Back to Backspace and Pillywags' Mansion
Back to Backspace and Pillywags' Mansion | |
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Also known as | Back to Backspace |
Written by | Dominic Bisignano Amalia Levari |
Directed by | (See § Production) |
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Editor | Rob Getzschman |
Running time | 9 minutes |
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Release | November 12, 2014 |
Back to Backspace and Pillywags' Mansion | |
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Also known as | Pillywags' Mansion |
Written by | Sam Marin |
Directed by | Patrick Johnson Rob Getzschman |
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Producer | Nate Funaro |
Editors | Rob Getzschman Dustin Muenchow |
Running time | 8 minutes |
Original release | |
Release | November 12, 2014 |
Back to Backspace and Pillywags' Mansion are a pair of animated television pilots produced by Cartoon Network Studios for Cartoon Network. Back to Backspace was created by Dominic Bisignano and Amalia Levari, while Pillywags' Mansion was created by Sam Marin. The pilots were released on the network's official website in November 2014, to positive critical reception. Bisignano and Levari's pilot was nominated at the 42nd Annie Awards, although it did not win.
Plots
Back to Backspace
Patti and her coworkers Herschel and Sweatpants, who are brothers, live and work in Backspace, a virtual reality where "deletions"—rejected ideas—are sent. Their boss Yaga tells Patti to look for incoming rejections. At the headquarters of a newspaper company, its CEO rejects a design proposal for a cartoon man named Mustacki, sending the file to the trash and emptying it. After Mustacki is sent to Backspace, Patti calls Yaga for a hovercraft so they can give him a guided tour. Patti and her workers explain that there are three types of deletions: "good-bad" ones, which are sent back; "lousy-bad" ones, which are counseled and repaired; and "evil-bad" ones, which are tortured and shredded. Patti becomes distracted by a group of singing cubes, called soundcubes, and leaves the brothers to explain that "Krampses" are a group of "evil-bad" deletions whom are difficult to purge. Herschel tells that Ranklin, leader of the Krampses, was captured by Sweatpants, but Sweatpants suggests that it was actually Herschel who did so.
Patti collects the soundcubes for herself and then returns to find Mustacki missing. Ranklin had appeared in her absence and is holding Mustacki hostage at the shredder. Patti and the brothers tell Ranklin that Mustacki is already dead, and Mustacki spits out some
Pillywags' Mansion
Pillywags' Mansion uses
Production
Back to Backspace was created and written by Dominic Bisignano and Amalia Levari.[a][1] Pillywags' Mansion was created, written, and storyboarded by Sam Marin.[2] All three of them are alumni of the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts). Marin graduated in 2006[3] and also provides the voices of Benson, Muscle Man, and Pops on another Cartoon Network series, Regular Show.[4] Bisignano and Levari graduated from CalArts in 2008 and 2009 respectively.[3]
Both pilots were produced by Nate Funaro; for Back to Backspace, Mike Roth was a supervising producer. Phil Rydna and Sue Mondt served as creative director and art director respectively for both pilots.[1][2] Pillywags' Mansion was directed by Patrick Johnson and Rob Getzschman.[2] In Back to Backspace, Amber Benson was cast as Patti; Zosia Mamet as Yaga; Craig Anton as Mustacki; David and Chris Walsh as Herschel and Sweatpants respectively; and Geoffrey Arend as Ranklin.[1] In Pillywags' Mansion, Pillywags was cast as Marin; Greg as Tim Blaney; Screen as Allan Trautman; and Professor Steve as Artie Esposito.[2]
Release and reception
Back to Backspace and Pillywags' Mansion were both released on the official website of Cartoon Network in November 2014.
The Back to Backspace pilot was nominated for "Best General Audience Animated Television Production" at the 42nd Annie Awards,[6] but lost to an episode of The Simpsons.[7]
See also
- AJ's Infinite Summer, a pilot for Cartoon Network released earlier in 2014
- Long Live the Royals, another pilot released simultaneously with AJ's Infinite Summer; now a miniseries
- Jammers, a pilot for Cartoon Network released earlier in 2015
- A Kitty Bobo Show, a Cartoon Network pilot from 2001
- Infinity Train, a Cartoon Network pilot from 2016, now also a miniseries.
Explanatory notes
- ^ Bisignano also served as a storyboarder, background designer, background painter, animatic timer, and musician.
References
- ^ a b c Bisignano, Dominic; Levari, Amalia (creators) (November 2014). Back to Backspace (Animated television pilot). Turner Broadcasting System.
- ^ a b c d Marin, Sam (creator) (November 2014). Pillywags' Mansion (Animated television pilot). Turner Broadcasting System.
- ^ a b c d Fraser, Paul (November 26, 2014). "Watch Cartoon Network's two new pilots created by CalArts alums". 24700. California Institute of the Arts. Archived from the original on February 7, 2015. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f Amidi, Amid (November 13, 2014). "New Cartoon Network pilots: Back to Backspace and Pillywags' Mansion". Cartoon Brew. Archived from the original on February 7, 2015. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
- ^ Scott, Rondal (November 17, 2014). "Monday Morning Videomania #109". Strange Kids Club. Archived from the original on February 14, 2015. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
- ^ "42nd Annual Annie Awards" (PDF). Annie Awards. ASIFA-Hollywood: 56. January 31, 2015. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
- ^ Pedersen, Erik (January 31, 2015). "42nd Annual Annie Awards—complete winners list". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on February 1, 2015. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
External links
- Back to Backspace at IMDb
- Pillywags' Mansion at IMDb