David Guercio Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 Where you actually able to talk with Robert Osbourne on these boards from time to time? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyDan Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 I'm curious about this too. I read he posted in the very early days of the boards under the name "joy" or something similar. I'd be interested to know if he was known to be Mr. Osborne at the time or if he was posting incognito and was found out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fedya Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 Oh dear god no. Why do you think he would have wanted to talk with us freaks? 2 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BingFan Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 I'm not sure when the TCM Message Boards started, but since I joined 14 years ago, I don't recall anyone ever suspecting that Robert Osborne was among the participants. I do remember someone saying that Eddie Muller used to join in the discussions from time to time, before eventually moving to other platforms. I would have welcomed the chance to hear his views on some of the topics here, but I don't think I ever participated in a discussion that included him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Movie Collector OH Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 51 minutes ago, BingFan said: I'm not sure when the TCM Message Boards started, but since I joined 14 years ago, I don't recall anyone ever suspecting that Robert Osborne was among the participants. I do remember someone saying that Eddie Muller used to join in the discussions from time to time, before eventually moving to other platforms. I would have welcomed the chance to hear his views on some of the topics here, but I don't think I ever participated in a discussion that included him. There were a few back and forth exchanges, could have been more. One or two posters mouthed off at him or something. Conversation was asymmetrical and lopsided, as well as one might expect anything to go on here without any moderator presence (all online conversations with celebrities that I have ever seen always have an active moderator). It looked like he was testing the waters and thought "nah, I don't think so". 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yanceycravat Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 I first met Robert Osborne at a poster auction. We chatted for a bit and he was kind enough to give me his email address. He generally answered. I say generally because some of my questions may not have merited his time. I remember one such occasion was about different prints of a silent film TCM aired. This was before I realized he probably had no idea about every aspect of TCM. Fans are into minutiae. Later I had a couple of chances to speak with him privately at various festivals. He was always gracious and gave generously of his time. I will forever maintain RO was nothing if not a total gentleman. I wish I had the inherent social graces to be more like him. He is a constant reminder to me to be kind to all people on my days when I lack patience. 9 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamradio Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 7 hours ago, David Guercio said: Where you actually able to talk with Robert Osbourne on these boards from time to time? Some still can. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sepiatone Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 Technically, nobody ever "talks" with anyone else on these boards. Sepiatone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millenniumman Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 Why wouldn't the hosts talk to the fans as themselves, why the disguise ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Movie Collector OH Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 13 hours ago, hamradio said: Some still can. If those tea lights are the real thing, they can burn for at least a good three hours. That is a significant amount of movie discussion. Real or Energizer though, I'd put them into proper glass holders. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vautrin Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 Yeah, Eduardo was on here every once in a while many years ago. I recall he answered one of his critics by saying that he, Eddie, had had a book on the NYT best seller list. A true class act. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Movie Collector OH Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 12 hours ago, Millenniumman said: Why wouldn't the hosts talk to the fans as themselves, why the disguise ? May not be there to speak "ex-cathedra" - i.e. Could be there to troll?? (just a possible scenario, no matter how unlikely) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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