Welcome to the world of Public Relations (and brand design)
Like most of Australia, Dr Mumbo has been in a state of feverish anticipation since last July’s announcement that through Screen Australia, taxpayers would be funding a new six-part sitcom about public relations.
It promised “An outrageously funny and biting satirical ensemble comedy set in a PR firm that struggles to keep its clients out of the papers and their dick pics offline.”
Last night, production house Revolver’s sister company Revlover dropped a first look on how they’ve gone.
Logically enough, the show’s called Public Relations.
Dr Mumbo notes that the working conditions of the staff may not be recognisable to everyone working in the public relations industry.
For starters, the giant office seems a tad larger than your typical PR account exec might enjoy.
Then there’s the small matter that this is a public relations agency that also appears to be a design agency, or at the very least in the business of doing the logo approvals.
Dr Mumbo looks forward to the next instalment.
not to mention, the choice of topic for the first episode is not a winner in my opinion. With the lifelong pain victims have experienced around this issue, and ongoing challenges even getting the public to talk about it, I personally don’t find it funny. Or, is that the point – we must be politically incorrect for it to be considered satirical?
Only two good TV show about PR are Absolute Power, with Stephen Fry which was closer to the mark; and of course AbFab. (Well, you could include Hollow Men with Rob Sitch as well.
This show looks pretty poor from the trailer. It’s not funny or witty, but ridiculous and offensive.
Someone should be sacked for that.
Disappointing. The logo design storyline is puzzling, given there is so much other (and topical) ‘PR’ material they could have gone with. And simply not funny. Agree with Wendy – leave it to Absolute Power and the masters, Ab Fab.
As if the producers of Offspring collaborated with the agency that brought us the graduate video for the Department of Finance. Grim.
All this will do nothing to PR PR that’s for sure. I agree with the issues raised via comments already and could easily come up with a few more. No. Not good.
Slightly curious to see more, but yep – the design logo storyline in the trailer is puzzling. Normally, it’s the marketing people making logo/bus advertising-type decisions, and the PR people step in when marketing has f**ked up, and the media get a hold of it. ie issues management. Anyway – I have hope it might get more accurate.