Prom Queen
Format	drama, internet video
Created by	Big Fantastic
Directed by	Doug Cheney, Chris Hampel, Chris McCaleb, Ryan Wise
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	80
Production
Producer(s)	Vuguru
Running time	90 seconds
Broadcast
Original channel	MySpace YouTube Veoh
Original run	April 1, 2007 – present
Chronology
Related shows	SamHas7Friends
External links
Official website

Prom Queen is the first web television series produced by former Walt Disney CEO Michael Eisner's new production company Vuguru and the returning web television production company Big Fantastic, the creators of SamHas7Friends. The series, consisting of 80 episodes of 90 seconds each, is one of the best-funded entrants into the world of original programming designed exclusively for online video.^[1]

The show generated revenue through sponsorships, selling some of the clothing worn by the characters and extensive advertising for Hairspray.^[2]

The series premiered April 1, 2007, on MySpace and supplemental scenes can be seen on MySpace as each of the characters has a MySpace page that includes Blogs, Vlogs, and conversational comments between the characters. According to the Financial Times, it marks MySpace's boldest push into original video content. The series was also distributed on YouTube, Veoh and an original Prom Queen Web site.^[3]

The first season ended on June 20th, 2007, with over 15 million views of the episodes during the original 12 week run,^[4] and has been viewed by nearly 20 million people to date. ^[5]

A 15-episode spinoff series, Prom Queen: Summer Heat, debuted on August 27, 2007. On May 7, 2008, a Japanese remake of the series, titled Tokyo Prom Queen, began airing in a similar format.

On October 20, 2008, Michael Eisner confirmed that a third season of "Prom Queen" would be produced.^[6]

A DVD of the series was released on October 7, 2008. The DVD included behind the scenes footage, as well as audio commentaries from the cast and creators of the series.

Around July 2009, it was announced that a follow-up series was being filmed, entitled Prom Queen: The Homecoming. It has been reported that this season will debut in 2010 and the episodes will be around 4 minutes long.

Contents 1 Plot 2 Main Characters 3 Cast 4 Music 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Plot

The core plot of Prom Queen revolves around a text message that was sent to character Ben, saying "U R going 2 kill the prom queen." This, of course, occurs as the prom approaches, and the drama begins to unfold.

[edit] Main Characters

• Ben - the smart, witty student who is the one who gets the text message saying he will kill the prom queen.
• Sadie - Ben's sister, is quiet and writes for the school newspaper. She says she hates the idea of prom, but secretly wants to attend.
• Chad - the school jock, who carries a pink phone that receives a call from one person only. Who could it be?
• Nikki - Chad's girlfriend. She's stuck-up and wants to be the prom queen. However, she has a terrible self-image and has a secret...
• Lauren - a friend of Nikki's who has a bad relationship with her mother.
• Jill - Lauren's mother, who was Prom Queen at her prom. Jill is mentally unhealthy and seems to be quite obsessed with Ben.
• Danica - a British exchange student who is staying with Lauren. Danica has a video camera she uses daily, to capture her trip in America.
• Courtney - the girl who Ben likes. They are doing a school play together, but it seems she has a second life, of sorts.

[edit] Cast

• Sean Hankinson as Ben
• Katy Stoll as Sadie
• David Loren as Chad
• Laura Howard as Danica
• Alexandra French as Nikki
• Jake Shideler as Josh
• Haley Mancini as Lauren
• John Shires as Nolan
• Mills Allison as Curtis
• Andre Boyer as Brett. Boyer was the only minority with a lead role in the series.^[7]
• Sheila Vand as Courtney
• Kateland Carr as Michele
• Amy Kay Raymond as Jill

[edit] Music

The score for the series was by James McKeever.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• promqueen.tv - official site
• Prom Queen at the Internet Movie Database
• Official Prom Queen account on MySpace
• Prom Queen profile on imeem