Waterman (series)

Infobox Television
show_name = Waterman


imagebg =
caption = Watermans House
format = Animation
Comedy
runtime = 5-22 mins
creator = Bryan Waterman
voices = Bryan Waterman
Chris Barnhill
Katie Dorr
Devin Farmer
theme_music_composer = Reel Big Fish
country = USA
network = Online
first_aired = August 21 2003
last_aired =
num_seasons = 1
num_episodes = 9
website = http://www.watermanstudios.com/

"Waterman" is the name of a popular online animated series created by Bryan Waterman. The first episode of the series was released on Newgrounds on August 21 2003, which quickly became popular, being viewed over 322,000 times. The series became a hit, and a total of 8 more episodes (and a movie in production) have since been produced. The 9 Waterman episodes have been viewed 1.2 million times on Newgrounds alone. [http://www.watermanstudios.com Welcome To Waterman Studios! ] ] . The Waterman cast and characters have also guest starred in an episode of the webtoon "Bonus Stage", drawn in that series house style. [ [http://www.bonusstages.com/bonusstage40.html Bonus Stage #40: aka 'This Season Should Be Titled "Firsts and Lasts"' ] ] And episode 3 of another webtoon ICONS created by Braintree Studios. [ [http://www.braintreestudios.com/icons/pages/episodes.aspx Icons #3: aka 'There is no Kelly"' ] ]

Waterman series

The cartoons of Waterman on Waterman Studios are not the original versions. At the beginning of 2006, Waterman went back and edited the older cartoons to avoid copyright infringements. The shows are still humorous, but lack the classic deliverance. Waterman also added new content to give a new shine to the older episodes. New viewers enjoy the new additions, but older fans feel the added content to be unnecessary.

Puppets In The Park

The success of the "Waterman" series, inspired the creation of another series titled Puppets In The Park. It features Waterman (The main character from the Waterman series) telling nursery rhymes or stories in a park. The series is also successful and a total of 11 episodes have been produced.

The Waterman Movie

On March 16, 2007 a blog was posted on Waterman Studios' official site, stating that a movie of the popular series Waterman would be made. The release date is set for early 2008. The movie will also feature the voice of comedic actor Leslie Nielsen. On January 14, 2008, Bryan Waterman stated that the movie is only 40% done. he states that the movie is "still moving ahead as scheduled."

Stretchy Dog

Stretchy Dog is an animated children's show created by Abbie Davies and produced by Waterman Studios. The project was first announced on the official Waterman Studios blog on March 16 2007. The series centres around Stretchy Dog and his friends. On a blog posted on January 26 2008, it was announced that the pilot episode has been fully completed, and that they now plan on pitching the show to Nick Jr.. Some clips of the shows pilot can be found [http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1396519249/bctid1397797991 here] .

Thunder Quest

Thunder Quest was first announced on the official Waterman blog on February 3 2006. Thunder Quest is an all new animated comedy series, produced and created by Waterman Studios. Once the pilot episode has been finished, Waterman Studios plans on pitching the show to various television networks, starting with Nickelodeon. The show is still in early development stages, and the pilot has been speculated to be finished by the end of 2007, however, because of the waterman movie, production has most likely been delayed.

Plot

The potential series is about a team of adventurers, lead by controversial theorist Professor Jeremy Thunderdust, who travel to the deepest reaches of the sea in hopes to prove “The Pac-Man Effect”. The theory indicates that if you travel far enough down, you will eventually arrive above where you left. This would mean that if someone were to travel to the deepest reaches of the sea, they would eventually crossover into outer space.

The series takes place on an abandoned station, stuck on the horizon of space and sea. Professor Thunderdust and his team, now countless miles from the surface in both directions, are on a desperate search to find their way back home. With all of the mayhem that occurs on the horizon, they begin to realize that their journey back to the surface is going to be a lot harder than they thought.

Waterman Studios

Because of the success of "Waterman" and "Puppets In The Park" Waterman Studios has become very popular. "Waterman Studios" uses music by Reel Big Fish for the series "Waterman" and has recently got Leslie Nielsen, comedic legend, to voice one of the characters in "The Waterman Movie". Waterman Studios has also produced several other non-animated videos, such as "Celebrity Interviews" and "Who Wants To Be A Pictionary Millionaire".The Waterman Studios website has also produced a successful spin-off forum [http://www.laterthatday.com/forum Later That Day Forums :: Index ] ] that is no longer hosted by Waterman.

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