Episode 1525 Talkback - BOMC: Castle Waiting, Vol. 1

Adam_Murdough

Herein find an outpouring of affection for Castle Waiting, writer/artist Linda Medley's heartwarmingly funny fantasy sitcom about a group of lovable fairy-tale misfits who take refuge in what was once Sleeping Beauty's castle, just living their lives and enjoying each other's company as they wait for their stories to continue or end. Castle Waiting was one of Jamie D's favorite series; find out why it should be one of yours, too. (47:13)

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bralinator

I recently went back and listened to the BOMC episode on Daredevil Guardian Angel and was surprised to hear @brydeemer‌ reading comments from listeners giving their takes on the book too. I thought this was a fun idea but it made me wonder if this is still done. I haven't listened to this recent episode, so maybe it's done on there, but it's been my experience that other than the Off a The Rack episodes, I rarely know what you're going to be covering next.

Did you used to have a practice of soliciting comments on the next BOMC selection and just no longer do that or did you try to keep it up but no one participated? It seemed like a fun idea. If that's the case, I like the idea of knowing what you guys have cooking or coming up.

Pants

As I recall, we used to have the BOMC selections planned out in advance and had a forum thread at the beginning of the month for listeners to discuss the book before we read it for the episode. We would usually record the episode towards the end of the month and would incorporate some forum posts into the recording.

We could certainly start that up again if there's interest.

fredzilla

I'm interested.

TheOriginalGMan

fredzilla said:

I'm interested.

Same.

compsolut

Ditto

bralinator

Pants said:

We could certainly start that up again if there's interest.

Yes, please.

And thanks for offering, @Pants‌

RepoMan

Haven't listened - or even heard of this title! - how close is it to Fables in tone? My wife has read almost all of Fables and watches Once Upon a Time. Sounds like this could be a nice trade to pick up with the same flavor but a different story?

miscatonic

The Curse of Brambly Hedge and Castle Waiting were Fables before Fables. For me I enjoyed this series more then Fables because I encountered it first. There are two hard covers that collects the entire run in complementary volumes. Great for kids also.

Chuck_Melville

I was lucky enough to pick up a lot of the first dozen or so issues for free at a local con (Foolscap – they actually put out boxes of books and magazines for freebies), and I found the series to be quite enjoyable. Better than I’d been expecting, actually. I haven’t had the funds to follow up on it since then, but it’s definitely on my list of things I need to get in trade.

alienal

I haven't read this title and the episode didn't really peak my interest, but I do think having listener comments on the episode would vary things a bit. I think you mentioned the next books of the month in a latter episode and I think I read one or both of them, so I look forward to hearing them.

bralinator

alienal said:

I do think having listener comments on the episode would vary things a bit. I think you mentioned the next books of the month in a latter episode and I think I read one or both of them, so I look forward to hearing them.

Agreed. I'm hoping @Pants or @Adam_Murdough‌ will create a BOMC thread to post comments prior to the recording of those episodes. I enjoyed the listener comments on those episodes in the past.