The show with zefrank

Infobox Podcast
title = the show with zefrank


caption =
host = Ze Frank
url = http://www.zefrank.com/theshow
picture format = .flv, .mov, .mp4
rss = http://feeds.feedburner.com/theshowzefrank
atom = http://feeds.feedburner.com/theshowzefrank
status = Weekdays
began = March 17, 2006
ended = March 17, 2007
genre = comedy, current events
ratings =

the show with zefrank was a web video show by Ze Frank produced each weekday from March 17 2006 until March 17 2007. The format of the program combined commentary on media and current events with viewer contributions and activities. It was the subject of articles in Slate, [ [http://www.slate.com/id/2162553/nav/tap1/ "How Ze Frank became a Web video star"] by Michael Agger, "Slate, March 23, 2007] The New York Times, [ [http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/18/fashion/sundaystyles/18ze.html?ex=1153022400&en=de11935d930bb2e0&ei=5070 "And You're So Funny? Write My Script"] by Warren St John, "The New York Times", June 18, 2006; Page C1.] the Los Angeles Times, [ [http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-zefrank18mar18,1,5617722.story "A yearlong chat ends"] by Alex Pham, "Los Angeles Times", March 18, 2007] The Guardian, [ [http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguide/internet/0,,1240822,00.html "The Guide: Internet: The Show"] by Johnny Dee, "The Guardian" UK, July 1, 2006] and Newsweek. [ [http://msnbc.msn.com/id/14869770/site/newsweek/ "Want to Be a Video Star?"] by Anna Kuchment "Newsweek", September 25, 2006]

Format

The show ran two to three minutes in length. Topics ranged from serious socio-political commentary to absurdist comedy and running gags. One such gag was the tendency to follow outlandish skits with the question "Are the new viewers gone yet?" He also performed original songs to emphasize a point or concept.

Thousands of photos, videos and music files were contributed by the audience, including over 1,000 photos in one 20-hour period. [ [http://www.observer.com/node/36578 "First Ze Take Hollywood"] by Spencer Morgan, "New York Observer", January 21, 2007] Viewer feedback from a previous show, a segment he called "S-s-s-somethin' from the comments," often served as a launching point to a new topic. One episode was scripted by thousands of viewers using a wiki. [ [http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/18/fashion/sundaystyles/18ze.html?ex=1153022400&en=de11935d930bb2e0&ei=5070 "And You're So Funny? Write My Script"] by Warren St John, "The New York Times", June 18, 2006; Page C1]

On the May 16, 2006 episode [ [http://www.zefrank.com/theshow/archives/2006/05/051606.html the show with zefrank ] ] , Ze challenged his viewers to create an "Earth Sandwich." The goal was to place two pieces of bread on the ground at points directly opposite each other on the globe, creating a giant sandwich between the two pieces of bread. [ [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5492174 "Dig a Hole to China? Try a Sandwich Instead"] by Robert Krulwich, "National Public Radio", June 17, 2006] The task was completed by teams in Spain and New Zealand. [ [http://www.zefrank.com/theshow/archives/2006/06/061206.html the show with zefrank ] ] [ [http://scourist.com/2006/06/09/0009-earth-sandwich/ Earth Sandwich Video (scourist.com)] ]

Ending

The show concluded on March 17, 2007, as planned. Ze's final words to his viewers were "thanks so much for an amazing year."

External links

* [http://www.zefrank.com/theshow/ the show with zefrank]
* [http://www.zefrank.com/sandwich/ Earth Sandwich]

References