Hopefully you’ve seen this series before. This is the perfect example of how to launch a new show. We’ve talked to the MyDamnChannel guys and they are smart and well grounded in both old media and new. Their initial slate was pretty star driven, but none of their shows took off like “You Suck At [...]
Entries from March 2008
March 26, 2008
$6000 to make a crappy video?
There’s been a lot of push back and confusion about where over $6k/Ninja episode figure comes from, and honestly that number is low — it doesn’t take into account salaries for me and Douglas. There are a huge number of costs associated with doing something as a business. It’s not always easy or simple or [...]
March 20, 2008
Is Online Video Dead?
Talking to a friend and online video producer last night about the state of online video. She was lamenting that there’s no money in it. And I was asking her if Ask A Ninja is truly going to be the only thing out there that makes enough money to support a few people. She said [...]
March 15, 2008
Attack of the Killer Old Media Careers
It’s official, we’re getting into feature films. We’ve been hired to write and me to direct the relaunch of Attack of the Killer Tomatoes. The company that we’re working with has a great track record — they were behind the recent Rambo relaunch (which was awesome). We are truly honored to be in business with [...]
March 6, 2008
Living The 1,000 True Fans Life
My favorite Amish impersonator and all around smart person, Kevin Kelly posted this: A creator, such as an artist, musician, photographer, craftsperson, performer, animator, designer, videomaker, or author – in other words, anyone producing works of art – needs to acquire only 1,000 True Fans to make a living. A True Fan is defined as [...]
March 6, 2008
Revisiting My Goals
Now that it’s already March I thought I’d revisit my goals for the year.Personal Be a better friend, son, and brother. Doing so-so on this. Still need to figure out the friend thing. Amanda makes fun of me since I’m such a hermit. It’s just hard. I just don’t like bars. My goal is to [...]
March 5, 2008
Jimmy Wales’s Bad Week
We’ve all had awkward breakups. SOunds like Jimmy is going through one right about now. I’m not close to him, but I’ve met him socially a few times, and the random algorithm at Foo Camp decided we were complete opposites. Jimmy’s bad week is a direct result of the tabloidization of the Valley. It’s a [...]
March 4, 2008
More Bad News For Comedy On TV
The CW is cutting its comedy development. If you want to write the great American sitcom, don’t go through the ranks of the traditional comedy writers. Jobs are scarce, and new hit shows are scarcer. Instead, make your own show and catch the eye of some deep pocketed producer and then launch a new show [...]
March 4, 2008
Offline becoming more online
I had a nasty ingrown toenail that was causing a lot of grief. I knew I needed to take care of it before SXSW. A lot of walking there, etc. So how to find a podiatrist? I know that Mashable just ran a piece on how to find a doctor using several online services, but [...]
