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Amazon’s Next Set of Comedy Pilots (Red Oaks, The Cosmopolitans, Really) Are Now Available to Watch and Review

August 28, 2014

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Amazon has their brand new wave of pilots just uploaded today. 3 of them are comedy pilots that are free to watch and then up for your review, which supposedly factors in to which one goes to series or not.

Whit Stillman’s The Cosmopolitans, Steven Soderbergh and David Gordon Green’s Red Oaks, and Jay Chandrasekhar’s Really all have a chance to go to series perhaps pending your approval, so go watch them as soon as you can.

Please Watch the Trailer for “Transparent”, Which Could Possibly Be Amazon’s Greatest Dramedy Series Yet

August 27, 2014

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Amazon and Jill Soloway are set to bring a potentially amazing dramedy series to us all with the upcoming Transparent.

Jeffrey Tambor plays the patriarch turned matriarch of a not so functional family, coming out as transgender late in life. Just watch the trailer and be ready to watch the whole season in one go on Sept. 26th.

Amazon to Spend Over $100 Million in Q3 on Original Series

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With the success of series exclusively released through online streaming giants like Netflix, Amazon is upping their bet on producing original content.

This next quarter, they’re setting to spend over $100 million on producing their original series, though we’re not sure how that’s divvied up between their new pilots and returning series. Hopefully, such a bank roll for Amazon Studios will bring more enticing original comedy series like the enticing Stephen Soderbergh and David Gordon Green pilot Red Oaks.

Dave Hill Address Amazon-Hachette Controversy with Malcolm Gladwell and Dick Cavett

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Amazon has been having a dispute with high profile authors from or close to the publishers at Hachette in that Amazon seems to be intentionally slowing the sales of certain book by not taking pre-orders or saying that the book in unavailable when it’s not.

Leave it to comedian/musician/writer/raconteur Dave Hill and a set of toys to explain away the controversy even when he’s confronted by celebrated author Malcolm Gladwell and the legendary Dick Cavett. Watch how Hill handles the situation here.

Steven Soderbergh and David Gordon Green Comedy Pilot “Red Oaks” Coming to Amazon

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Steven Soderbergh and David Gordon Green Comedy Pilot “Red Oaks” Coming to Amazon

Amazon Studios have added their latest comedy pilot to their upcoming slate of shows that will be put on display for viewers to watch and decide which goes to series.

That comedy pilot is a coming of age comedy from producer Steven Soderbergh and director David Gordon Green entitled Red Oaks set in 1985. Soderbergh and Green collaborating on a comedy series at Amazon has us thoroughly intrigued.

Amazon Studios Is Again Taking Submissions for Your Comedy Series Project

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Amazon Studios Is Again Taking Submissions for Your Comedy Series Project

When Amazon Studios first sought to make a round of comedy series, they were open to submissions and now they’re in another development cycle, they’re looking for more genre comedies, dramadies, dark comedy, and other such projects along those lines.

At the very least, if you make it to being a pilot, people will get a chance to see it.

Stream HBO Series on Amazon Prime Starting Today

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Stream HBO Series on Amazon Prime Starting Today

Finally, you don’t have to have an HBO subscription in order to get HBO Go to stream some of your favorite HBO shows online. A whole load of HBO content just hit Amazon including Eastbound & Down, Flight of the Conchords, early seasons of Veep and Girls, and several comedy specials. You do however have to be an Amazon Prime subscriber, which might be bitter sweet, as you’ll pay $99 for one year of Amazon Prime.

However, that’s roughly around $100 cheaper than a year of HBO if it’s any consolation.

Amazon Picks Up ‘Mozart In The Jungle’ and ‘Transparent’ To Series, Renews Alpha House

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Amazon Picks Up ‘Mozart In The Jungle’ and ‘Transparent’ To Series, Renews Alpha House

From their latest crop of original pilots, Amazon picked up 6 new series, two of which are the comedies Mozart In The Jungle starring Gael Garcia Bernal and Jill Soloway’s Transparent.

On top of that, Amazon is bringing back one of their first comedy series in Alpha House from Garry Trudeau for a second season.

So, together, this means that Amazon is quietly building up their resume of original series, especially with regards to comedy, and might be getting to the level of Netflix.

Arsenio Has Hugh Moore Covering The Amazon Drone Story, Sort Of…

December 5, 2013

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Hugh Moore has been killing it on The Arsenio Hall Show if you haven’t been keeping up to date.

Here’s a perfect example of that with Hugh going into the field to “report” on the recent Amazon Drone story.

Amazon Studios’ “Alpha House” Now Available to Watch, First 3 Episodes Free

November 17, 2013

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Amazon Studios’ “Alpha House” Now Available to Watch, First 3 Episodes Free

Amazon’s first comedy web series, Alpha House, created by the renowned Garry Trudeau and starring John Goodman is now up online to watch.

The first 3 episodes are even free to the public, so we’ll see how Amazon fares with original comedy content amidst Netflix, Yahoo, Funny or Die, College Humor, Above Average, Comedy Central, HBO, etc.

Amazon Sets Premiere Dates for ‘Alpha House’ and ‘Betas,’ to Make First 3 Episodes Free

November 4, 2013

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Amazon Sets Premiere Dates for ‘Alpha House’ and ‘Betas,’ to Make First 3 Episodes Free

Over the next two weeks, Amazon Studios will finally premiere the first two of their original comedy series. Betas, that has the awesome Jon Daly, and Garry Trudeau’s Alpha House will roll out on Amazon and everyone will be able to watch the first 3 episodes free of charge.

We wonder if this will work versus Netflix’s release of all episodes to subscribers only.

More Amazon Studios Comedy Pilots to Come from Jason Schwartzman, Jill Soloway, and More

October 3, 2013

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More Amazon Studios Comedy Pilots to Come from Jason Schwartzman, Jill Soloway, and More

It would seem that Amazon Studios is really getting into this comedy on the Internet deal. Good thing they’re getting projects from the likes such unique comedic voices of Jason Schwartzman & Roman Coppola, Jill Soloway, and more.

Jeffrey Tambor To Star In Jill Soloway’s Amazon Comedy Pilot ‘Trensparent’

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Jeffrey Tambor To Star In Jill Soloway’s Amazon Comedy Pilot ‘Trensparent’

Jeffrey Tambor seems to be getting in on the online series train as he was star of Amazon Studios’ Onion News Empire as well doing the Netflix season of Arrested Development (and probably another one) and now starring in Amazon’s latest comedy project, Jill Soloway’s ‘Trensparent’

Kumail Nanjiani’s 1 Hr Special ‘Beta Male’ Now on Amazon Instant

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Kumail Nanjiani’s 1 Hr Special ‘Beta Male’ Now on Amazon Instant

If the anticipation for Kumail Najiani’s first 1 hour comedy special ‘Beta Male’ to premiere on Comedy Central on July 20th, you can watch it right now on Amazon Instant.

If you have Amazon Instant, make this your Sunday afternoon entertainment today because Kumail’s special will not disappoint.

Amazon Studios Looking For Short Films To Be Adapted Into Features

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Amazon Studios Looking For Short Films To Be Adapted Into Features

Moving on from their newly minted stable of original web series, Amazon Studios is already expanding on to features by, much in the same way they got their web series, accepting submissions of short films to be adapted into full length feature films.

They’re looking for something 2-15 min. long that can be the basis for an entire movie and offering $10,000 if your project is put in development.

We just thought it might be something some of you would be interested in.

Comedy Central Introduces a Stand Up Comedy Mobile App & Content on Amazon Prime

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Over this last week or so, Comedy Central has introduced some exciting new innovations to their online presence including a stand-up mobile app where you can not only watch an entire archive of Comedy Central stand-up clips, but discover new comedians that you might like and having Comedy Central content, episodes and more available on Amazon Prime. There’s even a fun video on the stand up mobile app with Jared Logan showing you how to use it.

We’re curious to see if people will find out someone like Chris Rock through the app.

Alpha House and Betas Get Greenlight at Amazon Studios

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Alpha House and Betas Get Greenlight at Amazon Studios

Congratulations to Alpha House and Betas both making it as Amazon Studios’ first original comedy series and being part of TV, and subsequently comedy, on the Internet forward. We’re glad that people will get to see more of Jon Daly on whatever screen their watching.

Still, we’re really shocked Those Who Can’t and The Onion News Empire didn’t make the cut or, hopefully, we’re just reacting prematurely.

‘Alpha House’ & ‘Betas’ Picked Up By Amazon Studios

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‘Alpha House’ & ‘Betas’ Picked Up By Amazon Studios

Amazon is finally giving series orders out to their pilots. Alpha House and Betas are only two of the 8 original comedy series that Amazon started with.

We’re still waiting to hear about the others like Those Who Can’t.