Exploitica

Exploitica
Genre	Comedy
Written by	Nathan Cockerill Paul Simper
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	2
No. of episodes	35
Production
Executive producers	Stephen Carsey Tom Gutteridge
Producer	Kalbir Dhillon
Running time	Series 1 - 25 minutes Series 2 - 50 minutes
Production company	TV21
Original release
Network	Channel 4
Release	1998 (1998) – 2000 (2000)

Exploitica (styled as Exploitica Rides Again for series 2) was a late-night comedy show in the UK which ran on Channel 4, shown on Friday nights as part of the 4Later slot. Created by TV21, the show ran for two seasons from 1999 to 2000.

Format

Unlike normal comedy shows, each series utilized doctored clips from exploitation movies, B-movies, movie serials and American educational reels from the 1930s up until the mid 1980s, using superimposed thought-balloons, subtitles and sound effects for comedic effect. Notable films lampooned by the show included the 1935 Gene Autry serial The Phantom Empire and the 1962 Richard Kiel B-movie Eegah!.

Airing

Series 1 consisted of 12 episodes of a run time of 25 minutes each and aired in December 1998. 3 further episodes of series 1 were billed as Exploitica presents: Exploitease. These episodes included Alice in AcidLand, Guess What Happened To Count Dracula? and Trailer Park. Series 2 was commissioned by Channel 4 for broadcast in 2000 and consisted of twenty 50 minute episodes, with ten episodes airing in early 2000 and the remaining episodes airing in late 2000.

The program occupied the midnight slot on the Channel 4 Friday night 4Later schedule of programming.

From Series 2 onwards, the program was billed as Exploitica Rides Again, but the on-screen title remained Exploitica.

See also

outTHERE, a show featuring clips from various non-mainstream films, videos and television programmes.

External links

• British Film Institute - Exploitica Rides Again
• The Internet Movie Database
• Episode Guide
• TV21'S Exploitica Secures Recommission from C4