her hate of NY to someone who ever heard of him.
:p

"Keep on Rockin in the Free World"
Hey, Hey, My, My (Rock and Roll will Never Die)
Southern Man
Cinnamon Girls

Ring a bell yet?
Crosby, Stills, Nash........and Young!!

Nothin?

[ryudo]

Crosby stills and Nash I heard of ..and here is where I am about to be beaten to death..I went to youtube played a few songs....nothing rang a bell and worse I didn't really like his music.

Yet I really like a lot of older musci..it's usually newer stuff within the last decade I have no idea about or don't like....this is the first time I can remember feeling strange for not hearing about an artists from ages ago.:o

[davmoo]

So tell me...did you have any trouble adjusting to life in civilization again after spending the last 30 years locked away in an underground missile silo?

[ryudo]

Not even 30 years old.

[veronicazilla]

Looks like Veronica was saved from her E-beating for her hate of NY to someone who ever heard of him.
:p

Thank you for taking the bullet for me ;)

[burkhartmj]

Looks like Veronica was saved from her E-beating for her hate of NY to someone who ever heard of him.
:p

See, now I read that as New York for some reason and got very confused by veronica's hatred of such a great place.

[highlanderjames]

I'd say Veronica is easy on the eyes,fun witty,does a absasmurfly job.

[aintnosin]

I'd say Veronica is easy on the eyes,fun witty,does a absasmurfly job.

Now absa-smurf-ly is an adjective?

[cablegeek]

I must say Veronica you got it. you got the gift to keep viewers entertained no matter what you do. You give that special something to tekzilla. thank you for being so cool and knowledgeable.

[murphy1d]

Crosby stills and Nash I heard of ..and here is where I am about to be beaten to death..I went to youtube played a few songs....nothing rang a bell and worse I didn't really like his music.
:o

I for one am completely fine with you not liking Neil Young. That's understandable, he's not everyone's cup-o-tea.

I am just shocked that you could go thus far without having heard his music. I would even forgive "not knowing that was him." But having zero recognition...that's like saying "Tom Petty, um, is he related to Richard Petty?"

[xibalba]

Myrmekiaphila neilyoungi

A spider named after him.

[davmoo]

Now absa-smurf-ly is an adjective?

Absa-friggin-smurfly!

[veronicazilla]

Myrmekiaphila neilyoungi

A spider named after him.

Pictures or it didn't happen.

[xibalba]

http://blogs.zdnet.com/emergingtech/?p=917

[westudi]

I for one am completely fine with you not liking Neil Young. That's understandable, he's not everyone's cup-o-tea.

I am just shocked that you could go thus far without having heard his music. I would even forgive "not knowing that was him." But having zero recognition...that's like saying "Tom Petty, um, is he related to Richard Petty?"

Yeah, I totally agree. I actually prefer covers of his music. I agree with Veronica, his voice annoys me.

[tokenuser]

Pictures or it didn't happen.http://www.news.com.au/common/imagedata/0,,6033195,00.jpg

How's that? [Source (http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/story/0,26278,23682880-7484,00.html)]

Yeah, I totally agree. I actually prefer covers of his music. I agree with Veronica, his voice annoys me.

I like covers - regardless of the artist. My favourite audio podcast is Brian Ibbott's Coverville (http://www.coverville.com) podcast.

Anyway - here are two Coverville episodes dedicated to Neil Young covers.

http://www.coverville.com/archives/2006/07/coverville_221.html
http://www.coverville.com/archives/2007/10/coverville_371.html

[westudi]

I like covers - regardless of the artist.

I do too as long as they are true covers. I don't want to hear the song exactly as it was. What's the point in that? I would rather here a reinvention of the song even if it means it fails miserably.

I will check out those mp3. Thanks for the link.

[tokenuser]

I do too as long as they are true covers. Completely agree. A re-recording in the same style is not a cover. I think you'll find an interesting mix on the Coverville website .

[alaskalonewolf]

...I absolutely love her.

[cablegeek]

It's a great combo. The best combo on Rev3 so far bar Albrecht and Rose.

I know it's churlish, but the only thing I don't like about Veronica is her voice. It's very tense and nerdy in a sort of female version of Ballmer and Gates.

*runs away before the rotten tomatoes and eggs find their mark*

I have to say I like her voice (forgive me veronica close your eyes), I think she has a very cute yet sexy voice.

[mikec]

How come I get a vision of Ms Belmont taking martial arts classes and discussing which pepper spray to get after some of these posts??? :rolleyes: Guys, let's not scare the young lady.

[cablegeek]

Harmless Gibber, Yes I agree I Like Seeing Miss Belmont on Tekzilla. Don’t want to scare her off.

[jimi]

Why no Norton love?

Because his greatness need not be spoken, it is understood!

I think they make a great team.

[cablegeek]

Patrick you da man.

There satisfied

He's just not the eye candy of the show for straight men anyway.
but I respect his knowledge and personality.

don't get me wrong Miss Belmont has Knowledge and a great personality and I’m sure she would rather be recognized for her brain rather than have a bunch of nerds and geeks drool over her myself included. Though I could be wrong.

Oh and send me an IM when she agrees to where the star trek uniform I would be willing to chip in let me know account # to wire $ to and its there.

[cablegeek]

Harmless Gibber, Yes I agree I Like Seeing Miss Belmont on Tekzilla. Don’t want to scare her off.

sorry did I break my own rule (im sorrrry) NOT!

[cablegeek]

Veronica is to 2000s web casting as martha quin is to 1980s Mtv When Mtv played real music and music was all they played.

[zeronome]

she's the new Tekzilla Star!

also... today was the first Firefox Daily in a long time. Good job team!

[murphy1d]

BTW VB- Good job on "The Loop" the other night. All of the people on Stickam were commenting on how much the love seeing you.

[fishtoprecords]

Not to dis Veronica, but another one to watch is Julia on the current Systm