100% Less Tell Em' Steve Dave!
25/08/11 08:22
Well, where do I start? I used to listen to quite a few of the Smodcast Podcast Network’s programs. Let’s see there was, Smodcast, Tell Em’ Steve Dave, Blowhard, Plus One, Hollywood Babylon, and Jay and Silent Bob get old. Over the last couple months I’ve whittled these podcasts down to three. Before I get into why I still listen to those three, let’s start by talking about why I stopped listening to the others.
Tell Em’ Steve Dave
This show was much better when the participants had no idea what they were doing. I don’t know where along the line it stopped being funny, but the final straw for me came in the form of two podcasts back to back in which Bryan, Walt and Q did nothing but talk about what they were gong to do on another podcast for Zune. I was already wading through an hour and half of crap to yield a half hour of funny. Now they want me to listen to three hours of crap for what, 45 minutes of funny? It just wasn’t good time management. So I deleted the old ones and unsubscribed. I know it’s free guys but in a world where most people can’t seem to make much money time becomes currency!
Blowhard
Malcolm Ingram is a very interesting guy who has a million stories about all sorts of interesting things he’s seen and done in his life. Unfortunately all he wants to talk about is sucking cock. When Malcolm first started podcasting with his Mom, it seemed to me that he was an example of a gay man that a straight guy like me could actually be friends with. Despite the addition of a lesbian co-host to spice up the heterosexual male angle, the show still seemed to delve too much into gay anal sex while ignoring all other aspects of Malcolm and his life. You’re going to say I’m homophobic, and you’d be wrong. If I knew someone who talked about golf as much as Malcolm Ingram talks about sucking cock, I’d stop listening to them too!
Plus One
It was obvious from the get go that Kevin’s wife Jennifer wanted to make Plus One an interesting and informative podcast. There is one main problem. Her co-host is so stoned off his ass he either doesn’t understand what she’s talking about, or just flat out makes fun of her the entire time. I stopped listening after a number of episodes where Jennifer started a discussion on a topic that interested me, only to be thwarted by the stoney shenanigans of the ”too stoned to comprehend” Smith. Sorry Jen, maybe if you did a podcast with a friend or something?
I still listen to Hollywood Babylon, Jay and Silent Bob Get Old and Smodcast, because they all have the magic formula. Kevin just really shines when he’s paired with someone who is either way dumber or way smarter than he is.
Tell Em’ Steve Dave
This show was much better when the participants had no idea what they were doing. I don’t know where along the line it stopped being funny, but the final straw for me came in the form of two podcasts back to back in which Bryan, Walt and Q did nothing but talk about what they were gong to do on another podcast for Zune. I was already wading through an hour and half of crap to yield a half hour of funny. Now they want me to listen to three hours of crap for what, 45 minutes of funny? It just wasn’t good time management. So I deleted the old ones and unsubscribed. I know it’s free guys but in a world where most people can’t seem to make much money time becomes currency!
Blowhard
Malcolm Ingram is a very interesting guy who has a million stories about all sorts of interesting things he’s seen and done in his life. Unfortunately all he wants to talk about is sucking cock. When Malcolm first started podcasting with his Mom, it seemed to me that he was an example of a gay man that a straight guy like me could actually be friends with. Despite the addition of a lesbian co-host to spice up the heterosexual male angle, the show still seemed to delve too much into gay anal sex while ignoring all other aspects of Malcolm and his life. You’re going to say I’m homophobic, and you’d be wrong. If I knew someone who talked about golf as much as Malcolm Ingram talks about sucking cock, I’d stop listening to them too!
Plus One
It was obvious from the get go that Kevin’s wife Jennifer wanted to make Plus One an interesting and informative podcast. There is one main problem. Her co-host is so stoned off his ass he either doesn’t understand what she’s talking about, or just flat out makes fun of her the entire time. I stopped listening after a number of episodes where Jennifer started a discussion on a topic that interested me, only to be thwarted by the stoney shenanigans of the ”too stoned to comprehend” Smith. Sorry Jen, maybe if you did a podcast with a friend or something?
I still listen to Hollywood Babylon, Jay and Silent Bob Get Old and Smodcast, because they all have the magic formula. Kevin just really shines when he’s paired with someone who is either way dumber or way smarter than he is.
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50% Less Kevin Smith #Smodcast
13/03/11 06:59
Ok,
I started listening to the Smodcast Podcast around episode 80 something and was almost instantly hooked. It reminded me of the kind of conversations I used to have with friends back in high school. The flights of whimsy that could go anywhere an overactive imagination would take you. You may know Kevin Smith and Scott Mosier as the duo that brought you films like “Clerks” and “Chasing Amy” and most recently “Zack and Miri make a porno”.
Because of my interest in Smodcast I also began listening to “Tell Em’ Steve Dave” and “The Toronto Ontario Mo’ and Glo show” that were also featured on the newly formed Smodcast network. TESD brought back the sharper wit that was somewhat blunted by Smith’s heavy pot use following the release of Zack & Miri. Malcolm Ingram’s podcast that originally began as a dialogue between he and his mother started off amazingly well. I began to think of Malcolm as an example of a gay man that I could be friends with, that is until he announced that his next project would be a documentary about Lady Gaga. I don’t care who you are, you’re welcome to talk about Gaga all you want, just don’t expect me to listen! As luck would have it a new podcast named “Blowhard” and a much better project came along and I am once again a fan.
So, currently residing in my itunes I have, Smodcast, Tell Em’ Steve Dave, Blowhard, Jay & Silent Bob Get Old, Hollywood Babylon and Plus one. It’s a great lineup but there’s a problem. Every episode has 10 minutes of advertising jammed into the front end. Red State, Adam & Eve, and the new Smodcast Internet Radio ads at the top of each show. I know what you’re thinking, just skip it right?
Smith’s new film Red State is already becoming more about how it’s being marketed than it is about the content of the film. I guess that’s what happens when you stand on a stage with a hockey stick and proclaim that you’re giving birth to indie film marketing 2.0. I am wondering if even die hard Kevin Smith fans are gonna start suffering from Kevin Smith overload.
Is the new and eventually intended to be 24 hour internet radio station going to be Smith’s “Rattle & Hum”? We live in a consumer driven society and when people like something they consume lots of it. Sometimes if they swallow enough of it they get sick of it! I am starting to fear that this is what’s going to happen here.
For me, Kevin’s brand of comedy has been a refreshing departure from what is being offered to me every day. Am I going to burn out when there’s Kev Smith branded content available to me 24/7? Am I going to be able to resist the urge to listen my way through most of my waking hours? Well of course I am! You see I am not a moron. Trouble is, most people are, and demographically speaking the morons are the people that really count.
I started listening to the Smodcast Podcast around episode 80 something and was almost instantly hooked. It reminded me of the kind of conversations I used to have with friends back in high school. The flights of whimsy that could go anywhere an overactive imagination would take you. You may know Kevin Smith and Scott Mosier as the duo that brought you films like “Clerks” and “Chasing Amy” and most recently “Zack and Miri make a porno”.
Because of my interest in Smodcast I also began listening to “Tell Em’ Steve Dave” and “The Toronto Ontario Mo’ and Glo show” that were also featured on the newly formed Smodcast network. TESD brought back the sharper wit that was somewhat blunted by Smith’s heavy pot use following the release of Zack & Miri. Malcolm Ingram’s podcast that originally began as a dialogue between he and his mother started off amazingly well. I began to think of Malcolm as an example of a gay man that I could be friends with, that is until he announced that his next project would be a documentary about Lady Gaga. I don’t care who you are, you’re welcome to talk about Gaga all you want, just don’t expect me to listen! As luck would have it a new podcast named “Blowhard” and a much better project came along and I am once again a fan.
So, currently residing in my itunes I have, Smodcast, Tell Em’ Steve Dave, Blowhard, Jay & Silent Bob Get Old, Hollywood Babylon and Plus one. It’s a great lineup but there’s a problem. Every episode has 10 minutes of advertising jammed into the front end. Red State, Adam & Eve, and the new Smodcast Internet Radio ads at the top of each show. I know what you’re thinking, just skip it right?
Smith’s new film Red State is already becoming more about how it’s being marketed than it is about the content of the film. I guess that’s what happens when you stand on a stage with a hockey stick and proclaim that you’re giving birth to indie film marketing 2.0. I am wondering if even die hard Kevin Smith fans are gonna start suffering from Kevin Smith overload.
Is the new and eventually intended to be 24 hour internet radio station going to be Smith’s “Rattle & Hum”? We live in a consumer driven society and when people like something they consume lots of it. Sometimes if they swallow enough of it they get sick of it! I am starting to fear that this is what’s going to happen here.
For me, Kevin’s brand of comedy has been a refreshing departure from what is being offered to me every day. Am I going to burn out when there’s Kev Smith branded content available to me 24/7? Am I going to be able to resist the urge to listen my way through most of my waking hours? Well of course I am! You see I am not a moron. Trouble is, most people are, and demographically speaking the morons are the people that really count.