by Marc Hustvedt on June 1st, 2009
It’s safe to say that Crackle’s action-packed Angel of Death makes the short list of this year’s hit web series. Ed Brubaker’s gritty stunt-filled masterpiece, starring stuntwoman-turned-actress Zoe Bell as a ruthless assassin looking to right the wrongs of her mercenary past, has already racked up over 5 Million views since its launch on March 2nd.
Today comes news out of Sony that the 10-part web series has been picked up by cable network Spike TV to air as a 90-minute feature film on July 25th. Three days the DVD will be released, will plenty of Bell, Lucy Lawless, Doug Jones and friends.
by Jamison Tilsner on June 1st, 2009
The New York Television Festival, in partnership with Tilzy.TV and For Your Imagination present The Web TV Producers Toolbox series of panels as part of Internet Week in New York City on June 1st starting at 2pm at For Your Imagination in New York City. Co-moderated by Paul Kontonis , CEO of For Your Imagination [...]
by Jacob Nahin on June 1st, 2009
Starting a web show is not easy. Gaining a following is even more difficult, but Feed Me Bubbe, the three year-old cooking show with an emphasis on kosher food and good old-fashioned family traditions, has done both and is a quintessential example of how new media is changing the world.
Then there’s Bubbe. One of the longest running cooking web series, Feed Me Bubbe stars Honig’s own grandmother, Bayla “Bubbe” Sher (Bubbe is Yiddish for grandma) and features tasty, homemade recipes for potato latkes, Passover brownies and plenty of delectable maykholim.
by Anne Polsky on June 1st, 2009
Fred Willard and Jane Lynch‘s hilarious parody of Entertainment Tonight-ish hosts in For Your Consideration highlights what Christopher Guest’s mockumentaries do best – it shows blinding American enthusiasm at its zenith. So, if the aggressive cheeriness of network entertainment shows leaves you in sugar shock, you’ll likely gravitate towards the flavor of The Rotten Tomatoes [...]
