I'm binging everything Luke Perry. Every few weeks or months I'll follow the IMDB order and watch something that Perry was in. I started with 90210 and I'm up to 2010, which brings me to this show. IMDB says he was in 8 episodes. Unfortunately, that is incorrect, he was only in the first episode, but that was the only dissapointment I got from sitting through this entire series.
This was a web show, each episode running about 4-7 minutes long. The first season consisted of 8 of these minisodes and I guess it was renewed for a 5-ep season 2 and later a one-off with James Franco. The point of these shows was that each espiode, which revolved around the hijinx of a 2-man fact checking department of a magazine, would heavily product-place the Samsung Galaxy. It was a GI Joe-style promo-tainment for the Galaxy.
And yet, as much as it was a commercial, the production team ensured that not only did the Galaxy not hog the spotlight or feel forced, it was actually a really enjoyable show to binge-watch. The mischief the duo got into, their lines ("I'm Dylan"), and the show's creative storylines did not let you think you were watching a commercial. Meanwhile, the features of the Galaxy found its way into the storylines. A character would text in one episode, yell at the GPS giving directions in another ("Turn left." "Don't tell me what to do!"), and send compromising pictures or videos in others. The tie-ins were well-done, well-placed, and didn't feel forced. And the guest-starring celebrities were exceptional. Perry got the first episode, and subsequently we got to see Run DMC, the Napolean Dynamite guy, and even Alex Trebek!
Definitely a reccomended quick 2-hour binge. The "series," as of this writing, is available on Youtube for free by the production company that was tasked by Samsung to create the promo concept. Enjoy!
