New CHTV: Weak Sauce. A fun exercise in parody, the goal was to achieve something like a commercial look on nothing near a commercial budget. I think we hit a few key notes.
What he said. Great work guys!
NEEDED! Extras for a CollegeHumor.com "Matrix" Parody Tomorrow
We need extras from about 9:30am-2:00pm in lower Manhattan. Pays $30 plus food and fun. Come be a part of our most ambitious production in quite a while. Shoot an e-mail to ben.joseph@connectedventures.com for more information.
So You Think You Can Roast?
One of the last projects I helped develop for Mark Krantz Productions finally launched. Check it out!
Edit: I’d encourage any stand-ups who are good roasters to submit.
Is anybody NOT talking about Hayden Panettiere's new single, "Wake Up Call"?
I’ll be listening to it on repeat on my way to see Space Chimps.
I really like this new Hardly Working a lot. I like it because we were able to make it without most of the edit guys. You’ll notice Streeter, Jeff, Amir and Dan aren’t in it. Since they were all out a lot of our new interns got a chance to shine. I love that Rosie gets to be the break out star.
Interesting fact. We also have a really offensive looking Asian person mask that Ricky brought home from his vacation in Japan. We were going to use it, but ultimately decided it was too racist. People watching this video don’t know they’re missing out on Asian Bear, Asian Superman and Asian Table.
My favorite Hancock-related comment, from Zack at Valencia Community:
Dr. Horrible
My friend Dave encouraged me to check out this new web series starring Neil Patrick Harris. Fast-forward through the blog to get to the good stuff.
I surprisingly enjoyed it. I wonder what it says that web properties are popping up with minimalist web design and ambiguous financial backing. Is this the end of the dot content bust or the beginning of a new boom?
All that stuff Sam said, too, but honestly, I’m just straight geeking out. Harris + Fillion/Whedon = nerdgasm.
Jeff Rubin told me about “The Underpants Gnomes,” which has been an emerging reference point in the Web 2.0 business world. The term comes from an episode of South Park.
Some background from Wikipedia:
The Underpants Gnomes have a three-phase business plan, consisting of:
- Collect underpants
- ?
- Profit
None of the gnomes actually know what the second phase is, and all of them assume that someone else within the organization does.
Sounds like a lot of recent start-ups.
Even though I’m sure I didn’t create it, I swear I started using this metaphor independent the masses.
“…At some fundamental level, religion does not allow for compromise. It’s the art of the impossible. If God has spoken, then followers are expected to live up to God’s edicts, regardless of the consequences. To base one’s life on such uncompromising commitments may be sublime, but to base our policy making on such commitments would be a dangerous thing.”
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Barack Obama (via azspot)
If we can choose to be led by this kind of intelligence and eloquence, maybe I can get back to loving my government as well as my country.
“SONG SUMMONER: The Unsung Heroes is a Role-Playing Game that transforms your iPod® songs into powerful “Tune Troopers” that you can control in battle!”
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