Comments on: Jason Priestley’s The Lake Is, Like, Whatever

By: TheWB’s Exposed Uneven But Intriguing

TheWB’s Exposed Uneven But Intriguing — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 21:01:47 +0000

[...] such as last summer’s tragically unwatchable Pushed or the decent enough but web-ignorant The Lake, Exposed stands as a real step forward for the [...]

By: Anyone But Me’s Young Lesbians Find a Second Season on Blip - NewTeeVee Station

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 22:29:44 +0000

[...] look at adolescence, with a strong ensemble cast, compelling characters, and a fresh take on the well-trod ground that is the teen drama [...]

By: Todd

Todd — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 23:33:45 +0000

I downloaded the first episode for free on iTunes when it was the only one listed there. Now they're all up, it looks like, for purchase.

By: Liz Shannon Miller

Liz Shannon Miller — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 23:23:39 +0000

Appreciate the comments, Darryl and Todd! And I agree that being able to watch all the eps at once is helpful no matter what portal you use. Is it available for free on iTunes?

By: Todd

Todd — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 17:21:13 +0000

Ha. I totally love the chart! A+++

I agree about the show not being unique and the writing suffering from webisode banality, but what I DO like is the professional-level talent (director, production quality) being brought to the uber-tiny screen (I watched it on my iPhone).

A lot of us have been complaining about how networks have been treating webseries like episodics where they roll out a 4-min slice once a week...and many of us disagree with that...we think it's Old School. Like you need to be sending me a weekly e-mail reminder if you're only going to sneeze out tiny bits like that.

So I'm really glad that they're rolling out four at a time over the next few weeks. I hadn't put it together that it equals a commercial-less hour-long by doing it that way. Oh well.

I'll keep checking this one out because I feel like it's breaking new ground for a network's understanding of the digital world.

Also, I don't know why I can only get the first episode on iTunes right now...I'd like to check them all out back-to-back. I guess I'm supposed to go to TheWB.com to give them the views, eh?

By: Darryl

Darryl — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 04:21:44 +0000

the challenge facing producers of online shows is that they need to understand the degree to which the medium influences the message (ala Marshall McLuhan). Its not the content (teen drama/angst) but the social network which is the difference.

the OzGirl which appeared "on film" was only a small part of the entire OzGirl experience, there were many levels on which fans could interact and lots of different avenues through which the consumer could choose their preferred method of engagement.

Television and film dictate to the consumer how and where the engagement will take place. Webseries is fundamentally different where content (which still needs to be of a high quality) is secondary to the medium by which it is delivered.

Webseries is not just a different way to watch TV .... this is a revolution in how the global village creates a different way to tell stories and engage with the fan. In fact it has a lot more in common with the wandering minstrel of olde or the punch and judy show where the audience were part of the story and their reactions and interaction changed the story and how it is experienced. This is what OzGirl delivered ... embryonic certainly, but it is the "first brick in the wall" of an amazing new social fabric.