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Omega Man
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posted May 26, 2006 08:14 AM
I didn't think that was funny.
Petty. Pouty. Vindictive maybe.
Not really funny.
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MyracleMan
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posted May 26, 2006 09:04 AM
Oh, c'mon!
"We're no P@ssies!"
"WTWO - we're your news, b!tch!" That's not funny?!?
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAA!!!!!
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Omega Man
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posted May 26, 2006 09:13 AM
if it was a stand-alone piece it probably would be funny.
But given the history/context of the problem and given the weak premise of the original attack ad, I just don't find it funny.
I find it a little sad and pouty.
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Diplomat
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posted May 26, 2006 09:30 AM
It was funny and what they said about the Daily Show was accurate. A little over the top, though.
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bengal
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posted May 26, 2006 09:39 AM
Someone has WAY too much time on their hands.
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buckpasser
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posted May 26, 2006 09:56 AM
Moderate Entertainment Value
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Zamboni Machine
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posted May 26, 2006 10:18 AM
I think it is freaking hilarious.
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Shot A Load
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posted May 26, 2006 10:24 AM
That was awesome. Who says Jon Stewart is the only one allowed to make fun of someone!!
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posted May 26, 2006 10:24 AM
hillarious, but you gotta wonder about the guy that took the time to put that together .... hmmmm
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Trojanman
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posted May 26, 2006 11:02 AM
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Originally posted by workin for the man:
hillarious, but you gotta wonder about the guy that took the time to put that together .... hmmmm
All I'll say is that he's a total kiss-a$$...
Once left the station, GM begged him to come back and paid him much more, but he was pretty worthless until the past few months...
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LunchPenalty
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posted May 26, 2006 11:16 AM
Classic.
Good job WTWO.
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Mr. Pratfall
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posted May 26, 2006 11:28 AM
It came across as an attempt to out-Daily Show the Daily Show.
It was fine, but flat.
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Michigan J. Frog
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posted May 26, 2006 11:42 AM
Good job. Too bad they're not really running it...I hope.
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Girt B. Frobe
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posted May 26, 2006 12:20 PM
That was ****ing awesome! You know all they did was take the same idea Jon Stewart had against them and flipped against the Daily Show. If you ask me, it's genius & I love and think it should air!
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nsj
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posted May 26, 2006 02:03 PM
There's an old saying... Never wrestle with a pig. You will both get dirty, and the pig will enjoy it.
The Daily Show will fire back and the gloves -- if they were ever on -- will definitely be off.
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ChickPhotog
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posted May 26, 2006 03:15 PM
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Originally posted by nsj:
There's an old saying... Never wrestle with a pig. You will both get dirty, and the pig will enjoy it.
The Daily Show will fire back and the gloves -- if they were ever on -- will definitely be off.
One thing is for sure... I'm gonna watch the Daily show and record it! You know there must be a response... And it will be FUNNY!
This is just chum for a shark! ![[Rockon]](graemlins/icon_kidra.gif)
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posted May 26, 2006 03:18 PM
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Originally posted by ChickPhotog:
One thing is for sure... I'm gonna watch the Daily show and record it! You know there must be a response... And it will be FUNNY!
Alas, all you shall find is some re-tread standup.
No Daily on the Friday.
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ChickPhotog
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posted May 26, 2006 03:20 PM
4 whole days to craft a response... I can hear the B*%#H slap from here!
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[ May 26, 2006, 03:20 PM: Message edited by: ChickPhotog ]
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Jesus Christ
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posted May 27, 2006 04:04 PM
I would also like to add that Duane is one hell of a guy.
Fired the news director a week or so ago and she just had her first baby. What a Guy! ![[Roll Eyes]](rolleyes.gif)
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Trojanman
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posted May 28, 2006 10:00 AM
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Originally posted by Jesus Christ:
I would also like to add that Duane is one hell of a guy.
Fired the news director a week or so ago and she just had her first baby. What a Guy!
The writing was on the wall when she got back...that market is being turned upside-down, both ND's fired in the middle of sweeps, just speaks volumes about upper-management at both shops...
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Jesus Christ
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posted May 28, 2006 04:12 PM
I'm told that the ND resigned on her own.
but you never know. As long as the station loses the image it has, I'm all for it. It really is a good station with good people, truthfully.
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Media Hack
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posted May 28, 2006 06:03 PM
That was funny... and if the Daily Show does respond (have they?), it's just more good news for WTWO. Buzz matters.
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M.I.A.
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posted May 29, 2006 09:12 AM
The mere fact that a promo producer/manager took the time DURING SWEEPS to craft an internal response to add a little humor to the department head meeting makes me question their committment to news!
Then again it is Terre Haute...
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posted May 30, 2006 03:45 AM
Being a former Nexstar employee, I though it was pretty funny.
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The Mockingbird
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posted May 30, 2006 04:19 AM
They're following the "there's no such thing as bad publicity" theory when it comes to their newscast.
This is typical Nexstar, and there's a reason they're 600+ million in debt. Their tactics are roughly the equivalent of burning the farmhouse to keep warm. I for one would rather get my news from reading tea leaves.
Congratulations on getting out, by the way.
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ChickPhotog
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posted May 30, 2006 06:48 AM
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Originally posted by M.I.A.:
Then again it is Terre Haute...
So how do you pronounce that anyway?
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posted May 30, 2006 08:13 AM
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and there's a reason they're 600+ million in debt.
Yah...isn't because Perry's not a good business man?
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Peak76
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posted May 30, 2006 08:58 AM
Interesting idea, to comapre national demos to one market's demos.
Pity they don't understand the definition of the word "grammar" before they accuse others of using it poorly.
Grammar refers to the way you write a phrase, not the way you pronounce a word,
Did Stewart mispronounce the "Haute" in Terre Haute? Apparently so. Calling it bad grammar just points out they don't know what the word means.
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The Mockingbird
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posted May 30, 2006 12:45 PM
Perry's big problem was that he forgot the basics of the Nexstar business model on paper, which was, basically, to buy a station in a small market, and use the company's resources to make the station #1, and finally turn a profit.
It's a great idea, at some level, and companies that know what they hell they are doing have pulled it off before. Belo comes to mind, offhand, although I'm not sure how great their track record has been recently, haven't been watching.
But... that's not what Perry did. Mr. Sook was supposed to buy the fix-me up station in one market, actually fix it up, (and efficiently because it was a small market with no competition) and using the profits to buy more.
Instead, he bought 30, so now there's no money to fix anything up anymore. Four or five stations are keeping the whole duct-taped mass together and running.
Well enjoy that, Nexstar. You got your E-peen, and you have a bunch of stations. Too bad the graph for your stock is so steep, the British want to roll cheese down it...
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tvchris
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posted May 30, 2006 12:45 PM
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Originally posted by Peak76:
Interesting idea, to comapre national demos to one market's demos.
Pity they don't understand the definition of the word "grammar" before they accuse others of using it poorly.
Grammar refers to the way you write a phrase, not the way you pronounce a word,
Did Stewart mispronounce the "Haute" in Terre Haute? Apparently so. Calling it bad grammar just points out they don't know what the word means.
Somebody doesn't realize that the video is not serious, was done for fun, and that "spelling" doesn't rhyme with "Hammer". I think WTWO is well aware of the definition of the word "grammar".
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Jesus Christ
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posted May 30, 2006 05:51 PM
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Originally posted by tvchris:
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Originally posted by Peak76:
Interesting idea, to comapre national demos to one market's demos.
Pity they don't understand the definition of the word "grammar" before they accuse others of using it poorly.
Grammar refers to the way you write a phrase, not the way you pronounce a word,
Did Stewart mispronounce the "Haute" in Terre Haute? Apparently so. Calling it bad grammar just points out they don't know what the word means.
Somebody doesn't realize that the video is not serious, was done for fun, and that "spelling" doesn't rhyme with "Hammer". I think WTWO is well aware of the definition of the word "grammar".
Word. Even I knew not to take it seriously because I know it was for fun.
Its good to hear that Tommy Mac got the promotion that he deserved.
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posted May 30, 2006 06:34 PM
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Originally posted by BBMD Mockingbird Peeps:
Too bad the graph for your stock is so steep, the British want to roll cheese down it...
What a great post...and you topped it off with this current news issue...icing on the cake!!!! ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
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posted May 30, 2006 08:12 PM
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Originally posted by Diplomat:
It was funny and what they said about the Daily Show was accurate. A little over the top, though.
"They"? I wouldn't be surprised if the Daily Show made the return attack ad themselves (or at least found someone to do so).
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Originally posted by nsj:
There's an old saying... Never wrestle with a pig. You will both get dirty, and the pig will enjoy it.
The Daily Show will fire back and the gloves -- if they were ever on -- will definitely be off.
'Zakly! And don't we all look forward to it!
Now that that stuff is out of the way, would someone (either from the station or from the real world) explain to me why they made the original anti-WTHI attack ad in the first place. Why the need to insult a rival station? That's just unsportsmanlike conduct. And its not like Terra Haute's one road is enough "territory" to fight over. What does a :30 spot of advertising run for out there? $8B? Sheesh.
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The Mockingbird
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posted May 31, 2006 04:10 AM
They made the attack ad because they're an also ran. I'd guess they didn't have anything of substance to promote.
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