The Suburbs (web series)
The Suburbs is a popular YouTube based, web series created, produced, edited and directed by Charles Plummer II. Its an online reality docu-drama, documenting the lives of several teenagers living in southern Westchester, New York. It differs from the usual reality show in that it is rather structured as a fictionalized television drama or soap opera than a straightforward observant documentary. Every Webisode runs for AbOUT 10 minutes, followed by a second video usually containing the ending of an episode along with outtakes/bloopers. Currently just completed its second season, the series has aired 34 episodes as of May 30, 2009.
Main Cast
The following is a list of cast members for the 2nd season.
Main Cast Member
Secondary Cast Member
Former Cast Member
NAME |
INFORMATION |
|---|---|
Ania |
(Seasons 2 +) |
Blessing |
(Seasons 1 +) |
Danae |
(Seasons 1 +) |
Ivy |
(Seasons 1 +) |
Jenny |
(Season 3) |
Phylicia |
(Seasons 1 +) |
Rana |
(Seasons 1 +) |
Sandy |
(Seasons 2 +) |
Vincent |
(Seasons 1 +) |
Abigail |
(Seasons 1 +) |
Kori |
(Seasons 1 +) |
Tay |
(Season 2 +) |
Jackie |
(Season 2 +) |
Carmen |
(Season 3) |
Aaron |
(Seasons 1-2) |
Kenny |
(Seasons 1-2) |
Synoposis
Season 1
- Youtube Premiere Date: April 04, 2008
- Youtube Finale Date: June 09, 2008
- Number of Episodes: 9
- Rumors & Rings
- Relationships Suck
- Friendship Is Overrated
- Taking Control
- No More Drama
- Caught In The Middle
- Old Flame Ignited
- Make Up Your Mind
- Don't Leave Home
From hookups, breakups, and makeups, The Suburbs first season showed the world, teen reality. The Suburbs features a group of teens that collide with daily life, growing up, and friendships highs and lows. The first 9 minisodes began airing in January, and returned with 9 full episodes in April. The start of Rana and Vincent's relationship is seen, Blessings insecurities drop lower than ever. Danae questions her real friendships. Ivy seems to always find her self in the middle of some drama, her sister, Phylicia is never far behind. Aarons player ways haunt him when an old Ex, Jenny, comes back in town. A couple of people seem to never find themselves in drama, like Kenny, Charles, Abigail and more. This season, Sweet sixteens go amiss. Nasty rumors as serious as teen pregnancy, and as simple as he said she said, go around. Trust issues reach limits and relationships take turns for the worse, and some for the better. Season one of The Suburbs is when it all started, followed the trials & tribulations of the 2007-2008 school year.
Season 2
- Youtube Premiere Date: October 10, 2008
- Youtube Finale Date: May 31, 2009
- Number of Episodes: 16
- Everythings Changed
- One Big Problem
- Lies & Goodbyes?
- Talk Is Cheap
- You've Changed
- Revolutions
- Who To Trust?
- Confrontations
- Birthday Confusion
- Fresh Starts
- All Or No Apologies
- Dont Keep Secrets
- Friend Or Foe
- Moving On
- Once A Liar...
- Dont Look Back
Summer finally ends and Vincent comes back from Jamaica, to Rana who's still acting the same. Blessings busy being a working girl. Danae, Aaron, and Vincent go to a new school. There they meet new friends Ania, and Sandy. Danae deals with having an old friend coming back into her life. Vincent is accused of seeing other girls. Kenny moves upstate and the stress builds on Ivy especially, Phylicia gets an unexplained cold shoulder from Ivy. Ania rushes into a relationship, and has a falling out with Danae. Aaron is seeing a girl whos been around the block a few times. Sandy tries to shun away flirtatious guys. Vincent moves away for a couple of months, and Blessing and Rana are having communication issues. And friends Abigail, Tay, and Kori are always there to lend an ear. Many friendships are left to be questioned. And before Vincent can even come back into town, he might have ruined things with Rana. During season 2 of The Suburbs life in Westchester only gets more complicated as friendships, relationships and loyalties are tested. Followed the trials & tribulations of the 2008-2009 school year.
Season 3
- Youtube Premiere Date: August, 2009
- Number of Episodes: TBA
Set to follow the trials & tribulations of Summer 09' and the first half of the 2009-2010 school year.
External links
References
http://www.filmthreat.com/index.php?section=interviews&Id=1220 http://staca.wordpress.com/2008/11/22/westchester-teens-document-lives-in-online-series-the-suburbs/