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"quarterlife, which debuted  earlier this month on MySpaceTV, has been picked up by NBC.  No financial details of the deal were disclosed.  \nThis marks the first time a program made for online distribution has been picked up by a major network, although the point of quarterlife being created solely for Internet use is now debatable after it was reported that the script for the show was in fact passed on by ABC a few years ago.  NBC has paid for the rights to air the show in the US, internationally, on DVD and on the web.  That's a wide potential distribution for show, which has made its life on the most popular social network in the world.  Sounds like the perfect deal for Hulu.  \nThis whole situation with quarterlife has a lot of firsts going on.  So let's condsider a few facts here:\nThe show was created by Hollywood veterans Marshall Herskovitz and Edward Zwick, creators of \"thirtysometihng\" and \"My So-Called Life.\"  It managed to launch on a popular network  with a growing TV sector, which is hoping to continue to build MySpaceTV with content just like quarterlife.  It's now being backed by a major network, that's in part considering the possible lasting effects of a writer's strike.  \nIt's important to note that quarterlife, as an Internet venture, may be negotiated to be protected from the writer's strike.  Not sure how that will work out with Herskovitz and his writers being guild members and the show now being picked up by NBC, but clearly the network is hopeful that even in light of the writer's strike, it will have quality content on a reality-TV budget, with an existing following.  We may be seeing a lot more of this.  \nWill Internet content creators be able to keep up, or will the networks begin to invest a bit more into online markets and distribution methods?  Considering the fact that quarterlife never really left the Hollywood circle, can this even be considered a story of inspiration to those independent producers, directors and writers out there?\n[via  paid content]\n\n\n\nQuarterlife TrailerAdd to My Profile | More Videos\n\n"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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