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By: Television Notes: Quarterlife » Webomatica - Technology and Entertainment Digest

Mon, 19 Nov 2007 14:48:55 +0000

[...] is a web-only show that due to the writer’s strike, has been picked up by NBC for broadcast television early next year. Its basic description is a raw look at life from the viewpoint of twenty-something Dylan, a sullen [...]

By: Anon

Anon — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 23:35:31 +0000

Do any of you realize that “Quarterlife” WAS originally a television show that did not get picked up? M&H turned to the internet in an effort to not let their seemingly awesome idea go unwatched (which is completely valid, I suppose). But this is not a case of “Hey, look at this cool thing we did on the web.” It’s a case of “Oh, NOW you want us back?” Do your homework.

By: Anon

Anon — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 23:32:43 +0000

Do any of you realize that “Quarterlife” WAS originally a television show that did not get picked up? M&H turned to the internet for some — ANY — kind of audience. Who likes to see hard work (and seemingly good ideas) go unwatched?

By: Westclox

Westclox — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 08:16:51 +0000

The creators of Quarterlife are WGA members. They may sell the show – but they will not cross the picketlines to produce new episodes.

By: Quarterlife moves from Web to TV - - mathewingram.com/media

Quarterlife moves from Web to TV - - mathewingram.com/media — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 20:58:02 +0000

[...] As I noted in this post about the writers’ strike, it’s more than a little ironic that while the Web is the hot-button issue in the strike — in terms of the revenue share that writers want for online content — it’s also the place that writers are going to get their message out, and it has also now become the source of content that is replacing their traditional TV work. As my friend Tony Hung notes, these are interesting times. [...]

By: Quarterlife moves from Web to TV - - mathewingram.com/work

Quarterlife moves from Web to TV - - mathewingram.com/work — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 20:56:12 +0000