S&L Video- #07 Pt. One- Interview with Rob Reid and Our New Format!

[Becca]

Here's Part One of the new episode!

http://youtu.be/ZHW8kzc1dmg

Part Two, with our kickoff discussion of 'Leviathan Wakes,' will be posted in its own thread.

[Napoez3]

I'm totally reading Year Zero, I like the concept... and I loved Rob's Ted talk.

[Nick]

Good interview! Didn't realize he was married to Morgan Webb till I checked out his wiki page. The book has been added to my never ending "to-read" list.

[Rasnac]

Great interview! Year Zero seems like a very interesting book with a really creative and original core idea. And the author is a very smart and charming fellow. In the interview he says he never wrote any fiction before yet alone sci-fi until two years ago, but I would like to know what is his sci-fi background as a reader; especially if he read any Douglas Noel Adams, or watched any Red Dwarf? Idea of the novel has a very D.N.A feel to it.

By the way, will there be a bonus video later, or is it the whole interview? I couldn't besure because of the new format.

[Tom, Supreme Laser]

No more bonus interviews. We decided it was too artificial, splitting it up, so it's all in one go now.

[Rasnac]

Thank you for the reply. I also think that uncut interview is way better.

[Kris]

Best interview so far...Having them live in the studio really makes the energy flow...

[Thomas]

It was a great show and I really like the new concept.

[Rob, Roberator]

I finally got around to joining the group on here. Not sure if I'll manage to read along with you guys, so I really love that you split it into two videos.

I'll generally watch the launch show to get an idea about the book you're reading, but skip the wrap-up to avoid the spoilers.

Keep up the good work.

[Rob]

Hey Rasnac - in answer to your question, YES I'm a big fan of both DNA and Red Dwarf (I started with the original RD Dwarf book, and then started loading up on DVD's...)

[Rasnac]

Rob wrote: "Hey Rasnac - in answer to your question, YES I'm a big fan of both DNA and Red Dwarf (I started with the original RD Dwarf book, and then started loading up on DVD's...)"

Holy Smeg! I wasn't expecting a direct answer from the author himself. Thank you for your kind reply, Rob. :)

P.S. I can't wait for new "Red Dwarf X" series! :D

[Ryan]

Love the new format. I like reading other people's posts here, but I always want to hear more from Tom & Veronica about what you thought of the books. I also had to turn off the previous video show in the middle and wait a few more days until I was done with Tigana. This solves both problems.

I would love to have the release schedule for the audio show tweaked a little (I don't know if this has been covered in another thread). Right now it seems like I wait almost two full weeks with no S&L, then get two things in rapid succession, then no more S&L for two weeks.

[Veronica, Supreme Sword]

Ryan wrote: "I would love to have the release schedule for the audio show tweaked a little (I don't know if this has been covered in another thread). Right now it seems like I wait almost two full weeks with no S&L, then get two things in rapid succession, then no more S&L for two weeks. "

Because of our work schedules, there's just no way to tweak the release schedule of the audio show... unless you want old news.

[Ryan]

Veronica wrote: "Ryan wrote: "I would love to have the release schedule for the audio show tweaked a little (I don't know if this has been covered in another thread). Right now it seems like I wait almost two full ..."

Oh, that makes sense. Maybe we could have a 10 second podcast on off weeks that just says, "Hi, Veronica and Tom here. We miss you. Now get back to reading!"

[Tom, Supreme Laser]

Ha! I can already see the comments.

[Philip]

I dig the Winterfell Dire Wolves shirt. Homecoming for that football team could get real ugly in a hurry, especially if they're playing Casterly Rock High.

[Jim]

I saw the dire wolves shirt and wondered when the FSL started making shirts!

[Linguana]

Thank you so much for this interview. Without it, I probably would not have tried reading Year Zero. But Rob Reid was so much fun on the show already and the premise of the book sounded hilarious, so I bought it.

And now, just a few chapters in, I want to say thank you. Because I'm enjoying myself immensely. I chuckle, I laugh, I grin to myself knowingly. Oh, and @Rob Reid: I will never forgive you for Rickrolling me *hums never gonna give you up...* :)