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1

Well, Dan Savage IS raunchy, so he has one thing correct.

MLM on March 23, 2012 at 11:02 AM

2

I wish they'd just play videos again.

Banna on March 23, 2012 at 11:04 AM

3

Plenty of abs and Dan looks fab! What a treat.

gloomy gus on March 23, 2012 at 11:05 AM

4

At the risk of sounding mean: Dan has to be the oldest, grayest star of an MTV show in its history. Which, I think is a good thing. Diversity and all of that. Also, sorry for sounding mean.

ryanayr on March 23, 2012 at 11:07 AM

5

April 3 is a week from Tuesday.

evilvolus on March 23, 2012 at 11:08 AM

6

Is that a hairpiece?

Granny Smith on March 23, 2012 at 11:08 AM

7

Also, Dan is coincidentally the least annoying looking/sounding MTV show host/star I've ever seen.

ryanayr on March 23, 2012 at 11:08 AM

8

5: Thanks, fixed.

David Schmader on March 23, 2012 at 11:14 AM

9

So, you gonna sell t-shirts that say 'perverted cyber-bully'?

tdonut on March 23, 2012 at 11:24 AM

10

"Penis LeBarbara"

And I'm sorry but Lauren can suck it, I hate it when guys shave down there. Jesus, straight women and their "clean" sex.

brandon on March 23, 2012 at 11:25 AM

11

I really hate when they're right. Teehee. Oh, and Rick started it. Just sayin'.

Vince on March 23, 2012 at 11:27 AM

12

Don't forget to contact Viacom, and praise them for this show. http://www.viacom.com/Contact/Pages/defa…

Rob in Baltimore on March 23, 2012 at 11:29 AM

13

Well done, Dan! I am impressed.

floater on March 23, 2012 at 11:33 AM

14

"LaBarbara" is Latin (i.e., gay) for "The Barbara", which is a girl's name! And "Peter" means "Peter", of course. I think you're on to something.

Fnarf on March 23, 2012 at 11:34 AM

15

If it were the 80's, "Radical and Raunchy" would be a great tagline for the show.

-J on March 23, 2012 at 11:35 AM

16

@4 Dr. Drew would like to talk to you

lortext on March 23, 2012 at 11:37 AM

17

No, that would be Wayne LaPierre.

keshmeshi on March 23, 2012 at 11:37 AM

18

yay when is dan's last day?

he will be in much better company with the people that bring us cultural touchstones like 16 and pregnant and jersey shore

Swearengen on March 23, 2012 at 11:46 AM

19

Adam Carolla 2.0

on March 23, 2012 at 11:49 AM

20

@16, fwiw by the time MTV canceled "Loveline" Dr. Drew was still younger than Dan is today.

gloomy gus on March 23, 2012 at 11:54 AM

21

I don't think "cyber bully" means what he seems to imply that it does.

Dan was one guy without Santorum's budget or political clout.

When David beats Goliath no one claims that David was a big bully meany head and Goliath was a poor victim.

fairly.unbalanced on March 23, 2012 at 11:57 AM

22

@4, yeah, almost everybody on MTV is older than Dan, aside from the reality stars. You ever see That Metal Show? Everybody on there looks to be in their seventies. Or is that VH1? Remember Ozzie Osborne?

Fnarf on March 23, 2012 at 12:04 PM

23

Congrats Dan & everyone involved in the show. Looks like a great show to watch.

(unlike the State Farm commercial where I learned that Kanye West doesn't wash is panties because you can't wash 'em when they're bunched, er....I mean he just buys new ones.)

GlamB0t on March 23, 2012 at 12:08 PM

24

Wait! Dan is homosexual?

NotSean on March 23, 2012 at 12:11 PM

25

great, I started it, and scrolled down to read while that retarded state farm ad was up, then heard the clip; by the time i scrolled back up it was over
I clicked replay and it played the ad again so i decided it wasn't worth watching.

anal smith on March 23, 2012 at 12:17 PM

26

@14:

Latin (i.e., gay)

ha lol

Irena on March 23, 2012 at 12:18 PM

27

Makes me wish I had tv. Every clip I've seen of Dan has made me laugh and boy are there days when I need that!

Calpete on March 23, 2012 at 12:30 PM

28

I'm going to watch the shit out of this show. And kudos to MTV for greenlighting a show outside of their typical assholes of reality TV trope.

Mattini on March 23, 2012 at 12:42 PM

29

@21- David brought a ranged weapon to a dual. How is that fair? Goliath was suckered.

dwightmoodyforgetsthings on March 23, 2012 at 12:59 PM

30

Hate to disagree with you, but the gayest name in the world belongs to the current head of the NRA - Wayne LaPierre.

Collin on March 23, 2012 at 1:13 PM

31

@30, which means "one who pees" in Frentsch.

Fnarf on March 23, 2012 at 1:26 PM

32

If the name Peter LaBarbara is already taken, how about Meaty Barbarella?

FYI David Schmader, I sent you an email!

despicable me on March 23, 2012 at 1:49 PM

33

@4 Kurt Loder was way older. (Is way older?) And chic-ly gray in a silver fox kind of way. However, just remembering that dude means I'm way too old for Mtv.

Catastrophe on March 23, 2012 at 2:08 PM

34

@33, Kurt Loder was five years younger than Dan is now when he debuted on MTV. And you're not too old. And I'm Dan's age so I *know* I'm not too old.

gloomy gus on March 23, 2012 at 2:29 PM

35

@16 - Totally forgot about Dr Drew! Also Kurt Loder. My bad

ryanayr on March 23, 2012 at 2:42 PM

36

Looks awesome Dan, can't wait to see it!

Beyonce on March 23, 2012 at 3:11 PM

37

@34, @33 Kurt Loder hates Obama. He said a footstool would be an improvement over him, if I remember from an old Politico article. I think he supports, or supported, Ron Paul, all of which makes him sound like a small-government libertarian.

floater on March 23, 2012 at 3:51 PM

38

Cannot wait to see this show :-D

wxPDX on March 23, 2012 at 3:58 PM

39

@21 unless Goliath is Christian. CHRISTIANS ARE ALWAYS THE VICTIMS PLEASE PAY ATTENTION TO THE RULEZ.

switzerblog on March 23, 2012 at 4:42 PM

40

And @9 has the right idea. I would wear that t-shirt every-fucking-where.

switzerblog on March 23, 2012 at 4:44 PM

42

Hee! Yes, AFTAH, this will definitely work. Just like JCPenney totally ditched Ellen as a spokesperson after pressure from a similar crazy Xtian group.

Looking forward to Dan's advice being available in video form, to go along with the print and audio editions ... what's next? I vote for shadow-puppets.

Nitidiuscula on March 23, 2012 at 9:53 PM

43

His name is actually spelled Peter LaBarbera, and I always thought it was pronounced la-bar-BARE-a. Still gay.

dchari on March 24, 2012 at 7:06 AM

44

@42: He's writing his opera at this very moment, I'm sure.

Canadian Nurse on March 24, 2012 at 7:35 AM

45

I'm with Banna @2. I grew up watching music videos on MTV, interspersed with news and specials about music. I watched music videos and other musical content dwindle away to nothing or nearly so over the years. Then I discovered MTV2 about 10-12 years ago when I had satellite TV, I was so happy! An MTV that actually has music videos and related content. Sadly, I had to go back to cable to get decent broadband Internet, and lost access to MTV2 in the process. On occasion VH1 plays some videos, or has music related programming, which is comforting. Otherwise, my only access to music videos would be when I buy them on iTunes.

I'm glad to see MTV is moving to better programming with content like Dan's show. It had become the network known for lowest-class reality TV.

Prairie Dog on March 24, 2012 at 9:52 AM

46

Re: no videos on Mtv VH1: Ya'll just have to watch at the right time. Which would be early in the morning. I watch videos with my breakfast at 6 to 7am.

Lissa on March 24, 2012 at 11:23 AM

47

Funny how so many cable networks start with a particular theme in mind, then -- gradually or abruptly -- change over to the same shit everyone else is doing.

I remember when TLC stood for The Learning Channel, MTV stood for Music Television, VH1 for Video Hits, A&E for Arts and Entertainment, and Syfy was named Sci-Fi and had all science fiction and some very closely related genres. I remember when Bravo was highbrow, and AMC meant American Movie Classics and they actually showed classic movies, not Lake Placid and CSI: Miami.

(AMC gets some leniency for the quality of its series, but they're still not movies dammit!)

Ahem. I am old. That is all.

Chelydra_serpentina on March 25, 2012 at 10:33 AM

48

Dan, I've been loving on you (well, your writing for sure) for many, many years. The news that you're bringing your charming self to TV is happy, indeed!

I SO look forward to your new show, SAVAGE U on MTV, beginning it's sure-to-be-a-long-run show on April 3.

BTW: This "fan note" is coming from a 67-year-old white guy who lives in Dallas, Texas. The older demographic isn't all nodding off in nursing homes! And we've got "disposable incomes" with which to purchase from your advertisers, too. GOOD LUCK, DAN!

on March 26, 2012 at 9:31 AM

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