A FanLib L Word contest, for the very first time...again?

[stewardess.livejournal.com]

This businesswire press release dated yesterday deeply confuses me.

OurChart.com, the social networking website launched from an idea in Showtime Networks’ hit series “The L Word,” and FanLib®, the People Powered EntertainmentTM company, today announced an online writing contest that will culminate in a fan-scripted scene being incorporated into an episode of “The L Word” and produced and aired as part of a regular television series for the first time.

Huh? Didn't FanLib already do an L Word contest? And what is "OurChart.com"?

The ‘You Write It’ event realizes the vision of seeing fan stories incorporated into Hollywood productions,” said Chris M. Williams, co-founder and CEO of FanLib. “At FanLib, we’ve had a groundbreaking year by producing people powered online events including ‘Star Trek: Kirk vs. Picard,’ ‘In The MotherHood,’ and now, ‘You Write It.’

Um, Chris, Kirk vs. Picard just started. It might really suck. So BE QUIET. My God, Mimbo, have we taught you nothing?

OurChart.com and "You Write It" seems to be more of the same, yet another Williams brothers product repackaging, starting with my2centences. Read the press release and join me in my confusion, okay, thanks.

Note: businesswire is a vanity press release site. You pay them to publish your press release and hope legitimate news services pick it up.

Comments

[beckyblack]

“At FanLib, we’ve had a groundbreaking year ...

That made me chuckle. Year? How long have they been running? They're trying to make it sound like they've been around since my granny was writing Gone with the Wind fanfic.

[tejas.livejournal.com]

"Groundbreaking" as in "digging our own grave".

[melyanna.livejournal.com]

You win!

[stewardess.livejournal.com]

*snert*

[stewardess.livejournal.com]

They launched in March! WTF! Quick, somoene tell Mimbo how many months there are in a year.

Also, I'm pretty sure the "In The Motherhood" contest is fucking ancient, soooo 2006.

I assume he's talking about FanLib the writing contest marketing machine, not FanLib the fanfiction archive. Which is just CRAP after the Mimbo Brothers [I have trouble telling them apart; their love is so pure] emphasized in the Henry Jenkins interview they are all about the love now, not the marketing swill.