>> ^sanderbos:

Since I don't read as many gossip columns as you apparently do I don't really know what you're going on about. I was referring to the actual reaction of Tim Allen during the actual ceremony :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33ozHrZRySw#t=0m50s

<div><div style="margin: 10px; overflow: auto; width: 80%; float: left; position: relative;" class="convoPiece"> spoco2 said:<img style="margin: 4px 10px 10px; float: left; width: 40px;" src="/avatars/s/spoco2-s.jpg" onerror="ph(this)"><div style="position: absolute; margin-left: 52px; padding-top: 1px; font-size: 10px;" class="commentarrow">◄</div><div style="padding: 8px; margin-left: 60px; margin-top: 2px; min-height: 30px;" class="nestedComment box">NO ONE was really offended (except perhaps scientologists, they suck at taking jokes), everyone took them as they were intended, in good humour.
So f ck off with all the 'x was insulted', 'y was offended'. It's all bullshit.
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Which was actually an act... geeze people, these are awards for ACTORS they can sometimes pretend you know.

Since I don't read as many gossip columns as you apparently do I don't really know what you're going on about. I was referring to the *actual reaction* of Tim Allen during the *actual ceremony*:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33ozHrZRySw#t=0m50s

>> ^spoco2:


NO ONE was really offended (except perhaps scientologists, they suck at taking jokes), everyone took them as they were intended, in good humour.
So f ck off with all the 'x was insulted', 'y was offended'. It's all bullshit.

>> ^Winstonfield_Pennypacker:
... Some of his performances like in Polar Express and Angels & Demons are cringe-worthy.
...


You do realize that Polar Express has been universally panned for having almost zombie-level animation? Money for Nothing's Minecraftian characters had more life.

Although, I have to agree A&D was possibly the most boring "thriller" I have ever sat through.

>> ^Winstonfield_Pennypacker:

You know - quite frankly - I don't see why people think Tom Hanks is that great. I remember him when he first came on the scene in "Bosom Buddies". He was moderately amusing, but no more so than Peter Scolari was. He did some bit parts in Family Ties, and did that lousy D&D TV movie "Mazes & Monsters". He did nothing exceptional.
Then he went on to do crappy comedies like Money Pit, Dragnet, Bachelor Party, and Joe Vs. The Volcano. He wasn't very good in any of them. His acting in these shows was one-note. Swap Hanks in Splash with Hanks in Money Pit and there is no difference. He was servicable, but he wasn't that great.
But I think "Big" for some reason started making people think he was a good actor. In the 90s, studios were always trying to turn comedians into "serious" actors. Robin Williams tried it with Patch Adams and Good Morning Vietnam. Jim Carrey tried with "Truman Show", et al. With Hanks, it was A League of Thier Own, Sleepless in Seattle, Forest Gump, and Philadelphia. I see very little difference between "80's Hanks" and "90's Hanks". He isn't a better actor than he was way back in "Mazes & Monsters". He's still the same old one-note Tom Hanks. He just has a better movie. You could take a potted plant and stick it in Forest Gump and get the same result. Some of his performances like in Polar Express and Angels & Demons are cringe-worthy.
So I don't see why Tim Allen has to take the shot here. He's shown at least as much acting "ability" as Tom Hanks. Hanks just got lucky and happened to end up getting better roles and more credit than he deserves.


Also, Tim Allen's a crackhead.

>> ^sanderbos:

Absolutely amazing joke.
What is great about it too is that Mel Gibson is a good sport about it (unlike say Tim Allen this year), as you can see here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6AxyQXVUJc#t=1m40s


Tim Allen was a good sport too... Ricky, Tim and Tom had drinks after the show, it's all a friggen beat up by 'journalists' trying to create drama where there isn't any.

NO ONE was really offended (except perhaps scientologists, they suck at taking jokes), everyone took them as they were intended, in good humour.

So f*ck off with all the 'x was insulted', 'y was offended'. It's all bullshit.

You know - quite frankly - I don't see why people think Tom Hanks is that great. I remember him when he first came on the scene in "Bosom Buddies". He was moderately amusing, but no more so than Peter Scolari was. He did some bit parts in Family Ties, and did that lousy D&D TV movie "Mazes & Monsters". He did nothing exceptional.

Then he went on to do crappy comedies like Money Pit, Dragnet, Bachelor Party, and Joe Vs. The Volcano. He wasn't very good in any of them. His acting in these shows was one-note. Swap Hanks in Splash with Hanks in Money Pit and there is no difference. He was servicable, but he wasn't that great.

But I think "Big" for some reason started making people think he was a good actor. In the 90s, studios were always trying to turn comedians into "serious" actors. Robin Williams tried it with Patch Adams and Good Morning Vietnam. Jim Carrey tried with "Truman Show", et al. With Hanks, it was A League of Thier Own, Sleepless in Seattle, Forest Gump, and Philadelphia. I see very little difference between "80's Hanks" and "90's Hanks". He isn't a better actor than he was way back in "Mazes & Monsters". He's still the same old one-note Tom Hanks. He just has a better movie. You could take a potted plant and stick it in Forest Gump and get the same result. Some of his performances like in Polar Express and Angels & Demons are cringe-worthy.

So I don't see why Tim Allen has to take the shot here. He's shown at least as much acting "ability" as Tom Hanks. Hanks just got lucky and happened to end up getting better roles and more credit than he deserves.

Absolutely amazing joke.
What is great about it too is that Mel Gibson is a good sport about it (unlike say Tim Allen this year), as you can see here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6AxyQXVUJc#t=1m40s

He did that at this Golden Globes specifically so he wouldn't be invited back again. Weeks before the event he was already quoted as saying that they wont be asking him to do an awards show ever again.
>> ^HugeJerk:

I don't understand why they hire Ricky Gervais for awards shows. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy his wry wit, but he turns these events into more of a roast than a celebration of people's work.

Your video, Ricky Gervais Trolls Tim Allen, has made it into the Top 15 New Videos listing. Congratulations on your achievement. For your contribution you have been awarded 1 Power Point.

>> ^WKB:

Ricky Gervais is just great. I only wish he could have brought Carl Pilkington with him.


It's Karl with a K, he's the K-man, Mr. K Dilkington. You know the drill!

imo gervais was absolutely fucking blisteringly good. The tim allen one was probably my fave. Robert downey junior's gone down in my estimation after being unable to take that. I almost feel like it's high school and some people simply cannot take a decent look at themselves and laugh, they usually do that during college, i guess half of these fuckers never got that far.

If he's back for another year, i'm hereby declaring that "hollywood" deserves everyone's appreciation and respect. I mean, they're an entertainment industry.

Are you not entertained?

>> ^ant:

Meh.


I had a feeling you'd feel that way

Something I can throw and hit you with including their VCRs.

In reply to this comment by SlipperyPete:
What is this 'VHS' of which you speak? Sounds like witchcraft.

In reply to this comment by ant:
Thank you. At least I don't have to find it in my VHS tape.


In reply to this comment by SlipperyPete:
http://videosift.com/video/Ricky-Gervais-Trolls-Tim-Allen

In reply to this comment by ant:
>> ^shuac:

The Tim Allen jab, later in the evening, was absolutely hysterical and 100% true.


When was that shown?

What is this 'VHS' of which you speak? Sounds like witchcraft.

In reply to this comment by ant:
Thank you. At least I don't have to find it in my VHS tape.


In reply to this comment by SlipperyPete:
http://videosift.com/video/Ricky-Gervais-Trolls-Tim-Allen

In reply to this comment by ant:
>> ^shuac:

The Tim Allen jab, later in the evening, was absolutely hysterical and 100% true.


When was that shown?

Thank you. At least I don't have to find it in my VHS tape.


In reply to this comment by SlipperyPete:
http://videosift.com/video/Ricky-Gervais-Trolls-Tim-Allen

In reply to this comment by ant:
>> ^shuac:

The Tim Allen jab, later in the evening, was absolutely hysterical and 100% true.


When was that shown?

http://videosift.com/video/Ricky-Gervais-Trolls-Tim-Allen

In reply to this comment by ant:
>> ^shuac:

The Tim Allen jab, later in the evening, was absolutely hysterical and 100% true.


When was that shown?