Aussie production company so broke they make YOUR LinkedIn look impressive.
Season 2 • Episode 8
LatestTom and Lucy are desperate for Nick to rejoin the team and use an aging rock star as a draw card. Larraby's script demands international attention. Carmichael comes back from Singapore and Tom has to find a job.
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.' 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. 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.
Acting
Rob Carlton's sweaty desperation is uncomfortably perfect
Writing
Tight 25-min episodes that know when to quit
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Born from a Tropfest short that won Rob Carlton and Alex Weinress industry attention.
The Spoonman connection is real—Rob's cousin Brian Carlton is an actual shock jock, making that radio interview episode extra meta.
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