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Talks Machina
#52 'Disparate Pieces'

So, this is the talk show that used to follow every episode of Critical Role. After it came out that the host had done some Bad Shit, most content featuring him was removed from official Critical Role channels; but, the internet being the internet, it is still out there, so I thought I'd give it a go.

Of course, as enjoyable as Crit Role is, catching up already involves literally hundreds of four-hour-long episodes — which is, y'know, a lot — without adding an extra hour-and-change to each with Talks Machina too. Indeed, to be precise, it adds an extra 136½ hours to the already-565-hour commitment. (Can you imagine a 'normal' TV show that ran for over 700 hours? That's the equivalent of 42 seasons of a 22-eps-a-year US network TV drama!)

That said, I love behind-the-scenes stuff of things I love; and these guys do have interesting stuff to say about why they made the decisions they made, where the story is going, and so on. It's a lot of extra time to add to an already long thing, but it might be worth it. (Step one: go back to the four hours of Talks Machina that cover Campaign Two Episodes 1–3...)

[Watch it (again) on Internet Archive.]