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Slackers, a new show on TUTV, premieres pilot episode

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Shane, Steve, Joe, and Devin are college students and roommates who are trying to get through life working as little as possible, while dodging the responsibilities school and romantic relationships try to force upon them. Shane is having trouble with a demanding girlfriend while another vies for his attention; meanwhile, his three friends devise schemes to skip class and still achieve an A-.

Written and directed by students Brendan Curry, Bryan Daluisio, and Ray Doyle for a MSP class taught by Kristine Trever Weatherston, Slackers introduces you to characters you might recognize in yourself and who you ultimately root for. It airs on Comcast 50 and Verizon 45 or online on Friday, August 9 at 12:30 p.m. 

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TUTV presents a live action radio play!

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TUTV presents a new anthology series showcasing original drama and comedy, and our first offering is a science fiction piece with a touch of cosmic comedy and space age satire. Tune in on Thursday, August 8 at 1 p.m. and watch as scientific genius and dilettante detective, Joseph Farady, and his trusty sidekick, Igor, travel through time and across multiple universes to prevent science from being used as an instrument of evil, leaving ironic commentary in the wake of their warp signature.

Commissioned for TUTV and written by Sam Watson , E=MC Hammer² was fashioned as a radio play, but performed live–unadorned and unedited–as it was captured by Temple students.  George Cummings produced and directed this episode, which was edited by Temple student Ankit Patel. The play features an eclectic cast of talented, local actors portraying multiple roles including John Ziegler, Joe Vallee, Keshaunia White, Adam Wahlberg, Joseph Trainor, Tom Pincipato, Kenneth McCaffery and Jenna Kuerz. Paul Gluck is the Executive Producer of TV Studio One.

Or watch the whole thing online here!

TUTV student works nominated for 2013 Mid-Atlantic Emmys®

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TUTV congratulates the student contributors whose works were nominated for the Mid Atlantic Emmy® Awards this year! Watch the nominated programs online now: (more…)

TUTV premieres two new shows this weekend

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TUTV kicks off two new shows Saturday, August 3 starting at 12:30 p.m. with Baker Dave Presents…, a Temple original cooking show featuring Baker Dave, the pastry chef for Sodexo at Johnson and Hardwick dining hall and the Student Center food court. He’s been running the bakery at the cafeteria for ten years, so he has plenty of tips and interesting recipes to share. Baker Dave will be joined by Coach Matt Rhule, and they’ll be serving up cookies in the pilot episode.

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Following that up will be the premiere of an all-new episode of City Secrets at 1 p.m. Join host Seth Wozniak as he travels around town and let’s you in on some of Philadelphia’s lesser known attractions.

Tune in on cable channels Comcast 50 and Verizon 45 within Philadelphia city limits, or watch it online anywhere.

Documentary on filming in Philadelphia airs Friday

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filmadelphia Filmadelphia is a student-created documentary that highlights the perks and challenges of filming movies in the city of Philadelphia.  Temple students Alyssa McKendrick,  Anjolee Jefferson, Kelsey Hvorecny, and Oddessey Moore interviewed the people involved in bringing Hollywood to Philadelphia. It airs Friday, August 2 at 12:30 p.m. and re-airs at 8:30 p.m. Watch it on cable channels Comcast 50 & Verizon 45 or online.

This documentary takes you to some of the more memorable movie locations that are right outside your door. Filmadelphia also provides inside knowledge about making movies from start to finish and touches upon the recent tax incentives created to bring more movies here. The film featuring interviews with Excutive Director of The Philadelphia Film office Sharon Pinkenson, production coordinator Erin Jackson Wagner, Philadelphia tour guide Nonnie, and David Raynor who has worked on projects such as The Silver Linings Playbook, Dead Man Down, and Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen.

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Season Finale of The Grog Show airs Saturday

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The Grog Show ends their third season tomorrow, Saturday July 20 at 4:30 p.m. The finale, titled “Renewal,” has our trusty Grog Show heroes Karl and Jake traveling to New York City to get their show seen and possibly selected for distribution by the famous media streaming service Nitflex, which was introduced in the last episode (available to watch online here).

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The Grog Show‘s creators are Temple Film and Media Arts majors Jake Rasmussen and Karl Weimar. For more information about Jake and Karl visit grogmovies.com.

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Sleep Where You Fall on TUTV

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Evan Lescallette, Gianna Brown, and Chaz Flores made Sleep Where You Fall, a movie about a young man suffering from narcolepsy. Although his sleeping problem disrupts his life, he prefers dreaming to reality and finds it difficult to manage both. Watch it on TUTV this Friday, July 19 at 12:30 p.m. It will re-air at 8:30 p.m.

Watch it online here.

We Make The Call starts a new season Saturday

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TUTV’s hour-long sports talk show, We Make The Call, will make its season premiere Saturday at 12:30 p.m. on July 13. It will re-air at 8:30 p.m. The show has been running since 2011 featuring a broad range of sports fans discussing up-to-date sports news.

New drama film by Temple students premieres Friday

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TUTV presents a new drama film written, directed and shot by Temple students. The Valley portrays a young man whose aimlessness causes him many hardships over a period of two years.  It premieres this Friday, July 12 at 12 p.m., re-airing at 8 p.m. Watch it on Comcast channel 50, Verizon channel 45 or online.

Jake, played by Sean Negron, has recently graduated from high school and finds himself lost and unmotivated, in contrast to his older brother who achieves many successes. The Valley was produced by Lucas Proctor, Daniela Acosta, Nick Nelson, and Steffany Ramos.

Created as a part of Professor Kristine Trever Weatherston’s Media Studies and Production class, The Valley won 3rd place in the Best Script category at the 2013 Temple University MSP Awards.

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Philadelphia Mural Arts Program is the focus of new doc

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TUTV airs another Temple student produced documentary this Friday, June 5 at 12:30 p.m. The Power of Paint: Philadelphia Murals focuses on how the Mural Arts program provides a unique opportunity to showcase local artistic talent and expose their creative visions right on the city streets. The film was created, directed and produced by Ashley Lewis, Teresa Lundy, Kayla McBride, and Jarrett Ireland.

Their purpose in making the doc was to show how murals are a valuable enhancement to communities, buildings and personal development. To present the impact of murals, the documentary features interviews with a high school teacher, police officer, religious leaders and more. It will rebroadcast at 8:30 p.m. on Comcast channel 50, Verizon 45 and online.

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Season finales for The Grog Show and Tell All premiere this week

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The Grog Show and Tell All are rounding out their summer/spring seasons this weekend on TUTV.  Tune into a second staff edition of Tell All Friday, June 28 at 11:30 a.m. The third and final episode of Season 3 of The Grog Show airs Saturday June 29 at 4:30 pm. Both are available to watch on Comcast channel 50, Verizon channel 45 and online.

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Also, don’t forget to check out another airing of Smile, a Temple student made dark comedy, which airs Saturday, June 29 at 3:30 p.m., and a rerun of Quarter Life Crisis, another student production, at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, June 26. Click here to learn more about Smile, and here for Quarter Life Crisis.

College of Science and Technology Commencement Ceremony on TUTV

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TUTV will air the 2013 Spring CST Graduation Ceremony Thursday, June 27 at 1 p.m. Watch it online everywhere or on cable channels Comcast 50 & Verizon 45 in the city of Philadelphia.

Documentary on disabled young adults premieres Friday

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TUTV is happy to present another insightful documentary into an often overlooked set of Philadelphians. Ability Speaks is a documentary made by Temple students that aims to spread awareness of the unique difficulties young adults with disabilities in the Philadelphia area face. The film achieves this by peering into their day to day lives and depicting how they cope with entering society after they are finished with their schooling. The documentary also features programs that are available to help adults struggling with disabilities, including the Kaleidoscope Family Solutions and the T.O.D.A.Y. Program.

A lot of times society tends to focus on the needs of disabled children but what happens when those children grow up and are out of the system? Find out by tuning into TUTV at 12:30 p.m. Friday, June 28. It will re-air at 8:30 p.m.

The film was made by Temple students Kristalyn Anderson, Sean Sullivan, and Ana Duda for a media production class taught by Kristin Trever Weatherston.

New TUTV program highlights Temple community

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A new show highlighting the diverse talented and accomplished people within Temple University’s community premieres Saturday, June 15 at 12:30 p.m. The first episode features acclaimed Temple student and precocious comedian Steve Lipman. Watch it online now!

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New student produced doc highlights a historical Philly oasis

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TUTV presents a new documentary made by Temple students that tells the story of one of Philadelphia’s most beautiful and historic sites: the Wissahickon Valley. Wissahickon is a film produced, directed and edited by Erica Hochman, Ben Hyclak, Tessa Sulkes and Andrew Weigel for MSP professor Kristin Trever Weatherston’s production class. It premieres on Comcast channel 50, Verizon channel 45 and online on Friday at 12:30 p.m. and it will be re-aired the same day at 8:30 p.m. 

The doc features interviews with members of the Friends of the Wissahickon group and Philadelphia Parks and Recreation employees in addition to original music by MSP graduate Erica Hochman and the band Modern Baseball. The film highlights the ups and lows of having such a unique ecosystem so closely entwined with the urban environment. The Wissahickon is a creek that runs through Northwest Philadelphia and features buildings and structures dating back to the time when Europeans first settled in the Pennsylvania region.