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Streamy Awards with tags
IAWTV,
My Damn Channel,
Rob Barnett,
Streamy Awards,
NYU on 3/9/2010 12:35:30 PM by Virginia
Thursday night, March 11, our My Damn Channel Founder/CEO & Handsome Man, Rob Barnett, will answer your probing questions personally at NYU's Cantor Film Center - following the International Academy of Web Television's Streamy Awards finalist's screening.
Come see original videos nominated as the best in the biz and learn more about this whole web tv thang.
(free) tickets here
NYU Cantor Film Center
36 East 8th Street
NY, NY
6 pm - 9:30 pm
The night will be moderated by Jamison Tilsner from Tubefilter.tv
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Jimmy Kimmel with tags
Jimmy Kimmel Live,
Handsome Men's Club,
Oscars,
ABC,
Ben Affleck,
Lenny Kravitz,
Matthew McConaughey,
Ted Danson,
Sting,
Taye Diggs,
John Krasinski,
Patrick Dempsey,
Rob Lowe,
Ethan Hawke,
Matthew McConaughey,
Josh Hartnett,
Matt Damon,
Keith Urban,
Jennifer Garner,
Tony Romo on 3/8/2010 4:17:11 AM by Rob Barnett
And the Oscar goes to:
JIMMY KIMMEL.
Last night's Oscar special on Jimmy Kimmel Live featured Robert Downey Jr and the premiere of the trailer from Iron Man 2.
But the video that must be seen now - over any Monday morning work priority - is the HANDOME MEN's CLUB, starring its President Mr. Kimmel and the most A-list cast to ever grace video virality.
Prepare to be Handsome:
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Predictions,
Odds,
Picks,
Oscar Pool,
Avatar,
Academy Awards,
Hurt Locker,
Jeff Bridges,
James Cameron,
Kathryn Bigelow,
Don Was,
Stephen Bruton,
T Bone Burnett,
Roger Ebert on 3/7/2010 3:23:29 AM by Rob Barnett
Movie geniuses everywhere, including the amazing Roger Ebert, say this year's Oscars are more predictable than ever before. My Damn Channel opens our Hurt Locker full of fun to reveal the full list of winners you'll need to pick to take home the Oscar pool cash at tonight's viewing party. We'll be ready to be attacked or thanked in the morning:
Actor: Jeff Bridges*
Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz
Actress: Sandra Bullock
Supporting Actress: Mo’Nique
Best Picture: The Hurt Locker
Director: Kathryn Bigelow
Foreign Film: The White Ribbon (Germany)
Animated Film: Up
Art Direction: Avatar
Cinematography: Avatar
Costume: The Young Victoria
Documentary Feature: The Cove
Documentary Short: China’s Unnatural Disaster
Editing: The Hurt Locker
Makeup: Star Trek
Original Score: Up
Original Song: The Weary Kind (Crazy Heart)
Animated Short: A Matter of Loaf and Death
Live Action Short: The Door
Sound Editing: Avatar
Sound Mixing: Avatar
Visual Effects: Avatar
Adapted Screenplay: Up In The Air
Original Screenplay: Inglorious Basterds
* Note: An inspiration for Jeff Bridges' character in "Crazy Heart," and the man who wrote most of the songs in the film, is the great Texas musician, Stephen Bruton. Stephen died last May, just two weeks after finsihing all his work on the film with T Bone Burnett. You can see two of Stephen's songs produced by Don Was on our music destination at My Damn Channel. They're on Stephen's site linked above as well.
Shock, awe and appreciation to all who voted for the STREAMY AWARDS nominations. An insane 14 nominations for My Damn Channel series and stars.
The Streamy Awards honor excellence in original web television programming and those who create it. The annual ceremony and its live online broadcast on April 11, 2010 bring together top talent, decision-makers and influencers shaping the online entertainment industry.
Respect & Praise to the My Damn Channel Family of Nominees:
Wainy Days
Best Comedy Web Series
David Wain for Best Actor
Best Writing for a Comedy Web Series
Easy to Assemble
Best Comedic Web Series
Best Branded Entertainment Web Series
Best Ensemble Cast
Illeana Douglas for Best Actress
Justine Bateman for Best Actress
Best Product Integration in a Web Series
Sparhusen
Best Original Music in a Web Series
Back On Topps
Best Ensemble Cast
Best Branded Entertainment Web Series
Best Writing for a Comedy Web Series
Chris Hardwick for Best Guest Star
In the badass business called "show," the toughest gig is probably 4 hours of live radio every day of the week. You can put live comedy right up alongside radio. The men and women with the balls to lead either of those two lunatic lives deserve gold medals.
Only a few amazing souls make it to another death-defying gig, as host of their own late night show.
More than enough has been written and said about Leno and Conan. There's never enough said about Jimmy Kimmel.
Jimmy Kimmel Live is the best late night show on television. He consistently proves it all night - every night. Whenever Jimmy attacks the art form of video shorts, he blows us away.
Please njoy nshare this latest masterpiece:
"IMPREGN8ED" by Tray-Mo featuring Lil' Jim.
Fox has chosen us as one of their premium distribution partners for
original web series they've produced, and we plan to start developing and
producing original new series together as well.
Our new best friends at 15 Gigs said way too many nice things. Rachel
Webber, Director of Digital Strategy and Development at Fox Television Studios said:
"We've been huge fans of My Damn Channel and we couldn't be more excited
to get this partnership going. We love the My Damn Channel audience and
are eager to hear what they think of our shows. It's an honor to be
standing beside the likes of 'Easy to Assemble,' 'You Suck at Photoshop' and
'Wainy Days,' and we're very happy to be bringing the talent we work with
-- especially Drama 3/4, creators of Iceman Chronicles -- into this mix."
My Damn Channel Founder/CEO, Rob Barnett says, "THANK YOU. We take our
partnerships seriously. We've always been insanely selective about finding the
best people and the best series to bring to our audience. 'The Iceman
Chronicles' is the first of a lot more goodness we have up our collective
sleeves. We're excited to have Fox in the family."
We're launching today with a series called, "The Iceman Chronicles."
Think 'Twin Peaks' - with more murder - but
funny. It's a dark comedy that follows coroner/veterinarian Russell Coldpalm
(played by David Fickas) as he navigates the sins and secrets of Blythe, Arizona.
Coldpalm and a motley cast of locals discover horrible truths through a series
of comedic twists on the hunt for a mysterious serial killer...the Iceman. The
show comes from Drama 3/4, the creative minds behind MSN's "Mr. Robinson's
Driving School," VH1's "I Hate My
30's," and web shows including "Anakin Auditions" and "No
Football for Old Men."
OK. Stop reading about this love fest and watch the first 2 episodes with new
shows rolling out every Thursday.
On Valentine's Day, a bunch of folks from the My Damn Channel family went on a special date with our favorite gal pals, GraceNMichelle.
Pictured above left: (L-R) Kevin Flynn ("Puca"), Joshua Nicholson ("MRJOTZ"), Anthony Willingham ("Calvin Bentington"), KT Pierce ("Harvey Potato"/"ktgilead"), and James Dunne ("smokybanjo").
All other pictures: Grace Helbig (from My Damn Channel's Daily Grace) and Michelle Vargas nerding it up at The People's Imrpov Theater during their Valentine's Day comedy sketch show: 2 Girls 1 CUPid.
Not pictured, our twitter/facebook lady, Armeni Kamciyan, also came down to watch the girls shake their booties and put on a performance to steal (and eventually melt) all of our evil/cold hearts.
Just in case you missed the news, Puca and Smokybanjo flew all the way from Ireland to meet everyone and they had no idea what they were in for at Sunday night's show.
They sat in their seats, innocently watching while the girls paraded
around on stage drooling over their fictitious love interests, "Ross
and Ryan" - who, consequently, ended up being the lucky Puca &
Smokybanjo. They didn't even have to worry about memorizing any lines
to play the part - they were handed tiny pieces of paper (shaped like
little red hearts). It went something like this:
Grace: Do you love us?
Ross & Ryan: No.
Michelle: Why don't you love us?
Ross & Ryan: Because we love each other!
(The crowd roars with laughter)
That was a tough one to make the boys say out loud...
Keep up with GraceNMichelle, and maybe you'll bump into one of us at their next show...
gracenmichelle.tumblr.com
twitter.com/gracenmichelle
Tuesday night, the My Damn Channel office received a peculiar package we weren't completely expecting (although we had our suspicions after that mysterious ending on the third installment of Flying Solo); the box was postmarked 'Sweden'.
This is the third leaked bit of footage of Spärhusen, filmed only three weeks before their plane Swedish Fish crashed into the ocean.
The surviving member, Beirget Kattson, remains in hiding (along with Olf Nystrom and Gert Forseberg who were presumed dead for nearly 40 years - but made a shocking appearance at The Egyptian in Los Angeles for the Easy to Assemble red carpet event only a few months ago).
Every time we get our hands on one of these videos, we can't help but feel extra special, and grateful that we can share it with you.
Don't forget that you can also get groovy with their Swedish psychedelic melodies, recorded nearly 40 years ago: Spärhusen on iTunes
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snow,
New York City,
weather,
blizzard,
Sparhusen on 2/10/2010 9:32:27 AM by KT Pierce ~ Voodoo Priestess
It's snowing outside and New York City has issued a Blizzard Warning and is shutting down schools, day cares, some businesses, and many restaurants.
All of us over at My Damn Channel are all alone in our homes today (missing each other terribly), but staying in touch via the magical world of the Internet.
Two of the crew sent in photos (above) of the snow along with a very special photo of what might be MDC's new mascot (move over sloth).
If you live in NYC, stay inside - unless you're throwing snowballs, stay warm, and check out the brand new uncovered footage of Spärhusen - filmed just 3 weeks before their tragic plane crash.
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SoCo with tags
Mardi Gras,
New Orleans,
Mitch Landrieu,
Saints,
Super Bowl,
Grace Helbig,
Dave Ahdoot,
Grace Crashers,
Smokybanjo,
Puca,
Southern Comfort on 2/8/2010 11:12:52 AM by KT Pierce ~ Voodoo Priestess
Mardi Gras is here (Jan 30 - Feb 16) and The Saints won the Super Bowl. Mitch Landrieu is the mayor of New Orleans and all seems right in the world.
To celebrate, My Damn Channel threw a Mardi Gras party that was inevitably crashed by our own Grace Helbig and Dave Ahdoot (and ended up being WAY more fun than we intended). Look out for an all new Grace Crashers - presented by Southern Comfort - coming soon!
That's not all - we were paid a surprise visit by two very special My Damn Channel viewsers (Smokybanjo & Puca) who came all the way from Ireland to join in on the fun.
We don't care what that groundhog said last week, Spring is soooo on the way.