It turns out that Silverman resorts to the G-E-C chimes because NJ101.5 already laid claim to "chime time", and using a gong would be perceived as racist.
On Oct 28, 5:17 pm, "Mark J." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The only one mentioned in a long Fortune profile on the flamboyant NBC > boss in Will Arnett's slimy character who wants to dump Jack, but one > might want to make guesses on the other characters: > > http://www.portfolio.com/views/blogs/mixed-media/2008/10/28/revealed-... > > The post on portfolio that pointed us to the article said that a > character on "The Office" is also rumored to be based on Silverman: > > http://www.portfolio.com/views/blogs/mixed-media/2008/10/28/revealed-... > > And the Fortune article says that in meetings, Silverman is known to > respond to things he likes by pulling out a set of NBC chimes and > playing the G-E-C notes. Hoo boy (but that explains the whole "Chime > In" slogan). --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Like TV only smarter. You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
