I've been listening to Seminar since 2008, which should tell you it's worth picking up. It's one of the longest-running audio drama series I know, and also a perfect throwback to a classic sci-fi sensibility with shades of Rod Serling. A perfect show for late-night listening.
As one of the playwrights in Episode 74, I want to thank Jeffrey Bridges for accepting my play, but mostly for his guiding hand in shaping it, crafting it into a much better story than it originally was. I imagine he does this for many of his guest writers, and I hope the others appreciate it as much as I did, and do. Listen to this podcast and get the variety of many writers' POVs. No other podcast I know of offers this opportunity.
What makes Seminar so unique is its focus on stories. Many anthologies make the distinct failue of not keeping their focus of the short stories they present. But Seminar doesn't do this. It provides us a glimpse into humanity itself; our strengths, our failures, our flaws, our instincts, our thoughts and emotions, and our fears. And in doing so, it presents a truely memorble audio experience. The stories presented are not only written by the folks behind the show, but they also accept scripts from listeners too. This in my opinion makes Seminar a stand out among anthologies.
If you're a fan of the old anthology shows like Twilight Zone and Night Gallery, you'll love this show. Great mix of comedy, suspense, horror, sci-fi and other genres, you'll definitely find something here you like.
So far I have never found any show wether podcast or on main stream like seminar, it allows for vastly different story genres. One month you get a mystery, then a side splitting parody in the next, and many, many more. I highly recommend this show for anyone who want variety. In a short answer it's all the best parts of the classics like twilight zone, outer limits, alfred hitchcock presents and of course a light sprinkling of Hannah Barbara. Please listen.
The themes of humanity during the class portions of seminar really get my brain thinking and the actual stories inspire me to keep going with my writing. I love how they just don't tell one short story after the other, but that there is a underlining plot/theme outside of the stories themselves. Of course I'm talking about the lecture scenes with the student and the computer proctor/professor. If I had my way there episodes of Seminar would be part of a school's curriculum, because the same themes found in great literature can also be found in Seminar stories.
Seminar is a fun anthology series with interesting stories and ideas. I especially like the concept of the futuristic classroom being the forum for telling the stories. I wish there was less of a time constraint for the stories. While the idea of "flash" drama is good, there's a real potential that the limitation will sacrifice the quality of the story; they could start feeling rushed, and character development could fall away. So far, that hasn't happened, and I hope that it remains so.
I listened to Seminar, and I liked the short story format of the show very much. I was surprised to learn that Pendant will accept scripts from anybody for review. I figure not everyone is accepted, but that's really cool. Pendant seems to be getting really big and they are focusing more on new shows for their listeners and getting away from the superhero stuff at least a little bit. They have got to be doing well if that is happening! This podcast is good when you don't have a whole lot of time to listen because of the way it's broken up into little parts. Good stuff.
