Beached Az
Encyclopedia
Beached Az is an animated cartoon series broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation
(ABC). It is shown on both ABC1
and ABC2
.
Appearing primarily on YouTube, the film gained widespread popularity in Australia and New Zealand through social media channels. In 2009, the same creators came together to write, direct and animate ten more episodes for ABC Television under the banner of their newly-founded company The Handsomity Institute.
Writing for the series took place at Seal Rocks on the NSW coast whilst final recording took place in June at the ABC studios in Ultimo.
On 13 September 2009 the series debuted online one week before broadcast on ABC2. On 3 June 2010, season 2 premiered.
On 4 November 2010 Beached Az was launched into DVD format available nationally. Stockists include ABC online, The ABC Shop, JB Hi-Fi and Target.
includes all 21 episodes from season one and two of the cartoon plus exclusive never before scene footage from the creators.
The DVD also includes pilot episodes of the 'failed Scottish childen's TV show' "Breakfast with Bergerk".
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as "the ABC" , is Australia's national public broadcaster...
(ABC). It is shown on both ABC1
ABC1
ABC1 was a United Kingdom based television channel from Disney using the branding of the Disney owned American network, ABC.The channel initially launched exclusively on the British digital terrestrial television platform Freeview on 27 September 2004. On 10 December 2004 it was launched on...
and ABC2
ABC2
ABC2 is a national public television channel in Australia. Launched on 7 March 2005, it is the responsibility of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's television division, and is available nationally to digital television viewers in Australia...
.
Concept
Beached Az follows the struggle of a whale beached on a New Zealand beach to get back into the ocean. During his time on the beach, the whale encounters a variety of sea life who discuss their various problems and ambitions. Each episode uniquely lacks any formal narrative arc, and the series is more a collection of comedic conversations highlighting social differences.History
Beached Az is a continuation of the characters developed in the short film entitled "Beached Whale", which was created in April 2008. The short film was animated/directed by Jarod Green and written/directed by Anthony MacFarlane and Nick Boshier.Appearing primarily on YouTube, the film gained widespread popularity in Australia and New Zealand through social media channels. In 2009, the same creators came together to write, direct and animate ten more episodes for ABC Television under the banner of their newly-founded company The Handsomity Institute.
Writing for the series took place at Seal Rocks on the NSW coast whilst final recording took place in June at the ABC studios in Ultimo.
On 13 September 2009 the series debuted online one week before broadcast on ABC2. On 3 June 2010, season 2 premiered.
On 4 November 2010 Beached Az was launched into DVD format available nationally. Stockists include ABC online, The ABC Shop, JB Hi-Fi and Target.
DVD release
The complete "Beached Az" collection was released nationally on 4 November 2010. The DVDDVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
includes all 21 episodes from season one and two of the cartoon plus exclusive never before scene footage from the creators.
The DVD also includes pilot episodes of the 'failed Scottish childen's TV show' "Breakfast with Bergerk".
Season 1: 2009
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Season 2: 2010
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