Drifter

The director of "Pink" has been brought on board to direct a new pilot for a scifi series called "Drifter"... check out their FB page for more details, and...

Gigaom has some great coverage of the show and the campaign to make it happen.... check out the article here.

Support indie TV!! :)

JTS.TV and New Series "Continuum"

A new sci-fi series from the creators of PINK - called Continuum - is now playing at JTS.TV. This is a new online indie TV network... think Netflix meets HBO for independent web series. It's a subscription-based site that is only $3.99/mo. or $39.99/year. And the content creators get 50% of the revenues, so it's very filmmaker friendly.


Currently there are 4 episodes of Continuum on the site, with new episodes rolling out each Tuesday. And, there are also a dozen or so other series on there that you'll have full access to - on your computer, phone, tablet and coming soon Roku box for your TV.

You can do a Free Trial here of the full site: 

http://www.jts.tv/ContinuumTrial

Or if you'd prefer to just watch a free Continuum episode and then (hopefully) sign up please go here: 

http://www.jts.tv/continuum

We know money is tight these days and there are tons of entertainment choices out there, but we think you'll find this to be an affordable fun alternative (plus you get to support some cool indie work!). :)

Thank you in advance and we hope you check it out!

How To Shoot Good iPhone Video

Some good tips here...



 You can also watch this on YouTube if you prefer.

Show Indie TV Some Love... on JTS.tv

A new Netflix-style site has launched for indie TV called JTS... Just The Story.

It's a low cost subscription model geared towards high quality short form web series - and it's very filmmaker friendly.  It's only $3.99/month or $39.99/year for unlimited ad free viewing online, on mobile apps and soon on set top boxes like Roku.

Definitely check out their FREE previews including our sister series Continuum. :)

Btw, some cool PINK news coming soon too!

SPILT MILK Now on iTunes

A new indie comedy from the director of Pink called SPILT MILK was released on iTunes today!  The film stars several folks from Pink including Kim Matula (College Nate) and Matthew Tompkins (Daddy).

Here's a direct iTunes link:

http://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/spilt-milk/id489101084

You can buy or rent it in SD or HD. And here's the trailer...

For more info check out the film's FB page (and/or see IMDb for full credits).

Soon it should be available on Netflix and Hulu too!

IAWTV Awards

Happy to announce that the early preview episodes of our new sister sci-fi series CONTINUUM have been nominated for two awards at the inaugural IAWTV Awards.

The show is up for Best Production Design and Best Visual Effects.

Big shout out to the production designer Eric Whitney and to the Visual FX Supervisor Chad Briggs and his team at Element X Creative.

The awards are being given in Las Vegas on January 12, 2012 during CES.

We'll let you know how it turns out!

P.S. The full release of CONTINUUM will be announced in early 2012.

P.S.S We plan to have something cool PINK-related in early 2012 too. :)

CONTINUUM Preview Now on Facebook!

Check out our sister show CONTINUUM now playing exclusively on Facebook...

The first 3 episodes are online now with a wide release of the entire season slated for early 2012.

Thanks!

How To Market a Web Series

Some good advice here to web series creators, albeit also common sense - AND does everyone have to reference "The Guild" in every successful web series article? We all like the show and know of its success, but it's a one-of-a-kind for sure and very unlikely to be repeated very often, if at all. Nonetheless, a good read...

From the article...

We have discussed a number of successful web series and what the creators of those series have done to increase awareness, and hopefully viewers. Sometimes, unfortunately, just being good isn’t sufficient. A quality show needs not only to connect, but it needs to have a life of its own outside of its episodes, something people talk about, feel connected to. Something in which viewers are active participants.

Source: How To Market A Web Series To Generate Interest & Gain Viewers http://www.reelseo.com/how-to-market-web-series/#ixzz1VrpBWNCk
©2008-2011 ReelSEO Video Marketing

Click here to read the entire piece.

Talk soon!

Advice for Comic-Con 2011

Heading to Comic-Con in San Diego this year? If so, check out this interview with new media maven Felicia Day to get her advice on having a good time...

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/comic-con-2011-guilds-felicia-208912

Good stuff!

Our Facebook Page

We're trying to build our Facebook page up and we have just over 900 folks so far.... So, if you are on FB please LIKE our page! We hope to have some show news in the near future....

http://www.facebook.com/pinktheseries

Thanks!

String Theory (Kindle Book)

If you have a Kindle (or the app) definitely check out the new crime novella "String Theory" from "Pink" writer Mike Maden. It's dark and twisted much like our show, and only $0.99 cents!

Direct link:
http://www.amazon.com/String-Theory-ebook/dp/B004HFRLMO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2&s=books&qid=1297906736&sr=8-1

Thanks!

Another Great Kim Matula Scoop

More great press for Kim Matula (who plays College Nate in "Pink") about her growing popularity on the CBS daytime soap opera "The Bold & The Beautiful"...

Speaking of a promising newcomer. Starlet Kimberly Matula is giving a magnificent performance as ever suffering ingénue Hope Logan. The beautiful blonde actress won viewers over initially for her beauty, but she’s become a great performer.

Read the entire piece:
http://www.canyon-news.com/artman2/publish/Television/Leading_Ladies_Drama_Queens.php

Very proud of her success! :)

Kim Matula on CBS Series "The Defenders"

PINK star Kim Matula (she plays "College Nate") has an upcoming role on the CBS drama "The Defenders".

On her Facebook fan page she posted this...

Just letting you know that I will be on an episode of "The Defenders" on February 11th! ..It's on CBS at 8/7c. Set your DVRs and your TiVos :)

We set our DVR and hopefully you will too. The inside scoop is that she makes out with Jim Belushi!

Btw, you can also see her daily on the CBS soap opera "The Bold and the Beautiful".

Exclusive or Super-Syndication Release?

Check out this good article talking web series release models from NewTeeVee...

Direct link:
http://gigaom.com/video/should-you-take-your-web-series-exclusive/

We definitely went for super-syndication with PINK, although for seasons two and three we gave Vuze a 24 hour exclusive - then the shows went out "everywhere".

Since 2007 PINK has been seen on YouTube, TheWB.com, Hulu, Yahoo, MSNBC, Vuze, Revver, MySpace, Koldcast, iTunes, Metacafe, Veoh, Blip, Break, and others we're probably forgetting.

If you're putting the content out for "free", then we feel it should be available pretty much anywhere folks can watch online video. However, if you're going for a "Freemium" or even a Pay-per-view (or VOD) then exclusivity is obviously the way to go. Or of course if you land a show sponsor, then likely one site or one portal would be used (unless it was product placement and then they might want the show to be available everywhere).

For the record, most of our views have come from YouTube, Hulu and Metacafe

Happy New Year!

Hope everyone had a great holiday and is ready for some great web television this year. We are still working hard to bring a new season of PINK to the world, but no word as of yet - so please be patient. :)

In the meantime, our sister show CONTINUUM just had its teaser trailer nominated for an Indie Intertube Award. This show will premiere later this year...

Thanks!

Season's Greetings!

We hope everyone has a great holiday season and a very Happy New Year!

Thank you for supporting our show!!! :)

Seasons 1-3 Teaser Now in 1080p HD!

Check out our teaser for seasons 1-3 now in full 1080p HD!

You'll need to click-thru to watch it on YouTube to experience the full HD video, but here's an embed anyway...



And the direct link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4N0jaPJIMc

Happy Thanksgiving! :)

Kim Matula Most Beautiful?

Soap Opera Digest thinks so, and so do we...


















You can currently see Kim starring in the CBS daytime soap opera "The Bold and the Beautiful". And you can of course see her as "College Nate" in PINK! :)

Web Series Viewers "Entertained"

Interesting article at Tubefilter on folks who watch web series...

A few stats:

•60% watch Web original video content weekly
•58% see Web originals as providing quality entertainment whenever they want it
•Over one quarter of viewers find Web original content to be more entertaining than traditional television

That's pretty impressive! We'd like to think we helped start this trend with "Pink", and we hope to continue it in the future too with more content.

Here's a link to the full article:
http://news.tubefilter.tv/2010/10/13/viewers-of-web-originals-engaged-entertained/

To be continued... :)

Digital Chick TV

Digital Chick TV is a cool site worth checking out. Their tagline is "Your Guide to the Best Online Shows for Women".

We're all about strong kick-ass female characters around here, and it looks like they are too.

And they just recently covered Pink's creator Blake Calhoun's new series Continuum (which also stars a strong female lead)...

http://digitalchicktv.com/?p=1548

Hey, we dig it. :)