Podcast Alley

You know earlier when I posted I had a specific topic in mind, but then I got all sidetracked and ended up talking about how lame my weekend was. I'm old, so my mind wanders.

My original intent was to go on about podcasts. As I mentioned before, they are my new(ish) favorite thing. I seem to be seeking out more and more all the time. I do have to take time out to complain about one podcast in particular though. The first one I started listening to was Night of the Living Podcast. As I said before, it’s a couple of couples and their gay friend who talk about horror movies. The problem is that they get so easily distracted by how freakin’ clever they think they are that the ‘casts become hard to listen to. They all (well, except Andy) talk and shout over each other with ‘witty’ comments and jokes, losing some of the reviews and movie talk in the smarminess. They swear a lot which you’d think wouldn’t bother me, but it really does because it comes off really crass and undereducated and well, since it's usually bleated at top volume (not fun with earbuds in), it's irritating. I tried listening to one of the interviews they did and could not get through it. It was like listening to the KDWB Morning Show, but they are all (except Andy) Steve-O whom I hate. I appreciate that they’re all there kickin’ back like old friends and having a good time, but that’s only sorta interesting to listen to when those old friends talk shit to each other all the time. I don’t expect them to be Tony and Ted (and Doug), but I would like for them to quit acting like ill-mannered 4th graders every time someone says something vaguely sexual and to shut up now and again when someone else is talking.

That said, I do like their movie talk (when you can hear it). One of the podcasts I listened to yesterday featured Andy (can you tell he’s my favorite?) reviewing a horror porn movie which was hilarious. Actually, most of what Andy says is hilarious because he has this quiet, deadpan voice that seriously sounds like Gary Spivey with a little less Paula Deen to it. I also like the straight-to-video (-DVD?) Russian roulette reviews. The feature talk can be fun although I think they’re a bit free with the spoilers. (One can still be horror fan and NOT run out to the theatre to see something. And Netflix queues can be very long affairs which prevent one from making it to a particularly movie immediately upon its DVD release.) All in all, not sure if this one will continue to take up GB space on my iPod. It may be relegated to a check in once in a while thing, but not a continuous subscription.