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[[Graham]] and [[Paul]] first met in elementary school, although Paul would later move to a different school. Graham would meet [[James]], [[Morgan]], [[Matt]], [[Bill]] and [[Jer]] among others at [[Oak Bay High School]]. During this time Graham and Paul worked together and separately on a few videos, mostly animated ones such as [[After Hours: Quest for the Grail]]. After winning a video camera in a national anti racism video contest Graham began to do more live action videos. Graham would meet [[Kathleen]] at a university newspaper conference at U of A in Edmonton.
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[[Graham]] and [[Paul]] first met in elementary school, although Paul would later move to a different school. Graham would meet [[James]], [[Morgan]], [[Matt]], [[Bill]] and [[Jer]] among others at [[Oak Bay High School]]. During this time Graham and Paul worked together and separately on a few videos, mostly animated ones such as [[After Hours: Quest for the Grail]]. After winning a video camera in a national anti racism video contest Graham began to do more live action videos. Graham would meet [[Kathleen]] at a university newspaper conference at University of Alberta in Edmonton.
  
 
In early 2003 Graham and Paul talked about backpacking around Europe. They began to discuss a website that would feature videos of their travels. They then decided that a site showcasing videos they had made would be a good idea, as well. After several months of inactivity, Graham and Paul began work on the site, which was to be called Penrose Tiles and feature pastel colours, before settling on the Commodore 64-inspired theme of LoadingReadyRun. In October 2003 LoadingReadyRun went live with six videos. Since then, a new video has been posted, without fail, every week.  
 
In early 2003 Graham and Paul talked about backpacking around Europe. They began to discuss a website that would feature videos of their travels. They then decided that a site showcasing videos they had made would be a good idea, as well. After several months of inactivity, Graham and Paul began work on the site, which was to be called Penrose Tiles and feature pastel colours, before settling on the Commodore 64-inspired theme of LoadingReadyRun. In October 2003 LoadingReadyRun went live with six videos. Since then, a new video has been posted, without fail, every week.  

Revision as of 07:47, 7 August 2007

Graham and Paul first met in elementary school, although Paul would later move to a different school. Graham would meet James, Morgan, Matt, Bill and Jer among others at Oak Bay High School. During this time Graham and Paul worked together and separately on a few videos, mostly animated ones such as After Hours: Quest for the Grail. After winning a video camera in a national anti racism video contest Graham began to do more live action videos. Graham would meet Kathleen at a university newspaper conference at University of Alberta in Edmonton.

In early 2003 Graham and Paul talked about backpacking around Europe. They began to discuss a website that would feature videos of their travels. They then decided that a site showcasing videos they had made would be a good idea, as well. After several months of inactivity, Graham and Paul began work on the site, which was to be called Penrose Tiles and feature pastel colours, before settling on the Commodore 64-inspired theme of LoadingReadyRun. In October 2003 LoadingReadyRun went live with six videos. Since then, a new video has been posted, without fail, every week.

In March 2004 the LoadingReadyRun forums began allowing LoadingReadyRun's growing fanbase to lavish praise on their favourite video and hold long conversations on geeky and non-geeky subjects. Alright, mostly geeky subjects. Quantum Documentary and Who Watches Movies? were early favourites. October 2004 saw the first appearance of 64K, LoadingReadyRun's resident rap group. Several comics were made available on the site. The site went through several updates changing the layout of the site.

In October 2005 1337 became a hit with over 70 000 views, and in September 2006 How to Talk like a Pirate became LoadingReadyRun's most successful video to-date with over 390 000 views. In April 2006, LoadingReadyRun began mostly-weekly podcasts. September 2006 saw LoadingReadyRun begin to use Revver to serve some of its more popular video content. In August and September of 2006 LoadingReadyRun took to the stage at the Victoria Fringe Theatre Festival with LoadingReadyLIVE!. In October 2006 Morgan vanHumbeck started The Whatever Thing, a weekly video podcast while the LoadingReadyWiki was begun. In December 2006 Three PS3s became a hit on YouTube, and was even translated in Spanish, allowing Paul to be hated by peoples of many cultures. May 2007 brought another major Internet phenomenon for LoadingReadyRun, with Rejected WiiPlay Games, a look at some of the more unsavory roles a wiimote can take on. At the end June 2007 a clip of iPhone Alternative was shown on CNN headline news. In early July 2007 Paul and Graham were interviewed on Torrent TV about LoadingReadyRun. In late July 2007 LoadingReadyRun drove down the West Coast in short bus and attended ComicCon in San Diego where How to Talk Like a Pirate was screened as part of the ComicCon film festival.