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Anyone hear of Ed The Sock? Or Watch MuchMusic ibn Canada?

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UtadaBarkley

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I was just wondering how popular it is...they're going to play the Lohan Freestyle on Ed The Sock! completely unedited in the next couple of days. We just FedEx'd the DVD version out to them this morn.

Anyone watch? I've heard it was popular, but that was directly from MuchMusic execs.
 
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DopeyFish

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everyone should know who ed the sock is.

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calder

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I was going to joke, but actually Ed the Sock *is* quite popular as far as those things go.

Cool. :)

But Ed is kinda weird, you sure he's not just going to do a scathing attack on the objectification of Lindsey? Ed's schtick is that of a bitter sock puppet who hates on everything, but he's got a prudish side that peeks through (at least on Fromage).
 
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rastex

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MM is essentially the MTV of Canada and is pretty popular. It's part of a larger network of stations called CHUM, which includes CityTV (in Eastern Ontario anyway) that's a pretty big channel as well. Both Much Music and CityTV have Ed the Sock on them, with City having a show just for Ed the Sock on at midnight, or something like that. Anyway, it's pretty good exposure man, so good job to you.
 
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Kon Tiki

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Fromage and the old Ed the Sock show (with the guy that used to be on EDGE 102) were/are good.

I am horrible with names.

Edit: Oh, and gl.
 
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bishoptl

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Yeah, his show is all right - think of a darker, more risque version of the Man Show starring a sock...with a severely-scaled back budget. His year take on cheesy music videos (Le Fromage 2004) is much more popular.

Let me know when it's due to come on!
 
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Dyne

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Oh, Ed's popular alright. Some summers the only TV I would watch was his show.

Times have changed. Now the only TV I watch is The Wedge on MuchMusic (which is my favourite program) and maybe sometimes Ed the Sock.
 
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UtadaBarkley

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Awesome, sounds good. The rep told me they had more viewers that the tonight show with Jay Leno or Letterman. I just didn't know if that was a pr statement or not. Glad it's true :)

Edit: Don't know when it's set to air, presumably tomorrow or the next, because they wanted the dvd asap. Sucks that I don't have that channel. But they're supposed to send us a mpeg clip of the segment. :)
 
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Socreges

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George Strombolopoulous (sic?) is on CBC Newsworld now with The Hour, which is mostly political commentary and topical stuff. I watched it briefly and it was pretty good. It obviously tries to appeal to a younger crowd, but it's still intelligent and pretty entertaining. Check it out. Tell your friends. I'd like it to succeed. :)
 
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Dyne

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Socreges said:
George Strombolopoulous (sic?) is on CBC Newsworld now with The Hour, which is mostly political commentary and topical stuff. I watched it briefly and it was pretty good. It obviously tries to appeal to a younger crowd, but it's still intelligent and pretty entertaining. Check it out. Tell your friends. I'd like it to succeed. :)
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Stromboulopoulos.

I see his name every day on the skytrain/bus.

Thanks for the heads up, I'll check it out.
 
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BigJonsson

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I doubt this is for Ed's Night Party, the City TV weekend midnight show that is pretty risque

Ed the Sock's old weekly MuchMusic show kicked ass, cause he'd be told to play a Britney Spears or other crap video and then he'd just play a good video he liked and then get scolded by Much execs haha
 
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BigJonsson

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Socreges said:
George Strombolopoulous (sic?) is on CBC Newsworld now with The Hour, which is mostly political commentary and topical stuff. I watched it briefly and it was pretty good. It obviously tries to appeal to a younger crowd, but it's still intelligent and pretty entertaining. Check it out. Tell your friends. I'd like it to succeed. :)
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I've met George before, he's a cool dude and he really knows what he's talking about whether it's music or politics
 
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LakeEarth

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The night show is kinda crappy. Usually crummy jokes, a half interesting interview and hot girls that, sometimes, get naked. It was great a few years back but now it just isn't that funny. He's great on MuchMusic though.
 
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UtadaBarkley

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LakeEarth said:
The night show is kinda crappy. Usually crummy jokes, a half interesting interview and hot girls that, sometimes, get naked. It was great a few years back but now it just isn't that funny. He's great on MuchMusic though.
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Darn oh well... I'm not complaining, free pub is free pub.
 
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android

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He was doing things Triumph the insult comic dog now does, ten years before Triumph was even thought up.
 
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B-B-Bomba!

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network of stations called CHUM
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Wait, this wouldn't be the CHUM group, of which Bob (~/~) Bob Wood is national program director ... would it?

And yes, I used to love Ed the sock; he was part of the fabric of my first year at University. He fit right in.

And congrats on the big-ass titty exposure! That shit rocked man. Awesomeness.
 
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Mainline

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Worst channel ever, even when they try and play good music (Loud, 30 minutes a week) it ends up being mostly crap.
 
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Kon Tiki

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Mainline said:
Worst channel ever, even when they try and play good music (Loud, 30 minutes a week) it ends up being mostly crap.
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I do not think it is networks fault. It is the music industry.
 
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LakeEarth

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Mainline said:
Worst channel ever, even when they try and play good music (Loud, 30 minutes a week) it ends up being mostly crap.
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Last time I was flipping the channels and Loud was on, they were playing Sober by Tool. A sweet song for sure, but it's how old? You'd think for a show that only plays 4-5 songs a week, they would have something fresh to show.
 
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android

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Worst channel ever, even when they try and play good music (Loud, 30 minutes a week) it ends up being mostly crap
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At least the try with shows like the Wedge, the Punk Show and LOUD. The music industry as a whole has gone down the shitter right now. It's just part of the cycle the industry seems to go in. Elvis to Pat Boone to the Beatles and Stones to the Carpenters and Partiridge Family to Zeppelin and Sabbath to Duran Duran to G'N'R to MC Hammer to Nirvana. Music seems to go from Pop to Heavier stuff and back again. Another four more years of Bush should force music onto a more artistic and aggresive path.
 
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The Interrobanger

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Ed is very popular here in Canada (or at least Toronto). I used to watch Ed's Night Party every Friday on CityTV, exclusively for the naked chicks in the "Wank Tank".
 
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Shinobi

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JeffDowns said:
Awesome, sounds good. The rep told me they had more viewers that the tonight show with Jay Leno or Letterman. I just didn't know if that was a pr statement or not. Glad it's true :)
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Ed's late night show is the highest rated Friday late night show in Toronto, which I've always found amazing...considering what it leads into. :lol Here's Ed's official website.

And The Hour absolutely rules...George Stromp is probably the coolest media guy on the planet. I'd love to meet the guy, seems like he'd be a blast to talk to.







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He was doing things Triumph the insult comic dog now does, ten years before Triumph was even thought up.
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Damn right...
 
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FightyF

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Socreges said:
George Strombolopoulous (sic?) is on CBC Newsworld now with The Hour, which is mostly political commentary and topical stuff. I watched it briefly and it was pretty good. It obviously tries to appeal to a younger crowd, but it's still intelligent and pretty entertaining. Check it out. Tell your friends. I'd like it to succeed. :)
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Yeah, I saw some of him on CBC...I thought he did a cameo for a show or something, if this is gonna be something regular...kickass.

Shinobi: He travels down to Universities often, I saw him here in Calgary at a college, and he seems like a cool guy, and very opinionated about music and the industry, but it almost seems hypocritical when he does shows on MuchMusic like Fandemonium. Talking about sellouts...and then doing POS shows like that? Just coz someone told you to?

He did say that "I have no respect for Nelly Furtado, whatsoever", and I only heard that when I walked into the food court (where it was happening), I stayed to hear why but then he changed to another topic...anyone have any idea why?
 
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Shinobi

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Fight for Freeform said:
He did say that "I have no respect for Nelly Furtado, whatsoever", and I only heard that when I walked into the food court (where it was happening), I stayed to hear why but then he changed to another topic...anyone have any idea why?
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WTF??? I love Nelly Furtado! She's a decent singer too. :lol I've heard people take swipes at Avril for being a complete diva behind the scenes, but I've never heard anything negative about Furtado before.
 
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robox

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ed the sock is cool. maybe was, haven't seen him in a while. if they did change the guy behind the sock, it might explain his stiff performance in the past few fromages i've seen. he should be more biting than that

Dyne said:
Stromboulopoulos.

I see his name every day on the skytrain/bus.

Thanks for the heads up, I'll check it out.
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haha, same here. I've been meaning to catch it, but i don't really watch tv anymore. he was the only reason i stayed on muchmusic for longer than a minute the past few years.
 
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shuri

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ed the sock is cool. maybe was, haven't seen him in a while. if they did change the guy behind the sock, it might explain his stiff performance in the past few fromages i've seen. he should be more biting than that
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It's the same voice, but it really sounds like he's reading off cue cards. It's pretty bad.
 
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Azih

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Ed The Sock is really popular up here. You can't really do better to get exposure in Canada actually.
 
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