Also- during the “Don’t Go To Hudson” marathon I made sure that the pre-scheduled tweets would appear when the episodes aired in the eastern time zone. #WayTooMuchTimeOnMyHands
— Hudson University Behind the Scenes (@HudsonU_BTS) March 31, 2020
When USA Network had its “Don’t Go To Hudson” marathon, I did a “live tweet” of the episodes. However, since I pre-schedule the tweets, I looked at USA’s broadcast schedule and wrote the tweets the day before, based on my memories of the episodes. #TooMuchTimeOnMyHands
— Hudson University Behind the Scenes (@HudsonU_BTS) March 31, 2020
In case you were wondering how much thought is put into the Hudson Twitter account- since I like to keep the tweets plausibly real, I try to make sure that activities mentioned in the tweets match up to the time of day it is in NYC. #TooMuchTimeOnMyHands
— Hudson University Behind the Scenes (@HudsonU_BTS) March 31, 2020
Have you ever noticed a familiar name on the @OfficialHudsonU account and wondered if it was a coincidence that it matched a name on Law and Order? It most likely isn’t a coincidence. I love using obscure names from the show for fake Hudson related businesses.
— Hudson University Behind the Scenes (@HudsonU_BTS) March 31, 2020
#KeepDreaming pic.twitter.com/h7DKvhR2RL
— Hudson University Behind the Scenes (@HudsonU_BTS) March 30, 2020
Okay, so I suppose that I haven’t actually explained yet why I write and schedule daily tweets for a fictional school. It’s because I have a need to be creative and my current day job provides no outlet for me to creatively express myself. So I tweet as Hudson University.
— Hudson University Behind the Scenes (@HudsonU_BTS) March 30, 2020
This time it stuck. I then found other people who were making funny content out of this fake school, like @lawandorderpod and even the writers of “The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” who coincidentally featured a humorous Hudson brochure a month after I began tweeting.
— Hudson University Behind the Scenes (@HudsonU_BTS) March 29, 2020
I wondered what a crime ridden college with daily PR “challenges” would tweet out to try to minimize its problems. It seemed like a perfect subject for a parody twitter account. This time I committed to writing daily tweets and sticking with it for the long haul....
— Hudson University Behind the Scenes (@HudsonU_BTS) March 29, 2020
During a particularly stressful and dull time in my life, I decided to try another parody Twitter account. This one would be based on a fictional college that had a lot of problems; since it was used as the go to college for crime shows, it seemingly had daily murders...
— Hudson University Behind the Scenes (@HudsonU_BTS) March 29, 2020
I next tried a parody twitter account based on a pilot script I was working on at the time. That one not only never gained traction, there were too many people who never realized that it was fake. Since it was set at a discount store, that was a problem...
— Hudson University Behind the Scenes (@HudsonU_BTS) March 29, 2020
To tackle the first question- I had been experimenting with Twitter parody accounts for awhile. The first one I tried was based on “Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip”. Never heard of the show? Yeah, not many people remember it and that account never gained traction...
— Hudson University Behind the Scenes (@HudsonU_BTS) March 29, 2020
The answers to those questions I’m never asked are- Because, No and No.
— Hudson University Behind the Scenes (@HudsonU_BTS) March 29, 2020
So the big question I find myself getting hypothetically asked when people theoretically stop me on the street after recognizing me as the Hudson University Guy is “Why are you doing this? Do you have too much time on your hands? Do you think you really do work at Hudson?”
— Hudson University Behind the Scenes (@HudsonU_BTS) March 29, 2020
Of course, it is possible that ventriloquism might have been used during the podcast, but that would be crazy, even for Hudson University.
— Hudson University Behind the Scenes (@HudsonU_BTS) March 29, 2020
Hello! My name is Ralph and I am the evil genius behind the @OfficialHudsonU Twitter account! While some people have guessed that the account was being run by others, including the hilarious hosts of the @lawandorderpod - we did debunk that awhile ago- https://t.co/ilkyFOWIj2
— Hudson University Behind the Scenes (@HudsonU_BTS) March 29, 2020
So, if you have a real world question, comment or inquiry about the fictional world of Hudson University, you can @ us here- @HudsonU_BTS. If you would like to interact with the fictional Hudson, @ us there- @OfficialHudsonU
— Hudson University Behind the Scenes (@HudsonU_BTS) March 29, 2020
Welcome to the Official Behind the Scenes companion account to @OfficialHudsonU! While the other account will continue to be seriously funny and remain true to the fictional world of Hudson University, this account will be a place to address real world inquiries & questions. pic.twitter.com/ENjZy7SBzx
— Hudson University Behind the Scenes (@HudsonU_BTS) March 29, 2020
