Play It Again Dick Season 1 Episode 1

Play Information technology Again, Dick
Genre	Meta humor Comedy
Created by	Rob Thomas
Written past	Rob Thomas Bob Dearden
Directed by	Viet Nguyen
Starring	Ryan Hansen Kyle Gallner Kristen Bong Robert Buckley Francis Capra Enrico Colantoni Jason Dohring Christopher B. Duncan
Land of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	eight
Product
Executive producers	Rob Thomas Danielle Stokdyk
Producer	Ryan Hansen
Running time	8–12 minutes
Production company	Rob Thomas Productions
Distributor	The CW
Release
Original network	CW Seed
Original release	September 16 (2014-09-sixteen) – November 4, 2014 (2014-11-04)
Chronology
Related shows	Veronica Mars

Play It Again, Dick is an American meta comedy streaming television serial that was released on The CW'due south online platform, CW Seed, on September xvi, 2014. It functions equally a short spin-off series of the teen noir show Veronica Mars, which aired between 2004 and 2007; the show contains appearances by most of the original starring bandage. The series follows a fictionalized version of Ryan Hansen as he attempts to convince his Veronica Mars cast-mates to participate in a spin-off centered effectually his grapheme, Dick Casablancas. The series was created and executive produced by Rob Thomas, produced by Danielle Stokdyk and Ryan Hansen, written by Thomas and Bob Dearden, and directed by Viet Nguyen.

The idea for the spider web serial originated with the digital division of Warner Bros. in response to the ongoing development of the film adaptation of Veronica Mars. Thomas was initially reluctant to participate, just he agreed to when the network offered to lighten his workload. The series was announced to the public in January 2014 and released in September of the same yr. Most of the original cast of Veronica Mars returned for Play It Again, Dick. Upon release, the series received more often than not mixed reviews from tv critics.

Product [edit]

Veronica Mars creator Rob Thomas was initially reluctant to participate.

The origin of the series was connected to the production and release of the pic adaptation of Veronica Mars. The digital sectionalization of Warner Bros. initially approached Hansen with the idea of a Dick-centered series, intended to promote the movie. Most of the original starring cast responded to the concept agreeably and decided to participate.^[1] The CW was open to the premise for the series.^[2] Nevertheless, Thomas was reluctant to exist involved in the projection, equally he was engaged in other pursuits, including the Veronica Mars motion-picture show and several tv pilots. Because he nearly did not concord to produce the project, information technology was almost cancelled; the network brought in several of Thomas'due south acquaintances to write and directly in order to lighten the creator's workload.^[three]

Thomas thought that the filming would be a coincidental affair. He stated in an interview, "I honestly thought we would do it in a day and information technology would exist like Ryan Hansen's sitting on a burrow playing Xbox and yous but rotate the other five or six bandage members and it would simply be them chatting, like three or four minutes of funny chatting on a couch. When I said yes, that's what I imagined. When I showed upwards at the first production coming together and they had given us so much more money and they had such higher expectations."^[3] The filming schedule for the entire serial lasted for eight days at the get-go of August 2014, with Hansen recalling that the cast and crew shot 14 script pages a day.^[1] On returning to the character of Dick, Hansen said, "Once you play Dick, he develops within of you."^[i]

The CW announced the decision to produce a Veronica Mars spinoff on January xv, 2014, although its release engagement was unclear at that indicate.^[4] Network executive Marker Pedowitz noted that a premise had not been decided upon at that point and that "[Thomas] talked about potential people being involved, but he didn't commit to everyone."^[5] When asked for a cursory description of the serial by Alan Sepinwall, Thomas responded:

The web serial volition have more in common with Political party Down tonally, but information technology will exist about Ryan Hansen, or at least a version of Ryan Hansen, deciding to capitalize on the current 'Veronica Mars' oestrus to get his own series on the air. He'll endeavour to pull his actor pals into the venture with varying degrees of success.^[v]

To play the role of Duncan Kane, Thomas tried to contact original actor Teddy Dunn, who had left acting to get a lawyer.^[6] Dunn was initially open to actualization in the serial, stating "I would have actually liked to accept done information technology, come across everybody and catch upwardly and take some fun." He did non specify why he refused the offer but also said that he was very hesitant to return to the office in whatsoever approved appearance. The role was later given to Ryan Devlin who had previously appeared on the show.^[six]

An official press release about Play It Again, Dick and the network's other upcoming digital serial was disseminated on May five, 2014; it included a short synopsis of the testify and set a vague release date of "later this summer".^[7] According to one news outlet, the press release showed the fledgling series' chapters for self-referential humor and numerous celebrity guest appearances.^[8] A 20-second teaser trailer for the first episode was released on YouTube on September viii.^[ix] A longer trailer was distributed on September 12, which featured an extended parody of the marketing campaign for The Newsroom.^[x]

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On August 12, 2014, the website BuzzFeed presented a cast list for the series, which included a variety of Veronica Mars cast members. Co-ordinate to the report, several one-time Veronica Mars bandage members would return every bit both their characters and themselves, including Kristen Bell, Jason Dohring, Enrico Colantoni, Percy Daggs III, Daran Norris, Francis Capra, Kyle Gallner, and Christopher B. Duncan. Chris Lowell, Ken Marino, Amanda Noret, and Lisa Thornhill all appeared in the original serial just portrayed just themselves or their characters in Play It Again, Dick. In add-on, Robert Buckley and Rose McIver, two members of the main bandage of iZombie, Thomas'south new series, portrayed characters in the spider web serial.^[xi] In improver, Ryan Devlin, who had previously acted as rapist Mercer Hayes in the show'south 3rd flavour, portrayed himself and Duncan Kane in the web serial.^[12] Slate noted that one notable absence from the cast list was Tina Majorino, who portrayed series regular Cindy "Mac" Mackenzie.^[13]

Reception [edit]

Although the CW Seed does not release viewing figures for episodes, Pedowitz stated that the airplane pilot episode's premiere was the best ever for the network ratings-wise.^[1]

The review aggregator Metacritic does not currently have an average score but lists two reviews, both of which it considers to exist mixed.^[14] Mike Hale of The New York Times thought that the difference in tone betwixt Veronica Mars and Play It Once more, Dick was the most interesting attribute nearly the spider web series, writing that information technology had a "broader, coarser, self-mocking style". Giving his overall opinion on the series, the reviewer opined, "For a short-form digital serial, 'Play Information technology Once more, Dick' is fairly agreeable." Notwithstanding, he plant that Thomas and the bandage often used the series equally a means of self-promotion.^[15] In an article for Television.com, Kaitlin Thomas gave the first episode a very positive review, writing that it "does non disappoint." She thought that small details and jokes were the core of the series but that one should experience these firsthand. She ended, "the idea of Dick-centric serial shouldn't work, but ultimately does."^[xvi]

Flavorwire gave the series a mixed-to-positive review. The reviewer stated, "It'south an odd little web series, non just because of its mere existence, but because it doesn't exactly have an interesting narrative, nor does information technology have anything to add to the Veronica Mars universe. Despite all that, the starting time two episodes manage to fully entertain." Although the reviewer criticized the series as relatively directionless and pointless, he thought that it would satisfy fans of the original series through its in-jokes.^[17] Miriam Krule of Slate thought that the plot of the series was thin and did not alive upwards to its parent series. "So yes, the plot is sparse and the jokes are old, simply, honestly, if you're watching this Samsung advertizing disguised every bit a Web series, you don't really intendance nearly the plot."^[xviii] Esther Zuckerman of Entertainment Weekly thought that the show would be best suited to those who liked the Veronica Mars bandage, not the prove itself. The reviewer also criticized the tone of the series, writing, "For a prove that's attempting to skewer Hollywood egos, there's something just a tad egomaniacal about the whole enterprise. [...] it lacks the bite of [Party Down], which was realistic in its depiction of the inherent disappointment involved in pursuing a career in Hollywood."^[19]

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References [edit]

1. ^ ^{a b c d} Friedlander, Whitney (September 23, 2014). "'Play Information technology Again, Dick's Ryan Hansen Talks the 'Veronica Mars' Spinoff Series". Variety . Retrieved May 24, 2016.
2. ^ Rigney, Todd (September 17, 2014). "'Veronica Mars' Creator Talks 'Play It Again, Dick'". Inquisitr . Retrieved May 24, 2016.
3. ^ ^{a b} Harnick, Chris (September 16, 2014). "The Power of Veronica Mars: How Rob Thomas Turned a One-Episode Character Into a Spinoff". E! . Retrieved May 24, 2016.
4. ^ Friedlander, Whitney (January xv, 2014). "'Veronica Mars' Gets Web Serial Spinoff". Diversity . Retrieved May 24, 2016.
5. ^ ^{a b} Starr, Liane Bonin (January xv, 2014). "Veronica Mars to Get Digital Spin-Off". HitFix . Retrieved May 24, 2016.
6. ^ ^{a b} Gennis, Sadie (October one, 2014). "Exclusive: Whatever Happened to Duncan Kane? Veronica Mars Star Teddy Dunn Speaks Out". Tv Guide . Retrieved April 13, 2015.
7. ^ "CW Seed Debuts 'LA Rangers' and 'Whose Line Is Information technology Minis'". The Daybed Critic. May v, 2014. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
8. ^ Han, Angie (May 5, 2016). "'Veronica Mars' Spin-Off 'Play Information technology Over again, Dick' Appear". Slashfilm . Retrieved May 24, 2016.
9. ^ Eakin, Marah (September 8, 2014). "It'south Marshmallow Fourth dimension for Dick Casablancas in the Play It Once more, Dick Trailer". The A.V. Club . Retrieved May 24, 2016.
10. ^ Ge, Linda (September 12, 2014). "'Veronica Mars' Spinoff 'Play It Again, Dick' Spoofs 'The Newsroom' in New Trailer (Video)". TheWrap . Retrieved May 25, 2016.
11. ^ Wieselman, Jared (August 12, 2014). "The Whole "Veronica Mars" Gang Is Coming Back For A New Web Serial". BuzzFeed . Retrieved May 24, 2016.
12. ^ Wickman, Kase (August 12, 2014). "Look Who's Back for the 'Veronica Mars' Webseries". MTV . Retrieved May 24, 2016.
13. ^ Krule, Miriam (August 12, 2014). "The 'Veronica Mars' Bandage Will Be Back for a Web Series That Sounds a Lot Similar 'Party Downward'". Slate . Retrieved May 24, 2016.
14. ^ "Play It Again, Dick: Season 1 Reviews". Metacritic . Retrieved May 25, 2016.
15. ^ Hale, Mike (September 15, 2014). "'Play It Again, Dick,' an Online Series". The New York Times . Retrieved May 25, 2016.
16. ^ Thomas, Kaitlin (September xvi, 2014). "There'due south Only One Reason to Watch The CW's Play Information technology Again, Dick: Because Information technology'southward Awesome". Goggle box.com . Retrieved May 25, 2016.
17. ^ Viruet, Pilot (September 16, 2014). "'Veronica Mars' Spinoff 'Play It Again, Dick' Is Aimless, Just Bang-up Fun". Flavorwire . Retrieved May 26, 2014.
18. ^ Krule, Miriam (September 16, 2014). "So Far, the Veronica Mars Spinoff Is Simply Agreeable Enough to Go on Me Watching". Slate . Retrieved May 26, 2015.
19. ^ Zuckerman, Esther (September 16, 2014). "'Play It Again, Dick' Is For Those Who Love 'Veronica Mars' Stars, Not 'Veronica Mars'". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved May 26, 2016.
20. ^ "Play Information technology Again, Dick". The CW Press . Retrieved May 23, 2016.

External links [edit]

• Play It Again, Dick at IMDb

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