Indeed!
Well, the Mistress of Mischief herself, our own Phaylen Fairchild paid a visit to the MBC New Studios a bit ago! Turns out the broad won some “Studio Tour” contest and muscled her way into a super serious news broadcast, much to the distress of news anchors Dousa Dragonash and Recka Wuyts (Pronounced “Wheats” If you’re wondering. I did.)
If you keep up with the World news from MBC- as you should, you may have already seen it! If not, take a gander. Somehow, the ending left none of us surprised but provided a mighty good chuckle.
see the high res version here.
Today is a HUGE milestone for us! Our internal statistics counter (not the sitemeter on the side that you see, that only counts the hits since it was added to the site well after it was established.) shows that we have had over 100,000 websites since we launched last November. This helps us keep track of our progress, and measure our demographic. Not to mention it gives us an enormous boost of confidence knowing that people give a crap about what we’re all doing here on this little half-finished website.
It is a thrilling concept that we have grown so wildly, well beyond our expectations! Thank you so much for sharing this adventure with us. Tonight, we’ll be having a martini by the pool in honor of you and all of our friends that have made our batty little show so successful. Feel the love!
…Unless, of course, and it is entirely possibly that our Mothers have sat there hitting refresh over and over. In that case, Thanks Moms!
Seriously!
Hopefully we can say thanks in person during our in-world screening of the DiVAS Finale… you are coming, aren’t you?
Love
Evie, Kit and Phaylen
Last night became quite interesting when Phaylen appeared Live and gave the surprised patrons of a virtual nightspot an impromptu comedy performance that lasted thirty minutes. Playing the role of a hopeful but hapless first time Dominatrix in search of a submissive, she brought the crowd to it’s knees with laughter. One of the highlights (and quotables) of the evening were: “I’m off to a really rough start and having no luck, everyone here wants to be in control.” She went on to explain how she one time purchased an Xcite private part and didn’t know how to operate it, but while socializing later in a night club she was suddenly notified that a nearby dancing woman had touch it and stole her virginity… “You are no longer a virgin” it announced to her, and she was left feeling invaded and confused. Resetting the scripts did not help.
The performance was a resounding success and she was invited back by the owners. Special thanks to the amazing patrons of the club who so graciously played along and enjoyed the show.
The DiVAS Finale is still brewing and promises to be the best one ever! A lot of laughs are in store for you as we come a climactic close later this month, so stay tuned!
Also, Phaylen, Evie and DiVAS scripter Brunswick Warburton have been working with Metaverse Messenger Editor Katt Kongo in association with Linden Lab® on Second Life’s® official Day of Remembrance which will be held on April 17th in a 24 hour cycle of live performances. This Linden Sponsored event offers residents an opportunity to celebrate the life of others who they have been blessed enough to share our grid with, but who have passed on. The Day of Remembrance benefits The American Cancer Society via Relay For Life and launches at 12:01am on April 17 and runs steadily until 11:59pm of that same day. There will also be a parade and a memorial garden for residents to dedicate a flower in the name of a loved one lost.
In case you wondering why a terrified Phaylen is hiding in a closet in todays pic, you can take comfort in the fact that you only have a little longer to wait before DiVAS brings a fabulous finale to the table! However, even before that you can catch a 30 second commercial for the finale which will air across the web beginning next week! This episode is perhaps the most ambitious yet for the creative team, as quite a few technical tasks require us to forge into new territory. Since our production standards have increased exponentially over the past few episodes, you know we’ll keep it under our hat until it is perfect in every way.
In the meantime, while the DiVAS are hard at work filming the epic finale (which may be a two parter), all the previous episodes have been re-scored and consist entirely of self-created content. You’ll soon be able to watch each one with Evie’s custom score in various places around the web. We’ll also be launching a new website soon for our production company which will feature information on past and future projects.
Okay, so it’s had some time to settle in. We’ve gotten emails and IM’s asking the same question about the ending of Episode #5… “Who the hell was that?!”
Well, here’s the thing; We can’t tell you! No, we haven’t become all hyper-dramatic, we’re not looking to become the animated version of the soap opera Passions, it wasn’t a bunny-out-of-the-hat trick. So, all the questions coming, like are they going to die, etc., will just have to wait until the final climax of the last episode since part of the fun is the big reveal. With this in consideration and the influx of sudden interest, the set has been shrouded in secrecy, the actors and crew are the only ones with admittance and we will only be using extras who have appeared in previous episodes. We don’t want anyone to spoil the fun for the audience by spilling the goods!
Episode #6 is a bittersweet adventure as it is the last one. We have all been working together for nearly 6 months now, churning out these amazing, whimsical little loony cartoons each month. We have watched ourselves start this journey as hapless, hopeful individuals and grow into skilled machinimists accruing knowledge each and every day. We have spent hours laughing until we cried, spent countless late nights having thoughtful discussions, and have shared an experience that is a once in a lifetime. As everyone works toward bringing the curtain down, it goes without saying that we feel the tugging on our heart strings.
But we are working hard to give you all the great big finish you deserve! So watch for the special Finale of DiVAS in the middle of the month!
Episode #5 is now live. The youtube version has no end credits due to the 10 minute time limit, but the one on BlipTV will have the show with complete credits and will be available later today - and in a higher resolution!!