The Insomnia Café where I met your mother finals

The Insomnia Café where I met your
mother finals.

WRITE BROS- 1

• NAME THAT SITCOM.

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Honolulu chilly chicken.
Godot
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Vikramjit
Gondogol

1.What is this ‘it’?
• “Over the years, CBS executives have always
been very generous when it comes to sharing
their ideas as to how I might better do my
job," IT read. "I have never returned the favor
regarding how they might run their network.
Until now." The message went on to offer the
network several facetious suggestions, among
them "Tell the world that CBS only airs the
coolest and most honest commercials."

2. A _______, also known as an outtake or boner is a
short sequence of a film or video production, usually a
deleted scene, containing a mistake made by a member
of the cast or crew.

It also refers to an error made during a live radio or TV
broadcast or news report, usually in terms of
misspoken words or technical errors.

The term was popularized in the 1950s in a series of
record albums entitled Pardon My _______, in which
the definition is given thusly by the record series'
narrator: "Unintended indiscretions before microphone
and camera.“

Fill in the blanks

3. What is X?
• The show addressed social issues of X such
as feminism, sexual attitudes, generational conflict, the economic
hardships of the X recession, mistrust of the American
government by blue-collar workers, and teenage drug use. The series also
highlighted developments in the entertainment industry, including the
television remote ("the clicker")the video game Pong, MAD magazine, and
Y( the main character’s) obsession with Star Wars.
• The show also featured guest-starring actors from X TV shows, such
as Betty White and Mary Tyler Moore (The Mary Tyler Moore
Show); Valerie Harper (Rhoda and The Mary Tyler Moore Show); Tom
Poston (The Bob Newhart Show); Pamela Sue Martin (The Hardy
Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries); Tim Reid and Howard Hesseman (WKRP in
Cincinnati); Eve Plumb, Barry Williams and Christopher Knight (The Brady
Bunch); Tom Bosley and Marion Ross (Happy Days); Monty Hall (Let's
Make A Deal); Gavin MacLeod (The Love Boatand The Mary Tyler Moore
Show); Don Knotts, Richard Kline and Jenilee Harrison (Three's Company);
and Danny Bonaduce and Shirley Jones (The Partridge Family).

• 7O’s ( That 70’s show)

3.X and Y?
• .X: Is that woman Aishwarya Rai?
Y: Yes, isn't she an amazing actress?
X: Actually, I'd say she's a poor man's Madhuri Dixit.
Y: [angered, Y turns his head toward X] How *dare*
you! Aishwarya Rai is a goddess! By
comparison, Madhuri Dixit is a l-leperous prostitute!
X: [shocked] Sorry, I didn't mean to offend you.
Obviously, you're not that familiar with Indian cinema.
Y: [angrily turns his head toward X a second time]

• ID X AND Y

• Sheldon Cooper
• Rajesh Koothrapalli

4.
• X was a popular and successful rapper during the late
1980s, but because he spent his money uncontrollably
and grossly underpaid his income
taxes, the IRS assessed him a penalty of $2.8 million.
The agency had subsequently seized a lot of his
belongings and garnished his income. This almost
caused X to go bankrupt when, in 1990, he was
approached by the television network NBC, who signed
him on to a contract and created a sitcom focused on
him.
• Today X is a more than succesful actor with multiple
Oscar nominations to his name.
• Who is X?

• Will Smith( The fresh Prince of Bel-Air)

5. X and Y?
• X, Alexander and Richards have each attempted to launch new sitcoms as title-role
characters. Despite decent acclaim and even some respectable ratings, almost
every show was canceled quickly, usually within the first season. This gave rise to
the term Y curse: the failure of a sitcom starring one of the three, despite the
conventional wisdom that each person's Y popularity should almost guarantee a
strong, built-in audience for the actor's new show. Shows specifically cited
regarding the Y curse are X‘S Watching Ellie, Jason Alexander's Bob
Patterson and Listen Up!, and Michael Richards' The Michael Richards Show. Larry
David once said of the curse, "It's so completely idiotic. It's very hard to have a
successful sitcom."
• This phenomenon was mentioned throughout the second season of Larry David's
HBO program Curb Your Enthusiasm. However, the Emmy award-winning success
of X in the CBS sitcom Z led many to believe that she had broken the curse. In her
acceptance speech, X held up her award and exclaimed, "I'm not somebody who
really believes in curses, but curse this, baby!" The show was on the air for five
seasons starting March 13, 2006 before its cancellation on May 18,
2010. The Saturday Night Live episode guest-hosted by X made several references
to the curse.

• Julia- Louis Dreyfus and the Seinfeld effect

6. X only. Y and Z not required.
• X’s first professional acting effort was as David in the Broadway play Torch Song
Trilogy, replacing Matthew Broderick, who he resembled. X later was an
understudy and replacement for Broderick in Neil Simon's Brighton Beach
Memoirs in 1989. This resemblance became something of a running joke even
referenced in Y, where his character posed as Broderick in order to get star
treatment.
• He starred with Y’s co- star Z in the Jim Abrahams comedy Hot Shots!, which was
received very positively. X is frequently linked to the Brat Pack. In a March 2009
interview on Anytime with Bob Kushell, X stated that he had auditioned for St.
Elmo's Fire but was not cast in a role. In 1993, he was asked to audition for the role
of Chandler Bing on Friends, while doing a play in London. His reading was
videotaped by a British casting agent but the tape failed to arrive in the U.S. before
the network had made its final decision.
• As of 2012 , X has won 2 emmy awards for his role in Y. One for outstanding actor
in a supporting role and the second for outstanding lead actor.

• Jon Cryer, Charlie Sheen, 2.5 Men

• Auditioned for the role of Monica on
F.R.I.E.N.D.S.

8.

• Robert Lane Saget is an American stand-up
comedian, actor and TV host. He shot to fame
as one of the 3 male leads in the Sitcom Y
which aired from 1987 to 1995 and as the host
of America’s funniest Home Videos.
• In recent times however, it is for an uncredited
role in X that he has become famous for.
• ID both X and Y.

9. Which show?
• An aside is a dramatic device in which a character speaks to the audience.
By convention the audience is to realize that the character's speech is
unheard by the other characters on stage. It may be addressed to the
audience expressly (in character or out) or represent an unspoken
thought. An aside is usually a brief comment, rather than a speech, such
as a monologue or soliloquy. Unlike a public announcement, it occurs
within the context of the play.
• The series was different from many others in that X(the main
character) broke the fourth wall by talking directly to the viewer, all scenes
were shot using a single camera and the show employed neither a laugh
track nor a live studio audience, and there was no studio set for
locations, but everything was shown in the real-life places. Emulating the
style of hour-long dramas, this half-hour show was shot on film instead of
video. Another unique aspect of the show is that the cold open of every
episode is unrelated to the main story. Exceptions were episodes which
were the conclusions of "two-parters"; each part two episode opened
with a recap of its part one episode.

• Played by David Schwimmer, credited as
SNARO ( who is Schwimmer’s best friend in
real life)

11.
• X is a calculating tool and programming language designed by
Alan Eliasen. It is built on the Java Virtual Machine and
incorporates features similar to Java, Perl, Ruby, Smalltalk, and
various BASIC implementations. Its main focus is on the fields
of science,engineering, physics, text processing, and education.

• One of the distinguishing characteristics of X is that it tracks
units of measure through all calculations. This allows all values
to contain a quantity and its units of measure.
• The name X has been given after the fictional mad scientist Prof
John X from the famous sitcom Y.
• Who is X?

12
• X started her career as a child actress in the late 1980s. Her early roles
included the horror film Pumpkinhead (1988), her first acting job, and
guest appearances on The Facts of Life and Beauty and the Beast. She
appeared in three episodes of MacGyver as Lisa Woodman. She appeared
in Beaches (1988), playing Bette Midler's character as a young girl. She
also appeared in the video for the song "Liberian Girl" by Michael Jackson.
• X attended UCLA, although she also had been accepted to
both Harvard and Yale.[ She stated that she wanted to stay close to her
parents and did not want to move to the East Coast.
• She earned a bachelor's degree in 2000
in neuroscience, Hebrew and Jewish studies, and went on to
the PhD program in neuroscience.
• She took a break from studies in 2005 to return to acting. X completed her
PhD in 2007. Her dissertation was an investigation of Prader-Willi
syndrome.
• We all know who X is today. Not for the afore mentioned reasons tho.

• Mayim Bialik ( plays Amy Farrahfowler – BBT)

• Unagi and Dr. Ross Geller.

14. When talking about The Hitchhiker's Guide
to the Galaxy for the British Book Awards, X
stated that he chose ______ for his show’s title,
because it features prominently in the book. The
inspiration for the series was an evening when
he took a girlfriend to meet his parents who
asked her awkward questions, leading to much
embarrassment.

ID X and the show.

• 42 ( Kumar’s at no. 42) and Sanjeev Bhaskar

15.The X & Y show is in the form of cartoon shorts filled with
over-the-top violence where X is almost always the victor.

Y made his debut in ‘The Happy ____’(1928) which was a
commercial failure. Later that year, X and Y appeared together
for the first time in ‘Steamboat X,’ a violent parody of Disney’s
‘Steamboat Willie.’

Along with cartoon shorts, X and Y have featured in a wartime
radio series, at least two films and advertisements for Laramie
Cigarettes.

The show underwent a non-violent retooling following a protest
campaign led by ______ __________. It returned to its original
violent format after she was discredited. The X & Y show has
also spawned an Academy Award-winning film
adaptation, amusement parks and a musical.

Id the show.

• The Itchy and Scratchy show.

16. X is a TV show that initially began as a radio
concept. Often credited as being the first reality TV
show, it aired as a segment on The Tonight Show in
1951. The show was a precursor to the more recent
wave of shows, one of which is Y hosted by Z.

Z was born on August 7, 1971 in Mumbai. At the age of
12, Z acted in his first Hindi film Jalwa, wherein his role
was critically acclaimed. While he was still in college, FM
radio took off in India, and he gained a reputation for
himself as a radio jockey.

After he graduated, Z went to an acting school in New
York. On returning, he gained national recognition as the
host of Y.
X,Y and Z please.

• Candid Camera, Cyrus Broacha and MTV
Bakra.

17. Eddie Doyle has signed thousands of
autographs, posed for just as many pictures, and has
raised more than $1 million for Boston charities.
Although he never held public office, or performed on
local TV, Doyle is famous. He's also among the newly
unemployed.

As word spread of his layoff, a former Boston mayor
said "He’s as important as George Washington to this
city; he’s that well known. If you want to feel good about
yourself you go in and see Eddie Doyle, whether you
were a total stranger or a longtime friend.” Eddie
Doyle’s workplace and his personality highly influenced
the styling of a TV show. ID.

• Bartender at CHEERS ( The SitCom
CHEERS, was named after the bar)

18. X began his career as a child actor, playing the lead
in show Y. After Y’s four-season run ended in 1993, X
played a number of guest roles on television series until
the big break he got in 2005 with the show Z.

X is a fan of magic, and can pull off tricks himself, like his
character on Z. Additionally, X was the celebrity guest
for Top Chef Masters, and included his gay partner as a
fellow guest.

In 2008, X appeared in commercials for Old
Spice deodorant, claiming to be an expert because he
“used to be a doctor for pretends”.

Id X.

• Neil Patrick Harris, Doogie Howser and
HIMYM.

19.
• She is the daughter of Simon and Lily Reid and is of German descent. Her
father is Chief of Medicine at St. Augustines, a private hospital
in Greenwich, Connecticut. She grew up privileged but love-starved; she
once attributed her many neuroses to the way she was treated by her
parents.
• X was valedictorian of high school and attended Brown University, where
she was in the sorority Omega Beta Gamma (a fictional sorority, first
appearing in season 2; ΩΒΓ stands for the first three letters in OB-GYN)
with best friend Melody O'Harra. She also played tambourine in a Christian
rock band in college.
• At Sacred Heart, X begins as an intern and later becomes a resident after a
gruelling, year-long internship. She later serves as Co-Chief Resident with
John Dorian during season 4. At the end of that season, she briefly leaves
to take on an endocrinology fellowship, which ends five days later after
her research partner finds the cure to osteogenesis imperfecta, the
disease they are researching.
• Who am I talking about?

20
• Ashok Saraf as Anand Mathur
• Priya Tendulkar as Anand's first wife
• Shoma Anand as Bina Mathur
• Vandana Pathak as Meenakshi Mathur #1
• Kavita Rathod as Meenakshi Mathur #2 (replacing Vandana Pathak)
• Ritu Deepak as Meenakshi Mathur #3 (replacing Kavita Rathod and Vandana
Pathak)
• Neelam Sagar as Meenakshi Mathur #4 (replacing Ritu Deepak)
• Amita Nangia as Radhika Mathur #1
• X as Radhika Mathur #2 (replacing Amita Nangia)
• Sujata Sanghamitra as Radhika Mathur (replacing X)
• Rakhee Tandon as Sweety Mathur
• Bhairavi Raichura as Kajal Mathur aka Kajal Bhai
• Priyanka Mehra as Chhoti
• Aishwarya Duggal as Chhoti (replacing Piranha Mehra)
• Aruna Sangal as Pooja

21.
• X is one of the earliest shows on Indian television to adopt
the Western model of appearing in seasons. The second
season was called Instant X.
• X is widely considered by audiences and television critics to
be one of the finest examples of true situation comedy in
India. It does not use a laugh track like many Indian comedy
shows, but instead relies on its deadpan humour (a la The
Simpsons) and its witty lines to become its unique selling
point. The well etched out characters have become almost
icons of Indian television, which is otherwise obsessed with
family soaps.
• A film based on the series was released on 1 October 2010
and starred the same principal cast. It became the first
Indian television series to be adapted into a film.

22.
• At the time of the casting session, actor X was in Namibia filming
the movie Flight of the Phoenix. He assembled an audition tape in a
hotel bathroom, the only place with enough light, and apologized
for its appearance(which Singer compared to a "bin Laden video").
X improvised, using an umbrella for a cane. Singer was very
impressed by his performance and commented on how well the
"American actor" was able to grasp the character. Singer was not
aware that X was British, due to his convincing American accent. X
credits the accent to "a misspent youth [watching] too much TV and
too many movies". Although locally better-known actors such
as Denis Leary, David Cross, Rob Morrow, and Patrick
Dempsey were considered for the part, Shore, Jacobs, and
Attanasio were as impressed as Singer and cast X as Y.
• Gimme X and Y.

• Elaine ( the remaining pictures are
george, kramer, jerry, so basically seinfeld
characters)

WRITE BROS- 2

• CAST OF POPULAR SITCOMS/ I FEEL
GENEROUS TODAY.

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