Romantic Encounters
| Romantic Encounters with Melinda Hill | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Melinda Hill |
| Directed by | Adam Scott Franklin |
| Starring | Melinda Hill |
| Country of origin |
 United States |
| No. of episodes | 9 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) |
Melinda Hill Adam Scott Franklin Jason Cilo |
| Running time | 5 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel |
YouTube Chuckler My Damn Channel Funny or Die |
| Original airing | 2012– |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Romantic Encounters with Melinda Hill is a 2012–2013 comedy web series based on the comedy of Melinda Hill[1] and broadcast on My Damn Channel,[2] Chuckler, and FunnyOrDie. The series is produced by Meetinghouse Productions[2] and partially crowd-funded by Kickstarter users.[3]
Hill stars as the protagonist, Melinda.[4] Throughout the series, Melinda goes on a series of "awkward" dates with deeply flawed men[5] played by guest stars including T.J. Miller, Kirk Fox,[1] Bryan Callen, Steve Little, Carlos Alazraqui, Dana Gould, Drew Droege,[2] and Taylor Negron.[6] Scott Shriner (Weezer) and his wife Jillian Lauren also appear.[4]
Indiewire's Aymar Jean Christian praised Romantic Encounters "for showing the rom-com renaissance isn’t limited to network sitcoms," and Examiner's Melissa Berry compared the series to the films of Woody Allen and Judd Apatow. Berry also compared Hill's and Franklin's style and work ethic to those of Louis CK, writing that "they wear all the hats."[7]
Romantic Encounters with Melinda Hill was awarded for “outstanding achievement in writing and acting” at the 2014 LA Web Fest,[8] was nominated for a 2013 LA Weekly award for "best comedy series," and was an IndieWire Critic's Pick for "best comedy web series."[9]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Saxon, Sarah. "Webisode to Watch: Romantic Encounters with Melinda Hill". Retrieved October 18, 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Gutelle, Sam. "Melinda Hill Seeking 'Romantic Encounters' On My Damn Channel Network". Retrieved October 18, 2013.
- ↑ "Romantic Encounters with Melinda Hill – Overview". Kickspy. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Carrie, Stephanie. "Steph's LA Weekly Feature Series – Melinda Hill's Romantic Encounters". LA Weekly. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
- ↑ Gibbs, Dana. "Handjob Hamlet Resurfaces in Another Episode of Melinda Hill's 'Romantic Encounters'". Simply the Scoop. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
- ↑ Walton, Brian. "Pickstarter: Our Favorite Crowdfunded Projects 9/16". Nerdist. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
- ↑ Berry, Melissa. ""All Growz Up" - Quirky interviews hosted by comedian Melinda Hill in an alley". Retrieved 28 January 2014.
- ↑ . LA Web Fest http://www.lawebfest.com/. Retrieved 31 March 2014. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ Christian, Aymar Jean. "Critic's Picks: 2013's Best Comedy Web Series, and 18 More You Need to Watch Now". Indiewire. Retrieved 28 January 2014.