NFT funded "TV" shows

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I thought this was interesting, and the first use of NFT that I'd heard of that seemed like a valid use (compared to 'buying' the first twitter post for millions, or buying stolen art/IP, etc....) I'm sure there's plenty of valid NFT use, but what I have previously heard the most about was stuff that is ridiculous or criminal.

But this is actually interesting.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/joshwilson/2022/04/12/mila-kunis-produced-series-will-allow-nft-holders-to-decide-the-plot/

Mila Kunis’ production company, Sixth Wall, has launched an animated series called The Gimmicks that is backed by Web3. The series will allow the holders of NFTs based on the series to decide episodic endings.

NFTs for the show have been free to mint on The Gimmick’s website since March 18. At the time of writing all of the available 10,000 NFTs on the site had been minted.

Speaking to CoinDesk, Kunis said on the movement: “I see the tech and community that comes with NFTs and Web3 allowing for the audience to directly communicate with and inform creators of what they like and what they don't,”.

“There is space for traditional film and television development as well as this more Wild West fun chaos that comes along with developing in Web 3.”

Kunis’ push into crypto began last year when she crowdfunded her animated series Stoner Cats through an NFT auction, token-gating the episodes.

The Gimmicks is being created in partnership with Toonstar, a web3 animation studio, and is being written by Dave Ihlenfeld and David Wright of Family Guy and The Simpson’s fame.

The episodes, released weekly, will have a story surrounding down-and-out wrestlers trying to regain their popularity. Former WWE stars Luke “Doc” Gallows, Karl “Machine Gun” Anderson, nZo (FKA Enzo) Amore and Rocky Romero will voice the series.

https://time.com/nextadvisor/investing/cryptocurrency/what-crypto-investors-should-know-mila-kunis-stoner-cats/

“Stoner Cats” is a cute and funny adult cartoon about cats that get up to all kinds of misadventures. It’s voiced by big-time celebrities like Mila Kunis and Chris Rock, but you can’t find Stoner Cats on any cable network or streaming platform.

To watch it, you have to buy one of the show’s NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, using a cryptocurrency called Ethereum. The initial run of “Stoner Cats” NFTs — collectible, unique images of cats in the digital animation style of the series — has already sold out, at .35 ETH apiece, or just over $1,000 (depending on the price of Ethereum). That’s a lot of money to watch an animated series about cats.

“Stoner Cats” turned to NFTs as a way to crowdfund production after facing difficulty getting the show cleared through traditional Hollywood routes, says Lisa Sterbakov, production director at Orchard Farm Productions, the company behind the series. Production partner Mila Kunis had the idea to tap into the crypto-adjacent NFT phenomenon that popped up earlier this year, she says.

NFTs — which have drawn attention from mainstream companies ranging from American Express to Gucci — are most commonly built on the Ethereum blockchain. For investors betting on a long-term increase in the value of Ethereum, more people buying ether for NFTs has potential to be a very good thing.