Like... This is something that never even occured to me because I dislike all the audiobooks I've listened to

except for Douglas Adams reading his own works... But that's only because I like Douglas Adams... And not because I particularly enjoyed experiencing the narrative of Hitchhiker's Guide in audiobook form...

Even when the books are read by actors I love...

I think next, I will look for Poe podcasts. I think Poe would fit perfectly into this format....

Night Vale : I have never found something to be so funny and suspenseful at the same time!

I've known funny and mind-bending. I've known suspenseful and mind-bending. But having all three in one is amazing. I love it so much! So much!

(P.S. this crow emote is in my top 5 favorite gifs on the internets)

I know I really can't stand audiobooks but Night Vale just...

I don't know what the difference is... I don't know if it's the voice actor, if it's the subject matter, if it's the fact that it's from the voice of only one character, if it's because each story is short?

I don't know... but I love it so much.

I tried reading transcripts before listening to it and the actual thing is so much funnier

I haven't actually been on the website. I've just been listening to it from my mobile app. I should try that too. I know I want to try to download the audio at least so that I have it forever and ever.

Definitely listen to the podcast before the transcripts.

Oh man, you're going to love later episodes. One of the characters starts speaking Russian idk if you've got to that already...

I don't know enough to understand it but in the transcript I read it was translated and I started laughing

Yeah, I got there just last night

Don't spoil stuff, though!

I won't!

But yes, I was like "PFffft!"

The first part of it, I actually did not understand either!

It wasn't well enunciated

Yeah, I think he did his best given I doubt he actually knows Russian

He did really well for a non-native speaker except for the first sentence.

I tried listening to it a few times and didn't understand. I didn't even think to look up a transcript! That's brilliant!

I was really surprised they translated it. It was awesome

But I actually really love how he went into Russian accent mode and all! I think he does a better Russian accent than I do.

Yeah my Russian accent is terrible

probably because I cannot grasp it

I know it when I hear it but I just can't mimic it at all because I go "damn. I can't remember what this sounds like."

(mee toooo )

I actually had a Russian accent naturally when I was little, then I lost it... and now I don't know how to do it

I don't feel so bad then

I can pronounce the words, obviously, but everyone always knows that I am American...

Yeah, definitely don't feel bad about that! As long as your enunciation is good, that's all that matters

With Russian, enunciation and accent are mutually exclusive. And your enunciation sounded great.

Are you still keeping up with the language?

Whenever I get the chance but not as much as I probably should be

We should hang out more on skype or something

Oh yeah we were going to watch Star Trek together, weren't we?

yis

Star Trek

TOS, right?

Or Next Gen?

TOS if I recall because I haven't seen many episodes

TOS is magical and horrible and I love it!

When do you want to schedule this?

Netflix also used to have The Original Series animated Series.. which was actually really good! It allowed them to have lots of interesting Scifi stuff that they couldn't have in the live-action show due to

the special effects budget

But I don't think they have the animated series on netflix anymore

Oh my schedule's pretty open these days