I have been very busy lately, because I moved to London (England, UK) today. Therefore, I was looking for a web series that takes place in London and found Chugger - A London Webseries.
The Urban Dictionary describes a "chugger" as a paid "charity" street worker (read: student) who has been trained to believe that they are carrying out a worthy task, improving peoples' lives by conning Joe Public out of their money for this week's Good Cause. The web series Chugger is about failure, success, London, music, romance and chugging. It charts the pitfalls and perils of Dan’s life as he struggles to escape his dead-end job and the destructive whims of his friend Karl.
Dan (Craig Longstaff) is a budding musician - he has dreamed of becoming the star of the London Indie scene. However, things haven’t worked out as they should and he now finds himself stuck in a job he loathes with friends he hates. All he wants is to be left alone but everyone, not least his new-age hippy chugging co-workers, seem to expect something from him. Karl (Mavo) is Dan’s best friend and worst enemy at the same time. He is a former successful city slicker who lost his job in the Crunch, Karl is now convinced he must ‘make a difference’. However, ends seem to justify means in his psychopathic philosophy, making Karl a loose cannon, a delusional madman and a fun drinking buddy. Dan and Karl’s docile sidekick is called Tommo (Ed Christmas). He is at the butt of every joke and at the end of every misdirected fist.
In the first episode, Dan arrives for another gruelling day as a Chugger and is put through the usual motivational trauma of his overzealous boss, Nick. Check it out:
If you liked what you've just seen, go to http://www.chugger.tv/ in order to watch more episodes and to get further information about Chugger. I can tell you it's produced as well as co-directed by Marco Sandemann and to get more deets about him, visit: http://www.irregularfilms.com/
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Sweet Dreams
Back in November I introduced a web series called Suite 7 which was sponsored by the Better Sleep Council. One company that is also involved with this organization is Leggett & Platt. And, they are the sponsors of the comedy web series The Virgin Mattress.
As the title suggests the series tells the tale of "Sleep Shoppe", a mattress store that already has seen better days. On their quest for success, the staff encounters a mattress gangsta, a cranky cowboy, a thief with bad sleeping habits, and a few other weird individuals. Despite the banter and the efforts of a rival store owner to buy them out, Mal and Grace come together to understand what their shop "Sleep Shoppe" needs to get the edge...and they learn a little more about each other in the process. Here is the trailer:
The series launched in October, so for more episodes, please check out their YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/virginmattress
And for more information about the characters, extra footage and "behind the scenes"-action, go to: http://www.thevirginmattress.com/index.html
As the title suggests the series tells the tale of "Sleep Shoppe", a mattress store that already has seen better days. On their quest for success, the staff encounters a mattress gangsta, a cranky cowboy, a thief with bad sleeping habits, and a few other weird individuals. Despite the banter and the efforts of a rival store owner to buy them out, Mal and Grace come together to understand what their shop "Sleep Shoppe" needs to get the edge...and they learn a little more about each other in the process. Here is the trailer:
The series launched in October, so for more episodes, please check out their YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/virginmattress
And for more information about the characters, extra footage and "behind the scenes"-action, go to: http://www.thevirginmattress.com/index.html
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Dating in the Middle Ages
Valentine's Day just passed and I hope your date has been just wonderful. But maybe it was a disaster date and you need some cheering up now? Then I've got something for you! It's an independent comedy web series called Dating in the Middle Ages and is described as "Sex in the City meets Glee" - hybrid.
In Dating in the Middle Ages, Devin Mills (Days of Our Lives, General Hospital, The O.C., Big Love) - who also created and wrote the series - portrays Samantha Collins, a divorced, middle-aged woman aspiring to become a historical romance novelist. Samantha longs for a successful romantic life and hence attemps to navigate the dating scene in 2010. However, her overactive imagination tends to send her on flights of fancy to the olden times and beyond, with plenty of original song and dance numbers. Within the first episode Samantha goes on her first blind date in 15 years and it is not what she expected:
“I got the idea for the series after leaving a long relationship, starting to date again, and listening to many of my friends’ horror stories about dating at midlife,” commented Mills. “I hope that ‘Dating in the Middle Ages’ brings humor to the old adage, “looking for love in all the wrong places,” and inspires people to keep kissing those toads - you never know when one will turn out to be a prince.” Even though it's about a middle-aged woman, I'm sure all ages can relate to this dating nightmare web series.
Actor John Schneider, best known for his role as Jonathan Kent, father of Clark Kent on Smallville and as Bo Duke in Dukes of Hazard recently joined the cast as Jake Hagarty, a charming new member of Samantha’s writing group who may turn out to be her modern day Cary Grant.
From medieval fantasies to Lady Gaga-esque musical daydreams, the web series explores everything from cougars and cubs, one-uppers, and low talkers to masochistic matchmakers and middleaged man-children. Due to its experimental elements, such as the fantasy sequences utilizing elaborate costumes and puppets, and the original musical numbers, Dating in the Middle Ages is definitely worth to take a look at.
Follow Samantha as she searches for her modern day Cary Grant on http://datinginthemiddleages.com/
In Dating in the Middle Ages, Devin Mills (Days of Our Lives, General Hospital, The O.C., Big Love) - who also created and wrote the series - portrays Samantha Collins, a divorced, middle-aged woman aspiring to become a historical romance novelist. Samantha longs for a successful romantic life and hence attemps to navigate the dating scene in 2010. However, her overactive imagination tends to send her on flights of fancy to the olden times and beyond, with plenty of original song and dance numbers. Within the first episode Samantha goes on her first blind date in 15 years and it is not what she expected:
“I got the idea for the series after leaving a long relationship, starting to date again, and listening to many of my friends’ horror stories about dating at midlife,” commented Mills. “I hope that ‘Dating in the Middle Ages’ brings humor to the old adage, “looking for love in all the wrong places,” and inspires people to keep kissing those toads - you never know when one will turn out to be a prince.” Even though it's about a middle-aged woman, I'm sure all ages can relate to this dating nightmare web series.
Actor John Schneider, best known for his role as Jonathan Kent, father of Clark Kent on Smallville and as Bo Duke in Dukes of Hazard recently joined the cast as Jake Hagarty, a charming new member of Samantha’s writing group who may turn out to be her modern day Cary Grant.
From medieval fantasies to Lady Gaga-esque musical daydreams, the web series explores everything from cougars and cubs, one-uppers, and low talkers to masochistic matchmakers and middleaged man-children. Due to its experimental elements, such as the fantasy sequences utilizing elaborate costumes and puppets, and the original musical numbers, Dating in the Middle Ages is definitely worth to take a look at.
Follow Samantha as she searches for her modern day Cary Grant on http://datinginthemiddleages.com/
Monday, February 14, 2011
♥ Happy Valentine's Day ♥
It is Valentine's Day and I'm in London! Thus, I'd like to present today THE web series that made me fall in love with web series in general, and coincidentally it takes place in London.
It's an interactive comedy show called Chelsey OMG! and launched on social networking site Bebo in 2008. It's an Oldie, but a Goodie! It follows American Chelsey Pucks - played by Kelly Anne Lyons - as she moves from a cosseted background in the US to a job in London's fashion scene. Here is the first episode, that got me hooked from the first moment:
After watching this episode, I watched the whole season. If you wanna do the same, go to: http://www.bebo.com/chelsey-omg
I was very fascinated by the fact that it's so easily produced (no big cast, just a few location shootings, webcam etc), but still it's so funny and compelling.
Chelsey: OMG! has been created for the social network by comedian Nat Coombs and Channel X, the UK independent production company that has previous worked with Ricky Gervais, Vic Reeves, Jonny Vegas, Matt Lucas, David Walliams, Peter Kay, Jonathan Ross and Jo Brand.
If you wanna know more about the "all American girl who's all over London", check out her very own website: http://chelseypucks.wordpress.com/
It's an interactive comedy show called Chelsey OMG! and launched on social networking site Bebo in 2008. It's an Oldie, but a Goodie! It follows American Chelsey Pucks - played by Kelly Anne Lyons - as she moves from a cosseted background in the US to a job in London's fashion scene. Here is the first episode, that got me hooked from the first moment:
After watching this episode, I watched the whole season. If you wanna do the same, go to: http://www.bebo.com/chelsey-omg
I was very fascinated by the fact that it's so easily produced (no big cast, just a few location shootings, webcam etc), but still it's so funny and compelling.
Chelsey: OMG! has been created for the social network by comedian Nat Coombs and Channel X, the UK independent production company that has previous worked with Ricky Gervais, Vic Reeves, Jonny Vegas, Matt Lucas, David Walliams, Peter Kay, Jonathan Ross and Jo Brand.
If you wanna know more about the "all American girl who's all over London", check out her very own website: http://chelseypucks.wordpress.com/
Friday, February 11, 2011
Pueblo - un proyecto bilingüe
The "fish out of water" theme is usually a great vehicle for comedy, because that story paradigm places the main character in a world totally foreign to the world he or she is accustomed. The episodic web series Pueblo documents the comedic exploits of a quirky English teacher from the US, who is adapting to the culture of a Spanish farming village. Pueblo takes place in La Puerta de Segura, a small town surrounded by olive trees.
The special feature of that web series is that it's produced as a bilingual project in collaboration with local teachers and townspeople of rural Andalucia. So, if you want to improve your Spanish, respectively your English, here is your chance. All episodes contain a mixture of dialogue in English and Spanish, and the show will be subtitled in both languages. Plus, transcripts with footnotes about translations, idioms, and slang will be posted after the episode is released.
The creators Eve Richer and Ben Raznick met as high school students in Boulder, Colorado. They have lived in Nicaragua, Argentina, and Brazil, and currently work as assistant English teachers in La Puerta de Segura, Spain. So, I assume Pueblo is based on their own experiences.
Production for Pueblo began in October 2010 and it will come out in May! Instead of watching an episode, have a look at this behind-the-scenes interview with the stars of Pueblo and exclusive footage of Ben Raznick and Erika Martínez at the International Film Festival of San Sebastián:
And make sure, you also check out their blog for photos, videos, and news about the upcoming web series Pueblo: http://www.pueblotheseries.com/
The special feature of that web series is that it's produced as a bilingual project in collaboration with local teachers and townspeople of rural Andalucia. So, if you want to improve your Spanish, respectively your English, here is your chance. All episodes contain a mixture of dialogue in English and Spanish, and the show will be subtitled in both languages. Plus, transcripts with footnotes about translations, idioms, and slang will be posted after the episode is released.
The creators Eve Richer and Ben Raznick met as high school students in Boulder, Colorado. They have lived in Nicaragua, Argentina, and Brazil, and currently work as assistant English teachers in La Puerta de Segura, Spain. So, I assume Pueblo is based on their own experiences.
Production for Pueblo began in October 2010 and it will come out in May! Instead of watching an episode, have a look at this behind-the-scenes interview with the stars of Pueblo and exclusive footage of Ben Raznick and Erika Martínez at the International Film Festival of San Sebastián:
And make sure, you also check out their blog for photos, videos, and news about the upcoming web series Pueblo: http://www.pueblotheseries.com/
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