Oh I also enjoyed Cory getting chewed out and gomped. Hi Cory.
― Immediate Follower (NA), Wednesday, 18 May 2016 20:31 (eight years ago) link
I have one coworker who is a Best Show fan though we rarely talk about it. This morning he asked me if I got gomped a couple of weeks ago because there was a Nick from Chicago who called in.
― Immediate Follower (NA), Wednesday, 18 May 2016 20:32 (eight years ago) link
(it was not me)
― Immediate Follower (NA), Wednesday, 18 May 2016 20:34 (eight years ago) link
"WAAAA!! I DON'T WANT TO DO THE SHOW!!!"
― Three Word Username, Friday, 20 May 2016 08:07 (eight years ago) link
That was one of the funniest episodes in a while. The Tompressions were great but that last call with the high school kid was amazing, especially the conclusion.
It's frustrating when a stand-out episode is so self-referential because you can't really recommend it to someone as a "start here" episode.
― Immediate Follower (NA), Friday, 20 May 2016 17:34 (eight years ago) link
I don't even know how that's done in a general sense. I've reeled in a couple of people with selected Wurster calls but I've never convinced a single person to listen to an entire episode.
― Corn Elephant, Jr. (Old Lunch), Friday, 20 May 2016 17:38 (eight years ago) link
is there a GOMPilation out there? because if so that'd be a great place to start
― yellow despackling power (Will M.), Friday, 20 May 2016 17:46 (eight years ago) link
There are some good "best of" bits on youtube that have gone up in the last six months or so -- I've gotten some friends with long attention spans to give the show a try after hearing those, and they've stuck with it.
Hearing Tom crack up barely audibly, off-mic with his head probably under the desk, during the imitations is so much more fun to listen to than loud obnoxious on-mic hamming some LA podcasters are into.
― Three Word Username, Friday, 20 May 2016 18:03 (eight years ago) link
Oh man, those moments when one or both of them is clearly struggling to maintain their composure are some of my favorite ever.
― Corn Elephant, Jr. (Old Lunch), Friday, 20 May 2016 18:11 (eight years ago) link
Particularly when Jon is all "hello?" when he knows Tom is engaged in an off-mic laughing fit.
― Corn Elephant, Jr. (Old Lunch), Friday, 20 May 2016 18:12 (eight years ago) link
I don't really try to get people to listen to it other than being enthusiastic about it in front of my friends. It took me a few episodes to get into the rhythm of the show myself and I only kept with it because a friend whose taste I respect was obsessed with the show. But I respect that it's not for everyone - it's a long show, the pace is slower than a lot of other modern entertainment, and Tom might be grating to some listeners.
― Immediate Follower (NA), Friday, 20 May 2016 19:08 (eight years ago) link
The people who didn't give their names ("WAAH" and the Squarespace guy) were the best impressions. Very fun show.
I started listening to the show via Best Show Gems maybe 5/6 years ago, and then later moved on to the full show, which is a completely different beast. I have to say the first half hour of the show is still a slog to get through. I usually just skip to the first call. I can imagine people downloading/listening to the show to check it out but then turning it off before it even gets going.
― Michael F Gill, Saturday, 21 May 2016 02:48 (eight years ago) link
The comment section readings were so funny
"onlystarearseoisides1thru6arecanon"
― Rob Boss (latebloomer), Tuesday, 7 June 2016 03:41 (eight years ago) link
While still hilarious, I'm finding a lot of Wurster's older 'awful people' characters less funny because what we might've once called exaggerated caricatures are now just Trump supporters.
― Gravy Spill in the Gravitron (Old Lunch), Tuesday, 27 September 2016 20:17 (seven years ago) link
(Revive also prompted by the subject line of this week's email: 'Tonight's Best Show: DUH.')
― Gravy Spill in the Gravitron (Old Lunch), Tuesday, 27 September 2016 20:19 (seven years ago) link
ICYMI (on the Gilbert thread):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBlukXUiiWM
― some sad trombone Twilight Zone shit (cryptosicko), Friday, 3 March 2017 01:26 (seven years ago) link
Tom's book coming in 2021:
https://pitchfork.com/news/tom-scharpling-announces-new-book-it-never-ends/
― Timothée Charalambides (cryptosicko), Tuesday, 22 January 2019 04:23 (five years ago) link
That's awesome news, thank u for sharing (might've discovered for myself if I weren't ridiculously behind on the show).
― E Pluripubis Unum (Old Lunch), Tuesday, 22 January 2019 05:07 (five years ago) link