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'Genius Bar' TV Pilot
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There is no way the final title will be Genius Bar. None at all. Apple wont allow it. Apple is too easy to make fun of. Apple customers are even easier to make fun of. We drink too much Kool-aid.
this show is gonna suck
are you kidding?
This show is going to suck. We all love apple here, but are we big enough dorks that we'll actually enjoy a tv show thats about the amazingly interesting happenings that go on at either abercrombie or the apple store. No. It's a stupid as hell idea. First episode Plot: What happens when Josh, the dorky apple store manager catches 2 of the abercrombie sales people making out in the stock room. He can't tell anyone, but he captures them on his isight and sends a capture of it to the store manager. Bla bla, damn that would be boring.
are you kidding?
This show is going to suck. We all love apple here, but are we big enough dorks that we'll actually enjoy a tv show thats about the amazingly interesting happenings that go on at either abercrombie or the apple store. No. It's a stupid as hell idea. First episode Plot: What happens when Josh, the dorky apple store manager catches 2 of the abercrombie sales people making out in the stock room. He can't tell anyone, but he captures them on his isight and sends a capture of it to the store manager. Bla bla, damn that would be boring.
Funny to me
The ? store I work at is right across from an A&F. I cringe at their thumping techno beats each time I walk by that place. lol. So, I will probably think this show is funny even if it isn't.
I dunno if it the general public will find this to be a very funny concept though.
The ? store I work at is right across from an A&F. I cringe at their thumping techno beats each time I walk by that place. lol. So, I will probably think this show is funny even if it isn't.
I dunno if it the general public will find this to be a very funny concept though.
It isn't that the show can't work - it's just that CBS isn't the place for it. Fox, possibly. CW... a little warmer (and maybe that's where it'll ultimately end up when CBS realizes it isn't their demographic to mix those things together.) Really though, this is almost an MTV idea.
possible trademark infringement
the term "genius bar" was likely to be trademarked according to this old news piece. anyone know if it ever was? if so, they couldn't call it "genius bar."
http://www.ifoapplestore.com/stores/genius_bar_trademark.html
the term "genius bar" was likely to be trademarked according to this old news piece. anyone know if it ever was? if so, they couldn't call it "genius bar."
http://www.ifoapplestore.com/stores/genius_bar_trademark.html
Not something I would ever watch, especially if anyone involved from that 70's show are behind it.
That doesn't sound promising -- product placement galore. Is Apple going through a 'meet John Doe' scenario here?
Maybe, but CBS is the one pursuing it. Unless they sell it to Time Warner (which owns CW) it wouldn't end up there. I guess it could end up on MTV though, since Viacom owns CBS (and Paramount Pictures).kylephoto760 said:
Ah, the joys of media ownership.
SilentPanda said:I wonder if it'll be on the iTunes store...
Hey, they can do a paradox episode!
"Next time on Genuis Bar:
Karen [one of the Ambercrombie and Fitch employees] cannot sync the episodes of "Genius Bar" she bought on her MacBook with her iPod!"
iMeowbot said:
Right. Given Apple's aggressive stance toward protecting its trademarks, I can't imagine CBS sticking with this title.
Of course, a lawsuit would provide a nice publicity bounce for the series launch...
killmoms said:
Ok, I'll give you a hint. Time Warner owned the WB. C W. Where did the C come from? CBS. It merged with UPN which was owned by CBS/Viacom.
Ah, interesting, I looked it up, apparently it's a "joint venture." How about that. How bizarre.Silicon Jedi said:
How many episodes of a show like this could a person watch, though? Every week the same thing happenes - the logic board is replaced, even though there is nothing wrong with it.
Perhaps in A Very Special Episode, a MacBook could get scratched.
Tedious.
Perhaps in A Very Special Episode, a MacBook could get scratched.
Tedious.
This is a show that could work, but so is any other premise. As always, the success of a sitcom boils down to creating characters that people are interested in seeing every week.
There's no way this will be Apple affiliated, though. Can't you imagine Steve Jobs needing to sign off on every actor, every line, every lighting change? It'd have to be a spoof. I'm not sure that there are enough people out there who would get it, the occasional SNL skit notwithstanding. That being said, a good parody of Steve would be funny even to people who don't really know his image all that well.
Apple lawyers, start racking up your billable hours.
There's no way this will be Apple affiliated, though. Can't you imagine Steve Jobs needing to sign off on every actor, every line, every lighting change? It'd have to be a spoof. I'm not sure that there are enough people out there who would get it, the occasional SNL skit notwithstanding. That being said, a good parody of Steve would be funny even to people who don't really know his image all that well.
Apple lawyers, start racking up your billable hours.
I've never watched much of "The Office" but this strikes me as a similar premise. A show about nothing, really. Almost seinfeld-esque.