G’night Burbank Scores HBO Online Pilot
Hayden Black, the creator of mock news show Goodnight Burbank, has signed a deal to create a pilot for the new HBO Online, according to an anonymous source.
The source tells us the new show’s working title is “Abigail’s X-Rated Teen Vlog” and Black will be writing, starring, producing, and directing it — oh, and also delivering it by late next week. Black is still in talks with HBO Online regarding picking up his first show, Goodnight Burbank.
Here’s an old favorite Goodnight Burbank episode. The full story, below the jump.
Black, a long-time producer of on-air promos, didn’t “get a break” into showbiz; he made his own break. While taking an improv class, Black heard about a market research report saying podcasting listeners would grow to 60 million people from 11 million people over the next four years. We remember that report; it was by the Diffusion Group, and at the time we said it was “seriously over-optimistic.”
Black had an entirely different reaction. Corralling people from his improv class, he started a video podcast using a free online tutorial.
The show mimics nightly newscasts and the personalities behind them, albeit in compressed 6-minute-long form. Black describes his sense of humor as “not beholden to focus groups.”
“The nightmare I’ve always wanted has finally come true,” Black had told us a few weeks ago, when the opportunities started phoning in. “When I started I said it’d be great to build an audience but I really want to go into television. Now, as the year has progressed, I would be happy to monetize on the internet — or ultimately, both.”
Black joins a group of online video stars that are succeeding on mostly their own terms. Amanda Congdon is also working on a show for HBO Online. Ask a Ninja just signed a deal to monetize its website in a deal worth at least $300K rather than having to take its creativity elsewhere. Former Congdon collaborator Andrew Michael Baron says his Rocketboom made nearly $250K this year.
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GigaOM » G’Night Burbank going to HBO Online on January 31st, 2007 at 9:42 am - Permalink
It’s like OFFICE meets the DAILY SHOW. LOL!
Kidmenot on January 31st, 2007 at 11:18 am - Permalink
Congrats Hayden. Break a Leg!
Tim Street on January 31st, 2007 at 12:12 pm - Permalink
“Black said the new show’s working title is “Abigail’s X-Rated Teen Vlog”
Yay!
“and he will be .. starring.. it”
Yikes… as Abigail?
steve garfield on January 31st, 2007 at 12:53 pm - Permalink
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The Otterman Empire » Goodnight Burbank makes it to the big screen ( bigger than 320×200 anyway:) on February 7th, 2007 at 1:46 pm - Permalink
It’s funny that the vloggers are flowing to TV. I kinda expected the TV shows to flow to the vlogosphere.
Well, come check me out if you want to watch before I sell out or anything. ;) Just kidding.
http://www.peoplegeek.tv.
Heather on February 19th, 2007 at 9:49 pm - Permalink
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tits on March 4th, 2007 at 9:19 pm - Permalink
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Travel blog » Blog Archive » Podcast Brothers 02-09-07 Podcast Brothers on October 6th, 2007 at 10:49 am - Permalink
[...] Originally developed for HBO’s failed This Just In, Abigail is the daily vlog of a young girl dealing with, in her own words, “boyz, school, my ‘rents, & living w/ Bloombergers Syndrome. Thats this genetic thing that effex your DNNA so it makes me look a little older than I really am.” By “a little older,” she means she looks like star/creator Hayden Black, who, if the online video thing doesn’t work out, could look into part-time work as a Ricky Gervais impersonator. Not that that’s likely to happen — Black’s comic abilities are second only to his promotional skills and marketing savvy, as Kara Swisher recently covered as part of her Boomtown series. [...]
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