Rosario Dawson's Web Series, Gemini Division, Starts Today

BuzzSugar — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 09:32:12 PDT

In NBC's "first original online series," Gemini Division, Rosario Dawson stars as NYPD cop Anna who "gets entangled in a war between artificial SIMs life forms and the covert 'Gemini' group." Apparently the series will include 50 episodes (er, webisodes), with the first one coming online today.

I've seen the first episode, and the premise is interesting enough - especially since the series begins with the murder of someone close to Anna, which she then strives to figure out - but so far, the way the series is shot it looks so silly, it's distracting.

Anna provides a ton of exposition in the form of video messages, and her stories are illustrated by clips. Still, it's basically Anna having a one-sided conversation with the camera. It's really hard to be pulled in by her, too; I don't know if it's Dawson as an actress or the awkward material, but so far, this ain't grabbing me.

The series supposedly starts today on the Gemini Division website, but for now all that's available to the public seems to be the trailer, which you can check out if you

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Rosario Dawson to Star in Online Series for NBC

BuzzSugar — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 11:34:17 PDT

From big screen to computer screen.
Rosario Dawson, action-movie star, is now taking on a project of a different sort. She'll be starring in an online sci-fi series called Gemini Division, which will air on NBC's website - and maybe, possibly also on TV.

What's Dawson's role?
She plays a New York cop who discovers that "simulated life forms" have assimilated with the public as part of a global conspiracy. The series will be paired with another online show, Woke Up Dead, described simply as a zombie comedy. Together, they'll air online in 50 three-minute installments, and NBC also has the rights to turn them into TV series if the network so desires. The two series are expected to start airing late this Summer.

This career move: brilliant or baffling?
This is NBC's second try at proving Internet TV is where it's at - the first being the less-than-successful Quarterlife. This time, though, only the first few episodes are expected to air on TV. The main goal is to get people to watch the show online. So, will you? And do you think that the presence of bigger stars like Dawson gives online TV more credibility?

And hey, if it doesn't work out . . .
Dawson has another sci-fi project in the works: a potential series for the Sci Fi channel based on a comic book she co-created.

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