I love Chappelle’s Show and I also love a good conspiracy theory, so I couldn’t help but enjoy reading The Chappelle Theory.
Its anonymous author claims to be a retired PR executive who claims to
have many “contacts closely related to the individuals involved”,
allowing him or her to “to fairly accurately recount the events” in
Chappelle’s strange fall from grace.
This excerpt provides a good introduction to the rest of the site:
Dave was haunted by a secret. One that only he was aware of, and one
he couldn’t share with anyone, lest his comedy empire crumble.
He
knew that at the same time he was signing his record-setting deal,
there was a secret cabal of powerful African-American leaders from the
business, political, and entertainment industries working together to
ensure that the third season of Chappelle’s Show would never happen.
At one time or another, each member of this loosely knit, informal group had played a key role in Chappelle’s rise to stardom.
They
had been instrumental in securing movie and television roles, offering
counsel, and simply aiding Chappelle financially when his stand up work
couldn’t pay the bills during his lean early years.
Over the last
two years, they had watched warily as Chappelle’s Show had become
Comedy Central’s premiere show, eclipsing even South Park and The Daily
Show in terms of buzz.
Whether
you think that the site is merely the raving of a consipracy nut or an
insider blowing the whistle on dark machinations within the
entertainment industry, it’s an interesting read.
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Does it put me on the "outside" admitting I've never even seen ONE episode? Or even knew it existed until now?
As for conspiracies: We love 'em, give us all a sense that there is "more".
or (3) a piece of well-written promotion for the new season.
CHARLIE MURPHY!
Am i the only person who ran a "whois" query on chappelletheory.com? I even had to look up how to find the owner of a domain, but some how i managed it even in my ludite state ;)
Registrant:
WebLinc, LLC
340 North 12th Street
Suite 200
Philadelphia, PA 19107
US
So i went to http://weblinc.com/ and found that they are a web-development/e-commerce/internet strategy company. I don't know, for me that seals the deal: it's viral marketing. But *brilliant* viral marketing... I loved every minute of the time i spent reading the site.
It's actually a prank.