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Country of origin Australia/New Zealand First episode date 10 September 2009 Number of seasons 2 | 7.7/10 IMDb Original language(s) English Final episode date 11 August 2010 Number of episodes 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Created by Jarod Green, Nick Boshier, Anthony MacFarlane Voices of Anthony MacFarlane, Nick Boshier, Jarod Green, India Patten, Archie Greig-Lawson, Bravo Child Program creators Jarod Green, Nicholas Boshier Similar Soul Mates, Bondi Hipsters, The Strange Calls, CJ the DJ, Dirtgirlworld | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Beached az the snail ep 2 series 1
Beached Az is an animated cartoon series broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). It is shown on both ABC1 and ABC2.
Contents
- Beached az the snail ep 2 series 1
- Beached az the seagull ep 1 series 1
- Concept
- History
- DVD release
- References
Beached az the seagull ep 1 series 1
Concept
Beached Az follows the struggle of a whale beached on a New Zealand beach to get back into the ocean. During his time on the beach, the whale encounters a variety of sea life who discuss their various problems and ambitions. Each episode uniquely lacks any formal narrative arc, and the series is more a collection of comedic conversations highlighting social differences.
History
Beached Az is a continuation of the characters developed in the short film entitled "Beached Whale" which was created in April 2008. The short film was animated/directed by Jarod Green and written/directed by Anthony MacFarlane and Nick Boshier.
Appearing primarily on YouTube, the film gained widespread popularity in Australia and New Zealand through social media channels. In 2009, the same creators came together to write, direct and animate ten more episodes for ABC Television under the banner of their newly founded company The Handsomity Institute.
Writing for the series took place at Seal Rocks on the NSW coast whilst final recording took place in June at the ABC studios in Ultimo.
On 13 September 2009 the series debuted online one week before broadcast on ABC2. On 3 June 2010, season 2 premiered.
On 4 November 2010 Beached Az was launched into DVD format available nationally.
DVD release
The complete "Beached Az" collection was released nationally on 4 November 2010. The DVD includes all 21 episodes from season one and two of the cartoon plus exclusive never before seen footage from the creators.
The DVD also includes pilot episodes of the 'failed Scottish children's TV show' "Breakfast with Bergerk".