DoS IRCast: When Crappy Podcasters Attack!

Alrighty, folks! Sorry for da long wait, but i'm back!
This time around, i'm bringin' ya a little something called the DoS IRCast. DoS stands for Dawn of Sin and is my one-name-fits-all thingie. I call the following an IRCast bacause I wanna relive the days of multi-person shows without the hassle of editing audio. So, i just did it over IRC.

Today's Topics: When podcasts read lame news + Podcasts Hosts and how they make or break the show.

If you're interested in participatin' in this thing in the future, ya can find us on the Rizon server. Our channel is #OneSin Original, eh? >_<
[one_sin] Hate: When podcasts read off news
[leviathan] Totally agree
[leviathan] it's like
[leviathan] they're making fun of the listeners
[one_sin] Yeah
[leviathan] "Y'all are too dumb to read the news/realize we're reading it"
[one_sin] The only people who need to know the news from a 'cast are internet newbs.
[leviathan] news is meant to be read
[leviathan] from a funded trusted preferably print source
[one_sin] It's one thing if you have insightful or interesting commentary like Geeknights
[leviathan] not just any screaming blogger in their boxers...
[leviathan] Yeah.
[one_sin] but if you're just gonna read off 500 new anime releases, then you can die in a fire
[leviathan] Rather than "Here, news," "Here's the news, let's discuss."
[one_sin] yeah
[one_sin] and not just "ZOMG! I'm so excited!"
[one_sin] News on podcasts is a waste of time
[one_sin] a HORRIBLE waste of time
[one_sin] unless it's meta stuff
[one_sin] and even then, it's still a bit meh
[one_sin] though understandable
[leviathan] meh, but understandable?
[one_sin] yeah
[one_sin] i mean
[leviathan] now how does that work?
[one_sin] you have to tell people about wtf is goin' on in your community
[one_sin] but it probably isn't the most interesting shit
[one_sin] Think of it as a necessary evil
[one_sin] whereas non-meta news is just plain unnecessary
[leviathan] ok
[one_sin] podcasts like Anime Genesis would be 100 times better if they dropped the lame news
[leviathan] Anime Genesis is iffy to begin with
[one_sin] I only listen for Duo
[one_sin] Oh! New topic!
[one_sin] Wanna shift?
[leviathan] sure, let's go!


[one_sin] Hosts
[one_sin] The host is one of the key parts of a podcast
[one_sin] a good one can make or break a show
[leviathan] The only thing going for AG is duo, neatness, and regularity.
[one_sin] yeah
[one_sin] and Pocketasian
[leviathan] right right
[one_sin] who has randomness
[one_sin] take AWO for example
[one_sin] Daryl Surat can make even the most boring topic seem interestin
[leviathan] oh i love him
[one_sin] The same goes for Rym from Geeknights
[leviathan] See, daryl gives everything straight
[one_sin] and Dave and Joel from Fast Karate
[one_sin] These guys have serious charisma
[leviathan] i like that he's allowing the listeners to understand what his deal is, like he's an actual tv show host.
[one_sin] yep yep yeppers
[one_sin] and he isn't afraid to play devil's advocate
[one_sin] regardless of his views
[leviathan] There are hosts out there that are like, "Yeah, you can't know my name or face or anything about me! Oh, here, a piece of my life. NO NAMES! NOO!"
[one_sin] <.<
[one_sin] >.>
[one_sin] Shit
[one_sin] ya got me
[one_sin] >_<
[leviathan] no, you don't throw out random insight into your life
[one_sin] Oh, right
[leviathan] whilst still holding up a mask
[leviathan] like a bad game of clue or something.
[one_sin] as far as my life is concerned, i'm fuckin' Agent Smith
[leviathan] 'swhat i'm saying
[one_sin] lol I am an entity of teh internetz!
[one_sin] but anyway, whereas a strong host can make standard material good, a bad host can fuck even the greatest of content
[paltir] i've seldom seen a good host
[leviathan] now what i'd like to do is a little experiment with the host theory
[one_sin] So, someone with a monotone or someone who stutters a lot can annoy the fuck out of the most patient of people
[one_sin] oh?
[leviathan] Hand the hosts of several different podcasts the same outline of the same content, analyze the delivery, and analyze the listener feedback.
[paltir] sooo, like... all of the AP crew
[one_sin] yesh
[one_sin] XD
[paltir] Lev, but what if there IS no listner feedback?
[one_sin] Also, people prone to excessive tangents and lame in-jokes fail hard
[paltir] in-jokes to your target audience are sweet
[paltir] injokes to your podcast are lame
[one_sin] There's also the matter of active and passive hosts
[one_sin] AG is a perfect example of this
[paltir] oh, god
[paltir] not AG
[one_sin] if Benu had any personality, he'd be able to keep pace with the other egos on AG
[paltir] but he doesn't
[paltir] nor does he have any balls
[one_sin] but because he's a passive host, people like Duo and Pocketasian easily control the show
[leviathan] and he looks like a monkey.
[one_sin] in addition, he doesn't contribute any opinions himself
[one_sin] so he's just there
[leviathan] and he looks like a monkey.
[paltir] and he cuts out really good parts of other guests....
[one_sin] XD
[paltir] like really kickass discussions
[one_sin] But then there're also whiny hosts
[paltir] yesh, he is rather funny and nerdy looking
[leviathan] HE LOOKS LIKE A GODDAMN MONKEY. THIS IS THE SOURCE OF ALL HIS ISSUES.
[one_sin] He's also a Haruhiphile
[one_sin] but that's beside the point
[one_sin] Whiny hosts tend to be obsessive fanboys and teenage boys
[leviathan] can't stand whiners
[leviathan] it's like, go bitch to someone who cares.
[one_sin] People whining about how someone said that Rei is an emotionless whore and Gendo's sex toy
[leviathan] oh please.
[one_sin] The teens, on the other hand
[one_sin] are just as bad
[paltir] see, the fact that gendo would use the creepy emotionless, flat chested rei AS a sex toy is what bothers me
[paltir] I mean, I think the man has standards...
[one_sin] The problem with them isn't what they whine about (for the boys, anyway) so much as how they do it
[one_sin] lol
[paltir] cause Gendo is pretty much the most badass person... ever
[one_sin] I fucking hate how much teens whine!
[paltir] in the show anyway
[one_sin] Screaming about how the Wii reminds them of a penis isn't a very compelling or amusing argument
[leviathan] Now that is just stupid as shit.
[leviathan] That's the problem with teenage boys.
[leviathan] They have hormones bouncing all over the place
[one_sin] Neither are fangirls whining about how people keep dissing Inuyasha when they don't even listen to said opinions
[leviathan] and have no self control.
[one_sin] yeppers
[one_sin] Also, people who confuse favorites and bests piss me off
[one_sin] It's one thing if Love Hina is someone's favorite
[one_sin] it's a whole 'nother story if they call it the best
[leviathan] Exactly!
[leviathan] And of course there is
[one_sin] the latter gets a Reality Check Kick to the Nuts
[leviathan] the compelling argument of
[leviathan] "omg u suck he/she/it is soooooo cool and u need 2 die, fuckhead."
[one_sin] yeah
[one_sin] Fanaticism is bad by itself
[leviathan] everytime i see one of those, i want to die.
[one_sin] couple it with something menial like an anime character . . .
[leviathan] ugh.
[one_sin] But let me just say something to piss off some fangirls
[leviathan] "omg u suck Inuyasha is soo hot and u need 2 die, fuckhead."
[one_sin] Sesshy isn't that hot
[one_sin] Especially in the anime
[one_sin] he looks like a complete tool
[leviathan] I know!
[one_sin] even Boa-san isn't very fluffy looking in the anime
[paltir] Alcohol is teh best...
[paltir] no doubt
[leviathan] paltir, it's too early to start drinking.
[one_sin] lol
[one_sin] I think we should drop all pretences of a topic
[one_sin] and just post this with minimal editing
[leviathan] just do whatever the fuck we want?
[one_sin] and see what kind of response we get
[one_sin] sure
[one_sin] besides Wii penis jokes
[leviathan] ...
[leviathan] hate
[one_sin] Anyway, let's take the two Geektastics for example
[leviathan] jifty and
[one_sin] Jifty and Paltir can make otherwise shitty pulled-out-of-my-ass topics amusing
[leviathan] oh wait
[leviathan] yeah
[paltir] it's almost 8 lev
[leviathan] yes, i know, too damn early!
[one_sin] If anyone else yapped on about webcomics or alternate history novels, i'd kill them
[paltir] hardly
[one_sin] but Jifty pulls it off well
[leviathan] well, paltir's smashed half the time, and jifty's just plain awesome.
[paltir] 8am maybe
[one_sin] And Paltir . . . well . . . being drunk makes shit funny
[one_sin] XD
[one_sin] But typical cookie-cutter fanboy stuttering geek hosts ftl
[leviathan] ow... pain...
[paltir] Jifty is surprisingly funny
[leviathan] took ya long enough to get on topic...
[one_sin] Either enlighten us, make us lol, or STFU

This Water Bottle Can Do Anything . . . Except Hold Water

Have any of ya seen da new Arrowhead bottle?
Looks pretty sweet, doesn't it?
All nice and aerodynamic with da curves and whatnot.

Well, guess what?

IT FUCKING SUCKS!

First, I tried ta open it.
Da bottle twists instead of da god damn cap!!
So, I tried reeeeeeeeeeeeally hard ta get da cap off.
It works, but now there's water all over me.
Seems like appying pressure ANYWHERE on the fucker makes it squirt water anywhere.
The worst part is, I buy em' in bulk (What can I say? I'm a thirsty gal), so ima have to put of with about 20 or 30 of these suckers.

Sure it looked ugly, but I'd take the old bottle over this one anyday . . .

Mechaaaaa: Gouf Custom

Seems like I forgot something last week . . . .

Welp, here it is!

Thanks to Karaokeninja from the frontbeat.com forums for reminding me.

Anyways, da mech o' this day . . . no. Month? No. Week? Not a chance.
Bah! Let's call it da mech of this post.

It's da Gouf Custom from Gundam 08th MS Team.

Unlike normal Goufs, this one has a gatling gun attached to its shield so its hand doesn't look quite so retarded.

Spec-wise, the Gouf Custom isn't really different from a normal Gouf. The difference lies in how it's used. In 08th MS Team, the Gouf Custom takes on an entire squad of Gundams and manages to terminate three Guntanks at the same time. One particular kill of interest is da one where the Gouf stabs a Guntank straight down from its head which is followed by a huge gush of blood. Fuckin' awesome!

Mechaaaaa: Gouf and Gouf Ignited

These are among my all-time favorite mechs.

First, we have the classic Gouf.
Ignore the stupid name, because it rocks! The Gouf is the succesor to the lovable Zaku and is armed with a number of kick-ass weapons.

There's a machine gun built into it's fingers. Yes, a machine gun. Score! Fuck that shining finger business from G-Gundam.

Here we have the famous heat rod. With this, the Gouf can whip you, slice you, zap you, drag you closer, or tentacle rape you for those "Get over here!" moments.

Heat Sword. Need I say more? It sure as hell looks better than the heat tomohawk. More stabbing = win. XD

Now, we have the Gouf Ignited from Gundam SEED Destiny. Not only is it a better-designed Gouf, it fucking flies! Now, it can rape you in mid-air! Other improvements include lazers coming out of the shooting hand and a big-ass sword. No stabbing though. T_T

My Favorite Podcasts - May 2007 Edition

Here are my favorite podcasts in order from best to worst (though still fucking awesome).

1. Dave and Joel's Fast Karate for the Gentlemen
2. 7th Son
3. Geeknights Thursdays
4. Ask a Ninja
5. Anime World Order
6. Comic Strip Live: Stand Up Comedy
7. The Ninja Consultant Podcast
8. Keith and the Girl
9. Happy House of Hentai
10. Geeknights Tuesdays

Ima Lookin' At J00!: Comedy4Cast

Review Based on episodes 1-10, and 49-103.

"Comedy4Cast: Comedy in four minutes or less"
That's their slogan right there.
Comedy4Cast is a short, 4-7 minute podcast in which the host (I think his name was Clinton or something) does a seemingly random skit before going into chat mode.

Content:
- The first four minutes are the "comedy".
- Usually, he does a random skit as himself. This can be anything from using time travel to edit his podcast to fighting against the evil known as the online signup interface.
- Sometimes, he plays other characters. One of them is an imbecile who . . . well . . .is imbecilic! Another is an average guy who speaks like a noble so everyone thinks he's rich and powerful. And another is someone who starts all his sentences with "basically".
- These skits rely too much on randomness and often fall flat on their faces. I mean, when over 80% of the skit makes no sense, it just ain't funny. Randomness is something that's best used at key moments like "The pythagorean theorem is a squared times b squared equals BALLS!" as opposed to "BALLS BALLS BALLS BALLS BALLS i like tea BALLS BALLS!" I really don't know where I got the balls from . . .
-The mid to new episodes have a little chat session with Clinton at the end. These mostly pertain to comedy4cast and himself in general.

Sound Quality:
- Earlier episodes have tolerable sound quality. Most certainly not amateurish.
- More recent episodes have nearly flawless sound quality.

Recommended Episodes:
1, 49, 50, 59, and 79

Overall:
1/5 - Though there are a few good episodes here and there, they're much too rare to subscribe to the podcast.

Ima Lookin' At J00!: Comedy Central Motherload Webshows

This is another vidcast by Comedy Central. This time, the content consists of various shorts from their motherload thingie.

Content:
- 2-5 minute shorts.
- Content incledes everything from animated shorts to standard skit-based comedy.
- Sorely lacking in terms of amusement value.
- I wouldn't be surprised if they just took the shit that they wouldn't want to put on TV and threw it together into this shitty excuse of a vidcast.

Overall:
1/5 - Don't Bother

The Truth About Yaoi

For some reason, some people tout yaoi as being superior to yuri because "Yaoi focuses on character development and a deep, compelling story." Sorry to break it to ya, but yaoi ain't that much better than yuri.

1. The "deep story" tends to be rather shallow and overused. (ie. "That mysterious boy at school", "Childhood buddies") In fact, most of the time, the plot seems to just be an excuse to get the guys to get to teh buttsex. At least yuri titles are blatant about their purpose.

2. Character development . . . . yeaaaaaaaaaah. There's a dominant, seemingly cold, withdrawn guy and a girly guy. Any questions?

3. "The sex is just to show a deepening bond." Oh really? Then why is there so much attention payed to it? Yaoi sex is just as outlandishly set up as yuri sex. I seriously doubt cock rings and 69ing doesn't develop shit.

Now I know yaoi is all about teh gay sex. And that's the only reason I partake in it. XD I wish people would stop claiming it's an evolution in anime. It's just hentai with no girls.

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On a different note, I hate how the mere mention of yaoi has guys whipping out the Red Bull and disinfectant. It's a guy . . . doing another guy. Big fucking whoop. "EWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!" "NONONONONO!!! YAOI IS TEH SUX!" etc. I know people have their preferences and all, but this is just stupid. It's fucking anime. Yaoi ain't gonna burst out of your closet and rape ya with an ear of corn. If ya like yaoi, great! If ya don't, good for you! Just quit your god damn bitching if you're the kind of person that has to publically voice your rather dull and childish disagreement (i'm referring to the people who go like "EWW EWWW EWW BUTSEX THATS FUCKING SICK"). So stop gagging and get some balls.

Ima Lookin' At J00!: Comedy Central: Stand-Up

This is a video podcast released by Comedy Central. It takes 1-4 minute clips from their countless standups. Obviously, it was intended more to get people interested in Comedy Central than provide entertainment.

Content:
-The releases are hit or miss. Some of the stuff will make you chuckle, but most of the time, it just ain't funny.
-If it is funny, the shows are too damn short to leave a lasting impression.
-If they just made the shows 5-10 minutes long, it would improve exponentially.
-Somehow, this vidcast made it into the itunes top 100 podcasts. This leaves me to believe that either a lot of people that are fans of Comedy Central blindly subscribed to the cast or there's some corruption goin' on in Apple.

Sound:
-TV grade

Overall:
2/5 - It has it's moments, but it's mediocre most of the time.

Ima Lookin' At J00!: X-Play Daily Video Podcast

The X-Play Daily Video Podcast takes the reviews from the show on G4 and makes them avalable in 3-4 minute episodes. The show reviews video games while occasionally throwing in a skit or two.

Content:
-The reviews themselves are well-informed despite the shallow appearance of the show.
-Though said reviews do tend to be exaggerated when they're about hyped-up monsters like God of War, they're very accurate and reliable for other games.
-Unfortunately, they shoehorn a shitload of "comedy" into these reviews. Most of the time, the jokes are juvenile and fall flat on their faces.
-There are a few exceptions to this. The most notable ones are the Splinter Cell Co-Op Theater episodes, which are hillarious.

Hosts:
-Both of the hosts are seasoned gamers and they know what they're talking about, but they're not comedians.
-While not annoying, they aren't TOO special. At least they didn't get some sweaty, middle-aged man who mumbles like crazy.
-If they'd drop those god damn lame political/pop culture jokes and focused on reviewing, they'd easily become much better.

Sound Quality:
-TV Grade. Need I say more?
-For those of you with shitty TVs, I'm saying it's as good as it gets.

Overall:
3/5 - It has its uses, but it won't be winning any awards.