Proposal: No celebrities for, oh, say, 3 weeks...

[nec13]

The show is going to be good at the very least with or without guests. Tom's not bringing Reality stars and American Idols on, he's bringing quality.

Well said.

[mrsherbert]

The problem is not the celebrities but the SELF CONGRATULATION TELLING EACH OTHER HOW GREAT THEY ARE. The best show is not the sammy maudlin show.

[Tom Scharpling]

The problem is not the celebrities but the SELF CONGRATULATION TELLING EACH OTHER HOW GREAT THEY ARE. The best show is not the sammy maudlin show.

The thing is that when a great person (me) talks to other great people (my guests) we all end up admiring the collective greatness that is going on. You've clearly never been where we live every day, Sherbet. Nobody has ever told you that you're great.

And that makes me sad.

Tom.

[nec13]

The best show is not the sammy maudlin show.

It's not?

[wwwes]

I actually agree with mrsherbet. What the show needs is a more Morton Downey, Jr type feel, where Tom yells at John Hodgman and flips a cigarette at his face.

[nec13]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKBYMrKUXj8[/youtube]

Heh.

[Bob Timmins]

Man do I miss MDJ... so good, so good. I like when he includes himself in the statement of things that "we" in the music business don't "dig". Classic.

On the topic, I think the celebrities are great. It's like being a fly on the wall listening to everybody, very cool. Bring on the 6 hour Best Show!

[orator]

TOM: Today our guest is John Hodgman. Hi, John, how are you?

HODGMAN: Great, Tom. Thanks for having me.

TOM: Have I ever told you how much I hate your apple commercials? Horrible. Just horrible. God, and that annoying and unsteady voice of yours. Heave ho!

[Big Plastic Head]

The problem is not the celebrities but the SELF CONGRATULATION TELLING EACH OTHER HOW GREAT THEY ARE. The best show is not the sammy maudlin show.

This is the dumbest thing I have read all day.

...and I just read Palin's resignation speech transcript.

(But, orator...you short Best Show Fan Fiction was funny!)

[NJL]

At least they pod MD Jr. down.

[buffcoat]

I had no idea GG was a "sidewalk walkin'" guy.







I agree with Tom on the larger point.  But Tom, please be respectful.  His name is Mr. Sherbe"r"t.  Your correction imperialistically threatens his right to misspell simple words.

[kittykittymeowmixhead]

The problem is not the celebrities but the SELF CONGRATULATION TELLING EACH OTHER HOW GREAT THEY ARE. The best show is not the sammy maudlin show.

Yeah Mr. Sherbet yer right, Tom should invite guests on the show and refrain from talk of their accomplishments. Better yet, maybe he should invite guests who he doesn't like all that much to the show, to avoid the whole mutual admiration thing, and stick to the basic interview questions. I mean, why would a radio host want to share with his listeners the things and people he loves? Does he think our time is free??

[Reeleyes]

The problem is not the celebrities but the SELF CONGRATULATION TELLING EACH OTHER HOW GREAT THEY ARE. The best show is not the sammy maudlin show.

Yeah Mr. Sherbet yer right, Tom should invite guests on the show and refrain from talk of their accomplishments. Better yet, maybe he should invite guests who he doesn't like all that much to the show, to avoid the whole mutual admiration thing, and stick to the basic interview questions. I mean, why would a radio host want to share with his listeners the things and people he loves? Does he think our time is free??

Yeah, maybe Tom should just do a weekly interview with Kevin Smith, Zach Braff, and any podcasters who have the energy to put on pants and show up. Seriously though, I've never heard a show that consistantly has the caliber of guests that Tom does. Not kissing ass, just being honest. How could anyone complain?

[fletcher munson]

The problem is not the celebrities but the SELF CONGRATULATION TELLING EACH OTHER HOW GREAT THEY ARE. The best show is not the sammy maudlin show.

The thing is that when a great person (me) talks to other great people (my guests) we all end up admiring the collective greatness that is going on. You've clearly never been where we live every day, Sherbet. Nobody has ever told you that you're great.

And that makes me sad.

Tom.

Tom, I could hear the centurian quality in your voice on this post.  Haha.  Love it.

[Sarah]

"Centurian quality"?