Weekend Confirmed 137 - Halo 4, Assassin's Creed 3

Hello Weekend Confirmed crew and community. I've listened to the various incarnations of Garnett's show since 07 (I think, or maybe 08?) and I'm a big fan of the show.

*Also, I'm a pretty laid back guy that doesn't passionately argue over much and hardly posts on boards. So please read this post in the most mellow, friendly way possible, because in the end I'll care more about getting back to work than pretending my opinion is any better than yours.* :)

As far as the topic of journalistic integrity in games media is concerned, I don't think you guys need to talk about it at length on the show again. Why? Two reasons; First, it's just not that entertaining. During this segment I found my self thinking, "Get back to talking about games" and I've almost never thought that while listening to your show. As Garnett stated toward the end of the podcast, this is an entertainment show and to me, that segment was far from entertaining. I get that some people like to hear all this "inside baseball" talk, and I don't mind it, to a degree. For some context, I work in the comic book industry and I LOVE to have some behind-the-scenes discussions about my field with anyone that's interested. But the majority of fans I talk to would rather talk about what they love in their favorite comic book, rather than talk about the technical details that I like to discuss with fellow comic pros. As a fan of WC, and if I had to choose, I would rather you guys/gals talk about games/gaming than the intricacies of your profession. I understand it's bound to come up from time to time, and there are times that you can't avoid it when talking about games. But taking a whole segment of the show just seemed like too much time devoted to this (somewhat boring) topic. Perhaps you just need another place to have this discussion? Like an industry focused podcast or set of articles?

The second reason I'm sick of this conversation is, I feel like any time this topic has come up for the last five years on any gaming podcast I've listened to, not just WC, it's been nearly the exact same conversation over and over. That's not intended as an insult to any of the guests discussing the topic past or present, but more to point out that it feels like everyone has said all there is to say about journalistic integrity in games media.