Just read Chance's recounting: http://horribleturn.tumblr.com/post/516621948/a-horrible-turn-at-the-streamy-awards Youch. Disastrous shows I can laugh off, but it's much worse with the backstory.
"Powering Independence" www.DynamoPlayer.com On Apr 12, 2010, at 9:09 PM, Adam Quirk <[email protected]> wrote: > Horrible Turn: > http://horribleturn.tumblr.com/post/516621948/a-horrible-turn-at-the-streamy-awards > > <http://horribleturn.tumblr.com/post/516621948/a-horrible-turn-at-the-streamy-awards>Barrett > Garese: > http://www.barrettgarese.com/post/516372282/season-one-episode-17 > > NewTeeVee: > http://newteevee.com/2010/04/12/the-streamy-awards-a-producers-apology-and-its-three-fails/ > > On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 8:37 PM, Michael Sullivan <[email protected]>wrote: > > > didnt follow it. where's a good source of this coverage? > > > > On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 6:17 PM, elbowsofdeath <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > So I hear the Streamy's this year were a disaster in several key ways and > > > have gotten all the wrong sort of attention as a result. > > > > > > There is some concern that it has damaged the image of the 'industry', > > > although it may be easy to overstate this point. It certainly didnt help, > > > but the 'industry' has enough other problems too, although anything that > > > harms potential sponsorship by appearing to confirm potential sponsors > > worst > > > fears (eg uncontrolled juvenile amateurish smut tarnishing their brands) > > > sounds bad to me. > > > > > > Unfortunately there is a part of me that is wildly entertained and amused > > > by the streamyfail, considering it to be some kind of justice on a > > certain > > > level. This isnt fair, as no doubt lots of blameless hard working people > > > have been hurt by the streamyfail, but I suppose its a natural > > consequence > > > of my disdain for the way some of the more visible parts of the > > 'industry' > > > went, shoddy emulation of the existing media. What better way to > > symbolise > > > two worlds colliding, and so much wasted potential, than to have a slick > > > awards show humbled by technical glitches and naked people. > > > > > > Cheers > > > > > > Steve Elbows > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
