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One AIO Season A Year
Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2013 12:04 am
by Bren
Re: One AIO Season A Year
Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2013 5:32 pm
by The Old Judge
I hope this isn't true. On the one hand, we have discussed future possibilities a lot more, but I still like having 24 episodes a year. It's true about the contests. If they'd just do GITS or ACTS for that empty three month block of summer, I'd be fine. When they ran GITS until November, and they're currently overextending ACTS, that's a little annoying to the fans.
Think about this: It's almost like they're focusing more on the fans of the show than the show itself.
Granted, they will have the twelve Adventure Club episodes, but if that's the reason they cut down to only one album a year, I will be extremely mad. I feel contrary to your opinion, Bren. Back in the '80s and early to mid '90s, they were making more than two albums a year. I think it was one in the summer, one in the winter, and the misfit episodes for that year went into a third album as soon as they were twelve more. The
Odyssey staff has grown by leaps and bounds since those days, so I think they're more than capable of producing two albums, as well as the Adventure Club.
Re: One AIO Season A Year
Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2013 6:38 pm
by Peachey Keen
I could be happy with 1 season a year if they dramatized the rest of the Passages series, doing one of those a year. After that's done, I'd want 2 seasons again.
Re: One AIO Season A Year
Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2013 7:16 pm
by Reddo
They're capable of making 2 a year plus the club episodes, but it would probably cost them more. I think album sales will go down after the club launches as club members get access to everything and have no need to buy the albums anymore. If not as many people buy albums the cost per sales for them increases, if they have 2 albums a year they might loose money. If they only have 1 album a year then sales will probably stay the same and they won't loose money on it, if things go well though they might add more club episodes, like maybe 15 or 20 a year plus album episodes, then we'd be getting like 30 a year. it might not be so bad after all.
but we'll just have to wait and see how things go first
Re: One AIO Season A Year
Posted: Thu Aug 29, 2013 10:13 am
by ArnoldtheRubberDucky
If this is true, it makes me dislike the idea of the "Odyssey Adventure Club" even more.
Re: One AIO Season A Year
Posted: Thu Aug 29, 2013 4:33 pm
by Arkán Dreamwalker
What exactly is meant by "season" in this context?
Re: One AIO Season A Year
Posted: Thu Aug 29, 2013 4:37 pm
by Samantha14
Arkán Dreamwalker wrote:What exactly is meant by "season" in this context?
One album is considered one "season". Usually we get two albums a year. But, with this adventure club thing, we may only get one as non-members. And possibly miss out on quite a lot of story if we don't join, because they might do one season for club-members only.
Re: One AIO Season A Year
Posted: Thu Aug 29, 2013 6:18 pm
by Skylerbuck
For us its not what we want, but Focus will make $180/year per person for the club, for all 57 albums plus exclusive episodes. On the digital/CD/iTunes albums they sell for $15-30. Honestly I won't get the club for me, but whoever will, will be giving Focus a lot more money for future episodes
Re: One AIO Season A Year
Posted: Thu Aug 29, 2013 7:01 pm
by Pound Foolish
This is all very confusing... When people claimed that 57 was delayed partially because of Get in the Show, it seemed to make little sense either. What do people mean when they say things like, "Odyssey was too busy with such and such to go ahead with the shows"? Those things are done by totally different teams. Doing a live show or contest doesn't mean that the AIO writers or directors are busier than normal. What does ACTS have to do with Kathy Buchanan writing her latest comedy? Or the editors, or sound designers, or anybody?
How does a completely separate endeavor affect the production of the show?
Re: One AIO Season A Year
Posted: Tue Sep 10, 2013 12:55 pm
by NateVONgreat
It is because they are making something BIGGER! an hour long episode! or are doing big changes to the building, or maybe it is because it is the butterfly effect of the wild fires in Colorado spring last summer. I would like to think it is the first one.
Re: One AIO Season A Year
Posted: Wed Sep 11, 2013 9:36 pm
by Pound Foolish
In fact, Nate, I heard the entire studio burned down. Just joking. Why is no one laughing?
Those are all good guesses.
Re: One AIO Season A Year
Posted: Thu Sep 12, 2013 2:23 am
by whittaker96
Pound Foolish wrote:This is all very confusing... When people claimed that 57 was delayed partially because of Get in the Show, it seemed to make little sense either. What do people mean when they say things like, "Odyssey was too busy with such and such to go ahead with the shows"? Those things are done by totally different teams. Doing a live show or contest doesn't mean that the AIO writers or directors are busier than normal. What does ACTS have to do with Kathy Buchanan writing her latest comedy? Or the editors, or sound designers, or anybody?
How does a completely separate endeavor affect the production of the show?
I think Kathy and Marshal Younger are the only writers who weren't involved - I'm pretty sure they're both freelance. Paul, Dave, Nathan, and Bob Hoose all did ACTS, which probably significantly affected their work days.
Re: One AIO Season A Year
Posted: Thu Sep 12, 2013 10:43 am
by NateVONgreat
nah, it wouldn't "significantly affect" for everyone, it takes a long time to finish 1 episode, but as soon as the writing is done, the writers are done, and everyone does only their part.
that way they are not that busy.
Pound foolish,: hee he ha ha haha HAHA HAHAHAHAH LOL!! ROFL !! ROTFLOL! HAH!!! *ow*
Re: One AIO Season A Year
Posted: Fri Sep 13, 2013 3:30 am
by Bren
whittaker96 wrote:Pound Foolish wrote:This is all very confusing... When people claimed that 57 was delayed partially because of Get in the Show, it seemed to make little sense either. What do people mean when they say things like, "Odyssey was too busy with such and such to go ahead with the shows"? Those things are done by totally different teams. Doing a live show or contest doesn't mean that the AIO writers or directors are busier than normal. What does ACTS have to do with Kathy Buchanan writing her latest comedy? Or the editors, or sound designers, or anybody?
How does a completely separate endeavor affect the production of the show?
I think Kathy and Marshal Younger are the only writers who weren't involved - I'm pretty sure they're both freelance. Paul, Dave, Nathan, and Bob Hoose all did ACTS, which probably significantly affected their work days.
w96 is right. There's also the fact Dave has had health issues, Nathan has the podcast and such, I know Bob has more than just AIO to do. In terms of 57, they didn't start recording till like December.
Re: One AIO Season A Year
Posted: Fri Sep 13, 2013 11:08 pm
by The Old Judge
Bren, do you know if they're starting the Album 58 recordings yet?
Re: One AIO Season A Year
Posted: Sat Sep 14, 2013 12:04 am
by Reddo
They have not, I think they've recorded 6 episodes for the club though. The fact that recording for 58 further credits the thoughts that 58 will be out later next year, and 59 will come out in 2015 and 60 in 2016
Re: One AIO Season A Year
Posted: Thu Sep 26, 2013 3:53 pm
by Bren
Nathan Hoobler wrote:The future of the Adventures in Odyssey broadcast schedule is still being discussed. For the near future. there will be one set of 12 OAC stories (available exclusively in the club) and one set of 12 "regular" stories (available on radio, CD, and so on). That's always up for discussion, but that will be the plan for at least the next year.
Re: One AIO Season A Year
Posted: Thu Sep 26, 2013 9:36 pm
by The Old Judge
I have no comment here. Just a deep sense of loss and worry about what this will do to the fan base. I'm amazed nobody had screamed, and this news has been up for six hours.
Re: One AIO Season A Year
Posted: Tue Oct 01, 2013 5:30 pm
by Bren
We're screaming on the inside. I added some personal thoughts on the latest
blog post.
For those with a Facebook account, Brock has requested that we give voice our concerns about the club. You can search for Brock D. Eastman. The post mentions testing out streaming and has the club logo on it.
Re: One AIO Season A Year
Posted: Sat Oct 05, 2013 9:03 am
by shnoodlec.
Guys. Terrible news. I just signed up for the members sneak peak thingy and I got an email saying that they were going to STOP MAKING AIO!! Haha. Just kidding. I slap floor. Pound Foolish got me in a jokey mood. Back to the conversation: That must never happen. Look at what I posted on the link. Also, PF, is your name supposed to be like a joke about Penny Wise?