Episode 1 - The Big Digg Debut [Discussion]

[chuckles]

Welcome to the very first episode of the Digg Reel! We've taken the best and highest rated user submissions from the video section of Digg.com and put it all together for you to enjoy. So sit back, press play and get ready to roll The Digg Reel.

[knight-atack]

New show! No link, lol. Looking foward to see what this is. :)


EDIT: Well, it's on the front page now... Off to watch it.

[ecx]

Really love this show. Can't wait to see more! (but why not daily?)

[kyleh]

enjoyed the show,
There did seem to be an echo.. like she was in a new studio.... ;)
but ya might want to work on that...

Edit: ^ i think daily might be asking a lot..

[crumbles]

HAhahhaah, this show has potential. The thing that makes this show are the comments that are read.

[lumbeechief]

um whats diggnation for? not tryin to be an a-hole but Im just confused.

[crumbles]

Also, thank God there aren't fake sponsors with this show.

What's the official release time for this show? I hope it's not really Thursday at Midnight EST...

[balzout]

Haha this is pretty funny....Good show.

[kyleh]

um whats diggnation for? not tryin to be an a-hole but Im just confused.
Diggnation was originally aimed more toward stories... so maybe they are trying to give videos there own show instead of kevin and alex fumbling to get the video playing and holding there laptops up to there mics

[jlouderb]

New shows every Wednesday at 4pm eastern.

Yeah, we heard the audio ech too... We've got a solution, just didn't deploy it this time. It'll be better next time.. Still working out the kinks in the new studio.

If there's a strong response, we'll think about doing it daily. That's a LOT of work, but it could be fun.

Thanks for watching, keep the comments coming...!

[keyboardcowboy]

If this show is going to show the best of the best videos on Digg.com and save us the trouble of having to goto the links for ourself, the least they could do is actually show us the entire video.

Dont get me wrong, I think the show concept has potential, but if a video is good enough to get 4000+ diggs, showing us 20 seconds of it doesn't do it justice

[lumbeechief]

I cant download the hd version, and when I download the torrent I get no seeders, any solutions?

[nextgenxbox]

Sweet! This was a nice surprise!

[chuckles]

Also, thank God there aren't fake sponsors with this show.

What's the official release time for this show? I hope it's not really Thursday at Midnight EST...

Normal release time will be Wednesdays @ 4:00PM Eastern / 1:00 Pacific.

-chuckles-

[chuckles]

I cant download the hd version, and when I download the torrent I get no seeders, any solutions?

This link does not work for you??

http://bitcast-a.bitgravity.com/revision3/web/diggreel/0001/diggreel--0001--drdebut--hd.h264.mov

-chuckles-

[deluxndotcom]

The show needs more sound. I feel like when Jessica is talking, she suddenly becomes a college professor speaking about nothing at all. I think some background music would help that a bit. This show seams very unfamiliar.....maybe take a look at the Yahoo 9, http://9.yahoo.com/ and take some tips from them. They have a vary similar produced show that may help you guys and girls make a few small changes to the show.

I personally would love to see The Digg Reel morph into a daily/weekly news show. Talking about news found on Digg that can be followed up on or just highlighted. This has more appeal to me than just a video highlight reel.

Never the less. Love the show, love Revision3 and love Jessica. Keep up the good work. Don't be afraid to make changes, and remember CONTENT is KING.

[nextgenxbox]

Some sound effects wouldn't hurt... like when she asked for a drum roll, etc... :)

Overall though it was very well done. Jessica was a pro, as always.

I also like that you use the digg comments.

[nextgenxbox]

Yahoo 9, http://9.yahoo.com/

Wow, their streaming video looks awesome. I wish the Rev3 streaming looked that good and was that big!

[kowgod]

Wow. It's like G4... but watchable.

[th3_anomoly]

Not bad overall. Seems like the set should be more relaxed, maybe more of a couch and coffee table type of thing. The one host/computer screen style goes better with a news show (see: Webb Alert) in my opinion.
I'm sure I'll continue to watch and I'm glad to see Rev3 continuing to put out new content!

[deluxndotcom]

Also there is quite a bit of echo with Jess' voice. Might want to see what can be done about that.

[adminmatt]

this means that they won't be doing videos on diggnation which sucks because Alex and kevin bantering back and forth is funnier than one person, alone, in a studio.

the show has potential but i think that it 1) needs to be longer and 2) she needs some one there to bounce jokes off of, it just seems kinda sad when she makes a joke in a quiet room.

i didn't hate it, but nothing made me 'lol'

[nolrootltoe]

I didn't really like this show at all. I found it very boring, isolated, detached, and unfunny. The digg comments at the end were just awkward, especially with Jessica reading them out loud. And the tease that next week will be more political and controversial just made me cringe. This just isn't a show I'll be watching.

I'm sorry guys and I'm not trying to be mean for mean's sake. I just want you guys to produce the best content out there.

[nextgenxbox]

this means that they won't be doing videos on diggnation '

Kevin and Alex will continue to choose whatever stories they want... including videos.

Diggreel isn't a diggnation video replacement.

[kowgod]

Also there is quite a bit of echo with Jess' voice. Might want to see what can be done about that.

From upthread:


Yeah, we heard the audio ech too... We've got a solution, just didn't deploy it this time. It'll be better next time.. Still working out the kinks in the new studio.

As for the comment about a couch and coffee table... NO. Please. no more couches. Podcasting can't take another show set on a couch. Please. ANYTHING but another couch!!!

[cryogen97]

The "empty warehouse" echo was extremely distracting.
It's hard for me to say if some of the apparent awkwardness is a result of that or something else. Hate to be such a Debbie downer for a new show. I really do appreciate the effort.

[ryudo]

I didn't care for it.
This is like webjunk on VH1.


I rather see Jessica do a daily Techlive like thing for maybe a 15min show.

[lstone]

Has potential. I think G4 does a similar podcast 'around the net'. I'd take some ideas from that and just put in some less annoying people than the G4 'personalities' and I think you've got a winner.

I'll keep watching for now

[allanon01]

I agree with Ryudo, this show reminds me of VH1's Web Junk which is not a good thing. I much rather watch more of the video and have less of the talk. If I want comments I can read the comments at Digg. The only reason I would want to watch this show is to see if I missed any good videos but if you are not going to show the entire video then it's pointless for me to watch, I'll just go check Digg for the videos I missed.

[stlava]

I didn't really like this show at all. I found it very boring, isolated, detached, and unfunny. The digg comments at the end were just awkward, especially with Jessica reading them out loud. And the tease that next week will be more political and controversial just made me cringe. This just isn't a show I'll be watching.

I'm sorry guys and I'm not trying to be mean for mean's sake. I just want you guys to produce the best content out there.
I totally agree. I really did not enjoy the show at all for the same exact reasons. Nice try guys but I don't think this is the cup of tea people are looking for around here.

[andrewpc1]

I totally agree. I really did not enjoy the show at all for the same exact reasons. Nice try guys but I don't think this is the cup of tea people are looking for around here.

agreed the show sucks bad

[varunkshenoy]

It feels like an "offbeat news show", which Revision3 didn't have and needed one. The problem is most viewers are digg users and may initially feel that 'eh.. i can do that myself, this is a waste of time'. At first, I felt like just going through the links on the show notes rather than watching it.

Mentioning of comments is a good idea, there should be at least two comments with opposing thoughts. Jessica is a good host, enjoyable to watch, just looks lonely here. I agree there should be two hosts for the jokes, and they can alternate with the videos. and no offense but jessica has got a naturally loud voice especially the laugh, and needs an equally loud co-host. i am not for pat norton.

[wideawakewesley]

I like the idea of the show and enjoy the videos, but I'd like to see a new presenter or indeed just get the presenter to stop being so "TV". This would be a much more enjoyable show if she was more relaxed and natural.

[tyr]

Yep, this is something I'll watch weekly, but as someone pointed out before, the sound was a bit off. But that's ok, since your studio is as new as it is. Takes time to get settled I guess.

The jokes was a bit too "AFV" for my taste, but I didn't hate it.

Also, I think Jessica is doing a great job =)

[joey85]

Isn't a bad show, I will watch it again next week. But my only major complaint is the fake CG graphics in the background. The blue lights and the fake TV stand, fake Mac Mini, and fake TV. Not to mention the "Digg Reel" graphic that loops every few seconds.

In my opinion, it would have been much better to just use a real background with a little square CG box that comes up with the video, similar to how they do in the news. None of this fake TV crap, it makes it look too 'flashy'?

Also agree with the comments about adding music/sound, it will help break some of the tension.

[masherscf]

I liked it! I hope it doesn't encourage creatively negative comments on Digg videos...wait you don't have to encourage that.

Congrats!

[keeleysam]

I'm not thrilled at all, and won't subscribe. If it was just the videos, I might, but I don't really want to be told about a video for almost as long as the actual thing is.

Also, I watched the Quicktime HD version, and there was some crazy interlacing going on, and it was painful to watch. The recompression of already super compressed Flash videos didn't help either.

However, if Jessica was replaced with The Gator, it'd be great.

[esalonia]

Good show. Keep it up.

I think that doing it daily will be spreading it too thin... I think it is better off following the way diggnation is done as a weekly show covering the top videos from said week.

[mrpopular]

. This would be a much more enjoyable show if she was more relaxed and natural.

Totally Agree Wes.

1st things first, Jessica looked HOT in the leather Jacket.

jessica has a great personality, I think the only problem is the Teleprompter pulls her away from being natural, things seemed forced (TV?).. But i've seen Tekzilla, the best parts is when her & Norton are "winging it" talking about something.

CoHost Gator would be great.

Jessica u rock, don't be afraid to stray away from the Prompter, this ain't TV.

[geekdw]

This feels like one of those Funniest Home Videos clones on Animal Planet that tries to be funny with a fake or no audience. At least give her a co-host so they can discuss the videos (and get away from the teleprompter). I think that's the biggest point of these shows. We have the videos, just give us the entertainment (that revision3 is here for) to go along with it. You've already got the pretty girl :) but it needs more to be successful here I think.

I'm not sure if Kevin wants to host another show, especially having to do with digg, but I think Jessica/Kevin would make a good duo for this show.

[samureye]

Why aren't their numbers counting down? Even if it isn't actually 10 every episode. If you have the numbers and go to a full screen graphic it might now look so awkward transitioning from talking to counting down the videos.

[therealjk]

Why aren't their numbers counting down? Even if it isn't actually 10 every episode. If you have the numbers and go to a full screen graphic it might now look so awkward transitioning from talking to counting down the videos.

I agree I think that would definitely break the pauses between the clips. Overall I thought it was ok considering the already mentioned sound issues(the bill gates clip was the only part that really bothered me). I will probably stick around for a couple of weeks and I would like to see how it develops.

[qwerty2007]

I seem to be in the minority here, but I kind of liked it. It was obviously a first episode... meaning there are faults that they will address.

I agree, though about the co-host thing. Believe it or not, I think Jim would make an excellent co-host on this one. It just seems like there should be more than just a talking head and videos. Some discussion would be great.... that means a co-host.

All in all, not a bad show, though.

[jsatt]

First episode feels a bit awkward and slow, but i think that's been true for most of the rev3 shows until the hosts and crew get a feel for the format of the show. I have faith that they'll find that niche quickly.

Edit: I agree with qwerty. I've been waiting on Jim to be on-screen a little more since he joined rev3 and i think he would do a great job as an fill-in/co-host for this kind of show.

[apollo46]

OK I understand this first episode. I understand all the moves that rev3 are making with it. Now I love and respect Rev3, Digg, Jessica Corbin and the movement towards a more professional production format from the original diggnation, relaxed aesthetic for new shows. But this show felt over produced. I think the 3rd revision of television moving towards on-demand niche entertainment works because of the stronger relation to the material and the intentions of the presenter. Jessica is super relatable, but the pure green screening is just not quite right for this. There was a show on VH1 with Patrice O'Neal about a year ago that did the same thing but for YouTube, and that didn't really work for the same reasons, it was almost identical. Tekzilla really works as the progression of podcasts and niche entertainment as it remains grounded in personalities and their interactions with the material while maintaining a higher level of production value. No one wants Rev3 to feel like mainstream television. Also I do not know about comments. You have a ton of great people there, many of whom have been cast off from the more corporate attempts to succeed where only you and a few others have really succeeded. The information is good but I believe you can do better than an unintentional niche remake of a canceled VH1 show.

Love,
Apollo (not a god, and i am not pretending to be one)

PS. I will still do anything i can as a viewer to support Rev3 and even the digg Reel. Keep it up, I do trust you fine people.

[vahnx]

I hope they talk about the Microsoft CES video on Diggnation, I wanna see what Kevin & Alex have to say about it.

[maynza]

CoHost Gator would be great.

At first I hated this show, but that would be awesome. It doesn't even HAVE to be gator, just some a character who can improvise their way through.

And gator would make an great Solo-host imo. I would watch 15 minutes of Gator talking nonsense about youtube videos, like his own personal commentary.

[flux1337]

I'm sorry, not wanting to sound like a moaning twat - but I hate this...

OK, let me be more specific - Jessica Corbin is the problem. You just have to cringe at all the scripted rubbish shes about to say...

At least on Tekzilla she has Patrick, who I like because it never seems as scripted with him. (even though it is)

Though overall I don't like the route Rev3 is taking anyway; I love Diggnation, I love Totally Rad Show, and I love System. What I don't like are the shows filmed in the studio, so scripted, so fake....

Again, sorry for moaning, just thought I would voice my opinion on the new show(s)...

[ariastar]

Over-scripted, over-produced, trying too hard. Jessica by herself makes me want to run away. She doesn't seem, in this show, like someone I could interact with, and if I don't feel I can interact, why stay around? A bit overbearing. She needs to relax more, not seem so...almost over-energetic. That was off-putting. I think a co-host would help, skipping the comment-reading, and just slowing down instead of making it feel rushed. I like the shows that I do because I can kick back, whereas I feel almost on edge with this show.

That said, I like the idea of a second show specifically for the videos. We watch Diggnation more or less to watch Kevin and Alex banter about things, not to watch several minutes of videos in a small corner so we can still see them.

It's a first episode, and those tend to suck, but it's a work in progress and Rev3's got the type of fans willing to give honest input.

[rowlodge]

you guys read my mind, was just thinking about all the hype that goes on on digg and wouldn't make an interesting show by itself ?, wait, doesn't Kevin and alex already do this ? ,never-mind.

beyond that , i like tech stories myself, ufos, crashes, sick stuff sometimes, are we gonna have ,baby puppy stories, because they were the most dugg by the moms, who, i think run digg ,all the time ?

[arcticfox]

Not a big fan of this, i like Jessica but please stop with the lame G4-esque jokes, and why do they only show part of the video, seems a bit silly watching a video to tell me about new videos and only showing a short part of it making me go to digg.com and looking at the video when i could just go straight to digg and check out all the top rated videos.

[lord-rahl]

Wow I liked the show. At first glance I thought it may be something I will skip but glad I decided to take the bate.

[ariastar]

Not a big fan of this, i like Jessica but please stop with the lame G4-esque jokes, and why do they only show part of the video, seems a bit silly watching a video to tell me about new videos and only showing a short part of it making me go to digg.com and looking at the video when i could just go straight to digg and check out all the top rated videos.

It seems like they may be trying to brand this as Jessica's show, to make her the focus rather than the videos, the way Kevin and Alex are more the focus if Diggnation. Unfortunately, this just doesn't work with videos. Videos are videos rather than text articles because describing them just doesn't work. The videos need to be shown on this program, only clipped if very long, like the Judge Judy one where she ripped the eBay scammer a new one (nearly 10 minutes).

A couple people on a couch with a big ol' TV behind them, so that the TV takes up most of the screen area and the couch and people seen on the bottom commenting would be more relaxing rather than have the feel of the most recent incarnations of whatever funniest-home-videos shows are out there. Something I like about most of the other shows is that they don't feel like they're trying to hard. This one feels like it's trying so hard that it's a matter of life and death.

[glugory]

As much as I enjoy Rev3 programming (Diggnation, Web Drifter, TRS and the occasional Pixel Perfect), it was painful to sit through this show. It was way too forced and WAY too scripted. So here are my thoughts.

1. GET A CO-HOST. I absolutely cannot see this show going anywhere without a co-host. Be it Gator, Jim Louderback, Rodger Chang, ANYONE, just put someone next to Jessica. The show feels far too stagnant with Jessica standing there by herself. Hey, maybe this would be the perfect opportunity to bring Wil Wheaton back to Rev3? As of right now, I won't be watching next week, but if you guys got a co-host that sounded good (I'm liking the Wil Wheaton idea more by the second) then I'll check it out.

2. LOSE THE SCRIPT. The reason Diggnation, TRS, and Web Drifter work so well is that so much of it is them flying by the seat of their pants. They screw up, improv, and somehow pull it out of the fire. As we all know, it's always painful to watch Dan talk about Netflix on TRS, but his awkwardness is part of what makes it so fun. Because of how scripted this is (and not very good scripting either) it just feels too forced and ends up not being funny at all, but rather kind of boring.

3. Show clips of longer videos, but for shorter ones SHOW US THE ENTIRE THING. I was actually kind of interested to watch the one with the Indian guys music, but after 20 seconds it gets cut off to go back to more of Jessica talking. The show is supposed to be about the videos. I don't care if it's 30 or 40 minutes because of added video clip length and added discussion. If it's good, I'LL WATCH IT. Right now, this just isn't good and it PAINS me to say that because I LOVE Rev3!

So PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE take thes ideas into consideration and make the show better!

[vrincon]

Sorry to be a hater but it was kinda bad. I really good idea, just bad delivery. Some of the jokes are really corny and the show lacks personality. :(

[alteredego]

Well, I definitely won't jump on the hater-band wagon. I liked the show. I have subscribed. And if nothing but the echoing gets fixed I'll still be happy with it. But if you are at all interested, there are a few things that I would do differently.

First, if there was anyone at Rev3 that was born to host this show its got to be Sarah Lane. She's sarcastic, funny, and she was great on AOTS. Also, she would need a co-host to bounce jokes off of and interact with. So I choose Martin Sargent. Now, I'm not going to lie, I don't really like Martin, but he's been doing a great job with Web Drifter and I think he and Sarah could be hilarious together.

Second, this isn't a news/snippet show (Webb Alert) and it's not a news/update show (Epic-Fu) , it's an entertainment show. So I would totally change the pacing. Slow it down. Play the whole video. React to it. Lose the TelePrompTer. This is a new media, I know that you all have experience in TV and it goes against every fiber of your being to release something into the public that isn't polished to perfection, but it's those unpolished parts of podcasts that make them so appealing. Finally, entertainment stopped feeling so fake and fabricated and started feeling like I was sitting on a couch with a bunch of knowledgeable friends. So, no there can never be to many couches, Mr. Louderback. ;)

Those are my two cents... but I did want to ask one thing before I go. Where is the website? I type in TheDiggReel.com but it just takes me to Rev3. In the show they display a website and say it's at TheDiggReel.com. Is it not up yet?
Oh and I would say that if you don't want to change anything take this under consideration: Either do one long weekly episode or daily short episodes, but don't have a short weekly show.

Anyways, thanks for the new show and don't ever do something you don't love doing.

[boldfire]

The one thing I didn't like was I couldn't concentrate because the "digg reel" logo on the TV screen keeps jogging and distracting me. That needs to be worked on. But otherwise good job!

[knight-atack]

Well, The Digg Reel. This show has potential, but some things seem wrong. At some point I saw how the show could be good but its over-scripted, and not all that well either. In addition, some parts are not what looks good. When Jessica said like "and here are the top vids", I was expecting some kind of cinematic, with the number and a big voice, then you watch some 30sec-1min clip (or all) of the video, where she voiceover-narrates the description and all, then goes down the list.... But it didn't happen. That format would have been pretty good, but as it is right now, it's not. Heh.

Intro and logo looks sweet though. :)

Here are a few good quotes of others in this thread, which I agree with:
...thank God there aren't fake sponsors with this show.
The show needs more sound. ... I think some background music would help that a bit. ... Maybe take a look at the Yahoo 9, http://9.yahoo.com/ and take some tips from them.
^^ First time I see The9, and that look would be great for TDR.

This would be a much more enjoyable show if she was more relaxed and natural.
But my only major complaint is the fake CG graphics in the background. ... the fake TV stand, fake Mac Mini, and fake TV. Not to mention the "Digg Reel" graphic that loops every few seconds.
^^ Get a real TV? Or maybe get a news-like square. Either way would look good. :)

[phxfan]

I don't really care for the show. I don't even go to Digg.com, only reason I watch Diggnation is due to being a fan of Kev from the TechTV days.

Do we really need 2 shows about Digg.com? I can understand Diggnation where they give their opinion about the stories and shoot the shit....but a show dedicated to showing short clips of videos you can see by going to digg.com?!

[joeyrock]

.. agree with the comments I saw when skimming...

Two ways to go..

1. Much less script, same amount of time on video clips and Jessica winging it.

or

2. Less talking and (shock horror) show the videos properly.

As it stands I can't watch this. Jessica is funny and I'm sure she could do this stuff on the fly with her actual opinions on the videos. The script is very lame and "stiff" so I'm not going to watch it for that. All that leaves is the videos and they are cut to just a few seconds..

I can't be bothered to download and watch this AND then look up on REV3 or digg what I saw snippets of.

Plus this show has been done a LOAD of times on TV. Usually better than is as the jokes were better.

[ryudo]

http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/webjunk_20/series.jhtml + http://revision3.com/ = http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/2449/rg4ap7.png

[forzeti]

I liked it, well done.

[parthurs]

You know what this show needs? No script, more hosts like the gator, sargant, lane. Have them in someones basement on an old couch. Casual wear and no gooped on make-up. Way less structure more content and commentary from the hosts. This one is just way over produced. Nobody wants to watch tv let alone bad tv thats why we are here.

[damnedeyez]

I can't be bothered to download and watch this AND then look up on REV3 or digg what I saw snippets of.

that's what I was thinking.


(I'd also like to point out that I hate when shows have things moving in the background...it draws the eyes to the background and not to the hosts/content...at least mine)

[phatlip12]

I really liked the first episode however, I think one area of the show needs some work.

The crickets in the background. I liked Jessica's jokes, but there needs to be some sort of noise going on in the background when she's giving commentary. This could be accomplished by simply playing faint music or you could do what they do at The Soup and get the film crew involved. Have them yell out random stuff/laugh at her jokes. Hell, even a laugh track would work. I know this sounds strange, but after she told a joke I WAS THE ONE that felt ackward due to the silence. The silence also makes it REALLY obvious that the shows scripted (which is fine). Quick fix, and I think it will really set the show off.

Beyond that, great show. I think it will fit in rather nicely at Revision3.

[mannapc]

Another filler... Seriously guys, I don't know how you could honestly let this leave the HDD's of Rev3...

The jokes are incredibly stale and and are way too up tight. I feel as if Corbin needed to relax during the whole show... and learn how to take proper advantage of sentence breaks (If already on prompt, learn to read them)

I was also not too thrilled at seeing 2 seconds of a clip that I looked at already. Even if I hadn't seen the vid it still would have been awful as it would have been just a little chunk followed by an attempt at humor and a poorly written commentary.

Another problem that I had was the fact how Corbin did not even give out the real titles or comments without rephrasing!

Honestly guys, what were you thinking? Get a girl, an HD screen and have her read a prompt while introducing short clips of videos... oh yah, followed by lame comedy. The saddest part is that the screen probably works and cost quite a bit when it wouldn't have mattered one bit if you had just used a dead one.

I may watch the next one but unless it blows my socks off, the show is dead to me. This might make a good website... But if it were a website, it would be pointless as they could just add "digg trends" to digg with it being a massive archive with each week's most popular videos/stories. *note, if you make this... atleast email me some thanks :D)

I liked it! I hope it doesn't encourage creatively negative comments on Digg videos...wait you don't have to encourage that.

Congrats!

If they took a dump in a box and labeled it "Rev3 Air Freshener" you'd buy two and swear they worked :p

[kronos6948]

I have to agree that the show had such a stiff feel to it. It also reminded me of something I'd catch on G4.

I don't know if Jessica is able to do on the spot improv, if she needs a script to work from, but the script that she was given for the first episode wasn't that good.

All in all though, it's a new show, and I know there'll be some growing pains. I'm willing to accept that, as long as it changes for the better.

[kyelewis]

I thought it was fantastic- especially Jessica. My respect for her skills as a television presenter just went up... presenting like that, the confident speech and presenting comedy in the way that she did in that episode without looking awkward is amazingly difficult to do, and she pulled it off effortlessly.

The production quality looked good (the Rev3 team have certainly learnt a thing or two going along), the audio echo was more than tolerable, and the show content was useful, though I agree there could probably be some less banter after a video's introduction before seeing the video.

[darknessgp]

...
The crickets in the background. I liked Jessica's jokes, but there needs to be some sort of noise going on in the background when she's giving commentary. This could be accomplished by simply playing faint music or you could do what they do at The Soup and get the film crew involved. Have them yell out random stuff/laugh at her jokes. Hell, even a laugh track would work. I know this sounds strange, but after she told a joke I WAS THE ONE that felt ackward due to the silence. The silence also makes it REALLY obvious that the shows scripted (which is fine). Quick fix, and I think it will really set the show off...

I agree with the lack of background noise. Though I felt the lack of laughing at the joke, which IMO were bad jokes, was a good thing. It confirmed to me that the joke was indeed not funny.

For me, this felt like a butchered funniest home videos. Butchered because we don't get to see the whole video, and I'm comparing it to funniest home videos because the script that the host for that show has is terrible as far as comedy goes, not to mention the fact that half the video are not funny at all. I'd much prefer this to be like cinema Tech, a small introduction to the video (if any at all) and then the video in it's entirety.

[montana111]

1) these motion graphics openings are getting very, very, very, very repetitive. even dl.tv and g4 use practically the same crap.

2) jessica corbin makes a good host for this show however she needs to really read the comments the right way and get into them, also some of the adult humor comments would probably make it more entertaining.

3) PLEASE SHOW THE WHOLE VIDEO. if you are going to be showing the top videos/best videos of the week it would make "the digg reel" more practical if we saw the whole thing. unless the vid is 5+ minutes, you shouldnt skimp

4) think about adding a co-host

5) what was with the leather jacket she was wearing?

tell me what you think

-jim

[staggord]

Ummm...No, I'm not going to be watching this one. My main problem with it is its not fast enough. This is a "chart" type show and doesn't really move and feel like one.

It could be done with just graphics and voiceover and I'm sure the pace would pick up.

I am bearing in mind that this is a brand new show and will take some time to bed in, so I shall check back in a couple of weeks to see whats changed.

[kteran]

Giving the fact that this is the first episode I'm willing to let the stale and stiff feel of it a break. Although it seems to me that a second host would be good and the quotes seem to be read with little enthusiasm. So I won't stop watching until I see a second show or perhaps a third to see if it gets together better.

[sirsid]

It needs work, but the concept is there. I think the show needs a co-host. Like on diggnation its fun to re watch the videos because kevin and alex like to make funny spur of the moment comments on it. Reel felt like... "Here watch this video and then hear my scripted comments about them"

There needs to be some sort of additional content that would make the show more appealing to a user, not just a quick review of vids most of us have already seen. Perhaps having specials where we can meet the people behind the videos. That would be cool

[shinku]

Yuck. Sorry, didn't like it at all. Probably a good thing for Jessica to be doing (even if she was a bit wooden in this first episode).

I don't like the concept for a start, I always find these kinds of shows are basically canned YouTube but without the possibility of decent comments in response. Dull, way overdone and really not worth downloading.

However, I know some will enjoy it, we all have our own tastes.
Sort out that looping video on the TV screen, it's very distracting and I'd have thought a pretty basic mistake to make.
Agree it needs a co-host too, someone to bounce humourous remarks off.

[ojk007]

my biggest problem with the show was the audio.

PLEASE for the love of god put a compressor on it. I was constantly changing the volume on my speakers, as the dynamic range of the sound was huge.

[sambo1980]

Man, that was dreadful. Just plain dreadful.

[jimcavoli]

Revision3 has a lot of great stuff, but I don't think that 'The Digg Reel' is destined to be one of them. Too much of a poor Diggnation to peak my interest. I just don't think its something people are going to really look forward too.

I probably won't be watching regularly, but we'll see how the next few episodes do with the feedback; the issues I have with it though are that it is sort of dry, and it's just not something that I find useful or intriguing.

On that note, if it were more of a thought-provoker with some more in-depth talk, I could get into it. It would also be nice if there was a different setting, or even a different one at certain parts, not unlike The Totally Rad Show.

All in, it may have potential, but its not there yet.

[jimcavoli]

Revision3 has a lot of great stuff, but I don't think that 'The Digg Reel' is destined to be one of them. Too much of a poor Diggnation to peak my interest. I just don't think its something people are going to really look forward too.

I probably won't be watching regularly, but we'll see how the next few episodes do with the feedback; the issues I have with it though are that it is sort of dry, and it's just not something that I find useful or intriguing.

On that note, if it were more of a thought-provoker with some more in-depth talk, I could get into it. It would also be nice if there was a different setting, or even a different one at certain parts, not unlike The Totally Rad Show.

All in, it may have potential, but its not there yet. Definitely agree with SirSid on the cohost and behind the scenes stuff...would add a lot.

[jimcavoli]

Ok...now I look like a retard because rev3's servers are slow and I edited again. oh well. sorry.

[ciredark]

less soulless talking head and scripted humor plz

kthnxbai

[rdear]

First off let me say I think this a great idea for a show. I would enjoy it with a few tweaks, like I voted in the poll. First off I think Jessica, who I loved on Tekzilla, came off a little too loud. That coupled with the scripted "humor" was a little grating. Secondly I think the videos, and the show in general, were way too short, which left Jessica with only the vaguest things to say about them i.e. the scripted humor. If more of the videos, were shown then she could have some real input about them that others would understand. This of course doesn't apply to videos like the rabbit opening an envelope. There really isn't a whole lot to say about videos like that other than "lol".

Again these are just my opinions and suggestion. Everyone at revision3, you are doing a great job! You guys are already the better than anything on T.V.:)

[dpiq]

This is just the show for someone like me who doesn't have a lot of free time. Here are my musts:

1) Don't make the show longer.
2) Keep on showing just the the best part of the videos.
3) Maybe have a co-host read the comments, or record the original poster reading their comment.
4) Add more Jessica segments to Tekzilla. She can do both shows. ;)
5) Release the show late Friday so I'm not tempted to watch at work.

[richmeister29]

"If this show is going to show the best of the best videos on Digg.com and save us the trouble of having to goto the links for ourself, the least they could do is actually show us the entire video.

Dont get me wrong, I think the show concept has potential, but if a video is good enough to get 4000+ diggs, showing us 20 seconds of it doesn't do it justice"

I have to agree. I have been looking for the links for too long already. Please at least put them in the show notes.

[darknessgp]

This is just the show for someone like me who doesn't have a lot of free time. Here are my musts:

1) Don't make the show longer.
2) Keep on showing just the the best part of the videos.
3) Maybe have a co-host read the comments, or record the original poster reading their comment.
4) Add more Jessica segments to Tekzilla. She can do both shows. ;)
5) Release the show late Friday so I'm not tempted to watch at work.

My Responses...

1) No. The show's length should be dependent on the length of the videos shown. Obviously, try to get within some time range, but see #2.

2) NO! Why would I only want to see part of what is supposedly the must watch video of the week? Oh, so if I really want to see it, I have to find the link on Digg? So, what would be the point of the Digg Reel then?

3) I disagree, the comment stuff needs to be cut down. If you are going to do comments, reference what the comment said, don't highlight who said it, or even show the comment on the digg page.

4) No one said she was going to do this show only... in any case, she needs to do more than just being host, a.k.a. she needs more than light banter and introducing other sections (oh, and I hate "check out this cool web site I found" segments, FYI)

5) Release is set for 7pm EST Wed... Get it then, and don't watch it at work.

[mwilke]

I'd rather see less commentary or maybe some at the start of the episode. But I would rather see all of the top 10 videos streamed into one long video. When I think digg reel I think quick video. I'd rather go to the site to read the comments.

[tw12lve]

This was painful

It's either too slow or too fast. If it's supposed to be quick clips a la vh1's list shows, then let's get to it. If it's a longer discussion a la diggnation, then let's slow it down and talk about it. What's up with the lame jokes? Why didn't we see the entire clip of any video, even the number 1? Why is the production on this so bad? What was up with a huge ad in the middle? This kind of show is too short for an ad, especially when I can just go to digg and look at all these videos without hearing an ad (so long as I visually ignore the banners on the side of the page)

Here's the thing. This show is better done by a comedian or someone who can play the "part" of "comment guy" I'm thinking Martin, Gator or maybe even Dan Huard (is he even around anymore?)

The biggest problem is these videos are so dumb and short, they don't really need a narrator, let alone really awful jokes. While I'm on such a hater kick, I might as well admit that I don't really care for Jessica. Yeah. I'm hatin to the extreme today

[tnvwboy]

jessica has a great personality, I think the only problem is the Teleprompter pulls her away from being natural, things seemed forced (TV?).. But i've seen Tekzilla, the best parts is when her & Norton are "winging it" talking about something.

I second or third this motion. Jessica unscripted is much more enjoyable. She has the right personality for it and is plenty clever enough on her own. She'd have to read the comments and of course have pre-show prep, but I have no doubt she has the talent to pull it off.

That was my only issue. Any technical issues I'm sure will work out. The concept isn't unique but I think Rev3 could really pull it off in a strong way.

[mariekelly]

this show totally has potential, but she needs a co-host. there needs to be discussion or banter or something. it's just not that entertaining, but it could be.

[radzack]

Hey guys.

You know about the echo already.

My only advice would be to cut down on the scripted humor...maybe add another host where they can bs about the video just played some....also, I thought she was too close to the screen...seemed like BOOM alot happening. let it chill. The length of the show should be dependent on the clips, which should be shown in full.

great idea!

Zack

[slings]

you lost me when she said "yapping about"

She is obviously an attractive woman.... so you need to ask yourself who did her wardrobe and makeup? Because she was not attractive in the video.... unless you're into matrix fans cosplaying trinity very... very poorly.

I'll swing back and take another look at this show in a few months maybe.... but seriously, how can this survive when you nixed a good show like control-alt-chicken?

Spontaneous fun is your strong point. You do not have talented comedic writers. Understand this :o) - Vince

[inverted29]

This was not good. It seemed like a poorly written diggnation knock off. I'll give it another couple of episodes to see if improves but i really doubt it will.

[denverken]

Please show the complete videos, if they are too long then add a segment at the end of the show, and just put up a bunch of edited stuff. I also think Jessica was shot from too low of an angle..dunno might just be me or the green screen, but she looked about 6' 4" to me....just some random thoughts after the second attempt to watch the whole show. I bailed on the first attempt. The audio was also not great, but that's been mentioned previously.

[andreparris]

A couple people on a couch with a big ol' TV behind them, so that the TV takes up most of the screen area and the couch and people seen on the bottom commenting would be more relaxing rather than have the feel of the most recent incarnations of whatever funniest-home-videos shows are out there. Something I like about most of the other shows is that they don't feel like they're trying to hard. This one feels like it's trying so hard that it's a matter of life and death.

Not a bad idea!! Gator & Martin....or rotate the hosts even.

[zeely]

I didn't like it. I will keep watching to see if it gets better, but I get bored with it now. I find that jessica's jokes are not funny and I wish they would show the entire clip