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Otto Mann — Thu, 28 Jan 2016 13:52:23 -0000

u aint no jdawg, you a bitch

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Victoria — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 16:34:31 -0000

Linds, it's so nice to see you on the web again and not have to watch the commercials for your pearly whites :>) I've been eagerly awaiting MobLogic and I'll be watching every day. In contrast with Pandabear and Speedlet's comments, I really enjoy the "man on the streets" interviews. I like the interactions with random people and I especially enjoy seeing your personality come through. You've got a great sense of humor and your zest for life really shows. Love it all!

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Coop — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 22:20:40 -0000

Put Mob Logic on PRIME TIME TV !!!!!
30 second snipets interacting with tv and the web is
what we need to see and hear!! Wake us up!!

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Dana — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 10:02:19 -0000

The show looks great...vibrant and the colors are vivid. Content is cool. I especially enjoyed the closing of Super Tuesday and the Global Warming episodes. I am looking forward to more.

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KC — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 08:53:47 -0000

Congrats on your first day of Mob Logic. You have got great commentary going already and you have only just begun. Can't wait to watch you grow.

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jvon — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 23:51:45 -0000

Gotta throw in my two cents here. Someone mentioned up above that they don't think this show can work because of the existence of the Daily Show. Two points I'd like to make on that.

1) This is the web. The Daily Show is on TV. Completely different format.

2) The Daily Show caters a very specific type of political "humor", which as far as I can tell revolves around calling George W. Bush an idiot again and again. Those of us who suspect, as I do, that GWB is actually quite a bit smarter than Jon Stewart is, get tired of this quickly.

I don't think that this show is going for the same audience as he is. I certianly hope not, because I'm not in it.

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jeffmarks7 — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 22:47:03 -0000

MobLogic brings it
each day, every day, all day
pop news politics

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lindsaycampbell — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 21:41:53 -0000

hey speedlet, why are you anonymous? you have some great ideas and I'm really curious to know who you are because you're obviously VERY familiar with our work. regardless of your identity though, i really appreciate the time you took here and the thoughtfulness of your critique. we've planned to do many of the things you outline and agree with your first comment that all good shows take a bit to settle into their own authentic voice. hope you're patient enough to see us get there. :)

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Jeremy H — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 20:58:50 -0000

It's great to see the show up and running; I've been looking forward to it since it was first announced.

Great job Lindsay on the first show! I enjoyed the old Wallstrip when you were there, and look forward to seeing more of Moblogic. Again great job Lindsay and crew!

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speedlet — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 19:11:57 -0000

Don't be afraid to get wonky. Your core audience will probably be political junkies. You can go a little more inside baseball than a TV show.

Have great interviews with insiders, journalists -- Paul Krugman, etc.

Look at what worked on wallstrip -- particularly the fake Steve Jobs, etc.

Bring in some smart commentators, and let them use MobLogic as a soapbox.

You may have to expand your cast beyond Lindsay.

Constantly attack the conventional wisdom.

Use man-on-the-street only as intercut material.

Advance a point of view, even if it's from a devil's-advocate viewpoint (the Rutgers thing was a good example of this).

Don't work off the day's headlines -- these things go stale quickly and you will get beat by the Daily Show.

Instead, perhaps you should emulate "This American Life" and choose themes -- "Guns", say, or "Disaster". These will have a much longer shelf life.

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Catie B — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 18:06:24 -0000

Congratulations team!!!!
Youngsville loves Lindsay and Moblogic!

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speedlet — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 16:29:21 -0000

This show doesn't work.

You're trying to jump from a niche audience to a general audience and not quite making it.

Whereas the fun of wallstrip was about watching Lindsay and co. use stocks to riff on, say, the Illuminati, now you're stepping into territory that is much more hotly contested, particularly by the Daily Show.

You can't simply walk around doing man-on-the-street interviews, asking "so how bout them delegates?" This feels like amateur Jay Leno stuff. It's non-specific, and therefore not entertaining. Lindsay's charm will only carry you so far.

The internet is not about reaching a broad, general audience. You still have to find a distinct identity and audience for the show. Your audience is already used to much smarter material than this. To try to go after a "general" audience for a web-based political show is a big mistake.

My advice would be to do what you did with Wallstrip -- don't try to reach a broad audience. You should be trying to find the stories that the Daily Show, etc. are missing, and then riff on them.

You have to go smarter -- much smarter. You also need a point of view -- sardonic, controversial, cynical, contrarian, irreverent, whatever. You need at least one smart, politically savvy writer.

It usually takes a while for a show to find its true identity. Let's hope you guys find yours.

Good luck.

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d4dan — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 15:52:43 -0000

Yes! Lindsey Campbell is back! The new wallstrip girl is rubbish. Your going to rock this show. Let me know if you need any response or opinions from London. well done to the moblogic team too fro putting together such a tight sight. Yes this is going to be so great!

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Trader Mike — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 15:06:50 -0000

Congrats on the launch. The site looks great.

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Simone — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 15:00:08 -0000

mmm...looks good! Good luck! :-)

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Jon — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 14:53:36 -0000

Give me the candidates. What they stand for. Their voting record. An insightful look at the election. The voting process (Is this going to be another 2000 or 2004 debacle?) Give me liberty or give me death.

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kuchino — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 14:44:34 -0000

Nice show, but you guys need to do more research in to the logo, Google "scrin" EA games.

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boca — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 14:35:15 -0000

Love the large format video, congrats to all, love the new show. "Steal this show" was killing me... I guess you have to be my age to appreciate the joke. Now, how do I get a sticker and where can order T shirts, the logo is hot.

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Conor — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 14:20:11 -0000

so far you have a few segments and in one you have a guy flipping off the camera and then in another there's a photo of a five year old kid in an Ohio State jersey giving someone the finger that's immediately followed by Lindsay's commentary of "that sucks for.."

dumbing it down and cheap laughs.

class and propriety. purposely staying away from?

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BaghdadBrian — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 14:09:27 -0000

Not sure this is up Lindsay's alley, but I expect a lot of the underside of America to come out, racism, sexism especially. Would love to see some of Lindsay responding to this, or discussing how objectification impacts the news, entertainment, etc.

Hope you're planning to really turn things on their head, not just the format, but the content, and the way anchors can interact with their subjects and audience. Also, if you get to interviewing fancy people, please give them hard questions. For example, Jon Stewart interviews people like Madeleine Albright and fails to raise the hard issues, not just "do you think you were right to support the sanctions," but, "do you think you were right to advise against intervention in Rwanda."

The news and "not the news" as the Daily Show is, have a short attention span, need to look at things longer, I hope you'll bring research, context, and insight to the format. Looking forward to it!

(maybe we can Mob something for you from Baghdad or Mexico...maybe even Syria!)

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Jeff Marks — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 14:01:12 -0000

Lindsay's a Mets fan anyway! ;)

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jvon — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 14:00:53 -0000

Hahaha... that was a strong first episode. I'm really looking forward to watching this every day.

I love the "especially if you were naked" guy. But I'll watch it even if you're NOT naked -- that's how much I enjoy your stuff.

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moblogic — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 13:57:23 -0000

I'm only answering for LC cause she's shooting around SXSW right now... but it was a Rutgers hat. She was on the Rutgers campus talking guns protection. Go Scarlet Knights!

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Nathan — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 13:48:04 -0000

Go! Go! Lindsay Go!

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d00tch — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 13:47:27 -0000

I like the show, and I'm so happy to see you again, Lindsay. But a Red Sox hat? Grrrr...