Slog - Comments on And If They're Not Sold Yet... http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/and_if_theyre_not_sold_yet *video not actually enjoyable...]]> Copyright 2008 Wed, 16 Apr 2008 21:08:41 -0800 Fri, 18 Apr 2008 03:14:57 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by King Rat It was meant to be a spoof. As in, a spoof of bad motivational videos.

http://www.news.com/8301-10787_3-9920713-60.html?tag=nefd.top

]]> King Rat http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/and_if_theyre_not_sold_yet#c1000412 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/and_if_theyre_not_sold_yet#c1000412 Tech Wed, 16 Apr 2008 21:19:36 -0800 Comment by adrian i spent the better part of last year writing shit just like that for microsoft (or, um, a microsoft-like company, um...)...far, far better, naturally. so much better in fact, they scrapped all three 20 minute "webisode" (i know) commercials in the final hour, after full production, because they were too racey, showed too much skin, and mixed "chinese and japanese elements" in such a way as would offend the world and cause WWIII, apparently. and they keep THIS horrible piece of shit? god save us all. stop trying indeed.

]]> adrian http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/and_if_theyre_not_sold_yet#c1000414 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/and_if_theyre_not_sold_yet#c1000414 Tech Wed, 16 Apr 2008 21:22:24 -0800 Comment by Anthony Hecht It's not funny as a spoof either. It's possibly worse.

]]> Anthony Hecht http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/and_if_theyre_not_sold_yet#c1000420 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/and_if_theyre_not_sold_yet#c1000420 Tech Wed, 16 Apr 2008 21:30:18 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle Wow. Have they really forgotten why people use computers THAT MUCH?

News flash - an OS should be faster. Not twice as slow. It should work better. Not worse.

Sigh.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/and_if_theyre_not_sold_yet#c1000423 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/and_if_theyre_not_sold_yet#c1000423 Tech Wed, 16 Apr 2008 21:33:14 -0800 Comment by PopTart Ouch. That hurt to watch, spoof or no.

]]> PopTart http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/and_if_theyre_not_sold_yet#c1000424 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/and_if_theyre_not_sold_yet#c1000424 Tech Wed, 16 Apr 2008 21:34:02 -0800 Comment by adrian oh shit oh jesus...i just listened to "we built this strabucks", and now. i want. to DIE.

ps--anthony? @ 3? a-fucking-men.

]]> adrian http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/and_if_theyre_not_sold_yet#c1000425 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/and_if_theyre_not_sold_yet#c1000425 Tech Wed, 16 Apr 2008 21:34:02 -0800 Comment by PopTart @6 Yeah, I thought the Starbucks thing was just cruel and unusual punishment on top of the video. I think my ears are bleeding.

]]> PopTart http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/and_if_theyre_not_sold_yet#c1000426 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/and_if_theyre_not_sold_yet#c1000426 Tech Wed, 16 Apr 2008 21:35:35 -0800 Comment by flamingbanjo I dunno, industrials like this one are some of the only paying acting work around. Many of my friends rely on this stuff to fund their actual art-making activities. Don't begrudge those hard-working actors, writers, musicians, independent movie makers and production staff their livelihood! They suffer enough knowing how bad this stuff sucks.

Note to big, humorless corporations: Keep making videos that employ local talent. You'll get it right one day!

]]> flamingbanjo http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/and_if_theyre_not_sold_yet#c1000427 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/and_if_theyre_not_sold_yet#c1000427 Tech Wed, 16 Apr 2008 21:35:56 -0800 Comment by Lloyd Clydesdale That song should not be replayed for at least 25 years.

]]> Lloyd Clydesdale http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/and_if_theyre_not_sold_yet#c1000441 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/and_if_theyre_not_sold_yet#c1000441 Tech Wed, 16 Apr 2008 22:06:31 -0800 Comment by COMTE Wow, it's like "The 'Star Wars' Christmas Special" of sales motivational videos! I'm surprised Bill didn't keep this buried in a vault somewhere.

And clearly, the entire E Street Band was either bought off, or, will probably settle out-of-court.

And @8: If I see THIS on the resume of anyone I know, I'm just going to cry for them.

]]> COMTE http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/and_if_theyre_not_sold_yet#c1000447 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/and_if_theyre_not_sold_yet#c1000447 Tech Wed, 16 Apr 2008 22:21:08 -0800 Comment by bearseatbeats well, that was a few thousand dollars well spent.

]]> bearseatbeats http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/and_if_theyre_not_sold_yet#c1000451 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/and_if_theyre_not_sold_yet#c1000451 Tech Wed, 16 Apr 2008 22:35:00 -0800 Comment by keshmeshi @10,

I think, or hope, the idea is to get the money and not mention it ever again.

]]> keshmeshi http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/and_if_theyre_not_sold_yet#c1000454 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/and_if_theyre_not_sold_yet#c1000454 Tech Wed, 16 Apr 2008 22:38:06 -0800 Comment by Rujax! All I could think of was: "Make it STOP!"

So I did.

]]> Rujax! http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/and_if_theyre_not_sold_yet#c1000468 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/and_if_theyre_not_sold_yet#c1000468 Tech Wed, 16 Apr 2008 23:04:51 -0800 Comment by kinaidos I imagine most of these folks have already lost their teeth to the meth addiction that drove them to participate in such a thing. Sad that, in't it.

]]> kinaidos http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/and_if_theyre_not_sold_yet#c1000474 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/and_if_theyre_not_sold_yet#c1000474 Tech Wed, 16 Apr 2008 23:28:01 -0800 Comment by max You just wish you got paid like we do.

Cha-ching!

]]> max http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/and_if_theyre_not_sold_yet#c1000492 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/and_if_theyre_not_sold_yet#c1000492 Tech Thu, 17 Apr 2008 01:30:43 -0800 Comment by fullrotor That wasn't Courtney Cox.

]]> fullrotor http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/and_if_theyre_not_sold_yet#c1000516 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/and_if_theyre_not_sold_yet#c1000516 Tech Thu, 17 Apr 2008 07:20:54 -0800 Comment by quilsone
i don't know, i found that thoroughly enjoyable. what a great pick me up at the start of the day.

i enjoy thinking about a sales rep playing the video in the conference room of a sheet metal fabrication plant in muncie, indiana and sealing the deal with zest.

]]> quilsone http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/and_if_theyre_not_sold_yet#c1000525 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/and_if_theyre_not_sold_yet#c1000525 Tech Thu, 17 Apr 2008 08:25:30 -0800 Comment by bohica
Maybe it didn't cost all that much to put together...they might have used a Mac for video production.

]]> bohica http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/and_if_theyre_not_sold_yet#c1000579 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/and_if_theyre_not_sold_yet#c1000579 Tech Thu, 17 Apr 2008 09:53:22 -0800 Comment by jerry falls well Lots to criticize in this vid. agreed w/ comment #3. And it's so weird that they would have a white guy playing the sax next to the clapping black guy who was supposed to be Clarence Clemens (e street bands sax player). Why not have the black guy play the sax? So weird.

]]> jerry falls well http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/and_if_theyre_not_sold_yet#c1000592 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/and_if_theyre_not_sold_yet#c1000592 Tech Thu, 17 Apr 2008 10:12:16 -0800 Comment by lawrence clark That was all really bad.What is the point of really bad????

]]> lawrence clark http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/and_if_theyre_not_sold_yet#c1001451 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/and_if_theyre_not_sold_yet#c1001451 Tech Fri, 18 Apr 2008 03:14:57 -0800