The Real Deal: I agree with the Mailbag comment
I agree with the Mailbag comment
by rgunther - 7/31/09 12:45 PMI have to agree with the CNET reader who wrote in to the Mailbag about the new format for The Real Deal. If you're going to do a pseudo-live call-in/write-in show, then do a pseudo-live call-in/write-in show. You did that before with CNET Live. Why does The Real Deal have to become the new CNET Live? If that show wasn't as successful as hoped when compared to its costs, maybe there's a reason for that. I, for one, miss the original deep-dive into specific topics in 20-30 minutes and find the recent, longer, more scattered mix of discussion and calls much less interesting.
Fair enough
by acedtect
- 8/11/09 3:12 PM
In reply to: I agree with the Mailbag comment by rgunther
Anybody else feel the same? A little the same? Not the same at all? I will say traffic for The Real Deal has risen since we started answering email questions. It's too early to tell what affect the live calls have had.
Traffic?
by rgunther - 8/11/09 3:44 PM In reply to: Fair enough by acedtect
Glad to know that you're listening to your audience's feedback. That's one of the things I love about your shows and these forums. Tom, can you clarify...? Do you mean by "traffic" that your show audience has increased since you started answering email questions? If so, that's great to hear.
My thoughts....
by paintguru - 8/21/09 4:56 AM In reply to: Fair enough by acedtect
In general, I have enjoyed the one-topic focus of the Real Deal podcast. I think working in live calls is a useful addition to the show. However, I would prefer it if the live questions were actually related to the topic of that particular show. There have been a few times where the show was about one thing (rolling along nicely), but the call-in questions were about something else totally unrelated. Typically the email questions are on topic (except comments about past episodes, which is expected), but I think the callers should be chosen based on their relevance to the main topic of that day's show. Perhaps your caller pool is not that large, so perhaps this is an impossible task. As for the all questions and road test episodes, those have always been a nice break to throw in occasionally, and I think the live calls lend themselves well to those episodes. Just my 2 cents.
Oh, and since I'm a big Cooley fan, I wonder if he would be willing to join the show during all question and road test episodes, just to add another (sometimes ranting) brain to the mix.
Agreed! Focus on single topic!
by paul7 - 9/11/09 8:07 PM In reply to: My thoughts.... by paintguruAs mentioned by paintguru, it would be awesome if the calls and emails could also be about the topic of the week. That would make it a much more focused episode and would allow one to better delve into and understand the topic. I have no problems with calls in particular. I just would prefer if we stick to the topic. Talking about the previous topic at the end of the show (eg. listener comments, revisions, etc.) would also work well.
So basically, all about one topic, and at the end, recap the previous topic (if needed).
Paul
Some thoughts...
by hollyhock - 10/6/09 8:20 AM In reply to: Fair enough by acedtect
The new format doesn't bother me. Of course it would be nice to have all one topic for a show but I don't think it would work out most of the time. Sometimes comments/calls just won't match up I would imagine. Also, I'd rather people get to have their comments read and questions answered instead of having to skip them because the subject doesn't match that week's topic. I think it's best to keep the first part of the show totally on topic and then just move off to Q&A calls, comments, emails, etc...
Keep up the good work!
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