In case you missed it, check out the clip about foot pads from last night’s ABC 20/20, in which The Mock Dock is prominently featured. And now that it’s all over with and out in the open, you get to know how this all happened. SO incredibly cool.
Remember how I posted that final kinoki post in which I said, “hey – if anyone wants to buy the rest of my foot pads, write to me at mockarena@themockdock.com and I will send them to you”? So a couple days later, I get an email from a producer at 20/20, saying he’d be interested in taking the rest of the pads and perhaps even talking to me about my experience with them. At which point I had a total freak out. That freak out was abruptly interrupted by a few moments of skepticism, because it just seemed too good to be true to have been noticed by someone with any kind of credibility or stature. So I googled the producer’s name, and he’s popping up all over IMDB and everywhere with all sorts of credits, and so I allow myself to soak it in for like two seconds before immediately calling the other mockdockers and promptly rendering them completely deaf by freaking out into the phone at them.
Anyway, the next day I chatted with the producer on the phone (NICEST MAN EVER) and he said, “Hey – why don’t you consider doing a video diary recap type of thing of your kinoki experience?” and I said, “Sure!” and then hung up to commence my third total freak out, because the amount of experience I have with creating video is equal to the amount of experience I have performing brain surgery. Which is to say none whatsoever.
So the other multi-talented writers here at the Mock Dock got together with me that weekend and we threw together a roughly 8-minute video. And then that Sunday, I used ACTUAL VIDEO EDITING SOFTWARE to edit and voice over and throw in commentary into the video. Which, if you know me at all, you realize is utterly absurd, because I know nothing about video editing software. This is why it took me 7 hours to edit 8 minutes of video. Anyway, I sent it to the producer with very limited amounts of hope that it would actually be considered, let alone used.
But you know what? This producer happens to be the NICEST MAN EVER, and he either liked me or he felt really really sorry for me, and he kept me up to date on the progress of their story, and ultimately, this past Thursday night, wrote to me and said the following magical magical words: YOU ARE IN.
And even then, while I was smack dab in the middle of freak out number four, I thought – Well, they’ll probably use like a 1 second shot of my foot or something. But they ended up not only using quite a few bits of me, but also our website name was featured at the bottom of the screen for all kinds of seconds. And all of us mockdockers were here watching, in my living room, in one huge collective freak out. Best Night Ever.
So there you have it. Check out the whole kinoki experiment right here. And for the tens of you out there who read our site, count yourselves as part of the beginning of what we hope is a long and successful blogging adventure. Thanks for the visits!!
Watched the whole thing… cool!!!!
Had a big freak out for you guys, especially you Mockarena, who came up with the idea & ordered the thing, went through the pains of waiting then testing… and whose bits look nice on screen.
But… they tested the pads in a lab (!!!)… showed how it gets dark / disgusting looking with simple water (so it’d obviously get dark from like, sweaty feet)…
…but where does the horrid smell come from?!
yep that was totally cool! i remember the whole testing thing and i was worried that whatever was in the pad was seeping into mockarenas feet….was too cool though seeing mockdock on 20/20! hope that boosts the readership!
Thanks you guys!!! We certainly count you among the historical first few readers, and love it when you comment!!
You are a star!
I thought that was an incredible story. That was great you got a chance to do that. I/my room mates were curious to see what you looked like! We all gathered around and watched. We all agreed you are cute! lol Congrats on your fame!
Awww. Shucks.
Now I’m kinda blushing a little bit. Thanks for all the support you guys. Keep telling all your friends!!!
I have to admit, I tried these stupid things. They smelled like bad barbeque to me. The smell made me so nauseated I didn’t make it to day two!
I tried them also, though by another manufacturer, about a year ago. Something about them made me skeptical, but never could figure out what. And yes, mine came off with that blackness and horrid smell. I’m embarrassed now I subjected my DH to that quackery!
Yeah..I tried it to (last night). My feet and the pad smelled like the fireplace or a firepit. Grossed me out! glad I found this blog!!
Thanks for the Kinoki post. There are some folks I know who have reported that the pads actually got lighter over time. I suspect those folks are probably not drinking enough water. Perhaps Kinoki should reconsider using the pads as a gauge for hydration levels. At least that would be a truthful claim.
Personally, I am disgusted with most of those late night commericals. This is why my friends and I developed the ICE program for interactive television commerce. Our thought was that rather than interrupt our viewing experience, let producers make deals with companies looking to sell products directly within the shows we watch. This way if we see sunglasses we like on a character, or hear music, or want to know a particular brand of a shirt or jacket, we can click a few buttons on our remote control and get what we want to know without being bombarded with intrusive commercials. If this sounds of interest, there is a demo posted on the iceit.tv website. Sadly, we are having a hard time getting distribution, so if anybody out there has the ability to assist, we would greatly appreciate feedback, referrals and suggestions.