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There's something satisfying about seeing two heavyweights slugging it out, something about the grandiloquence of conflict between two binary opposites writ large. Ali Vs. Frazier. The Celtics Vs. The Lakers. Obama Vs. Clinton. Abbott & Costello Vs. Frankenstein. This world of epic matchups is poised to add another brawl to its ranks: Odenkirk Vs. Rogue Wave. As previously reported, the ex-Mr. Show star and the alt-rock up-and-comers recently had a fake spat over Mr. Odenkirk's artistic vision for their "Chicago X 12" music video. Well, it looks like Rogue Wave has responded with a salvo of their own, leaving little in question about Odenkirk's mental state:
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Rogue Wave fans and supporters,
First off, I can’t believe Mr. Odenkirk is complaining so publicly about his frustration about the so-called video he “directed.” Let me give you some facts perhaps you don’t know.
For starters, we only agreed to “Discuss” ideas for the video but he showed up with this “Demo” video that looked like it was made that morning on the way to our studio. He could not have misunderstood the lyrics any worse, and I don’t know where he found those cardboard cut-outs of the band. He didn’t even have enough - there are five of us! And I guess I don’t resemble my cut-out very much because Odenkirk clearly mistook me for a production assistant when he asked me to get him a cup of coffee (actually, he just sort of barked "double cap, tepid, and unload the trucks!"). When I told him that I was in Rogue Wave, he just mumbled “What’s that?” without looking up from his cell phone. Later he freaked out and wouldn't talk to anyone because one of the amps wasn't working. Finally I was able to explain to him that the sound didn't matter because we were basically lip synching to the album track and he just sort of stared into space with a half-grin, stroking his chin, and said, "So, “that's” how they do it...." All in all, the whole day felt like Mr. Odenkirk was more concerned with his green screen suit and karate stunt double than he was with the band's performance.
I am not trying to harp on Mr. Odenkirk’s methods of directing, even if it did throw me off a little when he showed up to the set talking in robot voice and wearing a hand-made costume of cardboard and tin foil. I was sure he either he came straight from Burning Man or thought he was going to audition for a part in Transformers 2. But all that aside, the band feels terrible that so much uproar has come about from this. We just want to just put it behind us and move on. To our fans, I would like to apologize again for all of the confusion. And Bob, believe me when I say that there are no hard feelings on our side.
Zach Rogue
PS - If you’d like to see REAL new video for “Chicago x 12” click here.
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Who knows where this wild journey is going to end? At this point, the only satisfying conclusion to this Miltonian epic will be for Rogue Wave and Odenkirk to shelve the beef and join hands for a stunning rendition of The Joke: The Musical. Or Odenkirk can just cavort in a green spandex bodysuit on YouTube again. Either way, we'll happily report it.
Related links:
BobAndDavid.com
News: David Cross and Bob Odenkirk to work on HBO sitcom
Rogue Wave on MySpace
Got a news tip for Paste? E-mail news@pastemagazine.com.
Rogue Wave fans and supporters,
First off, I can’t believe Mr. Odenkirk is complaining so publicly about his frustration about the so-called video he “directed.” Let me give you some facts perhaps you don’t know.
For starters, we only agreed to “Discuss” ideas for the video but he showed up with this “Demo” video that looked like it was made that morning on the way to our studio. He could not have misunderstood the lyrics any worse, and I don’t know where he found those cardboard cut-outs of the band. He didn’t even have enough - there are five of us! And I guess I don’t resemble my cut-out very much because Odenkirk clearly mistook me for a production assistant when he asked me to get him a cup of coffee (actually, he just sort of barked "double cap, tepid, and unload the trucks!"). When I told him that I was in Rogue Wave, he just mumbled “What’s that?” without looking up from his cell phone. Later he freaked out and wouldn't talk to anyone because one of the amps wasn't working. Finally I was able to explain to him that the sound didn't matter because we were basically lip synching to the album track and he just sort of stared into space with a half-grin, stroking his chin, and said, "So, “that's” how they do it...." All in all, the whole day felt like Mr. Odenkirk was more concerned with his green screen suit and karate stunt double than he was with the band's performance.
I am not trying to harp on Mr. Odenkirk’s methods of directing, even if it did throw me off a little when he showed up to the set talking in robot voice and wearing a hand-made costume of cardboard and tin foil. I was sure he either he came straight from Burning Man or thought he was going to audition for a part in Transformers 2. But all that aside, the band feels terrible that so much uproar has come about from this. We just want to just put it behind us and move on. To our fans, I would like to apologize again for all of the confusion. And Bob, believe me when I say that there are no hard feelings on our side.
Zach Rogue
PS - If you’d like to see REAL new video for “Chicago x 12” click here.
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Who knows where this wild journey is going to end? At this point, the only satisfying conclusion to this Miltonian epic will be for Rogue Wave and Odenkirk to shelve the beef and join hands for a stunning rendition of The Joke: The Musical. Or Odenkirk can just cavort in a green spandex bodysuit on YouTube again. Either way, we'll happily report it.
Related links:
BobAndDavid.com
News: David Cross and Bob Odenkirk to work on HBO sitcom
Rogue Wave on MySpace
Got a news tip for Paste? E-mail news@pastemagazine.com.
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stop it. stop it now. the only thing more annoying than this pathetic marketing is your coverage of it like it's real news. We all love Mr. Show and someone somewhere I'm sure loves this boring band but can we please not reward their halfassed unfunny marketing efforts? please and thank you in advance.
how are either of these guys "heavyweights"? One's an overrated indie band and the other's a comedian from an overrated sitcom.
And you're both over-rated anonymous paste magazine commenters.
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