Viral Video: YouTube Gets In On The Social Network’s Action Iain Welford, August 5, 2010 It’s always inevitable that the movies gathering the most buzz will fall foul of the parody makers. Whilst the popularity of the new David Fincher flick The Social Network has surprised some, the YouTube parody group, Prussian Sunsets Productions has been quick to act. Check it out after the jump. The trailer shows the trial and tribulations of YouTube creators Chad Hurley and Steven Chen and shows just how much of a strain was put on their friendship so that you could watch a piano playing cat. The next time you see a skateboarding turtle on YouTube, you better appreciate it! Fan Made Work Viral News Viral Videos The Social NetworkViral videoYouTube
Time Magazine Ranks Top Ten Star Wars Fan Films August 25, 2010 Star Wars has always been a great source for fan films. Dan reported a few days back about the fan reenactment project called Star Wars Uncut, but dozens of original stories relating to the beloved space saga have popped up on the internet for the past decade. Time realized this, and asked fans… Read More
“Apollo 18″ Gets Teaser Poster and Possible Viral Video November 24, 2010October 18, 2011 Did you know that there was secret mission to the moon that happened after Apollo 17? Well, that’s the premise of producer Timur Bekmambetov’s Apollo 18, which speculates that the reason it was secret is because we found (presumably violent) aliens. Yesterday brought us not only the first official teaser… Read More
They’re Here: NASA Knows Something September 29, 2010 The official They’re Here Twitter points to a YouTube video of someone typing “YOUARENOTALONE@NASA.GOV” into the They’re Here website. The tags for the video include “ufo”, “sci fi movie”, “aliens”, and “flying saucer”. What does NASA know? Maybe we’ll find out on 10/10/10 or sooner. Until then, watch the video… Read More