Machine Court
Today we review Machine court where machine\u2019s judge humans. This is the second time we\u2019ve reviewed a podcast that is just chock full of creativity, and \u201cthinking outside the box.\u201d I love the fact that its not another comedian interviewing comedians. It\u2019s not a tech show about Macs. It\u2019s not podcast reviewing movies. It\u2019s original. That\u2019s the good news. Their artwork is awesome. Their id3 tags are in place. Their website is easy to navigate, and the opportunity to subscribe to their podcast is abundant. I so wanted to love this podcast.\nBut in the end the one thing missing was engaging content. It didn\u2019t make me laugh. It did make me think, and groan.\nThis may be partly due to a lack of categories in iTunes. I see why they put this under comedy as they are attempting humor, but this is almost a drama as they put so much into the production with lavish sound effects and they really put a lot of gas into the theater of the mind. I was impressed. It just didn\u2019t make me laugh. It\u2019s labeled as a comedy, so I expected to laugh.\nThis may be one of those podcasts where you need to give it a couple of spins. Go for more than one episode so you can get to know the characters. I know for me, the one robot\u2019s voice was like nails in a 400 foot chalkboard by the end of the episode. I give them credit for never breaking character, but it was annoying to me. They also did a bit where a robot sounding like Jimmy Stewart was partaking of \u201cGlory Hole\u201d in a men\u2019s bathroom. I get this joke. I was the one who wondered what it would be like to listen to George and Mary Bailey sounded like during sex back in 2005. Its funny to put squeaky clean Jimmy in a Glory Hole environment. The episode was called \u201cSexlandia\u201d so I expected some sex stuff. In the end, it made me smile at the effort, but not a giggle. Sorry.\nThings They Might Want to Do:\nIf these episodes need some setup, maybe add a \u201con last week\u2019s episode such and such happened.\u201d For me, the content didn\u2019t move me. I\u2019m not sure if any kind of setup that would explain the characters would help. I loved robots on Mystery Science theater, but not so much here.\nThings They Are Doing Great:\nSo much effort goes into these episodes. The artwork is great. The website is clean. Their audio is good. They have a community on facebook. It truly bothered me that I couldn\u2019t give this a thumbs up.\nListen to Monster Court with the Player Below\n\xa0\n(http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PodcastReviewShow/~4/qM8TCy-5ZuE)