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"TRS" CAT FTW
"TRS" CAT FTW
"TRS" CAT FTW by 2H
"TRS", or the "Totally Rad Show" for the uninitiated, is the name
of everyone's favorite video podcast.
At least it should be.
The podcast is hosted by the TRio (get it?) of Jeff Cannata, Alex
Albrecht, and Dan Trachtenberg, or CAT (Cannata Albrecht
Trachtenberg) as I will call them from now on until that acronym
catches on and sweeps the nation head over heels, making it dance
while doing a handstand (or at least until I finish this piece so I
can give it a catchy title).
The three gracious hosts spend an hour every week in front of a
green screen discussing their opinions on movies, video games,
comics, and television, never failing to provide humor
throughout.
Behind the camera is the man who controls all of the technical
aspects of the show. The man they call Steve; the man I like to
call the "David Copperfield" of video podcasting.
Why do I give him this name?
Because he has the ability to make words appear as if from nowhere.
And he makes green screen magic. Enough said.
The appeal of the show comes from the chemistry that CAT have
(has?) with one another, along with their control over the content
of each week's episode. There is never a lack of enthusiasm on
their part because they discuss topics that genuinely interest
them.
In fact, they are so enthusiastic about the topics they discuss,
that in one episode, one topic in particular caused Jeff "you're
writing a check you 'Cannata' cash" to erupt into an unrequited fit
of rage over his favorite television show, "The Shield." In the
episode, Jeff becomes momentarily irate with Dan, who doesn't
follow "The Shield", for ruining a major plot point of the show,
for himself (Dan) after looking the show up on the internet. Now if
that's not passion, I just don't know what is.
Some people might go as far as to call these guys the Three Kings
of "nerd culture" (the Three Amigos, the Three Musketeers, the
Three Men and a Baby, okay I'll stop); at the very least I call
them damn entertaining.
Full of candid discussions and more laughs than you can shake a
large but manageable stick at, the "Totally Rad Show" is a podcast
that you'd have to be asleep not to enjoy.
Don't take my word for it. Head over to The Main Feature to find a
link to the "Totally Rad Show."
2H is a writer at http://mainfeature.blogspot.com/ which features
reviews and opinions on video games, movies, and television.
http://mainfeature.blogspot.com/2007/10/trs-ftw.html
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