Corey James | 
07 29th, 2008| 
I was sneaking around Stage A at DotLot™ Digital Studios this weekend and saw a whole bunch of scaffolding and riggings that have recently been assembled. Looks like they’re prepping for a big video project. More details to follow…
Jul
23
The TNT network just tried a new experiment with broadcast television. They shot a full series in 2-minute segments (20 total episodes) that air during the commercial breaks of other shows.
I recorded the show Bones because I know someone involved in the Lucky Chance project. This was the first time I’ve ever fast forwarded through a TV show to get to the commercials.
Also of interest to me was the fact that Lucky Chance was released on the web simultaneously (unconfirmed) with its airing on television. The only downside is that the TNT site required that you install a WMV plugin for the FireFox browser to view the series. Interesting, the embedded video they offer, while dimensionally smaller, does not require the plugin.
Here’s some further info from TNT:
“LUCKY CHANCE will debut on the network on July 22 and continue as 20 two-minute episodes running within the prime time programming series Bones and Law & Order across a two-week window. Premiere night of LUCKY CHANCE, TNT will feature Episodes 1-6 within a special limited-commercial presentation of the prime time series Bones, a custom format featuring no national advertisements. The following evening, July 23, TNT will feature episodes 7-10 within back-to-back primetime episodes of the popular crime drama Law & Order, at 8 and 9 p.m. LUCKY CHANCE will conclude on July 29, with the final remaining episodes 11-20 airing across Law & Order at 8 p.m.; Bones at 9 p.m.; and a special limited-commercial presentation of Bones at 10 p.m., similar to the exclusive format presented in week one. In addition to significant integration throughout the LUCKY CHANCE storyline, Dodge will also be incorporated into marketing promotions featured on TNT, driving tune-in awareness for the microseries premiere and promoting the sponsoring brands.
LUCKY CHANCE was created and written by Pete Pepe (Espionage) and jointly developed and produced by Full Circle Entertainment with Espionage.”
My father, Don Scribner, is among the cast of the show. He plays Blue Eye — the first episode (#6) of his appearance can be seen below.