John Ross Bowie and Kevin Sussman are part of one of the most famous nerd ensembles in entertainment history – the cast of the hit series Big Bang Theory (Bowie plays Sheldon’s rival Kripke, and Sussman is comic shop owner Stuart). But they’re not faking their love of sci-fi and superheroes. It’s who they are, and their influences run deeply through Dark Minions, the show they’ve created for Amazon.
“Make no mistake – we are on Big Bang Theory because we are authentic nerds,” John said. “High functioning nerds – more Leonards than Sheldons – but nerds nonetheless. Kevin worked at a comic book shop Irl. I watched all the Star Wars DVDs one New Year’s Eve As An Adult.”
Dark Minions is one of 14 Amazon original pilots now playing for free at Amazon Instant Video and LOVEFiLM. Viewer response will help determine which of these children’s shows...
“Make no mistake – we are on Big Bang Theory because we are authentic nerds,” John said. “High functioning nerds – more Leonards than Sheldons – but nerds nonetheless. Kevin worked at a comic book shop Irl. I watched all the Star Wars DVDs one New Year’s Eve As An Adult.”
Dark Minions is one of 14 Amazon original pilots now playing for free at Amazon Instant Video and LOVEFiLM. Viewer response will help determine which of these children’s shows...
- 4/26/2013
- Hollywonk
With the recent release of House of Cards and Hemlock Grove, Netflix has established serious interest in the original programming market. Amazon, another major player in online streaming services with Prime Instant Video, has made the first major step to follow suit. Late last week, 16 pilots were made available for free streaming on Amazon – 8 comedies and 6 children’s series. Most buzz has surrounded the pilot for Zombieland, a series written by the creators of the 2009 film of the same name. But some of the other pilots feature experienced production and acting credits (notably John Goodman in Alpha House and Jeffrey Tambor in Onion News Empire). Amazon is letting viewers fill out mini-surveys for each pilot as a means of collecting feedback to help decide whether or not a series gets picked up for a full season. Sound On Sight is here to offer some feedback for the comedy pilots:
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- 4/23/2013
- by Sean Colletti
- SoundOnSight
AmazonStudios is taking a more unusual approach by letting viewers decide what they want to keep watching. The company has kicked off its screening process this weekend by unveiling its inaugural slate of 14 pilots — eight comedies and six kids shows, all made available for free on AmazonInstant Video, LoveFilm UK and LoveFilm Germany. Viewers are being invited to watch the pilots and Amazon is welcoming feedback from its audience. According to Deadline, the company will evaluate feedback from an online panel recruited on Amazon preview as well as traditional offline focus groups to decide if they greenlight a series or not. The highest-profile series is Zombieland, but the two that look most interesting are Alpha House, starring John Goodman with cameos by Bill Murray and Stephen Colbert; and Onion News Empire. Amazon has not yet decided how many of the shows will make the cut, nor when they will premiere.
- 4/20/2013
- by Kyle Reese
- SoundOnSight
Amazon Studios has released 14 pilots on Prime Instant Video, including one based on the feature “Zombieland.” The content creation arm of the online retail giant is using a unique development model with potentially significant ramifications for actors, who could find themselves out of work if the viewers don’t actively respond to their pilot. The company is asking for viewer feedback, which it will use to determine which pilots go to series. It’s possible that an actor with a large social media presence could influence the process by asking his or her followers to fill out Amazon’s viewer survey. The pilots are a mix of six children’s pilots and eight comedies. Some of the other comedies include “Alpha House,” written by cartoonist Garry Trudeau, which stars John Goodman and Mark Consuelos as two of four senators who live together in a rented house in Washington, D.C.
- 4/19/2013
- backstage.com
LOVEFiLM have revealed that the service will host 11 original TV series test pilots for members to stream for free. The never-seen-before children’s and comedy content is being produced by Amazon Studios – the original film and series production arm of Amazon.com.
LOVEFiLM members in the UK and Germany will be able to watch the content and viewer response will then help determine which series Amazon Studios take into full-season production. The move follows the announcement of Amazon Studios’ first pilot production commitment last December which gave six original comedy shows the green light. It brings the total number of Amazon Studios pilots currently in production to 11.
The eleven pilots include:
Creative Galaxy – Creative Galaxy is an animated interactive art adventure series, designed to inspire kids’ creative thinking through crafts, story, music and dance. The series was created by Angela Santomero, creator of Super Why!, the Emmy-nominated literacy series, Blue...
LOVEFiLM members in the UK and Germany will be able to watch the content and viewer response will then help determine which series Amazon Studios take into full-season production. The move follows the announcement of Amazon Studios’ first pilot production commitment last December which gave six original comedy shows the green light. It brings the total number of Amazon Studios pilots currently in production to 11.
The eleven pilots include:
Creative Galaxy – Creative Galaxy is an animated interactive art adventure series, designed to inspire kids’ creative thinking through crafts, story, music and dance. The series was created by Angela Santomero, creator of Super Why!, the Emmy-nominated literacy series, Blue...
- 2/7/2013
- by Phil
- Nerdly
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