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Apple Working on Original Television Series About Apps

samcraig said:
Still hoping Apple produced "Hot Pockets: The Series" aren't you?
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Awwww man that would be soooooooooooo awesome! Can you imagine it? Each week Ignatius Hot Pocket III, Jr would solve crimes that revolve around the frozen foods industry. An-an-and he'd have a sidekick (I'm thinking Guy Fieri) and a nemesis (most likely Gordon Ramsey). Ooooo, sit down for this, Ramsey... aw man Ramsey would have a henchman -no wait- a HENCHWOMAN! Sweet Jeebus this is going to be good. Paula Dean would be the henchwoman. She would rub every crime scene with a stick of butter while Ramsey goes all apoplectic about her leaving evidence for me to - I mean for IHP3J <-- Hot Pocket's nickname - to find and eventually solve the crime. Best of all, get this, best of all Hot Pocket would have a catch phrase! Something real cool like "You feel lucky punk?!?!" Sam, is that not the coolest catch phrase? It amazes me it's never been used before. I should probably trademark the hell out of it. THIS.IS.THE.BEST.IDEA.I'VE.EVER.HAD.

/realizes idea is better than a reality show about apps
/sends idea to Aaron Sorkin
*greenlit*
/casts Vin Diesel as Hot Pocket

Unrelated: Can you imagine what my wife goes through living with all this^:oops:
 
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Apple is working with Will.i.am and TV executives Ben Silverman and Howard T. Owens on a new non-scripted television show that will "spotlight the app economy," reports The New York Times. There are no details on the television show beyond the App Store premise, so it is not clear what format episodes will take.
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They could do an episode about Apple's comprehensive and thorough app review process. Show us how Apple can approve an app, but then pull it a day or 2 later.... or show us how Apple can approve 2 new malicious app created by the same person who had a prior malicious app removed because it recorded Instagram user names and passwords.
 
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69Mustang said:
Awwww man that would be soooooooooooo awesome! Can you imagine it? Each week Ignatius Hot Pocket III, Jr would solve crimes that revolve around the frozen foods industry. An-an-and he'd have a sidekick (I'm thinking Guy Fieri) and a nemesis (most likely Gordon Ramsey). Ooooo, sit down for this, Ramsey... aw man Ramsey would have a henchman -no wait- a HENCHWOMAN! Sweet Jeebus this is going to be good. Paula Dean would be the henchwoman. She would rub every crime scene with a stick of butter while Ramsey goes all apoplectic about her leaving evidence for me to - I mean for IHP3J <-- Hot Pocket's nickname - find and eventually solve the crime. Best of all, get this, best of all Hot Pocket would have a catch phrase! Something real cool like "You feel lucky punk?!?!" Sam, is that not the coolest catch phrase? It amazes me it's never been used before. I should probably trademark the hell out of it. THIS.IS.THE.BEST.IDEA.I'VE.EVER.HAD.

/realizes idea is better than a reality show about apps
/sends idea to Aaron Sorkin
*greenlit*
/casts Vin Diesel as Hot Pocket

Unrelated: Can you imagine what my wife goes through living with all this^:oops:
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See and I was just thinking it would be a show about how they make/test each variety and get it stuffed into the pastry. Go figure ;)
 
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69Mustang said:
That was scripted TV. This is not that.
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In spite of what might be said, there is no such thing as unscripted TV. It is called amateur video and it mostly accumulates on YouTube or it is scripted. I doubt that the people mentioned are spending millions on unscripted video, no one else does.

Oh, and if you believe reality shows are not scripted I have a bridge for sale. Please PM me.
 
MistrSynistr said:
lol this show exists, it's called Silicon Valley.
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I'm in the same boat. I think the article may be poorly worded. This show is coming from a guy who made quite a few 30 minute comedies and pitches Apple reality tv? I think "non-scripted" means the script hasn't even been written yet, in this case, not that it is "reality" tv
 
nt5672 said:
Oh, and if you believe reality shows are not scripted I have a bridge for sale.
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So what does the screen/script writers union say? Because of that, I thought these "reality" shows were more a vast amount of directed improv performances that eventually gets highly edited down to fit a story line, said story line often made up after the fact. e.g. the "script" might be mostly something given to the editors well after the shoot, not to the meat-puppets.
 
Wow maybe they will touch on all the junk and scam apps in the store. I brought it up before but it's nearly impossible to get visibility because of all the clone / reskin apps that plague the App Store.

There are thousands of minecraft clone apps that don't even work and the screenshots don't match the gameplay or play at all like the description. Apple has even featured some of these although they have nothing but 1 star reviews from people asking for their money back.

Here are a few examples.


NEW HEARTGOLD PIXELMON EDITION - Hunter & Survival Block Mini Game with Multiplayer by Tyrga Demtnon
https://appsto.re/us/Vsrx_.i


Build Battle : Mini Game with Multiplayer by ORGONITE DOO
https://appsto.re/us/FmkJ8.i


These games are making hundreds of not thousands a day simply by false advertisement on the store yet Apple doesn't seem to care.
 
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B.K. said:
When will Apple realize that these pop-star collaborations are terrible products and business decisions.
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There is some truth to this. The whole Dr Dre thing wasn't the golden goose they were hoping for. In the time it took Apple Music to get 11 Million paying subscribers, Spotify picked up another 10 million paying subscribers without any celebrity endorsement at all.

While this App TV show sounds boring as hell, it's a pattern with apple to make things like this to encourage people to buy more of their stuff. It's just one big ad (like iTunes Radio trying to get people to buy the songs, or iWork trying to get people to buy iCloud Storage). Celebrities don't make the up-selling any more appealing.
 
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nt5672 said:
In spite of what might be said, there is no such thing as unscripted TV. It is called amateur video and it mostly accumulates on YouTube or it is scripted. I doubt that the people mentioned are spending millions on unscripted video, no one else does.

Oh, and if you believe reality shows are not scripted I have a bridge for sale. Please PM me.
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Everyone knows reality TV is not not scripted. It's categorized as not scripted. Non-scripted reality TV is sort of like when car companies say 4-door coupe. Everyone knows there's no such thing, but we just let it slide anyway.
 
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rjlawrencejr said:
While it would be awesome, I guess it's safe to say you likely know very little about the business of television. The amount parties you must negotiate with to make something like this happen would make your head spin.
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That's a pretty big assumption on your part. I understand that the logistics are dicey and everybody wants their cut. The negotiations will be ongoing, I'm sure. All I was saying is that I'd like for such a service to exist.
 
What was that stupid Paris Hilton show a few years back? Yeah... I think I'd rather watch that... Or reruns of paint drying.
 
B.K. said:
When will Apple realize that these pop-star collaborations are terrible products and business decisions.
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When it actually starts to become terrible products and business decisions. You're still buying, shareholders are still happy.
 
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B.K. said:
When will Apple realize that these pop-star collaborations are terrible products and business decisions.
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Yeah. Especially the collaboration with Dr Dre - biggest mistake in corporate history.
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BSben said:
Will.i.am??? What is wrong with Apple? A man with no talent (does anyone remember the hideous iPhone camera he designed) making a tedious tv show about apps. I would rather burn my telly than watch that rubbish, and please don't even get me started on Dr. Dre.
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Thank you!
 
BSben said:
Will.i.am??? What is wrong with Apple? A man with no talent (does anyone remember the hideous iPhone camera he designed) making a tedious tv show about apps. I would rather burn my telly than watch that rubbish, and please don't even get me started on Dr. Dre.
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I disagree. Wil I Am is an interesting and talented individual. I had watched a documentary that he featured in and he seems have a genuine interest in new technologies. However I'm not sure if Apple should be doing so much collaborating. Collaborations in my opinion is watering down the Apple brand.
 
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