And you can NOT expect people to watch three episodes of something that doesn’t hook them right away. If you’re not hungry for more after thirty seconds, you’ve lost your window.

Repeat: your show is simply not, not, NOT funny. When you have to start trying to explain your premise, etc., the show itself is not doing its job.

Sorry.

Just wanted to clarify that we’re actually taking the piss out of the reality genre and how trashy these shows are. That’s why it’s called “Whorified.” We wanted to implicate the producers, the viewing public and even some of the contestants who’ll do anything to take part in this type of train-wreck TV.

There are good reality shows but much of the genre is “horrifying” and, as myself and my co-creator agree, a show about pitting women against each other as they complete for the title of top prostitute is just outside the realm of possibility in 2010. It’s crazy out there in TV land. Just today, courtesy of The Onion News, I found out a VH1 Reality Show bus has crashed and “spilled a thousand pounds of slut” onto the highway:
http://www.theonion.com/content/video/vh1_reality_show_bus_crashes_in

Yikes. Stay safe and keep on truckin!

Ann Marie

I do honestly wish you luck in your project. As for only giving it two minutes, I was trying to give it a chance. I would have ended it a lot sooner if it was just one I came across on the net.

And as web-series are already short, two minutes of a web-series is usually more than enough to see if its my cup of tea. Even broadcast shows know that they got to hook the audience before the opening credits/theme plays. That’s a good strategy for most entertainment properties. It is why authors spend a lot of time on their novel’s first sentence, first paragraph and first page. They know they either hook them right away or their book gets put back on the shelf.

I guess what turned me off on your show is that it takes an already degrading TV show format (elimination contest reality show) and tries to go even lower. I don’t watch reality shows (nope, not even American Idol) and the only reason I watched an episode of “Total Drama Island” was because my nephew recommended it and I gave it a shot. It got me in the first few seconds and never let me go.

Again, good luck!

It’s unfortunate, because if you only got through 2 minutes you didn’t even get to meet the contestants or the judges (they’re hilarious) or experience some of the story parallels. Most every episode of “Whorified!” begins with a real prostitution factoid that applies to the world of production. In episode one, the crew and the contestants are both learning the respective rules of their respective “games”.

I always watch at least 3 episodes of new series – new and old media alike – when I’m deciding whether it’s for me or not. New shows take time to get their footing as they introduce characters and plot and work to establish tone. Since web shows are a shorter time investment I’m hoping most people give shows more than a 120 second chance.

Alas, humor is very subjective. You might watch 3 episodes and still think it’s poo poo. That’s why it’s nice there are a lot of shows.

I’m going to check out “Total Drama Island.” Thanks for the recommendation.

Best,
Ann Marie

For me, the best parody on reality shows is the cartoon series “Total Drama Island” (called “Total Drama Action” this season).

http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/cad826fb0d/whorified-sizzle-reel

Happy New Year!

Ann Marie Lindbloom
AcutetTV/Co-Creator of “Whorified!”