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I\u2019m Lars Gonall and with me as always is my spectrum life-partner Daisy Wences. For those of you at home wondering why I\u2019m glistening like a dew-kissed lawn, the environment systems in our building decided to start freaking out today and while they claim it\u2019s safe for us to go ahead and record the show, it is stupid hot in our studio right now.\n\nDaisy Wences: And here I thought that healthy glow was because you saw our special guest backstage.\n\nLars: I would normally snark back at this juncture, but I\u2019m pretty sure I\u2019m sweating out large portions of my brain function. I don\u2019t know how you still look so put together.\n\nDaisy: I grew up on Vosca. This is basically sweater weather for me.\n\nLars: Guess that explains why you had a steaming bowl of kacho for lunch.\n\nDaisy: Damn straight. Best thing to eat on a hot day is spicy soup. My grandfather taught me that. The more you sweat, the more it can evaporate and cool you off.\n\nLars: Spectrum Spectator, come for the reviews, stay for the folksy wisdom.\n\nDaisy: Thanks for reminding me that we should probably actually do some reviewing. On today\u2019s Spectrum Spectator, we turn our focus entirely towards the recent spate of documentaries and reality shows that premiered this month.\n\nLars: Note that we didn\u2019t set out to do a theme show, but there was such a glut of quality recently it just worked out that way. You wanna go first, Daisy, so I can chug this liter of hydro-gel?\n\nDaisy: And maybe we can get a towel for you. With how quickly that puddle of sweat is growing, I think electrocution is as likely to kill you as overheating at this point.\n\nLars: Spectrum Spectator, come for the reviews, stay for the death pool.\n\nDaisy: Speaking of things that refuse to die, I had the pleasure of watching One World at a Time: An Inquiry into Project Archangel, a sweeping epic that explores in detail the history of the Synthworld from its earliest conception to its current controversial status. Just like the artificial planet itself, One World is quite daunting in size. Clocking in at over thirteen hours long, the documentary does take some significant time investment, but the choice of directors Cambio Astley and Viktoria Hampton to focus on the people actually building the world, rather than the typical political drama, give the piece a vitality that\u2019s hard not to get caught up in. These are people who have given their lives to make the impossible a reality, and their passion for the project is captivating.\n\nEven more impressive may be just how balanced the whole vid feels. There\u2019s very little sugarcoating going on. Engineers discuss missteps. Project leads candidly talk about mistakes. During one of the standout moments in the piece, Imperator Salehi admits to mishandling how the initial scheduling and financing needs were presented to the public. Combine all those exclusive interviews with gorgeous shots of the construction site itself and an almost lyrical editing style, and you really get a sense of why so many people believe in the Synthworld dream.\n\nLars: I feel like I\u2019ve seen half of it already, just thanks to the sheer volume of clips that have been passed around.\n\nDaisy: And to be fair, I think that\u2019s how most people are going to wind up watching it.\n\nLars: It\u2019s actually how I wound up watching the documentary Bullet Catcher. A bunch of people had forwarded me clips of some of the metalworking sequences and I was like, okay, I\u2019m in. Normally, I\u2019m not a huge fan of these artisan and craftsmen-type vids, but there was something about mixing in the seedy underworld of Spider that just did it for me.\n\nDaisy: This was actually shot by an outlaw, right?\n\nLars: Yeah, Marviana \u2018Deadeye\u2019 Gerhart. Turns out she\u2019s as good at aiming a camera as she is a gun. Which from the Advocacy report I looked up, she is very good at. The whole piece is composed of these static shots from unique perspectives while the main subject, Three-Fingered Jack, narrates the story of his life crafting and repairing armor for the worst of the worst. There\u2019s this stark contrast between the beautiful artistry in what he\u2019s creating, and some of the upsetting stories he shares about his time on Spider.\n\nAnd what was really interesting is that even though you see him throughout, you never actually see him talk. There\u2019s no standard cut away to an interview. While that seems bizarre, it ends up working really well and sort of makes it feel like you\u2019re inside Jack\u2019s head. Later on, I learned that not only was this an artistic choice but also a practical one. Turns out that since Jack is never actually identified as the speaker, there\u2019s some plausible deniability. It was the only way he would agree to be part of the project.\n\nDaisy: I almost had the same thing written into my contract when I started here.\n\nLars: That would have been the smart way to go. Your reputation is pretty much ruined.\n\nDaisy: It\u2019ll be interesting to see what happens with this film when award season rolls around.\n\nLars: Yeah. Pretty much all of the people who worked on it would be arrested if they\u2019re seen in the UEE. I heard that the distributor, Golden Path, was even contacted by the Advocacy for questioning.\n\nDaisy: Speaking of intense invasive questioning, what do you say to bringing out our guest?\n\nLars: I almost hate to do it to him since the green room has air conditioning, but I figure if anyone can face uncomfortable environmental conditions it\u2019s him.\n\nDaisy: You may know him from his recent stint on the sixth season of the hit reality show, Frontier Colony; please join me in welcoming Naizen Blunk.\n\nLars: Great to have you on Spectrum Spectator, Naizen.\n\nNaizen Blunk: Thanks so much for having me on.\n\nDaisy: Of course, we are huge fans of yours. It was heartbreaking when you had to leave the colony in last week\u2019s episode.\n\nNaizen: It was pretty heartbreaking for me too. I\u2019ve been wanting to be on Frontier Colony since it first premiered, so to have to leave four weeks in was really disappointing.\n\nLars: I\u2019ve been dying to hear your take on the whole \u201cCarrot Incident.\u201d\n\nNaizen: Once I stopped being worried that I was dying, I was pretty embarrassed about the whole thing. Here I\u2019m supposed to be the colony\u2019s farming expert, and I nearly poison everyone with the first crop that I grow. I guess I\u2019m just thankful that no one else ate the carrots before I did.\n\nDaisy: It was so funny the way they wound up editing that scene of you trying it for the first time. You looked so happy, but the music suddenly got sinister. It was the most afraid of a carrot I\u2019ve ever been.\n\nLars: And so it turned out that the moon\u2019s soil was toxic?\n\nNaizen: Yup. But only when mixed with water. That\u2019s why none of my initial scans showed anything. If there was one silver lining to this whole thing it\u2019s that they\u2019re actually talking about changing the way soil sampling is done so that hopefully this sort of thing will be less likely to happen in the future.\n\nLars: When did you know that you were off the show?\n\nNaizen: As soon as they told me that I was too sick to be treated at the outpost. The producers are pretty serious about preserving the purity of the colony. When they say no outside contact, they mean it. After they drop you off, you\u2019re on your own.\n\nDaisy: So does that mean that you have no idea what happens on the episode premiering today?\n\nNaizen: Yup. After I was emergency lifted to the hospital, I wasn\u2019t allowed contact with any of the colonists or show staff, so I\u2019ll be watching just like all of you. All I know is that they\u2019re doing that special tie in with the Consolidated Outland\u2019s new colony ship, the Pioneer.\n\nLars: We have to take a quick break, but when we come back, I definitely want to hear your predictions.\n\nDaisy: Yeah, what do you think is going to happen with Clair and Aiden?\n\nLars: And which module do you think the colonists are going to choose to add with the Pioneer?\n\nNaizen: Wait \u2026 Clair and Aiden? Are they a thing?\n\nDaisy: Okay. We definitely have a lot more to discuss.\n\nLars: Stay right there for more when Spectrum Spectator returns.","de_DE":"Lars Gonall: Willkommen im H\u00f6llengraben, oder wie es allgemein bekannt ist, im Spectrum Spectator. Ich bin Lars Gonall und mit mir wie immer meine Spektrum-Lebenspartnerin Daisy Wences. F\u00fcr diejenigen von euch zu Hause, die sich fragen, warum ich wie ein taufrischer Rasen glitzere, haben die Umgebungssysteme in unserem Geb\u00e4ude beschlossen, heute auszuflippen, und w\u00e4hrend sie behaupten, dass es f\u00fcr uns sicher ist, die Show aufzunehmen, ist es in unserem Studio gerade dumm hei\u00df.\n\nDaisy Wences: Und hier dachte ich, dass gesundes Gl\u00fchen das ist, weil du unseren besonderen Gast hinter der B\u00fchne gesehen hast.\n\nLars: Normalerweise w\u00fcrde ich an dieser Stelle zur\u00fcckschleichen, aber ich bin mir ziemlich sicher, dass ich gro\u00dfe Teile meiner Gehirnfunktion ausschwitze. Ich wei\u00df nicht, wie du immer noch so zusammengesetzt aussiehst.\n\nDaisy: Ich bin auf Vosca aufgewachsen. Das ist f\u00fcr mich im Grunde genommen Pullover-Wetter.\n\nLars: Ich sch\u00e4tze, das erkl\u00e4rt, warum du eine dampfende Sch\u00fcssel Kacho zum Mittagessen hattest.\n\nDaisy: Verdammt richtig. Das Beste, was man an einem hei\u00dfen Tag essen kann, ist eine w\u00fcrzige Suppe. Mein Gro\u00dfvater hat mir das beigebracht. Je mehr du schwitzt, desto mehr kann es verdunsten und dich k\u00fchlen.\n\nLars: Spectrum Spectator, kommen Sie zu den Reviews, bleiben Sie f\u00fcr die volkst\u00fcmliche Weisheit.\n\nDaisy: Danke, dass du mich daran erinnerst, dass wir wahrscheinlich tats\u00e4chlich eine \u00dcberpr\u00fcfung vornehmen sollten. Im heutigen Spectrum Spectator richten wir unseren Fokus ganz auf die j\u00fcngste Flut von Dokumentationen und Reality-Shows, die in diesem Monat Premiere feierten.\n\nLars: Beachte, dass wir uns nicht auf den Weg gemacht haben, um eine Themenshow zu machen, aber es gab in letzter Zeit eine solche Menge an Qualit\u00e4t, dass es einfach so gelaufen ist. Willst du zuerst, Daisy, damit ich diesen Liter Hydrogel trinken kann?\n\nDaisy: Und vielleicht k\u00f6nnen wir ein Handtuch f\u00fcr dich besorgen. Mit der Geschwindigkeit, mit der diese Schwei\u00dfpf\u00fctze w\u00e4chst, denke ich, dass Stromschl\u00e4ge dich genauso wahrscheinlich t\u00f6ten werden wie \u00dcberhitzung an dieser Stelle.\n\nLars: Spectrum Spectator, komm zu den Reviews, bleib im Todesbad.\n\nDaisy: Apropos Dinge, die sich weigern zu sterben, hatte ich das Vergn\u00fcgen, One World at a Time zu sehen: An Inquiry into Project Archangel, ein mitrei\u00dfendes Epos, das die Geschichte der Synth-Welt von ihrer fr\u00fchesten Konzeption bis zu ihrem aktuellen umstrittenen Status im Detail untersucht. Genau wie der k\u00fcnstliche Planet selbst ist die Eine Welt in ihrer Gr\u00f6\u00dfe ziemlich entmutigend. Die Wahl der Regisseure Cambio Astley und Viktoria Hampton, sich auf die Menschen zu konzentrieren, die die Welt tats\u00e4chlich aufbauen, und nicht auf das typische politische Drama, verleiht dem St\u00fcck eine Vitalit\u00e4t, die schwer zu verhindern ist. Das sind Menschen, die ihr Leben gegeben haben, um das Unm\u00f6gliche m\u00f6glich zu machen, und ihre Leidenschaft f\u00fcr das Projekt ist faszinierend.\n\nNoch beeindruckender kann es sein, wie ausgewogen sich das gesamte Video anf\u00fchlt. Es gibt sehr wenig Zuckerguss. Ingenieure diskutieren Fehlschritte. Projektleiter sprechen offen \u00fcber Fehler. W\u00e4hrend eines der herausragendsten Momente des St\u00fcckes gibt Imperator Salehi zu, dass er einen Fehler gemacht hat, wie die anf\u00e4nglichen Termin- und Finanzierungsbed\u00fcrfnisse der \u00d6ffentlichkeit pr\u00e4sentiert wurden. Kombiniert man all diese exklusiven Interviews mit wundersch\u00f6nen Aufnahmen von der Baustelle selbst und einem fast lyrischen Editierstil, bekommt man wirklich einen Eindruck davon, warum so viele Leute an den Synthworld-Traum glauben.\n\nLars: Ich habe das Gef\u00fchl, dass ich die H\u00e4lfte davon schon gesehen habe, nur dank der schieren Menge an Clips, die herumgereicht wurden.\n\nDaisy: Und um ehrlich zu sein, ich denke, so werden die meisten Leute sich das ansehen.\n\nLars: So bin ich eigentlich dazu gekommen, mir den Dokumentarfilm Bullet Catcher anzusehen. Ein paar Leute hatten mir Clips von einigen der Metallbearbeitungssequenzen geschickt und ich dachte mir, okay, ich bin dabei. Normalerweise bin ich kein gro\u00dfer Fan dieser handwerklichen und handwerklichen Videos, aber es gab etwas \u00fcber das Mischen in der sch\u00e4bigen Unterwelt von Spider, das es einfach f\u00fcr mich getan hat.\n\nDaisy: Das wurde tats\u00e4chlich von einem Banditen erschossen, oder?\n\nLars: Ja, Marviana 'Deadeye' Gerhart. Es stellte sich heraus, dass sie so gut darin ist, eine Kamera zu zielen, wie eine Waffe. Was ich aus dem Advocacy-Bericht entnommen habe, ist, dass sie sehr gut darin ist. Das ganze St\u00fcck besteht aus diesen statischen Aufnahmen aus einzigartigen Perspektiven, w\u00e4hrend das Hauptthema, Drei-Finger-Jack, die Geschichte seines Lebens erz\u00e4hlt, in dem er R\u00fcstungen f\u00fcr das Schlimmste des Schlimmsten herstellt und repariert. Es gibt diesen krassen Gegensatz zwischen der sch\u00f6nen Kunstfertigkeit in dem, was er erschafft, und einigen der ersch\u00fctternden Geschichten, die er \u00fcber seine Zeit bei Spider erz\u00e4hlt.\n\nUnd was wirklich interessant war, ist, dass man, obwohl man ihn durchweg sieht, nie sieht, wie er spricht. Es gibt keinen Standard, der f\u00fcr ein Interview weggeschnitten wird. Obwohl das bizarr erscheint, funktioniert es am Ende wirklich gut und gibt einem das Gef\u00fchl, dass man sich in Jacks Kopf befindet. Sp\u00e4ter erfuhr ich, dass dies nicht nur eine k\u00fcnstlerische, sondern auch eine praktische Entscheidung war. Es stellt sich heraus, dass, da Jack nie wirklich als der Lautsprecher identifiziert wird, es eine plausible Bestreitbarkeit gibt. Es war der einzige Weg, wie er zustimmen w\u00fcrde, Teil des Projekts zu sein.\n\nDaisy: Ich hatte fast das Gleiche in meinen Vertrag geschrieben, als ich hier anfing.\n\nLars: Das w\u00e4re der clevere Weg gewesen. Dein Ruf ist so ziemlich ruiniert.\n\nDaisy: Es wird interessant sein zu sehen, was mit diesem Film passiert, wenn die Award-Saison beginnt.\n\nLars: Ja. Ziemlich genau alle Leute, die daran gearbeitet haben, w\u00fcrden verhaftet werden, wenn sie in der UEE gesehen w\u00fcrden. Ich h\u00f6rte, dass der Vertriebspartner, Golden Path, sogar von der Advocacy zur Befragung kontaktiert wurde.\n\nDaisy: Apropos intensive, invasive Befragung, was h\u00e4ltst du davon, unseren Gast herauszubringen?\n\nLars: Ich hasse es fast, es ihm anzutun, da der gr\u00fcne Raum eine Klimaanlage hat, aber ich denke, wenn jemand mit unangenehmen Umweltbedingungen konfrontiert wird, dann ist er es.\n\nDaisy: Sie kennen ihn vielleicht von seinem letzten Einsatz in der sechsten Staffel der erfolgreichen Reality-Show Frontier Colony; bitte begr\u00fc\u00dfen Sie mit mir Naizen Blunk.\n\nLars: Sch\u00f6n, dich bei Spectrum Spectator zu haben, Naizen.\n\nNaizen Blunk: Vielen Dank, dass du mich dabei hast.\n\nDaisy: Nat\u00fcrlich sind wir Ihre gro\u00dfen Fans. Es war herzzerrei\u00dfend, als du die Kolonie in der Episode von letzter Woche verlassen musstest.\n\nNaizen: Es war auch f\u00fcr mich ziemlich herzzerrei\u00dfend. Ich wollte seit der ersten Premiere an der Frontier Colony sein, also war es wirklich entt\u00e4uschend, vier Wochen hier bleiben zu m\u00fcssen.\n\nLars: Ich war gespannt, wie du den ganzen \"Carrot Incident\" siehst.\n\nNaizen: Als ich aufh\u00f6rte, mir Sorgen zu machen, dass ich im Sterben liege, war ich wegen der ganzen Sache ziemlich verlegen. Hier soll ich der Bauernexperte der Kolonie sein, und ich vergife fast jeden mit der ersten Ernte, die ich anbaue. Ich sch\u00e4tze, ich bin einfach dankbar, dass niemand sonst die Karotten gegessen hat, bevor ich es tat.\n\nDaisy: Es war so lustig, wie sie diese Szene bearbeitet haben, in der du sie zum ersten Mal ausprobiert hast. Du sahst so gl\u00fccklich aus, aber die Musik wurde pl\u00f6tzlich unheimlich. Es war die gr\u00f6\u00dfte Angst vor einer Karotte, die ich je hatte.\n\nLars: Und so stellte sich heraus, dass der Boden des Mondes giftig war?\n\nNaizen: Jawohl. Aber nur, wenn sie mit Wasser vermischt werden. Deshalb zeigte keiner meiner ersten Scans etwas. Wenn es einen Silberstreif am Horizont gab, dann ist es, dass sie tats\u00e4chlich dar\u00fcber reden, die Art und Weise, wie die Bodenprobenahme durchgef\u00fchrt wird, zu \u00e4ndern, so dass hoffentlich diese Art von Dingen in Zukunft weniger wahrscheinlich sein wird.\n\nLars: Wann wusstest du, dass du nicht in der Show bist?\n\nNaizen: Sobald sie mir sagten, dass ich zu krank sei, um im Au\u00dfenposten behandelt zu werden. Die Produzenten meinen es ziemlich ernst, die Reinheit der Kolonie zu erhalten. Wenn sie keinen Au\u00dfenkontakt sagen, meinen sie es ernst. Nachdem sie dich abgesetzt haben, bist du auf dich allein gestellt.\n\nDaisy: Hei\u00dft das also, dass du keine Ahnung hast, was bei der heutigen Premiere der Episode passiert?\n\nNaizen: Jawohl. Nachdem ich im Notfall ins Krankenhaus gebracht wurde, durfte ich keinen Kontakt zu den Kolonisten oder dem Showpersonal aufnehmen, also werde ich genau wie ihr alle zusehen. Alles, was ich wei\u00df, ist, dass sie diese besondere Verbindung mit dem neuen Kolonieschiff der Consolidated Outland, der Pioneer, herstellen.\n\nLars: Wir m\u00fcssen eine kurze Pause einlegen, aber wenn wir zur\u00fcckkommen, will ich unbedingt deine Vorhersagen h\u00f6ren.\n\nDaisy: Ja, was wird deiner Meinung nach mit Clair und Aidan passieren?\n\nLars: Und welches Modul werden die Kolonisten Ihrer Meinung nach mit dem Pioneer hinzuf\u00fcgen?\n\nNaizen: Warte... Clair und Aidan? Sind sie ein Ding?\n\nDaisy: Okay. Wir haben definitiv noch viel mehr zu besprechen.\n\nLars: Bleiben Sie genau dort, wenn der Spectrum Spectator zur\u00fcckkehrt.","zh_CN":"Lars Gonall: Welcome to the hell pit, or as it\u2019s more commonly known, Spectrum Spectator. I\u2019m Lars Gonall and with me as always is my spectrum life-partner Daisy Wences. For those of you at home wondering why I\u2019m glistening like a dew-kissed lawn, the environment systems in our building decided to start freaking out today and while they claim it\u2019s safe for us to go ahead and record the show, it is stupid hot in our studio right now.\n\nDaisy Wences: And here I thought that healthy glow was because you saw our special guest backstage.\n\nLars: I would normally snark back at this juncture, but I\u2019m pretty sure I\u2019m sweating out large portions of my brain function. I don\u2019t know how you still look so put together.\n\nDaisy: I grew up on Vosca. This is basically sweater weather for me.\n\nLars: Guess that explains why you had a steaming bowl of kacho for lunch.\n\nDaisy: Damn straight. Best thing to eat on a hot day is spicy soup. My grandfather taught me that. The more you sweat, the more it can evaporate and cool you off.\n\nLars: Spectrum Spectator, come for the reviews, stay for the folksy wisdom.\n\nDaisy: Thanks for reminding me that we should probably actually do some reviewing. On today\u2019s Spectrum Spectator, we turn our focus entirely towards the recent spate of documentaries and reality shows that premiered this month.\n\nLars: Note that we didn\u2019t set out to do a theme show, but there was such a glut of quality recently it just worked out that way. You wanna go first, Daisy, so I can chug this liter of hydro-gel?\n\nDaisy: And maybe we can get a towel for you. With how quickly that puddle of sweat is growing, I think electrocution is as likely to kill you as overheating at this point.\n\nLars: Spectrum Spectator, come for the reviews, stay for the death pool.\n\nDaisy: Speaking of things that refuse to die, I had the pleasure of watching One World at a Time: An Inquiry into Project Archangel, a sweeping epic that explores in detail the history of the Synthworld from its earliest conception to its current controversial status. Just like the artificial planet itself, One World is quite daunting in size. Clocking in at over thirteen hours long, the documentary does take some significant time investment, but the choice of directors Cambio Astley and Viktoria Hampton to focus on the people actually building the world, rather than the typical political drama, give the piece a vitality that\u2019s hard not to get caught up in. These are people who have given their lives to make the impossible a reality, and their passion for the project is captivating.\n\nEven more impressive may be just how balanced the whole vid feels. There\u2019s very little sugarcoating going on. Engineers discuss missteps. Project leads candidly talk about mistakes. During one of the standout moments in the piece, Imperator Salehi admits to mishandling how the initial scheduling and financing needs were presented to the public. Combine all those exclusive interviews with gorgeous shots of the construction site itself and an almost lyrical editing style, and you really get a sense of why so many people believe in the Synthworld dream.\n\nLars: I feel like I\u2019ve seen half of it already, just thanks to the sheer volume of clips that have been passed around.\n\nDaisy: And to be fair, I think that\u2019s how most people are going to wind up watching it.\n\nLars: It\u2019s actually how I wound up watching the documentary Bullet Catcher. A bunch of people had forwarded me clips of some of the metalworking sequences and I was like, okay, I\u2019m in. Normally, I\u2019m not a huge fan of these artisan and craftsmen-type vids, but there was something about mixing in the seedy underworld of Spider that just did it for me.\n\nDaisy: This was actually shot by an outlaw, right?\n\nLars: Yeah, Marviana \u2018Deadeye\u2019 Gerhart. Turns out she\u2019s as good at aiming a camera as she is a gun. Which from the Advocacy report I looked up, she is very good at. The whole piece is composed of these static shots from unique perspectives while the main subject, Three-Fingered Jack, narrates the story of his life crafting and repairing armor for the worst of the worst. There\u2019s this stark contrast between the beautiful artistry in what he\u2019s creating, and some of the upsetting stories he shares about his time on Spider.\n\nAnd what was really interesting is that even though you see him throughout, you never actually see him talk. There\u2019s no standard cut away to an interview. While that seems bizarre, it ends up working really well and sort of makes it feel like you\u2019re inside Jack\u2019s head. Later on, I learned that not only was this an artistic choice but also a practical one. Turns out that since Jack is never actually identified as the speaker, there\u2019s some plausible deniability. It was the only way he would agree to be part of the project.\n\nDaisy: I almost had the same thing written into my contract when I started here.\n\nLars: That would have been the smart way to go. Your reputation is pretty much ruined.\n\nDaisy: It\u2019ll be interesting to see what happens with this film when award season rolls around.\n\nLars: Yeah. Pretty much all of the people who worked on it would be arrested if they\u2019re seen in the UEE. I heard that the distributor, Golden Path, was even contacted by the Advocacy for questioning.\n\nDaisy: Speaking of intense invasive questioning, what do you say to bringing out our guest?\n\nLars: I almost hate to do it to him since the green room has air conditioning, but I figure if anyone can face uncomfortable environmental conditions it\u2019s him.\n\nDaisy: You may know him from his recent stint on the sixth season of the hit reality show, Frontier Colony; please join me in welcoming Naizen Blunk.\n\nLars: Great to have you on Spectrum Spectator, Naizen.\n\nNaizen Blunk: Thanks so much for having me on.\n\nDaisy: Of course, we are huge fans of yours. It was heartbreaking when you had to leave the colony in last week\u2019s episode.\n\nNaizen: It was pretty heartbreaking for me too. I\u2019ve been wanting to be on Frontier Colony since it first premiered, so to have to leave four weeks in was really disappointing.\n\nLars: I\u2019ve been dying to hear your take on the whole \u201cCarrot Incident.\u201d\n\nNaizen: Once I stopped being worried that I was dying, I was pretty embarrassed about the whole thing. Here I\u2019m supposed to be the colony\u2019s farming expert, and I nearly poison everyone with the first crop that I grow. I guess I\u2019m just thankful that no one else ate the carrots before I did.\n\nDaisy: It was so funny the way they wound up editing that scene of you trying it for the first time. You looked so happy, but the music suddenly got sinister. It was the most afraid of a carrot I\u2019ve ever been.\n\nLars: And so it turned out that the moon\u2019s soil was toxic?\n\nNaizen: Yup. But only when mixed with water. That\u2019s why none of my initial scans showed anything. If there was one silver lining to this whole thing it\u2019s that they\u2019re actually talking about changing the way soil sampling is done so that hopefully this sort of thing will be less likely to happen in the future.\n\nLars: When did you know that you were off the show?\n\nNaizen: As soon as they told me that I was too sick to be treated at the outpost. The producers are pretty serious about preserving the purity of the colony. When they say no outside contact, they mean it. After they drop you off, you\u2019re on your own.\n\nDaisy: So does that mean that you have no idea what happens on the episode premiering today?\n\nNaizen: Yup. After I was emergency lifted to the hospital, I wasn\u2019t allowed contact with any of the colonists or show staff, so I\u2019ll be watching just like all of you. All I know is that they\u2019re doing that special tie in with the Consolidated Outland\u2019s new colony ship, the Pioneer.\n\nLars: We have to take a quick break, but when we come back, I definitely want to hear your predictions.\n\nDaisy: Yeah, what do you think is going to happen with Clair and Aiden?\n\nLars: And which module do you think the colonists are going to choose to add with the Pioneer?\n\nNaizen: Wait \u2026 Clair and Aiden? Are they a thing?\n\nDaisy: Okay. We definitely have a lot more to discuss.\n\nLars: Stay right there for more when Spectrum Spectator returns."},"links_count":0,"comment_count":28,"created_at":"2017-11-01T00:00:00+00:00","created_at_human":"8 years ago"},"meta":{"processed_at":"2026-05-07 23:43:55","valid_relations":["images","links"],"prev_id":16220,"next_id":16223}}