View Full Version : Episode 7: Bruno [Discussion]
lobasuu
06-30-2009, 07:55 PM
Watch here (http://digg.com/dialogg/Bruno_1)
Holy hell was I pissed off at this episode. Wasn't the whole point of Digg Dialogg that the users choose questions and the most dugg ones will be asked from the interviewees without any censorship? I remember Kevin emphasizing that last part quite a few times in earlier episodes.
"Rather than editors or journalists, the Digg community decides the most popular questions to be posed in the interview."
I don't really have a problem with a Dialogg which is clearly an ad for a movie (as long as the ep itself is funny and enjoyable), but the fact that Brüno clearly knew all the questions beforehand and had his answers ready really took the edge off the interview.
tearith
06-30-2009, 09:20 PM
You took the words out of my mouth. The way they have gone about picking and choosing the questions they ask completely defeats the purpose of voting questions up... instead of reading the questions with 1000+ diggs they, they read questions with 200 diggs... come on! Absolutely disgusting...
I would really love an explanation why they said "fuck you" to the entire digg community and it's democratic system...
daikun
06-30-2009, 09:29 PM
This is a joke episode, people, not an actual one. The questions they selected is understandable.
tearith
07-01-2009, 12:03 AM
How was this a joke episode? What does that mean? Just because it was with an actor in character and not a politician doesn't mean they shouldn't follow the shows format. I'm all for having funny episodes like this, but don't ignore what the users have voted for.
rancidlm
07-01-2009, 01:17 AM
Crap episode, i really hope that host doesn't do any more of them.. would have been funnier with Alex or Kevin.
Oh and who ever the host is.. Thanks for asking the most popular dugg questions...... NOT..
truebullfan
07-01-2009, 06:21 AM
I agree w/ you guys wtf why weren't the top questions asked. And i'm sorry but the host of digg reel was terrible. He seemed really uncomfortable doing the interview. No followup questions and he didn't even play along w/ Bruno. Kevin Rose or Jay should have done the interview.
Worst Digg Dialogue ever.
Not sure why some of you think he knew the questions beforehand. It seemed like he was making stuff on the fly.
lobasuu
07-01-2009, 09:23 AM
Not sure why some of you think he knew the questions beforehand. It seemed like he was making stuff on the fly.
Well, we all know that he read the most dugg questions and refused to answer some of them, who OK'd the questions which WERE asked, his agent? Also, notice how quickly he answers every single one of them, never pauses to think
EDIT: two more things. What was up with the Harry Potter question that noone even submitted or dugg? At first I thought it was yet another ad (it still coud be), but HP6 is distributed by Warner Bros and Brüno by Universal, so I really don't know about that.
Also, will we ever be able to comment on the Dialogg on the same page?
grant-h
07-01-2009, 03:45 PM
I was really looking forward to this episode. Like, really, really.
But that was just crap. I love Andrew on The Digg Reel, his confidence and humour is really a breath of fresh air and extremely entertaining to watch, but in the company of a major star, much like the Mythbusters episode a few weeks ago - he shut down and looked exactly like I'd look in that situation, star struck and extremely nervous.
The whole idea of Digg was to allow the community to ask the questions per way of the community vote - so the fact that random questions were plucked at the discretion of staff coupled with the fact Brüno obviously heard them prior to the interview made me shudder after every minute.
Big fail, guys. Big fail.
rengoku
07-01-2009, 08:10 PM
I have to agree with the comments here, I was really looking forward to this Digg Dialogg, and came away disappointed. Whats the point if you're just going to pick and choose questions regardless of the # of diggs.
So much for giving the power back to the community.
hellhound
07-01-2009, 10:34 PM
I think Andrew did a decent job w/ the material he had... he played into Bruno's gay/flirting character... Bruno/Cohen is too used to doing an "ambush interview" and trying to shock the interviewer. Of course AB knows whats up and so... no ambush.. Cohen/Bruno missed the boat by still trying the shock/ambush style when coulda gone the "over-the-top Impressario" route.
Was a "Meh"... coulda been better (if Cohen decided to break outta character and answer some honest questions)... but I think they decided together to keep in personae.. thats why the questions were setups/softballs.
Only found it because was on a bit torrent site I visit regularly, otherwise.... pooor job advertising
murphy1d
07-02-2009, 03:17 AM
Didn't read the questions ahead of time, and didn't care. The interview was really funny and I liked it. And I am so glad they picked Andrew because he was a perfect straight man (no pun) to Bruno.
truebullfan
07-02-2009, 05:51 AM
Well, we all know that he read the most dugg questions and refused to answer some of them, who OK'd the questions which WERE asked, his agent? Also, notice how quickly he answers every single one of them, never pauses to think
EDIT: two more things. What was up with the Harry Potter question that noone even submitted or dugg? At first I thought it was yet another ad (it still coud be), but HP6 is distributed by Warner Bros and Brüno by Universal, so I really don't know about that.
Also, will we ever be able to comment on the Dialogg on the same page?
I disagree w/ your impression that he answered all the questions quickly. You can clearly see when he is asked what he thinks of sasha baron cohen he pauses for a few moments then answers. And if he did know the questions beforehand he did a pretty weak job of answering them w/ funny stuff.
But I totally agree there needs to be new comment section after the digg dialogue is over for comments.
power-inside
07-02-2009, 04:59 PM
It seemed staged so thats why they probably censored some top questions maybe cause they coudnt be staged or sumthin...
Btw , can anyone give the link to the starting background audio of this digg dialogg? (bruno edition)
Thanks!
edjca
07-02-2009, 09:33 PM
Well I thought I was having a case of deja vu watching this Digg Dialogg and it turns out I did. I saw this same interview....twice. Once on The Tonight show and again on an Australian talk show called ROVE. Watch these interviews then compare them to his answers.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QggLtP2yUkI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUhb2X1y-B4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBqmpeLp7FU
Answers are almost exactly the same every time (staring at his crotch, loyal to his boyfriend, joke about the Iranian guy being the Iranian George Clooney, that "suck on that lemon") it's obvious it was all planned out. Try better next time, digg.
ianeb2005
07-03-2009, 01:49 AM
I agree as well, also it seem really dead, there was no spontaneity at all, I know a lot of that spontaneity of the Ali-G show was due to it being all off the cuff, but the interviewer here was awful, he was completely unengaging regardless whether Bruno is not a real person, I think that it would have been better had some one like Alex who is a bit of a joker had done an interview like that rather someone who was uncomfortable as clearly the guy hosting it was.
Watch here (http://digg.com/dialogg/Bruno_1)
Holy hell was I pissed off at this episode. Wasn't the whole point of Digg Dialogg that the users choose questions and the most dugg ones will be asked from the interviewees without any censorship? I remember Kevin emphasizing that last part quite a few times in earlier episodes.
"Rather than editors or journalists, the Digg community decides the most popular questions to be posed in the interview."
I don't really have a problem with a Dialogg which is clearly an ad for a movie (as long as the ep itself is funny and enjoyable), but the fact that Brüno clearly knew all the questions beforehand and had his answers ready really took the edge off the interview.
I agree that this show wasn't the best but I think it was alright to alter the questions around. For the most part they were the same and they probably changed out some of them because it was too difficult to find a funny answer. That said, it would have been nice if they had explained why they were changing the question instead of just briefly mentioning something about excluded questions.
It wasn't an easy interview because the character of Bruno is set up around surprising other people. When he does interviews where people already know him then he has to have some kind of formula to present. If Sacha Cohen had come on it probably would have been better, he could have talked about Bruno instead.
mrpopular
07-08-2009, 12:45 PM
Can we Officially get Andrew to be thee Digg Dialogg guy? he rocked!!!
hectos
07-08-2009, 11:11 PM
I have enjoyed reading all of the feedback on this episode...had to throw in my two cents worth...
I agree that this wasn't the best episode and I felt uncomfortable at times, BUT...
This program is brand new. REV3 is already ahead of its time with its "vision" of internet television. That is what makes it so great! There are going to be bumps, and I am sure there will be a lot of them. The great thing is that the cats with hats at REV3 are smart. They will be able to adjust and go forward.
The host did his job. Producing an event which involves "celebrities" gets very complicated quickly. Agents, lawyers, movie studios, all have a way of taking a great idea and beating the holy hell out of it. Unfortunately, this often results in two things. Spontaneity gets booted, so the event looks like it is rehearsed...because it is. The host has no wiggle room. They have so many people telling them what is ok, and what is not ok, that by the end of the deal they simply want "it" to be over. I personally have experienced this, and tip my cap to Mr. Bancroft. Job well done...
Its FREE. If I was paying for this service or somehow was financially affected by this episode then hell yeah...lets get The Bitch Court in session with all speed. But I don't, and I wasn't...so am I out anything? No.
We are all more than capable of tearing something/someone down. Its easy and some times fun to do. Before we break out the wrecking ball, lets make sure the something/someone deserves it in the first place.
end of line...
quence
07-09-2009, 12:32 AM
Well I thought I was having a case of deja vu watching this Digg Dialogg and it turns out I did. I saw this same interview....twice. Once on The Tonight show and again on an Australian talk show called ROVE. Watch these interviews then compare them to his answers.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QggLtP2yUkI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUhb2X1y-B4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBqmpeLp7FU
Answers are almost exactly the same every time (staring at his crotch, loyal to his boyfriend, joke about the Iranian guy being the Iranian George Clooney, that "suck on that lemon") it's obvious it was all planned out. Try better next time, digg.
I don't know if this is necessarily their fault. I remember when Borat was being promoted, Cohen would use basically the same jokes in every single interview he did in character. It's like he has a set of jokes that he has to shoehorn into every answer whether they're relevant or not.
frantic
07-09-2009, 01:05 AM
It was a bad episode.
I think it could have been good but that interviewer didn't have his best day. He was very nervous it seemed.
eminemdrdre00
07-09-2009, 05:18 AM
I have enjoyed reading all of the feedback on this episode...had to throw in my two cents worth...
I agree that this wasn't the best episode and I felt uncomfortable at times, BUT...
This program is brand new. REV3 is already ahead of its time with its "vision" of internet television. That is what makes it so great! There are going to be bumps, and I am sure there will be a lot of them. The great thing is that the cats with hats at REV3 are smart. They will be able to adjust and go forward.
The host did his job. Producing an event which involves "celebrities" gets very complicated quickly. Agents, lawyers, movie studios, all have a way of taking a great idea and beating the holy hell out of it. Unfortunately, this often results in two things. Spontaneity gets booted, so the event looks like it is rehearsed...because it is. The host has no wiggle room. They have so many people telling them what is ok, and what is not ok, that by the end of the deal they simply want "it" to be over. I personally have experienced this, and tip my cap to Mr. Bancroft. Job well done...
Its FREE. If I was paying for this service or somehow was financially affected by this episode then hell yeah...lets get The Bitch Court in session with all speed. But I don't, and I wasn't...so am I out anything? No.
We are all more than capable of tearing something/someone down. Its easy and some times fun to do. Before we break out the wrecking ball, lets make sure the something/someone deserves it in the first place.
end of line...
Digg Dialogue doesnt really have anything to do with Revision3. The only reason its on here is because Kevin owns both Digg & Revision3. All of the Digg Dialogues dont even make it here.
xfuuey
07-09-2009, 01:04 PM
Am I the only one who thinks Burno is the biggest douche ever?
must_comment
07-10-2009, 05:46 AM
Can Alex Albrecht do some of these? I think he'd be really good.
forkfromouterspace
07-10-2009, 06:35 PM
Andrew Bancroft came off as really amateur and nervous in this interview. Even on Digg Reel you can tell his confidence is faked, and it really showed here as he always keeps Bruno at arm's length rather than really engaging him. The questions kinda sucked, but Bruno still had some great lines. The whole thing just felt awkward, and not in a funny-awkward way.
frantic
07-11-2009, 08:01 PM
Andrew Bancroft came off as really amateur and nervous in this interview. Even on Digg Reel you can tell his confidence is faked, and it really showed here as he always keeps Bruno at arm's length rather than really engaging him. The questions kinda sucked, but Bruno still had some great lines. The whole thing just felt awkward, and not in a funny-awkward way.
Very True.
Very awkward but it would be a difficult interview to do in fairness.
forkfromouterspace
07-12-2009, 08:34 PM
Very True.
Very awkward but it would be a difficult interview to do in fairness.
Yeah, I'll give him that. I think he also gets the shaft on Digg Reel for having to read the comments on videos. A lot of them are just pretty lame to begin with, and jokes/comments intended for a written medium just don't really translate well to being spoken.
cryptic
07-13-2009, 07:39 AM
Disappointing that this 'interview' is done under the guise of Digg Dialogg. Digg is a news aggregation site. Digg Dialogg was suppose to be interviews with leading news makers, which makes the decision to incorporate a staged interview a curious choice. Maybe all of the interviews so far have been nothing more than PR informercials for the interviewee. For all the brilliance supposedly associated with Digg's founders, they are the source of some not so great decisions.
cucumberboy
07-18-2009, 09:40 PM
I thought Andrew did a great job.
sukotsu
07-19-2009, 12:11 AM
I have to agree I dont think Andrew was the problem here...
He always comes across really well on The Digg Reel which makes me think its not him.
I mean first off has anyone seen the film bruno?.. its not exactly 'THAT' funny.
Ali G was a good laugh, Borat a stroke of genius but Bruno not on par if you ask me.
Secondly like others have pointed out this show has had guests like Arnold Schwarzenegger
and Al Gore.. whos idea was it to interview bruno on such a serious format?
Finally every question is met with a pause while Sacha Baron Cohen thinks of something
funny hes much better with scripted scenarios and if the talk of him choosing his own
questions is correct he should of been shown the door there and then. This episode
was just a car crash waiting to happen if you ask me and it did.
Just my two cents...