Maybe a little clarification will help the gentleman above and your other readers. We plan on releasing the 40 shows over a period of weeks with 5 debuting the first week. Each week new shows and additional episodes will go live.

Live Journal will disappear as the main blogging platform as soon as the site goes public. I will breathe a propellerhead’s sigh of relief when all the new systems go online.

Regarding the writers and site traction – I joined the strike.tv team three weeks ago to help on the technology side. The writers I have met since are very supportive of the site and will continue producing content for the site as opposed to turning away from their projects on strike.tv. They like the freedom to get work out there with far less red tape and marketing justifications. We anticipate more writers joining the site rather than fewer.

I think most people realize that networks will become more dominant online as net video continues to shift from a young early adopter UGC vehicle to a more mainstream TV alternative/companion. But, this is no way indicates future network domination. I happen to personally agree with analysts who predict a convergence culture style mix of traditional and new media. STRIKE TV seems to fall at the juncture between the head and the long tail. Some content will appeal to niche audiences with dedicated online fans similar to other viral hits. Other shows will give well known writers and actors a place to produce shows that will attract large audiences familiar with the creators.

It’s been a great three weeks and a lot of progress has been made in technology areas. This is a good group of people doing some superior work. We’ll have everything in place by our Sept. 8th public launch.