Sean Parker and the Fogtown FMV Revival

This week, Anna runs a solo mission straight into the fog, Fogtown, that is. She’s joined by Sean Parker, the puppet-wrangling, genre-bending mastermind behind Fogtown, the only detective story brave enough to ask: what if a puppet version of Sherlock Holmes had imposter syndrome, a spatula sword, and a head that occasionally falls off? We talk about how the pandemic turned a scrappy puppet TV show idea into a fully modular FMV game with real performances, rotating virtual sets, and actors from Phantasmagoria, Disco Elysium, and Contradiction. Sean spills the tea on a mystery publisher who ghosted harder than a Tinder date, how to keep a puppet's head attached during a fight scene, and why FMV deserves a weirder, brighter comeback. Plus: a tribute to the irreplaceable Roberta Vaughan, who championed lovely indie projects like Fogtown long before the rest of us caught on. Wishlist A Rum Case In Fogtown! Play our adventure game! The Phantom Fellows is out now! GOG  Steam  itch.io Fireflower   Mac App Store   The Phantom Fellows Pin/Magnet by CanvasQuest! The Phantom Fellows Players Companion (Guide to Must-See Moments!)   Shek out our friends in the Adventure Game Hotspot Network: Space Quest Historian's I played 4 more games that devs sent to me for free Adventure Game Geek's Carol Reed Mystery Tour - Part 1 - Carol's Apartment -Carol Reed Mystery Tour - Part 2 - Location Hunting -Carol Reed Mystery Tour - Part 3 - The Industrial Park OneShortEye's  This Police Simulator is BROKEN (Police Quest II Glitches) Adventure Game Hotspot's Why Tex Murphy is one of the BEST adventure game series EVER Adventure Game Hotspot Networks Roberta Vaughan memorial playthrough of The Dagger of Amon Ra Conversations with Curtis' Paul Korman & Daniel play The Phantom Fellows!  -Daniel plays Return to Monkey Island with Anna & Paul from the Classic Gamers Guild Podcast -Anna Vigue Plays The 7th Guest with Daniel Albu PART 7 Tech Talk with Daniel Albu's Mark Seibert: The Sound of Sierra On-Line 🎵 From Police Quest, to King's Quest, to Phantasmagoria! Say hi! Twitter (Anna) - @CGGpodcast Twitter (Paul) - @PhantomFellows Bluesky ThePhantomFellows.com Send us your words! E-mail:  [email protected] Become a Patreon to support the show? www.patreon.com/ClassicGamersGuild Join the group and talk about neat stuff! Facebook Page Facebook Group We're also on Instagram & YouTube  "CGG Theme" and "A Minor Concussion" by The Volume Remote