The Beginning of the Beginning

Episode RAB1

The Beginning of the Beginning
Reed, I am your father!
Blogger	Reed
Date Posted	August 29th, 2008
URL	old.LG15.com
Length	1:57
Description	Community week inspired me to get off my ass and make this video. I'm so nervous! FAIL.
Location(s)	Reed's loft
YouTube Tags	reed mustache chicago rant fail lg15 disco
Production Credits
Executive Producer(s)	Miles Beckett, Greg Goodfried, and Amanda Goodfried
Line Producer	Lynn Kramer
Production Assistant(s)	Andrea Aguilar and Travis Prow
Director(s)	Yusuf Pirhasan
Assistant Director(s)	Ram Paul Silbey
Camera	Kevin Schlanser
Head Writer	Joshua Hale Fialkov
Vidplay	Joshua Hale Fialkov and Jim Campolongo
Story	Joshua Hale Fialkov and Miles Beckett
Editor(s)	Jerry Pyle, Yusuf Pirhasan, James Renfroe, and Christopher Ryder
Music Supervisor	Seth Jacobs
Cast
Reed	Brett Ryback
Adjacent Blogs
Previous	none
Next	"Hipster Hell"
Directly after	"Hetlevan is Here"
Directly before	"Fun Things to Do in Hiding - Volume Dos!"

The Beginning of the Beginning is the first video posted by Reed. It takes place during the prologue of LG15: The Resistance.

Transcript

(Reed is pressing buttons on the camera off-screen)

Reed: Okay, red light's on. (breathes) Here we go. Hello. (rubs eyes) I thought that I would let you know whats...uh... goin' on. Because (picks at fingernails) I am really (bites fingernail) Interesting. (laughs) I'm just kidding. (laughs) Let's get started. I have actually been wanting to post one of these for a while now. (looks at watch) Now seems like a good time. So here we are. (close up) Bahhh.... (back to normal focus) I don't like to mince words. I don't like to mince anything. Actually. Mincing is actually really gross (makes face) it makes me think of a book. The Jungle. People were, like, minced. Cut up into meat. Mincing is not cool. Just say no to mincing.

(Camera swerves, reveals Reed wearing a large fake mustache, beard, and baret, and talking in a different voice)

Reed with Mustache: Stop babbling! Get to the brass tax! (swerve)

Reed: Brass tax? Are you-what are you, my dad? (swerve)

Reed with Mustache: Would you like me to be? (swerve)

Reed: No, no, actually, that's okay. (to camera) I should probably start with my name. I know you're all on pins and needles to know it. My name is Reed. (swerve)

Reed with Mustache: Wait. Reed? That's it?

Reed: What do you mean 'That's it'?. Reed is an awesome name; My name rocks. Think of all the puns you can make with Reed like...uh...um... (pause). No, it's not short for anything. Like Reedrick. And I've been living in Chicago for about a year now. I like the hustle and bustle - the to and fro - people coming and going. I'm definitely a people-watcher. I like to observe. Make comments. I'm actually working on my first rant right now. And I've got a friend whose going to, like, design a really cool logo. I was going to the university. I decided to take a break. I guess you could say that I'm easily distract- (Cut to Reed looking at a disco ball) Oooo.... Pretty. (Cut back) -ted. So-I-uh-eh-I'll be back with my first rant real soon. And we'll see you then. (swerve)

Reed with Mustache: Okay. Bye-e! (Beard falls off) (swerve)

Reed: (pauses, and in a whisper) I don't-I don't know what that is. (Reaches to shut off camera)