Comedy Central the one stop destination for the best in English comedy has played a pivotal role in bringing some of the biggest American sitcoms to India. Earlier in February, the channel premiered the biggest & most anticipated sitcom of the year - Anger Management. The show broke cable TV records in
America, making it the most-watched series of all time. The show opened to a crazy frenzy in India as well with fans asking for more of the Sheen machine! Keeping this frenzy in mind, Comedy Central decided to take the success of the show beyond television by presenting viewers with a digital application, The ‘Destruct-O-Matic’ a one of its kind application that will be launched on Facebook and Twitter starting December 5TH , 2013.
The Destruct-O-Matic is a Mechanical Machine, which allows users to vent their anger and frustration, on a scapegoat that can take it, instead of at each other. We give users a list of seven methods they can employ to take out their frustration on a dummy on-screen. The user will be able to see the effect of his actions in real time on his screen. There is a live-feed of the Destruct-O-Matic on a microsite, which users can interact with. Each of the Vent-actions are activated via Tweets or Posts on Twitter or Facebook, by visiting the Destruct-O-Matic Microsite & logging in via a social networking sign in.
The activity gives users a chance to take out their grudges on their friend’s by tagging them in their posts or mentioning them in their tweets. The excitement level increases as Comedy Central is set to short-list 10 of the wittiest, weirdest and most outrageous rationalization for a ‘vent’. Shortlisted users will win cool comedy central merchandise.
Speaking on the launch of the ‘Destruct-O-Matic’ application, Ferzad Palia, Sr. Vice President & GM-Viacom18 English Entertainment said, “At Comedy Central, it is our constant endeavor to not only offer our viewers the best of comedy available across the globe but to also provide them with entertainment beyond television. Keeping up with the ever rising interaction levels of our TG in the digital domain, we decided to take the Anger Management experience further. The launch of Destruct-O-Matic will see users venting their anger on digital platforms rather than in public, in a fun, witty & healthy way! I am sure our fans will be absolutely delighted to engage with the ‘Destruct-O-Matic’ and have fun while venting their anger.”
Comedy Central continues to air Micromax presents Anger Management with a new episode just 24 hours after US telecast- Every Friday at 10PM.
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