Popular Reviews of TANIS

I initially thought I would really enjoy Tanis, but it didn't take long for it to derail into a continuous dribble of nothingness. Tanis ended up being the first audiodrama I started and didn't finish, even though I let it string me along through the middle of the third season I just couldn't keep listening to it.The host has little emotion and them repeating back what other characters said got old quickly, I felt nothing for the character and was happy any time another character was speaking and giving me a moment away from them.The story concept itself could of been cool but it seemed like they started the story with no idea how to end it - granted I didn't get to the end, but it didn't seem to be heading anywhere. Especially not anywhere with a good pay off for all the time listened. I tried to listen to Rabbits after this, but I was so annoyed with this story that I couldn't make myself sit through another docudrama.

Strong start, but lost me after S2. Too much meandering with no satisfying resolution.

A little disappointing at the beginning, the scenario didn't seem to lead anywhere, and the more the story developped, the more some questions raised, with very few answers... In the last seasons however, answers were beginning tobe given. Hope the podcast will resume soon so we finally know what it was all about.

Neat premise, but like Black Tapes it's just gotten really repetitive and dull. Spooky slight discovery, talk to someone a few minutes, talk to MK, restate again what's going on, etc.

Listening to season 1 I wish I had listened to this before The Black Tapes, because although this is good and very similar to the The Black Tapes, it is like a slightly less good lower budget version of TBT. I cannot avoid constantly comparing them to Tanis' disadvantage. I really hate the very first episode, that put me off for a long time, but I am glad I have gone back to it. Also, the reliance on magic hackers and other apparently ordinary people making incredible leaps or research is stretching plot. But hey, I am not hating it, it is enjoyable.

First season was amazing, but it started to slide off the rails. Got VERY confusing. Great production, though.

Got into this as Black Tapes started sputtering to an end. Lots of promise in the beginning but eventually felt like it was just running in circles with nowhere to go. Great production and acting, but the lack of focus killed it for me in the end.

I could not get past his voice. It just annoyed me, and I feel like he put an inflection at the end of his sentences too much. Couldn't finish it.

Great concept, starts strong, but it really ends up bogged down in too many characters and not enough forward movement. It has some great characters and great moments (some of the side characters are a delight!) but it often gets stalled out. It can be tough to keep things straight - there's still a lot of potential here, but it gets tough at times.

Probably my favorite fiction pod cast of all time. Everytime I'm trying to find a new fiction podcast, I search for "podcasts like Tanis." It's scary, curious, the acting and story line are on point.

What started out with a little promise despite the main presenters limited vocal charisma compared to The Black Tapes lead soon got bogged down in desperate need of an editor and fresh ideas and the innumerable "Bass Drop" sound efects got tired and repettive after a while. I gave up after a while. Not sure if I can gird myself to return to the show.

This show strung me along far too long. Pacific Northwest Stories took a decent concept, and drug it along until it was lifeless. No discernible plan, just rambling. Started off pretty good dramatically but then just drooped and tanked. This is the case with all of PNS' podcasts and I am done with their foolishness. Never again, Pacific Northwest Stories. Never. Again,

This suffers from the same problems as all the PRA podcasts (awkward conversations, too-long pauses, cliffhangers that never really resolve), but I can live with those. What really annoyed me, though, was Tanis' use of real-life people in its fictional story. And I don't mean Crowley or Tesla or Ford--they're historical figures, so I don't mind including them. I'm talking about people like Elisa Lam and Lyle Stevik and Elliott Smith--people who suffered tragic deaths and who have families still alive. Dragging them into your podcast and attaching them to your fictional mystery is distasteful at best, criminal at worse. That was the last straw for me.

Interesting concept, but got quite dull after the first two seasons. It is quite immersive but the storyline got quite repetitive and circular. Many podcasts do a similar thing but more effectively with a more cohesive and compelling storyline.

My favorite PNWS podcast and one of my very favorite podcasts.

I like this show a lot... It's not perfect but it has a very interesting story, good storytelling, good acting, ... A mystery that fits into our History, a mystery that puts nature or moving forces as the driver of some mysterious, wonderful and dangerous things!

The style is weird and the narrator's voice doesn't suit me.

I love podcasts that immerse me in their world, where I get caught up enough in the story that the world around me disapears, tanis may do that more for me then almost any other podcast I've heard.

It's a fun little road-trip...but after Season One you realize the people driving the car have no idea where they're going. What you get is Nic Silver dipping his toes into most of the conspiracy theories and unexplained phenomena of the last 75 years or so. No question is ever answered, it just leads to more questions, and that's frustrating for me. You get a little tease, some Wikipedia-level exposition, a climax that's usually an anti-climax, and then we're off to the next theory/phenomenon. Any secrets revealed or progress gained is almost immediately forgotten. No plot, no resolution of anything, just a ramble through various fringe theories. And while Nic's voice doesn't annoy me as much as it does some people--guess I'm used to that sort of NPR-esque, inflectionless delivery--what *does* drive me nuts is his consistent mispronunciation of words he's either unfamiliar with or has only read, not heard. I'm not trying to be a dick--this happens to all of us at some point, right? But you'd think *someone* associated with the production would know how to say them correctly. It's very strange and not something I remember encountering so often on any other podcast.

I think there's something really special about a show that is capable of mantaining its mystery after so many episodes (I haven't watched all of it yet, but I'm well into the third season), while still moving the plot. And because mystery is the whole theme and thesis of the story, that's extremely important. Now, I find the amount of references to real-life enigmas, people and events a bit on the nose sometimes, a bit funny, but at the same time it works, because of Tanis's (the thing, not the show) own nature.One thing that really does bother me is the unnecesarily and unnaturally cryptic way everyone speaks. Nobody can ever give an answer straight, but instead have to engage in a pointless back-and-forth of non-answers until they finally say the thing. It's not cute, it's infuriating.Still, I think the concept is good and the mystery works, plus the performances are good all around, so I'm giving it four stars.