Lonelygirl15 became popular as a home-schooled teen sharing the emotional details of her life. According to the LA Times:
Apparently the web address 'lonelygirl15' had been bought before the videos started showing. Additionally, an LA attorney has trademarked 'lonelygirl15'.Fans soon started to notice jarring details. A music clip from an undiscovered L.A. band was mixed in to her well-edited montage sequences. Her room was movie-set neat. Above her bookshelf hung a photo of famed occultist Aleister Crowley. Thin already, Bree talked about an upcoming religious ceremony that she would participate in, even though it involved going on a diet.
On the message boards, discussions revolved around the single shoot theory: that the videos must have been filmed in one batch, because they gave little or no nod to the furor erupting around them.
As a result, the creators of Lonelygirl15 have stepped forward and admitted the hoax:
Right now, the biggest mystery of Lonelygirl15 is "who is she?" We think this is an oversimplification. Lonelygirl15 is a reflection of everyone. She is no more real or fictitious than the portions of our personalities that we choose to show (or hide) when we interact with the people around us.The message seems to be - enjoy Lonelygirl15 as a serial mystery-drama.
The question is: will there be enough fans willing to suspend reality and demand the story continues, so they can see how it ends? That would be a great money-spinner, considering the footage has probably been shot.
Posted by: Jack Yan | September 8, 2006 5:55 PM | Permalink to Comment