Tripping the Rift is an American/Canadian adult CGI science fiction
comedy television series. It is based on two short animations
published on the Internet by Chris Moeller and Chuck Austen. The
series was produced by CineGroupe in association with the Syfy
network. Following its cancellation by that cable network, CineGroupe
continued producing the series for the other North American and
International broadcasters. The series aired on the Canadian
speciality channel Space in 2004. Canada's cartoon network Teletoon
has been airing the series since August 2006. The third season was
produced with the participation of and aired on Teletoon in 2007, and
a feature-length movie version was released on DVD in 2008.In 2006,
the series was picked up for rebroadcast on Razer and The Comedy
Network.In 1997, Chris Moeller, who was working on the animated TV
series King of the Hill and who had been producing animation shorts
with Dark Bunny Productions, met Chuck Austen and pitched their idea
for a science fiction comedy to animation studio Film Roman. In early
1998, they launched the first pilot Love and Darph on the Internet.
The Chode character first appeared in the 1994 short, Wisconsin. In
2001, Film Roman released the Oh Brother teaser for episode 2, and
Chris claimed the full version was made, but its release was left up
to Film Roman.In 2002, CinéGroupe acquired the rights to the
five-minute short Love and Darph and approached animator Bernie Denk
to direct the series, which was produced in association with Sci Fi
US. Bernie Denk's team worked in Montreal on preproduction (character
design, modeling and textures) while both Montreal and Malaysian teams
worked on animation, lighting and compositing. Keyframe animation was
chosen for its quality and animating control capabilities.
comedy television series. It is based on two short animations
published on the Internet by Chris Moeller and Chuck Austen. The
series was produced by CineGroupe in association with the Syfy
network. Following its cancellation by that cable network, CineGroupe
continued producing the series for the other North American and
International broadcasters. The series aired on the Canadian
speciality channel Space in 2004. Canada's cartoon network Teletoon
has been airing the series since August 2006. The third season was
produced with the participation of and aired on Teletoon in 2007, and
a feature-length movie version was released on DVD in 2008.In 2006,
the series was picked up for rebroadcast on Razer and The Comedy
Network.In 1997, Chris Moeller, who was working on the animated TV
series King of the Hill and who had been producing animation shorts
with Dark Bunny Productions, met Chuck Austen and pitched their idea
for a science fiction comedy to animation studio Film Roman. In early
1998, they launched the first pilot Love and Darph on the Internet.
The Chode character first appeared in the 1994 short, Wisconsin. In
2001, Film Roman released the Oh Brother teaser for episode 2, and
Chris claimed the full version was made, but its release was left up
to Film Roman.In 2002, CinéGroupe acquired the rights to the
five-minute short Love and Darph and approached animator Bernie Denk
to direct the series, which was produced in association with Sci Fi
US. Bernie Denk's team worked in Montreal on preproduction (character
design, modeling and textures) while both Montreal and Malaysian teams
worked on animation, lighting and compositing. Keyframe animation was
chosen for its quality and animating control capabilities.
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