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Felicia Day - "Charlie's Angels" Movie - She is suggested for the cast

Webmaster — 2009-11-15T21:15:10Z

Last January, Drew Barrymore made her interest in making a third Charlie's Angels movie public. Slight change of plans. Now, she'd like to update the old TV show for ABC. A rep for Sony Pictures Television confirms that the network is close to ordering a pilot of the reboot, which Barrymore would develop with Leonard Goldberg, who produced the original series with Aaron Spelling, and Terminator : The Sarah Connor Chronicles‘ Josh Friedman, who's been tapped to write and exec produce.

The challenges facing the team are many : Though we all seem to get excited about action shows centered on ass-kicking woman, Nielsen families don't. Fox canned Terminator and now Dollhouse, NBC made Chuck earn its renewal in Subway sandwiches. As we've seen (hello, Knight Rider), nostalgia will get you buzz, but it alone won't keep viewers coming back week after week. Then there's casting, which will set the tone for the show. Here's hoping they'll be looking for women in their late 20s or 30s (as the original did). It's so much more appealing, for me at least, to think about watching women play detective rather than girls.

My colleague Michael Slezak was quick to offer his dream cast : Dirty Sexy Money's Natalie Zea, who played Karen Darling ; Alias‘ Merrin Dungey, who played Francie ; and Secret Diary of a Call Girl's leading lady Billie Piper. I'd keep Zea, and add Terminator Salvation's Moon Bloodgood, and, in the Kate Jackson role, Claire Danes. Word was she was being courted last pilot season. (UPDATE : If Danes won't bite, I'd go with one of the reader suggestions below : Felicia Day. I should have thought of that. Love her.)

Felicia Day to co-host Attack of the Show on November 12-13, 2009

Webmaster — 2009-11-08T11:36:27Z

RT @nerdist : BIG NEWS ! Cohosting @aots next Wed w/ @veronica & Thurs/Fri w/ @feliciaday. Yes the terror on my face will be real, but fun ! :D - News

Felicia Day to appear on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon tonight

Webmaster — 2009-09-29T09:02:12Z

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Galileoscope Kit for sale signed by Felicia Day and Battlestar Galactica cast

Webmaster — 2009-09-25T15:10:40Z

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Felicia Day and The Guild's Path to Level 80 Digital Success

Webmaster — 2009-09-01T12:46:45Z

The Guild may not be on network television, but with millions of downloads and a third season starting, Felicia Day is proving that a geek community is better than broadcast.

If you don't think a massively multiplayer online role-playing game can be sexy, then you've never seen Felicia Day sing "Do You Want to Date My Avatar." The music video—which is a promotion for the new season of the online sitcom The Guild—hit number one on iTunes after its debut last week, and has accumulated over 2 million views on YouTube.

So what is the show about ? The Guild follows a woman's virtual life with a group of friends in an MMO similar to World of Warcraft and how it spills into her personal life. The series manages to tightrope walk the fine line between making fun of people who live their social lives inside of video games, and making their lives actually look like fun. The Guild has garnered almost 6 million downloads on Xbox Live, another 2.5 million on MSN, and 3 million on Zune. Add the 2 million from official site WatchTheGuild.com, and about 12 million views on YouTube, and you're over 25 million views. The DVDs for each of the two seasons continue to rank in the top 20 comedies on Amazon.

Felicia Day, besides playing the protagonist, is the creator of the show, producing and writing every episode. "I work as an actor in Hollywood and I got to the point where I was kind of bored of the opportunities I was getting," she says. "I decided I wanted to write something." Why that particular subject matter ? "They always say the first thing you should do is write what you know. All of my life I've been a gamer, since I was like six years old. And I just recently had come off of a bad addiction to World of Warcraft. So I wrote a half hour pilot."

Felicia DayFriends in the industry told her that the subject matter was too niche for Hollywood. A friend convinced her to do it for the Web, "because that's where the people you're talking about are, where the people who would like your show are." The first couple of episodes were funded out of Day's pocket. The story would've ended there, if not for the fans. "We put a PayPal button up and people actually donated for nine months to keep the show going and finish season one."

The fans did more than donate a few bucks, "The community started forming around us because we couldn't do everything ourselves," says Day. "We needed some art done so we would just post on the Web site, 'Hey does anybody want to help us out and do some art for us ? Help us out and do some special effects that Felicia Day wrote that we can't afford to do.' And we still do that." It is hard to imagine a network television series creating such a symbiotic relationship ; imagine fans of CSI paying for the show, and pitching-in on the production as well. The Guild's initial success, and thus it's survival, was directly tied to the act of creating a sitcom on the Web.

The show's popularity was also helped by one (very influential) traditional television creator, Joss Whedon. "We started putting up videos in July 2007," says Day. "And Joss Whedon was on my email list. That fall, the writers' strike happened. We had a strike day when we were on the strike line together and I asked, 'Hey, did you watch my show ?' He had seen all the episodes and was like, 'That's awesome what you're doing. I've been thinking about doing an Internet video myself.' Four months later, after the strike was over, he emailed me, 'Can you sing ?'"

The result was the Internet musical Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog, which became a hit, proving digital distribution was a viable ecosystem for video entertainment. "I don't want to take a lot of credit for it, but Joss has said that The Guild was one of the inspirations to make Dr. Horrible," says Day. He could've made it under a studio, but the point was he wanted to make it outside of the writer's strike and show you can make something successfully outside the system. I gave him my thoughts on the Internet, but he took it to another level. I am just happy he cast me in that because it was amazing, and it definitely helped my show a lot." The Guild, gained exposure though Day's role in Dr. Horrible, and that help take The Guild out of the garage.

The GuildWell, almost. "We are still doing this in our garage," she says. "But we partnered with Microsoft and Xbox, and Sprint is our overall sponsor." Instead of fan-based funding drives to support each episode, she can now pay production expenses up front. And she still owns intellectual property she created—her desire to keep ownership caused her to turn down "dozens of deals with prominent producers and networks last year."

The subject matter of the show appealed to Microsoft right away. Christina DeRosa, General Manager of Xbox Live, said, "We just loved the tonality and perspective of the show and just knew our audience would eat it up." For Microsoft, getting Felicia and The Guild on Xbox is crucial to the console and its online service ; DeRosa said, "It's about repositioning the platform from a gaming platform to an entertainment platform ; original programming has been able to give us a talking point for that initiative." In exchange, The Guild is in the same lineup as network shows such as Fringe and The Family Guy. "They are our network," says Day. "We're in the Independent Video marketplace, but we are just one click away from mainstream shows that you can purchase, and Netflix streaming movies."

So what lies in the future for The Guild ? Season 3 premieres on Xbox Live this Tuesday, August 25, and on MSN a week later. Felicia is also writing a Guild comic book for Dark Horse Comics. And the relationship with the fan community continues to grow. "You're going to see some introductions, though our partnership with Sprint, of interactivity for our users" says Microsoft's DeRosa. "They are going to be able to send in questions to the cast and we will post the answers ; we're going to have downloads to their mobile phone."

The Guild is thriving because of its grassroots online following, a fact that Day keep top of mind. "You can't just put a widget up and expect people to enjoy the experience," says Day. "That's why I like the way we release our show ; Xbox has a community and we continue our community online, and it all crosses together."

Felicia Day - "The Guild : Do You Want to Date My Avatar ?" Web Series - MP3 Available

Webmaster — 2009-08-17T17:03:31Z

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Felicia Day - "The Guild : Do You Want to Date My Avatar ?" Web Series - Available on Xbox Marketplace

Webmaster — 2009-08-11T15:29:00Z

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Felicia Day - "Girls Go Geek" Tv Show - She is the first guest

Webmaster — 2009-08-10T14:40:20Z

My new Xbox LIVE show - Girls Go Geek

When I first started co-hosting Call for Help on G4TechTV with Leo Laporte in 2004, I definitely felt a little like a lone wolf. Although there were a few women online showcasing their technolust (if I can steal a term from my good friends at Hak5), girl geeks were not the norm.

Today, six years later, I can't keep up with the number of women in technology, gaming, and science who are making a huge difference in the geek world and beyond. My plan over the next few months is to introduce you to some of them, thanks to a production deal my company, MGImedia, just signed with Microsoft in the U.S.

Starting the first week of August, Girls Go Geek will hit Xbox LIVE. Each week I'll chat with a girl guest about her craft, whether she is dominating the gaming world, leading the way in the web video world, or making headlines in the technology world. I'll also present a weekly segment featuring Xbox 360 tips, tricks, and tools.

Although the video show will highlight many lovely ladies, the content will be geared towards both guys and gals. In other words, Girls Go Geek is geared towards anyone and everyone who is interested in weekly geek speak.

For some of you who do not have an Xbox, MGImedia will eventually be posting each episode online after it first airs on Xbox LIVE. Episode One will feature an interview with The Guild's Felicia Day, who is as smart and charming in person as she is in her award-winning online show.

Girls Go Geek would not be possible without the support of the U.S. Air Force, and, of course, Microsoft. Closer to home, thank you to the amazing MGImedia team and partners (Chris, Jeff, Marc, Ravi, and Jill, and our friends in Charlottetown, including silverorange, for helping us get the first episode out the door. Also, much thanks to George, Scott, and Jamie.

Felicia Day - "The Guild" Web Series is #5 at 2009 Comic Con's Buzz Wars

Webmaster — 2009-07-29T12:16:31Z

Comic Con is pretty much Felicia Day's home town, but this year she ruled more than ever. Her panel for The Guild was one of the big hits of the Con (we heard people talking about it days afterwards) and her booth for the Guild was a major destination. Tubefilter says Day had an "entrance typically reserved for A-list movie stars" at her panel, where she announced Wil Wheaton was joining the cast. And Dark Horse announced a Guild comic. But oh yeah — she also starred in the unaired Dollhouse episode, which completely rocked our world. And Joss announced that her post-apocalyptic survivalist character would be turning up again in Dollhouse season two. All she needed was the announcement of a musical about cyborg Penny, and she'd have ruled the entire con.

Felicia Day - "The Guild" Comic Book announced at 2009 Comic Con

Webmaster — 2009-07-25T16:45:37Z

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