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Flat3 is a New Zealand comedy web series written and directed by Roseanne Liang. It stars co-creators JJ Fong as Jessica, Perlina Lau as Perlina, and Ally Xue as Lee.[1]
Flat3 premiered on YouTube and Vimeo on 22 February 2013.[2] The show focuses around three Asian Kiwi girls living together in Auckland. Lee, Jessica, and Perlina are young flat-mates searching for romance, employment, and self-confidence in the creative and comedic world. The style is self-described as "sometimes smart, often silly, a little rude and a lot awkward".[3]
History
[edit]JJ Fong, Perlina Lau and Ally Xue were inspired to create a comedy web series after experiencing a lack of roles as Asian actresses working in the New Zealand screen industry.[3] Flat3 formed when Roseanne Liang of My Wedding and Other Secrets joined the team as writer and director. After missing out on funding from New Zealand On Air, the creators called upon friends to help shoot the first season.[3] The show was screened at the Friars Comedy Club Festival 2013 in New York.[4]
Season three received NZ$100,000 in funding from New Zealand on Air.[5] It was also the show's final season, although there were suggestions of a possible television show.[6]
Season 1
[edit]Season one features six 7-minute episodes.[2] The plot follows Lee, Jessica, and Perlina as they try to "figure out who they are, what they’re doing in this life, and whose turn it is to buy toilet paper."[3]
CAST
MAIN CAST:
- Ally Xue as Lee [episode 1-6]
- J.J. Fong as Jessica [episode 1-6]
- Perlina Lau as Perlina [episode 1-6]
RECURRING CAST:
- Katrina Wesseling as Katrina [episode 1-6]
- Simon Ward as Simon [episode 1-6]
- Matariki Whatarau as Aiden [episode 1-6]
- Mike Ginn as Jackie Chan [episode 2 and 4]
GUEST CAST:
- Nic Sampson as Nic [episode 3]
- Dan Cowley as Dan/Career Consultant [episode 1]
- Hweiling Ow as Hweiling [episode 2]
- Keira Christina as Keira [episode 2]
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Lee" | Roseanne Liang | Roseanne Liang | 22 February 2013 |
| 2 | 2 | "Jessica" | Roseanne Liang | Roseanne Liang | 22 February 2013 |
| 3 | 3 | "Perlina" | Roseanne Liang | Roseanne Liang | 8 March 2013 |
| 4 | 4 | "Flat Warming" | Roseanne Liang | Roseanne Liang | 15 March 2013 |
| 5 | 5 | "The Speed Date" | Roseanne Liang | Roseanne Liang | 22 March 2013 |
| 6 | 6 | "The Home Intruder" | Roseanne Liang | Roseanne Liang | 28 March 2013 |
Season 2
[edit]Season 2 continues to follow Lee, Jessica and Perlina. [7]
CAST
MAIN CAST:
- Ally Xue as Lee [episode 1-6]
- J.J. Fong as Jessica [episode 1-6]
- Perlina Lau as Perlina [episode 1-6]
RECURRING CAST:
- Katrina Wesseling as Katrina [episode 1,5]
- Calum Gittins as Calum [episode 1,5]
SPECIAL GUEST CAST:
- Rose Matafeo as Rose [episode 2]
- Kerry Warkia as Kerry/Maitre'd [episode 2]
- Paul Gittins as Paul [episode 5]
- Kiel McNaughton as Hitchhiker [episode 6]
GUEST CAST:
- Simon Ward as Simon [episode 2]
- Nic Sampson as Nic [episode 3]
- Hweiling Ow as Hweiling [episode 5]
- Keira Christina as Keira[episode 5]
- Susanna Tang as Xana [episode 6]
- Jordan Selwyn as Leon [episode 6]
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 1 | "The Blind Date" | Roseanne Liang | Roseanne Liang | 26 October 2013 |
| 8 | 2 | "The Promo Girl" | Roseanne Liang | Roseanne Liang | 26 October 2013 |
| 9 | 3 | "In The Bedroom" | Roseanne Liang | Roseanne Liang | 1 November 2013 |
| 10 | 4 | "Wasted" | Roseanne Liang | Roseanne Liang | 8 November 2013 |
| 11 | 5 | "Team Building" | Roseanne Liang | Roseanne Liang | 15 November 2013 |
| 12 | 6 | "On The Road" | Roseanne Liang | Roseanne Liang | 22 November 2013 |
Season 3
[edit]Season 3 continues to follow Lee, Jessica and Perlina in their final season, 2014. [8]
CAST
MAIN CAST:
- Ally Xue as Lee [episode 1-6]
- J.J. Fong as Jessica [episode 1-6]
- Perlina Lau as Perlina [episode 1-6]
RECURRING CAST:
- Katrina Wesseling as Katrina [episode 1-3]
- Nic Sampson as Nic [episode 3,5-6]
- Dan Cowley as Dan [episode 1–3,5]
- Yoson An as Yoson [episode 1–3,5-6]
- Taofia Pelesasa as Fia [episode 2-3]
SPECIAL GUEST CAST:
- Madeleine Sami as Madeline [episode 2 and 6]
- Kerry Warkia as Kerry [episode 2]
- Shannon Ryan as Shannon Ryan [episode 2]
- Shavaughn Ruakere as Mascot Lady [episode 4]
- Olivia Tennet as Lee [episode 5]
- Kimberley Crossman as Jessica [episode 5]
- Chelsea McEwan Miller as Perlina [episode 5]
- Pua Magasiva as Winston [episode 6]
- Johnny Barker as Director [episode 5 and 6]
GUEST CAST:
- Simon Ward as Simon [episode 1]
- Susanna Tang as Xana [episode 4]
- Jordan Selwyn as Leon [episode 4]
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 1 | "Carpe Diem" | Roseanne Liang | Roseanne Liang | 26 September 2014 |
| 14 | 2 | "Teacher" | Roseanne Liang | Roseanne Liang | 26 September 2014 |
| 15 | 3 | "Man Talk, Baby" | Roseanne Liang | Roseanne Liang & Simon Ward | 3 October 2014 |
| 16 | 4 | "Sale Now On" | Roseanne Liang | Roseanne Liang & Simon Ward | 10 October 2014 |
| 17 | 5 | "The White Album" | Roseanne Liang | Roseanne Liang | 17 October 2014 |
| 18 | 6 | "The Game" | Roseanne Liang | Roseanne Liang | 24 October 2014 |
References
[edit]- ^ Why you should watch NZ's answer to Girls, Stuff.co.nz, 00:36, 20 September 2014
- ^ a b Episode 1 - LEE. YouTube. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
- ^ a b c d Turning passion into a webseries. The Big Idea. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- ^ New York Friar's Club Archived 6 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
- ^ "Flat3 - Season 3". www.nzonair.govt.nz. Archived from the original on 21 August 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- ^ Flat3's final chapter?, Karina Abadia, Stuff.co.nz, 17:00, 25 September 2014, retrieved 21 August 2017
- ^ Flat3 blog. Flat3 official website. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- ^ Flat3 blog. Archived 6 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine Flat3 official website. Retrieved 5 November 2014.