Web Series & Vlogs

Sep 2014 6

Emma Approved: Web Series Review

2014 Articles, Jayce Ham, Web Series & Vlogs

by Jessica Runnels

Jane Austen is one of the most famous novelists who ever lived. Her books have romance and drama and teach us a little lesson along the way, especially in her novel Emma. Emma is a stubborn woman who is always meddling in other people’s lives by playing matchmaker. She is so busy worrying about how her friends feel that she never stops to realize her own feelings. She hurts people a long the way by being quick to judge and by going a little too far in the meddling. She learns her lesson but it takes some time.

Sep 2014 3

Streamy Awards Preview

2014 Articles, Chris Lovato, Jayce Ham, Lorie Lewis Ham, Web Series & Vlogs

by Lorie Lewis Ham, Chris Lovato,
& Jessica Runnels

This Sunday is the fourth annual Streamy Awards for online video. KRL has previously reviewed some of the web series nominated this year and we are reposting here our reviews of those nominated series: Lizzie Bennet Diaries, Chosen, and Bravest Warriors. A review of Emma Approved, also nominated, will be up this Saturday morning!

Aug 2014 30

Axis of Action: Web Series Review

2014 Articles, Lorie Lewis Ham, Web Series & Vlogs

by Lorie Lewis Ham

With the Streamys coming up soon (online video's version of the Emmy Awards), a lot of people are thinking about web series right now, something we at KRL have been keeping an eye on and reporting about for a while. Web series come in all different shapes and sizes, with all different kinds of budgets and target audiences. This week we are reviewing a new web series that premiered in July, and this one is just plain fun--Axis of Action.

Jun 2014 28

Chosen: Web Series Review

2014 Articles, Chris Lovato, Mysteryrat's Maze, Web Series & Vlogs

by Chris Lovato

When Ian Mitchell gets a wood box on his doorstep containing a photograph and a gun, he’s drawn into a game of, quite literally, life and death in the Crackle web series, Chosen.

Apr 2014 26

Kelsey, the web series: Review/Creator Interview

2014 Articles, Lorie Lewis Ham, Web Series & Vlogs

by Lorie Lewis Ham

After I reviewed the web series Leap Year, I was contacted by Kelsey Rauber, one of the creators of the web series Kelsey. She asked if I'd consider reviewing their show. Always on the lookout for another good web series, I headed over to check it out.

Feb 2014 8

Animated Web Series: Bravest Warriors & Homestar Runner

2014 Articles, Chris Lovato, Web Series & Vlogs

by Chris Lovato

With the rising popularity of Adventure Time, cartoons have become mainstream among the people they were popular with 20-something years ago. Since those people are “all grown up,” it’s become necessary to cater them toward adults and that is exactly what Pendleton Ward, the creator of Adventure Time seeks to do with his newest and quite popular, series: The Bravest Warriors.

Nov 2013 9

Hipsterhood: Web Series Review

2013 Articles, Jayce Ham, Web Series & Vlogs

by Jessica Runnels

I love web series. They are a great way to create something short but wonderful. Web series are my favorite way of entertainment these days, and I have a lot of favorites but one of them on the top of my list is Hipsterhood.

Sep 2013 14

Leap Year: Web Series Review & Creator Interview

2013 Articles, Lorie Lewis Ham, Mysteryrat's Maze, Web Series & Vlogs

by Lorie Lewis Ham

Thanks to my daughter I recently began watching web series and find I have fallen in love with this fairly new style of entertainment. The length of episodes (generally running from 5 to 10 minutes) is perfect for my busy lifestyle--I can sit down and take a quick break and enjoy an episode or two. What has amazed me is the incredible quality that is out there--they easily rival the quality of big budget TV.

Sep 2013 7

Job Hunters: Web Series Review

2013 Articles, Fantasy & Fangs, Jayce Ham, Web Series & Vlogs

by Jessica Runnels

Web series have been my growing obsession for the last year. The episodes are shorter than a normal TV show and easier to catch up on seeing as they are on YouTube. Of all of the web series I have watched, Job Hunters is definitely the best. It is a dystopian style story, like The Hunger Games, but instead of competing to be free from their gloomy lifestyle, the characters of Job Hunters are competing for jobs.

Apr 2013 13

The Lizzie Bennet Diaries: Web Series Review & Writer Interview With Kate Noble/Event

2013 Articles, Every Other Book, Jayce Ham, Web Series & Vlogs

by Jessica Ham

Romance and web series writer Kate Noble will be speaking at the next Yosemite Romance Writers Meeting in Fresno on April 20. Kate Noble is the author of “deeply romantic historicals” and collaborator on the awesome Lizzie Bennet Diaries, a modern version of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. She is the national bestselling author of the acclaimed Blue Raven Series, earning starred reviews from Library Journal and Publisher’s Weekly for Follow My Lead, a spot on the Best Romance List from Kirkus Reviews for The Summer of You, and a RITA nomination for best Regency Historical Romance for Revealed. Her April 2013 release, Let It Be Me, has already been chosen as a Romantic Times Top Pick.