While internet series have been taking off in a big way for awhile (with "
Lonelygirl15" and "
Sam Has 7 Friends"),
MySpace's new series "Quarterlife" is the social networking site's first series to launch. While the previous internet series have been kinda fly by night endeavors,
"Quarterlife" will mark the first series to be backed by a well-established set of Hollywood Producer/Creators:
Ed Zwick and
Marshall Herskovitz ("My So-Called Life,"
The Last Samurai, and
Blood Diamond). The series, which began as a
pilot for ABC called "1/4 Life," was presumed dead after the network passed on it almost 3 years ago. MySpace has fully revived the series, hoping to bring it to life on
Nov. 11th. It will consist of short
8-minute episodes to be aired weekly during a 24-hour window for a total of
36 episodes overall. The show will be available on the series' signature site
www.Quarterlife.com as well. Due to the popularity of MYSPACE and its current status as a well-oiled marketing machine, the series is expected to do well. I guess we'll have to wait and see how it pans out come November. I have to admit, it looks pretty good. It feels a lot like
My So-Called Life, which I just adored.
Quarterlife TrailerAdd to My Profile |
More VideosOh, and did I mention that my little favey "frat boy" from ABC Family's series GREEK
Scott Michael Foster is starring in the series alongside the title character played by
Bitsie Tulloch.
**UPDATE 11/19/2007** NBC has just completed negotiations to air the "QUARTERLIFE" internet series on NETWORK TV via NBC starting sometime in early 2008 (once the series has aired on the internet in its entirety). It will be put together in the form of 6 one-hour episodes, a form its producers had originally intended for it to be aired in the first place.
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