So let me get this straight. Jimmy expresses butthurt about his episode being delayed. Opie says they won't have Hardwick on again and Jimmy doesn't express opposition. The fans react to this by discussing what this means for Hardwick's future relationship to the show. Thus, the fans are assholes. Ok, got it. Great logic. By the way, the fans really are assholes, but not for this reason.

it seemed like not having him on again was a joke... which would explain why jim wouldn't respond.

You might be right.

Congratulations on being the only person here that isn't socially retarded. The level of stupidity on here is amazing sometimes. Usually when Opie follows something up with "Well, now that we're a media destination we can't put up with this shit" and Jimmy chimes in and says "Yes, we sure are", they're probably not being too serious.

i'm not trying to white knight the fucker, i just don't get the hate in this sub. it's a fucking fan site. i'm a fan so i subscribed but it'd be an honest mistake to take /r/opieandanthony as a hate page, most times.

it really might be a case of ant's old "what do these people hear when listening?" when referring to bobo or lady di.

i dunno, you joke about the social retardation of reddit followers but there seems to be a lot more in common with the average poster here and the average twitter voicer or zany call-in mongoloid.

What the fuck is he talking about? Most of the comments on the thread Hardwick replied to were rational and about how Jim overreacted. Did the dummy even read it before forming an opinion, or is he talking out of his ass again? I love Jim, but shit like this makes it hard to like him.

Despite Jimmy trying to portray himself as a magnanimous, fair, rational, reasoned, measured intellectual before every diva rant, he really isn't.

Jimmy has a hard time taking criticism.

Not to mention he then turned the blame on his own staff and agent, noting that maybe he should replace them as well....over a single podcast? What the hell? Jimmy should have just let it go.

How the fuck are people like you fans?!

Jimmy is a neurotic, angry, self-deprecating comedian. Sometimes he says some things that are over the top. He has been known to rant about a thing or two. He has been known to blow things out of proportion. Jimmy does not let things go, that's the beauty of him.

Here's a primer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Iz5Go6-Ask&list=PLCCD49926242AD5C4

God forbid people on a radio show we listen to daily be actual human beings.

to be fair, Jim likes himself less then you do

Well he knows how the fans react to that stuff so quite frankly he should have never put it out there in the first place; I mean damn we get involved and do stuff because we are huge fans of his, but then once it comes back to bite him we are just douchebags? Wow, they really think their fans are just utter shitbag losers...and he's right lol

I'll bet he didn't. I'll bet that Hardwick sent him an e-mail, you know, kind of like he said, and was responding on the show to the contents of that e-mail. But assume that Jimmy reads, or should be reading, all of the comments on here if you want.

Opie said almost immediately that they'll never have Hardwick on the show again and Jimmy thinks we overreacted.

What entitled little babies they all are. Absolutely ZERO responsibility ever taken.

The part about him being banned from the show sounded like sarcastic hyperbole from Opie.

I cannot believe that this got 44 upvotes. Fucking hell, no wonder everyone gets so fucking buttfrustrated in this sub.

At the same time though, I like how Op always really sticks up for sweet lil yimmy. A lot of people bitch about Op and some for good reason, but he seems like a genuinely good guy.

And I get voted down for saying something similar? Screw you hipsters!

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I'm a 55 year old semi-retired landlord who reads reddit in his underwear. Who's a hipster, douche guzzler? (And I don't downvote people)

Dad?

claiming to not be a hipster and getting furiously butthurt when someone calls you a hipster are prime indicator of actually being a hipster.

Furious. That's me.

hipsters gonna hipst.

I heard Jimmy was voted boy most likely to overreact to bad news in elementary school.

well Hardwick is a little higher on the food chain then Jimmy, and it obviously caught Hardwicks attention enough that he came into this sub to explain himself. Jimmy has to cover his ass on this one...admit nothing, deny everything and spit counter accusations. Jimmy overreacted and probably feels pretty embarrassed.

"i didnt motherfuck the guy"

"fuck himmmm"-jim

i dont understand how jim has become the whiney annoying person on the show, his diva act is getting so old.

Jim "Marie" Whatley.

his diva act is getting so old.

Probably the reason they didn't want him at K Rock, and appear to be not advertising him on this reboot. He can derail the show at times making it all about him. Metallica photo.

That's the nature of the show. I don't think I'd want to hang with any of these dudes, but the type of people I hang with couldn't fill their roles on the show. Jim's fucking nuts and that's why I listen.

"Did you hear E Rock rapping yesterday?"

"he rapped?"

"yeah, his lips around a hoagie."

Jimmy twitters about this

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Hard-Wick... HardDick, tss.... he rules!

Cause if we talk like children, it excuses our behavior of acting like a baby!

As funny as Jim is, I have never considered him a "smart" or "logical" person. He frequently contradicts himself month to month. He is a comedic genius but otherwise pretty dull..

comedic genius

Look, I love him on the show, but he's not a comedic genius. Louis is a comedic genius. Carlin, etc. Jimmy is a really quick dick or AIDS joke-maker. His comedy suffers from the exact shitty side of him that's presented when he gets upset.

Okay I was just kinda trying to soften my statement. Agreed

Was just listening to an Ian Halperin clip where Jimmy gives him shit for making excuses for minorities speaking improperly and saying that its condescending and in fact racist - the whole Alabama QB's Mom thing all I heard was Opie and Jimmy doing just that

"But I'm not delusional" - Jimmy

No, I tapped out right there.

Well this is awkward

... I was quoting Norton sarcastically you downvoting retards

I got it. Have another upvote

you dumb reddit twat

Does he not get that we're pissed about him acting like that because we WANT him to do well? Why would we give a fuck about him trashing Hardwicke for no reason, they've done it to plenty of other people and nobody minds! Heck, that's the entire premise of Jocktober.

But no he's right, we were the assholes in this situation.

Seems like we have been made the scapegoats, we should all feel used

so what happened?

Yeah, really. I'm a day behind on da show and have NO clue what is going on.

Norton did Chris Hardwick's podcast in August to promote his special.

Hardwick didn't air the episode till this week.

Norton bitched about it on the air for awhile after the episode came out, even though he says he wasn't pissed at him...he was.

Someone made a post about it on here (too lazy to find the link), Hardwick is a redditor, saw it, and posted explaining what happened and said it was a mistake on his part and entirely his fault and said he emailed Jim.

That lead to the clip above. Bottom line, Norton overreacted, but the dude gets sensitive when he thinks people are fucking with his career.

I think the "why doesn't every big star remember me" thing Jimmy does is a character.

Right... its a character?

A completely absurd character.

It was my fault.

Jim's just frustrated in his own career and he's lashing out at his loyal fanbase.

so who tweeted hardwick and told him of the Reddit rage.Who told on Jimmy?

Hardwick is actually an active redditor

Yeah but I doubt he actively is on this subreddit. Unless he searches his name out... in which case CHRIS HARDWICK CHRIS HARDWICK CHRIS HARDWICK CHRIS HARDWICK CHRIS HARDWICK

Agree with Jim: he is a douche.

But don't blame the listerners for your stupidity, Jim.

Jimmy's a gifted little boy. You think he's being a douchebag or arrogant or stupid because you're not as high level of thinking!

Gifted like a waterhead.

too late, fuck him and his little podcast; don't even hear it.

It's a good episode. I've always been pretty neutral on Hardwick and this didn't change that or anything, but the podcast episode is a good listen.

Hardwick is awesome on Talking Dead.... a pleasant and interesting guy.

Norton did Chris Hardwick's podcast in August to promote his special.

Hardwick didn't air the episode till this week.

Norton bitched about it on the air for awhile after the episode came out, even though he says he wasn't pissed at him...he was.

Someone made a post about it on here (too lazy to find the link), Hardwick is a redditor, saw it, and posted explaining what happened and said it was a mistake on his part and entirely his fault and said he emailed Jim.

That lead to the clip above. Bottom line, Norton overreacted, but the dude gets sensitive when he thinks people are fucking with his career.