January 2014 CGS episode ideas?
bralinator
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And, while I've enjoyed recent gems such as the Christmas Carol episode, and the Trivia episode (which was off the charts), I still prefer the standards. I prefer that CGS neither get too nostalgic, nor try to reinvent the wheel with new ideas. When I looked back at January 2013's episodes, I spotted a couple of "Off the Racks", a couple of "Marvel Now: Catch-Up" episodes, a few "Comic Talk" episodes, one or two industry interviews, a great "Top 5..." episode, the January Previews episode (a solid standard), a couple of "Best of 2012" episodes (2 parter), and more. In my opinion (and I realize everyone has one), these are the ones that have made CGS the top-shelf podcast that it is and a stand out among comic-related media.
The point I guess I'm trying to make here is this: I realize the producer duties have changed, yet I'm confident that CGS is still in very capable hands, but I hope the team doesn't stray too far from a tried and true formula that has worked so well for so long - and I hope that they can remain as consistent as they've proven in the past. There are some threads that have been long forgotten (Jamie's Essentials, Murd's Time Bubble, Footnotes, World of Toys, The Crisis Tapes) that I enjoyed very much, but they're no longer happening (or are they?). There is the occassional Comics With or Without Pulp, but like World of Toys, I haven't been able to get into it. It is my hope that this new leadership can pull some of those lost threads back together, remain consistent on production schedules, and definitely make 2014 the best CGS year ever. I have the utmost confidence that it will be so.
And, if we can do anything to help (donate to the show, use an Amazon link to buy stuff, support the sponsors, etc) please let us know. I can't find a donate button anywhere...
What are your favorite episodes, or rather, which sort of episodes do you most anticipate or get excited about? For me, it is definitely the "Spotlight On...", "Previews", and "Comic Talk" episodes.
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The spotlights are my favorite and I am really looking forward to the return of the Book of the Month episodes.
Would love some shows on crossovers. Like breakdowns and thoughts on the parts and the whole and how it affected the reader and industry at the time of publishing and the legacy on the current comics.
Oh wait, that's more of a suggestion regarding spin-offs.
Listen here.
I also hope that we get to hear more Avengers and X-Men Spotlight podcasts, taking us through the '00s. About a week ago Bleeding Cool collated some Twitter posts from Dustin Weaver, and the long-story-short is that the final two scripts have been completed and he's drawing them now.
Still, I WOULD like more interviews, and Hickman would be great to hear on the show.
Previews are great as are spotlights. I miss Crisis Tapes and Murds Time Bubble as well.
As far as any specific ideas....IDK. This one is pretty self serving, but given all of the comic specific podcasts CGS has inspired, such as my own, maybe one day CGS could have an episode (or series of episodes) where a representative from some of these podcasts comes on and talks whats been going on with their character/catching up on various series and characters. IDK. That one really does seem pretty self serving.
Bottom line? CGS's show is CGS's show. I feel sort of weird telling them what episodes they should or shouldn't do. I mean, I listen to them all eventually anyways...
Which, I want to be CLEAR, that I don't see as the original posters intent at all. I'm just commenting.
Aw, who am I kidding? Time Bubbles are like pizza with crack on top. I have to listen to them immediately.
Matthew