[PA Comic] Wednesday, May 30, 2012 - Pitchin’

Geth

Pitchin’
http://penny-arcade.com/comic/2012/05/30

Dhalphir

need a newspost for this.

do not understand

Tube

It's pretty self-explanatory

RMS Oceanic

So apart from running their offices with the Tyrannical Fist of Whimsy, what are Disruptive known for?

Tossrock

I am guessing "The Pitch" is a reality TV show that documents startup culture.

hime

If only there were a Wikipedia page one could read, or tons of ads on AMC during every commercial break during The Killing or Walking Dead...

(Agreed, the show is amazing... it's about ad agencies, though.)

hime

And there was an episode where a guy randomly rolled by on a Razor Scooter. I giggled like a schoolgirl. Did the TiVo instant replay a couple times just to be sure I didn't imagine it.

ffaristocrat

My piiiiiiiitch!

Gaslight

The commercials for this show look interesting. Is it interesting?

theGrognard

At why point will we know when reality shows have truly "jumped the shark?"

And then at what point will that cease to be entertaining?

The Good Doctor Tran

That last panel is all the startups I have worked for.

Jars

happiness is mandatory, friend

Alpha268

I dont get it. Is the comic referring to the fact that those startups are like "HEY WE ARE ALL A BIG FAMILY AND HAVE A LOTS FUN!!......During the designated two fun-minutes. Absence will lead to a warning. Two warnings will lead to firing"

Or is it referring to a guy rolling trough the picture by accident, because the red haired guy is looking rather unhappy.

Gaslight

The former.

theResetButton

My least favorite workplace phrase is "Work Hard, Play Hard" because all that really means is that 100% of the time you're at work is work time and then the "play" portion kicks in after the work day is over when, quite frankly, I'd rather be at home with my family.

Hahnsoo1

They missed a few catchphrases like "moving forward", "sustainable", "catch 22", "devil's advocate" and "big picture/idea". "It's in our DNA" is one that particularly grates on me. I once heard a biotech PR guy talk about how "it's in our DNA" to process RNA fragments, without any irony or whimsy in his voice.

scyld

Tossrock wrote: »

I am guessing "The Pitch" is a reality TV show that documents startup culture.

No.

It's two advertising agencies pitted against each other to make a campaign for a particular company or institution.

For instance, the winner of the Pop Chips episode came up with this steaming pile of HTML:

http://popchips.com/yearofpop/

The owner of the agency was this arrogant asshole who thought he was so hip and with "the youth" 15 to 20 years younger than him that he decided the way to go with an artificial viral video, just like most every other product trying to position themselves well with "the youth."

The campaign was presented as a project to make "world's most viral video" through pasting together user submissions. As one person in the episode put it (paraphrased), I don't know if a 5 hour long video is one likely to go viral. Apparently it's evolved a little now to some social... tile... site. thing, supplemented with celebrity videos.

Speaking of people who think they're 15 years younger, Ashton Kutcher is apparently the spokesperson for the product as "the President of Pop."

The Good Doctor Tran

Hahnsoo1 wrote: »

They missed a few catchphrases like "moving forward", "sustainable", "catch 22", "devil's advocate" and "big picture/idea". "It's in our DNA" is one that particularly grates on me. I once heard a biotech PR guy talk about how "it's in our DNA" to process RNA fragments, without any irony or whimsy in his voice.

Really, everything from Douchey Account Guy belongs on this show.

MichaelLC

scyld wrote: »

For instance, the winner of the Pop Chips episode came up with this steaming pile of HTML:

http://popchips.com/yearofpop

Oh god, so bad.

Found this gem, though; "@amblingmadly about time! when's our next quickie?..."

DexOZ

scyld wrote: »

Tossrock wrote: »

I am guessing "The Pitch" is a reality TV show that documents startup culture.

No.

It's two advertising agencies pitted against each other to make a campaign for a particular company or institution.

I wish it were the former, I'd watch that, but advertising executives remind me of them

Gaslight

Last Friday's comic: Disruptive Technology

Monday's comic: Further Disruptions

This comic: About a company called Disruptive.

Ha.

agilemania

Gaslight wrote: »

Last Friday's comic: Disruptive Technology

Monday's comic: Further Disruptions

This comic: About a company called Disruptive.

Ha.

Holy crap, good catch.