Just across the wire, ZoomTilt published the finalists for the TV Reset contest and I made it! My web series Not So Super… is in the final five!!
First, our spotlight at the ZoomTilt Blog: TV Reset Project Semi-Finalist Feature: Not So Super
Final Five announcement:
NOT SO SUPER, Genre: Drama
Christophor Rick,
What happens when a superhero hits a midlife crisis? Vince is having problems in both halves of his life. At home, his marriage is crumbling, and while ‘on duty,’ he’s been feeling not so super. His lack of confidence is painfully evident, and the city is losing faith. Not So Super twists those classic comic book archetypes into a dark drama with comedic turns.
COOL JUSTICE, Genre: Comedy
Todd Rulapaugh and Brian Groh,
Picture Starsky & Hutch meets Reno 911, where anything can and does happen. In this action comedy, two cryogenically frozen undercover cops from the 70’s are thawed out in present day L.A. to help a hottie heiress claim her missing millions. Together the unlikely three-some bust up bad guys old-school-style while following cryptic-clues left by her eccentric billionaire-scientist-grandfather.
WINGWOMEN, Genre: Romantic Comedy
Stacie Capone,
In this romantic comedy, Brooklyn roomies Darcy, Emma, and Jane stumble upon a brilliant idea for self-employment: why not take clueless guys out for a night on the town, and use their collective girl power to transform dunderhead dudes into dashing pickup artists? To their surprise, they become a smashing success. But while the WingWomen’s mission is to reinvent the perfect man, they might just find that they end up reinventing themselves in the process.
SPYCOLOGY, Genre: Action Comedy
Travis Tyler and James Poirier,
Where did James Bond learn all those crazy and badass things? Right here, at SpySchool. Think
Community meets James Bond with a splash of Gossip Girl. We follow the select few kids trying to forge themselves into super spies via ridiculous classes and simulated ‘pop quizzes’. Wake up, your roommate has been taken hostage. Hurry, you’re being graded.
THE OTHERS, Genre: Thriller
Douglas Stark,
When Elias Porter – delivery man, husband, and father – helps an injured man get to a hospital, he dismisses the man’s ramblings about the city being under ‘mind control’ as crazy rants. But Elias soon uncovers the truth: his job, family, and identity are false implants created by a covert group controlling the city.
Each finalist will continue to work with one of the TV Reset Project’s judges as a mentor as they move into production. The five pilots will then be distributed through ZoomTilt’s YouTube channel and other ZoomTilt distribution outlets. The pilot with the most social network shares,likes and total minutes of footage watched by audiences will be selected and funded for a full season of their show that will air from ZoomTilt’s YouTube channel page.
“Our finalists were selected after a review of their show’s originality, quality and expected audience appeal. Together, the five represent a collection of both established and up-and-coming entertainment talent, and we can’t wait to share their exciting work with viewers,” says Anna Callahan, CEO of ZoomTilt.
It’s like we created one full line of fall shows in one competition,’ says Chris Bolman, Callahan’s Co-Founder, ‘it would be tough for me to decide which one will be crowned the winning pilot and that’s why we want our viewers to decide.”
Pilots will be available for viewing on November 19th, just in time for Thanksgiving and the Cyber Monday holidays.