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Fan Interaction Through Viewer-Created Videos

According to their post on November 24, 2006 on the lonelygirl15 message forum, the the creators of lonelygirl15 explained to viewers the various ways to interact with their story. Along with viewers' ability to use the official forum to discuss the plot and characters with each other and post questions, comments and suggestions to the characters via the character interaction section of the forum, the creators emboldened fans to "[c]reate your own characters and storylines within the Breeniverse." The post goes on to explain that once fans create such videos, this work can be submitted "as 'Video Comments' to a video we produce." Fans were encouraged to "Give Bree or Daniel advice. Create your own story (like LordGreystoke422) or make parody videos (like LonesomeOctober)...you are only limited by your creativity." Many fans took up this challenge and began creating their own response videos. These fan-created videos are diverse in content, genre and production values.

Members of the official forum were given a section in which to discuss these fan-created works. Some of the comments about these fan creations range from praise to criticism to lengthy discussions to occasional speculation about whether or not a video response is connected to the official story. One example of such speculation surrounding an official connection to the lg15 story has revolved around the video responses of Nikki Bower, whose investigative report videos have been set in many of the same locations as canon videos. This speculation could be due to the fact that two official characters, Gemma and Jonas, were introduced to the audience in videoblogs under the guise of fan responses. Once Gemma and Jonas were acknowledged by Bree in her videoblog, these two characters were understood to be an official part of the Breeniverse. Speculation about other videos revolved around the fan spin-off OpAphid, which became the official ARG of the lonelygirl15 series. OpAphid is unique in the fact that it was not created by the lg15 production team, but was rather incorporated into the series. According to a post made on November 24, 2006 on the official forum, the creators stated that OpAphid "was a 100% fan created ARG. We liked it so much that we decided to contact the creator and make it the official LG15 ARG."

In this November 24th post, the creators continue with the following statements: "We can't wait to see what other characters and storylines you guys come up with. Your creativity and passion is truly amazing." The producers of the lonelygirl15 saga are generally encouraging of fan-created materials, although they are careful not respond to, comment on or endorse these videos. Fan creations uploaded to users' Revver accounts can appear on the main page of the Tribute to Lonelygirl15 site in a column next to the most recent lonelygirl15 video. Although referred to as "Fan Creations and Spin-offs" on the official forum, they are sometimes referred to by some viewers as Fan Fiction, although this term is generally used to describe written works by fans regarding an original story. This genre of fan-created video fiction is still developing and has yet to be named or specifically defined within the lexicon of fan-created endeavors.

Characters and series

Series which comment on the Breeniverse

• ApotheosisAZ, a person of the highest ethical order, submits insane satire and zaniness.
• Brucker offers common-sense safety tips to the lg15 bloggers. He may be a member of the Order.
• cassieiswatching quickly rose to infamy by posting videos implying she was the Cassie that Bree had briefly discussed with Daniel. One of the most popular early fan series, cassieiswatching spawned many spinoffs of its own, some of which are listed below.
• Colbertnationgirl's motto is "LonelyCracks Anonymous, Helping you first!"
• Facility J is a fan-created ARG series discussing "the J19." Secrets are revealed to be related to OpAphid's genetic engineering research.
• GrandfatherBones is a spinoff of Zarbod (below) in which Death himself is disappointed that Daniel was not bludgeoned by a Hobo for his shoes at the appropriate time.
• The Homeschoolers Aggregate is a participatory online pursuit for the gifted homeschooler focused on structure, philosophy and lessons inspired by the events in Bree's life.
• Immant, a reformist doctor who serves as the Order's Minister of Information, uses his videos to share minimal information with the public about the Order's history and intentions.
• Iris2009 offers his advice to Bree, Daniel and Jonas while himself is on the run.
• itscassie posts dark videos as Cassie locked in the Order's secret, undisclosed compound.
• ItsM posts videos that revolve around uncovering the identity of Tachyon as well as others containing puzzles to be solved by the viewer.
• Lonelygirl362436 (Carmen Electra) blogs a spoof of lg15 from the creators of Epic Movie.
• LonesomeOctober posts in-character video responses as Purple Monkey and Owen.
• LordGreystoke422 posts videos that revolve around his pursuit by mysterious people who may or may not be related to OpAphid and the Order. In addition, he offers help and support to Bree and Daniel.
• Maccaboy17 posts videos that revolve around investigating and fighting the Order's presence in the United Kingdom.
• Marbella posts a wide variety of video responses. Some are parodies. Others are fan videos. Dr. Marbella has a DSAVM. That's a doctorate in stuffed animal veterinary medicine. All of her videos are WAY far out~but FUN!
• N3ural N3t is a support network made up of indiviudals dedicated to providing research and support to those fighting against the Order.
• Nikki Bower posts many on-location videos as an investigative reporter on the trail of lonelygirl15.
• Paul and Andrea post videos as Paul and Andrea, the unseen friends of Daniel who have been mentioned in several early lonelygirl15 videos.
• Students of Anchor Cove Rallying to Eliminate Degeneracy is a series of satirical videos, often with clips from black and white 1950s morality-film strips, "to help Bree and all decent girls navigate the trappings of the modern age."
• sarahsnotebook is the story of a 30 year old woman named Sarah who claims to have been raised in the Order, like Bree. She has been on the run for 15 years, and claims to have completed the ceremony, though she remembers almost nothing about it.
• Simian Liberation Front is a YouTube user who claims to represent a group of monkeys interested simian rights, beer drinking and fighting Spelling issues.
• Tannhaus posts a video series known as A Thelemite Speaks.
• the 707 clique drank an orange slurpee and turned evil, posts videos about his adventures working for the Order.
• TitoHandyman briefly chronicles his attempts to establish a beehive in responses to Bree's videos.
• TWJaniak has occasionally shared his advice with Bree and Daniel, in addition to other responses to events in the world of lonelygirl15.
• Xeniph claims to have met Bree at Camp. She posts as the daughter of someone who works with the Elders (although the exact work relationship has never been described). She gives Bree advice, but she has troubles of her own.
• Zarbod is an extraterrestrial on YouTube who has a crush on Bree.

Vlog episodes that have commented on the Breeniverse

This is a a selection of video commentary on the Breeniverse, not a comprehensive list.

• Deemontreal is a musician who created a music video tribute to lonelygirl15
• mossymansions is a fan who wrote and recorded a song entitled "Lonely Girl 15" about Bree's adventures and posted it on YouTube.
• MsBlackBetty is the winner of the Miss HorrorFest 2007 title, that did a lonelygirl15 parody video.
• PhillFlash is a YouTube user who has spoof series of many popular YouTube series, including a series in which he plays Bree's dad.
• The Story of Purple Monkey is a trailer for a movie starring Bree as the villain who abuses P. Monkey.
• YourMomIsSmarmy is a YouTube user that made a parody video of LG15.

Nonvideo fanfiction

• Orange Slurpee -- the history behind the theory of orange as a device that foreshadows and symbolizes evil and the implication that drinking an Orange Slurpee signals an allegiance to the Order.
• The Deacons (commenter) -- posts on the comments board of the LG15 website as the higher-ups from the Order, giving Bree advice and warnings and often beseeching her to return to them.

Series commenting on cassieiswatching

• cassieseesall
• cassieiswatching222
• Etchings
• Frankiswaking
• GuillotineCalamity
• itrog
• TheLadyLazarus
• LordGreystoke422
• MintGurl
• NillaWafers
• RickKnowsWhy
• scdgoofy

Collections

• WatchingOpAphid -- a YouTube fan account attempting to keep track of all OpAphid-related posts.
• CS -- lonelygirl15 videos translated to Spanish/videos de Lonelygirl15 traducidos a Español.
• TigerlilyLynn -- a YouTube fan account recapping the ARG Puzzles and drops.