SlowRevolution
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you're allowed to like giant bomb without refusing to admit when they don't do a great job at something
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As great as Ryan generally was, that day he really wasn't doing a great job of hosting.
Of course, but look back at that thread. The outcry was a bit much.
funkystudent
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To be fair. With Adam Boyes in the room pulling weird mockup PS4's out his backpack I dont think anyone other then a few GAFers had a problem with that part of the podcast
I mean what the hell are they going to ask Evilore?
"So hey. I know we have one of the big stars of this E3 here with us and they have smuggled prototype hardware out just for us but I would really like to know who Evilore would want to be his Giant Bomb dad?"
I mean what the hell are they going to ask Evilore?
"So hey. I know we have one of the big stars of this E3 here with us and they have smuggled prototype hardware out just for us but I would really like to know who Evilore would want to be his Giant Bomb dad?"
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Relistening to old hotspots and you know what?I'm all for the bombcast bringing in caller questions.
No no no no no no!
edit: Just looked at this week's Bombcast thread. Doom and gloom everywheeeeeere!
funkystudent
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Only if danny o'dwyer calls in every other week
Vinterbird
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It would be the absolute worst. Other people ruin things.
At worst they would have to spend time going through stuff beforehand. And considering the dude who left that vile message when Patrick was gathering calls, I would stay as far away as possible from that.
Hot Coldman
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Honestly, I barely watched the night time shows that year. The level of discourse was pretty fucking poor.
Have you gotten to the nunchucks, knife set or New Jersey is the home of glitter yet?
This has actually happened on The Hotspot before.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Eh, can't be worse than what emails they get already.
I'm not saying taking them live of course, I meant recorded calls like on the hotspot where they would filter beforehand. Some absolute gold.
I think it could be pretty fun.
And only if he ends his calls with the sound of a toilet flushing.
HappenstanceUK
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Yeah if they started having people call into the podcast then i would just start skipping that section altogether.
funkystudent
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What if the new second podcast is just The Hotspot again and they have Rich Gallup host it through skype?
Vinterbird
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Still. Having to potentially filter through calls saying "Wish it was you instead of Ryan" doesn't sound like a great way to spend a work week. Even if it is to get some gold out of it in the end, the cost of it just doesn't seem worth it.
And looking away from the emotional side of it. It would probably also take our valuable work time to listen through all the calls.
Jimmyfenix
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Yup fuck that guy who said that
maquiladora
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Disgusting.
Not really the same since they would be able to screen the calls to the podcast. But still, yeah, no calls.
Hydranockz
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Fantastapotamus
Wrong about commas, wrong about everything
Oh god, please no calls. I really don't need to hear what people think is clever and funny each week.
I guess it might have to do with the cult of personality that Giant Bomb have cultivated over the years. Listening to The Hotspot the audience was much more neutral to the people present (although even then you could tell they were fans) and as such the questions really were legitimate questions as opposed to people attempting to one up one another to have their voice heard.
Legitimate fears that an audience calls section would devolve into a a hive of trolling and therefore shouldn't be considered is akin to 'giving in the trolls' as Patrick has put it in his various talks.
I'd like to think that Giant Bomb fans (or really people in general) are much more rational than that, but that could just be wishful thinking.
I could down that.
Hydranockz
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Do you stop listening to bombcasts after the news section?
Fantastapotamus
Wrong about commas, wrong about everything
Why? EMails are at least filtered and not just choosen randomly.
Pretty sure hotspot phone calls were filtered just like emails.
Punchy4486
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Hi, is this Giant Bomb? Hehe, Australia sucks, meme reference, obscure reference to something that happened on the site 3 years ago, question about Endurance Run, Cool Baby, Brad is bad at games, goodbye. Click.
Subtext - Will you be my friends? I'm funny and just like you!
Over and over again, until eternity.
Subtext - Will you be my friends? I'm funny and just like you!
Over and over again, until eternity.
Keyser Soze
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Garnett is doing calls for his damn podcast - and it works well for him. All calls filtered, and sometimes edited by him. Is not annoying in any way. Calls can work.
Jimmyfenix
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If you want to see haters check the morpheus on falon thread. They just do not understand Greg.
At some point the guys themselves are responsible for encouraging people to run stuff into the ground. The beef emails went on a couple weeks too long. At least half of those emails were probably from people with no connection to any of the countries involved, just people who strung enough insults together to be amusing to jeff.
Okay, yeah, that's unfortunate. It's not like Jeff is jaded about gaming as a whole, just a specific part of it (and what he is excited about is happening in Indie games... and MKX)
However I thought Jeff also has a Rift?
I know I'm starting to sound like a broken record bringing up the Hotspot so much, but this was pretty much the case way back in 2007. Mario Kart (or maybe Nintendo in general) just isn't his jam.
I'd hate it if I got offended whenever GB dismissed any of my favourite games (which happens pretty often).
I think the reason for why "Jeff is jaded" has been brought up again so much recently, look at the recent Bombcast thread for examples, is because people are frustrated that Vinny has left SF and probably won't be on the Bombcast as a regular anymore. So people fear that Jeff's relative cynicism won't be balanced out by anyone now that Vinny's gone. I think Ryckert will be that person if he's hired, but that's still not a sure thing.
He hasn't really become more jaded, it's people's love for Vinny and that he has shown an ambivalence towards some pretty well-loved franchises recently (Mario Kart, Smash). If you want to see some salt, look no further than the comments on the MK Quick look!
His "Smash Brothers isn't a real fighting game, fuck ya'll" and "Mario Kart is dumb" stance has been known for years, and he says it pretty much every time those franchises are brought up. So no, it shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
I dunno, I just think it's futile to worry about other people's taste.
Jeff doesn't like blazblue or guilty gear (not to mention dozens of games I like) and that's fine with me.
Jeff doesn't like blazblue or guilty gear (not to mention dozens of games I like) and that's fine with me.
You know what that sounds like? Extra work that could be used somewhere else that is more important.
I think they already did it. Brad was talking about recording yesterday.
ah. I hope they release it today. I want dem E3 predictions.
Not to mention Jeff has always been consistent with his opinions, which is why I can respect him so much.
Keyser Soze
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Intern Dan R can edit all things.
There isn't a whole lot to predict at this point.
But it's Giant Bomb bickering with one another about shit. It's entertainment for me.
Jeff said it'll be released next week.
Haunted
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maximum cheesesteak.
There's duds and there's winners.
Not everyone can maintain a perfect record like Danny O'Dwyer.
Haunted
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Leave it to America to make a universally loved Italian dish look like disgusting shit.Thought you'd guys like to see this new pizza (abomination?) you can get here in NYC this month.
edit: though South America one-upped you, saw a Pizza made with chocolate used as a dessert there once. psyduck.jpg
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