40 Comments on Casual Friday October 5, 2007 : The Business of Fandom
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But why? Seriously…
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“THAT Manure Storm at Leroy’s Corral”
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Hitting the fan?
WTF! that was a 5 min commercial!
I know that you’re promoting the sara silverman show, but that was to much…
todays show was the definition of product placement, and I don’t like it!
Wow, what an amazing coincidence. ;-)
Personally, my heart goes out to Paul. Busts his ass on that show every night, and does even ONE psycho Britney fan bleat incessantly at him?
Oh Pahleese. Sarah Silverman’s back and a bearded mouth asking inane questions. Gee it couldn’t get much worse if Colan chanted “Sarah Silverman” for the whole 3 minutes. Ok I get it already. You want me to watch the show. Fortunately I do not own a TV and this is further proof of the wisdom of that decision.
I believe we are witnessing the first tentative steps of Rocketboom’s becoming just another mediocre venue upon which commercials are hung
Not a big fan of her Sarah Silverman. This lady yelling is mad about Britney jokes when Silverman did a show where she is in bed with God. Wow, talk about priorities.
Hey gang, fyi, the Sarah Silverman campaign ended on Wednesday.
Coincidentally, David Jr. wrote an email and sent us the video footage. We thought it was relevant and interesting.
This had absolutely nothing to do with any ad deal. Period. We don’t sell our editorial.
When I first watched the piece, I couldn’t help but wonder if all of the “fans” were actually paid to be there. Especially that woman in the back who kept bitchin’ through the whole clip. It would be nice to see subtitles with just her heckling.
Though probably a lot came from the studio audience who happened to get their tickets by coincidence, it seemed more like they were all there for business. Sarah “Over the shoulder” Silverman, the paparazzi who would make $ from their images, the “fans” who would probably sell their signed photos on E-bay, the high-paid rent-a-cops. . everyone? Its like self-generating hyperbole - fusion.
If this wasn’t a commercial for Sarah Silverman, then you should have provided context such as
“This video show how insane it is to be famous and it has nothing to do with the ad campaign”
Here is some context:
Hey gang, fyi, the Sarah Silverman campaign ended on Wednesday.
Coincidentally, David Jr. wrote an email and sent us the video footage. We thought it was relevant and interesting.
This had absolutely nothing to do with any ad deal. Period. We don’t sell our editorial.
When I first watched the piece, I couldn’t help but wonder if all of the “fans” were actually paid to be there. Especially that woman in the back who kept bitchin’ through the whole clip. It would be nice to see subtitles with just her heckling.
Though probably a lot came from the studio audience who happened to get their tickets by coincidence, it seemed more like they were all there for business. Sarah “Over the shoulder” Silverman, the paparazzi who would make $ from their images, the “fans” who would probably sell their signed photos on E-bay, the high-paid rent-a-cops. . everyone? Its like self-generating hyperbole - fusion.
Sarah, show some cleavage!
Sarah, hike up your skirt!
Sarah, Sarah, Sarah!
Paul, grow some hair!
How did I meet you? I don’t know.
A messenger sent me in a tropical storm.
You were there in the winter, moonlight on the snow
And on Lily Pond Lane when the weather was warm.
Sara, oh Sara,
Scorpio Sphinx in a calico dress,
Sara, Sara,
You must forgive me my unworthiness.
Now the beach is deserted except for some kelp
And a piece of an old ship that lies on the shore.
You always responded when I needed your help,
You gimme a map and a key to your door.
Sara, oh Sara,
Glamorous nymph with an arrow and bow,
Sara, oh Sara,
Don’t ever leave me, don’t ever go.
– Bob Dylan
I love the UFO question at the end. David JR always does that and sorry Sarah, that was a crappy answer. Just say you believe, thats all you have to do. And David Jr walks away sighing. Classic.
Also loved the Heckler.
Well first off, that\’s the tallest black woman I ever saw! I pity the guy who has to listen to her all night.
& I laughed when the guy in the brown/striped shirt walks out & puts his hand up not to be photographed, like people really know this dude? Hey buddy, your head\’s too fat to hide behind your hand.
Like leron said, people even ignored Paul but I had to put on shades real quick not to be blinded by the shine from his bollo-head!
This is the back door to Letterman, there\’s gonna be screaming, autograph seeking fans waiting out there every day, no matter who comes out, so I don\’t think they were paid Drew.
When I come out the back door after doing my \”Stupid Human Trick\” are you gonna be there w/a camera?
later people
When are you scheduled to appear on Letterman with your ‘Stupid Human Trick’? I want to know so that I can run down there that day and heckle you from behind the rope!
Stay tuned!
Hey Letterman, you can go home now. The fat lady doesn’t want to have sex with you! I repeat, the fat lasy doesn’t want to have sex with you. Go home and turn out the lights.
Hey Sarah, what do you think of Al Quds Day?
Here was Dr. Evil from Iran said today….
TEHRAN (AFP) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Friday launched a new tirade against Israel amid growing tensions with the West, vowing to work to abolish the Jewish state and questioning the scale of the Holocaust.
Ahmadinejad said Iran would strive to liberate “all of Palestine” from Israeli hands, in a speech to mark the Quds day, where Iran holds its annual mass protest marches in solidarity with the Palestinians.
Tens of thousands of Iranians turned out for the march in central Tehran, carrying anti-Zionist banners, chanting “Death to Israel” and burning Israeli and American flags.
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Yes, it was well worth having this animal speak at Columbia U, 60 Minutes and the UN
Official poll:
300k people watch RB everyday. After all those Silverman ads; how many of you watched her show? Just a YES in the reply is fine! I didn’t.
I rented that ‘Jesus is Magic’ flick awhile back; does that count? I don’t remember the ending, however, because I had passed out from excessive vodka consumption (kidding). (No I’m not).
But really, I don’t subscribe to cable or satellite, and the rabbit ear antenna do little or nothing, and I hate television anyway. But if any of the above were different, I’d watch her show because I like her wit, and her brand of comedy. So… Yes, and No.
wtf…(?) Who the hell is Sarah? And who cares? Why was she on Fresh Air? That interview was, like “dull” with Terry Gross. Obviously, someone likes this lady.
‘Glad I don’t watch commercial TV (oops… RB is headed that way, too ;-)
Oh well.
s
Drew,
I watched the show wondering if there would be some kind of punchline, to no avail. so, although I did not care for this episode, I still believe you are honest in your answer and I appreciate the fact you put stuff on the screen that elicits all sorts of reactions. It’s your show and you can do what you want with it. I’m still here for RB.
Thanks jkc, much appreciated. Also, aside from just me, Joanne, Kenyatta, Ellie, Jamie and Joe all discussed this piece. Of course we knew people would freak out and think it was paid for too. We think through all of our episodes together and depend on each others various perspective to red flag or improve the content.
Bah. He honestly endured five minutes of the bitching giant to ask her that? Now if that is not fandom I don’t know. At least the endless clip finally made me find out who that Silverman person is. Apparently she’s cute for her age, not exactly tuned for European audiences (ohhh, sex, race & religion… *yawn*… but I can see it makes some Americans tick) and still doesn’t know that if you ever happen to expose your back in such a way you should wear a thong, and she drinks from plastic bottles. Stop drinking from plastic bottles, Americans. It does not taste good. Gawd, that’s worse than beer from a can. Really.
I’ll still always think of her as Rain Robinson from Future’s End. That was truly one of the best episodes of Voyager.
who is Sarah ?
Uh? The knife\’s edge at Rocketboom has been dulled by too many people using it.
Ummmm
p.s. the dress wasn\’t very flattering
RocketBoom has completely sold out.
Is rocketboom parodying itself for selling out so much?
SAD SAD SAD… I couldn’t figure out what this was about until I came to the comments. and realized it was anther ad. U guys have to find another way to get money or your dead… if you don’t stand for something your don’t stand for anything. If there’s more too this just let us know I mean if somebody there got a crush on Sara & NASA (repeating themes). Get back to the basics I’ll tune back in when you do. (stick up a paypal donations link or something)
Oh boy I thought that was going to be a standard paparazzi video but that heckler really made my day.
Maybe something is wrong with me but I really liked this video.
Silverman is not even a huge star and look at the crap she has to deal with.
Nice clip.
Fsck television and everything it stands for.
This appears to be the last episode of RB I will ever watch. It *used to be* great! Lately it’s just been a huge disappointment. No longer worth the waste of my time. I miss it already!
Good luck anyway, you guys, and thanks for some great past episodes!
Hey Cider, didn’t you cry that tune once before?
sorry to see you go, though, bro, so……later
Actually, no I haven’t. I mentioned earlier that my interest was waning, and RB was no longer the first thing I did when I logged on in the morning, but todays episode was the last straw.
(Ha! You caught me coming back to check the message board though!)
Just another reason not to seek fame.
The best commentary needs no words.