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What 'SNL' Cast Members Did On Their Summer Vacation
Media Decoder —
... video series in Brooklyn about two characters’ long wait to see “Future Space,” a vaguely described sci-fi drama. Episode one: The ability of “The Line” to attract name-brand talent reflects the increasing number of writers and actors who are showing interest in original Web video. “The Line” was the first straight-to-Internet series to be produced and financed by Broadway Video, the production company founded by the “SNL” executive producer, Lorne Michaels. But it won’t be its last. Read more in today’s New York Times…
Currently in Line: Angry Old People and Funny Young People
Vulture —
... Today's New York Times celebrates August, National Slow News Day Month, by exploring the excitement of standing in line in two separate articles. The less-funny article is about The Line, the online TV series written by Saturday Night Live's Bill Hader and Simon Rich. ...
Why Isn't 'The Line' a Bigger Hit?
CinemaTech —
What's your theory on why 'The Line,' a funny, well-done series of seven short episodes, isn't racking up more views? The series was produced by 'SNL' cast members, and produced by Lorne Michaels' Broadway Video. It features several recognizable actors -- including Bill Hader and Jason Sudeikis. It was directed by Seth Meyers. They got big publicity earlier in the week in The New York Times. They paid to send out a press release on ...
While you wait for 'SNL' to resume, here's 'The Line'
PopWatch —
... how Saturday Night Live 's Bill Hader, Seth Meyers, and Jason Sudeikis have been spending their summer? Waiting in line for an imaginary sci-fi movie sequel at a Brooklyn cinema, that's how. That's the plot of The Line , a seven-minisode online series directed by Meyers, co-written by Hader and SNL scribe Simon Rich, and featuring Hader and Sudeikis (and several comic actors you'll recognize from smaller roles on shows like 30 Rock ). The show (which you can learn more about here ) is a lot like waiting in a real fanboy movie line (or, for that matter, a typical SNL ...
'SNL' stars put themselves on 'The Line'
Pop Candy: Top Stories & Community Feed —
... Jason Sudeikis and more of our Saturday Night Live /comedy friends. The guys came up with a perfect summertime premise: Hader plays a guy obsessed with a blockbuster film (the fictional FutureSpace ) and arrives at the theater 11 days early to wait in line for it. State alum Joe Lo Truglio plays his sidekick, and Human Giant 's Paul Scheer makes a funny appearance as "The Spoiler," a Big Gulp-slurping dude who lives for crushing nerds with movie spoilers. According to the New York Times , Hader and SNL writer Simon Rich penned The Line during last year's ...
'SNL' stars put themselves on 'The Line'
Oh No They Didn't! —
... According to the New York Times, Hader and SNL writer Simon Rich penned The Line during last year's writers' strike. It was filmed in Brooklyn this summer and financed by Broadway Video. ...
Comedy Monday and My 3000th Post!
Bumpershine.com —
... (where it originally premiered in July 2008). I actually meant to blog about The Line back in the summer when the NYTimes ran an article on it. ...
“The Line” Screening at UCB Wednesday Night
Bumpershine.com —
The Line, Ep 2: The Five-Minute Rule
Bill Hader’s web series, The Line, which premiered this summer over at Crackle.com and had a splashy party at the Wired Store a few weeks ago is screening tonight at UCB (Jan 13). Hader, Seth Meyers, and SNL writer Simon Rich will be there for a “super pretentious” Q&A after the screening (which is a little surprising given that SNL is taping this ...
