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Oh, JK Rowling - A Harry Potter Song

2013-07-12 · song · Hank, John · 3:29 · watch on YouTube

Topic: Pop culture (also: Personal life) · mode: Comedy & performance · tags: song or performance, recurring series, calendar ritual, guest or collab

Hank's yearly Harry Potter song playfully begs JK Rowling to write something more, in any form except an MMORPG; then he visits John on paternity leave, where John reports on baby Alice and Henry's first laugh at a joke.

What is said

The parts of the video and what is said in each (★ — how much it matters to the video).

00:00:00 — Greeting; a question in Hank's head for six or seven years, turned into a song

  • ★ Hank says a question has sat in his head for years, maybe six or seven, and he wants to get it out as a song. (playful, hedged) — 00:00:00

00:00:17 — Song 'Oh, JK Rowling': please write something more - for the kids, charity or the HPA; any format but an MMORPG

  • ★★★ In song, Hank asks JK Rowling, who is giving her money to charity, whether she has a few more jots in her: crack a laptop, for him, the kids, charity or the HPA. (playful) — 00:00:18 · also in: Oh JK Rowling - Kinetic Typography

    “Oh, JK Rowling, what're you doing with your time?”

  • ★★ In song, Hank grants that the idea probably stresses Rowling out after making something so great, and that fans' pressure probably gets old, but urges her not to let that fear stop her. (playful, hedged) — 00:00:47

  • ★★ Hank offers her absolute creative freedom - a screenplay, a Broadway prequel musical, a comic with Joss Whedon, a BBC mini-series - but asks her to avoid cartoons, Fox and MMORPGs. (playful) — 00:01:37

00:02:28 — Hank flies to see John on paternity leave: John's sign-off slip, Alice, family of four, Henry's first laugh at a joke

  • ★★ After the song Hank says he is getting on a plane to see John, who calls it glorious paternity leave. — 00:02:31 · John Green
  • ★★ John says paternity leave is about as good as it gets, with some staying up all night, but not in the fun teenage way. (playful) — 00:02:39
  • ★★★ John: Asked about Alice, John says she is great and beautiful and they love her; he thanks Nerdfighteria for its good wishes and says they enjoy being a family of four. — 00:02:59 · Alice Green, Nerdfighteria
  • ★ Hank tells John that he and Sarah seem like pretty good parents. (playful) — 00:03:03
  • ★ John reports that Henry has just laughed at a joke for the first time, while watching Annoying Orange. (playful) — 00:03:22 · Henry Green

In the description and comments

Humor (dominant)

  • Listing formats for new Rowling work, Hank warns her off certain outlets. — 00:01:52

    “I suggest you avoid cartoons or giving FOX a chance to cancel you,”

  • Hank gives Rowling absolute creative freedom, but after careful thought begs her not to make an MMORPG. — 00:01:56

    “'Cause that would totally destroy my productivity!”

  • Out of practice, John signs off and does his Tuesday greeting in the middle of Hank's video. — 00:02:51

    “It's my video!”

  • John proudly reports that Henry just laughed at a joke for the first time; Hank asks what he was watching. — 00:03:22

    “Annoying Orange.”

Threads in this video

Where the stories that moved here went next

Mentioned

People: Alice Green · Henry Green · J. K. Rowling · Joss Whedon

Works: Annoying Orange

Organizations: BBC · Fox Entertainment Group · The Harry Potter Alliance

Concepts: massively multiplayer online role-playing game

Places: Broadway theatre

Only in the description or credits: Accio Deathly Hallows · Harry Potter (book series) · Oh, JK Rowling

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