Allen v. Roig-Franzia Fisticuffs: The Movie
Did anyone actually end up writhing on the floor? Where did Allen connect? Was there any shoving involved? How quickly did Brauchli get to the scene of the crime?
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3:08 pm[...] be sure to watch that dramatic re-enactment video of the fight, performed by Washington City Paper employees. A+. It does make Henry Allen appear somewhat unstable though! Via [...]
4:51 pm
Too soon.
4:59 pm
That was great. DeBonis, seriously, you should send demos to Colbert Report, Daily Show, and the like.
5:04 pm
i don't know about emmy, but i think you've got your postkiller right here.
5:14 pm
Needs more dramatic music.
6:01 pm
Brilliant.
This has Format Buster written all over.
(Best supporting actor goes to Beaujon for masterfully working those blinds.)
6:02 pm
Too white. Leon Spinks as Henry Allen is what you need. Danged thing doesn't look like any fight I've been in. Too gay. But that Monica chick is hot...why no re-create the Wilbur Mills riverbottom thing with her in it? ha ha
6:19 pm
Forget about the loss to democracy and an informed citizenry if news outlets continue to -- it's newsroom drama like this that we really need to fight to sustain!! If my children grow up in a world with no fighting over charticles and no grumpy editors dishing out abuse, I don't think I will want to go on living.
7:44 pm
Typecasting really works out at the end when Beaujon goes Beaujon on his ass. AAN Oscars all around.
10:01 am
uh, i thought maybe this would be funny since i know you guys but it, um, wasn't. the oscar for best supporting actress, tho, goes to monica! she was totally believable. cherkis - stick to writing. (sorry!)
10:35 am
Yeah I would def say the best part was Hess. Pretty as a picture and believable.
10:36 am
I dunno, Wemple looks very thin to me. I'm worried. Don't they sell pizza blankets around there anymore?
BTW, my favorite part is how Cherky is wearing the same exact outfit as when I last saw him 6 years ago.
Fun stuff, gang. CP rules!
10:44 am
By the way, I'm a little disappointed. When I first read the headline, I thought it said "Allen v. Franke-Ruta."
Oh well, one can always hope.
10:49 am
As of 7 am, I'm at 186.0 lbs, Daly.
11:18 am
What was up with the gentle shoving? Henry Allen doesn't roll like that. They don't teach gentle shoving at Parris Island -- they teach straight up asskicksmanship.
Seriously, though, hilarious video.
Here's my take on the matter (spoiler, I'm all in for Allen):
http://rumorsontheinternets.org/2009/11/02/wapo-editors-brawl-in-newsroom/
12:50 pm
Looking forward to the sequel, in which Sally Quinn finds she no longer has a desk, and launches a stapler at Hank Stuever.
12:55 pm
This ranks up there with the Beastie Boys' vid for Sabotage.
For me the coffee spitting line came when Debone ran a stream of obscenities while sitting idly at the computer.
You know Cherkis had to play the pop song critic. he probably "called" the role before the script was known.
1:47 pm
Nice slo-mo. Who directed this, Abraham Zapruder?
1:56 pm
Also, I just noticed that WAM is in the background during the climactic punch scene. Who's he portraying? The ghost of Ben Bradlee, perhaps? (What? Ben Bradlee's still alive?)
2:18 pm
good stuff!
2:54 pm
As a former Postie, this made my day!
2:03 pm
This is actually CP's second video reenactment of WP doings! http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/display.php?id=34569
7:34 pm
wow - full frontal nudity? How avant garde! Only questions - did it have to be Riggs?
8:50 am
Great camera-angles and stuff.