MythBusters Co-Host Adam Savage on Obsession

Re:MythBusters Co-Host Adam Savage on Obsession by 12ren on Saturday December 20, 2008 @10:22PM (#405128)

It's the planned spontaneity that makes the "Anyway." slide work. His setup and delivery of this line is so enthusiastic, natural, sincere that it couldn't be planned... yet there's the slide. Cute theatrical technique.

Here's an idea: treat the slides like a ventriloquist's dummy, so that they counter your argument, mock you, undermine you. You could have a conversation. You'd need theatrical skills to pull this off.

Please reply to this comment if you try this out!

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Re:MythBusters Co-Host Adam Savage on Obsession by kirubakaran on Saturday December 20, 2008 @10:53PM (#405154)

> treat the slides like a ventriloquist's dummy, so that they counter your argument, mock you, undermine you.

This is an awesome idea. Stephen Colbert does this a little bit. But having a conversation would be great.

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Re:MythBusters Co-Host Adam Savage on Obsession by staunch on Saturday December 20, 2008 @11:26PM (#405181)

The Word segments: http://www.hulu.com/watch/47154/the-colbert-report-the-word-...

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Re:MythBusters Co-Host Adam Savage on Obsession by 12ren on Sunday December 21, 2008 @01:18AM (#405253)

thanks, but Hulu says "not available in your country" :(

oddly enough, the colbert report's own site is happy to share it worldwide: http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/21198...

It's a similar idea, but the charm of it really coming from the speaker (as in a ventriloquist's dummy) is missing.

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