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Kate Modern - Another LonelyGirl?
Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2007 6:21 am
by Sarah of the Dead
It's possible I've missed an announcement here about this, but UK media is all over this story today:
http://media.guardian.co.uk/newmedia/st ... 20,00.html
Social networking website Bebo.com has won exclusive rights to the UK spin-off of Lonelygirl15, the US online video diary that became a massive success on YouTube.
The new video blog, KateModern, launches in July and will tell the story of a teenage university student in London and her struggle to balance her complex social life with "the dark forces that shadow her".
Users of Bebo, the British social networking site, will post messages for the show's characters, exchange plot ideas and upload their own videos to the characters' profile pages.
KateModern will incorporate puzzles and mysteries into its plot for viewer participation.
Advertisers will be able to feature their brands in the video diaries, a practice banned from UK television.
"The nature of the medium allows for the feedback to be integrated into the plot, unlike on television, where lead times and production issues make such interaction impossible," Bebo.com said today.
"This interactive relationship has been credited as a major component of the success of Lonelygirl15 and is an important aspect of the 'KateModern' experience."
Lonelygirl15, which told the story of Bree, a Californian teenager living in a religious family, became an internet phenomenon last year on the video-sharing site YouTube with more than 50m views of 170 episodes.
It captivated internet viewers even when the stories were exposed to have been scripted by three men in their 20s, Miles Beckett, Greg Goodfried and Mesh Flinders, keen to break into Hollywood. "Bree" was revealed as New Zealand actress Jessica Lee Rose.
The trio now refer to Lonelygirl15 as the "world's most popular interactive drama".
KateModern will premiere in July, initially on Bebo.com and then on the Lonelygirl15 website, LG15.com.
Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2007 6:35 am
by kittenishtrance
Hmm. Interesting. I wonder why they'll put her on here too.
Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2007 8:43 am
by colbertnationgirl
The Creators did say on Mixed Media they wanted to have different Lonelygirl-like stories all around the world. Interesting.
Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2007 11:27 am
by ShardinsKitten
Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2007 11:59 am
by Sarah of the Dead
I expected there'd be an official post about it at some point. I don't THINK that was there when I posted the story from the Guardian, but I could be wrong.
Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2007 12:05 pm
by Languorous Lass
No, Sarah, you aren't wrong -- it wasn't there when you posted.
Posted: Wed May 16, 2007 3:56 pm
by RedRevolver
This is so cool. This means that if it is successful, there maybe ARGs. And I can participate. Yay!
Posted: Wed May 16, 2007 4:13 pm
by nowherepixie
About time ther was an ARG I coudl participate in!
Or if there isn't then I'll bloody well make one!
Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 12:29 pm
by RedRevolver
nowherepixie wrote:About time ther was an ARG I coudl participate in!
Or if there isn't then I'll bloody well make one!
Lmao.
We'll join forces, and make Britain's biggest ARG.
That'll show 'em.
Posted: Sun May 20, 2007 12:29 pm
by nowherepixie
RedRevolver wrote:nowherepixie wrote:About time ther was an ARG I coudl participate in!
Or if there isn't then I'll bloody well make one!
Lmao.
We'll join forces, and make Britain's biggest ARG.
That'll show 'em.
Definitely! Actually it does sound kinda fun.
Really complicated though
I hope it's easier to think of the puzzles than to solve them...!
Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 2:20 pm
by RedRevolver
Yeah. I prefer harder puzzles. Ones that make me use my internet skills to the max.
Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 5:28 pm
by Melisa
Canadian ARGS?
Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 12:07 pm
by RedRevolver
Melisa wrote:Canadian ARGS?
Awwww.
Yep yep Creators, you know where to flee to next - good old Canada!
Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2007 6:37 am
by Sarah of the Dead
Y'know, I'd kind of forgotten about this. But the original announcement said it would be starting in July, which isn't that far off now!
And another vote for a British ARG. That would be fun.
Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2007 3:51 am
by RedRevolver
Where is ittttttt?
It's July. We should have one, innit?