WLiiA Meme: Day 10

Day 10: Infomercial Product You Would Buy


Um............. *laughs* None? I mean, maybe the weight thing, just to have those headphones that play neverending Hoedowns, but, I mean, really...........?

I mean, come on. Look at what they do.

Does any of that look particularly great to YOU? This whole idea of actually buying one of these things is really making me laugh. 

So I'll just go with the hoedown headphones, because really, who in their right mind would buy ANY of this stuff?

Peace out Whosebuddies,

MeganH

P.S "I'm Craig T. Nelson......." 

Just So Ya Know.........

........ I will be away for a few weeks, meaning I will not be able to blog and the thirty day meme will probably be put on hold. If I can blog, then great, but don't count on it.

'Kay, that's all I had to say.

MeganH

WLiiA Meme: Day 9

Day 9: Best Break in Character


Man, so many to choose from! Mostly looking back at times Colin has made Ryan crack up, cause when Ryan breaks up, you KNOW it's funny.

But my favourite is definitely a classic: TAPIOOOOOOOCA!

That, of course, would be Ryan's break in character. Colin stays as composed as ever.

Now, first of all, this is the first clip I ever saw where someone actually totally broke up during a game. So that right there makes it special for me.

But what I think makes it really priceless is the fact that Ryan pulls it off as cheesy infomercial laughter at first.

"Hahaha....... noooo, Colin......" *informercial laughter* "I'm talking about Cu - " and before he can even finish the word he just loses it. Like he has to turn away from the camera in order to get ahold of himself. And Colin sits there, completely composed, giving him one of those classic Colin "What are you laughing at?" looks. He shrugs at the camera. And Ryan comes back and tries again. "I'm talking about Cuba, Col - " And he loses it again.

Colin tries to help him out. "Cuba. It's a small island."

Ryan tries to go on. "It is." *cracks up again* I love the look Colin is giving him here at this moment, like "Did I just break you up this much?" Ryan comes back just enough to say this, his voice strained with restrained laughter: "Why don't you tell the people about it?" And he cracks up again.

And the best part is that Wayne used the tapioca thing in his songs whenever he could after that, and when Ryan made the ska joke, Colin just brings the tapioca up again, just to rub his nose in it. It's hilarious.

Now that I think about it, besides "THE CAT!" I've never seen Ryan break up that much. He laughs at some things a little bit, but never THAT much. That's probably why it's my favourite.

Peace out, Whosebuddies.

MeganH

P.S TAPIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCA!!!!!!!

Whose Line Winner (SEASON 1)

Yeah, I wrote down all the points from season 1, and we'll see who the winner is. I haven't got all the points for the entire series yet - season by season I'm working on it! - but this is what I've got for season 1.

(By the way, I didn't write down all the points that were ever given out. A lot of them went to guests and "the guy who burns the props" and stuff like that, so I stuck with whoever actually stays relatively constant or actually contributes to the show if that makes sense).

Audience: One million points. (1 000 000)

Camera man: One thousand points. (1 000)

Laura Hall: One thousand points. (1 000)

Greg Proops: Four thousand and seven hundred points. (4 700)

Wayne Brady: Three million, seven thousand, five hundred and seventy five point five points. (3 007 575.5)

Colin Mochrie: One million, five hundred and thirteen thousand, seven hundred and fifty point five points. (1 513 750.5)

Ryan Stiles: Five hundred and fourteen thousand, one hundred and fifty point five points. (514 150.5)

Brad Sherwood: Five thousand, three hundred and twenty five point five points. (5 325.5)

Karen Maruyama: One thousand points. (1 000)

Kathy Kinney: Fifty points. (50)

Denny Siegel: Four thousand points. (4 000)

Ian Gomez: One thousand points. (1 000)

Stephen Colbert: One thousand points. (1 000)

Also, in the Stephen Colbert episode, there was a Canadian score, so the Canadian scores are:

Colin Mochrie: One million, five hundred and twenty two thousand, seven hundred and fifty point five points. (1 522 750.5)

Ryan Stiles: Five hundred and twenty three thousand, one hundred and fifty point five points. (523 150.5)

Wayne Brady: Three million, sixteen thousand, five hundred and seventy five point five points. (3 016 575.5)

Stephen Colbert: Ten thousand points. (10 000)

And the rest of them stay the same.

In a season of twenty episodes, Greg won three times, Wayne won four times, Colin won nine times, Ryan won twelve times, Denny won one time and Stephen Colbert won one time.

Interesting how Colin and Ryan went from winning all the time to not winning at all, eh? It's because winning meant playing the game in season one, not sitting at the desk. They would never have Colin or Ryan sit at the desk.

Anyways, the season one winner is............. WAYNE BRADY!!!!!!!!!

Yeah, these pictures aren't from season one, but that's okay.

Congratulations, Wayne!!!!!! Even though no one actually cares, since the points don't matter.

Peace out, Whosebuddies.

MeganH

P.S Drew: If you're keeping track of the score at home, I pity you.

P.S.S Drew: If you're keeping track of the score at home, medical help is on the way. Don't argue with them, just go where they take you. 

Trust Us With Your Life: REVIEW

Honestly; it was hilarious.

As a person who loves talk shows and as a person who loves improv (well, watching improv), I must say it was a success. It's great to see Colin back in business on TV, great to see Wayne back to improv, and people like Jonathan Mangum in action..... it was just awesome to see some new TV improv again, especially after Improv-a-Ganza crashed.

I love the fact that they mixed it up - you know, a few games from Whose Line, a few games from Improv-a-Ganza, adding a few factors from a different game to a new game here and there, like changing the styles of it now and then.... a lot of it was like Hollywood Director, except without the actual director part, just the host changing the styles of the scene.

I heard someone saying they didn't much enjoy the premise of the show, about celebrities telling stories, and then our beautiful improvers acting out the story we just heard. And it is a weird sort of set-up, I suppose, but I honestly think it worked, and here's a few reasons why:

• It just about proves that they are, in fact, making it up as they go along. No script. Because who has ever heard of a script for a talk show? (I, of course, never doubted that for a second, but I know there are lots of people who have. And I believe it was Colin Mochrie who said "Who, when watching Whose Line, thought that we knew beforehand what was going to happen?" A few people clap. "Yeah? You people are bastards.")
• It was still funny. That's the point of the show, and it gets across, and that's really the main thing, isn't it? To make you laugh.
• It stays compelling. At least for people who like talk shows, anyways. And really, who doesn't like talk shows? The stories are still interesting and, you know..... amusing. And the scenes based off of them make them downright hilarious.

I really enjoyed the little touches they had, too, like cutting to the celebrity in question whenever something particularly outrageous happened. I love watching reactions, and the reactions of the celebrity are usually priceless. 

That being said, there were one or two things I think they could have done better, and hopefully that'll be improved upon as the series goes on (fingers crossed that it'll go to series!).

First of all, the stories. That was one thing that took away from the talk show part of the show. The host always asks for a particular story that he already knows about them. And that bugged me, it made it seem to me like the show was already set up with what stories he wanted them to act out. Looking at Conan as an example, he doesn't right out ask for the story. He'll say something along the lines of "I heard something about........ [insert story subject here]. Is that true? What was going on?" And I know Trust Us With Your Life isn't a talk show, it's not trying to be a talk show, and I know the interview part or whatever it is shouldn't take TOO much time....... we wouldn't want to take time away from our wonderful improv heroes. But make it more casual for god's sake. Don't force them into telling a story you haven't interested them in telling.

If it were up to me, I would have the performers themselves talking to the guests, taking turns talking to the guests. Sort of like they did on Improv-a-Ganza, where they took turns introducing the scenes and everything. That, for me, would be ideal, but I suppose on a show in this format you do sort of need a host, so I guess there's that.

All in all...... it was good. I liked it and it has definitely become my new Tuesday show. It was pretty great in fact, it made me laugh pretty hard. 

But let's not fool ourselves. It was no Whose Line. Whose Line had just the right collection of everything, it was a masterpiece, and nothing can live up to it. 

But Trust Us With Your Life was in fact, great. I rate it 8.5/10 stars, and to any lingering Whoser wondering, I recommend you watch it, just to see our boys back in action. 8) It's good, it's funny, it's interesting.... it's very well put together. Watch it.

Peace out

MeganH

WLiiA Meme: Day 8

Day 8: Best Wayne Song


Okay, I know I'm saying like every single one is hard for me now, but this one really is because I don't watch a whole lot of Wayne singing, and most of my favourites aren't just Wayne, they're Wayne and Brad, usually.

The YMCA one comes to mind, though, where the thing accidentally gets sped up. That one was good.

OH! Or the...... Coffee Grinder I think it was? He had to do it like the Rocky Horror Picture Show. That's a classic.

I'm trying to think of some Greatest Hits, but all the good Greatest Hits were with two people. But the Blink 182 one for Songs of the Hitman (I believe that one was with Chip) or the famous Harley of Seville for Songs of the Motorcycle (that one was with Jeff)...... those are kind of fantastic.

OH! The Blues Brothers one with Brad - that's one of my favourites. (Video on this post)

OH OH! The one where Wayne had to do it as Prince - that was awesome.

Or anytime where Wayne has to be Michael Jackson.... good gracious. It's brilliant.

But right now, the Coffee Grinder is probably one of my favourites to hear/watch. I mean, I've never even seen the Rocky Horror Picture Show and am probably missing a million references, but it's just fun to watch and hear.

Peace out, Whosebuddies.

MeganH

P.S H - O - R - W - A - R - D it's HOWARD! xD

Quotes to Help With Life: the fifth

True friends say farewell, never goodbye.

- Unknown