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Ep 622: Bespoke Squeegee (Q&A with Ben & Adam) (maximumfun.org)

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When we’ve reached the end of an era and only three packages remain, their contribution to the show’s well-documented problems makes it clear it’s time to turn off auto-renew. But after a bunch of FoD questions elicit some new ideas for the show, it seems we’re ready for 10 more years of indigestion and loose stool. Which type of museum would Ben and Adam open? What do wormhole aliens not care about at all? Who does Starfleet need to get into a uniform? It’s the episode that paints a Godfather-like scene.

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[–] Kudusch@startrek.website 2 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

I was honestly surprised by how much of a reaction I had to this news! Now that a couple of days have passed I think I figured out what inked me so much about this change.

I actually am a big fan of MaxFun. The Adventure Zone got me into D&D and I dig the whole worker-owned network where artists own their shows thing. I also liked that the network was a place where shows like TGG could find their audience!

I don’t listen to any other MaxFun shows (who has the time!) so I’ll probably stop sending money to a project I liked, because I have reached my limit of subscriptions and patrons and I want to continue to listen to and support that silly stat trek podcast.

Anyway, I wonder how they’re actually handle the technical side of things. A different podcast I support recently moved back to Patreon after using Supercast for a while. I hope they’ll find some setup that works for them.

[–] FriendOfDeSoto@startrek.website 1 points 7 hours ago

I think the surprise two-week break is not just a courtesy to MF and their pledge drive. I think it's also to finish going through all the old episodes, cut out the MF jingles and misleading references to their network, ads sold through them, and jumbotron sales pitches, etc. And to set markers around the interstitials so whichever platform they will use can insert new ads.

I'll be very surprised if they don't end up on Patreon like everybody else. What I also find puzzling is this support gap. If I wanted to migrate my subscribers, I would want to offer them the new way right away. Now folks like you will cancel their MF support and just twiddle their thumbs and the longer the wait the more doubt some might feel and the harder it will be to get them to re-sub.

The longer I thought about it, the more I think it might be the network squeezing its creators that kicked this off. Changes in percentages of fees that stay with MF, unwillingness to raise jumbotron fees or slots, lackluster ad sales, a change of management - tick what might feel appropriate. They started the fire and we see Uxbridge Shimoda reacting to it. That would explain the weird communication and drawn out transition we get.

I went on a tear late last year and started relistening to TGG from ep1. I'm down to All Good Things now and had planned to continue with DS9. I've put that on hold for the time being. I'm afraid I'll be invested in finishing it and being driven mad if I get five AI-generated-and-read ads five times an ep.