I watched a bunch of the YouTube 'episodes' about Lonelygirl15. Although my favourite one was 'Boy Problems..' if I hadn't been told that it was all a scam I would have believed this experiment to be authentic. It is quite ingenius to have come up with such an amazing concept and simply put it out there. In some respects it really opened up my eyes about how we perceive the internet as a 'bible' and almost agree with everything it tells us.
The interactivity between Lonelygirl 15 and her boyfriend over the internet was an interesting, childish and extremely public. It was a great form of interactivity on the net despite how public is was.
I read a few of the forums too. There was one comment which particularly intersted me: it was suggested to make the 'min-series' into a DVD box-set. In some respects it is a great idea - taking the series genre to the next level, however the lack of interactivity with the audience through forums would dismember the charm of the entire process that is Lonelygirl15.
It is incredible though how a simple project grew to an enormous proportion of gullibility and recognition to all of the viewers it absorded.
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