You got owned so bad! HAHA!
http://ericspillman.justgotowned.com/

Wow, I'm sorry but I got to be honest, Eric is a douchebag and got owned. That was not good journalism at all. This whole thing would've been appropriate if it was on a comedy show but not a morning news show. You work on the CW, you're not cool.

yeah, it's a generational thing. what i don't get is how anybody in those dorky khaki's or whatever you wore interviewing people in the iphone line gets off calling anybody else a dork!

"Brokebackberry4ever" - YES! Now that's F U N N Y!!!

I like the way he signed his post to Morgan....I guess that must have been a real Freudian Slip!!!!

Posted by: Backberry4ever | July 16, 2008 at 05:15 PM

Would that be Back as in BrokeBackBerry4Ever!!!!!!

Now that's HUMOR! You're so right Sean, you do have to love the irony. I think we should refer to him as BrokeBackBerry from now on! Since he likes bullying and making fun of people - a taste of his own medicine ought to be good!

Oh let's all give our attention to Blackberry4ever - Evidently him making reference to "gay" in one comment and "girly men" in the other. Wow, it must make you feel so masculine to hide behind the keyboard insulting people and criticizing them eh bro? Didn't like getting a little of that bullying yourself did ya? "It was only a joke - where's your sense of humor" dude?
Criticizes people for standing in line and thinks that has something to do with what they're teaching their children and yet goes by the screen name "blackberry4ever". Gotta love the irony there! LMFAO

Simmer,I don't know what your problem is, being from Europe, television in Europe is even more sexually explicit looking at women as objects than American television, which is pretty much G rated. Reporters harass more in Europe than in the states. Tourists from the US are even harassed and the locals are unwelcoming. Why don't you think before you make a statement of how bad you think our American culture is.

Morgan, Here are some points about you

1. Congratulates their child for coming in 9th place.

2. Wears his wife's or girlfriends panties or goes out and buys them himself.

3. Have your balls in somebody else's hands making decisions for you (maybe your mom).

4. All of the above

People like you are the reason why everybody is sooo wound up these days, bound to political correctness. Taking the fun out of everything. Oh and people standing in line for the latest iPhone.... Your an idiot, what kind of example is that to set for kids. Ditch work or any other obligations all day to get a stupid phone. Your a big winner there buddy. Do you even have a job!!!

I don't know where you got these ideas about spousal abuse, sex offender, and predator. Is this whats going through your mind all day. Maybe your the one we should keep our families away from. All my point was that real men take risks and don't take crap from anyone else. The others are just "girly-men".

Dear Eric,
Thank you for all your hard work, and your most controversial segment is just that controversial.However regardless of the peoples responses to the segment. Your reporting is what life is actually like in the work force. Show me one company that there is nothing ever said or done that is not considered appropriate or controversial to someone else. Thank you for being so real.

Now Blackberry4ever has just proven a very important point mentioned a few times above.

1) He/She has probably never been the victim of bullying.

2) Was a perpetrator of bullying him/her self.

3) Has questions about his/her own sexuality.

4.) All of the above.

How proud your spouse must be of you. How proud and what a great example you must be setting for your children, that is unless you've been prosecuted for spousal abuse and domestic violence. Heck, why not go one further and say you could even be a sex offender or predator!

All of these hate comments are coming from men. All of these men should just come out of the closet and admit they're gay. They should all die alone and be buried with their iPhone that nobody calls them on.

Wow!!! I can't believe some of those comments. We hear so much sad and tragic stuff on the news that I find Eric and the rest of the KTLA staff very delightful. Hey everyone we don't always want to hear about the bad, some of us do like jokes and want to have fun watching the news. Luv u guys

Eric,
I feel your pain, man. http://blogs.eweek.com/first_read/content/mobile_and_wireless/why_i_wont_be_reporting_from_the_iphone_queue.html

Eric,
I feel your pain, man. http://blogs.eweek.com/first_read/content/mobile_and_wireless/why_i_wont_be_reporting_from_the_iphone_queue.html

Simmer, you must be fat and ugly and not an object of sexual interest!!! You probably fell out the ugly tree and hit every branch coming down !!!!

The only reason why women are defending him is because he had balls, something most men are lacking these days or we wouldn't have the word "metrosexual". Some women I know have more balls then men.

We have to ask ourselves, should we be called "nerds" by someone who goes by the name of "Blackberry 4ever"?

Actually, most of these apologetic comments here don't get it at all. They tell us to "get an sense of humor" when clearly you didn't even try to make a joke, all you did was insulting people.

I must admit, I'm curious why there are so many women trying to defend you. Shouldn't they be offended by how you don't talk of them as human beings, just reduce them to objects of sexual interest?

oh mores oh tempores

Eric I support you 100%. The only men who buy these iPhones are mostly single geeky men who spend all their time in front of their computer and still live with their mother, the only woman with a pulse they have seen naked. They hold down just above minimum wage jobs and whatever money they make, goes to their credit card for the porn sites they subscribe to and the cell bill every month for surfing those porn sites with their iPhone. God forbid them go out on a date and get laid!!!!

Eric, that was hilarious. Anybody could see a woman naked on cable television. You should have asked him if he's had sex in this millenium. Ha ha ha. It's just a damn phone!!! A phone for all wannabe know it alls who lack any kind of social skills by clarifing each and everyone's statements in conversation by pulling out their stupid iPhone. GET A LIFE....

Obviously the first few comments here were made by employees of KLTA. I was embarrassed for for you Eric, I was embarrassed for your producers and cannot believe that KLTA allows such a complete set of morons to represent their station. Your pathetic attempt at journalism seriously hinders the company's credibility and I hope for your sake that you are bright enough to feel shame for the dishonor you have brought to yourself.

Suggestion for your next idiotic adventure: harass those standing in line to see a Lakers game. I think you'd find your mike lodged in the back of your throat.

Hilarious. Eric, you got owned and destroyed in that interview. It was hard to watch. I am embarrassed for you.

-P

"It'd be interesting to see if the ones that thought it was funny were ever bullied anytime in their lives - I'm guessing they weren't!"

Way to go Dan! You're absolutely right, they probably never were bullied anytime in their lives - in fact I'll go one further and say they were most likely the ones doing the bullying, so of course they see humor in it.

So then can we all agree that humor is subjective. I guess it's funny as long as it's not directed at humiliating or making fun of you, then it's a different story. People that found it offensive have every right to feel that, as do those that thought it was funny also have a right to feel that way. Just because someone didn't find it funny, doesn't mean that they don't have a sense of humor. It's just that theirs is different than yours.
it's the same as the skits they do on the Morning Show. Some love them and Sam Rubin laughs his butt off at them, yet a good majority of the viewers that comment on the blogs here don't find them funny at all! So humor, like art is subjective. I guess it's funny as long as you're not the one being made fun of, humiliated, or criticized.
I noticed no one made any mention of the people who wait in line all night at the 99 cent stores when they're opening a new store. Or how about the opening of a new Star Wars movie, or a bridal shop having a sale on wedding gowns, or here's one - how about the number of people who camped out over night for the latest installment of "Grand Theft Auto"?
See it's about what's important to each individual. It'd be interesting to see if the ones that thought it was funny were ever bullied anytime in their lives - I'm guessing they weren't!

Actually, now that I reread your reply, Jose's #1 fan, my answer was directed toward both of you.

There's nothing funny about what you wrote.

Jose, I definitely have a sense of humor, but not about what you said. How would you like it if someone said the same thing about your wife, girlfriend, or daughter?

Donna, it looks like you have NO SENSE OF HUMOUR!

Jose, you're a pig. That wasn't even remotely funny.

Yes, Eric, I have seen a women naked recently. Your daughter in college, she works in a strip club in on the weekends. Got some high-mileage lap dances from her, wanted a little more hands-on action, so I asked her to text message me when her shift was up. She came by my van in the strip club parking lot and I got me two in the pink and one in the stink, for less than I paid for the frickin iPhone! Thanx dude! Are there any younger ones just like her at home?

It was a light hearted moment or was meant to be. The guy didn't have a sense of humor. Ok I get it, but way start threating Spillman? Threats of bodily harm are way too drastict. Journalism wasn't being displayed here because it wasn't called for. It was a light hearted moment that some one you just didn't get ok, the man appologiezed now get over it. Some of us are way too up tight. How sad.

Tom, you wrote, "I like the fact that KTLA's reporters don't get in people's faces - whether at a tragedy or a happier event."

Have you seen Elizabeth Espinoza in action yet? If you had, you wouldn't have written that because that's exactly what she does. Now that's REALLY disgusting, even more so than Eric's question and Sam's support of Eric asking the question.

Hmm, I can only liken that to reaching for a crack pipe when you're dying of cancer. Sure, it may get you high for a quick second but does that make it any less pathetic?

I'm the douche for not seeing that it was ratings that drove this? Why is that okay? I give up on LA, TMZ, the Governator and Hollywood in general. The rest of the nation can see that you're the new armpit of the US. New Jersey can breathe easier now.

I agree, it was done for ratings! No other reason. I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if that guy was in on it.
It's the same as the day Andrew Dice Clay made a disparaging remark against Michaela or women in general! They apologized for it afterwards but then turned around and used it in their promo for the show the entire following week. You watch, this will be in this week's promo!
IT WAS DONE FOR RATINGS PEOPLE! It's got you talking. Their ratings have been tanking drastically and now this to try and increase them.

The really funny part was that your wife was sitting naked on my couch as we watched your report. When you asked the man if he'd ever seen a naked woman, we both looked at each other and started laughing uncontrollably! You see, SHE was naked - and I was looking at her! Oh, maybe you had to be there.

I'm still waiting for the public apology. We know it will have as much substance as a puddle, but that does not make it any less important. Were I you, I would apologize before I was asked by my superiors to do so. We will not let this one drop as it would dictate and perpetuate future behavior that mirrors this. It's not okay to make fun of people, especially about a private matter. You simply cannot justify your actions as humor. (besides humor is relative, stick to the facts and let your audience make an opinion...else you'll be jobless and a has-been before you know it)

Oh my god you are soo funny. I like the way you tried to make yourself seem so much cooler than that guy in line and revert back to being the bully in highschool who made fun of the nerd's social life because you knew he was going to be much more successful than you. I really don't like iphone fanatics, but people like you are worse, do you really need to put down people with less social skills than you just to make yourself feel good?

Well, kiss your career, such as it was, good-bye. I hope your child learns from a decent role model about respecting people which is obviously not you (or your parents for that matter, as it seems that they couldn't teach you to).

HAHAHA - ERIC IS A FUNNY GUY AND THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T THINK SO HAVE STICKS UP YOUR ASSES.....laugh more....maybe the sticks will fall out when your asses relax....LOL

GO ERIC....keep making me laugh.....you da man!

You're a jackass!

Insulting a bunch of people who know whats up with technology is never a good idea. The internet is a powerful tool, especially when you want to crucify (metaphorically speaking) an idiotic "reporter". Eric Spillman, go to hell.

Oh man! That was not your finest moment, Eric. I'm glad I did not see it that morning.

Did you switch bodies with Mark Kriski that morning? I expect ignorant, embarrassing behavior from him, but I expect - and demand - better from you. This is the station that has given LA Hal Fishman and Stan Chambers, after all. I like the fact that KTLA's reporters don't get in people's faces - whether at a tragedy or a happier event. I hope that this is not a sign of change for the worse.

If Carlos Amezcua had any doubts about jumping to Fox, I think they were allayed on Friday. Was this a baseball-style trade? "You get our first string anchor and we get your smarmy attitude plus two studio producers to be named later?"

My wife has been known to stand in line for things if she thinks its worthwhile. And, she really wants an iPhone. I don't think you would've asked her that same kind of question had she been in line there. Would you? Didn't think so.

"Personal foul, Player Spillman. Illegal use of mouth. 15-yard penalty."

Please, Eric, stick to the serious side of things. Sure, you can still go to LAX and shake your fist when appropriate, but Bill Smith and Gayle Anderson handle the goofier stuff with much more grace and understanding.

I'm just wondering why there are so many voices of support for a jackass like you, Eric.

I guess they're only reminding us that "IT'S JUST A PHOOONE!" and we "HAVE NO SENSE OF HUMOUR" as long as you don't show up on their doorstep and ask them "When was the last time you had sex, you dork?".

Dear Eric,

You have been one of the best, smartest and most consistent reporters on the morning news for so many years. In my opinion you are very cognizant of tone in your reporting, and you draw a clear line between hard news reporting and human interest reporting. As a former editor of a small newspaper, I know how difficult being a jack-of-all-trades can be. People don't realize that it's tough to cover both news and features at the same time. Your question may have been a bit risky (and risque), but it was in no way inappropriate for the story. Unfortunately, you just met up with a humorless guy. (who, by the way, my husband works with and has been relentlessly teasing about his lack of humor ever since...)
Anyway, this is just a note of support. I have always felt that you are the best all-around reporter on KTLA.

I would have responded with:

"Yes Eric, I see your wife every morning after you've left for work."

Eric,

Dude...you're an idiot! I'm embarrassed for you and your producer, who egg'd you on. Your parents must be so proud. That's LA Journalism for you, I guess.

First of all, who actually takes a morning news show as serious news? What do you think this is 60 minutes? Lighten up. Second, standing in line all night for a phone or any other gadget is for teenagers that have no life and no job. We live in a society that judges our status quo on the gagets we have - Eric was just making fun of this sad fact. I have a friend who was standing in that line. When he saw Eric, he turned away from the camera knowing his friends would be watching. He was embarrassed. He knew we would tease him endlessly for waiting in line - for a phone. What a sick sad world this is when people can get so upset over being teased. We have become a society full of whiners and weenies. If we would just put down our gadgets for a moment mabey we could have a laugh with our neighbor. You know, that person who lives next door to you - the one who's name you don't know after five years. Go ERIC !

Yo Eric, what's the biggy with the question. You ask the right question to the right dude. The people that got offended are GEEKS and prudes. What happened to the American sense of humor. I think it went out when Bush got in office. That guy looked like a republican anyways. YIKES!!!

Hey Eric, I'm one of your BIGGEST BIGGEST BIGGEST fans!

I think you should go out on the street and ask everybody about whom he has seen naked, and when, and whether he had an erection when he did so, and how long it lasted, and how many women he had sex with (zero huh) and how many women he would like to have sex with, and a couple of other questions regarding the sexuality of other people.

I think you're very funny and smart and professional, and your humour is way above sex jokes for 14 year olds.

You're so awesome, if you weren't married, I'd marry you right away, because you're a man with tact and consideration.

If only there were more people like you, there would be no more hatred, no more envy, no more pain.

Please post more funny videos on YouTube.

- Your biggest fan.

More comments about your juvenile behavior are located here:

http://gizmodo.com/5024692/ktla-reporter-makes-fun-of-iphone-line+sitters-gets-called-a-jackass-on-live-tv

Eric,
Don't worry about what people say. I wouldn't stay up all night for a phone. About that guy hey maybe the truth hurts. Lol.

The only woman that guy saw naked was his mom, but that's besides the point. To stand in line beyond 15 minutes for a phone is just ridiculous, I want the phone but I'll wait a week or so for all the hubbub to go away.

The guy was an ass, and Eric was put on another stupid assignment.

Let's get back to the news.

Eric,
I love you and all the great reporting you do! That guy has no sence of humor and really needs a serious reality check! Im not into all the modern gadgets at all I think its a waist of money! Keep up the good work!!!