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Anyone listen to Homecoming yet? The first two episodes are interesting, but kind of slow. The cast is pretty impressive for a podcast, with David Schwimmer, David Cross, Catherine Keener and Amy Sedaris. It's probably the largest production that's ever been made in serialized fiction podcasts, so it'll be interesting to see where it goes.
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military cervix posted:Anyone listen to Homecoming yet? The first two episodes are interesting, but kind of slow. The cast is pretty impressive for a podcast, with David Schwimmer, David Cross, Catherine Keener and Amy Sedaris. It's probably the largest production that's ever been made in serialized fiction podcasts, so it'll be interesting to see where it goes. Added it after the times article. Will probably listen after I finish the once and future nerd. I have a feeling that's going to piss me off when it ends cuz it looks like 18 months of nothing.
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I just started listening to the magnus archives and it's drat good.
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D34THROW posted:Starting Welcome to Night Vale...what the gently caress am I listening to? This sounds like somebody's bad acid trip. I'm intrigued though. If only my Acid trips were as good as this podcast. Also I listened to "The Orbiting Human Circus of the air" and was not really interested. However, Alice is Dead is super interesting (because it has dana as the main character) GreenBuckanneer fucked around with this message at 08:44 on Nov 26, 2016 |
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Within the Wires was really loving good, although the relaxation tape device was making me legitimately fall asleep. I have no idea what they can do for a season 2 and not feel kinda hacky, though.
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Terrible Opinions posted:I just started listening to the magnus archives and it's drat good. Since you're another new listener - do you have weird sound issues with that one? Like, do you find that you have to turn it up much louder than other podcasts to hear it properly?
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It has this weird problem with the sound wildly varying between episodes with some being very quiet and some being normal audio. It's not like say the History of Byzantium which is just really quiet all the time.
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Nov 26, 2016 17:17
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I recently found Mabel: "A podcast about ghosts, family secrets, strange houses, and missed connections." It's mostly in the form of voicemails left to 'Mabel' by her grandmother's caregiver. It can be disjointed and stream-of-consciousness, but not in a bad way. It builds a nice atmosphere.
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Slamhound posted:I recently found Mabel: "A podcast about ghosts, family secrets, strange houses, and missed connections." I recently binged the entire first season of Mabel and while I have no idea what actually happened, it was really great. It also has transcripts on the web site which is a rare and nice touch.
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Just binged Limetown yesterday and today  . I can't imagine having listened to it when it came out due to the breaks in between episodes, and the fact that the next season's still not out!
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Mr E posted:Just binged Limetown yesterday and today I listened to the most recent Bright Sessions episode, and the AM's experiments are pretty similar to what went on in Limetown. I suggested to Lauren Shippen that someone should write a crossover.
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Jurgan posted:I listened to the most recent Bright Sessions episode, and the AM's experiments are pretty similar to what went on in Limetown. I suggested to Lauren Shippen that someone should write a crossover. Bright Sessions / Ars Paradoxia was the best thing ever and I hope they do more of it. Or at least acknowledge it on AP.
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Hughlander posted:Bright Sessions / Ars Paradoxia was the best thing ever and I hope they do more of it. Or at least acknowledge it on AP. Pretty sure the crossover is non-canonical. It was a just for fun thing and a way of promoting each other, but I don't think it has any consequences in either story.
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I've been listening to Wooden Overcoats and I dig it. It reminds me of things like Black Books or Father Ted just a cheesy British sitcom.
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Jurgan posted:Pretty sure the crossover is non-canonical. It was a just for fun thing and a way of promoting each other, but I don't think it has any consequences in either story. I know. But I can still wish.
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Meinberg posted:I recently binged the entire first season of Mabel and while I have no idea what actually happened, it was really great. It also has transcripts on the web site which is a rare and nice touch. Yeah I went through season 1 Friday at work and I'm not really sure what happened.
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Len posted:I've been listening to Wooden Overcoats and I dig it. It reminds me of things like Black Books or Father Ted just a cheesy British sitcom. I loved the first season of WO, but I'm starting to have a problem with it. Basically, in season one, Rudyard was thoroughly unlikable. He was constantly trying to cheat customers and take shortcuts, so it was satisfying to see his plans fail and him get humiliated as Chapman effortlessly showed him up. By now, though, it's gotten to the point where he loses even when he tries to do the right thing and he has no chance against the supernaturally skilled Chapman. Rudyard has become the pitiful underdog, and I'm starting to wish for him to win once in a while. It's not nearly as fun to watch someone in a failing business continue to fail.
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Len posted:Yeah I went through season 1 Friday at work and I'm not really sure what happened. Yeah, I'm about halfway through and I'm really digging it. On the other hand, at the start of every episode, all I can think is "All Glory the Hypnotoad."
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theblackw0lf posted:Definitely getting Black Mirror vibes from LifeAfter, specifically the episode Be Right Back Yeah, that's what I thought of too. At first I was worried it would just be a rip-off of that episode, but they're doing some other things with the plot that make it enjoyable on its own.
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In case people weren't aware Season 2 of Magnus Archives has started. Also according to the Q&A the main writer has already written the end, which is planned on being resolved in Season 5. It also takes him about 5 to 6 hours to write a first draft of a story. That's pretty drat good. theblackw0lf fucked around with this message at 23:29 on Dec 7, 2016 |
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Dec 7, 2016 23:19
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Wolf 359 gettin' tense. Gonna be interesting to see where season 4 goes.
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Jurgan posted:I loved the first season of WO, but I'm starting to have a problem with it. Basically, in season one, Rudyard was thoroughly unlikable. He was constantly trying to cheat customers and take shortcuts, so it was satisfying to see his plans fail and him get humiliated as Chapman effortlessly showed him up. By now, though, it's gotten to the point where he loses even when he tries to do the right thing and he has no chance against the supernaturally skilled Chapman. Rudyard has become the pitiful underdog, and I'm starting to wish for him to win once in a while. It's not nearly as fun to watch someone in a failing business continue to fail. I read that including the spoilers before starting the show and I'm not done with S2 but I really don't see that yet. The first few episodes of S2 were clearly same old Rudyard. Seance, Cheap funerals. Even later he's done in by his own cheapness same as always. (One bottle of wine for the entire club he worships.)
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military cervix posted:Anyone listen to Homecoming yet? The first two episodes are interesting, but kind of slow. The cast is pretty impressive for a podcast, with David Schwimmer, David Cross, Catherine Keener and Amy Sedaris. It's probably the largest production that's ever been made in serialized fiction podcasts, so it'll be interesting to see where it goes. Quoting myself because this show is turning out really well, and is well worth your time. Worth listening to just for David Schwimmer being an unrelenting rear end in a top hat.
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Hughlander posted:I know. But I can still wish. You may have gotten your wish- the latest TBS episode is Sam-centric, and she describes a recent trip through time where she met someone in a dark room who could see her and talk to her.
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military cervix posted:Worth listening to just for David Schwimmer being an unrelenting rear end in a top hat. Sounds like an interesting new role for him that plays against type.
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I checked out the podcast mentioned by the newest Bright Sessions, Alexandria Archives. It isn't terrible kind of a Nightvale knockoff that cuts to NoSleep style stories (only with less child abuse) possibly worth keeping an eye on. Did season 2 of Small Town Horror get better? I dropped it because it wasn't really doing anything
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For some reason I decided to re-listen to the early episodes of the Black Tapes again, and god drat that podcast was good before they tried to force any over-arching story into the whole thing.
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Paul Zuvella posted:For some reason I decided to re-listen to the early episodes of the Black Tapes again, and god drat that podcast was good before they tried to force any over-arching story into the whole thing. Yea the first few episodes got me completely hooked. Honestly I think it was that series that got me into fictional podcasts. Sad that the quality fell so far off.
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It felt like they had a story in mind then decided to fluff it up
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It seemed to me at the beginning that Black Tapes was going to be a purely episodic series that used fictional settings to explore how different people deal with unexplained phenomena. I thought the only overarching plot would be "what happened to Strand's wife?" I was hoping we'd never get explicit proof of anything supernatural, but it seems like that's where they're going. I got excited when stuff started tying together at first, but then nearly all of season two felt like stalling. It overrelies on the classic trope of "when you're stuck, add a new element to the conspiracy" without ever resolving anything. This show is basically The X-Files in both good and bad ways.
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Best part of black tapes was always the music. Also to whoever complained about wooden overcoats does the s2 finale work for you?
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Hughlander posted:I read that including the spoilers before starting the show and I'm not done with S2 but I really don't see that yet. The first few episodes of S2 were clearly same old Rudyard. Seance, Cheap funerals. Even later he's done in by his own cheapness same as always. (One bottle of wine for the entire club he worships.) I see what you mean, but it's less the specifics then the whole dynamic changing. After a while, I want Rudyard to win every now and then, or else I start to feel sorry for him (and especially for Antigone). For one, how is he still in business at all if no one wants his services? For that matter, how do so many people die in this tiny village (though they are very nearly a town)? And the cheap funerals wasn't unethical, it was an attempt to tap a new market. He was wrong about what people wanted, but he was trying to serve customers. Hughlander posted:Best part of black tapes was always the music. Haven't listened to it yet, but I liked the set-up in the previous episode.
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I liked the character development in the Wooden Overcoats S2 finale, but I wish the episodes hadn't been released so quickly for an 8-ep season. It feels like another couple of episodes could have gone somewhere really interesting.. I guess that means I'm hooked for season 3!
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Gonna second that recommendation for Homecoming. It's very, very good.
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Dec 17, 2016 11:41
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Anyone else listen to the most recent King Falls AM? Those dudes got some pipes.
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Vonnegut Asterisk posted:Anyone else listen to the most recent King Falls AM? Those dudes got some pipes. King falls used to be such a must listen show but the notebook bullshit really ate up the good will.
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GE Podcast Theater is burning off episodes of Lif-e.af/ter, one a day all this week. It's the first time I've witnessed a network demonstrating this behavior, which is normally reserved for jettisoning awful shows as quick as possible.
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It's very hard to understand anything about GE Podcast Theatre. Both The Message and Life.after were about a strange new technology that just kills a bunch of people. Oh, and by the way, look at this very similar technology GE is developing. Who is being advertised to? Life./after also makes a really strong argument for significant paid time off for bereavement. I can't imagine GE actually wants to provide that.
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Yeah it's weird. But then again 30 Rock also showed GE in a mostly negative light so maybe they understand they're a megacorp that can do whatever they want and are rolling with it
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