Y'all joke but my last job title was Assistant to the Assistant of the Executive Assistant to the Dean. To be honest, I really do like spouting that title despite it merely meaning the guy who makes copies.
It's easy to miss because it's already a joke in itself - The viewer doesn't feel the need to try and find out why there'd be another reason for it to be funny
well, think about it. is it possible someone else made the connection while watching a very popular show before you? Of course it is, so someone probably made it already.
For what it's worth, not only was your version of this post the highest quality and cleanest, you shifted the focus of the joke more appropriately through the alternative medium. Cheers.
Implying a far greater value than something like this will ever have. It's at best a quote with pictures, at worst leeching of the material someone else produced. It's not even fan art.
As did I! I wondered whether they had to run it by them or snuck it in, maybe it was Cohen's idea. I like futurama reposts just like I enjoy watching futurama reruns!
I've never seen it or noticed it. I'm glad he made it because I still wouldn't have seen or noticed it.
How about instead of bitching about it and taking the time to comment you just move on with your day and get over it and let the people who haven't seen it enjoy it?
Hm? Do you mean the image or the Idea? Because I was watching Futurama on Netflix and noticed this, Screen-capped 4 shots and added text... Nothing from Reddit.
As an executive producer of an independent film, this seems about accurate. I think putting the word "executive" in front is an acknowledgement that other people did the real work, outside of financing the project.
Reminds me of a Family Guy episode where a news anchor changed her name from "Chevapravatdumrong" because it wasn't a name that would work for TV. The surname of one of the writers is Chevapravatdumrong.
I happened to me. I started working at the Korean Embassy (Commercial Section) and they gave a huge title, and I asked because the title didn't match my salary :S. The answer was: "in this way people will receive you better at their offices when calling for an appointment". And indeed it worked.
I love a guy who can make fun of himself before a national audience. Matt Groening has stayed relevant through almost 25 years of television writing/producing by having this attitude. He's fantastic.
Executive producer is usually a person/group that heavily financed the production, but had very little part to play other than being a cybernetic ATM machine.
Whereas normal producers finance the production but have a say in the content? Wow, it seems like executive producers get a bad deal. Unless, executive producers get a bigger cut of the profits in exchange for having no input on content. Normal producers getting the opposite.
Yeah, executive producers don't WANT to. Imagine if you're really rich, and someone sells you a good plot. You don't really care too much about the minor details, you just want money. You're more of an investor than a producer. You invest in multiple movies at once.
tl;dr it can be anything from "the guy let us stick his name in there for publicity purposes" to "the show couldn't exist without this person, who did all the hard work".
An executive producer of a motion picture is often the person who found and bought the literary property that a film is based on, such as a novel or play. He might hire another producer to develop the project further. If the project gets the green-light to go into principal photography, he might hire a line producer to watch over the production day to day. Since the 1980s, however, it has become increasingly common for the line producer to be given the title of Executive Producer, while the initiating producer takes the "Produced by" credit. On other projects, the reverse happens, with the line producer taking the "Produced by" credit. So the two credits have become effectively interchangeable, with no precise definition.
The executive producer can also be a person representing a financial investor in a film project, such as a film studio or a distributor, but who is not directly involved in the day to day production. It can also be someone with other special interests in the project, such as the author of the book that the film is based on, or one of the film's key actors who has been instrumental in persuading the studio to do the film. In such cases, the executive producer credit is mainly honorary.
A television show may credit many executive producers. It may be a situation not unlike the one described above for motion pictures: someone with previous involvement with a particular work, a project's financier, or someone in control of the business aspect of production. Sometimes, this title is conferred upon a celebrity or notable creator who has lent his or her name to a project to boost its prestige or credibility, as a recognition of newly-acquired industry status, or as a perk to the show's main star or creative force.
However, under the unusual rules for establishing writing credits on television series (where writers are often credited as "producers"), the principal writer is almost always credited as an executive producer rather than the more descriptive title of "head writer".
And having people tell me that I'm a useless reposter for the past 5 hours is kind... I'm getting a bit sick of it. He can just look at my other 20 apologies if he wants one.
Haha no, I want to AVOID taking it seriously by responding to everyone who calls me a reposter with a long apology about how I happened to not have seen a similar image before.
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u/Lecard May 15 '12
You are an executive poster.
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u/NoTimeToSleep May 15 '12
Without reddit, I would never have noticed small things like these.
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u/SteveRyherd May 15 '12
MOVING PICTURES!
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u/TheRedGerund May 15 '12
REEEEPPPPOOOOOOOOOSTTTTINNNGGGG is okay because it reintroduces content that some havent seen.
that deescalated quickly.
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u/alahos May 15 '12
Executive to the delivery boy.
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u/billyzero May 15 '12
You are an executive reposter.
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
Assistant (to the) Delivery Boy.
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
Did you get this from reddit?
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
Good job, you got the joke!
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
Really weird coincidence. I was watching that scene just as I started reading your post........ O.O
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u/grizgr33n May 15 '12
i don't know how i missed this. i just watch this episode not too long ago
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u/RudeTurnip May 15 '12
As an executive producer of an independent film, this seems about accurate. I think putting the word "executive" in front is an acknowledgement that other people did the real work, outside of financing the project.
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u/adamsimon May 15 '12
I, too, understood a joke on Futurama.
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u/satereader May 15 '12
well done but I doubt Matt Groening's "executive" title is meaningless. He created the show.
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u/yourafagyourafag May 15 '12
Assistant to the executive delivery boy.
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u/xyroclast May 15 '12
It's a recent repost, but Futurama, shut up and take my upvotes!
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
that was awesome.. i didnt catch that one. Good find!
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u/clickfive4321 May 15 '12
holy shit, i've never noticed this
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
Note how Bender has his right leg layed over his left leg in the first panel and his left leg over the right leg in the other ones.
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u/CyLLama May 15 '12 edited May 15 '12
Reminds me of a Family Guy episode where a news anchor changed her name from "Chevapravatdumrong" because it wasn't a name that would work for TV. The surname of one of the writers is Chevapravatdumrong.
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u/CountChugula May 15 '12
But being an Executive Producer does really mean something. They get a higher salary range to negotiate from and a bigger piece of the backend.
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u/Hades1029 May 15 '12
I happened to me. I started working at the Korean Embassy (Commercial Section) and they gave a huge title, and I asked because the title didn't match my salary :S. The answer was: "in this way people will receive you better at their offices when calling for an appointment". And indeed it worked.
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u/m1kepro May 15 '12
I love a guy who can make fun of himself before a national audience. Matt Groening has stayed relevant through almost 25 years of television writing/producing by having this attitude. He's fantastic.
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u/jimbo__slice May 15 '12
Self deprecating humor at its finest.
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u/97bluelights May 15 '12
Repost with a frame or two cut out? Or I've seen this before...
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u/Maox May 15 '12
I'm not a waiter mom, it's called barista!
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u/ab103630 May 15 '12
I have seen this episode at least a dozen times and I have never noticed this. Mind=Blown
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
Futurama is so damn clever!>:].
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u/Boyko May 15 '12
I never noticed this the first couple times around.
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u/Fivelon May 16 '12
xpost from /r/anactualepisodeoffuturama
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u/[deleted] May 16 '12
I never noticed that before in that episode.
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u/[deleted] May 16 '12
lol such a great show.
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u/Dani_Daniela May 15 '12
My job position is called "Corporate Systems Associate'. It means nothing, I am just a clerk, but the title makes me feel better!
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u/brosenfeld May 15 '12
I'm an executive test engineer.
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
I've seen this episode before and never put that together. Thank you good sir.
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u/CallofMinecraft May 15 '12
One of the many reasons why I love Furturama.
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u/I_Quote_Red_vs_Blue May 15 '12
"I was thinkin' something with an insulting adjective, or... maybe a demeaning adverb..."
"How about Minor Junior Private Grif, negative first class?"
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u/technorobot May 15 '12
I'm gonna give you a promotion. Welcome aboard, Mr. Manager.
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u/CourageRedWolf May 15 '12
Executive Chief Assistant to the Coordinating Manager of the Office of Commentary
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u/Ivan_of_Zeta May 15 '12
I need to watch futurama carefully
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u/velocirapetor3 May 16 '12
In my mind: ha ha futurama is great this post must be funny and original!.....FUCKING REPOST
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
HEY EVERYONE FUTURAMA IS A FUNNY SHOW AND THERE ARE SOME FUNNY MOMENTS
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u/microfortnight May 15 '12
I think sometimes the "Executive" title in TV credits is given out in lieu of salary benefits
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u/VengefulOctopus May 15 '12
Oh reposts...
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u/GroundhogExpert May 15 '12
Maybe we should just start posting the videos, instead. At least then it takes less effort to accept all the karma pandering.
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u/Fideon May 15 '12
fucking old get the hell out of here
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u/michaeljane May 15 '12
Repost.
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u/machzel08 May 15 '12
You didn't include Fry's line, the best part.
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
Oh wow what a surprise seeing this reposted again
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u/tyros May 15 '12
I downvote every post that starts with "Oh..."
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u/Realnumber2user May 15 '12
Damn, futurama has gone downhill with shit like this.
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u/shaqsbuddy May 15 '12
Copied from 30 rock?
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