- Ctrl (web series)
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Ctrl Genre Sci Fi, Comedy Starring Tony Hale
Steve Howey
Emy ColigadoTheme music composer Cat Jahnke Ending theme Apple Composer(s) Cat Jahnke Language(s) English No. of seasons 1 No. of episodes 10 Production Running time approximately 5 minutes Broadcast Original channel NBC.com Original run June 30, 2009 – August, 2009 Ctrl is an American comedy web series of NBC. It is the first stand-alone web series launched by a major television network.[1] The series stars Tony Hale (of Arrested Development) as a typical office-working, self-confidence lacking nerd who discovers he can undo things (as well as employ other keyboard functions) in real life.
It is an adaptation and expansion of the short film Ctrl Z by director Robert Kirbyson which was a winner at the Sundance Film Festival in 2008.[2]
Contents
Cast
- Tony Hale as Stuart Grundy
- Steve Howey as Ben Piller
- Emy Coligado as Elizabeth
- Edgar Morais as Jeremy
- Richard Karn as Arthur Piller
Also features Scott L. Schwartz (seen in the recent Ocean's Eleven trilogy and Spider-Man) as a security guard.
Episodes
EP# Title Original airdate 1 "Ctrl" July 14, 2009 Stuart discovers he can change the reality of his office from a computer keyboard that has been splashed by a bottle of Nestea.
Featured Keystroke: General Functions2 "Ctrl B" July 15, 2009 Stuart presses Ctrl+B and is empowered to confront his immature boss.
Featured Keystroke: Bold3 "Ctrl Z" July 16, 2009 Stuart breaks into his office after being fired to find that his old, sticky keyboard has been replaced.
Featured Keystroke: Undo4 "F1" July 21, 2009 Stuart lets Elizabeth in on the secret of his magical keyboard.
Featured Keystroke: Help5 "Ctrl C, Ctrl V" July 28, 2009 There are three copies of Stuart wandering around the office.
Featured Keystroke: Copy and Paste6 "Ctrl Home" August 4, 2009 The three "Stuarts" cause problems for Stuart and Elizabeth. Things get worse when CTRL sends Elizabeth back to the Philippines.
Featured Keystroke: Go to the Beginning7 "Ctrl X" August 11, 2009 Ben is now aware of the keyboard's power, and Stuart has to find a way to keep him from taking it for himself.
Featured Keystroke: Actual command is Cut, episode erroneously uses it as Send to Recycle Bin8 "Ctrl Zzzzzzzzzz" August 11, 2009 Stuart replaces the missing 'Z' key with one from another keyboard, but it jams and takes him all the way back to his first day on the job.
Featured Keystroke: Repeated Undos9 "Ctrl Y" August 18, 2009 After giving some choice advice to a young Ben, Stuart uses Ctrl+Y to move back to the present, only to find that his words have changed history for better - and worse.
Featured Keystroke: Redo10 "Ctrl Alt Delete" August 25, 2009 Stuart considers starting over.
Featured Keystroke: Hard Reboot (on modern machines Launches Task Manager, but the older usage is implied);
Actual episode only makes use of Pause/BreakGames
There are also two games on the NBC website. The first lets you guess Stuart's password ("MERLIN'S IVORY BEARD") and watch some extra video clips. The second lets you explore Stuart's desktop. You can use Stuart's password from the first game to watch more of the second. By manipulating the flash file by going "back" in the flash file, you can get the option to type in a Username and Password with a submit button below. As of yet, 6/18/2010, no one knows the correct username or password.
External links
References
- ^ AstroJones (2009-07-14). "NBC launches CTRL, A New Web Series". TV Overmind. http://www.tvovermind.com/tv-news/nbc-launches-ctrl-a-new-web-series/6455. Retrieved 2009-07-15.
- ^ http://ctrlzmovie.com/
Categories:- Web series
- 2009 American television series debuts
- Time travel television series
- NBC network shows
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