Thursday, July 19, 2012

Geek Speak

Did you watch The Avengers five times? Are you a fan of Halo? Would you love to attend ComicCon? Then you are probably a geek and should watch Geek Speak. This web series provides a funny view of all things current in popular culture. From movies over gaming and comics to TV shows.
Have a look here:


It's presented by Australian comedian Bryce McKeon and girlie-geek Amanda Bacchi and filmed in Toowoomba. It went to air in April on TVS Sydney with a season of 13 episodes locked in and has also a podcast on iTunes and a YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/geekspeakaustralia

For more information and to check out the schedule, go to: http://www.tvs.org.au/programs/Geek-Speak

Wednesday, July 18, 2012

My Drunk Kitchen

One of the most popular YouTube genres are tutorials: smokey-eye-tutorial, photoshop tutorial, guitar playing tutorial - even my Mandarin Chinese teacher sends us YouTube-tutorial links.
Some of them are with a twinkle in your eye. For example, the cooking show and comedy series My Drunk Kitchen by American 20-something Hannah "Harto" Hart.

My Drunk Kitchen features Hannah attempting to cook or bake various dishes while drinking lots of alcoholic beverages. Most episodes have their own recipe and sometimes corresponding drink.
Watch the 4th of July episode: "Adventures in Patriotism and Apple Pie - Baking for Freedom"


The series has been praised for its drunk humour, use of jump cut editing and hilarious catchphrases. 
If you wanna see more of Hannah, check her website: http://hartoandco.com/my-drunk-kitchen/

Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Deja View: Turkish Batman (Yarasa Adam)

The final chapter of Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy will be released this week and every single superhero movie fan on this planet and beyond is bursting with excitement. But do you remember when Batman used guns, hung out in strip clubs, and didn't have to wear a mask if he didn't want to? Deja view helps us to remember Batman's biggest case - the murders of the famous fashionistas in Turkey:


If you like this remake, you should also check out the Bollywood version of The Matrix and a Korean remake of Tron: http://www.darkmaze.com/post/category/deja-view/
Deja View is an ward-winning series that explores foreign remakes of popular American films.

Sunday, July 15, 2012

Fetching - a dog web series

Web series don't have to be about human beings, they can also be, for example, about our best friends - dogs. AOL's new web series Fetching is described as a "Doggie Day Care meets Sex in the City"- comedy. 


It's about a woman called Liza who gives up everything to follow her dreams and starts a dog boutique in New York. Liza ditches her successful fiancĂ© and great law career in order to open up a doggy-dy-care. She must overcome the difficulties of running a small business while also searching for love. 
Here is a sneak peek:  




It's produced by the multiplatform studio Vuguru http://vuguru.com/ and stars famous TV actors such as Collette Wolfe (Next Caller, Cougar Town), Smith Cho (Ugly Betty), Sandra Vergara (Nip/ Tuck, CSI Miami) and Elaine Hendrix (90210).


You can watch the whole series on AOL:  http://on.aol.com/studio/fetching

Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Dreams to Reality - The Voice

Reality stars usually record an album, write a book, star in another reality show. Sometimes though, they create their own web series as The Situation did before. Now Moses Stone, a former contestant on Season 2 of The Voice, as a member of Team Xtina, has launched a new web series called Dreams to Reality.


Dreams To Reality is a documentary mini series which shows the depiction of Moses Stone's lifestyle and view of life. According to Stone himself, it's about the struggle, success, good and bad times that come with chasing a dream and goals. Check out the trailer:  


A new episode will premiere every other Tuesday online and for more information go to: www.iammosesstone.com

Monday, July 9, 2012

Seinfeld Web Series

Jerry Seinfeld is back with a new show which happens to be a web series. He will interview his friends while driving them around and it's called Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee. Great title, isn't it?!


He will  drive a range of vintage cars with different comedians sitting alongside him, including Larry David, Alec Baldwin, Ricky Gervais and Michael Richards.
Here's a 1-minute test drive:



Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee will premiere on US online video platform http://www.crackle.com/ Thursday, July 19 @ 9pm EST. 

Sunday, July 8, 2012

Hunger Games Web Series

I'm sure you have heard of the Hunger Games books, maybe even read them or watched the movie a few months ago. If you have read the second book, you probably remember Finnick Odair from District 4, the coastal district that specializes in fishing. This web series is about the love story of Finnick and Annie. Have a look:


This 6-part series is produced by MainStay Productions and apparently they continue being inspired by the Hunger Games and also produced a short films focussed on the Second Quarter Quell, The Hunger Games that Haymitch won. For further information, please visit:
http://www.myhungergames.com/the-hunger-games-movie-mainstay-project

Thursday, July 5, 2012

BBC 3 Invests In Original Web Comedy

BBC 3 is releasing seven web-based comedies via bbc.co.uk/bbcthree

The "Feed My Funny" productions include sketch show formats like For The Win and Dawson Bros Funtime, hidden camera stunts in Impractical Jokers, a mockumentary about a pirate radio station in People Just Do Nothing, The Imran Yusuf Show which is a vehicle for new stand up Imran Yusuf, Alison Jackson’s spoof celebrity gossip show Celebrity Bitchslap News and surreal silent comedy from The TapeFace Tapes.
 
Here is a sneak peak of Dawson Bros Funtime:
 
 
Zai Bennet, BBC 3 controller, commented on the web comedies: 
“BBC 3 is the channel that nurtures new comedy. We already invest in loads of online comedy shorts for new talent, writers and directors. We are delighted to now commission seven full length comedies for the web.”

Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Stuck - the first Italian web series in English

These are the chronicles of David Rea, who is an emotional trainer, dealing with all kinds of people in an existential block. David is a cynic, a nihilist and his methods are brutal.
In every episode he tries to unstuck his clients while his personal life collapses all around him. He would define his work as "a kick in the ass to the rest of your life." Have a look at the prologue:

Monday, July 2, 2012

Louna Maroun - Queen of the Web

Red-haired Australian Louna Maroun aka Loopylady11 is one of the YouTube Next Vloggers and also reigning King, well Queen, of the Web.

She does everything from Vlogs to music parodies and is obsessed with the 80s. Have a look here:


But what's her secret of success?
Louna Maroun is charming, funny, distinctive, creative, nerdy, and most of all, she has a very strong relationship with her fans - and she has lots of them. Maybe she will even keep her title this year. In order to make her fans vote for her, she created this song called "All for Love":


You can still vote for her on http://kingofweb.com/ until 15th of July and if you wanna see more of Loopylady11, visit her website: http://lounamaroun.tumblr.com/