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| − | [[The Creators]] of [[lonelygirl15]] appreciate all the effort put forth by the fans to make the [[LGpedia]] the trove of [[LG15]] information that it has become. They now charge the [[LGpedia]] community with a new mission: to create a "Story So Far..." section. In a nutshell, they would like a concise yet comprehensive introduction to [[LG15]] for newbies linked to from the main page. The articles [[Breeniverse Timeline]] and [[Down The Rabbit Hole: The Hunt For Bree]] can be a starting-off point for this new viewer summary. [[The Creators]] would like to see what we can come up with by Novemeber 20th. So let's all chip in and see what we can do. | + | [[The Creators]] of [[lonelygirl15]] appreciate all the effort put forth by the fans to make the [[LGpedia]] the trove of LG15 information that it has become. They now charge the [[LGpedia]] community with a new mission: to create a "Story So Far..." section. In a nutshell, they would like a concise yet comprehensive introduction to [[LG15]] for newbies linked to from the main page. The articles [[Breeniverse Timeline]] and [[Down The Rabbit Hole: The Hunt For Bree]] can be a starting-off point for this new viewer summary. [[The Creators]] would like to see what we can come up with by Novemeber 20th. So let's all chip in and see what we can do. |
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| − | On May 24, 2006 the world was touched by a sweet young girl, experiencing the troubles of everyday life, but it turned out to be something more than that, the truth about lonelygirl's life was told, and the world was captivated.... | + | On May 24, 2006 the world was touched by a sweet young girl, experiencing the troubles of everyday life, but it turned out to be something more than that, the truth about lonelygirl15's life was told, and the world was captivated... |
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| | + | ==Who is lonelygirl15?== |
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| | + | [[Lonelygirl15]] is your typical awkward, geeky teenager. Her name is Bree. Raised in a strict, isolated household, she lacks many of the social skills possessed by those of her age. Her best friends consist of her three stuffed animals, [[Thor]] the bear, [[Owen]] the Turtle, and [[Purple Monkey|P. Monkey]]. She doesn't go out, and spends her time reading or playing juvenile games. Bree is home schooled, and thus isolated from her peers, for a short while she attended high school, but the pressures were too great for her. Without interaction with her peers, this 16 year old has the personality of a 12 year old. Her isolation has made her a naive, juvenile, and submissive young girl. The rents move around a lot and she lacks any true friends, except for Daniel, who befriended her in her short stint in public schools. Although the path has been rocky for them, their friendship has prevailed though such trials as love, religion, beliefs, and parents. |
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| | + | Recently, Bree bought a webcam and began posting on YouTube. In the beginning, she posted simple, silly clips of her and her animals. Later on, however, she opened up to the audience and began telling us more and more about herself, her life, her religion, and her troubles. Lonelygirl15 tells us of how she is home schooled and how her religion further prevents her from doing normal, teenage activities. Along the way, she introduces Daniel, her best ''real'' friend. Although he just sits on the bed and reads magazines most of the time, he occasionally participates in her non-fictional clips, PROVING SCIENCE WRONG, which thus demonstrates her intelligence and knowledge. |
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| − | '''Who is lonelygirl15? '''
| + | [[Daniel]] and [[Bree]] are shown spending more and more time together, whether going on hikes, or him just sitting on her bed. Bree's religious father asks Daniel to film Bree's play for her annual religious summer camp. Daniel flatly declines, and we are introduced to how Bree's beliefs put strain on her friendship with Dan. After tears were shed, and angry words where spoken. Secretly, Daniel tells us he intends to show up at her play, though not to film it, much to the surprise and happiness for Bree. They've gotten over their first hump in their public relationship. We discover Bree has been chosen to participate in a sacred ceremony for her religion, though what religion we do not know. |
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| − | [[Lonelygirl15]] is your typical, awkwark, geeky, teenager. Her name is [[Bree]]. Raised in a strict, isolated household, she lacks many of the social skills possessed by those of her age. Her best friends consist of her 3 stuffed animals, [[Thor]] the bear, [[Owen]] the Turtle, and [[P. Monkey]]. She doesn't go out, and spends her time reading or playing juvinile games. Bree is homeschooled, and thus isolated from her peers, for a short while she attended high school, but the pressures were too great for her. Without interaction with her peers, this 16 year old has the personality of a 12 year old. Her isolations has made her a naive, juvinile, and submissive young girl. The rents move around alot and she lacks any true friends, except for [[Daniel]], who befriended her in her short stint in public schools. Although the path has been rocky for them, their friendship has prevailed though such trials as love, religion, beliefs, and parents. | + | |
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| − | Recently, [[Bree]] bought a [[webcam]] and began posting on youtube. In the beginning, she posted simple, silly clips of her and her animals. Later on, however, she opened up to the audience and began telling us more and more about herself, her life, her religion, and her troubles. Lonelygirl tells us of how she is homeschooled and how her religion furthur prevents her from doing normal, teenage activities. Along the way, she introduces Danielbeast, her best ''real'' friend. Although he just sits on the bed and reads magazines most of the time, he ocasionally participates in her non-fictional clips, PROVING SCIENCE WRONG, which thus demonstrates her intelligence and knowledge.
| + | ==The Rebellion of lonelygirl15== |
| | + | Daniel invites Bree to a party, something she has never experienced, and with people she only met during her short time in public education (and who also teased her for her smarts and questions). Her parents forbid her to go, but Bree decides to sneak out anyway. Much to her dismay, her father was waiting for her when she got home and she was promptly placed under "house arrest" and forbidden to see Daniel. After her first rebellion against her parents, it seems as if Bree has become addicted to sneaking out, or perhaps she just relishes her newfound freedom. Daniel invites her on various "dates" and Bree is confused about teen love. She’s never had a boyfriend before, and obviously never had a kiss, so Daniels desire to be something more than friends befuddles her, especially when he kisses her at another party. |
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| − | [[Daniel]] and [[Bree]] are shown spending more and more time together, whether going on hikes, or him just sitting on her bed. [[Bree's religious]] father asks [[Daniel]] to film[[Bree]]'s play for her annual religious summer camp. [[Danielbeast]] flatly declines, and we are introduced to how lonelygirl's beliefs put strain on her friendship with Dan. After tears were shed, and angry words where spoken. Secretly, [[Daniel]] tells us he intends to show up at her play, though not to film it, much to the suprise and happiness for [[Bree]]. Theyve gotten over their first hump in their public relationship. We discover Bree has been chosen to participate in a sacred ceremony for her religion, though what religion we do not know.
| + | ==The Beginning of the Religious Turmoil== |
| | + | Although Bree promised to have a dinner with Daniel, she realizes that she has to go to a Fall Equinox ceremony for her religion. Again, her mysterious religion tears Daniel and Bree apart. She decides that her religion is more important to her than her only friend. She gains a helper, someone who will assist her in preparing for the upcoming ceremony. She is already studying hard, dieting, and taking mysterious pills and receiving strange shots. Nevertheless, she enjoys this new friend. Daniel, still mad, follows Bree and her Helper, trying to figure out just who that strange woman is. Bree sees the video and is upset and wants Daniel to leave her alone and stop following her. He ignores her and becomes more and more obsessed about her religion. |
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| | + | ==The Ceremony== |
| | + | [[Daniel]] finds inconclusive, yet disturbing stories about a man associated with [[Bree's religion]], [[Aleister Crowley]]. He follows [[Bree]] yet again and stumbles upon the ceremony and films part of the secret ritual, barely escaping being caught. After that, he follows [[Lucy]], [[Bree]]'s [[helper]], to her apartment and waits until she leaves. Then he breaks into the office and finds pictures of him video taping the [[ceremony]]. Bree hears of this and becomes extremely worried about [[Daniel]]s safety. He freaks out and is convinced that the "[[cult]]" as he calls it, is following him, as he followed them. So he goes "underground", staying at a friends place to hide from the cult. [[Bree]] calls Daniel and under the instruction of [[Lucy]] and other cult members, lies to him about the [[ceremony]]. As is turns out, no one really knows what exactly the ceremony is, Bree's father doesn't know what the shots are, and Lucy wont answer any of Bree's questions. With Daniel's encouragement, Bree decides not to do the Ceremony, and her parents surprisingly agree with her decision. Meanwhile, lonelygirl15 comes into contact with Gemma, an old friend, who warns her of the power and influence of the "Order". |
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| − | | + | ==On the Run== |
| − | '''The Rebellion of [[lonelygirl15]]'''
| + | While at Daniel's house, Bree's parents tell her that she should sleep at Daniel's for the night, an extreme contrast to the conservative parents Bree first knew. In the morning, both worried, Bree and Daniel decide to go over to her house after not receiving any responses to their numerous phone calls. When they arrive, they witness her parents leaving with a man from the ceremony. Inside, they find a note inside of p. monkey warning them to stay away along with some money. With this, Daniel and Lonelygirl15 decide to run. They sleep in their car for a few days before settling in to a motel. Bree seems to be her usual, silly self, but Gemma warns her that she is being followed by a "watcher", a member or the order who is stalking them. They both flee again, finding another hotel. Daniel is upset with Bree for not taking this seriously, as Gemma said also. |
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| − | [[Danielbeast]] invites lonleygirl to a party, something she has never experienced, and with people she only met during her short time in public education (and who also teased her for her smarts and questions). Her parents forbid her to go, but Bree decides to sneak out anyway. Much to her dismay, her father was waiting for her when she got home and she was promptly placed under "house arrest" and forbidden to see [[Daniel]]. After her first rebellion against her parents, it seems as if lonelygirl has become addicted to sneaking out, or perhaps she just relishes her newfound freedom. [[Daniel]] invites her on various "dates" and Bree is confused about teen love. Shes never had a boyfriend before, and obviously never had a kiss, so Daniels desire to be something more than friends befuddles her, especially when he kisses her at another party.
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| − | '''The Beginning of the Religious Turmoil'''
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| − | Although Bree promised to have a dinner with Daniel, she realizes that she has to go to a Fall Equinox ceremony for her religion. Again, her mysterious religion tears Danielbeast and Lonelygirl apart. She decides that her religion is more important to her than her only friend. She gains a helper, someone who will assist her in preparing for the upcoming ceremony. She is already studying hard, dieting, and taking mysterious pills and recieving strange shots. Neverless, she enjoys this new friend. Daniel, still mad, follows Bree and her Helper, trying to figure out just who that strange woman is. Bree sees the video and is upset and wants Daniel to leave her alone and stop following her. He ignores her and becomes more and more obsessed about her religion.
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| − | [[Daniel]] finds inconclusive, yet disturbing stories about a man associated with [[Bree's religion]], [[Aleister Crowley]]. He follows [[Bree]] yet again and stumbles upon the ceremony and films part of the secret ritual, barely escaping being caught. After that, he follows [[Lucy]], [[Bree]]'s [[helper]], to her office and wait untill she leaves. Then he breaks into the office and finds pictures of him video taping the [[ceremony]]. Lonlelygirl hears of this and becomes extremely worried about [[Daniel]]s safety. He freaks out and is convinced that the "[[cult]]" as he calls it, is following him, as he followed them. So he goes "underground", staying at a friends place to hide from the cult. [[Bree]] calls Dan and under the instruction of [[Lucy]] and other cult members, lies to him about the [[ceremony]].
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| − | '''The Ceremony'''
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| − | [[Daniel]] finds inconclusive, yet disturbing stories about a man associated with [[Bree's religion]], [[Aleister Crowley]]. He follows [[Bree]] yet again and stumbles upon the ceremony and films part of the secret ritual, barely escaping being caught. After that, he follows [[Lucy]], [[Bree]]'s [[helper]], to her office and wait untill she leaves. Then he breaks into the office and finds pictures of him video taping the [[ceremony]]. Lonlelygirl hears of this and becomes extremely worried about [[Daniel]]s safety. He freaks out and is convinced that the "[[cult]]" as he calls it, is following him, as he followed them. So he goes "underground", staying at a friends place to hide from the cult. [[Bree]] calls Dan and under the instruction of [[Lucy]] and other cult members, lies to him about the [[ceremony]].
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| − | Daniel finds inconclusive, yet disturbing stories about a man associated with [[Bree's religion]], [[Aleister Crowley]]. He follows Bree yet again and stumbles upon the ceremony and films part of the secret ritual, barely escaping being caught. After that, he follows [[Lucy]], Bree's helper, to her office and wait untill she leaves. Then he breaks into the office and finds pictures of him video taping the ceremony. Lonlelygirl hears of this and becomes extremely worried about Daniels safety. He freaks out and is convinced that the "cult" as he calls it, is following him, as he followed them. So he goes "underground", staying at a friends place to hide from the cult. Bree calls Dan and under the instruction of Lucy and other cult members, lies to him about the ceremony, telling him that it was real, when it was actually a fake. As is turns out, no one really knows what exactly the ceremony is, Bree's father doesnt know what the shots are, and Lucy wont answer any of Bree's questions. With Daniel's encouragement, Bree decides not to do the [[Ceremony]], and her parents suprisingly agree with her decision. Meanwhile, [[lonelygirl15]] comes into contact with [[Gemma]], an old friend, who warns her of the power and influence of [[the "Order"]].
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| − | "On the Run''
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| − | While at Daniels house, Bree's parents tell her that she should sleep at Daniel's for the night, an extreme contrast to the conservative parents Bree first knew. In the morning, both worried, Bree and Daniel decide to go over to her house after not recieving any responses to their numerous phonecalls. When they arrive, they wittness her parents leaving with a man from the ceremony. Inside, they find a note inside of [[p. monkey]] warning them to stay away along with some money. With this, [[Danielbeast]] and [[Lonelygirl15]] decide to run. They sleep in their car for a few days before settling in to a motel. Bree seems to be her usual, silly self, but Gemma warns her that she is being followed by a "watcher", a member or the order who is stalking them. They both flee again, finding another hotel. Daniel is upset with Bree for not taking this seriously, as Gemma said also.
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| − | Bree? Be careful. Please.
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| − | ''A word to newcomers, although this is a story, [[Bree]] is a real person, as is [[Daniel]], [[Gemma]], and everyone else in the vlogs, please treat them so, they do have feelings, and they do exist, although not in the traditional way. Please do not post comments under the posts like, "OOOH i wonder what is going to happen next?!?!!? " or "Wow this plot sucks". Please see the posts on youtube for the first few vlogs as how you should treat Bree, if you are still confused. '''Also, NO ONE CARES IF YOU ARE FIRST, SECOND, OR WHAT ORDER YOU ARE TO POST, THIS IS NOT A CONTEST'''''
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| − | <h2>Contents</h2>
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| − | [[The_Story_So_Far...#Before_YouTube|1 Before YouTube]]
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| − | [[The_Story_So_Far...#May_2006|2 May 2006]]
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| − | [[The_Story_So_Far...#June_2006|3 June 2006]]
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| − | [[The_Story_So_Far...#July_2006|4 July 2006]]
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| − | [[The_Story_So_Far...#August_2006|5 August 2006]]
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| − | [[The_Story_So_Far...#September_2006|6 September 2006]]
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| − | [[The_Story_So_Far...#October_2006|7 October 2006]]
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| − | [[The_Story_So_Far...#November_2006|8 November 2006]]
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| − | == Before YouTube ==
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| − | === May 25th, 1799 ===
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| − | Napoleon's troops, along with artist Vivant Denon reach [http://www.lonelygirl15.com/lgpedia/index.php/Denderah Denderah]. Denon makes sketches of the Zodiac.
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| − | === October 12th, 1875 ===
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| − | [[Aleister Crowley]] is born.
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| − | === 1943 ===
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| − | According to Daniel in his video "[[Aleister Crowley (Video)|Aleister Crowley]]" a girl is [[1943 abduction|kidnapped]] in Arizona, and Crowley may have been involved.
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| − | === 198? ===
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| − | Bree's mother meets Gemma's mother in Edinburgh at university.
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| − | Bree's parents meet at a showing of [[Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead]].
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| − | === 1987 ===
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| − | Gemma is born
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| − | === 1988 ===
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| − | Daniel is born.
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| − | === October 26th, 1989 ===
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| − | Bree is born in America.
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| − | === 1994 ===
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| − | Bree begins treatment for her lazy eye.
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| − | === 1996 ===
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| − | (Approximate time) A young Gemma witnesses a family disappearing after their daughter participates in the same ceremony in which Bree is eventually chosen to play part.
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| − | === 1998 ===
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| − | Bree's family moves to [[New Zealand]], where she briefly goes to a public school for the first time.
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| − | === 2000 ===
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| − | Bree's family visits the Northern Territory of Australia.
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| − | === 2002 ===
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| − | Bree's family moves to Nottinghamshire, England, where Bree meets Gemma and befriends her dog.
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| − | === 2004 ===
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| − | Bree's family moves back to America, where she meets Daniel and Cassie during a brief stint in public school. Her classmates make fun of her and call her "[[Stargirl]]".
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| − | == May 2006 ==
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| − | === May 24th ===
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| − | Bree posts the video [[Paytotheorderofofof vs. Dinosaur]].
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| − | === May 26th ===
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| − | Bree posts the video [[YouTubers Secret Language]].
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| − | ==Early Suspicions==
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| − | By the time the [[First Blog / Dorkiness Prevails|first lonelygirl15 vlog]] appeared on YouTube on June 16, [[Bree]] had already developed a large fan base. Two videos had been posted to her account, [[YouTubers Secret Language]] and [[Paytotheorderofofof vs. Dinosaur]], which included references to many popular YouTubers at the time. By friending popular users, such as Paytotheorderofofof and The Wine Kone, and subscribing to hundreds of channels, Bree instantly had a large fan base.
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| − | Suspicions that Bree was something other than a 16-year-old homeschooler began almost immediately. In the comments of Bree's first video, some users already questioned whether she was really 16.
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| − | More suspicions quickly arose around lonelygirl15. The editing in her videos was distinctive. While most [[vlog|vloggers]] would record one long take and post it without much editing, Bree's videos consisted of dozens of short takes. While not outside the technical capabilities of a smart high schooler, the process seemed unnecessarily time consuming.
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| − | Others noted that Bree's video blog was unusually well-lighted. It appeared that Bree employed a technique called [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fill_light fill lighting] to provide illumination on the part of her face that was in shadows. Still others cited Bree's striking good looks, flawless complexion and distinctive [[Breebrows|eyebrows]] as suspicious.
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| − | == June 2006 ==
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| − | Daniel graduates from high school; Bree is not allowed to attend his graduation party.
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| − | === June 16th ===
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| − | Bree posts the video [[First Blog / Dorkiness Prevails]] which, as noted in the title, is her first blog.
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| − | === June 18th ===
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| − | Bree posts the video [[Purple Monkey (video)|Purple Monkey]].
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| − | === June 21st ===
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| − | Bree posts the video [[School Work in Summer... BLECHH!!!]]
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| − | === June 23rd ===
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| − | Bree posts the video [[The Danielbeast]], which is our first view of [[Daniel]].
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| − | === June 25th ===
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| − | Bree posts the video [[Grillz feat. Danielbeast, LG15, P. Monkey, and O'n.]]
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| − | == July 2006 ==
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| − | === July 4th ===
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| − | Daniel goes to Bree's house to take her on a hiking trip, but her parents refuse to let her go.
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| − | Bree posts the video [[My Parents Suck...]]
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| − | === July 5th ===
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| − | Daniel posts the video [[Daniel Responds]].
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| − | === July 7th ===
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| − | Bree posts the video [[Daniel Returns, and More Interesting Factoids (Yay!)]].
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| − | ==Is That a... Story Arc?==
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| − | As the series developed, many fans noted that lonelygirl15's videos appeared to have a plot. This alleged storyboarding suggested that lonelygirl15 was working off a script. The videos were more episodic and on-point than most vloggers at the time.
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| − | *[[School Work in Summer... BLECHH!!!|School Work in Summer...]] -- establishes Bree's protective parents
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| − | *[[The Danielbeast]] -- introduces Bree's geeky editor, [[Daniel]].
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| − | *[[Grillz feat. Danielbeast, LG15, P. Monkey, and O'n| Grillz]] -- shows the two having fun together.
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| − | *[[My Parents Suck...]] -- introduces the conflict between parents and Daniel.
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| − | *[[Daniel Responds]] -- a soliloquy from Daniel.
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| − | *[[Daniel Returns, and More Interesting Factoids (Yay!)|Daniel Returns]] -- the story arc resolves.
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| − | Throughout the series, similar sequences of events have unfolded. The technique was described by [[Brian Flemming]] as a video adaptation of the Epistolary Novel.
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| − | === July 9th ===
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| − | Bree posts the video [[Proving Science Wrong!]]
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| − | === July 12th ===
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| − | Bree and Daniel finally go hiking together.
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| − | === July 13th ===
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| − | Bree posts the video [[My Parents... Let Us Go Hiking!!!]]
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| − | === July 16th ===
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| − | Bree posts the video [[Boy Problems...]]
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| − | === July 18th ===
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| − | Daniel posts the video [[Girl Problems...]] and declares he's not going to talk to Bree for a while.
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| − | === July 20th ===
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| − | Bree posts the video [[He Said, She Said]].
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| − | ==Enter Bukanator: An Over-Eager Fan==
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| − | Amid the comments of Bree's very first video, a YouTube user named [[Bukanator]] commented, "This is wonderful." Bukanator responded favorably to every early video Bree posted, at times defending Bree from critical comments. Bukanator was supposedly a 38-year-old software engineer from San Francisco.
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| − | After less than a month of videos, on July 16th, Bukanator announced in the comments of YouTube that he had created a fan site for Bree at [[lonelygirl15.com]]. As Bukanator was supposedly a 38-year-old man, this struck many people as very strange and inappropriate behavior. The site contained a blog of all the videos as well as a [[phorum|forum]] for discussion, which seemed unnecessary since lonelygirl15 had posted relatively few videos at this point. On July 19, the blog Liquid Generation reported that YouTube users looked up the site registration of lonelygirl15.com.
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| − | A search in a WHOIS directory revealed that the site had been registered on May 12, 2006, along with lonelygirl15.org and lonelygirl15.net. Since Bree had not posted her first video until May 24 and her first vlog until June 16, it was impossible for a random fan to have registered the site that early. The site had been registered through DomainsByProxy, the default proxy registration site of [http://www.godaddy.com/ GoDaddy.com].
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| − | When confronted about this discrepancy, Bukanator claimed that [[Daniel]] had registered the site. Daniel then claimed in YouTube comments that he had been teasing [[Bree]] about how she was going to be a famous vlogger, and he registered the site as a joke. He further claimed that Bukanator had e-mailed him about starting a fan site and so he let him use lonelygirl15.com.
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| − | Virtually nobody believed the story. On July 20th, YouTube user [[gohepcat]] became the first to post a video listing arguments that lonelygirl15 was fake, citing the fan site registration, the story arc, the use of fill-lighting and the odd fact that Daniel is allowed in Bree's bedroom with the door closed.
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| − | === July 22nd ===
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| − | Bree posts the video [[My Lazy Eye (and P. Monkey gets Funky!)]].
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| − | === July 26th ===
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| − | Bree posts the video [[Proving Science Wrong... with Lonelybeast and Danielgirl15]].
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| − | === July 29th ===
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| − | Bree's dad nearly catches her making a blog entry. He takes Daniel aside for a personal talk in which he asks him for a favor which Daniel denies.
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| − | Bree posts the video [[The Tolstoy Principle (and Dad "talks" to Daniel)]].
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| − | === August 3rd ===
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| − | Bree posts the video [[Daniel The Neanderthal]].
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| − | === August 6th ===
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| − | Bree asks Daniel what he talked to her dad about. Daniel makes Bree upset by trying to light some candles in her room.
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| − | Bree posts the video [[What Did Daniel and Dad Talk About?]]
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| − | In the video, [[What Did Daniel and Dad Talk About?]], posted on YouTube on August 6, 2006, Daniel begins lighting candles around Bree's room. When he walks to Bree's bookshelf, the image above the candles is briefly, but clearly shown on camera. Bree scolds Daniel when he attempts to light the candles. Viewers of the video on YouTube quickly identified the image as [[Aleister Crowley]].
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| − | Bree had mentioned in previous videos that her parent's were strictly [[Bree's religion|religious]]. In the comments to her videos on YouTube she went so far as to identify her religion as non-Christian, but claimed reluctance to share more information as she suspected viewers would not be kind. Only a very small number of viewers had seen the YouTube comment that Bree was not Christian, so the Crowley picture was extremely surprising.
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| − | Within days, a video called [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K66l7DRUHBE Lonelygirl15 is a Satanist] appeared on YouTube inaccurately linking Crowley to Satanism and Adolf Hitler. The video went on to claim that lonelygirl15 was a promotion for museumofhoaxes.com, the first of many wildly inaccurate theories on the production.
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| − | A thread on Bree's religion became the first active thread at [[lonelygirl15.com]]'s [[phorum]]. Over the course of the next few weeks hundreds of fans registered at the phorum and the frenzied posting and media storm which eventually led to Bree's outing began.
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| − | === August 8th ===
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| − | Daniel posts the video [[What Bree's Dad Said...]]
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| − | === August 10th ===
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| − | Bree posts the video [[Me, Religion, and Daniel :(]].
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| − | === August 15th ===
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| − | Daniel and Bree get in a fight about Bree's religion and Daniel's disrespect of it. They don't talk to each other for over a week after this fight.
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| − | Bree posts the video [[I Probably Shouldn't Post This...]]
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| − | === August 18th ===
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| − | Bree posts the video [[Mysteries of My Past... REVEALED!]]
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| − | === August 20th ===
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| − | Bree posts the video [[A Peace Offering (and P. Monkey Boogies)]].
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| − | === August 24th ===
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| − | Daniel posts the video [[To Hell With Bree's Dad (yeah!)]].
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| − | Daniel attends Bree's play and they go on a date.
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| − | === August 25th ===
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| − | Bree posts the video [[I'm Really, Really, Really Excited!]]
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| − | === August 28th ===
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| − | Daniel takes Bree swimming in the San Gabriel River.
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| − | === August 29th ===
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| − | Bree posts the video [[Swimming!]], in which we hear the first mention of [[Cassie]].
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| − | === August 31st ===
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| − | Bree and Daniel make cookies.
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| − | Bree posts the video [[Bree The Cookie Monster]], possibly with some footage edited in after Daniel leaves.
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| − | ==In the Eye of the Media Storm==
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| − | With the appearance of Aleister Crowley, the suspicion about the Web site, and the growing amount of media attention, beginning with [[Virginia Heffernan]]'s late July blog, the search for lonelygirl reached a frenzy in mid-August. Beginning with [[HyeMew]] on Aug. 7, first dozens and soon hundreds of fans registered at the [[phorum]] and began attempts to solve the mystery.
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| − | Fans were led astray by a number of red-herring theories. For a long-period of time, many believed that film-maker [[Brian Flemming]] who had written about LG in his blog was the main suspect, and that the videos were part of an upcoming movie. Many suspected that the project was viral-marketing for a Hollywood film, such as an upcoming film [[Pattern Recognition]] based on a novel that has similarities to the lonelygirl15 production. Upcoming horror movies were also suspects, such as The Grudge II.
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| − | As new theories surfaced, journalists like [[Jon Fine]], [[Richard Rushfield]] and [[Virginia Heffernan]] raced to get denials from accused parties. A number of actresses were falsely identified as Bree, despite sometimes bearing only the vaguest resemblance, including several actresses known to Brian Flemming, several small-time actresses on MySpace, and even the well-known British actress Jodi Albert. Users such as [[T]] and Bree's top on MySpace, also caused diversions.
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| − | Despite the abundance of false theories, information about the videos was slowly discovered:
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| − | *On August 28, poster Flwright, an architect, opined from the appearance of the rooms that the videos were filmed in apartment buildings instead of detached single family housing, suggesting that the videos were an amateur production.
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| − | *On August 29 a report of a botanist that the [[My Parents... Let Us Go Hiking!!!|Hiking video]] had likely taken place in central to southern California was posted. This was the first concrete evidentiary link to California.
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| − | *On August 30, a mysterious poster known as Curious Botanist also linked the flora in the new [[Swimming!|Swimming video]] to southern California.
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| − | *On September 1, poster scdgoofy uncovered that [[Kenneth Goodfried]], an attorney in Encino, California, had filed to register lonelygirl15 as a trademark on August 21, 2006.
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| − | Users also discovered that in several videos Daniel was holding contemporary magazines, and that the calendar in Bree's room, which was widely available at Target, displayed the correct month, establishing that the videos were likely filmed in real time. [[P.Monkey]], [[Owen]], and much of the contents of Bree's room were also found to be available at Target.
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| − | Journalists and bloggers wrote about each discovery, and as the phenomenon grew, the phorum became increasingly unreadable. Members of the phorum and the media, many who were spending their entire days trying to unearth clues became increasingly frustrated.
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| − | == September 2006 ==
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| − | === September 3rd ===
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| − | Bree's parents tell her that she's been chosen to participate in a [[Bree's ritual|ceremony]].
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| − | Bree posts the video [[A Change In My Life]].
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| − | ==The Rise of the Phorum 3==
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| − | Toward the end of August, a group of users decided that the phorum was compromised and that further attempts to discover Bree's identity would require plotting outside of the phorum. A group of 6 phorum members exchanged Instant Messenger contacts and developed a plot to capture Bree's IP address. The group eventually became known as the [[Phorum 3]] as their numbers dwindled.
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| − | One member of the original 6 immediately notified Bree and Daniel of the trap, which he felt went too far. Another member refused to participate, feeling that the IP trapping crossed a line. The [[Phorum 3]], led by a poster named [[Jessica]] nevertheless acquired an IP address they believed to be Bree's. By running trace-route software from various parts of the world, the Phorum 3 believed they had located Bree.
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| − | On an Aug. 31 post, Jessica, the leader of the Phorum 3, said that the IP address pointed to Mountain View, California, which she incorrectly believed was the same as San Mateo. Jessica suggested that the most likely explanation for Bree's videos was that they were created by [[YouTube]] itself, which is based in San Mateo.
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| − | Although her theory was completely incorrect, it was cited in several media outlets as likely. Also on Aug. 31, [[Jon Fine]] of Business Week, [http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/FineOnMedia/archives/2006/08/lonelygirl15_co.html published his theory] that lonelygirl15 was "created by a small coterie of creative types." Fine's article used only anonymous sources, and it is unknown how much he actually knew. The noise generated from the [[Phorum 3]]'s false theory, nevertheless drowned out Fine's correct theory.
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| − | The phorum descended into chaos as users argued about the accusations made against YouTube. Starting on Sept. 4, posters began to abandon the phorum and relocated to a new fan site known as [[The Children of Anchor Cove|Alissa's Lonelygirl phorum]]. Within a few days, the phorum was empty, and was soon replaced by a new PHPbb supported forum.
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| − | === September 5th ===
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| − | Bree posts the video [[Poor Pluto]].
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| − | === September 7th ===
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| − | Daniel posts the video [[I Want to Take Bree to a Party!]]
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| − | ==The CAA Connection==
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| − | As the YouTube theory unraveled, the [[Phorum 3]] secretly set-up a new trap, using a newly created MySpace page. On the MySpace page they layed a bug, which would record the IP address of anyone who visited. Claiming to be a 14-year-old boy, they sent a message to Bree's MySpace account. Within a couple of hours, Bree sent a message in reply. Only one person had ever visited the newly created MySpace page -- and their IP address traced to the [[Creative Artists Agency]], one of the biggest Hollywood talent agencies.
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| − | The Phorum 3 went to Richard Rushfield of the LA Times with their discovery. Rushfield presumably e-mailed lonelygirl15 for comment. Nobody replied to Rushfield, but on the evening of Sept. 7, [[A Message From The Creators]] appeared on the now-abandoned lonelygirl15.com Web site. The message included little information, beyond saying that lonelygirl15 was a small production. A few hours later, Rushfield's story appeared on the LA Times Web site, linking the production to the Creative Artists Agency. The story was quickly spread by other media outlets, many fans were unhappy with the Creators message, and some early fans lost interest. But the uproar attracted a new generation of fans to the series, and the hunt for Bree, who remained unidentified, continued.
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| − | === September 8th ===
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| − | Bree posts the video [[Should I Or Shouldn't I?]]
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| − | === September 9th ===
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| − | Bree posts the video [[I'm Going to the Party!]] and sneaks out with Daniel for the first time. They go to a party where they meet with [[Andrea]] and [[Paul]], who invite them to go out again with them. Later, she is caught by her Dad who grounds her and bans Daniel from the house.
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| − | === September 10th ===
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| − | Bree posts the video [[House Arrest]].
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| − | === September 12th? ===
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| − | Bree sneaks out to meet with Daniel at a park so they can go bowling with [[Andrea]] and [[Paul]]. Daniel finds out that Bree is taking iron pills.
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| − | === September 13th ===
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| − | Bree posts the video [[In The Park]].
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| − | ==The Final Nail==
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| − | The [[A Message From The Creators|Message From The Creators]], which was supposed to have drawn fans away from their hunt for Bree's true identity, only intensified the search. Pictures of Bree appeared in newspapers and blogs across the world. The final nail in the coffin, came from a Sept. 9 post on the blog TMZ.com, [http://www.tmz.com/2006/09/09/lonelygirl15-aint-so-lonely-anymore lonelygirl15 aint so lonely anymore]. TMZ claimed to know the hilarious secret behind the series, but never explained what that secret was.
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| − | The celebrity-obsessed crowd at TMZ was not interested in anything except drunken actors like Mel Gibson or Paris Hilton. On Sept. 10, at approximately 1:30 a.m., a user named Jeremy made the following post on TMZ.com:
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| − | 31. wow i cant believe tmz would put this on the front page, thats PUKE!.. i think ive seen
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| − | this chick before on myspace through a friend heres her link
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| − | http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=21355632
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| − | although its set on private... AH YEAH! = (
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| − | Posted at 1:31AM on Sep 10th 2006 by Jeremy
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| − | The link provided linked to the MySpace profile of "[[Jessica Lee Rose|Jess Rose]]", but the profile was set on private, and the profile picture was only of someone's mouth.
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| − | At 1:16 a.m. Eastern Time, on Sept. 12, a poster at [[The Children of Anchor Cove]] fan site known only as Ennovi, used Google Cache to find an old version of the MySpace profile which included the information that Jessica Rose was a 19-year-old aspiring actress from New Zealand, who had set her profile private shortly before the lonelygirl15 series began. Throughout the day, more pictures of Jessica Rose were discovered.
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| − | Later that day the Silicon Valley Watcher blog discovered pictures of Jess Rose on Google that linked to the Clyne Management agency in New Zealand. YouTube user mgpapas, discovered a cached version of Jess Rose's photobucket account and quickly posted a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rU8iYeAzL1U montage of the pictures] on YouTube. Both mgpapas and Silicon Valley Watcher claimed full-credit for discovering Bree's identity, even though what they really found were simply additional pictures.
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| − | By the evening of Sept. 12, Virginia Heffernan had published photos of Bree, and fleshed out details of the story received from an interview with [[Grant Steinfeld]]. [[Richard Rushfield]] at the Los Angeles Times, also published the first interview with [[The Creators]] where they revealed themselves as [[Miles Beckett]], [[Mesh Flinders]], and [[Greg Goodfried]]. For the next several days, the cast and crew appeared in numerous television interviews.
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| − | By Sept. 13, [[Yousef Abu-Taleb]] was also identified and appeared in a number of television interviews.
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| − | While some fans who were only interested in the mystery lost interest, a new generation of fans found the lonelygirl15 story and fell for Bree (even if her real name was Jess), became entangled in the mysteries of [[Cassieiswatching]], and joined the community at the lonelygirl15.com Web site.
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| − | Throughout the hunt, the [[Breeniverse]] was relatively undisturbed by the developing news. Later in the day on Sept. 13 the video [[In The Park]] appeared. The secret was out. The hunt for Bree was over, but the story of Bree continued.
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| − | ===Timeline===
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| − | == September 15th ==
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| − | Bree posts the video [[What's A Date?]]
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| − | == September 16th ==
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| − | Bree sneaks out to a party with Daniel. They kiss for the first (and perhaps only) time.
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| − | == September 18th ==
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| − | Bree posts the video [[My First Kiss]].
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| − | == September 20th ==
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| − | Bree sneaks out to meet Daniel and learn how to drive. They get in a fight over Bree's religion, in which Bree mentions the [[Denderah|Order of Denderah]] for the first time.
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| − | Bree posts the video [[Learning To Drive]].
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| − | == September 22nd ==
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| − | Bree posts the video [[The Equinox]].
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| − | == September 23rd ==
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| − | Bree attends the Equinox celebration with her parents and is introduced to [[Lucy]].
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| − | Daniel posts the video [[How Could You?]]
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| − | == September 24th ==
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| − | Today, or perhaps the day before, Bree sneaks out to see Daniel and they have a fight. Bree confesses to her parents that she's been sneaking out. Bree and Daniel are no longer speaking to each other.
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| − | Bree posts the video [[My Difficult Decision]], claiming it will be her last blog entry.
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| − | == September 27th ==
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| − | [[Lucy]] is seen by Daniel for the first time as she and Bree go to a park to practice for the [[Bree's ritual|ceremony]].
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| − | Daniel posts the video [[Who Is This?]]
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| − | == September 28th ==
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| − | Bree posts the video [[My Helper]] in which she asks Daniel not to follow her anymore.
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| − | == October 2006 ==
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| − | = October 1st =
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| − | Bree posts the video [[How My Parents Met]].
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| − | Bree goes to possibly see a doctor with Lucy, and is followed by Daniel.
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| − | Daniel posts the video [[Where Are They Going?]]
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| − | = October 3rd =
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| − | Bree posts the video [[Daniel Crossed The Line]].
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| − | = October 6th =
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| − | Daniel begins to research Bree's religion and posts the video [[Order of Denderah]].
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| − | = October 9th =
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| − | Bree posts the video [[Zodiac of Denderah]].
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| − | = October 11th =
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| − | Daniel posts the video [[Aleister Crowley (Video)|Aleister Crowley]].
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| − | Bree posts the video [[The Ceremony Is Tomorrow :)]].
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| − | = October 12th =
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| − | Bree participates in the [[Bree's ritual|ceremony]]. While Daniel spies on the ceremony, someone takes pictures of him, which he later discovers on Lucy's computer.
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| − | Daniel posts the video [[The Ceremony]].
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| − | = October 13th =
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| − | Bree posts the video [[I Completed The Ceremony]].
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| − | = October 15th =
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| − | Daniel follows Lucy to her home and breaks in to discover the pictures of him spying on [[Bree's ritual]].
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| − | Daniel posts the video [[Following The Helper]].
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| − | = October 17th =
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| − | After avoiding watching any videos for several days, Bree logs on to watch Daniel's videos [[The Ceremony]] and [[Following The Helper]]. She posts the video [[Daniel, Be Careful...]] in respose to what she sees, hinting that Daniel may be in danger for making those videos.
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| − | = October 19th =
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| − | Bree posts the video [[Where's Daniel?]]
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| − | Gemma posts her first video, [[Nut Kills Man]].
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| − | = October 21st =
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| − | Daniel posts the video [[I'm Hiding Out]]. Sometime during this weekend, Daniel calls Bree on the phone for the first time in nearly a month.
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| − | = October 22nd =
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| − | Bree posts the video [[I Lied To Daniel]], in which she claims the [[Bree's ritual|ceremony on the 12th]] was fake, and the real ceremony has not yet occurred.
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| − | Gemma posts the video [[Living In London]].
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| − | = October 24th =
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| − | Bree goes to Daniel's friend's house to talk to him, and films the video [[I Listened To Daniel]], which she posts later that day.
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| − | = October 25th =
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| − | Bree posts the video [[Hi Gemma!]]
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| − | = October 26th =
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| − | Gemma posts the video [[It's Not Your Decision]].
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| − | Bree posts the video [[I Talked To My Parents]].
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| − | = October 28th =
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| − | Daniel comes over to visit Bree and they make the video [[Proving Longitude Wrong]] which Bree posts that evening.
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| − | = October 29th =
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| − | Bree posts the video [[Thanks Gemma...]]
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| − | = October 31st =
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| − | Gemma posts the video [[They Disappeared...]]
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| − | == November 2006 ==
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| − | = November 1st =
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| − | Bree's parents tell her that the deacons refuse to let her get out of performing the ceremony. Bree posts the video [[What Makes Us Sad?]]
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| − | = November 2nd =
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| − | Bree posts the video [[Life's Not Fair]], and goes over to Daniel's house. When she calls her parents, they urge her to stay at his house that night.
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| − | = November 3rd =
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| − | Bree posts the videos [[Still At Daniel's]] and [[Where Are My Parents?]]
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| − | = November 5th =
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| − | Gemma posts the video [[Horrid Flatmates]].
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| − | = November 7th =
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| − | After Bree and Daniel witness Bree's parents being apparently taken away by the Order of Denderah, they go into hiding for several days. Bree posts the video [[On The Run]].
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| − | = November 9th =
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| − | Gemma posts the video [[Learning Egyptian]], expresses her concerns for Bree and gives her thoughts on what she knows about the Order.
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| − | = November 11th =
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| − | Bree and Daniel post [[Motel Pool]] in which we learn they have checked into a motel.
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| − | = November 14th=
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| − | [[Exploring The Motel]] is posted with Bree and Daniel. This video prompts Gemma to warn Bree and Daniel about "The Watcher".
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| − | = November 15th =
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| − | Gemma posts [[Someone's Following You]]. Gemma warns Bree that she thinks she is being followed.
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| − | = November 16th =
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| − | Bree posts [[Man In The Suit]].
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On May 24, 2006 the world was touched by a sweet young girl, experiencing the troubles of everyday life, but it turned out to be something more than that, the truth about lonelygirl15's life was told, and the world was captivated...
Recently, Bree bought a webcam and began posting on YouTube. In the beginning, she posted simple, silly clips of her and her animals. Later on, however, she opened up to the audience and began telling us more and more about herself, her life, her religion, and her troubles. Lonelygirl15 tells us of how she is home schooled and how her religion further prevents her from doing normal, teenage activities. Along the way, she introduces Daniel, her best real friend. Although he just sits on the bed and reads magazines most of the time, he occasionally participates in her non-fictional clips, PROVING SCIENCE WRONG, which thus demonstrates her intelligence and knowledge.
Daniel invites Bree to a party, something she has never experienced, and with people she only met during her short time in public education (and who also teased her for her smarts and questions). Her parents forbid her to go, but Bree decides to sneak out anyway. Much to her dismay, her father was waiting for her when she got home and she was promptly placed under "house arrest" and forbidden to see Daniel. After her first rebellion against her parents, it seems as if Bree has become addicted to sneaking out, or perhaps she just relishes her newfound freedom. Daniel invites her on various "dates" and Bree is confused about teen love. She’s never had a boyfriend before, and obviously never had a kiss, so Daniels desire to be something more than friends befuddles her, especially when he kisses her at another party.
Although Bree promised to have a dinner with Daniel, she realizes that she has to go to a Fall Equinox ceremony for her religion. Again, her mysterious religion tears Daniel and Bree apart. She decides that her religion is more important to her than her only friend. She gains a helper, someone who will assist her in preparing for the upcoming ceremony. She is already studying hard, dieting, and taking mysterious pills and receiving strange shots. Nevertheless, she enjoys this new friend. Daniel, still mad, follows Bree and her Helper, trying to figure out just who that strange woman is. Bree sees the video and is upset and wants Daniel to leave her alone and stop following her. He ignores her and becomes more and more obsessed about her religion.
While at Daniel's house, Bree's parents tell her that she should sleep at Daniel's for the night, an extreme contrast to the conservative parents Bree first knew. In the morning, both worried, Bree and Daniel decide to go over to her house after not receiving any responses to their numerous phone calls. When they arrive, they witness her parents leaving with a man from the ceremony. Inside, they find a note inside of p. monkey warning them to stay away along with some money. With this, Daniel and Lonelygirl15 decide to run. They sleep in their car for a few days before settling in to a motel. Bree seems to be her usual, silly self, but Gemma warns her that she is being followed by a "watcher", a member or the order who is stalking them. They both flee again, finding another hotel. Daniel is upset with Bree for not taking this seriously, as Gemma said also.
