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[lithera]

I keep hearing that I should make my own website for this. The thing is, if I take it off of my journal and turn it into its own website, it would become something like a job. And it would be a job I didn't get paid for and would likely need help with, as my web skills are far from l33t. And to be honest, I don't want to make yet another half-assed punky looking movie site.

Still. I am thinking about it. Let me know what you think?

There are a ton of new trailers out there. (Elf, Jersey Girl, The new Matrix ads on TV, the new season of Smallville. If you want to see any, let me know.) The Return of the King trailer (2 and a half minutes) will be with Secondhand Lions this Friday and on-line on Monday. You know, that seems like a sound stratgey to keep second week receipts up, put good trailers in front.

Here is a gorgeous picture for The Last Samurai. And a different one.

Fron Variety: Kevin Burns and Jon Jashni's Synthesis Entertainment is teaming with director John Woo and scribe Doug Petrie on a new TV take of Lost in Space that's generating heated interest from several networks.

Also from Variety: Universal Pictures and Imagine chairman Brian Grazer acquired the rights to turn the long-running CBS drama Magnum, P.I. into a feature film.

Superman-V.com says the Oklahoma Film Commision who claim the WB are currently going through hundreds of location shots of around 10 locations for Smallville. Dino Lalli, the Head of The Oklahoma Film Commision, says that if they get the job the WB will be shooting in April/May 2004. The idea is to catch the harvest season and sunny weather.

The WB has announced that "Phoenix" will be the new episode of Smallville scheduled to air on Wednesday, Oct. 8.

Everyone is back for Ocean's 12 according to Clooney. Look for it to appear Christmas of 2004.

Ridley Scott is doing historical movies. He wants to do a movie set during the Crusades "around 1130, 1136". Then he wants to do a sequel to Gladiator about the character's son, apparently. He just likes Rome.

Will Ferrell will voice the Man in the Yellow Hat for the animated Curious George.

There are Goonies 2 rumors again. Apparently there has even been film scouting in Astoria.

Clone Wars cartoon! There are spoilers here, so look at your discretion. The promo for the series is here.

Comments

[archeon.livejournal.com]

that would be cool... I'd help with the web if you decide to do it...

[lithera.livejournal.com]

Thanks. That would help a lot. I know some html, but not enough to make a page that I would be happy with.

I'm thinking about it.

[thezzyzx.livejournal.com]

Remember though that it wouldn't just be free work; it would likely cost you money, especially if it actually got a lot of hits. Phish Stats has set me back some months (or would have if Seanet were paying attention when I was working there).

[lithera.livejournal.com]

That's true. I think that kind of depends on some things but I am keeping that in mind. I honestly don't know what scale of things I'd be looking at.

[thezzyzx.livejournal.com]

The other question I'd ask is why would people go to the site? Would there be reviews? Commentary about movies/games in general? A message board?

One of the hidden advantages of your LJ setup is that it's painless. I'll be reading my friends list and - lo - there's news about the Buffy cartoon being back on the table or something. If I had to actively seek out a web site, why would I choose lithera's g33k news over aintitcool?

[lithera.livejournal.com]

I have no idea why people would right now. I know that I gather thigns from all over and recently there has been less and less of interest to me at aintitcool. At least to me. I'm not planning on writing reviews at this point. I don't know how much time that would take and as I said, I'm not really looking for a second job that I might have to pay for.

I'd just be putting up news and links, likely.

[thezzyzx.livejournal.com]

Ok. The first question when making a new site of course is asking "What is the audience for the site" :)

[lithera.livejournal.com]

Well, yes. I'm not even to that point in the thought process yet. It's not like I've really started doing cost analysis or anything like that.

[thezzyzx.livejournal.com]

Well I didn't mean it in the marketing sense. I just was wondering if you'd be doing this for yourself or for yourself and your friends or some group of people that you thought might be interested or what.

[lithera.livejournal.com]

Well, me and my friends, though if people wanted to come and look at it, I certainly wouldn't mind.

[technocracygirl.livejournal.com]

I agree. I think that this is a much better idea than a web site. See, right now, (IMO, let me know if I'm wrong) you're collecting news and info that you're interested in and that you think you're friends are also interested in. You post in on LJ, and your friends get the news easily and can easily talk to you about it. Not so easy on a separate web site.

I'd think about who you would want the web site to be for.

Of course, I've often toyed with the idea of setting of a book review website, but the at least I know that that's because I want to let random strangers know my opinions. (More than I potentially can do on LJ)

[warpdragon.livejournal.com]

What about making a separate dedicated LJ for this?

[lithera.livejournal.com]

That might work too. I hadn't thought about that.

I would want some one who was good with this LJ layout stuff to help.

That is a good idea, though.

[warpdragon.livejournal.com]

I really don't like this mini-episode thing. It sounds like they're not telling us when the damn things will be on. I don't have time to watch Powerpuff Girls episodes I've already seen just for that!

[lithera.livejournal.com]

I don't really like the mini epsiode thing either, but what I have seen do far looks really neat.

I'll probably end up trying to watch them but, we'll see how things go.

all systems are go!!

[bayushiboy.livejournal.com]

Kat,

what ever format you go with: your own page or a separate LJ, count me in. I know of few people that can match your mad info search skillz and enthusiasm, so I say do it. Let us know what you need in terms of resources and we'll make it happen! ^_^