All I have to say on the matter… here.
But if you want text, click the break.
I normally wasn’t going to touch on this because it’s not really worth the effort. And some time has already passed. But… I figure I throw my two Canadian pennies in and talk about some guy that I have a bone with.
Joe Vargas… also known as Angry Joe.
Now here’s a guy whose “popularity” is a complete and utter mystery to me, because he doesn’t look like anybody interesting – just some doofus with a greenscreen. To be fair, I checked out a couple of his vids and got nothing out of it. He sounds annoying, he’s not remotely funny, his greenscreen effects are distracting at best, and for a guy who calls himself “Angry” Joe, he doesn’t seem all that angry. So… yeah. Not exactly someone I’m going to be tuning into at any point in the near future.
But the only reason I’m bring him up – and quite possibly the only notable thing about him, it seems – is because of his embarrassing, horrifically-painful-to-watch interview with Geoff Keighley on the carpet of the 2010 Spike Video Games Awards show. And while Keighley did show a lack of interest in putting up with Joe, I can’t really blame the guy. People might not be aware of it, but Geoff Keighly is the executive producer of the Spike Video Game Awards, an award show that goes on TV. Tee Vee. And he has a lot of shit on his plate to ensure that his baby goes off without a hitch. So that fact he’s giving this relatively obscure amateur whose fame comes from the Internet five minutes of his precious time moments before this big show goes on Tee Vee is pretty fucking generous, I think.
Joe came in completely unprepared and was basically fumbling through the questions he had, showing no integrity, composure, and coming off as a joke. And this is during an quick impromptu interview that Joe claims lasted two minutes, but seems more like four or five. And in that short instance, the man who claims to represent gamers and be a hero of people DROPPED THE FUCKING BALL.
How do you start an interview? You introduce the person you’re going to interview. “So, today I’m here with Geoff Keighly, executive producer of the Spike Video Game Awards.” blah blah, exchange pleasantries, blah blah, first question. Basic stuff. Keep your cool. Be professional.
What does Joe do?
“I’m here with JEFF! And I’ve got a BONE to pick with this guy.” He calls that being diplomatic. I’ll call it unprofessional and a sign that this is not going to end well. You know? Yeah, lack of preparedness. And I’ve been in situations where I was caught unprepared. I know the feeling. That’s what I get from Joe.
The other sign that . Joe is in the middle of a sentence as Geoff looks in the distance, presumably to check for celebrities since it might possibly part of the job description. And when Joe notices Geoff seemingly not paying attention, he sort of just trails off. Lost in thought. It almost seemed like Angry Joe was about to burst into tears. In fact, this happened a couple times.
And… and the funny part about the whole fucking thing is when, during the video, there’s a little counter countdown to the moment where Joe would lose his cool… yeah, sorry, Joe lost his cool the minute he opened his mouth.
“Thinks I’m some random guy off YouTube!” Oh, I guess it’s easy to get that wrong. I suppose. You’re not some random guy off YouTube. You’re some random guy off Blip.Tv. SAME SHIT, ASSHOLE. As a matter of fact, I think some random guy off YouTube might show a better more professionalism and a bit more preparedness for the occassion than Jose did.
His excuse is that he didn’t get the proper 15-minute sit-down interview that he wanted, but really? So what? You didn’t get it; you got five minutes on the carpet, so you make the most of it. The fact that YOU FUCKING BLEW IT in the five minutes you were give almost makes me glad that you DIDN’T get the 15 minutes you were allegedly promised because that would be a trainwreck of massive proportions.
This is not taking into account his blatant hijacking (for lack of a better term) of the press conference, bombarding Mr. Keighley with question after question and never letting up. Never letting the actual journalists… you know, the ones who are professionals and thus GOOD at their fucking jobs.
And for Joe to go crying about it afterwards, that is just pathetic. If this chump is supposed to be a representative of the gaming community, then that community has no hope whatsoever because he’s doing a fucking horrible job of it. As a matter of fact, I venture to say that Joe did a better job at destroying the image and credibility of the gaming community in that ONE interview than EIGHT YEARS worth of poorly-contrived awards shows EVER DID. You want a good gaming representative speaking on your behalf? Look in the mirror and you found him or her. Don’t look to the Internet for that HERO, especially when his name is Angry Joe and his main beef is with an awards show that no one with a SLIVER of common sense and competency should be caring about.
I’m so glad I got this off my chest. Happy New Year, everybody.
dtm666 