HIPSTER RUNOFF

I remember when I was a tween, there wasn't much 2 do. We didn't really have 'social media', so I couldn't connect with other tweens on facebook, myspace, twitter, and chat roulette. We were lucky of other tweens had high speed internet/AOL Instant Messenger.

This new Disney movie called HARRIET THE SPY: BLOG WARS is about blogs and tweens. It seems like they are 'glorifying' blogs to tweens, letting them know that blogging is a viable form of self-expression, and possibly a realistic career path. It seems to portray bloggers as people who 'go out and get a scoop' as opposed to the traditional blogger who 'sits on his ass' and 'blurbs about content in a tired voice, like a robot who is enslaved by a large group of readers.'

The show seems to try to let teens know that 'blogging' is the same as 'being a writer.'

I feel like this show really appeals 2 me. As an mp3/music blogger, I feel like I am in direct competition with a lot of 'heavy hitters.' Pitchfork, Stereogum, Gorilla Vs. Bear, the Village Voice, the New york Times, The Wall Street Journal, hype machine bloggers, lil bros on twitter who yell at u all the time. Every1 has a voice, and every1 is competing to get the 'best story' and the 'largest tribe' so that we can make the most 'internet dollars.' So many stories to cover. So many decisions to make on a daily basis. How far is 2 far? Are you supposed to blog about musicians/alt celebs like they are 'real people' or do u just have to treat them like commodities/meme machines?

Being a blogger is difficult, and I wish Disney didn't make this show seem so light-hearted. Blogging is serious. A lot of people get hurt. A lot of peoples' lives' are ruined because of blogs. Not sure if I will let my son/daughter blog, even if they want to follow in my footsteps. Feel like they might get hurt, or they might fail, and think I'm not proud of them.

Feels weird that they rebranded Harriet the Spy. It makes sense, though. But I just sort of remember her as some sort of 'lost lil bitch with an imagination.' Can't believe she is a blogger now.

Does the new Harriet the Spy appeal 2 u?
Have u ever been in a blog war?
What is the greatest blog war in the history of the alternative internet?
Is this movie based on Perez Hilton's perception of the world?
Are gossip bloggers going 2 lead some1 to commit suicide?
Should teens be banned from the internet?
Do u wish they had macbooks /twitters when you were a tween?
Is Disney 'relevant' or is it 'fucking garbage'?
Are 'bloggers' legitimate journalists/writers?
Do you know of any alt blogs who 'don't play by the rules' and have an unfair advantage/bully other humans+blogs?

As yall know, I am creative, I 'get' the internet, and I am interested in tween issues, which made it pretty natural to write a sitcom that dealt with these three topics. Needless to say, I'm super excited, and hope that my show catches on with test audiences. Do you think yall could give me some feedback if it is good enough for yall?

Show description: A Girl from Wisconsin created a youtube account, created videos, and 'went viral.' She was then recruited to star on a zany tween sketch comedy show called SO RANDOM. Her life changed, but she is still humble, and zany things happen around her with zany characters. While she has some zany conflicts with people who might be more/less 'viral' and quirky than her, she is sort of searching for meaning + special relationships, just like every1 else in our world.

Which character do yall 'relate 2'?
Do u think it is a 'good concept'?
Do u have any tween actors who yall could recommend?

Do yall think it has a chance to 'catch on' with tweens? I feel like the problem with most television 2day is that the people who write tv shows don't 'get' what happens in the modern world. They don't understand vlogging, and they don't understand youtube sensations. Just feel like this show has a better chance of resonating with tweens as opposed to outdated sitcoms like Seinfeld, Frasier, and Every Body Loves Raymond and H8s Chris.

Just interested in educating America's youth about concepts like 'microfame' and'macroanonymity' which have shattered most tweens' concepts of 'what it means to be successful' [via 'being famous'].

Will HRO 'make it' and launch the career of this new tween sensation? (kinda like Miley/Trace Cyrus)