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Mischa Stanton

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Mischa Stanton

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ars PARADOXICA

Mischa Stanton

ars PARADOXICA

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 153 people rated this podcast
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Good plot, strong characters and voice acting. There was a lot of jumping about in some of the episodes, which made it difficult to follow.
The first season here is good. The problem is that Mischa Stanton has a tremendous ego and, as a showrunner, they are not very good at encouraging their writers to deliver top-notch material. So the show suffers big time over the subsequent seasons. It thinks that it's being mindful and cutting-edge, when it really just bores. Especially with the obnoxious Kristen DiMercurio, who has no range as an actor, in the lead. This is an audio drama as dead as the dodo. Look elsewhere.
ars PARADOXICAthanks for the review, excited to hear your amazing medium-defining podcast whenever you'd like to drop it!
Started because of all the good recs, stopped listening after about eight episodes because I found it boring and couldn't really stand the main char.
Great production and voice acting. A podcast you really need to pay attention to as there are different timelines with different versions of the same people. Time travelling mice episode was very thought provoking. Definatley worth a listen
A time travel story with people getting stranded in unpleasant places and the machinations of a secret government agency across time -- in both directions. Outstanding production and a complex story.
I was introduced to this show through the crossover with the Bright Sessions. It ended up scratching an itch I didn't even realize I had. So well crafted with some twists I could have never seen coming, that may or may not have even happened. Time travel can be complicated, and this show embraces that.
One of my favorite scripted drama podcasts! Time travel done really well.
Get your real science fix satisfied by an audio drama that gives you all the strangeness of X-Files with the drama of Fringe.
This story confused me so much but like, in a very good way.Dr. Grissom is entirely too relatable and I'm scare of that. But in a good way.
Pretty great. I enjoyed it.
Really well produced and interesting podcast. Always love a sci-fi back in time plot!
I followed this series when it was still running and constantly found myself disappointed.Such a fantastic concept and some great actors here and there and frequents settle into their characters pretty well. Some small moments are strong (out of context) and rewarding when considering very specific points in the timeline. However. Not a single character has any consistency or influence on the plot or the world other than the season 1 villain. The world has no identifiable rules or overarching consistencies. Characterization is nonexistent, and characters are either too shallow, too mysterious, too consistent, or too inconsistent, making them impossible to connect with or enjoy for more than an episode or two. Season 1 remains the strongest and even then almost entirely forgettable. It's obvious a number of vital things about the series (increasingly so beyond the first season) were not planned out or edited, leaving them contradicting and one-note at best. Frequently threatens to be good - some concepts are brought up (orientation, race, ethics, etc) but when implemented are weak and infrequent at best. Audio quality improves over the seasons, but is already fairly good to begin with!Overall, sadly more rewarding to discuss than to experience.
Wonderful and obviously worth the listen. My first encounter with an Asexual character and Sally is AMAZING.
A very intresting podcast that was accesible to me, while still making me think a lot! I loved it!
I love Sally, but she really has a problem regarding keeping friends! She's so resourceful, but she constantly gets in to trouble, although she try's to avoid it. Fantastic production, awesome voice acting, and time travel is always exiting!
If the show eureka was a podcast set in the 1940s with a time traveler
This story follows a modern-day scientist who accidentally discovers time travel and is stuck in the 1940s, leading to an alternate history in which the Cold War is an arms race to develop time travel. Time travel has thought out mechanics and long-lasting personal consequences, which several episodes explore the logistics and morality of, including government conspiracies and scientific experimentation. ars Paradoxica explores people searching for meaning, attempting to fix mistakes, and corruption of power. The characters, especially the main character (Sally) and a supporting character (Esther) are complex and well-acted, though I had trouble distinguising a couple of the male voices in season 1. I'm also not 100% sold on how the framing device comes together in the end, but that's a bit of a nitpick. The story has dramatic moments and stakes, as well as some levity and an overall bittersweet tone.
This podcast is a brilliant work of speculative fiction, full of wonderfully complex characters whose actions are painfully human and believable. The story pulled me in right away and has kept me wanting to know more with each episode. And it’s got positive representation for women, people of color, and queer people, and also handles other social issues (like gun violence and corrupt politicians) in an equally admirable way.I’m no mathematician or physicist, but I read and enjoyed The Elegant Universe by Brian Greene, which was apparently enough for me to actually understand this show’s scientific jargon most of the time! My brain loves to ponder philosophical questions, particularly metaphysics, and The Elegant Universe provided a lot of fuel for thoughts about the nature of time, dimensions, spooky action, etc. It’s exciting to see this show weaving some of that stuff into a thoroughly enjoyable narrative.
funny, smart, tightly-plotted; beautiful interlocking character arcs; love letter to audio; fantastic sound design, writing, voice acting! highly recommend, especially to anyone who thinks a lot about the 20th century
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