Maybe we can deliver the news items we deliver using our feeble hero personas. Sort of act out the news as a kind of skit. For example, the recent NBC vs. iTunes spat could be done something like this:
Generic Consumer: Drat! I can't buy the latest season of Heroes on iTunes! What foul manner of trickery is this?
NBC: Bwahhahahaha!!!!! We control the vertical and the horizontal!
[Enter the Feeble Force]
GC: Feeble Force! Help me!
Feeble hero #1: (Stifles a yawn) Fine, whatever. (Talks to another Feeble hero) Situation analysis.
Feeble hero #2: (acts like he's consulting the Feeble HQ, perhaps some sort of sound effect like the sound of the Bat Computer in Batman) You see, NBC has pulled its content from the iTunes store because they wanted to control more of the sale process than Steve Jobs wanted....etc...
GC: Help me!!
FH1: All right, fine. (adopts a superheroic, but slightly bored voice) Fear my Anti-DRM Ray of Death!!! [Sound effect of a ray gun, followed by a fizzling sound as if the thing failed]
NBC: Ha ha ha! That tickles! Your feeble weapons cannot defeat me!!!
FH1: Drat, that's all I got guys, anyone else got something?
Other feeble heroes: Nada, zip, nothing, I got bupkis, etc.
I like the idea Donald. But I think we should pick the story in advance so that everyone is prepared. Not that we script it but that we all focus our powers on the one topic.
I was also thinking of personalizing it more. More about us as individuals. I helped a feeble student this week find a password that she would not forget and would not tell all her "friends". Or declaring a Feeble Most Wanted List to poke fun at tech-celebs who foul something up.
Make it light and fun. Less news and more banter and silliness maybe.
Sorry guys I've been offline most of the day today so I just saw this. I am working the Hero and Villain of the week thing into RR at the moment, we discussed it on the show today and it'll be out 2moro.
I like you ideas though, I think the path to getting some listeners may be by distinguishing ourselves for normal news or tech shows with sillyness. I often try to distinguish myself though sillyness :)
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How did our Feeble Force persona's shine in the past week? Who is a Feeble Hero? Who is a Feeble villain?
I'd like to camp it up a bit. Any thoughts or ideas on how we can make this a natural part of the podcast?
I'm busy today so may not get a chance to respond until this afternoon but wanted to ask the question early for everyone's benefit.
1 year, 10 months ago by mjohnson
Maybe we can deliver the news items we deliver using our feeble hero personas. Sort of act out the news as a kind of skit. For example, the recent NBC vs. iTunes spat could be done something like this:
Generic Consumer: Drat! I can't buy the latest season of Heroes on iTunes! What foul manner of trickery is this? NBC: Bwahhahahaha!!!!! We control the vertical and the horizontal!
[Enter the Feeble Force]
GC: Feeble Force! Help me!
Feeble hero #1: (Stifles a yawn) Fine, whatever. (Talks to another Feeble hero) Situation analysis. Feeble hero #2: (acts like he's consulting the Feeble HQ, perhaps some sort of sound effect like the sound of the Bat Computer in Batman) You see, NBC has pulled its content from the iTunes store because they wanted to control more of the sale process than Steve Jobs wanted....etc...
GC: Help me!!
FH1: All right, fine. (adopts a superheroic, but slightly bored voice) Fear my Anti-DRM Ray of Death!!! [Sound effect of a ray gun, followed by a fizzling sound as if the thing failed]
NBC: Ha ha ha! That tickles! Your feeble weapons cannot defeat me!!!
FH1: Drat, that's all I got guys, anyone else got something?
Other feeble heroes: Nada, zip, nothing, I got bupkis, etc.
1 year, 10 months ago by dburr
And if the above sounds lame, sorry guys I got barely any sleep last night and I am still under-caffeinated...
1 year, 10 months ago by dburr
I like the idea Donald. But I think we should pick the story in advance so that everyone is prepared. Not that we script it but that we all focus our powers on the one topic.
I was also thinking of personalizing it more. More about us as individuals. I helped a feeble student this week find a password that she would not forget and would not tell all her "friends". Or declaring a Feeble Most Wanted List to poke fun at tech-celebs who foul something up.
Make it light and fun. Less news and more banter and silliness maybe.
1 year, 10 months ago by mjohnson
Agreed. And we should probably only pick one story per show to deliver in this manner, othrewise it would be too much work. :)
1 year, 10 months ago by dburr
Maybe on Friday we post a poll with some stories for Monday's show?
1 year, 10 months ago by mjohnson
I just started a topic at Feeble Force on this as well. Just to make sure everyone sees it. http://www.feebleforce.com/node/280
1 year, 10 months ago by mjohnson
Sorry guys I've been offline most of the day today so I just saw this. I am working the Hero and Villain of the week thing into RR at the moment, we discussed it on the show today and it'll be out 2moro.
I like you ideas though, I think the path to getting some listeners may be by distinguishing ourselves for normal news or tech shows with sillyness. I often try to distinguish myself though sillyness :)
1 year, 10 months ago by dantheman
It's the one thing we do really well! :)
Play to our strengths.
1 year, 10 months ago by mjohnson