supposedly we're on now at 12:30 am on nttv (channel 22) in denton? several other college tv stations around the country are airing our show now, or will be soon. more details soon!
ok everybody there's some new stuff up so let's not waste any time here with jokes!
ITEM A
check out "make it to break it" in the video section. we shot this a few weeks ago. anthony and daniel directed it and it features our good friend mike gonzalez ("mikey" if you're me or ben).
ITEM 2
"B-U-D-D-Y" (a song from episode 3) is available now in the audio section. it sounds really good as a high quality mp3!
ITEM D
if you like bad college television (and clearly you do), you might be interested to know that kendra and i are teaming up to host "nt scene" on channel 22 in denton. we shot stuff for the first episode sunday night. it promises to be really, really stupid, and even if i knew when it was airing i probably wouldn't tell anyone.
a ragtag team of 15 minute show cast and crew members participated in the 24 hour video race over the weekend. the panel of judges probably won't have the guts to recognize the genius of our 5 minute short, "My Big Fat Greek Wallace," but we're going to be at the Angelika on Wednesday night at 6:00pm to make sure that they actually watch it. we had a bunch of complimentary tickets, but those were lost and we think it's $2 per person to get in, and you get to watch 9 other crappy shorts. so come join us!
anyway that movie's going to be on the web in a few days so mike kreein and all of his lame friends can download it and masturbate to some brian skowron freeze-frames.
and we're putting the finishing touches on another short called "When Pogs Fly." that one's 10 minutes long and a lot more coherent.
with the announcement of the 2003-04 staff at nttv, we're optimistic about our chances of getting on the air there. right now we're shooting and editing episodes 2 & 3 and everyone's supposedly working on material for episode 4. hopefully by the end of the month episode 2 will be complete and we can have a party and then watch all this stuff at patrick's house. so keep an eye out for that.
--joey
p.s. big ups to brian for losing the tickets.
so we finished the first episode of the show and submitted it to the station about a week and a half ago. they scheduled it for eight airings this week (including monday through friday at 1:40pm, a really wrong time for the show). it aired monday at 1:40 and was later deemed inappropriate for broadcast. it's been removed from the schedule for the rest of the week, and the station goes off the air after friday until the beginning of june. we might be changing a few things in the first episode, but i'm not sure exactly how to go about doing that.
anyway, we're in the process of filming episodes 2 & 3, and we're about to start writing episode 4. so the worst case scenario is that we'll have a bunch of episodes of a tv show that we can show our friends but can't play on channel 22. but hopefully we'll get a later time slot and make a few minor changes and everything will be cool.
by Tommy Norbson
from the nttv newsletter
What’s that new show on Channel 22 that has the whole campus talking? Why it’s The 15 Minute Show, a hilarious "sketch comedy program" that has ‘em rolling in the aisles! Of their living rooms!
It’s a crazy 15 minute show full of wacky sketches and wild characters, and it’s produced by UNT’s own Joey Nelson. "They said that I couldn’t write, direct and produce this show," Nelson said. "Well they were right!"
The 15 Minute Show features the talents of such rising stars as Jake Brown, Mike Gonzalez, Andrew Johnson, Kendra Kearby, Ben Meyercord, Brian Skowron, Patrick Swinnea, Chris Vivion and Margo Yabs.
Between bites of an enormous Denver omelet, host and co-producer Ben Meyercord said, "Mmmm, this is really good. You want to try this?"
Ben’s expert comic timing and effortless delivery made him a natural choice to host the show, but it was his ruthless intimidation of everyone involved with the production that ensured his spot.
Another key player is co-producer and cast member Brian Skowron. After catching everyone’s eye with his hilariously spot-on William Shatner impression, Skowron wowed the gang with some of his original characters and outrageous ideas.
"I’m thinking The Bachelor. Except with college students!" Skowron exclaimed at the first writing meeting.
When asked about her involvement with the show, co-producer Margo Yabs said "Joey. Stop calling me."
Executive producer Mario Peņa said "there’s a tilde over the
‘n’ in my last name. Why can’t any of you a------- ever get that right?"
Early reviews of the show are extremely positive. According to Joey’s mom, "it’s the best show ever, except for M*A*S*H." With ringing endorsements like these, it’s clear that The 15 Minute Show is here to stay.
Until everyone graduates! And gets the hell out of here as quickly as possible!
A brief sidenote: although you might see them together all the time, Joey and Margo are just friends. If any of you ladies out there have any questions about this, feel free to call Joey at (940) 320-5445.
Tommy Norbson is a freelance journalist based out of Cleveland, Ohio. His work has been published in Ham Weekly, Cleveland Pork and Reader's Digest.