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Who should be the interim Filmspotting co-host?   (The Sam Van Hallgren Memorial List)

Michael Phillips
38 (23.3%)
AO Scott
7 (4.3%)
Matt Singer
18 (11%)
Alison Willmore
27 (16.6%)
Steve Prokopy
6 (3.7%)
Scott Tobias
8 (4.9%)
Dana Stevens
21 (12.9%)
Dave Chen
5 (3.1%)
Tasha Robinson
16 (9.8%)
The ubiquitous "Other"
10 (6.1%)
Chris Klimeck
5 (3.1%)
Matt Zoller Seitz
2 (1.2%)

Total Members Voted: 84

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Re: Who should be the interim Filmspotting co-host?
« Reply #10 on: October 02, 2011, 08:43:42 PM »
Phillips, Singer, Stevens; the greatest '70s supergroup that never was!

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Re: Who should be the interim Filmspotting co-host?
« Reply #11 on: October 02, 2011, 08:50:19 PM »
I voted for adding a regular female voice to the show.

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Re: Who should be the interim Filmspotting co-host?
« Reply #12 on: October 02, 2011, 10:03:51 PM »
My suggestion is to have Matt and Allison with Adam in a rotation. Two hosts every week with the third getting a week off. Ease the burden of a stellar weekly podcast and change up the chemistry combinations into 3 wonderful flavors.

Adam and Allison
Adam and Matt
Allison and Matt

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Re: Who should be the interim Filmspotting co-host?
« Reply #13 on: October 02, 2011, 10:18:36 PM »
Dream would be to have Michael Phillips, but I know that's unlikely. 

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Re: Who should be the interim Filmspotting co-host?
« Reply #14 on: October 02, 2011, 10:27:01 PM »
Voted Dana and Alison, but I've enjoyed all of those guest hosts.

And this is a cool idea, 1SO:
My suggestion is to have Matt and Allison with Adam in a rotation. Two hosts every week with the third getting a week off. Ease the burden of a stellar weekly podcast and change up the chemistry combinations into 3 wonderful flavors.

Adam and Allison
Adam and Matt
Allison and Matt

repeat

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Re: Who should be the interim Filmspotting co-host?
« Reply #15 on: October 02, 2011, 10:27:23 PM »
Mhm. I voted. The female half of IFC would be awesome. Then again, it would be even more awesome if IFC just came back.
Might be. Though not IFC. :)

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Re: Who should be the interim Filmspotting co-host?
« Reply #16 on: October 02, 2011, 10:37:01 PM »
Voted for Alison Willmore, Dana Stevens, and Tasha Robinson - all three were great on their recent guest spots.
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Re: Who should be the interim Filmspotting co-host?
« Reply #17 on: October 02, 2011, 11:26:56 PM »
I'd just like to see someone whose interest in film goes back further than the 1970s and beyond US borders.  A female voice would be great, but I'd rather someone who was curious about all of cinema.
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Re: Who should be the interim Filmspotting co-host?
« Reply #18 on: October 03, 2011, 05:05:04 AM »
Voted for Alison Willmore, Dana Stevens, and Tasha Robinson - all three were great on their recent guest spots.

Agreed. That's who I voted for. I quite like the idea of one of the ladies co-presenting the show with Adam, if only to allow Adam play the part of the man in Massacre Theatre ;) However a reversal of the male and female roles would be fun too.


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Re: Who should be the interim Filmspotting co-host?
« Reply #19 on: October 03, 2011, 01:29:52 PM »
Michael Phillips is the #1 choice for me overall.  I think his combination of overall film knowledge, proven chemistry with Adam, and witty + intellectual personality is a perfect mix for the show.  Unfortunately, I'd imagine that given his regular job at the Tribune and other appearances he makes elsewhere, his time is likely too scarce for a weekly podcast.  But I LOVED the episodes with Adam & Michael when Matty was running off to do acting auditions (and nosebleed into popcorn). 

For the females, Dana Stevens is by far my #1 choice.  I thought she was great in her guest appearance, and is always really insightful and makes great arguments in her Slate podcast.  I like the fact that she has a great presence on radio...kinda fills up the podcast room, which I think would jive well on Filmspotting. 

Steve Prokopy would round out my top three choices.  I think he would bring an interesting slant to filmspotting...like Sam/Adam/Matty, a guy who is a "self made" professional film critic.  I like the fact he has the Tarantino-like film nerd personality going on, and that he has seen what seems like a scary number of films in his life, and that he'd bring a slight "niche" edge to the show, as clearly he has a love for tiny independent films, black comedies, foreign movies, and nerds out on the fantasy/sci-fi/horror genres.   

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