I’d suggest you folks watch the Power of Art shows again — especially the Rothko episode. This guy’s got the blustery “the world changed irrevocably” rhetoric down cold, which makes it a better spoof, even with its spastic student-pokes-teacher attitude. “It’s what we expect, of course, but not what we anticipate, and therein lies its brilliance.”
This guy has Schama’s cadence down well, and the “advent of the trinket” line is very funny, but he’s moving his head too much. It makes one almost seasick to watch. Plus the music here sometimes drowns out his voice
“This guy has Schama’s cadence down well, and the “advent of the trinket†line is very funny, but he’s moving his head too much. It makes one almost seasick to watch. ”
I get the same response with Schama, so I would suggest he has it spot on.
The boy’s good, especially given Schama quasi-pornographic relationship with descriptive language and the common TV historians’ schilling about their particular ‘decisive turning points’ and such bumpf.
I do remember there was a skit where Schama and Starkey are doing their walk and talks seperately and bump into each other
Of the two, I think I prefer the student effort to Culshaw– partly because all of Culshaw’s voices have just a bit too much Culshaw in them, and partly, like Peter S, because I think Mr Student Hair gets the rhetorical pitch just right.
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Mike 01.03.09 at 6:13 pm
Too much hair, not enough leather, annoying glasses, and insufficiently smooth delivery. C-.
If you’re gonna diss Simon Schama, you’d better do it right.
Mike 01.03.09 at 6:14 pm
Oh, just noticed this was via Andrew Sullivan. Well, no wonder.
Gdr 01.03.09 at 7:16 pm
Maybe you’d prefer Jon Culshaw?
Tyrone Slothrop 01.04.09 at 3:06 am
He looks a little younger than I expected.
fred lapides 01.04.09 at 3:54 am
Unfunny at best; damned annoying mostly…plain dumb, to sum up.
Mike 01.04.09 at 12:21 pm
Maybe you’d prefer Jon Culshaw?
Yes, better. B+.
Peter S 01.04.09 at 6:39 pm
I’d suggest you folks watch the Power of Art shows again — especially the Rothko episode. This guy’s got the blustery “the world changed irrevocably” rhetoric down cold, which makes it a better spoof, even with its spastic student-pokes-teacher attitude. “It’s what we expect, of course, but not what we anticipate, and therein lies its brilliance.”
David 01.04.09 at 7:34 pm
It’s actually quite good, considering he’s spoofing someone three times his age.
eric 01.05.09 at 2:42 am
The Culshaw is much much funnier. “Or should he wait” (points finger at scales). Brilliant!
LFC 01.05.09 at 5:04 am
This guy has Schama’s cadence down well, and the “advent of the trinket” line is very funny, but he’s moving his head too much. It makes one almost seasick to watch. Plus the music here sometimes drowns out his voice
Ginger Yellow 01.05.09 at 12:24 pm
“This guy has Schama’s cadence down well, and the “advent of the trinket†line is very funny, but he’s moving his head too much. It makes one almost seasick to watch. ”
I get the same response with Schama, so I would suggest he has it spot on.
socialrepublican 01.05.09 at 3:41 pm
The boy’s good, especially given Schama quasi-pornographic relationship with descriptive language and the common TV historians’ schilling about their particular ‘decisive turning points’ and such bumpf.
I do remember there was a skit where Schama and Starkey are doing their walk and talks seperately and bump into each other
Kathleen 01.05.09 at 6:09 pm
Oh, link it link it! The two so far have been hilarious.
socialrepublican 01.05.09 at 6:33 pm
Wish i could, it seems to have disappeared right off the interwebs
nick s 01.06.09 at 10:20 pm
Of the two, I think I prefer the student effort to Culshaw– partly because all of Culshaw’s voices have just a bit too much Culshaw in them, and partly, like Peter S, because I think Mr Student Hair gets the rhetorical pitch just right.
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