EB has his say (split from Jeopardy tryouts)

Quote: DRich

Definitely not true. Some of us were not invited.

Don't worry, I'm certain the taping
of a TV game show is even more
boring than watching it on TV. You
didn't miss anything. I went to the
set of a TV show taping when I
lived in Calif, fell asleep 3 times.
Was an extra in a movie in Santa
Barbara, most boring three days
of my life.

Quote: EvenBob

Don't worry, I'm certain the taping
of a TV game show is even more
boring than watching it on TV. You
didn't miss anything. I went to the
set of a TV show taping when I
lived in Calif, fell asleep 3 times.
Was an extra in a movie in Santa
Barbara, most boring three days
of my life.

You must hate puppies and sunrises, my G-d it must be horrible to be you bob. I can’t imagine being that miserable.

Quote: PokerGrinder

my G-d it must be horrible to be you bob. I can’t imagine being that miserable.

I'never miserable, in fact I'm very
happy 99% of the time because
I'm always doing exactly what
I want to be doing. Here's a
clue: If you want to be happy,
avoid all the things you hate
doing. Just do the things that
you like to do. You're welcome..

Why did you leave the 'o' out of 'god',
what are you afraid of. How odd.

It’s a religious thing that stuck with me from when I was a kid. I’m agnostic but Jewish people don’t write G-d’s name because eventually the paper or whatever will be thrown out. It’s a respect thing that has stuck with me even though I don’t believe in G-d.

Quote: PokerGrinder

It’s a religious thing that stuck with me from when I was a kid. I’m agnostic but Jewish people don’t write G-d’s name because eventually the paper or whatever will be thrown out.

So you leave the 'o' out so the
god you don't believe in won't
be pissed off. It's respect for
something that don't believe
exists. Okay Doaky, whatever
you say..

Quote: PokerGrinder

It’s a religious thing that stuck with me from when I was a kid. I’m agnostic but Jewish people don’t write G-d’s name because eventually the paper or whatever will be thrown out. It’s a respect thing that has stuck with me even though I don’t believe in G-d.

I guess not all those religious things taught to you as a kid stuck very well. Oh wait, I guess some of those things are taught to you up close and personal by the leaders. Okay, just kidding.


I'm somewhat the same way as you when it comes to certain religious things I was taught as a kid sticking with me even though I don't believe in God and I'm not into religion. The church was a huge part of my life as a kid.

Quote: PokerGrinder

You must hate puppies and sunrises, my G-d it must be horrible to be you bob. I can’t imagine being that miserable.

I think I figured it out. Unlike most people, Evenbob has to join nearly every discussion to tell us he doesn't like something someone is talking about, or is bored with it, or he tried it once in 1970 and never again.

Quote: AxelWolf

I guess not all those religious things taught to you as a kid stuck very well. Oh wait, I guess some of those things are taught to you up close and personal by the leaders. Okay, just kidding.


I'm somewhat the same way as you when it comes to certain religious things I was taught as a kid sticking with me even though I don't believe in God and I'm not into religion. The church was a huge part of my life as a kid.

Pretty much the same with me. I went to synagogue until I was about 14 and I had a bar mitzvah. I don’t believe in G-d and I haven’t been to a synagogue outside of a funeral in well over 10 years but some things have stuck with me.

Quote: rxwine

I think I figured it out. Unlike most people, Evenbob has to join nearly every discussion

I delete 99% of the threads here
without reading them. I'm active
in maybe a dozen, that's it. Is
that 'every discussion' in the
vastness of your opinion?

Quote: Rigondeaux

So I'd probably kill myself half way through a taping of Big Bang Theory

You and me both. I can't watch that
show, the humor is weak and
soooo repetitive. How stupid can
we make these really smart guys
look this week, the writers say.

Funny thing is EB is a lot like Sheldon Cooper in my mind

Quote: EvenBob

So you leave the 'o' out so the
god you don't believe in won't
be pissed off. It's respect for
something that don't believe
exists. Okay Doaky, whatever
you say..

I've known lots of Jews who left the o out of God. In fact, probably all of the devout conservative ones. About the paper being thrown away, I didn't know that was the reason, but find it interesting. I previously thought it was more of a show of respect, like Voldemort.

Quote: PokerGrinder

Pretty much the same with me. I went to synagogue until I was about 14 and I had a bar mitzvah. I don’t believe in G-d and I haven’t been to a synagogue outside of a funeral in well over 10 years but some things have stuck with me.

I was 14 when stopped going as well.

Please take EB’s derail, and technically, new rule violation, out of this thread.

Finally..

EvenBobs Corner.

I'm not a fan of Jeopardy or any game shows for that matter. However, I enjoyed the experience of seeing the taping of the episodes and all the stuff that goes on to create the shows. I was also surprised at how professional and courteous all the staff were.

Quote: EvenBob

If you want to be happy,
avoid all the things you hate
doing. Just do the things that
you like to do.

I think I will modify and use that just enough to avoid paying a royalty.

Quote: MaxPen

I'm not a fan of Jeopardy or any game shows for that matter. However, I enjoyed the experience of seeing the taping of the episodes and all the stuff that goes on to create the shows. I was also surprised at how professional and courteous all the staff were.

I have seen 2-3 tapings, most recently "The Tonight Show." I hadn't watched it in years, but it was interesting to see. It was neat to see how the set is way smaller than it looks. How the monologue was 100% scripted. How Leno used old school cue cards not a teleprompter. How they left room to insert the local commercials. And how the "bumps" were taped after the show.

Add in the tour we took and how they explained why the room was cold as a refrigerator, how the couch was hard as a rock, and a few other things. It was the kind of thing I would tell people they should do once.

Quote: AZDuffman

I think I will modify and use that just enough to avoid paying a royalty.

my wife is unhappy a lot of the time because she's always letting herself get roped into doing things she doesn't want to do. I never do that.

Quote: EvenBob

my wife is unhappy a lot of the time because she's always letting herself get roped into doing things she doesn't want to do. I never do that.

Is this EB’s first post that isn’t in his trademarked haiku format?

I agree that one of the secrets to life is avoiding stuff that makes you unhappy. It's also usually easier to do that doing things that do make you happy. You might never bag a model or get rich, but you can refuse to deal with people who drain you.

But it's a balancing act because you also want to learn to appreciate good things and be unperturbed by ostensibly bad things rather than becoming a curmudgeon. It's easy for this to become a defense mechanism/ego trap too.

My ex-aunt in law springs to mind. She was worth over $10 million. But addicted to declaring that nothing was good enough for her, so she got little real enjoyment out of things.

We went to a nice Italian restaurant. She was upset that the served lamb, which she incorrectly believed is not "real" Italian food. Could she just order something else and enjoy eating it? No.

She hated Vegas. I certainly understand someone coming to Vegas and it not being their cup of tea. But, it is an incredible place. Something like 20 of the world's 40 biggest hotels are here. People ranging from poor Americans from the sticks to the global elite are walking around together. People watching is unparallelled. By far, the most beautiful women anywhere. One day, historians will be fascinated that there were these massive monuments to greed constructed in the middle of a desert wasteland, and here you are witnessing it. There are michelin star restaurants, and great ethnic and regional foods from around the country and the world. Fine art, amazing acrobats, obese elvises, all kinds of weirdos, pools with shark tanks, hiking, golf...

Sure, you might like other things better, but you don't want to be the kind of person who has that experience and comes away with nothing but complaints.

You don't want to be defined by aversion and fear. If I do X something bad might happen. There are negative things about Y, so I miss out on all the good things.

Quote: EvenBob

my wife is unhappy a lot of the time because she's always letting herself get roped into doing things she doesn't want to do. I never do that.

A quote I like is by Allan Glick of Argent Corp. He was in Vietnam and decided he "didn't want to do what he didn't want to do." A great way of putting it. What I shoot for. Still working my way to the ultimate. But I look at work and see where I was and where I am. Being single really helps.

Quote: ams288

Is this EB’s first post that isn’t in his trademarked haiku format?

Tornado's here yesterday, power was
out for 24 hours. Made that post from
my phone, what a pain.

Quote: EvenBob

Tornado's here yesterday, power was
out for 24 hours. Made that post from
my phone, what a pain.

It takes a violent act of nature for you to stray from the haiku style.

Quote: EvenBob

Tornado's here yesterday, power was
out for 24 hours. Made that post from
my phone, what a pain.

"Tornadoes hit town,
Power's out all day and night,
E.B.'s style changes"

Dog Hand

Big wind make word hard.
Trakfone buttons take much press
Time for can of fish.

Migraine.

Big wind displaces
Huddled in basement corner
Typing tiny words.

Screenglow

Quote: EvenBob

Don't worry, I'm certain the taping
of a TV game show is even more
boring than watching it on TV. You
didn't miss anything. I went to the
set of a TV show taping when I
lived in Calif, fell asleep 3 times.
Was an extra in a movie in Santa
Barbara, most boring three days
of my life.

One of the very few times I agree with EB.

I've done extra work before. It is incredibly boring. Being in game show audiences is boring as well. They usually film multiple days or a week's worth of episodes at once, so once you're in your seat, you have to stay put for 2-3 hours. If you have to get up to use the bathroom, a lot of times they'll just put someone else in your seat and won't let you back in. They also stop multiple times in the middle of every show to account for commercial breaks and recording promos. It between episodes there's so much downtime they might bring out a stand up comedian just to keep the audience entertained. That was my experience, anyway.

Quote: TigerWu

One of the very few times I agree with EB.

I've done extra work before. It is incredibly boring. Being in game show audiences is boring as well. They usually film multiple days or a week's worth of episodes at once,

I was at the taping of a sit com, I
cannot remember it's name, 40
years ago. It's boring because
yes, it's live actors, but they make
constant mistakes. You know
those blooper videos all sit coms
have? They make wayyyyy more
mistakes than are on those videos.

It took 90 min to shoot 20 min of
show. They forget their lines,
or start laughing, or say things they
shouldn't or something is wrong
on the production side. Nothing
smooth about it at all. We just sit
there and laugh when the laugh
sign lights up.

Quote: TigerWu

One of the very few times I agree with EB.

I've done extra work before. It is incredibly boring.

I know a guy lives for it. Extra work and bit parts. Not enough to get or need a SAG card, but he is always working on this set or that set. He is a total people person so I think that is what drives him. We get a lot of movies filmed here for various reasons, he has spend decades getting to know and known by who you need to.

When you hear him talk it sounds like a glamorous life. In reality, it is the life of Cosmo Kramer but you must work hard to stay busy. Then you spend all day on a set. He loves that as it is free food after so many hours.

Quote: AZDuffman

He loves that as it is free food after so many hours.

For us the free food was a brown
bag with a bologna sandwich, a
tiny bag of Frito's, an apple, and
a Coke. But it was 'free'. The stars
got a catered buffet.

Quote: TigerWu

One of the very few times I agree with EB.

I've done extra work before. It is incredibly boring. Being in game show audiences is boring as well. They usually film multiple days or a week's worth of episodes at once, so once you're in your seat, you have to stay put for 2-3 hours. If you have to get up to use the bathroom, a lot of times they'll just put someone else in your seat and won't let you back in. They also stop multiple times in the middle of every show to account for commercial breaks and recording promos. It between episodes there's so much downtime they might bring out a stand up comedian just to keep the audience entertained. That was my experience, anyway.

I kind of thought this was going to be the case at the Jeopardy taping, but it wasn't. They have that stuff down to a science and there was never a dull moment. It went by a lot faster than I thought it would. Even waiting to get checked in didn't seem to take that long.

I was in good company so perhaps that had a lot to do with it.

The game shows I've attended usually had an off camera MC/entertainer that kept us hyped up with prizes and such.
I was an extra for a Jackie Gleason/ Art Carney movie in the 70s and it was tedious as hell but had a ball extraing when Entourage filmed in Queens. I got a chance to double dip as the local detectives enlisted us to fill out lineups for $20 a pop. Only downside was hours of non-alcoholic beer.
Had a roommate who haunted the Chelsa Piers when they were filming three series there. Twenty years later, I still see him in many Law and Order shows.

At the Jeopardy taping they take commercial breaks just like the show would have. A couple people deal with contestants during this time. Not sure what they're doing but definitely doing something. The guy hosting (Alex?) kept the audience entertained by asking questions and answering them. Sometimes they made him repeat a question for editing. There was maybe one or two glitches per episode that took like a minute to correct. Maybe they were just super professional but there was no real down time. They did have a bathroom break between episodes to switch out contestants.