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Saturday was the last day of ‘the show‘ with Ze Frank. Today I watched it for the first time in a few weeks.
[damn just lost all I had written so have to start again...]
I found Ze and his Show almost a year ago, and every few weeks I watch the shows I have missed. I much prefer to watch a few at a time rather than just one.
It was from the first time I was introduced to Ze that I became hooked. I started showing all my friends. Even at parties after a few drinks. Although he definitely takes a little getting used to, his fast paced, in-your-faceness, non-blinking and intellectual comedy can take some people a little getting used to. I managed to make fans of a few people however.
Apparently Ze does not write a script for his shows. I’m not saying I don’t believe him when he says this, its that I sure couldn’t do it. I would have to write every word or I would end up “umming” and “ahhing”, and generally lots of stuttering. But Ze does it. Everyday (or thereabouts). Always something current and fresh to say.
Sports Racer J.W., stated in January 2007:
“In interviews, Ze claims he writes nothing down before a show and uses no script. [From http://www.observer.com/20070122/200...thetransom.asp, Ze is quoted as saying "I dont write anything"] I have to dispute this claim
Though this may be true for a lot of episodes, there are a significant number of shows that must have required research, preparation work, and planning, which make me doubt Ze’s claim of “writing nothing”
Ze himself replied saying (completely unscripted, apparently)
i love that of all the episodes you chose “fingers in food” and an episode in which i wore adult diapers to try and sleuth out my process.
believe it or not you can still make things without having written them out beforehand.
for example i just wrote this paragraph without any preparation whatsoever.
amazing isn’t it.
improv.
now pardon me while i walk around the corner to pick up some more diapers. and perhaps some spaghetti sauce.
He brings in many current topics from news reports, local (NYC) and national (occasionally international) often political, and a wide variety of other random musings, teaching his viewers about various aspects of life including: user created media, auditioning, college, friends, traveling, terror, sex and I think there was one about video blogging too. Each episode is filled with great intellect and humour, with plenty of original ideas, both slightly crazy and extremely imaginative. He likes to laugh and dance and sing too!
One thing that gained popularity very quickly was viewer interactivity in the form of sending in videos, and so the power moves were born as well as many other projects. It all makes me want a digital camcorder even more, but they are just too expensive.
I think he has graduated with flying colours, from The League of Awesomeness.
I will miss Ze lots. I hope he brings it all out on dvd.
Ze, I wish you luck with your big future plans, of which I’m sure you have plenty.
Here are a few of my favourites. (I hadn’t planned for 10 favourites it just turned out that way. I’d rather it wasn’t 10 ‘cos lists are always in 10’s, generally just one 10 too. OK I’ll add another.)
- how i spell classy
- college #2
- comments, cats, roommates, powermoves
- bad day for barthes and barnabe
- rules, cranky, colbert
- gum
- la, chips, vomit, good luck
- serious issues
- bust that cycle
- happy #1, P.S. we’re halfway
- ugly, designers, myspace, ugly, ugly song, mushy peas, momma, happy birthday becky
(Just realised I should have subscribed using iTunes from the very beginning so I could have downloaded them all - only the last 14 are available.)
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