The Crew (webseries)
Encyclopedia
The Crew is an online
sitcom following the lives of the engine room crew of the starship Azureas. A comedy in the vein of The Office
meets Star Trek
, the show has played host to many of the webseries best and brightest. After an independently financed 15-episode first season run - distributed through blip.tv
, youtube
and Koldcast.tv, the show was acquired for an exclusive second season run distributed by Babelgum
.
With major distribution for the second season - matched with a bevy of talent including The Guild
's Robin Thorsen
as well as lonelygirl15
herself, Jessica Rose, The Crew has gained attention not only by the hundreds of thousands of views, but also by major traditional news outlets such as The Wall Street Journal
.
In 2010, The Crew, was nominated for Best Visual Effects at the Second Annual Streamy Awards
.
Currently, the show is in pre-production to complete the 12-episode run of their second season.
Web series
A web series is a series of episodes released on the Internet or also by mobile or cellular phone, and part of the newly emerging medium called web television. A single instance of a web series program is called an episode .While the popularity of web series is continuing to rise, the concept...
sitcom following the lives of the engine room crew of the starship Azureas. A comedy in the vein of The Office
The Office
The Office is a popular mockumentary/situation comedy TV show that was first made in the UK and has now been re-made in many other countries, with overall viewership in the hundreds of millions worldwide. The original version of The Office was created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant. It...
meets Star Trek
Star Trek
Star Trek is an American science fiction entertainment franchise created by Gene Roddenberry. The core of Star Trek is its six television series: The Original Series, The Animated Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise...
, the show has played host to many of the webseries best and brightest. After an independently financed 15-episode first season run - distributed through blip.tv
Blip.tv
The website Blip.tv is a platform for web series. The company offers a for the "best in original web series" and also offers a dashboard for producers of original web series to distribute and monetize their productions....
, youtube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
and Koldcast.tv, the show was acquired for an exclusive second season run distributed by Babelgum
Babelgum
Babelgum is a free to view Internet television platform supported by advertising. The project was set up in 2005 by Italian media and telecommunications entrepreneur Silvio Scaglia and scientist Erik Lumer, with the aim of developing interactive software for distributing TV shows and other forms...
.
With major distribution for the second season - matched with a bevy of talent including The Guild
The Guild
The Guild is an American comedy web series created and written by Felicia Day, who also stars as Cyd Sherman . It premiered on YouTube on July 27, 2007. Subsequent webisodes premiered on Microsoft's Xbox Live Marketplace, Zune Marketplace, and MSN Video. The webisodes were later made available on...
's Robin Thorsen
Robin Thorsen
Robin Thorsen is an American actress best known for her role as Clara on the popular web series The Guild and as one of the longest running "Movie Mob" participants on the ReelzChannel show Movie Mob.- Background :...
as well as lonelygirl15
Lonelygirl15
lonelygirl15 was an interactive web-based video series which began in June 2006 and ran through to August 1, 2008. Developed under the working title The Children of Anchor Cove, the show gained worldwide media attention when it was outed as fictional in September 2006.-Overview:lonelygirl15...
herself, Jessica Rose, The Crew has gained attention not only by the hundreds of thousands of views, but also by major traditional news outlets such as The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal is an American English-language international daily newspaper. It is published in New York City by Dow Jones & Company, a division of News Corporation, along with the Asian and European editions of the Journal....
.
In 2010, The Crew, was nominated for Best Visual Effects at the Second Annual Streamy Awards
Streamy Awards
The Streamy Awards, popularly known as the Streamys, are presented annually by the International Academy of Web Television to recognize excellence in the arts and science of web television production, including directing, acting, producing, and writing. The formal ceremony at which the awards are...
.
Currently, the show is in pre-production to complete the 12-episode run of their second season.
Characters
- Tom Wilkenson (Philip Bache)
- Tim Waterson (Brett Register)
- Patrick Fargent (Craig Frank)
- Andrea Lee (Ariel Lazarus)
- Jennifer Parker (Amy Kline)
- Stewart Kobbler (Michael Hart)
- Amber (Angie Cole)
- Luet. Sarah Clauson (Michelle Exarhos)
- Crewman Anderson (Stephen ChristianStephen ChristianStephen Christian is the lead vocalist of the alternative rock band Anberlin and his side-project Anchor & Braille. He and his bandmates started Anberlin in 2002, after the demise of their previous group, known as SaGoh 24/7...
) - Crewman Bennett (Zack Finfrock)
- Dr. Talia (Cathy Baron)
- Evil Patrick (Daniel Norman)
- Agule (Robin ThorsenRobin ThorsenRobin Thorsen is an American actress best known for her role as Clara on the popular web series The Guild and as one of the longest running "Movie Mob" participants on the ReelzChannel show Movie Mob.- Background :...
) - Glon (Benny Fine)
- Laurent (Payman Benz)
- Jala (Chad Jamian)
- Map (Jessica Rose)
- Corrine (Taryn O'neil)
- Tondorf (Sherwood Tondorf III)
- Vrock (Daniel Norman)
Season 1 (2007–2009)
| Title | |Writer(s) | |Director | |Original airdate | | # | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Pilot" | Brett Register | Brett Register | -- | 1 | |
| The Crew investigates a mysterious error sensor coming from the engine coil. | |||||
| "Last Romantics" | Brett Register | Brett Register | -- | 2 | |
| Romance is all around on board the U.S. Azureas. | |||||
| "Ghost Ship" | Brett Register | Brett Register | -- | 3 | |
| The Crew of the U.S. Azeruas come across an unidentified Ghost Ship out in space. | |||||
| "Poop Deck" | Brett Register | Brett Register | -- | 4 | |
| Stewart Kobbler cleans up the engine room while the crew is away on their mission. | |||||
| "An Explanation of Sorts" | Brett Register | Brett Register | -- | 5 | |
| With the Engine Room Crew back from their trip to the Ghost Ship, the mysteries discovered on board are revealed. | |||||
| "Departed" | Brett Register | Brett Register | -- | 6 | |
| The U.S. Azureas is enlisted to track down and investigate a mysterious signal emanating from deep space. | |||||
| "No Escape" | Brett Register | Brett Register | -- | 7 | |
| After the incident in the Engine Room, the ship is required to undergo a system update, implementing new safety protocols. During which, The Crew is released to the residence for some R&R. | |||||
| "Barfly" | Brett Register | Brett Register | -- | 8 | |
| A classmate from Tim's past joins The Crew. Meanwhile, Jenni and her roommate Amber prepare for their night out. | |||||
| "Verdict" | Brett Register | Brett Register | -- | 9 | |
| The truth about what "really" happened in the Residence is revealed. | |||||
| "Call The Doctor" | Bernie Su | Brett Register | -- | 10 | |
| A doctor from the residence examines the crew. Tom is less than excited about getting examined. | |||||
| "Break Ups to Make Ups" | Bernie Su and Brett Register | Brett Register | -- | 11 | |
| While Tom's obsession for Dr. Talia grows, Andrea implements her own seduction strategy. | |||||
| "Cloned I" | Brett Register | Brett Register | -- | 12 | |
| The Crew investigates a mysterious rock found floating in space. | |||||
| "Cloned II" | Brett Register | Brett Register | -- | 13 | |
| As the clones begin to take over the engine room, The Crew finally starts to figure out that something strange is in fact going on. | |||||
| "Cloned III" | Brett Register | Brett Register | -- | 14 | |
| The conclusion to the epic clone saga. | |||||
| "The Signal" | Brett Register | Brett Register | -- | 15 | |
| The origin of the signal is revealed in the season finale of The Crew. | |||||
Season 2 (2009)
| Title | |Writer(s) | |Director | |Original airdate | | # | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Survival" | Brett Register | Brett Register | -- | 1 | 16 |
| After being spit out of the blackhole to the other side of the galaxy, the crew struggles to find leadership and a way home. | |||||
| "Captives" | Brett Register | Brett Register | -- | 2 | 17 |
| While being held captive by the Pirates, Tim and Patrick form an unlikely alliance. | |||||
| "A Pirate's Life" | Brett Register | Brett Register | -- | 3 | 18 |
| While inspecting the Pirate ship, Tom, Tim and Patrick find it well equipped and contains two captives, one with a possible treasure map on her back. Guest Starring Jessica Rose and Chad Jamian. | |||||
| "Misguided" | Brett Register | Brett Register | -- | 4 | 19 |
| Tom cancels all efforts to chart a way back home and, instead, turns the crew’s attention to finding lost treasure. | |||||
| "Baby on Board" | Brett Register | Brett Register | -- | 5 | 20 |
| Tim and Jenni discuss their relationship, while Andrea returns stirring up Tom and Stewart. | |||||
| "Rendezous" | Brett Register | Brett Register | -- | 6 | 21 |
| In the Mid-Season Finale, while on an Away Mission, Tom, Tim, Patrick and Jala run into some baddies as Andrea gets a special visitor in the brig. Taryn O’Neill and Woody Tondorf Guest Star. | |||||