KateModern

Infobox Television
show_name = KateModern


caption =
show_name_2 =
genre = Videoblog, Drama, Comedy
creator = Miles Beckett
Greg Goodfried
director = Miles Beckett
Luke Taylor
Gavin Rowe
developer =
presenter =
starring = Alexandra Weaver
Tara Rushton
Ralf Little
Jai Rajani
Giles Alderson
Lucinda Rhodes-Flaherty
Sam Donovan
Emma Pollard
Pippa Duffy
Matthew Gammie
voices =
narrated =
theme_music_composer =
opentheme =
endtheme =
composer =
country = UK
language = English
num_seasons = 2
num_episodes = 269 (List of episodes)
list_episodes =
executive_producer = Miles Beckett
Greg Goodfried
Joanna Shields
Amanda Goodfried
producer = Pete Gibbons
Kelly Brett
line_producer = Kelly Brett
asst_producer = Claire Finbow
Jonathan Almond
editor = Yusuf Pirhasan
directors = Luke Taylor
Gavin Rowe
story_editor =
location = London, England
camera =
runtime = Varies
network = Bebo
picture_format =
audio_format =
first_run =
first_aired = July 16, 2007
last_aired = June 28, 2008
preceded_by =
followed_by =
related = Lonelygirl15
website = http://katemodern.bebo.com
imdb_id =
tv_com_id =

"KateModern" is the sister series of "lonelygirl15". The series, which was announced on April 16, 2007, began filming on July 9 and the first video, "Fight and Flight", was released on July 16. The show is produced by LG15 in partnership with Bebo. It ended on June 28, 2008, slightly less than a year following its original release.

KateModern is set in East London, England, and bears many similarities to its parent series. Both Kate and Bree are avid video bloggers and carry a dark secret. There is an alternate reality game component of the series as well.

KateModern was the second interactive online series developed by LG15 Studios. Like lonelygirl15, KateModern included product integration as an original marketing solution. KateModern was the first truly interactive show online, which utilises the tools available on Bebo to help fans interact.

KateModern videos first appeared on Bebo and lg15.com, then with a delay of at least 24 hours on YouTube. Ratings for the show's first season were extremely successful, and it continued to rise in popularity in its second. See #Ratings below.

Ratings

eason 1: (2007)

Season one followed a young avid blogger, Kate, and her friends as she discovers the truth behind the meaning of her abnormal blood type "trait positive" and the secret organization after it. This was from the creators of lonelygirl15, the extremely popular online internet video-log. In its first season, it garnered more than 1.5 million viewers a week [cite web|url=http://www.netimperative.com/news/2008/january/14/katemodern-begins-second-series-on-bebo|title=KateModern begins second series on Bebo|accessdate=2008-06-17] , receiving over 35 million views between the time of its launch and the season one finale, according to its producers. [cite web|url=http://www.eqal.com/2008/01/16/katemodern-season-two-the-internet%e2%80%99s-most-successful-tv-show-kicks-off-the-new-year-with-a-bang-%e2%80%93-who-killed-kate/|title=KATEMODERN SEASON TWO: THE INTERNET’S MOST SUCCESSFUL TV SHOW KICKS OFF THE NEW YEAR WITH A BANG – WHO KILLED KATE?|accessdate=2008-06-17]

eason 2: (2008)

Season two continued the adventures of Kate's friends as they try to discover who killed Kate in the season 1 finale. It rose in popularity, at one point garnering up to 2.5 million viewers a week.

A twelve-hour marathon entitled "Precious Blood" took place on April 5, 2008 in which viewers could give advice to Charlie and the other characters. Despite the show's popularity, the creators decided to cut the series off at the culmination of its second season with a second twelve-hour marathon entitled "The Last Work" on June 28, 2008.

Characters

Main Characters

econdary characters

Connections to lonelygirl15

The KateModern series takes the ongoing story from the lonelygirl15 series, transposing it against a London backdrop. Major plot lines and story arcs are related between both series. Several characters from both series have communicated with each other, and a formal two-week cross-over was run between them in April 2008.

References

External links

* [http://www.lg15.com/ Official Website]
* [http://katemodern.bebo.com Bebo: KateModern]
* [http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=KateModernLG15 YouTube: KateModern]