ReaperCast

[Blue Sunflower]

Okay, so there are these guys that do Reaper Podcasts. They're funny, but they're long. I'm at 15 minutes so far with this one. I'm trying to contact them, because we have more updated information than they do, and they're linked up with ReaperSite. Maybe we can get something going like that here.

Episode 3: Reaper Ramblings.

Heh! They're dissing Gossip Girl.

[pending]

Hey! I just glanced at the new members thingy and it said the newest member was reapercast!
Coincidence?

[reapercast]

Coincidence? Perhaps, but doubtful. No but were excited to be a part of this. We appreciate everyone who takes the time to check out the podcast and would appreciate any suggestions for improvement or episode ideas as we anxiously await season 2.

[Blue Sunflower]

_{Reapercast is here! Yaaaay! I'm still trying to finish your episode 3, 'cuz I kept getting interrupted by garage sale customers who wouldn't buy anything. Stupid customers.}

[pacejunkie]

Reapercast, thanks for linking this forum on your podcast page. Top of the list too. Huzzah!

[pending]

Coincidence? Perhaps, but doubtful. No but were excited to be a part of this.

Awesome! We're not yet the size of MySpace Reaper empire ("The 300") but we hope to keep growing.

[reapercast]

Hey y'all! Episode 4 is now up on the web site, and it should also be on iTunes. Nice new look by the way. We've been meaning to say something about it for days, but its been a busy week.

[Blue Sunflower]

Here's the direct link for the podcast and to vote for the next character for Reapercast to cover. For anyone wishing to remain spoiler-free, don't worry about it. Just turn it off after the end song. They do the spoilers then.

Sept 1, 2008 0:43:43 GMT -5 reapercast said:

Hey y'all! Episode 4 is now up on the web site, and it should also be on iTunes. Nice new look by the way. We've been meaning to say something about it for days, but its been a busy week.

"I could say Ray Wise is awesome for the next 10 minutes" HA!

Aww. I'm not a friend of Gossip Girl either, but the CW has a good reason to keep it. It makes them a TON of money and has been pegged as a trend setter by major marketing media.

Also, I found mention (but don't know how accurate it is), that the anti-Satanists won their battle. The network was forced to move Reaper from 7:30pm to 8pm.

Still a little long, but I kept cracking up at it. Thanks a lot for letting us know!

[reapercast]

Oh, we didn't mean they shouldn't keep it, we just meant they should give Reaper more credit and publicity since it obviously deserves it. That's our main gripe with them. We know that show isn't going anywhere, they'd be stupid to cancel it. All we meant was Reaper deserves a little R-E-S-P-E-C-T. Anyway, thanks for listening and keep up the good work on the boards.

[cko]

I'll post on your site, too, but the reapercast was great! I loved the song, and how you weave in news, themes, and your various opinions. Thanks also for mentioning Reaper DMV.

[Blue Sunflower]

Sept 1, 2008 12:04:14 GMT -5 reapercast said:

Oh, we didn't mean they shouldn't keep it, we just meant they should give Reaper more credit and publicity since it obviously deserves it. That's our main gripe with them. We know that show isn't going anywhere, they'd be stupid to cancel it. All we meant was Reaper deserves a little R-E-S-P-E-C-T.

You and stinger97 should be best friends.

[pacejunkie]

Listening now. Thanks for the link!

[Blue Sunflower]

Dammit. Sock is in the lead at ReaperCast. I want the next one to be Sam!!!!

[pacejunkie]

So do I. It let me vote again. Is that cheating? We're gaining on him!

[Blue Sunflower]

Sept 8, 2008 14:12:22 GMT -5 pacejunkie said:

So do I. It let me vote again. Is that cheating? We're gaining on him!

Oh! I hadn't thought about that! Totally.

ETA: Dammit! We need more people!!!

[pending]

Ha! Tied it up.

[Blue Sunflower]

Sept 9, 2008 20:23:54 GMT -5 pending said:

Ha! Tied it up.

And in the lead! YES!

[reapercast]

Episode 5 is out. We had a long week, but we finally got it done. Maybe next week won't be quite so crappy. Haha.
There's also a new poll up on the web site so you can vote on the character you want us to talk about next.

Episode 5: S.A.M The Bounty Hunter

_{edited to add link to reapercast}

[cko]

...has a lot of news and views I agree with! Loved the critique of the DVD box art, which we've been complaining about since we saw it. I did a review at iTunes, too. (I would have posted a copy here but now I can't find it.) Nice mention of ReaperDMV; thanks for that!

[Blue Sunflower]

THAT'S THE REAPER SONG?? How did I not realize that?

Oh man, that was all kinds of AWESOME. I would argue about the hope that the show is starting in November (that would suck - December in particular is the worst viewed month and we need viewers!) but seriously? The podcast was too AWESOME.

More cowbell!

_{sucks about zune though hope it gets fixed}

[pacejunkie]

Listening now to the news about air schedule. So if the show airs from November to February straight through, assuming no reruns or breaks, it would look like this:

Smallvile would run its ten from Sept 18-Nov 20. Unfortunately, though, the following thursday is Thanksgiving. That would be suicide to premiere the season on Thanksgiving day. So assuming Reaper would start December 4, 13 episodes would put it at February 26 (and that assumes one new episode airing Christmas Day and one New Year's Day. Unfortunately the winter holidays are Thursdays this year. If they skip Christmas only, the 13 would run through March 5). Then Smallville would come back with its final run of 11 episodes taking it to May 21.

Looks like no room for more than 13 episodes this season and an uphill battle to perform with an air run of December, January, February and a Thursday night time slot coinciding with Thanksgiving, Christmas AND New Year's. Talk about bad luck. If it holds its own, we'll be looking at a full third season in Smallville's place.

[Blue Sunflower]

If S2 Reaper airs in December, then there go any hopes for a third season.

[pacejunkie]

I don't think so. It can still pull the same numbers as last year when it was barely promoted, took a long hiatus and moved around from night to night. As long as it maintains, the network needs another sci-fi/fantasy show to put next to Supernatural. It doesn't have anything else and it acknowledges that this show at least has a cult following.

[Blue Sunflower]

Viewership plummets in December because no one is home due to shopping, parties, traveling, etc. Even people who regularly view live will move to DVR or online streaming. Reaper's Live numbers won't hold steady at it's S1 numbers, simply because December is too busy of a month for even hardcore fans to sit down and watch live consistently every week.

[randomnation]

Do keep in mind that February sweeps wont be happening. They've been pushed to March, because of the digital transfer. Also keep in mind, that so far, CW ratings are up! Gossip Girl just got series highs, OTH got its highest numbers in 2 years, same with Supernatural. Smallville is still holding steady as the number one show, so...Reaper could end up benefitting as well...

[pacejunkie]

It's good to see the CW improving. I still maintain that they need Reaper for next year, so a third season seems way more likely than a second season did.

[reapercast]

That's good news. Lord knows we don't need the CW to tank with just one season under our belt.
A third season would be awesome, but we've still got a pretty good while till Season 2 arrives.
I do agree with you that the network needs Reaper for next year, but whether they realize that or not remains to be seen.
I guess it depends on how the ratings go for next season.
Who knows, if enough people watch Season 2 maybe they'll use the right logo on the S2 DVD Box Art. Sorry, I'm still a little confused/irritated about that.

[cko]

Hey, reapercast, looking forward to the next one and wondering when it's going to be.

I listened to the past eps I missed before and that was great! My review got posted at itunes, too. Hope it helps.

[Blue Sunflower]

Sept 21, 2008 1:03:12 GMT -5 randomnation said:

Do keep in mind that February sweeps wont be happening.

Which again, doesn't help Reaper at all since all it means is that Reaper will continue to be shown in the least viewed months of the year. And I doubt the CW will give Reaper the benefit of the ratings doubt like it did last year due to the writer's strike. It's either got to perform, or it will most likely be out. The CW isn't going to waste its time fanwanking why they ratings aren't up there.

[pacejunkie]

The CW isn't going to waste its time fanwanking why they ratings aren't up there.

Why not? It didn't stop them with Gossip Girl.