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King Vidiot posted:Has there been any bad poo poo come out about Graham Norton? Just fire Ellen and replace her with Graham Norton, they both have the same energy and delivery anyway. He’s become an institution in the UK, and his first attempt here at an American TV show crashed and burned, if I remember correctly, so I don’t see him trying again. Granted, the age of YouTube has certainly helped grow his celebrity over here in the states since his last attempt.
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Skwirl posted:I'm not sure why, but I've long suspected Ellen DeGeneres was a heinous bitch to work for. During the writer's strike, she told all her writers she was with them the first day and then fired them the next. gently caress her.
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Lovely Joe Stalin posted:I don't think I've ever heard a bad story about Norton. And he's been on TV here for decades. I have some bad news about the TV culture in the UK...
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Nah Norton is well-liked, there's no stories about him that imply he's some secret monster. Fun fact: most of BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY was shot by the AD because Singer wouldn't show up to set. Always with no warning too, so you're in a situation where every day you show up to work not knowing if the guy who's supposed to be running things is going to turn up or not. On any set that's pretty irresponsible, let alone a major production. This was why he and Malek didn't get along (because Malek and the rest of the cast did all this prep and Singer clearly didn't give a poo poo) and even when he did show up it would be to oversee some shots and then let someone else do the whole directing thing. Even after he was officially off the project I was told that he 'unofficially' was overseeing the editing. I heard pretty similar things from DOFP and was told he kept getting work because he would turn projects in on time and under budget so studios loved him (I thought that would've ended with that Jack and the Beanstalk movie, remember that disaster?). There's obviously the more nefarious rumours that he has a lot of dirt on people but best I can tell that's just conjecture, though it would make sense. DrVenkman fucked around with this message at 08:19 on Aug 1, 2020 |
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Aug 1, 2020 08:17
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thrawn527 posted:He’s become an institution in the UK, and his first attempt here at an American TV show crashed and burned, if I remember correctly, so I don’t see him trying again. It's funny Norton failed while an absolute zero like James Corden is a success.
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Aug 1, 2020 08:58
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Groovelord Neato posted:It's funny Norton failed while an absolute zero like James Corden is a success. I'm not sure funny is the right word. Corden is the worst. But watching Graham Norton on YouTube makes me happy that he gets to do his thing, at least. He's the best at what he does, and I'm not sure I'd want to upset that apple cart. If you haven't watched the Graham Norton episode with Bill Murray, Matt Damon, and Hugh Bonneville where they're advertising Monuments Men, you owe it to yourself. It's an hour of pure joy.
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Groovelord Neato posted:It's funny Norton failed while an absolute zero like James Corden is a success. Corden is the avatar of anodyne humour and faux sincerity. He was built in a lab for American talk show TV. He is weaponised banality.
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Aug 1, 2020 15:00
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Aug 1, 2020 18:17
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Aug 1, 2020 18:27
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exquisite tea posted:Whoa, I clearly haven't been keeping up with what's been happening on the Ellen show recently. From the last page, but there were a couple tangents and other terrible people in Hollywood stories so not shocked some people missed it. Alan Smithee posted:https://twitter.com/RealBradGarrett/status/1289050817945772032?s=20
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Aug 1, 2020 18:39
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RevKrule posted:During the writer's strike, she told all her writers she was with them the first day and then fired them the next. gently caress her. Sometimes your instincts tell you you were right all along, while other people were insisting that you just don't get it or -gasp- maybe you're homophobic (which is just lol, people acting like "coming out" on her failing show was Stonewall II). Not funny, never funny, stupid face, tyrant, likes George W. Conclusion: Eat poo poo, Ellen.
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It can both be true that Ellen was unfairly pushed out of Hollywood by homophobes for coming out and that her status as a victim didn’t make her empathetic to others when she got power of her own. Being a victim doesn’t magically make you a good person.
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Aug 1, 2020 21:58
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Lovely Joe Stalin posted:I don't think I've ever heard a bad story about Norton. And he's been on TV here for decades. I worked on his show for four years and he's the nicest man. Really upstanding to work with and great. He helped us all clean up once after a particular guest made a massive mess of their dressing room.
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whydirt posted:It can both be true that Ellen was unfairly pushed out of Hollywood by homophobes for coming out and that her status as a victim didn’t make her empathetic to others when she got power of her own. True on both counts. But as with the Osbourne family, sometimes your gut feeling turns out being the right one. S'all.
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Aug 1, 2020 22:55
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Alan Smithee posted:https://twitter.com/RealBradGarrett/status/1289050817945772032?s=20 maybe I have a warped sense of who is famous but I think Brad Garrett is the most famous person to call Ellen out I feel like most famous people want to stay on her good side because she's got power
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DC Murderverse posted:maybe I have a warped sense of who is famous but I think Brad Garrett is the most famous person to call Ellen out Yeah, the only people I’ve seen call her out have been writers. Even Karen Kilgariff, who got done INSANELY dirty by Ellen, still only refers to her time there obliquely.
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PriorMarcus posted:I worked on his show for four years and he's the nicest man. Really upstanding to work with and great. He helped us all clean up once after a particular guest made a massive mess of their dressing room. That's so good to hear 
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Vintersorg posted:I believe it was eggs too. Bruce Dickinson loving hates her. Also: reminder that, as far as anyone knows, Bruce Dickinson is awesome as gently caress. Ozzy is a drug-addled buffoon with about an inch and a half of brain left and Dickinson captained Iron Maiden's very own 747 for one of their tours. Also awesome: Graham Norton. Because he realizes his job as a host is to facilitate his guests, not to be the centre of attention all the time. At the same time, he knows how to step in when necessary.
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Lumbermouth posted:Yeah, the only people I’ve seen call her out have been writers. Even Karen Kilgariff, who got done INSANELY dirty by Ellen, still only refers to her time there obliquely. Do you have details, her wikipedia page doesn't mention it beyond just saying she was the head writer. I bet a lot of former employees had to sign NDAs, and/or don't want to be seen as vindictive or difficult to work with. Other shows are probably less likely to hire you if they think you'll poo poo talk them the moment you leave.
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Skwirl posted:Do you have details, her wikipedia page doesn't mention it beyond just saying she was the head writer. Kilgariff was head writer for Ellen's show during the aforementioned writers strike; where Ellen told all the writers she was with them on day one of the strike and then day two fired everyone.
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Skwirl posted:Do you have details, her wikipedia page doesn't mention it beyond just saying she was the head writer. Just that they were close collaborators for years, including Kilgariff helping write Degeneres’s standup during the show years, and that they haven’t spoken since the firing.
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WeedlordGoku69 posted:Also there's the time Iron Maiden was invited to play Ozzfest and, as soon as they took the stage, Sharon cut their audio and started telling the audience to throw cans and bottles at them. Also, eggs and ice. And a lot of other drama. It's been almost fifteen years but that feud was memorable. Flashback to 2005: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlcZEuzHMhI The Peccadillo posted:Looking forward to this tone from the eventual statement  at the last ten seconds of this. He seems a little off.Sodomy Hussein posted:There's also a really gross story from 2013, reported in 2018, involving cheerleaders being used as escorts and doing nude photo shoots that probably indicates the tip of the iceberg. Yeah, some of those teams treat the cheerleaders like a harem. But even that isn't enough for many players and they have started going after every. single. female employee nearby. davidspackage posted:I wonder if some deal was already made to bring her in, like she'll throw some lesser characters under the bus and leave the bigger figures out of it. Seems like it would've been easier to have her killed (and possibly make it look like suicide) when she was on the run. I hope she survives to testify etc.
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The problem largely isn't with the players. Don't get me wrong, plenty of players are sex pests and worse, but the story that just broke was about behavior from men in the front office.
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The Peccadillo posted:Looking forward to this tone from the eventual statement "Really dude!? Oh really dude!?" Wow, it's easy to see why this guy was so famous.
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D'Elia really seems like a guy who had a two-part plan that was basically "Step 1: Get famous, Step 2: Use clout to coerce underage girls into sex". Sadly there's a ton of guys just like him out there working hard to get famous just to have a harem of fans to gently caress, underage or otherwise. Of age is still slimy but underage is downright monstrous.
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King Vidiot posted:D'Elia really seems like a guy who had a two-part plan that was basically "Step 1: Get famous, Step 2: Use clout to coerce underage girls into sex". Sadly there's a ton of guys just like him out there working hard to get famous just to have a harem of fans to gently caress, underage or otherwise. Of age is still slimy but underage is downright monstrous. I don't get why these assholes don't just limit themselves to 19 year olds. People would still think he's a creep but it wouldn't have cost him the Netflix show I bet.
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DC Murderverse posted:maybe I have a warped sense of who is famous but I think Brad Garrett is the most famous person to call Ellen out Lea Thompson is backing Garrett up. https://twitter.com/leakthompson/status/1289222341239517184?s=21
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Skwirl posted:I don't get why these assholes don't just limit themselves to 19 year olds. People would still think he's a creep but it wouldn't have cost him the Netflix show I bet. The reasons are varied and disgusting, but usually involve some enjoyment of the power they have to violate the laws/rules/taboos of society and because younger people are more easily manipulated and influenced.
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thrawn527 posted:Lea Thompson is backing Garrett up. more like Yoda Thompson amirite? Sorry here's content https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0770725/ You might not know the name Jordu Schell unless you follow a lot of special effects makeup/sculpting but he's someone whose fairly prolific and even well respected as an artist doing concept and creature design for feature films. Someone posted this "meme"  naturally some came to his defense. Other who had worked for him as interns (where it was said he almost always picked young women fresh out of school) had stories to share. Many involving...feet. Apparently it was an open secret https://www.facebook.com/camille.smooch/posts/3465607046784449 
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Skwirl posted:I don't get why these assholes don't just limit themselves to 19 year olds. People would still think he's a creep but it wouldn't have cost him the Netflix show I bet. Its a power control thing, I think at some point these people just feel entitled to satisfy their desires and expected their fame to be a shield for them. The stuff that came out for the SSB community was downright revolting basically almost every top 10 player was outed as harassing and soliciting underage female fans for nudes and a major female player was raping a 14 year old male when she was 24 and carried on telling him to promise to keep it secret until he turned 18.
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King Vidiot posted:Has there been any bad poo poo come out about Graham Norton? Just fire Ellen and replace her with Graham Norton, they both have the same energy and delivery anyway. Groovelord Neato posted:It's funny Norton failed while an absolute zero like James Corden is a success. I blame you for this Groovelord Neato https://twitter.com/PageSix/status/1289831611828232192?s=20 Maybe it will open up a spot for someone who isn't a white dude to have a network late night show? (it won't)
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Rhyno posted:Bring back Craig Ferguson I like Craig Ferguson, but 1) He quit, he wasn't fired. He's not coming back. and 2) Maybe have literally anyone else than another straight white dude.
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Skwirl posted:I blame you for this Groovelord Neato Doesn’t Lilly Singh still have her show?
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Skwirl posted:I like Craig Ferguson, but Think Aisha Tyler would be willing to leave who's line is it anyway for a late show?
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Boywhiz88 posted:Doesn’t Lilly Singh still have her show? Didn't know about her, but honestly I forgot Carson Daly's show existed until googling her and finding out she took over his time slot. I meant shows that air before midnight. Your late shows and your late late shows, not your late late late shows. Space Cadet Omoly posted:Think Aisha Tyler would be willing to leave who's line is it anyway for a late show? I'd be down for that.
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Skwirl posted:I like Craig Ferguson, but Wayne Brady would be an absolute delight.
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Craig quit because he was hand-shake promised the Late Show but they went with Colbert. Aiesha Tyler would be fantastic, she's talented and loving hilarious.
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