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daddario is famous for lightning thief guys keep *up*

also aubrey plaza famous for scott pilgrim but only glam glam sex symbol the last few years iirc

the bar, as always, is bloom

daddario is famous for lightning thief the video for "Radioactive" by Imagine Dragons guys keep *up*

fixed

Scott Pilgrim was a bomb, though.

is that good or bad

i am not keeping *up* am i

85 million dollar budget
Make 50 million

Made

it was a box office bomb but has become a cult hit

Bob-omb, iirc.

Plaza is way more famous for Parks & Rec than Scott Pilgrim.

1.4 BILLION VIEWS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktvTqknDobU

you're not tricking me into watching or listening to Imagine Dragons

My point is, LOU DIAMOND PHILLIPS SHOULD HAVE HOSTED SNL IN THE '80S

Apparently MADTV got him in the '90s tho

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBm6nXqa12o

nobody is famous for parks and rec its a small show that americans think went big

Perhaps, but I would argue that Nick Offerman is 100% famous because of Parks and Rec.

Adam Scott, too.

Yeah, I know, *Party Down*

Parks did huge numbers in streaming fwiw

nobody is famous for parks and rec its a small show that americans think went big

Chris Pratt is famous because of Parks and Rec because I highly doubt he would've ever been handed the career that he wound up with if his public persona had always been what it is currently.

Perhaps, but I would argue that Nick Offerman is 100% famous because of Parks and Rec.

― Maxmillion D. Boosted (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Monday, 4 March 2024 19:11 (eight minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

Adam Scott, too.

Yeah, I know, *Party Down*

― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 4 March 2024 19:13 (six minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

who?

who?

lol

(Cmon Darragh - The elfin looking guy from Party Down. Duh. ;) I have no idea what else he's in even though I have definitely seen him in many other things.)

He's also in Severance, the huge Apple TV hit. And a million other things. Including "Madame Web"!

xps if you’d watched Severance like a normal person you’d know who that was. Haunted looking fella

ILX's Beloved Upsidedown Triangle Face:

https://static.spin.com/files/131003-adam-scott.jpg

(Adam Scott)

Also currently doing a Springsteen podcast
For extra ILM credit

I forgot about Severance. I need to finish that.

So do the show makers

Parks and Rec was not a super-mainstream "four-quadrant" hit, but it had a devoted fan base, or else it wouldn't have lasted seven seasons on NBC.

psychotic thinking that a national sitcom that lasted 7 seasons on a major network isn't popular

Curious how many people SNL approaches to host who say no. Mark Ruffalo recently told Marc Maron that he'd been asked at some point but turned it down because he's dyslexic, so reading cue cards terrifies him, and he doesn't memorize lines quickly either.

Also currently doing a Springsteen podcast
For extra ILM credit

Also one of the guys behind R U Talkin' R.E.M. RE:ME?...

So he's definitely a lurker.

some guys have all the luck, got a thousand starving actors out here and ruffalo gets all the parts and can’t even memorise lines fml

popular? we're talking about famous, none of these people are famous

Is Eugene Levy famous?

neither

I'm just checking whether it can be built up to, is all. Is this, just to check, you signing on to the line from unperson above that almost no-one is famous, or is it more "you lads are thrashing about in the side of the room that the elephant isn't in"?

Is Ken Early famous?

Gary Oldman initially accepted a hosting opportunity in 1992. After speaking with Malcolm McDowell, who told him horror stories about his 1989 episode, he backed out just before his week commitment was set to begin. I don’t blame him at all

Also one of the guys behind R U Talkin' R.E.M. RE:ME?...

It’s the same podcast.

ILX has never sounded as old as it does in this thread right now.

ken early is not famous

i feel we can start there and work up

nb sydney sweeney is famous i started on the side of the angels here

xxp I've always gotten the impression that it's a lot of work, if you do it right. I've a little more respect for the people who really dive into it when they do host, like Tom Hanks (a bit player from Family Ties)

ILX has never sounded as old as it does in this thread right now.

otm

After speaking with Malcolm McDowell, who told him horror stories about his 1989 episode

The McDowell episode was the second one from the notorious SNL '80 season, and is considered a contender for The Worst Episode Ever (https://www.onesnladay.com/2018/11/27/november-22-1980-malcolm-mcdowell-captain-beefheart-the-magic-band-s6-e2/), but it's also notable for Captain Beefheart being the musical guest, and for being Eddie Murphy's first episode (as an extra -- he appeared on Weekend Update in the next ep, and officially joined the cast the next week).

The Jenna Ortega/Aubrey Plaza joint appearance at the SAG awards remains funny to me

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6nnL_iTDmQ

XP SNL '80 is perhaps the most fascinating chapter in the show's history:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmj1Q91tIUo

deems, your definition of fame is basically 'this person is so inextricably woven into the cultural fabric that you are probably subconsciously aware of their existence even if you have been comatose for the entirety of their career', correct my math if it's off