View Full Version : Episode 13 - Cubes [Discussion]
travislopes
02-14-2008, 12:08 AM
Revision3 is growing, and so is our office. Come join Sarah Lane as she walks through the new office layout after we've made some improvements; adding more cubes, desks and walls to make room for all the people who make the magic every day at Revision3.
eddielee
02-14-2008, 12:45 AM
No idea that many people were needed to produce Rev3...
esalonia
02-14-2008, 12:52 AM
Cool episode. New layout looks good.
Does Patrick even have room for a chair in there?
bani_banan
02-14-2008, 01:04 AM
A pretty funny episode.
Btw, if Marty (or anybody here) could give me a link to that song he was listening to, I'd appreciate it. "nanan smell your dick" =)
kronos6948
02-14-2008, 01:06 AM
I'm surprised J Lou doesn't have an office and sits amongst his workers.
Also, the new girl is HOT!
I don't remember her name or what she does, but I do remember it was her second day there, and she got a big cube.
Poor Patrick being buried under all that stuff.
Martin's perusing Myspace to play "Can I smell your D*ck". I had no idea that a song like that actually existed.
mr-underachiever
02-14-2008, 01:06 AM
Wait a minute, Sarah said Gator had the cubicle next to Martin, but Martin said Jay Speiden did. So which is it?
Anyway, cool episode, though I'm surprised that Louderback doesn't have his own office, or at least a bigger cubicle.
And how did they get work done while they were redesigning?
kronos6948
02-14-2008, 01:07 AM
Wait a minute, Sarah said Gator had the cubicle next to Martin, but Martin said Jay Speiden did. So which is it?
Anyway, cool episode, though I'm surprised that Louderback doesn't have his own office, or at least a bigger cubicle.
And how did they get work done while they were redesigning?
Superman is Clark Kent.
;)
dnascimb
02-14-2008, 01:57 AM
These Gazette episodes rule. Great job. Also, props for putting in Martin's whole dick smelling song reference.
martinsargent
02-14-2008, 02:11 AM
Here's the song: http://www.myspace.com/riskaydramaqueen
1st one on her MySpace playlist.
We just booked her for an upcoming episode of Internet Superstar. I'm wildly excited.
-Internet's Martin Sargent
ryudo
02-14-2008, 02:33 AM
that was a really good episode.:)
charlesmay
02-14-2008, 02:44 AM
I'd have to say that was probably the best episode of Gazette so far. Everyone seems to really enjoy their job.
Prager, get some headphones. the sites you visit probably have a lot of sex noise in them. Why else would you turn your monitor away from JL?
eminemdrdre00
02-14-2008, 03:12 AM
I'd prefer more real interviews, most (not all) were definitely scripted (or just not serious)
greif
02-14-2008, 03:38 AM
I must say that Stephanie Mack is a hottie! Put her in front of the camera often!
davesecx
02-14-2008, 03:42 AM
Patrick is all lonely...
dugahol
02-14-2008, 03:56 AM
Another great episode! I love seeing how Rev 3 is growing up, and all the people that are making it happen. There are so many great personalities working in that cube farm. I can imagine it must be a great environment to work in. Poor Martie! he gets to sit next to one of the hottest internet babes, yet he has a huge concrete pillar blocking the view... oh well.
Keep up the good work! :)
eminemdrdre00
02-14-2008, 04:44 AM
Anyway, cool episode, though I'm surprised that Louderback doesn't have his own office, or at least a bigger cubicle.
Isn't Prager above him, since he is a co-founder?
kronos6948
02-14-2008, 04:52 AM
Here's the song: http://www.myspace.com/riskaydramaqueen
1st one on her MySpace playlist.
We just booked her for an upcoming episode of Internet Superstar. I'm wildly excited.
-Internet's Martin Sargent
Awesome. Friggin awesome.
You gonna let her smell your dick?
supermaan
02-14-2008, 02:12 PM
You should do a real "behind the scenes" show, with the whole process of doing a new episode of say Tekzilla or Internet Superstar. It'd be cool to see the preparation beforehand, the actual filming, editing, etc...
danielsamuels
02-14-2008, 02:25 PM
You should do a real "behind the scenes" show, with the whole process of doing a new episode of say Tekzilla or Internet Superstar. It'd be cool to see the preparation beforehand, the actual filming, editing, etc...
Agreed, I'd love to see all the hardware and stuff they have in detail. The encoding process I'm assuming is done with Compressor and Batch Monitor possibly on Xserves. The editting setup looks kickass!
masherscf
02-14-2008, 02:34 PM
Wow! All these fresh faces. But, I gotta say, you guys are looking really beat. They must have you working your butts off. Thanks for that!
sobo310
02-14-2008, 06:27 PM
I really enjoyed this episode. It was great and like other people have said it looks like a really great work environment. Stephanie Mack should definitely be in front of the camera more often.
rowlodge
02-14-2008, 06:47 PM
wheres kevin and alex sit ?
how do they get away with never being there ?
eminemdrdre00
02-14-2008, 07:00 PM
wheres kevin and alex sit ?
how do they get away with never being there ?
They dont work there
drandolph
02-14-2008, 07:19 PM
If Kevin or Alex comes in and sits down in Jim's cubical then Jim will just sit on the floor, no questions asked.
No one questions the awesome power that is Kevin and Alex, not even the CEO.
dynomyte
02-14-2008, 07:40 PM
Great episode! I hope to see more of these coming, maybe more of the finished studio or something. I know Dave covered the technical side (which was amazing), but maybe an episode of the behind the scenes of a day shooting upcoming episodes of other shows.
jasonb
02-14-2008, 07:55 PM
If Kevin or Alex comes in and sits down in Jim's cubical then Jim will just sit on the floor, no questions asked.
No one questions the awesome power that is Kevin and Alex, not even the CEO.
Theres a scene for the next Gazette. Jim forced to sit on the floor like a kid while Kevin and Alex just do whatever they want at his desk and chatting Prager up about the crazy stuff he is looking at on the internet.
scoobydiesel
02-14-2008, 11:29 PM
That was a pretty good episode, Poor dave all he has is his sodie...that he more so drank by now...
Good episode... but I had no idea there were companies out there that still use cubicles.
masherscf
02-15-2008, 12:03 AM
Good episode... but I had no idea there were companies out there that still use cubicles.
Don't they all?
Don't they all?
Not where I'm from.
Cubicles don't reduce distractions, they just put up barriers between cow-orkers. They tend to stifle communication and creativity as well as enforcing a sense of lack of trust between management and staff.
ryudo
02-15-2008, 12:39 AM
Dave rocks as he showed off his Pepsi and when he opened the mac book air his facial expression was like if he opened the case in pulp fiction and the heavenly golden light hit his face.:p
joesixpack
02-15-2008, 12:53 AM
Thanks Martin, finally a rap tune I can relate to.
joesixpack
02-15-2008, 12:56 AM
Isn't Prager above him, since he is a co-founder?
Tell that to Steve Wozniak.
It does not always work out that way.
drandolph
02-15-2008, 02:29 AM
Not where I'm from.
Cubicles don't reduce distractions, they just put up barriers between cow-orkers. They tend to stifle communication and creativity as well as enforcing a sense of lack of trust between management and staff.
I don't trust Prager or Louderback, that is why i asked for my wall to be higher!
How high? At least 20 feet, steel enforced,locks and small dogs with sharp fangs.
tokenuser
02-15-2008, 04:30 AM
Not where I'm from.
Cubicles don't reduce distractions, they just put up barriers between cow-orkers. They tend to stifle communication and creativity as well as enforcing a sense of lack of trust between management and staff.FLip side - open plan offices have also failed because there is not enough privacy to allow people to focus on their jobs. The Rev3 layout is not so bad - the cube wall are low enough for seated barriers, but allow cube gopher to pop their head up and see whats up and carry on conversations.
They'll know things are tight when they start stacking workers into a compactus.
damnedeyez
02-15-2008, 05:51 AM
They'll know things are tight when they start stacking workers into a compactus.
When they were talking about stacking...I suddenly wanted a ceiling on my cube at my workplace.
nextgenxbox
02-15-2008, 08:25 AM
Wait a minute, Sarah said Gator had the cubicle next to Martin, but Martin said Jay Speiden did. So which is it?
I hope you're kidding. :)
murphy1d
02-15-2008, 04:49 PM
I don't trust Prager or Louderback, that is why i asked for my wall to be higher!
How high? At least 20 feet, steel enforced,locks and small dogs with sharp fangs.
Ask for the Indiana Jones "know your hebrew" booby-trap system.
It's weird seeing an office built around cubicles since I've never experienced them myself. I could understand it for a call centre or something more monotonous, but producing content seems to me about creativity and teamwork. Are the cubicles specifically constructed to link employees who work on the same projects? Like for example, are all the people who work on the website in a single unit?
tokenuser
02-16-2008, 04:57 PM
Open plan offices are a nice theory, but there are times when you need to have some level of privacy to isolate yourself enough from distraction to complete the work. Cubicles provide that. Lots of jobs in tech have us become cube gophers - not just call centers.
There is a lot of mundane work that goes on behind the scens so that the creativity can be brought to reality - and that work happens in cubes.
wakachamo
02-17-2008, 05:48 PM
Can anybody tell me the name of the opening tune on this episode?
Many thanks in advance, guys. :3
masherscf
02-17-2008, 05:51 PM
Can anybody tell me the name of the opening tune on this episode?
Many thanks in advance, guys. :3
You know, I think they use a lot of incense free ambient music. They must have a CD of it. They talked about it in a previous episode. I'm sorry, I can't do any better that hat.
nextgenxbox
02-17-2008, 10:14 PM
Like for example, are all the people who work on the website in a single unit?
It seems like that's the case.
At the beginning they mentioned the IT team was together. Then we notice Jay and Martin together.
And Jim, Prager and David R are together... 3 higher ups in the company... Jim being the CEO, Prager being co-founder/producer, and David being the Chief Engineer or as I like to say Chief Geekgineer! ... the one who keeps everything running! :)
masherscf
02-17-2008, 10:19 PM
Jim = CEO, Chief executive officer
Dave Randolph = COO, Chief operations officer
Prager = CPO, Chief Pragenator Officer.
nextgenxbox
02-17-2008, 11:44 PM
Is Dave's title COO? I always see him credited as Chief Engineer.
kn1ghtr1d3r
02-19-2008, 02:34 AM
About 1/3 into the episode, I noticed Patrick pop into the frame while walking around aimlessly looking for something, and I noticed he was wearing a pair or some nice beyerdynamic headphones. I was wondering if they were the DT-770's or the 880's. And if so, what is he using them for on the set?
thnx
blzbulb
02-22-2008, 07:45 PM
I just watched episode 13 last night and thought I saw Roger Chang in the background. Now I haven't watched DLTV in the last couple of months, did he go to Rev.3? Or am I seeing things.http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc219/800wattgorilla/Capture.jpg
kronos6948
02-22-2008, 08:58 PM
I just watched episode 13 last night and thought I saw Roger Chang in the background. Now I haven't watched DLTV in the last couple of months, did he go to Rev.3? Or am I seeing things.http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc219/800wattgorilla/Capture.jpg
Yes, he did go to Rev3. He's now the producer of Tekzilla.
chuckles
02-27-2008, 10:35 PM
When they were talking about stacking...I suddenly wanted a ceiling on my cube at my workplace.
The stacking bit was a joke.... :)
-chuckles-
chuckles
02-27-2008, 10:37 PM
Wait a minute, Sarah said Gator had the cubicle next to Martin, but Martin said Jay Speiden did. So which is it?
Anyway, cool episode, though I'm surprised that Louderback doesn't have his own office, or at least a bigger cubicle.
And how did they get work done while they were redesigning?
We're very resourceful... :)
-chuckles-
cooljammer00
02-28-2008, 10:50 AM
wow, this is sort of depressing. alot of vets got shafted.
matthewlee
03-11-2008, 04:50 PM
Really enjoyed the ep. Love seeing the office and how it has grown. Catching up on my Rev3 shows now, been out for a few.
Oh and Moujan seems like a rad lady.
And that song is crazy, had the office laughing so hard people where tearing up.
damnedeyez
03-11-2008, 05:28 PM
The stacking bit was a joke.... :)
-chuckles-
I know...but it did get me thinking I wanted a ceiling on my cube where I work...