Oddity Archive: Season 7
Season 7 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Oddity Archive Season 6.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 7 Progress Shield
How I Spent My Summer V: The New Frontier
Jul 26, 2018 · 25 min
Archive HQ Version 2.0. Was it worth it?
Ben’s Music “Career” Vol. 2 (The Outsider Years, Pt. 2)
Aug 23, 2018 · 36 min
By (inexplicably) popular demand, the Rock N’ Roll equivalent to “American Movie” rolls on.
The Archive Drive-In Movie Theater (or, more fun with Part 15 microbroadcasting)
Sep 6, 2018 · 30 min
Attempting to realize a viewer’s vision of an old-school, drive-in theater—at home.
VHS Vault Vol. 14 (Be Cruel About Fire Safety)
Sep 20, 2018 · 28 min
We haven't had a good roast in awhile, have we?
LaserKaraoke Vol. 6 (Repeat Offenders)
Oct 4, 2018 · 45 min
More 8 frames-per-second at 1,800 revolutions-per-minute goodness from the darkest pits of the Archive!
Pioneer CLD-D605 (or, Laserdiscs, Vol. 2)
Oct 18, 2018 · 29 min
Well, I kinda killed the Archive’s old LaserKaraoke machine…and I’d been threatening to upgrade the main Laserdisc player. Upgrade time!
Emergency Broadcast Salute, Vol. 2 (Halloween Special 2018)
Oct 31, 2018 · 28 min
IT’S BA-ACK!
Philips DCC (Digital Compact Cassette)
Nov 15, 2018 · 26 min
The future of the common audiocassette is (er, was) here!
Vinyl Potpourri Vol. 2 (Deeper Cuts)
Nov 29, 2018 · 26 min
Another fragrant bouquet of dusty, musty, moldy slabs of wax!
Ben Vs. The Mo(u)ldy Mystery PAL VHS Tapes
Dec 13, 2018 · 35 min
The Archive finally acquires some genuine off-air U.K. tapes…complete with some genuine U.K. mold (er, mould).
Christmas Special 2018 (Ben's Christmas Crackers)
Dec 20, 2018 · 32 min
Some Christmas oddities (and one not-so-oddity) with a real bang to them!
Local TV Vol. 6 (More Public Access)
Feb 7, 2019 · 30 min
Let us take another dip into the well of televised municipal culture…
Ben's ONTV Box/ Non-Cable Pay TV Vol. 2
Feb 21, 2019 · 25 min
Our trucks are currently scouring your neighborhood with sophisticated equipment to detect anyone watching our show illegally. Don’t you dare question how we do it. Punks.
The Care & Feeding of Audiocassettes
Mar 7, 2019 · 35 min
A massive dose of hissy, sticky goodness that should never be degaussed after midnight!
Cult VHS Distributors Vol. 1 (Something Weird & Rhino)
Mar 21, 2019 · 21 min
A genuine(ly twisted) labor of love from your friends at the Oddity Archive®.
Laserdisc Games (but not LaserActive or Arcade)
Apr 4, 2019 · 21 min
Search Frame 30609. Then, add in 29,000. Then, multiply by .84. Then, write down your findings (in order). You are now ready to begin watching this episode of Oddity Archive.
Ben's Music "Career", Vol. 3 (The Transitional Years)
Apr 18, 2019
Like in sports, sometimes musicians need a rebuilding season. I promise, it starts resembling "real" music this time…
Mystery 8mm Films/The Ballad of Ben & 8mm
May 2, 2019 · 32 min
About a year ago, I came across a pair of unmarked, somewhat damaged 8mm films. Since they both needed some repair, it seemed like a good time for an educational OA episode.
VHS Vault Vol. 15 (Potty All The Time)
May 16, 2019 · 26 min
In the name of commercial appeal, the Archive cheapens itself to toilet humor.
The Branson Tapes
May 30, 2019 · 38 min
Recorded not-live at the fabulous Archive Theatre!