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“I've listened to almost every B5 podcast since The Audio Guide to Babylon 5 started in 2014 with Chip, Erika, and Shannon. Of all of them, I think I might like this one the best.
The idea is great: listen to people who've never seen the show before expound upon the episodes, the acting, the writing, and the overall show themes. Hearing their impressions is a treat for someone who, like me, watched them when they came out and has, in the intervening years, watched them more times than I can count. It's almost like watching the episodes for the first time.
The show is at its best when the "noobs" are talking without interruption, giving their opinions and observations. I love their predictions. Some of them have an uncanny sense of what's coming. I love when they are right. I love, even more, when they are very wrong. Even the chucklenugget has very much grown on me. And the hosts get extra credit for recruiting non-sci-fi fans to join the conversation. And even more credit for having so many diverse voices.
The show is at its worst when the host is laughing at his own jokes. I hate to bring this up because some people laugh when they are nervous or insecure about public speaking. That said, it's in the show, and this is a review, so it's going in. His frequent giggling at his own references is often irritating. Please stop. (My sincere apologies if Steve(?) has Tourettes and the laughter is an uncontrollable thing.)
The other First Ones are great. Cranky, opinionated, just my kind of sci-fi people. Not afraid to call out bad writing or bad acting, which this show has in spades, unfortunately. We all love this show, but it's often hit-or-miss, especially during season one, which is when I'm writing this review.
All in all, this is a great show. I love what they're doing. I hope all the noobs stay in through the second season, when the show starts picking up speed.
(update: I changed my rating to five stars. Sure, this podcast isn’t perfect, but I look forward to it more than any of the other dozen-odd podcasts I listen to, some of which *are* done perfectly. There’s no way I can rate this as less than five, given the happiness it brings me, week after week, even with dude’s giggling. Fair is fair.)”Read full review »
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United States of America ·
12/14/22
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