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Marble Media and Blueprint Entertainment Double "Date" with Teletoon
Thu, Oct 18th 2007
TORONTO – marblemedia and BLUEPRINT ENTERTAINMENT have joined forces to produce 13 half-hour episodes of the animated television series The Dating Guy which is scheduled to air in late 2008 on TELETOON, as part of the popular teen/adult-oriented programming block, The Detour on TELETOON, available in both English and French.
The Dating Guy is a smart, edgy and urban-minded animated sitcom that tackles relationships from a downtown guy’s perspective. Created by marblemedia partners Matt Hornburg and Mark Bishop, and developed with TELETOON, it boldly exposes the romantic, working and every day struggles of a twenty-something male in his attempts at finding love…or lust. With an entourage of quirky supporting characters, the show looks at relationships from the often hilarious point of view of the young and single male. A fully integrated on-line component will also accompany the new toon.
BLUEPRINT’s John Morayniss and Frank Saperstein serve as Executive Producers along with Hornburg and Bishop, on the series which marks marblemedia’s first foray into the world of animation. International distribution for The Dating Guy will be handled by BLUEPRINT through OASIS INTERNATIONAL.
“With the support of TELETOON, and the experience of BLUEPRINT, we are bringing together an amazing team of people for this show,” said Mark Bishop, Executive Producer and co-creator of The Dating Guy. “We’re very excited to branch out into the animated genre and develop a prime time adult show where the boundaries of reality, and humour, can be bent.”
“We look forward to working with the talented teams at TELETOON and marblemedia on this edgy sitcom that will appeal to the much sought after teen and young adult audience, especially with the added element of the on-line interactive component,” said Frank Saperstein, Executive Producer and Senior Vice President, Animation and Children’s Programming for BLUEPRINT ENTERTAINMENT. “The series gives us the opportunity to really push the boundaries of comedy creatively while exploring the often complicated minefield and emotional world of dating and relationships.”
“From the first pitch TELETOON recognized the potential of The Dating Guy to have broad appeal with our teen and adult audience,” says Michael Goldsmith, Director of Original Content, TELETOON Canada inc. “In partnering with marblemedia and BLUEPRINT we’re confident in delivering a hilarious home-grown hit that sends up dating and romance with a blend of satire and slapstick that will resonate with Detour fans.”
marblemedia is a next generation content creation company dedicated to telling stories and connecting with audiences across platforms in television, web and mobile. Some of marblemedia’s notable projects include the hit preschool series’ This is Daniel Cook and This is Emily Yeung; the extreme sports reality show The Adrenaline Project; the first television series and website in American Sign Language, deafplanet.com; and the mobile film anthology Shorts in Motion: The Art of Seduction. Upcoming series’ created by the independent producers are Taste Buds and Camerahead. www.marblemedia.com <http://www.marblemedia.com>
BLUEPRINT ENTERTAINMENT is a leading television production company involved in the development, production, financing, packaging and exploitation of dynamic and innovative programming for the worldwide marketplace. Established in January of 2002, by its two principals, John Morayniss and Noreen Halpern, BLUEPRINT ENTERTAINMENT is a Canadian company with offices in Los Angeles, Vancouver and Toronto.
BLUEPRINT ENTERTAINMENT has an extensive development and production slate that encompasses a number of ½-hour and 1-hour prime-time and children’s series, movies, and miniseries targeted at a mix of broadcast and cable/satellite networks based in the US, Canada and the international marketplace. Recent productions include Whistler, Til Death Do Us Part (aka Love You To Death), The Best Years, Exes and Oh’s, Iggy Arbuckle, Shoebox Zoo, Noah’s Arc, Intimate Strangers, Cradle of Lies, Crazy for Christmas, Playing House, Absolution, The Road to Christmas, Gospel of Deceit, Man in the Mirror: The Michael Jackson Story and Chasing Freedom. www.blueprint-corp.com <http://www.blueprint-corp.com/>
TELETOON is where cartoons live – all day, every day. Available in both English and French in over 7.2 million Canadian homes, TELETOON brings kids, youth and adults the best in animated entertainment. Plus, TELETOON is available On Demand and on Mobile TV. Founded in 1997, TELETOON is owned by Canada’s Astral Media Inc. (50%), and Corus Entertainment Inc. (50%).
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