Invasion Iowa is a television series that aired on Spike TV beginning on March 29, 2005, on ITV4 beginning on November 3, 2005, and The Comedy Channel in April 2007.
The series depicts events from September 2004, in which William Shatner played a hoax on the small town of Riverside, Iowa, by claiming to film a science fiction movie there. Unbeknownst to the residents of Riverside, the movie was in fact fake, a satire on the genre. In front of and behind the cameras, Shatner and his purported entourage performed a parody of Hollywood and celebrity culture. Producers designed the various plots and gags to elicit reactions from the townspeople. Shatner played the part of the eccentric star and improvisational actors were hired as members of his entourage.
Productionedit
Producers chose Riverside because it is the self-proclaimed future birthplace of Shatner's most enduring character, Captain James T. Kirk. Residents of Riverside were encouraged to audition for parts in the movie and take jobs on its crew.
invasion, iowa, television, series, that, aired, spike, beginning, march, 2005, itv4, beginning, november, 2005, comedy, channel, april, 2007, genrecomedycreated, byrhett, reesepaul, wernickstarringdesi, lydicwilliam, shatnercountry, originunited, statesorigin. Invasion Iowa is a television series that aired on Spike TV beginning on March 29 2005 on ITV4 beginning on November 3 2005 and The Comedy Channel in April 2007 Invasion IowaGenreComedyCreated byRhett ReesePaul WernickStarringDesi LydicWilliam ShatnerCountry of originUnited StatesOriginal languageEnglishNo of seasons1No of episodes10ProductionProduction locationsRiverside Iowa United StatesProduction companyGRB EntertainmentOriginal releaseNetworkSpike TVReleaseMarch 29 2005 03 29 April 1 2005 2005 04 01 Contents 1 Premise 2 Production 3 Release 4 Cast 5 External linksPremise editThe series depicts events from September 2004 in which William Shatner played a hoax on the small town of Riverside Iowa by claiming to film a science fiction movie there Unbeknownst to the residents of Riverside the movie was in fact fake a satire on the genre In front of and behind the cameras Shatner and his purported entourage performed a parody of Hollywood and celebrity culture Producers designed the various plots and gags to elicit reactions from the townspeople Shatner played the part of the eccentric star and improvisational actors were hired as members of his entourage Production editProducers chose Riverside because it is the self proclaimed future birthplace of Shatner s most enduring character Captain James T Kirk Residents of Riverside were encouraged to audition for parts in the movie and take jobs on its crew Invasion Iowa was created by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick who also created Spike TV s earlier reality parody series The Joe Schmo Show and its sequel Joe Schmo 2 Release editIn May 2009 the series was released as a two disc region 1 DVD set Cast editWilliam Shatner as himself Desi Lydic as Disintegratrix 3000 Ernie Grunwald as Steve CookExternal links editInvasion Iowa at IMDb nbsp Critic Doctor nbsp This article relating to a comedy television series in the United States is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Invasion Iowa amp oldid 1173763643, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
