Forty-one years after George Romero’s Night of the Living Dead was first released, zombies continue to be big business — across all media platforms. But it’s only recently that we’ve begun to mine the genre for laughs, and with some success: The post-apocalyptic action comedy Zombieland … Read More »
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The big news of this Friday was the drama surrounding the selection of the 2016 Summer Olympics host city. Chicago and Tokyo were eliminated first, which was a bit surprising — especially for the folks at CNN. But then, a few hours later, … Read More »
The folks at GOOD have always made playfulness a part of their video strategy, creating informative web content that avoids didacticism by using, for example, a naked girl’s body to relay facts about Internet porn, or an animated host to read the news. … Read More »
If you couldn’t or didn’t get tickets to the big ole Austin City Limits festival happening this weekend — don’t be too glum. Word from the GigaOM remote office in Austin is that it’s going to rain (big, Texas-style thunderstorms!). With that kind of forecast, … Read More »
Look, I don’t like throwing around the word “genius” unless it’s deserved, but that’s what 15 Gigs’ Read More »
There haven’t been enough modern noir dramas in the web video world, if you ask me, and Fall of Kaden, produced by Tape 6 and CJP Digital Media, fills that slot nicely. In the 10-episode series now running on Koldcast.tv (whose player, I have to say, … Read More »
Is there anyone in the world who can make a short film, put it on the Internet with zero marketing and get more than 2 million views in one month? Don’t say only Joss Whedon. Ryan Higa, a goofball comedian who posts home videos made with … Read More »
If you evaluate just the video component of Atom.com’s The Deepening: Select Your Own Adventure, it doesn’t represent great strides forward for the medium. But looking at the complete interactive storytelling experience, which mashes up 8-bit gameplay and graphics with a low-budget Miami Vice spoof, … Read More »
The premiere of ABC’s FlashForward last night was positively Lost-ish, with the pilot episode promising at least one solid season of strong character drama and compelling mystery (not to mention the incongruous appearance of an exotic mammal). It also hinted strongly at being one … Read More »
Nerdgod Joss Whedon proved last year with the still-talked-about Dr. Horrible, that he knows how to tell a story for the web. Sadly for Whedonauts looking for more Jossy web goodies, there will be no Dollhouse content to sate your appetite until Neil Patrick Harris … Read More »
Next New Networks today launched Hungry Nation, a move that will see it take on another niche audience, albeit one slightly less niche than those of Indy Mogul or Fast Lane Daily. After all, everyone’s gotta eat. And the series comprising the new … Read More »
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