You say Adoobe, I say Adobe

I found a funny new web series while reading up on Tilzy.Tv today. I love the way they review web shows with such intelligence and wit. I also found it funny that the author kept referring to the hit TV series Mad Men about Madison Avenue agency men because that was his chief point of reference. I know Mad Men is supposed to be great and it won a lot of awards recently, but I’ve never seen it. I guess I’ll have to now!

However, I HAVE worked with many, many ad agencies and can attest to the fact that the employees and bosses depicted in Agency of Record on My Damn Channel are not THAT far off the mark. An agency has to be a virtual fountain of endless creativity. While some ideas and campaigns are truly remarkable, some will surely be laughed about in Adrants.

What struck me as particularly amusing was how the ‘Over the Hill” guys were dressed. They are obviously twenty-somethings trying to appear over 30. Everyone knows that people over 30 wear the clothes of twenty-somethings. Those over 40 also wear the clothes of twenty-somethings, and so and so on. I’m sure you’ll occasionally see a 55 year old in a Wet Seal store, acting like they’re buying something for their tween, but now you know why they’re really there.

Agency of Record is a bouncy and likable show narrated by the very capable Sierra, who showcases the glorious Adobe software by capturing her team’s antics into plausible print ad campaigns for some kind of drink called Amplijuice. Say, that sounds good right about now.

Love the graphics, animation, acting and the music, too. It’s brought to you by the fine folks who dreamed up You Suck at Photoshop …so you know it won’t suck.