"Captains in Space" Lost Secret: REVEALED

I was going through old documents and found this first draft of what was to be a script for my friend Fed's webseries Captains in Space back in 2008.* It ties up the one cliffhanger mystery we ever had in the show, so it would've been nice if we'd produced it, but by that time we were all sort of getting tired of the F/X heavy productions, and the way the green-screen seemed to sap performance energy.

No one probably cares about it but me, but if you ever wondered why Captain Adam disappeared and Captain Matt replaced him (other than Adam moving to San Francisco in real life) then HAVE AT IT.**

**Lots of the Captains in Space folk have gone on to better things. "Captain Matt"/ Matt Koff is currently writing for The Newlywed Game. "Spacewoman Schaefer"/ Sara Schaefer from episode 8 is a 2-time Emmy-winner for Jimmy Fallon's website. The cosmonauts / Brock Mahan and Elliott Kalan from episode 6 have written for TruTV and The Daily Show respectively. "Future Adam"/ Andrea Rosen is in every commercial ever made and can be seen in movies like The Baxter and The Ten, and--perhaps most exciting--"Frankie the shipboard computer"/ Vedette Lim is set to be a major character on the upcoming season of Tru Blood.

What have I been up to? You know... stuff.

*This is a first draft so it's WAAAAY too long and full of exposition. Trust that it would've gotten better, and that my writing has improved since then.

James Urbaniak for The Devastator

Actor, gadabout, and man of taste and distinction, James Urbaniak, plugs THE DEVASTATOR, a new comedy anthology for which I am a contributor:

The Flop House Episode Fifty-Five is ONLINE!

Repeat Flop House offenders Gerard Butler and Katherine Heigl team up in The Ugly Truth, a terrible romantic comedy that Stuart really, really wanted us to watch for some reason. Maybe because he's just an ol' softie! Meanwhile, Elliott pitches his new hit tragicomedy "Bad Date," Stuart reveals his NBC sitcom holodeck fantasy, and Dan uses the word "whack" as in "out of whack" but is still mercilessly made fun of by his co-hosts as if he was trying to get gangsta.

0:00 - 0:30 - Introduction and theme
0:31 - 3:35 - Stuart wastes all of our time by discussing his upcoming 30th birthday.
3:36 - 34:25 - If your criteria for a romantic comedy is that it specifically contains the words "the" and "truth," and has a negative descriptor in the middle, may we suggest The Awful Truth, starring Cary Grant?
34:26 - 40:31 - Final judgments All three: bad bad
40:32 - 50:00 - Flop House Movie Mailbag
50:01 - 51:14 - An explanation of the new Movie Minute policy.
51:15 - 56:31 - The sad bastards recommend.
56:32 - 58:30 - Goodbyes, theme, and outtakes.

If you don't want to enter the "GIVE DAN A HOOK" contest, but still want to hear the DVD commentary we did for John Ott's short horror film, STULL, you can just purchase the thing outright, by going here.

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Wikipedia synopsis of The Ugly Truth

Here's Stuart, so happy that The Ugly Truth is over that he's doing a dance to the credits music:

New Mr Whitepants Video - Fantasy Closet!

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Starring Meghan O'Neill, Roy Koshy, Matt Koff, and Dan McCoy
Directed and edited by John Kingman
Written by Dan McCoy
Music by Jordan Cooper
Voiceover by Dan McCoy
Produced by Mr. Whitepants

Episode Four of 9 AM Meeting, Plus a Bonus Guest Video!

9 AM Meeting extended its streak, coming in first at Channel 101 NY last night. Check out the new episode, and then go to our official site to see what you may have missed.



Also, the guys at Escape Pod Films were good enough to invite us to be guest stars on episode three of The Stryker Files (#2 at Channel 101). It was nice to step out from behind our cartoon faces for a while. See us in (live) action here:

9 AM Meeting Wins at the Channys

My webseries 9 AM Meeting won two of the four categories in which it was nominated, at Thursday's NYC Channy Awards. I picked up a statue for Best Animation or Special Effects and my collaborator Matt Koff and I got the award for Best Writing. It was a fantastic show, and many thanks to everyone who organized and put it together.

The Writer's Guild of America East put out a press release about our win here.

And you can read a summary of the show and get a list of all the winners on The Apiary.

Here are some photos of the event:

















On the red carpet. (photo by Mindy Tucker)













Our wordless Best Writing acceptance speech. (photo by Mindy Tucker)














With our alter egos. (photo by Becky Griffin)

Lastly, there were several original videos shot specifically for the awards show, and I appeared in a couple. Check out the Craft Services video, written by Matt, and the Alibis video featuring all the nominees. ALL of the original Channy videos can be found here

New Mr. Whitepants Video!

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The second video from my sketch group, Mr. Whitepants (appearing at at The Magnet Theater on Friday, December 4 at 7pm, $5 and also at The Creek in Long Island City on Saturday, December 5 for FREE).

Starring Matt Koff, Roy Koshy, and Dan McCoy.
Written by Matt Koff.
Directed and edited by Brandon Lisy.
Sound by Steve Horak.

My Video on Comedy Flashback

Hey guys, take a look at Comedy Flashback, "The #1 Internet festival on the Internet," which specializes in posting out-of-date topical comedy -- a real boon to lazy writers like me who often wonder, "Why I gotta be writing new stuff all the time?" Check out my Silence of the Lambs video there.

Channel 101 NUMBER ONE!

For the third month in a row, 9 AM Meeting has taken the top spot at Channel 101 NY. Thank you so much to all who voted. We are so astounded by (and appreciative of) the continued support.

For all of those who weren't able to make it out, please enjoy the latest episode:

The Flop House Episode Forty-Eight is ONLINE

Flop House's annual SHOCKTOBER celebration concludes with the most obscure movie we've ever tackled (and that includes Memory)--a ecologically-minded Saw knockoff called... The Chaos Experiment. Meanwhile Dan sets himself up for one-upmanship failure, Elliott explains why some topless scenes are created less equal than others, and Stuart struggles with technologically-induced laryngitis.

0:00 - 0:56 - Introduction, APOLOGY, and theme
0:57 - 4:00 - The return of Dan's least favorite reoccurring segment.
4:01 - 41:41- Dan, Stu, and Elliott make vicious fun of a movie you've never heard of, giving the lie to their claim that they're too nice to kick a film when it's down.
41:42 - 44:53- Final judgments
44:54 - 51:54 - Our second and final SHOCKTOBER sad bastards recommend of 2009.
51:55 - 55:00 - Plugs, goodbyes, theme and outtakes.

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Wikipedia synopsis of The Chaos Experiment

A link to Dan's sketch group, Mr. Whitepants, with a show this Thursday the 29th.

A link to Elliott's next 92Y Tribeca screening, The Gunfighter.

Lastly, Stuart's plug -- his friend Alex Smith's short video: "Bring Back the Bishop's Sack"

It's Halloween, Mr. Whitepants!

The Flop House Movie Minute #31 - VIDEO! - The Flop House LIVE

Our first ever video podcast lets you join us at midnight in NYC, at the UCB Theater, for the Flop House's guest appearance on Andy Rocco's Hipster Show.



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Our First Mr. Whitepants Video

A classic from our stage show gets the video treatment.

C+C Music Factory - watch more funny videos

Credits: Directed by Brandon Lisy.
Sound by Steve Horak.
Starring Dan McCoy, Rob Morrison, and Meghan O'Neill.
Written by Matt Koff.

9 AM Meeting Number ONE at 101!

If you weren't able to attend the Channel 101 screening, then you can still see the new episode of my and Matt Koff's webseries online. (It was the number one vote getter again this month with a 96.77 / 100% share!)

You can either watch it via YouTube (below) or on the Channel 101 site (101 site might be better, since the YouTube version has a glitch I can't get rid of).



Also, apparently we're Spanish-language radio stars.

9 AM Meeting at the New York Television Festival

Last month, the first episode of my show 9 AM Meeting (edited/illustrated by me, written & performed by me and Matt Koff) premiered at Channel 101 and was the TOP VOTE GETTER.

This month, Channel 101 is part of the New York Television Festival, which means a bigger, cushier screening venue; more attendees; media attention and probably other exciting things that I haven't bothered to figure out. We'll be having our WORLD PREMIERE of the second episode as part of this screening (this episode is totally different than the second episode currently available on YouTube--which both Matt and I both liked, but didn't think was the strongest representation of our work to showcase in the festival. So if you've seen that one, this one will STILL BE ALL NEW).

The screening is at 7 pm on Wednesday, September 23, at New World Stages (stage 2) -- 350 W. 50th St. b/w 8th and 9th Aves.

If you're unfamiliar with the Channel 101 concept, then this explaination, stolen wholesale from their website, should help:

"Every month, five-minute TV shows are screened for a live audience in New York City. The audience votes to renew some shows and cancel others. The top five shows become the new "prime time" lineup; losing shows are banished forever. The next month, prime time shows return with new episodes, pitted against each other and a crop of fresh new pilots."

So, clearly it's in our interest to encourage you to come out and vote for our show--but don't worry, they've smartly arranged it so that it's not just a numbers game. Each voter marks down their top FIVE shows, so people can shill for their friends, but merit still rules the day.

If you want to come, the show is FREE, but you'll probably want to reserve tickets online to ensure that you have a seat. There's a nominal $3.50 fee for reserving online, but that fee is per reservation, NOT per person, so if you get together with other people to reserve a block, you're still only paying $3.50 in total. One thing to note (if I'm reading my own reservation confirmation correctly, and I may not be), you need to pick up will call tickets by 6.

We Get All the Best Dead Celebrity Endorsements

9 AM Meeting: Episode Two - Fashion Follies

Production/ editing/ illustration/ music by me. Writing and voice work by me and Matt Koff.

The Fruitwastersons

I had nothing to do with the production of this video, but it stars Rob Morrison (as the son) and was written by and stars Matt Koff (as the father) who are two of the writer/ performers behind Mr. Whitepants Comedy Hour, the sketch show I'm doing this Sunday at the Magnet Theater.

So think of this as an unofficial promo for the show, if you like. Otherwise, just enjoy the FRUITS of my friend Matt's labor.*



*I don't like myself, either.

POLITICS!

In honor of Election Day, here's a rerun of the politically themed Captains in Space webisode, "The Venusian Candidate."



And for more vaguely political nonsense, click HERE.

The Long, Awkward Conversation of the Lambs

Despite being in a number of comedy videos, I've never personally put a video on YouTube until now. And some may say that this barely qualifies. Still, take a look. You may enjoy it.