Well Said, Mr. Street

A good commentary about the Streamys and the IAWTV issues from a veteran web video creator, Tim Street:

Someone from old media once asked me, “Who do these guys think they are?” “Who gave them permission to do that?” I said, “It’s web video, you don’t have to ask permission, you just go do it.”

Read his blog post here...
http://1timstreet.com/blog/the-web-video-community/

Celebrate The Web

After the Streamy debacle a few folks got together and created an impromptu event called "Celebrate The Web" where the Streamy winners got together to "celebrate" their awards and the Web TV industry. You can watch the event at the newly created blog...

http://www.celebratetheweb.com/

If you work in or are interested in this industry it's well worth checking out.

PINK at the MIP-TV Market

Press release from Content Film (Fireworks) about PINK being at the international MIP-TV market, along with several of their other new "digital" acquisitions like RIESE, GIRL NUMBER 9 and SPLATTER...

http://www.contentfilm.com/index.php/news/347.html

Hopefully they'll sell some new territories!

Streamy Winning Speech (from 2009)

With the 2010 Streamy Awards just over 2 weeks away, the Streamy organizers are posting videos from last year's event, and so here's the director of 'PINK' Blake Calhoun's Streamy winning acceptance speech for Best Director in a Dramatic Web Series...



And here's a link to the same video on the Streamy's blog:
http://networkedblogs.com/1HjaG

PINK Lands International Distribution Deal

GOOD NEWS for the show!

We've secured a foreign distro deal through Fireworks International. The same folks who distribute VALEMONT, RIESE, GEMINI DIVISION, etc. So now PINK will be seen (legally) in an array of other places around the world. We hope too that this will help us get a Season 4 together very soon.

Read about it at the following:

Tubefilter Article

NewTeeVee Article

PRWeb Press Release

Many thanks to our fans for the continued support! :)

NewTeeVee (finally) Reviews 'Pink'

The main critic at NewTeeVee did an impromptu review of the show at her SXSW panel yesterday. She actually tweeted that she'd review the next series (that she hadn't reviewed before) that sent her a tweet. Show creator Blake Calhoun just happened to be online at the time and said she should review 'Pink', which she did. And later in the day she actually wrote it out for the NewTeeVee blog...

Here's a link to the review:
http://newteevee.com/2010/03/15/award-winning-pink-might-make-you-blush/

Let's just say that we don't think she completely gets the series, but that's okay, we know you guys get it. :)

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PINK Star Kim Matula...

Kim's new role as Hope on "The Bold & The Beautiful" is getting a lot of great press including this new feature from her hometown paper in Fort Worth, Texas...

Read Star-Telegram Article

Definitely an inspiring story for those actors Out There trying to make it! :)

Btw, some very cool PINK news is coming soon too...

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CONTINUUM Press Release

From the creators of 'Pink' comes their next venture in the new media world...

Today we announced the cast, start date, etc. in a press release!

Direct link:
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/02/prweb3566164.htm

Alternative Fuel, Loud Pictures Prep New Sci-Fi Thriller 'Continuum'

Original Web Series Created and Produced by 'Pink's' Blake Calhoun and Mike Maden Starts Shooting February 22nd

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) February 4, 2010 -- Director Blake Calhoun and longtime producing partner Mike Maden, the award-winning production team behind some of the Web's most cinematic original series including Pink, 88 Hits and TheWB.com's forthcoming Exposed, today announced principal photography on their next digital project, the sci-fi thriller series Continuum, will begin February 22nd in Dallas, Texas and Los Angeles and will release the first ten episodes this summer.

Created by Calhoun and Maden and produced & directed by Calhoun, Continuum is a futuristic thriller in the noir-ish tradition of 2001: A Space Odyssey and Alien starring Melanie Merkosky (CBS/EQAL's Harper's Globe) as Raegen, a woman who mysteriously finds herself aboard a space ship with no memory of how she got there and at the mercy of the ship's computer, voiced by actress/producer Taryn O'Neill, best-known for breakout performances in Compulsions (for which she recently won the inaugural Indie Soap Award for Best Supporting Actress) and the post-apocalyptic After Judgment franchise. Brad Hawkins, veteran TV/film actor and costar of Pink, rounds out Continuum’s minimal cast as Tipton.

"I’m really excited about Continuum because I've always loved the darker side of science fiction and this series will allow us to put our own spin on the genre," said Calhoun. "We’ve decided to produce the series as an independent, like we did with the first season of Pink. We’re going to give owning our content a try again and see how it works out."

Continuum is being produced by Calhoun and Maden's Alternative Fuel and Loud Pictures production companies in association with CJP Digital Media, the production/distribution/promotion arm behind successful Web originals including Illeana Douglas's IKEA-branded comedy Easy to Assemble, Spherion-sponsored The Temp Life (which will feature O’Neill in the Feb 8 episode) and dark crime drama The Fall of Kaden. Calhoun and Maden are represented by United Talent Agency and managed by Generate.

About Alternative Fuel

Alternative Fuel was formed in 2008 by filmmakers Blake Calhoun and Mike Maden to produce content for the television, film and new media markets. Currently two feature film projects are being developed, along with a Warner Bros. TV script, and a new online series.

Calhoun and Maden first teamed up to create the Webby nominated and Streamy winning series Pink. That show has now been viewed nearly 8 million times on YouTube, Hulu, iTunes, TheWB.com, Koldcast, Facebook, MySpace, Vuze, Yahoo, MSNBC, Blip.tv and others. So far three seasons have been produced (35 episodes), and more are under consideration, as is a DVD and possible film adaptation.

From the success of Pink, Calhoun and Maden pitched and sold another original web series to Warner Bros., who then partnered them with executive producer McG and his company Wonderland Sound and Vision. That show is called Exposed and will be released in 2010 on TheWB.com.

About CJP Digital Media

CJP Digital Media, a unit of NY-based CJP Communications, specializes in creating, distributing and promoting brand-centric messages and content via digital, social, mobile and traditional media channels for clients across industries. CJP created one of the very first and now longest-running brand-sponsored Web series: The Temp Life as an alternative communications vehicle for recruiting firm client, Spherion Corp. in 2006. Most-recently, CJP Digital worked with IKEA and creator/producer Illeana Douglas to promote and distribute the current season of their branded Web comedy Easy to Assemble, which Advertising Age proclaimed "the most watched branded Web show to date."

How To Report The News

We think this is pretty funny...

Blake Calhoun Interview on Koldcast TV

Check out this new interview with "Pink" director Blake Calhoun (from Koldcast TV's blog and Filmmaker Series)...

http://blog.koldcast.tv/2009/filmmaker-series/kctv-filmmaker-series-blake-calhoun/

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New "The Bannen Way" Trailer

We're looking forward to the new series "The Bannen Way" on Crackle.com. Watch here, or for better viewing click on "Trailer" link below video...

From Crackle: Trailer

"Normal Activity"

Check out this funny parody done by our friends in the comedy troupe Four Day Weekend...



Direct link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUQiWan5eXI

Clicker.com

Clicker is a great looking resource for finding online video content including TV, movies and Web Originals. Discovery is key to success for shows like "Pink", so a service like this is very welcome indeed.

Here's the "Pink" page on Clicker:
http://www.clicker.com/web/pink-the-series/

Check it out and spread the word!

"Pink" Mention in Bannen Way Article

Nice mention of "Pink" in an article about bringing "TV style" programming to the web like Sony's new series "The Bannen Way"...

With high speed internet access becoming available to more people, prosumer video equipment getting cheaper and a trend towards unscripted scripted shows on broadcast and cable TV, the web is becoming the go to place for out of the box original programming. Scripted shows like The Guild, Pink, Legend of Neil, Angel of Death, Ctrl and Childrens' Hospital are bringing TV style programming to the web.

Read full article here

Natalie Raitano TV Interview

Just uploaded a TV interview with Natalie Raitano recorded during the production of "Pink" seasons 1 and 2...



Direct link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DC-YTZG4EOk

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Houston Screening

The Houston Film Commission hosted us for a screening of several episodes from the show (eps 1-7) along with a Q&A with star Natalie Raitano, director Blake Calhoun and editor Cliff Richhart. The screening was a lot of fun and the Q&A was very lively. Very good audience!

Here are some pictures from the event (on Facebook):
http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=195973825406&id=118105963889#

Check it out!

Web Entertainment Guide Interview

Check out this recent interview director Blake Calhoun did with the Web Entertainment Guide:
http://www.webentertainmentguide.com/interviews/pink-interview-series-creator-blake-calhoun

He talks mainly about "Pink" and the future of web series.

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Koldcast TV Redux

If you haven't watched "Pink" in a while or are new to the show you should check it out on Koldcast TV. They've "relaunched" it in their "Redux" section.

We really appreciate their support and appreciate your support too! And btw, we're still plugging away on getting a Season 4 put together. No news yet though...

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Tubefilter Interview Part 2

Here's the second part to the interview Blake did with Tubefilter...

http://news.tubefilter.tv/2009/09/09/exposed-on-deck-interview-with-streamy-winning-director-blake-calhoun-part-2/

He actually announced a new sci-fi series too called "Continuum" (www.continuumtv.com). Look for more info soon on this show, along with his new WB series "Exposed" and a hopeful 4th Season of "Pink".

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Tubefilter Interview with Blake Calhoun

Check out Part 1 of an interview on Tubefilter with director Blake Calhoun talking "Pink" and his other web series work...

http://news.tubefilter.tv/2009/09/08/pink-anniversary-interview-with-streamy-winning-director-blake-calhoun-part-1/

BTW, today is our 2nd Anniversary! We premiered our first show on MySpace two years ago today. My have times have changed too... we hardly even check our MySpace page anymore. :)