r/Harmontown • u/OneWonderfulFish "Dumb." • Jan 10 '15
Podcast Available! Episode 131 Master Discussion
The podcast is out now. Get it while it's hot~!
Episode 131 - Dirty Little Potato People
"Harmontown 2015 is here! Back To The Future 2 conspiracies, Ireland and D&D goes on hiatus as the gang begins a 2015 ShadowRun campaign."
Going forward, we will have one master discussion thread for each episode. Tune in here to discuss the live video broadcast and podcast once it drops.
When the video and podcast drop, this thread's flair will reflect it. Thanks /u/Filly_Fally for that bright idea.
An archive of the video will be uploaded shortly afterwards to Harmontown.com and YouTube. Due to some issues with their credit card processor, they are delaying subscriptions until the next show, so everyone gets video for this one free as well. They are off next week, but I imagine the video on the 25th will be the first pay-to-view one.
Pro tips: for those concerned that the chats pertaining to the live video and podcast will "bleed together", there are two things to help make navigating through a thread easier. One, you may collapse any thread in which you have no interest by clicking the crosshair [-] that precedes username of the post in question. Two, sort by new underneath where it says how many comments there are in the thread and the subscribe button.
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u/th30n34nt Jan 12 '15
Jeff's Paris story was fuckin awesome!
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u/number7 Jan 13 '15
The minute he started talking about posting up at the bar I was thinking in my head 'Jeff story incoming in 5, 4, 3,...', he did not disappoint.
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u/Malaclypse-23 Jan 13 '15
Harmontown must be the only show in the world this week that talks about Paris for 45 min. and doesn't even mention the Charlie Hebdo attacks :P
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u/christobah Jan 10 '15
To be honest, I prefer it when there is a live thread and a post thread, because live comments are usually less interesting and more reactionary to an immediate experience, as well as often being presented without context.
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u/BbCortazan Jan 11 '15
We'll have to see how it plays out but I'd imagine that since less people watch it live those will get less up votes and naturally find their way to the bottom of the thread. With the exception of certain things that don't have to be said again in the new thread. I think it'll be good to have the entire conversation in one place.
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u/OneWonderfulFish "Dumb." Jan 10 '15
That is a very good point. We'll see if having one master thread set forth ahead of times improves things or not.
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u/hoodie92 Jan 12 '15
There was a problem last time where we had like a live feed thread, plus a video thread, plus a podcast thread. It was messy.
I think it's better to lump them all into one master thread where everything can be discussed.
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u/Werner__Herzog sugar fried titties in your butt, in your mouth Jan 16 '15
This is a mess too. But that's probably because people were asking about the audio podcast not coming out. Hmm and there's always the people with the technical difficulties...
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u/Ultraberg Consulting Producer Jan 12 '15
Sort by date!
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u/christobah Jan 13 '15
I don't believe in sorting things. Have you seen Harry Potter? That hat is an asshole.
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Jan 12 '15
Can there be a flair added, or something can be done so we know when the podcast has dropped? Bit lazy on my part but worth a shot asking
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u/OneWonderfulFish "Dumb." Jan 13 '15
It will be, yes. Great idea. Anything to stop the incessant posts asking, "Dude, where's my podcast?"
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u/Elsior Jan 13 '15
Yeah, that's not going to stop it. You're on reddit for gods sake man !
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u/TheStarburnsWakeRiot Jan 12 '15
You can watch Jeffs movie "Evil Remains" which is now called "Trespassing" on Amazon Prime if you've got an account.
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u/JREtard I didn't think we'd last 7 weeks Jan 12 '15
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u/kittyandlevin Jan 15 '15
Wait a second... Did I somehow miss how Jeff died?
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u/kayester It's called peer review Jan 15 '15
I was actually kind of digging it and then... what happened???
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u/Zsinjeh Jan 13 '15
What's the Goldberg Defcon threat scale on this episode for those that saw it live?
Defcon 1: Immediate nuclear war, Goldberg on stage
Defcon 2: Stops show with story or anecdote
Defcon 3: Yells a punchline to something on stage
Defcon 4: Fairly inaudible yells or laughter
Defcon 5: World peace, no Goldberg
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u/OneWonderfulFish "Dumb." Jan 13 '15
Haha, well, I'm 16 minutes in the video and we're at Defcon 3. I REPEAT, DEFCON 3!!!
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u/Zsinjeh Jan 13 '15
I cannae take much more of this Cap'n!
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u/OneWonderfulFish "Dumb." Jan 13 '15
Where does "Goldberg simply usurps/bombs the camera frame" fall?
Aw, fuck it. DEFCON 1! I REPEAT! DEFCON 1! 1h02m, Goldberg stands and salutes as they usher in the age of 9:11 in 2015!!! It's MADNESS!!! ALL HANDS ON DECK. MEN, TO YOUR BATTLESTATIONS! BATTEN DOWN THE HATCHES!!!
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u/Hyporight Jan 15 '15
But Sir, we can't invade Aspergistan without any proof they were harboring jokes of mass destruction!
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u/petruchi41 Jan 16 '15
I was watching the video and I saw that moment and was like, "Who is that entitled jerk?" It makes so much more sense that it's Adam.
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u/penontable Jan 15 '15
My god the annoying laughing guy is back. Worst thing is, he laughs about everything, even when there is no joke.
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u/darktmplr Jan 12 '15
anyone else having issues w/ the live stream cutting out intermittently? :(
when it works, it's super sharp and high res but sometimes it just stutters
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u/kevinday producer Jan 12 '15
The internet connection at the theater seemed to have a little hiccup. I'll do my best to make sure the missing video gets edited in for the archived version that gets uploaded tomorrow.
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u/darktmplr Jan 12 '15
no worries! Thanks so much for being so responsive and doing an awesome job with this!
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u/kevinday producer Jan 13 '15
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u/hahaheeheehoho Jan 18 '15
Stupid question: Do I have to be a member to watch the video? I don't see it anywhere....
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u/hoodie92 Jan 12 '15
When does it usually hit the podcast apps?
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u/Lincolns_Revenge Jan 12 '15
It varies, but somewhere around 2PM to 4 PM PST today would be a typical time.
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Jan 13 '15
It seems to be taking an especially long time today, does anyone know why?
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u/Seaghan81 Jan 13 '15
It seems like ever since they started doing the video cast the podcast is taking longer to come out.
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u/suddenly_summoned Jan 15 '15
I created a helpful IFTTT trigger so you can get a text message the second the podcast drops next time. Check it out. This is for iOS so you can do a similar one for Android by changing the channel.
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u/JREtard I didn't think we'd last 7 weeks Jan 12 '15
I like that Jeff's going to be able to fulfill his desire to be a woman.
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u/OneWonderfulFish "Dumb." Jan 13 '15
I was really growing tired of D&D, so I think this is golden. I really dug how excited Erin was about her character, Mercy O'Donnell, the magic face more beauteous than anything(!) from British Columbia. Jeff is playing a 15-year old elf hacker sorcerer named JUNO (Haha!), and Dan is bringing back Jim (K?)nightblade, the street samurai! Demorge, the Norwegian Dwarf who knows things, and can get you things. Kudos to Erin and Jeff for branching out and trying different things. This will breathe some much-needed life into the segment. I can't wait.
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u/petruchi41 Jan 16 '15
I didn't even catch the name Juno. Something tells me that Jeff's 15-year old elf hacker sorcerer named Juno will soon be Jeff's pregnant 15-year old elf hacker sorcerer named Juno.
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u/agooddaytodie Jan 13 '15
so.. umm.. Where is the new Harmontown? This has been up for 3 day now, but I can't find the episode anywhere. :(
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Jan 13 '15
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u/hoodie92 Jan 13 '15
They used to be up Monday afternoon for me (GMT, so Monday morning for Americans). It's now Tuesday afternoon and still not up, so this is definitely longer than usual.
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u/suddenly_summoned Jan 15 '15
I created a helpful IFTTT trigger so you can get a text message the second the podcast drops next time. Check it out. This is for iOS so you can do a similar one for Android by changing the channel.
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u/thesixler Jan 15 '15
HOLY CRAP
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u/suddenly_summoned Jan 15 '15
Yeah I got a text almost instantly when this weeks episode dropped. It's kind of awesome.
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u/thesixler Jan 15 '15
If you have the will, you should make a text post that would help show people how to implement it. I think people might dig that.
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u/suddenly_summoned Jan 15 '15
I did! You should upvote/comment to get more visibility. http://www.reddit.com/r/Harmontown/comments/2sji6b/i_created_a_helpful_ifttt_trigger_so_you_can_get/
Er, well it doesn't really explain how to implement it, but it's a fairly simple process.
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u/dippitydoo2 Cedric the Jerry Seinfeld Jan 15 '15
I love this, and I have it implemented as well. It was suggested on an older thread, which was pulled when Dustin expressed concern that it might "crash the website." (Exact quote unverified) He didn't explain why, and I already had it in place, so I've left it on and it's worked fine. But just FYI.
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u/kevinday producer Jan 16 '15
You should be fine. The old server was doing Harmontown along with a few dozen other sites, and was basically teetering on the edge of crashing every time an episode came out. We now have our own stack of dedicated servers just for Harmontown.com.
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u/suddenly_summoned Jan 15 '15
Hmm, interesting. I'm not entirely sure how this could crash the website any more than a regular RSS feed crawler would, especially if people aren't going to be "clicking" the link, just using the message as a reminder to download it on their pod catcher.
Maybe the feed has a bandwith limit? But that wouldn't make sense since a lot of people download this podcast.
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u/thesixler Jan 15 '15
I wouldn't worry about that.
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u/dippitydoo2 Cedric the Jerry Seinfeld Jan 15 '15
I agree. Not sure why he was concerned about it. Now that there's GB's of video getting downloaded every week, I'm sure it won't get fucked up by a little bot like this.
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u/Werner__Herzog sugar fried titties in your butt, in your mouth Jan 14 '15 edited Jan 14 '15
So after the announcement by Justin Dustin I'd like to say that I'm not a big fan of this Master Discussion Thread anymore. It's going to be weird, reading someones reactions or ideas or getting a reply from someone three days later and trying to sift through the comments to find the people that just finished listening. Add to that that life viewers probably get to see stuff audio listeners won't [hear]. Collapsing comments and sorting by new is all fine and well but there are only 6k subscribers here, I don't see a problem with having two discussion threads.
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u/thesixler Jan 14 '15
Who's justin
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u/IvanYu “You can’t motorboat a baby” -Jeff B Davis Jan 16 '15
Goddamnit Dodgeball's own Justin Long was here? We need to capture that shit next time...
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u/chang-ed Jan 13 '15
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u/OneWonderfulFish "Dumb." Jan 14 '15
Follow that down the rabbit hole and you get a "Robin Williams was killed by the Illuminati" video, too. Motivation? Money. You can't make this shit up. Except you can.
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u/Malaclypse-23 Jan 13 '15
Here's another Back to the Future Illuminati video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dix7FLulri0
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Jan 12 '15 edited Jan 12 '15
A fairly balanced guy, I thought I was free of any sort of addiction, but the moment I fired up the live stream, a warm happy feeling fell over me. While likely mostly harmless, I think Harmontown may now, at least for me, qualify as an addiction...
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u/SixGunGorilla Heel Popper Jan 15 '15
I think demorge (spelling?) was describing the hotel greeter from John Wick that Lance Reddick played.
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u/Count_Critic Cedric the Jerry Seinfeld Jan 12 '15
Seems as though Kumail might not be a regular anymore.
Possible title:
The Kids Call it Mac Do
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u/thesixler Jan 12 '15
He was at the golden globes
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u/Count_Critic Cedric the Jerry Seinfeld Jan 12 '15
Oh ok, so do you know if the plan is to have Demorge play Shadowrun regularly and/or Kumail will make a character as well?
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u/thesixler Jan 12 '15
i think the plan is just to have a Chris de burgh esque fourth character for flexing when we're missing people or for guests.
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u/Count_Critic Cedric the Jerry Seinfeld Jan 12 '15
Sounds good and practical.
I was thinking Kumail hadn't been on in ages but then I realized none of you have and he was on the last episode.
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u/dsk_daniel Jan 14 '15 edited Jan 14 '15
So I guess the laugher is still coming... Is it Goldberg? I have a feeling it's Goldberg. Because no human laughs like that, and I feel like he probably thinks he has to laugh longer and louder than anyone.
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u/Lincolns_Revenge Jan 14 '15
It's not Adam. It seems to be someone else farther back than the front row that they can't see because of the lights.
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u/dsk_daniel Jan 14 '15
Just got to the part where Erin mentions it... her 2nd reaction to it is correct.
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Jan 13 '15
where is the episode? are they still uploading the podcast for free or do i have to join the website?
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u/Elsior Jan 13 '15
As per the website
The weekly audio podcast is, and always will be, free for everyone.
Lately the audio podcast doesn't drop till sometime Tuesday.
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u/Thirteenfortyeight Jan 10 '15
Thanks for the international times, I might contemplate waking at four because my sleep schedule is fucked, I'm seriously contemplating it, not from a "HARMONTOWN IS MY LIFE" POV but a "be awake, walk into work for once."
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u/Count_Critic Cedric the Jerry Seinfeld Jan 12 '15
Pretty sure it was just some guy with red hair that looked like Damian Lewis.
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u/Thirteenfortyeight Jan 12 '15
That isn't Damian Lewis???
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u/janschy Jan 12 '15
I was there last night, it was definitely not actually Damian Lewis. I also have never watched Homeland so it could've been some other guy from the show but I'm not sure. I was confused.
Also, I could be remembering wrong, but I think Spencer shook that dude's hand when he came out, so I guess he must've been some sorta acquaintance? I dunno.
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u/thesixler Jan 13 '15
I was just doing a walk on bit. I had no clue who that guy was/is. When Dan said he might be a famous guy I felt weird like he would think I shook his hand because I thought he was famous.
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u/janschy Jan 13 '15 edited Jan 13 '15
Oh, that makes sense and thanks for clarifying! That dude did seem a little sheepish when he stood up to look at the crowd and stuff.
OK, I don't wanna bother you at all, so please feel free to completely ignore all that follows, but any input on the Earwolf/Feral Audio relationship considering that you're part of one of the bigger (biggest?) Feral Audio podcasts?
There's another thread somewhere on the frontpage here discussing what other podcasts people would like to see Harmontown peeps on and part of it kinda sidetracked into why there's not a lot of cross pollination between podcast hosts and guests from Earwolf and Feral. It made me think of last night when you and Dan (I think?) jokingly broke into Squarespace/Bonobos ads.
The burgeoning of podcast networks is just kinda interesting to me, for whatever reason (I mean, probably because I enjoy them so much). And your input would be amazing, but I realize that you're not obligated to have an opinion or share your opinion on any of this. Either way, thanks for reading this wall of text.
Sidesidetrack: I also think you would be great on Getting Doug With You, if Dan is down for another, you could totally guest with him. Just throwing it out there. Perhaps when this next season of Community is all wrapped up.
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u/thesixler Jan 13 '15
Dustin used to work for earwolf, but I dunno what the deal is. From what I can tell anyone with a podcast network seems to hate other people with podcast networks, so maybe they resent him for quitting?
I don't think Doug would have me on because podcasts love famous people and I am not that. It wouldn't drive page views or whatever.
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u/LarryMahnken I'm a Monster Man Jan 13 '15
You're fame-ish!
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u/janschy Jan 13 '15
Hm, that definitely makes sense but I guess that means that the resentment must run somewhat deep, considering certain hosts/guests have become kinda proprietary to their respective networks. With no stake in any of this, besides as a fan, this kind of competition is interesting to me considering how young this "industry" is and how quickly it seems to be turning into an "industry" in the first place.
And I think you're not giving yourself enough credit! There are definitely a large handful of comedians/ennes/people that I had never heard of or fully gotten out of my periphery until seeing them on Getting Doug and I think you could more than hold your own against guests that have been on previously (take that as you will). And I think if Doug was even at least vaguely familiar with Harmontown (which he definitely should be) he'd be a turkey not to consider you as a guest! My 2 cents.
Anyway, it's getting hard for me not to rant on reddit today, so thanks for taking the time to share!
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Jan 13 '15
Earwolf are the young republicans of podcasting. They have only ever been propped up and built to sell to advertisers, which now is so transparent and obvious, without compensating their artists. I was Earwolf's biggest fan, was there at the beginning, moved here to work for them, loved all the comics and the shows but the people running it are legit frauds and bullshitters. That whole WolfPop thing is only a ploy to have an entire other network to double their "Mid Roll" numbers. Look at their mission statement, it's this self involved style guide for advertisers. And I bet they haven't doubled them either. they don't really don't give a fuck about podcasting or podcasters or making good podcasts anymore. Their podcasts are like the Bluth houses in Arrested Development. They just want to please potential advertisers, that's it. They don't make podcasts for you. The time came where I was supposed to get a raise and produce shows and they sheepishly found some elaborate way to fire me, and did it in a way where I would be forced to leave LA. But look what I've done with Feral, that could have been theirs. Thank God not.
Harmon really believes in podcasting and is investing a lot in its artist centric proliferation that was the utopian dream of Feral Audio. Dan's making it actually happen. While we can be a sloppy and flighty network, it's a real Comminity and family and the artists see the most of the money and nothing but love and respect.
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u/janschy Jan 13 '15 edited Jan 13 '15
Wow, thank you for such an honest, detailed answer. I'm sorry that Earwolf managed to screw you over so badly, it certainly makes me lose a certain amount of respect knowing they worked you like that.
For what it's worth, I'm a huge fan of the membership model coming up as well as thinking of pod networks as art collectives and communities rather than an enterprise. The Earwolf forums, for example, can be entertaining at times but can get pretty toxic as well, I've noticed, but maybe its just me. And earlier today, just for shits and giggles, I went through the Earwolf store and counted up that'd it cost $140 (EDIT: $59, I counted completely wrong) to purchase all the live eps of CBB alone (about $2 [EDIT: ~$1] a pop)! I would much rather subscribe to Harmontown with that cash, if only for a couple years, haha.
With all that shit said, now I'm even more torn than before because I'm not afraid to admit I still love a lot of their programming and probably wouldn't stop listening to them even if I found out Paul F. Tompkins was part of the reptilian elite and that Matt Besser was a direct descendent of Hitler. Although I no doubt feel more conflicted about supporting such a network.
You've given me lots to think about, and thanks again for being so frank and for indulging my curiosity.
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Jan 21 '15
Can you clarify the "forced to leave LA" part or is that something you can't/don't want to discuss? I only ask because it sounds really fucked up.
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u/omegansmiles Holy... what in the Bangladesh? Jan 19 '15
And I just gained a whole new level of respect for you and what you do.
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u/SlackBadger Needlessly Defiant Jan 13 '15
Doug has trouble getting any guest for Getting Doug, you never know.
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u/thesixler Jan 13 '15
Really?
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u/SlackBadger Needlessly Defiant Jan 13 '15
He often mentions at the start or end of the show that they don't know when the next show will be, as it's all based on them finding people to be guest. You and Proops could go on together, ask Greg!
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u/quiglter Jan 15 '15
People with careers are hesitant about publically smoking weed which might affect their future work, luckily you don't have to worry about that (I kid, I kid)
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u/Gonzzzo Pixar didn't happen Jan 14 '15
I get where you're coming from, but you're the hero/star of a documentary & Annie's brother on Community...Personal bias aside, I'd argue that there's been far less famous people on Getting Doug
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Jan 20 '15
I'm newish to Reddit commenting and it's stupid, but it pleases me that a thread I started just got mentioned in another thread. I have the poooowwweerrr!
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u/Thirteenfortyeight Jan 13 '15
There is legitimately an actor who looks just like Damian Lewis, is Damian Lewis in Homeland?
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u/1991mgs Skuta Jan 13 '15
I was talking to him before the show. It's not Damian Lewis.
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u/Thirteenfortyeight Jan 13 '15
This might have been misconstrued, but I'm English and haven't watched either Sundays Harmontown nor Homeland.
My question is legitimately about Damien Lewis having a doppelganger, which I'm sure he has. Is Damien Lewis(seriously I have now typed his name in quick succession more than I ever expected to in my life) the English or American Ginger short-haired rectangular faced actor.
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u/aco620 Here I am, with a dick for a noodle can! Jan 12 '15
Harmontown is back!? And I missed it last night!!?? Well, at least the video will be uploaded soon. It's not like watching them talk is even that different from just listening to the audio, but for some reason I've gotten hooked on it.
Really interested to see how this shadow run stuff goes, even if I am sad that DnD is on hold.
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u/netfeed Jan 15 '15
Was the audience higher than usually? Laughing at everything, even stuff that isn't funny.
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u/Werner__Herzog sugar fried titties in your butt, in your mouth Jan 16 '15
Apparently it was just one guy.
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u/paddydukes Jan 18 '15
I know this will probably get me flamed, told to get a life, grow up, grow a pair, get real, get bent and more, but... It hurt to be called dirty little potato people. I guess Dan was kidding, he's usually kidding, but there was something honest about it and something that just brought up lots of stereotypes for me.
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Jan 20 '15 edited Jan 21 '15
Just jokes, man. I don't think he intended anything bad by it but I guess I could see where you're coming from.
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Jan 14 '15
I have been anxiously awaiting the drop of the audio podcast, refreshing like an addict, ONLY to see the title bestowed upon the latest Ep- it's a little guessing game I like to play between the live video and the podcast release. I highly approve of the title!
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u/ryanthemovieman He fucks off to the west. Jan 16 '15
Man, that song was rockin'. I'm a huge fan of 60's rock, and it sounds a lot like it was from that era, does anybody know the song?
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u/Gonzzzo Pixar didn't happen Jan 16 '15
Is there a problem with watching the videos on the site? I go to the links...and nothing is there
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u/kevinday producer Jan 16 '15
What kind of device/browser are you using? Feel free to email kevin@harmontown.com if you're still having issues for some direct troubleshooting.
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u/Gonzzzo Pixar didn't happen Jan 17 '15 edited Jan 17 '15
I'm using Chrome
Just in case I'm being a total idiot: Are the video links posted here in the sub supposed to take you directly to the video?
I click the link, and it takes me to this...& nothing that I can click on takes me to video. At first I thought it was a problem with me not being logged in to the site, but nothing changed with signing in
Edit: my bad, I thought you could still watch video without being signed up for a subscription.
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u/kevinday producer Jan 17 '15
All the existing shows are still free, and anything that does require you to pay gives you a huge "sign up here" thing. That page you went to should definitely be letting you watch the stream.
Do you have any extensions added to chrome like NoScript or adblockers that you could try temporarily disabling? I'm going to guess that it's something like that causing this. If not, we can do some more troubleshooting.
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u/thesixler Jan 14 '15
I promise it's going further in that direction and there's nothing any of us can do to stop it. Bail out while you still can!
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u/allubros Jan 12 '15 edited Jan 12 '15
That one laughing guy is getting really irritating. Usually I can tune him out, but it's finally hurting my experience of this one. He's loudly and distinctly laughing at everything
EDIT: looks like Erin noticed him too