It's been awhile without Chuck Norris content

So here we go, to perk up the stats.

Chad Vader

Muahhahhhhhahhhhhh!



More here:
> Chad Vader, season 1 Playlist
> Chad Vader, season 2 Playlist
Geek. So very geek. But excellent.

David Lynch: Problem Solver!

Follow-up for the previous post. I found this from the net and must absolutely share!!



More Problem Solving:
> David Lynch Problem Solver Playlist
More Lynch stuff from the same group:
> David Lynch & Crispin Glover's Big Box Office Blockbuster Playlist
Even more Lynch stuff from the same group:
> More Lynch Videos Playlist

and last but not least, the actual website:
> http://www.mynameischrisdotson.com/ <

David Lynch on product placement

David Lynch on Product Placement:

Truer words were never spoken!

Geekest thing of the week, especially with those yellow letters.

Branded Entertainment trends

I came across an article from productplacement.biz, an article which actually refers to a report from futurescape.tv. Nevertheless here are the main things from the report:

"The report identifies three major trends in original online TV series.

Trend 1: Increasing numbers of famous actors, producers and directors are launching Internet TV series, with blue chip sponsors

Examples:
- Director Bryan Singer (X-Men) is working on a scifi Web series.
- Director Ridley Scott (Gladiator) is backing scifi production Purefold.



Trend 2: Sound business models and commercial opportunities are emerging

- digital download sales
(e.g. Dr Horrible's Sing-Along Blog's production has been distributed online via video aggregator Hulu, with advertising, and as a paid-for download via Apple's iTunes, before its DVD release. Whedon says the show became profitable from downloads alone.)
- major brand sponsorship
- web site commissions
(e.g. Video aggregation sites Babelgum and My Damn Channel offer Web show producers new commissions and exclusive distribution windows)
- cross-promoting commercial interests
(e.g. Hilary Duff's series The Chase features her fashion collection, Femme for DKNY Jeans.)
- reaching TV viewers via games consoles
(e.g. Microsoft funded two seasons of gamer comedy the Guild to provide original content direct to TV viewers for the Xbox 360 Live Marketplace.)


NEIL PATRICK HARRIS !!!

Trend 3: Web shows will break out across the entertainment sector generally

Example:
To promote the show's third season, the producers created a music video with an original song, Do You Wanna Date My Avatar, uploaded it on YouTube and invited fans to buy the song as iTunes and Amazon downloads.

Without a conventional marketing campaign or record label, the song gatecrashed the music download charts, going to no. 1 on Amazon MP3 downloads and no.1 on iTunes music video downloads, overtaking acts such as Black Eyed Peas."

The complete article here: > Productplacement.biz
Reports on the Web TV business: > Futurescape.tv

A True Gentleman helps the lady first!

Shatner bit of the week! Click the image to view the video!


Ladies first!