Back on Topps Not Quuuuuuiiiiiteeee There Yet
Saturday, October 4th, 2008Michael Eisner's company bought the baseball card company Topps last year, and this year, his new media production company Vuguru is making a mockumentary about it. Back on Topps stars twin comedians The Sklar Brothers, and is actually quite ...
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LonelyGirl15 Creators Not So Lonely Anymore
Wednesday, October 1st, 2008We interviewed Miles Beckett and Greg Goodfried, the creators of Lonelygirl15 and Kate Modern, for the September/October 2008 issue of Script Magazine. Their new media production company EQAL recently landed $5 million in financing and a big contract with ...
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Fast Company Lists the Funny
Wednesday, September 10th, 2008Fast Company's Fast Take Email mentioned today a few articles its done about online comedy. It notably mentions nine "Top Funny Sites," and I thought I'd share (along some of my favorites comedy pieces): Fark.com The Onion (Ghost Of Christmas Future ...
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N Came and Went, But What Did it Mean?
Tuesday, September 9th, 2008I've lauded Stephen King's N. as the best web series I'd seen in a long time, but it ended with an awkward "okay, that's done now." Now what? As a fan, what am I supposed to do? Buy the book? ...
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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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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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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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Get Your Watchmen Fix for Free on iTunes
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008I swear that I'm not a big comic book fan (not that there's anything wrong with that), but after stumbling onto the Watchmen movie trailer, I also found a new Watchmen animated comic video series debuting on iTunes. The series takes ...
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Jimmy Fallon Online: His Spot to Lose?
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008SNL Alumnus Jimmy Fallon, who is slated to replace Conan O'Brien's time slot when Conan takes over for Jay Leno next spring, will get his chance to strut his funny stuff earlier than expected, though not on TV. He'll get a ...
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Can Magazines Solve Online Video Distribution Woes?
Monday, July 21st, 2008You might call it expensive, archaic, or lame, but the TV development process does deliver something that online video does not: a semi-accurate prediction of viewership. Sponsors are still tepid about dipped big money into online video, for fear ...
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