Talk:Frozen Peas/Archives/2012

Has anyone heard this?
It's a riot. "This is a lot of shit ya know that? There's too much directing around here."

Frozen Peas for Senate
I just wanted to mention this website. It's a GOTV ad campaign from the Ad Council but I thought this was funny and worth mentioning. --Blue387 05:47, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

Deconfliction page?
I think there should be a deconfliction page which also points to the Frozen Peas Fund: http://frozenpeafund.com/ —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jonrgalloway (talk • contribs) 07:47, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

Citation needed tag
There is currently a citation needed tag after the following comment: "Although the recording is used as an example of Welles' temperament, many of his criticisms are considered valid." I'm not sure that the citation needed tag is the right remedy for this indeed problematic sentence. The issue here, as I see it, is not that it lacks citation, but simply that it doesn't quite belong.

That is, I don't necessarily think it would fix the problem to add a citation here--even if one were available, would it really warrant inclusion? I agree with the sentiment of the comment, but I would suggest, in lieu of hunting down a citation, to remove the comment per se and make some attempt to add text to that or other sections to deliver the same message without the unfitting sentence. Does this seem reasonable to others? Chalkieperfect (talk) 10:35, 30 September 2008 (UTC)
 * If the same message is retained, I have no objections. 23skidoo (talk) 18:00, 4 December 2008 (UTC)

Did he actually leave the studio?
I just added a note (under an IP because I was logged off without realizing it). I read the transcript while listening to a copy of the recording, and there is no evidence on the recording to suggest Welles actually left the studio. We hear a crumply sound and we hear a partial sentence that is cut off either by the recording ending or someone turning off his mic. And that's it. There's no sound of him walking away from the mike, no door slam, etc. I think we actually need a source of some sort to support the claim -- made legendary over the years -- that Welles, a professional performer, did indeed walk away from a recording session. If he didn't then as far as we know he might have continued the recording session (which has not been circulated). Also, his temprament during the recording might need to be sourced as well, because the way Welles' sense of humor worked, he could have been saying most of this with a twinkle in his eye. He even sounds like he's laughing during one of the comments. Not saying he was an angel or anything, but it would be interesting to (with sources) separate the fact from the legend on this. 23skidoo (talk) 18:00, 4 December 2008 (UTC)

Summary adjustments
A problem I had with the summary is that, to those unfamiliar with the recording, it suggests the tape reflects a linear recording session where Welles recorded a bit of "Frozen peas" and then moved to the fish ad and then the beef burger commercial, when in fact it's edited down from presumably a much longer recording session. 68.146.81.123 (talk) 06:46, 2 June 2010 (UTC)

Parodies
Seemed pretty obvious to me that one of the episodes of Futurama (Lrrreconcilable Ndndifferences) contained numerous references to this even —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.172.108.93 (talk) 06:13, 15 September 2010 (UTC)

Adverts in the BFI?
I believe I have found the three adverts Welles was recording in this session listed in the British Film Institute online database. There is one entry titled "Lincolnshire (Peas"), and also two more titled "Sweden" and "Far West." All of them carry 1970 dates.

There are also four more place-named Findus adverts with 1970 dates in the database - could these also have been voiced by Welles?

I don't know if the finished adverts are in the BFI National Archive, or if they are available for viewing? There's something called the BFI Research Viewing Service which provides on-site viewing at their archives in London. If the BFI does have viewing copies, this would likely be the way to see them.

Is there anybody in or near London who wants to try and find out if these are available for viewing, and possibly watch them?--TServo2050 (talk) 18:39, 25 April 2012 (UTC)