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Weekend Confirmed Pax Live Show - Featuring Luke Andrew Shane John Billy & Jeff Green
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The Antitype
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My body is ready.
Clockblockers
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want more
BrodiemanTTR
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Been stoked for this for a week, but a bit disappointed to hear it's only one hour. Better than nothing though! Garnett/Shane/John/Luke/Skip reunited!
Foliorum Viridum
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Always bittersweet listening to this stuff. It's so good, but then you want it every week like the good old days.
I wish it was longer!
I wish it was longer!
Disappointing show. Little more than people with diverse and interesting opinions -- opinions they'd otherwise be able to eloquently articulate -- saying "fuck 3D" in all the variations an audience's lust for cheap recognition will tolerate. I could feel the pig being there. I was surprised to not hear any grunting from the audience.
Never a fan of these reunion shows. If they're gonna do the 1UP Yours nostalgia thing, I much prefer when they have 1 guy, like Shane on the show in the studio, instead of having it be one big clusterfuck in front of a screaming audience. Can't wait for next week to be back to the regular formula. Garnett, Xav, and Jeff are so awesome together.
Pachterballs
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agree that the pax show was disappointing. Too short and not indepth. When it was over, I was like "that's it?"
bigdaddygamebot
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Goldmund said:
+1
bigdaddygamebot
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Goldmund said:
You're the worst.
Still...
Goldmund said:
+1
perryfarrell
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It was basically... a bunch of nothing. Nothing there.
Too bad, cuz the line-up was very good. Where people tired or something? Or microphone shy? No controversy, no disagreement, no predictions.
The worst question was the question about whether gaming journalists approach games differently when they play them for fun as opposed to work. Who cares? If you have all these people together, make them talk about the future of the industry, or about underappreciated gems, or get juicy details on this company or that game.
Too bad, cuz the line-up was very good. Where people tired or something? Or microphone shy? No controversy, no disagreement, no predictions.
The worst question was the question about whether gaming journalists approach games differently when they play them for fun as opposed to work. Who cares? If you have all these people together, make them talk about the future of the industry, or about underappreciated gems, or get juicy details on this company or that game.
Haven't listened yet, but agree with the sentiment expressed here. If you're going to bring in the Hall of Fame team (which this line-up absolutely is, minus a Mark MacDonald), then much better to do it like the final 1UY episode, back in the studio, and for as long as everyone is feeling it.
Unrealistic expectations? Fuck yeah...I'm a fan!!!
Unrealistic expectations? Fuck yeah...I'm a fan!!!
bigdaddygamebot
Member
Goldmund said:
And they DID mention Meridian 59.
For some of the people there...it sounded like they really didn't want to be there and they really didn't give a fuck.
So...why be there?
Almost all live show podcasts are pretty bad, and this one was right there with them. I am a big time fan of you guys, but this one fell right in to the category of bad live show. Most of the panelists there didn't seem interested at all and it was painful to listen to Garnett try and squeeze an answer out of someone. If you can skip this episode, do so, because you aren't missing anything.
I should be doing backflips about a lineup like this, but the last few 1up Yours reunions have been total letdowns. Then I looked at the time... less than an hour. All of sudden a ton of guests is actually a bad thing. I haven't even listened to this show yet, and I'm not sure if I'm going to. Live shows often suck.
Very disappointing show. There were just too many people included to really let anyone say anything of interest especially with the fact that it was under an hour in length.
I really think podcasts are best with three or four people so everyone has plenty of time to share their thoughts and opinions.
Another thing I really notice is that any game journalist that as gone on to work for a game company rarely has much of anything of interest to say. Shane is a good example. He was my favorite podcaster back in the day, but am usually disappointed when he is on a podcast now.
I really think podcasts are best with three or four people so everyone has plenty of time to share their thoughts and opinions.
Another thing I really notice is that any game journalist that as gone on to work for a game company rarely has much of anything of interest to say. Shane is a good example. He was my favorite podcaster back in the day, but am usually disappointed when he is on a podcast now.
Neuromancer
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Is this THE Weekend Confirmed for the weekend (no normal, studio recorded show)?
Neuromancer
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Fiddlesticks
Stoffinator
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Gomu Gomu said:
Sadly the show wasn't very good. :-[
GodfatherX
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reunion show needs a different setting if they ever do it again, im fine with weekend confirmed doing a panel at pax with the normal lineup
but if your btinging in the podcasting giants (Luke, Shane, John, Jeff) it should be them + Garnett in a podcast studio for 2+ hours talking about games and industry news, otherwise why even bother having them there?
I know pax or e3 are the best chances to get them together at the same time, but still think they can make it happen
but if your btinging in the podcasting giants (Luke, Shane, John, Jeff) it should be them + Garnett in a podcast studio for 2+ hours talking about games and industry news, otherwise why even bother having them there?
I know pax or e3 are the best chances to get them together at the same time, but still think they can make it happen
DidntKnowJack
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Sorry to pile on, Garnett, but yeah - disappointing show. It was too short for a venue for that many guests. And nobody seemed to want to say very much. Though Luke did get in a pretty good quip at one point. (Though the actual comment escapes me at the moment.)
Weird panel.
Maybe it was performance anxiety or something?
Anyway I think that Zav has really become a better member of the WC crew now that he's dropped the weird Shacknews bot persona.
When he perma'd in the early days he seemed to have no voice, it was shacknews naddadda, but now he's found a counter-Pontiac (2nsonetefil4zzagin) the dynamic seems to really work.
And they seem to be more off the cuff compared to Giantbomb.
Maybe it was performance anxiety or something?
Anyway I think that Zav has really become a better member of the WC crew now that he's dropped the weird Shacknews bot persona.
When he perma'd in the early days he seemed to have no voice, it was shacknews naddadda, but now he's found a counter-Pontiac (2nsonetefil4zzagin) the dynamic seems to really work.
And they seem to be more off the cuff compared to Giantbomb.
bigdaddygamebot
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DidntKnowJack said:
I found that Luke derailed the the thing, even contributing as little as he did. : /
The hooker and kissing comment was Cannata (I think). He brought his A game.
In fact Cannata was probably on two (maybe more) podcasts and he was able to contribute.