The Greatest Event in Television History
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Naomi Scott
Adam Scott
| The Greatest Event in Television History | |
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| Genre | Mockumentary |
| Created by | Adam Scott Naomi Scott |
| Directed by | Lance Bangs Adam Scott |
| Presented by | Jeff Probst |
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| Narrated by | Amanda Anka (Opening) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
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| Cinematography | Lance Bangs |
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| Running time | 11–18 minutes |
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| Network | Adult Swim |
| Release | October 12, 2012 – January 23, 2014 |
The Greatest Event in Television History is a mockumentary TV special series created by Adam Scott and Naomi Scott. The series premiered on Cartoon Network's late-night programming block Adult Swim on October 12, 2012, and ended on January 23, 2014, with a total of four episodes. Each episode originally aired independently as a "special presentation", several months apart.
The format of each special is a brief mockumentary about the shot-for-shot remake of a 1980s TV series opening credits sequence, followed by the remake itself. Series co-creator Adam Scott says the specials are at least in part motivated by his own memories of watching 1980s TV as a kid.[1] Each episode is hosted by Jeff Probst with actors portraying fictional versions of themselves or others. After each episode, the original opening credit scene is shown.
Production
Four episodes were produced during the show's run; the series finale aired on January 23, 2014. In an interview with Splitsider, Scott explained the conclusion of the series: "It's a lot of work for such a short, stupid thing... they're really fun and they're fun to make, but we're ready to move on."[2]
Cast
- Amanda Anka as voiceover (voice)
- Jeff Probst as himself
- Jon Hamm as Rick Simon
- Adam Scott as A.J. Simon / Jonathan Hart / Monroe Ficus / Henry Desmond
- Paul Rudd as Director / Kip Wilson
- Gus Van Sant as himself
- Joe Schroeder as Tallest Doctor
- Kathryn Hahn as Gretta Strauss / Sara Rush
- Paul Scheer as Protester
- Megan Mullally as Cecilia Simon
- Bailey as Marlowe
- Amy Poehler as Jennifer Hart
- Paul Rust as Director
- Horatio Sanz as Max
- Maya Ferrara as Basecamp PA
- David Wain as Bell Taint
- Nick Kroll as Jeremy Bay
- Catherine O'Hara as Muriel Rush
- Jon Glaser as Henry Rush
- Chelsea Peretti as Jackie Rush
- Jason Mantzoukas as Director
- Seth Morris as Channon Flowers
- Damian Lang as Emergency Medic
- Gillian Jacobs as Sonny Lumet
- Mo Collins as Ruth Dunbar
- Aisha Muharrar as Isabelle Hammond
- Helen Slayton-Hughes as Lilly Sinclair
- Aidy Bryant as Amy Cassidy
