Dating Rules From My Future Self

Shiri Appleby stars in a new web series about "a twenty-something looking for love with the help of her two best friends who receives secret texts from her future self." It's a cute spin on the sci-fi/romance genre set in a romanticized version of L.A's hipster-friendly Silver Lake. The series co-stars Martin Starr (Party Down, Freaks & Geeks) and Taylor Kinney (Vampire Diaries).

I've been a fan of Appleby since Roswell and followed her work on The CW's Life Unexpected. She's been one of my favorite small screen actresses and this new material fits her nicely. Below is the first episode. For more info visit their official Facebook page.

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Zooey Deschanel Chats with Diablo Cody

The second episode of Red Band Trailer's sophomore season features New Girl's Zooey Deschanel. The two chat about Almost Famous, HelloGiggles.com and brunettes with bangs. Yeah, it's quirky.

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Red Band Trailer Season 2 (Diablo Cody + John Krasinski)

Diablo Cody's web series Red Band Trailer makes its season 2 premiere on LStudio.com and features a fun interview with John Krasinski (The Office) who "discusses his untitled Chateau Marmont project and his secret desire to dip one particular actress in gold."

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The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl

A new ultra-indie web series has emerged called The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl that "follows the title character and friends as she navigates through life, love and awkward situations." So far, two episodes have been released. You can watch the second episode below.

Official Site: www.awkwardblackgirl.com

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Hey! The Zooey Deschanel Show

Reel Artsy is definitely pro Zooey Deschanel, but here's a good spoof courtesy of the web series Hey! The Zooey Deschanel Show starring Noel Kristi Wells. It's a fun watch and Wells does the best Zooey D impression I've seen so far. Watch the first episode and judge for yourself...

Official Site: www.heywithzooey.com

[HT RadNerd]

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Celeste Bright

In the mood for a suspense web series? Check out Celeste Bright. It's about "an investment banker who plays by her own rules until an unsavory client makes her a target of a FBI Special Agent." It stars Ryan Michelle Bathe (Trauma), Eddie Goines and Brad Raider.

Official Site: www.celestebright.com

[HT to Eddie for keeping me updated with his projects]

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The Guild Season 4

Get your Game On! The fourth season of Felicia Day's popular web series is now available. The Guild is about a group of online gamers as they navigate real-life. It's fun, quirky and nerd relevant. You can watch it online or via Xbox Live.

 

And here's their new Bollywood-themed promo:

Official Site: www.watchtheguild.com

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Diablo Cody's Talk Show: Red Band Trailer

Diablo Cody is genius in an Oscar-winning, snarky, Airstream-loving way. Now she's lining up some of her rad friends (Adam Brody, Chelsea Handler, Jason Bateman, etc.) for her new web series talk show called Red Band Trailer. Below is the first episode where things get quirky "a la Kristen Stewart..."

I've compiled a list of the Top 3 people Cody should interview next...

1. Felicia Day - Day writes and stars in the most popular web show (The Guild) and it just seems like a cool fit.

2. Zach Gilford - Cody mentioned via Twitter that she's a fan of Friday Night Lights and in particular Zach Gilford's powerful performance in the latest season. It just makes sense to score him for a trailer interview.

3. Michael Cera - Umm, duh.

For all things Red Band visit  www.youtube.com/redbandtrailer

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The 2010 Streamy Awards

Lots of cool nerds, techies and actors showed up at the 2nd Annual Streamy Awards in Los Angeles. I'll post loads of photos later. But here's a quick video of Zadi Diaz from EpicFu.com who won an award for best host.

And here's the queen of the web, Felicia Day, after her win for best actress in a comedy (The Guild).

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Awkwardly Cute Awards - Web Series

Continuing with the Awkwardly Cute Awards, it's time to spotlight three web series that offered a good amount of quirky moments. All three series were created exclusively for the web, each ground-breaking in their own way.

Rockville CA
Music nerds.

For Deb and Hunter, their lives revolve around indie rock. They meet at a local venue (think LA's Spaceland) and banter over who knows more about "the scene." Excutive producer Josh Schwartz (The O.C., Gossip Girl, Chuck) wanted to showcase music in original way and instead of going the soundtrack route Rockville CA features live sets from real bands. Some notable performances include: Passion Pit, The Kooks, Lykke Li, Lights and Anya Karina.

Watch now: www.thewb.com/shows/rockville-ca

The Lake
High school nerds.

Summer crushes, family drama and beach barbecues. Olivia is the new girl. Drew is the shy guy. And everyone on Lake Eleanor knows that should end up together except them. The series was directed by Jason Priestley (90210) and premiered last summer on TheWB.com. You can check out my interview the star Heather Ann Davis here.

Watch now: www.thewb.com/shows/the-lake

The Guild
Computer nerds.

Felicia Day is the unofficial web series queen. She financed the first season of The Guild with support from fans, then later on secured a deal with with xBox and Microsoft. The award-winning show is about a group of online gamers whose lives are as offbeat as their online adventures.

Watch Now: www.watchtheguild.com

Missed the first part of the Awkwardly Cute Awards? Then check out the Best Couples of 2009.

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Felicia Day on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

Because this interview is too awesome not to post...


Felicia Day also recently chatted with Wired.com - Here's a snippet from that:

Wired.com: Do you think geek culture gets a little bit watered down when it makes it to the mainstream? You were on Undeclared, which has really good geek credentials.

Day: I think there are some people out there who do get it. I think Big Bang Theory is actually a great show. And The Office — you could consider that a geeky, because they’re real people. You believe them. But in general, there’s nothing more frustrating than that stereotypical gamer — the teenager in the basement with his mom getting him Hot Pockets. That’s why I wrote the show as well; because that stereotype is not accurate. Every quirky girl doesn’t have to be the best-friend character. It’s a very limiting and self-fulfilling prophecy. People only write things that will get green-lit so they write to those stereotypes. And that’s why I think that the audience is crumbling. Because the things they perceive that the audience wants aren’t necessarily what the audience wants. I don’t identify with a lot of the things I see on TV nowadays. I’d probably rather be gaming, to be honest with you.

For more info on the current queen of the web visit:

• www.feliciaday.com

• www.watchtheguild.com

• www.drhorrible.com

• @FeliciaDay on Twitter

[photo via WoW Meetup]

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The Lake

The main appeal of The Lake lies in the awkwardly cute chemistry between Devin Crittenden and Heather Ann Davis. They play Drew and Olivia in the WB's new web series about a group of friends who meet up every summer at Lake Eleanor. Each episode runs about ten minutes giving us a nice portion of teen angst moments that deal with light-hearted issues like first dates to more weighty ones like...well, you'll just have to watch and see.


Official Site: www.thewb.com/shows/the-lake

[photo via The WB]

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Hilarie Burton Launches Web Series

The first episode of the Hilarie Burton produced web series Friendship Union Community Theater debuted over the weekend via her official website www.sogopro.com

Friendship Union Community Theater (F.U.C.T.) tells the stories of a bunch of quirky creative-types set in a local theater in Florida. The highlight of the premiere was an audition that included an ode to Judith Light (that alone makes it worth a watch).


It's nice to see Burton making the transition from One Tree Hill to a career that lends itself to on camera and behind the camera opportunities. With film and TV actors bringing their starpower to the web it's quite possible that the Emmys will take notice of more web series like they did with Joss Whedon's Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog. Who knows, maybe next year Friendship Union could be up for a Streamy or Emmy nomination. And that's the beauty of the web, anyone has a shot at being the next big trend.

To watch the full episode click here.

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Rosario Dawson in 'Gemini Division'

Just in case you missed Rosario Dawson in her green-screen web series here's a nice little trailer they posted via YouTube.


Official Site: www.geminidivision.com

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Rockville CA

This web series kind of reminds me of my life, mostly because I go to a bunch of concerts and the smaller the venue, the better. The cool thing about this show is that it features live sets from real bands.

Here's the pilot webisode:

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