Let's Fish
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Let's Fish is a live action
with animation
comedy
pilot created by Mark Rivers. It premiered in the United States
on May 13, 2007 on Cartoon Network's
late night programing block, Adult Swim
. Let's Fish stars Brendon Small
and Scott Adsit
as two friends stranded out at sea on their small fishing boat. While all of the actors and the boat are filmed in live-action, the rest of the world around them is animated. The show's animation was by Titmouse, Inc. and the pilot was directed by Chris Prynoski
.
The show premiered on Adult Swim's "Night of 1,000 Pilots", where five pilots
premiered. However, Let's Fish was the only one that was not approved for a series. This was because of Adsit's involvement on 30 Rock
and Moral Orel
and Small's involvement on Metalocalypse
, leaving them with no time to work on the series.
The pilot episode is not available on DVD
, or iTunes
, but it is available on the "Build Your Own DVD" feature on Adultswim.com.
Live action
In filmmaking, video production, and other media, the term live action refers to cinematography, videography not produced using animation...
with animation
Animation
Animation is the rapid display of a sequence of images of 2-D or 3-D artwork or model positions in order to create an illusion of movement. The effect is an optical illusion of motion due to the phenomenon of persistence of vision, and can be created and demonstrated in several ways...
comedy
Comedy
Comedy , as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse or work generally intended to amuse by creating laughter, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in...
pilot created by Mark Rivers. It premiered in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
on May 13, 2007 on Cartoon Network's
Cartoon Network
Cartoon Network is a name of television channels worldwide created by Turner Broadcasting which used to primarily show animated programming. The channel began broadcasting on October 1, 1992 in the United States....
late night programing block, Adult Swim
Adult Swim
Adult Swim is an adult-oriented Cable network that shares channel space with Cartoon Network from 9:00 pm until 6:00 am ET/PT in the United States, and broadcasts in countries such as Australia and New Zealand...
. Let's Fish stars Brendon Small
Brendon Small
Brendon Small is an American sitcom writer/producer, actor, comedian, voice actor, composer, and musician...
and Scott Adsit
Scott Adsit
Scott Adsit is an American actor, writer and improvisational comedian. He is currently co-starring as Pete Hornberger in the hit NBC comedy 30 Rock and worked in the Adult Swim stop-motion animation programs Moral Orel and Mary Shelley's Frankenhole.-1990s:After attending Columbia College Chicago,...
as two friends stranded out at sea on their small fishing boat. While all of the actors and the boat are filmed in live-action, the rest of the world around them is animated. The show's animation was by Titmouse, Inc. and the pilot was directed by Chris Prynoski
Chris Prynoski
Chris Prynoski born November 1, 1971, is an American animator, director, and producer.Prynoski was born in Trenton, New Jersey and grew up in Bordentown, New Jersey. He graduated from the School of Visual Arts in 1994. He then spent several years working in the industry in New York, mostly on his...
.
The show premiered on Adult Swim's "Night of 1,000 Pilots", where five pilots
Television pilot
A "television pilot" is a standalone episode of a television series that is used to sell the show to a television network. At the time of its inception, the pilot is meant to be the "testing ground" to see if a series will be possibly desired and successful and therefore a test episode of an...
premiered. However, Let's Fish was the only one that was not approved for a series. This was because of Adsit's involvement on 30 Rock
30 Rock
30 Rock is an American television comedy series created by Tina Fey that airs on NBC. The series is loosely based on Fey's experiences as head writer for Saturday Night Live...
and Moral Orel
Moral Orel
Moral Orel is an American stop-motion animated television show, which originally aired on Adult Swim from December 13, 2005 to December 18, 2008...
and Small's involvement on Metalocalypse
Metalocalypse
Metalocalypse is an American animated television series, created by Brendon Small and Tommy Blacha, which premiered on August 6, 2006 on Adult Swim...
, leaving them with no time to work on the series.
The pilot episode is not available on DVD
DVD
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....
, or 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....
, but it is available on the "Build Your Own DVD" feature on Adultswim.com.
Cast
| Name | Character(s) |
|---|---|
| Scott Adsit Scott Adsit Scott Adsit is an American actor, writer and improvisational comedian. He is currently co-starring as Pete Hornberger in the hit NBC comedy 30 Rock and worked in the Adult Swim stop-motion animation programs Moral Orel and Mary Shelley's Frankenhole.-1990s:After attending Columbia College Chicago,... |
Don |
| Brendon Small Brendon Small Brendon Small is an American sitcom writer/producer, actor, comedian, voice actor, composer, and musician... |
Kevin |
| Mark Rivers | Various |
| Kristen Rivers |
Pilot episode
| # | Title | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|