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I'll watch the highlights on YouTube. by Flim Springfield	Apr 13th, 2008 12:37:26 AM

Sunday is John Adams night. by kolchak	Apr 13th, 2008 12:42:25 AM
It'll be a cold day in hell when Will Ferrell can rip me away from my HBO.
Great! Rosie O'Donnell by otm shank	Apr 13th, 2008 01:33:41 AM
Is she really a star? And if she is and they had too many, they could have let her go.
the last one of these was HILARIOUS by BadMrWonka	Apr 13th, 2008 01:37:52 AM
trust me, kiddos...you need to tune in...the Ricky Gervais bit was so funny I almost choked on my sandwich...at the end of his bit he said, "Now Steve Carrell is going to come on stage and do the same bit, but much better and get paid much more money for it..." Classic!
Shitheads on parade by dogphart3000	Apr 13th, 2008 01:55:17 AM
This bunch alone keeps the antidepressant industry in business
Kolchak - hellz yeah by the podosphere	Apr 13th, 2008 02:55:01 AM
John Adams OWNS Sunday night until the mantle of presidential authority is peacefully passed on to his friend Thomas Jefferson. And if HBO is listening, even though there is a bit of overlap, Mr. Jefferson deserves a miniseries too.
dogphart3000 by BadMrWonka	Apr 13th, 2008 03:24:24 AM
which industry do you keep in business? being a bitter loser desperate to get attention online is free...so...?.
"bunch of assholes" by samsquanch	Apr 13th, 2008 03:39:34 AM
Did you go to high school with them or something?
dogphart3000 by Guy Who Got A Headache And Accidentally Saves The World	Apr 13th, 2008 04:30:50 AM
Getting pissed off over comedians and actors and taking antidepressants could be a reason why your life is so shitty, I don't know, look into it.
jefferson was interesting....adams an enigma by bacci40	Apr 13th, 2008 05:47:22 AM
and yes, a full mini on jefferson would be interesting, especially to point out how far different the original republicans were as compared to our contemporaries...jefferson did not want nor trust a strong executive or central government...this was not lipservice, unlike todays republicans who use states rights as political fodder only...
I'm familiar with all of those names except Sunday by tonagan	Apr 13th, 2008 06:52:28 AM
Is that a new SNL cast member or one of Judd Apatow's crew?
Jefferson versus Adams versus Comedy by NudeandAroused	Apr 13th, 2008 08:14:18 AM
Was a brilliant slave owner who was also a quiet secessionist. People tend to put all kinds of ideas and thoughts into Jefferson's mouth without ever reading what he actually wrote or said. The idea that anyone could quote Jefferson dealing with liberty is hilarious. While Adams wasn't the intellectual equivalent of Jefferson, he turned out to be more optimistic about the people and the country he helped established. That being said, I will Tivo this event because these people are very funny. Stewart and Oliver are brilliant satirists. Given what is going on today, we sure could use the laughs.
It'll take a big comment textbox to post about THIS many stars by BrandLoyalist	Apr 13th, 2008 09:53:42 AM
That's why Firefox users should install the Greasemonkey extension and then get my recently updated and renamed AICN Talkback Form Tweaks script http://tinyurl.com/2ml3rs Updated version embiggens the claustrophobic subject and comment fields in the quick talkback form. No more hitting your elbows on the edges of the comment textbox while you type out your article-size manifesto. Also fixes embarrassing bug where "ready" checkbox was showing up in the quick login form blush. Other features: sets correct subject field maxlength (64) / Makes return in subject field advance to body instead of posting / Automatically cancels blank posts / Adds a safety beside the post button that helps prevent double/accidental posts.
If by stars you mean enormous balls of gas by SoylentMean	Apr 13th, 2008 10:24:59 AM
then you sir, are correct. If you get too close they'll kill you. It's just people telling jokes, not celestial bodies. MMMMMMMM, celestial bodies. Wait, was that an Asian joke?
Sarah SIlverman by kafka07	Apr 13th, 2008 10:40:17 AM
rocks my balls
kafka07, sorry to hear that by SoylentMean	Apr 13th, 2008 10:53:21 AM
You must have a thing for wookies with mange.
Except for Ferrell... by RoseBuddy	Apr 13th, 2008 01:13:43 PM
..It's a pretty good list. He's never made me laugh..probably, his appeal's due to his looking somewhat like Trapper of MASH. Who knows?
FUCK JOHN ADAMS by CalvinCoolidge	Apr 13th, 2008 01:17:56 PM
Calvin Coolidge for life BITCHES!!!!!
I'd like to see a Jefferson spin-off on HBO by VictorNewman	Apr 13th, 2008 01:55:45 PM
who would play Mr. Bentley?
I wonder... by WatertownSurfer	Apr 13th, 2008 04:00:24 PM
which celebrity will be the first to start bitching about how vaccines cause autism. Which they DONT.
Stars that might make me tune in by Brunomac	Apr 13th, 2008 04:12:36 PM
Stewart, Colbert, Kevin James ("Shamini!"), Conan, Chris Rock, Roots, Sarah...
Stars that will probably keep me from tuning in by Brunomac	Apr 13th, 2008 04:14:58 PM
Broderick, Grammer, Rosie, (talk about a couple of blowhards), Will Farrel (so fucking sick of him and his unwarrented Stardom), Sandler (sick of him and his stupid whiny schtick as well)...
Herc will not write about John Adams by PervOmatic	Apr 13th, 2008 04:21:13 PM
Because that would require him to watch something worth a goddamn.
I just watched the first 20 minutes of John Adams by Brunomac	Apr 13th, 2008 04:42:41 PM
On Demand earlier today. Looks pretty good so far. I love Giamatti in anything he does. Pig Vomit in the Stern movie, American Splendor...he even made me love Lady in the Water, believe it or not...
other roles Giamatti was born to play by Brunomac	Apr 13th, 2008 04:47:16 PM
Howard the Duck (voiced in a GOOD Howard movie) Bilbo Baggins The Great Kazoo (in a GOOD Flintstones live actioner) Mr. Myxspitlik (sp) in a Superman film The Penguin in a Batman film (nothing like Tim Burtons homeless, shit-stained underwear Penguin)
Its offensive to have a talkback in an article about autism by Mysterious Yobo	Apr 13th, 2008 04:50:28 PM
nuff said
is herc the only guy working on weekends? by Holodigm	Apr 13th, 2008 05:11:10 PM
every new article has been by him, what the crap.
I hope they don't all go expletive crazy just because it's live by CherryValance	Apr 13th, 2008 06:50:51 PM
That tends to happen with these things. I remember not that long ago there was something like this, maybe even Comic Relief, simulcast on TBS or TNT or one of those channels and the whole thing was one long beep. You couldn't decipher one joke.
LARRY DAVID IS A GOD! by digital8	Apr 13th, 2008 07:46:56 PM

Mysterious Yobo by WatertownSurfer	Apr 13th, 2008 08:07:35 PM
No its not, quit trying to start drama.
Mic problems galore... by hillvalley	Apr 13th, 2008 08:38:08 PM
I just tuned in, has it all been this bad with the miking? Can't hear half of what's being said!
Is anybody watching this? by Mo_Green	Apr 13th, 2008 08:43:13 PM
This is terrible! I'm really a fan of a lot of these folks and everything I've seen so far sucks. Did they make this show up this afternoon?
will they clean up the audio for the west coast? by BadMrWonka	Apr 13th, 2008 08:48:30 PM
I'm really hoping this is good, I really loved the last one...
herc hates good tv by bacci40	Apr 13th, 2008 09:11:17 PM
which is why there hasnt been a john adams talkback...hbo has now made 2 series that need to be shown in every jr and high school throughout the country...the wire and john adams...i remember being in jr high and being taken to see 1776, which to me was as close as i ever got to really seeing the truth about the founding fathers...it wasnt till much later when i learned just how really hated adams was (which may account for why he has no memorial)...dude was a shit...but a brilliant shit and a true patriot...and had abigail been born in the 20th century, she would be the first female president, of that i have no doubt...she matched john in both wit and political acumen...to the point that when dignitaries visited the white house, they called her "mrs president"...i cant wait to see how they handle the alien and sedition act, which has tremendous parallels to today...and while some may call for a mini on jefferson, i would like to see one with john quincy, who was the smartest president we ever had, and who would never have served were he not an adams....and i really do like how they are portraying adam's son in law...and absolute con artist...just please dont show abby jr's breast surgery...it was horrific
John Adams Spoiler Alert by blindednchains	Apr 13th, 2008 10:13:54 PM
He dies in the end.
There's a KICK-ASS John Adams discussion in The Zone by Mose Schrute	Apr 13th, 2008 10:32:30 PM
Is Herc's column the only part of AICN you read?
OMG SHUT UP ROSIE O'DONNELL!!! by BadMrWonka	Apr 13th, 2008 11:00:57 PM
they are cutting bits short, they have all these huge stars, and they let Rosie O'Donnell blad on and on with unfunny personal stories for 20 minutes? that was COMPLETELY unfunny and boring. I am aghast. I don't hate Rosie, but jesus christ, that Jewish phone call story was so random and unfunny. so for the Steve Carrell bit has been the best.
I thought maybe it was my TV by CherryValance	Apr 14th, 2008 12:49:35 AM
Because they were at the Beacon Theater where they've done plenty of live shows before, especially VH-1 type stuff. So the mic thing was weird. And then they just weren't funny. And I like a lot of those guys too, but I think their over-confidence was their weakness. They didn't seem very prepared. They probably thought they could wing it. The best parts of the show were from the older guys like Larry David, Steven Wright, Jerry Stiller. It made the younger guys look worse having them there.
My DVR kicked in and cut this off after the first hour by LlGHTST0RMER	Apr 14th, 2008 01:54:20 AM
...and I have to say I didn't care so much. I love Jon Stewart the Great Colbert, and lots of the other guys in the show, but man... the posters above saying this felt rushed and thrown together at the last minute, I have to agree with you. People stepping on each other's lines, awkward back-and-forths between each other, missed cues, and yeah, the sound guy needed to be shot in the friggin' head. That whole bit with Larry David "calling in" didn't have the telephone filter on his mic at first, then it did, and then when he walks on stage, they kept the filter on for the first 60 seconds or so after he's "off the phone." I swear, did they even do a rehearsal?
A bunch of great names, and Maroon 5 by pokadoo	Apr 14th, 2008 02:49:33 AM

God Bless Amy Poehler by RickyShoreSingsTheBlues	Apr 14th, 2008 04:26:55 AM
think about the influence she's had in your life, whether you want to admit it or not. picture her smile - i know you can. household smile RICKY SHORE SINGS THE BLUES
If It's Marginal Comedy or Boring Sci-Fi... by Aquatarkusman	Apr 14th, 2008 07:40:51 AM
... Co-axial is on it! All other shows need not apply!
Rufus Sewell as Alexander Hamilton... by tonagan	Apr 14th, 2008 11:40:49 AM
Jesus, is that guy ever NOT creepy and menacing?
Had the production value of a high school play by mr_sinister7381	Apr 14th, 2008 02:52:37 PM
The sound and stage work sucked ass.
The Roots - as in the hip hop band? by Canada's King	Apr 14th, 2008 03:11:43 PM
Hell yeah. I'd tune in just to watch Phily's finest.
Dear gotham_night by jccalhoun	Apr 14th, 2008 09:17:25 PM
You're blind and deaf. Sorry.
tonagan by BadMrWonka	Apr 14th, 2008 09:35:53 PM
Hamilton was good looking and not creepy at all...have you SEEN a $10 bill, son?
Ferrells Bushination got better by Mysterious Yobo	Apr 15th, 2008 05:59:17 PM

Letdown by MediaNerd	Apr 15th, 2008 10:14:19 PM
Just flipped over occasionally, as I was quickly disappointed by the show and kept coming back thinking someone would come on and rock it, but I caught nothing. As for the charity portion(which is what really matters) anyone know how they did? Saw on IMDB that the last time they did this in 2006, they only raised 3mil, which after the overhead, seems like low amount for something this size and advertised so heavily.

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