Totally Viral is a British comedy television programme, composed entirely of clips from video-sharing Internet websites such as YouTube. It featured narration from English actor Donald Sinden, and premiered in the UK on 27 November 2006.[1] The series' target audience was 16 to 34-year-old men – it was produced by Spun Gold TV (who had previously produced the programme The Madness of Boy George) in association with RDF Television.[2] It featured jokes from DV3 Productions, an animated opening title sequence created by Jonti Picking of Sumo Dojo, and "Sweet Talk", a short film by Lorcan Finnegan.[3][4][5] In promotion of the show, the channel boss Steve North remarked that virals were "truly ... the entertainment of the future".[6] Totally Viral was initially broadcast on weeknights on UKTV G2, before moving to Dave when the channel was rebranded in October 2007[7] – at this time, a new season of 10 episodes was commissioned, which began on 26 October 2007.[8][9]
| Totally Viral | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Comedy |
| Narrated by | Donald Sinden |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production companies | RDF, Spun Gold |
| Original release | |
| Network | UKTV G2, Dave |
| Release | 27 November 2006 – 4 November 2007 |
See also edit
- Robert's Web – a similar television series
- Rude Tube – a similar television series
References edit
- ^ "Star Wars Kid is top viral video". London: BBC News. 27 November 2006. Archived from the original on 16 February 2009. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
- ^ Thomas, Liz (19 October 2006). "UKTV G2 targets 'upmarket men' with new shows". The Stage. London: The Stage Newspaper Limited. ISSN 0038-9099. OCLC 32398932. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
- ^ Hotz, Amy (5 July 2007). "Web jokes land local family an Emmy nod". Star-News. Wilmington, North Carolina: Halifax Media. p. 1D, col. 1. ISSN 0163-402X. OCLC 12762829. Retrieved 6 September 2007.
- ^ "Jonathan "Jonti" Picking". London: BBC Music. 2012. Archived from the original on 14 May 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
- ^ "'Changes' Sells to Current TV". Ireland: Irish Film and Television Network. 24 May 2007. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
- ^ "Star Wars kid is Internet No.1". Metro. London: DMG. 26 November 2006. ISSN 1469-6215. OCLC 225917520. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ Holmwood, Leigh (20 September 2007). "UKTV to launch channel called 'Dave'". The Guardian. London: Guardian News and Media. ISSN 0261-3077. OCLC 60623878. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
- ^ Welsh, James (18 October 2007). "Dave commissions first programme". Digital Spy. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
- ^ Shepherd, Robert (23 October 2007). "Dave orders puppet panel show". Broadcast. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
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