For those of you who haven’t noticed I’ve got quite a bit on at the moment. Not only have I got the usual work/family life/social life (ha!) stressors; but I’m also trying to:
- Put the finishing touches to the organisation of Hadrian’s Walk
- Get the actual fundraising for the walk up and running (incidentally we just past the £1,000 donated mark – hurrah! Only another £19,000 to go)
- Play in and organise my Blood Bowl League (I know, I know)
- Record a Midnight Movie Club podcast every single week
I like to be busy, but sometimes you can be a bit too busy. The problem is that there isn’t a single one of those things that I want to give up – I’m enjoying them all too much.
If you’ve been reading this blog for a while you’ll have come to realise that I am a man with passions. These passions are sometimes short lived (kite flying), sometimes long term (blogging); but always burn strong and brightly.
At the moment the fire in my belly is currently focused in two directions – Hadrian’s Walk and the Midnight Movie Club. And I need your help.
Hadrian’s Walk we know about. You are either one of the people coming with me or you are one of the people donating, and that’s the end of the matter. If you haven’t donated already you can do so here. Go on, go do it. You know I’m not going to stop pestering you.
But the podcast, that’s a different matter.
If you have listened to the podcast (and why wouldn’t you have) then could you please, please, please head over to our itunes page and leave a star rating (or even better, a little review if you have time). You can even open the page by clicking this link:
Open the Midnight Movie Club iTunes page.
For it to register with the itunes people the rating has to go on our actual page within the ITunes store – so go to the page above. If you rate individual episodes in your iTunes browser it just stores that on your own personal hard-drive rather than registers the rating with the site.
I’m not asking for a positive rating or review (although that would be nice). And don’t leave anything if you haven’t heard it. But if you have listened to the podcast, then any feedback you give would be most gratefully received.
The reason I’m asking is because at the moment I currently have an overwhelming burning desire to be listed in the “new” section of the iTunes Movie & TV podcast category. My co-host Lee isn’t particularly bothered about it, but I need to be on that list damnit. We’ve put a lot of effort in you know. Look, Lee even did some coloring in with some felt-tips he got for Christmas:
It’s even keeping me up at night. Why aren’t we on that list!? We’re “new” aren’t we? We’re “new”! What’s wrong with us? Why do they reject us like this? Why do they hate us so!? Is it because they found out about that third nipple? it’s a birthmark I tell you! A BIRTHMARK!!
Ahem.
Apparently the only way for us to be noticed by iTunes staff and get in the “new” section is by having activity such as ratings and reviews over on our iTunes page. And being on that list is one of the best ways for us to be able to pick up potential new listeners. And we need new listeners as part of stage one of our dastardly plan to take over the internet.
So if you have heard the podcast, then could you go over there and quickly tell us what you thought of it. I really would be very grateful (but don’t mention I begged, I wouldn’t want Lee to loose the respect for me that I have so carefully cultivated). Thanks.
Did you want a 1-star rating five times? Or a 5-star rating one time? I went with the latter. :)
@Idaho Dad, cheers man.
You can only rate it once anyhow. Not that I tried to do it 150 times myself in an effort to cheat. Oh no.
I would go over to the eyetunes internets but I’m afraid that I might get some sticky apple juice on my clean PC.
If the podcasts are half as funny as the written movie reviews, they deserve maximum stars!!
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@Dwayne, Thanks Dwayne. We’ve sort of abandoned the written reviews for now, as we were having more fun doing the podcast. Although as it turns out podcasting has ended up being just as much work, if not more so (trying to make Lee sound half way intelligent takes an awful lot of editing)
Will do.
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@Heather, marvelous. Thank you!
You’re going to hold a gun/your penis to my head until I do, aren’t you?
Think I’ll wait for that treat.
I was sad enough to listen to the dirty dancing one on Valentines day (I enjoyed it and am the sad person Lee was ripping the P155 out off, Danleen is on the way!!!!)and just enjoyed ‘What bugs us in Movies’ so I rated you for both.
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@Kelloggsville, you can say piss over here, I don’t mind:)
For it to register with the itunes people the rating has to go on our actual page within the ITunes store – so this page:
http://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/lee-dans-midnight-movie-club/id348480956
If you rate individual episodes in your iTunes browser it just stores that on your own personal hard-drive rather than registers the rating with the site.
I was wondering what was happening (in that people were saying they were rating us, but it still said we had no votes) but now I think of it that’s must be what’s going on. I shall have to be clearer next time I beg:)
Thanks though for responding to my pleas :)
@Dan, well it got me, I can’t work out how to leave a review via that link!
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If I rate in iTunes, does that report back to Apple, or is that only to organise my collection?
I’ve rated all the ones I’ve listened to, and will continue listening, because they are better than other podcasts I’ve heard.
@Oli, As I’ve just replied to Kellogsville For it to register with the itunes people the rating has to go on our actual page within the ITunes store – so this page:
http://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/lee-dans-midnight-movie-club/id348480956
If you rate individual episodes in your iTunes browser it just stores that on your own personal hard-drive rather than registers the rating with the site.
Thanks though man, I appreciate it.
@Oli, Seems you have to go to the Midmoclub page IN iTunes in order to rate the podcast (left hand side) below the “subscribe free” link.
Now working out how to write a comment.
Once I’ve done that, I’ll have to work out how to make my comments mask the truth. :p
If you have burning, I’m sure there are antibiotics that’ll fix it right up mate. Just sayin’.
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@Kevin Spencer, but what if I like it?
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there is a difference between geek and passion!
I should know
I am the biggest chicken geek I know…..
@john gray, I have a passion for my chickens too – except when the buggers keep escaping.
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I’ve got about 4 hours of podcasting on my harddisk to listen to the next week and I’m going to listen to it all!!!
I’ve got to know the level I have to be at for my contribution (the movie has already arrived btw!)
@Arjan, don’t listen to it all at once man ore you’re likely to have an embolism due to the sheer excitement
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Hi Dan
I rated you 5 stars and even managed to listen to a couple – I did enjoy Dirty Dancing, “No-one puts Baby in a corner”. I LOVE that film!
Gail
@Gail, you would. you’re a girl.
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So I click the link and I see the page, but there’s nowhere to rate it, or not that I can see anyway, I don’t have to actually listen to the damn thing as well do I ?
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@Gary, Hi Gary,
You can rate the podcast in iTunes itself. I haven’t yet found a way to rate it through the website.
@Gary, Yes what oli said. Thanks for trying though :)
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I will have time to have a listen tonight now Mr B has spirited away two happy children. It had best entertain me or I may have to hurl herring at you on the walk.
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@Jo Beaufoix, as long as it’s not in cans i don’t mind
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Heard about your itunes success on Twitter. Just came over to say congratulations!!
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@Rosie Scribble, why thank you :)
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I totally understand your predicament. When you have so many neat projects and interests going on, it is kinda tough to not drive yourself to being too busy! But there are def worst things in life like not knowing what you love, and having nothing going on, you know?
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