Snakes on a Blog
Snakes on Me on CNN / MSNBC
April 4th, 2006 at 12:35 am

First of all a programming note.

According to the networks the Snakes on a Plane piece that I did an interview for (poorly) will air on MSNBC’s Countdown Tuesday night at 8:00pm (04/04/06). I don’t know at what point during the hour. Additionally, today I did an interview for CNN’s Paula Zahn for a piece which should air on Friday night at 8:00pm (04/07/06).

If somebody with magical tv/internet powers could get me clips from these two shows, it would be greatly appreciated.

The CNN interview went better than the MSNBC interview. I went down to their studio and did it in person. I got to sit in a little room by myself with a camera… AND I got an earpiece. It was great. I don’t think anybody really understood why I was there though. Here’s the jist of my day:

Q: Are you going into the Situation Room?
A: Uhm, I don’t think so. Maybe?

Q: Are you here to talk about Moussaui?
A: Uhm, probably not, but I can throw something together if you want.

Q: Do you need makeup?
A: Uhm, I don’t think so.
Response: Yes, you do.

Q: Do you need hairspray?
A: No, I don’t.
Response: Yes, you do.

Q: So, what are you here to talk about?
A: A movie called Snakes on a Plane.

Q: Oh, are you in it?
A: Uh, no.

So, I got both makeup and hairspray. It was really gross. I can’t imagine it actually makes you look better on tv, but whatever. I guess we’ll find out in a few days. I was in the makeup room with Paul Begala, I can pretty much guarantee that if he knew why I was there, he would have scoffed at me.

Anyway, look for the interviews. And, again, please record them for me.

UPDATE: Here’s the video.



29 Comments »

You are a TV star! Careful, pretty soon Drudge Report will be trying to dig up some sirt on you!

Hey, how does all this publicity go down at University?

Comment by Snakes in Europe — April 4, 2006 @ 1:28 am

Still a long time until the movie comes out, so I imagine this won’t be the last of your TV appearances.

Comment by Hustlertwo — April 4, 2006 @ 2:42 am

If you become a celebrity over all this my faith in mankind will be restored. If you end up on a reality show my faith will again be shot to hell.

Cheers

Comment by DCLugi — April 4, 2006 @ 8:19 am

PS: You’ll have to start preaching your political views every chance you get.

Comment by DCLugi — April 4, 2006 @ 8:20 am

Oh, you’d better watch out… my political views are WAAAAAAY out there.  I tried explaining them to Paul Begala, he spit his coffee at me.

Comment by Snakes on a Blog — April 4, 2006 @ 8:24 am

I just saw the promo on MSNBC for Olbermann tonight, looks like they’re pushing your SoaP segment. The tagline was something like “will this change the way movies are marketed?” So the focus sounds like its on ‘internet buzz’, aka YOU. :)

Comment by John Steven — April 4, 2006 @ 9:55 am

Update: saw the promo again. “America desperately awaits… snakes on a plane? How one website that started out as a joke might change the way Hollywood sells films.”

Comment by John Steven — April 4, 2006 @ 11:32 am

It’s interesting that they brought up Moussaui, as he’s a snake that didn’t get on a plane.

Comment by Paul — April 4, 2006 @ 11:44 am

Wow, the promo sounds pretty cool. Somebody get a video capture of that too.

I wish I had more technology, I could do this sort of stuff myself.

Comment by Snakes on a Blog — April 4, 2006 @ 11:54 am

i’m totally going to start selling dirt on you.

and there’s plenty.

of dirt, i mean.

Comment by jbg — April 4, 2006 @ 12:39 pm

Yeah someone capture it, I dont get MSNBC here in The Czech Republic!

Comment by Snakes in Europe — April 4, 2006 @ 2:41 pm

My grandmother used to take pictures of the TV when Elvis was on…

Comment by Robin Lynne — April 4, 2006 @ 3:39 pm

and also: EST or CST??!

Comment by Robin Lynne — April 4, 2006 @ 3:41 pm

EST. But I don’t know how cable companies do this stuff nationally, maybe it’s different in your time zone.

Comment by Snakes on a Blog — April 4, 2006 @ 4:01 pm

That was gorgeous. Gorgeous.

Comment by Robin Lynne — April 4, 2006 @ 8:00 pm

Bah, they didn’t say the Domain Name. Oh well.

Comment by Snakes on a Blog — April 4, 2006 @ 8:02 pm

The number one story, Awstinomical.

They played the audition tape clip my friend Dave made too!

This is just the beginning of this Snakes On A Plane inspired media. It will slow down a little and then peak again before August. Yeah somethin’ like that.

Comment by Matt — April 4, 2006 @ 8:04 pm

Wait wait!

Maybe, just maybe… if someone was paying enough attention, they TOO, saw this. Granted, no verbal announcement (which sucks, obviously) but you know, snakes on a plane, what ya gonna do? :) Whooaaak. Too bad my boobs weren’t on there. Curses. Foiled again.

Comment by Robin Lynne — April 4, 2006 @ 8:14 pm

Oh, nasty, it didn’t like my img tag?

http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/4940/msnakesonablomg8tk.jpg

Yayuh!

Comment by Robin Lynne — April 4, 2006 @ 8:15 pm

They said the name was Snakes on a Blog. If someone can’t manage to find it with that much information, then you probably don’t want them snooping around here anyhow!

You were FABulous! I think you could have used a little make-up and hairspray, though.

Comment by Mother — April 4, 2006 @ 8:34 pm

I got it! If anyone is interested, I’m going to try to get it up in torrent form somewhere. Currently transcoding it into DivX. Email me if you’re interested in helping out. Sanfam at gmail dot com

Comment by Sanfam — April 4, 2006 @ 8:48 pm

When you get that torrent up let me know the name!

Comment by Snakes in Europe — April 4, 2006 @ 11:31 pm

Upon a second viewing, the domain was indeed mentioned “…Snakes on a Blog dot com…” and I’d like to add that the “Submarine maybe” was really the icing on the cake, or maybe it was the snakes.. on the cake.

Comment by Robin Lynne — April 5, 2006 @ 12:02 am

Yeah, they did. I didn’t catch it the first time, I was too busy being embarassed.

The clip is online now.

Comment by Snakes on a Blog — April 5, 2006 @ 12:26 am

[...] Contrary to my announcement last week, there will be no Snakes on a Plane segment on Paula Zahn this Friday. It has been pushed back for some news-related reason. I’ll update when I have more information about when it will be on. [...]

Pingback by Snakes on a Blog » Snakes on Me on CNN (Delayed) & SkyTV — April 7, 2006 @ 12:13 am

[...] I talked about filming this before.  Again, if anyone can record this program and get it online for me, please get in touch. [...]

Pingback by Snakes on a Blog » Snakes on CNN — April 13, 2006 @ 3:47 pm

I think “delayed or cancelled due to recent news priorities” is like “leaving to spend more time with family” — a generic answer to mask whatever the real reason is.

Comment by Dave Nelson — April 14, 2006 @ 9:48 am

[...] I’ve gotten ten free t-shirts, one free hat, one free button and one free mug. A fan started petition requesting I be allowed to attend the premiere is over 1350 signatures. There are currently 51 translations of “Snakes on a Plane” into foreign languages. I’ve been interviewed by three TV crews. SnakesOnABlog.com has appeared in a large number of newspaper stories, by 898 blogs, and over 6,635 other webpages. [...]

Pingback by Snakes on a Blog » Snakes on a Blog VII — June 13, 2006 @ 5:38 pm

[...] I’ve gotten fourteen free t-shirts, one free hat, one free button and one free mug. A fan started petition requesting I be allowed to attend the premiere is over 1550 signatures. There are currently 51 translations of “Snakes on a Plane” into foreign languages and well over 100 poems. I’ve been interviewed by three TV crews. SnakesOnABlog.com has appeared in a large number of newspaper stories, linked to by 1139 blogs, and over 6,000 other webpages. I’ve been invited to one Comic-Con. But my goal was not to build stats. My goal was not to get free t-shirts or high hit-counts. My goal was to attend the Hollywood premiere of Snakes on a Plane. If that doesn’t come to pass, then all the rest of this work was for nothing. Read my first, second and third pleas to hear more. My goals are looking pretty good at this point. David Ellis, the director, has said that I’d be coming to the premiere in several interviews… but the quest doesn’t end until I’m standing on the red carpet. [...]

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Snakes on a Blog documents my quest to attend the Hollywood premiere of Snakes on a Plane. If I'm really lucky, this blog will do more than just document the quest, it will aid it. Read my first and second pleas.

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