Was the stuff in the transcripts such as [Around a Mouthful of Archivist] for your laughs, the readers, or both?
So stage directions were originally written by Jonny under duress because I insisted I needed to have at least some kind of hint as to what the heck was happening if I was going to direct and edit.
These days though we just accept that people are reading them and factor it in. I would say I am generally more comedic and specific than Jonny in my stage directions but then again this is the guy who wrote something along the lines of “weird sounding bullshit happens” in an official script back in the day so there’s probably not that much difference really.
after the release of magp 19 my friend thought it was odd to include such a prolific historical figure. I reminded him that Robert Smirke was a pivotal character in the magnus archives and arguably more important to history as he had been in charge of the construction most famous buildings in London built during the early 19th century, including the renovation of the royal mint Isaac Newton had been the warden of. Who do you think is more famous/more important to history?
I would argue Newton is more important to actual history.
Interestingly there was a quite a bit of back-and-forth about referencing Newton in Protocol.
On the one hand he is a prolific figure in Alchemy and slots into the lore very nicely. On the other hand though, he has been portrayed a lot and is very much a “go-to” choice for the time period. (See Rusty Quill Gaming as an example!)
We went for it in the end because practicality won out but it was still a proper discussion.
Hi Alex, I have a humble request.
during one of the protocol pre-launch livestream Q&A things, you and Jonny were talking, and you mentioned that Jonny had come up with a plot idea, that, on reflection, would quote “fuck up the universe worse than in archives.”
When protocol finishes, please could you release more on this? I desperately want to know what the plot point was, because HOW?! How could Jonny possibly fuck up a universe more than he did in archives? He basically engineered hell on earth last time!!
but I appreciate that this plot point is probably all spoilers, so yeah. After protocol is finished!
Yes. I promise I will share this when possible. In fact I think it will be earlier than you suspect.
who out of the Protocol crew do you reckon would be the best at taking care of a Tamagotchi
Probably Alice but only to spite Gwen.
Gwen would do everything right caring for hers and meanwhile Alice would see Gwen cared and just get Colin to hack one for her and pretend she’s just really competent to Gwen. Same with Digimon.
Where would the Boneturner take Bonzo on their first date if this is the supposed steamiest romance of 2025. The people need to know!
To the stars and back my friend.
greetings Big Boss Man!
i would like to know if there will be a canon age drop for the tmagp characters in the future? i am cooking up a theory.
an answer is much obliged, although i get that you are busy so it is not needed (i will just headcanon it you cant stop me)
We normally try to sprinkle such references throughout all the seasons but I can’t remember off the top of my head if and when they explicitly happen. Fair warning though you’ll be waiting a while if you want to collect the set.
Hello! I just wanted to check, who was the lead writer on episode 22 of Protocol? The episode credits say Jonny, but I noticed your name is listed on the transcript.
Either way, what a fantastic episode - I'm absolutely loving the existentialist themes the show is getting into!
Huh, weird.
I did write TMP 22 with Jonny editing. Looks like an admin error, we’ll try and get round to fixing it at some point. Honestly, most people assume Jonny writes it all anyway so I don’t think anyone will be shocked by this revelation.
Who out of the tma/tmagp (your choice) crew would be better at monopoly?
Lena. Because Lena.
Hi Alex, will you and/or Jonny be joining any of the Live Drops on Patron? It was a super fun listening experience. 😁
Hope you’re doing well, and that you get to play Control with Jonny soon (stream scheduling on Nightmare mode, as Jonny put it!!)
I am not booked in for a live drop but I wouldn’t be surprised if we’re asked to attend premieres/ finales.
Control stream is rebooked although I forget the specific date. (I think there’s an update about it on Patreon today.)
Alesis Newman….. Alex Newell…. Self-insert? (Kidding, but man. That is one SIMILAR name)
Ironically I believe that was one of the fan-submitted character names from the Kickstarter so there is probably a listener out there right now reconsidering their opinions on coral!