The Webventures of Justin and Alden

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The Webventures of Justin and Alden
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Genre Comedy
Created by Sandeep Parikh
Tony Janning
Wilson Cleveland
Directed by Sean Michael Becker
StarringJustin Tyler
Alden Ford
Matt Knudsen
Felicia Day
Shannen Doherty
Illeana Douglas
Tony Janning
Alex Albrecht
Wilson Cleveland
Taryn Southern
Jessica Lee Rose
Douglas Sarine
Milo Ventimiglia
David Wain
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes5
Production
ProducersWilson Cleveland
Illeana Douglas
Sandeep Parikh
Dominik Rausch
Production location Los Angeles
CinematographyChris Darnell
Camera setup Single-camera
Running time5–10 minutes
Release
Original network My Damn Channel
CollegeHumor
YouTube
Original releaseApril 27 (2010-04-27) –
May 25, 2010 (2010-05-25)

The Webventures of Justin and Alden is an American comedy web series co-created and produced by Wilson Cleveland, Sandeep Parikh, Dominik Rausch and Illeana Douglas, who all make appearances in the show. The series, sponsored by Trident in association with the Streamy Awards [1] debuted on My Damn Channel on April 27, 2010 with an introduction from Grace Helbig [2] as well as on CollegeHumor, YouTube and Atom.com (later acquired by Comedy Central). [3]

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Premise

The fictional series takes place on April 11, 2010 - the day of the real-life 2nd Annual Streamy Awards. Justin Tyler and Alden Ford play struggling actors who write a web series script and road trip across Los Angeles to crash The Streamy Awards and convince Felicia Day to be the star of their show. [4]

Reception

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Justin, Alden and Felicia Day on stage during the 2010 Streamy Awards

Despite the negative response and controversy surrounding the live The 2nd Annual Streamy Awards event, [5] [6] Webventures received generally favorable reviews from critics. In her April 29, 2010 review, USA Today critic Whitney Matheson called Webventures a "delightful new show" that "includes parodies of several popular web series, including The Guild and Dr. Horrible . [7] Adweek's Todd Wasserman complained, "Webventures contains no LOL moments," but "the moment when Tyler breaks the fourth wall is somewhat risible." [8]

The series was nominated for Best Branded Entertainment series at the 2011 Banff World Media Festival. [9]

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1"A Questionable Quest" Sean Michael Becker Sandeep Parikh
Tony Janning 		April 26, 2010 (2010-04-26) [10]
What is the quickest way to fame and riches? Simple, make a web series. Come along as Justin and Alden, web series script in hand, begin their epic, 4 mile road trip across Los Angeles in search of fame, glory and Felicia Day.
2"1760"Sean Michael BeckerSandeep Parikh
Tony Janning		May 4, 2010 (2010-05-04) [11]
A road trip without time travel and celebrity hitchhikers? Not in this town. Justin and Alden's friendship is put to the ultimate test when they offer Illeana Douglas a ride to the Streamy Awards. Also starring Tony Janning and Matt Knudsen.
3"Back to the Present"Sean Michael BeckerSandeep Parikh
Tony Janning		May 11, 2010 (2010-05-11) [12]
Justin and Alden fight a battle of wits against Hollywood's latest craze, then find themselves within reach of their ultimate goal: getting to the Streamy Awards to give Felicia Day their web series script! Also starring Douglas Sarine, Taryn Southern and Jessica Lee Rose.
4"The Streamys"Sean Michael BeckerSandeep Parikh
Tony Janning		May 18, 2010 (2010-05-18) [13]
It's all glitz and glamour as Justin and Alden make their way on the Streamy Awards red carpet, posing as press. When they catch a glimpse of their dream leading lady Felicia Day, they quickly hatch the perfect plan. And by perfect we mean very poorly thought out in every possible way. Also starring Felicia Day, Wilson Cleveland, David Wain, Alex Albrecht, Mark Gantt, Phil Lamarr and Zadi Diaz.
5"The Last Episode"Sean Michael BeckerSandeep Parikh
Tony Janning		May 25, 2010 (2010-05-25) [14]
Having escaped death for the 3rd time in as many hours, our courageous duo are ready to accept defeat, Justin and Alden realize all they ever needed were each other. Also starring Felicia Day, Robin Thorsen, Shannen Doherty and Milo Ventimiglia

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