Ithaca College’s Cornell Impression More Cornell-y Than Real Cornell
The intrepid lads and lasses of Ithaca College — some sort of liberal arts dealie that coexists with the Ivy Most Likely To Have An Inferiority Complex And/Or Belong To A Sorority — have created a delightful little soap opera entitled IVY. Filmed on Cornell’s campus, IVY “may or may not be based on actual Cornell students. … Okay. Yeah, they’re kind of based on actual Cornell students. Like pretty much.” The resulting parody so inspired, so ingenious, so delightfully spot-on, why, it almost makes you wish you went to a safety school! But seriously: I nearly died choking on my Diet Coke Plus with Vitamins during the opening scene, featuring a back-to-school monologue from Sorostitute #1, Emily:
Sure, the acting can be a little awkward, and the camera work kind of makes me motion-sick, but in the context of college, social discomfort and a lingering scent of vomit only enhance the cinema vérité quality. Emily emerges as the Blair Waldorf of the bunch, the scheming princess with her pussywhipped pre-med boyfriend, Chris. But Chris is having a change of heart! He’s thinking about dropping out of Orgo! Even worse— he might be falling for Natalie, the outcast studio art major with a nose pierce and Jenny Lewis bangs!
After the jump (and mostly because “Gossip Girl” isn’t on this week, which leaves a big hole in the “painfully-soundtracked elitist melodrama” part of our hearts) more video and we knock off Daily Intel’s Gossip Girl reality index.
IVY Episode 1 Reality Index: In Which the Black Kid Has No Name
- Natalie, the “artsy” one sports a nose ring, which is so teen rebellion circa 2000, but what’s college if not the place to live out your junior high dreams? Plus 5
- Emily has 10 pounds of frizz-ease in her hair (plus 1— curly-haired girls always overcompensate when the weather’s warm and humidity threatens) but those sunglasses are far too small and lack flashy designer logos (minus 5) Net: Minus 4
- The dumb kid who bought his admission with a trust fund explains: “My father is an executive at a moderately well known Fortune500 company.” What, no namedrop? Minus 5, because if his last name isn’t Olin, Weill, or Kyle, we’re not listening.
- “Did you know 99% of all Cornell grads go on to become important people?” Plus 3
- (Ok, I admit, the whole premise of this episode— that Natalie is an outsider because she’s major in Art— is ridiculously thin, particularly given that Cornell features some legitimately “weird” majors like “Crop and Soil Sciences” and whatever the heck Hotelies major in. But to acknowledge the depth of idiocy behind this plot element would be to destroy the whole show, thereby ruining my ability to procrastinate from my real life by watching it and writing obsessive reality indexes about it, so let’s just suspend disbelief and keep going…)
- Lex is Guitar Hero-ing “Barracuda” by Heart. Plus 2 because this is on Guitar Hero III, and no self-respecting rich kid would be playing anything other than the most recent release. But minus 2 for missing a perfectly good chance gratuitous self-reference: Should’ve been “School’s Out” by Alice Cooper. Net: Even
- Good lord. The black kid is actually going to fake that British accent the whole time, isn’t he? I’m pretty sure every Ivy has at least one pretentious Comp Lit major who actually spends four years doing that, but usually he gets expelled for felony-grade identity fraud. Minus 20 for the principle of it. These points are, however, fully redeemable, should faux-Brit later become embroiled in a scintillating scandal wherein his name turns out to be Akash Maharaj.
- Squash! Knee-socks! Short-shorts! Country Club + Homo-Ambiguity = All Frat, All the Time Plus 5
- Wait a minute— “mate”? That’s an Australian accent? Also, can someone please give the black kid a name so I can stop calling him “black kid” because I’m going to start looking like a racist if this goes on any longer. Minus 2
- Emily wouldn’t use photocopied fliers to destroy the sexual reputations of her foes. She’d use JuicyCampus. Minus 1 for missing the medium, but plus 3 for giving us a “Mean Girls” flashback, and plus 3 more for the fact that nobody thought starting an STD rumor was so bad until it turned out to actually be true and then things got awkward because, like, close to home. Net: Plus 5
- Still-unnamed-racial-minority bullshits on modernism but can’t pronounce basic SAT vocab, probably because he learned it out of context and written down on the page of a Kaplan test prep booklet, which is the same reason I used to call it “rheTORic.” Plus only 3, because he is from The United Kingdom of Down Under, and maybe words are different there?
- Keith! His name is Keith! And he winks when he gloats, and licks his lips when playing matchmaker. Plus 2
- Aww, Chris’ passion is demeaning work in a thankless service industry known for individually wrapped mini-soap-bars and toilet paper origami. Exactly the sort of dream an effete, pussywhipped follower like him would have. Plus 3
- Oh gross, is that Dave Matthews Band? Minus infinity for bad taste, but since douchenozzle dorm hoppers do tend to revere the irritating melodies of their misguided youths, whatever. Plus or minus however-many-you-need-to-break-even because I’m too lazy to count it up.
Total: 0. Know what that means? You have to make another episode, ICTV! And if Keith mysteriously loses his accent, I promise not to deduct any continuity points.
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November 25th, 2008 at 7:32 pm
At a certain point, an inferiority complex becomes indistinguishable from a superiority complex.
November 25th, 2008 at 9:07 pm
Brown’s ELECTED is so much better.
November 25th, 2008 at 9:09 pm
Brown’s ELECTED is far superior.
November 25th, 2008 at 9:57 pm
Is it much better or far superior? Make up your mind, B’10
November 26th, 2008 at 1:11 am
Funny and well done. I will continue to watch.
November 26th, 2008 at 4:21 am
“Art. Ha. It’s funny because it’s impractical.”
November 26th, 2008 at 10:16 pm
It’s not an accent, I’m from Zimbabwe. Holla, mate.
November 27th, 2008 at 12:13 am
As for Keith… he’s from Zimbabwe, you should feel pretty awful considering he’s not faking anything lol
As for my hair/sunglasses… you’re just jealous :) thanks for watching/posting!
November 27th, 2008 at 2:01 am
I love IVY – it’s fucking hysterical. The way it’s done is just flawless. I’m a fan, and I’ve passed it along to my entire fraternity. It’s a hit. It’s a MONSTER HIT.
November 27th, 2008 at 7:53 am
Emily, maybe Keith should feel pretty awful that he is over in the US acting is some silly parody while Mugabe flushes his country down the proverbial toilet and his countrymen are starving. Did he confiscate some settler’s farm to afford IC?
Keith, what does IC tuition cost you, about 30 Trillion Zimbabwean dollars / year?
November 27th, 2008 at 11:10 am
@Take is easy Emily
I think you meant “Take (it) easy.” Your comment is why most of the world hates Americans. Stupid Nacirema
November 27th, 2008 at 12:11 pm
Ivy – Episode 2 comes out December 1st, at 8:00pm!!!! So psyched!!!
November 27th, 2008 at 1:32 pm
I promised myself I wouldn’t react but… how DARE you denigrate his motives for coming to this country. this is a TV SHOW, it’s FUN and meant to entertain. Leave your elitist politics out of it. You moron.
Thanks for watching! :)
November 27th, 2008 at 7:31 pm
I’m sorry I don’t understand – how does questioning the citizen of one of the most despotic and evil regimes in the world constitute elitist politics? In fact I would say it is antithetical to that. I don’t denigrate or question his motives for leaving a pariah nation of hyperinflation, chronic malnourishment, economic injustice one iota. “Take it easy’s” questions are sardonic but fair.
November 27th, 2008 at 8:41 pm
Who gives a fuck where the kid is from, and why he is here – he’s hysterical and my favorite character on the show.
Why are we talking about where he is from? We should be talking about how awesome this show is. I mean honestly – “Did you know that over 90% of all Cornell grads go on to becoming important people?” Fucking BRILLIANT!
November 28th, 2008 at 12:36 am
It’s funny because it is true.
Fortunately I was able to spend three years out of four safely secluded from the likes of these characters. One of the great things about Cornell is that it is large enough that you don’t have to deal with these types of kids, and to date, I still have no idea where they come from.
Bravo IC.
November 28th, 2008 at 10:08 pm
I find it funny how Ivy Gate spends quite a bit of time bashing Cornell as a terrible safety school, but then turns around and mocks Cornell students for having an “inferiority complex” (i.e. irritation at constantly being the butt of jokes).
And by “funny” I mean juvenile.
November 29th, 2008 at 12:10 am
I don’t get- what is Ithaca College? is it part of Cornell? if so, you would think they would know that this “IVY” is nothing like the ivy league. Satire isn’t satire if it isn’t satirizing reality. I mean, there are plenty of things of which to make fun in the Ivy League, but I saw none of it here. Also, the acting is terrible.
oh wait, I think I’ve made a mistake- I assume Ithaca college is NOT, in fact, part of Cornell, judging by one of their students’ (“Emily”) predilection for using “lol”s and emoticons.
…so Ithaca College is some sort of state school?
This is simply another classic example of people outside the elite circle attempting to ridicule it to mask their own scorn and envy. At least do it right- make it clever (maybe you can pay someone who goes to an Ivy to tell you what it’s really like?) and get hotter actors.
November 29th, 2008 at 12:25 am
omgzzz like lol lol you are SEWWWW hilar for making fun of IC i mean, who gozzze there, TOTAL MORONS?!?!?! :( :( get OVER it! gosh i just wish I knew what it was like to REALLY attend an IVY. I mean, it’s probz like, so amazing. Like being part of a CIRCLE! Everyone there must be… AMAZING!
It’s a tv show! Don’t watch if you’re going to be such a jerk about it. I am glad not to be part of an elite circle… oy, get over yourself.
November 29th, 2008 at 1:41 am
I think the show is awesome. And I plan on watching it every week. Good job and keep it up
November 29th, 2008 at 2:37 am
For the Record… After watching the show, and after reading these… interesting posts, I just wanted to point out a few things.
I never once got the impression that the show was meant to be a satire of Cornell, if anything it’s a satire on “Laguna Beach” and “The Hills.” After all, a satire has to have a main focal point to work off of – in this case, those MTV shows. It just so happened that they picked Cornell to be the basis of their show. It could have been at Brown, Penn, or even at my home at Princeton. So for all the Cornell kids freaking out that it isn’t 100% accurate portrayal of Cornell – relax – it’s not supposed to be.
As for the acting – it’s supposed to be shitty – ever watch those shows? The kids from Laguna act just like the kids do on this show. If anything, the acting on this show should be APPLAUDED since they nailed the acting style of those shows so perfectly.
As for insulting their looks, or where they are from – how low can you get? Come on. You talk about how these Ithaca kids have hit below the belt with this show, but you are no better for making fun of them for how a person on the cast looks, or how his accent may not be up on “par” with how you think it should be spoken.
As for P’11’s response – mate, you are the reason why the show was created I’m sure. For all your jabber about the elite circle, what makes you so “elite” compared to the rest of the world? We’re all human beings, and it doesn’t matter what school you go to. You’re no better than the kids on the show who say lines like “Brightness is what happiness when you’re a Cornellian” or assuming that “over 99% of all Cornell grads go on to becoming important people.” Dear God mean – do you smell the pretentiousness stinking off you? The show is VERY clever, with it’s humor. It’s not subtle, it’s very obvious – but it hits home. Obviously it’s clever if it made you watch the show, and come onto this site to bitch about it. If anything, you proved that those kids at IC are better than you, and you gave them the reaction they probably wanted.
After all my jabbering I want to congrat those kids at IC. I’ve heard that they are a pretty talented school when it comes to TV and film, and if all of the other shows are like this – I can see it. I loved the show, and thought it was great in every way possible. You guys need to calm down and just enjoy it. I didn’t see you all freaking out when the Office spoofed you guys.
Enjoy it. It’s television. It’s supposed to entertain you. Be entertained.
November 29th, 2008 at 4:18 am
they’re still very far off from being entertaining. If they didn’t base it off of Cornell, no one would give it a second thought.
Seriously, IC students always have the worst hang-ups about CU, and every time they’re confronted with a cornellian, they go through so many changes ~
Their hooks here were weak. Most people (the ones w/ brains) realize that art majors go into communication/media-based fields ….. plus art majors are anything but outcasts…. and…. that pre-med hang-up is a bit stretched.
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“This is simply another classic example of people outside the elite circle attempting to ridicule it to mask their own scorn and envy. At least do it right- make it clever (maybe you can pay someone who goes to an Ivy to tell you what it’s really like?) and get hotter actors.”
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agreed. And improving the cast would tempt me to watch it again, unless they’re trying for accuracy – & if they are, then the guys should be hotter & taller, and throw in an Asian – Indian, Korean, Chinese, etc, it doesn’t really matter. As for the girls, most CU girls are ugly, so maybe have at least one attractive girl who has a pretty face and isn’t built like a refrigerator.
anyway, the cast of people are super fugly. I’d rather watch trannies parade around than to load another ep.
November 29th, 2008 at 12:07 pm
No one is asking you to watch it again you shallow fuck. Get over yourself – it’s a college television show.
November 29th, 2008 at 3:02 pm
although my original comment may have come off a bit harsh, the meaning has been somewhat misunderstood. I meant to express that if you want to satire the ivy league (and by all means, go ahead and do it- there is an abundance of material, and to those of us who still have enough of a sense of humor to laugh at our own pretentiousness/conformity/school-centered lifestyle, it would be a treat), do it right. I did not watch it through to the end of the episode, because it did NOT, in fact, hit home- it reminded me of other shows I do not watch (hills, etc.) and people I am not friends with (even though I have a wide circle of friends at Princeton, I know no one even resembling those characters).
The IC kids are not qualified to satire Cornell, not because of any “elite” membership, but because they do not have or understand the subject material required to do so.
to reiterate anon’s sentiments, their hooks were weak. the ugg/north face-wearing, doctor-digging, party-hopping bitches versus the outcast “art girl” is not an ivy phenomenon- it is evocative of any sorority girls on any college campus in the states.
that said, it is a college telly show- those who choose to lose valuable minutes of their life watching have the right to do so.
November 29th, 2008 at 3:29 pm
Dude – I go to Cornell. And I can tell you first hand, it’s hard to cover EVERY aspect of our Ivy league existence. But for what the show is, and how they are trying to copy Laguna Beach – it works flawlessly. And as for the realism of those characters – jesus christ, they seem to me to be EXTREMES of stereotypes. I know people who act like that – but not to that extreme of a level. It’s entertaining and hysterical.
P’11, you are the elitist prick that gives everyone who goes to an Ivy League school a bad name. Get over yourself dude, and stop trying to fuck your high horse.
Great show – loved it – can’t wait for the second ep.
November 29th, 2008 at 4:22 pm
“The IC kids are not qualified to satire Cornell, not because of any “elite” membership, but because they do not have or understand the subject material required to do so.”
again I agree w/ P’11
“…is not an ivy phenomenon- it is evocative of … any college campus in the states.”
Exactly. Esp since my 4am post lacked a lot of coherency that’s summed up in this statement.
btw CU’10’s choice of words towards P’11 is an excellent example of the type of people that give Cornell a bad name: they throw out overly- used phrases and terms because they’re common and don’t require much thought, vocabulary or creativity.
November 30th, 2008 at 9:47 pm
Decent analysis. I have to say that my initial aversion to calling Cornell an ‘Ivy’ subsided when I realized that the people who go there are really the same as those at any other Ivy, except that the bitterness resulting from not getting into a better school and living in fucking Ithaca probably makes them even more intolerable than your average Ivy-leaguers. The Jappy girl is pretty spot-on, as is the nebulously-foreign black guy. I guess I only have two problems with it:
1) I understand why the black guy and rich guy would be friends, but why the cuckolded, awkward pre-med? Those two wouldn’t be friends with him.
2) The art student needs to be developed. I get that she’s reasonable and “interesting,” but who cares? The Jappy girl is much more entertaining.
The melodrama of the pre-med deciding not to be a doctor was pretty hilarious though.
All in all, pretty well done.
December 1st, 2008 at 1:43 pm
I go to Cornell and I thought it was hilarious. The format modeled the Hills or Laguna Beach and the acting (save a couple of awkward moments) was funny and spot on.
It’s a shame because Ithaca really isn’t that big, and yet this is probably the first time I realized that IC actually existed. When I’m at Cornell its like nothing outside of this campus exists. Its a fucking narcissistic bubble.
Well done Ithaca College.
P.S.
The whole inferiority complex bit is a bit played. Is it surprising that many of us actually got into SEVERAL other Ivies and top 20 schools (which “surprise” most of us did) and CHOSE to go here. Get over yourselves.
December 1st, 2008 at 8:43 pm
Long Live On Harvard Time!
http://www.onharvardtime.com
btw plz give this camera men some camera lessons. he stinks.
December 2nd, 2008 at 1:49 am
Please give this Harvard man some grammar lessons.
December 2nd, 2008 at 2:48 am
Bitch got burned! I hope everyone doesn’t talk like THAT at Harvard. What a dumb fuck.
And also – camera work was fucking awesome. Anyone ever watch Laguna or the Hills? Spot on. Props to the camera guy/guys/
December 2nd, 2008 at 2:30 pm
Just watched Episode 2 of IVY at ICTV.org. Good shit man. Here’s the link – http://ictv.org/show/Ivy/.
Party scene is crazy good.
December 2nd, 2008 at 4:16 pm
this is really spot on. incredible.
December 2nd, 2008 at 4:35 pm
Watched ep.2and really loved the little bitch,Emily. She is such a sleaze! Ofcourse she hooks up with any guy that can further her social climbing.The show gets the rivalry between the girls just right and poor Chris- I guess he’ll eventually get with the ”Artsy”"girl-He’s so timid-Emalie would just chew him up and spit him out anyway. The show could be any Ivy- I’m glad it’s Cornell-They’re mostly a bunch of Harvard/Princeton wannabees-keep it up Ivy!
December 2nd, 2008 at 7:19 pm
I think they took the entire soundtrack of episode 2 off of Rock Band. Just saying…
December 2nd, 2008 at 7:39 pm
I got 2 songs – Here It Goes Again, and Don’t Look Back In Anger… out of 11 songs.
What the fuck are you talking about. Episode 2 rocked.
I LOVED Amanda. She was the best part of this episode. Does this mean her and Lex are gonna be a thing now???
December 2nd, 2008 at 8:19 pm
The second episode is more amusing than the first, but what I find even more amusing are the comments claiming that Cornell is full of students who are ‘Harvard/Princeton wannabes’ bitter about being in Ithaca. I thought we were supposed to be the insecure ones…
December 2nd, 2008 at 9:38 pm
Hey Cayuga-I don’t go to Ithaca,you moron and you ARE a wannabe just like your Cornell buds-nobody’s jealous or insecure here. Just living to ”amuse” you-now go see if you could pos. get someone to actually talk to you.
December 3rd, 2008 at 1:58 pm
Whoever said you attended IC?
December 3rd, 2008 at 2:39 pm
Well let’s see- I obviously dont go to Cornell,so If I ‘m not at I.C. why would I be bitter about ”being” in Ithaca- One thing I know fosho-you believe that either you attend Cornell or there is no reason to exist in the area-right genius? So shut up and enjoy the show. I love Ivy!!!!
December 3rd, 2008 at 10:57 pm
If you could read, you would know that I was also referencing Black Elvis who claimed that Cornell students are bitter about being in Ithaca. Notice how I am using the plural of the word ‘comment’? So I hate to break it to you, buddy, but not everything is about you.
December 4th, 2008 at 12:57 am
BUT EVERYTHING IN MY WORLD is ABOUT ME…ANYWAY LET’S GET BACK TO THE WORLD OF SLUTTY BUT PRETTY EMILY-GREAT HAIR AND DIMPLES-AND HER SOON TO BE SUICIDAL BOYFRIEND LITTLE LOST CHRIS-WHO WILL SHORTLY BE FINDING COMFORT IN THE ARTISIC ARMS OF THE NOSE RING GIRL.AS SOON AS DRUNKEN AMANDA COMES OUT OF HER STUPOR,SHE’LL PROBABLY FIGURE OUT THAT HER BITCH OF A ROOMIE CARES ONLY ABOUT HERSELF AND THE COLD HARD FACTS ARE-EMILY WILL ALWAYS GET THE GUYS-DEAL WITH IT. I GUESS IT’S LIFE-CORNELL OR WHEREVER SHITHEADS RULE-DON’T YOU AGREE?
December 4th, 2008 at 1:01 pm
I loved Episode 2 of IVY. I can’t wait for the finale next week. The entire party scene was priceless. It was so awesome to finally see that bitch Emily get what she had coming.
Seriously, I can’t get over how good this show is. It’s amazing.
LONG LIVE IVY! Give these kids an Emmy!
December 4th, 2008 at 7:55 pm
The finale is next week?!
I pray there is a Season Two.
P.S. Julius if you think Emily is pretty — even by Cornell standards — then you have pretty low standards.
December 4th, 2008 at 11:42 pm
hahahaha
HAHA
hahaha
HAHAHA (rest) HAHAHA
this is me laughing because I’ll never have sex with you :) love to chris and bradley! keep watching ya’ll
December 5th, 2008 at 12:13 am
Note to Cayuga-The next time you get with a girl-WILL BE THE FIRST TIME-STANDARDS MY ASS-LOOK IN THE MIRROR-NOW ”THAT” IS WHAT’S NOT GOOD LOOKING. EMILY IS PRETTY-CHECK OUT THE INTRO-YOU’RE BLIND-ASSHOLE.
December 5th, 2008 at 1:45 am
Are you kidding? The girls of Ivy are very pretty, esp. Amanda. The show is very well done, and it looks like I’m not the only one who thinks so. Bravo guys!
December 5th, 2008 at 3:37 am
because girls with stumpy tree trunk legs are always hott
December 5th, 2008 at 9:37 am
Ivygate, can you ban julius or something? Capslock gives me a headache.
Okay, back to work and I’ll stop being petulant now.
December 5th, 2008 at 11:49 am
Really sorry to offend your sensitive eyes. I’ll try to stay within your boundaries so as not to arouse any more of your feared petulance!Please let me continue”d2010”NOW HAVE YOU ANYTHING OF INTEREST TO SAY ABOUT IVY???
December 5th, 2008 at 4:13 pm
Dude, IvyGate – when are you going to get with the program and write about Episode 2 already? I LOVED your Gossip Girl/Ivy Index you did for Episode 1 – Do it again for Episode 2!
That being said – LOVED Episode 2!
December 5th, 2008 at 8:47 pm
Sorry, Lexie, but it is a bit hard for me to separate you out from your character’s personality, which is anything but attractive. I’m more of a Natalie guy myself.
December 5th, 2008 at 11:31 pm
I think it’s pretty ridiculous to say the acting sucks in Ivy. These are college students who are fitting in these shootings between classes and everything else, and im sure they aren’t claiming to be professional actors. I think “Chris” does an awesome job playing the emo-ex-frat boy, plus he’s fricka fricka fine.
and about the showing representing Cornell…it’s supposed to be like laguna beach. I’m sure there were plenty of students who lived there that weren’t like the characters on the show at all. Get over it and get a sense of humor. too bad they can’t teach that at cornell.
Episode 1 and 2 were awesome, can’t wait for 3. keep up the good work!
December 8th, 2008 at 12:53 pm
Ahh this is hysterical. Maybe once my finals are over I’ll check out more of these videos. While all of Cornell certainly isn’t like this, there are always a few notable ones in the bunch…but I suppose that goes for everywhere. :p
December 8th, 2008 at 3:21 pm
This show is painful to watch.
December 8th, 2008 at 3:53 pm
So…is the Emily character supposed to be an AXO or an AEPhi? I can’t tell…
December 8th, 2008 at 7:21 pm
this show is boring and unoriginal. there is nothing funny or entertaining about it. the plot is too basic, and the show in general just seems uninspired. you aren’t breaking any new ground, here. i attend cornell, and i wasn’t offended by anything on the show. i just found it to be a weak attempt at comedy with a painfully stupid plot. and by the way, thanks for ruining “don’t look back in anger” for me. i’ll never listen to that song the same way again.
December 10th, 2008 at 3:12 am
Okay, okay. I get it, the show is supposed to be so-bad-it’s-funny. That would explain that bizarre finale. That’s how someone behaves when he’s going to kill himself? Everything was just so abrupt, it was fantastic. I loved it.
December 10th, 2008 at 4:44 pm
I just watched this today – didn’t even know about it till now.
I have to admit. I’m a fan. Nice shot by shot analysis too.
The last episode was pretty outrageous. Very well done.
December 11th, 2008 at 12:37 am
I’m totally procrastinating by writing this, but I just want to say as a Cornell transfer student this show is HILARIOUS! While the show does push the envelope in terms of Cornell personalities, I can actually see any of these kids on the Hill. I especially understand where the transfer girl is coming from (side note: I find it really interesting that she is one of the protagonists), I had no idea students would act this way when I got here. Oh, I was warned, but I did not understand until I saw this stupid shit actually happen. I hope they incorporate the better aspects of our fine institution in later episodes (Solid academic programs, wonderful professors, non-greeks lol). The acting is fabulous considering these are college students (Emily, if that really is you posting, you’re my favorite!), and all the shots of our campus are GORGEOUS! Keep up the good work IC; you should know that your reputation on this campus has improved considerably since IVY (at least among those who matter) ;)
December 12th, 2008 at 7:10 pm
Dude – that wasn’t Statler. Pretty fucking sweet though. I really wanted Chris and Natalie to kiss on the bridge. That would have been so fitting and scenic.
December 13th, 2008 at 4:01 am
Just so you all know, I’m not hiding behind a pseudonym. Bring on the trolls.
Despite what you may all think, as a satire, the writers clearly chose to exaggerate certain aspects of the most irritating people (the ones they remember) and bring them to light.
As a Cornell fraternity brother, I mentioned a few things during the Ivy script-reading (I was involved with the show) that fixed a few common misconceptions and brought some reality to it. Sadly, I was not present at the store when they chose to buy Bud Light to include in the party scenes. If this was a true depiction of any Cornell fraternity party, that can would have read “Keystone Light” instead. And don’t you dare deny it; I’ve seen it consumed at such fine establishments as Fiji, Sig Pi, Sig Nu, Thumpty, SAE, and DTD. I may truly enjoy the company of such fine, upstanding men, but I thoroughly disagree with their drink of choice. PBR is just as cheap and actually tastes of something. (Sure, it tastes like piss, but that’s okay. It’s ironic.)
December 14th, 2008 at 3:23 pm
Woah – so an actual Cornellian helped write this? Wow – that makes it so much more legit!
Jon Rosales – I salute you!
December 14th, 2008 at 10:25 pm
Not sure if you’d consider me a Cornellian anymore… I was a Cornell Engineering student in the wrong major at the wrong time. I’m now in the right major for me, but I’m no longer at Cornell (though I remember my days there rather fondly.)
Also, I was not a primary writer, though I hope to be during the second season; I merely made a few constructive comments.
…just maintaining my integrity.
December 14th, 2008 at 10:43 pm
Will never watch the show according to these comments.
December 14th, 2008 at 10:47 pm
Cornell should probably be more secure; then, stupid people trying to make fun of the institution would not be able to come here and film videos with no point
December 15th, 2008 at 12:04 am
Ah, a Cornellian did help with the script writing.
I guess that explains why the Phi Kappa Pi fraternity bros who pop their collars and profess their love of booze and brahs are almost identical to another Cornell fraternity with the same letters. Hmmm….. [stares awkwardly at a group of four of those frat brahs clustered in Mann].
December 15th, 2008 at 12:37 am
I would have used Alpha Delt, myself, but I chose to not make any personal attacks.
December 15th, 2008 at 12:46 am
Jon – what can we expect in Season 2? Is this official?
December 15th, 2008 at 1:50 am
Nothing has been set yet. News on airing dates will be posted when available.
…but there will be more Ivy if anyone involved has anything to say about it. Keep your ears posted and check ICTV.org probably in February for updates.
December 15th, 2008 at 2:53 am
Wow – I’m kind of curious to see what they are going to do next. I enjoyed the series a lot. I’d like to see them do a spin on engineer students. They are quite the characters.
December 15th, 2008 at 3:21 am
YOU STOLE MY USERNAME?????
December 15th, 2008 at 3:23 pm
there’s no psych 101 offered 2nd semester, twats.
PS. that’s racquetball, not squash, idiots.
January 8th, 2009 at 11:11 pm
IVY Season two is in the works, guys. There will be lots of fun stuff. Also, we’re not going to bother looking through the course catalog, and we’re also going to call it squash, just like beer pong is also beirut.
February 25th, 2009 at 5:38 pm
I thought Ivy takes place at Cornell? I could have sworn I saw a film crew shooting outside of Harvard this past weekend. I saw the chick who plays ‘Natalie’ except her hair is darker. Could have been her. Could have been someone else.
Does anyone know if they are shooting at Harvard now too?
March 1st, 2009 at 1:15 am
yes u are correct.. IVY went to Harvard for the weekend
there are sightings that IVY also attended the ludacris concert tonight… front row!
news is there going to be at collegetown tomorrow