mtvU, MTV's 24-hour college network, in collaboration with MSN and Boston University (BU), unveiled "Roller Palace," a comedy pilot entirely created and produced by students of BU's acclaimed Film and Television Department and the School of Theatre Arts at the College of Fine Arts. The pilot is the culmination of a unique and groundbreaking union between mtvU, MSN and BU, and its premiere this evening at Arclight Cinemas in Los Angeles marks the completion of a nearly 15 month journey.
In January 2005, students in BU's "Advanced Television Writing" course began pitching ideas and scripts to Professor Paul Schneider, a television director of shows such as "Beverly Hills 90210" and "Jag." At the end of the semester, the best sitcom ideas were presented to celebrity judges. When "Roller Palace" was selected as the consensus choice, the show's creators set off to develop, write, cast, produce and star in the original sitcom pilot.
In partnership with mtvU, BU Sophomore and mtvU development deal recipient Andrew Karlsruher also covered the entire process from conception to post production for the mtvU reality series, "Breaking the Sitcom." Episodes of the series are airing now on mtvU and mtvU Uber, at mtvU.com; the pilot will debut on-air and online March 20th.
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