Joe Schmo - Post-Show Discussion Thread

[Inundated]

Angie, I am down in Pgh getting ready to have dinner with Eddy and the Dings... I have the JS2 DVD and will send it out whenever I hit the post office. :)

[YCantAngieRead]

Whenever you get a chance-don't feel like you need to rush.

[orinaccio]

Thought I'd ask - is anyone planning on tossing their VHS copies of their taped Joe Schmo 2 episodes now that they have a DVD edition?

The VHS recorded episodes very likely will have closed captioning intact, and I'd LOVE to have them ( will pay for shipping too). It'd be nice to have a captioned version of this show to accompany my DVD copy (which has no captions/subtitles).

On a related note, I see that "Joe Schmo 2" is on Mill Creek Entertainment "Best Sellers" page, which comes to no surprise to any of us here, I'm sure!

[YCantAngieRead]

Hey Muggum-you're ridiculously busy right now, I'm sure, but I thought you'd like that there's a thread here about Zombieland!

http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?t=434581

[Inundated]

He's gonna get too big a head for us, now...his little project just made $25 million in its box office opening, eating the competition alive! (Or, maybe undead. :D)

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ia1FPSxXY_CtWNU2djwNxRbGiU3wD9B4DSQO0

I am so thrilled that R&W have a hit on their hands.

[YCantAngieRead]

Me too, even if it's not something I'd go see in the theatres.

I'm not so big on the horror genre. :o

[IndyJones1023]

I'm not so big on the horror genre. :o

Neither am I. But I loved it!

[YCantAngieRead]

Neither am I. But I loved it!

I was going to ask. I wondered if I was overestimating the amount of horror.

[IndyJones1023]

I'd go so far as to say there's no horror at all. Just action and comedy.

Now, the action goes a bit gross due to the subject matter, but it's in an hysterical manner.

Ang, my dear stalker, go see this flick!

:)

[YCantAngieRead]

I'd go so far as to say there's no horror at all. Just action and comedy.

Now, the action goes a bit gross due to the subject matter, but it's in an hysterical manner.

Ang, my dear stalker, go see this flick!

:)

I think I just might!

[orinaccio]

Congratulations Rhett & Paul!

[muggum]

Really appreciate the support!

R

[retrodog]

I'm looking forward to seeing ZombieLand but will probably wait for the DVD so that I can watch it on the big screen, and without all the kids screaming and running around. ;)

I love well made Zombie movies and have been waiting for a new one for a while.

So how did this thread turn into a chat room? :D

[Inundated]

I'm pretty sure this is the first major Hollywood movie made by a TCF member. (Though we do have a decent amount of people in the movie business here.)

:D

Drinks are on Muggum! (What, he and Paul don't get that $25 million directly deposited into their bank accounts this week? ;) )

[wendiness1]

What's the rating on this? Mike, you know my son. Is this something I could take him to?

[Inundated]

It is rated R.

And I hate to say this...but...ummm...Wendy, I haven't seen it yet! :D

So I can't really give any advice on taking him. I guess the question is, can he deal with "horror violence'?

I've nailed down showtimes around here, and will probably see it either later this afternoon (4:30-5 PM showings), tonight or tomorrow.

[IndyJones1023]

Horror violence that's light on the horror and heavy on over-the-top comedy.

[marksman]

Oh wow did not make the connection. I was on the fence about seeing this, but I keep hearing good things about it, but now I will have to see it for sure.

[Inundated]

Here's my mini-review of it (http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?p=7535942#post7535942) on the Zombieland thread.

You undersold it, Indy. Damn, what a fun movie!!!

Wendy, I'm not sure how your son would react to parts of it...is he OK with "fantasy violence"? As Indy said, it really isn't over-the-top. In at least one scene, they backed off from showing a guy getting his head lopped off (by Tallahassee), but you know that's what they did.

There's about a 5 minute sequence not long after the opening, where they start showing some of the initial zombie attacks, that's a bit uncomfortable. The movie as a whole? Not at all. It spends much, much more time on the people and the relationships than the zombie killing.

Oh, certainly, it's there...Tallahassee alone can mow down a row of zombies like anyone's business, and does, frequently.

Zombies are shot and killed by handgun, by machine gun, by baseball bat, even by amusement park rides...but this is nearly always played as fantasy/cartoon violence, and is not the driving plot point each time it happens. Though killing zombies is a reality in this world, this is not a "let's go out and kill the zombies!" movie. Rhett wrote the thing, remember? :D

If your son can deal with that, and maybe if he can accept that "zombies are not real people", he might be OK.

Somewhere, there's a website that describes such points in detail, for parents to consider. I'll find it, see if they have Zombieland up, and forward it to you.

[muggum]

...I'd take any kid old enough not to get scared. Meaning probably 12 and up. But I'm a little liberal/lenient when it comes to that. It's a gory movie, and there are some f-bombs, but largely, it's harmless. My $.02.

[Inundated]

Here you go, the "parents review" from ScreenIt (warning, LOTS of spoilers and specific plot points in this):

http://www.screenit.com/movies/2009/zombieland.html

[Inundated]

...I'd take any kid old enough not to get scared. Meaning probably 12 and up. But I'm a little liberal/lenient when it comes to that. It's a gory movie, and there are some f-bombs, but largely, it's harmless. My $.02.

You also get a cut. :D

There are other issues with Wendy and her son, and I don't know if anything would be a trigger for him. I would say that if she's at all worried, see it first without him, then bring him along for the second watch. I know I want to see it again...

Oh, I have a note in your FB inbox...let's spread the word! I'm being your volunteer Ohio PR guy again. :D

[wendiness1]

In at least one scene, they backed off from showing a guy getting his head lopped off (by Tallahassee), but you know that's what they did.



(Calls the caregiver . . . )

[Inundated]

(Calls the caregiver . . . )

You know your son. :) I was actually impressed that they didn't show any of the gory part of that, but I can see how you'd be concerned.

Go see it, with or without him. It's really not overwhelmed in nasty gore, aside from the brief sections I've talked about...oh, and the fact that zombies, as a general rule, are bloody and icky. :D

Treat it like you'd treat the over-the-top stuff about semi-naked women and sexual innuendo in JS...it's part of the package, but not the reason you're there (or I'm there, or THEY'RE there). The people story is quite satisfying, and the characters are well portrayed.

[marksman]

I just had an idea for a Joe Schmo 3. Have the announcer/host be the dupe for the show.

[DevdogAZ]

I just had an idea for a Joe Schmo 3. Have the announcer/host be the dupe for the show.
But Ralph Garman is the best! Doing the show without him just wouldn't fee right.

Besides, how do you propose that would work? The announcer/host would be involved in production meetings and all kinds of behind the scenes stuff. Do you expect the whole production crew to keep the secret from the host, even when they're not filming and not at the set? I think that would be incredibly difficult.

Maybe the next Schmo could slowly come to the realization that he's the only one in the house that isn't a zombie.

[Waldorf]

Just in case anyone doesn't have it yet.

http://www.deepdiscount.com/deals_daily-deep-deal/

Joe Schmo 2 for $4.49 shipped... is it okay to post deals here? I know the avsforum guys get bent out of shape about it.

Edited to add: This was the "deal of the day" on May 13th, 2010, so I apologize in advance to future deal-seekers. :(

[boywaja]

saw Rhett tweet (http://twitter.com/RhettReese/status/19685975537) that Spike is running a Joe Schmo (original edition) marathon on saturday. Does anyone happen to know if this was "filmed" in HD originally?

[Inundated]

Pretty sure there was no HD either for TJSS or JS2, but Rhett can verify himself...besides, Spike didn't have an HD version back then!

[boywaja]

yeah, I was just hoping. But it does seem unlikely.

[muggum]

I don't anticipate any HD/Blu-Ray. What we have is what we have!

[DancnDude]

I'm excited to see this again. I've got it set up to record. Thanks for posting!

[aindik]

I don't anticipate any HD/Blu-Ray. What we have is what we have!

I think the folks were just asking whether the upcoming reruns might be in HD. Not whether there would be a release on physical HD media.

[Inundated]

I think the folks were just asking whether the upcoming reruns might be in HD. Not whether there would be a release on physical HD media.

And I think what Our Man Muggum(tm) is saying is that they don't have any HD footage, since they (I presume) shot in SD...remember, this was 2003!

I seem to recall seeing pretty standard SD TV video cameras, like the type local news outlets were using at the time...the show was not done on film, so they can't "convert" it to HD, either for over air use on Spike HD or on any Blu-ray disc...

[innocentfreak]

I forgot how much I liked this show and how hot the chicks were.

[Inundated]

Grr, I was out and missed it entirely! I just got home. No working DVR right now, TiVo or otherwise.

Not a huge deal, because I do have all the DVDs, but I'd love to have seen it "live". Guess I'll have to Roll My Own Schmo-thon!

[Inundated]

Catching the last part of the Ralph sit-down with MKG...it's running over for some reason!

[Regina]

Catching the last part of the Ralph sit-down with MKG...it's running over for some reason!

Watched part of it myself-geez, couldn't Spike (or someone) spring for some teeth whitening for MKG? His teeth are YELLOW! ;):o

[YCantAngieRead]

Darn it. I missed it, too-on vacation. I have the DVDs though. Maybe it's time for a rewatch.

[TIVOSciolist]

Happy Birthday, Ingrid!

Based on an interview in which you discussed what your mother said to you when she found out about the show, I've come up with a motto upon which I have tried to live my life these past few years: "Don't embarrass the family."

It has worked well for me so far.

[muggum]

I should have some Joe Schmo news, albeit very tangential (sorry, no Joe 3... this is news of a different sort), early next year.

But my real reason for posting... shameless, even more tangential self-promotion. My first novel is finally out:

http://www.amazon.com/Anxiety-ebook/dp/B0046A9SY4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1289077936&sr=8-1

I had the pleasure of watching some of Joe Schmo 1 when it re-aired a couple months back. So fun to watch Matt again. Small update: MKG is doing great, with a wonderful wife and kids, back in his beloved Pittsburgh.

See you all soon!

Rhett

[Inundated]

Now, really, if you can't self-promote in this thread, where can you? :D

i do not have a Kindle, but it looks like i can get it on the Android version of the Kindle e-reader software. I'll check it out ASAP! I've been reading your writings in one form or another for 7 years, why not a novel? ;)

And good to hear about MKG, and glad he's back in Da Burgh.

[YCantAngieRead]

Man, it must be really rewarding to have something you've worked for for so long come to fruition.

I'll be buying it as soon as I get a Kindle, which I hope is sooner rather than later.

[Inundated]

I'll be buying it as soon as I get a Kindle, which I hope is sooner rather than later.

There is also Kindle software for the PC, and the pull down list on Rhett's book says it is indeed compatible...and I presume it'll be readable on the actual Kindle as well, whenever you get it...(presumably without having to buy it again!)

[getreal]

Man, it must be really rewarding to have something you've worked for for so long come to fruition.

I'll be buying it as soon as I get a Kindle, which I hope is sooner rather than later.

Write a letter to Santa ... :)

[YCantAngieRead]

Write a letter to Santa ... :)

That's what I'm hoping for. :D

[muggum]

Avail on PC, Mac, Droid, Iphone, Ipad, Kindle!

[Inundated]

I told a co-worker about this tonight. He's gonna buy it...

[marksman]

There is a show on Comedy Central that started last week called Workaholics. It is very peculiar and way crude, but has been entertaining so far. So I was checking out who was behind it, and Brian Keith Etheridge (played himself as the friend on Joe Schmo), is credited as the writer for all 10 episodes.

Thought I would throw that out there for any Schmo fans.

[TIVOSciolist]

For those of you who have been missing out, here is the link to Ingrid Wiese Hesson's great Pop Culture Casualty blog about life, her daughter, her husband, and living in Los Angeles: http://popculturecasualty.blogspot.com/

Happy birthday Ingrid!

[mattack]

Who is she?

[innocentfreak]

Wasn't she on the second Schmo and the contestant who figured it out?

[cheerdude]

Who is she?

Wasn't she on the second Schmo and the contestant who figured it out?

Yep...

[Inundated]

Yep, the one and only Ingrid Wiese, now happily married and a mother to boot.

The other "Jane Schmo", Amanda Naughton, is happily married as well. Don't know if she has a kid yet or not, it's been a while since I caught up with her.

[IndyJones1023]

The other Jane Schmo?

[cheerdude]

The other Jane Schmo?

When Ingrid figured out what was going on ... they brought in another Jane Schmo to take her place. At the same time, they kept Ingrid in -- as long as she didn't say anything to the other Schmos.

It's been a while since I've seen JS2, so I may not be describing it 100% correctly

[IndyJones1023]

Oh, I totally forgot about that.

[aindik]

Oh, I totally forgot about that.

Me too. My memory was that they started the season with two schmoes, a man and a woman. The woman was Ingrid, she figured it out, they brought her in as an actor, and finished the show with only one schmoe. Though, I haven't watched since its original run, so I could be completely wrong.

I think a year or two ago I saw Ingrid at a CVS in Center City Philadelphia.

[Amnesia]

Anyone else catch Valerie Azlynn as a uniformed cop on last night's Castle?

[Inundated]

Anyone else catch Valerie Azlynn as a uniformed cop on last night's Castle?

But...did Tim?


:D

(Man, that's an old line. He probably has forgotten Valerie/Piper entirely by now!)

[Inundated]

And yes, Amanda Naughton was the second "Jane". She was even on TCF and posted in one of the JS2 threads! (The Finale thread, I think.)

[Inundated]

Amanda visits TCF:
http://archive2.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?p=2154096&&#post2154096

Ingrid visits TCF:
http://archive2.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?p=2145933&&#post2145933

[TIVOSciolist]

Anyone else catch Valerie Azlynn as a uniformed cop on last night's Castle?

Valerie seems to be the go-to girl whenever an episode needs a hot and talented young actress. She has been in so many great shows.

I also watched Natasha Leggero last week on the Tonight Show, where she appeared as a regular guest and not a stand-up comic. Whenever I see these actors, along with Kristen Wiig on SNL or Jon Huertas on Castle, I am reminded how lucky we were that Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick were able to recognize their early talent when choosing these actors for the Joe Schmo series.

[getreal]

I also watched Natasha Leggero last week on the Tonight Show, where she appeared as a regular guest and not a stand-up comic.

Natasha is in the new Hank Azaria sitcom "Free Agents", as well as regular appearances on the panel of "Chelsea lately".

[Tracy]

For Christmas I got my husband the DVDs to Joe Schmo and Joe Schmo 2. We had watched the show back in the day and really enjoyed it. It is just as fun the second time around. This time we are watching it with our two kids--ages 14 and 18. It can be cringe-worthy at times....like every time that they say that Austin will give each girl the ultimate expression of his love--a pearl necklace. The kids are loving it, though.

We finished the first season right after Christmas and are almost done with JS2. I need to revisit this thread more completely and show the kids some stuff. :)

[mattack]

Are there commentaries or other extras?

[getreal]

For Christmas I got my husband the DVDs to Joe Schmo and Joe Schmo 2. We had watched the show back in the day and really enjoyed it. It is just as fun the second time around. This time we are watching it with our two kids--ages 14 and 18. It can be cringe-worthy at times....like every time that they say that Austin will give each girl the ultimate expression of his love--a pearl necklace. The kids are loving it, though.

We finished the first season right after Christmas and are almost done with JS2. I need to revisit this thread more completely and show the kids some stuff. :)

Really? You watched the first season DVDs with your kids??

My DVDs of Season One featuring Matt Kennedy Gould is completely uncensored. There are no bleeps in the language, and there is no blurring of the models in the various naked challenges. I had lent it to my (now ex-GF) to watch with her, and she innocently lent it to her 77 yr. old Dad, not knowing that it was uncensored. He said it wasn't to his tastes, and I eventually got them back.

BTW, that had nothing to do with our long-distance relationship ending after 5 great years. :)

PS: Here is a link to a Joe Schmo Matching Game (http://www.cartoonistsonline.com/games/jssGame.html)I had created back in the day. NOTE: It was done in Flash, so it won't work on an iPad or iPhone. :(

[wendiness1]

Thank you, Rhett Reese, for supporting the "end the R word" campaign.

http://www.hlntv.com/article/2012/01/09/phoebe-holmes-being-retarded-blog-post

[Tracy]

Really? You watched the first season DVDs with your kids??


Yup. I didn't really remember it when we started. At first there was just some language--nothing they don't hear every day--remember they are 14 (15 in a week) and 18. The first real shocker was a challenge called something like "Keep a Hand on a Hooker" which showed a topless "model" and people putting their body parts on her body parts. In both seasons they have 1 or 2 challenges with naked-ish models. The worst thing in the second season is a scene where Cami (the moron) has to try to raise Tim's heart rate and she does it with some explicit dirty talk. Another moment where I give a groan that I am watching this with my teenagers.

My attitude is that this is nothing they probably haven't seen before and it is all in good fun. I'm not a prude and don't think that sex or the human body is something that we should be ashamed of or afraid to acknowledge. At the same time, it isn't like I intentionally seek these things out, either. There it was, it was funny, and there was nothing more to it.

[Tracy]

Are there commentaries or other extras?

For the first season, there is a commentary during the finale episode that we haven't listened to yet. There doesn't seem to be anything for the second season. It is pretty bare bones.

[DancnDude]

I watched a marathon of Season 1 a few months back. I had recorded them all and had them saved on the TiVo. It was still quite funny and entertaining.

"Hand on a high-priced Hooker" :D

[DevdogAZ]

I watched a marathon of Season 1 a few months back. I had recorded them all and had them saved on the TiVo. It was still quite funny and entertaining.

"Hand on a high-priced Hooker" :D
The best part about the "Hand on a High-Priced Hooker" challenge was that the producers hired an established porn star and Matt Kennedy Gould totally recognized her and was super excited.

[Maui]

Wow, I see that you can get both season on DVD for under $15.

I may have to revisit them both soon.

[YCantAngieRead]

I haven't watched Season 1 in a long, long time. Maybe I should as well.

[drumorgan]

I think that was the show that first brought me here to TCF

[getreal]

I think that was the show that first brought me here to TCF

It did that for me as well. A bunch of us migrated here from that angry, over-moderated other forum.

[wendiness1]

Yep, Inundated brought me here because of this show.

[YCantAngieRead]

Ditto!

[Inundated]

Yep, Inundated brought me here because of this show.

Ditto!

A very good part of my "legacy" on TCF, as it were :D

[tiams]

A very good part of my "legacy" on TCF, as it were :D

what is this other forum that so many people came from originally?

[YCantAngieRead]

Fans of reality TV.

[orinaccio]

I watched a marathon of Season 1 a few months back. I had recorded them all and had them saved on the TiVo. It was still quite funny and entertaining.

"Hand on a high-priced Hooker" :D

Wish there'd be a marathon of season 2. The DVD does not include captions so I've been waiting in the hopes one will take place so I can DVR it. In fact ive set my tivo to autorecord any show with "joe schmo" in the title ;)

[Amnesia]

Just rewatching Joe Schmo (1) again w/my nephew. I looked up the actors in IMDb and learned to my surprise that David "The Hutch" Hornsby is married to Emily "Bones" Deschanel...

[marksman]

Just rewatching Joe Schmo (1) again w/my nephew. I looked up the actors in IMDb and learned to my surprise that David "The Hutch" Hornsby is married to Emily "Bones" Deschanel...

Does he play rickety cricket on always sunny and also the creator of that short lived CBS sitcom with Kevin dillon? It is surprising some of the people they had on that show.

Someone was watching zombie land here the other day and it got me wishing joe Schmoe would come back.

[YCantAngieRead]

I think I'm finally going to get to watch Zombieland. :o

Blame having a baby. Things fall through the cracks.

[photoshopgrl]

I rewatched this show over the past week, forgetting just how much I liked it. So I found Matt on Facebook and added him and he's been chatting with me and my friend Julie. Still a super nice guy!

[tiams]

I rewatched this show over the past week, forgetting just how much I liked it. So I found Matt on Facebook and added him and he's been chatting with me and my friend Julie. Still a super nice guy!

Tell him to come say hi in this thread!

[photoshopgrl]

I haven't read every page of this thread. Should I? Is there anything mean being said? I'd feel bad if I pointed him here and he actually came and read a bunch of crap. :)

[Inundated]

I haven't read every page of this thread. Should I? Is there anything mean being said? I'd feel bad if I pointed him here and he actually came and read a bunch of crap. :)

We may be the biggest online MKG Fan Club. :D

Our biggest worry is that he has no idea a lot of people think he's a decent guy.

[Inundated]

Here is the original thread on the show. Don't just pack a lunch, pack a 10 course meal!

http://archive2.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?t=130300

One of the show's creators/producers shows up starting at message #30, and other show involved people/cast/crew show up throughout. TCF was kind of a show hangout.

[photoshopgrl]

We may be the biggest online MKG Fan Club. :D

Our biggest worry is that he has no idea a lot of people think he's a decent guy.

I'll send him a msg and I'm sure if you all request he'll add you too!
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1033944805

Here's a few of the things said back and forth with my friend Julie, Matt and me.

Julie: Joe Schmo is your friend???????
Me: Yes, I love him!
Julie: Me too! I love that show! And I can't believe that was Kristen Wig!!
Matt: holla!!!
Julie: Nicest guy ever!
Matt: that's a stretch as i may not be the nicest guy on my street - but thanks!!!!
Me: Matt you stole the hearts of every person that watched that show.
Matt: That's nice - thank you
Me: Matt if you're ever in Columbus, I'd love to buy you a beer. (not hitting on you!) :)
Matt: thanks! i didn't take it like that. thanks for the kind words.

and then we were all joking about Ikea and other stuff. He's still a great guy. He's married and seems really happy. So glad for him!!

[Inundated]

Just popped MKG a friend request via Facebook. My one regret during the JS run was not getting a chance to catch up with Matt. Well, Matt, and Kristen, but she's been a bit busy lately :)

Yeah, we've gotten some occasional updates on him via Muggum in this very thread, so we knew he was married...a fellow TCF regular friend and I had coffee with Muggum in Phoenix the weekend JS2's finale aired...speaking of someone who's been busy lately!

[photoshopgrl]

Reading that original thread makes so super sad I wasn't on here then. So glad everyone seemed to love him as much as I did. Every week I just could not get over what a genuinely great guy he was. Hope he comes to join us over here. :)

[YCantAngieRead]

I don't blame him if he doesn't, but I certainly would love to tell him how awesome we all thought he was.

[Maui]

Okay this thread finally made me break down and order Joe Schmo, Joe Schmo 2 and Invasion Iowa on DVD. It helps that all three can be had on Amazon for about $20

[Inundated]

Reading that original thread makes so super sad I wasn't on here then. So glad everyone seemed to love him as much as I did. Every week I just could not get over what a genuinely great guy he was. Hope he comes to join us over here. :)

The thing is...once the show realized what it had with Matt, so did we.

A lesser show would have turned mean towards him...this show was genuinely concerned with his well-being. And talking with folks involved with the show here on TCF really sealed it for many of us.

And yes, I realize I'm the honorary chairman of Rhett's NE Ohio fan club. He puts up with me because I buy his stuff. ;) He got me to see a movie about zombies and enjoy it, and that was about 4379th on my To Do list before I knew Rhett...

[YCantAngieRead]

Whoever did the casting with Matt did a very, very good job.

[Matt K. Gould]

Why didn't anyone tell me about this 8+ years ago?

[IndyJones1023]

LOL, welcome, Matt!

[David Platt]

Why didn't anyone tell me about this 8+ years ago?

:D:D:up::up:

[Tracy]

What's going on here???

(Since we rewatched the 2 series over Christmas, my husband says this more frequently than I would like. :) )

[Tracy]

Welcome, Matt! We are fans, here. Do you get recognized a lot at this point?

[wendiness1]

Hey, Matt! Glad you finally made it over here!

[photoshopgrl]

Why didn't anyone tell me about this 8+ years ago?

Glad you could join us. Happy Easter!

[Maui]

Why didn't anyone tell me about this 8+ years ago?

Welcome Matt!

Has it really been that long?

[DevdogAZ]

Welcome, Matt. Good to hear things are going well for you.

I've got to say my favorite part of JS1 was your reaction when you recognized the porn star they hired for "Hands on a High-Priced Hooker."

[Fool Me Twice]

Why didn't anyone tell me about this 8+ years ago?

Good question. I blame muggum. :D Welcome at last, Matt.

[YCantAngieRead]

Hey! It's the nicest guy from reality TV!

[sender_name]

Why didn't anyone tell me about this 8+ years ago?
Best reality show in the history of reality shows...When i encounter someone who hasn't seen this i describe it as "The Fight Club of reality TV parody". It's so perfect that you can never see it the same a second time...It's an amazing show.

@Notsam on twitter talks about this show all the time on Sirius/XM satellite radio..

[marksman]

Why didn't anyone tell me about this 8+ years ago?

Lol dang. Well Matt we loved you on the show and many of us hold your season to be one of the best seasons of reality tv ever.

[Inundated]

Wow. It took nearly 9 years, but we finally got MKG in the house!

Ask Rhett, Matt... He has been here the entire time. We kept hinting and everything... Heh.

Welcome to the home of your biggest online fan base. As I said on Facebook, it sounds like you have your life in a really good place, now...which is all we really wanted for you.

Now, if you choose to go through the original "hit or miss" thread, we'll hear from you again in another 8+ years, because that's how long it'll take to get through it. ;)

Again, welcome to what's basically your online home. :D

[YCantAngieRead]

Or, your slightly creepy "man, they're somewhat-obsessed with the show, I mean for a bunch of otherwise normal people" home on the internet. ;)

[Inundated]

Or, your slightly creepy "man, they're somewhat-obsessed with the show, I mean for a bunch of otherwise normal people" home on the internet. ;)

Hey, I live a two hour drive from the guy and did not ONCE have lunch at his old pizza shop. ;)

Muggum will vouch for us, no? He had coffee with wendiness and myself in Phoenix...and survived...

[Gunnyman]

Good times reliving this thread and the original, and Hey Matt showed up too. :)

I think I'm going to have to break down and buy the dvds. I'd forgotten how good this was.

[photoshopgrl]

Helps that Amazon has them for $10.53 too
http://is.gd/wmxQpz

[wendiness1]

So I see we've scared him off already.

[marksman]

Or, your slightly creepy "man, they're somewhat-obsessed with the show, I mean for a bunch of otherwise normal people" home on the internet. ;)

Only nine of us have homemade Matt fatheads adorning our walls.

[Matt K. Gould]

It's a bit of a shock. I greatly appreciate the support. I swear I never saw Tawny Roberts in action prior to that day. The local sports talk show from Pittsburgh had mentioned her so I knew her by name - not by anything else. I just talked to Rhett the other day - he probably mentioned at some point that he was on here but for some reason I never made it.

But I'm here now. To catch you up, I'm married with 3 kids (all 4 are amazing) - I coach football and basketball and in the Spring I'm now finding myself carting the oldest from AAU hoops to lacrosse to baseball and supporting my wife who is the varsit girls lacrosse coach at a local high school.

Our life revolves around family, friends and sports - the way we like it.

I did, as Ralph predicted, return to a life working for "THE MAN". My job, is by far the least rewarding part of my life, but it pays the bills and gives me health insurance and any job performed well seems to provide a sense of accomplishment. Always looking for a new way to make a living.

As for the show, I have grown to appreciate how it affected others and the positive impact it made on the world. That fact has made my issues with the show, feeling dumb, duped, etc...seem very insignificant or more importantly, a small price to pay to bring joy and in some cases, hope, to other people's lives.

I'm still a big TV fan and have a host of shows I enjoy. Reality wise - I'm addicted to The Batchelor/Batchelorette series and still like Survivor.

Let me know if you have any burning questions from the old Joe Schmo days and I'll do my best to answer any and all.

Thanks again! My life is better just knowing this thread exists.

[IndyJones1023]

As others have said, you shouldn't feel dumb! Duped, yes, but for "a good reason," as it were. When watching the show, aside from cracking up at the absurdity, I kept thinking "that could easily have been me." In fact, there were things you were picking up on I would have glossed right over. If anything, the show displayed how smart you were!

We're just glad you're around, Matt. Thanks for joining.

[billypritchard]

Glad you're doing well Matt!

I think the key to the show was that in came about early enough in the reality-show era to catch you completely off guard, like almost all of the rest of us would have been. Perfect storm, so to speak. The other key was that you were so damn likable, it was impossible not to connect 100% with you.

[photoshopgrl]

Seriously, why didn't anyone tell Matt about this before now? Jeesh, slackers! :)

[wendiness1]

I don't know how much of the old thread you've read, but as the "big reveal" approached a lot of us were VERY nervous about how you'd take it. Scared, actually. We'd come to care a lot about you and it was evident the cast of the show did, too. Nobody wanted you to feel badly about it.

3 kids. I feel so old.

[KevinG]

So I found Matt on Facebook and added him and he's been chatting with me and my friend Julie. Still a super nice guy!

I have a sneaking suspicion that photoshopgrl could contact just about *anyone* on Facebook and be pleasantly surprised to find out that they were more than happy to chat with her. :D

In the future, when TCF wants someone to join in with our conversations, we just have to ask photoshopgrl to send them a friend request...

Matt! Welcome! Absolutely loved the show (own the DVDs), absolutely loved your season, and absolutely loved your "character."

-Kevin

[photoshopgrl]

Hee! Kevin you flatter me. I'm sure it was my winning personality that inspired Matt to chat with me. :)

[Matt K. Gould]

That's exactly what did it.

[DavidTigerFan]

lol! :D

[photoshopgrl]

See? ;)
Come on guys, he took his hand off the boob of a porn star. Chatting with me online is chopped liver comparatively!

[getreal]

WTG, Cristina, in sleuthing out MKG and inviting him here.
People will follow you anywhere. ;)

And Matt, I spent an inordinate amount of time studying your mug (and the rest of the cast) to create this little game (requires Flash Player): http://www.cartoonistsonline.com/games/jssGame.html

Enjoy, and welcome!

[photoshopgrl]

WTG, Cristina, in sleuthing out MKG and inviting him here.
People will follow you anywhere. ;)

And Matt, I spent an inordinate amount of time studying your mug (and the rest of the cast) to create this little game (requires Flash Player): http://www.cartoonistsonline.com/games/jssGame.html

Enjoy, and welcome!

That game is hilarious! Nice flash work! If I ever need a flash person I'm contacting you. I'm a photoshop guru but not so much with the flash.

[Inundated]

Matt, I was going back through the original show thread (take a vacation from work and read it if you haven't already! :D)...and the discussion about how Spike used you in various projects post-Schmo.

We were worried that you'd "go all Hollywood", but somewhere there was a very good quote from you about it...something about considering the changes in your life "a new job, not a new career".

How many stars did you have in your eyes after the show? How long did it take you to come to the realization of what path you had to take in your life?

IMHO, it turned out much better for you the way it did, though we enjoyed watching you on TV, certainly...

[YCantAngieRead]

That's exactly what did it.

Awesome. :D

I don't think any of us looked at you as duped-although I can see why you would feel that way at times, for sure. I look at more as "duped" into showing what a really great person you were. :)

Having talked with Mr. Reese during the show's run, I think your kind spirit caught even them off-guard.


And I am very, very happy to hear that you've settled and found peace about it, and are happy with life. We here at TCF will ALWAYS (and considering how long this thread has persisted, I mean that literally) be pulling for you.

I haven't rewatched the show in a couple of years. Maybe it's time.

[Inundated]

One more thought, Matt... are you surprised at the large female fan base for the show?

I mean, the show was on a network that basically put up a hand-scrawled "NO GIRLZ ALLOWED!" sign up on the screen, and the show itself featured a number of things meant to attract guys...and even so, a lot of women got hooked (many in this very thread!).

[KevinG]

Hee! Kevin you flatter me. I'm sure it was my winning personality that inspired Matt to chat with me. :)

That's exactly what did it.

I'm reserving judgement until I see your FB profile picture. :D

[photoshopgrl]

I'm reserving judgement until I see your FB profile picture. :D

Well it was the same as on here until the other day, then I updated it to reflex my RedSox love. I think I jinxed them though. (facebook link is in my profile here ya know)

[KevinG]

Well it was the same as on here...


Okay, then I stand by my original statement. That pic would get just about anyone to respond. :D

Matt just continues to be a "really nice guy(tm)".


(facebook link is in my profile here ya know)


I already feel like I stalk you on here, so I'm going to try my hardest not to stalk you there as well. Promise. :p

[photoshopgrl]

Haha. Stalk away. Mostly I just post personal rants and tons of animal advocacy stuff. Oh and shoes. Nothing all that thrilling!

[Maui]

Started my Joe Schmo marathon tonight. Hands on a High Priced Hooker was much nicer without the blur. :)

[Maui]

Started my Joe Schmo marathon tonight. Hands on a High Priced Hooker was much nicer without the blur. :)

Wow, I stayed up really, really late and watched all the episodes. I have not watched it since it first aired and it was still very good. I had forgotten much of the show so it was almost like watching it as new again.

I only say almost because the uncertainty you felt when first watching the show is not really a feeling you can get back.

Time permitting, I will watch season 2 this weekend also.

[stalemate]

I have never seen the show but this thread has me really curious. I am trying to just barely skim so I don't spoil anything for myself... what is the best way to get a copy of it now? does Netflix streaming have it? can I find it online anywhere? should I just look for DVD?

help! :)

[jbx]

I have never seen the show but this thread has me really curious. I am trying to just barely skim so I don't spoil anything for myself... what is the best way to get a copy of it now? does Netflix streaming have it? can I find it online anywhere? should I just look for DVD?

help! :)

Amazon. They have both season 1 & 2 for cheap. I'm going to have to rewatch them again because of this thread. :up:

[photoshopgrl]

I think we scared Matt off.

[Fool Me Twice]

More likely, he got bored.

[Inundated]

I only say almost because the uncertainty you felt when first watching the show is not really a feeling you can get back.

Of course there's no uncertainty...Matt's right here talking to us!

:D

Two bets on his absence of late....A) he has this thing called "a life" and a family and work...or B) he is still buried in the original JS thread. :D

[stalemate]

I am on episode 2 now. Interesting show.

[YCantAngieRead]

I think we scared Matt off.

I'm just glad he knows there's a group of us out here in crazy land who will always be pulling for him.

[stalemate]

brain looks like finnstang

[Maui]

2:00 am and I just finished Joe Schmo 2 Marathon.

This one I did not remember as well so it was definitely fun to watch again. After revisiting I definitely remember having crushes on both Ingrid and Amanda.

The second season was so much more outlandish! The editing and the dialogue at the eviction ceremonies were just over the top. How can you not love a show that at the first commercial break of the first episode starts promising the most shocking elimination ceremony when there had not even been one yet.

Tomorrow, time permitting, Invasion Iowa!

[Inundated]

I'm just glad he knows there's a group of us out here in crazy land who will always be pulling for him.

This.

[stalemate]

I just made it to the reveal. I am really most struck by the looks on the actors faces. You can tell they all love Matt. Molly and Hutch are the two that I have noticed the most just so happy for him. Everyone seems to be but those two are prominent in the shot.

Amazing. I wonder if any of them were able to be friends with him after. Seems like it would have been tough.

[stalemate]

And now I am crying like a baby...

[YCantAngieRead]

And now I am crying like a baby...

Ah yes. I remember that. :o

[TIVOSciolist]

Wow, the gang's all back together! I remember joining this new thing called Friendster because Lance Krall was on it. I can't believe that it has been almost nine years now.

Oh, Matt, it is true that everyone loved you--even Fidel:

http://archive2.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?t=130300&page=46&pp=30

[orinaccio]

Late comer to this but just wanted to say HELLO to Matt. What a wonderful surprise to return to this thread and find that out!

Big fan of season 1 & 2 and ditto to what everyone else has said.

[Amnesia]

BTW: Looks like our lovely Piper is a regular on a new TBS sitcom called Sullivan & Son (http://www.tbs.com/shows/sullivanandson//). The show is set to premiere on 19 July.

(Every time I watch JS2, I fall a little more in love with her---but not in a crazy Bryce kind of way)

[Inundated]

Valerie was on a Big Bang Theory repeat the other day. She played the new upstairs apartment neighbor who clashed with Penny.

(this may have been mentioned here before, but I'm on my phone and am not going to go searching)

[Amnesia]

Valerie was on a Big Bang Theory repeat the other day.As much as I like Valerie, I'm not willing to watch an episode of Big Bang Theory just to see her...

[Inundated]

It was this:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1256029/

I had it on in the background (it runs after the news here on our Fox affiliate), and didn't recognize her. She was in the credits.

[Inundated]

Kristen had her last night on SNL on Saturday...blame her burgeoning movie career!

[Amnesia]

Piper's Sullivan & Son premiered last night. (I watched it via Comcast OnDemand) Though I'm not a huge fan of sitcoms, I thought it was pretty good.

[Inundated]

"Sullivan & Son" is apparently on TBS, Thursday nights at 10 ET/9 CT.

Here's our Piper:

http://www.tbs.com/stories/story/0,,262762,00.html

The bio does not mention JS2.

She is known for her lead role on the CBS comedy series Welcome to the Captain,

The CBS series what?

[mattack]

Oh, interesting. She was SO FAMILIAR, and I had to look her up on imdb TWICE... I skimmed through a whole bunch of listings, and couldn't figure out who she was..

Then I went back and scrolled through some more.. and found Joe Schmoe.. and thought that must be it..

But yeah, I watched "Welcome to the Captain" too. It wasn't very good, but I think I watched all they aired.

[Inundated]

But yeah, I watched "Welcome to the Captain" too. It wasn't very good, but I think I watched all they aired.

I couldn't even remember that show, let alone the fact that Valerie was in it.

It looks like it aired just five episodes, including the pilot, or less episodes than JS2. :D

[dbranco]

The resurrection of this old thread prompted me to do a Google search for Joe Shmoe just to see what came up. Found this interesting/fun article. Enjoy!

When Reality Isn't Real (http://friday87central.wordpress.com/2011/04/01/thejoeschmoshow12/)

[Maui]

I had to look it up. It was a mid season replacement that onlylasted 5 episodes.

[orinaccio]

Holy bejeezus!

http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2012/08/fake-reality-show-joe-schmo-will-return-to-spike-tv.html

[aindik]

http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2012/08/fake-reality-show-joe-schmo-will-return-to-spike-tv.html

http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?t=491181

[orinaccio]

http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?t=491181

Thanks! In my excitement i missed that thread. At least for those that subscribe to this thread (like me), they'll now know where to go!

[Inundated]

I didn't see the other thread, as I don't ever scan Now Playing for new threads, so thanks for posting it here!

[TIVOSciolist]

A very enjoyable podcast with Alison Rosen interviewing Rhett Reese (whom she once dated):

http://alisonrosen.com/category/podcast/

[DevdogAZ]

A very enjoyable podcast with Alison Rosen interviewing Rhett Reese (whom she once dated):

http://alisonrosen.com/category/podcast/

Ha, I was just coming here to post the same thing. Listened to it on Wednesday and it was excellent. Here's the direct link:

http://alisonrosen.com/2012/11/ariynbf-141-with-rhett-reese/

[alpacaboy]

West Coast ABC movie right now -
Remember Sunday
KABC-DT - 7 - Sun, 4/21, 9:00 PM 2 hrs
2013, Drama, Romance, Made-for-tv Movie
A lonely waitress who dreams of one day opening a flower shop meets an absent minded jewelry store clerk who suffered a brain aneurysm and lost his short-term memory, making every day he sees her a struggle to remember what she means in his life.
Credits: Alexis Bledel (Actor), Zachary Levi (Actor), Merrit Wever (Actor), Barry Shabaka Henley (Actor), Valerie Azlynn (Actor)