Sing It!

Sing It! is an American situation comedy web series created by Benny Fine and Rafi Fine. It is executive produced by Benny Fine, Rafi Fine, Max Benator, Todd Lieberman, David Hoberman, Laurie Zaks, Barry Safchik, and Michael Platt, and produced by Mandeville Films, Potvin Sucks Productions, and Fine Brothers Entertainment.[2] The pilot had a premiere on April 21, 2016, during the Tribeca Film Festival.[3] The show debuted on May 25, 2016 on YouTube Red, a paid service of streaming original series and movies, similar to Netflix.[2] It stars Mircea Monroe, Mark Sullivan, Debby Ryan, Preston Jones, Alex Désert, Todrick Hall, Missi Pyle and Ace Young.[4] It received a 4.8 by 107 user reviews on IMDb. On December 3, 2017, creator Benny Fine confirmed on his Twitter account that the series would not return for a second season.[5]

This article is about the Fine Brothers web series. For the Rebecca Black song, see Sing It.
Sing It!
GenreSituation comedy
Created byBenny Fine and Rafi Fine
Directed byTyler Spindel
Starring
Country of originUnited States
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10[1]
Production
Executive producers
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time21–26 minutes
Production companies
Release
Original networkYouTube Red
Picture format1080i (16:9 HDTV)
Original releaseMay 25 (2016-05-25) –
July 6, 2016 (2016-07-06)

Premise
The cast of Sing It!.

Stacey Needles (Mircea Monroe) is the underrated production assistant from Sing It!, a television music competition series. When the original executive producer was fired, she sees an opportunity to fill the position and be valued for their work. But her plan to take charge is thwarted with the arrival of newcomer indie production assistant, Drew (Mark Jude Sullivan). He is inexperienced, but creative and excited, stealing the attention of executives, becoming the potential future executive producer, which makes Needles try to overcome every day.

The program includes the sexy and charismatic presenter Troy Blue (Preston Jones) and the judges Holli Holiday (Debby Ryan), a famous and egocentric singer, who uses the program to self-promote, and Barry (Alex Désert), an artist manager and television producer, who is rarely impressed by a contestant. During the program, ten contestants was selected at the auditions to compete, where each week one of them was eliminated.[6]

Cast and characters

Main
  • Mircea Monroe as Stacey Needles, a production assistant, who wants to be executive producer.[7]
  • Mark Jude Sullivan as Drew, the new production assistant, who becomes a potential future executive producer.[7]
  • Debby Ryan as Holli Holiday, one of the judges. A famous and egocentric singer, who uses the program to self-promote.[7]
  • Preston Jones as Troy Blue, the seductive and charismatic presenter of Sing It!.[7]
  • Alex Désert as Barry, one of the judges. An artist manager and television producer, who is rarely impressed by a contestant.[7]
  • Missi Pyle as Marcy
  • Laura Harrison as Kali, Stacey's assistant
  • Zack Weinstein as Luke, Drew's assistant

Recurring
  • Ace Young as Darrell Docket, a contestant and Darcy's husband.
  • Diana DeGarmo as Darcy Docket, a country contestant and Darrell's wife.
  • Leah Lewis as Sophie Chu, a contestant
  • Diamond White as Maisy Kelly, a contestant.
  • J.D. Phillips as Freddy Traymont, a contestant
  • Lily Mae Harrington as Adeline Murphy, a contestant
  • Drew James as Zack Tribbet, a contestant
  • Maxwell Glick as Shimon Rabinowitz, a contestant
  • Shoniqua Shandai as Crystal Carl, a contestant
  • Sam Tsui as Magnus Erikson, a contestant
  • Scott Rodgers as a Technical Director
  • Karl T. Wright as Jon Kelly, Maisy's father
  • Janna Cardia as Catherine Kelly, Maisy's mother

Guest

Episodes
No.TitleWritten byOriginal air date
1"The Show Begins!"Benny Fine and Rafi FineMay 25, 2016 (2016-05-25)
2"The Chicken Theory!"Alex Jenkins ReidMay 25, 2016 (2016-05-25)
3"Stripped Down!"Lauren BachelisMay 25, 2016 (2016-05-25)
4"Coming Out?!"Allen ZipperMay 25, 2016 (2016-05-25)
5"We Have to Sing What?!"Joanna Lewis and Kristine SongcoJune 1, 2016 (2016-06-01)
6"Destiny is Calling!"Nick Cron-DevicoJune 8, 2016 (2016-06-08)
7"Let's Sell Out!"Joanna Lewis and Kristine SongcoJune 15, 2016 (2016-06-15)
8"Let's be Real!"Alex Jenkins ReidJune 22, 2016 (2016-06-22)
9"Final Four!"Lauren BachelisJune 29, 2016 (2016-06-29)
10"And the Winner is..."Barry Safchik and Michael PlattJuly 6, 2016 (2016-07-06)

Production

In October 2015, Fine Brothers announced a partnership with YouTube Red, a new paid service of streaming original series and movies, similar to Netflix.[8] They started to work on a new comedy series, satirizing the talent shows.[9] The show was inspired by television music competitions The X Factor, The Voice and American Idol.[10][11] In November, Debby Ryan, Preston Jones, Alex Désert and Todrick Hall were confirmed in the cast.[12] In a partnership with the production company Mandeville Films, the series began to be recorded in December.[13][14] The character Holli Holiday, played by Debby Ryan, was inspired by Paula Abdul and Randy, played by Alex Désert, inspired by Simon Cowell.[1] A teaser was released on April 13, 2016.[15]

Reception

Sing It! has received generally negative reviews. Many have criticised the bad character design, poor writing and characters, slow pacing and often forgettable episodes. Emily Ashby of Common Sense Media gave Sing It! 3 out of 5 stars.[16]

References
  1. "EXCLUSIVE: Debby Ryan Channels Her Inner Paula Abdul on YouTube Red's 'American Idol' Send-Up, 'SING IT!'". Entertainment Online. November 17, 2015. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
  2. "YouTube Teases 'Red' Series From CollegeHumor, The Game Theorists, Joey Graceffa in Latest Trailer". Tube Filter. November 17, 2015. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
  3. "YouTube to debut Sing It at Tribeca". Stream Daily. November 17, 2015. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
  4. "Sing It-Mandeville Films". Mand Films. November 17, 2015. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
  5. Fine, Berry [@bennyfine] (December 3, 2017). "Unfortunately YouTube cancelled Sing It!" (Tweet). Retrieved July 17, 2018 – via Twitter.
  6. "YouTube Red Originals: Serien und Filme mit PewDiePie, Fine Brothers und Co". BroadMark. November 17, 2015. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
  7. "Sing It! 2016 Tribeca Film Festival". Tribeca Film Festival. November 17, 2015. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
  8. "PewDiePie, Fine Brothers Series Help Launch YouTube Red Originals Slate". IGN. November 17, 2015. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
  9. "Introducing YouTube Red Original Series and Movies from your favorite stars". The Hollywood Reporter. November 17, 2015. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
  10. "YouTube announces its very own streaming service, but is it worth your attention and when are we likely to see it in Australia?". Finder. November 17, 2015. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
  11. "YouTube lança seu serviço de assinatura com conteúdo exclusivo: YouTube Red". B9. November 17, 2015. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
  12. "Fun times on SING IT". The Fine Bros. November 17, 2015. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
  13. "YouTube's New Subscription Video Service Goes Head-to-Head with Netflix". Indie Wire. November 17, 2015. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
  14. "That's a Wrap!". This is Laura. November 17, 2015. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
  15. "Teaser Arrives For Fine Bros' YouTube Red Original Series, 'Sing It!'". Tubefilter. November 17, 2015. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
  16. "Sing It! TV Review". Emily Ashby. 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
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