Worldwide Biggies Brings Popular Web Series 'MoCap, LLC' to Television on Spike TV
NEW YORK, April 7 -- Digital entertainment studio Worldwide
Biggies Inc. and Spike TV bring the popular Web series "MoCap, LLC" to
television on Friday, April 24th (12:00-12:30am ET/PT). Hailed by the Los
Angeles Times as one of their "favorite Web series," "MoCap, LLC" presents a
dark, hysterical, behind-the-scenes look at the inner workings of a low-rent
motion capture studio willing to do just about anything to find work in the
video game industry. Worldwide Biggies has produced six half-hour episodes for
Spike TV which will premiere exclusively on the network.
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"Spike TV is the perfect partner for us to translate the attitude of the
'MoCap, LLC' web series into a hit TV series," said Albie Hecht, CEO/Founder
of Worldwide Biggies and Creator/Executive Producer of "MoCap LLC." "The Web
series has proven to have a large cult following and we are confident Spike's
audience will fall in love with this subversive, smart, yet ridiculous,
comedy."
"As pre-eminent destination for videogames on television with the success
of our weekly series, GameTrailers TV, and the annual Video Game Awards, we
see 'MoCap, LLC' as yet another way of super-serving the gaming audience in a
distinct new way," notes Kevin Kay, president, Spike TV.
Like the popular Webisodes, the "MoCap, LLC" television series follows a
documentary crew as they visit the dedicated "artists" that make-up the staff
of MoCap, LLC. The series focuses on Frank, Jeff and Claire, who provide a
rare glimpse into their sometimes fascinating, occasionally exciting, and
almost never sexy, world of motion capture.
The TV series stars a cast of established late night television writers
and comedy performers including:
Chris DeLuca "Frank Claxton" the creator, writer and Co-Executive Producer
of "MoCap, LLC" has written for the Late Late Show With Craig Kilborn, Best
Week Ever, Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson and most recently served as the
head writer for the 2008 Spike Video Game Awards hosted by Jack Black.
DeLuca's recurring guest segment on Fuse's "The Sauce" was based on his blog
"WhatSucksBlog.com". As a stand up comic he has appeared at various clubs in
NYC and can currently be seen in Atom.com's webseries "El Vacio".
Jonathan Gabrus "Jeff Reynolds" is a member of the UCB Theatre house team
The Law Firm. Gabrus has written for IFC, Spike, Heavy.com, and Collegehumor
and has appeared on Late Night with Conan O' Brien, Best Week Ever,
Collegehumor and as a host of Lunchbox on IFC.com. Gabrus can be seen in the
upcoming Spike TV series "MoCap, LLC."
Kara Klenk "Claire Owens" is a stand up comic, improviser, and actor based
in New York City. Klenk performs stand up comedy at venues all over Manhattan
including Comix, Gotham Comedy Club and Comic Strip Live. She has studied at
the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in NYC and performs improv regularly
throughout the city. She has appeared in the Nickelodeon series The Naked
Brothers Band and can currently be seen in the web series, El Vacio on
Atom.com.
Lauren Turek "Kendall Clement" is an actress, singer and host based in New
York City who can currently be seen in several commercials and has hosted for
several websites such dbbsports.com, clubplanet.com, and various music sites.
Furthering the multi-platform appeal of "MoCap, LLC," Worldwide Biggies
has also developed the companion online game "MoCap Man: Men with Balls" that
is currently available to play at www.mocapllc.com. "MoCap Man: Men with
Balls" puts players in command of Jeff's motion capture performance by
choosing their method for inflicting pain (weapon, implement, tool) and
beating up MoCap Man in a fast and furious attempt to score points and move up
levels. If players ease up on the pain, scores will decrease, so keep the
attacks coming! As the levels increase, users will be presented with all-new
ways to inflict pain and suffering. By using the right attack combination,
players will be presented with a "Special Attack" button. Click on the button
and sit back and watch the horror unfold. Come on. Beat up a fat guy in a
tight blue suit; everyone's doing it!
About Worldwide Biggies Inc.
Worldwide Biggies Inc. is helmed by longtime children's entertainment
veteran Albie Hecht. Worldwide Biggies, is a new digital entertainment studio
creating interactive IP for kids, families and young adults that are designed
for additional distribution in the film, TV and licensing arenas. Worldwide
Biggies launched its first multi-platform hit on Nickelodeon and Nick.com with
The Naked Brothers Band and has produced the Video Game Awards on Spike TV,
which Hecht created during his tenure as the network's president.
Most recently, Worldwide Biggies successfully launched their first casual
game The Princess Bride Game (www.princessbridegame.com), the first-ever
downloadable computer game based on the classic film. Biggies also recently
launched its second web comedy series on Atom.com called El Vacio
(www.elvacio.atom.com. Worldwide Biggies has also debuted Worldwide Fido,
(www.worldwidefido.com) a website dedicated to user-submitted videos of dogs.
Worldwide Biggies' affiliated non-profit, Shine Global, was nominated for an
Academy Award in the Best Documentary Feature category last year for
War/Dance, a documentary set against the backdrop of Uganda's 20 year civil
war.
About Spike TV
Spike TV is available in 97.3 million homes and is a division of MTV
Networks. A unit of Viacom (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), MTV Networks is one of the
world's leading creators of programming and content across all media
platforms. Spike TV's Internet address is www.spike.com and for
up-to-the-minute and archival press information and photographs, visit Spike
TV's press site at http://www.spike.com/press.
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