Karina, I want to formally apologize about my comments on your voice. You’re right, that is simply how you talk and I had no right to criticize it.

I just wanted to write in and express my gratitude for your composed response to my comment that was fueled by annoyance. I still am not sure how well the Karina sections flow with the rest of the show, but as someone who just started a film review podcast myself, I realize that criticism can be hurtful and needs to be expressed tactfully. You should know that I avoided coming to this page after I sent the comment, out of a sense of guilt for perhaps offending.

Once again I respect your well-said response. Keep up the great work.

-Josh

Karina is awesome and there’s nothing wrong with her voice. She’s got really intelligent, interesting opinions and she gets straight to the point. I think she offers a nice perspective, and I like hearing it on the show.

I love FilmCouch. Paul and Kevin (and occasional host Adam) are insightful and fun to listen to. Their chemistry is natural and undeniable.

Then we have Karina. Every show, Paul and Kevin call Karina and ask her what she’s seen, etc. This segment breaks up the natural, fun atmosphere of the show for the simple reason that Karina is a total drag. She always sounds unenthusiastic a bit angry, as if Paul and Kevin have woken her from a nap. Her affect is Valley-girl snobbish. She simply does not seem to like talking to Paul and Kevin.

Karina needs to get over herself. She writes some great reviews, and is obviously intelligent, but she carries a really obvious chip on her shoulder. Listening to her makes me uncomfortable.

Apart from Karina’s segments, great show.

I included the cartoonist because saying “graphic novel adaptation” doesn’t get me interested unless I know the artist behind the work. There are good and bad adaptations of movies like Star Wars, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Creepshow, and 1941. Just because they are translated to a different medium doesn’t automatically make them better.

It would be similar to saying that there is going to be a film adaptation of Batman. My level of excitement would depend entirely on the director. “Christopher Nolan is making a Batman movie!” gets a different response than “Joel Schumacher is making a Batman movie!”