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Re: Louis CK self-produces, self-publishes content on his webpage

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Post by adelevie » Sat, Dec 10, 2011, 11:16 PM UTC

adelevie wrote: post #65

jgeralnik wrote: post #40

Just bought it. While I'm really happy to support DRM free content, I must say I am somewhat disappointed that you can only download it twice. "PLEASE NOTE that you can only stream the film twice AND you can download the film twice. Once you start a stream of the film, your stream will be active for 8 hours. Once you have exceeded your streaming and download limits, you will need to purchase the film again to stream…

So if you bought it and exhausted your download limit, just torrent it. Or just buy and torrent it in the first place to save a little extra for Louis.

To whoever downvoted, I'd like to read a polite explanation why.

Re: Louis CK self-produces, self-publishes content on his webpage

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Post by conradev » Sat, Dec 10, 2011, 11:16 PM UTC

yangez wrote: post #30

turoczy wrote: post #6

His description of why he did it: To those who might wish to "torrent" this video: look, I don't really get the whole "torrent" thing. I don't know enough about it to judge either way. But I'd just like you to consider this: I made this video extremely easy to use against well-informed advice. I was told that it would be easier to torrent the way I made it, but I chose to do it this way anyway, because I want it to b…

Wow. His simple tone belies the brilliance in his writing here. I seriously doubt he just spent 5 minutes scribbling this out as an afterthought. He gets a few key ideas across: - he doesn't understand torrenting and so is helpless against it - he cares about his viewers more than taking advice about DRM - the video is owned solely by him and not some soulless corporation, and you're directly hurting him by torrentin…

This is especially seen in the alert you get after clicking the 'What is this?' button.

"It's nothing, I just wanted to say hi! Hope everything is going well for you!"

Re: Louis CK self-produces, self-publishes content on his webpage

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Post by davesims » Sat, Dec 10, 2011, 11:17 PM UTC

The Marc Maron 2-part interview with Louis is one of the best podcasts ever made. Louis goes into his production process, how he creates 2 hours of new material every year, and why he brought in Jean Luc Godard's DP to film Pootie Tang. Will definitely make you want to put up a measly 5 bucks for just about anything Louis does.

http://wtfpod.libsyn.com/episode-111-louis-ck-part-1

Re: Louis CK self-produces, self-publishes content on his webpage

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Post by fanboy123 » Sat, Dec 10, 2011, 11:23 PM UTC

turoczy wrote: post #6

His description of why he did it: To those who might wish to "torrent" this video: look, I don't really get the whole "torrent" thing. I don't know enough about it to judge either way. But I'd just like you to consider this: I made this video extremely easy to use against well-informed advice. I was told that it would be easier to torrent the way I made it, but I chose to do it this way anyway, because I want it to b…

From Twitter:

I'm going to be doing an IAMA on Reddit, Monday around 1230pmEST I don't know what IAMA or Reddit are, but I'll be doing that.

awesome bunch of geeky-openness from ck.

Re: Louis CK self-produces, self-publishes content on his webpage

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Post by ineedtosleep » Sat, Dec 10, 2011, 11:35 PM UTC

davesims wrote: post #83

The Marc Maron 2-part interview with Louis is one of the best podcasts ever made. Louis goes into his production process, how he creates 2 hours of new material every year, and why he brought in Jean Luc Godard's DP to film Pootie Tang. Will definitely make you want to put up a measly 5 bucks for just about anything Louis does. http://wtfpod.libsyn.com/episode-111-louis-ck-part-1

Since I'm not willing to pay for an app just to listen to one podcast, the "2 hours of new material every year" bit (I'm assuming) is also explained in Louis CK's speech about the late George Carlin.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R37zkizucPU

Re: Louis CK self-produces, self-publishes content on his webpage

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Post by gruseom » Sat, Dec 10, 2011, 11:36 PM UTC

Louis CK is an interesting example of an artist who has grown. His stuff from 20 years ago (that I've seen, at least) was really bad; it was timid and boxed in by convention, which is death to comedy. Somewhere along the way he obviously said fuck it and started telling the truth more directly and provocatively. And that is how lead is transmuted into gold. Funniness is almost a side effect.

Now he seems closer than anyone working in this area to Lenny Bruce and Bill Hicks territory (if anybody's closer, I'd love to hear about them) with at least a shot at equalling them, which would be amazing.

Re: Louis CK self-produces, self-publishes content on his webpage

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Post by aboodman » Sat, Dec 10, 2011, 11:42 PM UTC

I would love to know more about how this was produced. Like what level of decision Louis himself was involved in.

The writing is great and the design is clean. I want to believe he micromanaged everything. Or even that he made this site himself and that this line was a paste-o that he forgot to remove.

Edit: Nuts: "their company (that built the site) is called Version Industries". gotta tweet that shit."

Re: Louis CK self-produces, self-publishes content on his webpage

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Post by [deleted] » Sat, Dec 10, 2011, 11:44 PM UTC

yangez wrote: post #30

turoczy wrote: post #6

His description of why he did it: To those who might wish to "torrent" this video: look, I don't really get the whole "torrent" thing. I don't know enough about it to judge either way. But I'd just like you to consider this: I made this video extremely easy to use against well-informed advice. I was told that it would be easier to torrent the way I made it, but I chose to do it this way anyway, because I want it to b…

Wow. His simple tone belies the brilliance in his writing here. I seriously doubt he just spent 5 minutes scribbling this out as an afterthought. He gets a few key ideas across: - he doesn't understand torrenting and so is helpless against it - he cares about his viewers more than taking advice about DRM - the video is owned solely by him and not some soulless corporation, and you're directly hurting him by torrentin…

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Re: Louis CK self-produces, self-publishes content on his webpage

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Post by skore » Sat, Dec 10, 2011, 11:48 PM UTC

flyt wrote: post #74

trafficlight wrote: post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Louie is a great show. He is the master of uncomfortable situations.

Louis C.K. is great and I agree with you, but nobody tops Larry David on Curb for uncomfortable situations.

I enjoyed Curb - I made it through one and a half seasons - but I couldn't continue watching it. I may just have a low threshold for enduring discomfort, but Curb just keeps pushing and pushing the cringe meter. For Louis CK, it's about what happens WITH the discomfort. Curb, to me, is a DISPLAY of discomfort that is funny to a point, but then just has very little redeeming value beyond that.

Another example of the same dilemma would be Ricky Gervais - I really enjoy his comedy specials and stand-up work, but I couldn't watch the original Office or something like Extras. It's funny alright, but if I have to pause it for the cringe to go away every other minute, it just looses focus to me. Cringe->Funny is a proven vehicle these days, bit it's to a point where I find it a little too simple, really.

Anyhow - Louis CK (and, to a point, Gervais in his stand-up) glances at the cringe and then opens up a world of insight around it that is way funnier than just having the cringe meter top off every thirty seconds.

Re: Louis CK self-produces, self-publishes content on his webpage

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Post by ddw » Sat, Dec 10, 2011, 11:54 PM UTC

All of his copy is awesome:

Hi

Thanks for subscribing to the Louis C.K. email list. I swear to Christ* I will not bother you now that I have your email.

To complete your subscription, you need to confirm you got this email. To do so, please click the link below: ...

*(of course I mean Bill Christ, who owns a Fiat dealership in Ronkonkoma, NY and has diabetes)

Which makes me think - why does anyone write boring standard auto emails? But I guess no one is as funny as him and we don't need more Groupon copy in the world.

Can't say enough about this guy.