iPhone Line-Waiter Calls KTLA’s Eric Spillman a Jackass on Air

By Spencer Cross
July 14th, 2008 @ 3:37 PM Technology
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I’m loving this video of a man (who is either Jeff Voris of the Comic Art Collective or his twin brother) waiting in line for an iPhone at the Apple Store in Burbank responding pointedly to KTLA’s Eric Spillman’s circa-80’s-mentality questions about things like whether Jeff’s ever seen a woman naked. Given the nature of LA’s morning news, I suppose it should come as no surprise, but I’m amazed that this mindset manages to keep a hold on so many people.

via BoingBoing

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11 Comments so far

  1. The 8 Track Kid (willbetheboy) on July 14th, 2008 @ 3:56 pm

    I’m certain that’s not the first time he’s been called that. That guy wears jackass like a badge.


  2. Matt Mason (mason) on July 14th, 2008 @ 4:42 pm

    Is there such thing as a video dictionary? If so, file this clip under the defintion of "pwned."


  3. Aaron Proctor (aaronproctor) on July 14th, 2008 @ 4:58 pm

    I don’t watch morning shows unless I need to induce vomiting.

    Then again, you might not like what I posted in my blog about the Pasadena iPhone line on Saturday :-)

    - AP
    http://www.proctorformayor.com


  4. David Markland (markland) on July 14th, 2008 @ 5:34 pm

    Sophmoric reporting aside, Jeff Voris needs to have a sense of humor and save his irritation for when he can’t get his iPhone activated. Unless, of course, he’s had problems as an early adopter before, in which case he should have a sit down interview with Spillman with even more cliched nerd questions.


  5. fsharp4565 on July 14th, 2008 @ 6:57 pm

    I agree with Markland. Make it a guy with a dog puppet cracking wise with Star Wars geeks instead of iPhone geeks, and suddenly it’s high comedy.


  6. AArtVark (aartvark) on July 14th, 2008 @ 8:35 pm

    Question – Is resisting playing along with moron reporters a form of civil disobedience? I’m not saying it is, just asking what you fine folks think.


  7. havisham on July 14th, 2008 @ 8:54 pm

    What the TV newsies do when confronted by citizens with a brain? They’re stumped!


  8. David Markland (markland) on July 14th, 2008 @ 9:34 pm

    "Is resisting playing along with moron reporters a form of civil disobedience?"

    Only if spreads your own message or makes their footage useless. Jeff just comes across as annoyed, and while Eric looks dumb, this has been great exposure for the KTLA morning show.


  9. grimjack18 on July 15th, 2008 @ 5:50 am

    I used to work at the temple where Spillman is a member, and I must disagree with the person in line, he is not a jackass. No, he is a world class pompous jackass for second rate morning show on a channel that is barely a network. Spillman thinks he knows everything, but he mostly just talks out of his ass.


  10. tornadoes28 on July 15th, 2008 @ 7:17 am

    Morning news shows in LA is all crap. Especially channel’s 5 and 11.


  11. kcgarcia on July 17th, 2008 @ 3:05 pm

    Well, speaking of iPhone I found this video of Steve Jobs unveiling the new iPhone 3G with the side-by-side video "How do you Compare": Steve Jobs v. Bill Gates with their big ticket tech toys.(new iPhone and xbox 360} in clash/tech/Iphone.



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