Tonight on WAR!
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eggwards(DISCLAIMER: This is not meant to make fun or take lightly the situation occurring in Iraq. It is just a ribbing of the media and their treatment of reporting this conflict)
Booming announcer:
Tonight, it’s the number one rated reality TV show that has taken over NBC, ABC, CBS, CNN, CNN-Headline News, MSNBC, FOX News, MTV, TNN, HGTV, Food Network, The Game Show Network and E!
Join us for a very special episode of WAR!
On tonight’s episode, George takes a holiday, a general speaks, Johnny wonders about don’t ask, don’t tell, Phyllis has a hard decision to make, Bill and Maryanne decide to call it off, and despite the rumors of his death, will Sadam return to plague the citizens of Baghdad?
All these questions will be answered, and more, on the next episode of WAR!
Also tonight, don’t forget that you can call our special 1-800 lines and Vote for your favorite American War Correspondent®. Someone will be voted off WAR! Live Tonight! (hosted by Ryan Seacrest)
With a special effects budget that runs into the millions, there are spectacular explosions, high-tech equipment, and the personal stories that Jeff Probst only wishes he could host.
Remember to watch our recap show, WAR! Redux!, on The History Channel, and WAR! Where Are They Now?, The Gulf War Reunion Special hosted by George Went on VH1.
Don’t forget to get your WAR! Action Figures, Lunch Boxes, Placemats, Bumper Stickers, T-shirts, Bed Sheets and Tea Sets. Coming soon, WAR! The Home Game, and look for WAR! The Motion Picture coming this summer to the big screen!
Don’t forget to watch tomorrow morning as WAR! Today looks at chemical warfare fashions – protective and stylish, and Katie and Matt work with Martha Stewart on making the most out of Meals-Ready-to-Eat!
Who goes, who stays what’s the next location to experience Shockandawe™, find out… on WAR!
(Alright, the real explanation of where this is coming from)
WAR! started at work on Friday as one of the coworkers asked me, “Did you watch the war last night?”
Seriously. I immediately looked at him with a look of, “You’re serious, right? It’s not really a TV show.” So I immediately started riffing on how this semi-fictional TV show called WAR! would actually be promoted. If you could think of an announcer in a big BOOMING voice talking about the show WAR!, you get the idea.
The funny thing is that the fictional, overblown idea of the reality TV show, and what's really being put on TV for us buy the networks and cable news channels isn't very different.
This carries through the “shock and awe’ campaign that afternoon. We were checking news through the day, and there seemed to be a bit of glee from the correspondents that they were able to capture these images on television. It’s like they have been waiting for weeks for “shock and awe” and were even disappointed the first night when we didn’t unleash it the then. “Shock and awe” has become such a catch phrase, that it seemed to become one trademarked word, Shockandawe™.
As I explained this to my buddies on the road trip, it became the big dark-humor joke of the trip. Of course, with four guys in a car, naturally there were many comments made, and we're all sarcastic to boot. This spread to others in Kingsville as we explained the oddness of the TV coverage compared to the actual, more sobering, events.
All weekend long, nothing to do with the actual conflict, something odd would happen, or someone would comment, and then some one would tag it with “…on the next episode of WAR!”
i.e. Billy gets mayonnaise on his hamburger and is disappointed, on the next...WAR!
Everyone was in shock…and awe.
And so it goes.
Booming announcer:
Tonight, it’s the number one rated reality TV show that has taken over NBC, ABC, CBS, CNN, CNN-Headline News, MSNBC, FOX News, MTV, TNN, HGTV, Food Network, The Game Show Network and E!
Join us for a very special episode of WAR!
On tonight’s episode, George takes a holiday, a general speaks, Johnny wonders about don’t ask, don’t tell, Phyllis has a hard decision to make, Bill and Maryanne decide to call it off, and despite the rumors of his death, will Sadam return to plague the citizens of Baghdad?
All these questions will be answered, and more, on the next episode of WAR!
Also tonight, don’t forget that you can call our special 1-800 lines and Vote for your favorite American War Correspondent®. Someone will be voted off WAR! Live Tonight! (hosted by Ryan Seacrest)
With a special effects budget that runs into the millions, there are spectacular explosions, high-tech equipment, and the personal stories that Jeff Probst only wishes he could host.
Remember to watch our recap show, WAR! Redux!, on The History Channel, and WAR! Where Are They Now?, The Gulf War Reunion Special hosted by George Went on VH1.
Don’t forget to get your WAR! Action Figures, Lunch Boxes, Placemats, Bumper Stickers, T-shirts, Bed Sheets and Tea Sets. Coming soon, WAR! The Home Game, and look for WAR! The Motion Picture coming this summer to the big screen!
Don’t forget to watch tomorrow morning as WAR! Today looks at chemical warfare fashions – protective and stylish, and Katie and Matt work with Martha Stewart on making the most out of Meals-Ready-to-Eat!
Who goes, who stays what’s the next location to experience Shockandawe™, find out… on WAR!
(Alright, the real explanation of where this is coming from)
WAR! started at work on Friday as one of the coworkers asked me, “Did you watch the war last night?”
Seriously. I immediately looked at him with a look of, “You’re serious, right? It’s not really a TV show.” So I immediately started riffing on how this semi-fictional TV show called WAR! would actually be promoted. If you could think of an announcer in a big BOOMING voice talking about the show WAR!, you get the idea.
The funny thing is that the fictional, overblown idea of the reality TV show, and what's really being put on TV for us buy the networks and cable news channels isn't very different.
This carries through the “shock and awe’ campaign that afternoon. We were checking news through the day, and there seemed to be a bit of glee from the correspondents that they were able to capture these images on television. It’s like they have been waiting for weeks for “shock and awe” and were even disappointed the first night when we didn’t unleash it the then. “Shock and awe” has become such a catch phrase, that it seemed to become one trademarked word, Shockandawe™.
As I explained this to my buddies on the road trip, it became the big dark-humor joke of the trip. Of course, with four guys in a car, naturally there were many comments made, and we're all sarcastic to boot. This spread to others in Kingsville as we explained the oddness of the TV coverage compared to the actual, more sobering, events.
All weekend long, nothing to do with the actual conflict, something odd would happen, or someone would comment, and then some one would tag it with “…on the next episode of WAR!”
i.e. Billy gets mayonnaise on his hamburger and is disappointed, on the next...WAR!
Everyone was in shock…and awe.
And so it goes.
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Date: 2003-03-23 06:05 pm (UTC)The description from one episode guide says: The dinosaurs who walk on all fours encroach on the swamplands and the pistachio-nut supply of the "normal" dinosaurs...and that means WAR. Earl, Roy, and Charlene pose as entertainers and rush to the front to retrieve Robbie, because it looks like this war thing is getting a little bit out of hand.
The episode was a thinly veiled commentary on Bush Sr.'s Gulf War over oil in the Middle East. This episode was one of the reasons why the series was so well loved by those of us who watched it. The fact that here was a TV show willing to buck the trend and speak their views regardless of what the network said/did. Plus seeing Muppets in drag was amusing too!
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Date: 2003-03-24 09:41 pm (UTC)Personally I'm waiting to see if "South Park" will do anything about it. They're currently in a new show cycle, and they seem to have a knack for quick turn-around on their episode topics.
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Date: 2003-03-23 09:17 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2003-03-23 11:14 pm (UTC)