Sirius/XM merger could ground Opie & Anthony - Page 4

Maybe Opie and Anthony will give Stern a better run for his money...

A joke (no matter how bad or small it may be) is just not as funny when it must be explained...




mt

Very true... But if you read the names in your post CAREFULLY, and my reply CAREFULLY the joke shouldn't have to be explained...

Jeez....

Ok, I'm very aware that the radio personalities in question are named OPIE and ANTHONY. I will now attempt to explain why this is so funny... You see, there was this TV show in the 1960's called "The Andy Griffith Show". On this show, the title character ANDY had a kid. The kid's name was, oddly enough, OPIE. Now, that in itself is not the whole of the joke intended by my reference, hilarious though it may be.

The real joke intended by my malapropian use of the name ANDY in place of the actual radio show host's name ANTHONY was to point out how insignificant and unpopular the OPIE & ANTHONY SHOW truly is as compared to The Howard Stern Show. In other words, OPIE & ANTHONY are so meaningless to me that I confuse them with a similarly named pair of characters from a TV show that went off the air almost forty years ago! Funny, huh!?

An additional, yet somewhat underlying benefit of said joke is that this reference to "The Andy Griffith Show" implies that OPIE & ANTHONY's humor appeals to a "backwater"or "hillbilly" intellect because that TV show was set in the rural American South of the 1960's.

Surely now you can see the rich, yet subtle humor in my post.

I'm glad we had this talk.



mt

Not being an O&A fan, nor a Stern fan that 'little' joke of yours went 'whoosh" right over my head..

And yes I remember Opie Taylor well. Or as he was referred to on SNL, Opie Cunningham.. ..

Yes, this talk was fun...Thx

Come on Marty, you post some halfway intelligent and honest posts and then something like this. Your opinion / foolish statement is based on what? Quality of show? Number of listeners? Size of paycheck? or Just what Howie said on his show?

It's based on my "half-intelligence".


mt

No. It really isn't funny. It wasn't funny the first 500,000 times that Stern fans have used it before. It won't be funny the next 500,000 times that it's used by them in the future.

You can try Opie & Dopey, Opie & Aintfunny or any of the other "hilarious" twists on their names that Stern fans have used over the years and it still won't be funny.

The fact that you think that "Opie & Andy" was a clever play on words goes a long way toward explaining why you actually think that Stern is still funny. It appears that you just don't know what "funny" is.

I believe it's based on accomplishment.

and so far as of March 24 2007,

O&A have accomplishment nothing,zero and nada!

You might be right, I have to admit. Your posts are not funny, but I'm sure laughing at you.


mt

Once again another inaccurate, Howie fan post, at least your consistent.

See anything hypocritical here? Welcome to my ignore list.

Ok Pat...

Name some real accomplishments that these two chaps have had!

-well, they only work simultaneously for the biggest satellite radio company and one of the largest terrestrial radio companies, in most of the biggest radio markets in the country, doing morning drive.

-one of the highest rated channels on XM

-a top-rated show in several major markets when they were doing afternoon drive.

obviously, this drives the howie kool-aid drinkers nuts b/c they can't stand the fact that O&A do a better, fresher, more popular, and funnier show than he does. and deep down they would love it if howie went after them, but he won't, b/c they aren't a soft target, like the john debella, or mark & brian, or imus.

opinions are great arent they....

they had some accomplishments but will never be Howard Stern

Other than collecting a paycheck the size of his, they don't want to be Howard Stern.

you cant seriously think they collect the same paycheck....

Seriously guys, Stern has revolutionized the way radio is done. The amount that Sirius was willing to pay to get Stern should speak volumes to his talent and worth to a company. There's a reason why fans have listened to him for 20 years. There's just no comparison.





FRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRANKUS!

i hope not. i used to like howard back in the 90's, until he turned into exactly the type of guy he used to rally against (self-absorbed hollywood douchebags)...until he got too full of himself and started whining and bitching all the time....until billy west and jackie left and all the sudden he wasn't that funny anymore...untill he decided to take 12 weeks vacation and every friday off.

so you're right...i hope O&A will never be Howard Stern.

guess you havent heard him on sirius........isnt the same show anymore..... oh well...

Just recently, Stern blew his stack with Gary and the rest of the staff ala "old school"! But, he apologized. THAT"S not old school. Overall, the show has slowed down but still entertaining.

... and having the same number of listeners as Howie at the apex of his success ... and having the same amount of press coverage.

At this point they still have quite a large hill to climb in both areas.

I think it's funny when O&A joke about how Howie has only 1 million listeners now. Even now when they're not competing with him, they still cannot let go of the envy. It kills them that Howie is getting credit for the 'vote for Sanjaya' movement, despite the fact that he is supposedly 'irrelevant' now.

The Stern show is better now than it has been in years. And soon Howard will add 8 million more potential listeners. Woo hoo...

Poses an interesting side note. Will Stern's show cost extra? This ala carte pricing is getting a lot of mention. A couple of bucks for MLB, NFL, etc. If the merger happens, the XM's subs that don't take Sirius full package....Will Stern cost extra?

What a joke... First point in a direction where I can see exactly how many listeners Stern actually has? YOU HAVE NO CLUE... Because Doggy Company has never stated it publicly have they.

Are the ratings good for O&A on normal radio? Some markets its good.. Others not so great... The biggest issue is there is no way of seeing who many are listening across both platforms Sat and Normal. The Boys are doing good across the board. XM is happy with the show and so is Free FM currently. If they weren't the plug would have been pulled just as quick as it was on DLR. Everyone knows the potential they have and it's a building process.. and getting better.

As for whomever put up the post about explain what O&A have accomplished... How about what has Stern done? Was he the Pioneer of Sat Radio for The Shock Jock??? NOPE! Did he drain the pockets of the Doggy Company? Are they a profitable company since he went there? NOPE! Not even close!

How many of the SUBS that Sirus has are Life time Sub's? How the hell do you make a profit on that?? Smart move... I think not...

WHOO WHOO I invented Sat Radio.... Whatever... Just like you invented Unplugged Music, Flashing Woman and oh ya... a HOLE in a Dunking Booth!

Cheers
Whit

How can they? There are no ratings for satellite. It is anybody's guess.

The fact is that Sirius grew from 600,000 to over 6,000,000 in the year that Howard joined. Are all those people listening? Of course not. But even conservatively speaking you must give him at least 2 million listeners.

You can also see his success in Internet search statistics. Guests on his show regularly see their Internet searches skyrocket after their appearances. Even in the obscurity of satellite, plugs on his show are still highly sucessful.


Even if you hate him you cannot deny his dominance of the radio industry. As for satellite, eveyone blames Stern for Sirius' losses. That could not be further from the truth. He should be credited with the survival of Sirius. His 100 million dollars per year requires only 800,000 subscriptions to pay for itself. He has likely brought in 4 times that number. Both Sirius and XM are losing money, for sure, but it's not because they overpaid for Stern.

According to this article I'm not so sure O&A have more people listening.

O&A FreeFM and XM

Stern Sirius

http://www.talkers.com/main/index.ph...d=17&Itemid=34

The problem is that Sirius hasn't 'survived' yet. Until they get in the black the jury is still out.

Ok here is a school of thought for you.... Didn't Sirius sign Martha Stewart also ??? How many subs is she responsible for??? Exactly no idea right?? So spot saying STERN is responsible for everything that has happened to the Doggy Company in last little bit.....

XM has seen a steady raise in SUBS over the last 3 years. Due to O&A? MLB, OPRAH, NHL, GOLF, and many more.... I am betting all of them.... XM Radio has made some very good choices and smart contracts... Unlike the other company that was just throwing money around trying to sign big names.

Cheers
Whit

Your joking right?

Let me ask you, How many subs do you think Stern is responsible for?
while were at it,
How many subs do you think O&A are responsible for?

also XM has been declining in numbers since The Stern signing.

You Stern and O&A fans just don't get it. Neither saved sat radio. If they did these 2 companies wouldn't need to merge. And even if they merge there's still no guarantee sat radio has a future.

All this talk is like saying if the Titanic hit a mine and sunk instead of a iceberg it would have been better. Sunk is sunk. Bankrupt with or without Stern and O&A is still bankrupt.