Chandon Pictures

Chandon Pictures
Genre Comedy
Created by Rob Carlton
Starring Rob Carlton
Josh Lawson
Darren Gilshenan
Rebecca Massey
Country of origin Australia
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 2
No. of episodes 16
Production
Producer(s) Rob Carlton
Location(s) Melbourne & Sydney, Australia
Running time 25 Minutes
Broadcast
Original channel Movie Extra
Original run 10 November 2007 – 7 May 2009
External links
Website

Chandon Pictures was an Australian comedy television series that premiered on Movie Extra on 10 November 2007 and ended on 7 May 2009.

The series featured sixteen episodes and was a spin-off from a Tropfest short film produced by Rob Carlton and Alex Weinress. It followed the misadventures of a struggling video production company called 'Chandon Pictures.'[1] Rob Carlton, who plays the main character, is the younger cousin of Brian Carlton, The Spoonman talkback host on the Austereo Triple M network. This was revealed when The Spoonman interviewed Rob.

On 10 July 2008, it was announced that the series had won a second season and it had sold format rights to its distributor Lionsgate.[2]

The first season premiered in the UK on Dave on 19 February 2009 in a 10pm slot. It was also aired in the US on the Sundance Channel.

Regular cast

Guest cast

Episodes

Season 1 (2007)

# Title[3] Director(s)[3] Writer(s)[3] Original Air Date[3]
1"Cousins"Rob Carlton & Alex WeinressRob Carlton10 November 2007
2"Back To School"Rob Carlton & Alex WeinressRob Carlton17 November 2007
3"Bevan's Heaven"Rob Carlton & Alex WeinressRob Carlton24 November 2007
4"Champion Charles"Rob Carlton & Alex WeinressRob Carlton1 December 2007
5"Private Dick"Rob Carlton & Alex WeinressRob Carlton8 December 2007
6"Death Wish"Rob Carlton & Alex WeinressRob Carlton15 December 2007
7"White Ants"Rob Carlton & Alex WeinressRob Carlton22 December 2007
8"Hollywood"Rob Carlton & Alex WeinressRob Carlton29 December 2007

Season 2 (2009)

# Title Director(s)[A] Writer(s)[B] Original Air Date
9"The Lifestyle"Rob Carlton & Alex WeinressRob Carlton19 March 2009
10"Run Bitch Run"Rob Carlton & Alex WeinressRob Carlton26 March 2009
11"Not a Pyramid"Rob Carlton & Alex WeinressRob Carlton2 April 2009
12"The Man with the Dancing Fingers"Rob Carlton & Alex WeinressRob Carlton9 April 2009
13"She's 22"Rob Carlton & Alex WeinressRob Carlton16 April 2009
14"Pack"Rob Carlton & Alex WeinressRob Carlton23 April 2009
15"Script is Written"Rob Carlton & Alex WeinressRob Carlton30 April 2009
16"Rock$tar"Rob Carlton & Alex WeinressRob Carlton7 May 2009
Notes
  • A ^ Directors - Rob Carlton & Alex Weinress
  • B ^ Writer - Rob Carlton

References

  1. ↑ Newsome, Brad (2007-11-10). "Chandon Pictures review". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2007-11-13.
  2. ↑ Knox, David (2008-07-10). "More Pictures for Chandon comedy". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 2008-07-11.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Chandon Pictures: episode guide". Australian Television Information Archive. Retrieved 15 March 2009.

External links