Good and enjoyable, could use a little more polish
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“What I enjoyed:
-Characters
I loved Bea & Brenda's dynamic, it really draws on clashing opposites. Chaotic vs lawful type interactions are my weakness. Also I enjoyed how distinct everyone's voices were - I never had problems telling Bea and Brenda apart.
-Plot
I love true crime-type investigations... buzzfeed unsolved type stuff... a little elevated from armchair investigations, but there to provide an overview of all the theories and all the angles... it's fun stuff
-Music
super good for atmosphere, they chose a good guy for it. Also I love the segment of the song Julie sings.
-Humor
the bit at the farmer's market.......................... good stuff.............................. also I adore all the episode titles
-Personal taste
me and my friends are always on the lookout for media that 1) feature women, 2) who love women. I'm personally a fan of disaster gals getting on each other's nerves but having working together, then gaining a bit of understanding and respect for each other. Comedy with women can be hit or miss but this hits some good beats.
What could use a little work:
-Fidelity to premise
this is kind of a fake true crime podcast, but we get a lot of conversations a podcast shouldn't be able to get (especially in the latest ep). Of course it doesn't have to be 100% realistic, but it's sort of difficult to discern the rules of the world we're listening to when it only partially runs on comedy/drama rules as opposed to real life rules.
-Audio quality
there were moments where people in the same scene (and supposedly in the same room) had a bit of difference, not that bad but just enough to be noticable
-Separating segments
sometimes it's hard to tell when characters are playing recorded interviews or are having in-person interviews, and sometimes it's difficult to get a sense of time skips. Giving interviews a bit of a different audio quality would be really helpful even if people aren't necessarily using tape recorders in-universe.
-Timing/pacing
sometimes it's just a little off. What really stuck out to me is in the Audcon segment where there's fast/wacky shenanigans music for the panel questions, the kind of music that's good for frantic stuff or quick cuts, but it's a long segment at pretty reasonable talking speeds. I think that can be contrasted with Time Bomb, when fast/wacky shenanigans music initiates extremely quick back and forth banter. I feel like paying a little more attention to tempo in general could go a long way.
-Message
on one hand, I think there's important commentary on recognizing that true crime media features real life victims who have suffered and/or are currently suffering from the events covered. On the other hand, it's a little awkward to have that message in a fake true crime podcast that was made for entertainment. Occasionally it feels like a tongue in cheek 'this is real life!' meta joke as opposed to the more somber 'this happens to people in real life' reminder, which is a little incongruous. In contrast, the segments that touched on sexual assault were very solid, cohesive and well-handled in my opinion. So basically, a little more cohesion could help.”Read full review »
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United States of America ·
12/07/18
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