Most famous ever Quebecer worldwide?

[rumpleforeskiin]

Google searches are used when the person has to look up information on the person being searched. That does not prove that the person is famous. It actually proves the opposite, that someone has heard the name because they do not know anything about the person.

Talk about twisted logic. C'mon, Beav, you know better.

Here's a list of some of the places, huge venues all, Leonard Cohen has packed in 2012:

Ghent St. Peter's Square (August 12, 14)

Copenhagen Rosenborg Castle (25)

Aalborg Molleparken (26)

Bergen Bergenhus Festning-Koengen (28)

Gothenberg Tradgardsforeningen (31)

Helsinki Sonera Stadium (September 2)

Berlin Wuhlheide (5)

Monchengladbach Hockey Field (6)

Dublin Imma (11, 12)

Verona Arena (25)

Paris Olympia (28, 29, 30)

Barcelona St. Jordi (October 3)

Madrid Palais Desportes (5)

Lisbon Pavilhao Atlantico (7)

And some text on some of his 2009-2010 tour, again huge venues all:

The North American Tour of 2009 opened on 1 April and included the performance at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on Friday, 17 April 2009, in front of one of the largest outdoor theatre crowds in the history of the festival. His performance of Hallelujah was widely regarded as one of the highlights of the festival, thus repeating the major success of the 2008 Glastonbury appearance. The performance has been included on 2010 Songs from the Road live release. During this leg, Cohen regularly performed new song, "Lullaby".

On 1 July 2009, Cohen started his marathon European tour, his third in two years. The itinerary mostly included sport arenas and open air Summer festivals in Germany, UK, France, Spain, Ireland (the show at O2 in Dublin won him the second Meteor Music Award in a row), but also performances in Serbia in the Belgrade Arena, in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Turkey, and again in Romania.

Three days later, on 21 September, on his 75th birthday, he performed in Barcelona. The show, last in Europe in 2009 and rumoured to be the last European concert ever, attracted many international fans, who lighted the green candles honouring Cohen's birthday, leading Cohen to give a special speech of thanks for the fans and Leonard Cohen Forum.

The last concert of this leg was held in Tel Aviv, Israel, on 24 September, three days after Cohen's 75th birthday, at Ramat Gan Stadium. The event was surrounded by public discussion due to a cultural boycott of Israel proposed by a number of musicians.[56] Nevertheless, tickets for the Tel Aviv concert, Cohen's first performance in Israel since 1980, sold out 47000 ticketes in less than 24 hours.

While we'll never know who the most famous Quebecer is, I think it's pretty safe to say that Mr. Cohen is considerably better known across the globe than EB's favorite internet shill.

 

[lgna69xxx]

About the highlighted, knew, didnt know, oh yea forgot, didnt know, knew, didnt know. Celine as soon as i hear any song, or see a pic 100% know it's her. *btw as stated before, dont like her and like Shatzy better*

I think the Google search results prove that Shatner is more famous because people do not need to use a Google Search to know Shatner's storied accomplishments. They know he is Captain Kirk. They know he is Denny Crane. They know he is TJ Hooker. They know he is the man terrified by the Gremlin destroying the engines of the plane he is flying on the most famous Twilight Zone episode ever made. They know he is Mr. Priceline. They know he now has his own cable TV talk show.

Thank you for once again proving that William Shatner is the most famous Quebec resident in the world!

 

[rumpleforeskiin]

I think the Google search results prove that Shatner is more famous because people do not need to use a Google Search to know Shatner's storied accomplishments. They know he is Captain Kirk. They know he is Denny Crane. They know he is TJ Hooker. They know he is the man terrified by the Gremlin destroying the engines of the plane he is flying on the most famous Twilight Zone episode ever made. They know he is Mr. Priceline. They know he now has his own cable TV talk show.

Bullshit, bullshit, bullshit, and more bullshit!! 99.97% of the world's population under the age of 40 has no idea who Captain Kirk was.

Who the fuck is Denny Crane???? 99.98% of the world's population over 40 OR under 40, outside of the USofA has no idea who Denny Crane is or was. Count me in with the majority.

Who the fuck is TJ Hooker???? 99.993% of the world's population over 40 OR under 40, outside of the USofA has no idea who Denny Crane is or was. Count me in with the majority.

What fucking Twilight Zone episode???? I saw every one of the original 1959-1964 series and I have no recollection of William Shatner's appearance. 99.9999996% of the world's population has no idea that William Shatner was in the Twilight Zone.

Mr. Priceline? Maybe in the US and Canada. That leaves about 90% of the world's population who have never seen a Priceline ad.

William Shatner has his own cable TV show? Really? I didn't know, but I join over 99% of the world's population in my ignorance.

I will grant you this. William Shatner is probably the most famous Quebecer in the world to Americans over the age of 40.

 

[Techman]

Boston Legal has aired in: Finland, Germany, Greece, Italy, Argentina, Chile, France, Croatia, Brazil, Czech Republic, Poland, Slovenia, UK, Iceland, Sweden, USA, Canada, among others. I'm sure there are plenty of people who are aware of who Denny Crane is.

The Twilight Zone episode was called Nightmare at 20,000 Feet and happens to be one of the most well known, if not the most well known, episode of the original Twilight Zone series. It was remade and included in the Twilight Zone movie with John Lithgow reprising the same role and was also parodied on The Simpsons.

For someone who loves to throw meaningless statistics around, rumples, you seem to be less aware of things than 99.9% of the world's population yourself. In fact, you seem to know as much about popular culture as you do about computers. In other words, not very much.

 

[Gentle]

Who Da f*ck would have thought I'd write on Celine Dion....

I think it's only a matter for EB to emulate Iggy's on the Obama thread.
He's pulling our leg. It is impossible that he really thinks this way. :smile:

 

[lgna69xxx]

What's a "Twilight Zone"? Is it drug induced?

Denny Crane was quite funny at times but did that show even last more than one or 2 seasons? Id rather watch the red sox than star trek, YIKES!

The greatest work ever by Shatzy were these....


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uZjDK0x7-M

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlTjnfLHyJE

 

[rumpleforeskiin]

Boston Legal has aired in: Finland, Germany, Greece, Italy, Argentina, Chile, France, Croatia, Brazil, Czech Republic, Poland, Slovenia, UK, Iceland, Sweden, USA, Canada, among others. I'm sure there are plenty of people who are aware of who Denny Crane is.

Yup, a long time ago in a fairly limited part of the world.

The Twilight Zone episode was called Nightmare at 20,000 Feet and happens to be one of the most well known, if not the most well known, episode of the original Twilight Zone series. It was remade and included in the Twilight Zone movie with John Lithgow reprising the same role and was also parodied on The Simpsons.

Yup, only 60 years ago.

In fact, you seem to know as much about popular culture as you do about computers. In other words, not very much.

Fortunately, one doesn't have to know much about computers to use a Mac.

 

[rumpleforeskiin]

The greatest work ever by Shatzy were these....

Well, there's these. In the history of misinterpretation, nobody ever misinterpreted anything the way Shatner misinterpreted these.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-yy2URAYqU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0hTtsqiFCc

 

[Techman]

What's a "Twilight Zone"? Is it drug induced?

Denny Crane was quite funny at times but did that show even last more than one or 2 seasons? Id rather watch the red sox than star trek, YIKES!

The greatest work ever by Shatzy were these....


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uZjDK0x7-M

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlTjnfLHyJE

Boston Legal ran for 5 seasons and won 4 Emmy awards and one Golden Globe. According to Nielsen Media Research, Boston Legal drew the richest viewing audience on television, based on the concentration of high-income viewers in its young adult audience (Adult 18–49 index w/$100k+ annual income).

What fucking Twilight Zone episode???? I saw every one of the original 1959-1964 series and I have no recollection of William Shatner's appearance. 99.9999996% of the world's population has no idea that William Shatner was in the Twilight Zone.

Not bad, rumples. In one post you claim to have seen every episode and now you try to disparage the series by saying it's over 60 years old. The way you change positions, I think I'm gonna start calling you Mitt from now on.

Yup, a long time ago in a fairly limited part of the world.

Let me see here...most of Europe, Australia, Scandinavia, all of North America...yeah, that's quite a limited part of the world.

 

[shijak]

Yikes, is this conversation STILL going on? It's pretty clear most of us have a certain POV and nothing will change it... (but why should I not enjoy needling a bit?)

I must admit I had forgotten about Celine singing the theme song for the Disney movie ''Beauty and the Beast'' with Peapo Bryson. So THAT along with the Titanic theme song helped Celine to become known around parts of the world...15 to 20 years ago...

Give it another 20 years with no more actual song output and NO international touring, probably leave her as relevant as David Cassidy, or to be nicer Vanilla Ice...
People who become popular temporarily but soon fade away due to no follow-through...Sorry, but that's what fame is...Let's ask our younger members here, without looking at google in any way, are you familiar with David Cassidy in any way, and can you name the songs that made him famous back in the 70's?
No?
well, you should! He is (was) so famous)

And once again, I will get, ''how can you compare Celine to David Cassidy!''
As the years add up, easy!!

Yup, a long time ago in a fairly limited part of the world. (re: Boston Legal)
Yup, only 60 years ago.(re: Shatner's Twilight Zone episode)

I guess I can give you that one, Rumple, Boston Legal did not have the cultural impact of a DALLAS, a LOST, a WALKING DEAD... or a STAR TREK... what it DID do was give support to Shatner's fame, adding to it... the same way John Forsythe had a somewhat successful movie career capped off with a star role in a Hitchcock movie, then a successful television series each following decade to grow his fame (Batchelor father in late 50s-early 60s, Charlie's Angels in the 70s, Dynasty in the 80s) It kept his fame going for 3 different generations of people...Now I will agree it could fade all away except in the minds of all but devotees and older people, unless those shows keep being played out on specialty channels such as TVLand, which DOES have international distribution...

A singer/entertainer that only depends on her core base of fans and nothing else tends to disappear into nothingness after a few decades out of the limelight-- Ask Norma Desmond...

 

[shijak]

By the way, Shatner's Twilight Zone episode was popular enough to have been remade with John Lithgow in the Twilight Zone movie from the early 80's

 

[EagerBeaver]

The Twilight Zone episode was called Nightmare at 20,000 Feet and happens to be one of the most well known, if not the most well known, episode of the original Twilight Zone series. It was remade and included in the Twilight Zone movie with John Lithgow reprising the same role and was also parodied on The Simpsons...

Bingo, it is by far the most popular Twilight Zone Episode and it is the lead trailer on any Twilight Zone marathon ever played om the SciFi channel. We have people in this thread who listen to pop radio but never watched the Sci Fi channel. The fact that you listen to pop radio does not mean you represent the rest of humanity. Monkeys also listen to pop radio.

It also was not Shatner's only TZ episode, the other involved Shatner and his GF becoming obsessed with a fortune teller at a diner restaurant.................not as well known as Terror at 20.000 feet. Many could make the case that Shatner is the Godfather of modern science fiction as we know it to be in western civilization. He played both the flawed hero in the TZ episodes and the more classical hero in ST.

 

[EagerBeaver]

Boston Legal did not have the cultural impact of a DALLAS, a LOST, a WALKING DEAD... or a STAR TREK... what it DID do was give support to Shatner's fame, adding to it... the same way John Forsythe had a somewhat successful movie career capped off with a star role in a Hitchcock movie, then a successful television series each following decade to grow his fame (Batchelor father in late 50s-early 60s, Charlie's Angels in the 70s, Dynasty in the 80s) It kept his fame going for 3 different generations of people...Now I will agree it could fade all away except in the minds of all but devotees and older people, unless those shows keep being played out on specialty channels such as TVLand, which DOES have international distribution...A singer/entertainer that only depends on her core base of fans and nothing else tends to disappear into nothingness after a few decades out of the limelight-- Ask Norma Desmond...

Triple bingo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[rumpleforeskiin]

Bingo, it is by far the most popular Twilight Zone Episode and it is the lead trailer on any Twilight Zone marathon ever played om the SciFi channel. We have people in this thread who listen to pop radio but never watched the Sci Fi channel. The fact that you listen to pop radio does not mean you represent the rest of humanity. Monkeys also listen to pop radio.

And I'm sure that the Sci-Fi channel is certainly among the 100 or so most watched cable channels, right behind the fly fishing network.

 

[Joe.t]

The most famous Quebecer 5 years from now will be Justin Trudeau(My prediction).

 

[rumpleforeskiin]

Now I will agree it could fade all away except in the minds of all but devotees and older people...

It already has, Spiffy, you can rest assured.

 

[Techman]

I must admit I had forgotten about Celine singing the theme song for the Disney movie ''Beauty and the Beast'' with Peapo Bryson. So THAT along with the Titanic theme song helped Celine to become known around parts of the world...15 to 20 years ago...

Shijak, you might have forgotten it because Celine did not sing the song in the movie, Angela Lansbury did. Celine's version was released as a single and did appear on the soundtrack as well as one of her own albums but not in the film.

Speaking of David Cassidy...did you know that he has a beautiful daughter, Katie Cassidy, who is starring on the new CW show ARROW? She was also in a great summer thriller mini-series called Harper's Island a few years ago along with roles on a good number of other recent TV shows and movies. She's turning out to have quite an acting career.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1556320/

It also was not Shatner's only TZ episode, the other involved Shatner and his GF becoming obsessed with a fortune teller at a diner restaurant.................not as well known as Terror at 20.000 feet. Many could make the case that Shatner is the Godfather of modern science fiction as we know it to be in western civilization. He played both the flawed hero in the TZ episodes and the more classical hero in ST.

Funny that you should mention that because I was watching a day long Twilight Zone/Outer Limits festival yesterday on KTLA and both Shatner episodes were shown.

By the way, rumples...KTLA is not a minor cable station but one of the longest broadcasting television stations in the US, beginning in 1947. They also have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

 

[Techman]

It already has, Spiffy, you can rest assured.

With DVD and Blu-ray, not to mention Netflix, popular TV series no longer fade away. They just keep selling copies.

http://www.amazon.ca/s/ref=nb_sb_sa...sprefix=boston+le,aps&rh=i:aps,k:boston legal

 

[rumpleforeskiin]

Funny that you should mention that because I was watching a day long Twilight Zone/Outer Limits festival yesterday on KTLA and both Shatner episodes were shown.

Yup, very well known, all the way from San Bernardino clear down to Anaheim.

By the way, you've just identified yourself as a Sci Fi cultist. No wonder you've taken the position's you have. In the mainstream, Shatner's name is well on it's way to fading. Raymond Burr? Hopalong Cassidy? Clayton Moore? And William Shatner.

With DVD and Blu-ray, not to mention Netflix, popular TV series no longer fade away. They just keep selling copies.

A rousing #10,075 in DVD (See Top 100 in DVD)

It must have sold 6 copies this month alone.

 

[shijak]

A rousing #10,075 in DVD (See Top 100 in DVD)

It must have sold 6 copies this month alone.

And how many albums has Celine sold outside of Quebec and France in the last few years, if we take this line of reasoning? I can tell you what her numbers are in the 10 to 30 year old bracket (the most important bracket that determines longevity): almost NIL, I'll bet you a 100$ right now!!

EDIT: I know the smartasses here will say, who buys albums nowadays, but you guys know what I mean...