diabetes really fuckin sucks sometimes
(to all those diabetic peeps out there - check in with your podiatrists/feet/skin specialists on the regular if you can, yall)
oh shit that sucks
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SteevLWhat can I do for you?Registered Userregular
Watched the first 45 seconds of Jeff Bakalar introducing Albummer and it's the first time I've seen Jordan Olds/Gwarsenio Hall without corpse paint. It's weirding me out.
Watched the first 45 seconds of Jeff Bakalar introducing Albummer and it's the first time I've seen Jordan Olds/Gwarsenio Hall without corpse paint. It's weirding me out.
As someone who doesn't like the corpse paint, I appreciate it.
This is starting to come off to me as a GameStop-esque pivot. Like, when GameStop started selling funko pops and wrestling action figures and T-shirts and stuff. We still have these games, but here's some other things our demographic info suggests you might be interested in, too?
I've only visted it once or twice since Danny and Mary left, but Gamespot basically became a nerd pop culture hub at some point. I'm not sure being a pure gaming site brings in the necessary money anymore.
Also it's not like this is exactly new territory for Giant Bomb. Film and 40's, All Systems Goku, and the Powerbombcast all off the top of my head. The only really big difference if they're contracting out these shows to non GB people. Which, given the state of GB and the world at the moment is kind of necessary.
I have very little interest or like of metal and punk music but the Albummer podcast still could be worth listening to. People who appreciate music going into detail about why a particular album sucks could be interesting. They're probably not going to talk about music that's anything I care for, but learning why an albums sucks from people who do like the genre is worth checking out for an episode or two. Toss in some comedy and good banter then maybe it could be something I regularly listen to.
The Power Ranger one though or anything wrestling related is a hard pass. I like Jan but I thought Power Rangers was bad when I was a kid so I can't imagine it being something I'd care for 25 years later.
I've tried to get into Gamespot After Dark but I just can't. Giantbomb and Nextlander often talk about the same games and news, so a third podcast talking about the same things but with people whom I find much less interesting/engaging is one that doesn't get listened to.
Edit: I, despite watching the video with Jeff and Jordan Olds, thought that it was a podcast and not a video show. That's what I get for having the video play in the background while I do other things. That actually a good thing though as I already have too many podcasts to listen to as is.
“Paint drying stream? Huh okay, I don’t think that’s going to be very entertaining but I trust Vinny/Jeff/Jan/etc and will give it a shot” I think accurately describes a lot of peoples view on GB content.
I can definitely see some of these changes coming about mainly because Jeff doesn't want Giant Bomb to be basically just a bunch of Twitch streams. Not that there's anything wrong with Twitch streams, but he might want GB to be its own thing.
When they started out, even Let's Plays weren't nearly as common, and there were far fewer people doing streams, as the barrier to entry was a lot higher. Now, with a lot of people able to stream from their living rooms, and many doing just that, I could see Jeff wanting to do something to set GB apart. Now, we'll see how many of the shows they have planned actually pan out with the audience, but the general idea has been making more and more sense the more I've thought about it.
Edit: I do agree that the weak link so far is some of these shows having few to no known GB people in them. That could work, but I feel like it needs to be alongside more shows with some more known GB crew. That's probably why the Danny related stuff has felt a bit more natural to me so far. I'm going to give Albummer a watch, but even seeing a few seconds of it when queueing it up, the complete lack of GB folks is weird.
There's literally only 4 actual GB staff members left, one of them is Rorie (who is primarily support) and the other two are the producers. Jeff is technically the only member of the editorial staff left at this point, and he's busy dealing with an incoming kid and a house move, on top of having to deal with this new transition at his workplace. Jeff B is also in charge of handling Gamespot so his time is going to be divided, and Danny is a contractor with a second job.
Like, regardless of why they left, losing Brad, Vinny and Alex a couple of months before this new initiative is a tough thing to deal with, especially when the pandemic makes getting new hires a bit of a challenge. (GB East is gone now but they lasted over a year without replacing Dan due to COVID.) This was on top of the attrition from losing Ben, Abby and Dan.
This isn't to excuse GB from anyone who's unhappy with their output, just pointing out that there aren't a lot of GB members left to actually make the GB content, which is why they're bringing in outside talent.
There's literally only 4 actual GB staff members left, one of them is Rorie (who is primarily support) and the other two are the producers. Jeff is technically the only member of the editorial staff left at this point, and he's busy dealing with an incoming kid and a house move, on top of having to deal with this new transition at his workplace. Jeff B is also in charge of handling Gamespot so his time is going to be divided, and Danny is a contractor with a second job.
Like, regardless of why they left, losing Brad, Vinny and Alex a couple of months before this new initiative is a tough thing to deal with, especially when the pandemic makes getting new hires a bit of a challenge. (GB East is gone now but they lasted over a year without replacing Dan due to COVID.) This was on top of the attrition from losing Ben, Abby and Dan.
This isn't to excuse GB from anyone who's unhappy with their output, just pointing out that there aren't a lot of GB members left to actually make the GB content, which is why they're bringing in outside talent.
Certainly. I will say, I think when many people here are referring to 'GB people', it's including previous GB people (for instance, Dan is doing a show), as well as 'friends of the site'.
I'm all for them bringing in new people, and even having shows with all new people. I also definitely get that this likely isn't how Jeff G originally planned for this to go. I'm certainly willing to stick around and try the new stuff out. I can also see though how having one of the first shows out of the gate be all new people could be jarring for some folks.
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fRAWRstThe Seas CallThe Mad AnswerRegistered Userregular
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MichaelLCIn what furnace was thy brain?ChicagoRegistered Userregular
Sorry. I cancelled mine as well, good through June 2022 I believe.
So far everything they are doing confirms that was the correct choice for me. You've got even more time so maybe will turn around by then.
Despite my lack of enthusiasm for the announcements of these new show, I actually just re-subscribed (after letting it lapse from the Vinny/Brad/Alex exodus) pretty much just to have access to Bourne to Run and UPFs.
I'll probably give it another go, but on first pass, I'm not digging it.
I was actually interested in this show based on the premise. I guess I was expecting something a bit more than a mostly directionless skype podcast? Exploring a bad album can be interesting. There are multiple online shows I enjoy that do just that. But usually those are more than just hot takes. There's research, history of the band/artist, how the album in question happened and what went wrong, etc. Scripting and editing even. They'll often feature albums I have no familiarity with, and still be quite interesting/entertaining. You know something by the end besides 'This person didn't like this thing'.
Also, and I know it was probably for copyright reasons, but clips to demonstrate what's being talked about.
An unscripted podcast on this subject can work, but then you need to be interested in hearing these particular people's off the cuff opinions. Not knowing anyone involved going in, that's a tougher sell, and I can't say that I was won over by the end. I just didn't click with the vibe at all.
I don't think the choice of album for the first episode did them any favors either. First, for a show that was pitched as covering infamous, reviled albums, they picked something that was only released a few months ago, and which seems to have had a somewhat positive audience and critic reception?
Also, and admittedly this is on me, but holy shit there are few things in music conversation that I enjoy or care about less than Strong Weezer Opinions (tm). As someone who doesn't have an opinion on Weezer beyond, 'I enjoy a few of their songs. They generally seem okay', I am really not interested in hearing yet another set of very hyperbolic takes about how they haven't been good since [insert year/album here].
Honestly $35 is worth it to me just for a weekly JeffG stream, so I'm good there.
My actual issue is that between Giant Bomb's new stuff, Waypoint Plus and Nextlander, plus the occasional Dan or Abby stream, I do not have remotely enough time to watch everything I want to watch AND play games AND keep up with RL stuff (and I'm loser who spends 99% of his free time at home.) Plus I have a 50 hour podcast backlog.
Somethings going to give here and is increasingly looking like its Giant Bomb. I was six weeks behind on UPF before I took a week long staycation.
I'll probably give it another go, but on first pass, I'm not digging it.
I was actually interested in this show based on the premise. I guess I was expecting something a bit more than a mostly directionless skype podcast? Exploring a bad album can be interesting. There are multiple online shows I enjoy that do just that. But usually those are more than just hot takes. There's research, history of the band/artist, how the album in question happened and what went wrong, etc. Scripting and editing even. They'll often feature albums I have no familiarity with, and still be quite interesting/entertaining. You know something by the end besides 'This person didn't like this thing'.
Also, and I know it was probably for copyright reasons, but clips to demonstrate what's being talked about.
An unscripted podcast on this subject can work, but then you need to be interested in hearing these particular people's off the cuff opinions. Not knowing anyone involved going in, that's a tougher sell, and I can't say that I was won over by the end. I just didn't click with the vibe at all.
I don't think the choice of album for the first episode did them any favors either. First, for a show that was pitched as covering infamous, reviled albums, they picked something that was only released a few months ago, and which seems to have had a somewhat positive audience and critic reception?
Also, and admittedly this is on me, but holy shit there are few things in music conversation that I enjoy or care about less than Strong Weezer Opinions (tm). As someone who doesn't have an opinion on Weezer beyond, 'I enjoy a few of their songs. They generally seem okay', I am really not interested in hearing yet another set of very hyperbolic takes about how they haven't been good since [insert year/album here].
I still need to finish the episode but my major issue with it is they don't play any music from the album. Talk shit all you want about the band or it's lead, but if you're going to tell me an album is bad I need audio examples of why it's bad. Something to compare it to such as other albums by the band in question to show the progression or regression of their style. Anything really.
Also, the vastly differing levels of audio quality from the different people has been very hard to listen to. Was getting them all a decent mic on a shock mount not part of a budget?
I'll probably give it another go, but on first pass, I'm not digging it.
I was actually interested in this show based on the premise. I guess I was expecting something a bit more than a mostly directionless skype podcast? Exploring a bad album can be interesting. There are multiple online shows I enjoy that do just that. But usually those are more than just hot takes. There's research, history of the band/artist, how the album in question happened and what went wrong, etc. Scripting and editing even. They'll often feature albums I have no familiarity with, and still be quite interesting/entertaining. You know something by the end besides 'This person didn't like this thing'.
Also, and I know it was probably for copyright reasons, but clips to demonstrate what's being talked about.
An unscripted podcast on this subject can work, but then you need to be interested in hearing these particular people's off the cuff opinions. Not knowing anyone involved going in, that's a tougher sell, and I can't say that I was won over by the end. I just didn't click with the vibe at all.
I don't think the choice of album for the first episode did them any favors either. First, for a show that was pitched as covering infamous, reviled albums, they picked something that was only released a few months ago, and which seems to have had a somewhat positive audience and critic reception?
Also, and admittedly this is on me, but holy shit there are few things in music conversation that I enjoy or care about less than Strong Weezer Opinions (tm). As someone who doesn't have an opinion on Weezer beyond, 'I enjoy a few of their songs. They generally seem okay', I am really not interested in hearing yet another set of very hyperbolic takes about how they haven't been good since [insert year/album here].
I like weezer so i thought what the hell i'll give it a listen even though i don't know who these people are
it sucked. there was no research at all given into why the album was bad (which was the entire purported reason of the show) and it was just a bunch of randos talking about weezer and Rivers Cuomo in general while giving life stories like i pissed my pants at my first concert when I was 13
cool
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HardtargetThere Are Four LightsVancouverRegistered Userregular
I'll probably give it another go, but on first pass, I'm not digging it.
I was actually interested in this show based on the premise. I guess I was expecting something a bit more than a mostly directionless skype podcast? Exploring a bad album can be interesting. There are multiple online shows I enjoy that do just that. But usually those are more than just hot takes. There's research, history of the band/artist, how the album in question happened and what went wrong, etc. Scripting and editing even. They'll often feature albums I have no familiarity with, and still be quite interesting/entertaining. You know something by the end besides 'This person didn't like this thing'.
Also, and I know it was probably for copyright reasons, but clips to demonstrate what's being talked about.
An unscripted podcast on this subject can work, but then you need to be interested in hearing these particular people's off the cuff opinions. Not knowing anyone involved going in, that's a tougher sell, and I can't say that I was won over by the end. I just didn't click with the vibe at all.
I don't think the choice of album for the first episode did them any favors either. First, for a show that was pitched as covering infamous, reviled albums, they picked something that was only released a few months ago, and which seems to have had a somewhat positive audience and critic reception?
Also, and admittedly this is on me, but holy shit there are few things in music conversation that I enjoy or care about less than Strong Weezer Opinions (tm). As someone who doesn't have an opinion on Weezer beyond, 'I enjoy a few of their songs. They generally seem okay', I am really not interested in hearing yet another set of very hyperbolic takes about how they haven't been good since [insert year/album here].
I like weezer so i thought what the hell i'll give it a listen even though i don't know who these people are
it sucked. there was no research at all given into why the album was bad (which was the entire purported reason of the show) and it was just a bunch of randos talking about weezer and Rivers Cuomo in general while giving life stories like i pissed my pants at my first concert when I was 13
cool
There are bits of it I liked for sure, but I think some more structure could help them out, as well as giving a bit more background to the album they feature. I am overall positive on this particular group, at least.
Nothing makes a bunch of people look dumber than when they're all publicly shitting on something as broad and taste-oriented as music. I'm not a recent Weezer fan by any stretch but a bunch of millennials doing un-researched "hot takes" on music is like my fucking kryptonite as a huge music nerd.
Nothing makes a bunch of people look dumber than when they're all publicly shitting on something as broad and taste-oriented as music. I'm not a recent Weezer fan by any stretch but a bunch of millennials doing un-researched "hot takes" on music is like my fucking kryptonite as a huge music nerd.
JFC what a stupid show for Giant Bomb.
This is why I like Todd in the Shadows. His audio mixing is kinda bad, but he makes his biases clear and does a lot of research for his videos.
A well-researched and well-presented narrative can make any topic compelling. The premise of the show is interesting but it sounds like the execution misses the mark.
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oh shit that sucks
As someone who doesn't like the corpse paint, I appreciate it.
This is two steps removed.
The Power Ranger one though or anything wrestling related is a hard pass. I like Jan but I thought Power Rangers was bad when I was a kid so I can't imagine it being something I'd care for 25 years later.
I've tried to get into Gamespot After Dark but I just can't. Giantbomb and Nextlander often talk about the same games and news, so a third podcast talking about the same things but with people whom I find much less interesting/engaging is one that doesn't get listened to.
Edit: I, despite watching the video with Jeff and Jordan Olds, thought that it was a podcast and not a video show. That's what I get for having the video play in the background while I do other things. That actually a good thing though as I already have too many podcasts to listen to as is.
First episode of Albummer is up.
When they started out, even Let's Plays weren't nearly as common, and there were far fewer people doing streams, as the barrier to entry was a lot higher. Now, with a lot of people able to stream from their living rooms, and many doing just that, I could see Jeff wanting to do something to set GB apart. Now, we'll see how many of the shows they have planned actually pan out with the audience, but the general idea has been making more and more sense the more I've thought about it.
Edit: I do agree that the weak link so far is some of these shows having few to no known GB people in them. That could work, but I feel like it needs to be alongside more shows with some more known GB crew. That's probably why the Danny related stuff has felt a bit more natural to me so far. I'm going to give Albummer a watch, but even seeing a few seconds of it when queueing it up, the complete lack of GB folks is weird.
Like, regardless of why they left, losing Brad, Vinny and Alex a couple of months before this new initiative is a tough thing to deal with, especially when the pandemic makes getting new hires a bit of a challenge. (GB East is gone now but they lasted over a year without replacing Dan due to COVID.) This was on top of the attrition from losing Ben, Abby and Dan.
This isn't to excuse GB from anyone who's unhappy with their output, just pointing out that there aren't a lot of GB members left to actually make the GB content, which is why they're bringing in outside talent.
Certainly. I will say, I think when many people here are referring to 'GB people', it's including previous GB people (for instance, Dan is doing a show), as well as 'friends of the site'.
I'm all for them bringing in new people, and even having shows with all new people. I also definitely get that this likely isn't how Jeff G originally planned for this to go. I'm certainly willing to stick around and try the new stuff out. I can also see though how having one of the first shows out of the gate be all new people could be jarring for some folks.
So far everything they are doing confirms that was the correct choice for me. You've got even more time so maybe will turn around by then.
I'll probably give it another go, but on first pass, I'm not digging it.
I was actually interested in this show based on the premise. I guess I was expecting something a bit more than a mostly directionless skype podcast? Exploring a bad album can be interesting. There are multiple online shows I enjoy that do just that. But usually those are more than just hot takes. There's research, history of the band/artist, how the album in question happened and what went wrong, etc. Scripting and editing even. They'll often feature albums I have no familiarity with, and still be quite interesting/entertaining. You know something by the end besides 'This person didn't like this thing'.
Also, and I know it was probably for copyright reasons, but clips to demonstrate what's being talked about.
An unscripted podcast on this subject can work, but then you need to be interested in hearing these particular people's off the cuff opinions. Not knowing anyone involved going in, that's a tougher sell, and I can't say that I was won over by the end. I just didn't click with the vibe at all.
I don't think the choice of album for the first episode did them any favors either. First, for a show that was pitched as covering infamous, reviled albums, they picked something that was only released a few months ago, and which seems to have had a somewhat positive audience and critic reception?
Also, and admittedly this is on me, but holy shit there are few things in music conversation that I enjoy or care about less than Strong Weezer Opinions (tm). As someone who doesn't have an opinion on Weezer beyond, 'I enjoy a few of their songs. They generally seem okay', I am really not interested in hearing yet another set of very hyperbolic takes about how they haven't been good since [insert year/album here].
My actual issue is that between Giant Bomb's new stuff, Waypoint Plus and Nextlander, plus the occasional Dan or Abby stream, I do not have remotely enough time to watch everything I want to watch AND play games AND keep up with RL stuff (and I'm loser who spends 99% of his free time at home.) Plus I have a 50 hour podcast backlog.
Somethings going to give here and is increasingly looking like its Giant Bomb. I was six weeks behind on UPF before I took a week long staycation.
I still need to finish the episode but my major issue with it is they don't play any music from the album. Talk shit all you want about the band or it's lead, but if you're going to tell me an album is bad I need audio examples of why it's bad. Something to compare it to such as other albums by the band in question to show the progression or regression of their style. Anything really.
Also, the vastly differing levels of audio quality from the different people has been very hard to listen to. Was getting them all a decent mic on a shock mount not part of a budget?
Which is ironic, because that statement makes me feel old as shit.
I like weezer so i thought what the hell i'll give it a listen even though i don't know who these people are
it sucked. there was no research at all given into why the album was bad (which was the entire purported reason of the show) and it was just a bunch of randos talking about weezer and Rivers Cuomo in general while giving life stories like i pissed my pants at my first concert when I was 13
cool
I don't even know what this meme is
sounds like another winner!!!
Wait THAT is what that’s from? I thought it was a Death Stranding joke or something.
There are bits of it I liked for sure, but I think some more structure could help them out, as well as giving a bit more background to the album they feature. I am overall positive on this particular group, at least.
JFC what a stupid show for Giant Bomb.
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Now this looks interesting and fun.
who is this person, why are GB viewers supposed to care?
(note she might be great but they've done a piss poor job trying to integrate these new shows into the community)
Like I'm not going to GB as a content landing page for a ton of youtubers...