Otherwise Known As Kevin Miller (XI)

Animated title test for "Hellbound?"

This is a test version of an animated title we're creating for the film. Animation work done by the talented Mr. Matt Finley. The score you hear beneath it was composed by Maestro Marcus Zuhr. We're still tweaking it but thought I'd give everyone a sneak peek.

"With God On Our Side" to screen at Washington National Cathedral

If you're in DC on October 27, I highly recommend you check it out. Producer/director Porter Speakman will be there, as will Reverend Stephen Sizer, for a Q & A afterward. You can find out how to buy tickets here.

Porter will also be screening the film at several other locations across the US and UK this fall.

A clip from "With God On Our Side"

Don't forget the Canadian premiere at Trinity Western University on February 11th at 7:00pm. Panel discussion with the filmmakers and others to follow. Should be a LIVELY event. Come early to get a good seat. And the best thing about it is, admission is FREE!

Issue of "Balance" When Sharing the Palestinian Narrative from Porter Speakman Jr on Vimeo.

Can you believe it? "Expelled" is on Showtime

It airs tomorrow night at 7:00 and then on-demand until January 7, 2010. If you're a subscriber and you haven't seen it yet, now's your chance.

Google Adsense just makes... cents?

I know, I'm probably the one Googlienth person to write a headline like that, but for most small-time bloggers like me, it's completely true. At least so far.

A few days back, I decided to see if I could monetize my blog through Six Apart's Adify program. Adify is simple enough to use. But I didn't like the look of their ads, and I didn't appreciate the fact that I had to apply to their various advertising networks to see if they deem my blog worthy for their campaigns.

For example, today I got turned down by a hockey advertising network. A hockey advertising network! Their reason? I don't blog about hockey! Did it ever occur to them that I'm Canadian, and that even though I don't blog about hockey perhaps many of my readers (probably the majority) are hockey fans? Apparently not. Humph.

Hockey or not, after comparing my options, I decided to ditch Adify and go with Adsense. Not only is it easier to use, I can customize the look of my ads, I don't have to apply to join any ad network and the ads appear on my blog as soon as I post the code. The only downside to Adsense so far is that the ads don't open in a new window when people click on them, but perhaps they'll provide that option in time.

But the proof is in the pudding, or in this case, my Paypal account. The great monetizing experiment is now officially up and running. I'll let you know how it goes.

Save a life! (Mine, to be exact)

Batman vs. Darth Vader - watch more funny videos

I just discovered the web site funnyordie.com, which is run by Will Ferrell, Judd Apatow and some other funny people. The way the web site works is simple: You upload a video and then viewers vote on whether it's funny or whether it should die. So far, two out of every three viewers of my first video, Batman vs. Darth Vader, are trying to kill it. So why not go on over and lend a brother a hand? You can also vote for my other video, My Momma Was a Sith Lord!

My Momma Was a Sith Lord! - watch more funny videos

Um... I think they forgot the "X"

I just happened to notice that my performance as Lex Luthor (or a reasonable facsimile) on Smallville's "Requiem" episode has been mistakenly attributed to Kevin Miller (I) on the internet movie database. I'm sure that, like all Kevin Millers (there are at least 20 of us on imdb alone), Kevin Miller (I) is a heckuva good guy, but he certainly did not play Lex Luthor on Smallville. I've notified imdb and hopefully we'll have this cleared up soon.

BTW: The photo above is a frame taken from the final shot of me that appears in the episode.

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The attempt to go viral continues

A short while ago, I documented my intial attempts to make my Youtube videos go viral. While things still haven't quite taken off as I had hoped, my newly learned promotional techniques have helped my latest video, "Batman vs. Darth Vader!" (seen below), generate over 700 views in six days. And those views weren't just a result of me posting juicy headlines on reddit, digg or delicious (well, a lot of them were). The stats reveal that people are actually linking to, posting and passing around the video on their own. So it definitely qualifies as my most contagious video yet.

I realize that the "true" viral video is somewhat of a dying breed. (Most so-called viral videos today are the product of well funded, covert advertising campaigns). But if the guy who did the Christian Bale remix can generate over 1.7 million views in four days, there's certainly hope for the rest of us.

Then again, casting is everything...

I get fan mail...

Well, up to this point it's mostly been hate mail. But after my brief appearance as Lex Luthor (Or will I merely turn out to be a Lex Luthor clone?) on Smallville's "Requiem" episode tonight, the praise just started to... trickle in:

Hey Kevin,

I love SMALLVILLE. I have been watching it from the very first episode. When I seen your name in the credits, I had to learn more about you. I just want to tell you, you were great. I look forward to seeing more of you in future episodes.

Someone else said,

Fake Lex wasn't as offensive as I though he was going to be.

And

I thought he did a great job. I hope they keep him. He delivered a stronger, purely evil version of Lex. And, now that Lex is a full blown evil villain, I think his role should be "Special Guest Star" and I hope he continues on the show as Lex Luthor.

Finally:

I liked Lex, even though it was not Michael. He looked totally evil, insane and vengeful. Everything a good villian should be.

Wait a second: That doesn't sound much different than the feedback I received about Expelled after all...

Some Smallville "Requiem" Vidcaps

Just found these online: