I’ve looked around and I’m struggling to find it. Who voices Mr bonzo?
What an odd question.
Mr Bonzo voices Mr Bonzo.
Who voices you?
What was the thought process behind naming TMAGP 12 “Getting Off?”
“Shit. I need a workplace pun that could also refer to a strip club…”
“Screw it, I’ll put ’Getting Off’, it works for now and whoever vetos it will have to come up with something better.”
3 weeks later…
“Ah. I see what happened here.”
Hi, Alex
This might be a weird question, but it's something that I think about A Lot. I know that you enjoy your gross sounds (worms for example) in the podcasts, and they're all great sounds honestly. Is there ever likely to be any sort of gagging or vomiting noises in the episodes in the future, and if that is something that would be in an episode, would that be included in the content warnings given on patreon/the episode descriptions? It's a small thing, and I realise it's not something that needs to be thought about by most people, so if you can't say, that's totally fine.
Hey fair question.
So I try to avoid vomiting sounds in my work where possible. I think its been normalised in media when actually it is quite a violent bodily motion, especially in audio.
That said, it is sometimes necessary in horror (though I will always err on the side of almost puking where it’s an option.)
Our work should have Emetephobia in the content warnings when it occurs but if you ever catch an episode where it was missed just let the folks over at mail@Rustyquill.com know and they can see about fixing it.
Fun fact: I was sick for a lot of my primary school years with some obscure illness which meant I missed a lot of school due to constant vomiting and other issues. Like you I have also thought about this stuff more than most people.
Hiii I love your work! What's the most amount of drafts an episode of magnus has had so far?
Thanks!
Hard to tell without diving into our own (real) archives. I know one episode of protocol has gotten up to something like 10 drafts before then going into production (where it gets redrafted some more as part of recording, dialogue editing etc.)
I suspect Archives had less drafting in general because there were less people involved. That doesn’t mean it changed less, just it went through less iterations because it was only Jonny and I working on scripts back then.
hello, bossman!
ive been wondering if there’s any words you particularly like when writing. i’ve noticed jonny, for example, uses the word “acrid” far more often than is reasonable than an average enjoyer of the word. also apotheosis but he’s explained that one! so: any words you’re fond of and use more than reasonably? (or perfectly reasonably. you’re the bossman after all)
Goddam “apotheosis”. (sighs)
So if you want a deep cut on @jonnywaistcoat he loves the phrase “burst like a rotten grape”. I think @rq-producerperson have caught him adding it to Protocol on three separate occasions normally accompanied by the world “Bulbous” and we have edited it out.
I try to work in the word “Maelstrom” in every creative work I do.
I also try to sneak in arbitrary asinine alliteration as its awesome to assimilate.
Hey Alex, hope you’re having a good day :)
Just finished listening to MAG Protocol Episode 37 and was absolutely blown away, what a phenomenal episode. No spoilers, just fantastic stuff. Especially with a particular character appearance ;)
Were you always interested in the script writing side of things? What inspired you to have a go at writing for Protocol?
Thank you (& Jonny & the RQ Team) for all the hard work and spooks!
Thanks for the kind words!
So fun fact, I am actually a formally trained script-writer with an MA from CSSD and I think there’s probably a bit more of me in the Magnus Archives scripts than people might think.
I’d develop the story with @jonnywaistcoat before writing then after he wrote first drafts I would redraft the episodes with him before recording. Statements were normally only small changes but dialogue and character work was a bit more full on especially in later seasons. Don’t get me wrong though, @jonnywaistcoat is very much the horror guy of the two of us.
For Protocol though, @jonnywaistcoat explicitly asked that I generate the metaphysics (fancy word for fear logic etc.) and so I offered to co-write and that means getting to do first drafts.
Personally, I think I am probably better at writing than I am directing but I suspect directing is a rarer skillset so I get more work in that vein.
Left to my own devices I would probably do a lot more writing, I’ve wanted to write a YA series for years not to mention a dark fantasy trilogy and some sci fi but there’s just not the time for me to sustain something like Rusty Quill and write novels so I guess your stuck with me podcasting for a while yet.
Hey all, seen some confusion out there for the latest episode of Protocol because we had a couple of errors with the patron post saying I wrote it solo and the shownotes saying it was cowritten. Just to confirm, I wrote Protocol episode 39 and @jonnywaistcoat edited. We’ll get those credits sorted next week, sorry for the faff. For those interested though @jonnywaistcoat wrote the line about love and grief being the same thing. It’s a good line I wouldn’t dare try to steal!