obvs the idea that u shdnt mention negative infos in a obit is silly and not reflected in the actual practice of obit writing
― lag∞n, Saturday, February 21, 2015 3:31 AM (5 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
lol it's not "negative infos" it's "hey don't forget that we beefed with him"
― Matt Armstrong, Saturday, 21 February 2015 08:59 (nine years ago) link
Harris Wittels dissing beejoli shah on twitter isn't really something that should be in his obit, because no one fucking gives a shit other than people who work for gawker.
― Matt Armstrong, Saturday, 21 February 2015 09:01 (nine years ago) link
Maybe just let sploid handle obits from here on out.
Holy Crap! Harris Wittels is Dead! How the Hell Did This Happen? This Is Messing With My Brain.
― how's life, Saturday, 21 February 2015 11:10 (nine years ago) link
I'm finding out now that harris wittels is actually his name and not something we call him for fun
― 龜, Saturday, 21 February 2015 13:24 (nine years ago) link
i guess i kind of assumed by putting it in a parenthetical with neutral wording it would be clear we weren't like bragging about it???
― max, Saturday, 21 February 2015 13:36 (nine years ago) link
oh god why am i participating in this thread, sorry,
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― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Saturday, 21 February 2015 14:46 (nine years ago) link
― Matt Armstrong, Saturday, February 21, 2015 4:01 AM (5 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
hmm someone gives a shit
― lag∞n, Saturday, 21 February 2015 14:59 (nine years ago) link
the only solution is prob for everyone to write their own blog post
― lag∞n, Saturday, 21 February 2015 15:01 (nine years ago) link
i mean its not like were dealing with a head of state with a long list of accomplishments and scandals that need to be weighed for relevancy and importance maybe gawker just shdnt have written about him at all
― lag∞n, Saturday, 21 February 2015 15:04 (nine years ago) link
maybe just splitsider shovde taken care of it
― lag∞n, Saturday, 21 February 2015 15:05 (nine years ago) link
or the av club
― lag∞n, Saturday, 21 February 2015 15:06 (nine years ago) link
i mean i can understand ppl being upset with the flippancy of that link but it also just represents the only coverage gawker ever gave the guy and doesnt ultimately warrant the strong negative reactions itt, which are really the only interesting thing about this conversation
― lag∞n, Saturday, 21 February 2015 15:15 (nine years ago) link
I'm glad I saw aziz ansari's very funny and affectionate remembrance of the guy before I saw this thread, yeesh
― raccoon tanuki dye dashiki nefertiti edges kinky (some dude), Saturday, 21 February 2015 15:30 (nine years ago) link
im glad i saw chelsea perettis tweet of him w his dick out first jk
― lag∞n, Saturday, 21 February 2015 15:32 (nine years ago) link
wait are you serious sd
http://azizisbored.tumblr.com/post/111613105129
http://media.tumblr.com/a92d94acd138611473ef2729e039a0d1/tumblr_inline_nk3l5bj0el1qz7eiu.jpg
what a genius
― iatee, Saturday, 21 February 2015 15:36 (nine years ago) link
i love comedy
― lag∞n, Saturday, 21 February 2015 15:38 (nine years ago) link
Somehow the rest of his tumblr post manages to put it into context
― Karl Malone, Saturday, 21 February 2015 15:53 (nine years ago) link
His jokes were so weird, unexpected, often brilliantly dumb that they were in that ultra-exclusive club of ones that made comedy people laugh — and laugh hard.
― lag∞n, Saturday, 21 February 2015 15:55 (nine years ago) link
comedians talking about their craft makes me want to die
― lag∞n, Saturday, 21 February 2015 15:59 (nine years ago) link
"first I look around the room for inspiration. then, when I don't find any, I talk about phallic breakfast foods and people generally like that."
― Hammer Smashed Bagels, Saturday, 21 February 2015 16:02 (nine years ago) link
xp try heroin
― johnny crunch, Saturday, 21 February 2015 16:02 (nine years ago) link
“One time I said to a guy that, ‘I loved learning new things. I’m a bit of an infomaniac.’ And he thought I said NYMPHOMANIAC….so he fucked me. And I said ‘No, no no…I said INFO. I’m an INFOmaniac’ And he said ‘Well, here’s some info…you just got fucked. Clean yourself up.’”
― iatee, Saturday, 21 February 2015 16:15 (nine years ago) link
Hmm, maybe he wasn't the comedy genius nobody in this thread claimed he was and it's not sad at all that he died at 30 years old, good point
― raccoon tanuki dye dashiki nefertiti edges kinky (some dude), Saturday, 21 February 2015 16:21 (nine years ago) link
the only time i feel like i really am on the same page as lex is when he talks about comedy
― call all destroyer, Saturday, 21 February 2015 16:22 (nine years ago) link
i like comedy its funny i just dont want to go behind the scenes, i feel that way abt art/entertainment in general tho, but especially comedy
― lag∞n, Saturday, 21 February 2015 16:24 (nine years ago) link
when did ppl start getting really into the elevation of comedic craft? was it the aristocrats?
― call all destroyer, Saturday, 21 February 2015 16:30 (nine years ago) link
imo its part of a wider prosumer entertainment media trend that has made all ilx tv threads unbearable
― lag∞n, Saturday, 21 February 2015 16:32 (nine years ago) link
ppl latch onto craft because its comprehendable not knowing its merely a vehicle in which i transport my genius
― lag∞n, Saturday, 21 February 2015 16:36 (nine years ago) link
showrunner, callback, writersroom
― lag∞n, Saturday, 21 February 2015 16:37 (nine years ago) link
RT and Fav.
― Jeff, Saturday, 21 February 2015 16:42 (nine years ago) link
1 RT = 1 LOL, fav for hearty chuckle
― lag∞n, Saturday, 21 February 2015 16:45 (nine years ago) link
btw i submitted a humblebrag once and he RTed it
humblebrag was a p brilliant observation imo
― lag∞n, Saturday, 21 February 2015 16:46 (nine years ago) link
People who work in comedy are kind of unique in that they enjoy discussing the thing they've chosen as a career, often with people who also do comedy, which I know is difficult to understand since that's not a thing people in other fields ever do.
― Ad Strawmanem (Old Lunch), Saturday, 21 February 2015 16:55 (nine years ago) link
um no mr sarcasm the thing thats hard to understand is why you like hearing them discuss it
― lag∞n, Saturday, 21 February 2015 16:58 (nine years ago) link
correction its not hard to understand i just dont like it
I'm sure there are podcasts of geologists discussing geology with other geologists and geology is cool and all but I'm not really interested in that discussion and I'm able to avoid engaging with it and making a big deal about how I don't like it. Except I guess I just did, mea culpa geology fans.
― Ad Strawmanem (Old Lunch), Saturday, 21 February 2015 17:06 (nine years ago) link
so yr saying i shd just avoid them and not say they are bad, sorry buddy dont u know to always say yes in improv
― lag∞n, Saturday, 21 February 2015 17:08 (nine years ago) link
what a boring thread and topic for all you good posters to be on for so long
― local eire man (darraghmac), Saturday, 21 February 2015 17:18 (nine years ago) link
actually this is a very good thread topic
― lag∞n, Saturday, 21 February 2015 17:19 (nine years ago) link
actually its about ethics in journalism games
― local eire man (darraghmac), Saturday, 21 February 2015 17:29 (nine years ago) link
i read the original beef. why was gawker reporting on which nbc writers' scripts tested poorly with audiences? i would be annoyed too if someone, based on stray bits of information from random sources, decided to publicly investigate my job performance
― Treeship, Saturday, 21 February 2015 17:30 (nine years ago) link
um its called blogging hello
― lag∞n, Saturday, 21 February 2015 17:34 (nine years ago) link
test audience results (as opposed to reviews or ratings) are just kind of a pointless metric, a fair amount of good movies have tested poorly w/ focus groups and shit and plenty of bad movies have tested fairly well
― slothroprhymes, Saturday, 21 February 2015 17:48 (nine years ago) link
so if the original intent of the piece was to zing him & others it's just a weak barometer of quality I guess
― slothroprhymes, Saturday, 21 February 2015 17:49 (nine years ago) link
there is nothing nerdier than comedy
― rip van wanko, Saturday, 21 February 2015 17:52 (nine years ago) link
there are many things much nerdier than comedy
― johnny crunch, Saturday, 21 February 2015 17:57 (nine years ago) link
/checks nerd chart/ no
― lag∞n, Saturday, 21 February 2015 17:58 (nine years ago) link
record reviewing
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 21 February 2015 17:58 (nine years ago) link