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Post by pinkhamster on Dec 18, 2009 7:58:23 GMT -5
The finger-gun scene was flat-out fucking awesome.
Thought it boded well when the episode started out with a mash-up of Emerson, Lake, and Palmer and Rosencrantz & Guildenstern references.
Liked the long-form focus on just two of the characters, really gave this chapter a different feel, let us get to know these two more fully. Not saying I haven't enjoyed the epic sweep between diverse characters in previous installments (definitely have), just that this more relaxed exploration of a single place and time was a deft change of storytelling pace.
Karate Whore took me by surprise with her ninja hat pin!
The bordello of horrors was nice and creepy. Due to the audio format I was left for a moment to wonder if somehow they had rounded up the real Angelina Jolie and had her tied up in a barn until the description got to the silk-screened masks. Horrific.
Despite the finger-gun turn-about, sure seems like our strange UN bedfellows duo are in a hell of a fix. Eagerly looking forward to the next one, despite knowing how much work it takes for you guys to put these things together.
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Post by david on Dec 18, 2009 16:59:08 GMT -5
"The finger-gun scene was flat-out fucking awesome."
I thought the same thing when I first read the script. I'm glad it played out well.
Thanks for the awesome reviews, pinkhamster. Only a week before the finale! Then a short hiatus and back for Season 1 (which, based on the original scripts for episodes 1-3, promises to be kick-ass!)
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Post by bohemianroxie on Dec 19, 2009 5:00:19 GMT -5
Yah, another great episode and great take, Pinkhamster.
McInnes and Grant sort of come across as the strange men in a strange land... they had previously seemed some of the most normal...... just doing their job and trying to survive.. The carnival side show atmosphere was pretty creepy and decadent. But one has to wonder how much different really than the power mongers over at HG. Hmm..ultimate power corrupts? Or the wacko job sociopathic opportunist had the perfect storm...? Seems the good versus evil is a sure thing and I love that angle. The human monster and the zombie monster .. Hmm... which is really the most dangerous in the end.?
I also thought initially they had scooped up a zombiefied Angelina Jolie.. Hey, it could happen.... and what an unspeakable evil concept for a bordello in the barn. I won't say the word that comes to mind. And McInnes relating his horrible story? The real macabre dance with death in this episode. ..
You're really spoiling us with these hour long eps. Great job!
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Post by jaysmith on Dec 19, 2009 9:53:27 GMT -5
Karate Whore took me by surprise with her ninja hat pin! Oh I can't wait for Gwen to read that. And thanks. I wondered how the finger-gun scene would come across. "Shadows" was originally written as a stand-alone special episode, but I brought it into Season Zero because I wanted McI and Grant to be part of the larger story. Hugh the Barker was originally going to do The Player King from "R&G are Dead" whole cloth but cooler heads prevailed and I dialed him down a bit and added rock lyrics. I think he uses lines from six different songs in his shtick. One week for the conclusion!
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Post by gwendolyn on Dec 19, 2009 18:05:20 GMT -5
Keep listening! Karate Whore is SO much more! (and I'm rhymin' about her *grin*)
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Post by captainpatch on Jan 5, 2010 21:57:35 GMT -5
Guys,
I gotta start by saying that the Zombie genre has never really appealed all that much to me. Romero's original NotLD was cool, and Shawn of the Dead was good, but other than that, I've always felt kind of 'eh' to the whole thing. In fact, the horror genre in general doesn't do much for me.
I started listening to HG World because of the references over at Chronic Rift, and I do generally enjoy audio drama, so I figured I'd give a couple of episodes a listen, just to check it out.
Man oh man. Wow.
What a great collection of memorable characters, of twisted landscapes, of macabre humor juxtaposed with ferocious social commentary! At the risk of leaving out some really good characters: Grey, especially the scene where he kills his buddy. I can count on the fingers of one hand the number of times I've felt an actual chill go down my spine, ever, and that was one of them. Dogberry has got to be the most hilarious character I've encountered in some time. McInnis and Grant...wow, what you did to them in the penultimate episode of season 0... the whole Rose/Jo/Benton/Doctor bit was beautiful, but Ying's (or should I say "Yueng's") comments at the end of the conversation was the perfect touch. KRAD's Todd Rage, who kind of hooked me in the beginning, was a brilliant creation, as a not-quite-omniscient not-quite-narrator. The episode with him and "Jonas Drew" had me laughing out loud. The whole management staff at HG World is creepy and hilariously real at the same time.... the Barker of Happy Valley, Hicks and Ronnie....
Episode 6.1.....one of the creepiest, most twisted things I've ever heard. Grotesque yet never gratuitous. Brilliant.
Season "zero"? Man, there was more in your season 0 than most TV shows deliver in their lifetimes.
I still have the season finale in my to-listen queue, and I am really looking forward to it. The number of audio drama series that I've listened to more than once is a very low number, but I think this upcoming hiatus will be a great time for me to run through the entire season 0 again to see what all I missed.
Incidentally, I really like the idea of doing a weekly series for a short time as opposed to a regular monthly series. Two six-week runs a year, as opposed to twelve monthly episodes. It'll keep the emotional connection more firmly in place; and the hiatus's will give opportunity to re-run the season (or to check out some of the other audio dramas that the cast and crew are involved in.)
If I had one suggestion, it would be to bump up the audio level. I know absolutely nothing about putting together an audio drama, but other ones I listen to are loud enough that I can listen to them in my car; HG World's audio is softer, so I find that if I try to listen in my car, I lose a lot to road noise. It's not a disaster, because I have plenty non-commute opportunities to listen; but I thought it couldn't hurt to mention it.
Having said that, the audio *quality* is excellent; the effects, the music, the perfect blending of actor's lines....Mr. Stokes, your efforts are very much appreciated!
Brilliant acting, writing, production values..... all the way around.
Cheers all! Best wishes for a fun and productive 2010!
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