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November 29, 2004
Podcast Review: The Radio Adventures of Dr. Floyd
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4 and a half stars
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, Podcast Review
Format: radio show
Content: old-time style radio drama
Rating: 
What I'm going to do: listen weekly
Typical Length: less than 5 minutes
To do this review properly I had to enlist the aid of an expert; my 10-year old daughter. Her review:
"I think everyone should listen to this podcast because it's really funny."
I couldn't agree more, but I suspect you might be looking for something a little more in-depth.
Grant Baciocco and Doug Price have brought a segment from a TV show they produced to the podcast world, and they've done a marvelous job of it. This is the first podcast that I've heard that is fully child-safe, and even focused on being family friendly. While not everyone is going to go for that, for me it's a nice change of pace, and it lets me show my kids a little of what podcasting's all about.
The short 'casts are events in the struggle between Dr. Floyd, the most brilliant inventor in the world, and his arch-nemesis Dr. Steve, as they battle their way across space and time. The writing is humorous and lively, and definitely recreates the feel of an old-time serial drama for the radio.
The audio quality is clear, and the voicing and delivery are, for the most part, crisp and dead-on. Volume was never a problem, and the mix between intro / outro, background, and vocals was very good. There was one "actor" whose delivery was less than completely confident, but I believe that was a younger cast member. The production values are high, with the background sound working to support the action and enhance the setting. The only thing missing from an completely believable recreation of an actual old-time radio show is the rich foley artistry [warning:flash-based site] that enhanced those shows; aside from background audio we don't hear much of the foley artist's work in these shows. Not much of a detraction, but if you listen to old-time radio you might find yourself missing it.
The shows are short, which is usually good, but you may find yourself wishing for more, especially since the podcasts are only being published once a week. Meta-data is ok, although the podcast name does not appear in the track title or file name (rant).
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Posted by cori at November 29, 2004 08:38 PM