Yeah, that video completely sucks.

But isn't it supposed to? It's a piece of shameless self-promotion by Viedt. So maybe it's supposed to suck hard?

Of course, I guess they could have done it so it sucked in a sort of awesome way. That would be the hope, I guess, especially for a parody of the banality of MTV.

...I don't even know what to say about that.
Could the girl maybe try and pretend like she's interested in doing this? They couldn't hire someone who could fake enthusiasm like those countdown hosts do?

I just got home from a work lunch in which alcohol was involved, and yet the booze still didn't prepare me for that video. Sheesh.

It's been downhill since the fake 70s news broadcast clip, honestly.

This viral marketing needs a deft touch and they are just pushing it too far with all these videos.

And I knew I was going to have to deal with the super smurf wang in the movie, but seriously I hope it is not a huge focus, I don't need to sepnmd evey moment worring that I might see the cancer stick and then cry because I have to turn the lights on when I pee

Er yes. Embarrassingly poor. But really what do you expect? I need to get drunk now - after seeing the clips posted here the other day I weep for this movie.

If they're guilty of anytyhing, its doing the parody TOO well. Is no one else here old enough to remember how slapshod, low budget, and crap looking Mtv and VH1 (Comedy Central - all of them frankly) were when they started out? Serisouly, this was about as accurate as you could get. If it sucked, I'd say it sucked in exactly the way it was supposed to.

lol, Viedt at Stuido 54?
Uh, didn't that die down before '85?
I'll laugh my ass off if they stick Warhol in somehow...

But yeah, this is shamelessly shit. I'm going to go wip up a brew of Nite Owl© Coffee now...

@Endroren

Even if it is the most accurate and realistic portrayal of suckage on the planet, it still sucks, so why have it at all :s?

It is I! The person you have been asking for! The person that watches the Watchmen!

Seeing as I have now addressed myself to the world, there is no more need for this mindless advertising! A thoughtful question that was subtly placed in the book has been over exposed to the point of tedium!

Since all semblance of intellect has been artfully sucked out of this novel, you can ignore the movie! For the question the advertising has so tirelessly asked is now answered!

Who watches the watchmen? I do!

[nerdiness]I hope they know they're not actually called
"the watchmen"
They were called the crimebusters.[/nerdiness]

[nerdiness]I hope they know they're not actually called
"the watchmen"
They were called the crimebusters.[/nerdiness]

For about 10 minutes.

Now Alan Moore's gonna come circumcise us all out of revenge. Male and female alike.

Countdown to Martha Quinn/Rorschach slashfic in 3, 2, 1. . .

Way back in September I think when I first saw the Watchmen trailer, I was so psyched. Right now, I can't say that I want to see this at all. I'll still see it... but I don't want to.

Did anybody catch "Alan meets flock of seagulls"?

On the upside, this marketing is starting to remind me of The Hulk and SW Episode 1, setting my expectations for this movie at an all-time low. I guess from here I can only be pleasantly surprised.

Stop, just stop it. Enough. They're ruining the movie before it's even out.

Whew, that's a relief! I was afraid Doc M would fully clothed. It just wouldn't be Watchmen without copious dongage. That's what I say.

That was bloody awful. Alan Moore is going to sacrifice a lot of kittens to his snake god if he comes across any of this insane marketing crap.

I'd say the VMN thing was almost exactly what it was supposed to be, a shitty 80's MTV parody. The only real problem is that the "Character" had a more current attitude, the "this is my job and I'm not going to embarass myself because these days this is an actual career" attitude, where as IIunderstandC, the 80's hosts were all jittery, chattery 'teenagers'...

...I need to kill something.

IT JUST KEEPS GETTING WORSE.

This is spot on. It's EXACTLY the way those damn, arrogant MTV VJs used to do countdowns. I'm not saying I was a fan of them, but it does get the point across.

I think it comes off as weird because the aesthetic of the 80s isn't shared with the film. So it just ends up looking very trite by comparison.

Hmm, I think it should of sucked more to be honest.
Its a parody of the shitty early 80's mtv generation. They should of put more post processing to make it look like 80s video, but the point does get across. I think every one here is just kind of too young to remember that time period.

The movie does have a 80s time period in it. That's what this piece of marketing is supposed to show.

The chick should of really over played it more then she did though. And she should of been a little on the ugly side like all the first VJ's from that period.

I agree with Machina. That's pretty spot-on for early MTV.

This is a good marketing tool...actually make me think this movie is going to suck! And then bam right there I get a great suprise! A blue giant wang that i remember in the comic book as being more like my own. They have bastardized this graphic novel from the start..Dave Gibbons sold his soul the devil, I dont care how good this movie looks....its gonna bomb!