Comments on: Radio Free Skaro #170 – Back To Reality

By: anattendantlord

anattendantlord — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 00:16:23 +0000

@Glenn – I didn’t realise one was meant to think of podcasts like a drive-in shop, where you can berate the “staff” for not having proper onion rings, as it were.

You want to do this sort of a thing for a living, then take the criticism on board!

Erm, do the guys think of this as something they do *for a living*? What happened to doing the best you can for fun and for fulfillment? Or is that not creating sufficient synergistic leverage (or summat similar)?

The sense of self-importance and entitlement in your first few comments on this thread leaves this bear of little brain rather bemused. If you genuinely wanted to leave constructive criticism, as opposed to flaunt your superiority, why didn’t you choose kinder words in which to express your misgivings and your no-doubt-treasured words of wisdom?

But hey, what do I know about communication…

Ach, sorry to RFS for not letting this one lie. Feel free to delete this if you feel it’s just adding to the noise.

By: Glenn Twenty

Glenn Twenty — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 05:15:30 +0000

Sarcasm is a little difficult to discern in statements like “…I do have to take exception at one thing you said…”

Suggesting people should be “horsewhipped” is clearly ridiculous

By: Chris

Chris — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 05:05:02 +0000

@Glenn: Clearly sarcasm is lost in a medium such as this, from both sides apparently.

By: Glenn Twenty

Glenn Twenty — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 05:00:28 +0000

….oh yes, Cribbins. It’s called research and being professional. You want to do this sort of a thing for a living, then take the criticism on board!

By: Glenn Twenty

Glenn Twenty — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 04:50:37 +0000

Unsurprisingly you took the clearly ridiculous suggestion of “horsewhipping” seriously……

There’s no personal attacks, I’m sure you’re a lovely person but your response however only confirms my criticisms that I posted in relation to the production of your podcast, and where I believe it could be improved. Hey, what would I know? I’ve only produced Television Network broadcasting for over a quarter of a century.

But back to the point you took exception to, Bernard Cribbins is a comedy icon with a long career that is recognized internationally. Ignorance of that fact beggars belief. It’s like saying Richard Todd was that guy from “Kinda” (RIP).

As for suggesting I submit whatever, why? I’m not in the business of creating a podcast, although your suggestion again displays the lack of humour the other two hosts have in spades.

In closing, if I answered criticisms of my work like you have done here I’d never get anything done. Don’t provide a forum for feedback if you think you’re going to receive nothing but fawning bouquets.

Please don’t take it too hard. Some folk have engaging personalities that come over well to the listener/viewer like Steven & Warren, and some are best suited to “behind the scenes” producing, like you and me.