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Follow Friday

If you’re on Twitter, there’s a feature that has caught on among members called “Follow Friday”. Each person suggests others to follow and if you like the person’s Tweets, you can hit “follow” and get that person’s updates.

Through this, I have found quite a few people to follow and have made some good connections. I’m going to extend that here to Fang’s Bites.

For Football even though I’m a massive Browns fan and hate everything Steeler-oriented, I give you, Steelergurl. She knows her football and always goes back and forth with NFLprguy Brian McCarthy on Twitter. I have a great respect for Steelergurl and her posts. Visit her blog as well.

For Baseball blogs, Red Sox-centric in particular, there’s Sox & Dawgs run by my good friend, Ian Bethune. Well, I haven’t met Ian personally, but we always e-mail and Tweet each other so I feel like I’ve known him for a while. Go visit Ian and enjoy not just his Red Sox posts, but on New England sports.

The hockey blog I visit constantly is Puck The Media run by Steve Lepore. He’s on top of all things regarding the hockey media. Very well run and I’m also an occasional contributor. Visit his site often.

If you’re a regular visitor to this blog, you know that I regularly link to Neil Best of Newsday practically every day. Not only is he quite prolific in posting, he also does quite a bit of reporting for his column.

There’s also Richard Deitsch of Sports Illustrated who returned to the magazine after 9 months at the University of Michigan doing a fellowship. I hope to have more from Richard in the future.

My former partner-in-crime at WPRI-TV, John Crowe has his sports media blog, the Crowe’s Nest. The stories I could tell you about how John and I developed scavanger hunts for associate producers and interns just to torture them. However, the Statute of Limitations still has not run out so I must keep quiet. Maybe one day, John and I will reveal them.

There’s also the Sports Media Journal headed up by Southern New England multimedia magnate Keith Thibeault. It’s also the home of former Baltimore Sun media writer Ray Frager. SMJ has very thoughtful posts and is one of the best sports media blogs out there.

I would be remiss if I did not include Maury Brown’s Biz of Baseball. Maury has become quite the expert on MLB’s blackout rules and also keeps up to date on baseball stadia, attendance and other things related to the Business of Baseball. He also has the Biz of Football, Biz of Basketball and Biz of Hockey. Visit them often.

And two of my favorite non-sports websites: Darynkagan.com just to see what’s possible and B.J. Fletcher: Private Eye with the best web series on the planet.

Every Friday, I’ll bring you different sites for my Follow Friday.

Videos of the Week – B.J. Fletcher Private Eye

Time for another four episodes of B.J. Fletcher: Private Eye. Last week, I posted the first four episodes of Season 1. Time for four more.

Episode 5 – In the case of “Mr. Christie and his Wandering Aperture”, Fletch (Lindy Zucker) and George (Dana Puddicombe) go undercover at Dominic Christie’s photography studio. Once there they set to work to uncover proof on Marilyn’s cheating husband (Stuart Dowling). Unfortunately for our intrepid investigator, things don’t go quite according to plan.

In episode 6, Fletch sends George undercover at Dominic’s studio. With the help of her good pal Joe Magnum (Karim Morgan) Fletch sets into motion a plan that’s sure to entrap the cheating husband.

To episode 7 in which Fletch while trying to wrap up the case of “Mr. Christie and his Wandering Aperture”, ends up putting her best friend George in harms way when the undercover mission goes awry!

And our last episode for today, “The Little Lost Lesbian: Run, Jenna, Run”, Fletch and her assistant Georgia Drew are drawn into the seedy underbelly of municipal politics when they help a local politician’s wife find her missing daughter. Little does Fletcher know a dark figure from her past will thwart her at every turn!

Next week, the last episodes of Season 1. For more information on B.J. Fletcher: Private Eye, head to the official website.

Videos of the Week – B.J. Fletcher Private Eye

Today, I’m going off the beaten path with the sports videos and I’m going to give some love to a web series that I’ve been following since last year. Granted, some web series are not very good and don’t deserve your attention, but this one does. It’s done with virtually no budget and from the first webisode through its second season, I’ve seen constant improvement. Plus, I like the cast and I like that the series shares a sense of humor with the viewer.

So over the next few weeks, I’m going to run webisodes from the series for the Videos of the Week. I’ll get back to sports in time for the Super Bowl. I have a plan, so indulge me for this month.

Some background on the series. B.J. Flectcher Private Eye won the AfterEllen contest to find the next great web series. It’s been featured on the site since last May and a new webisode is released every week. It’s about the barely competent B.J. Fletcher and her friend, Georgia Drew as they attempt to solve cases. Filmed completely on location in Toronto, it’s produced and directed by Regan Latimer. Lindy Zucker plays B.J. and the very delightful Dana Puddicome plays Georgia. I totally love this series and wanted to share it with my readers. To get more information on B.J. Fletcher Private Eye, you can head to the official website. I’ve added the site to the Friends of Fang’s Bites that you see on the left. So without further ado, I’ll give you the first four episodes of the series. Next week, I’ll post the next group of four episodes of the first season, then in two weeks, the final episodes of the first season. And in three weeks, I’ll begin posting the second season.

In this first webisode, we meet B.J. and Georgia and B.J.’s former girlfriend, Marjorie (played by Natasha Gordon). B.J. agrees to take her case, but gets more than she bargained for.

In part 2, after a night of reminiscing, B.J. sets to work in “Agatha and her Leaky Empire”. When Fletcher and George go on stakeout, they make a shocking discovery.

In part 3, Fletch decides to confront of her ex-girlfriend, Marjorie after finding out she is more involved in “Agatha and her Leaky Empire” than she’s letting on. Later as Fletch tries to wrap up the case, she brings George in on a fact-finding mission.

After wrapping up “Agatha and her Leaky Empire”, Fletch is looking forward to some time off, but her plans are cut short as trouble once again finds its way to B.J. Once again, Fletch takes a reluctant George on a recon mission.

I’ll post the next four episodes next week. Once again, for more information on the series, head on over to the official website.