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''The Wedge'' was an Australian sketch show created by Ian McFadyen and produced by Network Ten, largely based around autobiographical events from the life of the executive producer, Christina Adams. The show stars Dailan Evans, from the ABC sketch show'' Eagle & Evans''; Adam Zwar, best known for his roles in ''Wilfred'', Rebel Wilson, 'Toula' on the comedy show ''Pizza''; and Jason Gann, himself, two time winner of best actor at Tropfest for his roles in Wilfred. It ran for two seasons, airing 2006 and 2007. A spin-off mockumentary of one of the show's characters, Mark Wary, was produced by Network Ten in 2008. The show, titled ''Mark Loves Sharon'' premiered at 9:30pm on 30 June 2008. ==History and premise== The program was first advertised by Network Ten in December 2005, with promos depicting Wedgedale, a stereotypical Australian urban sprawl suburb. The show’s pilot debuted on Network Ten on 30 May 2006. It is a sketch based format similar to ''Fast Forward'' or ''The Comedy Company''. The difference is that nearly all the sketches take place in the same town, so the transition from sketch to sketch often involves a reference to the previous one. Most transitions involve a timelapse shot that takes the audience from one location to another, but sometimes the reference is more direct and seamless. This is used so often, that a sketch based on it was made. In one episode, the character, Sandra Sultry said "Next up, I'll turn my head to the TV behind me; it's a clever transitional device which will put you through to the next item..."The first season finale was broadcast on 21 November 2006. "Sounds Funny" is the show's theme. Hunter Kaine was recommended as the singer by a production team member's friend.〔(www.myspace.com/hunterkaine ''Official Hunter Kaine Myspace'' ). Retrieved on 15 March 2007.〕 A second series was commissioned by Network Ten;〔Bridget McManus, ("Wedge drives through" ), theage.com.au, 31 August 2006, URL last accessed on 24 November 2006.〕 production began in September,〔〔, last updated 26 September 2006.〕 and was filmed in South Melbourne. The second season's status was updated by a news bulletin posted on its official website, which was advertising for a live taping with an audience.〔(''Official Wedge News Page'' )〕 The second season was broadcast on Network Ten in 2007.〔(''Official Wedge News Page'' )〕 The second season was first hinted on Network Ten in 2007 promoting a Mother Energy drink, featuring the character, Sandra Sultry (played by Katrina Mathers) and unknown voice actor as a frog. Along the bottom of the screen scrolled a web address for the Mother energy drink.〔(A Force Of Nature )〕 The official website was relaunced with new information on the second series on 10 August. The second season began on 12 August 2007, with two episodes screened back to back with the new rating of 'M' at 9.40 PM. However, from 19 August onwards, the timeslot was inconsistent from week to week. The season took a break for almost a month and was continued at the later time of 10.25 PM on 16 September with a single episode airing. It was dropped from the timeslot was once again due to the Rugby World Cup. Despite such movements from Network Ten, the show retained a much more popular feedback than its first season and has been having consistent ratings of around 500,000 viewers per episode. On 26 October the show returned with a 10.30 PM timeslot, and was not renewed for a third season. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Wedge (Australian TV series)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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