Comments on: Episode 21: Good Day by Saul Lemerond

By: Nick

Nick — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 23:09:10 +0000

Great story.

By: Rish Outfield

Rish Outfield — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 08:28:04 +0000

You know, I remember reading a Variety article years ago that said they were going to do “The Sun Dog” as a 3-D IMAX short film. It never got made, though.

By: That Guy

That Guy — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:36:10 +0000

I enjoyed the irreverent tone.

PS: the only story I can’t finish reading anymore is a Stephen King story, “Sun Dog”. It STILL scares the crap out of me.

By: zZzacha

zZzacha — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 18:50:47 +0000

Wow. This is my favorite Dunesteef story so far. Very darky, funny and witty. The off-hand way with which some story details were presented worked very good, made it both extra dark and very funny at the same time. Niiiiice!

By: Mr. Tweedy

Mr. Tweedy — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 15:49:32 +0000

That was a really interesting story. Normally, I’d find a story about a man who takes pleasure in watching his family commit suicide offensive, but for some reason this seemed… meaningful.

The story was really well-constructed. I liked that an explanation for the suicides was given, but in an off-hand way that didn’t seem arbitrary, like such explanations usually do. Very good buildup, going from the breakfast table to the empty highway in short, plausible steps. Very competent writing.

I think the reason this didn’t offend me was because I take it as a commentary on the breakdown of Western values. It seems like–in regards to our personal relationships, to our social institutions, to the way our government operate, to the way people regard each other in general–we’re getting to this point where we look at other humans as problems to be solved. I think it’s an interesting coincidence that this story came out the same week that that the third most powerful official in our government stated the birth control = economic stimulus. Fewer Americans makes for a better America.

People are a problem. If we could just figure out some way to get rid of all these damn people, all the problems would be solved. I just see that attitude reflected in so many places, on so many levels. This story took that attitude and ran with it satirically, depicting a world where no one care about anyone at all and where just getting rid of people is an acceptable solution to solving personal problems. Timely.

By: S.C.Hayden

S.C.Hayden — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 21:46:44 +0000

That was fantastic.

By: Doug McIntire

Doug McIntire — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 03:50:33 +0000

I agree with all the comments. Nice piece. Dark and absurdly funny. Way to go.

And the banter was good too. Fine episode!

~Doug

By: RicV

RicV — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 03:11:20 +0000

Great bit of surreal absurd-ism. Loved it. Nice way to turn the world upside down instead of money/plastic surgery/being thin/being cool/etc being the answer, it was killing yourself.

Keep up the good work.

By: gelee

gelee — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 21:14:16 +0000

This one wasn’t over the line for me. Now that you mention it, not much is. The only thing I really can’t take is the graphic depiction of sexual violence. Just makes my stomach flop.

By: Kevin Anderson

Kevin Anderson — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 16:52:00 +0000

This is the best episode of the Dunesteef thus far. It has it all, funny, sick, funny, dark, and funny. From beginning to end, this episode had it all. Great opening skit -if it was- twisted and funny story, with some nice new voice work, and very interesting / entertaining chatter after.

Derek may be on to something. May I suggest the follow donation price list.

Punch – $5
Break a bone $10
Cut off a finger $20
Golf club to the head $35
Cut off a hand $50
…and so on.

You could bring in 100 or 200 bucks in a month or so. Might need a new co-host by then, though.