It’s ON, baby. When Irma Eriksson of the amazing “Imy” comic informed me she was going to visit San Diego from where she lives in Stockholm, Sweden, one of the first things I thought of, naturally, was podcast! But almost immediately after that, it was “Harry Potter Trivia Throwdown with Lucas Turnbloom of ‘Imagine This’” that came to mind. They’re both HP fanatics and have trashed talked one another on Facebook and Twitter, so it was time to put their Wizarding Geek Skills to the test. Take a listen! Who will win? The plucky young woman from Jersey who speaks three languages, or the talented cartoonist who draws fifty-three different strips and is probably working on a fifty-fourth? Don’t make me pull a “Crucio” on you…go forth and listen!
Be sure to read Irma’s “Imy” twice a week, and Lucas’ “Imagine This” AND his more recent comic, “4G!”
Great show! Actually, for the record this is the third trivia throwdown. You’re forgetting the very forgettable Monty Python Trivia contest back in December 2009 (episode 63). I’m guessing it’s slips like this that prevent this otherwise excellent podcast from going full-on mainstream
Well, it was the second with Lucas. A technicality.
(Man, I’m lucky to remember who was on the show two weeks ago…I listen to old episodes from time to time and wonder who that host guy is!)
In 2000 I was talked into friggin’ being Harry Potter at a library festival. All I remember was being mobbed by kids.
That’s when I started reading the books. Then I listened to the audio books, narrated by the great Jim Dale. I listened to them over and over so much as I made comics that I can look at an old comic I drew and think of the Harry Potter book I was listening to at the time.
I would’ve totally sucked at this quiz. My Harry Potter addiction was totally beaten down by my pathetic trivia prowess.
On the plus side, Tom, you make a great quiz master. I really liked this episode, even though I think I was sweating through each question as much as Irma and Lucas.
That was a fantastic show!!
I listened to it again last night, this time pausing after each question to let my girlfriend answer… I must say, she did get more right than the both of ‘em put together
Must be the pressure…
Every time Irma is on the show I always forget how much she sounds like Jennifer Coolidge.