Google and Viacom Team Up Again: Brace Yourself For “Fred: The Movie”

There is a very, very good chance that if you’re reading this site, you’re not a fan of “Fred”. But there are lots of Web surfers who are. More than 1.9 million of them subscribe to his YouTube channel.

So Fred, a character created by Nebraska teenager Lucas Cruikshank, is indeed getting his own TV movie next month.

That’s interesting, because it marks one of the first times a celebrity constructed entirely on the Web has crossed over into the mainstream. And it’s sort of interesting, because the stuff Cruikshank makes is so awful.

Here’s a sample. But be warned: This is sort of the video equivalent to “Metal Machine Music“, except no one seems to be high. And it’s really popular.