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FOT Community => Hey New People! => Topic started by: hugman on January 17, 2009, 01:53:10 PM
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[Edited to lower expectations]
I've been debating sharing this story for weeks and weeks (and weeks) and wasn't sure where to put it, but this seemed like as good a place as any.
If any of you live in a comcast-serviced market you may have seen a commercial in which small business owners sing the praises of comcast internet service. One of those people is a guy who owns a record store. Playing that person is me. That's not the interesting part.
I was talking to the director as we were waiting for them to light, etc, talking about music and where we were from. He says he's from North Carolina, lived (lives?) in Chapel Hill, and he says,
"Yea, I'm good friends with Mac-" and before he can even say McCaughan I totally spazz and blurt out "DO YOU KNOW JON WURSTER????" He says he does and then I start foaming at the mouth and talking about the best show and does he know Tom (he does) etc. Then he says, "You know, it's funny, I actually wanted Jon to do the part you're doing in this, but it didn't work out."
So the point of the story is if you see this commercial, now you know that it was almost JW doing that part, but you can at least take comfort in the fact that an FOT filled the slot.
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I've been debating sharing this story for weeks and weeks (and weeks) and wasn't sure where to put it, but this seemed like as good a place as any.
If any of you live in a comcast-serviced market you may have seen a commercial in which small business owners sing the praises of comcast internet service. One of those people is a guy who owns a record store. Playing that person is me. That's not the interesting part.
I was talking to the director as we were waiting for them to light, etc, talking about music and where we were from. He says he's from North Carolina, lived (lives?) in Chapel Hill, and he says,
"Yea, I'm good friends with Mac-" and before he can even say McCaughan I totally spazz and blurt out "DO YOU KNOW JON WURSTER????" He says he does and then I start foaming at the mouth and talking about the best show and does he know Tom (he does) etc. Then he says, "You know, it's funny, I actually wanted Jon to do the part you're doing in this, but it didn't work out."
So the point of the story is if you see this commercial, now you know that it was almost JW doing that part, but you can at least take comfort in the fact that an FOT filled the slot.
Whatta ya, braggin?
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Wait, you were the "not a small business but a fast business" guy?
I actually like that commercial from a production standpoint.
When the camera creeps up on you at the end, were they using a dolly or a steadicam? This isn't sarcasm, I actually want to know.
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I've been debating sharing this story for weeks and weeks (and weeks) and wasn't sure where to put it, but this seemed like as good a place as any.
If any of you live in a comcast-serviced market you may have seen a commercial in which small business owners sing the praises of comcast internet service. One of those people is a guy who owns a record store. Playing that person is me. That's not the interesting part.
I was talking to the director as we were waiting for them to light, etc, talking about music and where we were from. He says he's from North Carolina, lived (lives?) in Chapel Hill, and he says,
"Yea, I'm good friends with Mac-" and before he can even say McCaughan I totally spazz and blurt out "DO YOU KNOW JON WURSTER????" He says he does and then I start foaming at the mouth and talking about the best show and does he know Tom (he does) etc. Then he says, "You know, it's funny, I actually wanted Jon to do the part you're doing in this, but it didn't work out."
So the point of the story is if you see this commercial, now you know that it was almost JW doing that part, but you can at least take comfort in the fact that an FOT filled the slot.
Whatta ya, braggin?
hence, the internal debate. because when it comes down to it, I guess I am.
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Wait, you were the "not a small business but a fast business" guy?
I actually like that commercial from a production standpoint.
When the camera creeps up on you at the end, were they using a dolly or a steadicam? This isn't sarcasm, I actually want to know.
(Edited after actually seeing the commercial and knowing what shot you're talking about)
It was a dolly.
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I've been debating sharing this story for weeks and weeks (and weeks) and wasn't sure where to put it, but this seemed like as good a place as any.
If any of you live in a comcast-serviced market you may have seen a commercial in which small business owners sing the praises of comcast internet service. One of those people is a guy who owns a record store. Playing that person is me. That's not the interesting part.
I was talking to the director as we were waiting for them to light, etc, talking about music and where we were from. He says he's from North Carolina, lived (lives?) in Chapel Hill, and he says,
"Yea, I'm good friends with Mac-" and before he can even say McCaughan I totally spazz and blurt out "DO YOU KNOW JON WURSTER????" He says he does and then I start foaming at the mouth and talking about the best show and does he know Tom (he does) etc. Then he says, "You know, it's funny, I actually wanted Jon to do the part you're doing in this, but it didn't work out."
So the point of the story is if you see this commercial, now you know that it was almost JW doing that part, but you can at least take comfort in the fact that an FOT filled the slot.
I saw this commercial today. So, you don't actually own a record store? I FEEL CHEATED, COMCAST.
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Okay, I finally got to see it, and I think it's safe to say that I'm not bragging. Matter of fact, I wouldn't mind this thread being deleted as it's not really as interesting as I thought it might be.
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Okay, I finally got to see it, and I think it's safe to say that I'm not bragging. Matter of fact, I wouldn't mind this thread being deleted as it's not really as interesting as I thought it might be.
Me neither! The subject is so misleading - I thought it was going to be juicy gossip about Shelia Larson.
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Like I would post something so salacious.
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this makes our ASSSSCAT encounter so much sweeter. i was rubbing elbows (literally!) with a real actor (who unfortunately is not a real record store owner).
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If you're the doofus with the glasses, and not the biker you really remind me of this other actor guy (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0101152/) I knew some time back.
small world. didn't realize that he did a small stint at Consolidated.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4nG8BAgkaI[/youtube]
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I am the doofus. I don't really know J.B. (Now famous as Breakfast) but my good pal and writing partner studied under him at UCB and I see him at the gym all the time. You got that clip off my youtube page, btw.
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I'm sorry I made fun of you. :'(
I think I called you a stereotypical glasses-wearing, sweater-clad indie nerd. BUT IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT. It's the stylist's fault. Right??
I'm a jerk! Congratulations on the job!
Edit: And I look forward to hearing more 1000 Fights stories!
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I'm sorry I made fun of you. :'(
I think I called you a stereotypical glasses-wearing, sweater-clad indie nerd. BUT IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT. It's the stylist's fault. Right??
I'm a jerk! Congratulations on the job!
Edit: And I look forward to hearing more 1000 Fights stories!
1) I wasn't aware that you made fun of me.
2) That's what the part was, if you can call it that, so I guess I did a good job, but I probably am that pretty much, at least on the surface.
3) You put yourself out there, you invite criticism. So that, as they say, is on me.
4) There will be more F1K stories, but I have plenty of other great stories. Hugman ain't no one-trick pony.
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I'm sorry I made fun of you. :'(
I think I called you a stereotypical glasses-wearing, sweater-clad indie nerd. BUT IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT. It's the stylist's fault. Right??
I'm a jerk! Congratulations on the job!
Edit: And I look forward to hearing more 1000 Fights stories!
1) I wasn't aware that you made fun of me.
2) That's what the part was, if you can call it that, so I guess I did a good job, but I probably am that pretty much, at least on the surface.
3) You put yourself out there, you invite criticism. So that, as they say, is on me.
4) There will be more F1K stories, but I have plenty of other great stories. Hugman ain't no one-trick pony.
a) we have comcast in memphis and i would have never noticed (i skip commercials).
b) hugman has GREAT stories. i have two words for you people: graceland. two.
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thanks, Baron. Just to be clear, it's actually Graceland, Too.
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You have literally been in over 1000 commercials....
I liked it. Also, and this is just prurient interest I'm sure, but I love know what folks do for a living, particularly if it's stuff I can actually see.
Nice work, Huggybear!
Ike
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That commercial has aired on my local affiliate approximately 1000 times.
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That commercial has aired on my local affiliate approximately literally 1000 times.
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Comcast commercials and posing for Michael Lark artworks and having kickass TBS stories too?
Folks, I'm calling it, we're looking at RoTY 2010 right here*.
*sans enormous SfromNH flameout. ;)
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Tomm Coker is actually the artist I posed for and hopefully will again. A bunch of my pals are comic book heroes. Daredevil, Punisher, others. I'm just waiting for a lanky nerdy sweater-wearing hero to emerge.
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Aw whoops, that's what happens when I assume.
RoTY access denied then, sorry.
(Coker did a fill-in issue for Micah Wright's Stormwatch like 6 years or so back that was amaaaazing, best issue of the series I thought)
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coming from Marvel in 2010 - The Adventures of Hugman and Thousand Fights.
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I really like the old guy who yells "MY PHONE PLAN IS BETTER!" while gesticulating oddly. On the other hand, Hugman is the king of stories, so he wins out in the end.
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I like your stories.
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since this thread is me me me anyway, i'll add another link to my story that belongs on the mike show rather than the best show
http://joelhuggins.com/blog/
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since this thread is me me me anyway.....
http://joelhuggins.com/blog/
Maybe you should change your name to Joel Pluggins. Because you keep plugging yourself.
(Not that I mind, I just had to go for the easy zing, I'm sorry. I read your blog, it was good. I also enjoyed your small fast business ownership.)
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i shall heretofore be named PLUGMAN.
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I'll be screening a short film at sxsw this year. Come see Fish Out of Water: The Nightmare in the Midnight Shorts program at the Alamo Ritz, march 14, 16, and 20th.
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You will all be very excited to learn that I'm shooting a new commercial with Stacy Wall next week. At the fitting today they had a picture for the stylist to use as a reference point for my character. It was of Ted Leo and the Pharmacists. We'll see how they did. I'm sure it will be worthy of ridicule from one caller of the year.
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hugman, Neither me nor most of my friends watch much television (just because we're too busy reading and drinking tea), so we have not seen the commercial. However, I showed them the video via this thread and was proud to proclaim that "the nerdy guy is a FOT!"
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"the nerdy guy is a FOT!"
Wait, whuuuuuuuuuuuuuuut?
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If you're the doofus with the glasses, and not the biker you really remind me of this other actor guy (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0101152/) I knew some time back.
small world. didn't realize that he did a small stint at Consolidated.
John and I went in together today for a commercial Bob Odenkirk is directng.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqLPHrCQr2I
That's you singing the Intel melody at the end, isn't it?
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqLPHrCQr2I
That's you singing the Intel melody at the end, isn't it?
Jess.
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i knew it! i was watching this commercial yesterday with a guy i was on a date with (then later that day with my mother), at which point i exclaimed, "i know that guy! its joel! hes awesome!"
it came out in rapid succession, all nonsense, but exciting nonetheless.
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Did they film that last part backwards?
It's striking how uniformly everyone snaps up to sing, so I thought maybe they shot it backwards and then had you all look away after singing.
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Did they film that last part backwards?
It's striking how uniformly everyone snaps up to sing, so I thought maybe they shot it backwards and then had you all look away after singing.
nope. we were a well-oiled machine by then. that was this whole little bit where I was the late doofus working my way through the crowd to get into place at the last second. It was the director giving me something fun to do. Obviously what's in there is very truncated. God bless him though for getting me in that b*ng b*ng b*ng part since I was cut out of the crawling around on the ground part of the "oops" spot.
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So did you get to meet Ajay Bhatt and was he that cool in real life?
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Nope. I wasn't even there that day.
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Literally how many times did the director make you all sing the Intel theme?
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Literally how many times did the director make you all sing the Intel theme?
He has literally sung the Intel theme 1000 times.
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Nice job, hugman.
Intel commercial>>>>>>>>>>>Comcast commercial