When Going Gets Tough, Ben Goes Skiing

COMMENTS (18)

• There is no stopping Ben Silverman. He is going to move on to bigger and better. Political aspirations… He’s a train that can’t be stopped. People just want to be near him. Any idea who Ben is dating these days?

  Thanks, Nikki.

  Comment by anHonestAnswer — Monday December 8, 2008 @ 3:37pm PST  Reply to this post

• Oh this is freaking *hillarious*! Way way funnier than any of NBC’s current sitcoms.

  Maybe NBC just needs to do a reality show where we follow Ben around as he royally screws up everything he comes into contact with…that might actually be fascinating to watch.

  Comment by Ben Silverman Needs A Keeper — Monday December 8, 2008 @ 3:39pm PST  Reply to this post

• Unbelievable. What other high profile dumbasses will be posing in Zermat or Hawaii as their underlyings are lining up for unemployment.

  Comment by Anonymous — Monday December 8, 2008 @ 3:41pm PST  Reply to this post

• Ben Silverman’s plan seems to be to have more people looking at him at any given moment than are watching the shows he puts on his television network.

  Judging by the ratings he has a decent shot of accomplishing this impressive feat by fall 2009.

  Comment by Disinterested Party — Monday December 8, 2008 @ 3:48pm PST  Reply to this post

• Just like NBC’s programming, Ben is going downhill.

  Although I bet the auto and bank executives appreciate Silverman making them look compassionate by comparison.

  Comment by JoshA — Monday December 8, 2008 @ 3:53pm PST  Reply to this post

• Who’s the dumbass who hired Silverman? – Oh ya, the other jackass – Zucker — Wow, both are such great fail upward stories

  Comment by SteveL — Monday December 8, 2008 @ 4:19pm PST  Reply to this post

• Am I the only one shocked that an article about “Ben goes skiing” actually involved mountains and snow?

  Comment by Name — Monday December 8, 2008 @ 4:21pm PST  Reply to this post

• Nikki, I think you have misconstrued this. Just because you heard Ben was off playing in the snow doesn’t necessarily mean skiing is involved

  Comment by nyguy — Monday December 8, 2008 @ 4:50pm PST  Reply to this post

• Interesting how it’s all the dev exex that are getting the axe at NBC when the PR dept. let this one out. This is right up there in the soulless category along w. those car exex asking for billions from DC after flying in on their PJs.

  Comment by F. — Monday December 8, 2008 @ 5:21pm PST  Reply to this post

• The helmet really suits him. One would expect a fellow of his intellectual level to be constantly helmetted…on the slopes and on the short bus he rode to them.

  Comment by paul — Monday December 8, 2008 @ 5:27pm PST  Reply to this post

• Wow, that guy has a forehead on him!

  Comment by biggie — Monday December 8, 2008 @ 6:01pm PST  Reply to this post

• Good for him!

  Comment by Big Sid — Monday December 8, 2008 @ 6:25pm PST  Reply to this post

• We make jokes about Ben, drugs etc., but what about sexuality? Nobody ever comments about it. He is the only decent looking millionaire network head who hangs out with all the stars yet TM
  Z etc. have no interest in who he is sleeping with. All of a sudden we don’t care about sex!

  Come on people…get a life!

  Thank you.

  Comment by anHonestAnswer — Monday December 8, 2008 @ 6:57pm PST  Reply to this post

• Look at it this way, Ben Silverman is training for the Vancouver Olympics, so you can’t fault him for skiing. The only question remains is will NBC be around in 2010?

  Comment by Jessy S. — Tuesday December 9, 2008 @ 12:44am PST  Reply to this post

• @Jessy S. I’m thinking Silverman might be the Eddie The Eagle of the entertainment industry…minus any fans or charm of course.

  Can the guy ski reasonably well? I’m sure GE shareholders would like to know that the money they pay him makes him good at something besides partying with the likes of Paris Hilton

  Comment by Ben the Broken Winged Turkey — Tuesday December 9, 2008 @ 8:51am PST  Reply to this post

• Um, the Deer Valley Celebrity Skifest is a charity event to raise money for the Waterkeeper Alliance and the US Ski and Snowboard teams.

  Can’t disagree about NBC’s dumb programming moves, but on this one Silverman gets a pass from me.

  Comment by Eitan — Tuesday December 9, 2008 @ 10:40am PST  Reply to this post

• Zucker’s just too proud to admit that he made a mistake. Period. And soon, it’s going to be him paying the price.

  Comment by Anonymous — Tuesday December 9, 2008 @ 2:12pm PST  Reply to this post

• Mind-boggling. People are losing their jobs right before the holidays. How does Ben show his concern? By going skiing. Jagamesh, Ben! Great success.

  Comment by Monica_A — Tuesday December 9, 2008 @ 3:21pm PST  Reply to this post