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

[ocko-okate.livejournal.com]

It seems, that the L word contest started on 30. June 2007, at least that´s the date I found at their website for L word. But I had a look at the forums and they seem to have a lot of members and the oldest forum posts go back to January 2006. I couldn´t be arsed to go and have a thorough look and maybe figure out what happened since then, but my guess would be that it is somehow still the first L word contest... And who I found moderating the forums? Not bryson *whew*, but holly9000 is a pretty familiar name... somehow I thought that she was new to this Fanlib thing. Well, apparently she isn´t...

[stewardess.livejournal.com]

Possibly the L Word contest has finally reached the judging phase? Man, it's bewildering.

Bryson is gone? Oh noes!

[stewardess.livejournal.com]

Okay, it is really not making sense. The press release says "today announced an online writing contest" which sounds as if they are asking for entries.

*head desk*