A new feature on notesontherun: the ambush interview. Beware gentle reader, at any moment you could be sent five random questions and forced to answer in full public view...unless you're a pussy about it. Interview number 1 is with my good friend and business partner Trey Gregory. He thinks Xbox 36o is pretty neat, but other than that he's alright. Without futher ado:
First of all, I'd like to express my elation at being ambushed by a blog. It's my first time being blogged about! Other than that time Britney Spears stepped on my foot. I was in US Weekly, and showed up in every celebrity blog in the net. (see attached picture)1) You're a notorious fan of Unsolved Mysteries? What's the magic behind that show and why have we never seen it duplicated?
Ahh, Unsolved mysteries, every time I watched it, I wouldn't sleep for a week. I was too afraid that I would wake up in the middle of the night and Robert Stack would be in my room and he would say something to me in his CREEPY unsolved mysteries voice.There are two elements that contributed to the magic of Unsolved mysteries. The first, is the host and narrator, SIR Robert Stack. His voice was both paternal and horrible. The voice a father would use when he tells his son he is dying. It sets the whole tone of the show, ads gravitas.The second element is the re-enactments! I've always been a HUGE sucker for these. I don't go to battle re-enactments or anything, but on TV, I'm hooked. Sure, some people are content to listen to someone tell a story, but why do that when you can watch a re-enactment that features the ACTUAL police and family members involved in the incident!?! The acting was terrible, but something about the DARK lighting and the creepy REAL storylines drew me in.
And I believe that this magic has been recreated several times! Let me name a few bits of media that Unsolved Mysteries influenced:
Rescue 911 (Fuck you SHATner! Stack forever!)
A Haunting
I Shouldn't Be Alive
Touching the Void
And BTW this made my day:
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unsolved_Mysteries#HBO
According to an Article from Broadcast & Cable, HBO Distribution is planning on bringing back Unsolved Mysteries when the cable channel Lifetime contract expires in 2008. The show would feature a new set, new music, recaps on old cases, as well as new cases, and eventually a new host. [3] Sticking with the eerie theme that Unsolved Mysteries has always had, some rumored names to be the new host included James Earl Jones, Bryant Gumbel, actor Richard Jenkins, and poet Sean Janson. These are only rumors, though; an announcement is expected soon about the actual host-to-be.2) What celebrity would you most like to see funnel a beer?
Alec Baldwin
3) Corn-nuts or Funyuns?
Ick, neither! Although if I got the Funyuns, I could give them to Les, she loves them, so I'll take those.
4) ECG Productions is pretty much the best production company ever. That's not actually a question.
It's definitely the best production company in the universe! I can't speak for other dimensions tho.
5) Does anyone actually like Ryan Seacrest?
Yes, most of America, I'm thinking of moving to Luxemburg, but I found out they suffer under a system of hereditary rule! That's bullshit....although, the country is incredibly RICH. Perhaps they need video production...I'll look into it...talk to my diplomatic connections, hey, what if I am actually Luxemburgian Royalty? I'll look into that too....end transmission...
