By April MacIntyre Sep 23, 2009, 2:19 GMT
Comedies roll out from MTV on September 28.
Monday evenings will get two all new series beginning with “Disaster Date” which will premiere on September 28 at 6:00 p.m. ET/PT followed by the animated series “Popzilla” at 6:30 p.m. ET/PT.
The premise:
“Disaster Date” is a half-hour hidden-camera comedy series that will give folks revenge for bad blind-date hook-ups. The revenge-seekers will send their unsuspecting single friends on a blind date, but what their friends don’t know is that they are really being set up with an over-the-top actor who will bring their dating nightmares to life.
As the revenge-seeking friends watch the entire date from the control room, they direct the actors by feeding them personal information about the dater that is guaranteed to create a disaster.
Each date lasts 60 minutes and for every minute the friend lasts, they earn one dollar. Some daters last the entire date, but others will flee screaming before the clock runs out.
The series features a cast of talented young improvisational actors that cycle through the series playing different characters no one would want to date, from “The Momma’s Boy” to “The Aspiring Trophy Wife” to “The Hypochondriac Germaphobe.”
“Popzilla” is a half-hour animated comedy sketch show that skewers the excesses of pop culture.
An alternative gossip celebrity news source, this series will parody breaking celebrity news as it happens, lampooning headlines of the day with quick sketches of entertainment news and celebrity drama.
Targeting the rich, the famous and even the infamous with victims such as Heidi Klum, Robert Pattinson, Britney Spears and more, no one is safe from “Popzilla.” Illustrated with a unique creative voice and style, the use of animation will offer a fresh new look to the world of entertainment news shows.
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