Album 57: A Call to Something More

[Samantha14]

I know I can't wait to listen to the next episode. If I waited it would drive me crazy.

*Highfives awesome person*

[Reddo]

I know I can't wait to listen to the next episode. If I waited it would drive me crazy.

*Highfives awesome person*

me too, I usually listen to them all in one day if I have time after work, and for sure in 2 days if I'm busy

[Samantha14]

I know I can't wait to listen to the next episode. If I waited it would drive me crazy.

*Highfives awesome person*

me too, I usually listen to them all in one day if I have time after work, and for sure in 2 days if I'm busy

And this is why I love ToO so much.

[The Old Judge]

Doesn't that take some of the joy away, though? If you wait for a whole year to get twelve episodes, then listen to them all in one day, it's just over. Then you have to wait 6-8 more months for Album 58 to come out. If I did that, this would be me:

[Skylerbuck]

Plus I like to listen to the episodes quick so I can fill in the info on aiowiki

[Samantha14]

Doesn't that take some of the joy away, though? If you wait for a whole year to get twelve episodes, then listen to them all in one day, it's just over. Then you have to wait 6-8 more months for Album 58 to come out. If I did that, this would be me:

While you do make a valid point, TOJ, it's actually not the case for me. I'm one off those crazy lunatic fans that will seriously sit down and listen to the same episode 25 times straight--And be just as happy and excited as when I first turned it on. I just relisten over and over and over til the new album appears.

[The Old Judge]

I understand. Though I can't sit down and listen to the same episode over and over, I recently re-listened to Album 27, and was engaged and loved them, even though I knew what the episodes were about.

(However, there were a lot of things in the episodes that caught me off-guard. I thought I remembered them clearly, but I would hear something and be like: "Oh, YEAH! That did happen!" That's what I get for being cocky.)

[howdypardner]

Does anyone know when the album will be available for download? I've heard August, but August is in six days...

[Reddo]

Does anyone know when the album will be available for download? I've heard August, but August is in six days...

nope, they're being very quiet about it for it coming out so soon

[EvangelineWalker]

I heard August 10th. Though I don't remember where I heard it...

[Woody]

August 10th is the airdate of the first episode...

[Jimmy Barclay Fan]

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/158997 ... rd_i=typ01

VOLUME 57: A Call to Something More
Life is full of surprises—some that are welcome, some that aren’t. A trip in the Imagination Station is usually fun, but three generations from the Parker family are surprised to find that it can be life-changing, too. And who doesn’t love the circus, especially when it involves a mystery, sabotage, and betrayal? And Connie’s life is turned upside-down by an unexpected phone call, triggering major changes for everyone around her. In laughter or tears, you can count on the crew at Whit’s End to make life’s surprises fun, exciting, touching, and rich with lessons from God.

Featuring the vocal talents of Chris Anthony, Townsend Coleman, Jess Harnell, Katie Leigh, Kimmy Robertson, Will Ryan, and Andre Stojka.

Sensational Stories, Lifelong Lessons!
1-2. Your Servant Is Listening, Parts 1-2
Theme: Hearing God’s Voice
3. No Chemistry Whatsoever
Theme: The Value of Hard Work
4. The Friend Formula
Theme: True Friendship
5. More Than a Feeling
Theme: Don’t Trust Emotions
6. Repent After Me
Theme: Repentance
7. Big Trouble Under the Big Top
Theme: Treating Others Well
8-10. Life Expectancy, Parts 1-3
Theme: Dealing with Loss
11-12. The Pilot, Parts 1-2
Theme: Service

[TigerintheShadows]

There's an episode with the theme of not trusting emotions. This is gonna be awesome--I've been emphasizing the fickle, untrustworthy nature of emotions for years.

[The Old Judge]

Tiger, you are my new best friend. That is such a true statement. Thank you.

So, yon album has potential. What episode dost ye knaves get excited about the most? And will ye buy the hard copy or digital?

I, for one, am excited about Life Expectancies. Who isn't? But Your Servant Is Listening sounds awesome, too. Lucia in the IS. That is a realm where old people don't belong...

[TigerintheShadows]

Really. I mean, Whit fell into a coma and suffered through visions of himself being evil, Tom had a freakout and later destroyed the thing, and Bernard kept getting placed in janitorial work. No place for old folks, indeed.

I'm interested in "More Than A Feeling" because, as previously mentioned, I hate this idea that you can "trust your heart" or whatever. I'm curious to see what the AIO team does with that.

[The Old Judge]

I checked AIOWiki, and there have been no cast members released so far. However, the title would lead me to believe that Wooton and Penny and/or Barrett and Priscilla are involved. I would not mind Barrett and Priscilla being there in the least. Truth be told, I think Odyssey should deal with a steady teenage romance, considering that is something they have never done. With that scenario, you could showcase their families adjusting to such a change, limits set, and other relation-y type things.

And with that idea, you could actually give Priscilla a family, and not make her some awkward orphan child.

[Leonard Meltsner]

Really. I mean, Whit fell into a coma and suffered through visions of himself being evil, Tom had a freakout and later destroyed the thing, and Bernard kept getting placed in janitorial work. No place for old folks, indeed.

That cracked me up.

We (the Oddcast) already recorded our 57 predictions video, and with the themes now released, it's out of date before even being released...

And yes, we don't need any more orphan Scootaloo children running amuck. Families are always nice.

[TigerintheShadows]

I think Odyssey should deal with a steady teenage romance,

*cough* Trent/Mandy *cough*

Well, somebody had to say it.

Anyway, should it really be Barrett/Priscilla? I mean, they're only in middle school. Has Odyssey really had a habit of promoted steady romances at that age? I'm not saying it's implausible, just that Barrett and Priscilla may not even be teenagers and would be therefore unsuited for that kind of thing. The title alone, though, suggests that the pairing in question would be Wooton/Penny--doesn't that sound exactly like the sort of thing one or both of them would have to be told?

And yes, we don't need any more orphan Scootaloo children running amuck.

Like.

[The Old Judge]

Anyway, should it really be Barrett/Priscilla? I mean, they're only in middle school. Has Odyssey really had a habit of promoted steady romances at that age? I'm not saying it's implausible, just that Barrett and Priscilla may not even be teenagers and would be therefore unsuited for that kind of thing.

Well, Miss Trandy, if you really want to debate this... (By the way, that's your new nickname.) When Barrett and Priscilla first started on the show in 2010, they were both about thirteen. Barrett was, at least, Priscilla might have been twelve. Okay. It's now, what? 2013. Correct. Barrett is 15-16. Priscilla, at the least, is 15. Though my conventional age to date would be sixteen, with the world we live in, I would not be surprised nor outraged if Priscilla as a fifteen year old started dating. If the Odyssey team is trying to properly minister to kids, they need to show what a proper teenage dating relationship would be like. Learning by example, and other people's mistakes, is a good way to learn. They could take that approach with Barrett and Priscilla.

With Trent and Mandy, they were younger than Barrett and Priscilla were now. One thing I dislike about the hiatus was that Mandy and Trent were put away, and we weren't able to see their relationship develop. I would not have approved of them dating on the show when they were on, is because Trent's voice hadn't lowered, so I'm thinking he's twelve or thirteen, and Aria Curzon's voice was always so young-sounding, Mandy sounded in a state of perpetual twelve year old-ishness. Seeing twelve or thirteen year olds in a "dating relationship" drives me crazy.

[TigerintheShadows]

Well, Miss Trandy, if you really want to debate this... (By the way, that's your new nickname.)

I'm not interested in a "debate". I wasn't even going to argue, per se, with your point. I was merely questioning whether or not Barrett and Priscilla are old enough to date. (I love my new nickname, though. Greet me with it in a sentence including really long words; that way I can feel just like Connie. )

When Barrett and Priscilla first started on the show in 2010, they were both about thirteen. Barrett was, at least, Priscilla might have been twelve. Okay. It's now, what? 2013. Correct. Barrett is 15-16. Priscilla, at the least, is 15. Though my conventional age to date would be sixteen, with the world we live in, I would not be surprised nor outraged if Priscilla as a fifteen year old started dating. If the Odyssey team is trying to properly minister to kids, they need to show what a proper teenage dating relationship would be like. Learning by example, and other people's mistakes, is a good way to learn. They could take that approach with Barrett and Priscilla.

I wouldn't have a problem if they were in high school, either, but apparently (according to the wiki, anyway, which usually has up-to-date information) they're twelve. If Barrett and Priscilla are fifteen or sixteen, then by all means, let them date. I definitely approve of teenage relationships being showcased...I wasn't aware, though, that Barrett or Priscilla were even old enough to have their learners' permits. I don't think any of the new characters have been aged up any more than a year. If they still attend middle school, and apparently they do, then it's highly unlikely that they're as old as you're claiming.

I think every other child character has established that Odyssey time does not work in conjunction with real world time. It never has. Just because three years have passed in real life doesn't mean that three years have passed in Odyssey.

With Trent and Mandy, they were younger than Barrett and Priscilla were now. One thing I dislike about the hiatus was that Mandy and Trent were put away, and we weren't able to see their relationship develop. I would not have approved of them dating on the show when they were on, is because Trent's voice hadn't lowered, so I'm thinking he's twelve or thirteen, and Aria Curzon's voice was always so young-sounding, Mandy sounded in a state of perpetual twelve year old-ishness. Seeing twelve or thirteen year olds in a "dating relationship" drives me crazy.

Won't argue with you on the twelve-year-old relationships thing. I wholeheartedly agree. (I've always thought they were about to enter high school by "A Class Reenactment" (Trent's voice was pretty low by then, and Marvin's has been deep since Album 46), but I digress. ) I wouldn't have approved of them dating while they were on, either, but I do approve of them dating now--much as I would approve of Barrett and Priscilla dating if they were old enough, which, if the fact that they attend middle school is any indication, they're not.

(I didn't like Trent and Mandy dropping off the face of the earth before we got to see their relationship develop, either, but they're not the only ones I want around. I miss Edwin, Bernard, and the Washingtons, even though I know it's unfeasible for the former two to come back. )

For the record, I think the only two things standing in the way of a relationship between them are their ages (if they're not in high school, which I don't believe they are) and the fact that outside of her relationship with Barrett, Priscilla feels underdeveloped...I'd rather see her develop on her own as her own person, outside of having other people, Barrett or otherwise, to bounce off of.