OPIE & ANTHONY are back on FREE FM [Archive] - Page 3

curtoid

04-26-2006, 11:27 AM

Furtherman wrote: Spike DOES have a lot of $$... Viacom allocates them some good dough... enough to pick up the rights to all the Star Wars movies and second run series like The Shield.  The could easily produce a show like the Howard one on E!  On their originally produced materials, I know for a fact that Spike steals content and prefers to work around unions when they can. Content/programming wise Spike makes a tone of sense, but unless there's been a fundamental shift in how they treat talent in the last 6 months, I would hold out for something a little better. btw - didn't O&A talk yesterdy about wanting to avoid producing a show like Howards? Not saying they shouldn't, or couldn't, just asking to clarify.

JPMNICK

04-26-2006, 11:29 AM

No offense, but what the fuck what an O&A show be about. This is not 5 years ago. They do not have chicks in the studio anymore. it would just be them sitting there talking about the news? I do not think the show lends itself to TV. If anything, they should do an online service thing where you can download shows on demand when they have content worth watching.

Furtherman

04-26-2006, 11:41 AM

curtoid wrote: Furtherman wrote: Spike DOES have a lot of $$... Viacom allocates them some good dough... enough to pick up the rights to all the Star Wars movies and second run series like The Shield.  The could easily produce a show like the Howard one on E!  On their originally produced materials, I know for a fact that Spike steals content and prefers to work around unions when they can. Content/programming wise Spike makes a tone of sense, but unless there's been a fundamental shift in how they treat talent in the last 6 months, I would hold out for something a little better. btw - didn't O&A talk yesterdy about wanting to avoid producing a show like Howards? Not saying they shouldn't, or couldn't, just asking to clarify.I'm not familiar with the local producing aspects, but of all the networks under Viacom, Spike would be the best for O&A.  Maybe Comedy Central.  But JPMNICK has a good point - them sitting around talking wouldn't make a good transition to TV.  And there is PalTalk... which is great for following along live.  

This message was edited by Furtherman on 4-26-06 @ 3:42 PM

J.Clints

04-26-2006, 11:42 AM

i am thinking Comedy Central. 

curtoid

04-26-2006, 11:52 AM

JPMNICK wrote: No offense, but what the fuck what an O&A show be about. This is not 5 years ago. They do not have chicks in the studio anymore. it would just be them sitting there talking about the news? I do not think the show lends itself to TV. If anything, they should do an online service thing where you can download shows on demand when they have content worth watching. They could go the weekly route - gather content during the previous week, include some exclusives, some random stupid shit. It's not groundbreaking, and has been done before (by Howard, even), but it would lend themselves to that kind of forum.Either that, or a show where they host other produced segments that would lend themselves to their audience - freaks of nature, etc - not just shit from the actual show, and nothing that hugely time consuming for them either, since they now have a 6 hour show (holy fuck! that's 1/4 of their day!)Sort of an "Opie and Anthony" presents (I'm sure this has been done before too, damn it - does anyone remember if this was similar to the old Mark and Brian idea?)But maybe you are right - time to stop thinking that television is the ultimate end, especially these days. I'm sure if they hit big again on CBS that the offers will be tough to pass up.

Terragen

04-26-2006, 11:56 AM

curtoid wrote:Stop thinking that television is the
ultimate end, especially these days. I'm sure if they hit big again on
CBS that the offers will be tough to pass up. TV is for people who cannot use the Internet. Censorship will rooooin anything they try to do for TV. BTW thanks for using the word "Ultimate" correctly :D 

This message was edited by Terragen on 4-26-06 @ 3:57 PM

MobCounty

04-26-2006, 12:03 PM

Jebus, I am listening to the replay of ona and there is 'best of' breaks still in the replay. It's like listening to a rerun that plays reruns.  My head hurts now.

Reephdweller

04-26-2006, 02:33 PM

I'm happy and optimistic of good to come. Just my opinion.

HBox

04-26-2006, 02:42 PM

MobCounty wrote: Jebus, I am listening to the replay of ona and there is 'best of' breaks still in the replay. It's like listening to a rerun that plays reruns. My head hurts now.  Opie said yesterday that they are going to try to do exactly that, take the breaks out of the replays, but it will take a little bit of time to figure out. It shouldn't be impossible, they already send an edited show to Audible every afternoon.

LordJezo

04-26-2006, 02:47 PM

So anyway.. What did everyone think of the commercial breaks?  Myself and all of my friends who bought the stuff for O/A were a bit disturbed by how many there were and how long they were.Sure, they have the filler stuff, but its just filler.  I am used to hour+ long live material and not being forced to take hard breaks because of commercials.Sucks.

Death Metal Moe

04-26-2006, 04:28 PM

I am now sitting here listening to dead air during the XM part of the replay.Gimmie a fucking break.

JPMNICK

04-26-2006, 04:37 PM

I have refused to listen to O&A so far this week, how long have the breaks been? Has anyone called the show and called them out on being sellouts? How many minutes per hour are they breaking? Have they been in the middle of a bit or story yet and had to cut it short because they needed to break?I am still so angry by this, everytime time i talk about it I get a shooting pain in my left arm and I feel faint. Any clue what this could be? LordJezo wrote:  So anyway.. What did everyone think of the commercial breaks?  Myself and all of my friends who bought the stuff for O/A were a bit disturbed by how many there were and how long they were.Sure, they have the filler stuff, but its just filler.  I am used to hour+ long live material and not being forced to take hard breaks because of commercials.Sucks.

HBox

04-26-2006, 04:40 PM

I am still so angry by this, everytime time i
talk about it I get a shooting pain in my left arm and I feel faint.
Any clue what this could be?It's called taking a radio show way too seriously. It's going around like an epidemic here recently. <img border="0" src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/wink.gif" />

Reephdweller

04-26-2006, 04:49 PM

I'm so angry I could just renew my subscription for the year.

JPMNICK

04-26-2006, 04:49 PM

HBox wrote:  I am still so angry by this, everytime time i talk about it I get a shooting pain in my left arm and I feel faint. Any clue what this could be?  It's called taking a radio show way too seriously. It's going around like an epidemic here recently. <img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/wink.gif" border="0" /> would a baby asprin help with this?

Reephdweller

04-26-2006, 04:51 PM

JPMNICK wrote: would a baby asprin help with this?Yes, but please cut it in half pookie. Let's not over-do it now.

Death Metal Moe

04-26-2006, 04:52 PM

Whiskey.  Lots of it.

HBox

04-26-2006, 04:56 PM

JPMNICK wrote: HBox wrote: I am still so angry by this, everytime time i talk about it I get a shooting pain in my left arm and I feel faint. Any clue what this could be? It's called taking a radio show way too seriously. It's going around like an epidemic here recently. <img border="0" src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/wink.gif" /> would a baby asprin help with this?  Please seek a professional Program Director for advice.

Reephdweller

04-26-2006, 04:58 PM

Death Metal Moe wrote: Whiskey.  Lots of it. Nah, try some <a href="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/viewmessages.cfm/Forum/52/Topic/49896/page/Luzon_Verde.htm" target="_blank">Luzon Verde</a>

Death Metal Moe

04-26-2006, 05:00 PM

Reefdweller wrote: Death Metal Moe wrote: Whiskey.  Lots of it. Nah, try some <a href="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/viewmessages.cfm/Forum/52/Topic/49896/page/Luzon_Verde.htm" target="_blank">Luzon Verde</a>No thanks, I'm straight.

Reephdweller

04-26-2006, 05:03 PM

What're you talking about, that's a mans drink.

LordJezo

04-26-2006, 05:04 PM

JPMNICK wrote: I have refused to listen to O&A so far this week, how long have the breaks been? Has anyone called the show and called them out on being sellouts? How many minutes per hour are they breaking? Have they been in the middle of a bit or story yet and had to cut it short because they needed to break?  You can't.  Anyone who tries to tell them that it's bad they just get yelled at and mocked.  You should see Whackbag, anyone who questions what has happened gets destroyed.The commercials are bad.  They are 10 minutes long and happen quite often during each hour.  I had breakfast at around 7:35 this morning.  They went to commercials when I started.  When I was done eating they were still on break.  Then they came back for a few minutes, said they had to synch up, and went back to commercials.  Its hard to listen to. People say "Yeah well they were good on FM before, why is it bad now?"  It's bad because I am now used to being able to listen to them for over an hour with out a break, going back to FM and having these 10 or 15 minute breaks is a huge step backwards.  They can no longer just talk and talk and talk with out breaking.  A few times today they had to cut into what they were doing because they had to "synch up" or go to break.  Even the interview with the Catholic League guy was ended by saying that they had to go to break.The more I talk about it the angrier I get.  For 18 months they talk about how FM's commercial breaks ruined shows and made it hard to listen to.  Now they are doing the same.  They try to cover it up by saying we are going to be getting bonus material but that's not what anyone wants besides the hardcore fans.  Bonus material just means repeated crap, not live material as we used to get.

OGC

04-26-2006, 05:12 PM

For the life of me I can't understand why they can't just let FM go to commercial and continue talking on XM. I know they said that the management on the FM side were worried that O&A would get out of the FM frame of mind (fcc friendly) if they did this, but I was listening on WBCN (free fm in boston) along with the XM feed this morning, and there was a 90 second delay. I would think that no matter how filthy Opie, Anthony, and Jim are, a 90 second delay should give them enough dump time.I would hope that after a week or two, if O&A are "good boys" that free fm would let them keep talking while free fm went to commercials.

Death Metal Moe

04-26-2006, 05:16 PM

LordJezo wrote:  You can't.  Anyone who tries to tell them that it's bad they just get yelled at and mocked.  You should see Whackbag, anyone who questions what has happened gets destroyed.It's really sad.  There are A LOT of concerns and questions with this deal but everyone who trys to discuss them or talk about how pissed they are get beat down with all the hatred of the "Stern Zombies" they like to say they're above.The Free FM show blows, yes after one day, but the whole idea of doing FM friendly radio fucking blows.  They cannot go off on certian topics AT ALL.  It's not about swears, it's about content.  No one wants to address that.

Reephdweller

04-26-2006, 05:16 PM

Even the interview with the Catholic League guy was ended by saying that they had to go to break.Welcome to commercial radio.This reply was brought to you by...<img src="http://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=L*ZZ2Zo03z4&bids=45613&gridnum=4&catid=-1&subid=0" border="0" />

Reephdweller

04-26-2006, 05:21 PM

richg0404 wrote: For the life of me I can't understand why they can't just let FM go to commercial and continue talking on XM. I know they said that the management on the FM side were worried that O&A would get out of the FM frame of mind (fcc friendly) if they did this, but I was listening on WBCN (free fm in boston) along with the XM feed this morning, and there was a 90 second delay. I would think that no matter how filthy Opie, Anthony, and Jim are, a 90 second delay should give them enough dump time.I would hope that after a week or two, if O&A are "good boys" that free fm would let them keep talking while free fm went to commercials.While in no way am I defending it or berating you or anyone who is critical of this move by O&A, I do believe (and this is just my opinion) that what happened is that O&A when they are on Free FM are broadcasting out of the Free FM studios and it seems (from my perspective) that they cannot broadcast to XM while in the Free FM studios so they need to go to break. I think the eventual hope (at least for e anyway) is that they will eventually prove themselves to not be fuckups and will be able to broadcast straight from the XM studios and then when they go to break on Free FM they could continue on XM. I am not basing this on anything other than my own opinion, I hope it works that way and I am waiting to see how it all works out in the end.

Bulldogcakes

04-26-2006, 05:27 PM

I cant even read this thread anymore. If you're so unhappy, cancel your XM and/or stop listening to the FreeFM show.

JPMNICK

04-26-2006, 05:28 PM

If they do manage to be able to do the show live from CBS studio and continue on XM through the break, I would be much happier as a fan. As of now, I am SO pissed of by this and really feel like O&A did it for the paycheck and put the fans second. Opie is a MASTER of playing the mental card as the host. he drops little inuendo's about how great they are and how they love the fans. And he always praises the pests to keep them on his side. He is great at what he does, but in reality he is in it for himself (and i am sure i would be the same way if i were in his seat). but sometimes the fans get hurt in the end, and i feel like now is one of the times.

Reephdweller

04-26-2006, 05:29 PM

Bulldogcakes wrote: If you're so unhappy, cancel your XM and/or stop listening to the FreeFM show. You forgot to tell them to flush their xm down the toilet, buy a sirius and go fuck their mother. What'samatter wit you!!

Death Metal Moe

04-26-2006, 05:31 PM

Bulldogcakes wrote: I cant even read this thread anymore. If you're so unhappy, cancel your XM and/or stop listening to the FreeFM show. Then stop reading it and go be happy with your XM.

narc

04-26-2006, 05:48 PM

ANGST!!!!

Fallon

04-26-2006, 06:32 PM

Todays show was fine. I don't see the problem with this.

Johnny4

04-27-2006, 02:14 AM

I hate to say I told you so.......but the FreeFM move
was a desperate act. Why would you take your show backward? OH! For the
money. The move has Opie's fingerprints all over it. They will be a
completely FREEFM show by their next contract. Write it down.

boeman

04-27-2006, 08:21 AM

on a rock.

MobCounty

04-27-2006, 10:40 AM

I just post on this thread to see more Reef signatures... <img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/lol.gif" border="0" />

ChimneyFish

04-27-2006, 11:17 AM

Death Metal Moe wrote: LordJezo wrote:  You can't.  Anyone who tries to tell them that it's bad they just get yelled at and mocked.  You should see Whackbag, anyone who questions what has happened gets destroyed.It's really sad.  There are A LOT of concerns and questions with this deal but everyone who trys to discuss them or talk about how pissed they are get beat down with all the hatred of the "Stern Zombies" they like to say they're above.The Free FM show blows, yes after one day, but the whole idea of doing FM friendly radio fucking blows.  They cannot go off on certian topics AT ALL.  It's not about swears, it's about content.  No one wants to address that.While I completely agree with you on the content issue, I really thought todays show was great. Start to finish. I really don't see this as being that big of a blow to the show. After a little while, I think they'll be getting a little bolder, as far as content. We all know O&A are not "good boys".  All that said, I can understand how people are upset over the move.And wackbag has gotten quite ridiculous over the last few days. I've taken a little messageboard break(except for listening threads), because I can't stand all the bitching on all sides of the arguement.

Bulldogcakes

04-27-2006, 02:38 PM

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XM, the larger of the nation's two satellite radio providers, lost
$151.4 million, or 60 cents per share, in the three months ended March
31 versus a loss of $122.1 million, or 58 cents per share, in the
comparable period a year ago. <img vspace="3" hspace="3" border="0" align="left" src="http://www.breitbart.com/images/2006/4/27/D8H8FJD07/D8H8FJD07_preview.jpg" /> XM also disclosed in a regulatory filing Thursday that the <a href="http://216.133.241.230/q?s=%22Federal+Communications+Commission%22&sid=breitbart.com">Federal Communications Commission</a> found that one of its products, the Delphi XM SKYFi2, wasn't in compliance with transmitter emission standards. 
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MobCounty

04-27-2006, 02:40 PM

I do like the fact we get to see the train wreck of all the unreleased FM angst the bboys have pent up after the walk.  I always called it as a 'wait and see' for myself, and I'm yet to be dissapointed.

Don Stugots

04-27-2006, 02:47 PM

<hr color="cococo" align="left">MobCounty wrote: I just post on this thread to see more Reef signatures... <img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/lol.gif" border="0" /><hr color="cococo" align="left">

same here. it makes for great batching material later on when I take a shower. I also agree with him, I hope that it works that way.

SinA

04-27-2006, 02:54 PM

MobCounty wrote: I do like the fact we get to see the train wreck of all the unreleased FM angst the bboys have pent up after the walk.  I always called it as a 'wait and see' for myself, and I'm yet to be dissapointed. it's early, but i feel that way too.  it seems.... the xm show might be better off since the guys build up there and peak on xm.i still wish ron and fez had a better slot.  either a good late afternoon time or immediately after o&a&j.  i really would have liked to hear ron talk with pat coooper (who is on the replay right now) but he was probably still in bed at 10:30.

MobCounty

04-27-2006, 02:56 PM

<img src="http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f87/MobCounty/reef191.jpg" border="0" />This picture from the Reef competition is one of my favorite batchers..

MobCounty

04-27-2006, 03:09 PM

SinA wrote:  i really would have liked to hear ron talk with pat coooper (who is on the replay right now) but he was probably still in bed at 10:30.OMG, that would be radio gold..  I could also picture him pinch hitting for Ron. Picture Fez Earl and ESD  trying to run the show to Pat Cooper's satisfaction.

Reephdweller

04-27-2006, 03:23 PM

MobCounty wrote: I just post on this thread to see more Reef signatures... <img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/lol.gif" border="0" /> He's an asshole.

Don Stugots

04-27-2006, 04:45 PM

<hr color="cococo" align="left">Reefdweller wrote: MobCounty wrote: I just post on this thread to see more Reef signatures... <img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/lol.gif" border="0" /> He's an asshole.<hr color="cococo" align="left">

Reef, you should take it as a compliament. no?

Reephdweller

04-27-2006, 04:49 PM

STUGOTS1 wrote:  Reef, you should take it as a compliament. no? No, I was saying that Reef is an asshole...not Mob County. Sorry for the confusion.<img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/tongue.gif" border="0" /> I absolutely take it as a compliment. I like to make hot chick sigpics, it's a sickness really. Thanks.

This message was edited by Reefdweller on 4-27-06 @ 8:53 PM

Don Stugots

04-27-2006, 04:56 PM

<hr color="cococo" align="left">Reefdweller wrote: STUGOTS1 wrote: Reef, you should take it as a compliament. no? No, I was saying that Reef is an asshole...not Mob County. Sorry for the confusion.<img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/tongue.gif" border="0" /> I absolutely take it as a compliment. I like to make hot chick sigpics, it's a sickness really. Thanks.

This message was edited by Reefdweller on 4-27-06 @ 8:53 PM<hr color="cococo" align="left">

Its not a sickness there young fella. THink of all the (self) pleasure that you cause. think of the happiness and self love bliss that you spear. you are doing God's work.

MobCounty

04-27-2006, 07:29 PM

STUGOTS1 wrote:  Its not a sickness there young fella. THink of all the (self) pleasure that you cause. think of the happiness and self love bliss that you spear. you are doing God's work. And Gods work is never done.

curtoid

04-28-2006, 01:29 PM

<a href="http://ohiomedia.blogspot.com/2006/04/breaking-exclusive-k-rock-pd-out-due.html" target="_self">Ohio Mediawatch Blog: CBS Radio Cleveland alt-rock WXRK/92.3 "K-Rock" program director Kim Monroe has been fired by the station due to a problem with the station's airing of the newly syndicated "Opie and Anthony Show".</a>Rut-ro.Sounds like some a real brain trust at the Cleveland station - sheeeesh.[edit=looks like it's just a rumor - still going to leave the link up, just to laugh at how that plays out there]

This message was edited by curtoid on 4-28-06 @ 5:32 PM

HBox

04-28-2006, 01:33 PM

They just had her on the air yesterday!

FezPaul

04-28-2006, 01:34 PM

curtoid wrote: <a href="http://ohiomedia.blogspot.com/2006/04/breaking-exclusive-k-rock-pd-out-due.html" target="_self">Ohio Mediawatch Blog: CBS Radio Cleveland alt-rock WXRK/92.3 "K-Rock" program director Kim Monroe has been fired by the station due to a problem with the station's airing of the newly syndicated "Opie and Anthony Show".</a>Rut-ro.Sounds like some a real brain trust at the Cleveland station - sheeeesh.[edit=looks like it's just a rumor - still going to leave the link up, just to laugh at how that plays out there] This message was edited by curtoid on 4-28-06 @ 5:32 PM They had at least 6 hrs. to review and edit the show, and they still couldn't do it.Only in Cleveland.

Reephdweller

04-28-2006, 01:44 PM

From the comments in that blog it looks like she was not fired. Anyone know what really happemed?

Death Metal Moe

05-02-2006, 05:32 PM

I was just listening to O&A's replay.  They actually took a call from someone who asked "What will happen to Ron and Fez?"  That was when Opie took a "Midget Sighting" phone call.  Wow, way to be a douche bag and dodge the subject.  They completely threw the show in another direction.When they came back Opie said something like "The answer to the Ron and Fez question is yes."  Whatever the fuck that's supposed to mean.Fuck you Opie.

StplGunAbortion

05-02-2006, 05:38 PM

I don't think they can discuss it yet so thats why he didn't directly answer.  They did this sort of thing right before R&F came to XM, so the chances of them going over to Free FM looks good.

HBox

05-02-2006, 05:44 PM

Death Metal Moe wrote: I was just listening to O&A's replay. They actually took a call from someone who asked "What will happen to Ron and Fez?" That was when Opie took a "Midget Sighting" phone call. Wow, way to be a douche bag and dodge the subject. They completely threw the show in another direction.When they came back Opie said something like "The answer to the Ron and Fez question is yes." Whatever the fuck that's supposed to mean.Fuck you Opie.  And later someone asked directly whether R&F would be on Free FM, and Opie answered "Yes" immediately.But perhaps he still didn't show proper respect, but I don't know, I'm not R&F's self-proclaimed guardian.

DanielSan

05-08-2006, 07:23 PM

hey guys, ya know i havent listened to ron and fez in MONTHS i am a huge opie and anthony fan and also enjoy ron and fez on occasion ,and its been awhile, to me opie and anthoyns new schedule how it seperates into 2 shows makes me mad, i fidn myself constantly missing shows now cuz it aint one full show, and the first half is basically every 20 minutes we get a commercial, tonight im gonna put on r and f at 12am and listen i always love ron and fez but i just never have time to listen i cant wait, 40 minutes wooooohooo! - if ron and fez go to cbs i would hate for them to do what o and a are doing, i want ron and fez to be uncensored on xm only with a good tiemslot like 3-7 4 hours give them there own channel

HBox

05-08-2006, 07:48 PM

DanielSan wrote: hey guys, ya know i havent listened to ron and fez in MONTHS i am a huge opie and anthony fan and also enjoy ron and fez on occasion ,and its been awhile, to me opie and anthoyns new schedule how it seperates into 2 shows makes me mad, i fidn myself constantly missing shows now cuz it aint one full show, and the first half is basically every 20 minutes we get a commercial, tonight im gonna put on r and f at 12am and listen i always love ron and fez but i just never have time to listen i cant wait, 40 minutes wooooohooo! - if ron and fez go to cbs i would hate for them to do what o and a are doing, i want ron and fez to be uncensored on xm only with a good tiemslot like 3-7 4 hours give them there own channel  ."Hi! I'm a period! Periods are used to separate sentences. Sentences are used to separate thoughts and ideas! Try using me now and again! I can make your posts readable, and project intelligence to the people who read what you write!"