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Tubefilter provides weekly schedule of web based shows

2008-08-21T22:14:00.000-07:00

The website www.tubefilter.tv provides an excellent weekly schedule showing current episodes of online video series, with links to their websites. Just follow the link below (it has also been added to the left side of this blog).

Tubefilter Web TV Schedule

The site also provides news stories and other things I haven't checked out yet, but the schedule alone is a great way to find new series to watch online. Thanks Tubefilter.

The Middleman series continues on ABCFamily.com

2008-08-20T23:19:00.000-07:00

The series continues with 9 episodes, and several behind-the-scenes table readings and "Javi-cast" commentaries by the creator/executive producer.

The Middleman Videos

(this link currently leads to all episodes, even those that have "expired" from the ABCFamily.com menus)

Links to individual Season 1 Episodes:
Ep 1 The Pilot Episode Sanction
Ep 2 The Accidental Occidental Conception
Ep 3 The Sino Mexican Revelation / Table Read
Ep 4 The Manicoid Teleportation Conundrum
Ep 5 The Flying Fish Zombification / Table Read
Ep 6 The Boy-band Superfan Interrogation / Table Read
Ep 7 The Cursed Tuba Contingency
Ep 8 The Ectoplasmic Panhellenic Investigation
Ep 9 The Obsolescent Cryogenic Meltdown

2008 Beijing Summer Olympic Games

2008-08-07T10:27:00.000-07:00

With each Olympic games, we are seeing more and more coverage online. This year, with the summer games in Beijing beginning August 8th, in addition to the usual news coverage on pages such as ESPN Olympic Central, network NBC is distributing content via broadcast TV, cable and satellite channels, as well as online videos and live streaming.

Check out:
NBC Olympics Home | NBC Olympic Video | NBC TV & Online Listings

By entering your zip code and the television channel you watch at the "TV & Online Listings" link you can get schedules in your time zone for both television and online broadcasts. Clicking the event on the schedule should take you to the video for past or live events or to a more detailed listing for future events. (Note: If you enter "antenna" rather than your local Cable provider, you will not get access to some of the "rewind" videos available online of past events.)

Mac users may have to install the "Microsoft Silverlight" plug-in in order to view the NBC videos.

The 4.5 hours of coverage of the Opening Ceremonies are scheduled to air on NBC during primetime Friday August 8, approximately 12 hours after the live event in Beijing. Because of the tape delay on the Ceremonies, live streaming online of some events will begin that same evening - so you can watch the Ceremonies on your TV, and some events live on your Computer (Equestrian Eventing, Badminton, Basketball, Fencing, Handball, Shooting, and Weightlifting).

Note that Beijing is on "China Standard Time" or CST (UTC + 8) and is 12 hours ahead of Eastern Time or 15 hours ahead of Pacific Time in the U.S. The NBC TV & Online Listings are given in your local time zone according to the zip code entered, so don't worry about confusing CST China Standard Time with CT Central Time in the U.S.

Heroes Webisodes - "Going Postal"

2008-07-19T14:45:00.000-07:00

On July 14th, Heroes Webisodes released part one of it's web-only trilogy, "Going Postal" (Watch the trailer). According to the site:

"The trilogy of online-only videos introduces us to Echo De Mille, a seemingly ordinary mailman with an extraordinary ability. The three-part series is written and directed by the same creative team behind the award-winning TV show.

Part one, 'A Nifty Trick,' premieres Monday, July 14th, with new episodes rolling out on subsequent Mondays. Visitors to this year's Comic Con, will get a sneak peak at the epic conclusion at the Heroes panel on Saturday, July 26th."

Comic-Con 2008 : Program for Saturday July 26
"10:30-11:45 Heroes: Exclusive First Look at “Villains” and Q&A with the Entire Cast, Tim Kring, and Tim Sale— Heroes chronicles the lives of ordinary people who discover they possess extraordinary abilities. Watch an exclusive first look at "Chapter 3: Villains." Moderated by co-executive producer/comic book writer Jeph Loeb, participating in a Q&A session with creator Tim Kring, comic book artist Tim Sale (Batman: The Long Halloween), and the cast: Jack Coleman (H.R.G.), Greg Grunberg (Matt Parkman), Ali Larter (Niki Sanders), James Kyson Lee (Ando Masahashi), Masi Oka (Hiro Nakamura), Hayden Panettiere (Claire Bennet), Adrian Pasdar (Nathan Petrelli), Zachary Quinto (Sylar), Sendhil Ramamurthy (Mohinder Suresh), Dania Ramirez (Maya Herrera), Cristine Rose (Angela Petrelli), and Milo Ventimiglia (Peter Petrelli). Hall H"

You Tube Screening Room Update

2008-07-19T00:59:00.001-07:00

The YouTube Screening Room sponsored a lounge at the LA Film Festival June 25, 2008. Clips from the lounge include discussion of topics such as 'music rights for film in the digital age' and live music performances by Matt Hires, The Willowz, Scissors for Lefty, and Honey Honey. The channel features four short films every other Friday.

All past featured films as well as the lounge clips are available now in the archive at the bottom of the page at http://youtube.com/ytscreeningroom. The latest shorts include an animated story about the life of Ryan Larkin (famous animator in the 60's).

Also, of interest to filmmakers is this clip from Moby with description:

"The innovative club musician Moby played punk rock and speed metal before he gained fame in the rave scene with the 1991 dance single "Go." Throughout the past fifteen years, Moby remixed tracks, scored movies, produced other artists and made his own recordings. His latest project, Moby Gratis, is geared towards providing license-free music to filmmakers. http://www.mobygratis.com"

Hulu Days of Summer

2008-07-15T10:40:00.000-07:00

Hulu.com is adding a full length movie or classic TV show each weekday this summer starting June 16th and continuing through mid-August.

Hulu Days of Summer

June features include Lost in Translation, The Three Stooges Collection 1934-1936, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Nova, Bring It On, Angel, Raising Arizona, ALF, Highlander, Classic War Movies (Collection), and Lost Highway.

So far in July, the available programs are Nutty Professor II: The Klumps, Men In Black, Jerry Maguire, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia, Ghostbusters, The Dresden Files, Underworld: Evolution, The Fifth Element, Casino Royale (1967), and The Fall Guy.

These are free to view online. The only catch is you need to create a Hulu account and sign in, thus stating your age is old enough for the R-rated movies (such as Jerry Maguire).

Joss Whedon's "Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog" - Online 1 Week Only

2008-07-15T05:19:00.000-07:00

According to Joss Whedon's master plan for Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog :

"ONE WEEK ONLY! AN INTERNET MINISERIES EVENT!

Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog" will be streamed, LIVE (that part’s not true), FREE (sadly, that part is) right on Drhorrible.com, in mid-July. Specifically:

ACT ONE (Wheee!) will go up Tuesday July 15th.
ACT TWO (OMG!) will go up Thursday July 17th.
ACT THREE (Denouement!) will go up Saturday July 19th.

All acts will stay up until midnight Sunday July 20th."

"Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog" is presented by Mutant Enemy Productions and stars Patrick Neil Harris, Nathan Fillion, and Felicia Day (creator and star of The Guild).

Joss Whedon is best known for his work writing and producing the TV shows Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, and Firefly.

The Middleman Episode 3 - table read

2008-07-11T09:43:00.000-07:00

The Middleman Episode 3 : The Sino-Mexican Revelation - table read
"SPOILER ALERT! Here's something new -- a video of 'The Middleman' cast reading the full script of episode 3, 'The Sino-Mexican Revelation.'"

Full Episodes of "The Middleman" are available on ABC Family.com, with new episodes appearing sometime after the broadcast each Monday 10/9c

One side note for Middleman fans, in Behind The Scenes Javi-Cast: Week 3, the show's creator/executive producer announced that they will be at Comic-Con in San Diego.

I also found this clip on YouTube of an ABC Family promo about the comic-book origin of the show:

The Middleman: From Script to Comic and Back Again
"Explore the Middleman's comic-book roots with show creator, Javier Grillo-Marxuach. And check out ABC Family for more action from the super-secret group that 'Fights evil, so you don't have to.'"

Welcome to the wwwShows Blog

2008-06-19T17:30:00.000-07:00

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This blog will provide links and occasional announcements or reviews as new shows are added. For our purposes, a "show" is any serial video based program or stand-alone film, whether professionally produced or amateur work. This blog will not generally link to pay-to-view sites or blatant pornography, but a wide range of material, some of which may be geared to adult audiences, may be included at our discretion.

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