by Jenni Powell on January 26th, 2010
“Dick Gracen, who was Nightwing, is Batman right now. Tim Drake, who was Robin is now Red Robin because he’s convinced Batman is still alive, so he’s going all over the world trying to find him.”
This was the topic of conversation when I stepped on the set that fine January evening. Spirits were high and nerds ruled as crew members focused the camera and checked audio levels in the local comic shop that was today’s location. Actors and crew alike oogled the merchandise and tried to guess at the prices of some of the rarer items. “I know the price of everything in the store so if you break it, I know how much it costs,” the girl behind the counter, who was overseeing things and making sure nothing got out of hand, assured everyone.
Ragtag Productions, the team of Hofstra University graduates Angel Acevedo, Brian Amyot, Steven Tsapelas, and Patrick Cohen, who found success in the web series world when they sold their series We Need Girlfriends to be developed into a pilot for Sony and CBS, are hard at work on their new internet venture. My Future Girlfriend will be a five-episode, sci-fi romp that is a twist between How I Met Your Mother and Quantum Leap. And they said it couldn’t be done…
I had a chance to chat with Steven Tsapelas on set and get the lowdown on how the shoot is going and what is planned for the series.
by Tubefilter News on January 6th, 2009
We hope everyone has had an exciting and restful holiday. Now it’s 2009—a brand new year to show the world what we can do with web television. 2008 will be a tough act to follow. There were so many great shows last year, and the nominations for The Streamys are pouring in. If you aren’t already pumped, take a look at Marc Hustvedt’s call to arms and get going! This week we have some inspiring picks for you. MoCap, LLC, is going to Spike TV, and We Need Girlfriends is being developed into a pilot for network television. What are you waiting for? Get out there and make the next sitebuster!
MoCap, LLC
The little-viewed but hilarious series about a budget motion capture studio that “does the mo cap that no one else will do” just announced a deal with Spike TV. With their most popular video on YouTube receiving a meager 17,755 views, and others ranging from a hundred to a few thousand, it goes to show that quality, and not necessarily quantity, is what counts.
We Need Girlfriends
When recent college graduates Tom (Partick Cohen), Henry (Seth Kirschner), and Rod (Evan Bass) all get dumped simultaneously by their girlfriends, they must venture out into the complex world of the New York City dating scene. Hofstra University graduates Angel Acevedo, Brian Amyot and Steven Tsapelas, who produce the show as Ragtag Productions, are developing the show into a pilot for Sony and CBS.
Anyone But Me
Tina Cesa Ward and L Word and Thirtysometing writer Susan Miller
