April 4, 2004 - 760114 - The Elixir of Death

[vgarci]

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[Fizzlestix]

[quote:fbab69848d="vgarci"]This week's program is presented for your review by Fizzlestix.[/quote:fbab69848d]

Thank you for the honor, but unfortunately, this one wasn't my choice. I think Vince must be preoccupied. :wink:

Regardless, I'll post my thoughts.

I'd heard this one a while back. The file I have is riddled with skips and stutters, but I made it through the entire show.

This is one of those episodes that, although a decent story, just didn't reach too deep for me. The lead character's desire to flee the city was understandable, but just not terribly convincing.

When he revealed the incident from his childhood, it was like one of those conversations where a person is talking about the weather then suddenly throws in "I was in an accident when I was a kid," obscuring the natural flow.

Even the Elixir Evita itself was pretty uninspiring. I gathered that it perhaps kept people healthy, but not in any magnificent way. It made soup taste better, but that seemed to be the extent. Perhaps I missed a bigger point about the water. And the fact that he would have been considered a "leper" should he have the plant closed led me to think this was quite a desperate community, unable to grasp any kind of industry but bottled water. hunh?

I try to imagine the Evian company in France closing down. I wonder if that community would be as devastated. [color=#666666:fbab69848d]By the way, did you ever spell the word Evian backwards? Tells you something about that company![/color:fbab69848d]

While the show was a decent enough story, the punch was more like a nerdy slap. In this rare instance, I have to say it was the writing. It just wasn't very strong. And with the file skipping and blurping, it lowered my interest further. The acting, however, was on par as usual. I gave the show a 3.2. If the Mp3 conversion were factored in, I'd have ranked it low-low-low-lower... (sorry - mimicking the stutter effect! :wink: )

Thanks for presenting this one! Best wishes all!

[dnagle]

I remember this show, because it was the first one I listened to in entirety during RMT's original broadcast run. I caught most of one during a thunderstorm, in some sort of 'acoustic jump' from a station hundreds of miles away (that show turns out to have been Terror in the Air, and if you listen to it you'll grasp the irony of this), but it was six months before I discovered the show on my local a.m. station, WIBA in Madison Wis. (Then I found out it was on WBBM-Chicago forty minutes earlier, which made a great difference to a teenager active in sports). I had remembered this show (written it down actually) as "The Elixir Vita". It was also one of the first I listened to in revisiting the series over the last year. The idea was compelling but I was hoping for a more sinister revelation about the elixir, like they would all be revealed as martians if they stopped drinking it. This particular rendering of the show was difficult to listen to but my player didn't skip all the way out so I was able to hear the whole show. So as verdicts go, the show was good in the concept but not strong in the presentation, but from a standpoint of listening to RMT, this one is iconic for me because it was the first one in long string that I remembered over 25 years.

[UNTIL NEXT TIME]

Ehhh. "I suspect something harmful!" This story is almost harmful to my time and sense of well-being. What the heck is going on? It was attributed to Fizz incorrectly! That fine gentleman has better taste! I would rather listen to his discriminated choice. Overall, it's less than ok, more than dreadful, but still tiresome. "Heads I win, tails you lose." I lost interest and time with this one. I think the regulation of these SOTW should be conducted with the utmost sovereignty...and therefore be pristine. The original form was uncomplicated with error and disappointment. Indeed, I sent a request that died on the fringe and this imposter, nay.... ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ took root! Overstated? Consider the definition: Ordinary Language: 1). An illegitimate or natural child. Figuratively: Anything spurious, counterfeit, or false. It is that to be sure. "A ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤, being looked on legally as no one's son, cannot legally inherit property, though he may inherit through his own exertions. (Perish the thought here). It's illegitimate and dull. Let’s discard it.


Pristine: "ancient and original." The SOTW is not righteous...but it's close! It's a matter of value: to rate or assess at a certain price: to appraise. To estimate or esteem, to rate, whether high or low. To take account of. I rate it high and fight for the member’s choice to be paramount. This option should be superior in power! It has the highest jurisdiction. That’s why the site was created! This consideration is above all else. Thus, my concern. It’s so disappointing to not listen to a show selected by a given member and to not get feedback on a request. While not a proverb, it is said and understood that something of value should be fought for. “fight the good fight “ comes close. I believe it. I want these shows to be selected by the big brains that put so much thought and heart into them. I identify with them, not with mistakes. It’s simply important. Fight for the good stuff.


I speak honestly…….Until Next Time

[Fizzlestix]

[quote:5ad00c8741="UNTIL NEXT TIME"]While not a proverb, it is said and understood that something of value should be fought for. “fight the good fight “ comes close. I believe it. I want these shows to be selected by the big brains that put so much thought and heart into them. I identify with them, not with mistakes. It’s simply important. Fight for the good stuff.[/quote:5ad00c8741]

Standing-O!! :wink:

[brian1984_2001]

I gave this show a 3.

It wasn't as bad as some made it out to be, but this story lacked any element of suspense, drama, or horror.

The elixer was not that bad -- certainly not an "elixer of Death". Nothing bad happened to anybody. None of the characters was particularly exciting. But nothing was obnoxious about it.

Funny how everybody was afraid to put warning labels on the stuff because it might hurt sales. Today, warning labels cover every product packaging.