Above The Law’s Inaugural Law Revue Contest 2009
The Finalists
It’s the moment (some of) you have been waiting for. We’re ready to announce the six finalists in ATL’s First Ever Law Revue Video Contest.
We received many (many, many) submissions. We ordered sushi delivered to our SoHo office and pulled Biglaw hours to watch them all. As you may imagine, after many (many, many) hours of videos, our eyes were starting to glaze over, our ears were beginning to bleed, and our appreciation for the delicate intersection of legalese and funnies was beginning to fade.
But these six videos managed to shine through all that and make us laugh. Earlier this week, we gave you the (Dis)Honorable Mentions. (Excuse our harsh judging of those — we enjoyed channeling the acerbity of ATL commenters.) Now, we give you the finalists, hailing from NYU (2), UVA (2), Boston University, and Northeastern School of Law. We dare you to try to watch them without wetting your pants with laughter. Or at least emitting a little chuckle.
We’re also asking you to choose your favorite. Find the videos after the jump, and take our reader poll to help crown the first winner of the ATL’s Inaugural Law Revue Contest. Polls close Sunday at midnight.
In no particular order (beyond alphabetical), here are our finalists:
Boston University — My New Outline
Elie: This guy is way too jacked to be a law student. I must assume he’s a townie, but it is still a “wicked awesome” law school / Boston version of my new haircut.Lat: Of the many parodies of My New Haircut that we saw, this was by far the best.
Kash: This video is in the f***ing zone.
New York University — Barbri Girl
Elie: Simple premise. Flawless execution. The guy stays within himself vocally, and pulls off a pink shirt. The girl keeps it constantly interesting.Lat: Great lyrics. Ear candy. And eye candy — especially the guy, who looks great shirtless (saw him in last year’s NYU Law Revue). What’s not to like?
New York University — What Would Arthur Miller Do?
Elie: Using little girls instead of little boys aces the “clear parody” debate. South Park references are always funny.Lat: Tremendously well-executed. NYU has got talent!
Northeastern School of Law — The Gunner
Elie: The gunner’s name is “Lion.” Brilliant. In fact, the whole thing is brilliant. This will be my next Halloween costume.Lat: Hilarious. Never a dull moment (which can’t be said for so many law revue videos).
Kash: This should be required viewing at law school orientation.
University of Virginia — Sweet Addie
Elie: Hands down the best voice in the group.Lat: I’m a sucker for a cute boy with a guitar. I now know that Tony Danza doesn’t live in my wall.
University of Virginia — Hot Bodies of Law
Elie: There wasn’t nearly enough T&A in the submissions. Thank you UVA for taking one small step in the right direction.Lat: Readers, please don’t discount this video because you’ve seen it before (and know some of the jokes). Watch it a second time, and fall in love all over again — with the exceedingly clever lyrics, slick dance moves, and Supreme scenery.
Kash: These boys are wasting their talent away at law firms. I’m hoping they’ll continue to perform post-UVA as the Biglaw Boyz.
Polls close Sunday at midnight.
(192) Comments
Comments
FIRSTTT
Let the record show that this was originally posted in draft form. A mistake that would surely get a junior associate at Latham fired these days.
The BU student was inspired by Rod Blagojevic's law school career at Pepperdine.
god, hot bodies of law is attrocious
seriously, the lion is the only one close to funny.
The northeastern one is the only watchable entry. What the fuck has come of this profession?
what's with all these Aderral references? I never heard of anyone doing this at my T14 except in these videos/law revue
The Lion Rocks. All of the others make me recall why I drank a lot in law school.
lame, lame, lame, lame, lame, lame
I'm from UVA. I think the BU one and Con Law Luv (maybe south park one) are the only funny submissions. Con Law is more corny, but i mean...its about con law
At least UVA is original. Thumbs down to BU for ripping off other viral videos.
I guess since BU students don't have jobs they can just spend all day voting on ATL. It is ok, but nowhere near the production values of the NYU Videos (which yes, is because NYU is full of wannabe actors, not lawyers). Also, how can it be a Law Revue finalist when there isn't any actual signing involved.
Crap.
Go Northeastern!!!
have to agree-- the lion is the funniest and most well done.
6: Lawyers aren't paid to be funny. Although to be fair, the NE kids will make as much on law as they will on comedy. Thanks for playing, try again TTTard.
15: That's cool. I made $74K while on co-op this year and I will be making $160K in January.
Con Luv is alright, but UVA has much better than Sweet Addie - what happened?
And here's an oldie but goodie: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWHRAg0MegA
15 = Marc Dreier.
Every video here is much funnier.
http://www.youtube.com/user/bushwacklefoetus
UT got robbed.
I vote for the legs on Barbri Girl
I found BU quite funny to be fair! Also liked the Lion, at least part of it, but BU got the edge. Those NYU entries and the boyz band are ridiculous.
16: Now January. Next week May. Guess who'll get the first cut in pay? The point of this tale, my angry white male, is you shouldn't have gone to a school full of fail.
Go banana!
The NYU one is horrible law student humor
22: But my money is green though.
lmao @ 17
19, you are right I've watched a couple now. The only problem is that their video quality is pretty low. It's hard to understand them. The "my grades are low" video is great.
These suck my asshole inside out. God, now I remember why I hate law students, lawyers, and the law.
17- Agreed. Here's another classic:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkTzb4Ls5pM&feature=channel
27: That's because UT is one of the few groups that produces a full-length musical (with an a capella performance during intermission). So most of the material is ripped from a taping of the show which hurts quality. But anyone who tells me that BU's shit is funnier than "IP Lawyers Do it In Binary" needs to get their head examined.
Northeastern FTW!
If the posts of the past couple of days are a sign of ATL's quality once the economy starts to recovery they are in serious trouble.
Let me just put the myth to rest.
Miller does not hire brown people.
The fact that UT's Assault and Flattery (http://www.youtube.com/user/bushwacklefoetus) didn't get to the finals obviates any credibility ATL has ever had.
Personally, I think Mystttal should be shitcanned and the job should be offered to me. I mean, the economy's pretty bad and I don't have a job yet. And I'm a 3L!
I think ATL should offer me a sweet job because I'm better at picking out good law student theatrical performances.
Suck it, Elie. And hire me, ATL!
The BU video should NOT be winning -- that was the worst one. Even in a contest for new haircut videos it loses to the Columbia one that was supposedly in the dishonorable mention list.
The NYU South Park and UVA Hot Bodies of Law videos are gold.
So much anger on what I thought would be a lighthearted post...
- - H. Birdman Esq.
34 - The selections were made by a three-judge panel (Kash, Lat, Mystttal).
FYI that "eye candy guy" took his shirt off in this year's show as well. FYI the scene was *written* so that he could take his shirt off.
Where is NYU's "Jurisdiction"?
Zero.
The number of times that I laughed.
BU = pure gold!
35 = delusional monkey
BU is the best one up there.
35 - I didn't find BU's much (if any) better than Columbia's either. However, the previous post mentioned that Columbia's was the best of the rest of the my new haircut submissions.
BU's parody of My New Haircut is by far, the best. Unless you include the senior citizen edition.
hot bodies is awful but i would do amazingly dirty things to that asian girl, jesus.
I don't have a horse in this race.
BU basically just ripped off a (not terribly amusing) YouTube video, and they're winning this? A travesty.
BarBri Girl - only "joke" is the BarBri/Barbie pun. Second worst.
WWAMD - single joke, again, stretched out. But a lot of effort went into it. Still, only enough to edge out BarBri Girl.
The Gunner lacks a decent punchline (gunners get Fs - pretty obvious and well-worn "twist"); but some of the lion's actions/reactions are well observed. Well-deserved third.
Tough choice for first place between the remaining two. Con Luv is clever, but it becomes tiresome in its corniness by about the 2/3rds point, then annoying. Sweet Addie is the most original, but it goes on a verse too long.
Sweet Addie wins by a nose.
Ugly people making bad jokes. No thanks.
How is My new outline in the lead? It's been done. Its
1. Hot Bodies of Law
2. the rest are just eh..
3. I'm a barbri girl, creative and the girl is law school hot.
4. Lawst.
5. The rest
on second thought, the gunner should be #2, but only as a PSA for the gunners never win message.
-49
I don't think I ever realized that Lat was gay. Damm.
I'm confused -- this is the Law Revue 2009 contest, why is BarBri girl from 2008 in the running?
50 -
I gunned harder than anyone at my school. Constantly talked in class, took insane notes, had 100-page outlines. Graduated top 1%, COA, v5 4th year.
Enjoy being "too cool for school."
19, thanks for link - didn't realize UTTT had talent.
Check out Beat It, that kid can dance.
I voted for BU then checked out the comments. Why all the bitterness? They really are the strongest video.
Break it down.
Arthur Miller - great parody, great production value, great singing, but the structures of the best punchlines are ripped directly from the South Park Movie without improvement. Also, it's a giant in-joke for an NYU prof - how accessible is that?
BarBri - This is the same joke for 3 minutes, and now I have that stupid song stuck in my head. Pass.
Lion Gunner - As best as I can tell, all this is is some dude acting like a dick in a lion costume. Like the soundtrack though.
Sweet Addie - Clever lyrics, funny visuals - but it's a shitty subject matter (yay drug use?) and it's only one guy. This is a law revue contest, not a "one dude showing off with a guitar with a guest appearance by a guy in a giant pill botlle costume" contest.
Hot Bodies - Congratulations, you can dress like nerds and write puns about constitutional law. Awesome gimmick - you had me absolutely riveted.
That leaves BU. Yeah, it's a parody of a viral video, but it's true to form with some original jokes, and it's not based on a cheap costume or gimmick.
Top 3:
1) My New Outline
2) Arthur Miller
3) Sweet Addie
Why didn't NYU submit the "We were only 1Ls" thing from the actual Law Revue? That blew all of these away.
I know the blond in Barbri Girl looks hottish on youtube, but IRL she has gigantic feet and an odd face. She has that "trannie" look.
ugh...barbri girl = 3 minutes and 16 seconds of my life i can never get back. so annoyed.
i want to have sex with that kid from BU. He's a star.
12 - "I guess since BU students don't have jobs they can just spend all day voting on ATL."
That doesn't make a whole lot of sense considering any law student with a job would likely still attempt to finish the current semester of school, but I digress. Your point, if I read you correctly (no easy task, friend) is that law students from BU do not have jobs. You are absolutely correct in that claim. We neither have jobs nor prospects. All is not lost, however - we have each other!!!
-BU top 15% 2L
55 = Good observations.
My vote:
1) BU's My New Outline for its creative value
2) UVA's Hot Bodies of Law which I find well-put
3 UVA's Sweet Addie
BarBri girl is flat. Gunner is predictable. NYU's Arthur Miller lacks originality.
Wow.
I hope people don't look at me in the same way I just looked at those people in the video. They were HORRIBLE.
And Elie, the guy in the BU video is not jacked. He is a scrawny ass white dude. Maybe jacked for a scrawny ass lawyer, but that's about it.
60 - What is creative about ripping off a viral video?
to be fair, the reason BU is ahead is because the SGA told us to vote for the Video. I had to dissent from my school and go with the Lion.
I took a shit on my computer after watching the WUSTL video.
63: no worries, BU soon will have a new SGA! Brand new!
my firm just hired a kid from BU. he's going to be a summer associate... so at least one of them is employed. and we still pay 160.
Wow you guys are bitchy. Jesus. Get a life. People enjoy different videos. So what?
- A BU student who voted for the SCOTUS video.
Go UVA!
Go UVA!
I enjoyed each video for different reasons. This contest is the best idea Elie had since Weight Watchers.
I voted for the UVA Swampdonkeys of Law video.
51 - Lat is very gay. His first blog was the gayest blog ever:
http://underneaththeirrobes.blogs.com/
70 - How do we know this was Elie's idea?
While watching each of the six videos, I laughed exactly ZERO times. I refuse to believe that this constitutes the cream of the crop. Boo to the judges.
only funny ones were sweet addie and the gunner one. the rest were awful. bar/bri girl (2008) and my new outline made me nauseous.
BARBRI GIRL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ALL THE WAY!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love BarBri girl's dress - it is fabulous! Anyone know the designer?
The guy in BarBri Girl is HOT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
CALL ME!!!!!!!!!
27 - Good call. The "my grades are low" video is awesome. Props.
UVA just overtook BU -- woo-hoo!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sL8_y6J8tQY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sL8_y6J8tQY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sL8_y6J8tQY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sL8_y6J8tQY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sL8_y6J8tQY
How did this not win?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbbfjwlXBvk&feature=channel_page
Also from BU. Funny shit, had to share.
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZR2jOGrqb6w/ScKQP2NvPYI/AAAAAAAAKZk/hFaz70rinNs/S220-h/kashmir+hill.jpg
UT was robbed.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ashunzDz57o&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02r1ViCxzM4&feature=related
I liked the Gunner video. Do students still play "gunner bingo"?
I liked the Gunner video. Do students still play "gunner bingo"?
Lat- We get it, you're super gay. Stop rubbing it in everyone's face. Also, could you have picked a worse group of finalists? I knew the ATL editors were dumb, but humorless too? How do you guys even have friends?
Lion for the win. ATL: FAIL.
Lat- We get it, you're super gay. Stop rubbing it in everyone's face. Also, could you have picked a worse group of finalists? I knew the ATL editors were dumb, but humorless too? How do you guys even have friends?
Lion for the win. ATL: FAIL.
ATL EPIC FAIL
I wonder how much of the vote for "My New Outline" is Tier-One envy.
THESE ALL SUCK. Except the Lion I guess. But one thing is certain: ATL is humorless. ATL stick to what you guys do best: ruin the legal economy.
i like your new outline... it's hot
88: Columbia or Michigan student.
Hey wait, I have an idea...let's take every phrase from con law and put it into a nerd rap, we'll totally be hip and cool. I mean forget about originality and let's just do this. Phew. Oh yeah, and have a bunch of ugly girls in argyle or black, cuz legal people can't tell the difference
Parody is humorously exaggerated imitation. Websters. BU's film is less sarcastic and mocking than the video from which it was stolen. YouTube. It is, therefore, neither parody nor funny.
93,
WRONG.
--88
95 = BU's film is a legal twist to the New Haircut, which also happens to be a parody of the original My New Haircut http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-KND3w3R2w. The original video you are referring to is also a rip-off. BU's My New Outline is hot = 93. Live with that.
94: Take a break from your TTT "skills clinics" (yes, you too can chase ambulances) to actually try to understand humor. You're just... fail. Utter fail.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ashunzDz57o&feature=related
This video is awesome
I love BarBri girl! Never felt better about turning down NYU. Do people really skip around the hall like the chick going past the BarBri table? And the women... my god, the blond chick is taller than Mutumbo. I love NYU law. No homo.
100th!
"I make love like the opinion of the court in Brown. I reach the right result, but I don't care how."
Right, 94. That SO unoriginal.
Idiot.
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Ummmm all of these are horrible and I was bored to tears, couldn't make it all the way through any of them. What kind of contest is this? There had to be better entries than these!!!!!!! I have been out of law school for four years and these videos remind me of why it sucked so so so much. I voted for Sweet Addie because it's the only one that had *any* kind of originality and talent... and, sorry, but it wasn't that much, just compared to the rest. The only other one I *half* liked was the South Park one. But geez. Seriously?!?!?! What a waste of ten minutes. I'm going now!
101: EPIC 100 FAIL
ATL: FAIL at everything
Wait, Lat is gay? I couldn't tell
The commentaries by the ATL people sucked even worse than the sucky videos.
Boooooooo.
94 is the bomb.
Hey 49, what is "law school hot"????
If the girl in the Barbri video is any kind of hot to you, I think you need to check your manlihood... assuming you are a man??... or your womanliehood... assuming you are a woman.
84 -
I think that the first video you posted was a lot more funny and original than any of the stupid ones posted as finalists. But I couldn't understand what the singer was saying at many different points. Did he say something about Albuquerque???
The second video you posted, about IT lawyers doing it in binary, started with an original and comical concept that became quite stupid, boring, and weird. I do not care to see these dorky law students faking orgasms. In fact, it rather disturbed me to the point of clicking the infamous "X".
But still, even based on these two videos, I agree with you that UT was robbed, because it had more original talent and moxy than any of the stupid finalists. Good job. Who cares if people reading this blog can't vote for you? Their choices were obviously very limited!!!
I agree with 74. Booooooo to the judges!!!!!!!!!! Were they paid to pick these lame-*** videos or what?!?!?!??!
East coast bias. Fuckin' east coast bias.
UT's videos are LAME LAME LAME.
UVA's barbri guy video linked in 17 should TAKE ALL.
The Negotiator -- The Virginia Law Libel Show, posted by 29, is by far the winner:
"Do I look like your wife? Then quite trying to F*** me!"
110 - You can view the lyrics by clicking the "more info" link to the right of the video.
17's UVA does kill, takes awhile to to get going, but actually laughed out loud
"If I had to unearth one Supreme Court justice's corpse and do some sort of remake of Weekend at Bernie's with him, I would choose Cardozo ... or maybe Stephens ... he's what? ... oh, well then definitely Cardozo"
The Lion is the only one that rises to the level of passable humor. NYU ones are all production, no substance. BU is a shitty rip-off of a slightly less shitty youtube vid. Northeastern wins, hands down.
63 = Douche Bag and SGA President-elect Ling Kong.
Anyway, honestly found the BU video to at least be captivating and have some new jokes. The other videos didn't hold my attention for long.
And it isn't a "ripoff of a viral video," it's what we call a "parody." You like Weird Al has been trying to rip off pop music for all these years? It's funny because it makes fun of law school & the douche bags who made "My New Haircut," which, let's be honest, is less funny than any of the videos here in the finals.
Good luck to all!
118 = IH (read: no one of any importance whatsoever)
didn't know that the BarBri girl had a noodle.
NYU.
I think the greatest tragedy of this competition is that the majority of you are allowed to comment on it.
I love that the BU SGA drama is creeping into even the ATL comments. How old are we?
118 - And it isn't a "ripoff of a viral video," it's what we call a "parody."
Parodies are humorous takes on serious works. Weird Al has made a career on doing parodies of other people's actual, not tongue-in-cheek, songs.
He does not make "parodies" of other comedy songs by rehashing another person's jokes with slight variations.
For instance, a "parody" of Dick in a Box entitled Sick in a Box, wherein the protagonist throws up in a box and gives it to his girlfriend, would a horrible rip-off, not a parody.
Also saying the video is funny because it "makes fun of..the douche bags who made "My New Haircut" is ridiculous. My New Haircut was clearly making fun of its subject matter, that particular breed of roided Jersey tunnel man.
The BU video was amusing, but it was an amusing ripoff.
I was going to say that Lat's comments might lead one to think he was either gay or just really secure in his sexuality. However, it's obvious now that some of you already knew he actually IS gay. As such, there is no need to make the comments.
Commenting on a straight guy who says gay things = acceptable, sometimes funny.
Commenting on a gay guy for saying gay things = pointless, discriminatory, and not funny. Carry on Lat, carry on.
Can we go ahead and rename this blog the "Biased NYU Love Festival '09"?
2 separate posts already and now supposedly 2 others out of the top 6??? Come on. NYU Law Revue sux.
122 = Joseph Bautista
OK, I don't mean to be a curmudgeon, but it's really no comparison. UVA Libel Show 2006 was the best 'law revue' ever. The talent in that show was SNL quality. This contest is a sham without entries from that show.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eiqk8uIVtw
OK, I don't mean to be a curmudgeon, but it's really no comparison. UVA Libel Show 2006 was the best 'law revue' ever. The talent in that show was SNL quality. This contest is a sham without entries from that show.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eiqk8uIVtw
OK, I don't mean to be a curmudgeon, but it's really no comparison. UVA Libel Show 2006 was the best 'law revue' ever. The talent in that show was SNL quality. This contest is a sham without entries from that show.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eiqk8uIVtw
UVA trolls have ruined the voting.
The gunner video is hilarious and the rest of them aren't really funny to begin with. I don't get why the UVa/con law video is winning by so much... it was well done, sure, but neither the video nor the lyrics are funny (I'm sorry, rhyming a bunch of con law phrases with each other isn't my idea of humor).
Gunner video rocks.
As others have said above, there are at least four things from the 2006 UVA libel show that are funnier than everything here. A travesty of humor has occurred here today.
TULANE WAS A NO SHOW? Now that's a disappointment.
TULANE WAS A NO SHOW? Now that's a disappointment.
Thank GOD I didn't go to UVA.
Didn't go to UVA, but I must add to the chorus: the UVA 2006 show blows all of this out of the water. This one is my favorite, that nobody has linked.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkTzb4Ls5pM
Hot Bods was H-O-T. Some of you are taking yourselves too far seriously. Please eliminate your lack of knowing how to have a good time before you graduate. It's a new world baby, even in Big Law and you can enjoy it.
Hot Bods was H-O-T. Some of you are taking yourselves too far seriously. Please eliminate your lack of knowing how to have a good time before you graduate. It's a new world baby, even in Big Law and you can enjoy it.
Columbia's version of "my new haircut" was much better
-not a CLS student
I agree with everybody who says the UT "My Grades are Low" video is great.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ashunzDz57o&feature=related
How are the other videos posted better than this one?
I'm sort of confused about the criteria for entry here. Is it 2009 videos only? Otherwise, I have to agree with the commenters who pointed to the 2006 UVA videos. Can ATL do a separate post on those or something?
I'm sort of confused about the criteria for entry here. Is it 2009 videos only? Otherwise, I have to agree with the commenters who pointed to the 2006 UVA videos. Can ATL do a separate post on those or something?
I'm going to go ahead and say UVA 2006 was awesome, but it was all about the talent of that one performer. The writing is decent, but not stellar. As far as how it fits into a video contest... I don't see how a filmed stage performance counts as a video for the purpose of this competition. NYU has the best production value, however unfunny a lot of their lines are.
I'm going to go ahead and say UVA 2006 was awesome, but it was all about the talent of that one performer. The writing is decent, but not stellar. As far as how it fits into a video contest... I don't see how a filmed stage performance counts as a video for the purpose of this competition. NYU has the best production value, however unfunny a lot of their lines are.
joseph bautista says, "LOOK NOW, U CRAZY"
joseph bautista says, "LOOK NOW, U CRAZY"
143:
Sweet Addie is a stage performance. I don't think that "stand alone video" was one of the criteria. Regardless, you are right that the videos posted from UVA 2006 are mainly about that one guy, but that doesn't make them less funny.
As to the rest of the vids, Columbia's New Haircut was at least twice as funny as BU's (though I did laugh at BU's highlighting part). Neither of the NYU videos were funny at all (though they had good production values ... for whatever that's worth). The Lion made me laugh just for being so strange, but overall it's a relatively limited joke and any one of us could have written the script. Sweet Addie was okay too, but it starts slow and I demand more than an acoustic ballad from my top choice. That leaves Con Luv as my winner - at least out of these 6 choices.
17
agreed.
"NYU ones are all production, no substance."
le double entendre
And the winner is....ME for being seen with you freaks
I want to marry that giantess from the NYU video.
And the winner is....ME for being seen with you freaks
The guy in the nyu video has a greasy face, and he's a douche
Thanks, 115. I read the lyrics and they're funny.
~110
this shit sucks
what a bunch of retards. Gunner was probably the only one that was alright. You just destroyed your legal careers - your future in acting isn't much better...
144, Yes, the one performer of whom you speak was (and still is) spectacular. But I wouldn't overlook a lot of the other people involved in that show. There was a great deal of performance talent in '06 and '07. I remember one sketch that was entirely improved after a certain point with a couple of guys performing who had never done improv before. They were fantastic.
125 = not-so-subtle CLS troll
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktPdhbCr2Nw&feature=channel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmDqU3oqCsU&feature=related
159, that was terrible on multiple levels
161,
Agreed. Didn't think it was fair for that to slip under the radar.
-159
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9os9Xm0rdU long but worth it
A bit surprised to see the Boston one getting so many votes, it's not particularly funny nor is it very well performed.
164 - BU's school apparently sent out an email from the SBA encouraging people to vote.
I'm in the midst of (trying to) study for a course on industrial hygiene ventilation systems.
Thank you for this utterly delightful break from (my) reality.
The only problem was trying not to laugh so hard in a public library
Columbia's My New Bluebook was OKAY, but that's it, just okay. BU's parody is by far the best video up here, although I was impressed with the south park quality of NYU Arthur Miller video. Con luv was alright, but not very creative, just a bunch of losers trying to pretend to be losers with wannabe lawschool sluts "dancing" in the background. That's what's wrong with NYU.
-NYU 2L
It's not clear if this is just 2009 or not. If so, why is the NYU BarBri Girl there? If not, why the hell isn't NYU's Bill It up there? Much funnier than either NYU video.
Although it should be noted that at NYU, they seem to save their real talent for the actual show - the video soloists are usually second tier, and the songs are by far not the funniest they have.
-NYU 3L
I don't know who that BU guy is. Reminds me of someone I met on an Atlantis cruise. Good times were had.
167 = Obvious BU student
But there were no hot bodies.
BU is funny, but it's not original. It's not a parody so much as a translation for the legal world.
NYU Barbri is well put together, but not funny. Is this a contest for laughs or entertainment? It loses on the former and is a great competitor for the latter.
NYU Miller - I'm not a fan.
Lion - I was amused, but thought it was just okay. High schoolers could have produced this.
Sweet Addie - Good singing, but the jokes are a little tiresome. Somebody needs to make fun of the people who abuse drugs to get ahead in law school; sorry, but you shouldn't be offended if you're doing something you know is wrong.
Con Luv - This is original, and awesome. Many laughs. I keep reading "it's a string of references to case law strung together." No, it's a string of references to case law that are subtextual references to dating and sex, set to music. It's bloody brilliant. I think the people who are angry about this one are nerds who have a hard time dating (it has hit too close to home).
-LSU 3L
Dear UVA,
It's not cool to cheat with voting on the polls. Using bots or deleting cookies to get ahead really is pretty lame. I hope that the ATL editors catch onto this.
173: I couldn't agree more. UVA has literally gained 3% in the last 30 minutes. Unbelievable - and clearly not legitimate. What's the matter, UVA? Worried you'd lose?
Evidence that UVa is rigging the vote:
http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/817982/ATL%2004192009%20330est.jpg
http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/817982/ATL%2004192009%20333est.jpg
http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/817982/ATL%2004192009%20337est.jpg
http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/817982/ATL%2004192009%20340est.jpg
http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/817982/ATL%2004192009%20346est.jpg
http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/817982/ATL%2004192009%20351est.jpg
That's over 400 consecutive votes for one video. On a Sunday afternoon. From the same locations. Whether it's a bot, or some sort of modified web browser to prevent cookies, or whatever, it's cheap.
Full disclosure: I'm a biased source in this situation. That being said, I don't give two shits whether we win this contest - we do this show for our fellow students, not for all of you snide mother f*ckers.
16: I seriously doubt your co-op take.
Unemployed 2007 Northeastern Grad (one of many)
165 (And everyone else saying this): Why wouldn't the SBA encourage people to vote? If your SBA doesn't care about the school, then blame them, not BU's SBA.
I guess UVA is not big on subtly. What kind of lawyers are these that can't even cheat discreetly?
I guess UVA is not big on subtly. What kind of lawyers are these that can't even cheat discreetly?
I just followed a link from a friend's facebook page, so I frankly could give two craps about WHO wins this. But I have to say, the most recent posts from BU kids are beyond creepy. You're IP tracking people? WTF are you doing with your life? Shouldn't you be, I don't know, STUDYING FOR FINALS? It's a frou-frou contest on an internet blog. WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH YOUR LIFE. Also, it's kind of gross and demoralizing to see how terribly BU law students put together sentences... and spell. (I'm assuming 178-179 is a BU student.) Dear god. I truly hope you're not going into corporate, chump.
180 - UVA student.
180 - You care enough to post an inane comment on an inane website and obsess about someone else's internet post grammar while breaking numerous grammar rules in your own post. You, my friend, are what makes the internet hilarious.
"I just followed a link from a friend's facebook page, so I frankly could give two craps about WHO wins this. But I have to say, the most recent posts from BU kids are beyond creepy. You're IP tracking people? WTF are you doing with your life? Shouldn't you be, I don't know, STUDYING FOR FINALS? It's a frou-frou contest on an internet blog. WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH YOUR LIFE. Also, it's kind of gross and demoralizing to see how terribly BU law students put together sentences... and spell. (I'm assuming 178-179 is a BU student.) Dear god. I truly hope you're not going into corporate, chump."
It's kind of "gross" and "demoralizing" to see:
a. How much of a Drama Queen you are about a contest you call "frou frou."
b. That you consider the fact that a one-line comment bashes UVA sufficient to conclude that whomever wrote it was a Boston University student.
Also, easy with the caps lock you fiendish mother fucker. Bigger letters do not equal more important.
"I just followed a link from a friend's facebook page, so I frankly could give two craps about WHO wins this. But I have to say, the most recent posts from BU kids are beyond creepy. You're IP tracking people? WTF are you doing with your life? Shouldn't you be, I don't know, STUDYING FOR FINALS? It's a frou-frou contest on an internet blog. WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH YOUR LIFE. Also, it's kind of gross and demoralizing to see how terribly BU law students put together sentences... and spell. (I'm assuming 178-179 is a BU student.) Dear god. I truly hope you're not going into corporate, chump."
It's kind of "gross" and "demoralizing" to see:
a. How much of a Drama Queen you are about a contest you call "frou frou."
b. That you consider the fact that a one-line comment bashes UVA sufficient to conclude that whomever wrote it was a Boston University student.
Also, easy with the caps lock you fiendish mother fucker. Bigger letters do not equal more important.
I hope that BU one wasn't an attempt at a Boston accent, because, as a native, that was an utter failure if so.
i would do
unspeakable
things
to the asian slut
in con luv
If we lose, the other people cheated. Epic fail BU. Shitty jobs, shitty "law revue" or whatever you call your unfunny faggotry.
Getting stomped by the same people who are taking what few jobs are left from under you. That's got to sting.
I didn't read all the comments, but did anyone who selected the finalists note that the video from BU will most likely be pulled from YouTube for copyright infringement? Haven't you guys been keeping up with the record companies going after this type of infringement? You could get away with that stuff a couple of years ago but not now.
I thought they all sucked!
185 - It wasn't. Just mocking the Long Island Italianism in the original video.
188 - What possble copyright infringement is there? Playing the song in the background? It's an obvious parody, there is no commerical use, and there is no direct infringement of anything, not to mention that it was originally scripted and acted. Time for you to take an IP class, chief.
Are they going to post the results? Is anyone getting DQ'd for cheating?
Are they going to post the results? Is anyone getting DQ'd for cheating?