# Wolf 359: Should I stick with this? (No spoilers) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 22, 2019, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wolf-359-should-i-stick-with-this-no-spoilers/830013 "2019-02-22T13:53:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2019, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wolf-359-should-i-stick-with-this-no-spoilers/830013/1 "2019-02-22T13:53:19Z")
No spoilers please — Wolf 359 is an episodic audio podcast in the style of old-fashioned radio serial dramas with a science fiction/fantasy setting. > **[Wolf 359](https://wolf359.fm/)** > > A bi-monthly podcast about the advantages of floating, tiny and alone, in the middle of nowhere. Follow the adventures of Communications Officer Eiffel and the crew of the U.S.S. Hephaestus Station. Updates every two weeks. It’s been out for a while but I just learned about it recently when someone made an offhand comment about some reference to a name from the series. I like sci-fi/fantasy, I like drama, and I like radio shows, so I decided to check it out. I loved the original Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy in the 1970s and I still have the cassettes somewhere. I’m about four episodes in and I can’t say I’m impressed. The story seems slow and disjointed, not very dramatic. The writing seems to be the level of a clever student rather than a professional. The biggest problem is that Zach Valenti, who plays the main character and whose voice makes up about 80 percent of the audio, is not a good actor. His whole manner is very amateurish. So this is my question—how much more time should I devote to this? Does it get better? What do you like or dislike about it? Is there a payoff if I stick with it? ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2019, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wolf-359-should-i-stick-with-this-no-spoilers/830013/2 "2019-02-22T21:01:45Z")
Interesting, thanks. Haven’t heard of it before. I thought, from the thread title, it might have something to do with this: [Battle of Wolf 359 | Memory Alpha | Fandom](https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Battle_of_Wolf_359) ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2019, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wolf-359-should-i-stick-with-this-no-spoilers/830013/3 "2019-02-22T21:03:41Z")
Wolf 359 is a real star, and one of the closest to Earth. It’s not surprising that it’d show up in multiple science fiction contexts. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2019, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wolf-359-should-i-stick-with-this-no-spoilers/830013/4 "2019-02-22T21:25:42Z")
Well, of \*course \*Wiki would have something on that: [Stars and planetary systems in fiction - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stars_and_planetary_systems_in_fiction#Wolf_359_(CN_Leonis)) ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2019, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wolf-359-should-i-stick-with-this-no-spoilers/830013/5 "2019-02-22T21:34:49Z")
[Are you afraid of it](http://redstonesciencefiction.com/2011/01/wolf359/)?