Tuesday, April 18, 2006
THE SOUP
I'm only starting with this show because it happens to be the one I'm watching now... and I saw some things worth commenting on.
Cybersmack has a TM and Joel mentioned it. Trademarked. Am I allowed to mention it by name? They either bought it, or must be proud they came up with that word and found it not in use. I find that hard to believe. I probably should have Googled it before writing, to see how unique and un-used the word is.
I don't know if it happens to you, but I can assume I'm not special. You'll be watching some show, and the people on TV get it wrong. They either don't get a joke, or don't see something that seems obvious to you. This happened during the Bonus Cybersmack on this week's THE SOUP (on E! and Star! network in Canada).
Its a weekly version of the show I liked called TALK SOUP, which vanished for a while. Essentially, it's a TV version of what I hope this blog can become, except they have a team of writers and a network, and I have a keyboard. Joel comes out in front of a green screen and does his bits. He reviews, recaps, reminds and mocks, bits from the week's previous television.
It's a great way to see bits you missed, on show's you're glad you don't watch, like Tony Danza's daytime talk show. When they do show a segment from a show you do watch, it's extra cool, because they either saw something you didn't think was funny the first time, or they re-affirm a gag you laughed at. Either way, I enjoy the entertainment. In a way, it's replacing the water cooler, next day at work chat you and your friends might be having at the office or store, where I don't work. Joel is my TV chat buddy... once a week. He gets the same stupidity on Survivor that I do, and laughs at idiots like I do.
Now, this blog allows me to rant about the shows I watch, and I don't care if it finds an audience or not.
But I digress... and you'll get used to that. It was a contender for the name of this blog actually. I tend to go off topic frequently.
The Cybersmack video was a man doing a head-stand against a concrete half wall, and another friend bashing his private area with some bat-like object that crushed into dust.
Everyone goes Woooooooo... in much the same way you would if you saw somebody getting hit in the privates with a bat... only this is clearly not what is happening in the video. I used the words "private area" above intentionally. The bat hits the wall, and dissolves. My guess is the guy's parts were not touched.
Good video, but not Whoo worthy in today's world where stupid people hurt themselves on film daily. Try harder next time E! Maybe keep the Cybersmack segments to one per show. YOUTUBE (your sponsor partner) does it so much better. Enter "ball bashing" and better clips probably pop up.
I should probably do some research before I start to write.
WE CHANGED THAT... WAS THAT A DISCLAIMER?
The other thing I noticed in the episode was they mentioned they doctored videos more than once. Is this something they've been told - or asked to do, or is this self regulating. Dumb people watch TV. I guess they don't want to get sued by Disney when dumb people call or write to complain that Kermit the Frog was an asshole while replacing Ty Pennington.
When I see Jimmy Kimmel say that after EVERY clip they fake, I'll know it's another change in TV, catering to the dumb. Remedial Mode.
Cybersmack has a TM and Joel mentioned it. Trademarked. Am I allowed to mention it by name? They either bought it, or must be proud they came up with that word and found it not in use. I find that hard to believe. I probably should have Googled it before writing, to see how unique and un-used the word is.
I don't know if it happens to you, but I can assume I'm not special. You'll be watching some show, and the people on TV get it wrong. They either don't get a joke, or don't see something that seems obvious to you. This happened during the Bonus Cybersmack on this week's THE SOUP (on E! and Star! network in Canada).
Its a weekly version of the show I liked called TALK SOUP, which vanished for a while. Essentially, it's a TV version of what I hope this blog can become, except they have a team of writers and a network, and I have a keyboard. Joel comes out in front of a green screen and does his bits. He reviews, recaps, reminds and mocks, bits from the week's previous television.
It's a great way to see bits you missed, on show's you're glad you don't watch, like Tony Danza's daytime talk show. When they do show a segment from a show you do watch, it's extra cool, because they either saw something you didn't think was funny the first time, or they re-affirm a gag you laughed at. Either way, I enjoy the entertainment. In a way, it's replacing the water cooler, next day at work chat you and your friends might be having at the office or store, where I don't work. Joel is my TV chat buddy... once a week. He gets the same stupidity on Survivor that I do, and laughs at idiots like I do.
Now, this blog allows me to rant about the shows I watch, and I don't care if it finds an audience or not.
But I digress... and you'll get used to that. It was a contender for the name of this blog actually. I tend to go off topic frequently.
The Cybersmack video was a man doing a head-stand against a concrete half wall, and another friend bashing his private area with some bat-like object that crushed into dust.
Everyone goes Woooooooo... in much the same way you would if you saw somebody getting hit in the privates with a bat... only this is clearly not what is happening in the video. I used the words "private area" above intentionally. The bat hits the wall, and dissolves. My guess is the guy's parts were not touched.
Good video, but not Whoo worthy in today's world where stupid people hurt themselves on film daily. Try harder next time E! Maybe keep the Cybersmack segments to one per show. YOUTUBE (your sponsor partner) does it so much better. Enter "ball bashing" and better clips probably pop up.
I should probably do some research before I start to write.
WE CHANGED THAT... WAS THAT A DISCLAIMER?
The other thing I noticed in the episode was they mentioned they doctored videos more than once. Is this something they've been told - or asked to do, or is this self regulating. Dumb people watch TV. I guess they don't want to get sued by Disney when dumb people call or write to complain that Kermit the Frog was an asshole while replacing Ty Pennington.
When I see Jimmy Kimmel say that after EVERY clip they fake, I'll know it's another change in TV, catering to the dumb. Remedial Mode.
# posted by Jeff Goebel @ 4:33 PM 
