O&A can't leave XM early anymore!

[GreatAmericanZero]

Did everyone hear that this morning? That is one of the things that people complain about them the most....when they go "we don't have bosses, we can leave whenever" and leave at 10:30. They said the bosses are now listening and they have to stay til 11

And i liked how they were spinning it like its something listeners should be mad about. They were like "so now we don't get anything extra for staying after 11 but we can't leave before 11...now we are just going to leave at 11". Everyone knows that as long as something good is going on, they will stay.

Hopefully, no more days where I turn on my radio and they are doing the 6-9 show and i'm like "cool, they are live today...no need to bring my ipod" only to hear them skip out on the XM show

[Hal Steinbrenner]

OH WELL! BOO HOO! So what? They don't get to pull an Arod at an All-Star game now!

[dino_electropolis]

The show has defintely been sub par of late...the merger def put the screws to them, but they are collapsing like a house of cards. Their routines have grown "douche chillingly" tired (except guests like Patrice, Dipaulo, etc), and they are clearly fat that sirius management can easily cut.....

Perhaps they got knocked off thier golden child cloud and can start producing good radio again.


I wonder if they will be back in '09....the irony being that they didnt have the chance to say "moms box" at the end of today's show.

[PerryWinkle]

how long did they re-up for this past fall? I don't remember them actually talking about it. they just had that count down until their contracts ran out

[goreds2]

It is always fun to hear them O and A rant. :thumbup:

I heard their new SIRIUS studio will be close to OUTQ's. That could be interesting.

http://www.sirius.com/outq

Will Ron & Fez share that studio with O & A? If so, I am sure Fez will like.....ummm, never mind.

[paulisded]

I think that's why there were two recent shows that ran way long. They'll constantly point to those like they were the norm instead of the usual 25 minute walkover with a 10 minute break 20 minutes later before a 10:30 departure.

[GreatAmericanZero]

It is always fun to hear them O and A rant. :thumbup:

I heard their new SIRIUS studio will be close to OUTQ's. That could be interesting.

http://www.sirius.com/outq

Will Ron & Fez share that studio with O & A? If so, I am sure Fez will like.....ummm, never mind.

i'd imagine that "The Virus" will all share the same space

and who knows? maybe it will create a dynamic for interesting radio. I'm staying optimistic.

[dino_electropolis]

I think that's why there were two recent shows that ran way long. They'll constantly point to those like they were the norm instead of the usual 25 minute walkover with a 10 minute break 20 minutes later before a 10:30 departure.

ya know, i intially became an xm subscriber to listen to OnA uncensored and all the madness that would ensue.

Before i know it, they sell out to go warm Howards chair over at KRock (for the money and access to an audience) Now, my xm investment becomes a hour and a half bullshit show of guys complaining about how they cant wait to get outta there.

They got shitty ratings at KRock, and the vibe at xm is definitly slipping.

So i says, fuck em.

[paulisded]

and who knows? maybe it will create a dynamic for interesting radio. I'm staying optimistic.

That's why you're the Poster of the Year.

[Coach]

Umm their contracts state that they stay until 11..In the last month, they have stayed past that about 10 times averaging 20 min overall..that's 200 minutes of overtime, or 3 hours and 20 min.

[~Katja~]

Umm their contracts state that they stay until 11..In the last month, they have stayed past that about 10 times averaging 20 min overall..that's 200 minutes of overtime, or 3 hours and 20 min.

does it count when only one stays longer?





I have noticed the after show ads where O&A announce R&F and vice versa.
They also had a lot of recent shows where one of the opposite show members visited the other...and they reference each other and play segments from the other show a whole lot more
I think they are definitely moving closer together and especially the Christmas show Opie put on after Ant left today pretty much showed that they realize it is important to cater to the listeners, no matter how often they say fuck you all, if you don't like it we don't care.

[Sue_Bender]

i'd imagine that "The Virus" will all share the same space

and who knows? maybe it will create a dynamic for interesting radio. I'm staying optimistic.

"The Virus" being so close could really make OUTQ nervous.









AIDS.

[Coach]

does it count when only one stays longer?





I have noticed the after show ads where O&A announce R&F and vice versa.
They also had a lot of recent shows where one of the opposite show members visited the other...and they reference each other and play segments from the other show a whole lot more
I think they are definitely moving closer together and especially the Christmas show Opie put on after Ant left today pretty much showed that they realize it is important to cater to the listeners, no matter how often they say fuck you all, if you don't like it we don't care.
He said he had to since he left the show early last week, but it was great!

[Pitdoc]

"That is one of the things that people complain about them the most....when they go "we don't have bosses, we can leave whenever" and leave at 10:30"

What show are you guys listening to? Other than the last few weeks, they almost ALWAYS stay till 11:15. Granted, the last few weeks they've been acting like they're on the mat. But can you blame them? Their "stepbrother" gets to do whatever he wants , at probably 10 times the salary . So THEY are what needs to get cut to get the company stocks up? I think they're hoping to run out the clock until H is gone when his contract is up , then they'll be seen as a cheap alternative( and maybe they'll get the boot off their necks a bit)

[lleeder]

how long did they re-up for this past fall? I don't remember them actually talking about it. they just had that count down until their contracts ran out

87 days.

[docgoblin]

202/197 is starting to become a drag. O&A are funny when they're not on their "everyone is against us" rants... And the R&F show has been hit-or-miss lately. How is Fez's constant crying on-air going to be received in the Sirius building in 2009? Howard is gonna have field day with that crap! I work with a Stern fan who is just gloating over the fact that his man won once again. Howard does commercials for the Sirius/XM product on commercial radio and never brings up O&A once. He mentions Scott Ferrell, Bubba The Love Sponge and Jackie Martling, but he can't bring himself to utter the words 'Opie and Anthony.' Sirius is slowly stripping away the O&A identity, piece-by-piece, so that it is another bland talk show that can't compete with Hoo, Hoo. Eventually that will drive them off the platform completely, probably by their own undoing. They may hold on to the terrestrial thing at that point, but what happens to our Buddays?.... AGAIN! They always hitch their wagon to O&A and end up burned by it. All of Fezzie's problems started when O&A imploded on WNEW and they were banished to D.C... What will happen to him if 202 blows up?

[Count Chocula]

i'd imagine that "The Virus" will all share the same space

and who knows? maybe it will create a dynamic for interesting radio. I'm staying optimistic.

202/197 is starting to become a drag. O&A are funny when they're not on their "everyone is against us" rants... And the R&F show has been hit-or-miss lately. How is Fez's constant crying on-air going to be received in the Sirius building in 2009? Howard is gonna have field day with that crap! I work with a Stern fan who is just gloating over the fact that his man won once again. Howard does commercials for the Sirius/XM product on commercial radio and never brings up O&A once. He mentions Scott Ferrell, Bubba The Love Sponge and Jackie Martling, but he can't bring himself to utter the words 'Opie and Anthony.' Sirius is slowly stripping away the O&A identity, piece-by-piece, so that it is another bland talk show that can't compete with Hoo, Hoo. Eventually that will drive them off the platform completely, probably by their own undoing. They may hold on to the terrestrial thing at that point, but what happens to our Buddays?.... AGAIN! They always hitch their wagon to O&A and end up burned by it. All of Fezzie's problems started when O&A imploded on WNEW and they were banished to D.C... What will happen to him if 202 blows up?

You two need to hang out.

[Ricky24]

Fez will be just fine. He will come work for me and live with my wife and I out west on the ocean. As for everyone else? I couldn't tell you.

[Enabler]

Fez will be just fine. He will come work for me and live with my wife and I out west on the ocean. As for everyone else? I couldn't tell you.

I think he'd like that.

[PapaBear]

I hate OnA more and more every day.

[Lady Resin]

I was wondering when Opie said they had to leave. He stayed on the air to play Christmas songs. He stayed till about 11:50. I loved his favorite song at the end.

[Coach]

I hate OnA more and more every day.


Do Ya?







Sorry, had to be done. Moral Imperative

[underdog]

O&A having a "man" to rebel against usually leads to great radio. I'm kind of excited for them to have bosses to go against again.

[Lady Resin]

I hate OnA more and more every day.

It is a shame. I haven't had a chuckle from the show in a long time. But I did like how Opie ended the show this morning without Ant. And I really liked Ant on RnF this afternoon. Something is askew.

[PatFromMoonachie]

It is always fun to hear them O and A rant. :thumbup:

I heard their new SIRIUS studio will be close to OUTQ's. That could be interesting.

http://www.sirius.com/outq

Will Ron & Fez share that studio with O & A? If so, I am sure Fez will like.....ummm, never mind.

That soooo should've been a meatspin link! :tongue:

[ToiletCrusher]

Yesterday's show was funny - Krock played "another one bites the dust" right after they left for XM.

Also, a couple weeks back, they had some very lame boring caller who they kept on the line for a while, after they all left she was still on air and ended with XM side with "YMB".


Speculate Speculate Speculate!!!

[ScottFromGA]

ya know, i intially became an xm subscriber to listen to OnA uncensored and all the madness that would ensue.

Before i know it, they sell out to go warm Howards chair over at KRock (for the money and access to an audience) Now, my xm investment becomes a hour and a half bullshit show of guys complaining about how they cant wait to get outta there.

They got shitty ratings at KRock, and the vibe at xm is definitly slipping.

So i says, fuck em.

you know....I honestly think the Virus that I said I would never catch is finally starting to go away....

::cough cough wheeeeeze clearing throat:: See, no flem!!

[Don Stugots]

Why wouldn't they go until noon everyday? R and F's lead in wouldn't have to be best ofs. Not far to them really.

[GvacMobile]

Remember when Mel Karmazin sat in studio with O&A shortly after the merger? He made it abundantly clear that Sirius would prefer the Opie & Anthony Show was heard exclusively on satellite radio, and that he didn't see an upside in giving it away for free on terrestrial radio as well.

I think O & A know full well that they're going to have to sacrifice one for the other, and they'll spin it whichever way creates what they believe to be more interesting radio.

[ToiletCrusher]

Why wouldn't they go until noon everyday? R and F's lead in wouldn't have to be best ofs. Not far to them really.

good point. I think if there is anyone out there listening to XM or Sirius that hasn't heard RnF, it's probably because as soon as they hear "best ofs" they switch the channel and don't stick around. It is unfair for RnF. Luckily, I knew of them from my undergrad days in nyc and if it weren't for secret methods, I would have missed the 2 years at WJFK. But, not everybody had that opportunity.

[danner1515]

Sirius is slowly stripping away the O&A identity, piece-by-piece, so that it is another bland talk show that can't compete with Hoo, Hoo. Eventually that will drive them off the platform completely, probably by their own undoing. They may hold on to the terrestrial thing at that point, but what happens to our Buddays?.... AGAIN! They always hitch their wagon to O&A and end up burned by it. All of Fezzie's problems started when O&A imploded on WNEW and they were banished to D.C... What will happen to him if 202 blows up?

I think this is an extension of the burying of O&A that XM started last year after the Homeless Charlie incident. When all that went down, XM took a bunch of O&A's pictures down from the web site, and even when they came back after suspension, it seems like XM quit promoting them. Even now, if you go to the Virus' page on XM's web site, you'll see Ron & Fez on the front page, not O&A. It seems to me like O&A have done everything in their power to alienate themselves from corporate, and it looks like it might be their undoing.

[ToiletCrusher]

I think this is an extension of the burying of O&A that XM started last year after the Homeless Charlie incident. When all that went down, XM took a bunch of O&A's pictures down from the web site, and even when they came back after suspension, it seems like XM quit promoting them. Even now, if you go to the Virus' page on XM's web site, you'll see Ron & Fez on the front page, not O&A. It seems to me like O&A have done everything in their power to alienate themselves from corporate, and it looks like it might be their undoing.


Both shows are on the website. But that's beside the point, XM doesn't need to promote them as much. If they aren't known, it's not the fault of promotion. Also, since the merger talks began, promotions were cut across the board because soon it was going to cross-promotion between the two services. Notice all the sirius promos on XM? The same is happening with the sirius only listeners.


No matter what though, Fez Whatley will survive!!!!

[sailor]

Why wouldn't they go until noon everyday? R and F's lead in wouldn't have to be best ofs. Not far to them really.

the whole point of that hour buffer was to allow them to go longer if the topic at hand demanded it, without steppin' on r&f's toes.

[Don Stugots]

And how often does that happen?

[NewYorkDragons80]

Fez will be just fine. He will come work for me and live with my wife and I out west on the ocean.

That sounds like a dream job!... Why are you trying to make Fez cry?

[NewYorkDragons80]

The fact that we're discussing just how disappointed they are at being asked to actually do their job until 11 shows just how bad the current state of the show really is.

[toolshed]

I wouldn't care if they went to only 10:45 or God-forbid 11:00, if they would actually do a show in that time period. The XM show starts late, has a 20 minute wind-up of complaining, and then generally has one decent break of something (or at least an attempt at something). Then 20 more minutes of "lets get out of here," and a dwindling to nothingness. Give me an hour and a half of solid radio and it would be a vast improvement. I have totally forgotten about the XM only days when it was HOURS of a decent show.

[lleeder]

I tend to agree with alot of that. I think its funny when they say "We did 5 hours of radio today". If you take out the commmercials, the old replayed stuff from earlier in the week and the walkover whats the real length of the show.

[Don Stugots]

2 hours.

[lleeder]

2 hours.

Now take out all of the intros and outros.

[Don Stugots]

Now take out all of the intros and outros.


20 mins?

[lleeder]

20 mins?

Now take out all of the repeating of things that were done on Xm from the day earlier that need to be explained to the krock side.

[Marc with a c]

minus eight minutes

[Don Stugots]

minus eight minutes

For the week or per day?

[Marc with a c]

per day

[Don Stugots]

per day

Negative 45 mins of radio for the week. Did you include how much time anthony complains about traffic, paltalk and the fans being douches?

[Space Edge]

Remember when Mel Karmazin sat in studio with O&A shortly after the merger? He made it abundantly clear that Sirius would prefer the Opie & Anthony Show was heard exclusively on satellite radio, and that he didn't see an upside in giving it away for free on terrestrial radio as well.

I think O & A know full well that they're going to have to sacrifice one for the other, and they'll spin it whichever way creates what they believe to be more interesting radio.

The FM show is coming to a end, they won't be resigned. I think they have 2 or 3 other FM affiliates other then KRock.

Negative 45 mins of radio for the week. Did you include how much time anthony complains about traffic, paltalk and the fans being douches?

I'm going to go out on a limb and say PalTalk will be gone from both shows very soon as well. I am in favor of both getting rid of FM and PT why does a subscriber have to pay for other people to be able to listen to the shows for free.

[led37zep]

I am in favor of both getting rid of FM and PT why does a subscriber have to pay for other people to be able to listen to the shows for free.

you're paying to hear the word "fuck" not get dumped out of on the FM show. The math should work out there.

[NewYorkDragons80]

you're paying to hear the word "fuck" not get dumped out of on the FM show. The math should work out there.

There's one show on the Virus that can handle having paltalk in studio and another that can't. Anthony cares more about looking at girls than doing a good radio show, so yes, paltalk should be removed for the good of the show. And speaking of math, why not drop the paltalk sub and pay for Sirius-XM? The company is right to cut off people who don't feel like paying for the service.

[ToiletCrusher]

Negative 45 mins of radio for the week. Did you include how much time anthony complains about traffic, paltalk and the fans being douches?

but, if you don't have that then they need to talk about weather to fill the time.

[Dan 'Hampton]

Paltalk and Paltalkers are the bottom of the barrel. Completely derails both shows. Get jobs.

[GreatAmericanZero]

Paltalk and Paltalkers are the bottom of the barrel. Completely derails both shows. Get jobs.

i dunno, i feel like complaining about O&A talking about paltalk too much as we enter 2009 is like complaining that they talk about WOW too much

it really doesnt happen much anymore

[leefromtx]

Although they may not mention paltalk by name as much, the majority of content of the show is still geared toward a visual medium. I want to listen to a radio show. I couldn't have cared less about the lawyers blocking the anal beads up Patty's ass. This type of shit is only appreciated if you are trying to entertain a televised audience. Hence the reason I am now a bigger fan of Ron and Fez.

[celery]

I'm convinced someone told Ant to chill out with the racist stuff and ranting about Obama.

[brettmojo]

I tend to agree with alot of that. I think its funny when they say "We did 5 hours of radio today". If you take out the commmercials, the old replayed stuff from earlier in the week and the walkover whats the real length of the show.
An entire NFL game is only about 30 minutes if you only count the time between the ball being snapped and the plays being blown dead. Point?

[GreatAmericanZero]

I'm convinced someone told Ant to chill out with the racist stuff and ranting about Obama.

Opie did say to Anthony "how about less racism in 09" on their last show...but then said he was just joking



sure

[Space Edge]

I tend to agree with alot of that. I think its funny when they say "We did 5 hours of radio today". If you take out the commmercials, the old replayed stuff from earlier in the week and the walkover whats the real length of the show.

Usually anywhere between 3 hours and 40 mins to 4 hours and 22 mins. Most of the time it is usually around 3 hours and 54 mins long

Edited to add most of the time the XM show is about an hour and 15 mins to an hour and a half long.

[leefromtx]

An entire NFL game is only about 30 minutes if you only count the time between the ball being snapped and the plays being blown dead. Point?

You need to work on your concept of time.

[conman823]

Opie did say to Anthony "how about less racism in 09" on their last show...but then said he was just joking



sure

he also said something the other day like "I don't mind Ant's rants, it makes for great radio"

Sure, until you get fired.

[leefromtx]

he also said something the other day like "I don't mind Ant's rants, it makes for great radio"

Sure, until you get fired.

I know because that's the reason for the bad ratings, right.

[NYHCmikeX]

An entire NFL game is only about 30 minutes if you only count the time between the ball being snapped and the plays being blown dead. Point?

So, they play four 15 minutes quarters in 30 minutes? AMAZING!

I wish I was able to leave my job anywhere from 2 hours to 15 minutes early twice a week so long as I stayed late once a month.

O&A are primadonnas, plain and simple. "OH, we have a small studio at Sirius" boo fucking hoo. Getting rid of PT will be the best thing to happen to the show in years.

[jewdown]

who gives a fuck?

[MC Pee Pants]

O&A started to blow really bad when Ant started spewing all this racist shit and advertising that fucking website, niggermania. And I dont want to hear two chicks fucking kiss each other on the radio, or hear this David kid get lap dances, i dont give a shit about that.

[NYHCmikeX]

And I dont want to hear two chicks fucking kiss each other on the radio, or hear this David kid get lap dances, i dont give a shit about that.

But it's great for PALTALK! Get PALTALK! Its the COOOOOOOLEST.

Fucking shite.

[GreatAmericanZero]

O&A started to blow really bad when Ant started spewing all this racist shit and advertising that fucking website, niggermania. And I dont want to hear two chicks fucking kiss each other on the radio, or hear this David kid get lap dances, i dont give a shit about that.


we have a whole thread on anthony and that website, u should check it out

what frustrated me was..i dont mind racial humor...but Anthony had the perspective that if you see black people as human beings you are being a "phony white person". I hated that. He was raised in a white trash family and in that family its fine to throw the "nigger" word around, but thats not everyone. I say "fuck" and "shit" in front of my parents, but if i said "nigger" in front of my parents (and we're not black) they would scream at me. Its the way i was raised


Now that i'm living in the midwest, sometimes i do experience the white people sitting around and one mentions the "Nigger" word and they all start joking around...throwing that word around, i don't care, but i do view them as white trash. I'm just like "oh they are white trash, ok, fair enough"

[conman823]

But it's great for PALTALK! Get PALTALK! Its the COOOOOOOLEST.

Fucking shite.

Yeah get Paltalk and you too can watch the greatness that is Anthony!! Come see a Millionaire shut-in surrounded by yes men and living a life he only dreamed about by listening to Howard Stern!

Come to Ant's Paltalk room and shower him with praise, but don't dare say anything negative beacuse you will be booted and banned by a MILLIONAIRE....or that little white trash girl who Mods the room for him.