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''Wilfred'' is an Australian comedy television series created by Adam Zwar, Jason Gann and Tony Rogers based on their award-winning 2002 short film. The story follows the lives of the eponymous dog Wilfred, his owner Sarah, and her boyfriend Adam, who sees Wilfred as a man in a dog suit. It was directed by Tony Rogers, produced by Jenny Livingston and stars Gann, Zwar and Cindy Waddingham. Two seasons were broadcast on SBS One – the first in 2007 and the second in 2010. The series won three AFI Awards and was nominated for a Logie. Independent Film Channel acquired the international broadcast rights to the original two seasons of ''Wilfred'' in 2010. An American remake premiered on the cable channel FX on 23 June 2011.〔 〕 ==Background== ''Wilfred'' creators, longtime friends Jason Gann and Adam Zwar met at the University of Southern Queensland in 1990, where Gann studied acting and Zwar studied journalism.〔 Adam Zwar later met future co-star Cindy Waddingham and director Tony Rogers in September 2001 while filming a commercial for HBA health insurance (he was the buck-toothed client who sprayed the slogan "Three for free").〔〔(HBA Insurance: "Get three months extras free" ). YouTube. 〕 The idea that became ''Wilfred'' came from a late-night conversation between Gann and Zwar in November 2001. Zwar told of how he was invited back to the home of a young woman whose dog became suspicious and jealous of him. The pair began improvising a scenario between a man and a protective dog, and quickly realised the story was a great basis for a short film – they wrote a script that night.〔 With a self-funded budget of A$4,000, they shot the seven-minute film the following week, and two months later it won Best Comedy at the 2002 Tropfest, with Gann additionally winning Best Actor. In January 2003, the film was shown at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah. Despite some reservations about Wilfred's brief use of the word "cunt", it was well received by the American audience. After the success of the short, Zwar, Gann and Rogers worked with Melbourne production team Renegade Films to extend the 7 minute short to a 20-minute pilot, merging the original footage seamlessly into new.〔 Networks were initially unenthusiastic about the pilot – according to Rogers, "''Wilfred'' was rejected by every television network twice".〔(【引用サイトリンク】 US Wilfred premieres tonight; Renegade Films interview )〕 It was eventually picked up by Matt Campbell at SBS. Commissioning editor Debbie Lee offered the team unusually wide artistic freedom, saying "Go as far as you want – the more bent the better".〔 Finally, the 25 minute pilot episode was completed in 2006, comprising material shot over five years.〔 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「Wilfred (Australian TV series)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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