The Temp Life
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The Temp Life | |
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Genre | Comedy |
Created by | Wilson Cleveland |
Written by | Wilson Cleveland Yuri Baranovsky Tony Janning Gabe Uhr |
Directed by | Evan Ferrante Jato Smith Andrew Y. Park |
Starring | Wilson Cleveland Mark Rywelski Rachel Risen Thom Woodley Milo Ventimiglia Illeana Douglas Craig Bierko Taryn Southern Sandeep Parikh |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 5 |
No. of episodes | 43 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Producer | Wilson Cleveland |
Production location | New York City |
Cinematography | Jato Smith |
Camera setup | Single-camera |
Running time | 5–10 minutes |
Production companies |
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Original release | |
Network | My Damn Channel (2010-2011) [2] |
Release | November 29, 2006 January 23, 2011 | –
The Temp Life is an American
Premise
The series revolves around Nick “Trouble” Chiapetta (Cleveland), an incompetent
History
In 2006 while working at a public relations firm in
The Temp Life was among the first web series to become a new media signatory with the Screen Actors Guild and Writers Guild in 2009.[9] and featured guest appearances by Milo Ventimiglia,[10] Craig Bierko and Illeana Douglas[11]
The first four seasons premiered on YouTube,
Reception
The Temp Life added an average of 85% more viewers with each season
The series received generally favorable reviews with critics calling positive attention to the minimal Spherion branding contained in The Temp Life episodes. In her August 25, 2010 review,
In a 2010 interview,
In 2012 ‘’The Temp Life’’ won the
Plot
Season 1 (2006 - 2007)
The first season premiered on YouTube November 29, 2006. Mark (Mark Rywelski) comes to interview for a temp job at Pedtastic - a social network for shoe lace makers and meets Nick Chiapetta (Wilson Cleveland), the company's self-professed ‘’Deputy of Trouble.’’ New temp Laura (Laura Kowalcyk) is hired to manage Pedtastic’s new office.
Season 2 (2008)
The second season premiered on September 13, 2008 with the episode titled, “Mergers and Acquisitions,” in which Nick gets conned into selling his Pedtastic social network startup for shoe lace professionals to Commodity Staffing in a “multi-hundred dollar transaction.” Nick unwittingly makes Pedtastic’s only four employees - Mark, Laura, Paul and Caitlin part of the deal by contractually obligating them to become temps with Commodity Staffing for one year. In the season finale cliffhanger episode titled, “Where in the World?” Paul and Caitlin are accidentally outsourced to a
Season 3 (2009)
The third season premiered on February 19, 2009 with the episode titled, “Dream Big!” Nick’s guardian angel Tom Cruise (played by Evan Ferrante) comes to him in a dream and convinces him to take a 33-week sabbatical and leave Mark and Laura in charge of Commodity Staffing.
Season 4 (2009–2010)
The fourth season was announced on September 10, 2009
Season 5 (2010–2011)
The fifth
References
- ^ Hustvedt, Marc (September 10, 2009). "Spherion-backed Temp Life Re-Staffs For New Season". Tubefilter. Tubefilter Inc. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
- ^ Baldwin, Drew (October 1, 2010). "The Temp Life Brings Season 5 to My Damn Channel". Tubefilter. Retrieved October 1, 2010 – via Tubefilter, Inc.
- ^ Richardson, Jillian (July 17, 2014). "The Godfather of the Branded Web Series Reveals His Secrets to Success". Contently. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
- ^ Kaufman, Rachel (August 25, 2010). "The Branding Campaign That Became an Honest-to-Goodness Phenomenon". AdWeek. Retrieved August 25, 2010 – via Eldridge Industries, LLC.
- ^ Frick-Wright, Peter (November 13, 2010). "Portland's Scotty Iseri turns an office job into a web series, and then some". The Oregonian. Retrieved November 13, 2010 – via Oregon Live, LLC.
- ^ Hampp, Andrew (August 8, 2010). "If You Build a Web Series Around It, Will They Come?". Ad Age. Retrieved August 8, 2010 – via Crain Communications, LLC.
- ^ Turner, Amy-Mae (February 19, 2011). "10 Fascinating YouTube Facts That May Surprise You". Mashable. Retrieved February 19, 2011 – via Mashable, Inc.
- ^ Manarino, Matthew (October 10, 2013). "Wilson Cleveland has a Bright Idea for Web Video". VideoInk. Retrieved October 10, 2013.
- ^ Horowitz, Lisa (September 29, 2009). "Writers Guild East Signs 11 Digital Media Producers". The Wrap. Retrieved September 29, 2009.
- ^ Liebman, Lisa (November 22, 2016). "The Gilmore Girls Cast Power Ranking". Vulture. Retrieved November 22, 2016 – via New York Media, LLC.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Hustvedt, Marc (March 9, 2010). "Illeana Douglas Drops Into The Temp Life". Tubefilter. Retrieved March 9, 2010 – via Tubefilter, Inc.
- ^ Baldwin, Drew (October 1, 2010). "The Temp Life Brings Season 5 to My Damn Channel". Tubefilter. Retrieved October 1, 2010 – via Tubefilter, Inc.
- ^ Hampp, Andrew (August 8, 2010). "If You Build a Web Series Around It, Will They Come?". Ad Age. Retrieved August 8, 2010 – via Crain Communications, LLC.
- ^ Macsai, Dan (September 1, 2010). "The Web's Best Branded Videos Sell and Entertain". Fast Company. Retrieved September 1, 2010 – via Mansueto Ventures, LLC.
- ^ Kaufman, Rachel (August 25, 2010). "The Branding Campaign That Became an Honest-to-Goodness Phenomenon". AdWeek. Retrieved August 25, 2010 – via Eldridge Industries, LLC.
- ^ Miller, Liz Shannon (November 17, 2009). "The Web Series Universe Starts Coming Together Thanks to Too-Wacky Temp Life". GigaOm. Retrieved November 17, 2009 – via Knowingly, Inc.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "The Temp Life". IMDB. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
- ^ Axon, Samuel (April 11, 2010). "Streamy Awards 2010: Here are the Winners". Mashable. Retrieved April 11, 2010 – via Mashable, Inc.
- ^ Hustvedt, Marc (September 10, 2009). "Spherion-backed Temp Life Re-Staffs for New Season". Tubefilter. Retrieved September 10, 2009 – via Tubefilter, Inc.
- ^ Kaufman, Rachel (August 25, 2010). "The Branding Campaign That Became an Honest-to-Goodness Phenomenon". AdWeek. Retrieved August 25, 2010 – via Eldridge Industries, LLC.
- ^ Baldwin, Drew (July 29, 2010). "Temp Life to Return With Record-Breaking Fifth Season". Tubefilter. Retrieved July 29, 2010 – via Tubefilter, Inc.
External links
- Official website
- The Temp Life at IMDb