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Channel 101 is a monthly event in Los Angeles created by Dan Harmon and Rob Schrab (the creators and writers of Heat Vision and Jack) where participants submit a "pilot" under five minutes in length. The "Channel" is based on a concept that could be referred to as "Democractic Programming." According to the Channel 101 website, "Channel 101 is a chance to sit in the worn-out chair of the fat network exec, drunk on the blood of lowly artists whose right to exist is given in exchange for their ability to nourish...You run the network. You pick the programming." [1]
Concept
History
Notable Channel 101 Prime Time/Canceled Shows
- The 'Bu - Longest-running Prime Time show, also known for being filmed by new casts and crew for last episodes. Created by The Lonely Island
- Computerman - Starring Jack Black
- Call Me Cobra - Starring Drew Carey
- House of Cosbys - Starring Jeff Davis
- Laser Fart - Starring Dan Harmon
- Timebelt - Previously held the record for longest-running Prime Time show
- Twigger's Holiday - Starring Rob Schrab
- Kicked in The Nuts! - Starring Mike Henry
- Yacht Rock - Credited for launching a revival of "smooth music" in popular culture.
- Most Extraordinary Space Investigations - Starring Dan Harmon, Sevan Najarian, Justin Roiland and Sarah Silverman
- "The Wright Stuff" - Starring Ethan Phillips as President Teddy Roosevelt. Created by Ford Austin & Scott Ingalls.
Notable Channel 101 Failed Pilots
- Shitbuster - Holds the record for most downloaded failed pilot.
- The After-School Specials - A chauncey (see terminology of Channel 101 below) that won the "Longest Five Minutes" award at the Second Annual Channies Award Show.
- "The Jogger" - A one shot film about a jogger solving problems, it garned praise for the choreography, it was later featured in Entertainment Weekly.
- "I Love Vaginas" - The creators, at age 14, were the youngest ever to make it to the Channel 101 screening.
Notable Channel 101 Personalities
- Jack Black: Computerman, Timebelt, Laserfart
- Drew Carey: Call Me Cobra
- Sarah Chalke: The 'Bu
- Jeff Davis: Laserfart, House of Cosbys, Ultraforce
- Flavor Flav: Six Months to live
- Kato Kaelin: Call Me Cobra
- Sarah Silverman: MENSI
- David Faustino: Skateboardpunks, The Amazing Christopher
- Ethan Phillips: The Wright Stuff
- The Lonely Island: The 'Bu
- Jimmy Kimmel: MENSI
Channel 101 Terminology
- Chauncey - A director calls a chauncey when his or her pilot is initially rejected by the Prime Time panel but feels it needs to be seen by the audience. The director must give a reason for calling a chauncey and be at both screenings to explain their reasoning to the audience. The term was named after Chris Chauncey, who called the first "Chauncey" for his pilot "The Serious Businessman"
The chauncey was temporarily done away with in favor of an "internet vote" determining whether or not a "rejected pilot" deserved to be shown at the monthly screening. This was a short-lived venture and chaunceys have been reinstated. Most chaunceys have been 'coughed off', as in shut off before the pilot even finished as the audience members deemed it to be too boring or bad to watch. However, the Chauncey was finally abolished