Flat3

Flat3

Flat3 is a New Zealand comedy web series written and directed by Roseanne Liang. It stars co-creators JJ Fong as Jessica, Perlina Lau as Perlina, and Ally Xue as Lee.[1]

Flat3 premiered on YouTube and Vimeo on 22 February 2013.[2] The show focuses around three Asian Kiwi girls living together in Auckland. Lee, Jessica, and Perlina are young flat-mates searching for romance, employment, and self-confidence in the creative and comedic world. The style is self-described as "sometimes smart, often silly, a little rude and a lot awkward".[3]

History

JJ Fong, Perlina Lau and Ally Xue were inspired to create a comedy web series after experiencing a lack of roles as Asian actresses working in the New Zealand screen industry.[3] Flat3 formed when Roseanne Liang of My Wedding and Other Secrets joined the team as writer and director. After missing out on funding from New Zealand On Air, the creators called upon friends to help shoot the first season.[3] The show was screened at the Friars Comedy Club Festival 2013 in New York.[4]

Season three received NZ$100,000 in funding from New Zealand on Air.[5] It was also the show's final season, although there were suggestions of a possible television show.[6]

Season 1

Season one features six 7-minute episodes.[2] The plot follows Lee, Jessica, and Perlina as they try to "figure out who they are, what they’re doing in this life, and whose turn it is to buy toilet paper."[3]

CAST

MAIN CAST:

  • Ally Xue as Lee [episode 1-6]
  • J.J. Fong as Jessica [episode 1-6]
  • Perlina Lau as Perlina [episode 1-6]

RECURRING CAST:

  • Katrina Wesseling as Katrina [episode 1-6]
  • Simon Ward as Simon [episode 1-6]
  • Matariki Whatarau as Aiden [episode 1-6]
  • Mike Ginn as Jackie Chan [episode 2 and 4]

GUEST CAST:

  • Nic Sampson as Nic [episode 3]
  • Dan Cowley as Dan/Career Consultant [episode 1]
  • Hweiling Ow as Hweiling [episode 2]
  • Keira Christina as Keira [episode 2]
No. in
series 		No. in
season 		Title Directed by Written by Original air date
11"Lee"Roseanne LiangRoseanne Liang22 February 2013 (2013-02-22)
22"Jessica"Roseanne LiangRoseanne Liang22 February 2013 (2013-02-22)
33"Perlina"Roseanne LiangRoseanne Liang8 March 2013 (2013-03-08)
44"Flat Warming"Roseanne LiangRoseanne Liang15 March 2013 (2013-03-15)
55"The Speed Date"Roseanne LiangRoseanne Liang22 March 2013 (2013-03-22)
66"The Home Intruder"Roseanne LiangRoseanne Liang28 March 2013 (2013-03-28)

Season 2

Season 2 continues to follow Lee, Jessica and Perlina. [7]

CAST

MAIN CAST:

  • Ally Xue as Lee [episode 1-6]
  • J.J. Fong as Jessica [episode 1-6]
  • Perlina Lau as Perlina [episode 1-6]

RECURRING CAST:

  • Katrina Wesseling as Katrina [episode 1,5]
  • Calum Gittins as Calum [episode 1,5]

SPECIAL GUEST CAST:

  • Rose Matafeo as Rose [episode 2]
  • Kerry Warkia as Kerry/Maitre'd [episode 2]
  • Paul Gittins as Paul [episode 5]
  • Kiel McNaughton as Hitchhiker [episode 6]

GUEST CAST:

  • Simon Ward as Simon [episode 2]
  • Nic Sampson as Nic [episode 3]
  • Hweiling Ow as Hweiling [episode 5]
  • Keira Christina as Keira[episode 5]
  • Susanna Tang as Xana [episode 6]
  • Jordan Selwyn as Leon [episode 6]
No. in
series 		No. in
season 		Title Directed by Written by Original air date
71"The Blind Date"Roseanne LiangRoseanne Liang26 October 2013 (2013-10-26)
82"The Promo Girl"Roseanne LiangRoseanne Liang26 October 2013 (2013-10-26)
93"In The Bedroom"Roseanne LiangRoseanne Liang1 November 2013 (2013-11-01)
104"Wasted"Roseanne LiangRoseanne Liang8 November 2013 (2013-11-08)
115"Team Building"Roseanne LiangRoseanne Liang15 November 2013 (2013-11-15)
126"On The Road"Roseanne LiangRoseanne Liang22 November 2013 (2013-11-22)

Season 3

Season 3 continues to follow Lee, Jessica and Perlina in their final season, 2014. [8]

CAST

MAIN CAST:

  • Ally Xue as Lee [episode 1-6]
  • J.J. Fong as Jessica [episode 1-6]
  • Perlina Lau as Perlina [episode 1-6]

RECURRING CAST:

  • Katrina Wesseling as Katrina [episode 1-3]
  • Nic Sampson as Nic [episode 3,5-6]
  • Dan Cowley as Dan [episode 1–3,5]
  • Yoson An as Yoson [episode 1–3,5-6]
  • Taofia Pelesasa as Fia [episode 2-3]

SPECIAL GUEST CAST:

GUEST CAST:

  • Simon Ward as Simon [episode 1]
  • Susanna Tang as Xana [episode 4]
  • Jordan Selwyn as Leon [episode 4]
No. in
series 		No. in
season 		Title Directed by Written by Original air date
131"Carpe Diem"Roseanne LiangRoseanne Liang26 September 2014 (2014-09-26)
142"Teacher"Roseanne LiangRoseanne Liang26 September 2014 (2014-09-26)
153"Man Talk, Baby"Roseanne LiangRoseanne Liang & Simon Ward3 October 2014 (2014-10-03)
164"Sale Now On"Roseanne LiangRoseanne Liang & Simon Ward10 October 2014 (2014-10-10)
175"The White Album"Roseanne LiangRoseanne Liang17 October 2014 (2014-10-17)
186"The Game"Roseanne LiangRoseanne Liang24 October 2014 (2014-10-24)

References

  1. ^ Why you should watch NZ's answer to Girls, Stuff.co.nz, 00:36, 20 September 2014
  2. ^ a b Episode 1 - LEE. YouTube. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d Turning passion into a webseries. The Big Idea. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  4. ^ New York Friar's Club Archived 6 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
  5. ^ "Flat3 - Season 3". www.nzonair.govt.nz. Archived from the original on 21 August 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  6. ^ Flat3's final chapter?, Karina Abadia, Stuff.co.nz, 17:00, 25 September 2014, retrieved 21 August 2017
  7. ^ Flat3 blog. Flat3 official website. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  8. ^ Flat3 blog. Archived 6 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine Flat3 official website. Retrieved 5 November 2014.