The little show that could, can and is.
The year 2018 was an awesome feat for 33 Entertainment and it's series The Adventures of Velvet Prozak that started as a web series turned pilot guest starring funny man Andy Milonakis. The show creator, producer and star Saige Walker tells us how the show grew for 5,000 fans within 3 days of the pilot showcasing on Youtube to 50,000 fans and growing and hasn't hit one desk of any tv executive... yet.
Nine scripts have been developed and written that follow the miss adventures of our main character Bartholomew Fogglehorn a twenty-two year old actor, moves to Hollywood with dreams of becoming a star. Barth escapes his life of Murphy's Law by disappearing into his own elaborate, movie star day dreams and music video style fantasies. The show gained the attention of casting director, Craig Campobasso CSA who joined the team as it's casting director and set sights on episode two, Cougar Hunting. Where to financially survive in Hollywood Barth goes all in on Stoner Brian's half-baked idea to find a sugar momma (Cougar) to pay all their bills.
Immediately the series gained celebrity attention and gained the reputation as the break out, fun, hit show that actors can take risks in. Cougar Hunting guest stars Lou Ferrigno, Tiffany Fallon and Merrick Hanna.
Following Cougar Hunting Saige decided to produce episode 5 Wahoo and push the production value of the show by filming in Minnesota instead of Los Angles where the series originated. Wahoo is Hollywood's next Animal House where Barth and Stoner B crash land at Backus University, Minnesota. They do a stolen beer run to have an epic party weekend at a fraternity, the University Dean has other plans, Barth decides to help the fraternity with an even bigger party.
Casting director, Craig Campobasso cast David DeLuise Disney's (Wizard's of Waverly Place) to guest star as Dean Romano. Saige recalls it was thirty degrees outside, at one point Matt and I were in a 1933 Stenson airplane nose diving into a lake on the backside of what was a house built in 1902, turned frat house for the show. Wahoo is a two part episodic in the middle of the first season so it was important that our production value really showed setting the stage for the next episodes. Saige states, "It's not the standard model of television production but that's what is great about the development process before its delivered to a studio or network. The bugs get worked out, you have time to perfect things and you save costs in the long run." "Nothing is ever done till it's done."
As the year 2019 is almost under way Saige has extremely positive feelings for what this year will bring. He says, "One step at a time." "We are building a story and what good is the story without a solid foundation for it's first season."
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