|
Tilted Cat Head
Administrator
Location: Manhattan, NY
|
Chuck Lorre's Big Bang Theory
Does anyone here like to watch Big Bang Theory?
I find it quite funny and surprising how they do manage to get some very high level nerd/geek inside humor and seem to get it right and funny at the same time.
Watch just the first few minutes regarding them playing with an X10 sending the signal from their laptop around the world over a satellite down to a transatlantic cable to microwaves across the continent to turn on the lamp beside them.
What was also interesting was while I was trying to find the video online to watch on CBS.com. I couldn't find any of the first episodes pre-strike, but I remembered reading the vanity card of Chuck Lorre.
Quote:
CHUCK LORRE PRODUCTIONS, #197
About a year ago I received a phone call from a mid-level CBS exec who began the conversation by saying he wanted to give me a head's up. Having been in this business a while I knew that "head's up" is code for, "we've decided to screw you, but didn't want you to hear about it from your agent... or urologist." In this case the head's up was that CBS was going to stream several episodes of Two and a Half Men on their web site. When I asked how they intended to pay the writers, actors and directors of those episodes, I was told that the streaming was considered "promotional," therefore no residuals would be forthcoming. (He didn't really use the word "forthcoming," I just think it's better story-telling if the bad guy is articulate.) I took a moment to let his words sink in, to let the moment play out, if you will. Then, for no reason whatsoever, I switched to a phony southern accent and asked, "Is there paid advertisin' on that ol' internet site you fellas are runnin'?" The exec was completely thrown off-balance by the utterly surreal quality of my good ol' boy act and blurted out, "Yes! I'm sorry! I know it's wrong, don't shoot me, I'm just the messenger!" (Actually, all he said was "yes," but once again I think good story-telling demands a panicked confession from the running dog of evil corporate bullies.) Anyhoo, this was the first time I knew a brutal strike was coming -- if you don't count the day, four and a half years ago, when I sat in Patric Verrone's backyard and listened to him lay out his plan to bring justice and fair play to show business.
|
A bonus is that the Barenaked Ladies sing the theme song.
__________________
I don't care if you are black, white, purple, green, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, hippie, cop, bum, admin, user, English, Irish, French, Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Buddhist, Muslim, indian, cowboy, tall, short, fat, skinny, emo, punk, mod, rocker, straight, gay, lesbian, jock, nerd, geek, Democrat, Republican, Libertarian, Independent, driver, pedestrian, or bicyclist, either you're an asshole or you're not.
Last edited by Cynthetiq; 03-20-2008 at 08:47 PM..
|