Comments on: Trump That Bernadette Peters!

Trump That Bernadette Peters!

adrober — Fri, 20 May 2005 23:46:29 -0800

The Apprentice: The Musical. This is not a joke.

By: nanojath

nanojath — Fri, 20 May 2005 23:56:34 -0800

correction... this is not MEANT to be a joke...

By: ackeber

ackeber — Sat, 21 May 2005 00:03:14 -0800

'The Apprentice' is a compelling drama that has touched a chord with television audiences all over the world. anyone's cords touched? mine arent.

By: Samizdata

Samizdata — Sat, 21 May 2005 00:17:33 -0800

What's The Apprentice?

By: Joybooth

Joybooth — Sat, 21 May 2005 00:22:33 -0800

mmmmmm Bernadette...

By: fandango_matt

fandango_matt — Sat, 21 May 2005 02:02:15 -0800

Oh, man. I can hardly wait. Here's my first draft for one of the numbers: "My Protégé" (sung to the tune of "Mein Herr" from Cabaret.) [ENTER DONALD] You have to understand the task at hand, Protégé. Sell lemonade at a little sidewalk stand, Protégé. Then write an ad promoting Deutsch Bank's brand, Protégé. That's your cue Your debut I'll review When you're through, Then you're through, Toodle-oo! Bye, bye, my Protégé. You're fired, my Protégé You'd make a fine valet But I won't hire you. Your resumé prepare Go look for work elsewhere McDonald's is hiring, my Protégé. Try not to cry, Protégé, It makes me laugh, Protégé. You yes-men will do whatever I say I've got bad monkey hair But I'm a millionaire I did your mom backstage, My Protégé. [Curtain.]

By: HuronBob

HuronBob — Sat, 21 May 2005 02:55:02 -0800

Can "American Idol" be far behind? and, Fandango_matt.... nicely done!

By: Samizdata

Samizdata — Sat, 21 May 2005 03:55:44 -0800

Bravissimo!

By: Smart Dalek

Smart Dalek — Sat, 21 May 2005 05:04:32 -0800

Today's Donald Trump, Omorosa, Jessica Simpson, Simon Cowell and Britney Spears are tommorow's Paul Lynde, Joanne Whorley, Betty White, Rip Taylor and PJ Morgan.

By: Mayor Curley

Mayor Curley — Sat, 21 May 2005 05:57:04 -0800

I'm pretty sure this is meant to be an ironic joke and it's not even original. We fucking get it-- American culture is "Low Culture" and it's funny to celebrate it in a medium that's considered high culture like painting, opera, whatever. I think "Jerry Springer: The Opera" was the first in the recent rash of them. And they're all created so that some smug hipsters can get satisfaction feeling superior to the unwashed masses who watch bad televison (or do it without a sense of irony). What's worse is that the musical projects are a rip-off of something that was funny and was done in 1997. Anyone else remember "Fuzz: The Musical" from Mr. Show? That was brilliant. From memory: I thought that my home was my castle With no one scrutinizing me No pigs, no lying bitch, no hassle Y'all are brutalizing me Can a man not frink his beer in silence Can a man not crudely lie and scream Can a man not control his bitch with violence Y'all are brutalizing me

By: warbaby

warbaby — Sat, 21 May 2005 06:27:35 -0800

What a disappointment. I was expecting the full-blown version of "The Torturer's Apprentice" from "The Adventures of Baron Munchhausen." Instead, it turns out to be one of those things you have to watch television to understand.

By: emelenjr

emelenjr — Sat, 21 May 2005 06:46:56 -0800

*Frinks his beer in silence* Yep, it can be done.

By: moonbird

moonbird — Sat, 21 May 2005 06:53:30 -0800

*it puts the culture in the basket*

By: ericb

ericb — Sat, 21 May 2005 07:41:43 -0800

Today's Donald Trump, Omorosa, Jessica Simpson, Simon Cowell and Britney Spears are tommorow's Paul Lynde, Joanne Whorley, Betty White, Rip Taylor and PJ Morgan. Bingo. Each to be sitting in a square on Hollywood Squares.

By: adrober

adrober — Sat, 21 May 2005 07:56:21 -0800

fandango_matt: that was great!

By: Relay

Relay — Sat, 21 May 2005 08:58:07 -0800

No, it's no joke. It's just a horrible, horrible confirmation that we're doomed, DOOMED I tell you!

By: jikel_morten

jikel_morten — Sat, 21 May 2005 09:17:15 -0800

Today's Donald Trump, Omorosa, Jessica Simpson, Simon Cowell and Britney Spears are tommorow's Paul Lynde, Joanne Whorley, Betty White, Rip Taylor and PJ Morgan. Bingo. Each to be sitting in a square on Hollywood Squares. posted by ericb at 7:41 AM PST on May 21 [! And all but Omorosa will be wiping their asses with c notes for as long as they damn well please...

By: scody

scody — Sat, 21 May 2005 11:46:05 -0800

Mayor Curley is right did I just type that?! ;) -- Mr. Show did it the frickin' best, and everything else is but a pale, pale imitation of David Cross standing around half naked singing operatically while Bob Odenkirk runs around with a camera in the background whilst wearing a beard that appears to have been attached with tape. Hi, 911, it's me again! Ronnie's beatin' me again! I got ya on speed dial Wish you'd call me once in awhile! Hi, 911, it's me again...

By: delmoi

delmoi — Sat, 21 May 2005 12:12:20 -0800

e fucking get it-- American culture is "Low Culture" and it's funny to celebrate it in a medium that's considered high culture like painting, opera, whatever. I think "Jerry Springer: The Opera" was the first in the recent rash of them. And they're all created so that some smug hipsters can get satisfaction feeling superior to the unwashed masses who watch bad televison (or do it without a sense of irony). I guess you didn't get the memmo, Mayor, but Hipster bashing is now Hip. Making anyone who does it now a hypocrite. Unless of course they do it in a smug, ironic way.

By: ericbop

ericbop — Sat, 21 May 2005 12:35:03 -0800

Any investors willing to fund a production of "A-Team! The Musical"?

By: mr_roboto

mr_roboto — Sat, 21 May 2005 15:19:43 -0800

We fucking get it-- American culture is "Low Culture" and it's funny to celebrate it in a medium that's considered high culture like painting, opera, whatever. Opera?!? This is a fucking musical: the lowest of the low culture. Fucking Cats?!? Lowest of the low, man.

By: tommasz

tommasz — Sat, 21 May 2005 15:22:15 -0800

Remember when at least some Broadway musicals were original scores and stories? I'll grant you that having name/song recognition going in probably helps with selling tickets but I can't help feeling it's turning into the same thing that is Classical Music: all performance, no composition.