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    Morifarty's ringtoneBobby Finger
    5/29/15 9:35am

    okay but like.

    who killed hae.

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      domesticdisturbiaMorifarty's ringtone
      5/29/15 9:38am

      Adnan.

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      Bokbunzajoo1Morifarty's ringtone
      5/29/15 9:39am

      This question and the ending of mad men will haunt us forever.

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    Snacky_OnassisBobby Finger
    5/29/15 9:32am

    I sort of hope they start with the same Mail Chimp commercial. It really became part of the experience to me.

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      eugene levy's eyebrowsSnacky_Onassis
      5/29/15 9:35am

      YES! I will miss it if I can’t hear ‘Mail Kimp?!’ at the beginning of each episode.

      I also hope that people will create all sorts of charts and graphs for the next 2 seasons. Those were fun.

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      fennelbreathSnacky_Onassis
      5/29/15 9:38am

      Some of our clients use Mail Chimp, and whenever I hear someone mention it I just bust into uncontrollable giggles.

      Unfortunately, I’m the only one on my team who listened to “Serial,” so they just think I’m nuts. (On the upside... I didn’t have to deal with spoilers.)

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    riveting.rosieBobby Finger
    5/29/15 9:54am

    OK. I just listened to Serial on a road trip this past weekend, and:

    Have you guys been listening to Undisclosed? It’s..............fine. Biased and tinny-sounding but...fine.

    And is it wrong to be sensually aroused by Adnan’s voice?

    3rd thing is who the fuck killed Hae?

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      ghostandgoblinriveting.rosie
      5/29/15 10:09am

      Adnan

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      riveting.rosieghostandgoblin
      5/29/15 10:11am

      cool answer but i don’t understand how you’re so sure.

      and certainly you don’t think it was ok for him to have been convicted off of the investigation and evidence that was used in 2000, right? even if he did do it.

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    Rover537Bobby Finger
    5/29/15 9:34am

    “This fall” and “next spring” are not “premiere dates.”

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      BlondeGoddessRover537
      5/29/15 9:44am

      I mean. seriously.

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    fighting polish is David Schwimmer as Rob Kardashian SrBobby Finger
    5/29/15 9:39am

    hopefully this season is actually good, instead of turning into a staggering disappointment down the stretch

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      Bokbunzajoo1fighting polish is David Schwimmer as Rob Kardashian Sr
      5/29/15 9:43am

      Yeah the last few eps before the finale felt like lots of filler particularly when koenig investigated a theft committed by adnan in the 8th grade. Like wtf? And the finale itself had a tone of desperation like they had written themselves into a corner.

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      Bears for Presidentfighting polish is David Schwimmer as Rob Kardashian Sr
      5/29/15 9:44am

      Ugh, I know right?

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    Charlotte29 aka Rob KBobby Finger
    5/29/15 10:30am

    You know what, thank you for the snark about all the 3,000 word pieces on Why Serial Is Problematic. Yes let’s think about imbedded societal shittiness, but I sometimes feel like all this critical theory goes too far. Like, if you analyze anything long enough you can probably make some convoluted argument about why it’s “problematic.” In fact, can we retire that word? I’m kind or tired of using it and reading it. There have to be better, more specific and interesting words to use instead that haven't reached a ridiculous point of saturation.

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      BlueburyCharlotte29 aka Rob K
      5/29/15 12:38pm

      Coming here to say just that.

      If I see another Slate article titled “The Real Problem with [thing that is popular right now]” I am going to claw my eyes out.

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      Charlotte29 aka Rob KBluebury
      5/29/15 3:07pm

      I feel like Slate exists for the sole purpose of liberal arm-chair criticism. Like, great opinion guys! What do you propose we actually DO about all these supposedly problematic things you’ve pointed out?

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    BabyGotFrontBobby Finger
    5/29/15 9:55am

    For about a week I thought the podcast was named “Cereal” and was confused about the fervor over a podcast about the least yummy of breakfast foods.

    Embarrassingly true story.

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      Loose_SealBabyGotFront
      5/29/15 10:06am
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      rainy_dayBabyGotFront
      5/29/15 10:13am

      You are not alone. My best friend texted me and said, “Why is everyone telling me I have to listen to this Cereal podcast?”

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    GlanceAskanceBobby Finger
    5/29/15 10:42am

    So, the title of this post was “Here We Go Again, Seasons Two and Three of Serial Have Premiere Dates.”

    I see no premiere dates in this post. Or in the original article.

    I can’t set my countdown clock to “sometime this fall”, dammit!

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      Your New FriendBobby Finger
      5/29/15 10:22am

      Amazing. Two articles with headlines about premier dates and neither give the actual dates. “Fall” and “Spring “ =/= dates.

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        LizTaylorsEarringsBobby Finger
        5/29/15 10:09am

        At least this time I know they are “true stories”

        I listened to the first episode thinking it was a fictional murder-mystery serial...

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