15,000 Hits for Episode 1!

The Video Makers web series Episode 1 now has 15,000+ hits on YouTube. We believe that YouTube featured us on its homepage at some point in the last 24 hours (but didn't happen to catch it ourselves). What other explanation could there be?

"The Video Makers" gets Rave Review from Alterna-Tv.Com

The web tv and new media website alterna-tv.com has given The Video Makers web series a rave review. "The Video Makers is both a fun and funny take on the non-fiction television business, a behind the scenes spoof of the industry and a clever statement in regards to the current state of pop culture in general. Walter Gottlieb has proven that not only is he able to create genuine documentaries for the worlds of PBS and National Geographic, but has a solid sense of humor in regards to the medium as well." The reviewer really did his/her homework; it's a very well-researched, thorough, and well-written review by someone who obviously "gets" what we're doing. Most importantly, he/she seems to have actually watched all of the available episodes and reviewed the series to-date as a whole rather than focusing on one or two episodes. Thanks, Alterna-Tv!

"Solid Production Values Plus a Strong Cast = The Videomakers"

Read recent online review by Diane Ligon about "The Videomakers."

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History Channel Forum & Nazi Pets

We're not sure whether this person was serious or not, but a respondent to our posting on a History Channel forum about "Pets of the Third Reich" sure drew an interesting response. Is this life imitating art, or vice versa? Hard to tell!

Episode 6 - "Nazi Pets"

Lots of great feedback on episode 6 already! Lots of folks saying it's their favorite already. They're ALL our babies, so we're not partial. Well, maybe a little. We've revamped "The Videomakers" homepage, too. There's a bonus features section, a new Comments section where it only takes a few seconds to leave a comment, news feed, and more! (Thanks to Lynne Venart of the Art Monkey for the re-design.) Kudos to Cyrus Dowlatshahi and Cameron King for editing this episode. Also, thanks to Jimmy Cooney for contributing the bits about hip-hop, and to my friend Jose for the "Goering's boots" line. The cast is awesome, as usual. I love the Facebook scene, featuring Cheri and Amanda, which probably rings true to a lot of people who are still discovering Facebook.

"The Videomakers" at Silverdocs

We've just released our first official bonus feature: "The Videomakers at Silverdocs," where we hit the famous documentary festival to find out how filmmakers and fans feel about Lowball Productions, The Hysteria Channel, the prison makeover show, "Chefs Behind Bars," and "Pets of the Third Reich." Our co-producer/assistant director Jimmy Cooney shot this during the Silverdocs festival in June of 2009. We'll also be adding this and other bonus features to our Videomakers website. Next up: An interview with actress Gia Mora, who plays Cheri on the show.

Videomakers on Funny or Die

Episode 1 and the Trailer of "The Videomakers" is now on Funny or Die, the site founded by Will Ferrell and his comedian friends. Viewers can vote whether the Video is Funny or whether it should Die. So far, we're doing pretty well. Feel free to go on the site and vote. We're hoping you'll vote "Funny." But if you should vote, "Die," we don't wanna know about it.