Gothamist: Demetri's Webisodes

ditto

Fri, 06 Oct 2006 16:05:10 -0500

I wish Dmitri Martin were funny. I mean, he seems cool and all, but no laughs here. How do people make these ascents without ... you know, shining talent? I'm with this guy

Devin

Fri, 06 Oct 2006 15:06:01 -0500

The "webisode" is pretty funny, albeit a really obvious Wes Anderson rip off. That, and that so far, it has no mention of Windows Vista besides his funny little pronunciation thing on the title page. Well, at least Microsoft updated thier marketing techniuqes a little bit. I guess with the Zune coming out they realized they should probably tap into the "cool" market.

anonymass

Fri, 06 Oct 2006 14:32:00 -0500

Nice to see Demetri representing the Windows people, showin the world we are ok too! Now THAT is what we call the hard sell.

chacha

Fri, 06 Oct 2006 14:24:53 -0500

I think she means Demetri seems Mac because he's arty and cool. I guess Mac advertising has been successful in creating that stereotype. Nice to see Demetri representing the Windows people, showin the world we are ok too!

zzzzffff

Fri, 06 Oct 2006 13:52:19 -0500

I wish Dmitri Martin were funny. I mean, he seems cool and all, but no laughs here. How do people make these ascents without ... you know, shining talent?

jen

Fri, 06 Oct 2006 13:50:08 -0500

If you reread, you'll notice I did not say Martin was IN a Mac commercial, I said he seemed like more of a "mac guy", thus I was surprised to see him in a Microsoft commercial. To clarify... Demetri Martin: microsoft John Hodgman: "plays" the PC in the Mac commercials Both are on The Daily Show, which is why i said: "Seems like Mac and PC's are pulling from the same talent pool lately." and linked to The Daily Show.

julie

Fri, 06 Oct 2006 13:40:57 -0500

Demetri Martin is the Daily Show from time to time. He is not the Mac Guy from the commercials. Interestingly, the PC guy from the Apply Commercials also sometimes shows up on the Daily Show.

_^^_

Fri, 06 Oct 2006 13:38:40 -0500

what exactly is a mac personality?

EricGewiz

Fri, 06 Oct 2006 13:32:43 -0500

I dont think they meant that literally; what they meant was "he's seem like a mac-person" or "pro-mac" by his personality.

mike

Fri, 06 Oct 2006 13:30:01 -0500

This guy isn't the mac guy... not from the commercials anyway... he may be a mac irl, but as for the mac guy from commercial... valleywag has the answer: "Mac is Justin Long, the failed cheerleader in the movie "Dodgeball" and Warren Cheswick in TV's "Ed." Thanks again, readers -- if it weren't for you, I'd have to buy a TV." http://www.valleywag.com/tech/apple/john-hodgman-is-a-pc-justin-long-is-a-mac-171361.php