MY WOMEN: A crass, crude but at times poignant Craigslist ode to love and ex's. DICTIONARY FOR DECODING: Based on a Craigslist rant: Harry the puppet teaches you how to read between the lines of an online personals ad.
MISSED CONNECTION: Missed Connections finally get their due...staged dramatization in the style of a Shakespearean tragedy. SECRET TWEET: Anonymous secrets submitted as tweets to SecretTweet.com come to life as we imagine what strange and lost souls are behind these little existential dilemmas.
re: Thanksgiving: Taken from a widely circulated email from a neurotic family member detailing precisely how the rest of the family should prepare for thanksgiving, right down to the size of the casserole dishes. The infamous "Thanksgiving Letter" email, circulated on several food blogs before exploding on AwkwardFamilyPhotos.com is brought to life as we explore the psychological under pinnings behind a "No Cocktail Sauce" rule. Digital Date: Our favorite posted online personal ads brought to you as God intended...in the form of video personals from the early 90's. In this one we meet the Gamer who asks the profound universal question: Want it from behind while you play Super Mario Brothers ? - m4w
"About Me" is taken from a young woman who treats her dating profile like a twitter account, leaving a fractured tale of hangovers, broken ankles, and lost loves for all her potential suitors to see. Show Opener - "We Live Together," a Craigslist Missed Connection from a husband to his indifferent wife is brought to dramatic life by Phil Van Hest and his Silent Other.
Shrouded in anonymity Craiglisters make some pretty interesting requests. This week a Craigslist personal ad is given a dramatic twist with the help of guest star Dileep Rao from "Drag Me to Hell," and James Cameron's upcoming film "Avatar." For a more in depth look go to http://www.inst-msgs.com
This time of year, it's important to focus on the reason for the season. Unintentionally tragic Craigslist ads. Craigslist's quirkiest are brought to awkward life in a brand new Digital Date and a twisted holiday segment from the depths of QVC hell.
While the Inst Msgrs put the finishing touches on episodes for 2010, enjoy a bonus MISSED CONNECTION, brought to awkward life by overly trained thespian Phil Van Hest. This week, a lonely Craigslister laments missing a missed connection in the first place.
Abigail Spencer from 'Mad Men' guest stars to help dramatize this viewer submitted Instant Message conversation between two long distance lovers. But as is often the case with the internet, things are not at all as they seem.
Inst Msgs takes on the web's strangest and most beloved meme "LOLCats." Part 1 of this two part mock-u-mentary chronicles the making of an LOLCats photo and it's newest star Louie, who's owner Sugar will stop at nothing to see her and Louie's names in lights. Featuring special guest star "Liam Kyle Sullivan".
Inst Msgs takes on the web's strangest and most beloved meme "LOLCats" in part 2 of this two part mock-u-mentary. Riding high off a successful audition, Louie the cat is poised to be the next LOLCats superstar. But a rivalry brews between his owner Sugar and another famed cat photographer Francine. Featuring special guest star "Liam Kyle Sullivan."
How might an IM conversation between you and a former fling play out if it took place face to face instead? This week we bring to awkward life a real IM conversation submitted to us by viewer "Aries329."
Meet Andre. He's not an actor. He's a real guy using Craigslist to find a girl who will move in "with all her stuff tomorrow." We found Andre's ad and followed him around for this small glimpse into his life.
INST MSGS is a web anthology series that dramatizes social media. Based on everything from submitted instant message conversations to found Craigslists ads, INST MSGS shines a satirical light on modern (mis) communication.
For our Season Finale, Inst Msgs presents the most elaborate "ReTweet" ever. We took some of our favorite tweets using the hashtag topic "#Fact" and made this. Check out the lyrics at INST-MSGS.com