Favourite chat show moment of the year? - Jake and the Toad

Yesterday, it was a pleasure to look back at two favourite interviews from Jake's flying visit to London for Rendition. Today is the turn of the US shows and, without doubt, the most popular among WDW readers of all the US interviews that Jake took part in during 2007, was the Conan O'Brien show for Zodiac.



This, as if you can't remember, is the one in which Jake was interviewed wearing a cashmere and goat's blood suit, and he revealed he was a dabhand at modern dance but was rubbish at changing diapers/nappies. My own particular favourite bit of this was the poor toad that Jake kicked across the floor in Morocco, leaving me with the image of a worried Douglas Freeman anxiously asking interrogator Abasi if he seemed 'funny' after this close encounter with the poisonous, hallucogenic amphibian. Thanks to Uli, Christie and Neely for telling me about this particular favourite - as Neely said: Conan and Jake could have taken that double act out on the road.



Trekfan opted for my personal favourite TV moment of the year, which was the whole Gooberballs episode on the Letterman Show. But I can't move on from the US TV shows without mentioning my second favourite which was the Rendition Conan O'Brien show in which, with great animation, Jake described attending the Redsox game and how his friend was convinced he'd caught the ball for three whole minutes. I think you know the moment I mean! Unfortunately, the Conan interview is no longer available on YouTube.



This post is illustrated with the favourite pictures of Neely, Christie, Trekfan and Uli. Uli, not surprisingly as she taunts me with it enough, has chosen among her two pictures my least favourite photograph of Jake ever taken - the Interview outtake of Jake playing the guitar.



Proof update

Last weekend I tried to explain why I didn't enjoy Proof. But the feature missed a video interview with Jake. So to make amends here it is. Have to say though, I don't think that B- is bad going for maths, Jake. If that was a bad grade for Jake, then I suspect he got school reports any parent would show off.



Zodiac Director's Cut

I don't want to give too much away about the features in store for us on this highly anticipated DVD but you can read all about them at this review site. It also describes the commentaries. It seems that Jake and Robert Downey Jr recorded their commentary together, just the two of them, which means we are in for a huge treat!



'Fincher sits for a solo commentary track that's on par with his appearances on the Fight Club and Seven discs; a bit intense, but deeply passionate and informative, this is essential stuff for fans not only of Fincher, but also Zodiac. The second commentary track is a bit more sprawling (participants include Jake Gyllenhaal, Robert Downey Jr., producer Brad Fischer, screenwriter/producer James Vanderbilt and author James Ellroy; the actors were recorded together, while Vanderbilt, Fischer and Ellroy were recorded together) but just as fascinating, with the actors chatting amongst themselves while the trio dive quite deep into the source material, the project's genesis and theories about the killings. Taken together, it's an exceptional look behind the scenes of this compelling film.' You can read all the details here.






Includes pictures from IHJ.