Totally Viral
2006 British TV series or programme
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Totally Viral is a British comedy television programme, composed entirely of clips from video-sharing Internet websites such as YouTube. It featured narration from English actor Donald Sinden, and premiered in the UK on 27 November 2006.[1] The series' target audience was 16 to 34-year-old men – it was produced by Spun Gold TV (who had previously produced the programme The Madness of Boy George) in association with RDF Television.[2] It featured jokes from DV3 Productions, an animated opening title sequence created by Jonti Picking of Sumo Dojo, and "Sweet Talk", a short film by Lorcan Finnegan.[3][4][5] In promotion of the show, the channel boss Steve North remarked that virals were "truly ... the entertainment of the future".[6] Totally Viral was initially broadcast on weeknights on UKTV G2, before moving to Dave when the channel was rebranded in October 2007[7] – at this time, a new season of 10 episodes was commissioned, which began on 26 October 2007.[8][9]
| Totally Viral | |
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| Genre | Comedy |
| Narrated by | Donald Sinden |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
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| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production companies | RDF, Spun Gold |
| Original release | |
| Network | UKTV G2, Dave |
| Release | 27 November 2006 – 4 November 2007 |
See also
- Robert's Web – a similar television series
- Rude Tube – a similar television series
