Which Adventures in Odyssey Epidodes do you hate?

Kris Doyle · Post by **Kris Doyle** » Thu May 04, 2006 1:51 pm

Jonathan wrote:Hm, I never knew any of them were anything other then short.

Yeah. They were all relatively short. I guess it's just a matter of opinion.

Jonathan wrote:Goes to show how quickly I lost interest in that show...

I don't blame you.

Shadowpaw · Post by **Shadowpaw** » Thu May 04, 2006 3:52 pm

Jimmy Barclay wrote:Just of curiosity, is there a way to change the Title of this thread to Dislike ?

There is, and we did discuss this as a mod team today, but unless ricky would like to the change the name of his thread, I don't think there's a need for it. The term "hate" is both defined and used in a different context depending on the person using it and while some of us wouldn't go so far as to say we hate an Adventures in Odyssey episode, that doesn't mean ricky can't use the term. To some, the word is quite extreme but to others it's quite mild (compared to the word "despise", for example) and so we probably shouldn't change the name of the thread (possibly changing the message ricky is trying to convey as a result). The example I gave to the moderatoring team would be like going into a thread and changing the word "soda" to "pop", just because it's a personal preference of one word over the other. It's not really our place to police people's usage of the English language

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As for the actual topic, I think a reason episodes like "The Power of One", "The Great Wishy Woz" and "Fairy Tal-e-vision" failed are because they are not very "Odyssey-esque." On their own, I think they are pretty enjoyable and clever (and I actually just realized John Fornof wrote them all), but KYDS Radio and BTV episodes are not very popular with many people because they are not about real people going about their real lives in a town called Odyssey. Zany/wacky shows can be hilariously good, but they generally aren't rated or received very well by most fans because the heart of the series (the characters and storylines) are missing. Overall, as a personal preference, KYDS, BTV, Imagination Station, and Room of Consequence shows are ones I don't really re-listen to very often or look forward to hearing, though some exceptions exist ("The Devil Made Me Do It", "The Imagination Station", and "B-TV: Obedience" are ones I really liked). Though as a general rule for my own listening preferences, the over-arcing plot driven shows are consistently more enjoyable than the gimmic shows I mentioned above, while the normal slice-of-life can be hit or miss and my opinions fall in the middle.

I hope people don't think I don't like Odyssey after reading my comments, I still love it!

I'm just trying (perhaps poorly) to give some of my reasoning for liking/disliking certain genres over another when it comes to Odyssey.

Jimmy Barclay Fan · Post by **Jimmy Barclay Fan** » Thu May 04, 2006 4:44 pm

O ok, that makes sense, I just had to ask.

I liked Wishy Woz. episodes I did not like. well Obviosly 1999-2000 episodes, like Idol Minds. I cant really think of too many.
Some history episodes I found boring at times. I finally liked St. Patrick one.
quietly. I did like some Danny Schmidt episodes.

querida · Post by **querida** » Thu May 04, 2006 4:46 pm

Hate is a strong word. most of the episode are really great.

Aelwyn · Post by **Aelwyn** » Thu May 04, 2006 8:57 pm

I like pretty much all of the AIO episodes. Right now I can't think of any that I don't like.

Old Brad · Post by **Old Brad** » Sat May 06, 2006 7:03 am

Hate? There is no AIO episodes that I hate.

Aslan · Post by **Aslan** » Sat May 06, 2006 9:23 pm

The episodes i hate are. Fairy Tal-e-vision, The Power of One, All's Well with Boswell, But, You Promised, Nothing to Fear, Between You and Me, No Stupid Questions.

COWBOY OF TEXAS · Post by **COWBOY OF TEXAS** » Mon May 08, 2006 1:38 am

The only one that comes to mind is Castles & Cauldrons.

-Cowboy

Kris Doyle · Post by **Kris Doyle** » Mon May 08, 2006 9:32 am

Aslan wrote:The episodes i hate are. Fairy Tal-e-vision, The Power of One, All's Well with Boswell, But, You Promised, Nothing to Fear, No Stupid Questions.

What was wrong with "All's Well with Boswell"?
(Besides the fact that Robyn and Jessie sneaked onto Tom's truck illegally to sneak back into Odyssey so Robyn wouldn't have to hurt her pride by asking her parents for help?)

Rachael Blackgaard · Post by **Rachael Blackgaard** » Mon May 08, 2006 5:46 pm

Blackgaard's Revenge, although I do intend to cut parts of Regis's dialogue out of it and insert my own voice into an episode.

Various other goofy eps...

What's wrong with the Battle???? That's one of my all time favourite episodes.

Danielle Abigail Maxwell · Mon May 08, 2006 10:10 pm

[quote="Rachael"]Blackgaard's Revenge, although I do intend to cut parts of Regis's dialogue out of it and insert my own voice into an episode.

Various other goofy eps...

What's wrong with the Battle???? That's one of my all time favourite episodes.

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Well, I just adore and love Richard Maxwell, and as to see what Blackguard tries doing to him in the end, it is very scary to me. I know that Whit saves Richard and all, but even when Richard throws himself out of a car isn't as scary. Don't ask me why. I got the nerve to listen to "Another Chance" but not "The Battle". Maybe it is because Richard is trying to escape and that he is trying to save Tom's job... I don't know.

Aslan · Post by **Aslan** » Wed May 10, 2006 4:48 pm

Kris Doyle wrote:
Aslan wrote:The episodes i hate are. Fairy Tal-e-vision, The Power of One, All's Well with Boswell, But, You Promised, Nothing to Fear, No Stupid Questions.
What was wrong with "All's Well with Boswell"?
(Besides the fact that Robyn and Jessie sneaked onto Tom's truck illegally to sneak back into Odyssey so Robyn wouldn't have to hurt her pride by asking her parents for help?)

I just hate the episode

WindowWasher · Post by **WindowWasher** » Fri May 12, 2006 8:53 pm

There are very few episodes that I really dislike. But "The Great Wishy-Woz" ranks #1! I don't think I've ever finished it. I just lose interest before it ends. And several split episodes I didn't care for.

HarlowRoxMySox · Post by **HarlowRoxMySox** » Sun May 14, 2006 3:17 pm

Why is "Black Clouds" so high on the list?

rickyderocher · Post by **rickyderocher** » Fri May 19, 2006 11:33 am

Is "hate" really such a strong word? Isn't "hate" just the opposite of "love"?

So if if LOVE an episode, can't I say that I HATE an episode?

Kris Doyle · Post by **Kris Doyle** » Fri May 26, 2006 10:22 pm

As Shadowpaw said, I'm sure you can say it.

"The Spy Who Bugged Me" and (if I haven't already mentioned it) "Bethany's Flood" are two that I hate or really dislike (I guess I definitely hate "Bethany's Flood").

shasta wrote:"The Great Wishy Woz" not stand the test of time? I think this one is great! According to Tyndale, that 2-parter is releasing in October 06 as a sampler...

I think "The Great Wishy Woz" is great as well (as I said earlier)...but that picture of Nono looks nothing like what could be mistaken for a frog...

--Kris Doyle

Eugene Blackgaard · Post by **Eugene Blackgaard** » Sat May 27, 2006 12:56 am

How could you guys forget "It's a Wrap!" ?

That was the episode that broke the fourth wall!

Tyrell · Post by **Tyrell** » Sat May 27, 2006 1:10 am

The one where Eugene and Bernard came back and Whit is leaving..I don't remember the name of it.

Kris Doyle · Post by **Kris Doyle** » Sat May 27, 2006 3:21 am

Snake Blackgaard wrote:How could you guys forget "It's a Wrap!" ?

That was the episode that broke the fourth wall!

What do you mean by "the fourth wall"?

--Kris Doyle

Jessicado · Post by **Jessicado** » Sat May 27, 2006 7:39 pm

Shadowpaw wrote: anything with Danny Schmidt

DITTO!!!!!!!

The Town of Odyssey

Which Adventures in Odyssey Epidodes do you hate?

"hate" a strong word?