Okay so I'm going to start this off by saying this: I have no idea how to describe this podcast at all. It's a very different sort of podcast and there isn't a lot like it out there... but it's the type of podcast I think I needed in my life and I am amazed by how amazing it is.
So Welcome to Nightvale is basically a fake radio show that takes place in a fictional town called Nigtvale. If you couldn't tell by the fact that it's called Nightvale, its a really strange town that has angels, secret police, glow clouds, hovering cats that hide in men's bathrooms, and 5 headed dragons.
At first I was kind of like this is funny... but pretty weird. Idk if I'm going to listen to another episode. I listened to another episode. It was super funny and I was like "Okay, I can dig this." And it kind of got me obsessed just a tiny bit.
Why I like this so much and why I actually find it inspirational is that I like to write things of a similar nature. I think in creative writing we called it fantastical realism, I like calling it surreal realism because that is the kind of absurd double talk oxymoron type thing that I think fuels a really funny fantastical realistic story. And this is so great because you can imagine all of this being true when most of it is completely absurd. It's something I find interesting writing about and I'm kinda working on 2 things that are surreal realism.
Really the key to making everything seem believable is to create a world, which is exactly what this show does. It creates a quiet little desert town that has all these strange things happening in it. It reminds me a little bit of Parks and Recreation. Nightvale seems like a paranormal desert version of Pawnee. If you listen to the podcast and watch Parks and Rec, here are my parallels: Nightvale=Pawnee, Desert Bluffs= Eagleton, Steve Carlsberg= Jerry Gergitch, and Carlos= Chris. Plus they mention some hate for the library... sounds familiar.
I heard about the show from a youtuber named leighannsays who does beauty videos and she likes Breaking Bad and she's just really funny and awesome... and I take her recommendations to heart. She also said that she listened to it on an app called stitcher, which is free and has all the podcasts (as far as I know). Anyway I listen to it on the app which is really good and the show is really good and it's all just really good.
Ohhh another cool thing about the show, every episode for the weather portion they play a song from an indie band usually and it's pretty cool. They have all different types of music and it's a nice change.
This earns a Shannon review of 5 stars because it's such a great podcast. I know it isn't for everyone, but if you like fake radio shows, Parks and Recreation, anything weird, fantastical realism, or mockumentaries in general, you'll probably like it a lot.
All hail the glow cloud. ALL HAIL!
Byeee!
Shannon
So Welcome to Nightvale is basically a fake radio show that takes place in a fictional town called Nigtvale. If you couldn't tell by the fact that it's called Nightvale, its a really strange town that has angels, secret police, glow clouds, hovering cats that hide in men's bathrooms, and 5 headed dragons.
At first I was kind of like this is funny... but pretty weird. Idk if I'm going to listen to another episode. I listened to another episode. It was super funny and I was like "Okay, I can dig this." And it kind of got me obsessed just a tiny bit.
Why I like this so much and why I actually find it inspirational is that I like to write things of a similar nature. I think in creative writing we called it fantastical realism, I like calling it surreal realism because that is the kind of absurd double talk oxymoron type thing that I think fuels a really funny fantastical realistic story. And this is so great because you can imagine all of this being true when most of it is completely absurd. It's something I find interesting writing about and I'm kinda working on 2 things that are surreal realism.
Really the key to making everything seem believable is to create a world, which is exactly what this show does. It creates a quiet little desert town that has all these strange things happening in it. It reminds me a little bit of Parks and Recreation. Nightvale seems like a paranormal desert version of Pawnee. If you listen to the podcast and watch Parks and Rec, here are my parallels: Nightvale=Pawnee, Desert Bluffs= Eagleton, Steve Carlsberg= Jerry Gergitch, and Carlos= Chris. Plus they mention some hate for the library... sounds familiar.
I heard about the show from a youtuber named leighannsays who does beauty videos and she likes Breaking Bad and she's just really funny and awesome... and I take her recommendations to heart. She also said that she listened to it on an app called stitcher, which is free and has all the podcasts (as far as I know). Anyway I listen to it on the app which is really good and the show is really good and it's all just really good.
Ohhh another cool thing about the show, every episode for the weather portion they play a song from an indie band usually and it's pretty cool. They have all different types of music and it's a nice change.
This earns a Shannon review of 5 stars because it's such a great podcast. I know it isn't for everyone, but if you like fake radio shows, Parks and Recreation, anything weird, fantastical realism, or mockumentaries in general, you'll probably like it a lot.
All hail the glow cloud. ALL HAIL!
Byeee!
Shannon
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