tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post4657789376206275796..comments2024-02-29T03:29:52.934-05:00Comments on A List Of Things Thrown Five Minutes Ago: Adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02113168955236758821noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-71746779607447310182013-02-27T09:40:11.634-05:002013-02-27T09:40:11.634-05:00Sigh. I miss you, Sing-Off.Sigh. I miss you, Sing-Off.Saraynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-28844291462324056002013-02-26T19:15:03.408-05:002013-02-26T19:15:03.408-05:00I can see the next NBC memo already:
"We di...I can see the next NBC memo already: <br /><br />"We did our research, and discovered that you don't like our original programming as much as our sketch show -- and WE HEARD YOU!<br /><br />Beginning this September, NBC will go all-sketch-and-live-music, all the time. We have been combing the rich comedy-theatre scene in New York and Chicago, and have found 400 comedians willing to work for $600 a week, and put all of them in our employ! We expect mixed quality but top ratings across the board.<br /><br />NBC: We're just gonna throw it all on the wall and see what sticks."Paul Tabachneckhttp://paul-tab.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-61995672239624935242013-02-26T19:11:24.034-05:002013-02-26T19:11:24.034-05:00Did Retta contribute meaningfully to the conversat...Did Retta contribute meaningfully to the conversation? Was she entertaining?Paul Tabachneckhttp://paul-tab.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-17732083034056754632013-02-26T15:43:09.938-05:002013-02-26T15:43:09.938-05:00"Celebrity Spelling Bee" would never att..."Celebrity Spelling Bee" would never attract an audience. However, if you call it "Spelling With The Stars," you might have a chance. My other idea, with the Winter Olympics approaching: "Two-Man Luge With the Stars."Fred Appnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-18345277241701886472013-02-26T01:40:38.517-05:002013-02-26T01:40:38.517-05:00I'm gonna pitch Celebrity Spelling Bee tomorro...I'm gonna pitch Celebrity Spelling Bee tomorrow at work. It's brilliant! (I'm not. I'd never give a great idea to the company I'm currently with. But I do think it's a great idea.)Beccahttp://twitter.com/tigerpantssnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-52572734416613190302013-02-25T23:43:49.983-05:002013-02-25T23:43:49.983-05:00No kidding. I'd pick up the dice again for th...No kidding. I'd pick up the dice again for that in a second.Philnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-62256077335417685602013-02-25T20:53:06.648-05:002013-02-25T20:53:06.648-05:00Actual games. Watch celebrities play Celebrity/Pi...Actual games. Watch celebrities play Celebrity/Pictionary.Mattnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-58107598238714022722013-02-25T20:53:04.625-05:002013-02-25T20:53:04.625-05:00More people who listen to the Nerdist podcast, yes...More people who listen to the Nerdist podcast, yes. More people who watch the Walking Dead? Questionable.isaac_spacemannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-66383555082823381462013-02-25T20:52:24.003-05:002013-02-25T20:52:24.003-05:00Yes, except guests on other late-night shows aren&...Yes, except guests on other late-night shows aren't usually there to talk exclusively about zombies from somebody else's show.isaac_spacemannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-26614071030356859802013-02-25T20:51:00.362-05:002013-02-25T20:51:00.362-05:00If you said "Hardwick is not just an MTV retr...If you said "Hardwick is not just an MTV retread," I'd say that's defensible. In fact, you're right that I did not give him enough credit; I didn't know enough about it. And if you said "calling Hardwick an MTV retread is about as accurate as calling Colin Quinn an MTV retread," I'd say that's about right. But you equated Hardwick with Jon Stewart, who is one of the defining entertainers of the last decade. I don't think it's at all insulting to Hardwick to say that he's not in the same career ballpark as Jon Stewart. You don't think Hardwick himself would disagree, do you? <br /><br /><br />And as for the show, you can't tell me it's not weird. It is a talk show exclusively about another show that comes right before it (not a show that begs for deep discussion, for that matter), featuring a rotating group of people who have no apparent connection to the subject show. I did not say it was bad; I said it was weird.isaac_spacemannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-24327137433959999332013-02-25T20:23:42.599-05:002013-02-25T20:23:42.599-05:00I watch the Biggest Loser, in part because it'...I watch the Biggest Loser, in part because it's just the most bizarre show I can imagine. It's only watchable on DVR - it's 2 hours long, but there's like 20 minutes of content; it's a weird combination of body shaming and watching people work out more in 1 episode than I probably have in a year; and people seem to love it. I'm fascinated.Adlainoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-83213947178121917452013-02-25T20:21:39.807-05:002013-02-25T20:21:39.807-05:00Honestly, the Nerdist is a phenomenon. I listen to...Honestly, the Nerdist is a phenomenon. I listen to it from time to time (it's a little too fan boy for me) but it makes perfect sense to me that he does this.Adlainoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-86468477864343500712013-02-25T20:05:26.399-05:002013-02-25T20:05:26.399-05:00I have a very different perspective on these perfo...I have a very different perspective on these performers since I started attending classes (and therefore many more shows than normal) at UCB. These guys don't stop working when they're off-screen, and their humor isn't limited to what you see. Retta, Adsit, and Hardwick are all brilliant comedians who are easy to underestimate if you only see them as their TV counterparts. They create like mad.<br /><br />It makes total sense that Hardwick would want funny people to be funny with him on his Walking Dead podcast -- it's how you keep a podcast entertaining, no matter what its' subject matter -- and as long as those guests are versed on the subject matter, their resumes don't really matter to me.Paul Tabachneckhttp://paul-tab.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-83636927893703603702013-02-25T19:58:23.224-05:002013-02-25T19:58:23.224-05:00"They're just there to plug, right?"..."They're just there to plug, right?" So like any guest on any other late-night show.Joseph Finnhttp://profiles.google.com/josephfinnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-34581993275370674012013-02-25T19:57:11.247-05:002013-02-25T19:57:11.247-05:00Completely defensible. He has two TV shows, runs ...Completely defensible. He has two TV shows, runs a successful (as in: makes money) podcast network, had a decently-selling book and a ongoing standup career. Hardwick's far beyond his previous career as an MTV peronality.Joseph Finnhttp://profiles.google.com/josephfinnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-12542829991829522962013-02-25T19:15:00.416-05:002013-02-25T19:15:00.416-05:00I didn't say every guest, just most of them. ...I didn't say every guest, just most of them. And I have no doubt that in February of 2013, more people associate Hardwick with the Nerdist (podcast, webseries, tv specials and upcoming series, etc.) than with Singled Out. Certainly within the key demographic of 18-35.Jordannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-41032705805706578332013-02-25T18:54:18.052-05:002013-02-25T18:54:18.052-05:00Would be NBC's highest-rated show.Would be NBC's highest-rated show.Adam B.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-26402444123835951302013-02-25T18:54:07.841-05:002013-02-25T18:54:07.841-05:00Actual games, or more like Hub's Family Game N...Actual games, or more like Hub's Family Game Night?Adam B.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-73269386518384733432013-02-25T18:47:31.563-05:002013-02-25T18:47:31.563-05:00But Mangianello? Retta? They're just there t...But Mangianello? Retta? They're just there to plug, right? <br /><br /><br />Incidentally, I've never listened to the Nerdist podcast and probably didn't even know it existed before this thread. But I'm going to stand by my statement that having a podcast -- any podcast -- doesn't eclipse "Singled Out" as the most successful thing on Hardwick's CV.isaac_spacemannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-55076109072403403422013-02-25T18:37:43.574-05:002013-02-25T18:37:43.574-05:00NBC will be running 8 episodes of "Hollywood ...NBC will be running 8 episodes of "Hollywood Game Night," showing celebrities playing board and similar games, hosted by Jane Lynch, so they're already on their way.Mattnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-37662576987569813522013-02-25T18:22:46.459-05:002013-02-25T18:22:46.459-05:00HomonymHomonymandrewraffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-12230147358486225192013-02-25T18:14:58.622-05:002013-02-25T18:14:58.622-05:00That would be an awesome band name: Backbone of Ka...That would be an awesome band name: Backbone of Kardashian Programming.Marshanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-20066065413698209732013-02-25T17:39:00.372-05:002013-02-25T17:39:00.372-05:00Celebrity spelling bee. Make it happen.Celebrity spelling bee. Make it happen.Adam B.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-74284279098539607772013-02-25T17:17:42.589-05:002013-02-25T17:17:42.589-05:00Scott Adsit is a huge comic book nerd (which I mea...Scott Adsit is a huge comic book nerd (which I mean in a good way) so it's not surprising to me he would appear in this kind of thing.Dave Snoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-42407610106190429172013-02-25T17:04:35.434-05:002013-02-25T17:04:35.434-05:00I suggest they bring back The Sing-Off and add a w...I suggest they bring back The Sing-Off and add a weekly spelling bee to their line-up. Because everyone here would watch and I don't think they could do any worse.Dave Snoreply@blogger.com