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General => Dysfunctional Hall of Fame => The Borecast/Cruncheons => Topic started by: Eel O'Brian on September 22, 2009, 03:05:06 PM

Title: Borecast 19: A Celebration of Bad Writing, Facebook Games, Indefensible
Post by: Eel O'Brian on September 22, 2009, 03:05:06 PM
direct link - http://media.libsyn.com/media/borecast/Borecast19.mp3

In this "general interest" episode we celebrate bad writing we still enjoy from books/film/tv, then investigate the world of Facebook games (50:30), and wrap it up with an Indefensible segment so bad we have to preemptively apologize for it (1:04:29).
Title: Re: Borecast 19: A Celebration of Bad Writing, Facebook Games, Indefensible
Post by: Eel O'Brian on September 22, 2009, 03:05:26 PM
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=374881
Title: Re: Borecast 19: A Celebration of Bad Writing, Facebook Games, Indefensible
Post by: tehjaybo on September 22, 2009, 03:29:25 PM
Downloading.  Gonna be stuck at work until around 4AM because of idiots.  It makes me happy that the Borecast is here.  YAY!
Title: Re: Borecast 19: A Celebration of Bad Writing, Facebook Games, Indefensible
Post by: BlueTsunami on September 22, 2009, 04:22:17 PM
You or Drinky read the Dark Tower series and experience that ending? :lol
Title: Re: Borecast 19: A Celebration of Bad Writing, Facebook Games, Indefensible
Post by: Eel O'Brian on September 22, 2009, 05:50:31 PM
I read part of the first one, didn't much care for it.  I hear King writes himself into the story towards the end.  I can't stand that kind of self-fellating, haha.
Title: Re: Borecast 19: A Celebration of Bad Writing, Facebook Games, Indefensible
Post by: BlueTsunami on September 22, 2009, 05:52:41 PM
He does and in the last book he addresses it in a post write up. States that he didn't want to be seen as purposefully stroking his ego by placing himself within it. I personally didn't care for it either (among other things he decided to do with the scenario). But I love the characters he created and evolved throughout the whole series.
Title: Re: Borecast 19: A Celebration of Bad Writing, Facebook Games, Indefensible
Post by: Human Snorenado on September 22, 2009, 05:56:00 PM
You know, I'm a little surprised at the lack of MR. Howell in the Gilligan's Island Love Pillow discussion.
Title: Re: Borecast 19: A Celebration of Bad Writing, Facebook Games, Indefensible
Post by: Great Rumbler on September 22, 2009, 06:04:32 PM
I read the first Dark Tower book and liked it, but I never got around to reading any of the others. Probably just as well.
Title: Re: Borecast 19: A Celebration of Bad Writing, Facebook Games, Indefensible
Post by: BlueTsunami on September 22, 2009, 06:15:41 PM
From reading the Wiki for the dark Tower series, its supposedly tied to  J. J. Abrams who would be Producing and Directing some Movie or TV Series. I would love to see something good come from that.

Also, the podcast has got me interested in watching Dexter. I need to pick it up.
Title: Re: Borecast 19: A Celebration of Bad Writing, Facebook Games, Indefensible
Post by: OptimoPeach on September 22, 2009, 07:09:33 PM
Also, the podcast has got me interested in watching Dexter. I need to pick it up.
Yes, yes you do. Now is an especially good time since the new season starts in 5 days.
Title: Re: Borecast 19: A Celebration of Bad Writing, Facebook Games, Indefensible
Post by: The Fake Shemp on September 22, 2009, 07:43:09 PM
Dexter is awesome.

I saw Eel on XBL burning through one of the seasons, I gather it was probably for the Borecast.
Title: Re: Borecast 19: A Celebration of Bad Writing, Facebook Games, Indefensible
Post by: Himu on September 22, 2009, 07:45:22 PM
Facebook games are awesome. Poker is the shit.
Title: Re: Borecast 19: A Celebration of Bad Writing, Facebook Games, Indefensible
Post by: Joe Molotov on September 22, 2009, 09:32:02 PM
G.I. Joe is still awesome, and I won't hear any arguments to the contrary.
Title: Re: Borecast 19: A Celebration of Bad Writing, Facebook Games, Indefensible
Post by: OptimoPeach on September 22, 2009, 10:05:19 PM
:bow Death Gate Cycle :bow2 I remember those
Title: Re: Borecast 19: A Celebration of Bad Writing, Facebook Games, Indefensible
Post by: Kestastrophe on September 23, 2009, 06:25:42 PM
On the subject of bad writing, I used to read Brian Jacques' Redwall series when I was 12 or so.

(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/515FHB6FF1L.jpg)

I liked the books for the war aspect and some of the animals were cool like badgers. I knew it was shitty at the time, especially when Jacques would digress and describe just food for several pages.
Title: Re: Borecast 19: A Celebration of Bad Writing, Facebook Games, Indefensible
Post by: Great Rumbler on September 23, 2009, 07:14:12 PM
On the subject of bad writing, I used to read Brian Jacques' Redwall series when I was 12 or so.

(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/515FHB6FF1L.jpg)

I liked the books for the war aspect and some of the animals were cool like badgers. I knew it was shitty at the time, especially when Jacques would digress and describe just food for several pages.

I read those books too! Even back then I thought they were just an okay diversion; my favorite author back then was David Eddings.
Title: Re: Borecast 19: A Celebration of Bad Writing, Facebook Games, Indefensible
Post by: Van Cruncheon on September 23, 2009, 07:14:53 PM
well, we have two listeners who will be interested in tehjaybo's furcadia experience
Title: Re: Borecast 19: A Celebration of Bad Writing, Facebook Games, Indefensible
Post by: Kestastrophe on September 23, 2009, 07:20:09 PM
I would say that it is furry-related, but the books are completely asexual.
Title: Re: Borecast 19: A Celebration of Bad Writing, Facebook Games, Indefensible
Post by: Great Rumbler on September 23, 2009, 07:49:29 PM
well, we have two listeners who will be interested in tehjaybo's furcadia experience

I was just a kid! I didn't know any better! Don't you dare judge me, Prole!
Title: Re: Borecast 19: A Celebration of Bad Writing, Facebook Games, Indefensible
Post by: Eel O'Brian on September 29, 2009, 08:57:36 AM
Late, late tonight or possibly early tomorrow morning for Episode 20.  Audacity froze and crashed on me when I was just about finished editing it last night, and corrupted one of the imported vocal tracks.  So I basically have to start a new project file and edit the entire show over again when I get home from work this evening :(
Title: Re: Borecast 19: A Celebration of Bad Writing, Facebook Games, Indefensible
Post by: Human Snorenado on September 30, 2009, 10:15:52 PM
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE BORECAST???

I wanted to hear about tehjaybo's furry adventures.
Title: Re: Borecast 19: A Celebration of Bad Writing, Facebook Games, Indefensible
Post by: Van Cruncheon on September 30, 2009, 10:50:29 PM
i caught a nasty flu bug which has delayed the episode after the one kevin will post later this week :(