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    Well I'm only 7 months late; but I thought the episode was pretty good and my real only problem which matts has mentioned was Christina's dismissal of Aaron's exoplanet discovery method:

    She mentions watching planets and waiting for a transit as the best method, but as you can imagine the probability of seeing this in 3D space is very rare; and while it has discovered planets before, there are better methods.

    Primarily the one that Aaron referred to, wobbling. Gravitational orbits affect both bodies, not just the tiny planets. And with bigger planets like Jupiter, you can see the small orbit of the Sun that Jupiter causes: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Orbit2.gif

    And so if you see red/blueshifts, evidence of this wobbling you can infer the size and orbital radius of an exoplanet.

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    I loved PFT's little, halfway-off-mic "you son of a bitch" when Scott was hammering Werner for not being accurate during the opening questions of WTR.

     

    I also always love whenever Scott says something faux-profound and says "Do you know what I mean?". And his one-line return to bashing Obamacare. And everything else that came out of his mouth this episode.

    Werner Herzog, the greatest of dungeon Masters.

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    Wow, I would never have guessed Eddie was at the level of sports fandom as making a tin foil stanley cup. It was interesting to hear New York's perspective on the '94 series, as a Vancouverite. Also, if you want you want to blend in while in Edinburgh, you should pronounce it "Edin-burr-uh" to avoid the ire of the locals.

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    You guys are right. I'm sorry. I only have like two stories. Seriously. But that one is off the table, henceforth. I didn't realize I had told it before on the same show. It won't happen again. At least with that story. It might happen with my other story, and if it does, let me know, and that one will also be pulled from the rotation.

     

    Thanks so much for listening, check out the Long Shot,

     

    Sean

    That's okay. Improv defies insanity in how it can try the same thing and get a completely different result.

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    Really nice episode. It was mellower than usual but was super clever.

     

    And did I hear correctly on Doug Loves Movies that the CBB Live show is ending soon? Does this have any implications for the other forms of CBB (Podcast, TV show)? That kind of made my heart skip a beat when I heard it.

    Obviously there are more qualified people that can answer this, but based on Scott's twitter this is him retiring from the putting together the live show at UCB after 10 years. There was no mention of this choice applying to any other forms of CBB.

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    I'm starting to doubt that Eric is a real person, considering how hilariously amazing his skills as an interview flourished while faced with that intimidating Polish man.

     

    @MattBesser

    The Edgar Allen Poe one, as people have mentioned. And I would say the first Eric the Paid intern segment that lead to the whole why or why not bit from today.

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    Hmm, just noticed this thread. To add to the comedy overload on tuesday I'll say that even though I'm a regular user and know what's coming out, it means a few more clicks to get to the forums; which is trivial but still something to note. And naturally, as has been mentioned before, it's not good for potential new listeners for PB.

     

    As a suggestion for the front page: the obvious would be to extend the number of shows you display to something like 5. However if your married to the aesthetic dimensions of 3; perhaps you could play with the layout for the non primary episodes like the Tuesday I4H and SC to make them fill out effectively half the size. That way you can still show all of the shows from the past couple days, and also denote to people that those episodes are different and considered extra.

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    @GM DODDS

     

    I'm in agreement with you when it comes to the use of the word itself retard. However, to not allow improvisers to play mentally handicapped people is silly.

    Just because improvisers don't use the N word, doesn't mean they don't play black people. During these improvs, it is very tempting to resort to stereotypes. This is natural based on the fact that nobody knows whats going to happen beforehand, and so there only way of conveying themselves is to put forth something that everyone can quickly recognize, especially in this audio form. Recognition takes precedent over accuracy for the sake of comedy, and so I don't hold it against the performers for doing that stock handicapped voice.

     

    And I think "play[ing] developmentally disabled characters - almost always for laughs" is simplifying it too much. Yes they are aiming to get laughs, but that's what they always going for. In any circumstance when I have watched improv, the decision to take on a character that is truly beyond their personality (White person playing a black person, mentally handicapped person or Edgar Allen Poe), its because its demanded from the scene. How often have you ever seen a professional improv show just have someone initiate the scene as a 'retard' without provocation (ie. in this show, the story before hand did not feature such a person)? And while it depends on every spectator, I feel like I can laugh at the use of a stereotype in a scene without feeling like I am laughing in the face of the people they represent.

     

    Also I should probably relisten to the part you're talking about before defending improvisers since I've kind of forgotten what happened. It was an evolution of the too soon discussion and encroaching upon the audience's sensitivity, right?

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