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Following the Drugs - NBR Investigates

2007-04-12T17:53:00Z

82.27.238.72:

{{NBR
| name = Following the Drugs!! - NBR Investigates
| number = NBR017
| image =
| caption =
| date = April 12th, 2007
| url = [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkupFqHcEW8 youtube.com]
| description = I followed the trail of drugs and bodies. It was an eventful day!!
| tags = [[nikkibowerreport]] [[nikki]] [[lonelygirl15]] [[bree]] [[daniel]] [[jonas]] [[las vegas]] [[drugs]] [[rabbit]] [[ace]]
| Previous = It's Party Time - NBR Investigates
| Next =
}}
'''Following the Drugs!! - NBR Investigates''' is the seventeenth video in the [[Nikki Bower]] video series.

It's Party Time - NBR Investigates

2007-04-12T17:51:38Z

82.27.238.72:

{{NBR
| name = It's Party Time - NBR Investigates
| number = NBR016
| image = NBR016.jpg
| caption = Order! Order! Order!
| date = April 4th, 2007
| url = [http://one.revver.com/watch/225927 revver.com]
| description = I'm on the road, criss-crossing the country following leads on B, D, and J. They didn't post any videos for over a week and now they don't remember anything. Since I didn't have anything to investigate, I shot a pilot for the food network. What do you think?
| tags = [[nikkibowerreport]] [[lonelygirl15]] [[danielbeast]] [[bree]] [[jonas]] [[wings]] [[cooking]] [[wine]] [[tikki]]
| Previous = School's In Session! - NBR Investigates
| Next = Following the Drugs!! - NBR Investigates
}}
'''It's Party Time - NBR Investigates''' is the sixteenth video in the [[Nikki Bower]] video series. It was posted as a response to [[Jonas]]'s video, [[Co-Ed Foosball]]

== Transcript ==
(''[[Nikki]] is chopping some tomatoes in a kitchen. The camera pans from her hands to her face.'')

'''Nikki:''' (''Stops chopping and looks at camera.'') Hello... and welcome to "cooking with class." I'm your host, Nikki Bower. So many of you know me from my detective work. But when I am not sleuthing, you will find me in the kitchen. Let me show you what we are cooking up today. We have something from our four basic food groups. (''Camera pans down to Nikki's hand pointing at each food example laid out on a chopping board.'') First of all, we have a tomato from our vegetable group. Some very fine-tasting crackers in our carbohydrate group. (''Camera moves back to Nikki's face.'') Some cheese, from our dairy group. And we cannot forget the most important food group of all: the beverage group. (''Nikki grabs a wine bottle.'') Right here. The beverage group. That's a meal. That's cooking with class.

[TRANSCRIPT INCOMPLETE]

== Notes ==
* Many fans on YouTube commented that Nikki mistakenly identifies a tomato as a vegetable in the video, when it is actually a fruit. However, this was a deliberate joke. Nikki Bower herself replied as followed: "lol that's part of the joke silly."

Following the Drugs - NBR Investigates

2007-04-12T17:51:16Z

82.27.238.72:

{{NBR
| name = Following the Drugs!! - NBR Investigates
| number = NBR017
| image =
| caption =
| date = April 12th, 2007
| url = [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkupFqHcEW8]
| description = I followed the trail of drugs and bodies. It was an eventful day!!
| tags = [[nikkibowerreport]] [[nikki]] [[lonelygirl15]] [[bree]] [[daniel]] [[jonas]] [[las vegas]] [[drugs]] [[rabbit]] [[ace]]
| Previous = It's Party Time - NBR Investigates
| Next =
}}
'''Following the Drugs!! - NBR Investigates''' is the seventeenth video in the [[Nikki Bower]] video series.

Nikki Bower

2007-04-12T17:48:03Z

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{{Person
| name = Nikki Bower
| image = NBR1.jpg
| age =
| birthday = ("Pisces")
| youtube = NikkiBowerReport
| revver = NikkiBower
| myspace = nikkibowerreport
| actor = Alli Danziger
| first = LG15 in Topanga Canyon - NBR 1
}}
'''Nikki Bower''' is a [[YouTube]]/[[Revver]] user who has posted several fan videos in which she purports to be an investigative reporter following the trail of clues for [[lonelygirl15]].

==Is Nikki Official?==
Many fans have speculated that Nikki may be an official character of the LG15 series, but so far this has not been proven. Some fans speculate that she may become an official character eventually, much like [[Gemma]] and [[Jonas]] did. Others believe that she may have been created as a source to disclose information to LG15 fans without straight-out saying it in one of the other official videos.

The production value of her videos suggest she may be an official character; however her videos lack the repeated cuts found in other canon videos (which gave away both [[Gemma]] and [[Jonas]]). Additionally, in her first video she displayed the full URL of the forum, which many fans have speculated may point to her being official (trying to attract fans to the forum).

In comments after Nikki's sixth video "[[Where Is Jonas?]]" a YouTuber called Memewhile declared "This is another actor hired by the Creative Artist agency in LA as part of the Lonelygirl15 series. She is reading a script written by [[Mesh Flinders | Ramesh Flinders]]". Nikki responded by saying innocently, "Who's Ramesh?"

The most significant clue that points to her being an official character is found in her video [[What I Found at Topanga Canyon - NBR 2]]. In this video, Nikki Bower finds a small box near the site of [[The Ceremony]] with a lock of blond hair in it. Engraved on the top of the box is the [[Watcher]] symbol. This video was posted ten days ''before'' [[Gemma]]'s video [[A Watcher]], in which the symbol was first officially introduced.

However, one theory that adresses this issue is that Nikki is simply a fan who has been receiving tips from the Creators. In her first video, Nikki goes to Topanga Canyon but doesn't find anything, and asks for ideas from other fans. In her next video, she says that "I got a lot of tips, and I am back here in Topanga Canyon." And later: "I was told in a private email message, that longitude may have more signifigance than we think. And it may have to do with footsteps." When she takes 118 steps (corresponding to 118 degrees longitude, where the canyon is located) she reaches a bridge. "One of you guys told me to keep my eyes out for the bridge... this is the bridge." And looking around the bridge, she finds the box. It is quite possible that the anonymous tipper was [[the Creators]], who got excited at Nikki's first video and decided to plant some clues. Later, in [[Investigating Gemma - NBR 7 | NBR 7]], Nikki finds Gemma's building after "I was lucky enough to get an anonymous message that gave me the ZIP Code of where Gemma is residing. I don't know if it was from [[Tachyon]] herself or one of her cohorts..." So it seems that Nikki is not exactly an official character, but simply a fan who has caught the attention of the Creators - a pawn, if you will.

On January 25, a post on [[Milowent]]'s blog revealed that Nikki Bower was portrayed by [[Alli Danziger]] a friend of [[the Creators]], however, Nikki has stated that she is not canon. ([http://www.lonelygirl15.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=170690#170690 See forum post].) It is clear however that despite being revealed as fictional, Nikki is determined to remain [["in character"|in character]]. Also, it has now become apparent where Nikki gets her anonymous tips from, however, the question remains whether or not she is truly canon. It is possible that Nikki is working independently of the Creators fueled with insider information. Alli D had done a previous Nikki B style roving news journalist bit as part of her acting training. This is very likely the well from which Nikki B sprang with the blessing of the Creators. Either way, whether she is canon or not, much of her information obviously is. Additionally, many fans feel that Nikki B brings a much needed levity in the face of the increasing darkness of the main story line and are thankful for her contributions no matter where they originate from.

==Other Miscellaneous Info==
[[Image:NBRNDGTL.gif|thumb|left|Nancy Drew?]]In her video [[Watchers Everywhere]], Nikki reads from a copy of [[Nancy Drew's Guide to Life]], a book that was found in a [[Drop 3 (The Tachyon Mystery Stories)|Tachyon drop]]. She reads the following quote from the book:
:''"Don't discount faint lines or indecipherable blotches on discarded pieces of paper. A magnifying glass might reveal them to be very small words."''

In most of her videos, Nikki is walking around and the camera is following her, even though she is clearly not holding it. Nikki never acknowledges a camera person, but it is obvious that she must have one. When asked who her cameraman was by a YouTuber, she replied that it was her mom. (comment on NBR 6)

The YouTuber Moldova pointed out that a tag on her third video is "nikkiebowerreport" (note spelling with "e") leading one to ask the obvious question: who spells their own name wrong? However, it is possible the "e" is her middle initial.

==List of Videos==
*[[LG15 in Topanga Canyon - NBR 1]]
*[[What I Found at Topanga Canyon - NBR 2]]
*[[What's in the Box/Bree & Daniel Update - NBR 3]]
*[[Watchers Everywhere]]
*[[My Day at the Movies - NBR 5]]
*[[Where Is Jonas?]]
*[[Investigating Gemma - NBR 7]]
*[[Happy Holidays LG15 - NBR 8]]
*[[The Last Hours of Bree's Dad's Life - NBR 9]]
*[[Investigating Pins and Pints]]
*[[Naming Bree's Dad]]
*[[Finding the Cowboy - NBR Investigates]]
*[[Mmm Slurpee - NBR Investigates]]
*[[Look Who I Found!!!]]
*[[School's In Session! - NBR Investigates]]
*[[It's Party Time - NBR Investigates]]
*[[Following the Drugs!! - NBR Investigates]]

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