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All I was trying to say was this: I think the magic of the first season of the podcast was the obscurity of the story being told. It wasn't something that was covered all over the news, so the entire thing was fresh and new to everyone who listened. That was the main draw initially, to me. It was a sort of "this could've happened in our town" type of story, which was appealing.
It doesn't really have anything to do with the podcast "blowing up" or the news coverage of it, on its face. Serial got a ton of momentum and coverage last season, too. But the immediate CNN/Fox/etc. coverage immediately following the first episode is just indicative of the fact that instead of going with another unfamiliar story, they decided to go with a story that had massive news coverage at the time it happened, so everyone at the very least has "heard" the story before even if they are not familiar with the intimate details.
I should make clear that I am certain that the information presented will be new and fresh, specifically considering the fact that the story is being told in Bergdahl's (sp) own words. It will be a fresh take on the whole thing, and I'm sure it is going to be incredibly interesting, informative and complex just like last season. I guess at times I simply have a tendency to romanticize things based on my initial impression of what they are and have been, so when they even presumably venture from that first impression I come off disappointed. I guess I was just hoping for another unexplored story like last season, because that's what drew me into the podcast in the first place.
All this said, the wife convinced me to listen to the first podcast Friday night and I'm interested *shrugs*. But I think my point still stands. Hopefully I'm explaining myself well enough so at least you get where I'm coming from.
>that the media coverage may be a bit much and so now it >"Sucks". but the media coverage is basically because of two >things > >1. its an ongoing case >2. the success of the first season which had everyone >anticipating this second season. > >it almost didn't matter what this season was about, ppl were >on it. and once it was leaked what this season was about, it >got more attention > >I listened to the first episode and it was good. Bowe doesn't >seem to reliable to me (and this is only because he can't >really articulate the issues happening in the military but >that might occur further down the line)
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