"Scott Hasn't Seen" and "Cobra Kai" Create Podcasting Heaven

One of my favorite podcasts to listen to is "Scott Hasn't Seen". It's part of the Patreon attached to "Comedy Bang! Bang!". I'm a patron and "Scott Hasn't Seen" has quickly rocketed its way up for me. I look forward to a new episode every Friday. This past week I noticed they were doing their final installment of "Cobra Kai".

I have only ever watched one episode of that show, the series premiere. It wasn't for me. I was a little late to "Karate Kid", I've never seen the movies that followed and I only first tuned into "Cobra Kai" because RD, who is a fan, told me to check it out. I get why he likes it, but I just couldn't get into it. But, for some unknown reason, every time Scott Aukerman, Shaun Diston as Sprague the Whisperer and Conor Ratliff are doing a podcast about the show, I devour it. I prefer to hear them talk about the show rather than watching it myself. I like the way they analyze it and joke about it. And ever since Ratliff's first appearance on the show, they have this whole idea that "Cobra Kai" was going to blend in elements from "The Next Karate Kid". They have gone so far as to call themselves "Next Heads", claiming to be the biggest fans of "The Next Karate Kid",.

A little backstory that may be needed, the first time Scott Aukerman watched "The Next Karate Kid", he hated it. He went so far as to tell Ratliff to f off. He was joking, but you could hear that he truly hated that movie. But in the course of that episode, Ratliff got Aukerman on his side. He convinced him that "The Next Karate Kid" was this gem of a movie and the whole idea of being "Next Heads" was born. Shaun Diston, it seemed, was already on board, so he needed no convincing. Since that appearance, whenever they get together to do their series on "Cobra Kai", they have been begging for the creators to add some elements from "The Next Karate Kid" into the final episodes of the series. And it all came to a head in this five hour long episode. You read that right. They did a watchalong where they watched the last five episodes, hoping to see elements from "The Next Karate Kid" sprinkled in, and talked about each episode as they were happening.

Again, I'm not a fan of this show, and a five hour podcast runtime seemed tough, but I couldn't get enough from these three. I was on the edge of my seat waiting for something, anything for them to glomb onto and run with. I wanted it to happen for them. They never really lost faith until it got close to the end, and I don't think that is any kind of spoiler for fans of "Cobra Kai". But, their constant need for them to add any kind of element made for one hell of a listen. I was there along with them the whole ride. I loved hearing them analyze each episode as it was happening. Anytime a shadowy figure would appear, they'd get excited. Anytime someone said something, an example from the episode is the word "alpha", they jumped on it and went on long tangents about how this could be the creators way of putting "The Next Karate Kid" into the world of "Cobra Kai". It was awesome and funny and had me on the edge of my seat while listening. I also took time listening to the episode. It took me about three days to listen to it in its entirety. And it was incredible.

This is the type of watchalong show I enjoy hearing and want more of these. When you get really funny people to commit to something as big as this, it is going to hit for me. I recommend listening to this episode of "Scott Hasn't Seen" if you are anyway interested in "Cobra Kai". It's fascinating and fun. Just know, it's five hours and it takes time. But it is totally worth it.  

Ty

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