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Channel 101 is a short film festival (usually monthly) in Los Angeles created by Dan Harmon and Rob Schrab where participants submit a short film in the format of a pilot under five minutes in length. The event is structured such that the audience controls what is shown and which film-makers return for the next screening in much the same way TV programs are rated and managed.

Notable Shows

* Classroom — Longest-running prime time show (13 episodes total); parody of after-school specials

* Chad Vader — A popular video series that was created for Channel 101, but was cancelled after only two episodes. The creators, Matt Sloan and Aaron Yonda, went on to continue the series, and it became an extremely popular series on youtube where it was "featured" multiple times.

* The ’Bu—Second - longest-running prime time show (11 episodes); also known for being filmed with new casts and crew for the last three episodes. The show was created by The Lonely Island.

* Computerman — Starring Jack Black as a cross-breed of a man’s DNA and his home computer.

* Call Me Cobra — Starring Drew Carey, a show about a man who is mistaken for a professional killer, but takes the job for the money.

* House of Cosbys — About a man who clones Bill Cosby several times over.

* Laser Fart — Long-running series starring Dan Harmon, noted for guest-starring Jack Black.

* Timebelt — Previously held the record for longest-running prime-time show; the show was an homage to Quantum Leap and guest-starred Paget Brewster. The show was created by Chris Tallman.

* Kicked in the Nuts! — Starring Family Guy writer/co-star Mike Henry. A Candid Camera parody that consists of an orange-haired man kicking men in the testicles, later to their delight when he tells them that they are on TV. Made reference to on the Family Guy episode “The Cleveland-Loretta Quagmire.”

* Yacht Rock — Credited for launching a revival of “smooth music” in popular culture.[citation needed]

* Channel 101: The Musical — Fully orchestrated Broadway style musical featuring Sarah Silverman and Happy Days' Donny Most.

* Most Extraordinary Space Investigations — Starring Dan Harmon, Sevan Najarian, Justin Roiland and Sarah Silverman. Noted for intentional mistakes, and purposely performing notable errors.

* Twigger's Holiday — Colorful Musical about a kid growing up. Starring Rob Schrab.

* Shitbuster — Holds the record for most downloaded failed pilot.

* The Jogger — Cancelled pilot about a jogger solving problems, it garned praise for the choreography and was later featured in Entertainment Weekly. The show later had its rights picked up by a production company. [7]

* The Wright Stuff — Starring Ethan Phillips as President Teddy Roosevelt. Created by Ford Austin & Scott Ingalls. Became the highest budgeted Channel 101 series at $5000 per episode.

* I Love Vaginas — The creators, at age 14, were the youngest ever to make it to the Channel 101 screening.

* The Serious Businessman — This show’s challenge to its rejection by the voting panel created the “Chauncey” system.

* Sockbaby — Zero-budget martial arts from Doug TenNapel, the creator of Earthworm Jim.

The Channel 101 Website

 

Evan

GTA IV looks epically kickass. I have noticed though on some sites that theres a general consensus that the only time in the past that GTA had multiplayer was if you modded a PC version. To this I say: nu-huh! Liberty City Stories for the PSP has a multiplayer mode that if I recall correctly, supported up to 6 players all roaming about the city. You could even choose modes like deathmatch, team deathmatch or king of the hill. I just really wanted to clear that up.

If you've ever worked retail you should get a chuckle from the Dinosaur Comics from earlier this week.

I rented Bioshock this week and beat it. I know its a little bit late and all, but I would like to say that it is my Game of the Year 2007. I have never been so moved by a videogame or had so much fun, or enjoyed the story so much. If you've held off for any reason like I had I urge you to go rent it. Might even make you cry at the end... Not that I would know anything about that.

February 8th, 2008