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Does "Whitney" on NBC Take Place in the "Friends" Apartment?
And is the laugh-track meant to be ironic?
New Girl = Young Liz Lemon (30 Rock theme and all)
The pitch: Liz Lemon's twin sister cryogenically unfrozen after 15 years gets a Katy Perry-y make-over and moves in with three guys who are part Scrubs, part How I Met Your Mother. The theme song is a nod to 30 Rock pilot, and the show uses quick flashbacks, a la 30 Rock, with identical sound effects.
Perhaps should be called '20-Something' Rock
"30 Rock" pilot (mock) theme:
Perhaps should be called '20-Something' Rock
"30 Rock" pilot (mock) theme:
"Who's that? I know that you're wondering. That’s her! Who’s got the kind of charisma, the boys prefer? That’s her!"
"New Girl" theme:
"Hey girl, whatcha doing? Hey girl where are you goin? Who's that girl? It's Jess!"
http://www.NewGirlOnFox.com/
http://www.NewGirlOnFox.com/
ABC "Revenge" - Labor Day Leak, Logo
Somehow the first episode of ABC's Revenge leaked to the Internet today. The episode opens in the Hamptons, on Labor Day. Today is Labor Day...
The script has been available for free on Amazon/Kindle as for sometime. This may be because the pilot is somewhat (needlessly) complex, and at times inspires nothing but incredulity (no spoilers here, but there are undeniable "oh, come on!" moments). The show may be worth a watch, especially ahead of the full Fall season, but I don't see how the show can goes for much more than ten episodes.
A final pet peeve - why does the show have two logos? If the sideways "infinity" doesn't work as a 'G' out of context (it does look a little like "Reven-8E"), then rework the logo. Why use one logo in promos and another logo in the show?:
The script has been available for free on Amazon/Kindle as for sometime. This may be because the pilot is somewhat (needlessly) complex, and at times inspires nothing but incredulity (no spoilers here, but there are undeniable "oh, come on!" moments). The show may be worth a watch, especially ahead of the full Fall season, but I don't see how the show can goes for much more than ten episodes.
A final pet peeve - why does the show have two logos? If the sideways "infinity" doesn't work as a 'G' out of context (it does look a little like "Reven-8E"), then rework the logo. Why use one logo in promos and another logo in the show?:
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| ABC Revenge Show Logo |
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| ABC Revenge Promo Logo |
Weird Al and 30 Rock's Jenna Maroney, Twins?
A still from Weird Al's upcoming "Perform This Way" (parody of Lady Gaga's "Born This Way") next to Jenny Maroney from 30 Rock.
The Social Network: Great movie, bad math
Eduardo Saverin begins owning approximately 1/3 of Facebook shares, but ends up owning approximately 1/27 after signing his "own death certificate" by allowing for the eventual issuance of 24 million new shares. He characterizes this ownership dramatically as "point zero three percent" (.03%).
In actuality this is roughly 3% after dilution. Yes, 1/27 = ~.03 (the likely source of the number in the movie), but expressed as a percent this is ~3%, not .03%.
Original ownership: 1,328,334 / 3,861,436 (34.4%)
Diluted ("you issued 24-million shares..."): 1,328,334 / 27,861,436 (4.7%)
In actuality this is roughly 3% after dilution. Yes, 1/27 = ~.03 (the likely source of the number in the movie), but expressed as a percent this is ~3%, not .03%.
Original ownership: 1,328,334 / 3,861,436 (34.4%)
Diluted ("you issued 24-million shares..."): 1,328,334 / 27,861,436 (4.7%)
Charlie Sheen Rap Lyrics (rough)
They say you get ready, we'll get ready
It happened so fast; I heal quickly
Got the docs in my pocket, show I'm totally clean
(Unless they tested for a drug called Charlie Sheen)
Cured my brain with a blink
So start spilln' ink
On checks for me, my crew, and eight more scripts
Tiger blood in my veins
Adonis DNA
Pick a fight with a warlock
Winning's my only game
Banging 7-gram rocks, cause that's how I roll
I've got one speed, one gear, one rule: GO
Survive it all with ease, 'cause I'm me
Still got marquee names on my caller ID
Say once a woman was afraid she'd OD?
Read the rule book loser, what's that got to do with me?
I'm proud of my creations - magic no one's ever seen
Couple ladies overdose... I'm sorry
Spent ten long years, effortlessly
Turnin' your tin can words into pure gravy
Shut my show down now, expect a showdown now
Lorre must be smokin' crack... socially
App is for Apple: Neurolinguistics in Apple and Microsoft ads
Perhaps Apple's most brilliant chess-move, and they've had a lot!, was getting the smartphone industry to converge on the word "App" for software that runs on the small screen. Because of this word usage, even an Android "App" primes the word "Apple." Brilliant devils.
However, Microsoft now gets some credit in this same arena. They originally marketed Bing.com as a "Decision Engine." At first this was received as a little silly, because Google results provide information to allow you to make decisions, too. Aside from some search-results presentation differences, was Bing really a new kind of decision engine? Now the endgame is at hand with Microsoft's new slogan: "Bing and Decide." Yes, it superficially awkwardly means, “use Bing to make a decision, because it's a Decision Engine." But it also, and much more importantly, means use Bing and decide if you like it better.
Hat's off to Microsoft for getting in the game here, after clever re-naming of Project Natal to "Kinect" (kin = 1) family, 2) motion, + "connect" invokes a) web, b) friends)
However, Microsoft now gets some credit in this same arena. They originally marketed Bing.com as a "Decision Engine." At first this was received as a little silly, because Google results provide information to allow you to make decisions, too. Aside from some search-results presentation differences, was Bing really a new kind of decision engine? Now the endgame is at hand with Microsoft's new slogan: "Bing and Decide." Yes, it superficially awkwardly means, “use Bing to make a decision, because it's a Decision Engine." But it also, and much more importantly, means use Bing and decide if you like it better.
Hat's off to Microsoft for getting in the game here, after clever re-naming of Project Natal to "Kinect" (kin = 1) family, 2) motion, + "connect" invokes a) web, b) friends)
IBM's Watson also an incredible work of Psychology on Jeopardy
Feb 16, 2011
IBM's Watson computer provided pure joy to watch, answering questions about The Beatles and common idioms, but perhaps more fascinating were Ken Jennings' reactions. Watson clearly "psyched out" Ken. Watch carefully and notice Ken not ready to buzz-in on the (albeit few) answers Watson got wrong. The ultimate confirmation of Watson winning the "mind-game": after Watson buzzed-in but before any response, Ken put down his buzzer on the last clue of regular play (video below).
IBM's Watson computer provided pure joy to watch, answering questions about The Beatles and common idioms, but perhaps more fascinating were Ken Jennings' reactions. Watson clearly "psyched out" Ken. Watch carefully and notice Ken not ready to buzz-in on the (albeit few) answers Watson got wrong. The ultimate confirmation of Watson winning the "mind-game": after Watson buzzed-in but before any response, Ken put down his buzzer on the last clue of regular play (video below).
Not withstanding the feat of knowledge displayed today, perhaps the most amazing moment of television was watching Ken concede the match's last question to Watson.
I now wonder if there were a method behind Watson's Double and Final Jeopardy wagers ending in odd unit-digits, beyond making other players think there was a method to the madness.
I now wonder if there were a method behind Watson's Double and Final Jeopardy wagers ending in odd unit-digits, beyond making other players think there was a method to the madness.
A Rare Progressive Win in Framing with New "Lean Forward," by MSNBC
In what may be a landmark event for the left, Fox News has responded to MSNBC's "Lean Forward" campaign with a "Move Forward" campaign of their own. Fox has accepted the "framing" put forward my MSNBC. As "forward" becomes synonymous with "Progressive," Fox only digs deeper by claiming to be "Moving Forward" faster than MSNBC "Leans"
This is historic in that the "left" (e.g., "sincere/evil" vs. the "right/correct") successfully laid out a frame work to elicit a response from the largest "lean right (backward)" media arm took the bait in its entirety. All from a brilliant pairing of two simple words: "Lean Forward"
See Mediaite for the FoxNews response video (video at bottom of page).
This is historic in that the "left" (e.g., "sincere/evil" vs. the "right/correct") successfully laid out a frame work to elicit a response from the largest "lean right (backward)" media arm took the bait in its entirety. All from a brilliant pairing of two simple words: "Lean Forward"
See Mediaite for the FoxNews response video (video at bottom of page).
Don't Vote: Then vs. Now (30 Rock '08 vs. GOP '10)
In a matter of two years, absurd satire has become reality:
Are you patronizing me, glasses?
Check out the "Directions of Use:"
Now I know how Mack must have felt:
Neurolinguistics Behind MSNBC's "Lean Forward" Campaign
This week MSNBC released a new print and television campaign called "Lean Forward." A lot of people (including John Stewart on Monday), are asking a seemingly legitimate question: "What does that even mean?"
The simple explanation: neurolinguistic programming. That probably deserves further elaboration. Conservatives/Republicans won the mental war-of-words out of the starting gate by being called "The Right," leaving Liberals/Democrats/Progressives as "The Left." The word "left" has the same roots as "sinister," and the word "right" has the same roots as the word... "right." For example, if you are "right handed," you are using the "correct" (i.e., the "right") hand. "Right" means "Correct," and Republicans claimed it.
In a three-dimensional world, it was only a matter of time before someone took another one of the two remaining positive directions: either "up" or "forward." MSNBC went with "forward" and included "lean forward" presumably to acknowledge their news does "lean to the left," but it is also a call to action.
The reason why no one at MSNBC can adequately explain the exact meaning of the new campaign is that it is intentionally effective at the subliminal/neurolinguistic level. Once the proverbial cat is out of the bag, the "Forward = Progressive" mental campaign is over.
Thus, sorry for letting the cat out of the bag.
The simple explanation: neurolinguistic programming. That probably deserves further elaboration. Conservatives/Republicans won the mental war-of-words out of the starting gate by being called "The Right," leaving Liberals/Democrats/Progressives as "The Left." The word "left" has the same roots as "sinister," and the word "right" has the same roots as the word... "right." For example, if you are "right handed," you are using the "correct" (i.e., the "right") hand. "Right" means "Correct," and Republicans claimed it.
In a three-dimensional world, it was only a matter of time before someone took another one of the two remaining positive directions: either "up" or "forward." MSNBC went with "forward" and included "lean forward" presumably to acknowledge their news does "lean to the left," but it is also a call to action.
The reason why no one at MSNBC can adequately explain the exact meaning of the new campaign is that it is intentionally effective at the subliminal/neurolinguistic level. Once the proverbial cat is out of the bag, the "Forward = Progressive" mental campaign is over.
Thus, sorry for letting the cat out of the bag.
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List of Google Recruiters
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30 Rock, Have You No Shame?
The EXACT subplot of a Sarah Silverman Program episode from 2008 is repeated in tonight's 30Rock episode. 30 Rock calls it Vertical Integration, Sarah called it a "conspiracy." Judge for yourself (updated with better audio):
Small World Labs Powers ScotTrade's Chinese Social Network
Props to my previous company for this impressive accomplishment:
http://technorati.com/blogging/article/scottrade-investment-firm-now-speaks-chinese/
http://technorati.com/blogging/article/scottrade-investment-firm-now-speaks-chinese/
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