Comments on: FountainHead Springs Cheap Knockoffs

By: My Top 5 Favorite Canceled Web Series « Mrmattenlow.com

My Top 5 Favorite Canceled Web Series « Mrmattenlow.com — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 05:30:15 +0000

[...] aquisition, people thought the purchase of Wallstrip would be the first of many. It even spawned a few rip offs . Conversly, it’s canceleation was thought of as an omen for the crumbling video [...]

By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:43:22 +0000

This string caught my attention, but still a little surprised there isn't as many comments as I expected. I'll keep checking back since this is a hot topic for me personally.

By: Webcasts are hard to produce well, harder still to make a hit | Howard Owens

Fri, 15 Feb 2008 14:49:38 +0000

[...] effort to produce great webcasts, and every one of their efforts so far fail miserably (hat tip to NewTeeVee). Compare Stock Rockets, for example, to WallStrip … clearly a ripoff attempt, but it suffers [...]

By: xvespa

xvespa — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:33:59 +0000

Yea, I wonder what the producers were thinking there

By: CRosen

CRosen — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 14:40:05 +0000

I remember thinking that when Geek Brief launched, it was a clear knock off of RocketBoom. Quirky girl in front of a back drop talks about internet culture and tech. But since then Cali has obviously solidified herself as the leading gadget vlog. It just takes time to settle into your niche. You can't blame Fountain Head for being inspired by currently popular shows and taking their own swing. It's a lot of work to put together these shows. Give 'em some credit! If they don't find their own voice, they'll be dead in two months.

By: Anthony

Anthony — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 05:47:54 +0000

That was painful to watch! I'm all about the 'strip.

How do they even make these shows, I could never even dream of knocking off someones concept the way they are!

By: drew olanoff

drew olanoff — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 02:35:30 +0000

and it even has the word "rocket" in it! lolz