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Episode Five: The Power Of Words
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The Simple Critic: Series 1 of 1 - Music From The Series
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What do you need to know about The Simple Critic:
History
Intended to be an episodic or short film series in 2018
Shifted to be an audio series in 2019
Released the first time around in January 2023
^fictional
How the story is told
Released properly from May to November 2024
Scripts
Audio companions
Video companions
Supported by various behind-the-scenes media released throughout 2024 + a special music album released in December 2024
The Simple Critic or T.S.C. for short
Wears a red turtleneck, blue sweatpants, and greenish-yellow runners (running shoes)
Judges every person, every object, and every thing with a simple set of grunts
Hmm.
Eugh.
Grumpy
Hmph.
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The Simple Critic: Series 1 of 1.
All Releases
The Simple Critic: Series 1 of 1 - Special Episode - Reading Time
A grumpy man known as 'The Simple Critic' or T.S.C. for short can be seen sitting on his grassy lawn outside his American Craftsman-esc house.
He is reading his store-bought book on word etymology whilst waiting for something to happen. What is this something? And will this something be something that the everyman / everywoman waits for?
Type of media: Audio, video
Length: 17 minutes, 42 seconds
Release date: 1st May 2024
Where to listen: Bandcamp, YouTube, NEW Payhip
Released!
The Simple Critic: Series 1 of 1 - Episode One: A Simple Day Out
Released!
A grumpy man known as 'The Simple Critic' or T.S.C. for short is sat on a park bench in a wide, empty park.
He is watching a video on his smartphone which shows a silly old British comedian (or a free-spirited older British gentleman) doing his usual unfunny monologue on an empty, theatre stage.
What could possibly interrupt this boring and ordinary day?
Type of media: Script, audio, video
Length: 27 minutes, 52 seconds
Release date: 10th May 2024
Where to listen: Bandcamp, YouTube, Payhip
Where to read: NEW Scripts page!
The Simple Critic: Series 1 of 1 - Episode Two: Home Time
A grumpy man known as 'The Simple Critic' or T.S.C. for short has, for good and sane reason, left a wide, empty park and is about to set off for home.
What a weird day on which to have been awake and alive.
As T.S.C. walks back home, he takes notice of the big and small things around him. What big and small things?
Type of media: Script, audio, video
Length: 24 minutes, 41 seconds
Release date: 21st June 2024
Where to listen: Bandcamp, YouTube, Payhip
Where to read: Scripts page
Released!
The Simple Critic: Series 1 of 1 - Episode Three: It Was Just A Dream
A grumpy man known as 'The Simple Critic' or T.S.C. for short is now safe and sound at home.
Now tired after a weird day out, T.S.C. is taking some time to rest. He eventually dozes off and begins to dream about his weird day out, but the dream plays out even weirder.
What happens in T.S.C’s dream exactly? More importantly perhaps is asking what happens to T.S.C.?
Type of media: Script, audio, video
Length: 27 minutes, 13 seconds
Release date: 2nd August 2024
Where to listen: Bandcamp, YouTube, Payhip
Where to read: Scripts page
Released!
The Simple Critic: Series 1 of 1 - Episode Four: A Broken Piano
A grumpy man known as 'The Simple Critic' or T.S.C. for short wakes up following a lovely night of dining in and keeping cozy at home.
Almost immediately after getting his bearings, he becomes gloomier and gloomier with each passing second.
Is T.S.C’s doom and gloom caused by something in his past? If not, is our dear friend the Critic doom-y and gloomy because of yet another troubling dream?
Type of media: Script, audio, video
Length: 23 minutes, 3 seconds
Release date: 20th September 2024
Where to listen: Bandcamp, YouTube, Payhip
Where to read: Scripts page
Released!
The Simple Critic: Series 1 of 1 - Episode Five: The Power Of Words
A grumpy man known as 'The Simple Critic' or T.S.C. for short lays flat on the pavement outside his home on Snooze Street following a mental breakdown.
He eventually calms down and picks himself back up. There is a time and place for everything including losing one’s mind for a bit.
What will happen next to our dear friend, the Critic?
Type of media: Script, audio, video
Length: 28 minutes, 38 seconds
Release date: 29th November 2024
Where to listen: Bandcamp, YouTube, Payhip
Where to read: Scripts page
Released!
The end.
Characters in The Simple Critic
Teaser photos and artwork for The Simple Critic - Series 1 of 1
General teaser photos
Artwork / panoramic drawing for Episode One: A Simple Day Out
Artwork / panoramic drawing for Episode Two: Home Time
Artwork / panoramic drawing for Episode Three: It Was Just A Dream
Artwork / panoramic drawing for Episode Four: A Broken Piano
Artwork / panoramic drawing for Episode Five: The Power Of Words
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