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{{Short description|Defunct American digital production studio}}
'''Black20''' was an American digital production studio founded by J. Crowley, Neil Punsalan, and Nelson Castro.<ref>{{cite news|title=Satire With the Blessing of Lady Luck Herself|first=Virginia|last=Heffernan|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=2007-05-01|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/01/arts/television/01heff.htm}}</ref> The company operated out of [[Long Island City, Queens]], New York. The company, which launched in 2007, created [[web series]] including ''net_work'' and ''The Middle Show''. The company also produces [[viral videos]]. Some of their biggest hits include ''300: PG Version'' (10M views), ''I Am A Building: net_work'' (3.6M views), ''Star Wars PSA: Vader Dad'' (3.3M views), and ''Naked Gay Ted: net_work'' (3.3M views).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/user/wwwBLACK20com/videos?view=0&sort=p&flow=grid|title=Black20 Studios|website=YouTube|language=en|access-date=2020-01-11}}</ref>
[[Jeff Jarvis]] is an [[angel investor]] in the company.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/05/10/betting-on-black20/ |title=Betting on Black20 |accessdate=2007-11-08 |author=Jeff Jarvis |author-link=Jeff Jarvis |date=2007-05-10 |work=BuzzMachine |publisher=}}</ref> [[Fox 21 Television Studios|Fox Television Studios]] acquired a part of the company in an effort to enhance their comedy development for television.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/123137/fox-in-the-henhouse.html?print|title = MediaPost Publications - Printer Friendly}}</ref>
Their content can be viewed on [[Hulu]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hulu.com/net-work |title=Net_work - Full Episodes and Clips streaming online - Hulu |accessdate=2012-03-24 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120313122835/http://www.hulu.com/net-work |archivedate=2012-03-13 }}</ref> and the Black20 YouTube channel.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/user/wwwBLACK20com|title=Black20 Studios - YouTube|website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> The group has been inactive since 2011.
The last video published on their channel before a 12-year gap was on 14 June 2010. Two 14-year old videos were published on their channel after this break, both on 14 January 2022.
== Web series ==
*''net_work'' was an office webisode series starring Mike O'Gorman and [[Michael Torpey]]. In the show, they work at a start-up company called Black20 producing internet hits. Recurring characters on the show include Dean "the Werewolf", Troy, Stacy, and Tom, "the coolest guy in the office", played by Thomas Edward Seymour.
*''The Middle Show'' is a weekly series featuring David Price as he interviews people in and around the neighborhood. Some of their well-known hits include "Alec Baldwin's Daughter Calls Back" and "The Singing Jogger". Price is usually assisted by Ted O'Gorman and Pat Driscoll.
*"Heart Felt" is a reality show focused on the troubled lives of puppets and people.
*''Overdubbed'' is a clip show with the sound track altered.
*''After These Messages'' is Black20's take on popular commercials and new products.
*''Secret Lives'' is a viral series that shows the true side of fictional characters such as the Easter Bunny and Santa Claus.
== Award nominations ==
Two of Black20's web-series, ''net_work'' and ''Sheffield Quigley: Professional MySpace Photographer'', were nominated for Best Broadband Web-Series at the 2007 Creative Arts and Entertainment Emmys.<ref>34th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (page 31) http://cdn.emmyonline.org/day_34th_program_telecast.pdf</ref>
''Net_work'' was nominated for the 2007 [[YouTube Awards]] in the category of Best Series.
Dave Price, the host of ''The Middle Show'', won [[tvweek.com]]'s 2008 Sexiest Male Web Host on Daisy Whitney's blog.<ref>[http://www.tvweek.com/blogs/trial-and-error/2008/05/the_moment_youve_all_been_wait.php Trial and Error – The Moment You’ve All Been Waiting For – TVWeek – Blogs<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080518011442/http://www.tvweek.com/blogs/trial-and-error/2008/05/the_moment_youve_all_been_wait.php |date=May 18, 2008 }}</ref>
== References ==
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==External links==
* [https://www.youtube.com/user/wwwBLACK20com/ Black20 YouTube channel]
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