Name That Tune

[mayorofawesometown]

I don't think Kurt can be blamed for this, honestly. I agree that it did seem Free Beer was looking for a reason to cut the segment. Kurt did what he would do any other week, make a list. If it was the old format of the game, his argument was that some of the other show members would have gotten some of those or at least buzzed in. Agreeable I think. The songs happened to be in the wheelhouse of Zane, but the rest of his songs were open to the competition when he read them off, I think. I think Kurt's getting thrown under the bus here, and unjustifiably.
What I find odd is how when there used to be changes to the show, all the members were very forthcoming and open about why it happened. With NTT, there has been nothing. They know it is a very popular segment, which indicates to me that there is outside influence, i.e. "syndicator guy." What the rationale is, I have no idea. Maybe they want to diversify markets or not exclude people who apparently despise music. I haven't the slightest, but it is VERY fishy to why they don't open up why the change was made. "Going on a break" is not an explanation and only makes everyone more suspicious. I don't care if HW gets all pissy on here or anywhere, it is a justifiable issue. I love the content, but lately the show feels like it is all planned bits. For example: news story, banter, WHWT, break, outrageous medical story, banter, tease, break, game, break, short break, break. It seems very formulaic right now. The show is at its funniest when it is a lot of spur of the moment stuff. The "miracle turd" bit, Zane's sweater segment. One of my favorite bits ever was when FB forgot the show plan and every member had to run their own segment. Genius. But it was on the fly. Do they just want 5 hours of planned show every day?

Well said. If we could still exhalt on this new board I'd give you one.

Whenever there's a recurring segment and someone e-mails saying they hate it the guys have the same (and I think fair) argument about how it doesn't last very long compared to how much content they put out a week. So why can't they use that same argument with NTT? It's only 2 or 3 segments a week and most people seem to love it.

What happened to the old FB&HW that would tell the people in charge to eff off because they don't have a formula and just do what feels right and seems to work? They're just dropping all of the classic stuff. Other games and segments come and go but two things have always lived on: Name Than Tune and Dumber Than Zane. Now one of those has fallen. What the crap?

If something isn't broken then don't fix it. Was NTT ever broken? I say no. Little changes were fine like alternating who made the list. But then they completely changed the entire mechanics of the game and what a surprise, it was quickly cancelled. This smells and it smells really bad.

Anyone who says change is expected and the show is just evolving can stick it. When you take the bit that seems to always get positive response, has been a corner stone of the show and continues to be vastly entertaining then dump it for a B.S. reason that's not evolving. Getting rid of what works is devolving.

If the syndicator is telling them to cut this then I just wish someone from the show would come into this thread (you know they've read it) and simply tell us what's really up.