Jedi Talk: Official Discussion

[Outloud]

I'm a HUGE fan of all audio dramas out there and I think the job fanworks is doing is just plain amazing... so, I was just wondering what the chances are to get jedi talk hosted by fanworks?
it's just that ever since I've heard about it I've been dying to give it a listen but unfortunately I joined the fan community too late...
so is there any chance you guys could get it hosted?

[Nathan Butler]

Rich and I have been talking with Victor "Darion Blade" Maier of Jedi Talk lately. Basically, it works like this:

Jedi Talk ran until about 2002, but then the show ended. For a while, the show had a site at jeditalk.com, where one could download their archived episodes, which were a couple of hours each, two files per episode.

Jedi Talk also ran a pre-recorded parody segment, Stormtrooper Bob, which was later hosted by TFN Fan Films.

Then the Jedi Talk site was discontinued, leaving only Stormtrooper Bob on TFN Fan Films, but as crappy ASF files.

Now, the demand is out there (and possibly the desire) for the Jedi Talk archives to return to the 'net somehow. However, the sheer size of the episode library (150 or so episodes, all with two files each, so 300 files or more) makes it bandwidth prohibitive to be physically hosted by Fanworks. I'm not willing to put that much bandwidth into one project, which would, I'd imagine, be pulling serious numbers. Much as I'd like to see us hosting archives, I don't think it's going to happen. However, that might mean that Victor and his old comrades might again set up their own archive site someday. If they do so, we will certainly help people find it.

As for Stormtrooper Bob, Victor just told TFN Fan Films to remove Stormtrooper Bob, apparently so that they can put up higher quality downloadable files somewhere else. Now, that may be a site of their own, and probably will be. We probably *could* host Stormtrooper Bob for them if desired, but would have to be doing recompressions of those episodes. The last I heard was that the full HQ library of SB is about 580 MB, which is *very* large compared to running time. Given the opportunity to recompress the files into something high quality at efficient specs, we could probably pull it off. However, I would imagine that the JT guys would want to keep the two programs together now that they've told TFN Fan Films to remove SB.

That's all speculation though. The short version is: we might someday help host SB if they're up for it, but unless the Jedi Talk episodes were rotating, rather than all available at once, I cannot imagine JT's library being hosted by Fanworks. Now, if they got a server to put them on and wanted us to host a page linking to those archived files, more power to 'em.

It's just one hell of an unwieldy archive for a site sharing space and bandwidth with the rest of the StarWarz.com family on the Nexcess account. Don't want to push it.

[T-bone]

I can talk to Chris at Nexcess about setting them up with a good deal. The more we sign up the better it is for us becuase they really want to get more SW sites signed up. Just an idea, if you're all listening. Nexcess is really great so far.

[Lunatic]

I know that in the past JT were giving up Episodes of their show on CDs. They could do a Mp3 compilation of some kind, and people interested could pay for shipping and the actual price off the blank CDs to get their copy. Just have to setup up a paypal account somewhere so people can get a hold of them.

CDs would be an alternative less expensive that running/paying an archives website that big (webspace and Bandwidth) in a montly fashion.

As for us (SWD) we don't have any issues with webspace on our server. The only consern for us in hosting the JT archives would be bandwidth.

[Nathan Butler]

T: I emailed Victor about that idea.

[Jans_Walker]

A more copyright friendly approach would be to have whoever wants it to send JT a self-addressed envelope with pre-paid postage and a blank CD. Just like how Adam Bertocci does his Run Leia Run DVD distribution.

Same idea, just a different execution.

Chris

[DarionBlade]

Hahaha,
the archives would not fit on one cd. As for hosting Jedi Talk. No we have no plans to ethier host or restart Jeditalk in anyway. Jedi Talk was a lot of fun, But our new projects are much more exciting.
as for why I aske tfn to pull down the strom Trooper Bobs. two resons
1. The quality was always poor, and I cant stand to have them out there.
2. I can not watch tfn get more hits for something that we genarated. Cuase all BS aside. TF.n rapes little sites for ideas and content. They have become big by riding on everyone else's coat tails. and I no longer want any assocaition with them. I'm sure their staff will have something spiffy to say. but if everyone pulled thier content they would have nothing.
The only redeming quality of that site is that, fanforce. but wait that isn't them ethier.

As for archives of Jeditalk. We have actually checked into it and we have the legal right to sell them so one day there maybe a ten cd set. but dont hold your breath. We did Jeditalk for fun. We may have done things that no show today can even touch. (if you want to Know Star En Direct is the closest, and the best alt I think Sabastion lreaned a lot at Celabration 2)

But to answer questions., No we dont plan on coming back.
No: I and other hosts wont do interviews. (listen to Star Wars en direct. If there is any interviews they will get it)
NO: The archives are not available.
No: Strom trooper Bob is not available (Well when TFN gets it off thier D*&n Site.)
No: I am not the mild mannered family friendly host I was on the show. (if you ahve ever meet me in person you already knew that.)

For those of you who missed Jedi Talk. Dont worry about it to much, they weren't all that good.
See you
Victor

[bluemilk]

^ boy you said it Chewie!

[T-bone]

Originally posted by DarionBlade@Sep 17 2003, 05:08 PM
I can not watch tfn get more hits for something that we genarated. Cuase all BS aside. TF.n rapes little sites for ideas and content. They have become big by riding on everyone else's coat tails. and I no longer want any assocaition with them. I'm sure their staff will have something spiffy to say. but if everyone pulled thier content they would have nothing.
The only redeming quality of that site is that, fanforce. but wait that isn't them ethier.

I've been saying this for years. Usually everyone at that point goes, "You're jealous!!!!"

yawn.

[bluemilk]

the odds of successfully rescuing a star wars geek from TF.N is approximately 3720 to 1. [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/cool.gif[/img]