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Artie Lange destroys Joe Buck

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Bullwinkle, Jun 16, 2009.

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  1. 93Devil

    93Devil Well-Known Member

    The WWOR show or the E! show?
     
    93Devil, Jun 16, 2009
    #61
  2. imjustagirl

    imjustagirl Active Member

    E. What the fuck is WWOR?
     
    imjustagirl, Jun 16, 2009
    #62
  3. Bubbler

    Bubbler Well-Known Member

    BULLSHIT!

    Seriously, that is unmitigated bullshit. Where in the hell did you come up with that uninformed opinion? No one in the Midwest -- aside from Vikings fans and Packers fans who can't/refuse to move on -- cares about the Favre saga. He's as much a hated diva here as he is anywhere else.
     
    Bubbler, Jun 16, 2009
    #63
  4. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    Local NY station based out of Secaucus he used to have a show on once a week. The station itself was as low-rent as you can get without being public access. And the show's production values were just north of the Uncle Floyd Show, but just south of Land of the Lost. The humor was, um, a wee bit sophomoric, but it was actually funny to me when I was 22 or 23.
     
    The Big Ragu, Jun 16, 2009
    #64
  5. Herbert Anchovy

    Herbert Anchovy Active Member

    WOR Channel 9 once carried 90-100 Mets games a year.

    Back before the dark times, before the empire.

    Benny Hill was staple programming. And I haven't thought about Uncle Floyd in a long, long time.
     
    Herbert Anchovy, Jun 16, 2009
    #65
  6. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    True. On a cable system with WGN, WOR and WTBS, you had access to half the National League on some days. A real novelty back in the day.
     
    playthrough, Jun 16, 2009
    #66
  7. Small Town Guy

    Small Town Guy Well-Known Member

    Well, for those who think someone with late-night or talk-show experience would handle Lange better, maybe not: Tonight Show is refusing to book Lange because they don't think he's sober. Great timing for the story as it was in today's paper, but obviously written before his Buck appearance.

    http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2009/06/16/2009-06-16_tonight_leery_of_artie_hijinx.html
     
    Small Town Guy, Jun 16, 2009
    #67
  8. outofplace

    outofplace Well-Known Member

    I remember having all three. Good times.
     
    outofplace, Jun 16, 2009
    #68
  9. BitterYoungMatador2

    BitterYoungMatador2 Well-Known Member

    Once upon a time WWOR could boast having Howard Stern on Saturdays, Morton Downey Jr. weekday nights and Richard Bey weekday afternoons. Such a sad day when the local cable operator in Pittsburgh dumped WOR for WGN back in the mid-1990s.
     
    BitterYoungMatador2, Jun 16, 2009
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  10. Some Guy

    Some Guy Active Member

    I agree with you. Great storyteller. Those who doubt it need to bust out the YouTube.
     
    Some Guy, Jun 16, 2009
    #70
  11. schiezainc

    schiezainc Well-Known Member

    Lange is a fantastic storyteller, but he's really starting to wear thin on me. He's constantly stepping all over himself during the Stern show and, nine times out of 10, it distracts from the program.

    His appearance on Buck was cringeworthy and the only reason I enjoyed it is because I think Joe Buck is a douche-pickle.

    And IJAG, I'm not surprised to find you don't like the Stern show. I guess it's another thing we'll disagree about. But, as someone else said, he is the best interviewer out there. Do I wish he'd be a little more serious sometimes? Sure. But I wouldn't trade away the bad and risk ruining the good.
     
    schiezainc, Jun 16, 2009
    #71
  12. hondo

    hondo Well-Known Member

    Please ... Artie Lange is a no-talent pig who somehow has made money being a no-talent pig.
    Is this a great country or what?
     
    hondo, Jun 16, 2009
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