Timeline: Update 7.19.2010

Updates are in red. We hope you find this a useful resource, and we seek to make it as accurate as possible. If there are dates you wish to have included, please @-reply us on Twitter (@RSA_History) or email us (rsa.historian@gmail.com).

-The Librarian

Month Day, Year-Event

January 3 2005- The first episode of the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

January 30 2006- Emmy nominated show. Craig eulogizes his father

July 24 2006- First set change. Bob Barker destroys the original desk

March 17 2008- Second set change. Debut of the raised platform, desk, and chairs

November 14 2008- YouTube account Malinky2Stoatir is created

December 8 2008- Craig eulogizes his mother

March 4 2009- The Peabody Award winning episode of the Late Late Show. Guest: Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Executive Producer: Peter Lassally. Producer: Michael Naidus. Segment Producer: Lisa Ammerman. Director: Brian McAloon. Writers: Jonathan Morano, Ted Mulkerin, Craig Ferguson, Lynn Ferguson, David Harte, Philip McGrade, Joe O'Brien, John Reynolds, Ben Stout, Tom Straw, Joe Strazzullo. Host: Craig Ferguson.

March 30 2009- @rebtuck joins Twitter

April 22 2009- @AndreaWayland joins Twitter

May 7 2009- @MichaelNaidus joins Twitter

July 12 2009- @Malinky2Stoatir joins Twitter

August 31 2009- The first HD episode of the Late Late Show

September 22 2009- American on Purpose released, First RSA Tweet-A-Thon

December 7 2009- A very special ending (OMFG)

December 15 2009- The 1000th episode of the Late Late Show, Second RSA Tweet-A-Thon

February 8 2010- @CraigyFerg joins Twitter

March 2 2010- Account @RSA_News is created

March 10 2010- the #FollowGrant (@grantimahara) campaign for a robot skeleton

March 23 2010- RSA member @SariesWick appears in the Late Late Show cold open

March 30 2010- the beginning of the @TheRealStanLee debacle

March 31 2010- Peabody Award

April 5 2010- Geoff Peterson (Petersen) arrives at the Late Late Show/ #LollipopTheater Tweet-A-Thon

May 19 2010- The deletion of YouTube account Malinky2Stoatir, the #SaveMalinky Tweet-A-Thon

May 20 2010- The activation of YouTube account TVsCraigFerguson

June 14 2010- Craig announces that he is hosting Discovery Channel's Shark Week.

July 14 2010- The announcement of the Ferguson's pregnancy/ unplanned #CongratsCraig Tweet-A-Thon

August 1 2010- Shark Week with Craig Ferguson

Timeline: A Work in Progress

We are pleased to announce the creation of the RSA Timeline, a handy reference for important dates. This will only grow more comprehensive the more you submit, so please keep informing us of dates you believe to be important.

Month Day, Year-Event

November 14 2008- YouTube account Malinky2Stoatir is created

March 30 2009- @rebtuck joins Twitter

April 22 2009- @AndreaWayland joins Twitter

May 7 2009- @MichaelNaidus joins Twitter

July 12 2009- @Malinky2Stoatir joins Twitter

August 31 2009- The first HD episode of the Late Late Show

September 22 2009- American on Purpose released, First RSA Tweet-A-Thon

December 7 2009- A very special ending (OMFG)

December 15 2009- The 1000th episode of the Late Late Show, Second RSA Tweet-A-Thon

February 8 2010- @CraigyFerg joins Twitter

March 2 2010- Account @RSA_News is created

March 10 2010- the #FollowGrant (@grantimahara) campaign for a robot skeleton

March 23 2010- RSA member @SariesWick appears in the Late Late Show cold open

March 30 2010- the beginning of the @TheRealStanLee debacle

March 31 2010- Peabody Award

April 5 2010- Geoff Peterson (Petersen) arrives at the Late Late Show/ #LollipopTheater Tweet-A-Thon

May 19 2010- The deletion of YouTube account Malinky2Stoatir, the #SaveMalinky tweetathon

May 20 2010- The activation of YouTube account TVsCraigFerguson

June 14 2010- Craig announces that he is hosting Discovery Channel's Shark Week.

July 14 2010- The announcement of the Ferguson's pregnancy.

August 1 2010- Shark Week with Craig Ferguson

If you have a date to add, please send it to rsa.historian@gmail.com or to @RSA_History.

-The Librarian

Stan Lee, or, A Study in Strange (Part 1 of many)

Shortly after Craig joined Twitter, a conflict of sorts broke out between his loyal Robot Skeleton Army and Stan Lee’s (@TheRealStanLee) POW Brigade. This was brought on by tweets from Stan claiming that the Robot Skeleton Army was a threat to his brigade, and attempting to declare war. On March 30^th, 2010 at 12:11 AM, he tweeted “But there is another matter that soon may call for action! I have learned that another titan of tweets dares to form his own militia!” [i] “While we've created a POW! Brigade to serve and save mankind, another is recklessly forming a robot skeleton army! O, the senses reel!” [ii] He then went on to imply that there would be a war between the two legions, and expressed concern that there were many who followed him as well as Craig on Twitter. Following that, Stan sent this tweet “Our cause is just, our troops at the ready. So stand you down, CraigyFerg! Disarm your Skeletons! Let peace prevail! Excelsior!”[iii] Craig responded at 8:33 that night, imploring for peace: “Great Stan. Yield I beseech thee or hear the dreaded plinky ribcage xylophone calling roboskeletons to war.”[iv] With each of the leaders in a seeming conflict, both groups responded. At this time, the Historians do not have enough information from the POW Brigade to discuss their side accurately and completely. In the Robot Skeleton Army, many of Craig’s followers responded in kind, alternately calling for a war with Stan Lee’s Brigade, or calling for a peaceful end to the situation. Throughout the night, there was much made of the continued tweets of Stan Lee, and the possible reaction by Craig himself. The very next day, though, all of these warlike preparations were forgotten in the news that Craig had won the Peabody Award for Excellence in Radio and/or Television Broadcasting. [v]

Tomorrow, we will explore the depths of what some call the madness of Stan Lee. We will also soon analyze his appearance on the Late Late Show itself.

-The Librarian

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[i] http://twitter.com/TheRealStanLee/status/11292542617

[ii] http://twitter.com/TheRealStanLee/status/11292575285

[iii] http://twitter.com/TheRealStanLee/status/11338115452

[iv] http://twitter.com/CraigyFerg/status/11340598532

[v] http://www.peabody.uga.edu/winners/details.php?id=2553

Welcome, all!

Welcome to the archives of the mysterious histories of the Robot Skeleton Army. We, the RSA Historians, will be your guides through laughter and drama, puppets and paper, good times and bad. We seek to be even handed.

This set of histories will not only cover the history of the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, but the history of the Army itself- through good times and bad.

You may see your name in here. You may not. You may appear as a contributer. You may not. If you desire that your name not appear, feel completely free to email us at rsa.historian@gmail.com, and we will immediately disguise your name. In fairness, we will not remove content unless it is deemed to be offensive or biased, but balanced truths are always welcome.

We will attempt a fair and unbiased look at the honest histories of the Robot Skeleton Army, and yet, we will keep our sense of humour.

We will be using a tagging system. There will be marked posts that are just about Craig, marked posts that are just about the Army, and marked posts that may not make much sense.

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Submissions will be reviewed by committee before posting.

Thank you all, and we, the RSA Historians, hope you enjoy this foray into the depths of the ever loyal, and ever growing, Robot Skeleton Army.

-the Librarian