> Thanks, these folks need a life.
Agreed... the first couple of times, it was kinda funny. I mean, if you're at home watching the news and there's some weird "ninja" doing moves in the background of a liveshot... you're either gonna laugh thinking it's a true wackjob, or you're gonna laugh because you realize it's a stunt.
However, I didn't think some of the other things were all that funny -- for example, the guy with the cross trying to preach his way into a liveshot, or their beloved "What's the mood here" question. It's lame. Get something new, or just give up.
Overall, a stupid move for the guy. I didn't know until I visited the site again to see this latest thing, that the "ringleader" used to be a producer at R-News in Rochester, and actually lost his job when he was caught for his involvement in this. What a stupid move! All that time and money in college, wasted because this guy wants to play stupid jokes on the competition. Not to mention, the loss of free cable and RoadRunner, a benefit that seems to be worth more and more every year.
He'll never work in the business again, and frankly, some of the later stuff he's done just isn't that funny. There's a line between funny and downright annoying. It was funny at first, when pranks were just in the background and the actors didn't interfere with the reporters directly. I'm not a reporter, but knowing several, I'm not impressed to see these guys go up and butt their way into a liveshot with the reporter. Just let people do their job. As an ex-producer, he should know that most of these reporters are just accepting orders from the top, and he should just back off and let them do their jobs.
But, like any group of antagonists... attention from the media is just fuel for their fire. When the newspapers and other media finally take the spotlight away, these guys will grow up and get on with their lives.
