The Morning After (web series)
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The Morning After is a Hulu
original web series that premiered on January 17, 2011. It is produced by Hulu and Jace Hall's
HDFilms, streaming Monday through Friday. The show features Brian Kimmet and Ginger Gonzaga as hosts.
The series advertises itself as "a smart, daily shot of pop culture to help Hulu users stay up to date" and typically highlights notable moments from television shows and current news in an entertaining fashion. In keeping with its focus on pop culture, The Morning After will sometimes stream an episode featuring past pop culture titled "From the Archives," such as its April Fools Day episode.
, The Morning After is the company's first self-branded production. It was preceded by If I Can Dream
, a reality series co-produced with 19 Entertainment
and created by Simon Fuller
. Hulu originated the idea in house, based on user feedback and observations from discussion boards hosted by the website. The concept was modeled after The Big Show with Olbermann and Patrick. The company sought out a production partner and ultimately chose Jace Hall
and his team at HDFilms to executive produce. Initial stream of the series was held on January 17, 2011 and featured coverage of Piers Morgan
, the Golden Globes, and The Bachelor. Senior VP of Content and Distribution Andy Forssell made the announcement for the show the same day.
shared by hosts Brian Kimmet and Ginger Gonzaga listing the highlights to be covered. The topics generally consist of reviews of television and pop culture news and personalities from the previous day. The show has Brian and Ginger trade humorous remarks regarding the news and each other, each of them taking turns reviewing each individual topic or personality.
Hulu
Hulu is a website and over-the-top subscription service offering ad-supported on-demand streaming video of TV shows, movies, webisodes and other new media, trailers, clips, and behind-the-scenes footage from NBC, Fox, ABC, and Obstacle on October 20th 2011 Nickelodeon and CBS and many other...
original web series that premiered on January 17, 2011. It is produced by Hulu and Jace Hall's
Jace Hall
Jason "Jace" Hall is an American film, television and video game producer, best known for being founder and Chief Executive Officer of Monolith Productions Inc and President of...
HDFilms, streaming Monday through Friday. The show features Brian Kimmet and Ginger Gonzaga as hosts.
The series advertises itself as "a smart, daily shot of pop culture to help Hulu users stay up to date" and typically highlights notable moments from television shows and current news in an entertaining fashion. In keeping with its focus on pop culture, The Morning After will sometimes stream an episode featuring past pop culture titled "From the Archives," such as its April Fools Day episode.
History
While not the first original series to appear exclusively on HuluHulu
Hulu is a website and over-the-top subscription service offering ad-supported on-demand streaming video of TV shows, movies, webisodes and other new media, trailers, clips, and behind-the-scenes footage from NBC, Fox, ABC, and Obstacle on October 20th 2011 Nickelodeon and CBS and many other...
, The Morning After is the company's first self-branded production. It was preceded by If I Can Dream
If I Can Dream (series)
-Format:The show followed performers who moved into a house in Hollywood, California. The house was wired with 56 AXIS cameras and the footage was broadcast live on the show's website...
, a reality series co-produced with 19 Entertainment
19 Entertainment
19 Entertainment, based in Los Angeles, United States, is a creator and producer of entertainment properties based around the areas of Music and Television / Film, including American Idol in the United States, Pop Idol in the United Kingdom as well as versions of the Idol series in more than...
and created by Simon Fuller
Simon Fuller
Simon Fuller is a British artist manager, television producer and creator of the Idol franchise, first seen as Pop Idol in the UK. Fuller is also the co-creator and executive producer of the Fox TV reality show So You Think You Can Dance and other U.S...
. Hulu originated the idea in house, based on user feedback and observations from discussion boards hosted by the website. The concept was modeled after The Big Show with Olbermann and Patrick. The company sought out a production partner and ultimately chose Jace Hall
Jace Hall
Jason "Jace" Hall is an American film, television and video game producer, best known for being founder and Chief Executive Officer of Monolith Productions Inc and President of...
and his team at HDFilms to executive produce. Initial stream of the series was held on January 17, 2011 and featured coverage of Piers Morgan
Piers Morgan
Piers Stefan Pughe-Morgan , known professionally as Piers Morgan, is a British journalist and television presenter. He is editorial director of First News, a national newspaper for children....
, the Golden Globes, and The Bachelor. Senior VP of Content and Distribution Andy Forssell made the announcement for the show the same day.
Format
Details first emerged regarding the format as early as December 6, 2010. Episodes are intended to recap events from the previous day and run roughly five minutes in length. A typical episode usually begins with a cold openCold open
A cold open in a television program or movie is the technique of jumping directly into a story at the beginning or opening of the show, before the title sequence or opening credits are shown...
shared by hosts Brian Kimmet and Ginger Gonzaga listing the highlights to be covered. The topics generally consist of reviews of television and pop culture news and personalities from the previous day. The show has Brian and Ginger trade humorous remarks regarding the news and each other, each of them taking turns reviewing each individual topic or personality.
External links
- The Morning After on HuluHuluHulu is a website and over-the-top subscription service offering ad-supported on-demand streaming video of TV shows, movies, webisodes and other new media, trailers, clips, and behind-the-scenes footage from NBC, Fox, ABC, and Obstacle on October 20th 2011 Nickelodeon and CBS and many other...
- The Morning After on WordpressWordPressWordPress is a free and open source blogging tool and publishing platform powered by PHP and MySQL. It is often customized into a content management system . It has many features including a plug-in architecture and a template system. WordPress is used by over 14.7% of Alexa Internet's "top 1...