G+_Matt Lyons Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 I have a proposition. I enjoy watching Jolie and John feeding their own ego as much as everyone else, but I'm one of those weirdos that think tech news is super neat and it'd be cool to see some of it on This Week In Tech. Could we possibly have two episodes every time Dvorak and O'Dell come on? We'll give them one episode to be super hilarious and show how different and edgy they are by believing all the bullshit conspiracy theories they want and pretend to not understand simple things for the sake of sounding different ("oh my god why would they scan books I don't get ittttttt") then they can tell their super hilarious anecdotes that show us how better they are than these other tech peasants. We'll have one show where they are muted that can actually talk about tech. Everybody wins! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Matt Lyons Posted June 16, 2014 Author Share Posted June 16, 2014 Vincent Ferrari How dare you. I'll have you know that she is an award winning poet and went for months without internet to prove how better she is than us. She is a special butterfly that needs to be on every show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Zulhaimi Abdul Hamid Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 So both of them have something in common then. They polarised Twit viewers to the extreme. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Will Seiler Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 Jolie and John are on this week's episode together? Thanks for the heads up, I'll delete the download now. One or the other is fine but the two together makes the show impossible to endure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Matt Lyons Posted June 16, 2014 Author Share Posted June 16, 2014 Vincent Ferrari This isn't a "woman in tech" thing. I'm not trying to make it that. I'm saying John and Jolie are intolerable on the show, no matter what gender they are or how beautiful Dvorak is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_David Pick Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 William Seiler I was surprised Leo paired those 2 again after a lot of objections last time. I watched it live, so I don't need to download it again. Honestly, I don't have a problem with John or Jolie seperatelly. But the 2 together just seem to grind the show to a hault as Leo really seemed to be struggling toward the end of the show.? It was interesting and awkward to see Leo explain his view on Adam Curry to fans in the chat room. One calling Leo a dueche bag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Jonathan Guillotte Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 One of the many reasons why I prefer Current Geek. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Will Seiler Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 David Pick agreed. The two are like baking soda and vinegar (I just realized how ironic my intended comparison is given regular references to John's wine and vinegar and Jolie's baking), entertaining to watch for a bit but it's really just a mess when all is said and done. The only episodes I've ever skipped through or flat out deleted have had both on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Matt Lyons Posted June 16, 2014 Author Share Posted June 16, 2014 Vincent Ferrari Oh, yeah, Christina was (and always is) great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Jasidog Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 I have no problem with either. ? Hey, they're not even on the show very often. I can see Dvorak perhaps annoying me if he was on a lot. As he does tend to derail things a bit, which is funny as he used to be the one claiming to keep things pushing on to the next story. Even so I still like him. ? I like Jolie too. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Alex Howard Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 I think they're both fine individually, but when their powers combine, it does become incredibly snarky and anti-tech, which I don't think is that great for a technology news and discussion show. The comment by someone in chat during the show of how much Leo sighs when they're both on the show was on point. Its like Leo is struggling to pull the show along and try to be the lone voice advocating tech. The skype guest usually might not as well be there. I like them both but not together. I still don't see how Jolie can be a tech journalist and dislike technology as much as she seems to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Joe Phelps Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 I was looking forward to listening to TWiT late last night as I normally do on Sunday after GoT. As soon as Leo said Dvorak and O'Dell were on the show, I stopped the stream knowing I would hate it. Seems like they were booked together just to piss us off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Martin Trautvetter Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 Jolie is performance art and John called out the replacement guy from two weeks ago ... I liked it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Brian Belanger Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 I like Jolie too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Josh Frye Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 You know I always thought that the news show on the TWIT network was something called "TNT" but I could be wrong after all Mike Elgan is trying to make a news dept with Leo Laporte s backing. And they have a daily and nightly show. And that the TWIT sunday show was tech pundits digesting the news and giving opinions on it. With each host and guest givng different views on the stories. Myself, it dosen't matter who is on TWIT, because if I am not interested in the stories themselves I am not much into the episiod, not matter who is on. As I don't use Twitter and all the other social media stuff (save facebook and G+), so it just gets a meh out of me. But other subjects interest me tot he point I am doing nothing but watching the show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Chris Woodley Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 Eh I'll listen anyway only 2 more days til the real Twit aka TWiG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Kevin Johnson Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 Half way through the episode. Trying to decide if I should finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Matt Lyons Posted June 16, 2014 Author Share Posted June 16, 2014 Kevin Johnson In all honesty it does get better in the second half. I don't know if someone told them to calm it down or they just bored or whatever but they do eventually turn it around into a tech show and less of an ego-stroke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Kevin Johnson Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 Thanks Matt Lyons . I'll keep going. So far it's at little less annoying than the last time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Joe Phelps Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 One thing I noticed is that this episode was shorter than most. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Matt Lyons Posted June 16, 2014 Author Share Posted June 16, 2014 Joe Phelps Yeah I noticed that before I even started watching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Rob Ster (RobDawg) Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 Loved this episode of TWiT.......'Off The Rails'! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Martin Trautvetter Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 Joe Phelps They apparently cut a chunk out following one of the ads. Caught that in the live after-show yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Joe Phelps Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 Martin Trautvetter Interesting. Having to do major editing...wonder why... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Chris Woodley Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 Jolie's on i'd be surprised if there wasn't editing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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