I love the new releases segment of the bombcast, but I would be willing to sacrifice some new release segment time for more emails. It's one of the best parts of the show, in my opinion. Am I wrong in wanting more emails? It just seems to be the section to get shafted because it is the last segment.
I've had one email read on the bombcast and it made me feel like I won a contest or something. I want more people to share in the email joy.
If I'm not mistaken, the Bombcast had an all E-mail show edition December of last year due to no news, new releases, and it being the last week of 2009. It was actually a pretty good two hours.
I always find the content for emails rather hit and miss, I prefer long what have you been playing segments and especially hearing what crazy game Vinny has been gunning through.
I still maintain that "New Releases" is a waste of time and talent. While I appreciate Jeff's vocal prowess, I could scarcely believe if anyone is genuinely interested in hearing about new releases, since that information is so easily accessible elsewhere. For that matter, who the hell actually owns a DSi?
E-mails, on the other hand, have the potential to be revelatory (e.g. Jeff's anecdote on the subject of Paradise Pizza); they're typically most interesting when they don't actually pertain to video games, I've noticed. Ultimately, more e-mails could be great if the guys are willing to scrap New Releases altogether.
@slantedwindows: I actually stopped sending in emails after I had one read on the bombcast. It was like the achievement went off and I felt like I had accomplished something. Now I'm just waiting for a really good question.
I really just like to hear them talk about random stuff. Besides "Whacha' Been Playing," Emails is my favorite part.
I skip new releases altogether since they spend way to much time on it and I find it rather boring. The email section is sometimes good other times bad or very short. I always thought the emails section on the hotspot was great but maybe I am mis-remembering.
I want less crap emails like "what's your favorite burger?" and more emails on their opinions on different real life situations. But, we can't always get what we want. Especially if you're not a payed subscriber.
" I want less crap emails like "what's your favorite burger?" and more emails on their opinions on different real life situations.
I agree. The emails that stir up a conversation, be it serious or just joke-ish, I enjoy them immensely. Hearing them answer "Yes" and then move on isn't that fun, but then again, it all depends on what emails they've received.
I think that realistically, the amount of e-mails sent far outnumbers the time they have. Even if they did a 3 hour one of nonstop emails, they wouldn't even get close to clearing out the ones from that week alone. It's a nice idea, but I just don't think it'd work out in real life.
@Fallen189: I always figured it was that there aren't enough good emails each week worth mentioning. Either that or the fact that they're ready to wrap and get out of the booth by the time emails comes at the very end. I'd take emails over WiiWare/DSiWare segments any day.
Can you imagine the shit show that would happen if they just had a Q thread like Screened does? (Though to be fair, Rory has read 2 of my questions, so I am preferential to that)
I dunno. Emails are sometimes fun, but I think the time devoted to emails in the Bombcast is probably time enough. The crew does a good job prioritizing what's really important (that is, their opinions on the stuff they've played and their thoughts on topical issues in the gaming community).
Hmmm, maybe a little more time towards e-mails, but I think the Watcha-been-playing segment should be the majority of the podcast, meaning it should be longer and they should go on more crazy tangents about crappy old games and whatever.
Hell Yeah! I LOVE the emails segment. It makes me feel connected to the community. I get to her the voice of my fellow Giant Bomb lovers. I've also had my emails read as well. I've felt special by this.
Does anyone really care about the new releases? If you are listening to the giantbombcast then I am sure that you are nerdy enough to no when games are coming out.
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