- Sketchy: These amateurish skits are not very different than what I would expect from homemade clips on Yahoo. Okay, the play on Kickstarter was a fun piece, but I cannot see a need to revisit this site.
- 7 Minutes in Heaven: A very strange interview format since it takes place in a closet, which is the point. Yet why is the show only 4 minutes? I am surprised Elijah Wood and others would play along. I think I will stick with Letterman.
- Broken News Daily and Odd News: New parodies that are both broken and odd, but not in a good way. If this is what you want then you are better off with The Onion.
- First Dates with Toby Harris: This was the only program that was unique and interesting. Toby's luck with women reminded me of a young Larry David in terms of his lousy attitude and luck in general. And like Larry, Toby has something to say about society at a few levels. I will stay tuned to this program.
Another program yet to start is Burning Love. The press has made a lot of noise about this new show from Ben Stiller. It portrays a clueless fireman who finds himself in a Bachelor-like situation. The cast is pretty good for an unknown show. In addition to Ken Marino, playing a slap stick role very similar to his role in Adult Swim's Children's Hospital, I was surprised to see Adam Scott (Parks and Recreation) appearing in the previews. The new series premieres on June 4th. I expect that should it do well it will graduate to real television.
Update: Businessweek has a good story on events at YouTube in a piece titled Must-See YouTube. It highlights others that are betting on the success of the new programs:
Advertisers such as Toyota (T), AT&T (T), and General Motors (GM) have already pledged up to $10 million apiece to advertise alongside YouTube’s new content. Google’s challenge will be to make sure they stick around.
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