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You be the judge: I’m told this promo is supposed to air April 3rd before the return of NBC’s My Name is Earl. In it, Jeff Zucker offers not just a recap of the show’s fall season but also some zingers about issues left over from the writers’ strike. Worse, it shows him leering at Alyssa Milano’s boobage and signing off as “JZ out…”. I wish this were a hoax — but it’s real. At what point did NBC’s “Must-See TV” degrade into ”JZ TV”? UPDATE: NBC just confirmed to me that Zucker taped the intro “at the request of Earl‘s creator, Greg Garcia”. And in response to my query, Garcia emails: “It was my idea. We had to do a recap of the show because we’d been off for so long, and I thought this would be a funny way to do it. The writers wrote the whole thing, I asked Jeff if he would do it, and he was cool enough to say yes. I loved the way it turned out, and I think it’s fucking hilarious.” Well, I bet it never airs:
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Somehow this reminds me of the convoluted nonsensical plot twist in MAJOR LEAGUE where the team owner wanted the team to do poorly so she could get rid of everyone and bring in marquee replacements.
Maybe Zucker has a Dr. Evil style scheme to bring in the entire FOX network as next year’s NBC, but to do so first he must pilot NBC into the ground like Steve Austin in the opening credits to SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN.
On the other hand, maybe a brilliant writer/producer concocted this nefarious plan to give “JZ” just the platform he needed to reveal to the viewing public (as opposed to the industry public) just what a putz he is. Mission accomplished!
ISN’T APRIL FOOLS DAY COMING UP?
I’m going to guess this is an April Fools Day joke that got out a little early.
Wow! Writers getting paid twice? JZ out?? This is the most amazing PR blunder I’ve seen in a looong time! Oh, Zucker spent the whole strike thinking “why don’t people like me?” But he didn’t ask that question out loud – or if he did, no one in his board room had the balls to explain it to him. Well, someone’s gotta do it.
JZ, no one wants to see their favorite show recapped by their boss, or their friend’s boss, or someone who reminds them of a bad boss they had a long time ago. Sure, that little jab about writers getting paid twice is funny, but only because it left me with a sick taste in my mouth, like I’d just eaten something made with rotten mayonnaise. Have you ever sat an employee down and told him or her that you expected more professional behavior from them? Well, your shareholders need to sit you down and explain to you what they expect from a CEO. And seriously, it’s not just the jab at the writers – it’s the whole presentation. Please, please don’t recap any more shows; I’m afraid you’ll ruin one I actually like.
jeff schmucker
I thought it was funny…you people need to lighten up.
“Within the first 17 days,” kiddies.
That’s the key line.
You gotta know the contracts to get it.
otherwise: JZ…too bad he’s not out.
Very few people know that the streaming video of JZ is actually life size. I actually saved his entire world when his bald head caught a ray of sunlight and almost blinded me.
For the record, I would like to apologize.
Apparently, there are people who don’t deserve to live.
With regrets,
Horton
Zuckers been doing stuff like this for awhile. At the NBC upfronts once he cast himself as ‘the ugly naked guy’ from those friends episodes. Thankfully no nudity.
Jeff Zucker versus Ben Silverman. It’s all about attention my friends.
Oh c’mon, it’s pretty mild and benign.
It misses the mark, but so what. Anyone ever enjoy watching Michael Eisner talk?
This piece was clearly written by the WRITERS, so they are taking the jabs at themselves (they see the comedy in it). Zucker is just reading what was handed to hand to him. And the piece is funny, anybody on these comments saying it wasn’t entertaining is lying. It was obviously entertaining enough for you to watch it all the way the through. You may not like Zucker, but everything else aside I think he deserves kudos for participating in the piece.
Some sad, bitter people still have no sense of humor.
It was funny. End of story.
“The general public doesn’t understand those jabs…”
Yeah we do. The news media flooded our brains with every bit of minutiae they cram in there.
To those complaining, it’s obvious that you’re still bitter. Get over it- and if you think you can do better, please do.
This video is pretty darn funny. Not delivered as well as it could have been but, Zucker isn’t a comedian.
“Earl” sucks – stupid, stupid show. Unwatchable.
“30 Rock” is awesome – Tina Fey rocks! The only good thing at NBC.
Zucker’s Seinfeld reference is pathetic – he doesn’t have the guts/know-how to put sitcoms on the air.
NBC is a crapfest of reality and Law&Order with sole recycled storyline of female abducted/sexually tortured (greenlit by twisted creepy ugly network execs who couldn’t get a date in high school?)
Oh come on people! This was actually funny!
Plain and simple: not funny, irrespective of labor politics.
This bit is lousy, just like that Earl program.
I’m glad Greg Garcia thinks it’s “fucking hilarious,” as somebody has to. I wonder if the Coen brothers think it’s funny, since he cobbled “Earl” from outtakes from “Raising Arizona.” And they wonder why TV comedy is in trouble? And I agree, “My Name Is Earl” is the bottom of the barrel.
I am hereby officially launching the Campaign to wait to Day 18 to watch *anything* appearing online at an NBC Uni site. That and providing the contact info to call esurance.com and get them to drop this spot like a hot coal before their customers all bail on them for supporting this jerk.
That and I still want Zucker fired. I’d be only too glad to make sure ‘JZ Out’ becomes reality ASAP PDQ
Whatta putz.
http://community.livejournal.com/wga_supporters/264240.html
A glimpse of things to come if SAG goes on strike.
This was not funny to anyone who lost their job due to the WGA strike, or their house or their savings.
It’s not funny to the craft services and other supply companies which went bankrupt (and then again, more job losses).
It’s not funny to hundreds or thousands of low-paid or unemployed writers who bore the brunt of the strike on their shoulders and the soles of their feet.
We bit our lips when the AMPTP tried to turn the have-nots against the haves in our union by describing the employed writers as “rich snobs who don’t care about the lesser WGA members.” We told ourselves that the showrunners had out interests at heart.
Then one of them approved this…
Now for some of the haves to use this type of humor without regard for what the have-nots would feel…
Well, I guess that’s Hollywood, isn’t it?
It was funny enough. That said, it wasn’t funny enough to compensate for the degrading of the CEO. They should have had a fake executive deliver it.
The writers wrote it to be cheesy and poke fun at themselves, and poke fun at JZ and have him poke fun at himself by poking fun of his dickheadedness as CEO… to what end? Too inside, too subtle.
I thougt it was funny. People should lighten up a little bit. The strike’s over, it’s okay to make fun of it.
It wasn’t Shakespeare, but it was better than the usual network promo.
Love the remarks planted by NBC defending this guy