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    Kathie Lee Butchers The Beatles

    Helping Jimmy: Video Game Ideas We'd Like to See on the Fallon Show [Update]

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    Image of Project_J187 Project_J187
    09/14/09

    In reply to Kathie Lee Butchers The Beatles
    I always knew that the American public has a short term memory but I never thought I would have to see Kathie Lee Gifford again after it surfaced that she willingly was using third world sweat shops to make her line of clothes.
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    Image of MosesMonster MosesMonster
    09/09/09

    In reply to Kathie Lee Butchers The Beatles
    My soundcard ironically began to crap out as I played this video. Must be a message.
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    Image of SeattleTed is proud to like Robert Zimmerman SeattleTed is proud to like Robert Zimmerman
    09/09/09

    @MosesMonster: Here sound test your card:
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    MosesMonster promoted this comment SeattleTed is proud to like Robert Zimmerman was starred SeattleTed is proud to like Robert Zimmerman was unstarred
    Image of ShaSt One ShaSt One
    09/09/09

    In reply to Kathie Lee Butchers The Beatles
    "You have a problem with a couple of middle aged women having a little fun?"

    You know, I learned a little something from that. I've always looked in disgust at the clueless Today show hosts "rocking out" on Easy, but there's just having some fun.

    I was ready to say "YOU'RE NOT OF OUR BREED, KATHIE LEE", but she kind of owned those passive potatoes judging them. If that was a Kotaku post, I'd approve her comment, and dare I say, promote.
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    Image of MaximusDM MaximusDM
    09/09/09

    In reply to Kathie Lee Butchers The Beatles
    I say this with the upmost respect, but; White people.
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    Image of Abno Abno
    09/09/09

    @MaximusDM: Legend has it that the Beatles were white too.
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    Erwin promoted this comment Abno was starred Abno was unstarred
    Image of Erwin Erwin
    09/09/09

    @Abno: Yeah, right. Next thing you'll tell me Paul is dead and I am the Walrus. Damn crazies.
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    Image of Abno Abno
    09/09/09

    @Erwin: I may be crazy, but at least I have my sanity...oh, wait.
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    Image of Americo Americo
    09/09/09

    In reply to Kathie Lee Butchers The Beatles
    Mike, I thank Jennie for being hot and that's all that really matters.
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    Image of starscar.exe starscar.exe
    09/09/09

    In reply to Kathie Lee Butchers The Beatles
    Kathie Lee fell off her rocker a loonnng time ago.
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    Image of D-K D-K
    09/09/09

    @starscar.exe: I disagree.. i feel like she strings it together quite nicely
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    09/09/09

    @D-K, it's not butter? no way!: Nice.
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    Image of D-K D-K
    09/09/09

    @starscar.exe: Any excuse to slip in a pun, right?
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    Image of Orionsaint Orionsaint
    09/09/09

    In reply to Kathie Lee Butchers The Beatles
    This woman is a stain on humanity!
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    Image of lolgreg lolgreg
    09/09/09

    In reply to Kathie Lee Butchers The Beatles
    The drummer made me lol
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    Image of Cpt. Overkill Cpt. Overkill
    09/09/09

    In reply to Kathie Lee Butchers The Beatles
    ....I love the random wailing on the drums.
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    TaylorEatWorld promoted this comment Cpt. Overkill was starred Cpt. Overkill was unstarred
    Image of xxnike629xx xxnike629xx
    09/09/09

    In reply to Kathie Lee Butchers The Beatles
    too bad they're probably viewing this (or videogames in general) as a toy and not a "valid" form of "grown up" entertainment...
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    Image of Hey_Blinkon Hey_Blinkon
    09/09/09

    @xxnike629xx: Meh, who cares? Toys = entertainment, as far as I'm concerned.
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    TaylorEatWorld promoted this comment Hey_Blinkon was starred Hey_Blinkon was unstarred
    Image of Outkastprince Outkastprince
    09/09/09

    @xxnike629xx: Depends on how grown up? To the mid 30's at most?

    Imagine you're 40 years old with friends around the same age gathered up in your home. You're all extremely bored when you get an idea and tell everyone to wait, 5 minutes later you come out running (turtle walk) with your Rock Band set. They'd laugh you out of your own home.
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    Image of VeeKaChu VeeKaChu
    09/09/09

    @Outkastprince: Or, they'd go, "Uh-huh, we play tjhat at home with our kids," and then they'd start playing, and trash-talking, and they'd sound just as inane and goofy as any group of "kids", and have just as much fun.

    I'm 51, and I rock with my son and his friends most weekends. My manager rocks with his family and friends, and we've discussed Rock Band like a couple of teen youths in his office on many mornings.

    Age is no barrier to entry in these days. Darned kids and their stereotypes!
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    Image of naikou naikou
    09/09/09


    @xxnike629xx:

    You kids these days, always thinking us old folk "won't understand". Don't you know who invented these damn things?
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    D-K, it's not butter? no way! approved this comment naikou was starred naikou was unstarred
    Image of D-K D-K
    09/09/09

    @naikou: Approved for valid use of granpa kong, and promoted for truth in statement, welcome to the club, grab a cigar.
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    Image of dowingba dowingba
    09/09/09

    @D-K, it's not butter? no way!: Cranky Kong.
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    Image of D-K D-K
    09/09/09

    @dowingba: THANK YOU!

    God, that was driving me insane
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    Image of yargh yargh
    09/09/09

    @VeeKaChu: My mother is 50, she loves Rock Band & Sing Star.
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    D-K, it's not butter? no way! promoted this comment yargh was starred yargh was unstarred
    Image of D-K D-K
    09/09/09

    @yargh: You should make that into a t-shirt and file assault charges in advance!
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    Image of Erwin Erwin
    09/09/09

    @naikou: Old guy's right! Show 'em how it's done. Come on Cranky, take it to the fridge!
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    Image of Edairu Edairu
    09/09/09

    In reply to Kathie Lee Butchers The Beatles
    Middle-aged?

    Riiiight.
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    Image of ChimDeathmonkey ChimDeathmonkey
    09/09/09

    @Edairu: She is middle aged, for the life span of a succubus is around 120 years
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    Image of Edairu Edairu
    09/09/09

    @ChimDeathmonkey: Hahaha, fucking brilliant.

    /Promote
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    Image of Bialia Bialia
    07/13/09

    In reply to Helping Jimmy: Video Game Ideas We'd Like to See on the Fallon Show [Update]
    Kind of off-topic, but what happened to the Status of Kotaku's video game club anyway? The last thing I remember was BG&E, and then... silence. I was just thinking about that the other day. Any chance we'll see it again?
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    Image of (zombie) PeteyCoco (zombie) PeteyCoco
    07/13/09

    @Bialia: Holy cow. I can't believe I completely forgot about that. I even stopped playing Beyond Good and Evil until the next "meeting".
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    Image of bakagaijin bakagaijin
    07/13/09

    @Bialia: I'd love to see that again. I never participated in the BG&E playthrough because I didn't own it, but I always thought it was an excellent idea. It's been quite some time since the last one, so maybe when Brian gets a chance he could bring it back.
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    07/13/09

    @Bialia: I don't even know what that is. Care to explain or was that the video podcast stuff Brian and the gang seemed to have shot and left in the gutter?

    I miss those podcasts :(
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    Image of (zombie) PeteyCoco (zombie) PeteyCoco
    07/13/09

    @(Zombie) Goldwings: It was kind of like a book club. A game is picked and everybody plays to a certain point and than discusses various things. Then they keep playing and discussing until the game is over.
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    Image of [Medic]iEro-Sennin [Medic]iEro-Sennin
    07/13/09

    @(Zombie) Goldwings:



    I too miss the podcasts. They are the reason I came to Kotaku. :'(



    -----

    So did you guys meet IRL?
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    Image of Malfunktion v2 Malfunktion v2
    07/13/09

    In reply to Helping Jimmy: Video Game Ideas We'd Like to See on the Fallon Show [Update]
    The biggest problem I see with the video game club is availability. Fortunately for books, you don't need anything but the book (and the ability to read) to take part. It would be a pain in the ass if Fallon's featured game was an older lesser known title because it would be hard for people to participate. Especially if its on a console they don't own.

    Books stay on shelves for a lot longer. Its unfortunate, but there are no Barnes & Noble-sized video games stores.l
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    Image of chuffhoncho chuffhoncho
    07/13/09

    @Malfunktion v2: Yeah, I can't see this translating well to good television regardless of the game or the system.
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    07/13/09

    @Malfunktion v2: He can start off small by showing most of the 3rd party stuff and in time slowly grow by putting up a variety on other games made by 1st and 2nd party publishers. Won't hurt either to do an older game as well to get others to try it out.
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    Image of Malfunktion v2 Malfunktion v2
    07/13/09

    @(Zombie) Goldwings: out of context: What the hell is a second party publisher?
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    Image of spiderweb1986 spiderweb1986
    07/13/09

    @chuffhoncho: That's the thing: it wouldn't HAVE to be television.



    Part of Fallon's goal with the show, from what I've read, was to have a big online presence via their own website, Twitter, and anything else they can use.



    If they were to take the idea and run with it, the best way to do it would be (mostly) online. Have Fallon plug it on the show once in a while, and then move the rest of it online. Set up discussion forums, do live chats, post YouTube clips of Fallon playing the game...there are a lot of ways to approach this.
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    07/13/09

    @Malfunktion v2: I'm not too sure and to tell you the truth the only example I know of is Naughty Dog and Insomniac, but I could be wrong. So anyone please go on and correct me if I am.
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    Image of Malfunktion v2 Malfunktion v2
    07/13/09

    @(Zombie) Goldwings: OK I see what you're saying, subsidiary companies are probably still considered third party.....Although I think what the article was referring to was older games that would be harder to find, like Nights on Sega Saturn or Blast Corps 64.... You can't really tell people to go play those games like Oprah can tell you to go buy a book.
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    Image of phor11 phor11
    07/13/09

    In reply to Helping Jimmy: Video Game Ideas We'd Like to See on the Fallon Show [Update]
    The one thing he shouldn't do is actually play video games on the show.
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    Image of spiderweb1986 spiderweb1986
    07/13/09

    @phor11: Absolutely.



    As shown by TechTV and attempts to televise gaming competitions, watching other people play games is usually about as exciting as watching paint dry.
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    07/13/09

    @spiderweb1986:



    Really? I don't mind watching someone else play a game as long as they make funny remarks and talk enough to keep me entertained.
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    07/13/09

    In reply to Helping Jimmy: Video Game Ideas We'd Like to See on the Fallon Show [Update]
    I think he needs to star in a game that allows me to shoot him over and over and over again.......



    Ok..in seriousness,I do like that someone is bringing Video games slightly more mainstream,but really...Jimmy Fallon is the last person Id want to do it...shame hes probly one of the few who can.
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    07/13/09

    @Tom Clancy's Samuraidino: He's growing on me and IMO people will regard him as a good late night show host in the future. Remember a lot of hosts were shit, for the lack of a better word, when they first started.
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    Image of spiderweb1986 spiderweb1986
    07/13/09

    @Tom Clancy's Samuraidino: Fallon's ratings are higher than Conan's were, and he's doing better than Craig Ferguson.



    Fallon may not be your ideal talk show host (he isn't mine, either), but he's got a HUGE platform to work from and a fairly large audience that sees it.



    And for what it's worth, keep in mind that he's still new at this. It took Conan a few years to get things to click. Who knows - Fallon may surprise us all yet.
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    07/13/09

    @spiderweb1986:



    See,i understand that hes new at presenting a talk show,but hes still had a lot of experiance writing and being in front of a camera,be it his film career or SNL.



    Conan was just a writer who hadnt been in front of a camera when he started....I dunno I just have never found Fallon funny in anything hes been in (The film Taxi made me want to drown kittens btw)



    Also,screw ratings,Craig Fergusson is probly my favourite of all the late night hosts.Guys a gentleman.
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