Goodnight Burbank
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Goodnight Burbank debuted on the web as a "webisodic" series in March 2006. In April 2011, it was reborn with a new cast, new look and new feel as a "webcom" - the first ever half-hour scripted comedy made for the web. The series is about a fictional Burbank, CA 10:00PM newscast and its crew. The original cast included members of the Upright Citizen's Brigade, The Second City
, and Improv Olympic. The new half-hour version is still written by creator/producer Hayden Black and stars Laura Silverman, Dominic Monaghan, Miracle Laurie, Camden Toy and Black. It has featured, amongst others, John Barrowman, Adrienne Wilkinson, Jim Rash, Juliet Landau, and Parvesh Cheena.
The original short-form version of the series received positive reviews from USA Today
who called it "better than 99% of the stuff on TV" and BBC News who said it was a "brilliant satire that wouldn't look out of place on a network" - as well as G4, the San Francisco Chronicle and various websites. In 2006, it won vloggie for Best Web News Series. In 2007, it was awarded an Official Honoree by the Webbys.
The original series was named one of iTunes
best podcasts of 2006 and 2007, in both People's Choice and Staff Picks categories. http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewRoom?fcId=208872018&id=1 . It was also nominated for Best Comedy Webby in 2008.
Goodnight Burbank made IMDB's Top 50 TV series to premiere in 2011.
In August 2011, The Hollywood Reporter broke the news that Goodnight Burbank had been sold to Mark Cuban’s
HDNet
. The deal came to be after Cuban reached out to Hayden Black
, less than twenty-four hours after the first episode had aired on Hulu. The cable television channel will broadcast Goodnight Burbank‘s season one in full beginning October 12 2011.
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Goodnight Burbank debuted on the web as a "webisodic" series in March 2006. In April 2011, it was reborn with a new cast, new look and new feel as a "webcom" - the first ever half-hour scripted comedy made for the web. The series is about a fictional Burbank, CA 10:00PM newscast and its crew. The original cast included members of the Upright Citizen's Brigade, The Second City
The Second City
The Second City is a improvisational comedy enterprise which originated in Chicago's Old Town neighborhood.The Second City Theatre opened on December 16, 1959 and has since expanded its presence to several other cities, including Toronto and Los Angeles...
, and Improv Olympic. The new half-hour version is still written by creator/producer Hayden Black and stars Laura Silverman, Dominic Monaghan, Miracle Laurie, Camden Toy and Black. It has featured, amongst others, John Barrowman, Adrienne Wilkinson, Jim Rash, Juliet Landau, and Parvesh Cheena.
The original short-form version of the series received positive reviews from USA Today
USA Today
USA Today is a national American daily newspaper published by the Gannett Company. It was founded by Al Neuharth. The newspaper vies with The Wall Street Journal for the position of having the widest circulation of any newspaper in the United States, something it previously held since 2003...
who called it "better than 99% of the stuff on TV" and BBC News who said it was a "brilliant satire that wouldn't look out of place on a network" - as well as G4, the San Francisco Chronicle and various websites. In 2006, it won vloggie for Best Web News Series. In 2007, it was awarded an Official Honoree by the Webbys.
The original series was named one of iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
best podcasts of 2006 and 2007, in both People's Choice and Staff Picks categories. http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewRoom?fcId=208872018&id=1 . It was also nominated for Best Comedy Webby in 2008.
Goodnight Burbank made IMDB's Top 50 TV series to premiere in 2011.
In August 2011, The Hollywood Reporter broke the news that Goodnight Burbank had been sold to Mark Cuban’s
Mark Cuban
Mark Cuban is an American business magnate and investor. He is the owner of the National Basketball Association's Dallas Mavericks, Landmark Theatres, and Magnolia Pictures, and the chairman of the HDTV cable network HDNet....
HDNet
HDNet
HDNet is a men's interest television channel in the United States, broadcasting exclusively in high-definition format and available via cable and satellite television...
. The deal came to be after Cuban reached out to Hayden Black
Hayden Black
Hayden Black is an English comedian and writer best known for critical and commercial comedy Internet hits Goodnight Burbank and Abigail’s Teen Diary.-Life and career:...
, less than twenty-four hours after the first episode had aired on Hulu. The cable television channel will broadcast Goodnight Burbank‘s season one in full beginning October 12 2011.