Kevin McKidd Online - Updates

Merry Christmas & Best Wishes for the Holiday Season

Sun, 21 Dec 2008 19:14:15 +0700

"Home is not where you live, but where they understand you."

This quote is so appropriate since each of you help make this site a friendly, welcoming atmosphere; you've truly made this house a home. We're so blessed by all of you who keep coming back to show your support-- and we wish you Happy Tidings for the Holidays! We hope to welcome you all back in 2009; we have even more in store! Merry Christmas to one and all! --Kat

"Friendship is a precious gift to give at Christmas time. A cherished gift, a treasured gift that lasts through all time." - Unknown

That quote is so true for all the members of our forum, we have met so many new friends from all over the world, and the one Christmas gift we can extend to you is the gift of friendship... To all our newfound friends on the board and to those of you who are about to join us ;-).....

Have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year Remember the forum will remain open and updated right through the Holiday season so please do pop by. Happy Holidays! -- Leanne

Everyone be sure to watch "Grey's Anatomy" return from hiatus on January 8th!

Talk Show Appearances

Sun, 23 Nov 2008 15:56:32 +0700

Kevin is set to appear on Jimmy Kimmel Live on ABC on December 2nd and at the Premiere of "Frost/Nixon" in L.A. this week. Stay tuned for latest video and photo updates!

Charity Auction for "Grey's Anatomy" private tour

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 10:53:14 +0700

Our team recently spoke with this charity below in order to ascertain that it is a legitimate charity and money raised goes directly to support minorities in broadcasting. The winner will receive a private tour (you and one guest only) that usually runs about 4 hours, including lunch. You can negotiate with the company as to particular available dates to visit set so there is no set day/time you must be in L.A; you will have a few options. This is not a group we are affiliated with but we wish all the fans best of luck!

TheBroadcaster.com is a non-profit charity (www.theBroadcaster .com) that hosts both online auctions and live auctions in Los Angeles every two months.

ABC Studios does not allow public online postings of items, so we will be hosting a PRIVATE AUCTION featuring:

* SET TOUR TO GREY'S ANATOMY for Two (2)
* Tour the set in Los Angeles, meet the available cast members
* Receive a partial tax-deduction as the winning bidder

TO BE INVITED TO THE GREY'S ANATOMY PRIVATE AUCTION:

1) Become a registered bidder at www.HollywoodCharityAuction. com .
2) Email us with your User name and a request for an invitation to the private auction.
3) We will then email you an invitation with all the details.

NOTE: This auction will be private and not open to the general public online.

Fan Requests

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 21:42:17 +0700

Many fans have requested a more regular site chat session. We will, therefore, have one last official chat this Sunday, November 9th, at the regularly scheduled time (GMT 21:00) before we take a break from official chats for the holiday season. However, the fan message boards will remain all-access all the time so you always have a way to interact with the admin team or other members.

In 2009, we will come back with what will most likely be a bi-weekly chat session for our regular visitors/members. We will sometimes change the dates to weeknights so those that have trouble visiting on the weekends have a chance to chat and get to know other Kevin fans as well. We will provide a fan poll prior to choosing different dates or times so that the majority of voters have their voices/wishes heard. Those in chat and on the boards will often be the first to know of special contests or new site content, messages from Kevin, etc. We hope to see you there!

We also are continuing the holiday spirit with free ground shipping in our store until November 21st. We want to see you sporting your Kevin gear; post a photo with your Kevin McKidd Online shop item on the Fan Forum and we may show it off on the main site here as well as send you a small token of thanks for your support!

Happy Halloween!

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 14:08:19 +0700

One more special treat for fans from Kevin as we end the month celebrating our 1st year. See Kevin's Space once again for more talks with Kevin....

Don't forget our special FrightFest chat this Sunday at GMT 21:00 as well and our ongoing support of Out of the Darkness Theatre Company, in honor of Kevin. See our Fan widget to spread good cheer as we head into the holiday season.

We'll keep updating the Gallery and News/Multimedia with the latest "Grey's" updates featuring Kevin so stay tuned!

One more Thanks to the fans from the Man himself

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 17:30:39 +0700

See Kevin's Space for the latest. Kevin took time out from his schedule and the incredibly hot weather in L.A. to check out the site. Thank you, Kevin!

A "Thank You" from Leanne

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 15:57:45 +0700

Wow! A whole year; time does go by fast when you are having fun! And it's really been a great year; our forum has grown from strength to strength and we are happy to say that we have a nice number of permanent members. All of you have contributed to the development of the forum and in even the site itself. I thank our current members --you know who you are ;-) --for their on-going support. It's been great getting to know you all and I look forward to even more fun during the year that follows. For those of you who are not members YET, please pop around and join us on the boards. We are an international community of like-minded people that are supportive of Kevin and into celebrating his talent. Plus you will be the first to know all the latest news, to get the first offers on merchandise and join in all the fun. A huge thanks to Kat for all her hard work on the site and Kevin especially because, without him, we would not exist...

I hope to see you all at the next Halloween chat 2 Nov GMT 21:00; email invitations and reminders are coming soon to those registered.

go with love, Leanne, Fan Forum/Multimedia Admin for

Kevin McKidd Online

Kevin McKidd Online reaches 1 year!

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 19:43:04 +0700

We're officially 1 year old and what a year it's been! Kevin McKidd Online went from one mini-site featuring news and articles on Kevin to a full-blown fan site, thanks to our viewers and Kevin's interaction! When we started out, it was to offer others background information on Kevin—the sort of insightful biography and film articles that took us wading through hundreds of different sources to pull together. We tried to weed out all the critiques and get to the nitty-gritty, the real articles about Kevin, ones with substance and credibility. We did the dirty work so that others in future wouldn't have to. We went from 4 pages of information and a few photos to needing full section menus and a gallery hub to contain it all. We didn't start with a fan forum, but we received so many positive emails that we built it and you came; a chat room soon followed. We branched out from this site to three or four different mediums, taking on Myspace, Facebook, Youtube, and Zoopy videos as well. Thank you to the volunteers who participate or lend their expertise at all these sites; you're amazing. Without using ads and special gimmicks to increase traffic to the site, KMK Online quickly ranked third on Kevin-related Google searches and is linked on IMDB. Wow. We're proud of that since we aren't after making money or distracting you with a lot of flash—we're simply here to promote Kevin and give his fans another place to call home. Kevin's popularity keeps advancing and we're so excited to help spread the word about how cool he is. And he definitely is. But you already know that; it's what keeps you coming back to visit. He's the kind of guy that inspires you to try acting or to petition big networks to keep him on television or even to ask us for a Kevin-centric tour of Scotland in the future. If there's anything you, the fans, have taught me personally this year, it's that anything is possible…. Thank you for that and for sticking around. We're going to keep getting better, keep taking fan suggestions, keep growing…. If we can do so much in the 1st year, imagine the possibilities in our 2nd.

Sincerely, Kat, Admin of Kevin McKidd Online

Now for the latest updates...

First, we've found a generous 3rd party who has only 8 copies left of an Olive's army CD, which features 1 "Memil" song (in which Kevin plays guitar and sings). If interested, contact Mark via the information below and let him know you heard about the CDs from Kevin McKidd Online.

http://www.25records.com/olive.htm
http://www.25records.com/memil.htm

If anyone wants a copy they are priced: £15 UK only , post cheques made out to Mark Rigler, 60 Tollard Close Poole, BH12 4AU

US$30 worldwide post via paypal, [use the donate page below and leave your details] or cash to above address:

http://www.25records.com/donate.htm

2: A film called Faith is still in early planning stages & not set for production until possibly next year, but will star Kevin as "the lead in a tale about a relationship between a father and daughter." (Scotsman.com)

3: We've updated the gallery and multimedia page with the latest Kevin gems, including the newest promotional shots of Kevin's return to "Grey's Anatomy," some on-set photos from filming around L.A., his recent venture at the American Film Institute's Mad Men Golf Classic, and more of his voice-over work for Vice City and Highland Empire. Gallery photos ARE capable of being saved; you must double click on the photo of interest in order to save to your computer. We've also moved to a flash slideshow format for the home page.

Finally, we will have a special FrightNight chat on Sunday, November 2nd at GMT 21:00 (roughly 4pm CST U.S.). We recommend registering through the message boards early to circumvent any problems entering the chatroom.

For more help or information, visit the Fan Forum boards: http://kevinmckidd.proboards76.com/. Once registered and logged into the boards, you will find the chat button along the top, next to the logout option. We've also just added a direct link to the chatroom under the Fan Forum section on this site; thanks to fans for their suggestions in implementing this new feature! See you on the flipside!

Paging Dr. Hunt, paging Dr. Hunt...

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:14:31 +0700

By now you've hopefully seen "Grey's Anatomy" and we're very excited by a huge new group of people visiting the site to learn more about Kevin! Our numbers jumped exponentially off the charts after the premiere of Season 5. If you are new and a "Grey's" fan, Kevin IS indeed set to do 11 episodes of the show (for starters). "So" don't rule out our resident "badass" just yet; he'll be back. Now for the latest and greatest in site updates....

1) We had quite a few people join us in chat from the HBO Rome boards and www.Ray-Stevenson.com --thanks for coming our way and participating! We've also had a LOT of "Grey's Anatomy" fans who are now learning of Kevin and a few emails about sites wishing to affiliate with us. Awesome! We'll be creating an affiliates link of sites in our Fan Forum message boards soon for those interested. Our chat night was a great time & we discussed a wide range of Kevin-related topics. For more details on our chat night discussion, see the Message Boards. We had fun so there's a bit too much to recap here.

2) People have read about the Christmas gift we sent Kevin last year and asked what we’re planning this year. Instead of giving to Kevin this time, we’re giving to a charity he supports. We’re raising money through donations and a new shop link; 100% donated and a few dollars of each item purchased in the online shop will go to an account set aside for Out of the Darkness Theatre Company. In December, we will give every penny raised to the Company in honor of Kevin and on behalf of all the fans here. Monetary gain plays no part on this site (it’s our permanent rule), but we hope you’ll join us in wanting to give to a very worthy cause. In addition, we’ll be sending Kevin a special KMK Online shirt from the store from all the fans. We may also have our fans help create or pick it out via the Fan Forum so it’s a great time to be involved!

3) How to help: Visit the Fans tab. There, you will find a widget that you can embed on almost any personal blog or social networking site—just click the share button to get the code. On that grab-and-go widget is information about Out of the Darkness Theatre Company and a link to our site and theirs, as well as a video of Kevin in action and a direct link to making donations. When you give, the donation bar is automatically raised. Promote Kevin and the gift of giving in one easy step.

4) Under the Fans Section, you will also find the "Shop for Charity" link in our drop down menu. Throughout October, those in the U.S. and Canada will receive free shipping if you spend 30$ or more. Copy the coupon code on our Shop page and then click on the Shop link to see a list of products. International shipping to many countries is also available; check rates and details on the site. Two-to-five dollars (dependent on item cost) of every item sold before December 15th will also go to the fund for Out of the Darkness Theatre Company.

5) Our next chat will be around Halloween and fright films are the theme, especially Dog Soldiers and Hannibal Rising. Day and time still To Be Announced so keep checking back. We encourage you to pre-register for chat access and update your Java script to avoid technical difficulties. If you have any problems, just let us know using the "Contact Us" tab and we'll do what we can to help.

Updates galore!

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 01:42:46 +0700

Get ready for another Kevin McKidd Online Chat Night! Our last two (our 1st welcome party/"Journeyman" chat and a later Made of Honor premiere chat party) were quite a success and with the influx of people excited about the addition of Kevin to "Grey's Anatomy," we're hosting yet another! Come one, come all! We'll also be giving those in chat a sneak peek of sorts as to our plans for the remainder of 2008.  If you can't make the chat night, not to worry-- we'll have some interesting updates here very soon. Late October will mark Kevin McKidd Online's 1st birthday and we're ready to celebrate in style. Thanks for sticking with us! Now for the latest chat night info....

What?     You are cordially invited to be a guest at the "Owen Hunt Debut" Live Chat event

When?    Sunday, September 28 2008     GMT   21:00

Greenwich Mean Time Calculation for your time zone available here: http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/

Who?      Anyone can join in the fun! Open to the general public (when you register a chat log-in name through the Fan Forum Boards)

Where?   Visit the Kevin McKidd Online message boards for full details and a link to the chatroom:  http://kevinmckidd.proboards76.com/

Why?      Come chat about the "Grey's Anatomy" premiere and Kevin with other fans around the world!

Don't forget to watch Kevin on the Season Premiere this Thursday! If you've been missing the latest and greatest "Grey's Anatomy"-Kevin news, we're presently linking directly from the Home page. Just click on the photo of Kevin for quick access to all the promotional features on Kevin's latest role.