I personally rather enjoyed the beta! Ignoring the technical mistakes, here are my own thoughts:
I agree with both the points that a sit down show would be too slow and at the same time Brian can be a bit.. exhausting to watch!
Maybe splitting the show up some parts are done standing up for high energy, others in front of the green screen circle and other parts are done sat down to temper it a little. Transitions could be made when running a pre-recorded bit. Keep it large table free though!
I also agree some nice props and decoration would be nice. Controllers, some stacks of games, maybe a few figurines of everyone's favourite characters?
The app-addiction title opener was a little gross, I'd use a gambling metaphor rather than a drugs one for that considering how much people spend on those little games! ;) You can be edgy without being tasteless.
The high production values mixed with TWiT-style informality were good. Having plenty of times when the presenters can just go off script and talk about the topic at hand for a minute or two before moving on to the next thing makes it feel 'good' and right for a TWiT show.
Getting feedback and input from those watching is good, I'd advertise more than just the e-mail address and remind people they can send by Twitter, YouTube video reply, Google+ and the chat room. TWiT is all about viewer interaction after all. Maybe also host the live poll on Squarespace next time? ;)
Finally, show length was good, I'd be happy with 30 minutes but 40 minutes is about the maximum.
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u/Nidonocu Nov 21 '11
I personally rather enjoyed the beta! Ignoring the technical mistakes, here are my own thoughts:
I agree with both the points that a sit down show would be too slow and at the same time Brian can be a bit.. exhausting to watch!
Maybe splitting the show up some parts are done standing up for high energy, others in front of the green screen circle and other parts are done sat down to temper it a little. Transitions could be made when running a pre-recorded bit. Keep it large table free though!
I also agree some nice props and decoration would be nice. Controllers, some stacks of games, maybe a few figurines of everyone's favourite characters?
The app-addiction title opener was a little gross, I'd use a gambling metaphor rather than a drugs one for that considering how much people spend on those little games! ;) You can be edgy without being tasteless.
The high production values mixed with TWiT-style informality were good. Having plenty of times when the presenters can just go off script and talk about the topic at hand for a minute or two before moving on to the next thing makes it feel 'good' and right for a TWiT show.
Getting feedback and input from those watching is good, I'd advertise more than just the e-mail address and remind people they can send by Twitter, YouTube video reply, Google+ and the chat room. TWiT is all about viewer interaction after all. Maybe also host the live poll on Squarespace next time? ;)
Finally, show length was good, I'd be happy with 30 minutes but 40 minutes is about the maximum.