Mad Men Twitter Accounts Suspended!
Tuesday, August 26th, 2008AMC enacted their copyright and had Twitter suspend the accounts associated with their Mad Men characters. There are a lot of bloggers up-in-arms about this, as bloggers can be (read: "The DMCA sucks!" "Burn copyrights!" "Anarchy!"). Bloggers, who tend ...
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1962, Meet 2008: Mad Men Characters are Twittering
Monday, August 25th, 2008One of my favorite shows on TV, AMC's Mad Men is getting bigger audiences in season 2, and treating them to an expanded look into the lives of the [fictional] ad world of 1962. The tone is pitch-perfect, the characters ...
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TeenWolf Remixed
Sunday, August 17th, 2008Hat tip to Kent Nichols for tipping me off to the LA-based sketch comedy group Summer of Tears' genius send-up of Michael J. Fox's 1985 movie TeenWolf. Great writing, editing, and sight gags (but NSFW). Summer of Tears in TeenWolf
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Holy Applebox! ‘Mad Men’ Cast the Next NBA Dream Team?
Friday, August 8th, 2008I've heard of actors having to deal with height differences on set, but this is ridiculous. According to a rolling promo window on the Hulu home page, the cast of Mad Men are a bunch of giants. Imagine ...
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Kenny Stevenson’s Summer Classic
Thursday, August 7th, 2008While I love touting my own work, I also enjoy checking out shows by friends and former castmates. I saw Kenny Stevenson's stage show "Have a Bitchin' Summer" last week, and it plays a few more times this month at the ...
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An eHarmony Spoof Video I Created
Wednesday, August 6th, 2008Just wanted to share a video I wrote, directed, acted in, and edited. I'm a quadruple threat! It's one of a series of funny videos meant to introduce a "relationship teaching series" happening at my church. You can also ...
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SNLers Get in “Line”
Tuesday, August 5th, 2008The tsunami of online content can be overwhelming, so I am especially aware of online series catches and holds my attention. Bill Hader and Jason Sudeikis of SNL and other recognizable comedians team up in The Line, from Crackle.com. I had heard ...
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What’s Selling Online?
Monday, August 4th, 2008[This article originally appeared in the July/August 2008 issue of Script Magazine.] What’s Selling Online? As online entertainment matures into a viable business, is it worthwhile to sell your web series concepts to the new crop of online studios? By Robert Gustafson and ...
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Stephen King’s N
Friday, August 1st, 2008When Stephen King goes online, it's newsworthy. When it's the creepiest online series I've ever seen, it's worth a mention on our site. Definitely worth a watch. Great musical score with disheartening violins and fear-inducing build-ups. Daily, 2-minute ...
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