The Official "Xfm Series 0" Thread

[stjimmy]

Never listened, not bothered

you should give it a go mate, some really good stuff, just the sound quality is a bit rough..

[KP Plumbing]

aw i love some of these tapes there pretty good some of the stuff.

i like how they blame karl though for the radio shows being shite, when clearly they were shit well before he was the producer :p

one of them has a swearing bleeping sketch, makes me think that they reused the same sorta sketch for the one that karl and his boss wouldnt let them show in the more recent shows

[and that]

I still have the original cassettes for 31 May 1998 & 07 June 1998 that i ripped, im know there are parts that i never included that cut off halfway through them talking. Maybe its worth ripping them again.

[christ-the-burg]

where can I find series 0? I haven't hear these yet?

[Dam Helder]

you can't any more, sadly

[babyshambler]

You can hear the series 0 stuff on Youtube on RandyAnders channel =)

[Iago]

These were always a bit strange to me. But very enjoyable, I only wish there were a more complete range of shows to listen to.

I liked it when Ricky called his mum. Also the Pilsbury Dough boy discussion is priceless, and illustrates why they were let go quite well.

[Tip The Balance!]

I slightly prefer season 0 over seasons 3-4. Ricky seems to play Karl's role of the simpleton almost as well as Karl does.

[ColmDawson]

There's a lot of good stuff in Series 0 and the different dynamic is interesting, but I find them a bit hard to listen to for extended periods. There's never a peaceful moment! Karl slows the pace nicely.

[Tip The Balance!]

I quite like the pace, the only part I did't enjoy was the table footbal. The catchphrase "We've embarrassed ourselves...", the puns, the guy trying to make jokes whilst Ricky ignores him and continues commenting on the game. It was all pretty dire.

[robb]

I can only listen to it once in a while, since the sound quality gives me a headache during extended listenings. But Ricky attempting to censor the track with his eh eh noise is one of my favorite overall bits.

[ColmDawson]

Yeah... It was fine for me the first few times I listened to the series, but the last time I tried it gave me a headache.

Karl calms (slows) everything down, so his absence doesn't help either!