August 2003
Saturday,
August 30, 2003
The
month of August seems to have quickly swept behind us. Where
does the time go? I believe a new poll will be up in two days
and I'll probably have a new review. Feel free to check back.
Thursday,
August 28, 2003
It's
getting to the end of the month and
Polls
& Forums might just be waiting for your vote. Head on
over and vote if you haven't already.
I've extended the Forum through
September due to the problems we were having earlier this month.
Tuesday,
August 26, 2003
Webmaster
of Respectable Website Shocks Visitors -By I.M. Fake,
Editor
A
disturbed hush falls over the crowd as Jacob Isom steps into his
high school this morning. He is, in fact, a senior. That's a
scary thought. What's even scarier is that he turns 18 today.
That's enough to make us cringe and hide under our covers for
the rest of our lives! What will become of this horrible story?
Tune in during the days ahead to see where the plot will take
us... Don't worry. We'll leave the light on for you.
Monday,
August 25, 2003
Well,
today is my last day of summer, for tomorrow I return back to
school. Ain't it the pits? It'll probably rob me of some of my
time. That means less new stuff may or may not show up here at
the Scoop. I'll do what I can. Good luck if you're in school!
Sunday,
August 24, 2003
I
just updated the ScoopMail page
with two more FAQ questions. Some people are just a little
confused on some things. That's understandable. I would probably
not fully understand it either.
Friday,
August 22, 2003
I
think it's about time that the Misc
section has a redesign. The old design was a quick version I
cooked up just to get it done. This, however, looks much better.
Check it out. Feel free to send me your comments over at
Contact
Us.
Wednesday,
August 20, 2003
Today
I'm proud to present a brand-new e-mail service. It's totally
free, and I'm sure many of you will enjoy it. Be sure to check
it out. Head over to ScoopMail.
This is one of the first big steps this site has taken in a long
time.
The
Pact
*****
"Since
Nathan Hoobler joined the team at Adventures in Odyssey, I’ve
been pleased with every episode he’s written..."
Read
More...
My
Review today is
The
Pact, another good example of a Nathan Hoobler classic. Be
sure to check out how I feel about the show.
Monday,
August 18, 2003
It's
been almost a week since I posted my latest
Review,
due to all the sudden problems with the site (please check
yesterday's update). Now it's time to reveal another:
For
the Fun of It
*****
"...Very
interesting. I almost wish I would have been that creative in
naming my animals."
Read
More...
Fortunately,
this past week I had the opportunity (and the stress) to catch
up on my reviewing, and somehow managed to catch up completely.
I guess I'll just keep releasing them every few days so there's
new updates to look forward to. Also if you'll look on the right
column far below on this page, you'll notice that I've put up a
permanent "Improvements" column.
Saturday,
August 16, 2003
You
may have already seen the notice above, but we have good news!
All forms on this website are working again, which means I'll be
able to receive your Forum entries! I
apologize once again that I wasn't able to receive your forums
over the past few months, or anything else for that matter. In
the future I will be making periodic checkups to make sure
everything is functioning properly so this never happens again.
All sections that were affected but are not now include:
If
you submitted anything under any of those in the past month, you
may want to try re-submitting it again so I'll get it. If you're
working on your Forum for the Awards, please get that submitted!
We're still at 4 participants! Again, sorry for the mistake.
Friday,
August 15, 2003
I
have an important notice to inform you about. For some odd
reason, every form on this website (the things you type in and
click 'submit' to send me e-mails, forums, etc.) stopped working
nearly a month ago. If you've been wondering why I haven't been
responding to your emails or if you submitted a Forum or
interview, I didn't get anything. I have received nothing for
over the past month and have been wondering why. Until further
notice, please send anything to
jacob@odysseyscoop.com
and I'll get
back with you. If
you would like to submit a Forum entry, please send it to me
there. I'm trying to get the problem resolved, but it may be a
little while longer than I had originally thought. I apologize
for the inconvenience in the event that any site stuff was lost
(your stuff). Please disregard any forms you see posted on the
website. They don't work. I think the problem should be fixed
tomorrow or later.
On
another note, I hope you're doing well with all these power
outages across the country. Weird, huh?
Wednesday,
August 13, 2003
The
American
Revelation
*****
"Now
that the machine holds up to ten people, has turbo lifters,
and compression struts, I do not care to experience any more
Bible stories or famous historical encounters..."
Read
More...
Yep,
I've posted another
Review
today. This time it's for
The
American Revelation. Don't forget to get your entry
submitted for the Forum Awards 5 over at
Polls
& Forums. Also info on the season premiere of Adventures
in Odyssey has been updated on the
2003
Episodes page.
Sunday,
August 10, 2003
Click
here. Only four people have submitted
their entries for the next Forum Awards 5 and we need more to
make this work!
Friday,
August 8, 2003
Available
now from Adventures in Odyssey are the first two
re-released albums about Odyssey. The Adventure
Begins and Stormy Weather are the new
titles.
Due
to the fact that there are now two cover arts for these two
albums (as well as all future albums), the
Albums
pages have been updated with a new look to follow a new format.
Only the first ten albums have been updated, however, all
pages will eventually be updated with the "Gold Audio
Series" of AIO, pictured above. AIO plans on releasing four
new albums in this series each year and has no plans to stop
until the entire series has been through a "Gold
Audio" design. I guess AIO changed their minds about only
updating the first fifteen albums.
Thursday,
August 7, 2003
Time
for yet another Review! I'm really pumping these things out!
Benefit
of the Doubt
*****
"The
calmer music style
helped me to take
in the episode without being overwhelmed
by too much music..."
Read
More...
Tuesday,
August 5, 2003
I've
cooked up another Review! Wow, I
forgot how much work it is to review episodes!
For
Trying Out Loud
*****
"I’m
not exactly sure what AIO’s recent fixation with
twinkies has been, but it fit in nicely... Twinkies remind
me of Wooton."
Read
More...
Be
sure to check out all the reviews from the 2003 Season on the
right column further down this page.
Monday,
August 4, 2003
I
finally have got the Reviews
section moving along again and have reviewed a new show:
The
Toy Man
*****
"I'm
okay with the introducing of new characters, but when AIO
introduces an entire family and doesn't exactly tell us
anything about them, I get mad..."
Read
More...
Be
sure to check it out. I hope to put out a new review every
several days until I'm completely caught up. That way I'll be
ready for the new season which begins in September!
Also
today I updated the AIO FAQ question I
recently released: "In the episode "What
Do You Think?", what are the words to the second verse of the song that the teacher sings
- "Three Little Froggies All Unwary?" Apparently, Tim Peterson had
more information than I did. Thanks, Tim!
Oh
yeah, since this site is getting so BIG, I thought it was
time to post a Site Map. Hopefully
it'll be helpful... to someone out there. If you get
lost, then that's the place to be. However, I hope you don't get
lost. That's one of my major goals for this website.
Friday,
August 1, 2003
I've
been preparing a special treat for you all! Today I've got a
load of updates, all of which you will find interesting.
-
Nathan
Hoobler, staff writer for Adventures in Odyssey, has
cooked up a special article titled "BTV: Behind the
Scenes: Behind the Scenes." It's an interesting and
detailed look at the creation of the episode. Head on over
to Extra! Extra! to read up on
it.
-
I've
also finally updated the AIO F.A.Q.
section with 18 new questions. I handed two of the questions
over to Jared Walczak because I had no idea how to answer
them. Be sure to check them out! If you asked a question a
while back, it's now posted (except for Gregory's).
-
The
new August Poll has been posted, and
the July 2003 results are in. Don't
forget to get your entry in for the
Episode-Speak
forum. You have until the end of August to participate. Get
to work!
-
Finally,
Chicken Soup has been updated
with a new poem "The Gift."
I
hope you enjoy all the exciting new updates. I've been needing
to get some of these things up for a long time.
-2003-
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