Dead Eyes

24 - The Colonel(s)

Dec 9, 2021

52:18

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Episode notes

Introduction

2min

The Importance of Product Integrations in TV

3min

The Unsuccessful Audition for a KFC Product Integration

2min

KFC's Negative Audition Experience

2min

The Colony's Dilemma

4min

The Colonel's Back

2min

The Man Your Man Could Smell Like

4min

KFC Kevin's Return as Colonel Sanders

2min

Colonel Sanders' Replacement: Norm McDonald

1min

10.

The Importance of Improv in KFC's Commercial Audition

5min

11.

Christopher Boyer's Story

2min

12.

The Value Kernel

4min

13.

Craig KFC's Colonel Sanders

2min

14.

The Colonel Sanders Campaign

4min

15.

Colonel Sanders' Summer Baseball Game Time Eating Idea

3min

16.

The Impact of Money on My Life

3min

17.

Dead Eyes: A Production of Headgum Studios

5min

Connor talks with actors and executives about how he almost became “Colonel Sanders,” and the ups and downs of an ad campaign where re-casting the lead role is its defining feature.

Watch Connor's re-audition for Colonel Sanders on The Chris Gethard Show

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