Continuing our coverage of the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con comes the programming for Thursday. For the full run down, go to the con’s website. Thursday is the first full day of the Comic-Con and is filled with awesome panels about zombies, monsters, The Walking Dead, Dexter, The Hobbit and others. Including our very own panel at 7:30 Pm in 24Abc in Hall H. We hope to see you there.
For the events that cater more to the sensibilities of FM, check the highlights below:
10:00-11:00 The Witty Women of Steampunk— The Victorian era was one marked by constraints on behavior, morals and bosoms. When you add a bit of sci-fi to the mix, however, those corset laces begin to loosen. The steampunk genre has allowed a new wave of female creators and personalities to explore how liberating, sexy, and adventurous the age of steam can be. Robin Blackburn...
For the events that cater more to the sensibilities of FM, check the highlights below:
10:00-11:00 The Witty Women of Steampunk— The Victorian era was one marked by constraints on behavior, morals and bosoms. When you add a bit of sci-fi to the mix, however, those corset laces begin to loosen. The steampunk genre has allowed a new wave of female creators and personalities to explore how liberating, sexy, and adventurous the age of steam can be. Robin Blackburn...
- 7/2/2012
- by Andy Greene
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
Comic-Con 2012 is so close we can taste it! The epically badass geek convention is set to invade San Diego from July 11th to July 15th, and we can't wait to get over there and get crazy!
Comic-Con International has released the full schedules for Wednesday July 11th and Thursday July 12th, and there's a ton of stuff going on! It's going to kick off with a great first couple of days that will give you plenty of stuff to do! Wednesday looks like it's going to be an awesome day of pilot screens and Thursday has got stuff like Twilight... (fart) and Disney will be holding their big panel, along with a ton of other great stuff to check out!
I've gone through the schedule and put a *** next to all the event's we hope to be able to cover. If there's anything on the list you would like information on please let us know,...
Comic-Con International has released the full schedules for Wednesday July 11th and Thursday July 12th, and there's a ton of stuff going on! It's going to kick off with a great first couple of days that will give you plenty of stuff to do! Wednesday looks like it's going to be an awesome day of pilot screens and Thursday has got stuff like Twilight... (fart) and Disney will be holding their big panel, along with a ton of other great stuff to check out!
I've gone through the schedule and put a *** next to all the event's we hope to be able to cover. If there's anything on the list you would like information on please let us know,...
- 6/28/2012
- by Venkman
- GeekTyrant
As of April 2nd, inquiring fans of Nerdist Industries can finally find an answer to the age-old question, “Are Chris Hardwick and his motley group of teammates associated with things geek any good at bowling?” The Nerdist Channel on YouTube (which is part of the video sharing site’s $100 million Original Channels initiative) officially launched this week with a handful of the no less than 24 original web series announced as part of the programming slate at WonderCon. The shows to debut include bowling, simians, exploding puppies and a five-year-old boy that just happens to be the America’s number one action hero. First up, Chris Hardwick’s All Star Celebrity Bowling features the famous podcaster teaming up with Alex Albrecht (Diggnation), Kyle Clark (Nerdterns) and Steve Agee (The Sarah Silverman Program) for a celebrity bowling battle royale. The first opponent for Team Nerdist is a group of equally (not-so) adept...
- 4/3/2012
- by Chris Landa
- Tubefilter.com
Brian Brushwood is the spikey haired lovechild of David Blaine and Mystery (that’s not Criss Angel) who first gained notoriety in 2000 when he took his Bizarre Magic Show on a full-time college tour, wowing fratacular audiences with crowd-pleasing escapes and mind-reading tricks. Since then, the American magician has showcased spectacles on The Tonight Show and Life Beyond Limits, authored three books (Cheats, Cons, Swindles & Tricks: 57 Ways to Scam a Free Drink, Pack the House: The Ultimate, Ever-Growing Guide to Increasing Attendance to Your Campus Events, and Professional’s Guide to Fire Eating) with a fourth one in the works (Scam School: Volume 1 is scheduled to debut March 14), and logged at least 205 episodes of his Revision3 original web series Scam School. The program first debuted in April 2008 and was one of the then uber-tech-centric online video network’s first forays into the kind of show that neither Alex Albrecht nor Kevin Rose could’ve hosted.
- 2/22/2012
- by Joshua Cohen
- Tubefilter.com
You’re already all set to tune into Tubefilter’s own Drew Baldwin’s panel from Natpe about the online video hosts with the most - featuring iJustine, Nice Peter, Alex Albrecht, DeStorm Power, and Taryn Southern - but if you’re looking for more content showcasing online video excellence be sure to also catch the 2012 Digital Luminary Awards ceremony. Alex Albrecht of Fat Dolphin and Diggnation, Tottally Rad Show, and Voltron fan film fame is set to host the awards show presentation and subsequent champagne toast honoring online video properties across six different categories. Those categories, and the recipients of the awards, are: Brand Leadership in Online Video - Nasa: Juno Branded Entertainment Series - Leap Year Online Video Personality - Improv Everywhere Original Web Content in a Drama Series - Aim High Original Web Content in a Comedy Series - Wainy Days Leadership in the Digital Category - Yahoo!
- 1/25/2012
- by Joshua Cohen
- Tubefilter.com
Press Release:
Let’s Go, Voltron Force! Original Voltron voice talent Michael Bell (Lance, Sven) , Neil Ross (Commander Keith, Pidge) and Bj Ward (Princess Allura, Haggar) chatted with fans online along with host Clare Grant of Team Unicorn and “Voltron Force” producer Jeremy Corray as they celebrated the release of the latest arcade-style game from Thq. They were joined by fellow Voltron fans Seth Green (Robot Chicken), Alex Albrecht (Diggnation) and Team Unicorn members Michele Boyd, Rileah Vanderbilt and Milynn Sarley during a special Live Stream event.
In this brand-new take on the original Voltron animated adventure, players will find themselves teaming up to battle the evil forces of King Zarkon across the varied landscapes of the Far Universe, including Planets Arus and Doom. Interwoven with clips and a re-mastered score from the original animated television series, the new game from Thq promises an epic adventure in stunning high-definition.
Voltron: Defender of the Universe...
Let’s Go, Voltron Force! Original Voltron voice talent Michael Bell (Lance, Sven) , Neil Ross (Commander Keith, Pidge) and Bj Ward (Princess Allura, Haggar) chatted with fans online along with host Clare Grant of Team Unicorn and “Voltron Force” producer Jeremy Corray as they celebrated the release of the latest arcade-style game from Thq. They were joined by fellow Voltron fans Seth Green (Robot Chicken), Alex Albrecht (Diggnation) and Team Unicorn members Michele Boyd, Rileah Vanderbilt and Milynn Sarley during a special Live Stream event.
In this brand-new take on the original Voltron animated adventure, players will find themselves teaming up to battle the evil forces of King Zarkon across the varied landscapes of the Far Universe, including Planets Arus and Doom. Interwoven with clips and a re-mastered score from the original animated television series, the new game from Thq promises an epic adventure in stunning high-definition.
Voltron: Defender of the Universe...
- 12/2/2011
- by Brandon Johnston
- ScifiMafia
In celebration of Thq’s release of Voltron: Defender of the Universe (Now available on XBox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network), Twitch.TV will be live streaming the Form Voltron Fan Event! Tune-in, chat with talent, and enter to win awesome prizes including game download codes, Voltron apparel, DVDs and more!
Host: Ultimate Fangirl Clare Grant (‘The Guild,’ ‘Team Unicorn,’ ‘Robot Chicken’)
Who: Geek-aratti Celebs
Team Unicorn (Michele Boyd, Milynn Sarley & Rileah Vanderbilt)
Seth Green (‘Robot Chicken,’ ‘Family Guy,’ Sex Drive)
Alex Albrecht (‘Diggnation,’ ‘Legend of Neil’)
Adam Green (Hatchet, Frozen, Chillerama)
Voice Talent from the 80′s Original Animated Classic TV Series
Commander Keith & Pidge (Neil Ross)
Lance & Sven (Michael Bell)
Princess Allura & Haggar (B.J. Ward)
Thq Game Producers, Russell Brock & Adam Affrunti
World Event Productions (Wep) Producer Jeremy Corray (‘Voltron Force’)
Voltron, himself!
When: 7:00 Pm Pacific Time
Where: http://www.twitch.tv/thqtv
What: Live Streaming Event with Gameplay,...
Host: Ultimate Fangirl Clare Grant (‘The Guild,’ ‘Team Unicorn,’ ‘Robot Chicken’)
Who: Geek-aratti Celebs
Team Unicorn (Michele Boyd, Milynn Sarley & Rileah Vanderbilt)
Seth Green (‘Robot Chicken,’ ‘Family Guy,’ Sex Drive)
Alex Albrecht (‘Diggnation,’ ‘Legend of Neil’)
Adam Green (Hatchet, Frozen, Chillerama)
Voice Talent from the 80′s Original Animated Classic TV Series
Commander Keith & Pidge (Neil Ross)
Lance & Sven (Michael Bell)
Princess Allura & Haggar (B.J. Ward)
Thq Game Producers, Russell Brock & Adam Affrunti
World Event Productions (Wep) Producer Jeremy Corray (‘Voltron Force’)
Voltron, himself!
When: 7:00 Pm Pacific Time
Where: http://www.twitch.tv/thqtv
What: Live Streaming Event with Gameplay,...
- 12/1/2011
- by geekmaster
- GeekRest
Tune in alert: Live Gaming event tonight, Wednesday November 30th - from Agoura, California! Monsters and Critics is There at Thq headquarters in celebration of Thq's release of Voltron: Defender of the Universe (Now available on XBox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network), Twitch.TV will be live streaming the Launch Party! Pictures posted as event unfolds. Ultimate Fangirl Clare Grant ('The Guild,' 'Team Unicorn,' 'Robot Chicken') is hosting! Team Unicorn (Michele Boyd, Milynn Sarley & Rileah Vanderbilt)Seth Green ('Robot Chicken,' 'Family Guy,' Sex Drive)Alex Albrecht ('Diggnation,' 'Legend of Neil')Adam Green (Hatchet, Frozen, Chillerama)Voice Talent from the 80's Original Animated Classic TV SeriesCommander Keith & Pidge (Neil Ross)Lance & Sven (Michael Bell)Princess Allura & Haggar (B.J. Ward) Thq Game Producers, Russell Brock...
- 12/1/2011
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
Voltron: The End is the realization of a childhood dream - a live action Voltron movie. It's also an evil, downbeat tease in the best possible way. Fans of the property - which centers on a massive robot composed of five individual mechanical lions - have been given the run around for years. Scripts have [1] been leaked, concept art revealed [2] and bidding wars reportedly waged [3] but even with the success of robot fighting movies like Transformers and Real Steel, we're still not close to a live-action Voltron movie. It seems like a no-brainer. Maybe this will be the push Hollywood needs. Voltron: The End was directed by Alex Albrecht, best known for his work with Diggnation and the popular Totally Rad Show video podcast [4]. He now joins his co-host of that show - Dan Trachtenberg - in making an awesome short film from a geek property begging [5] for a blockbuster adaptation.
- 10/13/2011
- by Germain Lussier
- Slash Film
Totally Rad Show, Diggnation, and former Screen Savers host Alex Albrecht is a man of many talents, director of films among them.
Today, he dropped a short film on YouTube titled Voltron: The End. The short features an older Lance (played by Timothy Omundson, who plays Detective Lassiter on the USA series Psych), pilot of the Red Lion, recovering from an accident. It is short, but sweet and a total treat for Voltron fans.
Check it out here below [...]...
Today, he dropped a short film on YouTube titled Voltron: The End. The short features an older Lance (played by Timothy Omundson, who plays Detective Lassiter on the USA series Psych), pilot of the Red Lion, recovering from an accident. It is short, but sweet and a total treat for Voltron fans.
Check it out here below [...]...
- 10/13/2011
- by Henchman21
- Geeks of Doom
Until the live-action version of the classic superrobot series "Voltron" actually gets going, Voltronites should content themselves with this slick three-and-a-half minute alternative, a fan film directed by Diggnation co-host and World Of Warcraft expert Alex Albrecht. "Voltron: The End" stars Timothy Omundson ("Xena: Warrior Princess," "Psych") as the controller of the Red Lion. Controller Lance comes to in his sentient vehicle (voiced by Heather Stewart), only to realize "the unimaginable has happened." As the Red Lion's charge is the whole universe, this is not good at all.
Watch:
(via IHeartChaos)...
Watch:
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- 10/13/2011
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
The writing was really on the wall for over a year, as rumors began to circle last summer that Revision3′s longtime hosted buddy-tech flagship Diggnation was coming to an end. The show’s hosts, Alex Albrecht and Kevin Rose became the beer-loving laptop cowboy faces of the network, as it first staked its flag on the internet TV scene in in July of 2005. Now with 340 episodes, by the official count at least, Revision3 announced today that its Streamy-winning longest running show ever will be calling it quits this December with a final send-off. “After close to 7 years of sitting on a couch each week, drinking copious amounts of different types of beverages while discussing the top tech stories submitted to and voted on by the community at digg.com, Kevin and Alex have decided to retire their weekly series to focus on the next phase of their careers,” wrote...
- 10/3/2011
- by Marc Hustvedt
- Tubefilter.com
Portal: No Escape Short Film. Dan Trachtenberg‘s Portal: No Escape (2011) short film stars Danielle Rayne. Portal: No Escape‘s plot synopsis: “Chell, a prisoner,… discovers an Aperture Science Handheld Portal Device (Portal gun) and uses it to try and escape imprisonment but all is not what is seems.”
This is a pretty cool science fiction short film but I enjoyed Dan Trachtenberg’s previous effort, the More than You Can Chew Short Film, far more. I also prefer the tech present in the Bionic short film. That being said, all the allusions to Danielle Rayne resembling Sarah Connor from Terminator: Judgement Day I can see but Lena Headey‘s Sarah Connor for Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles is the one that has left a lasting impression in my mind.
The people behind the Portal video game have got to be happy that their main concept is being used in a venue like this.
This is a pretty cool science fiction short film but I enjoyed Dan Trachtenberg’s previous effort, the More than You Can Chew Short Film, far more. I also prefer the tech present in the Bionic short film. That being said, all the allusions to Danielle Rayne resembling Sarah Connor from Terminator: Judgement Day I can see but Lena Headey‘s Sarah Connor for Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles is the one that has left a lasting impression in my mind.
The people behind the Portal video game have got to be happy that their main concept is being used in a venue like this.
- 8/24/2011
- by filmbook
- Film-Book
[1] Portal: No Escape is a must see for everyone, but especially video game fans. The film is directed by Dan Trachtenberg [2], who has been directing commercials for the last few years, slowly working towards his feature film directorial debut. In May, he directed a horror short film "More Than You Can Chew" [3] for Black Box TV, which got a bunch of people in Hollywood talking. Dan surprise premiered a new short film at Comic-Con, which was met with a standing ovation by the almost packed crowd. The film brings a grounded realism to this sci-fi concept, which is rarely seen in video game movie adaptations. Watch Portal: No Escape now embedded after the jump. Trivia: ?The movie stars Danielle Rayne, who has been working on tv for the last two decades, including a regular stint on All My Children. If the strong female action character reminds you of Sarah Conner,...
- 8/23/2011
- by Peter Sciretta
- Slash Film
“Those guys scare me,” uttered Kevin Rose last night after Epic Meal Time’s “Muscles-Glasses” (Alex Perrault) wandered out on the House of Blues stage with a bag full of Big Macs just as one of their now-infamous live Diggnation shows was underway. Rose and co-host Alex Albrecht had, after all, just minutes before watched from back stage as their opening act for the evening, the breakout hit web series of the year Epic Meal Time and its madcap entourage of food pirates showered fans with bacon, Jack Daniels and a Big Mac-kebob-stuffed-pig-on-a-spit while dropping a non-stop battery of F-bombs. In many ways, Revision3′s live indoctrination of the Canadian food stars represent a passing of the baton for the network that once rested its hat on the tech-heavy musings of Digg. Now giving way to a newer flagship, whose unapologetically brash antics making Rose and Albrecht’s beer...
- 7/22/2011
- by Marc Hustvedt
- Tubefilter.com
It seems that every day the rest of this week, Comic Con International will reveal the schedule for another day of the event. Sure, this means a lot of waiting for the whole thing to come out, but at least it gives people a chance to plan their sc, hedule day by day. Regardless, Friday looks even bigger than Thursday, with films such as The Amazing Spider-Man, Ghost Rider: The Spirit of Vengence, The Adventures of Tintin Pacific Rim, and more. That's not even including the TV shows! So hit the jump to check out the TV and Film offerings on Friday of San Diego Comic Con 2011!
10:15-11:15 Star Trek: The Captains— William Shatner is joined by fellow Star Trek captain Avery Brooks to present a preview of the Epix Pictures original documentary produced and directed by Shatner, in which he travels the world to interview...
10:15-11:15 Star Trek: The Captains— William Shatner is joined by fellow Star Trek captain Avery Brooks to present a preview of the Epix Pictures original documentary produced and directed by Shatner, in which he travels the world to interview...
- 7/9/2011
- Cinelinx
Though The Avengers, Batman and Superman are more than likely not going to be swinging into San Diego Comic-Con this year, Spider-Man will be out in force. The schedule for Friday July 22 has been released and the highlights include that Legendary Panel we wrote about a few days ago [1] (though it's not in Hall H), a panel on Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson's The Adventures of Tintin and a Sony Pictures panel that includes Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, Total Recall and, yes, Marc Webb's The Amazing Spider-Man. Check out a bunch of the highlights, with commentary, after the jump. (And don't forget about Thursday [2] where Peter will be on the Masters of the Web panel.) For the full schedule, head over to the official site [3]. Below are just some of the highlights with my comments in block quote. 10:15-11:15 Star Trek: The Captains— William Shatner...
- 7/8/2011
- by Germain Lussier
- Slash Film
Online destinations are vying for ad dollars this Upfront season, but they aren’t the only ones courting advertisers with web original programming. Bet today announced its new slate of shows for its 2011 Upfront presentation tonight in New York City. In addition to the Viacom-owned network’s staples - like the Hip Hop Awards and 106 and Park - Bet is adding a handful of web sereis to its roster, many of which were created, written by, and star individuals who Tubefilter readers will find familiar. The shows include: Lenox Avenue - A dramatic web series that tells the story of three male friends in their mid-twenties, who are good dressers and busy navigating the rough terrain of love, relationships and careers. Set in Harlem, this series is produced by Al Thompson’s (Johnny B. Homeless, The Royal Tenenbaums) ValDean Entertainment and features Thompson as Owen and Dorian Missick (Lucky Nember) as Sellars.
- 4/20/2011
- by Joshua Cohen
- Tubefilter.com
Well, that was fun. For those of you who headed to Austin for South by Southwest, we hosted a little party with Jesse Draper and our friends at ValleyGirl.TV to kickoff SXSW Interactive and celebrate Tubefilter's panel Decision Trees: YouTube's New Breed of Interactive Storytellers. The turnout was spectacular. The best and brightest of online video filled the open air patio at the Cedar Door, an Austin classic just a block away from the Convention Center. Check-ins on Foursquare unlocked the "Valley Girl Margarita," a potent take on the Door's classic Mexican Martini. Free beer, great weather, and killer soft tacos made for a great evening enjoyed by all (free food Ftw). SXSW Keynote speaker Felicia Day stopped in along with new media uber-agent George Ruiz, Diggnation's Alex Albrecht and Zadi Diaz of Epic Fu. The omni-present Tim Street sported a new look, Shira Lazar and Julia Allison...
- 3/17/2011
- by Drew Baldwin
- Tubefilter.com
Web series and online video news worth clicking today: Syfy’s popular steampunk web series Riese may be heading into Space, or at least close to it, as it has scored a deal with Canadian pay cabler Space, set to make it’s TV broadcast premiere April 9 at 9Pm. But it’s not just jumping ship from the web, as new mini-episodes of the 10-part series are set to stream on Spacecast.com every Monday and Friday through to Friday, April 8. [CTV Press Release] Kevin Rose has a whole handful of web series running these days, even if it’s Diggnation that gets all the attention. His semi-regular polished interview series Foundation just released its second episode—for subscribers only this week—but there’s another, less publicized series that’s essentially the same thing dubbed The Random Show. Rose interviews his cadre of interesting buddies like bestselling author and lifehacker Tim Ferris...
- 2/1/2011
- by Marc Hustvedt
- Tubefilter.com
Today at 6pm Pacific, Diggnation conducting their first ever live streamed episode on YouTube. Hosts Kevin Rose and Alex Albrecht will answer questions, respond to comments, and will also conduct another live streamed Q&A after the formal episode. The show can be watched live on Diggnation’s YouTube or attended in San Francisco at Revision3’s Studio in the Dog Patch. Further information is available on Diggnation’s home page. Related News:‘Diggnation’ Meets Keyboard Cat and YouTube ‘Diggnation’ @ SXSW: A New Breed of Rock Stars ‘fforward’ Emerges As Kevin Rose’s New Show...
- 1/18/2011
- by Bree King
- Tubefilter.com
Kevin Rose has found a new name for his latest web series project that was kept mostly under wraps with not much more than the fforward name that he dropped on us back in June of last year. The Digg founder and host of the longrunning Revision3 tentpole series Diggnation, has launched his first solo project in web series—now called Foundation which begins today on YouTube (see first episode below). It’s a polished, half-hour tech magazine format where Rose sits down with other top digerati, like Square and Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey in the opening episode, for a one-on-one interview. In an interesting twist, Rose is trying out a model we have sparsely seen used in web series—the freemium model. New episodes will be available first, a week ahead of everyone else, to subscribers of his Foundation newsletter for $3.99 a month. Related News:Kevin Rose Not Leaving...
- 1/3/2011
- by Marc Hustvedt
- Tubefilter.com
View counts in online video are still suspect, plagued with all kinds of accusations about view buying, autoplay, gaming the system, you name it. So when it comes to not so easy task of measuring just how to measure how popular a web series really is—especially if you’re an advertiser looking to reach an increasingly fragmented online audience—it all comes down to engagement. Buzzwords like ‘engagement’ are of course as rampant and overused as they come these days, with few web series actually able to demonstrate just how directly connected they are to their audiences. Dane Boedigheimer and his wildly popular series The Annoying Orange just might have the most engaged fans of any show online. With 286 million views and counting, and the 11th most subscribed YouTube channel at 1.25 million, it’s already head-turning how fast Orange has shot into the elite web series of all time.
- 10/5/2010
- by Marc Hustvedt
- Tubefilter.com
The Revision3 cofounder talks about how to get started in Web video, Hulu, and the future of Internet TV.
When Comcast swallowed up the geek-run TechTV and merged it with G4 in the early aughts, a small group of the channel's former hosts broke from the corporate decision to start their own network. "We decided to continue to make the hardcore, niche techy-stuff," says David Prager, a veteran of TechTV. "And we were kind of in the right place at the right time--basically at the birth of Internet video." After catching the attention of former Digg CEO Jay Adelson, who provided their earliest funding, Prager and pal Kevin Rose founded Revision3, an Internet television network devoted to ultra-niche tech topics. Diggnation is still its biggest hit, but the network has expanded to include shows from Penn Jillette (Penn Point), and most recently Dan 3.0, a fan-driven interactive show that's a collaboration with YouTube.
When Comcast swallowed up the geek-run TechTV and merged it with G4 in the early aughts, a small group of the channel's former hosts broke from the corporate decision to start their own network. "We decided to continue to make the hardcore, niche techy-stuff," says David Prager, a veteran of TechTV. "And we were kind of in the right place at the right time--basically at the birth of Internet video." After catching the attention of former Digg CEO Jay Adelson, who provided their earliest funding, Prager and pal Kevin Rose founded Revision3, an Internet television network devoted to ultra-niche tech topics. Diggnation is still its biggest hit, but the network has expanded to include shows from Penn Jillette (Penn Point), and most recently Dan 3.0, a fan-driven interactive show that's a collaboration with YouTube.
- 8/17/2010
- by Austin Carr
- Fast Company
And it begins. Revision3 is beginning one of its boldest experiments to date today as the previously announced fan-driven vlog series Dan 3.0 debuts on the internet TV network. For one year straight, with no breaks or time off, Dan will post videos doing whatever his fans want him to do. 20 year-old Dan Brown already has a sizable following—nearly 250,00 subscribers on YouTube—with three years of vlogging under his belt and a few breakout hit videos. Smartly, the series is also released through Dan’s well established YouTube channel: pogobat. The custom Dan 3.0 channel on Revision3 sports a Digg-style “decision engine” which lets viewers submit ideas of tasks for Dan to accomplish. The ideas that get the most votes will actually get performed (or at least attempted) by Dan himself in the subsequent episodes. Related News:Dan Brown Does Whatever You Want in Rev3’s ‘Dan 3.0′ ‘fforward’ Emerges As Kevin Rose...
- 8/2/2010
- by Marc Hustvedt
- Tubefilter.com
Alex Albrecht, Streamy award-winning co-host of Revision3's Diggnation and Totally Rad Show will be directing a project off a script selected from a contest at Scripped.com and produced by crowdsourced funds from IndieGoGo. Albrecht's deal will mark the first time ever that a film production will be based on a crowdsourced screenplay using crowdsourced funding. Related News:Alex Albrecht, Hayden Black Headline July Web TV Meetup Felicia Day, Alex Albrecht, Sandeep Parikh Live Improv Show Tonight...
- 7/19/2010
- by Drew Baldwin
- Tubefilter.com
Thursday:
10:00-11:00 – DreamWorks Animation: Megamind — DreamWorks Animation makes its Comic-Con debut with Megamind. The characters Megamind and Metro Man are jettisoned to Earth as babies when their home planets are destroyed. Megamind crash-lands inside a maximum-security prison, where he evolves into the wicked and diabolical genius he is today, while the dashingly handsome superhero Metro Man grows into the universally adored savior of Metro City, beloved by every man, woman and child — and especially the city’s ace reporter Roxanne Ritchi. These life-long archenemies will rewrite superhero movie lore when they challenge each other to the ultimate showdown of Good vs. Evil! Megamind stars Will Ferrell, Tina Fey, and Jonah Hill and director Tom McGrath join forces to unveil footage from DreamWorks Animation’s November 5 release. Hall H
10:30-11:30 – Danny Elfman — From Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure to Alice in Wonderland, composer Danny Elfman discusses his 25-year collaboration with director Tim Burton.
10:00-11:00 – DreamWorks Animation: Megamind — DreamWorks Animation makes its Comic-Con debut with Megamind. The characters Megamind and Metro Man are jettisoned to Earth as babies when their home planets are destroyed. Megamind crash-lands inside a maximum-security prison, where he evolves into the wicked and diabolical genius he is today, while the dashingly handsome superhero Metro Man grows into the universally adored savior of Metro City, beloved by every man, woman and child — and especially the city’s ace reporter Roxanne Ritchi. These life-long archenemies will rewrite superhero movie lore when they challenge each other to the ultimate showdown of Good vs. Evil! Megamind stars Will Ferrell, Tina Fey, and Jonah Hill and director Tom McGrath join forces to unveil footage from DreamWorks Animation’s November 5 release. Hall H
10:30-11:30 – Danny Elfman — From Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure to Alice in Wonderland, composer Danny Elfman discusses his 25-year collaboration with director Tim Burton.
- 7/14/2010
- by Jason Moore
- ScifiMafia
Welcome to our Friday preview of Comic-Con 2010. Most of the day seems to be light on movie coverage so that means will be beefing up all the FusedTV stuff because we know your are TV lovers out there too. How about some Walking Dead? maybe some Bones? perhaps True Blood? I was thinking some Stargate Universe myself. All that and more on the TV front happens day 2 of Sdcc. On the movie front its all about The Green Hornet and The Other Guys.
Friday, July 23
10:30am – 11:30am - Stargate Universe at Ballroom 20
Follow your Destiny. Catch the Syfy Stargate Universe panel, featuring Robert Carlyle (Dr. Nicholas Rush), David Blue (Eli Wallace), Ming Na (Camile Wray), and Louis Ferreira (Colonel Everett Young), moderated by Robert Cooper (series co-creator). Speaker/Artist(s) - Robert Carlyle, David Blue, Ming Na, Louis Ferreira, Robert Cooper
10:30am – 11:30am - Summit Entertainment...
Friday, July 23
10:30am – 11:30am - Stargate Universe at Ballroom 20
Follow your Destiny. Catch the Syfy Stargate Universe panel, featuring Robert Carlyle (Dr. Nicholas Rush), David Blue (Eli Wallace), Ming Na (Camile Wray), and Louis Ferreira (Colonel Everett Young), moderated by Robert Cooper (series co-creator). Speaker/Artist(s) - Robert Carlyle, David Blue, Ming Na, Louis Ferreira, Robert Cooper
10:30am – 11:30am - Summit Entertainment...
- 7/9/2010
- by Kevin Coll
- FusedFilm
A year ago, we began to notice a surge in live streaming web series, a rush that came as the technology and platforms finally caught up to the growing demand from creators for direct interaction with their audiences. Platforms like Ustream, Stickam and Livestream made “going live” even simpler than uploading a video to YouTube. And for creators who sought out a more professional setup than static webcams, new inexpensive tools like the NewTek Tricaster made multi-camera switching suddenly within reach. TheStream.tv and maniaTV were some of the first online networks of live shows, using custom-built studio space to run their multi-camera broadcasts and lively chat rooms. The trend saw a noticeable uptick in 2009, so much so that we dedicated a whole night to exploring the lure of live streaming web shows at the Going Live panel at the October Web TV Meetup. Then came news this spring that...
- 6/22/2010
- by Marc Hustvedt
- Tubefilter.com
The news surrounding Digg founder Kevin Rose and the future of the popular tech culture web series Diggnation that he co-hosts, continues this week as details have emerged about his next web series. After rumors first hit the web last week that Rose was leaving Diggnation, presumably immediately, those were quickly quelled by Rose and Revision3, the network that owns the series. Instead, the 5-year old Diggnation would continue new episodes until the end of this year. Now comes the news on TechCrunch that Rose’s new web series will be called ffoward (yes, with two f’s), and be a “weekly live streaming tech/geek culture show.” Not too much different sounding than Diggnation, except for the live streaming part, as most of that show’s episodes are pre-recorded. Right now just a splash page is up on the show’s web site, which grabs an email address for...
- 6/16/2010
- by Marc Hustvedt
- Tubefilter.com
Digg founder Kevin Rose has announced he is to leave popular geek show Diggnation after five years. Rose will leave the show at the end of the year, but he is not wasting any time in announcing his new show fforward (which is pronounced “forward”).
The new show will, according to TechCrunch, be launching in a couple of months “as a weekly live streaming tech/geek culture show”. Rose also offered an official statement on the end of Diggnation and the start of his new show:
It’s been five years, Alex and I still have fun doing the show, but I think we’re both ready for less travel and something new. ffoward is going to be unlike any show I’ve ever done, I’m excited to try some new ideas w/a live streaming audience. Diggnation will continue till the end of this year, we’ll be...
The new show will, according to TechCrunch, be launching in a couple of months “as a weekly live streaming tech/geek culture show”. Rose also offered an official statement on the end of Diggnation and the start of his new show:
It’s been five years, Alex and I still have fun doing the show, but I think we’re both ready for less travel and something new. ffoward is going to be unlike any show I’ve ever done, I’m excited to try some new ideas w/a live streaming audience. Diggnation will continue till the end of this year, we’ll be...
- 6/15/2010
- by Phil
- Nerdly
Kevin Rose, one half of the hosting duo behind Revision3’s most popular web series of all time, Diggnation, is apparently not leaving the web show after five years, despite a report by TechCrunch today to the contrary. The TechCrunch report from Michael Arrington cite a source that they “believe is accurate,” claiming that Rose will be leaving the series. It didn’t however mention any time frame for the departure. While not responding directly for comment, Rose instead turned to Twitter-and his 1.1 million followers—to make a statement on the issue: Related News:‘Diggnation’ @ SXSW: A New Breed of Rock Stars ‘Diggnation’ Meets Keyboard Cat and YouTube DiggTV: ‘Diggnation’ Finally Watchable On Digg...
- 6/10/2010
- by Marc Hustvedt
- Tubefilter.com
The Webventures of Justin & Alden might have one of the deepest casts of web series notables that we’ve seen to date. Fitting, since the new five-episode branded comedy web series from Cjp Digital Media and lead sponsor Trident Layers (disclosure: Trident is also a Streamy Awards sponsor) is all about two would-be internet-famos set to find web video glory by making “the greatest Web series Web show that’s ever been on the Web computer.” Justin Tyler and Alden Ford, both regulars at sketch comedy theater Ucb in New York, star as the hapless titular duo in this Bill and Ted’s-style (yes, there’s even some time travel) road trip. The destination of this road trip is the Streamy Awards in Los Angeles in hopes of finding the perfect web star. Guests of this year’s Streamys may have noticed these two crashing the red carpet and even...
- 4/24/2010
- by Marc Hustvedt
- Tubefilter.com
The smart ones did. If you are serious about creating online entertainment there is absolutely no reason that attending SXSW Interactive (SXSWi) shouldn't be on your must-go list. The five day conference, which just wrapped up Tuesday night drew 12,000 of social media and web junkies for a non-stop, bleary-eyed bender of business cards, panels, free BBQ and new connections. It was like camp for internet people. And that's my point. If you're making any kind entertainment on the web, you are internet people. Meeting other internet people is part of your job. The apps and tools that are emerging out of the developers at SXSW matter to your web series. Entertainment on the internet spent the past 5 years learning how to go from crawling to standing up and making its first wobbly steps. Now it's 2010 and mainstream eyes are gooing over this clever toddler of a medium. The really interesting...
- 3/17/2010
- by Marc Hustvedt
- Tubefilter.com
If there was any ever doubt that a web series—without any moonlighting Hollywood celebrities or TV network backing—could galvanize throngs of faithful fans into a live rock concert adoration, well, it ended last night at SXSW. Before a sold out crowd of over 2,200 at Stubbs BBQ one of Austin's legendary outdoor concert stages, Kevin Rose and Alex Albrecht took a page out of the rock star playbook at the live Diggnation taping Saturday night. The spiked hair and fire breathing magic skills of Scam School's Brian Brushwood primed the crowd, in an opening act that probably could have its own Vegas offshoot some day. Then there was the #OMGConan hoax, an organized prank led by Rev3 co-founder David Prager that generated 426 tweets from the audience blasting out that Conan O'Brien is joining Revision3. This was of course full-circle to the web network's credulous offer back in January for...
- 3/14/2010
- by Marc Hustvedt
- Tubefilter.com
The nominees for the 2010 Streamys were announced today. The Streamys celebrate online television programming and this year they have a fantastic line up of nominees. Last year was the Streamys debut year and the winners included high profile shows such as Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog and the exceptional Battlestar Galactica web series The Face of the Enemy.
This year there is even more competition with some really interesting content now being released on the web rather than through more traditional media routes. Two of my favourites from this year’s nominee list are the excellent Interview Project which is presented by davidlynch.com and the slightly flawed but thoroughly enjoyable Angel of Death, created by Ed Brubaker and starring Zoe Bell, which also received a DVD release last year.
The awards ceremony takes place on April 11th 2010 and the full list of nominees is listed below with handy links...
This year there is even more competition with some really interesting content now being released on the web rather than through more traditional media routes. Two of my favourites from this year’s nominee list are the excellent Interview Project which is presented by davidlynch.com and the slightly flawed but thoroughly enjoyable Angel of Death, created by Ed Brubaker and starring Zoe Bell, which also received a DVD release last year.
The awards ceremony takes place on April 11th 2010 and the full list of nominees is listed below with handy links...
- 3/1/2010
- by Craig Skinner
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Web TV network Revision3 issued an open offer letter to NBC's The Tonight Show host Conan O'Brien to take his show online. After the embattled late night star rejected a proposal from NBC to move the show to another time slot, there are talks of a separation agreement, in the $30-40 million range, letting O'Brien leave the peacock network as Jay Leno prepares to take back over the 11:30 Pm time slot. So flush with cash from the settlement, and perhaps in a coup de grâce to NBC, O'Brien could take his popular show to the internet. Revision3's VP of Programming and Production Ryan Vance made the open offer, which they say is a serious one, to Conan "Coco" O'Brien today on the company's blog. The growing online network essentially built itself on high-profile hosts—like Diggnation's Kevin Rose and Alex Albrecht—though O'Brien would clearly be the biggest personality they've had yet,...
- 1/18/2010
- by Marc Hustvedt
- Tubefilter.com
Revision3 is trying to branch out from its tech-heavy roots. The self-proclaimed "leading television network for the internet generation" was built on a solid foundation of techno-geekery, architected by Digg co-founder, Kevin Rose and TechTV and PC Magazine alum, Jim Louderback. Shows like Tekzilla and Diggnation speak to the online network's core of savvy, connected fanboys and have built up a sizable following, but Revision3 is always looking to expand into other verticals comprised of niche, impassioned communities. Enter the latest web series on Revision3's programming slate, AnimeTV. Hosted by former Black Power Ranger, Johnny Young Bosch and Cristina Vee (both of whom are established anime voice actors) the show covers the world of "anime, manga, and Japanese pop culture." In each episode, a handful of well-manicured, twentysomething Nipponophiles explain and debate the merits and demerits of recent anime and magna offerings, as well as interview movers and shakers within the industry.
- 1/8/2010
- by Joshua Cohen
- Tubefilter.com
YouTube planning a live streaming push? In a recent interview with YouTube's Hunter Walk, he confidently hinted that "There is really no particular technology challenge to us delivering any type of video.” Speculation is still abound as to whether they'll tee off against (or just buy one of) the upstart live portals like UStream, Justin.tv, Livestream or Stickam. [NewTeeVee] Web Series Pin-Up Calendar? Sure, why not. If you've got it flaunt it. Indie comedy series Safety Geeks: Svi launched their very own cal with cast member and former Playboy Playmate Brittney Powell. We'll have to make room in the office for this one right next to our Tiki Bar TV pin-up cal from Lala (yes, we really have one). [Amazon] Break.com is offering up some holiday cash ($600) for successfully pie-ing your Aunt Rita in the face. The site is offering the cash, as they often do, for entries into the...
- 12/3/2009
- by Marc Hustvedt
- Tubefilter.com
Revision3's Diggnation, its super popular weekly web series of internet culture, finally has its own home on the social news site which gave it its name: Digg.com. It seems like a no-brainer, but for some reason despite the close alliance between the show and the site it hand't happened until now. There is of course the Kevin Rose connection, who is a founder of both Rev3 and Digg, and co-host of Diggnation along with Alex Albrecht. As part of the new partnership between the two companies, all of the Digg related shows—Diggnation, The Digg Reel, Digg Dialogg along with less frequent Digg Townhalls and Diggcetera—will have a hub at newly launched DiggTV. For the Revision3 series, the site is just embedding the Rev3 player. While Digg users already made up a large part of the series viewers, the new distribution channel for the shows means regular placement,...
- 11/12/2009
- by Marc Hustvedt
- Tubefilter.com
Most people equate San Francisco based Revision3 with unscripted, net-friendly hosted web series—Diggnation, TekZilla, Film Riot. Some of the series clock in over the hour mark, firmly rooted in the vein of freeform tech video podcasts. And it's around that techie niche that the company has built out an online network of dedicated fans, and incidentally, loyal sponsors like Netflix and GoDaddy looking to make waves in that scene. But with the launch of its latest series, Web Zeroes, Revision3 is taking the leap into scripted comedy with what it calls its first "sitcom." Truthfully, its closer to an Office-style single-camera comedy, than a multi-camera TV sitcom. The geek comedy was a pickup from indie creators Eddy Rivas, Nick Comardo and Daniel Miller, who together make up Houston-based Smooth Few Films. Their previous series, The Leet World, was a machinima series shot in Counter-Strike: Source. The trio of web...
- 10/12/2009
- by Marc Hustvedt
- Tubefilter.com
While we're on the subject of promo videos for web series, we couldn't pass up this latest one from the guys up at Diggnation. Sure, sitting down for a full episode of Kevin and Alex's antics can run you about a full hour of your day, but a one-minute promo is sometimes all you need to remind you to check back in on the boys. Host Kevin Rose performs a complete fail of a golf putter chip shot from the stage of their most recent episode, a live show from Phoenix. With co-host Alex Albrecht egging him on, Rose drills the oversize ball smack in the face of an innocent audience member, prompting a justified use of Keyboard Cat. (If you're one of the three people on the internet that doesn't get this ref, then study up over at another useful web series, Rocketboom's spinoff series Know Your Meme.) Related...
- 8/31/2009
- by Marc Hustvedt
- Tubefilter.com
It's kind of surprising that it took this long actually. Hosted web series are everywhere these days, reviewing everything from comicbooks, movies, video games and even street food vendors. So it's only fitting that the this month has seen the launch of two new smart phone application review web series—Revision3's new series, AppJudgment, and indie entry iPhun. AppJudgment is an in-house creation that will rotate hosts through known Rev3 personalities like co-founder David Prager, iFanBoy host Ron Richards, and TekZilla and HD Nation host Patrick Norton. The new series joins the network's growing slate of tech and internet friendly hosted web series which includes standout hit Diggnation. Cranking out about 6 million views per month, Revision3 as a network has the edge here in terms of reach. But don't rule out the iPhun.tv series which has its own heavyweight team behind it—internet 'troublemaker' Sean Bonner hosting, web series vet Rudy Jahchan (Galacticast,...
- 8/13/2009
- by Marc Hustvedt
- Tubefilter.com
Two days until the July Tubefilter Web TV Meetup, and it's time to start prepping for Thursday night. First things first you should take a look at the web series from our two guest speakers - and Alex Albrecht (Diggnation,Project Lore) and Hayden Black (Goodnight Burbank, Abigail's Teen Diary, The Cabonuats). We're going to be starting the evening out with an open panel discussion with these two knuckleheads, so come with questions you want to ask! Make sure to RSVP before tickets are gone as space is limited. Possibly Related News:Alex Albrecht, Hayden Black Headline July Web TV MeetupCome to the January Web Television Meetup!Tonight! Tubefilter Meetup at Avalon Hollywood...
- 7/14/2009
- by Marc Hustvedt
- Tubefilter.com
On a recent episode of his newly launched internet talk show, comedian/actor Kevin Pollak interviewed Christopher Mallick, a man whose life story has since been made into the upcoming flick Middle Men. In the mid 90s Mallick was brought in to help two inexperienced business men who were about to change the porn industry and the internet forever. On his journey he wrestles with his morals and struggles not to drown in a sea of conmen, mobsters, drug addicts, and porn stars. In the interview Mallick, now a film producer, also briefly talks about the defunct Korean remake 10A-10B he was working on that has since become Columbus Circle. Middle Men stars Luke Wilson, Giovanni Ribisi, Gabriel Macht, Kevin Pollak, James Caan, Laura Ramsey, Jacinda Barrett, Robert Forster, Christopher McDonald, Terry Crews, Rade Serbedzija and Kelsey Grammer. It is still without a release date, but during the interview...
- 7/5/2009
- by James Cook
- TheMovingPicture.net
The /Filmcast: After Dark is a recording of what happens right after The /Filmcast is over, when the kids have gone to bed and the guys feel free to speak whatever is on their minds. In other words, it’s the leftover and disorganized ramblings, mindfarts, and brain diarrhea from The /Filmcast, all in one convenient audio file. In this episode, Dave Chen, Devindra Hardawar, and Adam Quigley speak with Alex Albrecht (from Diggnation and the Totally Rad Show) about internet fame, fans, and his exciting next project. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(At)gmail(Dot)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993. Join us next Tuesday night at Slashfilm's live page at 10 Pm Est / 7 Pm Pst as we review Year One. Download or Play Now in your Browser: [audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/slashfilmcast/Afterdarkep55.mp3] Subscribe to the /Filmcast: [Photo from Flickr user TheOriginal_Kevie]...
- 6/21/2009
- by David Chen
- Slash Film
In this episode of the /Filmcast, David Chen, Devindra Hardawar and Adam Quigley, discuss the mainstream appeal of Shutter Island, try and fail to get excited about Marcus Nispel (the newly minted director of Conan), and wonder about the possibilities of lost subplots in Pixar's Up. Special guest Alex Albrecht joins us this evening from Diggnation and The Totally Rad Show. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(At)gmail(Dot)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993. Join us next Tuesday at 10Pm Est / 7 Pm Pst at Slashfilm's live page as we review Year One. Download or Play Now in your Browser: [audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/slashfilmcast/Slashfilmcastep55.mp3] Subscribe to the /Filmcast: Shownotes Introduction (00:57) Alex Albrecht from Diggnation and The Totally Rad Show What Have We Watched Alex Albrecht (03:19): Nurse Jackie David Chen (06:47): Moon Devindra (14:50): The Brothers Bloom, The Goode Family, Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist,...
- 6/17/2009
- by David Chen
- Slash Film
By Maria Russo
The Webby Award winners were announced Tuesday -- with a healthy serving of celebrity names represented in the awards, which are given out in a whopping135 categories.
Jimmy Fallon was Person of the Year for his gung-ho Twittering and cheerful assault on the barriers between network TV and the web, with moves such as having Diggnation hosts Kevin Rose and Alex Albrecht on his late night NBC talk show.
Sarah Silverman was Best Actress for her viral videos “I’m F---ing Matt Damon” and “The Great Schlepp,” in which she encouraged Jewish...
The Webby Award winners were announced Tuesday -- with a healthy serving of celebrity names represented in the awards, which are given out in a whopping135 categories.
Jimmy Fallon was Person of the Year for his gung-ho Twittering and cheerful assault on the barriers between network TV and the web, with moves such as having Diggnation hosts Kevin Rose and Alex Albrecht on his late night NBC talk show.
Sarah Silverman was Best Actress for her viral videos “I’m F---ing Matt Damon” and “The Great Schlepp,” in which she encouraged Jewish...
- 5/6/2009
- by Maria Russo
- The Wrap
And yet, that's exactly what's happening. Yahoo! Buzz is the search engine giant's answer to Digg—essentially, a social bookmarking service run from Yahoo's portal that opened for business early last year. Part of Digg's appeal was its associated weekly web series, Diggnation, which had former The Screen Savers hosts Kevin Rose and Alex Albrecht review beer, act like fools, and present the top ten news items of the week with plenty of, ah, additional color. So, naturally, Yahoo wants to do a show of its own, aptly titled Yahoo! Buzz, and with industry giant 20th Television's help they're aiming to get it on the air. Meanwhile, the New York Times reported last month that the show is aiming to start syndication Fall 2009, and apparently Ananda Lewis of MTV fame has been tapped as a potential co-host.
- 2/25/2009
- by Pat Miller
- Tubefilter.com
We feel sorry for the lovely 72-seat Theatre Asylum as I'm pretty sure they had no idea what they were bringing upon themselves by booking a live improv show tonight in La with A-list web stars Felicia Day (The Guild, Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog), Alex Abrecht (Diggnation, Project Lore) and Sandeep Parikh (The Guild, The Legend of Neil). Day, the creator-star of the certified hit web series The Guild, will be showing off her improv skills along with fellow Guild stars Jeff Lewis ("Vork") and Parikh ("Zaboo"). Also performing in the "Hammer Don't Hurt Me" show are Tara Perry, Tanya Repanich, Eddie Repanich and Brooke Seguin. Tickets to the 9 Pm show are $10, if you can still snag one. You might want to try the RSVP line: (323) 463-2942 or get there early and start groveling.
- 2/18/2009
- by Marc Hustvedt
- Tubefilter.com
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