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Downbeat

2019 · 1 season

A wry, low-stakes hangout comedy where earnest dreamers keep fumbling, and the deadpan mockumentary style makes their small humiliations gently funny.

Created by: Graham Wallace, Luke Kelly-Clyne
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Julie Birke, Raphael Chestang, Earnest Marshall

Overview: A mockumentary following six down on their luck musicians who are hoping to find success in the music business.

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Created by: Graham Wallace, Luke Kelly-Clyne
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Julie Birke, Raphael Chestang, Earnest Marshall

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Tone: satiricalstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: ambition
work
friendship
identity
class
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: mockumentary
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Humour	7
Realism	6
Romance	2
Tension	2
Darkness	3
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	3

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Genres: comedy
Created by: Graham Wallace, Luke Kelly-Clyne
Written by: Mike Trapp, Grant O'Brien, Raphael Chestang, Jessica Ross
Starring: Julie Birke, Raphael Chestang, Earnest Marshall, Meiyee Apple Tam, Ify Nwadiwe, Eve Hinz, Bradley Williams, Cory P. Willis
Music: Joslyn Jensen, Greg Smith
Cinematography: Leslie Bumgarner
Length: 1 seasons, 6 episodes
Network: CollegeHumor
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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