2006 Machinima Predictions

Over at Paul Marino's blog he has his machinima related predictions for 2006. Obviously worth the read and will be fun to see where he stands at the end of the year.

Although I think Paul played it a little safe so I figured I'd throw out my Top Ten Machinima predictions for 2006 that are far more likely:

#10. Activision sues 'The Movies' game user for creating and distributing obscene film content with the game. Turns out to be an undisclosed Lionhead employee. Peter Molyneux resigns shortly after. Film wins Machinima Film Festival 2006 award for 'Best Picture'.

#9. Machinima LIVE! guys caught in verbal battle with 'Christians Against Podcasting Evils' for questionable messages in their broadcasts when heard backwards. LIVE! gets deal with Sirus satellite radio.

#8. Paul Marino gets promoted to Senior Executive Director of the AMAS.

#7. Hugh Hancock caught in scandal with virtual actors dressed in old english drag. Community forums overwhelmed with posts on who's sword was bigger.

#6. Viral machinima based on #7 banned by schools, churches and business institutions. Gets MTV 'Video of the Year' after soundtrack provided by 50 cent.

#5. The 2006 Machinima Film Fest has a record breaking 150 categories and gives out 221 awards! Everyone is a winner!

#4. Machinimag gets picked up by big name publisher. Drops machinima focus and is renamed to fiezimag.

#3. SpikeTV produces Extreme Machinima MakeOver television show. Takes the worse machinima released and makes in marginally better.

#2. Ill Clan really does get ill. Passes strange bug to Red vs Blue members who name it 'cockbite disease'. Everyone Panics.

#1. Due to legal battle between Activision, FOX and Viacom for name dominance, machinima is dropped by the community and renamed to machenema. Given direction by our corporate overlords a new description of 'films made mostly with games" is legally allowed and all new content recognized as from the enema era. Hilarity pursues.

:)