I still enjoy both weekly for the most part because they are great to listen to while I work. If I am not interested in a topic I can just tune it out until something else comes along. I don't know if it is me getting older or just worrying about other things and not having as much patience but a lot of the look how dumb Dan can be stuff and the voice modulation gets skipped through on the East. A lot of the talk about player unknowns gets tuned out in general, that game just isn't for me, and the praise it gets for having one map when they have shit on similar games for having no content just rubs me the wrong way.
@corpsemachine: I'm fine with topics I don't have interest in as they can be interesting. I failed in my initial post to indicate that it was hard for me to get through that because of the npr-like way in which the bombcast was discussing it. It was drier than a cracker. Which is fine, just not for me and that's ok.
I voted both, but as I'm writing this I just closed bombcast after 2 min and decided to transition to one GB podcast per week. My problem , I just don't like Ben. I am not going to elaborate further as I don't want to fire up any distortion. So I'm just going to leave it at that.
I am falling off a bit lately. This site helped me through a real hard year, and i am so so grateful, but i miss Drew, and Austin. I still tune in for the Bombcast every tuesday, but find that more and more Quick Looks fall through the cracks. Abby and Vinny together i think is a real treat though. Honestly i find myself hunting for old Whiskey Media videos lately. Thursday Night Throwdown Trackmania is a joy to behold. Guess i'm a bit late to the party though. West Coast really shines when there are guests to fill out the studio. I have the feeling Brad is getting frustrated with being interrupted all the time, but maybe i am over sensitive to that kind of stuff.
I really miss Danswers, that last one with Greg Miller was fantastic.
Trying to focus more on the forums side of the site lately, but sometimes it can feel like i sat at the wrong table at lunch :<
My schedule makes Beastcast easier. I listen to podcasts at work, and I'm off when Bombcast goes up. By the time I get around to it, the news and "what did you do this weekend" is already old. I try to listen to both, but on weeks that I only have time for one (generally F1 race weekends where a few hours of my work time is spent on that), I find Beastcast more fun.
So far I've listened to every Bomb and Beastcast, but I kind of wish Jeff would move to NY, so I can safely ditch the Bombcast. No offence to Brad (not a huge fan of Ben's sense of humor), but I only listen to Bombcasts for the Big Jeff.
I used to listen to both as soon as they went up but now I just stick mostly to the beastcast. Have kinda stopped watching and listening to most GBWest content, which is a bummer. Its gotten pretty meh.
I love all GB content, but I think I go through phases of what I'm digging more. Like a lot of people, I have been way into what GBEast has been putting out. They've got a great crew over there and the energy is just fantastic. But I think GBeast is kind of pulling away from what I have always loved about Giant Bomb, which is an irreverent look at video games through the eyes of industry professionals. The site was silly, but Jeff, Brad and Ryan could talk fucking video games in a very intelligent way that was always a treat to listen to/watch. GBEast is almost TOO irreverent sometimes. It's a comedy show with video games as a framing device. It's a great comedy show though. Sometimes I just want to hear Jeff tell some crazy ass story about video game history.
Mostly Bombcast. Unfortunately both podcasts covers games and topics I care very little but at least last in episode there was (very) little talking about Wing Commander.
Both. The Bombcast usually gets me through my commute over the course of Wednesday and Thursday. The Beastcast gets me through Friday and Monday (Tuesday as well if it's a long one).
I think the only episodes I might have missed are an occasional E3 one.
Beastcast only. I've fallen off the Bombcast train hard in the last year.
In its heyday, the Bombcast always had an energy/enthusiasm guy. Ryan, Vinny, Dan, any combination of these dudes brought the humor along with the knowledge. Nowadays laughs are few and far between.
They are both such different shows now, but I still listen to both, bombcast for more the informative take and beastcast for the more off the wall craziness
Video content though, it's been more team beast lately, the team is just tighter and more lively over there and that really comes through in the best parts of beast in the east and steal my sunshine
Both, but I keep finding myself skipping past huge parts of the Bombcast, or just shutting it off in the middle. They just do not talk about things that interest/entertain me anymore, especially during the quiet periods like now.
I eventually listen to all episodes of both (+8-4) but I tend to get behind 3 or 4 weeks and then binge on both shows during long drives, runs or grindy game sessions. I also listen while watching baseball on TV.
Neither really, actually. I mean, I might sometimes if there's a game I want to hear talked about, but it's not often that I listen to the podcasts. As for which one I listen to more when I do, the Bombcast, but I don't remember the last time I listened to an entire episode. I think it's great that they are doing it in video form now though. I like the staff here, otherwise, I wouldn't have made a profile and started visiting Giantbomb when it started, but I kind of just want to hear about the games I'm interested in, so I don't spend much time listening to or watching their stuff.
I'm back to listening to both. Gave the Beastcast a break because I didn't have time to listen to both but now I just try to listen to both of the most recent episodes from each coast.
I like to listen to both but the Bombcast comes out during a weird time in the week for me. Friday mornings are perfect though. Also if I'm honest with myself wherever Dan goes, I go.
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