I haven’t been there yet, but I’ve heard from several people that new McNellie’s Pub in Midtown is supposed to be pretty damn cool. Imagine then my surprise when I noticed that Dave and Angie decided to visit it as part of their boring DnA series. Take a look:
(WARNING: The video contains graphically boring content. You may fall face first into your cup of coffee if you’re not careful.)
Word of advice for the people at NewsOK.tv: when your five second intro featuring a double-helix is more interesting than the five minute video proceeding it, you may just want to tank the whole idea. Also, when choosing background music, try to avoid the stuff that is generally played at a drunk Scottish guys funeral, it’s kind of a buzz kill. Other than that, keep up the extraordinarily average work.
P.S.- I’d also like to add that I don’t think this DnA thing is working out to well. They are about as fun as cancer. You could give them secret 1990’s video footage of Van Shae Iven and the fat Bob Barry Jr. playing underwater freeze tag at a metro swimming pool and they’d find a way to make that seem boring and totally normal.
it’s not as boring as i thought it was going to be, but it’s not good either. but really, are DnA (or TnA) ever good? No. my question to the tower is what yahoo thought this would be a good idea? who was sitting around the board table and said: “Lets take the two non-reporters and put them on camera and have them go around to various events and businesses and ask obvious questions.” (probably the same person who thought of Wimgo)
my second question is: How do i get that gig. i hear the work is minimal and the perks are grand. the only drawback: being hated by the entire metro area
Wow. I did not think it was possible to make the internet, drinking, or a young blond less interesting …
you could play a drinking game – and get hammered – for everytime the “chef” says “and stuff like that…”
My guess is its probably influenced by the ability to attract advertising dollars, not provide good content and/or journalism.
Sort of like this: http://newsok.com/advicesquad
Think about it. Everyone is bitching about how boring/bad/stupid it is, but yet you’re still watching. And posting the link. And McNellie’s gets buzz.
We’re not watching, we are ogling. there’s a difference. and there’s nothing wrong with McNellie’s getting buzz, that place is bad a$$. yes, i just spelled a$$ with dollar signs. Jealous?!
Its a great bar – definately worth swinging by for a pint or 10
i just checked out the advice squad. that’s totally a different format than TnA. those clearly are ads. TnA is supposed to be “stories.” McNellie’s didn’t pay for that video, TnA i’m sure begged to come out.
funny gal, ogling (which means to keep looking at flirtatiously) is still looking. Sure, you judge. I don’t think you mean flirtatiously though. I could be wrong. Regardless, I think it’s easy to criticize any of the news organizations and what they do. Bottom line, does anyone on here have his/her own online videocast? All you need is a camera, a computer with some editing software, and an internet connection. It’s clearly easy to do so why slog around on some obscure blog when you could be making history with your profound insight into what makes a great online video of McNellie’s pub? You’re sitting on a fortune. Go make us all proud. Then tell us where to go to see it. I’m honestly excited for you. Congratulations in advance.
wow ted, why such animosity! and when i said ogling, i meant Ogleing. it was a joke, play on words. remember those. I don’t want to make a video. I want OPUBCO to make them for me, the ogle to find them for me, and for me to watch them and laugh in between working. now ted, get back to work there at the tower and make me another video.
and mike, lets grab a pint and some sweet potato fries because those are bad a$$ (there i go again).
Ugh…its no McNellies in Tulsa…
And the pretty people think they’re cool for being there. Its like CityWalk with a better selection of beer.
Ha. CityWalk = beautiful people? Ha. Those are people who think they’re beautiful.
Here in South Florida, the so-called beautiful people take self-absorption and narcissism to new levels unseen anywhere in Oklahoma.
There are plenty-o-jokes here, but you’re not funny, gal. Just bitter.
Why is someone living in South Florida with so-called beautiful people posting on a local humor blog based in Oklahoma City? Are there no humor blogs in the Sunshine State?
I agree with Emily. McNellie’s was cool when it first opened, but it’s remarkable how quickly the douche crowd has moved in…
Common Sense — I am from Oklahoma. Just moved here in October.
Oh how I dream we could go back to the days when McNellie’s first opened and the “douche crowd” was not around. It was so long ago…..
See you at Red Rooster Emily & Dignan
Dignan & Emily –
Don’t let the douchebags take over! All too often, the genuinely cool people give up too easily to the superficial, and that’s no good for anyone. As an employee of McNellie’s, I can say without a doubt that I do NOT want to work at some Bricktownesque bar. You can still save it! (For the record, I’ve seen lots of cool people there, it’s definitely not as bad as Sh*ttyWalk.)
i say we make a rival to dave and angie on thelostogle. i volunteer to be the much better looking equivalent to dave, and i promise to be much more obscene in my interviewing. people would actually watch it!
plus, i’m a broadcast major. eh? eh??
TLO + DnA = LUV
http://www.myspace.com/newsok_dna
oh how sad i am ( and bitter as cockstone says). went to mcnellie’s saturday for some more sweet potato fries and they came out oh so cold. the service is wayyyy better during the week. our waitress seemed confused. oh well.
For all the hype – boring or otherwise – I was less than impressed with McNellie’s. No happy hour specials and overpriced on most beverages and food items. A friend of mine asked if they thought they were in Dallas.
Did enjoy the salt-and-pepper chips though the salsa tasted more like pizza sauce.
Waitstaff was friendly – but you’re right, the douchebags are rolling in. How do we get them to go back to Nova?
DnA should goto the Red Dog. That would be worth watching.
i went there because my friend told me it was “a cool, real irish pub” im going to kick my friends ass, that place sucked, might as well have been senior citizens night at tap werks. and the cheeseburger was its only saving grace..until i was throwing up out of my ass later that night. yea it was that bad,im never going back!