Interview · moment 32 of 33
Avatar Backlash and Nature Skepticism
from The Joe Rogan Experience | #330 · #330
4 min
Guest
They joke about outrage over Avatar's portrayal of Native Americans via the Na'vi, argue the Na'vi are naive for rejecting progress and tourism money, and Tim declares nature itself overrated compared to indoor attractions like Dubai and casinos.
- Tim complains that a New York Year's Eve countdown is completely fake and doesn't correspond to the actual city.
- Doing countdowns was part of the contract requirement for early shows, though Tim says he won't do them next year.
- Audiences love being corralled and told when to applaud—they enjoy the orchestrated nature of it.
- Talk show tapings use illuminated Applause signs and producers waving at crowds to manufacture cheering that isn't organic.
- Tim wonders if hosts like Seth Meyers have any say in guest selection on their own shows.
- The appeal of running a podcast is being able to choose your own guests instead of having them assigned.
- Tim did an acting gig with three lines where the director criticized him for passing a book differently each take.
- After seventeen takes and feedback that he kept moving his hands inconsistently, the director eventually told Tim he did a really good job.
- The director and other actor on set seemed upset during filming, though they were nice to Tim afterward.