Did you know it's been two years since Matt and Scott wrapped up We've Got Ward!? The guys got back together again to talk about how they feel about the book and their show two years later! Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/doofmedia Stay updated with Doof! Media : @doofmedia Message us at gotwormpod@gmail.com We’ve Got Ward Cover Image Art created by Lonsheep...
We've got Ward too! Elliot and Reuben hop into Parahumans-land for a bit to deliver on a donation goal everyone helped us reach during our 24-hour All Pact Up livestream! If you like what you hear here, come check out Pale Reflections ( https://www.doofmedia.com/pale-reflections/ ), our weekly show covering Wildbow's Pale . Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/doofmedia Stay updated with We’ve Got Ward: @gotwormpod Message us at gotwormpod@gmail.com We’ve Got Ward Cover Image Art created b...
Hey friends! I hope everyone is doing well! We don't have a new episode of We've Got Ward for you today because, well, that book is over. But we thought we'd instead do a feed drop of Decomposing Worm, the newest show on the Doof! Network. It's all about analyzing Wildbow's novel from some new and interesting perspectives. We love it! Take a listen and then head on over to their feed and subscribe to make sure you never miss an episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/decomposing-worm/id15...
Surprise! We were so thrilled to sit down with Wildbow a couple of weeks ago and talk to him about his writing process, his life, and of course Ward ! (Spoilers!) We hope you enjoy this special conversation with our favorite author. Make sure you check out Decomposing Worm, premiering this Friday (5/22): https://www.doofmedia.com/2020/05/13/announcing-decomposing-worm/ Also check out Elliot and Reuben's new show, Pale Reflections: https://www.doofmedia.com/pale-reflections/ Support us on Patreon...
This week, we say goodbye to Ward and our podcast by looking back on the book and answering all of your questions. This is a recording of a live-streamed discussion, so you will hear us interacting with chat at various times. Our partner Matias from Do the Write Thing is taking his friend Clarence through Worm, analyzing it from other critical lenses. It's called Decomposing Worm and you should listen: https://www.doofmedia.com/2020/05/13/announcing-decomposing-worm/ Also check out Elliot and Re...
This week...we finish the book. It's over! Done. Kaput. Fin. We're discussing chapters 20.e6 and 20.end! No more discussion questions, but it's time for our final mailbag. Send us your questions and we'll answer them on our finale next week! The final episode of We've got Ward will be streamed live next Tuesday, May 12th at 9:30 PM Central Time over on our YouTube channel. Come hang out with us and say one final goodbye to this amazing book! If you have any questions, comments or feedback feel f...
This week on the show, some plot tries to invade the epilogue, but Dr. Darnall tells it to go away! We're talking about epilogue chapters 20.e4 and 20.e5! Discussion Question The final We've Got Ward discussion question: What is your favorite part/moment of Ward ? If you have any questions, comments or feedback feel free to reach out to us. Also, always make sure you check out the Parahumans Reddit thread: https://reddit.com/r/parahumans for lots of great Ward related discussion. Support us on P...
This week on the show we continue to work through Ward's epilogue. This time focusing on Chastity and Jeff the Nice Number Boy. We're covering 20.e2 and 20.e3! Discussion Question Best odd couple in Parahumans? If you have any questions, comments or feedback feel free to reach out to us. Also, always make sure you check out the Parahumans Reddit thread: https://reddit.com/r/parahumans for lots of great Ward related discussion. Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/doofmedia Stay updated wit...
This week on the show we finish the final chapter of the book and move into the epilogue! We discuss chapters 20.11 and 20.e1! We also announce the winner of March's Madness!: https://www.doofmedia.com/marchmadness Discussion Question Why epilogue? If you have any questions, comments or feedback feel free to reach out to us. Also, always make sure you check out the Parahumans Reddit thread: https://reddit.com/r/parahumans for lots of great Ward related discussion. Support us on Patreon: https://...
This week on the show, Capes accidentally discover democracy! We're discussing 20.10 and 20.b! The Championship match of March's Madness is live. Check out the winners of round 5 and vote for the sweet sixteen matchups here: https://www.doofmedia.com/marchmadness Discussion Question What’s your favorite example of a story that didn’t end up being about what you thought it would be about? If you have any questions, comments or feedback feel free to reach out to us. Also, always make sure you chec...
This week on the show: Victoria opens up to Lisa about her whole "all the capes die" plan, and manages to convince the warlord! Then Defiant gets the most heartwarming interlude ever considering that he's about to die! We're talking about 20.9 and 20.a! Round 5 of March's Madness is live. Check out the winners of round 4 and vote for the sweet sixteen matchups here: https://www.doofmedia.com/marchmadness Discussion Question Is a heroic sacrifice good or bad? Why? If you have any questions, comme...
Chris finally makes his choice and...it's the one the Simurgh, and thus none of us, were expecting. Also, Victoria's genocide plan is foiled and maybe that's a good thing? We're discussing chapters 20.7 and 20.8! Round 4 of March's Madness is live. Check out the winners of round 3 and vote for the sweet sixteen matchups here: https://www.doofmedia.com/marchmadness Discussion Question What is it that makes us want to give jerk characters the benefit of the doubt? If you have any questions, commen...
Last continues with Victoria increasingly losing her body and mind! Don't worry though, cause Sveta's joined the losing it party! We're discussing 20.5 and 20.6! The results of the latest fan art contest are in! Check out the winners and all other entries here: https://www.doofmedia.com/2020/03/18/fan-art-contest-8-results/ Round 3 of March's Madness is live. Check out the winners of round 2 and vote for the sweet sixteen matchups here: https://www.doofmedia.com/marchmadness Discussion Question ...
This week Arc 20: Last continues! Victoria is fine, y'all. There's nothing to worry about. We definitely don't compare her to Goddess, Heartbreaker, or The Simurgh in this week's episode. Not at all. It's fine. Cool. 10/10 We're discussing chapters 20.3 and 20.4! Round 2 of March's Madness is live. Check out the winners of round 1 and vote for round 2 here: https://www.doofmedia.com/marchmadness Discussion Question Favorite time Wildbow asked you to read between the words. If you have any questi...
This week we begin the final arc of Ward...probably. I mean it's named Last, right? That's probably not a trick. Right? Guys? We're discussing chapters 20.1 and 20.2! Entries to the 8th quarterly fan art contest are due March 4th! (that's like...today!): https://www.doofmedia.com/2020/02/04/weve-got-ward-fan-art-contest-8-acceptance/ All Pact Up is this weekend! Check out the full schedule including an appearance by Wildbow himself here: https://www.doofmedia.com/2020/02/04/all-pact-up-details/ ...
This week, Scott realizes he actually loved Brian all along and didn't know it. Also, The Simurgh is bad! Who saw that coming? Not us! We wrap up Arc 19: Infrared with chapters 19.g and 19.z. It's time for the 8th Quarterly Fan Art Contest: https://www.doofmedia.com/2020/02/04/weve-got-ward-fan-art-contest-8-acceptance/ Discussion Question Who are your favorite parahuman siblings and why? If you have any questions, comments or feedback feel free to reach out to us. Also, always make sure you che...
This week, Kenzie makes us sad and Amy makes us...not mad? Wait, that can't be right. We're discussing chapters 19.f and 19.10. It's time for the 8th Quarterly Fan Art Contest: https://www.doofmedia.com/2020/02/04/weve-got-ward-fan-art-contest-8-acceptance/ Discussion Question What’s the endgame if not Amy? If you have any questions, comments or feedback feel free to reach out to us. Also, always make sure you check out the Parahumans Reddit thread: https://reddit.com/r/parahumans for lots of gr...
This week on the show, we're really feeling the love as we discuss chapters 19.8 and 19.9! It's time for the 8th Quarterly Fan Art Contest: https://www.doofmedia.com/2020/02/04/weve-got-ward-fan-art-contest-8-acceptance/ Discussion Question What’s your favorite example of love, any kind of love, in Parahumans? If you have any questions, comments or feedback feel free to reach out to us. Also, always make sure you check out the Parahumans Reddit thread: https://reddit.com/r/parahumans for lots of...
This week we deal with an unbelievably sad tragedy and also talk for far too long about birds. We're discussing 19.e and 19.7! It's time for the 8th Quarterly Fan Art Contest: https://www.doofmedia.com/2020/02/04/weve-got-ward-fan-art-contest-8-acceptance/ Discussion Question What is your favorite fate worse than death from a Wildbow story, and what does it mean ? If you have any questions, comments or feedback feel free to reach out to us. Also, always make sure you check out the Parahumans Red...
The journey into Infrared goes through some spikey forests and a moderately reformed bigot! We're discussing chapters 19.6 and 19.d. Discussion Question Select one Ward character and talk about how acceptance saved them, or conversely how lack of acceptance did not. If you have any questions, comments or feedback feel free to reach out to us. Also, always make sure you check out the Parahumans Reddit thread: https://reddit.com/r/parahumans for lots of great Ward related discussion. Support us on...
Arc 19: Infrared continues with the conclusion of Gilpatrick's story and the rise of Rain the world-saving Badass. We're covering 19.c and 19.5! Discussion Question Favorite character who was introduced only to die five seconds later, and what was their storytelling purpose/function? If you have any questions, comments or feedback feel free to reach out to us. Also, always make sure you check out the Parahumans Reddit thread: https://reddit.com/r/parahumans for lots of great Ward related discuss...
We continue with Arc 19: Infrared as we finally get to know why Gilpatrick is so damn cool. We're discussing 19.4 and 19.b! Discussion Question Talk about one way that the concept of memory used in Ward? Check out our first quarterly Doof the Write Thing writing contest: https://www.doofmedia.com/2019/12/09/first-quarterly-doof-the-write-thing-contest/ If you have any questions, comments or feedback feel free to reach out to us. Also, always make sure you check out the Parahumans Reddit thread: ...
It's another supersized episode of We've Got WARD as we get into Arc 19 proper and cover 19.2, 19.a, and 19.3! Discussion Question Who is your favorite Case 53 (that isn't Sveta) Check out our first quarterly Doof the Write Thing writing contest: https://www.doofmedia.com/2019/12/09/first-quarterly-doof-the-write-thing-contest/ If you have any questions, comments or feedback feel free to reach out to us. Also, always make sure you check out the Parahumans Reddit thread: https://reddit.com/r/para...
Happy New Year! We're back to discuss a trio of chapters involving a trio of Titans. Chapters We conclude Arc 18: Radiation with 18.10 and 18.z and then begin Arc 19: Infrared with chapter 19.1! No Discussion Question This Week Check out our first quarterly Doof the Write Thing writing contest: https://www.doofmedia.com/2019/12/09/first-quarterly-doof-the-write-thing-contest/ If you have any questions, comments or feedback feel free to reach out to us. Also, always make sure you check out the Pa...
Arc 18 continues as the conflict shifts from giant god monsters to PUPPY THEFT! We're covering chapters 18.8 and 18.9. Discussion Question What is Ward about? Check out our first quarterly Doof the Write Thing writing contest: https://www.doofmedia.com/2019/12/09/first-quarterly-doof-the-write-thing-contest/ If you have any questions, comments or feedback feel free to reach out to us. Also, always make sure you check out the Parahumans Reddit thread: https://reddit.com/r/parahumans for lots of g...
We continue our examination of Arc 18 with chapters 18.6 and 18.7. The Arc, it burns. The googles, they do nothing! Discussion Question Tell us about a time Wildbow used an unusual technique to let us know how a character was doing emotionally If you have any questions, comments or feedback feel free to reach out to us. Also, always make sure you check out the Parahumans Reddit thread: https://reddit.com/r/parahumans for lots of great Ward related discussion. Support us on Patreon: https://patre...
Our coverage of Arc 18: Radiation continues with chapters 18.4 and 18.5! It's time for Smoke Lady and the Jump Bros (new band name) to do battle! Discussion Question Give an example of how Wildbow communicates escalating stakes through writing choices. If you have any questions, comments or feedback feel free to reach out to us. Also, always make sure you check out the Parahumans Reddit thread: https://reddit.com/r/parahumans for lots of great Ward related discussion. Support us on Patreon: http...
We properly begin our coverage of Arc 18: Radiation with chapters 18.2 and 18.3. It's a couple chapters of touching and inappropriate fireside chats! Discussion Question Favorite Parahumans character who you would predict would be in very few people’s top 10? If you have any questions, comments or feedback feel free to reach out to us. Also, always make sure you check out the Parahumans Reddit thread: https://reddit.com/r/parahumans for lots of great Ward related discussion. Support us on Patreo...
We conclude Arc 17 with a clash of some titans in 17.z and then begin Arc 18: Radiation, which isn't ominous at all! Discussion Question What is your favorite jerkbag Parahumans character? If you have any questions, comments or feedback feel free to reach out to us. Also, always make sure you check out the Parahumans Reddit thread: https://reddit.com/r/parahumans for lots of great Ward related discussion. Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/doofmedia Stay updated with We’ve Got Ward: @got...
The Major Malfunctions prove why they function so...majorly well as we discuss chapters 17.x and 17.y. Check out the results of our second annual costume contest: https://www.doofmedia.com/2019/11/12/fan-art-contest-2-results/ Discussion Question Have you ever changed the way you lived your life because of a story? In what ways? If you have any questions, comments or feedback feel free to reach out to us. Also, always make sure you check out the Parahumans Reddit thread: https://reddit.com/r/par...
