1) ROUND TIMING/MANAGEMENT a) There should be a set time rounds end and begin. Traditionally it is sometime on Saturday or Sunday, but a specific set time would improve things. I would recommend it be sometime between Sunday sunset and Monday sunrise, but the details should be decided by y'all. Yes...

I don't think Tea will ever compile the results, but I did. It took a while. There's a lot of chatter, and there's also a lot of confusion. There are a few moments when people overshot the 'week' and kept voting in a round after it was technically over, or for some reason, decided that voting ended ...

I don't like all AIO fan fiction (or, for that matter, all of actual AIO ;) ), but yours is right on the mark. You portray a vulnerable and wounded character very well. It's the sort of piece that gets people clamoring for a sequel, or a series. I don't know if that's something you'd be interested i...

I made a few parody 'reviews' back in the day that are recognizably similar to this idea. Two examples that I have, both for Family Portrait episodes: Gone Fishing : "Chuck Bolte gets mad and quits his job and goes fishing. Hal Smith comes and sets him straight. The greatest episode of all time...

Thanks so much for commenting on that, Peachey Keen. I had wanted and intended to talk about this, but didn't. The lessons I took away from this are that something where all the parts are made to go together is better than something cobbled together from different pieces, and that now is a good time...

I think we have a sufficient sample size to figure out some answers for this. Under normal circumstances, with the machine working as intended, it isn't possible to die in the Imagination Station. Some of the 'proof' cases that come to mind: Robyn and Jack take an (unsupervised) trip in "Elijah...

I haven't yet done an in-depth analysis of the source material, but I have to say that I don't think I buy it, and I'd be more inclined to say that what Whit does is wrong (because there are episodes, past and present, where I think that is honestly questionable) than to believe that what Morrie doe...

There's no rolling back votes at this time, but hopefully mistakes will be diminished by today's release of 3.0.1, which is a tweak to improve the keyboard commands and make it less likely to accidentally vote. Before, the keyboard commands were triggered any time you hit the keys that called for th...

What's interesting about the episode is the presence Mr. Perkins has, even though he's not physically there, being seven thousand miles away. Bridget flagrantly disobeys her mother, who is actually with her and probably even right next to her, but the moment he's onscreen, you can perceive the shift...

Well, probably not, but if these things can be inferred or determined through analysis, I don't see that there's a reason not to do so.

We do know a little bit about Odyssey characters' vehicle choices, although not much. A few that come to mind: Bernard had at least three known trucks, his old one ("that had never [yet] let him down", until the road trip, when it required repairs or modifications three separate times), th...

Well, it depends on the depth of your ambition. It's my feeling that a new first-tier AIO site (like AIOHQ, the Soda Fountain, or the Odyssey Scoop) should integrate more with user-generated content and AIOWiki. The difficulty with all of the three sites listed above is that they depended largely on...

I appreciate the effort people put into tying up all previous loose ends, but I think a Grand Unifying Theory of Villains will continue to be elusive. For one thing, I think the point about Tom is over-emphasized. Mentioning how long ago it was is helpful to listeners for establishing a timeline, a...

Listening to it now. -- The point where the episode turns from real to imaginary would seem to be 2:45. A "goof", explained by the fact that it was an imperfect I.S. adventure: Faux-Eugene says that he's 'never misplaced his phone before', but in "A Thankstaking Story", he had no...

I really can't say without spending a lot more time processing it. On a more casual level, though, I have done a decent percentage (at least 20%) of OACS' total votes, so it's fair to say its top ten is influenced by me and somewhat (20%? ;) ) represents my views "off-the-cuff" (that is, w...

Assuming it is in order, I completely disagree with your list. ;) It's hard to provide an in-depth analysis of how somebody else orders episodes, but I can say confidently that my top-50 would look quite different, partly in composition, largely in order. This has brought the idea back to my mind of...

I think the only possible reason they might change the name yet again is if Jason got married, or maybe if another relative (Jenny, or maybe one of Jack's existent but unknown grandchildren) eventually replaced him. I don't see it happening for anything else. As far as names go, I do think "Qua...

Quick plot summary: Jillian gets Connie's help in a job search, but has plenty of trouble along the way. Meanwhile, Trey Calhoun struggles with a crisis of confidence. Some comparable episodes: What Are You Gonna Do With Your Life?, For Trying Out Loud , A Penny Earned, Cycle of Fear Noteworthy dev...

Whit tells Jared to 'go on home' after the 'group therapy meeting' in "Eggshells".

Well, Jenny exists pretty much only in the past tense. There's a bit of a difference between episodes exploring what Whit's relationship/wife were like (after several episodes in which it was established he's a widower), and Mitch appearing with no 'warning' or previous setup, in a first scene that ...