LIFE WITH ALTHAAR - Episode 1 - "Welcome to The Fairgrounds"
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GEMINI COLLISIONWORKS PRESENTS LIFE WITH ALTHAARa new science-fiction sitcom for your earscreated and directed by Ian W. Hill & Berit Johnson  season one13 episodesevery other week  --  July 12 - December 27, 2019 The year is 2521.John B, a humble repairman and "former human" (having lost his legal status as such), has left the Earth for mysterious reasons.He is perhaps the unluckiest being in Human space.He has wound up at the Human Exchange Concourse, or the "HEC," once the site of Humanity's First Galactic Fair.It was the biggest flop in Human history."The Fairgrounds" is perhaps the unluckiest place in Human space.You don't go there, you end up there.John's luck seems to have changed when he gets a good apartment at an amazingly reasonable priceonly to find his roommate is Althaar, an Illtorian, who is determined to befriend a Human. (Illtorians are the kindest, nicest species in all known space, and natural diplomats, beloved by almost all,but their slightest presence causes Humans to instinctively respond with panic, fear, disgust, nausea, and loss of bodily functions) Can a Human and Illtorian live together without one of them driving the other crazy? Join John and Althaar as they attempt friendship with a community of others who have wound up at The Fairgrounds --  The sardonic Cmdr. Torianna and her second-in-command, Lt. Cmdr. Frall, an energy cloud that exists in 27 dimensions at once (and is pretty damn smug about it);John's gruff boss at Wanting & Sustainment Systems, Hardyfox Fornes, hypochondriac and 3D-cribbage enthusiast;Their nosy neighbor, Mrs. Frondrinax, a sentient plant able to easily avoid detection by looking like a charming, decorative parlor palm;Chip Frinkel, owner and operator of The Electric Egg, the hottest club on The Fairgrounds, and hotbed of illicit activity;Human singer Dee and her 28-limbed Xybidont accompanist Xtopps, stuck working at the Egg for years to come due to poor judgement;and of course, the hundreds and hundreds of HistoriBots made in the images of Humanity’s greatest citizens for The Fairgrounds(now repurposed as staff and maintenance, though retaining their original faces, voices, and personalities) -- while meeting, learning about and fighting withThe Robot Union, sibling rivalry, The Luck Navigators, Human sexuality, The Fidorians, intellectual property laws, substance trafficking, Xenomorph infestations,and much much more!  EPISODE ONE"Welcome to the Fairgrounds"written by Ian W. Hill & Berit Johnson featuringJohn Amir as John B Berit Johnson as Althaar, Bridge Crew, Security Guard #2, SoponEli Ganias as Hardyfox "H.F." Fornes Alyssa Simon as Lieutenant-Commander Frallen-Br'arIvanna Cullinan as Commander Torianna, Galaxbudget PassengerAmanda La Pergola as Mrs. Frondrinax Chris Lee as Chip Frinkel, GalaxBudget PassengerZuri Washington as Delilah "Dee" Mallory, Bridge CrewwithIan W. Hill: Announcer, CustomsBot, Welcome Video Voice, Bridge Crew, Recreation DirectorBot, Drunk AlienOlivia Baseman: GalaxBudget Voice, Amber on the BridgeLinus Gelber: CabinBot, RoboMechanic, Bridge CrewAnna Stefanic: GalaxBudget PassengerJessica Stoya: HECNET Voice, Bridge CrewFred Backus: Flux Abondante, smugglerPhilip Cruise: Helpful Alien, Security Guard #1, Bridge CrewLex Friedman: Voice of Fairgrounds, Vape Emporium AnnouncerDerrick Peterson: Bridge Crew Berit is the supervising producer, showrunner, and script supervisorIan is the audio producer, sound designer, and technical supervisorThe writers’ room consists of Berit, Ian, John, Amanda, Chris, Philip, Lex, and LinusTheme and Interstitial Music composed and performed by Anna StefanicIllustration by Dean HaspielLibrary Music and SFX licen
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