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puddin:
Do you all think that the producers will let Ingrid in on the show before she spills the beans?

Texan:
It would be interesting to see if they include her in on the scam....

Rob:
Tonight, Wednesday, June 23 Spike TV will host a live online chat at www.spiketv.com for Joe Schmo 2 with Ernie "The Heir" portayed by actor/comedian Steve Mallory at 9:00 pm ET / 6:00 PM PT. For one-hour, Ernie/Steve will take in and answer your questions about Joe Schmo 2 - discussing the series so far, what's to come and even some inside info on the series. 

Texan:
Here is Ernies Chat

Joe Schmo 2 Event Chat Transcript
6-23-04
Steve/Ernie

SpikeTV Host: There are tons of great questions for Steve so let's begin! If you're just joining us, we're chatting live with Joe Schmo 2's Steve Mallory (aka Ernie). To ask Steve a question, type it in the space below and click "Ask". We'll get to as many of your questions as we can. Here we go!!! SpikeTV Host: Hi Steve! Thanks for being here today. Are you ready to take some questions?
SpikeTV Steve: Fire Away!

Biggest_Fan: Did you watch the first Joe Schmo?
SpikeTV Steve: I did watch it. A friend of mine, Kristen Wigg was on it - and I thought the show was hilarious.

Thissa: How hard is it to get, and/or stay "in character", knowing at any time that the slightest slip could ruin everything?
SpikeTV Steve: Very difficult, you had to ignore your own name and remember where you were from and all of us slipped up more than once. It's the hardest acting exercise you can do.

dolltearsheet: Steve - Can you tell us about your audition.
SpikeTV Host: To ask a question, please type it in the space below and click "Ask".
SpikeTV Steve: I had a very interesting audition because when I auditioned originally, they wrote the character of Ernie out - then I was asked to come in and help audition the actors for the other roles. Then a week before we started rehearsing they brought the character of Ernie back - and had me be the character.

TheDemon2300: how much makeup did Ralph Garman have to use to change his appearance so that he would look differently than he did in the first "Joe Schmo"?
SpikeTV Steve: I can't speak authoritatively about it but I saw both 5 and 10 gallon drums.

BethlynTWoP: Did you know any of the other cast members before you all got the roles?
SpikeTV Steve: Bryce (Kevin Kirkpatrick) has been a very close friend of mine for five years. As a matter of fact, when I was out of town last week he watched my dog.

thehutch: How hard was it not to laugh during the "pearl Necklace" ceremony?
SpikeTV Steve: If it hadn't been for the two weeks of rehearsals beforehand - it would have been impossible!

Merf: Were you ever worried about the falcon? It seems a little nuts.
SpikeTV Steve: It seemed more nuts than it was. In saying that I always gave it about a 20 foot radius.

madameAllbright: What sort of instruction did you receive, if any, to handle the improv parts. For example, were you told not to laugh? or to let the Schmoes lead??
SpikeTV Steve: The improv was up to the individual actor. We received tasks every day that we had to achieve and how we chose to achieve them were up to us. Keep in mind, we did rehearse for several weeks beforehand to know what our limits were.

JoeSchmo: Did you know you would only be on for two episodes? Do you hang out for the rest of the taping or did you leave?
SpikeTV Steve: I did know from the first day when I would be evicted. I didn't hang out.. which was very difficult because I was so curious about what was going on. I called many times from my home to get updates.

ScottLJ: Have you actually seen all the finished episodes by now, or were you cut off like a real reality contestant?
SpikeTV Steve: I haven't seen any of them - I'm seeing them for the first time with everyone else!
SpikeTV Steve: Really good questions so far!

Agent0042: Ernie - at the end of last night's show, you called Tim the "best roommate ever." How were the rooms? In the first Joe Schmo, they had the big deal about Matt and the Luxury suite, but we haven't seen much of the rooms this year, at least not yet.
SpikeTV Steve: Tim and I shared a small bedroom with two single beds that had the great fortune of being the hottest room in the house. What the cameras didn't show you were two sweaty guys playing gin rummy in their t-shirts.

Riley: What was crushing grapes like??
SpikeTV Steve: It was a cross between awful and sexy. The stains stay with you for weeks afterwards.

schmofan: Don't you think the schmos are a bit smarter this time around? Matt seemed to have no clue all through the first season.
SpikeTV Steve: Yes. Both of our Schmos were smart, observant and curious people. It was harder on us but I think it makes a better show.

derrsonn: With a character that had so much potential to offer to the dynamics of the show, why do you think the producers decided to have your character eliminated?
SpikeTV Steve: Where my character had a lot of potential - he didn't have an agenda like a lot of the other people did, like Bryce and Derek with an agenda - make for a more interesting Joe Schmo Show.

Vashe: How much of what you talked did you actully know? how much was just pure BS?
SpikeTV Steve: I'm a pretty smart guy So most of the stuff I did know. Like the wine - when I was younger I trained with a sommailier - so most of the wine stuff I knew.

Riley: Do you plan on keeping in touch with your castmates??
SpikeTV Steve: I've kept in touch with everyone. Most of the cast watched the show last night together. Also I've traded emails with Ingrid and Tim several times a week. Not only that I had breakfast with Kevin Kirkpatrick this morning.

TIVOSciolist: Did Ingrid test her suspicions by trying to grill Ernie about Seattle (where you claimed to work and where she grew up)?
SpikeTV Steve: Yes, she did. And starting from the very first day - because she went to the U of W and my character went to Wash State Univ... I messed up the name of the annual football game the two played - I had to work very hard to establish myself as a Seattleite...where I was born...

Riley: If the Joe Schmo characters were real, which character would you want to go on a date with and why?
SpikeTV Steve: I would go on a date with Ingrid in a heartbeat. She was the most interesting of all the characters probably because she was real.

sara: your character, ernie, very interesting. what are you like in real life?
SpikeTV Steve: Not far off.. the only big difference is about $600 Million.
SpikeTV Steve: But I'm working on it!

Not-funny-Hutch: In what ways are you most like Ernie and not like Ernie?
SpikeTV Steve: Boy that’s a good question. Most like him in that I'm a b it of a know-it-all and I try to be everyone's friend and I get along with eveyrone. Least like Ernie - maybe a little less of a show off than he is and not quite as cultured as he is.

voodoothng: since you were rooming with one of the schmoes what kind of things did you need to do in order to keep in character when you two were alone, and where you worried about something coming out when you were half asleep?
SpikeTV Steve: We tried to give our characters history and traits similar to our own so that it would be easier to remember our backgrounds. The things I had to remember to do were to keep expanding on Ernie's experiences that weren't my own so that he would seem more well traveled, cosmopolitan and educated.

toast: did either Tim or Ingrid ever get emotionally attatched to the bachelor or bachelorette?
SpikeTV Steve: Because I left early, I didn't really see the relationship evolve.

TopDog: Did you rehearse the segments with more scripting such as the 'most shocking ever' eliminations? If not, how did you keep a straight face? The writing is laugh-out-loud-alone-in-my-cheap-hotel-room funny.
SpikeTV Steve: I've done a lot of acting at the theater where most of the time you're on stage is very funny - so after several years after working in that environment you realize that it's only going to be funnier if you keep a straight face so you learn to develop those muscles.

LORI694me2: Steve I think you are hilarious.I really hated to see you go.Just wonderin how you felt about them making Piper look so disgusted by you on national television?
SpikeTV Steve: Valorie was great and we knew what we were going to do ahead of time so I knew that everything that while it seems disgusting on TV - it was there for a joke and a purpose - so I was perfectly fine with it.

timmy: Did Ernie enjoy the freedom that comes with being shirtless in front of the others??
SpikeTV Steve: If by freedom you mean embarrassed to the soles of my feet - Yes! Especially since we have such a good looking cast it was a little intimidating - but anything for a joke.

mole_BB5BBDid Bryce start to creep you out after a while even though you knew he was only an actor?
SpikeTV Steve: Because I know Kevin Kirkpatrick so well - it was difficult to have a relationship with the character - I thought Ernie and Bryce would be two ships passing in the night and that’s how we played it. It took us a long time afterwards to get back into our normal friend groove.

Riley: Do you think that Ingrid will figure out what's really going on? Do you think Tim will??
SpikeTV Steve: You'll have to watch and find out - and I’m watching with you!

schmo_addicted: What kind of things would you say to tim and ingrid to try and lessen their suspicions that the show was a fake??
SpikeTV Steve: It was a different tactic for each person. For Tim small suggestions and hints about what I thought the characters were about were enough for him. For Ingrid you had to aggressively defend yourself and other people on the set to throw her off the scent.

clayface9: Is that the same house from Joe Schmo 1?
SpikeTV Steve: No.

Lennie: This show is so much more over the top than the first. C'mon, a falcon that delivers messages? Present your wick? Did you help with any of the writing or set-ups? Did you ever wonder why the "joes" couldn't figure out right away that this wasn't real??
SpikeTV Steve: When you have 15 cameras and 100 people running around making a show around you - the last thing you think is that its all a fake. That more than all of the acting and planning seem to be what really convinced them that this was a real show.

lil_tyler_15: Did you like it when Ingrid did the Strip tease thing?
SpikeTV Steve: I'm sorry I missed it. When she was doing a striptease for Austin my dance was a ballroom dance with Piper which they didn't show. I was so concentrating on doing my steps and dipping Piper that I didn't get to see the real show that was going on.

JoeSchmo: Hello, great job on the show! I read that you were on the "Office Linebacker" commercial. Is this true, and how was it being on one of the funniest commercials ever?
SpikeTV Steve: The office linebacker commercials were actually a series but they only showed one. Although being tackled by a professional linebacker 5 times - was not fun. Incidentally, the director of those commercials just directed "Dodgeball" which opened this last weekend.

AnnArbor: Hi Steve. Your departure speech was very realistic, great job. I'm curious about retakes within the context of the set-up. For example, was the group asked to act surprised in spite of Montecore's repeat entrances?
SpikeTV Steve: Yeah... there were no retakes of your final speeches. It was something that had to feel real. What they didn't show was Montecore falling off of his perch during my tirade.. but what that gave me was time to set up my tears to really show my goodbye.

Lennie: I was surprised when I read the cast bios that so many of you hav been on so many other shows. What did they do to make sure that you all would not be recognized?
SpikeTV Steve: The Schmos were asked beforehand which shows they watched and if any of us had been on one of those we probably wouldn't have been chosen. Jonathan Torres who plays Gerald because he is such a big star in Canada.

grip: Jonathon Torrens (Gerald) said last night that he hung out with germ-a-phobes six months before filming to get an idea about them, what did you do to learn about the wine business [or about other things]?
SpikeTV Steve: I stayed drunk for a year and a half...

Omagrossa: Did the Schmos know that this was a Spike TV production?
SpikeTV Steve: I don't know.

voodoothng: how do you think this experience has inhanced your craft of acting, and how will you use the experience in future roles?
SpikeTV Steve: It's made me very confident with my improvisation and taught me to really trust my instincts in the middle of a scene. (Does that sound "actory" enough??)

Cuckoo: If the extra that almost gave away the premise of the show on the first day had not slipped up, do you think that Ingrid would have still been suspicious?
Not-funny-Hutch: Any comments from Tim or Ingrid about Eleanor's "drama" w/Austin not paying attention to her?

SpikeTV Steve: When Tim and I got back to our room he kept saying how Eleanor had sealed her fate and would be evicted next. I don't know how Ingrid was effected.
Saxman: Did you guys hear Montecore crash into the door during rehearsals?

SpikeTV Steve: We got to see a lot of his practice live. When he would jump off the perch and run around the patio it was like we were all school marms and there was a mouse loose in the classroom! Not-funny-Hutch: what did you think when Ingrid said to you on the first day "Where do I know you from"?? Did it scare you?

SpikeTV Steve: No, not really. What we think she knew me from was a McDonald's commercial but I was in the commercial for such a short amount of time that we didn't think she'd make that connection.
Omagrossa: What's up with Piper? It's like she hasn't done anything yet.

SpikeTV Steve: Our bachelor and bachelorette were separated from the rest of the cast for most of our shoot. As more people are voted off both her and Austin become more involved and you'll see more of their character.
Tony: Did you ever feel sorry for the poor shmos?

SpikeTV Steve: I talked with Tim about this a little bit and he had such a great attitude that this was just a fun vacation and regardless of how it turned out - it was the time of his life .. and when you're having the time of your life you can't really feel sorry for them. Besides, I hear he's getting a lot of dates.
Lennie: Watching it now for the first time, are you really happy with the outcome? I would think you would be--it's great television!!

SpikeTV Steve: I'm thrilled with the outcome. Like all actors I wish that they could show even more because so much more happens that they didn't show. The end product is fantastic!
Vashe: Would you come back for a Joe Schmo 3?
SpikeTV Steve: I'd come back for a Joe Schmo 12!

Lennie: It looks like from your bio that you are a comedian. Are you touring anywhere near Chicago??
SpikeTV Steve: I like to think of myself as "comedic actor" so I don't do stand-up per se. So unforunately, no Chicago.

thehutch: What else have you appeared in? Any TV or films?
SpikeTV Steve: I've done Reno 911 and I'm with Busey and other bit parts on television.

mole: How was Reno 911?
SpikeTV Steve: The cast and producers of Reno 911 have been comedic heroes of mine for a long time. They were members of The State and I have been a fan for a long time. Also the actress who plays Clementine is a good friend.

BrianC: How were the bedrooms assigned?
SpikeTV Steve: All I know was that I was to be in the same room as Tim. Aside from that, I don't know.

SpikeTV Steve: Unless they just wanted the two sweatiest guys in the hottest room possible.
SpikeTV Host: To ask a question, please type it in the space below and click "Ask".
SpikeTV Steve: Hello to b-ball with ed.

Riley: Why was Ingrid mad at you when you said you gave away orphans as gifts??
SpikeTV Steve: She wanted to know how I knew how many orphans to bring and I had to think on my feet and come up with the fact that my charity actually adopts hundreds of children every year and I just brought enough for the cast.

j-rock: here's an odd question was there much talk between the actors on what they were doing prior to being cast on joe schmo 2. SpikeTV Steve: No. The actors and I tried to know as little about each other so we would just refer to each other as the characters we were playing. We didn't know many of the other's real names until after the production was over.

HBKPuertoRico: How would you feel if you guys (the actors) are the joes and the joke was played on you?
SpikeTV Steve: I'm such an ego-maniac that having all that attention would be like heaven.

Santana: What was the funniest thing to happen while you were on the show that didn't make it on the air??
SpikeTV Steve: There's so many funny things. One of the things that the guys in the cast started doing was imitating the assistant director and calling out orders to the production crew so they'd be doing things that they weren't supposed to be doing - so we got a lot of laughs out of being in trouble.

voodoothng: what was the reasoning behind the long pause when Garman came in for the eviction ceremony on last nites episode?
SpikeTV Steve: Stupid reality show drama.

Lennie: Did you model any of what you did on the "real" reality shows? Your character seems like a cross between Andrew Firestone and the Average Joes. SpikeTV Steve: I'm sorry to say I've never watched a reality show in my life. So doing Joe Schmo 2 was perfect because I just got to make fun of reality shows.

BrianC: after the eviction ceremony, you were supposed to pack your stuff away, did Tim or anybody said anything to you while you were packing?
SpikeTV Steve: We weren't told to pack our things .. after it was all done assistants came and gathered all of your belongings. Tim was very confident that I would not be voted out that day.

mole_BB5BBWhat are your plans for the future? Working on any other projects at the moment?
SpikeTV Steve: I just finished writing, producing, directing, and acting and I'm currently editing a short film with two members of the "Groundling" called "Polk Valley".

Ilovereality: Do you think Ralph could pull of the act as a host for a 3rd time given the chance?
SpikeTV Steve: Ralph could pull off being an Amish woman.

Vashe: Did Tim take a liking to any of the other women besides "Piper"? SpikeTV Steve: Tim was very happy to be trapped in a house with so many beautiful women.

SpikeTV Steve: I wasn't too bummed out about it either!
AnnArbor: Were the writers & producers able to talk to the actors during filming if needed, or only at the trailer meetings?

SpikeTV Steve: The producers talked to us very little during production. Occasionally something would change at the last second and you'd be called over to have your "microphone" checked. During the wine ceremony they told me that Ralph and I had to be arguing about more things and we had to make it happen right then and right there.
SpikeTV Host: I am sorry to say that our hour with Steve is up. Steve, thanks so much for being here to chat with us today. Do you have any final comments for the Schmo fans?

SpikeTV Steve: For all of you Ernie fans - don't stop watching cuz I'm gone - because I'm watching it with you!!
SpikeTV Host: Thanks for joining us everyone. Tune in next to an all-new Joe Schmo 2 on Tuesday at 10:00 PM. We'll chat with the next ejected Schmo 2 contestant next Wednesday evening at 6:00 PM PT (9:00 PM ET). And don't forget to check www.spiketv.com for all the latest Schmo info. Goodbye

Texan:
Week 3 Chat: Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick
Joe Schmo 2 Event Chat Transcript
6-30-04
Rhett Reese, Ex. Producer and Paul Wernick, Ex. Producer

SpikeTV Host: There are tons of great questions for Rhett and Paul so let's begin! If you're just joining us, we're chatting live with Joe Schmo 2 Executive Producers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick. To ask a question, type it in the space below and click "Ask". We'll get to as many of your questions as we can. Here we go!!! SpikeTV Host: Hi Rhett. Hi Paul. Thanks for being here today. Are you ready to take some questions?
SpikeTV Producer: Rhett - Shoot!
SpikeTV Producer: Paul - Bring it on !

TADD: What is the hardest thing about producing a show like Schmo?
SpikeTV Producer: Paul - The hardest thing about producing a show like Schmo is that there are so many assassins lurking behind each corner - that you don't know where the next bullet is coming from.

Agent0042: I imagine you guys must have gotten pretty irritated with Ingrid. Were you ever tempted to really mess with her mind, like having a character with a button saying "How's it going to end?"
SpikeTV Producer: Rhett - No, Ingrid didn't frustrate us - she scared us and I think God love her - she's had every right to try to get to the bottom of things. We were fooling her so I don't begrudge her decisions at all - so more power to her.

Jim: Do all of the actors know ahead of time who is leaving each week or do you purposely not tell them to make it seem more spontaneous?
SSpikeTV Producer: Paul - Yes, every actor gets a script which is about in this case 120 pages long, prior to entering the house. The script is a blueprint and can obviously change as circumstances change with our Joe and Jane Schmo.

MenaP: Have you considered using non-actor fakes instead of real actors--or do you think non-pros could not pull it off?
SpikeTV Producer: Rhett - We have always subjected everyone who tries out for the Joe Schmo show to a very rigorous audition process. We look for people with great improvisational skills and who display a range of emotions and who can immerse themselves into a character.
SpikeTV Producer: Rhett - Those people tend to be highly trained actors and that's not to say that an average person couldn't play one of the characters but we always err on the side of experience and talent.

Agent0042: Do we get to see Austin and Pipers' parents or in-laws in the next episode?
SpikeTV Producer: Rhett - Let's just say that we're going to be having some VIP's in the house - Very Important Parents.
Omagrossa: What do Austin & Piper do when they aren't part of the competitions?
SpikeTV Producer: Rhett - Austin and Piper live in a guest house off the main house. They spend hours and hours conversely, playing cards, talking on the telephone, all of the things that you would do if you were in prison.

Riley: What is the funniest thing that happened while taping the show that never made it on air?
SpikeTV Producer: Paul - Derek playing pocket pool.
SpikeTV Producer: Rhett - I second that - Derek playing pocket pool.

NoHip: Why do the actors use fake names instead of their real ones? It seems more logical to use their real names to avoid a something like Cammy's screw-up.
SpikeTV Producer: Paul - I think, for the purposes of the actors, it is important that they are playing a role and it helps their process.
SpikeTV Producer: Rhett - I also think the actors like it - that it is reinforced with the audience that they are playing characters and are not contestants on a show.
SpikeTV Producer: Rhett - Character names are funnier than real names, for instance Ambrosia is a funnier name than Gretchen.

DesertDog2K1: Why is the falcon named after the tiger that mauled that Roy guy in Las Vegas? Is this some type of foreshadowing?
SpikeTV Producer: Paul - We're sick.
SpikeTV Producer: Rhett - We're sick.. and yes.

Saxman: Do you think that if you made a third Joe Schmo, you could disguise Ralph Garman enough to be unrecognizable?
SpikeTV Producer: Rhett - Yes, if he's willing to lose an arm and take estrogen.

Quinn: Did everyone go through a psychological test, because joe schmo was saying 'How did bryce get through the psychological test?'.
SpikeTV Producer: Paul - All the contestants underwent rigorous psychological testing prior to being cast. We can't say the same about the actors.

Domonique: Did you have any indication that Ingrid would be so inquisitive and untrusting and that tim would be the complete opposite?
SpikeTV Producer: Paul - We had every indication that we were in for some trouble with Ingrid from the moment her face appeared on our TV screen in the casting process.
SpikeTV Steve: I'm a pretty smart guy So most of the stuff I did know. Like the wine - when I was younger I trained with a sommailier - so most of the wine stuff I knew.

1: did anything happen to the person who briefed the actors and actresses who were there for just the first day?
SpikeTV Producer: Rhett - We cut off their arm and forced them to take estrogen.

Sammy: How come the elimination ceremony was not shown on Monday's episode?
SpikeTV Producer: Rhett - We wanted to create a classic cliff-hanger much like the old serials.

RManaSpeaker: How come you didn't tone down some of the show's excesses (like Cammy's porn video) in order to keep Ingrid off balance?
SpikeTV Producer: Paul - We never wanted to sacrifice comedy.
SpikeTV Producer: Rhett - Another key, that video, ends up playing a big role in the show.

alan: hey i love the show. what do you think about having Rita leave first?

SpikeTV Producer: Paul - Rita was named after my wife... and I've always wanted to get rid of her.

loismustdie: Has Ingrid Mentioned the Joe Schmo But you didnt air it, Or was The Truman show the closest she came to joe schmo show?
SpikeTV Producer: Rhett - Ingrid had never seen or heard of Joe Schmo Show. So she never asked "Am I on the Joe Schmo Show?"

TomKat: Do you guys get really frustrated when you do all of this work to pull this off and then someone messes it up by saying "my agent sent me" or almost says her real name--or do you just accept it and move on?
SpikeTV Producer: Rhett - Well, I found it very difficult to accept, frustrated, terrified, and you're forced to move on because, as they say, the show must go on!
SpikeTV Producer: Paul - Ultimately, some of those mistakes make producing the show, believe it or not, even more fun.

Gretchen: What made you decide to be so over the top with this season--as compared to last?
SpikeTV Producer: Rhett - I don't think this season is substantially more over-the-top. People have to remember we had Matt Gould wearing women's underwear, placing his hands on a naked breast, and eating [fake] dog feces. It just doesn't get more over-the-top than that!

The_HellJack: Ok, here is my question. Do you guys have some sort of "fake twist" in store for the Schmos. Like right before the big reveal, you tell them that Austin and Piper are actually married or something, and simply looking for a couple to "swing" with...or some
SpikeTV Producer: Rhett - Don't worry there is a twist every week for the Schmos. And the Schmos may even have a twist or two up THEIR sleeves.

AreallygreatSchow: Did you guys every consider keeping Ingrid WITHOUT scaling back the comedy. If she "figured it out", the odds are she would believe that Tim was an actor too, which would have led to even funnier situations.
SpikeTV Producer: Paul - There are many contingency plans going into a show like Joe Schmo. We consider all options.

Sfan_for_life: how nervous were you guys when ingrid said those things about thinking the show was not even real?
SpikeTV Producer: Rhett - Beyond nervous, we're talking nervous breakdown territory happening!
SpikeTV Producer: Paul - If by nervous you mean choking on the bile building up in the back of my throat - then yes - we were nervous.


SpikeTV Producer: Rhett - Trying to grab more viewers!

Sweetness: Did you consider that tim or ingrid might be attracted to a different actor besides austin or piper
SpikeTV Producer: Paul - Yes, and if they did then we would adjust the story lines as we did in Season 1 with Matt and Ashley, as to diffuse any deeper emotions.

countess: why are we not seeing more of the board ops reactions to "Jane as she is piecing things together? Last year we saw much more of the gasping from board ops as Matt was giving twists on the show.
SpikeTV Producer: Rhett - We were not gaspers - we internalized all of our fears. We got gastroenteritis.
SpikeTV Producer: Paul - Because we were busy arguing behind closed doors about what to do next.

Sweetness: do you think with matt and tim believing this and ingrid being suspicious, do you think the men are easier to fool
SpikeTV Producer: Rhett - No. I don't think that Ingrid's high level of perception necessarily came from the fact that she's a woman. I thank that's her personality.
SpikeTV Producer: Paul - I'm going to have to make it up to my wife on that previous comment about Rita - and say Yes!
SpikeTV Producer: Rhett - Paul may be getting some tonight.

Jamie: TJ hasn't had much to do. Is his character going to be given more things to say? He has so much potential!
SpikeTV Producer: Rhett - Absolutely - TJ plays a huge role - stay tuned!

lsukid: after last season and incidents where the Joe's emotions were truly pushed to the limit, did you this season try to avoid putting this Joe and Jane in similar situations?
SpikeTV Producer: Rhett - We always try to keep emotions on a shallow, silly, level. We think we have a responsibility to our "mark".

Quinn: Do you think Cammy is too phony? Ingrid seems to think about her the most, especially her little 'Porked and Beans' story.
SpikeTV Producer: Rhett - Absolutely not. Janna Speaker who plays Cammy did a phenomenal job. The pork and beans video was only one piece of a much larger puzzle Ingrid was trying to put together. I can't stress that STRONGLY enough.

canadajoe: I have two questions : 1)are you happy of the decision that you've maid and i'll like to know if you have received propositions from other countries to adapt the show?
SpikeTV Producer: Paul - I think it's quite likely that there may end up being a Jacque Schmo or Jose Schmo.

Quinn: Is Austin supposed to be laughing all the time at the host when he says corny things?
SpikeTV Producer: Rhett - I think it's natural for the characters to laugh if something is funny. I think it would be stranger if they didn't laugh when something funny happens.

countess: Monday night we saw a few glimpses of "Brian the buddy". Can we look forward to seeing him integrated into the show?
SpikeTV Producer: Rhett - Brian will not be acting on this years show - so you'll have to be content to catch his handsome image on screen behind the scenes.

alan: what is the best part about the show?
SpikeTV Producer: Paul - Getting to make unique and interesting television with wonderfully talented people.
SpikeTV Producer: Rhett - We are big losers - our favorite thing is quoting lines from our own show. Our current favorite is "Piper, put your face in the sack."
SpikeTV Producer: Paul - Thanks, Rhett... Now I'm back to not getting any tonight.

DesertDog2K1: Does the actress playing Piper have any previous singing background? I know she is supposed to be an "opera singer" but she pulled off that "Danny Boy" song pretty well.
SpikeTV Producer: Rhett - She has trained to be an opera singer - she's very talented.

WhatIsGoingOnInHere: Did you turn away contestants that you thought would figure out the show too quick?
SpikeTV Producer: Rhett - No.. we always thought that Ingrid was our very biggest risk ever - and we cast her.

Agent0042: The music that you were playing last night during the Piper and Austin flashback scenes and later the Gerald lapdance - I seemed to recognize it. Isn't it a classical piece?
SpikeTV Producer: Rhett - I think it was Tchaikovsky ...

the_wise_guy: are tim and ingrid really actors pulling a fast one on the real actors ??
SpikeTV Producer: Paul - As if one of the biggest twists in television isn't big enough for you guys - No!

glennzilla69: What made you decide to make "The Crisis" a cliffhanger?
SpikeTV Producer: Rhett - I was trying to make sure the typist spelled Tchaikovsky correctly - so I didn't look stupid.
SpikeTV Producer: Paul - Drama!

Maximus: Is every week going to have "The most intense elimination ceremony yet!"?
SpikeTV Producer: Rhett - Yes. Each one topping the next until mass hysteria results.

Quinn: Will Piper ever kiss joe schmo, or do you guys make it so she will never have to?
SpikeTV Producer: Paul - You'll have to tune in to find out.

The_HellJack: Not a question, but a comment. Thank you Rhett for posting the Schmoblog.
SpikeTV Producer: Rhett - I'm really enjoying doing it - thanks a lot!

sdnop: I was very impressed that you never teased or showed any hint in the previews of Ingrid catching on at the end of the first show. Remarkable restraint on your parts brought a TRUE shock ending. Good job!
SpikeTV Producer: Paul - We want the viewers to experience the journey as we did - thank you.

music_beans2000: Why wasn't there a Falcon Twist in Mondays episode?
SpikeTV Producer: Paul - The falcon had a good lawyer.

the_wise_guy: in previews for the next show that is 90 mins long it showed matt from season 1 ...whats up with that ?
SpikeTV Producer: Rhett - We always envisioned bringing Matt back in some capacity... you'll have to tune in.
SpikeTV Producer: Paul - You can't do Joe Schmo without bringing back MKG.

Tauntaun: During the interviews in which the cast is brought up to speed with the expectations of the director, how were Ingrid and Tim kept separate from everyone else when there are two people who would have their interviews at the same time?
SpikeTV Producer: Paul - Tim and Ingrid were both sequestered in their rooms, as they thought all of the other actors were as well, doing interviews with Producers.

Mike: Whose idea was it to change the byline under Ingrid's name during the big build-up of tension in the last episode?
SpikeTV Producer: Rhett - That was Paul's idea!
SpikeTV Producer: Paul - Okay, I'm back to getting some again!

Maximus: Did you expect anyone to notice Ingrid's title changes while she was going back on what she thought was fake?
SpikeTV Producer: Rhett - Absolutely, I was surprised when a lot of people didn't notice.

music_beans2000: What real reality show do you make parodies of in Joe Schmo?
SpikeTV Producer: Paul - Every last one of them.

Omagrossa: Have any of you done any real reality shows?
SpikeTV Producer: Paul - Yes, I produced Big Brother 2, Celebrity- Get Me Out of Here, and The Chair.
SpikeTV Producer: Rhett - I thought "Uh oh - I wonder what my next career choice will be?"

SpikeTV Host: I am sorry to say that our hour with Rhett and Paul is up. Thank you both for being here to chat with us today. Do you have any final comments for the Schmo fans?

SpikeTV Producer: Rhett - First - a big thank you to everyone who is supporting the show by watching and telling their friends.
SpikeTV Producer: Rhett - Second - to those of you who have accused us of going too far over-the-top - get ready - you ain't seen nothin' yet!!
SpikeTV Producer: Paul - Thank you for watching... we hope you continue to enjoy!

SpikeTV Host: Thanks for joining us everyone. Tune in next to an all-new Joe Schmo 2 on its new night and time, Monday at 11:05 PM. We'll chat with the next ejected Schmo 2 contestant next Wednesday evening at 9:00 PM ET (6:00 PM PT). And don't forget to check www.spiketv.com for all the latest Schmo info. Goodbye!

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