Producer's behind the T-Cast Network Launch New show!

See it here first, then watch the rest of the series in the coming weeks at www.tightsandfights.com

Captain Euchre is Fighting Crime... without a Full Deck!

Tights and Fights, An Innovative New Canadian
Comedy Series, Launches October 26!

(Toronto, ON) Soon to be airing on Movieola—The Short Film Channel (www.movieola.ca), the short form, multi-platform comedy Tights and Fights will be available for viewing online starting Friday October 26, 2007, at www.tightsandfights.com.

Tights and Fights is a fictional video diary of the ups and downs (and sideways) of a Canadian super-hero, Captain Euchre (played by writer/producer Scott Albert). Once a highly ranked player on the professional Euchre circuit, Captain Euchre now fights crime using a Euchre card deck which was exposed to mysterious cosmic radiation! Using his webcam, Captain Euchre keeps us updated about his daily life – whether he’s bogged down in meetings with Ronin Force, fighting Librarian Marm or the Salad King, or dating Dynagal, each hilarious episode contrasts the comic book clichés of being a super-hero with the frustrations of modern life.

Created expressly for the demands of multi-platform distribution, Tights and Fights is simultaneously distributed online, on mobile, and traditional broadcast. Each episode is less than five minutes long, making it ideal for viewers looking for a “content snack” on the go or just a quick break, while the ongoing storyline is also perfect for someone to sit back on the couch and watch a number of episodes in a row. The current storyline of 52 episodes will last until March 2008, with plans for a new batch of episodes to begin soon after.

With this ongoing series, GopherX.net is building on the run-away success of our previous multi-platform series, the animated six episode limited series The Retired Porn Producer’s Guide To... which has received over 100,000 views across the internet since its launch last year. It is currently airing on Movieola—The Short Film Channel and is distributed on mobile by Big Bang Pictures. A second 12 episode limited series, Team Leader, is currently in post-production, with a launch expected by the end of the year.

GopherX.net is a partnership between Christopher Guest and Scott Albert. Gopher X and The Retired Porn Producer’s Guide To... has been featured on G4 Tech TV’s Torrent TV, and has been covered by C21 Media and Playback Magazine. Tights and Fights can currently be seen on Movieola—The Short Film Channel and after October 26, 2007 at www.tightsandfights.com.

For More Information, please email contact@gopherx.net

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Cost vs. Popularity

It might be possible to produce a small cheap video, have it go viral and become the next big talent on SNL or be bought out by Disney for millions, but that's hardly the basis for a business of any kind. So how do you afford to make something worth coming back to again and again, something you can monetize over and over again into a internet savvy business.

Now I should start by saying that we haven't totally succeed in many of our ideas. Some of the pieces aren't quite in place in relation revenue shared syndication, or are on the verge of developing, and we have our own challenges with start up capital for relatively risky production. But we are well on our way to building a sustainable production model.

The problem is one of scale. You need a lot of episodes downloaded a lot times. Lonelygirl15 is an obvious example. With 150 episodes downloaded millions of times, its easy to see why its so successful. It has simple sets and characters, posts regularly, and has just enough production value to make it watchable over a longer period of time.

So like them, you'll have to start producing episodes long before you really make any money, but you also need it to download a lot. This is where the T-Cast Network Channels come in. They are simple link lists of shows, and random clips, syndicated from file sharing sites like YouTube/Google, Revver, and AtomFilms. It will help bring the number of viewers you need to make your show successful, using an adwords/adsence traffic engine. In future postings we will detail how producers can monetize their show with other advertising services.

These service are in the infancy so patience is still needed, but having the content is half the battle so check out some shows already posted, see what others are doing. And let us know if you've seen any shows that aren't on our list, we'll post them, details are on the "Contact us" pages on each channel.