XAP - What does the next episode need?

[SliceOfDog]

Simple topic this time, and it will work better the more contribution we get;

What do you want from the second episode? What things would you like to hear more of, or less of? (Bearing in mind the next interview will likely be shorter, so if you would like less interview, that needn't be mentioned)
Are there any topics we didn't even begin to cover? Would you like a round-table discussion kinda thing? Was it too serious? Not serious enough? Should we talk about games? Real life science news?

What would you like? Any suggestions are welcome, this podcast is for you after all

Edit: If you'd like to work on XAP, please check out this thread; http://www.scififur.net/forum/showth...3338#post13338

[Daryn]

Seeing that I like audiobooks I'd really like to see more in the drama section. I like scifi and furry stories, so that whole section was great. The interview was also great. I don't think you should worry about cutting that down unless it gets horribly long. 30 mins seems like a good length for that.

We might consider bringing in the games section at some point, but scifi themed games are rather far spread these days. So I say we save that for when it's appropriate.

[PinkWhiskeyMuffin]

Let me start by saying that, overall, the podcast was entertaining and that the amount of work you put into it showed. Now, (here's the part were I try not to make an ass of myself by criticizing something that I know nothing about) I do feel that the drama segment could use a bit of tweaking. The writing itself was perfect but the voices often sounded a bit flat and didn't really convey the emotion that they characters themselves were feeling. Again, I don't want to sound like a prick but that's just what I thought about it. Looking forward to hearing the next one in 2015! Unless we all die by 2012. In which case I look forward to listening to the next one in hell (assuming satan keeps computers in the fiery lake).

[SliceOfDog]

Seeing that I like audiobooks I'd really like to see more in the drama section.

Cool, but how do you mean more? Do you mean in literal quantity, or was something missing?

The interview was also great. I don't think you should worry about cutting that down unless it gets horribly long. 30 mins seems like a good length for that.

We might consider bringing in the games section at some point, but scifi themed games are rather far spread these days. So I say we save that for when it's appropriate.

Glad you liked the interview, I was a little worried people might find it boring (I personally liked it, but of course by the time I came around to listening to it I already knew what it was all about, and couldn't hear it from a fresh perspective)

As for the games, definitely. I'd love a more 'round-table' style discussion if possible, getting about 3 or 4 of us on at one time. But as you say, we'd have to see when was appropriate in terms of content.

Now, (here's the part were I try not to make an ass of myself by criticizing something that I know nothing about) I do feel that the drama segment could use a bit of tweaking. The writing itself was perfect but the voices often sounded a bit flat and didn't really convey the emotion that they characters themselves were feeling.

You really needn't worry about sounding like an ass, I'd rather people be honest and potentially cause offence than lie about loving every bit of it
And I know it sounds mean, but would you mind being specific as to which characters? If you don't want to offend the voice actors you can PM it to me (I won't be offended if it's me you're talking about, I'd like to know if I need to improve) because I really want this next episode to be even better.

[Daryn]

I actually just meant more of it. Like either a second story to go to on alternating episodes or just a longer one to begin with. However, don't worry much about it, this is coming from someone who will read 30 hour books in 3 days.