From: ddrewc@verizonSPAMBEGONE.net   
      
   On 2008-05-21 1:59 a.m., Joseph Nebus verbated:   
   > 	I like the segments about sliming Mark Pender; it's got the   
   > clear hallmarks of the fun parts of Strike Shows and the spirit of   
   > Late Night with David Letterman.  The progression of stuff was well-   
   > developed too.   
      
   Yes, it's always nice to see them experiment like this. In this case they   
   started with something relatively innocuous and ended with a Pender sundae.   
   The toy soldiers were just the right bizarre, arbitrary touch to top off   
   the bit.   
      
   > 	However, the camera folks and the directors have to get to   
   > tight shots on Pender as he's being hit.  Establishing where Conan,   
   > the guy with the buckets, and Pender is is nice, but when it's too   
   > far away we just can't see the sprinkles or the army men falling.   
   > I'm sure they'll have that worked out for the next time the bit is   
   > done.   
      
   I think they did switch to close-ups of Pender after he had stuff dumped on   
   him, but I agree that they should have switched sooner or showed a slo-mo   
   zoomed-in replay or something.   
      
   Although Pender's crotch was pixelated, I assume he wasn't actually nude,   
   since that might be indecently exposing him to the studio audience. How is   
   this kind of thing handled? Did he wear some kind of flesh-colored Speedo?   
      
   > 	Also, splitting the 'news coverage' between a pair of   
   > 'correspondents' was a good way to rejuvenate the bit.   
      
   Yes, this was a nice variation on a bit that, to be frank, had lost its   
   funniness sometime back in the last millennium.   
      
      
   So far this week, though, my favorite bit has been the "Next Guest Song"   
   bit with Kevin Nealon from Monday's show. I usually like it when guests   
   unexpectedly lend their musical talents to the show's comedy. For instance,   
   I still fondly remember when Juliette Lewis ended an interview by seguing   
   into a rousing version of "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" by Joan Jett and the   
   Blackhearts. I think that was back in 2000. Around the same time, Joe   
   Lieberman sang "My Way" with a wry twist ("Regrets -- here's one -- I've   
   had a few...").   
      
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