Crunch Time (web series)
Crunch Time | |
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Genre |
Science Fiction Comedy Drama |
Created by |
Andrew Disney Bradley Jackson |
Starring |
Avery Monsen Jessy Hodges Nicholas Rutherford Samm Levine Kirk C. Johnson Brent Morin Michael Hyatt |
Music by | Steve Moore |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 6 |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) |
Andrew Disney Bradley Jackson Burnie Burns Matt Hullum Doreen Copeland |
Producer(s) |
Russell Wayne Groves Andrew Lee David James Ward |
Cinematography | Jeffrey Waldron |
Running time | 20–25 minutes |
Release | |
Original network | Rooster Teeth |
Original release | September 11 – October 16, 2016 |
External links | |
Website |
Crunch Time is an American science fiction comedy drama web television series created by Andrew Disney and Bradley Jackson. It premiered on Rooster Teeth's website on September 11, 2016.[1]
The series follows a group of students who have built a machine that allows them to enter people's dreams. They have somehow caused a black hole to form in their laboratory, leading them to having to explain their actions to the authorities.
Cast
- Avery Monsen as Sam
- Jessy Hodges as Hannah
- Nicholas Rutherford as Berkman
- Samm Levine as Connor
- Kirk C. Johnson as Larry
- Brent Morin as Hobbs
- Michael Hyatt as Mullins
Episodes
Season 1 (2016)
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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1 | "The Beginning" | Andrew Disney | Andrew Disney and Bradley Jackson | September 11, 2016 |
2 | "The Brain Frame" | Andrew Disney | Andrew Disney and Bradley Jackson | September 11, 2016 |
3 | "The Business" | Andrew Disney | Andrew Disney and Bradley Jackson | September 18, 2016 |
4 | "The Big Sleep" | Andrew Disney | Andrew Disney and Bradley Jackson | September 25, 2016 |
5 | "The Party of the Century" | Andrew Disney | Andrew Disney and Bradley Jackson | October 9, 2016 |
6 | "The Moruga" | Andrew Disney | Andrew Disney and Bradley Jackson | October 16, 2016 |
Reception
Crunch Time was released to limited but mostly positive reviews. Jude Dry of IndieWire gave it an "A" rating, writing, "With snappy dialogue and a premise to delight sci-fi newbies and die-hards alike, the twenty-minute episodes of 'Crunch Time' fly by as quickly as a good dream."[2] In The Daily Dot, Audra Schroeder said the show was like a mix of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia and Weird Science.[3]
References
- ↑ "ROOSTER TEETH to Launch 2 New Sci-Fi Series: CRUNCH TIME and DAY 5 (Exclusive)". Nerdist. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
- ↑ Dry, Judy (September 10, 2016). "'Crunch Time' Review: Rooster Teeth's Funny 'Inception' With Nerd-Bros". IndieWire. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
- ↑ Schroeder, Audra (September 12, 2016). "Sex, drugs, and lucid dreams: Step into Rooster Teeth's 'Crunch Time'". The Daily Dot. Retrieved October 19, 2017.