Toasted Nation

[drukqs]

Decent. Drink more beer. Show more funny gifs? profit

[daikun]

If you guys are expecting them to read Digg stories, they're not.

[hellhound]

Welcome back guys.

[mrdoody55]

Doesn't have the spark like diggnation did... and honestly, I don't care THAT much about your lives, at least not yet.

I was invested in Kevin and Alex, so I actually cared about what was going on with them. Glenn, somewhat that way, but Prager, not so much.

[hellhound]

I dont think they're trying to mimic Diggnation.. Stephen Colbert has Colbert Nation so I think its a more generic term. I DO like the idea of hearing some other viewpoints of stuff in the news or hot topics.
Agreed that I feel more interested in Glenn's interaction than Prager's.. that might be that I feel I've had more exposure to Glenn... or that Glenn is more relaxed and Prager is more energetic/gung-ho on things. Many times Prager's gung ho-ness can seem kinda rushy/pushy and my demeanor is mostly more chill... just sayin'

Filming an ep while having friends over would be cool IMO.. even if the people arent "famous" or great in front of the camera (for an extended period of time)... like having a friend who isnt in the online media distribution industry, that maybe works at a deli (or whatever) chime in w/ a thought or 2 about a topic... even if it's a "you guys are all into this because you have a vested interest.. but I could care care less about this "Inside Baseball" subject... bring it back down to earth abit .. if ya know what I'm sayin...

[mrdoody55]

Originally Posted by hellhound

I dont think they're trying to mimic Diggnation.. Stephen Colbert has Colbert Nation so I think its a more generic term. I DO like the idea of hearing some other viewpoints of stuff in the news or hot topics.

Originally Posted by Prager, in Episode "Toasted Nation"

"We're bringing it back" - "Almost with a diggnation style format"

Originally Posted by Episode Notes

Over the course of the next several weeks, Toasted Donut's format will consist of a back and forth discussion between Glenn McElhose and David Prager about tech news, current events, plus a few of the happenings in the lives of Glenn and Prager. Yes, the format is eerily similar to the format of Diggnation between Alex Albrecht and Kevin Rose, hence the episode title of "Toasted Nation."

It looks to me like they are definitely going for a diggnation clone...

[tiberius]

Originally Posted by hellhound

Filming an ep while having friends over would be cool IMO.. even if the people arent "famous" or great in front of the camera (for an extended period of time)... like having a friend who isnt in the online media distribution industry, that maybe works at a deli (or whatever) chime in w/ a thought or 2 about a topic... even if it's a "you guys are all into this because you have a vested interest.. but I could care care less about this "Inside Baseball" subject... bring it back down to earth abit .. if ya know what I'm sayin...

I like that 'having friends over' idea a lot! Yeah, all kinds of people, no matter what they do for a living or where they come from. As long as they are really friends to Glenn and/or Prager. Nothing would be worse than a scripted feel to such episodes, that feeling that they are not being really connected to each other.