by Heather J. Taylor on August 20th, 2009
Gritty, gooey and gore galore gives the original post-apocalyptic web series, Lady Wasteland a strapping gun-toting formula suited for sci-fi fans. The series runs rampant with zombies, cannibals and human targets who struggle to stay alive by a new set of rules.
by Heather J. Taylor on August 4th, 2009
Ever wish you could just click on Ctrl + Z to rewind your life? A “do-over”, ya know? Maybe you said something you wish you hadn’t or instead of eating that donut for breakfast, you wish you had opted for the bowl of cereal? Then click on over to NBC’s new web series, Ctrl starring funny-man, [...]
by Heather J. Taylor on August 3rd, 2009
Chop, chop, chop. Watching the smooth motion of a knife slicing up vegetables for dinner seems utterly normal, but adding the well-composed musical backdrop, Piano Trio No. 2 E-flat (the tune might sound familiar, if you have ever watched The Hunger), behind the action in the first installment of Penny Dreadfuls induces an eerie, unconventional [...]
by Heather J. Taylor on July 27th, 2009
Just because the WEtv and PersonalScreen Media have put a stylish budget and four attractive actresses behind the online original series, In Men We Trust doesn’t mean that it can stand in high heel comparison to the legendary Sex and the City. The creators, Michael Salort and Maureen Brogan make an attempt to take four girls through a romantic roller [...]
by Heather J. Taylor on July 16th, 2009
Writer/creator Chris Murray is gaining some market share in the web series world by offering folks a clever approach to comedy, in Hedge Fund. Produced by the eponymous Hedge Fund Productions, the show introduces a new, blundering “boys club” whose members aspire to be Masters of the Universe under the banner of Claude S. Dutchy, [...]
by Heather J. Taylor on May 29th, 2009
You know when you’re sleeping next to someone and that someone wakes you up in the middle of the night and starts telling you a dream? And then you’re like, “Uggghhh…but I’m sleeping!” but he or she tells you the dream anyway? And his or her subconscious story is a little vague, far-fetched and confusing, [...]
by Heather J. Taylor on May 12th, 2009
Rosie would be proud. Jake Wilson and his post grad colleagues from University of Michigan-Ann Arbor have belted out two seasons of clever story telling with exceptional musical numbers that tap dance straight into the heart of theater lovers.
The Battery’s Down, an original online comedy series created by Wilson, has managed to come out on [...]
by Heather J. Taylor on April 13th, 2009
We’ve all grown up watching game shows, anticipating the Plinko chips clip-clopping down the board and iconic theme songs ticking away time as contestants vie for fabulous prizes.
Now there’s a new program popping up on the web that hearkens back to the Chuck Woolery era of quiz shows where contestants are tested on the knowledge [...]