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HBO’s “Ahhh” Promos– We List All the Characters!

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HBOStatic02-300x132We know you’ve seen the launch of HBO’s new promos. Everyone is showing them. You know, you couple your stable of talent to spoof aniconic sounds effects and you magically capture the thrill of HBO’s content, or so they hope. It might just take you a second to figure out what is happening in the promos, especially since some of the shots rush by so fast.

The talent appearing, and we’ll break it down on just who they are in a bit, seem for the most part to be in character. And what happens right before every one of these characters appear in their respective shows? We have the HBO intro. You know, the static field upon the screen followed by a choral “Ahh?” Well, here is the character’s interpretation of that moment.

Somehow it is supposed to tie us into the notion that we are all connected to those characters each time the “Ahh” calls us there. Three promos are out now and here is our look at each. Can you name everyone?

WE CAN and, as far as we know, we are the only site to do so!

The talent appearing, and we’ll break it down on just who they are in a bit, seem for the most part to be in character. And what happens right before every one of these characters appears in their respective shows? We have the HBO intro. You know, the static field upon the screen followed by a choral “Ahh?” Well, here is the character’s interpretations of that moment.

Somehow it is supposed to tie us into the notion that we are all connected to those characters each time the “Ahh” calls us there. Three promos are out now and here is our look at each. Can you name everyone? 

Quick prep by VEEP & Oliver then we have –  at 07-08 Gary Walsh (Hale)  prompting Selina Myers (Louis-Dreyfus) from VEEP; at 09 seemingly put-out Frances DuFresne (Parker) from DIVORCE; at 10 on pitch Marnie Michaels (Williams) from GIRLS; at 11 Spencer Strasmore (Johnson) looking good from BALLERS; at 12 Issa (Rae) from INSECURE doesn’t quite have it down; at 13 Dinesh (Nanjiani) & Gilfoyle (Starr) from SILICON VALLLEY are gone in a blink; at 14 Big Bird from SESAME STREET is good on phonics; at 15 John Oliver from LAST WEEK TONIGHT sounds negative; at 16 Jamie Lannister (Coster-Waldau) from GAME OF THRONES seems confused by the hand at 17-18 from VEEP Jonah Ryan (Simons) goes off script to be corrected by Richard Splett (Richardson); at 19 Amy Brookheimer (Chlumsky) from VEEP is not focused as usual; at 20 Hannah Horvath (Dunham) from GIRLS says to hold up and let me give it a go; at 21 is Mike McLintock (Walsh) from VEEP at his phone; at 22 is Daenerys Targaryen (Clarke) from GAME OF THRONES once again summoning the dragons; at 23 that sound bleeds into Leon Black’s (Smoove) from CURB YOUR ENTHUISIASM time; at 24 it runs into Jim Lampley’s, from HBO CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING and THE FIGHT GAME, time too; at 25 Kevin McGarvey (Theroux), from THE LEFTOVERS sans beard, comes back from the dead just in time; at 26 Shoshanna Shapiro (Mamet) from GIRLS gets about as much time as she does on the show; at 26 Frances DuF. from DIVORCE gets to try it again; at 26 Walsh & Meyers from VEEP get to try it again too, to worse results; at 27 Canelo Alverez from HBO CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING punches through one; at 28 Spencer S. from BALLERS gets another go; at 28 Dan Egan (Scott) from VEEP does one with pleasure; at 28 Joe Krutel (Corddry) from BALLERS with excitement in equal measure; at 28 Richard Splett from VEEP finally gets one off right; at 29 Tormund (Hivju) from GAME OF THRONES gets to grunt out one; at 30 is Jeff Green (Garlin) from CURB your ENTHUSIASM; at 30 is Reggie (Brown) from BALLERS feeling it; at 30 is Nelson “Big Head” Bighetti (Brener) from SILICON VALLEY and we almost missed him; at 30 is Sansa Stark (Turner) from GAME OF THRONES; at 31 is also Bryant Gumbel from REAL SPORTS playing along; at 31 is Leon Black from CURB finally getting his in; at 31 Bran Stark (Hempstead-Wright) scares us; at 31 is a WESTWORLD trio with Felix Lutz (Nam), Maeve (Newton) and Sylvester (Slocum); at 31 Leon B. from CURB gets another try; at 32 Jon Snow (Harington) from GAME OF THRONES silences us all; at 33 – 36 Dolores Abernathy (Wood) from WESTWORLD performs to code; at 36 her voice blends with Erlich (Miller) from SILICON VALLEY; at 37 Frances again, from DIVORCE, nails it; at 38 we conclude with Spencer from BALLERS before we go to static.

Version 2 changes it up a bit. Recognize everyone? If not then here we go –

at sec 01 Erlich Bachman (Miller) of SILICON VALLEY walks on; at sec 03 also walking on are Robert DuFresne (Church) and Frances DuFresne (Parker) from DIVORCE both seemingly annoyed; at sec. 05 Richard Hendricks (Middleditch) from SILICON VALLEY looks like he doesn’t have a clue; at 08 we learn Erlich is holding a toke in; at 09 Dolores Abernathy (Wood) of WESTWORLD offers a breathy one; at sec 10 Cersei Lannister (Headey) of GAME OF THRONES is not amused; at sec 11 once again Marnie Michaels (Williams) from GIRLS is on pitch; at 11 Mike McLintock (Walsh) from VEEP loves his sandwich?; at 12 Joe Krutel (Corddry) from BALLERS manages one; at 13 Issa (Rae) from INSECURE gives it a go; at 15 from VEEP Selina Meyer Louis-Dreyfus) doesn’t seem to like Gary Walsh’s (Hale) efforts; at 15 we are surprised to see Hodor (Nairn); at 16 Frances (Parker) from DIVORCE relishes doing it without Robert; at 17 Bill Maher from REAL TIME joins in; at 18 Jessa Johansson (Kirke) just laughs it off; at 18 however Elmo of SESAME STREET is ecstatic ad usual; at 19 Gary Walsh from VEEP gives us a maniacal take; at 20 Donald “Jared” Dunn (Woods) of SILICON VALLEY gives us the exact opposite; at 21 the Guilty Remnant from THE LEFTOVERS gives us the silent treatment; at 22 Tyrion Lannister (Dinklage) from GAME OF THRONES emotes; at 23 Selina Meyer (Louis-Dreyfus) of VEEP is just not sure; at 24 Hannah Horvath (Dunham) of GIRLS isn’t either; at 25 The Guy (Sinclair) of HIGH MAINTENANCE isn’t even paying attention; at 26 Cookie Monster from SESAME STREET is doing his thing; at 26 catch Susie Green (Essman) from CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM real fast;  at 27 Arya Stark (Williams) of GAME OF THRONES slays it; at 28 Sandor Clegane “The Hound” (McCann) can do it too; at 28 from SILICON VALLEY Erlich (Miller) instructs Jian-Yang (Yang); at 29 DIVORCE’s Robert (Church) shocks Frances (Parker); at 30 Jian-Yang of SILICON  can’t focus with Erlich in his ear; at 31 Gavin Belson (Ross) of SILICON VALLEY offers one up to his phone; at 32 Spencer Strasmore (Johnson) from BALLERS gives us the shush; at 33 Felix Lutz (Nam), Maeve (Newton) and Sylvester (Slocum) of WESTWORLD give us a different take from in Version 1; at 36 is Daenerys Targaryen (Clarke) from GAME OF THRONES; at 38 a dazed John Oliver from LAST WEEK TONIGHT followed by Frances from DIVORCE one more time drawing us into the static field.         

Version 3 takes a different bent. John Oliver from LAST WEEK TONIGHT, in his own way, rants about the whole thing but gets caught up in it in the end. Here is who appears –

At 04 Marnie Michaels (Williams) from GIRLS with guitar; at 06 is Maeve (Newton) from WESTWORLD passing gas?; at 07 Dinesh (Nanjiani) & Gilfoyle (Starr) from SILICON VALLEY are still at it; at 07 Joe Krutel (Corddry) from BALLERS jerks out one; at 08 Hannah Horvath (Dunham) from GIRLS has had enough; at 09 Selina Myers (Loius-Dreyfus) is just tired; at 09 Erlich (Miller) from SILICON VALLEY is borderline bored; at 10 Gary from VEEP has gone nuts; after Oliver talks then at 15 Kevin Garvey (Theroux) of THE LEFTOVERS gives us static; at 16 Frances (Parker) from DIVORCE followed by Leon (Smoove) from CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM follow suit; at 17 Spencer S. (Johnson) from BALLERS combines both; after Oliver butts in again at 23 HBOStatic03-300x143The Guy (Sinclair) from HIGH MAINTENANCE chokes through one; then Oliver sets up the GAME OF THRONES cast (well not everyone) starting at 33 with Cersei Lannister (Headey) followed by Jon Snow (Harington), Tyrion Lannister (Dinklage), Brienne of Tarth (Christie), Bran Stark (Hempstead-Wright), Tormund (Hivju), Missandei (Emmanuelle), Sandor Clegane (McCann), Varys (Hill), Hodor (Nairn), Theon Greyjoy (Allan), Davos Seaworth (Cunningham), Sansa Stark (Turner), Arya Stark (Williams), Daenerys Targaryen (Clarke) which takes us to Oliver still talking and at 42 we get Jaime Lannister (Coster-Waldau); at 46 is Elmo from SESAME STREET still perky followed by Issa (Rae from INSECURE equally as perky; at 48 is Jonah Ryan (Simons) from VEEP; at 49 is Reggie (Brown) from BALLERS groovin’; it; at 50 is Dolores (Wood) from WESTWORLD feelin’ it; then cut back to Oliver to give the final “Ahh” then static.

Whew, wasn’t that fun. Now go enjoy some HBO!

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