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The Best Show on WFMU => Show Discussion => Topic started by: Andrew from Chicago on November 11, 2011, 02:16:18 PM
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Just alerting everyone to the existence of this interview with Tom about The Best Show on wbez.org (my employer)
http://www.wbez.org/blog/claire-zulkey/2011-11-11/tom-scharpling-interview-93958 (http://www.wbez.org/blog/claire-zulkey/2011-11-11/tom-scharpling-interview-93958)
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This was a great interview, but... the news about Evil Genius... hoo boy.
So unfortunate. Let's hope it's able to find a home. Keep fightin' the good fight, Tom!
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Aw, what a shame. Upward and onward, I guess. I hope PFT and Tom can continue to collaborate in the future.
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Yeah, I was really looking forward to that. Comedy Central stinks.
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It kind of sounded to me like PFT and Tom may have had a falling out, but of course I desperately hope that isn't so.
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It kind of sounded to me like PFT and Tom may have had a falling out, but of course I desperately hope that isn't so.
Man, I was thinking the same thing. They both stopped following each other on Twitter and Tom's recent riffing on Podcasts feels like you could include Paul in that discussion. It's sad. None of our business, obviously, what went down (if it did at all) but it really bums me out. For their sakes and for fans of comedy.
Creatively, they worked so well with each other. Many of my favorite Best Show moments are listening to the two of them talk.
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This thread is depressing me. EVIL GENIUS is such a great premise. PFT seems perfect for it too.
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Yeah, kinda sad - but it's none of our business. Hopefully they can come together once again in the future.
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Sigh. Glad its come up on the real board (I saw murmurs on that other place).
It does look pretty glum, based on the twitter unfollows and the conspicuous not-mention of the Tompkast in the usual short list of good podcasts recently.
But I guess it isn't our business, really. Working with friends can be rough, especially when things don't come together, and sometimes a little distance is a good thing. For my part, I feel like the FOT mutual admiration society is too deep for things to be completely irreparable. But if it is? It's their relationship, not ours.
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Whoah. You all are tracking who unfollows who? Or was there some Twitter exchange I missed?
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If this is true...It just makes me thankful S&W are still together and best buds. I don't think I could handle their breakup.
Unless Jon "lived his art" and whipped Tom to death with a belt or something.
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All this talk: I don't like it AND I don't love it.
:'(
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Wow you guys are really searching. You think that they had a falling out based on podcasts Tom listed and unfollowing someone on Twitter? Jeez. Tompkast hasn't released anything in a while, I honestly forgot about that podcast when Tom was listing them. Not that I cared. And unfollowing someone on Twitter means there is a falling out? I don't follow some of my closes friends because they tweet about what their eating every minute. That doesn't mean we're no longer friends. C'mon guys, you need to stop searching for drama.
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Dudes. There is nothing in this interview to suggest any sort of rift between Tom and Paul. For Tom to say the show wouldn't happen with him simply means that they passed on it and he's on to something new. Of course they could have had a falling out, you never know, it happens. But there isn't the slightest hint of that in here.
Also, good interview! So nice to not read how Tom and Jon met for the hundredth time.
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Paul McCartney - From A Lover To A Friend (clip) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlVRNg1LlGo#) ;D
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Dudes. There is nothing in this interview to suggest any sort of rift between Tom and Paul. For Tom to say the show wouldn't happen with him simply means that they passed on it and he's on to something new. Of course they could have had a falling out, you never know, it happens. But there isn't the slightest hint of that in here.
Also, good interview! So nice to not read how Tom and Jon met for the hundredth time.
The way he talked about the show, combined w/ (what feels to me like) the abrupt, sudden lack of PFT on The Best Show is what gave me the the feeling I mentioned. I had no idea about the Twitter thing.
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There's a rift between Bill Murray and Harold Ramis?? I'm going back to bed....
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Need to listen to that Mental Illness Happy Hour still. PFT's earlier personal revelations on WTF were incredibly relatable to me, and it remains one of my favorite installments.
That said, this only leads to the thought of Kid Jersey on MIHH, which.... eeeeesh, just not his style. Ever. The personal side we got out of his WTF was unnerving enough. Let Tom be Tom, and let his professional angst be worn like a majestic cloak.
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Who will be this generation's Sinatra?
(http://photos.lasvegassun.com/media/img/photos/2011/05/12/513saha105_t650.JPG?5711a3b57decb389a12ba40e20471e031ff69545)
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Did Tom also direct Evil Genius?
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Most likely, Tom and Paul didn't have a falling-out as much as a professional disagreement and they're keeping distance from each other as a result
This is almost exactly how I would define "falling out". Plus, Tom has been pretty harsh concerning the five guys running to each others' podcast like hamsters. It would be hard to not include PFT in that group, considering how many podcasts he does. I wouldn't characterize it negatively, because in my opinion PFT is a genuine master who is also at the absolute top of his game, and I find his appearances hilarious.
I dunno, man. I got a vibe, and it bummed me out. Kind of like your two best friends not getting along, know what I mean?
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kinda surprised you guys haven't launched an investigation into any potential Tom/Superego falling out.
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kinda surprised you guys haven't launched an investigation into any potential Tom/Superego falling out.
Not possible. The latest episode of Superego has like a two minute thank you to Tom for being a sponsor.
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um man twit er is real. ice cool pants 2 other great podcass this american life and gelmania. bret gel man is awesome souce. praise love and revolution. our gov is fuking yo. b ball heads http://espn.go.com/watchespn/index/_/sport/basketball/channel/espn3#type/replay/ (http://espn.go.com/watchespn/index/_/sport/basketball/channel/espn3#type/replay/) louiseville and vandbelt was a nice game. cant wait for rubio. b easy can play sg!! um brap mit hamine. yah reveal pilots should be revealed and politicans should be yogurted. we're still in af ga na stan. wtf. clairity zul key
God, do I find your schtick tedious.
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um man twit er is real. ice cool pants 2 other great podcass this american life and gelmania. bret gel man is awesome souce. praise love and revolution. our gov is fuking yo. b ball heads http://espn.go.com/watchespn/index/_/sport/basketball/channel/espn3#type/replay/ (http://espn.go.com/watchespn/index/_/sport/basketball/channel/espn3#type/replay/) louiseville and vandbelt was a nice game. cant wait for rubio. b easy can play sg!! um brap mit hamine. yah reveal pilots should be revealed and politicans should be yogurted. we're still in af ga na stan. wtf. clairity zul key
God, do I find your schtick tedious.
Why does he keep mentioning me in these posts?
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Crushing hard, I'd say.
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um man twit er is real. ice cool pants 2 other great podcass this american life and gelmania. bret gel man is awesome souce. praise love and revolution. our gov is fuking yo. b ball heads http://espn.go.com/watchespn/index/_/sport/basketball/channel/espn3#type/replay/ (http://espn.go.com/watchespn/index/_/sport/basketball/channel/espn3#type/replay/) louiseville and vandbelt was a nice game. cant wait for rubio. b easy can play sg!! um brap mit hamine. yah reveal pilots should be revealed and politicans should be yogurted. we're still in af ga na stan. wtf. clairity zul key
God, do I find your schtick tedious.
Why does he keep mentioning me in these posts?
That's a pretty sweet ride, that's why!
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Whoah. You all are tracking who unfollows who? Or was there some Twitter exchange I missed?
I know. I feel a lot more normal now. Thanks everyone for being a weirdo.
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Whoah. You all are tracking who unfollows who? Or was there some Twitter exchange I missed?
I wasn't tracking who follows who, but when I started getting curious after some of Tom's comments, I looked at Tom's and Paul's twitter and noticed they weren't following each other anymore. Really, I'm not looking for drama and I hope it is all just some of us reading into things too much.