Defocused on the Incomparable Network
The podcast Dan Sturm and I do has joined The Incomparable’s network of shows this week. A while back Jason Snell had suggested that our show would be a good fit with what they do, and I took that as a huge compliment because I have always admired the shows that he produces over there. From the main “The Incomparable” which started it all, to the spin-offs, and sub-spin-offs that populate the site. There’s a little something for everyone. That includes us now too.
For anyone unfamiliar with our show, but somehow reading this blog (How? Why?) I’ll briefly explain the podcast. Dan has a background in directing commercial projects, and VFX compositing. He has strong opinions, and he hates space.
I have a degree in computer animation (chillax, it’s a BFA and I’m not even a good animator) and I’ve worked for 10 years doing lighting and compositing (told you I wasn’t a good animator). I have different opinions, and I love space.
Together we spend as little time talking about the industry we work in as possible, and most of the time talking nonsense about movies we watch.
What kind of movies? I would describe the assortment as “eclectic”. Everything from modern action movies, to 80s comedy, to 80s action, to 90s comedy, to… Hmm. Maybe it’s not that eclectic.
New listeners might enjoy the episodes with guests they’re familiar with:
- Myke Hurley Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
- Casey Liss Collateral
- Stephen Hackett Pirates of Silicon Valley
- Matt Alexander Goldfinger
- Jason Snell High Fidelity
- Jason Snell Real Genius
- Anže Tomic Stripes
- Aleen Simms The Princess Bride
- Glenn Fleishman Highlander
And since it’s October again, there’s all the Halloween (ish) themed stuff from last year:
Ghostbusters II was just recorded, so expect more spoooooooky stuff this month.
Also, my love of The Incomparable Radio Theater specials (the series wasn’t out yet) inspired me to write the fake award show episode. That’s a terrible place to start as a first time listener, but Dan spent like 40,000 hours editing it, so I want to demonstrate that our audio podcast isn’t just about our pretty looks.
Long Time Listeners
We (Dan) updated the show art for the new network bug, and Greg Knauss imported all of our episodes and setup the redirects. Since Dan ran the original site, and owns the domain, he got to do all the real work. (Like usual, I am a parasite. (But I did composite together that Zeppelin gif! (That’s the kind of thing a parasite would point out.)))
Oh, and if anyone needs to transform some podcast files1 from “ep#-YYYY-MM-DD-v###.mp3” to “defocused#.mp3”:
import glob
import os
src = glob.glob("*.mp3")
for s in src:
os.rename(src, (src.split("-")[0].replace("ep", "defocused") + ".mp3")
Dan and I work pretty hard on this hobby of ours, and we have worked on it for over a year. The show is still going to be run the same, and still just as bad/good as ever.
The announcement went live when I had a work deadline so I basically just faved things as they came in. I do really appreciate all the feedback from listeners, and I know Dan does too. I also appreciate all the work Dan, Greg, and Jason Snell put in to get Defocused rolling.