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On The Origin and Early Programs of Comedy Central
One thing those promos really brought back: the fact that Penn Gillette was for some reason the voiceover guy for every single Comedy Central promo. How did that happen exactly?
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On Checking In with...the Creators of Nickelodeon's Golden-Era Shows
Wait, "You Can't Do That On Television" isn't considered the Golden Era of NIckelodeon? Shit, I feel old.
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On The Sexual Proclivities of Friends
1. I seem to recall that Joey and Rachel never actually consumated things? Didn't they just make out and then find the idea of sexin' kind of gross? 2. It seems very strange in retrospect that Monica and Chandler were a couple for more than half the show's run. 3. Please, please, I beg you, correct "jumped into the sac" to "jumped into the sack," as the former conjures up images of Monica and Chandler using one of the grotesque egg sacs from Aliens as a slime-covered sex swing.
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On Checking In with...the Girlfriends of George Costanza, Seasons 1-5
I'm always curious about people who have bit parts on a very high-profile show and then don't really work much afterwards. Do they end up getting regular jobs? Do people at the office occasionally say, "Hey, I know you! You had sex with George Costanza!"
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On Messin' with Texas: Why Doesn't SXSW Pay its Comedians?
I was on an SXSW Interactive blogging panel in '10 and, while I didn't expect to get paid an honorarium or anything, I was a little surprised that they didn't help financially with travel or lodging (beyond the group rates you get a local hotels). You do get a pass for free that entitles you to access to all Interactive and Film events (and maybe music too? can't remember, as I flew out the day the music part started, so I wouldn't have gotten to use it). This pass is worth nearly $1K, so if it's the sort of thing you find valuable it's not the worst deal in the world. But I'm not a professional panel-giver, and I fully respect the fact that someone asking you to do what you do for money for free is creepy. There is a certain extent at which "exposure" is a good trade to take for something, but of course everyone who wants free talent is going to lean on that hard.