Category Archives: Videos

Vote for Mike’s “IT Room” Videos

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From Mike McCafferty comes the following request:

I need you to drop by http://theitroom.com and vote my videos (Click “This is Good”)up and perhaps leave a “Pro-Mike” comment or two. This is not some vanity gesture toward me but a financial one. They pay me to make these little “gems” and if there’s a perception that I am liked in the world wild web then they’ll continue to see this as a symbiotic relationship, rather than parasitic and I’ll keep getting paid. If you choose, you can also watch the videos, which are getting better (or at least more structured).

So go on over to The IT Room and give Mike a hand, will ya?

“Sexy Laundry” Interview

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Paul Ben-Victor and Frances Fisher talk about their play, Sexy Laundry, in the following video interview.  Sexy Laundry is now playing at the Hayworth Theater in Los Angeles through March 16, 2008. 

I embedded the video into this blog post, but could only get it to work intermittingly.  If it doesn’t work for you, click on the link below to go directly to the video on YouTube.

Sexy Laundry Interview

 

Halo Minute Countdown

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Here’s a fun little live streaming show that was shot on New Year’s Eve and hosted by Mike McCafferty and Dawn Cody.  Jason Makiaris makes an appearance in it too. 

If you’re a gamer, you’ll probably especially like this because these guys spoof those countdown shows by doing a countdown of the top ten Halo games of all time.  I should warn you that there is some profanity in this video, but it is very minor.

Halo Minute Countdown Commercial

The New Year’s Eve Top Ten Halo Countdown

Mike Sings A Cappella!

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Back when Mike McCafferty was attending college at Eastern Michigan University, he and three of his college buddies formed an a cappella group called the A.Y.U. Quartet (Atomic Young Ultrasonics).

Now, you have an opportunity to see Mike perform live with this group because, after 15 years, the A.Y.U. Quartet is having a reunion concert!  They’re going back to Ypsilanti, Michigan, for a one-night-only performance to be held at the Sponberg Theater on the Easter Michigan University campus.  The date is Saturday, September 22, 2007, at 7:00 p.m.  Tickets can be bought at the door or through EMU Online Ticketing.  Prices are $15 for general admission,  $12 for students, $9 for Mainstage Members, and $6 for kids ages 5-12. 

Map to Theater
 

AYU Quartet

You can check out how talented these guys are by listening to a small selection of their songs on the A.Y.U Quartet MySpace Page and also on the CD Baby site (where you can buy their CDs).

Scroll down further on their MySpace page to watch a video of their various performances.  The same video is also available for viewing in two different sizes on the Michigan Travel website.  It’s lots of fun to watch and it includes some high praise from comedian/actor Soupy Sales.

“Standoff” Cancelled

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After only one season, Craig Silverstein’s series, Standoff, has been cancelled.  I think we all saw the writing on the wall when the show was moved to Friday nights.  But don’t worry about Craig being unemployed.  His incredible talent has been recognized by 20th Century Fox TV and they have no intention of losing him.  Can you blame them?  According to Variety, “while Standoff lasted just one season, 20th moved quickly to extend its relationship with Silverstein.  Studio had another year left on its old deal with the scribe but chose to throw out that pact in order to negotiate a new agreement.” 

“Every opportunity we get, we’re going to try to extend our deal with him,” said 20th Century Fox TV chair Dana Walden. “He’s a great utility player who can write any genre of television. And he’s been a really good partner to us by being on other people’s shows while developing his own projects.”

So what’s next for Craig?  Well, he’s been named executive producer of Fox’s new fall show K-Ville, which is set in New Orleans.  K-Ville is set to premiere Monday, Sept. 17, 2007, at 9:00 p.m./8:00 p.m. central, on Fox.  But in an unprecedented move on the part of the studio, you can watch the first episode right now before it premieres on TV.  Interesting way to market a TV show.

Unaired Episodes of “Drive” Now Online

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Six episodes of Drive were made, but only four episodes were shown before the show was unceremoniously yanked from the air.  Now, those last two episodes are available to watch online on Drive’s MySpace page.  Episode five, entitled “The Extra Mile,” and episode six, entitled “Rearview,” are there in addition to the first four episodes.

A post-Drive wrap-up interview with executive producers Tim Minear and Craig Silverstein can be found at the Drive Fans website.  In it, Tim and Craig reveal future storylines had the series continued.  It may not really matter at this point, but because of all the spoilers, I suggest you watch the last two episodes before reading the interview.

“Sorry” Update

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Mike Halper of Ascentia Films has informed me that the new and improved version of Sorry is now up and ready to view.  You can watch the film at the Ascentia Films website.  If you have Internet Explorer, you might have trouble getting the film to play.  It loaded for me in IE7, but not IE6.  I also played the film in both Netscape and Mozilla Firefox and it worked fine with no problems.

You’ll also want to be sure to check out these great behind the scenes set photos.