Veronica Mars (Movie)

Compak wrote: »

2 million is pennies when it comes to making a movie (which is why WB had no interest in private investment when it was offered) 50,000 backers (what it has now) or even if it got 10x that amount is absolutely no proof that the large interest exists to make this film a success - in line of the expectations of what a studio like WB will have. VM always had an extremely loyal following (remember the campaigns to keep it on the air), this never translated to universal rating success.

What we have witnessed is one of the greatest marketing coups ever by WB. They get you to pay them millions, and for the privilege they get an unparalleled amount of free publicity to create interest in this movie - the ultimate goal of the stunt. It's being non stop on the news and chat shows in America. Don't get me wrong, it's not criticism, but simply calling it what it was.

I personally (despite loving the show) would never have gone to cinema to see the film, now after this I am intrigued

There's more to this than just a marketing stunt. WB might have allowed the Veronica Mars creatives apparent control of the process, but I think there are a great many high level Hollywood executives watching things very closely.

This is a gamechanger in how Television Drama is going to be financed.

I don't think anyone could have anticipated the level of support that the Veronica Mars kickstarter has generated in such a short period of time. In the world of Sky plus, box-sets and file-sharing, old-school ratings are no longer the ultimate barometer of a show's appeal.

WB execs would have been well aware of similar campaigns launched by web-series such as Husbands (which Joss Whedon has guest starred in) but this is a watershed moment for television in the internet age. For the last few years execs across the board of major TV & Film companies have watched the growth of the internet and wondered what the future might hold. I recently watched an industry doc in which some of the most powerful people in Hollywood admitted that they have no idea what the future might hold as regards scripted television. They were genuinely worried at the fact that very few people under 30 watched scripted television on a regular basis.

What the Veronica Mars Kickstarter has shown is that smart, scripted TV can independently finance itself if the support base is broad enough. In this case the campaign was dependent on a brand that had established itself through the avenues of traditional network broadcasting, but there are multiple web-series out there that are breaking down this paradigm. Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee was the best comedy show I watched last year on TV or internet.

Once one of these independent web series raises a substantial budget from an internet funding program and delivers a quality product, the sky's the limit.

TV is at a crossroads. The question is whether the major corporations will adapt or stand by like the dinosaurs watching the meteorite in the sky...

Heard song on the radio that reminded me of a wee scene from season 3.

It's up to 3.6 million now.

They have added Canada for shipping and Rob Thomas says he's working on adding other territories. Hopefully western europe next.

wow they really dump alot on her in the first episode

when will it be released, this time next year?

Think was March as that's the date on all the rewards

god that wig is terrible

You're fairly powering through them, expectationlost! :pac:

expectationlost wrote: »

its schmidt before he was schmidt

He's always been Schmidt.

Leo is just his acting phase.

half, half! the half part counts, euh

Season 1's arc was more tight in it's writing for sure, but Season 2 has an amazing payoff. The finale will stun you. I guessed the whodunnit in season 1 well before the end. If you guess season two's mystery I'll be very, very impressed