Black20

Black20 is a broadband entertainment production company founded by former NBC pages J. Crowley, Neil Punsalan and Nelson Castro. [cite news|title=Satire With the Blessing of Lady Luck Herself|first=Virginia|last=Heffernan|work=New York Times|date=2007-05-01|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/01/arts/television/01heff.htm] The company operates out of Long Island City, Queens, New York. Their website, which launched January 2007, features web series including "net_work", "The Middle Show", and "Black20 News". The company also produces viral videos. Some of their biggest hits include "Sheffield Quigley: Professional MySpace Photographer", "Star Wars PSA" and "300: PG Version".Fact|date=November 2007 Jeff Jarvis is an angel investor in the company. [cite web |url=http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/05/10/betting-on-black20/ |title=Betting on Black20 |accessdate=2007-11-08 |author=Jeff Jarvis |date=2007-05-10 |work=BuzzMachine |publisher=]

Web-series

*"net_work" is an office webisode series starring Mike O'Gorman and Michael Torpey. In the show, they work at a start-up company called Black20 producing internet hits. Re-occurring characters on the show include Dean "the Werewolf", Troy, and Tom "the coolest guy in the office".

*"The Middle Show" is a weekly series featuring David Price as he interviews people in and around the neighborhood. Some of their well-known hits include "Alec Baldwin's Daughter Calls Back" and "The Singing Jogger".

*"Black20 News" is a bi-weekly series hosted by Jessie Cantrell as she covers web-related news stories. At the end of each segment, Nelson Castro makes an appearance as an often-abused intern.

*"Marv's Psychic Shop" is an animated series featuring Marv, A fortune-teller with questionable predictive power, and a door that needs fixed.

*"Overdubbed" is a clip show with the sound track altered.

*"After These Messages" is Black20's take on popular commercials and new products.

*"Secret Lives" Is a viral series that shows the true side of fictional characters such as the Easter Bunny and Santa Claus.

Award Nominations

Two of Black20's web-series, "net_work" and "Sheffield Quigley: Professional MySpace Photographer", have been nominated for Best Broadband Web-Series at the 2007 Creative Arts and Entertainment Emmys.Fact|date=November 2007

Black20's web series Net_Work was nominated for the 2007 YouTube Awards for the category of best series.

Dave Price, the host of The Middle Show, Won tvweek.com's 2008 sexiest male web host on Daisy Whitney's Blog. [ [http://www.tvweek.com/blogs/trial-and-error/2008/05/the_moment_youve_all_been_wait.php Trial and Error - The Moment You’ve All Been Waiting For - TVWeek - Blogs ] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.black20.com Black20.com]
* [http://black20.com/network/ Net_Work]
* [http://black20.com/middle-show/ The Middle Show]
* [http://black20.com/news/ Black20 News]
* [http://black20.com/black20-trailer-park/ Black20 Trailer Park]
* [http://black20.com/blk20-live/ Black20 Live]
* [http://black20.com/marvs-psychic-shop/ Marv's Psychic Shop]
* [http://black20.com/saturday-morning-funtime-explosion/ Saturday Morning Funtime Explosion]
* [http://black20.com/overdubbed/ OverDubbed]
* [http://black20.com/star-wars-psas/ Star Wars PSA's]
* [http://black20.com/after-these-messages/ After These Messages]
* [http://black20.com/sheffield-quigley/ Sheffield Quigley, Professional Myspace Photographer]
* [http://black20.com/secret-lives/ Secret Lives]