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[A+] Seth MacFariane on Selma Blair Biting him, His Hatred of Photoshoots and The Orville: New Horizons

LET'S UNLOCK WORDS AND PHRASES 🔐

wardrobe

[ 'wawr-drohb ]

noun

- all of the clothes that a person owns

I need a new summer wardrobe (= new clothes for summer).

pitch

[ pich ]

noun

- a speech or act that attempts to persuade someone to buy or do something

The man in the store gave me his (sales) pitch about quality and reliability.

inexplicable

[ in-ik-'splik-uh-buhl ]

adjective

- unable to be explained or understood

For some inexplicable reason, he's decided to cancel the project.

conceit

[ kuhn-'seet ]

noun

- the state of being too proud of yourself and your actions

The conceit of that man is incredible!

ornery

[ 'awr-nuh-ree ]

adjective

- likely to get angry and argue with people

He had been in an ornery mood all day, arguing with everyone who got in his way.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK! [ FULL CLIP ]

What is the video all about? Choose two statements that refer to the main ideas of the video.

LET'S TRY IT! - FIRST CUT

A. Script Completion

Direction: Watch the first cut of the video and complete the following lines below with the missing words. Write or type down your answers while listening.

⏱ 00:30 - 02:31

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Oh, it's very good to see you. How are you doing tonight?

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I'm good. (1) ___ ___ ___ ______. [Are you?] It's time to (2) ___ ______.

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Yes, yes, it's not the kind of week you want to be sober, for sure.

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No, not at all, not at all.

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How... Everything's good with you? [Yeah, yeah.] Life is good?

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Yeah, yeah. (3) __ ______ __ _____.

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I heard (4) ___ ___ _ _______ _______ before you came out here. What happened?

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I did. (5) ____ ___ _ ___ _____. Yeah, I got the pants. Not these pants, but these other pants, (6) ____ ____ __.

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They sent you bad pants?

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They sent me some bad pants. I looked like Henry VIII. I looked (7) ____ _ ______ ______.

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Since we're talking about clothes. [That's something you wanna see.] I want to show something here because (8) ____ ___ _ ___ _____ ______ ___. How many albums have you put out now, music?

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This is the seventh.

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The seventh album. This one's called (9) ____ ______, and you are, you appear to be like handing your urine sample to the doctor.

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I know. When we did that photo shoot, it was... it seemed like a good idea at the time. I think I was having a rough day, and I was like, if this (10) ______ ___ ____ and I was sitting in an (11) ______ __ ___ ___, I would want to be wasted, I guess.

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It seems like if you can get into the sky, you wouldn't need a chair in the first place, but.

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Yeah, it does look like (12) __ ____ ___ _ ______ ____.

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Do you like taking photographs? Do you enjoy the art of being photographed? [No, I hate it.] Yeah, I hate it, too. It's the worst, right?

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I suck at photo shoots.

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It's weird, because you're used to being kind of making your living or whatever with your mouth, [Yes.] or writing. And then that's. You know, you're (13) ___ __ ___ _____.

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I mean, that's how I started the business. Thank God. It's not like that so much anymore.

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And then you have to stand there and smile, and it's uncomfortable.

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It's just (14) ______.

LET'S PRACTICE - SECOND CUT

A. Script Completion

Direction: Watch the second cut of the video and complete the following lines below with the missing phrases.

⏱ 02:31 - 04:38

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And to make it (1) ____ _____ ________, I've got some photographs I'd like to go through with you here. When was this shot taken? How long ago, (2) __ ___ ____ ___ _____?

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Looks like that was maybe about eight to 10 years ago.

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Eight to 10 years ago. And the photographer said, (3) ____ ____ __ ___ ___ __ _ ___ ___, and then you're going (4) __ __ ______ _ ___ ____ at a really, really fancy table.

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I think (5) ____ ____ ____ _____ _ _____ or two ago. [You're right.] They had you (6) ____ _____ ____. And I think the conceit was always like, this guy created (7) ____ ___. Let's show everyone what a nut he is. He sits in (8) _ _____ __ _ ___ ___ , drinking big gulps from 7-Eleven. [That's what they were trying to express.] He's out of his mind.

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And then you get there to the photo shoot, and they put you, and you kind of go like, I don't want to disappoint this person, but also (9) _ ____ ___ ____ _____. So here's another one in which you are in a...

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That's right. It's (10) _ _____ ____. I don't know what I'm trying to do there.

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Well, you're trying to mail a letter, it looks like. It looks very uncomfortable.

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It's all uncomfortable.

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And we have this one is you with (11) _____ _____ _____ __. What was the idea? What was the pitch for this?

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I don't know. And every one of these shots where it's like, between shots, there's just like, I'm the worst person to be around because I know I'm terrible at it. And so I get uncomfortable. And then (12) _ ____ ____ ____ _____ .

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Yeah, yeah. I know exactly what you mean. That's me entirely. And this one is (13) ___ ____ _______ maybe of all. So it's you and me in the laocoon. And the slogan, which is inexplicable, it's (14) ____ __ ___ ___. I don't know what that means. [I have no clue.] Is it supposed to be a play on it's turf at the top?

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I guess. I guess turf is like grass. And I just I have no. That photographer had some issues to work out.

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And somebody said, we're going to put you on (15) _ ____ ____ __ ____.

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There's ***with his mother. Oh, I can't swear, sorry.

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We're going to cover you in some AstroTurf that in no way matches (16) ___ _____ _____.

LET'S DO THE CHALLENGE - FULL CLIP

Direction: Answer the following questions by giving your opinion.


  1. Analyze the significance of Seth's wardrobe malfunction anecdote in the broader context of the interview.

  2. How does Seth's description of his album cover's photo shoot reflect on his personality or artistic choices?

  3. Compare and contrast Seth's attitude towards his career's early days with his current views.

  4. What does the 'monster truck' photo anecdote suggest about the evolution of media and photography in the past decade?

  5. What's your view on the evolution of celebrity photo shoots over the years, based on Seth's experiences?