That is almost too good an argument for me to argue. But I do like a challenge.LordHoban said:Yes, it's a mistake to judge something based on 30-40 seconds. Then why show those 30-40 seconds? Because it was meant to intrigue us and say, hey, look, watch me. And if it doesn't, it's a failed commercial. This 1 minute reply seems to have met with more success, but you could also argue for those of us that find it just as bland and unfunny that hey, don't judge it. It's not an actial episode!FelixFox. said:Exactly! What the hell was up with that? Only about thirty seconds was actual footage. I was planning on trying to defend it but Gary did that himself.Irridium said:hehe, nice.
Its sad people judge a show thats not out yet on a 48 second trailer.
Hopefully the show is good.
Good show. I'd tip my fedora to you if I hadn't lost it.
We go to watch movies based on trailers. Sometimes, based on reviews or interviews. Sometimes, something else entirely. Something has to latch on and say, watch me. Otherwise, why should we waste our time? In an age of overstimulation, it's not simply 30-40 seconds. Or a minute reply. It represents the show and the mentality of the creator(s). They thought it was worth putting out, so it very much better represent what we're going to get in the show... otherwise, why did they put it out there?
Time is precious. Make it count. Anyway, I'm going to go finish watching this film I'm watching and then check out that episode of AP mentioned earlier.
For some people it may have intrigued them. Now I'll admit the trailer may not have been up to much but I'm always willing to give such things a chance. I suppose it's the opposite of Yahtzee's "Guantanimo Bay" approach to games reviewing.
I do think the trailer could have done with being more continuous instead of trying to sell us on as much things as possible instead of focusing on just one or two things.
Makes one wonder though, maybe they anticipated a bad reaction and planned to counter with that response video.
Oh, wait, that's a stupid theory.
... Yeah I couldn't beat that argument. You see kids? This is what happens when you fail first year of College!