There has been a lot of debate over Ken Jennings‘ decision to continue hosting Jeopardy! despite the ongoing WGA and SAG strikes, with some fans and former contestants going so far as to call him a “scab.” Besides resharing a statement from the show’s executive producer, Michael Davies, referencing how the late Alex Trebek continued hosting during the 2007-08 writers’ strike, Jennings has kept relatively quiet on the subject. However, his Omnibus podcast co-host, John Roderick, has now spoken out, sharing his thoughts on the controversy and defending the Jeopardy! Goat. “If you look at SAG-AFTRA rules there are contractual carve-outs for daytime television and game shows specifically,” Roderick wrote in a Facebook post. “Ken is a member of SAG in good standing. Everyone in Hollywood is aware that different unions have different rules and different contracts apply differently to different jobs.” “Ken is not a scab and anyone...
- 8/29/2023
- TV Insider
On her fourth LP, singer-songwriter Kathleen Edwards gets an assist from her new beau, Bon Iver mastermind Justin Vernon, who adds lush arrangements to her tales of heartbreak and anguish, inching her development forward even if the results are, ultimately, uneven. At its best, the fuller production adds heft to Edwards’ usually sparse folk. Trembling guitars and a haunting choir provide moody accompaniment to the forlorn woe of “Pink Champagne.” Distorted violin and marching snare drum bring a sense of roiling urgency to Edwards’ folk-pop ballad formula on “A Soft Place To Land,” co-written with The Long Winters’ John Roderick ...
- 1/17/2012
- avclub.com
When you’ve got a choose-your-own-adventure book that’s described by “The Hangover” star Zach Galifianakis as both wonderful and pathetic at once, then you know what must be done — you must turn it into a movie.
Unfortunately for you, miserable excuse for an entrepreneur that you are, Mandate Pictures is way ahead of you. Variety announced today that the company has bought a pitch from writer D.V. DeVincentis titled “You Are a Miserable Excuse for a Hero,” based on the choose-your-own-adventure book from Bob Powers.
If you’re not interested in this project, move on to the next article. If you want to learn more, proceed past the jump.
According to the book’s listing on Amazon, “Hero” stars you, the reader, as you make a variety of decisions that effect the outcome of the reading experience. The simplest of choices can lead to all sorts of disastrous results,...
Unfortunately for you, miserable excuse for an entrepreneur that you are, Mandate Pictures is way ahead of you. Variety announced today that the company has bought a pitch from writer D.V. DeVincentis titled “You Are a Miserable Excuse for a Hero,” based on the choose-your-own-adventure book from Bob Powers.
If you’re not interested in this project, move on to the next article. If you want to learn more, proceed past the jump.
According to the book’s listing on Amazon, “Hero” stars you, the reader, as you make a variety of decisions that effect the outcome of the reading experience. The simplest of choices can lead to all sorts of disastrous results,...
- 7/7/2009
- by Josh Wigler
- MTV Movies Blog
John Roderick’s band The Long Winters hasn’t released a record in a while—probably because he’s too busy being the funniest guy on Twitter. Our editor-in-chief buried him in a list of ten Twitterers last month, but a winning Tweet and a runner-up hardly does Roderick's hilariousness justice. My top 13 probably won’t satisfy you, so check him out for yourself.
I have a Twitter now too! Twitter.com/katekiefer is where I'll Rt Roderick's greatest hits.
1. Whenever I'm struggling to write lyrics I think of Jet's #1 hit "Are You Gonna Be My Girl?" and I'm reminded that no one cares about lyrics.
I have a Twitter now too! Twitter.com/katekiefer is where I'll Rt Roderick's greatest hits.
1. Whenever I'm struggling to write lyrics I think of Jet's #1 hit "Are You Gonna Be My Girl?" and I'm reminded that no one cares about lyrics.
- 5/21/2009
- Pastemagazine.com
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