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Follow Up: The opening scene featured two hip creative guys lounging at the pool of a swanky hotel in LA being lured back to Chicago by a distrustful account guy to work on a Super Bowl spot they were stealing from another creative guy, their big boss, for a client who was an "IDIOT." The scene even looked like it was shot at The Viceroy. Every predicted stereotype was tightly wrapped up before the first commercial break. I fell asleep before the end of show. Trust me, this will likely be the last episode I tune in to.
What'd you think?
ORIGINAL POST:
Trust Me, a new series about this wonderful world of advertising debuts on TNT tonight at 9C. Watch it, DVR or Tivo it and we'll discuss how true to life it really is.
I'm predicting it will be rife with industry sterotypes that we can all see coming from a mile:
- Creatives will all be ultra hep cats.
- They will hate account people who will be portayed as mindless servants of the client.
- There will be no other people in the agency -- just creatives and account people. Maybe a few "big bosses."
- Creatives will be precious about their work and sure that all other creatives are stealing their ideas.
- Clients will be idiots who wouldn't know good work if it kicked them in the bajangas.
- Advertising assignments will all be big and sexy, like everything runs during the Super Bowl.
- The work will not have brand strategy behind it, just really cool random ideas.
- The sexual tension in the office will be unbelievably high and ubiquitous.
- Client presentations will be very very dramatic.
- Commercial shoots will be high-priced junkets to Hollywood with leisurely hotel stays at swanky places that host celebrity parties in private pool-side cabanas (think The Viceroy in Santa Monica).
I guess without all of this, it wouldn't be much fun to watch. And, we all know that stereotypes are usually based partially on fact. This new show is written by two former agency creative directors, but that doesn't mean that any of the above is fair or accurate.
How do you think we'll be portrayed?
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Follow Up: The opening scene featured two hip creative guys lounging at the pool of a swanky hotel in LA being lured back to Chicago by a distrustful account guy to work on a Super Bowl spot they were stealing from another creative guy, their big boss, for a client who was an "IDIOT." The scene even looked like it was shot at The Viceroy. Every predicted stereotype was tightly wrapped up before the first commercial break. I fell asleep before the end of show. Trust me, this will likely be the last episode I tune in to.
What'd you think?
ORIGINAL POST:
Trust Me, a new series about this wonderful world of advertising debuts on TNT tonight at 9C. Watch it, DVR or Tivo it and we'll discuss how true to life it really is.
I'm predicting it will be rife with industry sterotypes that we can all see coming from a mile:
4 comments:
Maybe they'll take the "Bewitched" approach and imply that everyone who works at an ad agency is responsible for creative AND account service.
I still feel misled. That's exactly how I thought it'd be, Average Jane.
Got to hand it to them....it only took 15 minutes for someone to have a stress-induced heart attack. It took Mad Men 10 or so epidodes. I am going to hang around for more episodes as there were some funny parts that were familiar, but I can already tell account people might cringe a little each time they watch the show. :)
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