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Just finished Ep. 3, and I think I'm qualified to say that I am now addicted to Night Vale. It's definitely that hard to reach 'just not right' feeling you get with a good suspense, that tickling on the edge of your senses that warns you that something is off about the whole situation. Sure, you can listen and hear the weird stuff going on, but the narration is what feeds it: He reads off things like glow clouds and raining animals as if they're expected, almost normal...but that slight hesitation, the minor pause in what he's reading, puts you in the mind of a man who is just grasping at the knowledge that all is not right with the world... Definitely hooked.
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notsowelp posted:I just saw some Night Vale Cecil/Carlos bdsm tentacle porn, I guess you guys have truly made it. The image on your screen is real. The world outside of it is the illusion. Welcome to Rule 34. duh duh duh duh....
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Aug 8, 2013 15:47
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Dickeye posted:After Telly cut Carlos's perfect hair, he was abducted and punished, and later seen wandering around, eating an ice cream cone made of styrofoam. As addressed, that was actually that huge jerk Steve Carlsburg, who just wouldn't shut up at the Night Vale PTA meetings. Telly...treacherous Telly, who shorn the beautiful hair from the beautiful head of our favorite resident outsider, Carlos, was subjected to a far more archaic and damning fate. Telly was last reported roaming the sand wastes, shrieking angrily at the sky and, presumably, attempting to give a cactus a haircut. I started re-listening to the series, and this was in one of the earlier episodes. I think Telly's last appearance was shrieking at 'You' as the car drove into the sand wastes in Ep. 13.
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Aug 20, 2013 07:51
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maxnmona posted:Good lord I don't know where/when the 'Third-Eye Cecil' came into play, but I now cannot view it any other way.
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Sep 5, 2013 11:43
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dj_clawson posted:Desert Bluffs must have the Judeo-Christian God who never comes through with anything. You delightful fool. We here at Desert bluffs don't need a God to be happy and successful people. We have Strexcorp. Strexcorp. For life. Strexcorp. For defense. Strexcorp. We're here for you.
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Sep 16, 2013 11:55
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Ladies and gentlemen, this is gearing up to be one heck of an election year. What does the Faceless Army's advance mean for the polls? Will the new owners/proprietors of the town put forward a candidate? Or will they follow the true patriotic method of funneling indescribably large sums of cash towards a candidate? Does Hiram McDaniels believe in a Smiling God? Can the faceless woman who lives in your house even believe in a smiling god, as she has no face and therefor cannot smile? Yes, it is shaping up to be one doozy of an election year, Night Vale. A real doozy.
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Oct 2, 2013 11:34
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bengraven posted:I'm still not convinced Everett (the Man in the Tan Jacket) is actually a good guy. While he may have helped save the town, maybe indirectly, he still is around and intentions are still unclear. And on top of that, Ernest is one of the last people to speak directly to both Pamela Winchell (Who is stepping down as mayor) and the Apache Tracker. What was his connection? Why, before any dedicated journalist could scribe their conversation down in blood and vellum, did both suddenly become unreachable? Is there a connection? Whatever it is, don't bog me down, son.
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Oct 8, 2013 22:39
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dj_clawson posted:Yeah you just named the people on my playlist. Len posted:Which one? Moral Orel used No Children, Old College Try and Love Love Love if I'm remembering right. None of them are really anywhere near happy. I think he's talking about 'No Children', as that one seems to resonate the most with the show. To be completely honest, I want to know which one came first: Was 'No Children' inspired by Clay and Bloberta Puppington, or were they inspired by 'No Children'? Because it fits that well with the soul-crushing despair we all know as Season 3. Also, 'Until I am whole', 'White Cedar' and 'Birth of Serpents' would fit well, but it'd be neat if they did a new song for the weather. Because the Mountain Goats are awesome. Alright, enough of this TMG sperg-fest from me. One question I have about Ep. 33 is did Cecil's family move to Desert Bluffs, or were they taken there? Is Strexcorp's new interest in the town a piece of his past coming back to haunt him, or another hold-over from the actions of the Sandstorm? Or are these events unrelated strands of intrigue, winding sinuously close together, only to diverge once more against the razor blade of truth?
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Oct 19, 2013 08:10
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Dr Pepper posted:Pfft you just need to go as a Hooded Figure. Talking about the secret police, I have an old surplus-store gas mask and it's pretty easy to get a flat Navy uniform with the surplus stores around base. Next year, a member of the NVSSP may be giving out candy to frightful, unknowing children.
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Oct 24, 2013 08:07
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Archenteron posted:Oh hey. Remember how in Poetry Week the townsfolk (and Dana) were lured into the Dog Park because of the writing by E? Old Woman Josie assumed that the E was for Erika, but we did learn this week that The Man In The Tan Jacket, who can walk within the Dog Park, also has an E name. But Everett seems like such a nice fellow. With his tan jacket and deerskin suitcase full of flies that speak German.
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Oct 25, 2013 12:25
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Slaan posted:Yeah, purple/gray polos or button down shirts with a 36 hundread pound 5-headed dragon on the breast instead of the usual 'polo player' embroidery. Looks good enough for the standard work day, but shows your geeky side to those who pay attention. My god, man, what has your mind wrought? Someone make this a thing and I will wear a polo shirt.
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Nov 7, 2013 13:11
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Jet Jaguar posted:Just make sure to keep him away from Tully the Barber and I'm sure everyone will be peachy with it. No fear of that now, unless his cactus needs a haircut.
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Dec 14, 2013 20:35
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maxnmona posted:From now on, every time someone complains about the weather, I'm going to raise the maximum allowed song length by one second. I look forward to being able to put one of the Disintegration Loops in there soon. Do it. The weather is, in most cases, an awesome and beautiful thing.
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Dec 23, 2013 15:49
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dj_clawson posted:The weather in the new episode is particularly awesome if you imagine you're staring at a "Technical Difficulties" sign with like a dog running off with Cecil's microphone while listening to it. I imagine there would be a sort of sign in front of the 'camera', with the events going on happening in the background as the weather played. So you mainly see cartoon dog and Cecil, but in the corner of the vision, flashes of strange action, movement and chaos. "Listeners. Let me release my own special announcement: Cecil Palmer would like to not be late for dinner." 
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Jan 2, 2014 22:47
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Sex Robot posted:Still really loving this podcast but I'm starting to get a little creeped out by the rabid nature of the fandom drifting in from tumblr and the like. Fandom is, has been and will continue to be lousy with people who take way too much stock in their mental fantasies. At this point I view it as a natural consequence of popularity, and with social media giving a voice to fandom we're bound to see more of it. As long as it just stays creepy and doesn't hurt the producer or product, then it's easy enough to ignore.
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Jan 11, 2014 10:25
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maxnmona posted:Many more March dates to come. See you soon, East coast, South, Texas and Midwest. Please say Austin. I swear I will buy two tickets if there's an Austin showing. Me, and probably all the other Austin goons.
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Jan 15, 2014 08:51
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Tatum Girlparts posted:No, Houston, Austin gets all the fun How about we just split it at College Station? Because my 1SG might get mad if I hosed off from work to make a showing in Houston. Unless it's a weekend.
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Jan 15, 2014 16:54
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So I'm finally caught up, after having a slight internet delay due to real life stuff. And the Debate was an amazing episode. I don't think I've had my jaw literally drop in a long while, so hearing the line: I found this guy on the other side of the portal. Hellooo! Was amazing. Also, Cecil saves the day simply by the pure rage of having to listen to Steve Carlsburg, knocking his way through the walls of Strexcorp like the Hulk, shouting 'NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!' The whole time. This is what I want to happen and what I deeply and violently believe will be true.
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May 11, 2014 14:51
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BiggerJ posted:I haven't even listened to either of Kevin's episodes yet, but last night I dreamed I was being pursued through a city by an eyeless man who, despite his human form and charming demeanor, came off as completely inhuman. The dream even called him Kevin Free, a callback to the 'his name is Cecil Baldwin' days. If just KNOWING about it gave me a weird dream... that's it I'm listening through the full loving catalog. That just means our Strexcorp Dream Management Team is working to make sure you reach full productivity, you wonderful citizen, you. Who needs sleep that takes away from a smiling god?  Strexcorp.
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May 17, 2014 02:47
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Illuyankas posted:Just have a mouth in front of a microphone in pitch black. No one would see it coming. I always imagine something similar to the radio announcer in 'The Warriors', to be honest. Just a mouth and jawline, next to a microphone. And the lights can change depending on the mood, keeping that ambiguity going.
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maxnmona posted:Almost none of those details match Cecil Baldwin. Wait until he searches for Kevin R. Free. Gonna blow his mind. Also, Cecil the character is the Internet. No, Seriously. No one person sees him the same way. No one pen can capture him in the style of another pen, and no photoshop trickery can even begin to change an image to look like another image. If anything, he is all of the fanart ever done of him and none of the fanart ever done of him, all at once and in one writhing, speaking mass of being that regularly finds an audience. His face is an endless possibility interspersed with unending insecurity, and like the angels that are not real but are now real as a corporate entity, is unknowable. It's either that or the speaking mouth with different lighting from 'The Warriors'.
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