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Guy captures firing on the Mino HD in his pocket

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Re: Guy captures firing on the Mino HD in his pocket

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Post by tptacek »

froo wrote: post #8
inklesspen wrote: post #3

I dunno, seems overly dramatic and kind of fake to me.

I'd say no, I followed the link back to his site and started watching a whole bunch of episodes from last year. If his boss had watched even half of the stuff I just saw scotty get up too (some of it plain funny, especially the answering of viewer mail during staff meetings), I'd say the reaction could be considered not fake...

And the theatric "you're fired, get the hell out" thing at the end? The firing end of that conversation doesn't usually work like that, either --- except in the movies.

Re: Guy captures firing on the Mino HD in his pocket

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Post by edmccaffrey »

tptacek wrote: post #21
froo wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'd say no, I followed the link back to his site and started watching a whole bunch of episodes from last year. If his boss had watched even half of the stuff I just saw scotty get up too (some of it plain funny, especially the answering of viewer mail during staff meetings), I'd say the reaction could be considered not fake...

And the theatric "you're fired, get the hell out" thing at the end? The firing end of that conversation doesn't usually work like that, either --- except in the movies.

If the boss saw the videos where Scotty mocked him then he might be pissed--the binging clients will discover videos of him looking foolish and incompetent.

Re: Guy captures firing on the Mino HD in his pocket

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Post by johnnybgoode »

After seven years as a freelancer, I've taken my first full-time, 9-to-5 position in a small not-for-profit company.

It's a strange and exciting new world involving dress-codes, business lunches, casual fridays and something called "Synergy."

I guess Scotty should've been more synergistic.

Re: Guy captures firing on the Mino HD in his pocket

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Post by mynameishere »

paulgb wrote: post #22

Could this be a viral ad for Bing?

This guy's website seems to be consistent going back a few years,

http://web.archive.org/web/20051215004824/http://www.scottyi...

http://scottyiseri.com/The_Big_Rock_Show.html

...but he looks like an entertainer rather than a "freelancer" so maybe they hired him.

Re: Guy captures firing on the Mino HD in his pocket

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Post by tptacek »

edmccaffrey wrote: post #24
tptacek wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

And the theatric "you're fired, get the hell out" thing at the end? The firing end of that conversation doesn't usually work like that, either --- except in the movies.

If the boss saw the videos where Scotty mocked him then he might be pissed--the binging clients will discover videos of him looking foolish and incompetent.

He'd start out pissed if that was the case. Usually, when you actually fire the guy, you feel better, not worse.

Re: Guy captures firing on the Mino HD in his pocket

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Post by Xichekolas »

paulgb wrote: post #22

Could this be a viral ad for Bing?

Could be, but it's pretty elaborate. I just watched all 45 episodes. His website had the originals, and youtube had the newest ones. Two of the videos on his site had broken links too, which is either the mark of a true personal site or a really clever viral campaign.

The whois on scottyiseri.com shows it was registered in 2004.

Of course, it's possible that MS approached him and they did a fake episode for the 'firing'.

Re: Guy captures firing on the Mino HD in his pocket

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Post by chris11 »

tptacek wrote: post #21
froo wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'd say no, I followed the link back to his site and started watching a whole bunch of episodes from last year. If his boss had watched even half of the stuff I just saw scotty get up too (some of it plain funny, especially the answering of viewer mail during staff meetings), I'd say the reaction could be considered not fake...

And the theatric "you're fired, get the hell out" thing at the end? The firing end of that conversation doesn't usually work like that, either --- except in the movies.

Yeah, and I did find one small error. At around 2:20 he starts hitting himself in the head while at home, and then it switches over to the hidden camera. At 2:23 you can hear him hit himself once more when the boss starts to speak.

So unless I get convinced he starts hitting himself in the head while arguing with people, I think this is fake.

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