History Trivia / AlmostLive

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Despite the fact you could probably get half of Seattle to give up coffee for a month[[note]]and considering that [[MustHaveCaffeine this is Seattle we are talking about]], that is saying ''a lot''[[/note]] to get a box set, [=KING5=] has no plans to release it, leaving fans with late-night reruns and Website/YouTube.

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: ''Almost Live'' is a time capsule of 80s and 90s Seattle.

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: ''Almost Live'' is a time capsule of 90s Seattle.

* RetroactiveRecognition:
** Bill Nye of ''Series/BillNyeTheScienceGuy'' got his start on this show
** Though Pat Cashman does advertising for many local Seattle businesses, works radio shows, and announces for ''Bill Nye'', many likely know him better as the announcer from ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros Brawl''.
** David Scully was a presence on the show in its later years, though many people will know him better from his voice acting career, playing characters like [[VideoGame/StarFoxAssault Leon]], [[VideoGame/FirstEncounterAssaultRecon Lt. Douglas Holiday]], [[Franchise/SlyCooper Dimitri]], [[VideoGame/NoOneLivesForever Isaac Barnes]], and of course [[Franchise/{{Halo}} Sgt. Johnson]].
** [[Series/{{Community}} Joel McHale]] also did a stint on the show.
** Writer and actor Bob Nelson continued screenplay writing after the show ended. He recently was nominated for an Oscar for penning ''{{Film/Nebraska}}''

* TechnologyMarchesOn: The Billy Quan skit "Five Disks of Death". Besides the title itself (at one point, [[ButtMonkey John Keister's character]] tries to use several 5 1/4" floppies as weapons), Billy beats up the oaf because he unknowingly unplugged Billy's computer before he got to save his work. Today, it's ''unthinkable'' to not save while while you work.

** David Scully was a presence on the show in its later years, though many people will know him better from [[HeyItsThatVoice his voice acting career]], playing characters like [[VideoGame/StarFoxAssault Leon]], [[VideoGame/FirstEncounterAssaultRecon Lt. Douglas Holiday]], [[Franchise/SlyCooper Dimitri]], [[VideoGame/NoOneLivesForever Isaac Barnes]], and of course [[Franchise/{{Halo}} Sgt. Johnson]].

* HeyItsThatGuy:

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Despite the fact you could probably get half of Seattle to give up coffee for a month[[note]]and considering that [[MustHaveCaffeine this is Seattle we are talking about]], that is saying ''a lot''[[/note]] to get a box set, [=KING5=] has no plans to release it, leaving fans with late-night reruns and Website/YouTube.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/user/GeorgeBuford George Buford]] has been uploading sketches for the last several years, and has amassed an impressive library.
* MoneyDearBoy: When UsefulNotes/MichaelJordan was at the height of his one-man advertising blitz, he passed through Seattle and filmed a promo for the show, saying something like "I'll promote anything. Now they want me to do a plug for ''Almost Live!''" (Thinks about this for a moment, shakes his head) "No." ([[ScrewThisImOuttaHere Gets up and leaves]].)

* MoneyDearBoy: When MichaelJordan was at the height of his one-man advertising blitz, he passed through Seattle and filmed a promo for the show, saying something like "I'll promote anything. Now they want me to do a plug for ''Almost Live!''" (Thinks about this for a moment, shakes his head) "No." ([[ScrewThisImOuttaHere Gets up and leaves]].)

* MoneyDearBoy: When MichaelJordan was at the height of his one-man advertising blitz, he passed through Seattle and filmed a promo for the show, saying something like "I'll promote anything. Now they want me to do a plug for ''Almost Live!''" (Thinks about this for moment, shakes his head) "No." ([[ScrewThisImOuttaHere Gets up and leaves]].)

** David Scully was a presence on the show in its later years, though many people will know him better from [[HeyItsThatVoice his voice acting career]], playing characters like [[VideoGame/StarFoxAssault Leon]], [[VideoGame/FirstEncounterAssaultRecon Lt. Douglas Holiday]], [[Franchise/SlyCooper Dimitri]], [[VideoGame/NoOneLivesForever Isaac Barnes]], and of course [[Franchise/{{Halo}} Sgt. Johnson]].

** Bill Nye of ''BillNyeTheScienceGuy'' got his start on this show
** Though Pat Cashman does advertising for many local Seattle businesses, works radio shows, and announces for Bill Nye, many likely know him better as the announcer from ''SuperSmashBrosBrawl''.

** David Scully was a presence on the show in its later years, though many people will know him better from [[HeyItsThatVoice his voice acting career]], playing characters like [[VideoGame/StarFoxAssault Leon]], [[VideoGame/FirstEncounterAssaultRecon Lt. Douglas Holiday]], [[SlyCooper Dimitri]], [[VideoGame/NoOneLivesForever Isaac Barnes]], and of course [[Franchise/{{Halo}} Sgt. Johnson]].

** David Scully was a presence on the show in its later years, though many people will know him better from [[HeyItsThatVoice his voice acting career]], playing characters like [[VideoGame/StarFoxAssault Leon]], [[VideoGame/FirstEncounterAssaultRecon Lt. Douglas Holiday]], [[SlyCooper Dimitri]], [[VideoGame/NoOneLivesForever Isaac Barnes]], and of course [[{{Halo}} Sgt. Johnson]].

** David Scully was a presence on the show in its later years, though many people will know him better from [[HeyItsThatVoice his voice acting career]], playing characters like [[VideoGame/StarFox Leon]], [[VideoGame/FirstEncounterAssaultRecon Lt. Douglas Holiday]], [[SlyCooper Dimitri]], [[VideoGame/NoOneLivesForever Isaac Barnes]], and of course [[{{Halo}} Sgt. Johnson]].

** David Scully was a presence on the show in its later years, though many people will know him better from [[HeyItsThatVoice his voice acting career]], playing characters like [[StarFox Leon]], [[VideoGame/FirstEncounterAssaultRecon Lt. Douglas Holiday]], [[SlyCooper Dimitri]], [[VideoGame/NoOneLivesForever Isaac Barnes]], and of course [[{{Halo}} Sgt. Johnson]].

** David Scully was a presence on the show in its later years, though many people will know him better from his voice acting career, playing characters like [[StarFox Leon]], [[VideoGame/FirstEncounterAssaultRecon Lt. Douglas Holiday]], [[SlyCooper Dimitri]], [[VideoGame/NoOneLivesForever Isaac Barnes]], and of course [[{{Halo}} Sgt. Johnson]].