Year Five refers to Channel Awesome's five year anniversary event. Unlike the past events, instead of one collaborative video, there will be five short films making up the event. All of which the contributors celebrate the website's fantastic fifth year!
Premise
On July 2nd, 2013, a teaser trailer for the five year event was released. The minute-long trailer announced the name of it as "The Uncanny Valley." Instead of a full-length movie, it will be a collection of five short films produced by and starring various contributors from the site. The trailer spliced together random scenes from each film. At the end, it stated the videos will be released between July 23-28, as in a short film per day.
The shorts involved are by Doug Walker, That SciFi Guy, MikeJ, Brad Jones, and Welshy. These are the known shorts:
MikeJ: "Internet Dating and Me" - A documentary following MikeJ as he tries Internet dating.
Welshy: "The Darkside of the Internet" - A documentary featuring various people highlighting the good and bad of the Internet.
Doug Walker: "Dragonbored" - A comedy/drama about a mild-mannered man who accidentally unleashes his video game-created character into the real world.
Brad Jones: "The Reviewers" - A comedy about two friends trying to become internet reviewers, but aren't very good at it.
That SciFi Guy: "Dragged In" - A sci-fi/apocalypse story involving That SciFi Guy and the government.
Summary
Dragonbored: Carl is obsessed with the Skyrim-like game Skyguard to the point that it's affecting his career and relationship. While playing the game one night, he wishes for adventure and his game character, Jimbroth, is brought into the real world. Jimbroth soon becomes a hit with Carl's boss and girlfriend, causing Carl to try to reclaim his life. The short shows the dangers of being more obsessed with fictional lives than your own life.
Dragged In: Mr. Donivan, a mild-mannered vet, is commissioned by the government to help with an alien menace. The aliens speak in a strange language and Donivan is the only one able to decrypt it. What could these aliens want to threaten destroying Earth?
The Reviewers (UV): Roommates Andy and Jeff are two guys trying to make it big as internet reviewers. Andy is a bit jealous of Jeff's show, which has goofy storylines and characters. After Andy loses his job, he decides to try to better his show and have it go from a hobby to legitimate job. This is the pilot to a possible series from Brad Jones.
Internet Dating and Me: MikeJ from TGWTG may be popular, but he's been unlucky in love. To combat this, he decides to try online dating to find that special someone. Presented as a mini-documentary, the film chronicles his first internet date.
The Darkside of the Internet: A serious documentary presented by Welshy. It examines behavior on the internet, both good and bad, and how online bullying can affect others. The film mixes animation and live action segments to illustrate its points.
The Pointless Epilogue: As the Webmaster and Thomas wrap things up, Diamanda Hagan interrupts them and tries to propose her own short.
Cast
Dragonbored
The Cast |
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Doug Walker as Jimbroth |
Karl Custer as Carl |
Rachel Tietz as Jessica |
Malcolm Ray as Taylin |
Brian Heinz as Frank |
Fard Muhammad as LeBron |
Trevor Mueller as Terry Zahn |
Dayna Murry as Monica |
Jim Jarosz as Worker |
Jori Laws as Worker |
Jason Laws as Worker |
Joanna Kay as Worker |
Dragged In
The Cast |
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Leo Thompson as Mr. Donivan |
Nick Wright as Agency Chief |
Allen Stephens as Buck Hamilton (CZZ News) |
Yates Zaldevour as Mr. Archer |
Rod Rombauer as Agent Kent |
Derek Kent as Agent Clark |
Chris Manson as Customer |
Kim Thompson as Boss |
Scott Dickey as Silent Partner |
Geoffrey Keating as Agency #1 |
Rosie Wade as Agency #2 |
April Kaszer as Agency #3 |
Jason Wade as Agency #4 |
Dave Landers as Scientist |
Alex McDaniel as Government Warning |
Alisa Marie as Sunny Peachcastle (BOX News) |
Ian Kent as Arthur Pilkington (BCC News) |
BA as CZZ Production Assistant |
Phelan Porteous as Victim #1 |
Mike Dodd as Victim #2 |
Brad Jones as Victim #3 |
Allison Pregler as Victim #4 |
Peter Stolmeier as Alien Leader |
Trey Tackett as Alien #2/Prancing Furry |
James Panto as Alien #3 |
Brandon Mills as Furry Cameraman |
The Reviewers
The Cast |
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Brian Lewis as Andy |
Jake Norvell as Jeff |
Sarah Lewis as Michelle |
Carrie Jo Stucki as Jenny |
David Hobble as The Rickhead |
Jerrid Foiles as The Messiah |
Ed Glaser as Mr. Dyson |
Brad Jones as Nicholas Pike |
Jillian Zurawski as Caroline |
Deven Foiles as Young Nicholas Pike |
Lloyd as Talky Internet Cat |
Internet Dating and Me
The Cast |
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Mike Jeavons as himself |
Mathew Buck as himself |
Diamanda Hagan as herself |
The Darkside of the Internet
The Cast |
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Mat Williams as himself (VO) |
Julien Diaz as himself/Internet users |
Allison Pregler as herself |
Mathew Buck as himself |
Lewis Lovhaug as himself |
Phelan Porteous as himself |
Holly Christine Brown as Narrator |
Shea Koshan as herself |
Jill Bearup as herself |
Jonathan Burkhardt as himself |
The Pointless Epilogue
The Cast |
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Nash Bozard as The Web Master |
Rob Walker as Thomas |
Diamanda Hagan as herself |
Videos
Episode Number | Name | Description | Date Released |
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1 | The 5th Year Anniversary Teaser Trailer | Behold the Uncanny Valley! | July 2nd, 2013 |
2 | Internet Dating and Me Trailer (5th Year) | Coming July 2013.. Internet Dating and Me. A part of the Channel Awesome 5th Year Anniversary. | July 5th, 2013 |
3 | Dragonbored: A Channel Awesome 5th Year Anniversary Short - Trailer | What happens when a video game character plays YOUR life? | July 10th, 2013 |
4 | Darkside of the Internet - CA 5th Year Short - Trailer | Welshy releases the trailer for his short to celebrate Channel Awesome's 5th Year Anniversary; The Darkside of the Internet. | July 12th, 2013 |
5 | Dragged In - Teaser Trailer (5th Year) | In the face of impending catastrophe, would you answer your government's call to step up? | July 13th, 2013 |
6 | The Reviewers Trailer (5th Year) | The Reviewers is Team Snob's entry into the Channel Awesome 5th Year Anniversary film "The Uncanny Valley." Brian Lewis and Jake Norvell star as two struggling Internet Reviewers who love two things: bad movies and costumes. | July 18th, 2013 |
7 | Dragonbored | What happens when a video game character is better at playing YOUR life? | July 23rd, 2013 |
8 | Dragged In | The Uncanny Valley, Part 2 - That SciFi Guy presents: "Dragged In". On the verge of a worldwide crisis, would you answer the call to step up? | July 24th, 2013 |
9 | The Reviewers | Andy and Jeff are two would be Internet Reviewers who may not have any fans or skills, but they do know two things: bad movies and costumes. Written and Directed by Brad Jones. | July 25th, 2013 |
10 | Internet Dating and Me | Part 4 of The Uncanny Valley presents... Internet Dating and Me. | July 26th, 2013 |
11 | The Darkside of the Internet | Uncanny Valley: Part 5: Welshy Presents Dark Side of the Internet. A short, serious film highlighting 3 different areas of the internet's Dark side, looking at what it means to live with the internet and to live through it. | July 27th, 2013 |
12 | The Pointless Epilogue | The Unexpected FINAL part of The Uncanny Valley. | July 29th, 2013 |
13 | The Uncanny Valley Bloopers | Bloopers from all the shorts in The Uncanny Valley | March 18th, 2015 |
Links
5th Year Anniversary Teaser Trailer
Internet Dating and Me Trailer (5th Year)
Dragonbored: A Channel Awesome 5th Year Anniversary Short - Trailer
Darkside of the Internet - CA 5th Year Short - Trailer
Dragged In - Teaser Trailer (5th Year)
The Reviewers Trailer (5th Year)
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