You MUST see this TV show!
 

Maybe it's the PT Barnum dna in my blood -- but I think this is one of the greatest tv shows -- EVER!

Seriously, it is so cool -- on so many levels. I'm sorry (if) you already missed some episodes.

http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/pitchmen/pitchmen.html

Cheers.

-- TW

PS: Here's some good advice from their official site...
http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/pitchmen...-millions.html

Re: You MUST see this TV show!
 

TW:

I agree that it is one of the best shows if not the best, I have ever seen.

I have watched 3 episodes so far and I have learned a lot about how to pick winning products and how to market them.

Thank You!!! for the heads up.

Re: You MUST see this TV show! (warning: Contains SPOILERS!)...
 

What makes it so amazing -- besides the learning aspect -- is how many dumb-dumb mistakes these 'experts' make! It gives people like me hope!

1) They SIGN a contract with someone on the spot, then they set up the filming of the infomercial -- then they are FILIMING THE INFO MERCIAL (with 10-15 CREW, cameras, suv on a tow platform, lights -- probably costing thousands + thousands per minute to have this all set up + running -- THEN they get a call from their legal department that the NAME OF THE PRODUCT needs to be changed IMMEDIATELY (copyright problems)!!! They get this news WHILE THEY ARE FILMING THE INFOMERCIAL ON LOCATION! An incredibly dumb-dumb mistake.

2) Another product -- another infomercial -- for a new power saw (great invention). They decide to dramatize the power of the saw by cutting an old car in half. They push the car INSIDE the studio -- under the hot lights. they start filming -- all angles. Cameras, crew (again 10-15 people, all being paid). As the guy is cutting through the car, everyone suddenly SMELLS GAS! Nobody (I mean NOBODY) thought to empty the fuel lines, KNOWING the car was going to be CUT IN HALF!!!

If those multi-millionaire marketing guys can make totally stupid, totally foreseeable mistakes like that, there's still hope for people like me.

It is just so cool to see the behind the scenes stuff in the infomercial world. To see what these guys go through. It's very cool.

Cheers.

-- TW

Re: You MUST see this TV show!
 

Hello...
As per me TV is not an idiot box if use it properly because there are news channels in it through them you can get lots of information regarding the whole worlds....

Re: You MUST see this TV show!
 

Thanks for posting about this show - it is very interesting. The one thing I didn't like is that the first couple of episodes, they focused mainly on the products, but by the third episode they focused a lot on the personal conflicts between the 2 pitchmen. I have to say, the two of them seem to be pretty immature and have very inflated/fragile egos. I hope they get back to focusing more on the products and the process.

It was also strange that they spent so much time testing the shark repellant product when it has such a limited audience. That whole segment was pretty ridiculous.

I see that the gps pal product that didn't do that well is on sale at various online catalog retailers like harrietcarter.com

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I'm sure some of it is staged - but who cares, it's cool to see they are (just) REAL PEOPLE. The show appeals to people like me (+ you) -- the type of people who turn the car radio UP when the ads come on, and DOWN when the music comes on. In other words, marketing FREAKS!

Re: You MUST see this TV show!
 

Very nice. Love these type of informative TV Shows. Entertainment and information in one.

Re: You MUST see this TV show!
 

I've been enjoying this too, and like TW, it's nice to see just how many takes they have to do to get everything just right for TV. Makes me think I don't have to get it all right the first time and there's nothing wrong with having to do multiple takes.

Steve