It's a safe bet that Meredith Vieira wasn't hired to replace Katie Couric based on her singing ability.
On this morning's program, Vieira along with Today Show cohost Matt Lauer, weather guy Al Roker and correspondent Natalie Morales played Bon Jovi's Living on a Prayer.
Living on a Prayer lost.
GP: Thanks to reader Adam Muller for the heads-up!
PHX Corp: http://kotaku.com/ea-sports-developer-calls-wii-u-crap-and-nintendo-wa-508481261 EA Sports Canada Moron calls Wii U 'Crap' and Nintendo 'Walking Dead'05/18/2013 - 11:42am
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E. Zachary Knight: If the videos are of sufficient quality that people subscribe and watch regularly, then those let's players are providing a service that people want. That is the heart of capitalism. That is not something that should be shamed.05/17/2013 - 8:06am
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E. Zachary Knight: I have no idea who either of those people are. However, I still don't see why making a business out of creating let's play videos is somehow evil or wrong.05/17/2013 - 8:04am
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MaskedPixelante: It sure is if you're just doing it for the money. See Tobuscus and/or Pewdiepie for what happens when people get into it just for the money.05/17/2013 - 7:30am
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E. Zachary Knight: Why is it wrong to make money doing LPs? Why should that be something that should be shamed?05/17/2013 - 6:20am
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MaskedPixelante: https://twitter.com/PsychedelicSA/status/335183893214924801 Now here's an interesting, glass half full thought about the Nintendo LP thing. It outs the people who are just doing LPs to make money.05/17/2013 - 5:56am
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E. Zachary Knight: I responded in writing to all this "let's play" stuff Nintendo Started. No need for my permission, I won't give it. It's not mine to give. http://divineknightgaming.com/?p=29205/16/2013 - 2:21pm
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E. Zachary Knight: Lars Doucet of Levelup Labs has a Reddit going on game companies that allow monetization of Let's Play videos. http://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/1egayn/lets_build_a_list_of_game_studios_that_allow/05/16/2013 - 1:04pm
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Sleaker: @Imautobot - yah I wouldn't use an emulator as a good first run test of how stable the console is, haha.05/16/2013 - 11:47am
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E. Zachary Knight: The 50th person to jump off a bridge is just as dumb if not dumber than the 1st.05/16/2013 - 10:03am
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MaskedPixelante: Yeah, let's all jump on Nintendo for doing this, even though they're hardly the first company to do this...05/16/2013 - 9:47am
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E. Zachary Knight: Wow Nintendo, this is wrong. http://kotaku.com/nintendo-forcing-ads-on-some-youtube-lets-play-video-50709238305/16/2013 - 8:44am
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Imautobot: @Sleaker, further gameplay has revealed that the controller button do stick under the faceplate. Also, The NES emulator (Emuya)keeps crashing on me, though I think a bad ROM is causing it.05/16/2013 - 7:10am
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Papa Midnight: AE: I wonder if any other publishers will follow suit.05/15/2013 - 8:12pm
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Andrew Eisen: EA is ditching Online Pass. http://venturebeat.com/2013/05/15/ea-kills-its-controversial-online-pass-program/05/15/2013 - 7:20pm
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Avalongod: @Zach and quicnkold...I've read the bill and the intent of it is to fear-monger. It's not a balanced message. I don't recall the ESRB being mentioned at all. It's more "keeps your kids away from these movies/games or they'll become violent"05/15/2013 - 4:35pm
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E. Zachary Knight: quiknkold, The big problem with that legislation is the amount of misinformation out there. Who is going to ensure that the information in the pamphlet is accurate?05/15/2013 - 3:25pm
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quiknkold: REBeardogg : I'm on the fence about this. on one side, I want parents to be aware of the ESRB, and even Movie Ratings. On the other hand, I feel this will be used for nothing but Propaganda. The ESRB does a good job.05/15/2013 - 3:07pm
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IanC: Frostbite is coming out on iOS devices. Yet the Wii U cant handle it? *coughbullshitcough*05/15/2013 - 2:31pm
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BearDogg-X: http://www.politickernj.com/65515/lesniak-ruiz-bill-limit-children-s-exposure-media-violence-clears-senate - Bill requiring schools to publish pamphlets with anti-fake media "violence" propaganda clears NJ Senate05/15/2013 - 2:03pm
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Re: Meredith Vieira, Today Show Crew Play Rock Band ...Badly
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Re: Meredith Vieira, Today Show Crew Play Rock Band ...Badly
I thought it was awesome!!! The point was that video games can be fun and they looked like they was having a good time. I'm sure they werent airing this to show that the NBC staff is the greatest freaking rock band players. it was for a laugh and I laugh and enjoy every moment of it.
Re: Meredith Vieira, Today Show Crew Play Rock Band ...Badly
Dont quit your day job L
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Re: Meredith Vieira, Today Show Crew Play Rock Band ...Badly
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Re: Meredith Vieira, Today Show Crew Play Rock Band ...Badly
Too bad they didn't play 'More Than A Feeling'. I've been told that Boston songs have the potential to cure cancer. With millions of viewers, that could have been a heck of a lot of cancer cured.
Reignin' Bacon FTW!!!
Re: Meredith Vieira, Today Show Crew Play Rock Band ...Badly
My ears! My ears! They are BLEEDING!
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Re: Meredith Vieira, Today Show Crew Play Rock Band ...Badly
A respectable effort, they win half the internet as a prize.
I just wanna throw this in, Rock Band 2's songlist sounds amazing.
-"A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject." -Sir Winston Churchill
Re: Meredith Vieira, Today Show Crew Play Rock Band ...Badly
Well, at least they had fun.
Re: Meredith Vieira, Today Show Crew Play Rock Band ...Badly
It was so funny I was laughing so hard becuase it is so bad.
Re: Meredith Vieira, Today Show Crew Play Rock Band ...Badly
I can't think of anything witty to say, so I'll just say this:
LOL!!!!!
Re: Meredith Vieira, Today Show Crew Play Rock Band ...Badly
I couldn't rag out on people for trying something new. Gaming is about having fun no matter how well (or badly) you play.
A segment that doesn't portray gamers as monster mass murderers just waiting to pop and highlights adult accessibility and good old(new?) fashioned fun? We should be overjoyed rather than sneering down our noses like elitest wankers ; )
Re: Meredith Vieira, Today Show Crew Play Rock Band ...Badly
terrible, sure, but they were positive and seemed to be having fun.
Here are we -- and yonder yawns the universe.
Re: Meredith Vieira, Today Show Crew Play Rock Band ...Badly
That was... terrible.
Re: Meredith Vieira, Today Show Crew Play Rock Band ...Badly
I like the way that of all the non gaming media outlets I've seen play Rock Band, Guitar Hero, Pump it Up or DDR, this was the first time it seemed like they played enough to get the hang of it before playing it live. Usually "Clank clank wail *female anchor screams* clank whizz bonk FAIL!" It's almost as though they genuinely enjoyed it.
Re: Meredith Vieira, Today Show Crew Play Rock Band ...Badly
The new rockband has a 'no-fail' option built in. Switch it on and no matter how bad you play you can still get through the whole song.
Re: Meredith Vieira, Today Show Crew Play Rock Band ...Badly
The best thing about that video was what appeared to be examples of the figures you'll be able to buy of your characters at the 2:48 mark.
Re: Meredith Vieira, Today Show Crew Play Rock Band ...Badly
Looked like they had fun, and thats what it is all about
Re: Meredith Vieira, Today Show Crew Play Rock Band ...Badly
I don't think the crowd shared their enthusiasm though..
Re: Meredith Vieira, Today Show Crew Play Rock Band ...Badly
Bravo to the Today Show for not ragging on video games and actually picking one up and seeing what the fuss is about! I'm so glad they didn't go off on it like some tool musicians who say "this is rotting our children's minds, why not play a real guitar?"
Re: Meredith Vieira, Today Show Crew Play Rock Band ...Badly
I saw this this morning. Wondering if it would get here. It was really bad. The best part came when some kid was substituted for Matt Lauer. The kid just stood there playing the game, no bobbing or anything.
Re: Meredith Vieira, Today Show Crew Play Rock Band ...Badly
...I pray this is on "The Soup" on Friday.
Re: Meredith Vieira, Today Show Crew Play Rock Band ...Badly
Al on drums FTW
Re: Meredith Vieira, Today Show Crew Play Rock Band ...Badly
And yet, not quite as embarrassingly painful as Nintendo's demo of Wii Music.
Andrew Eisen
Re: Meredith Vieira, Today Show Crew Play Rock Band ...Badly
Agreed.
Re: Meredith Vieira, Today Show Crew Play Rock Band ...Badly
Wow Meredith is going to replace Katie Courich? Awsome. She is a class act and I could care less how badly she plays Rock Band. xD
Re: Meredith Vieira, Today Show Crew Play Rock Band ...Badly
katie courich works for CBS, this was MSNBC. That replacement already happened. If I'm wrong on this just tell me.
Also, I lol'd a lot at this, I was hoping they would wind up failing or something though...
Re: Meredith Vieira, Today Show Crew Play Rock Band ...Badly
You're right, Meredith replaced Katie on NBC's Today show a long time ago... and Katie went elsewhere. I wish they had a little closer up shot (and story about) the figureens (sp?) you can make of your rockers... It looked like Harmonix made a quick set to look like Today Show's cast (they were on the TV stand and camera quickly panned by), I kinda wanna see those things.