The show with zefrank#Format
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| host = Ze Frank
| url = http://www.zefrank.com/theshow
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| status = Weekdays
| began = March 17, 2006
| ended = March 17, 2007
| genre = comedy, current events
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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 is considered one of the most influential series in the history of vlogging because of its pioneering nature and for inspiring many of the elements which now define the genre. It also inspired many of today's most popular vloggers, including the Vlogbrothers, Philip DeFranco and Wheezy Waiter. 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,[https://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,[https://www.theguardian.com/theguide/internet/0,,1240822,00.html "The Guide: Internet: The Show"] by Johnny Dee, The Guardian UK, July 1, 2006 and Newsweek.[https://web.archive.org/web/20061012143844/http://www.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 to open episodes with outlandish skits, followed by 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.[https://web.archive.org/web/20071109132558/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.[https://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.[https://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 brothers Duncan and Jon Rawlinson in Spain and Morgan in 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."
Ze did a five-year 'replay' podcast in 2011[https://twitter.com/zefrank/status/48449899242594304 "@zefrank Twitter status"] 17 March, 2011 where he posted commentary while watching episodes of 'the show'. Episodes of this podcast are still available online on YouTube.
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.zefrank.com/theshow/ the show with zefrank] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101234215/http://www.zefrank.com/theshow/ |date=2013-11-01 }}
- [http://www.zefrank.com/sandwich/ Earth Sandwich] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200217060744/http://www.zefrank.com/sandwich/ |date=2020-02-17 }}
- [http://ashow.zefrank.com a show with ze frank]
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Category:2006 web series debuts
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Category:American non-fiction web series