7.4 /10 1 Votes
6.8/10 TV No. of episodes 13 First episode date 4 July 1990 Language English | 8.1/10 IMDb Country of origin United States Running time 24 minutes (approx.) Original release July 4, 1990 Final episode date 1990 Number of episodes 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Starring Matthew LynnSkatemaster Tate Similar Make the Grade, Out of Control, What Would You Do?, Get the Picture, Think Fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SK8-TV is a program shown on Nickelodeon that began in 1990 and was originally hosted by Matthew Lillard (who went by the name Matthew Lynn at the time) and Skatemaster Tate. It was a skateboard variety show that featured on-set interviews as well as off site action segments. Various techniques were introduced to television in SK8-TV including hand-held cameras and the use of multi-format film and video. The set for the show was built on location at the Pink Motel in Sun Valley California which was famous for its large fish shaped pool that was ideal for skateboarding. It hosted a wide variety of skateboarders such as Christian Hosoi, Natas Kaupas, a young Tony Hawk and many others that went on to become famous and well known. It was created and produced by original Z-Boys Nathan Pratt and Mark Ashton Hunt from Binder Entertainment, directed by Stacy Peralta, who later went on to direct the retrospective documentary Dogtown and Z-Boys with production design by C. R. Stecyk III. It later resurfaced on the now-defunct Nick GAS channel in 1999 and aired until 2005.
