Whether it was intentional or not, the main character reminds me of several anal/nerdy types that I know, but this guy is especially clueless. So I suppose it's a good acting/voicing performance. The build is smooth, if a little slow. The mood and writing of the Sixty Second Radio Hour segments work well with the format of my show/station, but I don't know where else I would expect to hear them.
An escalation of humor and darkness reminiscent of Joe Frank. Rushed, but fun. Well written, delivery OK but had an air of acting. Produced a good laugh and a good shutter.
This was such fun to listen to—completely entertaining. The progression of answering machine messages is such a satisfying structural device. I was a little disappointed that the end point was farcical, because some of the emotional places the story goes to feel genuine. Anyway, I can imagine the format of the sequential answering message becoming a whole genre unto itself. There’s so much to be done with it. It’s sort of the closest you can get to the panel-by-panel sequence of a comic book on radio. Valentine’s Day is coming up and a story like this would offer such a nice counterpoint to all the romantic stuff that’ll be going on.
I liked this piece, too, it's a great way to do a commentary on anything -- social commentary, etc. I thought this piece was a little long, but there was an unintimidating creepiness to the caller's cluelessness. This appears to be a series, and I think it could fit just about anywhere because it's not too deviant from a short play format that is somewhat familiar, but it also tackles interesting topics with a unique style and with wit and speed. I would love to hear this coming from my local PR station. It appears that the Tampa station is trying new things, and that's fantastic.
Comments for Beep
This piece belongs to the series "The Sixty Second Radio Hour"
Produced by Matthew Cowley
Other pieces by Matthew Cowley
Rating Summary
4 comments
Justin Grotelueschen
Posted on July 18, 2004 at 05:39 PM | Permalink
Review of Beep
Whether it was intentional or not, the main character reminds me of several anal/nerdy types that I know, but this guy is especially clueless. So I suppose it's a good acting/voicing performance. The build is smooth, if a little slow. The mood and writing of the Sixty Second Radio Hour segments work well with the format of my show/station, but I don't know where else I would expect to hear them.
Jake Warga
Posted on February 01, 2004 at 10:00 AM | Permalink
Review of Beep
An escalation of humor and darkness reminiscent of Joe Frank. Rushed, but fun. Well written, delivery OK but had an air of acting. Produced a good laugh and a good shutter.
Jonathan Goldstein
Posted on February 01, 2004 at 06:42 AM | Permalink
Review of Beep
This was such fun to listen to—completely entertaining. The progression of answering machine messages is such a satisfying structural device. I was a little disappointed that the end point was farcical, because some of the emotional places the story goes to feel genuine. Anyway, I can imagine the format of the sequential answering message becoming a whole genre unto itself. There’s so much to be done with it. It’s sort of the closest you can get to the panel-by-panel sequence of a comic book on radio. Valentine’s Day is coming up and a story like this would offer such a nice counterpoint to all the romantic stuff that’ll be going on.
Hans Anderson
Posted on January 23, 2004 at 07:02 AM | Permalink
Review of Beep
I liked this piece, too, it's a great way to do a commentary on anything -- social commentary, etc. I thought this piece was a little long, but there was an unintimidating creepiness to the caller's cluelessness. This appears to be a series, and I think it could fit just about anywhere because it's not too deviant from a short play format that is somewhat familiar, but it also tackles interesting topics with a unique style and with wit and speed. I would love to hear this coming from my local PR station. It appears that the Tampa station is trying new things, and that's fantastic.