Urge to kill rising...

Post by **Verence** » Sat Feb 28, 2004 11:52 am

Anyone who works at EB or indeed has even visited an EB within the last month knows what I'm talking about. That dumb poser @%$& on the perpetual loop EBTV DVD. I know, as of sunday we'll move on to a new DVD, but might the next one be more banal in it's monologues and multiple-choice questions? I dread the possibility. It wasn't so bad when I could mostly tune it out, but this latest DVD has SEVERAL occurences of ear-piercing yowls and grunts perpetrated by the "Host" in question. Customers literaly jump a foot in the air and mumble "What the hell was that?" at least twice an hour. Is this intended to help sales? Are terrified and confused customers more likely to buy things?

*Huff*

Just needed to vent, don't mind me.

Seriously, EB is great otherwise, come and buy a GMR card from me.

Mothergoat · Post by **Mothergoat** » Sat Feb 28, 2004 2:10 pm

Why so cryptic? WTH are you talking about?

phylof · Post by **phylof** » Sun Feb 29, 2004 12:41 am

to sum it up, Ian Kessler is a FUCKING MORON ... that pretty much does it

AIDS · Post by **AIDS** » Sun Feb 29, 2004 1:13 am

Let me demonstrate, it goes something like this...

This next band is from Fred Durst himself. Here's Puddle Of Mud
BOO YA.

Then I yell at the guy to shut up, but he won't shut up because he some stupid guy in the TV.

I you are confused, go into an EB before the end of the month and watch the TVs.

I hate like all the songs on the DVDs but I can usually get through a work shift without going crazy listening to all the crap. But I don't think I'll be able to handle next month's DVD. Next month's is the worse by far...it has Britney Spears AND Hillary Duff. C'mon EB, stop making my ears bleed.

Zukin · Post by **Zukin** » Sun Feb 29, 2004 10:11 am

Do they show footage of games at all? It would make more sense for EBTV to be completely game-focused rather than a presentation of pop-culture wang-ery. I'm guessing it's a company-mandated rule that EBTV has to be shown, but I'm not sure how bad music relates to purchasing behavior. Maybe it helps move items that suck, with a Fred Durst or Puddle of Mudd fan ending up buying a game like Drake since they have a feeling that their idol legitimizes their purchase.

Shrek · Post by **Shrek** » Tue Mar 02, 2004 7:44 pm

yes.. its video games, action sports highlights and also music videos

And its not as bad as you all make it out to be

Post by **Verence** » Thu Mar 04, 2004 2:30 pm

Maybe not if you just pop in for a copy of Ninja Gaiden it isn't, but for people who work there its tear-inducing.

If he knew ANYTHING about the games he was plugging I could stand it.

But he doesn't.

At all.

Not even a teensy bit.

Seriously.

Shrek · Post by **Shrek** » Thu Mar 04, 2004 11:03 pm

considering i work at an eb... He's a hired actor/host, he reads from cue cards, and does his best to make it intersting

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Mar 06, 2004 1:56 pm

C'mon then, how can you not hate him? Unless...

*Squints at Shrek*

Wait, you ARE Ian Kessler! Get him!

I kid, I kid. You are entitled to your opinion that he's not the antichrist.

...

Even if you're wrong.

Post by **Verence** » Sat Mar 06, 2004 1:57 pm

*Sigh*

That was me again.

Shrek · Post by **Shrek** » Mon Mar 08, 2004 12:16 am

maybe you could be better?

Silviar · Post by **Silviar** » Mon Mar 08, 2004 9:14 am

I could definitely do better. Then again, I have breasts so it's guaranteed to be a better hit.

phylof · Post by **phylof** » Mon Mar 08, 2004 11:11 am

dude, any average fucktard could do better .... hell, even shrek could do better and he is more than average fucktard

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Mar 08, 2004 2:45 pm

Yes.

Yes I could do better.

Because at the very least I would know something about the games I was plugging.

Is Ian Kessler a friend of yours or what? You seem bent on defending him.

Post by **Verence** » Mon Mar 08, 2004 2:47 pm

Son of a benchmark!

Me again.

I Wish there was some way to delete a post done by me as a "Guest".