Video: “FCU — Fact Checkers Unit”
posted at 1:11 pm on September 16, 2007 by Allahpundit
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How the pros do it. Take a lesson, New Republic.
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Wow, that video was lame. Until 3 min. in. And then it became lame all over again.
Christoph on September 16, 2007 at 1:19 PM
OK, how do I get those 2 minutes back?
csdeven on September 16, 2007 at 1:20 PM
Makes the Mythbusters look like WUSSIES.
Savage on September 16, 2007 at 1:22 PM
“I was gonna watch a show”
jjjen on September 16, 2007 at 1:26 PM
C’mon, man, that was GENIUS!!!
wccawa on September 16, 2007 at 1:26 PM
Didn’t you just have this on a couple weeks ago?
Maybe I read to many blogs.
lowandslow on September 16, 2007 at 1:36 PM
that was 9 minutes I’ll never see again :/
and to add insult to injury; i watched the credits so i could click “die” but the option wasn’t there :/
lorien1973 on September 16, 2007 at 1:40 PM
Milk-shmilk!
Shy Guy on September 16, 2007 at 1:41 PM
Extremely well done. There’s so much crap out there, it’s nice to see some folks with talent.
And don’t get me started on Bill Murray. That hangdog face makes me laugh before he even opens his mouth.
MikeZero on September 16, 2007 at 1:41 PM
That wasn’t funny, it was just strange.
Ortzinator on September 16, 2007 at 1:53 PM
It started fast and slowed which is the reverse of what I prefer but I thought it was a great vid. Lot’s of creative stuff.
Dusty on September 16, 2007 at 1:55 PM
O/T
OJ arrested. Facing 10 years. He may serve time in jail yet.
csdeven on September 16, 2007 at 2:43 PM
That was great!
Weight of Glory on September 16, 2007 at 2:54 PM
It’s gonna be a stretch to spin this into a series. Not that they wouldn’t have plenty of real world material–it’s just that the reality of faux news ain’t so funny.
TexasDan on September 16, 2007 at 3:46 PM
So this is what passes for comedy from the X generation? That generation grew up watching quality writing on TV, how come they can’t produce it themselves?
jihadwatcher on September 16, 2007 at 3:51 PM
I’m wondering if things are rather slow for Murray these days.
georgej on September 16, 2007 at 4:41 PM
Lol! That was awesome.
emmaline1138 on September 16, 2007 at 4:51 PM
Wow, talk about lost in translation.
Kini on September 16, 2007 at 4:57 PM
These guys spent a lot of time, talent, and treasure for questionable results.
One star.
Mojave Mark on September 16, 2007 at 4:57 PM
Bill’s getting old. Damn! That means I’m getting old.
Guardian on September 16, 2007 at 6:13 PM
The Spy Who Knew To Little this ain’t
- The Cat
MirCat on September 16, 2007 at 7:32 PM
Six minutes too long.
ScottMcC on September 16, 2007 at 8:04 PM
It almost didn’t work, but the Blues Bros. t-shirt carried it off.
Fact: Milk was not required to attain drowsiness during that vid.
Freelancer on September 17, 2007 at 9:24 AM
For the love of god somebody please post this over at New Republic.
doriangrey on September 17, 2007 at 11:18 AM
Wow. Some strong cynical advice out there.
The vid did seem to run a little long, and a lot was unnecessary; but I think the effort was good, and while the acting wasn’t A-List material, it still deserves more credit than most have been giving.
I doubt I could have produced/written/directed it better, and I’m interested and trying to learn how. Could many who claimed to have wasted their time submit something to compare?
Harsh criticism as noted above makes some (like myself) even more reluctant to even try to produce the short flicks (like this one) I’ve written; some just don’t get the point: to appreciate the writer(s) and director’s work and potential; the quality will get better over time, but you gotta start somewhere. Sure hope when I get the gall to give it a go, some of you aren’t watching…
This parody was made for knee-jerk sh*ts & giggles; the Geico-Cavemen Series of commercials have evolved (pardon the pun) into just that: a series. What’s wrong with some people taking a shot at having fun?
A piece of advice: look at it from the quality of the writing, directing and acting; the cuts and edits and symbolism (the banana = “or else”… then takes the last of it in one big bite, tossing the peel). It’s not to be taken so seriously; why critique it as so?
nationspatriotcom on September 17, 2007 at 2:38 PM