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At this point calling Hein a pop culture guru has about as much weight as Howard being King of all Media.
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Irish Joe posted:He founded Jump the Shark which, believe it or not, was a big deal 15 years ago. poo poo, I remember that site. Whoa.
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Feb 22, 2015 19:54
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And I think I remember him admitting he stole the name or the idea or something from his college friend. haha that loving guy
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Feb 22, 2015 21:03
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Crotch Bat posted:At this point calling Hein a pop culture guru has about as much weight as Howard being King of all Media. AlsI eating nothing but McDonald's doesn't make you a burger aficionado. That's like saying you are a NASCAR Enthusiast because you drive a 93 Dodge Dart.
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Feb 22, 2015 21:17
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Evil Agita posted:And I think I remember him admitting he stole the name or the idea or something from his college friend. haha that loving guy There's no way that John (Jon?) Hein made up the term 'jump the shark'; no loving way. Made the website, sure, but not the actual term.
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Feb 22, 2015 21:44
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Rupert Buttermilk posted:There's no way that John (Jon?) Hein made up the term 'jump the shark'; no loving way. Made the website, sure, but not the actual term. He did though. quote:Jumping the shark is an idiom created by Jon Hein that was used to describe the moment in the evolution of a television show when it begins a decline in quality, signaled by a particular scene, episode, or aspect of a show in which the writers use some type of gimmick in an attempt to keep viewers' interest, and which is taken as a sign of desperation. The phrase is based on a scene from a fifth-season episode of the sitcom Happy Days when the character Fonzie jumps over a shark while on water-skis. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumping_the_shark
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Feb 22, 2015 21:54
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I get douche chills every time John Hein calls Taylor Swift "Tay-Tay" on the WUS. I realize he has young daughters and is probably forced to listen to her music in the car, but ugh don't have a pet name for her.
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Feb 23, 2015 01:34
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Terms like Tay Tay help children warm up to Jon before he throws them in oil drums.
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Feb 23, 2015 02:38
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kylej posted:Terms like Tay Tay help children warm up to Jon before he throws them in oil drums. 
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Feb 23, 2015 03:00
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Remember that John reads all of his daughter's instant messages with their friends word for word. You know, in case some pervert is trying to pick them up.
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Feb 23, 2015 03:51
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Moniker posted:He did though. Ugh, great.
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Feb 23, 2015 04:28
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Moniker posted:He did though. He didn't, though. http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=126898 quote:The "jumping the shark" phrase was coined by Hein's college roommate Sean Connolly in 1985.
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Feb 23, 2015 05:07
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Is Sean Connolly also a rich nerd with "gently caress you" money? Didn't think so.
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Feb 23, 2015 07:15
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Bonzo posted:Here, John shows you the complexity of how a drive thru works Holy poo poo I wish old Howard Stern was around to rip on this. Jon Hein is literally an oaf.
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Feb 23, 2015 07:44
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John got rich from back in the day when simply having a funny website name made you rich some how. I wouldn't even know how he could sell that thing. Like TV Guide got it and just absolved it to stop people from going somewhere else for TV listings or whatever. Crazy stuff
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AxeManiac posted:John got rich from back in the day when simply having a funny website name made you rich some how. I wouldn't even know how he could sell that thing. Like TV Guide got it and just absolved it to stop people from going somewhere else for TV listings or whatever. Crazy stuff I remember it being a completely ridiculous time but here we are fifteen years later with startups that send you quarters or text people Yo and Yahoo throwing cash around like a drunken sailor.
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Feb 23, 2015 14:53
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Listening to a compilation of Richard's dad calling and leaving voicemail messages, and at one point, Richard mentions how his dad got his leg caught in a trap. Howard mentions that if that had ever happened to him, it would be the story that defined his life and he'd never shut up about it. Good to know that, at least in some aspects, Howard is extremely self-aware. I think about how many times he mentioned that he had to tell Sour Shoes to stop following him and man; we'd never hear the end of it.
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Feb 23, 2015 16:15
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I know most of you hated the Joan Rivers appearances, but I always loved Joan. Here is a great article that explores her legacy: http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/02/23/last-girl-larchmont
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Feb 23, 2015 19:39
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Man, my favourite Artie thing about the HSS is his "aaaaaaauuuuuuggggggggggg" laugh that just goes on and on in the background (No Gravity call, 'jollies-love-and-lust' calls, etc).
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Feb 23, 2015 20:36
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Bonzo posted:Here, John shows you the complexity of how a drive thru works When he gets into that poor girls' car... Nearly impossible to watch. And all of the information boils down to: I could be the raging fatty in the car behind you, please hurry up and treat this like the olympic sport it should be.
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Feb 24, 2015 00:47
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Another show cancelled on H100/101 https://twitter.com/DrFisch/status/569974131334246403
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Feb 24, 2015 02:12
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They're winding everything on the channels down because it's over. I'm guessing by fall it'll just be a bare bones crew to work the show and that's it.
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Feb 24, 2015 02:53
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Just making way for the Bobo show
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Feb 24, 2015 03:16
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Bobo's 20.5 hour long after show, fully scripted on 10,000 napkins.
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Feb 24, 2015 03:49
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Should we start a pool on which staffer/Whack Packer will gun down Howard after he formally announces his retirement?
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Feb 24, 2015 03:59
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I think it would be more interesting to bet who on the staff will leave first. Main guys, not news. Here are my guesses. Gone before the show ends: Jon Hein Steve Brandano Jason Kaplan Will Murray Toss up: JD Benjy No Chance: Robin Fred Gary Sal Richard Ronnie Mund
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haljordan posted:Should we start a pool on which staffer/Whack Packer will gun down Howard after he formally announces his retirement? I predict Mariann from Brooklyn calls in, crying every day, and then promptly fades into the obscurity where she belongs. Bobo follows the same pattern. High Pitch Eric eats himself to death and at the wake a crazed fan tosses a fish into the coffin. Bigfoot consumes multiple times the legal dose of crystal meth and croaks. Jackie continues to sell the Jokemaster Jr.
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EngineerJoe posted:I think it would be more interesting to bet who on the staff will leave first. Main guys, not news. Here are my guesses. If they keep TWUS till the end then you won't see any of those go. Even still, I'd bet at most just Hein off that list. You'll still have interns and Brandano/Murray/Kaplan to organize the show, pre-interview guests, handle phones, etc. Bare bones show crew is basically who you have listed minus Hein but plus interns.
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Feb 24, 2015 05:18
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This is all extremely depressing, and I've only been listening to whatever's on YouTube, since this time last year.
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Depressing, yeah. It's very strange to see the show winding down in slow motion. Sirius has always been a lovely company and I'll enjoy watching them shrivel up when Howard leaves. I cancelled my subscription about a year ago but I'd gladly pay for the show again in a podcast format or some other service that isn't complete poo poo. I honestly don't know why anyone has satellite for anything other than the HSS. It costs twice as much as Netflix and the content is all garbage. Here's a great clip- gilbert sitting in on the news around 2000. The Michael Jackson goofing gets me every time. There's also this one moment at 1:02:17 where Gilbert is obviously passed a note because he starts laughing out of nowhere - right before they launch in to making fun of Kelsey Grammer's wife's irritable bowel syndrome and playing fart drops for 5 minutes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3l7vJxDOEps&t=3013s
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Feb 24, 2015 06:27
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Richard needs to be on one of the reality TV shows where a camera crew follows his family around. Everyone else can bugger off.
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Mexican Radio posted:Depressing, yeah. It's very strange to see the show winding down in slow motion. It reminds me of Leno's departure. Leno got the big, flashy farewell the first time he left the Tonight Show, and a dreary, depressing send-off the second time. Sad when entertainers overstay their welcome.
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Some classic Sal being ignorantly racist this morning. All kicked off by that newslady who said "Jiggaboo" on the air.
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EngineerJoe posted:I think it would be more interesting to bet who on the staff will leave first. Main guys, not news. Here are my guesses. What are these three going to do, call Grillo for career advice?
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Feb 24, 2015 14:29
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I assume they'd just go to other radio stations. Grillo was an idiot and overreached, those guys know their limits(at least I'd bet Murray and Kaplan do). They answer phones, prep guests, and help the producer run the show. They don't do specialized work, it'd be very easy to get a similar job at another station.
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Crotch Bat posted:I assume they'd just go to other radio stations. Grillo was an idiot and overreached, those guys know their limits(at least I'd bet Murray and Kaplan do). They answer phones, prep guests, and help the producer run the show. They don't do specialized work, it'd be very easy to get a similar job at another station. Yeah but what's JD going to do? His resume has got to be just a bunch of different ways of saying he DVR'd TV shows and pulls the clips.
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Sand Monster posted:Yeah but what's JD going to do? His resume has got to be just a bunch of different ways of saying he DVR'd TV shows and pulls the clips. Hey buddy, he's a director!
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Feb 24, 2015 17:00
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Sand Monster posted:Yeah but what's JD going to do? His resume has got to be just a bunch of different ways of saying he DVR'd TV shows and pulls the clips. There are TV programs that are all about pulling clips from other shows, aren't there? That seems like what he does.
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Feb 24, 2015 17:13
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prefect posted:There are TV programs that are all about pulling clips from other shows, aren't there? That seems like what he does. Don't those programs just use a computer program that scrubs closed captioning transcripts or unpaid interns though? I assumed that while the back office guys probably get paid way more than they would at a real radio station.
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Spacemonkey57 posted:Don't those programs just use a computer program that scrubs closed captioning transcripts or unpaid interns though? I believe Grillo was making just slightly more than minimum wage after he'd worked for the show for a couple of years.
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