Outline of an Episode of PWN

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This page describes (in excessive detail) the format of episodes of PWN. The format, though never officially set, has followed a very particular pattern which has slowly molded over the years.

Outline[edit | edit source]

Intro[edit | edit source]

(Comedic Clip)

Though not a feature in every video, occasionally a comedic clip will be placed at the intro of the PWN, before the PWN logo appears. Examples include "Ford's magic trick" in PWN #5, or the additional takes of the intro in PWN #16. Both Hollywood is Dead and the subsequent Star Wars Christmas Special episodes begin with short, scripted sketches.

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The PWN logo is placed at the beginning of every single episode of PWN, with the exception of two-part videos, where it is generally only included in the first part.

The original PWN logo, used in the first three episodes, was designed by Paul and colored by Nick. It was originally just a three second long static shot of the logo, with a hard cut to the table. In PWN #4, the newly remastered logo is introduced with a slight Ken Burns effect, before cutting to the table. PWN #5, is the first episode to use the "open mouth transition".

The logo is usually accompanied with the official intro theme of PWN, Kevin MacLeod's Unity, with the exceptions of PWN #5, which uses The Giant Within, and of PWN #4 and PWN#6, which both use Trauma by N'To.

The Names[edit | edit source]

Every episode begins with the hosts introducing themselves. The leftmost speaker (currently Ari Froehlich, though previously Ford Fairon and Paul Gaurano) begins, saying "Hi, I'm [Ari]". Nick Geoghegan, seated on the right, follows, saying "I'm Nick". Lastly, Wesley Davies, who is seated in the middle, in the tradition of Wesley's Name Joke, will use a joke or alias in place of his name. This has been true for every episode of PWN.

In the event of guests, the guest will speak his or her name after Wesley. In PWN #11, guest Kiersten Muse says "And I'm Kiersten" after Wesley has spoken. In PWN #17, guest Lucan Alto Stargiotti, does not say his name during this segment, but instead a few seconds after, when Nick introduces him.

For two part episodes, the name sequence, and the intro as a whole, are not repeated for the second part.

Generally, only Wesley uses a fake name, as is stressed by Nick in I'm a Cheezit: PWN 6 Extras. However, in PWN #5, Ford introduces himself as "Hi, I'm Pablo".

Nick's Intro Speech[edit | edit source]

After the Name segment, Nick almost invariably begins the episode by saying something along the lines of "Welcome to the nth episode of PWN." He will also introduce the topic of discussion, though this is usually accompanied by strange attempts to slow down efficiency from Wes and Ari.

There is some inconsistency to how "PWN" is pronounced. In PWN #13, Nick spells out the title, as "P-W-N", as he does in the first two episodes. Ari and Wes question how it is usually pronounced. In PWN #3, Nick says it as "pwn", as does Wes in the eighth episode. In the seventh episode, Nick spells the title out as "P-W-N". In both episodes with Ford, it is pronounced as "pwn". In the twelfth episode, Nick begins to say "Welcome to the twelfth episode of—", but is cut off by Wesley. When he resumes, Nick says "Welcome to PWN number twelve...", pronounced as "pwn". In the episode immediately following the debate of PWN #13, nobody says the introduction phrase, though Wes does pronounce the word as "pwn".

Body[edit | edit source]

The beginning of the discussion is often cued by the fading out of the intro theme. Usually, a joke will help transition into discussion. The body itself is not as organized as its tailends, but it does generally follow a pattern.

Trailer Episodes[edit | edit source]

Animation[edit | edit source]

Main article: Animation on PWN

Animation, in a very crude form, is often used on PWN, first appearing in the fourth episode, a discussion of Mission Impossible. It is again used in the seventh episode.

As it is used in PWN #7, Wesley asks Nick to animate his description of the trailer for Doctor Strange. The animation is particularly crude, on a plain white background instead of the previous paper background. There is very little movement of the animations themselves.

Tangents[edit | edit source]

Musical Cues[edit | edit source]

Outro[edit | edit source]

The outro tends to follow an even more rigorous outline than the intro, though the order of elements is sometimes interchanged. Since PWN #6, the outro music for the PWNs has been Elemelons by DJVI (with the exception of PWN #7, which uses Unity for both the intro and the outro themes).

"That's all we have time for"[edit | edit source]

Almost every single episode of PWN has ended with Nick saying "That's all we have time for today on PWN", or something of that nature. Nick has initiated the outro for every video.

Call to Action[edit | edit source]

A term coined by YouTube itself, the segment when Nick, Ari, or Wes says "If you liked the video...". The general pattern for this segment is "like, comment, favorite, subscribe". The action of favoriting has not existed on YouTube since PWN began, and Nick is unsure why he continues to say it. In recent episodes, Wesley has also jokingly added the call to "Add this to your watch later playlist".

The Sellout Screen[edit | edit source]

Main article: Sellout Screen

The Sellout Screen, a parody of product placement on YouTube videos originating from PWN #7 and from Ari's solo sketch "Unboxing", is featured in many episodes of PWN. Almost always, Ari or Wes advertises "Audiable.com", a purposeful bastardized form of "Audible.com".

In more recent episodes, in reference to The Great Kidnap of '43, the Sellout Screen will include a fake username and password for febreze.com, usually accompanied by an advertisement for the company.

Favorite Comment[edit | edit source]

Main article: Favorite Comment

Social Media and Shoutouts[edit | edit source]

Main article: List of PWN social media accounts

The Next Episode

Ocassionally, Nick will ask Wesley, "What will we be talki about in the next episode?", and Wes will respond with a fictitious answer. Examples include PWN #6 ("Ice-Cube... The rapper"), PWN #16 ("Paper clips, and other uses")

The Fistbump[edit | edit source]

Main article: PWN Fistbump

End Card[edit | edit source]

See Also[edit | edit source]