What happens when an independently produced political ad is stripped of its original intent? Well, it becomes a way of commentating on any public figure — from George Carlin to Cobra Commander. Today at the Station, we look at will.i.am’s Yes We Can — in both […] Read more »
Kanye West’s career at this point seems at least partially built on his ability to put on a good show — his music is solid, but it’s the presentation of his life as a brand that has made him a major player in all aspects of […] Read more »
Fake reality shows are becoming almost as common as real reality shows online. But new comedy series Engaged, in which a self-obsessed couple plan the ceremony that will only make them forever miserable, raises the bar by focusing on, in Karina Longworth’s words, “the conflict between […] Read more »
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Need a quick break from the grind? WWD sister site NewTeeVee Station brings you Watercooler Clips, a selection from our collection of what’s good, interesting and/or of note in the online video world — whatever the web is talking about at the virtual watercooler. Today, we […] Read more »
Maybe it’s just leftover trauma from high school, but I’m always a bit bitter when I hear about how awesome some party was — some party to which I was not invited. In the case of the annual TED conference, though, I don’t mind so much, […] Read more »
Unless you work hard to suppress the child inside, you’re probably pretty excited about seeing WALL-E, the new Pixar movie out this weekend. But if you didn’t get a chance to hit a midnight screening last night and you’re jonesing for some quality storytelling and gorgeous […] Read more »
In 2005, Matt Harding had no idea that dancing silly on camera would help him become a corporate-sponsored world traveler. But when Stride Gum took notice of the first Where the Hell is Matt? short, they signed him up to continue jigging across the globe. What, […] Read more »
It’s a big week for the intersection of rap-related feuds and online video! Yesterday we brought you Shaq’s attack on Kobe, and today we have a comprehensive analysis of the Soulja Boy/Ice T back-and-forth that’s been popping. In the final analysis, who’s winning this battle of […] Read more »
Need a quick break from the grind? WWD sister site NewTeeVee Station brings you Watercooler Clips, a selection from our collection of what’s good, interesting and/or of note in the online video world — whatever the web is talking about at the virtual watercooler. Today, it’s […] Read more »
It probably comes as little surprise that those videos using cell phones to pop popcorn were actually viral advertising — but for who? And how did they actually manage to pop those kernels? Today at the Station we not only track down the people responsible for […] Read more »
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Ready? OK! Liz already linked to our George Carlin memorial earlier, but today we also have Karina Longworth’s review of the new science comedy series Improbable Research Collections. How to describe it? Karina puts it best: “Have you long felt that the one thing the web […] Read more »
Need a quick break from the grind? WWD sister site NewTeeVee Station now brings you Watercooler Clips, a selection from our collection of what’s good, interesting and/or of note in the online video world — whatever the web is talking about at the virtual watercooler. Today, […] Read more »
Nothing makes you realize your age more than looking back at your adolescent pop culture icons: remembering that the first X-Files movie came out ten years ago, watching the reunited New Kids on the Block video, or reading Mike Myers’ IMDB profile and realizing he hasn’t […] Read more »
Today we’re all-too-aptly featuring Girl Friday, an Australian import that maybe should have stayed down under, if you ask reviewer Steve Bryant. But what do you think of the imported soap, which debuted last week on Bebo? You know the drill: Read what we think, then […] Read more »
What do you do with a failed TV pilot from 2006, starring then-unknown Thomas Dekker (John Conner in Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles)? If you’re director Billy Dickson and producer Chad Cooperman, you cut it up in into 5-minute chunks to create a web series, perfectly […] Read more »
This evening, I’m updating live from the YouTube Screening Room launch party in Los Angeles, where a press conference will reveal more details about YouTube’s plans to showcase and distribute online high-quality short films from around the world — four shorts to be released every two […] Read more »
Today at NewTeeVee Station, we look at the new 60Frames series Carpet Bros, which features a damn-good-for-web-video cast of Tim Meadows and David Spade, but not much actual comedy. Check out the first episode below: Then read what we think before adding your own reviews and […] Read more »
Another exciting day at NewTeeVee Station! We’ve been having some technical difficulties with our video ribbon this week, but they should be pretty well resolved by now, so you’ll be able to see not only our latest video picks (today’s include Tumblr. The Documentary and The […] Read more »
NewTeeVee Station, your hot new resource and debate center for online video, is almost a week old! If it were a baby human, it’d barely be able to look you in the eye. But because it is a baby website, it’s got a full week of […] Read more »
The unplanned concurrence of NewTeeVee Station‘s launch and the first-ever New York Internet Week made for a pretty hectic few days, but I was still able to partake in some of the week’s festivities. Consider this Vid Picks a travel document of what you missed. The […] Read more »
While the Webby Film & Video Awards event wasn’t exactly full of high drama (for one thing, the winners are announced ahead of time), it was a superb opportunity to mingle with the men and women responsible for the bulk of today’s quality shorts. Due to […] Read more »
So, last week, I kvetched about the lies involved in viral marketing. But I do understand that there’s a basic truth to advertising: No one really likes the hard sell, and the soft one is often ineffective. So I wanted to offer a counterpoint — a […] Read more »
Hey, remember laughing at Miss Teen USA South Carolina being an idiot on national television, and then feeling a bit guilty about making fun of someone having a really bad day? Well, this weekend at the Scripps National Spelling Bee, 13-year-old Sameer Mishra won the grand […] Read more »
It was an eclectic week for Hollywood deaths — no one earth-shaking, necessarily, but a few surprises, a few “really, he made that?”s. It began on Monday with the death of Sydney Pollack, one of the great elder statesmen of the industry both behind and in […] Read more »
The tricks being used by viral marketing campaigns are getting more and more transparent these days, but I still got fooled occasionally: most recently by the folks at Butler, Shine, Stern & Partners, who may have been revealed as the producers of Giant LEGO Boulder: What’s […] Read more »
Now in its 52nd year, the Eurovision Song Contest has made strides in uniting some of the world’s most chaotic areas under one common purpose: the creation of spectacularly awful pop music. Previous winners include ABBA and Celine Dion. They’re on the higher end of the […] Read more »
What’s It About: The original Facebook Gangsta raps about the trials and tribulations of being so damn good at social networking sites. Quality lyric writing, flawless cinematography and editing, and committed performances from Sean Modica and Arthur Colombino keep the beat pumping. Premiered: May 19, 2008. […] Read more »
Over the past six months, some quality online videos devoted to Barack Obama have come out, but how many of them featured the senator from Illinois in a “political horror rock musical”? Answer, none. Until, that is, the release last February of Barackula: The Musical. Written […] Read more »
This week, Fox announced plans at the upfronts to emphasize “Remote-Free TV” — which Chris redubbed “More-like-the-Web TV”. But, since the only commercials I really tolerate anymore are online video pre-rolls, perhaps TV trying to more closely emulate the web with its advertising schemes is a […] Read more »
Larry Strong and Kevin Arbouet, who directed the first few Obama Girl shorts for Barely Political, are shifting gears this summer — the two have tipped NewTeeVee that they’ll be producing a feature film tentatively starring DJ Qualls (Road Trip, Hustle and Flow) and Jerry Stiller […] Read more »
Moms, love ‘em or leave ‘em, are overall a class of human beings worth celebrating at least once a year (maybe twice, if your family is generous about birthdays). But how to do it? It depends on what kind of resources you have at your disposal. […] Read more »
Nerve’s new list of comedy classics, The 50 Greatest Commercial Parodies of All Time, is in some respects a pale imitation of its 50 Greatest Sketches of All Time list from last month. But I tried to find for you, dear reader, the five hidden gems […] Read more »
We’re at that point in the election cycle right now when the sheer mention of superdelegates makes me think about leaving the country. But like it or not, the 2008 Democratic primary will continue to dominate the online video world. If only because the Internet needs […] Read more »
In the pre-web days, Scientology had it easy — through lawsuits and copyright claims, it was able to keep some measure of control over its message and its portrayal in the media. But it’s no accident that with the Internet’s spread, more and more information about […] Read more »
I’ve been reading a fair number of print reviews for Grand Theft Auto IV over the past few days, because when a game has a Metacritic rating of 99 and the New York Times says that it “sets a new standard for what is possible in […] Read more »
This week’s Pennsylvania primary confirmed that American politics will continue to be sad and complicated, at least for the time being. And thus the appeal of an extended stay overseas grows. Maybe Japan! It’s a whole other country. As far as I know, their electoral system […] Read more »
Happy birthday, Chocolate Rain, only two days late. You and I are both Tauruses! Which is a big reason to be skeptical of astrology and what it says about one’s personality. After all, Chocolate Rain, you are a heavily synthesized song about racism performed by a […] Read more »
And after last week’s analysis of political rhetoric, we’re back to network comedy. But this time, something fresher in concept than an SNL sketch… Will It Spread? How I Met Your Mother: “Sandcastles in the Sand” What’s It About: If you’re not a fan of the […] Read more »
Joey and David of joeyanddavid.com have, by way of original comedy pieces like 14 Days in a Civic and eHarmony’s Minor Matchmaker, already gotten Hollywood’s attention. But does making shorts for the Internet mean Joey and David know anything about making viral videos? Well, they managed […] Read more »
With the triumph of finalists Waverly Films (a.k.a. WaverlyFlams on YouTube), this year’s YouTube Sketchies contest has finally come to a close. We spoke with Waverly’s Christopher Ford about being latecomers to YouTube, the vicious lies spread by POYKPAC, and the benefits of participating in these […] Read more »
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