NY Ink

NY Ink
NY Ink
Genre Reality television
Created by David Roma
Charlie Corwin
Directed by Marvin Blunt
Starring Ami James
Tim Hendricks
Tommy Montoya
Megan Massacre
Chris Torres
Opening theme "New York Groove" by Ace Frehley
Ending theme "East Coast Ink" by Jon Spurney
Country of origin United States
Language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 8
Production
Executive producer(s) Charlie Corwin
Patrick Reardon
Editor(s) Allen Piper
Maxx Cozza
Location(s) New York City, New York, United States
Cinematography Pete Babington
Will Hamilton
Camera setup Multiple-camera setup
Running time 45–48 minutes
Production company(s) Original Media
Broadcast
Original channel TLC
Picture format PDTV
Original run June 2, 2011 (2011-06-02) – Present
Chronology
Related shows Miami Ink (2005–2008)
London Ink (2007)
LA Ink (2007 - 2011)
External links
tlc.howstuffworks.com/tv/ny-ink, Website

NY Ink is an American reality-television series first aired on the cable-television channel TLC. It follows the events of famed tattoo artist Ami James and his brand new shop, the Wooster St. Social Club tattoo studio in New York City, New York. The series premiered on June 2, 2011 with new episodes airing every Thursday at 10PM EST. TLC has renewed spinoff series NY Ink for a 10-episode second season to premiere in December. The show's freshman season averaged 1.3 million viewers.

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Background

After Miami Ink (2005–2008) ended, Ami moved to New York City in 2011 to fulfill his dream of opening a "legal tattoo shop" which he names the Wooster St. Social Club. James is joined again by producers David Roma and Charlie Corwin to detail the proceedings in the shop on NY Ink.

Opening

The series intro is narrated by Ami James:

“ I'm Ami James and I'm a tattoo artist. New York is the greatest city in the world. And to compete here, you have to elevate the game. So I hand-picked the finest tattoo artists around. Because I don't want the best tattoo shop in New York, I want the best shop in the world. There's millions of stories in New York City, and our job is to tell them all... in ink. ”

Main cast

Shop owner

  • Ami James - Famed tattoo artist from Miami Ink

Shop managers

  • Jessica Gahring - Shop manager
  • Robear - Floor manager

Tattoo artists

  • Tim Hendricks - Skilled tattoo artist from California and Ami's right hand man
  • Megan Massacre - The young prodigy tattoo artist (In a relationship with Chris)
  • Tommy Montoya - Los Angeles based tattoo artist based in New York City and Southern California
  • Chris Torres - Tattoo artist from Brooklyn, New York (Fired at the end of Season 1, in a relationship with Megan)
  • Billy - Ami's apprentice and best friend

BTS crew

  • Luke Wessman- From California, Luke is a long time friend of some of the main cast members, he has over 10 years tattoo experience, also was a co founder of the original "Behind The Scenes" crew at "Miami Ink" aka "Love Hate Tattoos" www.lukewessman.com
  • Eddy Ospina
  • "Nice Guy"
  • Lee Rodriguez

Celebrity clients

The following celebrities have appeared on series:

Series Overview

Season Episodes Originally aired DVD and Blu-ray release date
Season premiere Season finale Region 1 Region 2
1 8 June 2, 2011 July 21, 2011 0TBA N/A
2 10 December, 2011 TBA 0TBA N/A

Episode List

Season 1 (2011)

Episode # Episode Title Original Airdate
1.1 "Back in the New York Groove" June 2, 2011 (2011-06-02)
In the series premiere, former Miami Ink tattoo artist Ami James returns to New York to fulfill his dream of opening his own tattoo shop in New York City, along with some of the best tattoo artists he knows joining his team. 
1.2 "The Gloves Are Off" June 9, 2011 (2011-06-09)
With the shop's rough opening week, Chris is causing problems with the shop managers and tattoo artists, making Ami decide whether to fire his first employee already. 
1.3 "Dis-Appointment" June 16, 2011 (2011-06-16)
Megan's partying the night before is affecting her work, making her miss a scheduled client and Tim's easy-going attitude is interfering with the business when he doesn't make appointments. 
1.4 "Blood Is Thicker Than Ink" June 23, 2011 (2011-06-23)
Ami's apprentice and best friend, Billy is reaching his breaking point at the shop especially when Ami asks his brother Shai about becoming an apprentice as well. When Megan finds out her boyfriend cheated on her with her best friend, Chris seizes an opportunity for romance. 
1.5 "Out of the Box" June 30, 2011 (2011-06-30)
When Ami's realizes his shop isn't doing as well as he had hoped, shop manager Jessica tries to help by confronting him about his financial situation, but ends up doing more harm than good. 
1.6 "Think Again"[1] July 7, 2011 (2011-07-07)
After skipping out on her duties to work a magazine photo shoot, Jessica reevaluates her position at the shop and Ami has to have a talk with her. Floor manager Robear gets fed up with Tommy's relentless pranks. 
1.7 "Roosters and Romance"[2] July 14, 2011 (2011-07-14)
Ami's business stalls, and seems to be on the brink. Meanwhile, Chris's attitude goes cold, but his relationship with fellow artist, Megan, heats up. 
1.8 "Last Man Standing"[3] July 21, 2011 (2011-07-21)
Ami reaches his breaking point with Chris, Megan finds herself caught in the middle, and the future of the crew is in limbo. The youngest female winner of Survivor Jenna Morasca comes into the shop. 

Season 2 (2011-2012)

Episode # Episode Title Original Airdate
2.1 "TBA" December, 2011
 

See also

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Portal icon Television portal
Portal icon Visual arts portal

References

  1. ^ http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/ny-ink/episodes-season-1/326176
  2. ^ http://www.thefutoncritic.com/showatch/ny-ink/listings/
  3. ^ http://www.tv.com/ny-ink/show/80965/episode.html

External links


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