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Message: <blockquote data-quote="M.T. Black" data-source="post: 9425757" data-attributes="member: 6782171">Thanks for the excellent review, [USER=7023840]@Snarf Zagyg[/USER]!I've enjoyed this series tremendously, and looked forward to every Sunday, when the new episode dropped. Like Snarf, I'm an RPG history junkie. What this series did was humanize many of the other characters in the Gygax story, in a way that perhaps no other presentation has.For example, Brian Blume (sometimes presented as a villain in the TSR story) came out looking like a likeable, decent man who just got in over his head. I also enjoyed hearing from Lawrence Schick, who seemed on track to do great things at TSR, and then abruptly left.It follows such a classic narrative arc too, perhaps in the "domestic tragedy" genre. Poor working man gets elevated to high position through talent/work/luck, he then squanders it all through hubris and greed, and finally ends up in a humble place, with some contrition.One thing that came out strongly was how many people just wanted Gary's attention. Rob Kuntz, Mary Jo, the TSR designers, Rose Estes - everyone seemed to be reaching out for more than he was offering. Whatever people think of Gary, he must have had a real charisma.Anyway, I highly recommend this podcast. Paul Stromberg (one of the producers) says they want to turn this into a movie (presumable a biopic). I hope it happens.</blockquote>