agile
Nov 28th, 2006, 03:36 AM
Attempted Unknown is a video blog featuring Tim Ainsworth giving his thoughts about life as a US Postal Carrier. The second season has just started this month and episodes run for around 8 minutes.
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The most interesting thing about this videocast is its apparent lack of context. Despite watching several episodes I am still unsure as to whether Tim is just a passionate postie or whether the podcast is a satirical look at American culture. You might think of it as a little like Borat without the nude wrestling. Certainly Tim Ainsworth delivers his lines with a passion and a deadpan, subtle manner that makes one question the genre of this podcast.
The show is produced by William Lemke of Propadata Films. Will produces a number of podcasts that showcase his work and it is clear that he is very skilled at his craft. Attempted Unknown is well paced and engaging. From a technical point of view it is excellent.
Some of the funniest moments in the episodes I watched were when Tim interviewed a Danish citizen about the Danish postal service. Tim quizzed his friend on whether mail fraud was common in Denmark and whether people would steal mail from the Danish postal carrier?s bicycles when they delivered mail into apartment buildings. Taken out of context this scene is unimpressive, but to see Tim?s zeal in action is both touching, in an odd way, and humorous. The scene where Tim advises the viewer to put a lot of work into your Halloween pumpkin because the US Postal Carriers would be judging your work was also very funny.
If you?re after a something that?s a bit quirky, yet well produced, then this is the podcast for you. I am looking forward to gaining more insights into the world of Tim Ainsworth, US Postal Carrier.
Podcast Rating: 8 out of 10
Website: http://www.propadatafilms.com/
RSS Feed: http://www.propadatafilms.com/podcasts/attemptedunknown/atte (http://www.propadatafilms.com/podcasts/attemptedunknown/attemptedunknown.xml)
http://podcastrev.com/images/AttemptedUnknownthumb.jpg
The most interesting thing about this videocast is its apparent lack of context. Despite watching several episodes I am still unsure as to whether Tim is just a passionate postie or whether the podcast is a satirical look at American culture. You might think of it as a little like Borat without the nude wrestling. Certainly Tim Ainsworth delivers his lines with a passion and a deadpan, subtle manner that makes one question the genre of this podcast.
The show is produced by William Lemke of Propadata Films. Will produces a number of podcasts that showcase his work and it is clear that he is very skilled at his craft. Attempted Unknown is well paced and engaging. From a technical point of view it is excellent.
Some of the funniest moments in the episodes I watched were when Tim interviewed a Danish citizen about the Danish postal service. Tim quizzed his friend on whether mail fraud was common in Denmark and whether people would steal mail from the Danish postal carrier?s bicycles when they delivered mail into apartment buildings. Taken out of context this scene is unimpressive, but to see Tim?s zeal in action is both touching, in an odd way, and humorous. The scene where Tim advises the viewer to put a lot of work into your Halloween pumpkin because the US Postal Carriers would be judging your work was also very funny.
If you?re after a something that?s a bit quirky, yet well produced, then this is the podcast for you. I am looking forward to gaining more insights into the world of Tim Ainsworth, US Postal Carrier.
Podcast Rating: 8 out of 10
Website: http://www.propadatafilms.com/
RSS Feed: http://www.propadatafilms.com/podcasts/attemptedunknown/atte (http://www.propadatafilms.com/podcasts/attemptedunknown/attemptedunknown.xml)