Umm… What? Advertisers must be chomping at the bit to pay for space on a site that trades eye patches and shows buffalo footage…
You probably have a week with your fan base before they write this show off as a failure without Amanda.
I’m rootin’ for ya… but lets face it… this is terrible. It’s simply 3 minutes of quirky news… you’d be better to let Joanne give her take off the top of her head…
Yeah, a . . . Houston? . . . we’ve got buffalo out our port side . . . that’s right, Houston . . . it’s buffalo . . . Houston? . . . er, a, we have a problem . . .
You did fine Joanne - but Andrew, the buffalo clip - wtf? You should’ve done something a little more coherent - everybody’s watching now to see if RB crashes and burns, or continues on in it’s full glory…
Well, this is my first experience to Rocketboom…WEIRD….I was prompted by MSNBC..cause the old girl left, I guess…i will give it a few more tries..but if this is the old deal…What is hte point??
Maybe that is it..just quirky news for a quirkly slant to start the day.
Contrary to the way I thought I would feel I very much enjoyed yesterday’s show. I can describe today’s show with one word; yawn.
Andrew took pains to defend himself at CaseCamp albeit with a good deal of self-deprecation. He virtually touted himself as the sole creative force working behind the scenes of Rocketboom in his previously posted “FACT” list.
From yesterday’s show it appears that Andrew can “bring it,” but can he consistently hit his marks.
Between yesterday’s 9 rated show and today’s 3 rated show, on a scale of 1 to 10, I am not sure where Rocketboom will end up. I am willing, though, to reserve judgment until the interim host becomes permanent or there is a replacement.
And although I miss Amanda, I think Joanne is doing a lovely job.
the camera work in the field piece was nice, the subject matter was dull as a hammer…
buffalo’s on rocketboom? where’s the beef man?
you’re in the big apple andrew, and this is the most interesting thing you could come up with for day 2 ~a piece on buffalos from podunk south dakota?
it’s getting clearer who came up with most of the content and ideas behind RocketBoom 1.0.
since bush is getting nowhere with the north korea and iran, maybe he could at least settle this global conflict and get us the original jc back… man do I miss her already.
Some idiots have the same haircut as buffaloes. Joanne is great, look forward to seeing her get things started on Monday.
By the way you guys, RB has not been producing much lately; doesn’t this seem to indicate Amanda left unexpectedly? Demonizing A. Baron seems to have become fashionable. Sure, he’s a socialist and should be hanged for it, but give him a bit of slack here, just a chance until next week.
No more buffalo dance after this week, right guys?
Agree with a previous comment that the keyboard needs to go. I’d change the map background too. Both relate too much to Amanda era.
The quality of the show has been the writing as well as Amanda’s quirky delivery. But it began with content and good writing. As soon as Joanne exerts her own personality into the role, I am sure 2.0 will be even better.
Just remember though, Microsoft never gets anything right until V3. I’m pulling for you to beat that curve!
One more thing… the soundtrack for the buffalo clip is a concert composed by Andrew Baron named “Ten Concertos for the Wind, 2001″. This Andrew guy an artist, for that reason I am rooting for the continued success of RocketBoom and hope he continues using it as a channel for his displaying his talent.
For God sakes, people. It isn’t Amanda. She is talking like a NORMAL PERSON. That alone makes RB 2.0 a hell of a lot better. Being from Australia, I am used to the British accent, but I can understand the reticence of those of you from the US, who may need subtitles.
I’ll give the “new” rocketboom some time, but not much. And will check out whatever Amanda comes up with. Then I’ll pick one. No idea which yet - content it king..
Sounds like someone’s ego overroad there sensibilities. If you were the main thrust behind Rocketboom then you would be being interviewed in the national media. What a fool. The new girl is very nice and pleasant but the dry wit that was Rocketboom is gone.
Oh give me a home
Where the buffalo roam
Where the loonies roam free
all day
Where seldom is heard
A demented word
And my straight jacket fits me okay.
Home, home with the deranged…
That’s what I love about the media and entertainment. The viewers are soooo damn loyal. One day they love you, the next day they hate you. They build you up, to tear you down.
Have some kabbalah water and slide down a pole everyone. whip, whip, whippets.
…home home with the deranged, where seldom is heard, a demented word, and my straight jacket fits me okay.
First off, I’m not sure why so many people have to be so hypercritical, I mean… it’s just uncalled for. But back to my own comment:
Great video, a little random and more in the casual Friday style actually. Joanne is already growing on me more by the minute, she’s not Amanda… nor is she supposed to be. I like her though. Overall great show today.
This is just the second episode of Rocketboom’s new era and some people are talking about the end and such. What on earth happens? When Amanda was in front of the camera there were also weaker (and stronger) episodes. It is difficult to mantain certain level. Come on, they’ve just started again after an uncertainty period…
And I don’t know what the deal is with Joanne’s accent. Sound like a man? NO (ever heard/talked to a british woman before?j) Annoying? No way and in fact I like it, but this is subjective, so I’ll leave at that. Difficult to understand? Well, if I, who am not a native english speaker, can catch all the words and the meaning, I don’t know what the problem is.
PS: Someone said “all these brits everywhere in the media. Let Americans do the job!”. Well, isn’t America the land of opportunities (for everybody). Look at Schwarzenegger, for example. Guess you were complaining then. Oh well…
It’s good to have RocketBoom back. I found Andrew’s music with the buffalo documentary visuals a calm, meditative experience. Exactly what I’ve come to expect from RocketBoom: I never know what to expect. That keeps me coming back.
Oh, and 49%/51% is obviously as close to an equal parnership as you could make it initially, and you should think about that. Best of luck to all concerned.
RB will hit stride soon enough and our new host will feel more comfortable. Andrew will get his grove back and dig up some more interesting and pressing content.
I’ll give this a few weeks and see how it grows on me.
Joanne, you are entirely too cute! I’ll refrain from badmouthing the previous host, because that’s not doing anyone any favors, but you seem very genuine and I think RB will benefit from such new blood. Keep up the good work, and don’t pay any attention to the bitchy commentors. As I said: that kind of negativity doesn’t do anyone any favors, and that goes double for them!
I have been a RB fan since it’s onset, and I find Joanne endearing and quite watchable.
The buffalo piece on the otherhand seemed like a last minute decision which could have used a surprise ending, perhaps the Monty Python foot coming down with a thud as buffalo gore spurts between toes.
Just a thought!
Joanne, keep up the good work and have some fun with it!
It’s not wether you’re right or wrong….it’s wether you let it go…. and get on with what’s next.
never, NeveR, NEVER!!!! Give Up!
I’ve really enjoyed the internet melodrama…..but obviously you both (Amanda and Andrew) have got careers that are well on their way.
It’s too bad it ended badly but as Vito C. said….it’s business not personal…..or maybe it is personal….but you can always gun each other down in public????
Joanne…..I know you’re nervous hon….but you gotta work on having a ball and being silly.
To those complaining about the buffalo, please remember that RB recently aired an episode about a piece of rope and everyone thought it was dandy.
RB content does need to get consistently better — not predictable. The show’s eccentric and eclectic nature is part of its appeal, but that doesn’t mean it has to be so uneven.
RB has a charming, home-made quality, but so did TV in 1949. Audience expectations will rise.
Hire half a dozen stringers who can write gags, think of funny little bits of business for Joanne to do, and pitch story ideas. You’d only pay for what you used. Your production costs will increase some, but it will be an investment in growth.
RB’s efforts at serious journalism are interesting, but tend to be half-baked. There are plenty of eager journalists. Find one to act as consultant.
Shifting the main appeal of RB from the host to the content will be a more sound business model.
There’s no reason in principle that 10 years from now people couldn’t be watching the Rocketboom network and reading Rocketboom magazine.
I miss Amanda, she was filled with so much more life than…joanne. RB is just going to be a boring show without her. I will keep watching for a little bit, but im sorry RB is pointless without Amanda.
I miss Amanda, she was filled with so much more life than…joanne. RB is just going to be a boring show without her. I will keep watching for a little bit, but im sorry RB is pointless without Amanda.
Good job! I have to say, isn’t exactly what i expected, but hey, something is better than nothing. In any case, if you liked that UK Civic ad, be sure to take a peek at the spoof…
I like Joanne. Buffalo Largo?! Yeah, I watched the first few seconds of it then I fast forwarded it hoping the pain would end. It didn’t. For the love of gawd don’t post these type of crap shows anymore! Is this Rocketboom or PBS?
JoCo can you dial down the head jerking/bobbing another 10%? It’s still a little distracting. Maybe you are just a little nervous. To that I say - if my biggest quibble is with your excessive head movement you are doing all right.
Loved the clip…loved the music…not enough of Joanne and you’ve almost cut the top of her head off. I think maybe it’s time the map went - it’s kinda Amanda’s signature don’t you think? And the target over the U.K. is naff. What’s with all the comments about Joanne’s accent? What morons they are. I think it beautiful and very natural - not BBC at all.
i give you my very warm welcome joanne!!!!
i love amanda but now i love joanne also, the voice is perfect! profound, calm, sensual and with that german/russian accent that…i can’t continue.
If you don’t like the new Rocketboom, why don’t you ask Andrew Baron for your money back?
One thing hasn’t changed about Rocketboom: there are still a lot of jerks posting rude comments. My opinion of Andrew and Joanne soared after reading them. I’ll be definitely be back.
When I Saw how horrid it has become since Amanda left I thought of a great quote that encapsulates Rocketboom 2.0.
“You suck now!”Jim fom the cartoon Mission Hill.
I watched this show every day,but now….
Look I try not to say things that I cant take back this is worse then an Ed Wood movie.Im just gonna stick with Amanda’s blog amandaunboomed until shes doing another Vblog.
GOD’s comment (scroll up), I think, is not quite correct. I believe Joanne did use the word “entitled” correctly. Entitled can mean “to give a name to” or “to give a right to”. In the United States we typically just use it to mean the latter. Joanne’s not wrong; she’s just British.
I find it hilarious that the 2.0 shills are so afraid of criticism after the many (and often dubious of origin) comments praising yesterdays episode. The best part of this media is that it doesn’t hold your hand. If you do something right, they’ll congratulate you, if it sucks (like today), well, you’ll hear about it.
…5…4…3…2…1… And we have liftoff, liftoff of Rocketboom 2.0 day 2! …Joanne’s looking good, everything normal, you are go at throttle up. What’s this? Bufallo? Houston, we have a problem. Obviously a major malfunction.
Maybe for those who need high anxiety medicine there should be a show segment on how to take a Xanax to calm down. Folks this is just the beginning all over again that’s all. Remember back in the days when Amanda didn’t know how to dress yet and hadn’t figured out what to do with her hair and wore glasses (my favorite look) Geeze things evolve.
What was the “rocketboom hook” for the buffalo piece? For that matter was there ANY point to it? That was totally lame, as was the comment about “gearing up” for the news. The news happens, you report it. There’s no “gearing up” required to reading a script.
P.S. The “that wasn’t so hard after all” snideness yesterday was uncool.
Andrew, I predict that if you keep doing shows like today’s show, Rocketboom will be making at least 10 times the amount of money that it made when it first started. (How much did you make when you first started again?)
I know you all don’t like today’s episode. Neither did I…but remember, today is Wednesday, and Milt Lee has always done some strange field reporting in the past.
Oh, and I think Joanne is great, but I do miss Amanda.
And really, it isn’t Joanne’s fault that she has to “replace” Amanda.
She’s okay. Much more low-key than Amanda. However, her accent and delivery emphasize the echo in the room. Perhaps a table-top microphone (a la Larry King) would help reduce the “space” I seem to hear. Good work (though Ze Frank has captured your audience for daily internet comedy).
New host is promising but I agree with those who say the old cutesy conventions (key tap, map (maybe get a new, different map?), chirpy music, etc etc) should be ditched. Amanda could pull it off because she’s kind of dorky, but the new host is too polished for that stuff. If you notch it up to her level, you’ll be gold.
I prefer Joanne to Amanda. More mature, smoother, less quirky, easier to listen to (even with the accent). Sure, I miss Amanda’s cleavage, but that’s not what RB is really about. I accept the buffalo piece for what it is, a placeholder until RB gets its rhythm back. No problem. Keep going.
I am hoping that this episode is a part of a brilliant plan to transition to the new RB…you know, create the lowest point you can as a benchmark, so when you present the real stuff it will look fantastic. A Phoenix rising from the ashes, so to speak.
Please be a part of a master plan….please be a part of a master plan…
yuk
Nice punt. I’ll be back.
Wow. This is the new Rocketboom? This is a joke right?
Hmmm. Not quite sure what the heck that was.
Why?
Andrew….I’ll give her a shot, but I mean come on man!
Joanne, that was just fine… plus this feature was filmed just a few miles down the road from where I live.
To everyone else…
Let’s let these guys (the RB Team) find their ‘groove’ and cut them some slack. GOOD GRIEF already…
It seems to me that everyone… including Amanda is trying to settle into this new season of their lives.
This was just fine and I’m looking forward to continued visits to this Vblog!
This just in……Rocket Boom bought out by… PBS. Stay tuned for more details. Tomorrow’s RB piece “Gerry Gerbil”. This is getting really exciting!
There’s something about a spunky Brit that brightens up your day ! Cheers Joanne (Ta)
It looks like they aired the first take she did. Blech.
I didn’t know Andrew was a composer! (unless it’s some other Andrew Baron).
Umm… What? Advertisers must be chomping at the bit to pay for space on a site that trades eye patches and shows buffalo footage…
You probably have a week with your fan base before they write this show off as a failure without Amanda.
I’m rootin’ for ya… but lets face it… this is terrible. It’s simply 3 minutes of quirky news… you’d be better to let Joanne give her take off the top of her head…
Buffalo????
Nice relaxed way to start my morning. I didn’t know buffalos had black tongues.
She sound like a man, and there are all these brits everywhere in the media. Let Americans do the job! We can speak in front of a camera.
She sound like a man, and there are all these brits everywhere in the media. Let Americans do the job! We can speak in front of a camera.
Well, I always like a woman with a good accent, but I dare say Joanne’s is a bit too masculine-sounding for the general audience. Sorry, Joansy.
And wtf is up with the buffalo? Do I cry for them because they’re prodded and tagged, or applause when they’re set free again?
Oh, I get it - it’s just like rocketboom. I’ll hold on the applause for this buffalo until a few more episodes have passed….
maybe you should try something Joanne has more experience with: why don’t you try running down the top 40 music video hits for the week?
joanne colan did a great job. interesting and fun. i think she will make a fine host for rb.
Yeah, a . . . Houston? . . . we’ve got buffalo out our port side . . . that’s right, Houston . . . it’s buffalo . . . Houston? . . . er, a, we have a problem . . .
Interesting, especially since I’ve been creating a page on the Running of the Bulls lately.
Buffalo are amazingly graceful for amimals of their size and weight. Nothing at all like cows.
I enjoyed today’s episode (and yesterday’s as well). It feels like Rocketboom to me.
Thanks
You did fine Joanne - but Andrew, the buffalo clip - wtf? You should’ve done something a little more coherent - everybody’s watching now to see if RB crashes and burns, or continues on in it’s full glory…
I fast forwarded hoping that it really wasn’t going to continue like that much longer…
…it did.
Patience people…. it’s called a transition period…
Joanne- I like you already— and Andrew I am not going away anytime soon—
Only thought- I would find an alternative to the ‘key tap’ - it’s too much of a reminder of RB 1.0
Joanne has my vote. But the buffalo clip…. uhh.. *Scratching head.
cheers,
P.
Me think Joanne good, bring big medicine to Rocketboom.
Pictures of tatonka better. Worth much bloggo-wampum. Make Scrolling Mouse hungry for tongue sandwich.
joanne, nice report, very good
&(^-^)-**
Andrew, I can suggest a few happy pills for you:
Effexor, Prozac, Celexa, …
I never thought a 3 minute video clip could seem too long. Are you really the same people who made the previous, popular RocketBoom?
Well, this is my first experience to Rocketboom…WEIRD….I was prompted by MSNBC..cause the old girl left, I guess…i will give it a few more tries..but if this is the old deal…What is hte point??
Maybe that is it..just quirky news for a quirkly slant to start the day.
Who was he?
I thought Amanda was irreplaceable…until Joanne. Way to go rocketboom. Great save.
Andrew, you are totally screwed (no offense joanne).
Contrary to the way I thought I would feel I very much enjoyed yesterday’s show. I can describe today’s show with one word; yawn.
Andrew took pains to defend himself at CaseCamp albeit with a good deal of self-deprecation. He virtually touted himself as the sole creative force working behind the scenes of Rocketboom in his previously posted “FACT” list.
From yesterday’s show it appears that Andrew can “bring it,” but can he consistently hit his marks.
Between yesterday’s 9 rated show and today’s 3 rated show, on a scale of 1 to 10, I am not sure where Rocketboom will end up. I am willing, though, to reserve judgment until the interim host becomes permanent or there is a replacement.
And although I miss Amanda, I think Joanne is doing a lovely job.
the camera work in the field piece was nice, the subject matter was dull as a hammer…
buffalo’s on rocketboom? where’s the beef man?
you’re in the big apple andrew, and this is the most interesting thing you could come up with for day 2 ~a piece on buffalos from podunk south dakota?
it’s getting clearer who came up with most of the content and ideas behind RocketBoom 1.0.
since bush is getting nowhere with the north korea and iran, maybe he could at least settle this global conflict and get us the original jc back… man do I miss her already.
Fun to see the restart. We gave Andrew & Amanda a year & a 1/2 to create a style, Let’s see what Andrew & Joanne can do!
Those who don’t like it should look back through the archives to see how RB evolved.
Give me a plate of Buffalo and cover it in Marmite. Off were gonna shuffle ..shuffle off to Buffalo. Yeah Yeah.
Rocketboom is all about the host, not the news. And Joanne is a winner!!! Go for it!!!
The new host’s voice is irritating… i generally like british accents, but this one… not so pleasing.
Some idiots have the same haircut as buffaloes. Joanne is great, look forward to seeing her get things started on Monday.
By the way you guys, RB has not been producing much lately; doesn’t this seem to indicate Amanda left unexpectedly? Demonizing A. Baron seems to have become fashionable. Sure, he’s a socialist and should be hanged for it, but give him a bit of slack here, just a chance until next week.
No more buffalo dance after this week, right guys?
Pam-phlet over
If I want to see Buffalo I can look out of my window.
Agree with a previous comment that the keyboard needs to go. I’d change the map background too. Both relate too much to Amanda era.
The quality of the show has been the writing as well as Amanda’s quirky delivery. But it began with content and good writing. As soon as Joanne exerts her own personality into the role, I am sure 2.0 will be even better.
Just remember though, Microsoft never gets anything right until V3. I’m pulling for you to beat that curve!
WOW some real hard asses commenting…or are they just asses? I expect this all will improve as time goes on, let’s give this a chance people
In my opinion some information is not absolutely true, but in general very good site.
One more thing… the soundtrack for the buffalo clip is a concert composed by Andrew Baron named “Ten Concertos for the Wind, 2001″. This Andrew guy an artist, for that reason I am rooting for the continued success of RocketBoom and hope he continues using it as a channel for his displaying his talent.
That was hideous!!!!!
The pressure is on.
She’s not the same. I want amanda back…..
why, dude, why??
wow.. that was.. BORING. wtf? so far.. 1 good, 1 bad.
and even One more thing…. you can find Andrew Baron’s music online here…
http://a.parsons.edu/~baron/10c3.html
This piece is familar, I’ve heard it used on rocketboom before. I like it.
For God sakes, people. It isn’t Amanda. She is talking like a NORMAL PERSON. That alone makes RB 2.0 a hell of a lot better. Being from Australia, I am used to the British accent, but I can understand the reticence of those of you from the US, who may need subtitles.
Give Joanne a break.
are the old viewers gone yet?
I’ll give the “new” rocketboom some time, but not much. And will check out whatever Amanda comes up with. Then I’ll pick one. No idea which yet - content it king..
Hey Guys,
yeah - this one was a bit off, but it’s gotta be harder to get back in to a “normal” show, as opposed to doing the first coming back episode.
Still, I thought Joanne did really well and I’m completely sold on her ability to do this gig.
Keep ‘em comin’.
Sounds like someone’s ego overroad there sensibilities. If you were the main thrust behind Rocketboom then you would be being interviewed in the national media. What a fool. The new girl is very nice and pleasant but the dry wit that was Rocketboom is gone.
I thought the music was good, went well with the visual. I’m hangin in there with you guy’s. It’s all good. THANX !
Oh give me a home
Where the buffalo roam
Where the loonies roam free
all day
Where seldom is heard
A demented word
And my straight jacket fits me okay.
Home, home with the deranged…
That’s what I love about the media and entertainment. The viewers are soooo damn loyal. One day they love you, the next day they hate you. They build you up, to tear you down.
Have some kabbalah water and slide down a pole everyone. whip, whip, whippets.
…home home with the deranged, where seldom is heard, a demented word, and my straight jacket fits me okay.
With no offense intended towards Joanne (not Amanda but she’s good!)… WTF’ing H-E-Double-Hockey-Sticks was that about?
That was perhaps one of the most (if not the most) boring things I have seen on Rocketboom.
And was Andrew catatonic when he did the music?
If there is any hope for ‘Rocketboom’, the ‘Doing the news’ as Joanne stated better be good and you may want to consider ‘doing’ it starting tomorrow!
Peace!
I am confused as to what the segment was about.
I get it. Is this what they call a metaphor?
Gitmo content fast!
First off, I’m not sure why so many people have to be so hypercritical, I mean… it’s just uncalled for. But back to my own comment:
Great video, a little random and more in the casual Friday style actually. Joanne is already growing on me more by the minute, she’s not Amanda… nor is she supposed to be. I like her though. Overall great show today.
This is just the second episode of Rocketboom’s new era and some people are talking about the end and such. What on earth happens? When Amanda was in front of the camera there were also weaker (and stronger) episodes. It is difficult to mantain certain level. Come on, they’ve just started again after an uncertainty period…
And I don’t know what the deal is with Joanne’s accent. Sound like a man? NO (ever heard/talked to a british woman before?j) Annoying? No way and in fact I like it, but this is subjective, so I’ll leave at that. Difficult to understand? Well, if I, who am not a native english speaker, can catch all the words and the meaning, I don’t know what the problem is.
PS: Someone said “all these brits everywhere in the media. Let Americans do the job!”. Well, isn’t America the land of opportunities (for everybody). Look at Schwarzenegger, for example. Guess you were complaining then. Oh well…
This is quite different from the original Rocketboom, I must say, but very good, anyway.
It’s good to have RocketBoom back. I found Andrew’s music with the buffalo documentary visuals a calm, meditative experience. Exactly what I’ve come to expect from RocketBoom: I never know what to expect. That keeps me coming back.
Oh, and 49%/51% is obviously as close to an equal parnership as you could make it initially, and you should think about that. Best of luck to all concerned.
The only thing constant is change.
RB will hit stride soon enough and our new host will feel more comfortable. Andrew will get his grove back and dig up some more interesting and pressing content.
I’ll give this a few weeks and see how it grows on me.
Joanne, you are entirely too cute! I’ll refrain from badmouthing the previous host, because that’s not doing anyone any favors, but you seem very genuine and I think RB will benefit from such new blood. Keep up the good work, and don’t pay any attention to the bitchy commentors. As I said: that kind of negativity doesn’t do anyone any favors, and that goes double for them!
Here in South Dakota we have buffalo and we have buffalo butts….I prefer to look at the buffalo. Joanne is HOT !!
I have been a RB fan since it’s onset, and I find Joanne endearing and quite watchable.
The buffalo piece on the otherhand seemed like a last minute decision which could have used a surprise ending, perhaps the Monty Python foot coming down with a thud as buffalo gore spurts between toes.
Just a thought!
Joanne, keep up the good work and have some fun with it!
It’s not wether you’re right or wrong….it’s wether you let it go…. and get on with what’s next.
never, NeveR, NEVER!!!! Give Up!
I’ve really enjoyed the internet melodrama…..but obviously you both (Amanda and Andrew) have got careers that are well on their way.
It’s too bad it ended badly but as Vito C. said….it’s business not personal…..or maybe it is personal….but you can always gun each other down in public????
Joanne…..I know you’re nervous hon….but you gotta work on having a ball and being silly.
Merde!
To those complaining about the buffalo, please remember that RB recently aired an episode about a piece of rope and everyone thought it was dandy.
RB content does need to get consistently better — not predictable. The show’s eccentric and eclectic nature is part of its appeal, but that doesn’t mean it has to be so uneven.
RB has a charming, home-made quality, but so did TV in 1949. Audience expectations will rise.
Hire half a dozen stringers who can write gags, think of funny little bits of business for Joanne to do, and pitch story ideas. You’d only pay for what you used. Your production costs will increase some, but it will be an investment in growth.
RB’s efforts at serious journalism are interesting, but tend to be half-baked. There are plenty of eager journalists. Find one to act as consultant.
Shifting the main appeal of RB from the host to the content will be a more sound business model.
There’s no reason in principle that 10 years from now people couldn’t be watching the Rocketboom network and reading Rocketboom magazine.
Many RB viewers are in “harshly scrutinize and judge” mode.
Don’t let it shake your confidence. As you know, you’ve got something special here.
J
P.S. - Thanks for the piece, Milt. Lovely. And the music was beautiful (I love string instruments).
I know you’re just reading your fluff like a talking head, but please don’t use “entitled” when you mean “titled.”
You’re “entitled” to your opinion, but it’s “titled” Buffalo Largo.
So long, Rocketboom.
p.s. This board is filled with so many fake posts praising this shlock, it’s unreal.
I miss Amanda, she was filled with so much more life than…joanne. RB is just going to be a boring show without her. I will keep watching for a little bit, but im sorry RB is pointless without Amanda.
I miss Amanda, she was filled with so much more life than…joanne. RB is just going to be a boring show without her. I will keep watching for a little bit, but im sorry RB is pointless without Amanda.
buffalo bill and cut the throat and make burget meat yummy very good to eat and drink it with coke … hehehe
Very good site! I like it! Thanks!
Good job! I have to say, isn’t exactly what i expected, but hey, something is better than nothing. In any case, if you liked that UK Civic ad, be sure to take a peek at the spoof…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFEqLM_FJh8
Would like to thank you for very much for this interesting site!
Her voice is annoying.
Not sure what the point of that was. Hopefully it will all be more clear in the morning.
I like Joanne. Buffalo Largo?! Yeah, I watched the first few seconds of it then I fast forwarded it hoping the pain would end. It didn’t. For the love of gawd don’t post these type of crap shows anymore! Is this Rocketboom or PBS?
JoCo can you dial down the head jerking/bobbing another 10%? It’s still a little distracting. Maybe you are just a little nervous. To that I say - if my biggest quibble is with your excessive head movement you are doing all right.
I am in love with Joanne. Marry me! You hottie! mmmmm.
C’mon, this is just day TWO. Let’s see what is aired in the next TWO WEEKS. This is not over.
WTF?
amanda i miss you!!!!
rocketboom now blows
wtf was up w/the buffalo clip and where is this girls energy??!?!?!?!!?
@GOD-
entitled or titled are equally correct. [link]
Loved the clip…loved the music…not enough of Joanne and you’ve almost cut the top of her head off. I think maybe it’s time the map went - it’s kinda Amanda’s signature don’t you think? And the target over the U.K. is naff. What’s with all the comments about Joanne’s accent? What morons they are. I think it beautiful and very natural - not BBC at all.
i give you my very warm welcome joanne!!!!
i love amanda but now i love joanne also, the voice is perfect! profound, calm, sensual and with that german/russian accent that…i can’t continue.
If you don’t like the new Rocketboom, why don’t you ask Andrew Baron for your money back?
One thing hasn’t changed about Rocketboom: there are still a lot of jerks posting rude comments. My opinion of Andrew and Joanne soared after reading them. I’ll be definitely be back.
her energy seems to be more profound and calm and less hysterical, i love that
When I Saw how horrid it has become since Amanda left I thought of a great quote that encapsulates Rocketboom 2.0.
“You suck now!”Jim fom the cartoon Mission Hill.
I watched this show every day,but now….
Look I try not to say things that I cant take back this is worse then an Ed Wood movie.Im just gonna stick with Amanda’s blog amandaunboomed until shes doing another Vblog.
Thanks
P.S.Firing Amanda?What were you thinking?
GOD’s comment (scroll up), I think, is not quite correct. I believe Joanne did use the word “entitled” correctly. Entitled can mean “to give a name to” or “to give a right to”. In the United States we typically just use it to mean the latter. Joanne’s not wrong; she’s just British.
This was an interesting piece I viewed as a metaphor for traditional advertising.
I see the ranchers as aggregators, the buffalo is the audience.
The ranchers herd them, identify them, TAG them, and then release the buffalo…
Nice to hear your music Drew! Hope to hear more of it.
I find it hilarious that the 2.0 shills are so afraid of criticism after the many (and often dubious of origin) comments praising yesterdays episode. The best part of this media is that it doesn’t hold your hand. If you do something right, they’ll congratulate you, if it sucks (like today), well, you’ll hear about it.
I loved the music on this episode.
…5…4…3…2…1… And we have liftoff, liftoff of Rocketboom 2.0 day 2! …Joanne’s looking good, everything normal, you are go at throttle up. What’s this? Bufallo? Houston, we have a problem. Obviously a major malfunction.
Need some news guys, the filler pieces are killing me.
Maybe for those who need high anxiety medicine there should be a show segment on how to take a Xanax to calm down. Folks this is just the beginning all over again that’s all. Remember back in the days when Amanda didn’t know how to dress yet and hadn’t figured out what to do with her hair and wore glasses (my favorite look) Geeze things evolve.
I am sorry but this new RB sucks. I am cancelling my subcription.
Bring Amanda back!!!!
I think Joanne Colan is very sweet, I do miss Amanda but I’m going to keep tuning in to see what Joanne will bring to Rocketboom.
Tomorrow I’ll be watching my cat scratch a flea. Maybe I’ll put up a camera and call it a vlog. Good host, bad Rocketboom.
Joannne can do better.
thats right, ease in to it. your smile and lack of smugness will, in time, make amanda nothing but a mildly pleasant memory.
Amandrew is dead. Long Live Joanndrew
Good luck guys! Hope the hoopla dies down for all parties and things can get back to a nice and easy flow. Good luck Joanne!
What was the “rocketboom hook” for the buffalo piece? For that matter was there ANY point to it? That was totally lame, as was the comment about “gearing up” for the news. The news happens, you report it. There’s no “gearing up” required to reading a script.
P.S. The “that wasn’t so hard after all” snideness yesterday was uncool.
All of you need to get a life!
Buffalos roaming around … I don’t get it!
Okay.
I’ll keep trying to watch.
But these last two episodes have been wretched. Unprofessional, unfunny, unrehearsed… wtf is going on, Drew?!?!
Andrew, I predict that if you keep doing shows like today’s show, Rocketboom will be making at least 10 times the amount of money that it made when it first started. (How much did you make when you first started again?)
I know you all don’t like today’s episode. Neither did I…but remember, today is Wednesday, and Milt Lee has always done some strange field reporting in the past.
Oh, and I think Joanne is great, but I do miss Amanda.
And really, it isn’t Joanne’s fault that she has to “replace” Amanda.
the ominous music made me think they were going to lop off certain anatomical parts. maybe. or something. not sure.
She’s okay. Much more low-key than Amanda. However, her accent and delivery emphasize the echo in the room. Perhaps a table-top microphone (a la Larry King) would help reduce the “space” I seem to hear. Good work (though Ze Frank has captured your audience for daily internet comedy).
New host is promising but I agree with those who say the old cutesy conventions (key tap, map (maybe get a new, different map?), chirpy music, etc etc) should be ditched. Amanda could pull it off because she’s kind of dorky, but the new host is too polished for that stuff. If you notch it up to her level, you’ll be gold.
I prefer Joanne to Amanda. More mature, smoother, less quirky, easier to listen to (even with the accent). Sure, I miss Amanda’s cleavage, but that’s not what RB is really about. I accept the buffalo piece for what it is, a placeholder until RB gets its rhythm back. No problem. Keep going.
I am hoping that this episode is a part of a brilliant plan to transition to the new RB…you know, create the lowest point you can as a benchmark, so when you present the real stuff it will look fantastic. A Phoenix rising from the ashes, so to speak.
Please be a part of a master plan….please be a part of a master plan…