We’ve Been Pirated! Guess We’re Bigtime, Now
Hey there, Patrick here. I subscribe to Google Alerts, so whenever someone writes about the show I get a message. Well, today I found out that someone in Germany has gathered up all the Couch Cases episodes and put them on a Blu-Ray disc! We’ve been pirated! But then, someone else took that Blu-Ray and made it into an illegal download stream on BitTorrent.
So, the pirates have been pirated!
Crazy, right? I mean, the show’s out there FOR FREE for anyone who can connect to YouTube or the Couch Cases website. Still, I guess in a way it’s pretty cool that some pirates thought our little free show held together with spit and duct tape was cool enough to pirate.
Happy March!
Google rocks
It’s always cool to find out who’s watching from around the world. During a recent Google search on Couch Cases, we discovered that word is getting out about our little show. On top of being an unsolicited official comedy selection at the Baghdad Film Festival (yes, you read it right!), our web series is being watched and reviewed favorably in the press in Italy and France. C’est très bon!
Fellow Writer, Musician & Tech Geek Gives Couch Cases Thumbs Up!
Our comedy web series is a Featured Pick at eGuiders.com. One of their eGuiders, Varlo Vanore, found us on MySpace and gave us a thumbs up review, saying our show Couch Cases is ”full of relationships gone awry, risque sitcom situations, and great side characters. I give them lots of props for the story lines and production value… This one is worth keeping an eye on.”
Thanks Varlo!
Couch Cases: Over A Million Views
That’s right, naysayers- Couch Cases has been seen over a million times.
Thank you to all who have supported, and who continue to support the show. We’re thrilled that Dr. Amy and the gang are finding a sizable audience online!
Couch Cases: We’re In The Toronto Star
Matt Carter wrote a review of Couch Cases in the Toronto Star today. He said the jokes are sly, and the characters are charming and likable. We also got top billing above Sony Interactive’s new show (which is awesome, since they have a studio backing them and their show was written by a Seinfeld writer), and they picked a photo of Kathi Funston and Sabrina Bolin to run with the column.
Here’s the full review.
Tubefilter Interview and Update
A word from Patrick and Kathi:
Some of you know that our show Couch Cases has surpassed the 500,000 view mark, and we’ve recently been featured in Tubefilter.tv and USA Today. Thank you for all your support, and we hope you love the show.
As always, go to www.couchcases.com for the latest info.
Here’s the full content of the Tubefilter interview:
Patrick: We’re huge sitcom fans. And we wanted to write something that fit in with smart, funny shows you’d see on TV. We also wanted to create something that looked good, something cinematic like Sex & The City. We aimed high.
Couch Cases featured in Tubefilter News!
We just had an article published about us in Tubefilter News…
“Take a dysfunctional therapist with no people skills, add her neurotic clients, her wise-cracking best friend, and a host of boytoy hotties, and you’ve got Couch Cases, the new comedy web series from creators Patrick Ortman and Kathi Funston. Following a traditional sitcom aesthetic, Couch Cases previewed to an impressive view count on YouTube in October, but has its official “wide release” on January 15th.”
We’ve also been invited to join top-ranking web series on Tubefilter’s Web TV Schedule this week! We’re re-launching Couch Cases on Thursday, January 15th with the hopes of reaching an even wider audience. A top spot in Tubefilter’s schedule is a very big honor for us. Thanks to Tubefilter for this esteemed recognition! Also, thanks again to our cast and crew for making Couch Cases a quality show that’s getting some much-deserved attention, and, of course, to our fans on the web for all of your support!
“Our mission at Tubefilter is simple - to grow the audience of web television. Our news division, Tubefilter News, is the leading authority in episodic web television.
The web is full of great storytelling. As you’ve probably noticed, there are a lot of stories out there, but too often they get lost in the web video shuffle. Tubefilter News helps you discover and keep track of the stories you care about.
We care about quality episodic shows, whether they are studio or independently produced – if they’re good, we’ll help you find them. We follow the shows, their creators, the cast and the people that make these shows come to life.”
A big milestone: Over half a million views!
We’ve gone over the magical half-a-million views mark with Couch Cases- that’s amazing, and thank you all for your support!
Couch Cases: Over 307,000 served
We’re happy to announce that Couch Cases has been seen over 307,000 times. Woohoo & Merry Christmas!
Couch Cases: Over 219,459 served
Something happened this past week, and we’ve become a “must watch” show on YouTube. Couch Cases has ranked as high as #34 on YouTube, and is one of the Top 100 shows to watch right now.