Defense Force also rules. I’d love to hear some more defending from Greg, the Bon Cop Bad Cop one was remarkable. Reminded me of ages ago when Tomas Bajuk defended Not Another Teen Movie.

But unless there’s something concrete that people say “this was boring, that should have been cut bla bla bla” don’t start cutting the show man. I like all of it.

The problem with editing afterwards is that it takes time, and it sucks to have to leave out a whole segment if there are still a few interesting tidbits in there somewhere. I do agree that maybe not every episode needs a Versus or a Top 5 all the time… that could prevent them getting stagnant. We could mix and match, kind of like how we only do the Defense Force every so often, or even news and Trailer Trash. Something to think about anyway. Suggestions for new segments are always welcome as well!

anyways….
jay, if you’re reading this, i came across this documentary i really liked that you might as well, its in 11 parts on youtube, originally ran on HBO, its called “Thin” and I was surprised how solid it was.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnZ8dt2W7Lc

This scenario seems more an expression of your animosity toward that ‘other’ podcast rather than a rebuttal of my argument. Why would a time limit result in such a calamity?

All I’m saying is that my suggestions are a framework in which to make good decisions about the tradeoff between quantity and quality in the podcast. It does not mean that Filmjunk must lose it’s unique personality, or sacrifice any spontaneity, or smooth over it’s idiosyncrasies. These elements come from the personalities of the participants and how they interact. A time limit has no bearing on this at all.

Filmjunk lives or dies on whether you think Jay, Sean, Greg and Reed are guys you’d like to hang out with. The fact I’m here every week should tell you what I think.

well again, a podcast is not a radio show, and that’s what I like. its not even a ’show’ to me, you’re essentially ‘hanging out’ listening to people talk about something. i remember listening to jay and sean when they DID have an actual radio show in the town we grew up in, and it wasn’t nearly as natural sounding as now (chalk most of that up to experience, but still…)

in a way its kinda like motion capture CGI for me – the more that an amateur broadcaster tries to look professional, prepared and clean, the more I notice the differences between the real and the fake – which is why if you ask me I’d tell you flat up theres a couple of movie podcasters who sound like complete phonies auditioning to be Entertainment News reporters. Its the overly polished shows I can do without.

Sound quality and a couple joke themes, sure thats fine, but what would a Film Junk podcast sound like that had a set agenda a prepared time? Well it would be one that probably skips stories of thinking they have bowel cancer, edits out bathroom trips, edits out bad segments to try and trick people that they always know what they’re talking about, only acknowledges positive feedback – a very anal retentive show that in no way represents the spirit of the site that both Jay, Sean, and yes, all of us have built together.

In the Running Tunnel comments, snorfle wanted Roman and Chin(sp) back on the podcast. I suggested to Jay that the podcast should have a different guest every week. I’m sure that guy who was briefly married to Drew Barrymore would do a Film Junk podcast.

I guess I had better prepare myself for the inaugural Jay/Reed podcast. Sorry Sean, but go… ha, you know what.

When I can’t make the show, I feel absolutely horrible. It’s one of the things I look forward to the most during my week. Maybe that’s sad…I don’t know. It’s a good time to hang out with those dudes and Sean’s wife is an awesome baker and quite often there are treats. I love doing the show and I can’t listen to it when I’m not on it because I get disappointed. The fact that so many people listen to it and care enough to e-mail or to discuss it at length on here is amazing.

It’s hard to decide if we should cut segments because there are times when the Versus segment is lacklustre, but there have been times when it’s one of the best parts of the show. Overall….the junkmail segment is the best. By leaps and bounds. Some of the shit that you guys write in is absolutely hilarious. The laughter you hear from me is quite genuine. Kudos to all of you and thanks for the compliments…and thanks for the negativity too. It shows you actually care about the show and comments good or bad are better than no comments at all.

1. It is NOT a movie podcast. It will be featured on Film Junk simply due to a lack of alternate distribution.

2. This will be a win/win situation. Reed haters will still get the Film Junk podcast sans Reed (unless Greg can’t make it) and won’t be missing out on any good film related discussion. Meanwhile, Reed supporters will get their fill with this new show.

So stay tuned for the show and let us know what you think.

In regards to the Film Junk podcast:

“Well, the two go hand in hand. There is nothing about Filmjunk’s content in particular that I hate, but I do hate speculation about upcoming movies and many podcasts are guilty of this.”

I can tell you that I have pretty much zero interest in this sort of movie speculation. It’s the worst. Unfortunately, sometimes I think it enters the picture simply to keep up with other sites or maybe due to a lack of news stories. Personally, I really have nothing interesting to say in regards to Spider-Man 4.

I’ll tell you friends, it’s a fine balance trying to figure out what people want when it comes to the show. Some say ‘Longer!’, some say ‘Shorter!’, others say ‘Reed sucks balls!’. From my point of view, I just look forward to getting together with Sean and Greg every week and chillin. The fact that people listen is a bonus. And like Goon said, although our listeners may not be on the rapid incline, site participation definitely is. Our junk mail segment is really fun and I’m glad people are writing in. Keep it coming.

It’s hard not to compare our show to others, and try and figure out what we’re doing wrong or right. I think we went through a phase where we simply thought we weren’t made for podcasting, after watching The Movie Blog’s show become successful, and then end up being slammed after appearing on their podcast. It was then that I realized that we’re simply a different show, looking for a different audience. So now we just do what is natural to us and have fun with it. But that doesn’t mean we still want to make the show better and win over some new listeners. So we’re definitely open to suggestions.

All I can say is that if we actually made a living running Film Junk, our content would be top notch. Maybe one day. Until then, we’re trying our best and I’m just glad we have the following we do!

STAY TUNED FOR ME AND REED, TOMORROW.