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Post by milowent on Aug 2, 2007 11:42:54 GMT -5
[quote It made the damm thing appear to be a LOT better than it really has been... </snideMonkeySnark> Memo to Monkey: Isn't that the POINT? true, what kind of trailer would say, "hey this kinda sucks, but please watch it anyway", and then shows random shots--like daniel peeing in Yellow Snow, taylor talking about sam, and spencer jumping around in the mission videos. |
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Post by curiousgeorge on Aug 2, 2007 12:09:20 GMT -5
Geprge: " It made the damm thing appear to be a LOT better than it really has been . . ." Memo to Monkey: Isn't that the POINT? Agreed. A fresh start is needed to get this thing rolling again. I think that this sets it up nicely. I did not fail to find humor in the concept of intraAnimal fictional character based memos being posted here.  P. Monkey's legacy is strong! |
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Post by hyemew on Aug 2, 2007 12:13:36 GMT -5
That's definitely a trailer.
That's most likely done by an outside entity, as it seems really professional and somehow a bit different.
Jonas/Jackson/whatever that other name is that he denies being his real one (I still think Jackson Davis is too cool of a name not to be a stage one haha)'s narration is amazing.
They make the series sound a lot more exciting and sensible than it actually has become, and it's almost astounding how they take such a disjointed plot (for example the first part which they tie in was so astoundingly different than it is now, not even considering the plot holes, and yet it all seems to run totally smoothly).
OK and why the hell does the little brat figure so prominently into the storyline? It's amazinghow the months and months and months of moving from place to place with no real plot development can just be pushed aside with almost no explanation (as it should be, but why did they do that to us in the first place?), and yet a two-week long whim which they claimed was entered into the show at the last minute by necessity is prominently mentioned? I thought they'd never want to see those 25-year olds assaulting a 13 year old scenes again, let alone putting them in their trailer.
Also I still don't understand why Bree gave herself up to the Order/HoO/whatever. They write it off here as "being a hero", but I still don't get why she thought she had to do that.
The listing of foreign cities (and Brazil) was really lame, however it was a clear cry of "dear advertisers, we want to go here next" (notice how Tokyo was first?)
Finally, I think this trailer wins the award for creepiest-ass ending in the universe. That is all.
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Post by hyemew on Aug 2, 2007 12:39:54 GMT -5
I see myspace has this trailer 're-cap' as its featured front page video. That'd likely equate to hundreds of thousands of views, that is mega-exposure. Right now the counter says its at 50k, not sure after how long and if it only updates every so often, but that's what we've got right now.
Some comments:
"I remember her just standing in front of her computer talking... what happened?"
"i see this recap to be more interesting than the actual videos themselves"
"ohhmygoshh. she lonelygirl 15!!! theres 15 of those girls the order wants!! ahh! i get it now! C: C: C:" (ok there is really very few things actually worth quoting here... half of it is spam or off-topic crap, or calling her a bitch. Most of the rest is this is dumb with the occassional positive comment. MySpace commenters might actually be worse than youtubers.)
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Post by milowent on Aug 2, 2007 13:17:37 GMT -5
I see myspace has this trailer 're-cap' as its featured front page video. That'd likely equate to hundreds of thousands of views, that is mega-exposure. Right now the counter says its at 50k, not sure after how long and if it only updates every so often, but that's what we've got right now. Some comments: do you think it required money to get featured like this? or did myspace pick it? they've never uploaded a video to myspace before. the vid already has about 100K views at youtube, and myspace says 58,589 right now. this vid was posted on lg15.com at 3:08pt yesterday, so in less than 24 hours, its doing pretty well. ETA: Wait they've uploaded ALL lg15 videos to myspace? what is going on? new thread: myspace is hosting the finale alissabrooke.proboards56.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=plot&thread=1186079533&page=1 |
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Post by hyemew on Aug 2, 2007 13:26:50 GMT -5
They clearly struck some sort of deal, there's no way MySpace just happened to stumble across this in such a short amount of time and decided to feature it. Something is going on.
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Post by milowent on Aug 2, 2007 13:29:04 GMT -5
They clearly struck some sort of deal, there's no way MySpace just happened to stumble across this in such a short amount of time and decided to feature it. Something is going on. as i just edited my prior post to add, it looks like they have added ALL of the lg15 vids (well, at least 209 of them) to myspace in the last few days. new thread: myspace is hosting the finale alissabrooke.proboards56.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=plot&thread=1186079533&page=1 |
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Post by hyemew on Aug 2, 2007 13:38:56 GMT -5
I don't get why MySpace is hosting the finale... most people there likely have not watching the series. To suddenly say 'surprise! You have two days to watch all 209 previous episodes so you can enjoy the finale we are bringing to you and only you' seems absurd. It's obviously for money though so nothing's too crazy.
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Post by VanillaFlava on Aug 2, 2007 14:49:49 GMT -5
Yep, definitely a show reel kinda thing. I think they put it together themselves, they've always been good at editing. Having such a reel done by an agency is pretty pricey, and imagine the hours it would take for an agency briefing until those guys would understand what any of it means, leave alone which parts to put into the reel. The constant mention of numbers (entertained millions? yeah, right ... let's smoke some more of that happy herb), the advertising posibilities, and the oh-so-unsubtly allusion that it could have spin-offs in any city or market. I'm pretty sure you can buy a spot in thatfeatured box on MySpace either on a CPM or time-limited basis. It isn't particularily highly rated, nor have any of the vids been shown on MySpace. Could be that the have some marketing bucks from the Bebo deal to burn. I wonder how Kate Modern will do. From early impressions, I'm not too thrilled. Then again, if they called The Order Scientology, and set it in Berlin, they would probably get great views in Germany right now: www.topix.net/forum/religion/scientology/TO3I3HC5NCPRO3SLOBig-Time news over here right now. Funny, how real-life imitates 'art'. 14-year old daughter of the woman org chief in Berlin runs away to another city fearing being silenced and sent to an org institution in another country. Nope, dad's not been shot yet ... but hey. |
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Post by wilycoyote100 on Aug 2, 2007 15:21:18 GMT -5
" I did not fail to find humor in the concept of intraAnimal fictional character based memos being posted here. "
IntraAnimal? Only at the Cove.....
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Post by wilycoyote100 on Aug 2, 2007 18:03:43 GMT -5
From the AP.....(Front page of SFGATE.com) ... Can Virginia be far behind?
LonelyGirl15' to Meet Fate Friday
By GARY GENTILE, AP Business Writer
Thursday, August 2, 2007
"LonelyGirl15," the sweet 16-year-old who set the Web buzzing last year with her playful and mysterious video blogs, will meet her fate Friday when the successful and influential show ends its first season.
Will Bree die at the hands of the strange cult that abducted her? Will her friends save her in time? Will she once again play with hand puppets and engage with best friend Daniel in the precocious game "Proving Science Wrong?"
The answers will come in 12 episodes to be posted one per hour starting Friday morning.
But here's the good news for fans: No matter what happens to Bree, the show will continue with its second season starting Monday.
"LonelyGirl15" started with a test-the-waters video on May 24, 2006, posted on the video sharing site YouTube. The character Bree made her on-screen debut on June 16 in a video titled "First Blog: Dorkiness Prevails."
Nearly 260 episodes later — more than most TV shows — the series still ranks as one of the most-watched on YouTube and has expanded its audience to other video sites as well.
The "12 in 12" finale will air exclusively on MySpaceTV in a new deal with the huge social networking site. The episodes also will air on the official "LonelyGirl15" site.
The online drama has come a long way in little over a year.
"LonelyGirl15" burst onto the national scene in September, when reports began to surface that Bree was not a real 16-year-old home-schooled girl at all, but an actress playing a role in a scripted series.
Speculation was that some Hollywood studio was behind "LonelyGirl15," taking advantage of the video blogging trend to hype some new horror flick or TV show, a la "The Blair Witch Project."
Finally, "The Creators," as they called themselves, confessed: They weren't Hollywood but "LonelyGirl15" was indeed fake, and Bree was played by a then unknown actress, 19-year-old Jessica Lee Rose of New Zealand.
The three creators saw the show as a new form of interactive storytelling, involving the viewers in ways network TV or Hollywood films could not.
"We were the first ones to tell stories using social networks and the tools they have on their platforms," said Greg Goodfried, a 27-year-old Los Angeles lawyer. "Our goal has been to continue doing that and pushing the envelope and staying ahead of the pack. We have the freedom of not asking a network executive, `What do we do now?'"
While the episodes are still produced on a shoestring budget, the show's creators are no longer begging fans for donations or relying on loans from family members to pay the bills.
"There was a good solid month when payroll for the actors was coming from revenue from donations," Goodfried said. "The show would have stopped if the fans hadn't reached into their pockets."
Miles Beckett, 28, Mesh Flinders, 26, and Goodfried have already created a spin-off series, "Kate Modern," which airs on Bebo, a social networking site in Britain. Each show now employs a staff of about 20 and more spin-offs in other countries are in the works.
"This has changed from a fun thing in our apartment to an actual business," Beckett said.
The show has also boosted the career of its star.
Rose is represented by the talent agency CAA and is a regular on the new ABC Family series "Greek." She also appears in the latest Lindsay Lohan film "I Know Who Killed Me."
"LonelyGirl15" has evolved into more of an ensemble show, introducing new characters as it prepares for its second season.
The most notable is Sarah, a sometime prickly, sometimes beguiling 18-year-old who has an on-again, off-again romantic relationship with Daniel.
"I wanted her to be that 18-year-old everyone knew," said Alexandra Dreyfus, the 21-year-old actress who portrays Sarah. "She is selfish and self-absorbed, but so is every 18-year-old. She also wants to do the right thing."
The show is still filmed as though it were a video blog, or vlog. Using the homes of friends or family as sets, the characters film the scenes they are not in or sometimes turn the camera on themselves to comment on a particular scene. Outdoor scenes are shot "guerrilla style" without any formal permits — just the way they would be if it were a genuine vlog.
"It makes it interesting from an acting perspective," Dreyfus said. "You are the one in charge of that camera. It's a completely different way to film, and it works."
Dreyfus joined the cast in April and was immediately embraced by fans, who post hundreds of comments on each episode.
She also reflects the changes in the online video world since the series began last June.
While Web videos were once seen as a way to season a story idea before it found a "legitimate" home on TV or the big screen, big-time producers now see the Internet as a legitimate destination for new content.
Former Disney chief executive Michael Eisner has started a studio to produce video shows and other celebrities, such as Will Ferrell and Harry Shearer, are embracing the Web's creative freedom.
Advertisers, too, are joining in.
"LonelyGirl15" broke ground when it became the first Web show to incorporate product placement, signing a deal to promote the Hershey Co.'s Ice Breakers Sours Gum.
The show pushed the concept further, adding a character who worked as a scientist for Neutrogena, a skin-care brand owned by Johnson & Johnson. Neutrogena was so excited about the deal, they even named the character "employee of the month" on its own Web site and allowed people to send e-mails to his corporate address.
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Post by milowent on Aug 2, 2007 18:19:44 GMT -5
From the AP.....(Front page of SFGATE.com) ... Can Virginia be far behind? LonelyGirl15' to Meet Fate Friday By GARY GENTILE, AP Business Writer Thursday, August 2, 2007 Gentile wrote the AP stories from last summer about lg15, so it IS old home week, isn't it? |
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Post by wilycoyote100 on Aug 2, 2007 18:21:26 GMT -5
"when the successful and influential show ends its first season."
What does Miles have on this guy?
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Post by milowent on Aug 2, 2007 18:58:38 GMT -5
"sangas" from katemodern is now posted at a response video to this vid.
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this recap vid is now listed #3 on most viewed and most discussed today. counter says 93,909 but its been stuck there for awhile
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ETA: Views just readjusted up to 174,159 (8:09ET)
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Post by milowent on Aug 2, 2007 19:16:31 GMT -5
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P. Monkey's legacy is strong!
