Nero Wolfe
First off, i definitely liked the OLD Nero Wolfes that we listened to earlier this year alot better. The voices on these ones seemed real forced and too cheesy. Well maybe not cheesy enough, either way they just didn't sound right for the gumshoe scenario they were trying to portray. I also didn't like how there was a different voice actor playing Archie in each show
What I did like about the new Wolfe episodes were the complete and unreserved deliverance of "fat" jokes. it was flaburghasted the first time I heard the announcer paint the picture of the laziest, fattest, most pompous, eccentirc, and best detective in the world. I love the lines like, "I simply detisted the art of labor" and stuf to that affect. It cracked me up how every episode began with him not being able to pay for food, so he had to take on a case. It makes me wonder how many murders go unsolved in this fantasy world because Nero is eating a sandwich.
These episodes didn't really get me hooked. If this was a serial show today, I don't think I would be that into it. Sure, I would stop and listen to it if I hapened accross it and had time, but I would never make time to listen to it. The episodes are self contained. They never extend beyond the scope of one half hour show. There is no major development of anything other than cliches. Granted these are cliches now and they weren't then, but it still leaves something to be desired. you could tune in to this show and having never heard it before understand the characters and their traits. Nothing rely develops between episodes. All that happens is Nero gets hungry so Archie finds a murder case that involves a pretty lady. There are no cliff hangers, no motivation that makes it important to have heard the previous or hear the following show. It is stagnant.
On the flip side, this self contained episode format makes it easier for the listener to follow the show because it doesn't matter if they miss something, it will all start over a little different next episode.
Overall I liked these shows, but they just never got me excited about what I was hearing. The unfolding of the plot lost interest, and that to me seems like a huge problem in any sort of drama.
What I did like about the new Wolfe episodes were the complete and unreserved deliverance of "fat" jokes. it was flaburghasted the first time I heard the announcer paint the picture of the laziest, fattest, most pompous, eccentirc, and best detective in the world. I love the lines like, "I simply detisted the art of labor" and stuf to that affect. It cracked me up how every episode began with him not being able to pay for food, so he had to take on a case. It makes me wonder how many murders go unsolved in this fantasy world because Nero is eating a sandwich.
These episodes didn't really get me hooked. If this was a serial show today, I don't think I would be that into it. Sure, I would stop and listen to it if I hapened accross it and had time, but I would never make time to listen to it. The episodes are self contained. They never extend beyond the scope of one half hour show. There is no major development of anything other than cliches. Granted these are cliches now and they weren't then, but it still leaves something to be desired. you could tune in to this show and having never heard it before understand the characters and their traits. Nothing rely develops between episodes. All that happens is Nero gets hungry so Archie finds a murder case that involves a pretty lady. There are no cliff hangers, no motivation that makes it important to have heard the previous or hear the following show. It is stagnant.
On the flip side, this self contained episode format makes it easier for the listener to follow the show because it doesn't matter if they miss something, it will all start over a little different next episode.
Overall I liked these shows, but they just never got me excited about what I was hearing. The unfolding of the plot lost interest, and that to me seems like a huge problem in any sort of drama.
posted by Daniel Porter at 1:54 PM
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