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The Delta Flyers now covering DS9

Now I've had the chance to listen to few more episodes I think that the addition of Armin has added a great deal to the dynamic of the podcast. It's fascinating listening to him, he obviously cares about the portrayal and thinking on Quark to much greater level than I would normally expect actors to have, even in Trek where many actors have played a character for 7 years or more. Its also interesting how precise he is with words and definitions.

I don't feel Terry is adding very much at the moment, but to be fair to her, she has said in the podcast that all of this is very new to her and she clearly wants to contribute and find interesting things to say when discussing the episodes.

Not all actors take naturally to discussing their craft I guess, which is fair enough.
 
In the most recent episode they have spent 30 minutes talking and barely discussed the episode. Get on with it and stop waffling!
 
Yeah, I found that one mildly frustrating, but for a different reason...I feel they can be obtuse about obvious stuff sometimes. Not Trek minutiae, just normal production stuff. Like RDM struggling to believe that Randy Oglesby played both twins, or all of them complaining about Oglesby's physical acting choice to stoop during the scene right after his twin brother is killed.
 
mattpa said:
I don't feel Terry is adding very much at the moment, but to be fair to her, she has said in the podcast that all of this is very new to her and she clearly wants to contribute and find interesting things to say when discussing the episodes.
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I think Terry's at a disadvantage because she and Armin alternate. When the podcast covered Voyager RDM and GW had each other to reminiscence and jog each others memory, Terry doesn't have that, when she doesn't remember something the other two don't know either.
I will say though during the Emissary podcast she correctly remembered the stages they shot on while Armin did not. ;)

But I enjoy the podcast regardless of how much the hosts remember, it's just nice to have them watch and talk about the show and in the car of RDM and GW getting to see it for the first time.
 
Yeah, Armin is certainly not infallible. He tends to be mildly unaware of stuff that doesn't involve Quark, and sometimes states things that aren't correct due to this. There's no test afterwards though, so it's all good. ;)
 
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I think I would actually find Armin a little annoying after a while with all his corrections!

He clearly likes to be precise.
 
Oof, some of these episodes are hard to get through. I don't know what it is, some weeks are great and others...not so much.

I stick with it because I want to hear behind the scenes stories, but some weeks all you get are idiotic theories and baffling misunderstandings sandwiched between an increasing number of Patreon pushes. I get it, I'm listening to this show for free...doesn't mean I can't criticize it. :)
 
I really don't like how much they push the patreon side.

I can't believe they really need the money.

The conversations are at time somewhat bizarre, but it tends to reflect the world they live in I believe, one of successful actors who have very different lifes compared to the majority of the listening audience.
 
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I'm a little perplexed by the credits they give on the website:
Additionally we could not make this podcast available without our Executive Producers:
Stephanie Baker, Jason M Okun, Marie Burgoyne, Kris Hansen, Janet K Harlow, Heidi Mclellan, Rich Gross, Mike Gu, Tara Polen, Vikki Williams, AJC, Nicholaus Russell, Lisa Robinson, Alex Mednis, James H. Morrow, Roxane Ray, Andrew Duncan, David Buck, Feroza Mehta, Jonathan Brooks, Gemma Laidler, Matt Norris, Izzy Jaffer, & Jan Hanford



Our Co-Executive Producers:
Liz Scott, Eve England, Sab Ewell, Sarah A Gubbins, Luz R., Chris Knapp, Dannielle Kaminski, Utopia Science Fiction Magazine, Courtney Lucas, Matthew Gravens, Captain Jeremiah Brown, Mary Jac Greer, E & John, Deike Hoffmann, Anna Post, Shannyn Bourke, Tom Paynter, Lee Lisle, Sarah Thompson, Holly Smith, Amy Tudor, Mark G Hamilton, KMB, Dominic Burgess, Mary Burch, Sandra Stengel, Normandy Madden, Joseph Michael Kuhlman, Darryl Cheng, Elizabeth Stanton, Kayla Knilans, Tim Beach, Victor Ling, Shambhavi Kadam, Holly Schmitt, Tae Phoenix, Donna Runyon, Nicholas Albano, Daniel O’Brien, Danie Crofoot, Ian Ramsey, Steven Lugo, Rob Traverse, Penny Liu,, Stephanie Lee, Lisa Hill, David Smith, Stacy Davis, & Sam Mikelic



And our Producers:
Philipp Havrilla, James Amey, Patrick Carlin, Richard Banaski, Ann Harding, Meredith Hudes-Lowder, Trip Lives, Samantha Weddle, Chloe E, Paul Johnston, Carole Patterson, Warren Stine, Jocelyn Pina, Mike Fillmon, Chad Awkerman, Mike Schaible, AJ Provance, Captain Nancy Stout, Claire Deans, Maxine Soloway, Barbara Beck, Dat Cao, Stephen Riegner, Debra Defelice, Cindy Ring, Alicia Kulp, Kelly Brown, Jason Wang, Gabriel Dominic Girgis, Samantha Hunter, Jamason Isenburg, Rob Johnson, Maria Rosell, Heather Choe, Michael Bucklin, Lisa Klink, Dominique Weidle, Justin Weir, Jesse Bailey, Mike Chow, Kevin Hooker, Matt Edmonds, Ryan Benoit, John Richardson, Heather Selig, Rachel Shapiro, Clark Ochikubo, David J Manske, Seth Carlson, Amy Rambacher, Jessica B, E.G. Galano, Tim Neumark, Will Forg, Ryan Tomei-Sigurðarson, Charlie Faulkner, Estelle Keller, James Lyszczek, Russell Nemhauser, Lawrence Green, Greg Kenzo Wickstrom, Lisa Gunn, Lauren Rivers, Jennifer B, Dean Chew, Linda Daireaux, Mars DeVore, Jennifer Vaughn, Walkerius Logos, PJ Pick, Preston Meyer, Ryan Mahieu, Andrew Cook-Feltz, Karen Galleski, Rik Moran, Constance, Loretta Reyes, Jeremy McWilliams, & Timothy McMichens
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How can four people talking on a podcast possibly need 154 producers. That's more people than there were in Voyager's crew complement at any one time. It's almost as many as there were individual episodes of either VOY or DS9.
 
TommyR01D said:
I'm a little perplexed by the credits they give on the website:


How can four people talking on a podcast possibly need 154 producers. That's more people than there were in Voyager's crew complement at any one time. It's almost as many as there were individual episodes of either VOY or DS9.
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These are likely their top tier patrons on Patreon. It’s not uncommon for content creators to list them as “producers” like that. ;)
 
The patreon aspect of it makes me think that Garrett and Rob aren't really interested in discussing the episodes.

It's just another way to sell signed photos for extortionate prices.
 
mattpa said:
The patreon aspect of it makes me think that Garrett and Rob aren't really interested in discussing the episodes.

It's just another way to sell signed photos for extortionate prices.
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Producing a podcast is work and we all like to get paid for our work. They're not doing this as a hobby and never claimed they do, the episodes are still available for free, so what exactly are you complaining about? You don't have to pay them if you don't want to.
 
It's the increased level of how much they are pushing patreon.

It seems like they advertise it every ten minutes or so.
 
mattpa said:
The patreon aspect of it makes me think that Garrett and Rob aren't really interested in discussing the episodes.

It's just another way to sell signed photos for extortionate prices.
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I get it. It would be lovely if other people worked for free to satisfy our whims.

Though, I don't understand being so entitled as to actually expect that to happen, and then complain when it doesn't.
 
I'm only on Season 4, but so far I don't find the Patreon advertising to be all that intrusive. It's nowhere near as bad as all the ads in Talkville. I swear, if I hear one more add for Better Help...

And as others have said, it costs time and money to produce these shows. They have every right to advertise and earn compensation for their time. It's not like the acted on Voager for free.
 
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