{"id":741731,"date":"2013-03-13T20:58:31","date_gmt":"2013-03-14T00:58:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paidcontent.org\/?p=225893"},"modified":"2013-03-13T20:58:31","modified_gmt":"2013-03-14T00:58:31","slug":"veronica-mars-movie-hits-2m-kickstarter-goal-in-10-hours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/741731","title":{"rendered":"Veronica Mars movie hits $2M Kickstarter goal in 10 hours"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Veronica Mars<\/em> fans got one step closer towards seeing bringing their favorite teen detective back on the screen &#8211; the big screen, that is: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/559914737\/the-veronica-mars-movie-project\">A Kickstarter project to raise funds<\/a> for a <em>Veronica Mars<\/em> movie that show creator Rob Thomas launched hit its funding goal of $2 million less than 10\u00a0hours after going live on the crowdsourcing site.<\/p> <p>The project is remarkable for a number of reasons:<\/p> <ul> <li>It\u2019s the fastest growing Kickstarter ever, hitting $1 million in just over four hours. Of course, these kinds of records are a bit in flux: The previous record holder Torment: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/inxile\/torment-tides-of-numenera\"><em>Tides of Numenera<\/em><\/a>, a Kickstarter for an RPG, reached its $1M just a week ago.<\/li> <li>Veronica Mars gives Kickstarter some Hollywood star power. The project comes with the blessing and active support of Veronica Mars star Kristen Bell, who wrote Wednesday:<\/li> <\/ul> <blockquote id=\"quote-%e2%80%9cyou-have-ba\"><p>\u201cYou have banded together like the sassy little honey badgers you are and made this possibility happen. i promise if we hit our goal, we will make the sleuthiest, snarkiest, it\u2019s-all-fun-and-games-\u2018til-one-of-you-gets-my-foot-up-your-ass movie we possibly can.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote> <ul> <li>The fundraising campaign isn\u2019t just another indie movie &#8211; it comes with the blessing of Warner Bros. Here\u2019s how Thomas put it:<\/li> <\/ul> <blockquote id=\"quote-%e2%80%9ckristen-and2\"><p>\u201cKristen and I met with the Warner Bros. brass, and they agreed to allow us to take this shot. They were extremely cool about it, as a matter of fact. Their reaction was, if you can show there\u2019s enough fan interest to warrant a movie, we\u2019re on board. So this is it. This is our shot.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote> <p>Of course, even the $2 M funding doesn\u2019t mean that the plan for the movie can\u2019t still derail. Thomas acknowledged himself that there are still numerous challenges ahead, including the schedule of everyone involved &#8211; something that was the biggest challenge for Netflix\u2019s upcoming <em>Arrested Development<\/em> revival.<\/p> <p>But the mere fact that fans took this project this far, this quick is going to have an impact on Hollywood &#8211; and possibly give a number of previously abandoned TV shows a second shot.<\/p> <br \/> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stats.wordpress.com\/b.gif?resize=1%2C1\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><p><a href=\"http:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?iu=\/1008864\/GigaOM_RSS_300x250&#038;sz=300x250&%23038;c=557435\"><img src=\"http:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?iu=\/1008864\/GigaOM_RSS_300x250&#038;sz=300x250&%23038;c=557435\" \/><\/a><\/p><p><strong>Related research and analysis from GigaOM Pro:<\/strong><br \/>Subscriber content. <a href=\"http:\/\/pro.gigaom.com\/?utm_source=media&utm_medium=editorial&utm_campaign=auto3&utm_term=620375+veronica-mars-movie-is-a-go&utm_content=jroettgers\">Sign up for a free trial<\/a>.<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"http:\/\/pro.gigaom.com\/2013\/01\/ces-2013-flash-analysis-disruptions-and-disappointments-from-consumer-techs-biggest-show\/?utm_source=media&utm_medium=editorial&utm_campaign=auto3&utm_term=620375+veronica-mars-movie-is-a-go&utm_content=jroettgers\">GigaOM Research highs and lows from CES 2013<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/pro.gigaom.com\/2012\/10\/connected-consumer-third-quarter-2012-analysis-and-outlook\/?utm_source=media&utm_medium=editorial&utm_campaign=auto3&utm_term=620375+veronica-mars-movie-is-a-go&utm_content=jroettgers\">Connected consumer third-quarter 2012<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/pro.gigaom.com\/2012\/08\/crowdfundings-rapid-growth-and-future-opportunities\/?utm_source=media&utm_medium=editorial&utm_campaign=auto3&utm_term=620375+veronica-mars-movie-is-a-go&utm_content=jroettgers\">Crowdfunding\u2019s rapid growth and future opportunity<\/a><\/li><\/ul><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gigaom.feedsportal.com\/c\/34996\/f\/646446\/s\/298acd7b\/mf.gif?resize=1%2C1\" border='0'\/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href=\"http:\/\/share.feedsportal.com\/viral\/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Veronica+Mars+movie+hits+%242M+Kickstarter+goal++in+10+hours&link=http%3A%2F%2Fpaidcontent.org%2F2013%2F03%2F13%2Fveronica-mars-movie-is-a-go%2F\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/res3.feedsportal.com\/images\/emailthis2.gif?w=780\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/td><td valign='middle'><a href=\"http:\/\/res.feedsportal.com\/viral\/bookmark.cfm?title=Veronica+Mars+movie+hits+%242M+Kickstarter+goal++in+10+hours&link=http%3A%2F%2Fpaidcontent.org%2F2013%2F03%2F13%2Fveronica-mars-movie-is-a-go%2F\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/res3.feedsportal.com\/images\/bookmark.gif?w=780\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/div><br\/><br\/><a href=\"http:\/\/da.feedsportal.com\/r\/159490214340\/u\/49\/f\/646446\/c\/34996\/s\/298acd7b\/a2.htm\"><img src=\"http:\/\/da.feedsportal.com\/r\/159490214340\/u\/49\/f\/646446\/c\/34996\/s\/298acd7b\/a2.img\" border=\"0\"\/><\/a><img width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/pi.feedsportal.com\/r\/159490214340\/u\/49\/f\/646446\/c\/34996\/s\/298acd7b\/a2t.img\" border=\"0\"\/><div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/OmMalik?a=pdyepyIraOM:VvuZOjD4fgM:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/OmMalik?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div><img src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/OmMalik\/~4\/pdyepyIraOM\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Veronica Mars fans got one step closer towards seeing bringing their favorite teen detective back on the screen &#8211; 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