Give Stephen Colbert a free copy of Dungeons and Dragons 4th edition

[Wiman]

No.
Yes.
Yes.

But your questions don't really address that his show has great comedic value, and that he is not a conservative (outside of the show)...thus his working for a political party that he is not part of kind of dosn't make any sense unless it's part of the show and is ment as a satire of politics in general.

Besides the whole purpose of this thread is to get the man a set of free books, which I'll stand behind.

 

[Fifth Element]

Is he a poor guy? Is he on TV? Does he have a team behind him? Yes or no?

Here is the post you first responded to: "Stephen Colbert is America's Paladin, Defender of the Truth, Champion of the One True (Republican) Way."

I don't see anything there to imply that he is poor, not on TV, and does not have a team behind him. It is clearly not intended seriously, but it does reflect how Colbert portrays himself on his show. (Note that Wikipedia has two pages for Colbert: one for the person, and another for the character.)

To answer your questions anyway:

1. He is obviously not poor. He would likely be considered wealthy by most standards (I have no idea what his income is like, of course). How does this affect anything here?

2. He is on TV, obviously. What does this have to do with anything? Calling Comedy Central "big media" is patently ridiculous.

3. He does have a team behind him. Writers, producers, etc. So what? What is your point?

 

[Incenjucar]

Here is the post you first responded to: "Stephen Colbert is America's Paladin, Defender of the Truth, Champion of the One True (Republican) Way."

I don't see anything there to imply that he is poor, not on TV, and does not have a team behind him. It is clearly not intended seriously, but it does reflect how Colbert portrays himself on his show. (Note that Wikipedia has two pages for Colbert: one for the person, and another for the character.)

To answer your questions anyway:

1. He is obviously not poor. He would likely be considered wealthy by most standards (I have no idea what his income is like, of course). How does this affect anything here?

2. He is on TV, obviously. What does this have to do with anything? Calling Comedy Central "big media" is patently ridiculous.

3. He does have a team behind him. Writers, producers, etc. So what? What is your point?

I think he's saying he's a Leader and not a Defender.

 

[Piratecat]

1. Don't include an image when you quote a post, please.

2. MaelStorm, it may not be apparent, but Slander had his tongue planted firmly in cheek when he made that post. Colbert is a comedian. Slander wasn't making a political statement, he was referring to Colbert's persona.

colbert (the actor)
Colbert (the character)

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4. Metaldog, it's quite unusual for us to pin posts -- and when we do, they inevitably get FEWER views!

 

[metal71dog]

Ok, I notice the discussion is wandering. Regardless of our feelings toward Stephen Colbert let's just remember a DnD promotion on his show is great publicity for DnD.

 

[malraux]

The more relevant question here: "Is the Colbert Bump a real effect?" If it is, then clearly it would make sense to arrange for someone from WotC to appear on the show. It hits a target demographic and helps with buzz. Even better if WotC can get the rights to that Lockwood art and incorporate it in either with a custom mini, or just the art itself, as Colbert clearly likes anything that promotes himself.

 

[metal71dog]

1. Don't include an image when you quote a post, please.

2. MaelStorm, it may not be apparent, but Slander had his tongue planted firmly in cheek when he made that post. Colbert is a comedian. Slander wasn't making a political statement, he was referring to Colbert's persona.

3. If there's a problem with a post, please report the post by clicking on the "!" at the left hand corner.

colbert (the actor)
Colbert (the character)

Thank You

 

[MaelStorm]

Here is the post you first responded to: "Stephen Colbert is America's Paladin, Defender of the Truth, Champion of the One True (Republican) Way."

First off, for an anti-war person just the mention of this is offensive.

I don't see anything there to imply that he is poor, not on TV, and does not have a team behind him. It is clearly not intended seriously, but it does reflect how Colbert portrays himself on his show. (Note that Wikipedia has two pages for Colbert: one for the person, and another for the character.)

To answer your questions anyway:

1. He is obviously not poor. He would likely be considered wealthy by most standards (I have no idea what his income is like, of course). How does this affect anything here?

So if he's not poor, than what is the purpose of this thread, humor? Charity?

2. He is on TV, obviously. What does this have to do with anything? Calling Comedy Central "big media" is patently ridiculous.

Here is what I get on Wikipedia about Comedy Central:
In November 1989, Time Warner, owners of HBO, launched The Comedy Channel as the first cable channel devoted exclusively to comedy-based programming. In April 1990, Viacom (who owned MTV, VH1, and Nickelodeon) launched an edgier rival channel called HA! After two years of limited distribution, the two channels merged into one, relaunching on April Fool's Day 1991 as CTV: The Comedy Network. Viacom bought out Time Warner's half in April 2003 for $1.23 billion.
Do you call this patently ridiculous to think Comedy Central is not part if the Big Media? You call this independent?

3. He does have a team behind him. Writers, producers, etc. So what? What is your point?

My point is I don't stand by the idea to gather money for him. WotC as a team working for this they can send a free copy.

 

[Fifth Element]

So if he's not poor, than what is the purpose of this thread, humor? Charity?

I'll not respond to the rest of your post, but I'll answer this.

Humour? Sure.

Promotion of D&D on national television? Even better.

Charity? No. See above.

 

[MaelStorm]

1. Don't include an image when you quote a post, please.

2. MaelStorm, it may not be apparent, but Slander had his tongue planted firmly in cheek when he made that post. Colbert is a comedian. Slander wasn't making a political statement, he was referring to Colbert's persona.

colbert (the actor)
Colbert (the character)

3. If there's a problem with a post, please report the post by clicking on the "!" at the left hand corner.

4. Metaldog, it's quite unusual for us to pin posts -- and when we do, they inevitably get FEWER views!

Ok thx, I didn't know about this.