Production Blog

You've been asking about the theme song to Bar Karma ever since the show premiered. As a thank you, we're delighted to present you the full version of "Reap What You Sow." 

You can download it here. (Right click the link to download.)

"Reap What You Sow."
Written, Recorded & Produced by: Rick Witkowski
Performed by: Vanessa Campagna
Hits R Us 

It all started with Will Wright, so it only makes sense that he gets the last word.

A few parting words from Bar Karma Executive Producer, Albie Hecht:

A few (hopefully not) final words from Current's Executive in Charge, David Cohn:

In our season finale, Doug returns to the luxury of his former life, but Dayna tries to bring him back by revealing the truth about her ... and why he was brought to Bar Karma in the first place.

This episode was based on a comment by Piper_Lynch that the producers came across while reading the forums, as well as your votes in a series of polls asking what you wanted in the season finale. There were a lot of loose ends to tie up, and a lot of questions to answer. The writers attempted to squeeze every last bit that you voted on in the season finale polls. Check the results and clips from the show, after the jump!

Tonight! The Bar Karma Season Finale, "A Man Walks Out of the Bar," premieres at 10pm/9C on Current TV. Here's a sneak peek:

Make sure to keep your eyes peeled for community members lrn_willis and satellitelady's pictures hidden in the bar!

Come and hang out in this thread to share your thoughts on how the last episode of Bar Karma's first season turned out. We also have a thread going in the forums as well.

If you're going to LiveTweet Bar Karma on Twitter, make sure to use the hashtag #BarKarma.

Details on how to find Current in your TV lineup can be found here.

Now a word from Supervising Producer, Laura Knight about the season finale...

Tomorrow, the season finale of Bar Karma, "A Man Walks Out of a Bar," premieres at 10/9c on Current TV. Are you ready?

Your last chance at the $40,000 Grand Prize in CurrentTV's Be A TV Programmer Challenge ends Friday, April 29 at 9pmEST!

That's tomorrow.

The top placing storyboards will have a chance at our Grand Prize—$40,000 AND an opportunity to work a six-month gig at Current TV!

You've been using StoryMaker to tell Bar Karma's story. Now use it to tell your story to convince us you have what it takes to be at TV Programmer at Current! Be original. Be creative. Be everything you've been for the last six months.

Where to begin?

Contest home page. (Start here if you haven't entered the contest yet, because it'll have most of the details.)

But you want more details, you say? Then check out the Official Rules.

Want to peek at the competition? Check them out here.

Bar Karma's very own Matthew Humphreys (Doug) was interviewed by the blog Sci Fi and TV Talk this week!

What does the actor think of the show’s online fan community’s contributions to the show’s storyline and development of its characters? “I think it’s great,” he enthuses. “That’s the short simple answer. What’s amazing about it is that it’s a constant dialogue. It’s constantly growing and evolving. This show is giving certain people a chance to contribute their ideas, which then go to the writers who add their ideas, and then all of that goes to a director and the producers, all of whom bring their ideas to the table. It’s absolute contribution at its heart. It’s like creating a piece of theatre, only we got to do it for a long period of time."

Check out the rest of the interview here.

Some of you might have read on the forums that Friday, May 6th, the Bar Karma site is shutting down. I wanted to elaborate on what that means to the show, to the site, and to you, the community.

Never fear! Check out the archive, where Will shares his advice on how to build a better video game, what inspires him, and more!

Tonight! At 8pm EST/5pm PST Bar Karma Co-Creator Will Wright will be live on video, taking your questions (and answering some from here.)

You can RSVP here (and share the event with your friends) and watch on Facebook or right here on the Bar Karma blog!

We're going to be testing out the livestream at certain points during the day, so you might see some action. But Will won't be live taking your questions until 8pm EST/5pm PST tonight!

In the meantime, enjoy this sneak peek of Friday's season finale - which hints at some of the voting results of the season finale polls!

Do you want to see the poll results for these questions? Or would you rather wait until Friday? Let me know in the comments!

It’s time to run the numbers and see which members of the community racked up the most points during this entry period, which is April 3rd through April 25. Let’s take a look at the top 10 point earners in the Top Recommended, Top Picked, and Top Credited on the leaderboard.

This morning's dilemma: how to write a Karma Catch-Up on a catch-up episode? Looking back on the open thread, it appears that Episode 111, "Enter the Community," was a dividing line for many, and inspired comments from voices from community members new and old.

The Producers' intent with this sort of clip show was to "catch-up" new viewers before we headed into the Season Finale with a clip show. But how do you make a clip show that also introduces the community-developed aspect of the show to the at-home audience? Enter, well, the community. 

Although it turns out we can't escape Bar Karma without a few community-generated ideas in there...

Tonight! Episode 111, "Enter the Community," guest starring community members BillBlogins, Hi_Maintenance and EdsDaMan7777, premieres at 10pm/9C on Current TV.

As bartender James Anon likes to say: "In Bar Karma, the unexpected is the expected."

Come and hang out in this thread to share your thoughts on how the episode turned out.

If you're going to LiveTweet Bar Karma on Twitter, make sure to use the hashtag #BarKarma.

Members of the Bar Karma community will be hosting a livechat after the show. You can find details here.

Remember: there's no Three Questions with Will Wright submission post tonight, because we're going to be collecting questions for his live video chat. (Details here, and don't forget to RSVP to the event and invite your friends!)

Details on how to find Current in your TV lineup can be found here.

Remember when there was a certain director that had a name that began with "Jonathan" and ended with "Frakes" who came to direct his wife, Genie Francis, in episode 109 of Bar Karma?

Even famous actor-directors need a few takes....enjoy:

According to satellitelady, there's still a bunch of you who can't get out...

Episode 111 of Bar Karma, "Enter the Community," includes a very special guest star -  BillBlogins! He had a few moments to talk to us about his experiences on set.

Bill is ready for his close-up.

Episode 111 of Bar Karma, "Enter the Community," includes some very special cameos from members of our very own community! Hi_Maintenance had a few moments to talk to us about her experiences on set.

Hi_Maintenance & Matt Humphreys