{"id":3056,"date":"2020-01-11T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-10T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/?p=3056"},"modified":"2020-01-26T02:14:50","modified_gmt":"2020-01-25T13:14:50","slug":"episode-one-hundred-and-thirty-five-things-are-going-down-at-disney-town","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/2020\/01\/episode-one-hundred-and-thirty-five-things-are-going-down-at-disney-town\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode One Hundred And Thirty Five &#8211; Things Are Going Down At Disney Town"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5611\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3056-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-135-ThingsAreGoingDown.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-135-ThingsAreGoingDown.mp3\">https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-135-ThingsAreGoingDown.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-135-ThingsAreGoingDown.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/?powerpress_pinw=3056-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-135-ThingsAreGoingDown.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"BRC-135-ThingsAreGoingDown.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"614\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/135-DisneyTown.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3072\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/135-DisneyTown.jpg 614w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/135-DisneyTown-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/135-DisneyTown-588x441.jpg 588w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The AI cast members at the theme park became a vital part of the experience; A wild assortment of characters you could talk to who would always remember your name and were always happy to see you.<br> Then things fell apart, and the people stopped coming, and the cast members found themselves without anything to do.<br> So they went out to find out where the guests had gone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rather than put people in unconvincing suits, the Theme Park uses modified people, but for everyone who is convincing enough to be a star, there are many who just don&#8217;t make the grade. They can get some work, but they&#8217;ll never break out of the Park Ghetto of the not-quite-right.<br> Now that one of them has gone rogue and is committing unspeakable crimes in their shanty town, it&#8217;s up to a &#8220;goofy-looking&#8221; PI to find them and stop them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdna.artstation.com\/p\/assets\/images\/images\/010\/069\/188\/large\/faraz-shanyar-img-3900.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"&quot;Camp&quot;, by Faraz Shanyar (opens in a new tab)\">&#8220;Camp&#8221;, by Faraz Shanyar<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/farazshanyar.artstation.com\/\">Faraz Shanyar&#8217;s Artstation Portfolio<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2019\/dec\/27\/hot-blob-vast-and-unusual-patch-of-warm-water-off-new-zealand-coast-puzzles-scientists\">Hot blob: vast patch of warm water off New Zealand coast puzzles scientists<br><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pelagic_zone\">Pelagic<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Calypso_music\">Calypso Music<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mulling_spices\">Mulling \/ Mulled Cider<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Three_Laws_of_Robotics\">Asimov&#8217;s Three Laws Of Robotics<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gaston_(Beauty_and_the_Beast)\">Gaston<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wreck-It_Ralph\">Wreck-It Ralph<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Disneyland\">Disneyland Park<\/a> (originally Disneyland)<br><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Walt_Disney_World\">Walt Disney World<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Westworld_(TV_series)\">Westworld<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ellen_Ripley\">Ellen Ripley<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/madmax.fandom.com\/wiki\/Lord_Humungus\">Lord Humungus<br><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/madmax.fandom.com\/wiki\/Immortan_Joe\">Immortan Joe<br><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mad_Max_(franchise)\">Mad Max Franchise<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCVo63lbKHjC04KqYhwSZ_Pg\/playlists\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Defunctland (opens in a new tab)\">Defunctland<\/a> (youtube)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/alanwhite\/blobby-blobby-blobby-blobby\">Abandoned Mister Blobby Amusement Park<br><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Footrot_Flats\">Footrot Flats<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Footrot_Flats:_The_Dog%27s_Tale\">Footrot Flats: The Dogs <s>Tale<\/s> Tail<\/a><br><em>( I couldn&#8217;t find much of anything on the now-defunct Footrot Flats Leisure Park. Seems it only lasted a few years, got rebranded, and died. <a href=\"https:\/\/visualhumor.wordpress.com\/2012\/10\/10\/footrot-flats-revisited\/\">Here&#8217;s the best thing I could find<\/a>. ~ T. Jones )<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rainbow%27s_End_(theme_park)\">Rainbow&#8217;s End<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Disneyland_Paris\">Disneyland Paris<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Defunctland: The Failure of Euro Disneyland\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SFE8RlKlLCE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"An Excruciatingly Deep Dive into the Avatar Theme Park\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xrIxGWterYA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Avatar:_The_Last_Airbender\">Avatar: The Last Airbender<br><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Avatar_(2009_film)\">Avatar<\/a> (James Cameron\/Giant Smurf)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spirited_Away\">Spirited Away<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bats_Day_in_the_Fun_Park\">Bats Day<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kingdom_Hearts\">Kingdom Hearts<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/disney.fandom.com\/wiki\/Vanellope_von_Schweetz\">Vanellope Von Schweetz<br><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jack_Sparrow\">Captain Jack Sparrow<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Toy_Story_(franchise)\">Toy Story Franchise<br><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mad_Max:_Fury_Road\">Mad Max: Fury Road<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Little Robots, Big World &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.anim5.com\/IDDFOS\/TGS\/index.html\">The Gutter Skypes<\/a><br><em>This was a multi-episode game run by Trilobite; Links to the MP3 for the episodes as follows ~ T. Jones<\/em><br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"190 (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.solidsymbols.com\/gutter_skypes\/show_190\/The_Gutter_Skypes_190.mp3\" target=\"_blank\">190<\/a><br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"191 (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.solidsymbols.com\/gutter_skypes\/show_191\/The_Gutter_Skypes_191.mp3\" target=\"_blank\">191<\/a><br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"193 (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.solidsymbols.com\/gutter_skypes\/show_193\/The_Gutter_Skypes_193.mp3\" target=\"_blank\">193<\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.solidsymbols.com\/gutter_skypes\/show_195\/The_Gutter_Skypes_195.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"195 (opens in a new tab)\">195<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Brave_Little_Toaster\">The Brave Little Toaster<br><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/There_Will_Come_Soft_Rains_(short_story)\">There Will Come Soft Rains<\/a>, by Ray Bradbury<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"604\" height=\"805\" src=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/mickybucks.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3064\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/mickybucks.png 604w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/mickybucks-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/mickybucks-588x784.png 588w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zack_Snyder\">Zack Snyder<br><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Justice_League_(film)\">Justice League<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Versions_of_Justice_League#The_%22Snyder_Cut%22_(2016%E2%80%932017)\">The Snyder Cut<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Blade_Runner\">Blade Runner<br><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Goofy\">Goofy<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Who_Framed_Roger_Rabbit\">Who Framed Roger Rabbit?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bill_Watterson\">Bill Watterson<br><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Calvin_and_Hobbes\">Calvin &amp; Hobbes<br><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Berkeley_Breathed\">Berke Breathed<br><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bloom_County\">Bloom County<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Underground_(role-playing_game)\">Underground RPG<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Buck%27s_Fizz\">Buck&#8217;s Fizz<\/a> (drink)<br><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bucks_Fizz\">Bucks Fizz<\/a> (band)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Witcher_(TV_series)\">The Witcher<\/a> (TV)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cool_World\">Cool World<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Blacksad\">Blacksad<\/a> (comic)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Donald_Duck\">Donald Duck<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Dresden_Files\">The Dresden Files<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/French_Foreign_Legion\">French Foreign Legion<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Crow_(1994_film)\">The Crow<br><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dark_City_(1998_film)\">Dark City<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Walt_Disney\">Walt Disney<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Walt_Disney\"> <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tankriot.com\/\">Tank Riot<\/a> (podcast) and their <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tankriot.com\/2009\/081\/\">Walt Disney<\/a> episode.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <em>(Regarding the &#8220;crude graffiti&#8221;, there is a story from Walt&#8217;s youth (recounted above at 20:55) which often involves mentions of corporal punishment.  The Tank Riot crew briefly infer that it was subject rather than the permanence of the medium that inspired his fathers wrath.  And then they repeated it as a running gag for the following decade.  They are a true inspiration.  ~ T. Jones) <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"David Mitchell has a rant about Christmas | Michael McIntyre&#039;s Comedy Roadshow | BBC Comedy Greats\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZxeDQv4lE-o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jacinda_Ardern\">Jacinda Ardern<br><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/John_Key\">John Key<\/a> and &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/newzealand\/comments\/5lhyw8\/no_this_is_the_best_pic_of_john_key\/\">that photo<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5613\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3056-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-135-ThingsAreGoingDown.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-135-ThingsAreGoingDown.mp3\">https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-135-ThingsAreGoingDown.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-135-ThingsAreGoingDown.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/?powerpress_pinw=3056-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-135-ThingsAreGoingDown.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"BRC-135-ThingsAreGoingDown.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><p>https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-135-ThingsAreGoingDown.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: RSS The AI cast members at the theme park became a vital part of the experience; A wild assortment of characters you could talk to who would always remember your name and were always happy to see you. 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