January 2006 Show

[mix]

I know that everyone thinks that CEC sucks these days but I just got back from TX helping dept 18 with some of the January 2006 show and thought I'd let you guys in on some of the songs that will be included

Culture Club - I'll Tumble For You
Loverboy - Working For The Weekend
Big Country - In A Big Country
The Monkeys - Daydream Believer
The Romantics - What I Like About You

And on a side note, I agree that there is no doubt room for improvement in the Entertainment at CEC and I strongly agree with most that has been said in previous posts. Having said that I think I should mention that Robert Ryan and Michael all work very hard to produce the shows. And considering the budget they have to work with, the manpower that they have, and not to mention all of the other job responsibilities they have outside of show production, I think they do a pretty darn good job. I know that when I worked there full time it was a matter of doing the best that you could with the time and resources that you had. All of those guys are way underpaid for the amount that they pull off.

Like I said before, I encourage everyone to email CEC through the guest feedback section on their website. They do get that email and most of the time they try to respond. If they start hearing the same thing from many of their guests I wouldn't doubt that it would cause them to take a second look at things, like Entertainment.

www.chuckecheese.com/feed...urant.html (http://www.chuckecheese.com/feedback/restaurant.html)

[ChuckEZone]

Sweet! I laughed when I read "I'll Tumble For You", because I was thinking of that not too long ago. "Daydream Believer" will be great, too!

Thanks for the news, Matt! ;)

[MatHat13]

Working For The Weekend.....WOW! GREAT! Someone has finally listened to me.:D :rollin

[chuckrules]

WOW WHAT AN AWESOME SONG SELECTION FOR THE JANUARY 06 SHOWTAPE!:D And on a side note. I do miss the curtain activity with our three stage show. Even though they only have cec's curtain only closed now during intermission.:) And if anyone else is wondering. Yes he still does his random moves while his side is closed during intermission periods.

[dheineCECfan]

mix: The Monkees' "Sleepy Gene" song is called "Daydream Believer". And was "What I Like About You" originally a CEC live show song now getting regular CEC show treatment in early 2006?

[mix]

Thanks Darryl. I fixed it.

[captslappy]

Which character does lead on Daydream Believer?

[mix]

I think it's Chuck. I can't really remember.

[CEC Kid Check]

Wow! Thanks a lot for the info MIX!!!


And was "What I Like About You" originally a CEC live show song now getting regular CEC show treatment in early 2006?
Hey Darryl, I thought of the same thing, so I did some research and went into Jasper's Showtape Review (unlike most of you that don't look at that:lol :p ) and found that "What I Like About You" was on the Sept. 2001 show, and someone correct me if im wrong, I think it appeared on the Jan. 2002 show too.
Heres the link: "What I Like About You" Live (http://rock_afire.tripod.com/jasper/ceclive/2001_like.html)

[mix]

Yeah I think they re-recorded it too. Not sure why.

[sungun12]

is 'what i like about you going to be the new live show? i still remember the dance when it was the live show before...haha, shows how long ive been there...back then when we did it i was only a party-ho thou!!

[ChuckEFranchize454]

this sounds like were gonna have a winner. i still think the Sept 05 is a winner in my eyes. i love the variety i see in it. curtains or no curtains i love the shows.:D :D :D . ive been waiting for CEC to do working for the weekend. i love that song when Chris Farley was dancing to that on SNL when he was trying to be a chipendale dancer. o loved that one(i kno i got off topic sorry)

[CEC3066]

BRING BACK "CHUCK E. SHUFFLE" !

[YoungCaliHottie]

mix, thanks for the info!!!

(ps: i read the showtape reviews!!!)

[ChuckEFranchize454]

"BRING BACK CHUCK E. SHUFFLE" !
i couldint agree more. or a form of remake with new charater voices

[pizzacam]

Well, the list sounds cool :) It just sucks seeing the show end and the random movements kick on...on a 3-stage!...weird :(

[CEC3066]

And on a side note. I do miss the curtain activity with our three stage show. Even though they only have cec's curtain only closed now during intermission.

is someone manually closing Chuck's curtain?

[ChuckEFranchize454]

it could be or it does it by itself. nyways back on subject i would really wanna hear the Working for the weekend

[RodHouTx]

The curtain open/close signals are probably still being sent? So if Chuck E's curtain is still plugged in it will open and close. Just a guess since we don't have the EPROM yet. Hopefully it will get lost in the mail!

[pizzacam]

WOW what store are you at in Houston!!? I'm going over there to film a 3 stage with working curtains!:p :p

[CEC3066]

All of those guys are way underpaid for the amount that they pull off.

on the next payday one of them should swap paychecks w/ Dick Frank

[Shiney Happy Jenn]

To be honest, i think Mix has done a good thing coming on here and stating his opinion on this hotly debated matter.

As many of our readers know, i've not been shy about voicing my thoughts on the current state of operations at CECE. I think my comments in the "Curtain" thread and other places has some prime examples. I've also said in the past similar things that Mix touches upon here...exspecially regarding the guys at Dept 18 and what they have to put up with. I'm sure there are loads of things they would love to do...but simply can't because their hands are literally tied not to mention the Company pursestrings.

I feel compelled to state this: The general feeling of anger, dissapointment, and dissillusion that many fans have towards the Company these days in regards to the current status of the entertainment angle is not being directed towards Dept 18. We all know they work there bottoms' off and go through heck trying to produce a show every few months on a seemingly non-exsistant budget. I know they must have one of the hardest jobs to do...exspecially considering that the very Company they are working so hard for seems to not give a hoot about what they do! Talk about frustrating....

The hostile stance some fans feel is directed towards the Company itself. We know you guys in Dept 18 are pretty much in the same boat as us in a way...and i just wanted to make it clear that we as fans DO appreciate what you are able to do with what little you may have there in the end. It's the purseholders' fault i think...they don't seem to view the "big picture" it seems...just the all-important "bottom line".

I personally am furious as heck that CEC, a multi-million dollar company, invests so LITTLE of it's monsterous profits into the very thing that made CEC a succes to begin with...the "Entertainment" aspect of the concept. I've said it before but it bears repeating...CEC needs to stop investing in "opening 35+ more locations a year..." and start investing in it's entertainment, primarily the ONE thing that sets it apart from the compitition...the SHOW!!

I really do hope they wake up in time and get a view of the big picture soon...or it's curtains for the concept.

Wait..no, it's not curtains.....CEC no longer has those! :b

[ChuckEFranchize454]

Wait..no, it's not curtains.....CEC no longer has those! lmfao that was great little comment at the end there. it hit a spot lol. nyways i have to agree they do need to focus a little more on the shows. cuz if you think about it kids go to see chuck e and his friends and watch them perform.

[CEC Kid Check]

The curtain open/close signals are probably still being sent? So if Chuck E's curtain is still plugged in it will open and close.
If you guyz are talking about the three stage, the signals ARE still be sent wether the eprom is in or not. Now Studio C, no curtain signals were programmed at all, EXCEPT in the Fundraiser Spot. Since they used the old programming for that, the curtains still would close and open in the eprom wasn't in, but even if it is in, the curtain signal still goes, just the eprom stops in the signal from going through.

cuz if you think about it kids go to see chuck e and his friends and watch them perform.
AHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!:rollin NOW THAT HIT THE SPOT!!!!!!!
If I were to take a poll, on how many kids actually watch 1 segment of the show, it would be 1 to 25. Kids come to play games and win prizes.

[ChuckEFranchize454]

hey you would be suprised how many kids at our store actually can sit in he showroom and watch the show alot at our store do trust me on that one CEC Kid Chuck

[ChuckEZone]

hey you would be suprised how many kids at our store actually can sit in he showroom and watch the show alot at our store do trust me on that one CEC Kid Chuck

Wow, that's pretty cool- I only have a small handful of kids who come in that really appreciate the show. I love it when they drop by :lol

[ChuckEFranchize454]

ya they sing the songs (or try to sometimes if they dont know the words :lol :lol :lol ). or they dance on the blue screen. to be honest the remodel was the best thing that happnd to our store.

[JyPsy]

At most of the locations in the WI area, the kids really go for the show if they are under 10. After that, they just seem interested in being brats.

Though it does bring a smile to my face when i see a 6 year old dancing with the walkaround...kinda the magic i remember from when i was younger.

[ChuckEFranchize454]

i love seing that it makes me happy to see stuff like that makes me feel like a kid again. but yeah i hope this show becomes a winner jus like the april and september 05 shows

[JyPsy]

I hope so too, but lately I have felt quite weird being the ONLY person watching the show in the store...hence why i tend to go later, about an hour before close, have me a pizza and play some pinball....

[ChuckEFranchize454]

what pinball game do you have we have Simsons pinball party

[JyPsy]

a sadly somewhat broken down Roller Coaster Tycoon machine.

[ChuckEFranchize454]

eeeee tha sux....well geting back on subject hey mix anything else new with the show that you kno of?????? i think that this one will be jus as good as the september 05 show i thought it was a winner

[mix]

Well, there is a song called Lady that is going to be in the show. I can't remember who originally performed it.

[YoungCaliHottie]

(hope theres a new silly song!)

[ChuckEFranchize454]

ya all the showroom gurls at our store love silly song with larry

[Shiney Happy Jenn]

Personally i think they should give Veggie Tales a rest...it's been in the shows for years now.

Time for some new stuff! :|

[CEC3066]

also ditch Eddie's B-day song. he can stay in the intermissions but that B-day song hs to GO.

[Aaron]

Why ditch Birthday 2002?
In my opinion, it works better out here than the old
Birthday Star, and we can have more fun with it.

For example- you can pour in the ingedients
and mix it all up. You can get the top of the bowl
bottom, go really fast, go to the right or left...
there are so many choices with it that it's no wonder
you have moms, dads, aunts, uncles, grandmas, grandpas...
up out of their seats pouring in the ingredients
and mixing it all up.

Jenn saw how I did it down here- and we had
everyone in the showroom doing it. I perfer
Birthday 2002 over Birthday Star after watching it
over and over again. It used to sometimes get
boring- clap your hands, stop your feet... know what I mean?

Chuck E. Cheese of NJ

[ChuckEFranchize454]

i LOVE the new birthday song or birthday 2002. i love dacing to that live show. its fun energectic and everything else. (heck i even break dance to this live show and wow it hurts)

[CEC3066]

ok so maybe I was a tad harsh on b-day '02 btw I hate to tell u this Matt (Franchize) I've been around 25 years and have yet to hear of a 24 hr chiropractor.

[Aaron]

Danny,

Look at it this way- the company's current outreach.
Who are they trying to attract? Do they want them
to memorize it and sing it at home until someone takes
them back there? Absolutely. There's so many
possibilities with the song, just has to be done right.

The problem with Birthday Star that we found here
was too much repitition. With this one, we can add
different dances for each "Na, na, na, na, na" where as
before we found no other way to make a B-day Star
a decent show without the screaming of "Happy" and
"Birthday"

I'm all for Bake a Cake- but Birthday Star is a good
song to use in the background as you sing to your
individual party. Plus, the lighting looks good when
parents are videotaping it. :eek

Chuck E. Cheese of NJ

[ChuckEFranchize454]

btw I hate to tell u this Matt (Franchize) I've been around 25 years and have yet to hear of a 24 hr chiropractor lol very funny but hey im careful on what i do....most of the time:lol :lol nyways i heard there may be a new ROADSHOW:eek :eek :eek !!!!!!! with this show.

[YoungCaliHottie]

i actually think birthday star will stick in kids heads longer.

bday 02 is good tho. theres nothing wrong with it. (well except that in la mirada, ca the video and the stage dont work with the song. only the music plays. lol. but thats a whole 'nother topic).

it would be nice to see a new bday song just to keep it fresh and have something new. i personally think there should be a new one every couple years because if kids are supposed to be coming back for more birthdays, itll look better if theres a new song.

[CEC3066]

it would be nice to see a new bday song

I've tried. Talked about it w/ Mix (well not exactly this partiicular issue) he mentioned that CEC seems to be a little hesitant to use something that's not theirs for fear they could be sued.

[Shiney Happy Jenn]

True, but who says they need to use someone elses' song?

That't the lazy way out anyway...what we REALLY need is a all new, original composition. Birthday Star was a orginal, Company created song. They did'nt have to pay royalty rights to anyone. Now if they could come up with a song like this in-house, they are all set!

Now the question is....do they have some songwriters in-house that could DO this???

[YoungCaliHottie]

hmm... actually when i took a closer look over the last couple days at cec, i think that i will have to admit that kids probably like bday 02 the best. they were really interacting and doing the dances and singing the songs.

...i just hope none of them go home and actually stir their cake with a garden rake! :rollin

[CEC Kid Check]

Yeah, I agree they should come up with a some what new B-day song.

B-day 02' is AWESOME!! ... For like 5yr. olds.
4-6 year old kids love to dance along and play but...........
Im getting sick (out of costume) performing the B-day 02 song for like 9/10 year olds that have there party there to play games and when we do live show, they either sit there with a blank stare and think were all idiots....or there jumping up and down climbing all over everything, thinks its the funniest thing ever.
I think they should come up with something for the older kids and keep b-day 02 for the younglings.

[ChuckEFranchize454]

the new road show is gonna be feaured on the road show acording to Micheal Hill who wants to kno????? if anyone wants to kno i will edit this with the song............THE Cha Cha Slide will be the new road show for the january 05 show;) ;) ;) ;)

[YoungCaliHottie]

*cough*run-ons*cough*

[CEC3066]

OH NO! NOT THAT SONG!

[ChuckEFranchize454]

oh ya that song i find it fun to dance to when i go to a dance but at Chuck E Cheese.......boy this will be fun:hat :hat :hat :hat :hat :hat :hat :hat :hat :hat

[tinafan80]

I'm sorry, but Birthday 2002 SUX!
I hjave tried and tried and tried to get into that song, and get other guest into it, and it doesn't work as good as Birthday Star. I mean, yes it is repetitive, but people know it. The Bake a Cake show is BEYOND boring, and too damn long.
We now do B-Day star at our store cause Bake A Cake just wasn't working, and we were getting complaints about NOT doing b-day star. It is more preferred.
Just wanted to say that.

[Shiney Happy Jenn]

...And i personally thank you for saying that!

:D

[CEC3066]

as do I

[Aaron]

Don't get me wrong, nothing is better than the old B-day
but when you look at the direction of the company and
with the right motivation, you can make New Birthday
just as good. We have our ways of doing it out this way
at my store, and it works for us and our DM now wants
others doing it that way, too. It really can be pulled off. :)

Chuck E. Cheese of NJ

[bzier]

Here in Lakeland we used to use B-day '02 all the time, but always get complaints that we don't do "the old one"...Birthday Star. Funny thing is, our Cyberstar system ate our B-day '02 tape a few days later, then we got another one, and it ate that one too! So our boss decided to stick with B-day star...unless the Cyberstar system decides to eat that too!:lol

[YoungCaliHottie]

wow. ur cyberstar system is hungry... :P

[tinafan80]

Act of the Cyberstar God.... he is trying to tell you something!!!!
THAT SONG SUX!

[Shiney Happy Jenn]

Haha ha ha ha !!!

:rollin

[ChuckEFranchize454]

well its like they say everyone has there own opinion about that live show and i think thisc live show is fun to work with at my store. although we use birthday star alot too we do New Birthday jus as much

[sungun12]

my feelings on the different bday songs:

how can you beat birthday star?? Its a freakin classic!! I remember back in the day in the old bridgeville store when i was a party-ho. we had an old 2 stage with cyberstar and before we would put bday star in, we would announce what we were doing and make the kids practice it once ('ok, were gonna say happy, you say bday...) now bridgeville had a huge showroom, 6 rows or 30 seats or so. there was nothing better on a saturday in february doing birthday show and having 150+ kids screaming. in my opinion, that MADE the party. thats why i loved doing them. and i loved the days when i wasnt doing parties and i would stand in the back of the showroom and watch the show (when i shouldve been busing;) ).

i remember the first time i heard bday 02 and i about died. this is going to replace bday star??? wtf?? thank god we were still franchise then and our dm didnt make us do it.

i never actually had to even deal with bday 02 til i worked in north hills. i used to always join the live shows as a manager, then id go through and talk to the moms. when i was there, i had no interest in it. i hated the song, and even more hated the horrific dance they had made up.

when i left there to open johnstown, they were trained on bday 02 but i wasnt there long enough to care much about it. when i went to my current home in butler (dirty 530 as they call it....) they did bday 02 for about 6 months or so, then i taught them bday star, the way we used to do it in bridgeville. they loved it! most of my cm had never been to a cec before, so it was all new to them. it brought back the magic of the song for me and they still do it to this day.

so, yea, wow, that was my long rant. im not a fan of eddie, i think hes annoying and i really dont like that bday song. either way thou, come on, bday star is a freakin classic and no matter what, ill always have a soft spot for it

[CEC3066]

Bravo Missy Bravo! B-day Star ROCKS! B-day 2002.....(runs to get barf bag:rollin

[Shiney Happy Jenn]

It's "Star" all the way for me.

Why...it's a better song to me, and ithe interaction is better. Sure the "Eddie" version has some interaction ( namely, the "Bake A Cake" sequence...) but "Star" had far more interaction bits. Kids love to feel directly involved in the show and "02" lacks in this. However, we should keep in mind that what REALLY makes or breaks a Live Show is the STAFF and their attitude/performance of it. It's not the song..it's the skit you do to it that makes a show memorable really.

"Star" was my show in the day, so it will always be "special" to me. The "Eddie" song is okay...i mean it's not really that terrible..but it's not a huge fave of mine.

So many times i hear of stores re-introducing "Star" to there CM's and they immediately find it better then what they were doing. There is just something about it...and i strongly feel it's the more solid opportunity for the audience participation.

I mean seriously...what is there to really do during the "Eddie" version? Bake a Cake is IT really...

"Star" has not only a chorus that the audience can sing ( and children too for that matter) but the clapping, foot stomping, and more. It gets the crowd whipped into a frenzy when it's performed right...so again, this brings back the hard fact that it's really all about the performance of your staff and not nessesarily the show.

Of course...it does help to have a GOOD song to start with...

Heh heh!!

[MatHat13]

So does anyone know any update on this new show?

[CEC3066]

i WISH there was.we've been using the same version since '01

[CEC3066]

and another thing. If kids REALLY want to hear Eddie's song they can hear it for FREE on his site. there is NOWHERE on the internet that you can hear "Birthday Star'

[YoungCaliHottie]

back to the jan 2006 show. lol

when does it start? dec 26? jan 1? jan 2? anyone know? thanks

[pizzacam]

Oh man...it varies. Here everything's usually by the book so it'll start here Jan 1, but I always hear someone say like Dec 26th saying they saw the new show so...;)

[sungun12]

ill put it in the second we get it...but we havent got it yet. the h.o. was closed friday so i suppose the didnt send out a packet this week since we didnt get one. there wasnt even fedex yesterday to send out our packet so....hopefully we get it soon, im more than sick of the holiday tape

[pizzacam]

I think everyone is already. :x :lol

[Jasper]

I'm stoked for a new show. It's been forever since I last been in a Chuck's so I look forward to having a reason to go in one.

Anybody have any new show schedule information? Can't wait to get a brand new review up.

[sungun12]

didnt get it yesterday either...god i hope it shows up today, ill be psyched. or tomorrow, i open tomorrow. that would be great

[munchjr]

Jasper,

I emailed you the show schedule (newsletter from dept 18) it has all the songs on it. Later I will try to list the songs and segments for everybody (not allowed to post the newsletter) if Jasper or Vega get to it before me then they can list the show schedule for everybody

[CEC Kid Check]

SPOILER ALERT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SCROLL DOWN FOR SHOW SCHEDULE!

[CEC Kid Check]

Segment 1
· “Lady”
· “What I Like About You”
Intermission 1
· Coke spot
· Shopping countdown
· Veggie tales– gated community
· Hip mouse countdown
Segment 2
· “Working for the Weekend?”
· “Daydream Believer”
Intermission 2
· Artist spotlight
· Skyline countdown
· Ninja turtles
· Jugging countdown
Segment 3
· “Drivin’ My Life Away”
· “Biggest Part of Me”
Intermission 3
· snowboarding
· Golfing countdown
· Braceface
· Powerade
· Exercise countdown
Segment 4
· “In a Big Country”
· “I’ll Tumble For Ya”
Intermission 4
· The singalong guys
· Crash dummies
· Retro….Charlie Rocket
· Hot air balloon countdown

AND!*!*!*! There is going to be the Cha Cha Slide Road show coming in the first week of January, and is valid through the whole 2006!

If you want any more info, email me a strikeking88@yahoo.com!
;) ;) ;) ;) ;) U GUYS OWE ME!

[Shiney Happy Jenn]

Well thanks for the list KC....

Let's all hope this..THIS..will be the show to FINALLYget excited about and then discover once we arrive to see it that it truly IS exciting.

I sure hope so...it already has some major built-in appeal for the parents ( note heavy use of 80's songs..always a plus in my book) so now if it turns out that these "cover versions" are kick butt, whoa....this could possibly be the best show since 2 years ago!

But then again..maybe not. Either way i'm not holding my breath.

We shall see ( eventually...)

[sungun12]

whats the live show???

[CEC3066]

whats the live show???

CEC Says
CEC March
Having A Party
CEC Swing
Bingo
If Your Happy And You Know It
Go Santa Go

Come on CEC you can do better then THAT!
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[CEC3066]

if your THAT tired of the Christmas show why not use January '03 until January '06 arrives?

[sungun12]

ok so i called them yesterday and they were just getting them shipped out. maybe well get it on monday...

i was hoping for a new live show

[Jasper]

Thanks Munch Jr!

The song schedule looks great...can't say the same for the intermission line-up.

Can't wait to see it! Promise to get up a brand new review for y'all asap!

[munchjr]

not a problem anything I can do to help :D

[RodHouTx]

I hope we get ours Monday too. Since we are on 3-stage DVD we don't have the "Generic" showtapes to play anymore. We could play Sept '05 but technically I don't think its still under license.

Jan 2005 sounds like it will be worth the wait, though!

[MatHat13]

Nah our store is playing Sep 05 til Jan 06 comes, I was pissed yesterday as I went in and they still didn't have the new show yet, and were playing Sep 05. >D

[Shiney Happy Jenn]

Mat, "B" will more then likely get the new show in on Tuesday or Wednesday. Monday is a holiday so no mail will arrive!

Hopefully this will be a decent show. The 80's songs seem to imply it will be a winner as far as actual Show Segments go...but those horrid modern day "intermissions" really need to go!

I don't care what kind of recycled footage they use, the Countdowns SUCK big time regardless!!

[YoungCaliHottie]

well... they could be worse... i remember back in the day when the count down was simply the number of minutes remaining. it would start with a big 3-D "9" spinning slowly... then go to 8.. 7,6... all the way down. lol.

[CEC TechMan]

Monday is a holiday so no mail will arrive!

The show is shipped FedEx, which will be running.

[munchjr]

The show is shipped FedEx, which will be running.

Two things....one Fedex wasn't running Monday (CEC told all stores this in an email) also the show ships in the weekly packet via postal service

[YoungCaliHottie]

wow.... i wonder what happened where the shows barely shipped a few days ago. seems like every cec is just doing their own thing right now. (which i actually like. i miss each cec/ptt having their own main attraction.) yesterday one cec was playing the sports tape. another cec was playing the variety show. todays cec i went to was playing the sept show. another one was playing best of cectv. seems like its kinda "play whatever tape you can find". lol.

[MatHat13]

Which sports show do you mean, the Games 91 one?

[YoungCaliHottie]

spring training :)

games is my all time favorite tho! hey, u just gave me an idea for a topic! lol

[pizzacam]

A store was playing Spring Training?! like the one from 93? oh...maybe you bean the best of from 93..which had the baseball skit one it...that one's generic.

[Shiney Happy Jenn]

And a awesome show Best of CECtv 93' is too!

The animations in that...wow...great old-school stuff!

Damn i wish the shows these days were just as good as that ol' classic.

Yes, most locations usually play whatever generic shows they still have floating around. Technically, they should not be playing September's show, but some stores don't have any generic shows now since they received the dvd switchout.

Those stores out there that still have the original CyberStar video system are lucky ducks!!

[YoungCaliHottie]

could have been best of 93. it was a generic tape.

sept cec was also using tapes.

[CEC TechMan]

MJ-
Ours is delivered FedEx.

[munchjr]

Ours is delivered FedEx.

Hmm interesting...every store i know of gets them in the mail (weekly packet)

[sungun12]

we got ours today and i freakin love it, i was jammin out hardcore my last few days in butler

[Shiney Happy Jenn]

Franchises can do whatever they want when it comes to services i would guess, so maybe this is why FedEx is the way it comes?

FedEx rocks.

[sungun12]

i agree that fed ex rocks, our fed ex guy is hot as hell!! i love when he brings packages :p

[ChuckEZone]

I must admit, I think this new show is very good. Programming shows improvement, lovely songs, character interaction. Nice job, guys!:D

[YoungCaliHottie]

hmm... i was kinda disappointed. seems like the songs weren't as upbeat as they should have been? the programming and cectv was nice and well done tho. but i found myself not really drawn to the show. i noticed most people werent even watching. ...and i was in bell!

[sungun12]

yea, i noticed there were some slower less upbeat songs, but its still awesome. at least if they were going to do that they picked good songs to do it with.

what i like about you - the best on the show. god i loved that as a live show. i found it hard not to break out into a dance cause pathetically enough, i still remember the one we did...

[Jasper]

Hey guys!

The new Review is up! I still have a little updating to do to it, but in all it's finished and ready for readin'.

rock_afire.tripod.com/jas...nuary.html (http://rock_afire.tripod.com/jasper/cecmodern/2006_january.html)

My two favorite moments: The reference to the curtains removal and the new Sing Along Guys episode! Poor Rob screwing things up all the time ;)

Enjoy the review!

[sungun12]

oh yea i forgot about that, i was wondering if anyone noticed the curtain comment, i found that absolutely hilarious!!

[YoungCaliHottie]

i didnt. the stage wasnt loud enough.

but there was this one very awkward part where one of them said they liked the song. then each of them agreed that they liked the song. then they all said they liked the song again. i felt like i was watching a preschool show. it was pretty rediculous in my opinion. unless there was something i missed. maybe since i couldnt hear everything well...

[CEC TechMan]

NO, you're right. The dialouge has gotten so stupid in recent years. And quite frankly so have the shows. The programming on this one gets a big thumbs down, too. I miss Matt and Jeremy. And Jeremy if you're reading this.... cut your freaking hair man, geez. Are you trying to look like Hanson?

[sungun12]

now that was just mean, some of us like dudes with long hair!

[YoungCaliHottie]

i have long hair :-P

[YoungCaliHottie]

now that i think about it, dont they like every song they do? would they do a song they didnt like? i could just picture it... helen: "what the hell was that?" munch: "that song made me NOT hungry! im gonna throw up!" pasqually: "yeah, i dont wanna have ta play ah that song every hour. it was ah no good!" jasper: "come on now chuck, that was just some f'd up bulls***. i aint playin that crap again! ya hear?"

lol :lol

[sungun12]

that would be freakin HILARIOUS!!!!! you kill me robbie...

[CEC3066]

jasper: "come on now chuck, that was just some f'd up bulls***. i aint playin that crap again! ya hear?"

while I DO get where your coming from Robbie there is NO way we'd ever hear THAT come out of Jeremy. although it'd be funny.

[YoungCaliHottie]

who's jeremy? lol

i just had to give jasper the most sassy statement. he's always the (closest-to-being) smartbutt

[YoungCaliHottie]

side note: yes, i know of jeremy. so theres no need to tell me who he is. lol. i dont know him tho. ...maybe he would say that? i felt like saying that! lol jk

[MatHat13]

I thought this new show was awesome, way better than Sep 05!

Pros:
*Wow Helen really did wonderful on all three of the songs, I loved it when she sang Daydream Believer and Biggest Part Of Me, they really touched me big time.
*Chuck, err, Duncan's singing voice really has sparked greatly too lately, "Big Country" really sounded awesome in his vocals for that number.
*The jokes in the show were pretty funny, like the curtains not working and Chuck guessing what song Jasper wanted to hear next, pretty funny stuff.
*The Countdown Workout Music is slick although its been used before.
*Programming was great.

Cons:
*Once agian the intermissions, just not any good material agian.
*Artist Spotlight, man what the hell was that, it wasn't my cup of tea.
*The Veggietales song: I'm surprised, the last few Veggie songs we had were great, and this one seemed a little pointless.
*The dialoge seemed a bit corny in some parts.
*Jeremy what's with the long hair?:lol
*Video Footage, some of it was not too good.

In all I rate this show a B+, if the intermissions were better and more fun it would have gotten an A-.

[pizzacam]

who's jeremy? lol The voice of Jasper...Jeremy Blaido and former head of dept 18. He left like early last year I think.

[chuckrules]

hey guys. I saw the new DVD show and I Love it alot.:D Our moon is the announcer for every beginning of each show. I also love how they even brought back some reused show footages plus the Charlie Rocket intermssion with him sporting his yellow hair look. The new veggie tales intermission is cute.

[CEC Kid Check]

Hey Matt (mathat), if u like this show better than September 05 show, and you give January 2006 a B+, then what did you give September??
I've worked during the show, but I havent really had much time to pull over and watch the whole thing, but from hearing it, it sounds good, but I think I like Sept 05 better...Idk yet..

And Nevin, thanks for the side note about Moon being your anouncer, thats a really cool fact, Bird is ours for the Studio C alpha stores;)

[MatHat13]

I think Sep 05 was the same, or maybe I rated it a B. Hmm gives me an idea for a thread...

[chuckrules]

Your Welcome Jeff. That's cool that all the studio C alpha birds do the anouncing for the shows. But I think I'll pick Moon over bird any day.:D

[YoungCaliHottie]

naw, i liked sept better.

[pizzacam]

Yeah as a big fan of 70s and 80s music I loved this show. :eek

[chuckrules]

This show DVD is awesome. way to go dept18.:D

[TheRealJasper]

Actually, I was going for the Legolas look...

but if you really want to know whats up with the long hair check this link out:

www.locksoflove.org

Peace out.

[pizzacam]

That's cool.

[ChuckEFranchize454]

wait was that jermey the real jasper????? im confused

[cec080]

I went to the Dearborn Mi. Locaton on Tuesday and the lighting is out and helen and Jasper are'nt working at all. i wonder if they got a bad tape. as for the Show it self it is pretty cool. I can't wait to go to To the New Troy Michigan store this weekend and see it in studio c. Great job Dept 18 keep up the good work! (Sorry Rick Gm at #359 It's January and the show should look good.)

[pizzacam]

Yeah I think it's Jeremy

[CEC3066]

indeed that was him.

[Shiney Happy Jenn]

Nice to see Jeremy back on here...it's been a loooooonnnnggg time!

Also nice to be introduced to Locks of Love...i had no idea such a organization exsisted.

[pizzacam]

Well I went and filmed at one of the Austin stores today(Ben White) This HAS to be the BEST 3 stage I've seen in a LOOOONG time...I filmed skits 1&3 So I can send out copies of it soon. They still had all their props and they worked too! Pizzacam was working great and so were the moon and building mechs. All the characters' mouths worked, the lighting at that store is awesome too cause the showroom's so big it makes the room darker too...By the way this stage is on DVD now too. ;)

[Toonygirl]

Wow! Thanks a lot for the info MIX!!!


Hey Darryl, I thought of the same thing, so I did some research and went into Jasper's Showtape Review (unlike most of you that don't look at that:lol :p ) and found that "What I Like About You" was on the Sept. 2001 show, and someone correct me if im wrong, I think it appeared on the Jan. 2002 show too.
Heres the link: "What I Like About You" Live (http://rock_afire.tripod.com/jasper/ceclive/2001_like.html)
The link does not work! I saw the video!
How werid!:earl::rolfe: