"Urban Legends" (2007) TV series 2007-

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | unknown

Release Date:

29 August 2007 (Canada)

Genre:

Crime | Fantasy | History | Horror

Plot Keywords:

Cut Out Animation | Urban Legend

Cast

Michael Allcock	...	Narrator (45 episodes, 2007-2011)
David Hewlett	...	Narrator (15 episodes, 2011)

Series Directed by
Luke Campbell		(14 episodes, 2007)
Amy Walton		(9 episodes, 2008-2009)
Srdjan Vilotijevic		(5 episodes, 2009)
Stephen Scott		(4 episodes, 2007-2009)
John Griffith		(4 episodes, 2008-2009)
Annie Bradley		(3 episodes, 2009)
Jeffrey Christian		(2 episodes, 2008-2009)
Alan Powell		(2 episodes, 2008-2009)

Series Writing credits
Stewart Williams		(16 episodes, 2007)
Amy Walton		(11 episodes, 2008-2009)
Jeffrey Christian		(9 episodes, 2008-2009)
Ashley Anderson		(6 episodes, 2008-2009)
Srdjan Vilotijevic		(6 episodes, 2009)

Series Produced by
Suzanne Chapman	....	production executive (30 episodes, 2008-2011)
Matt Smith	....	co-executive producer (15 episodes, 2011)
Andy Scott	....	series producer (9 episodes, 2011)
Nick Cory Wright	....	executive producer (8 episodes, 2008-2009)
Shelby Taylor	....	series producer (5 episodes, 2008-2009)
Sherri Rufh	....	supervising producer (4 episodes, 2007)
Katherine Buck	....	producer (4 episodes, 2009)
Simon Lloyd	....	executive producer (4 episodes, 2009)
Susan McGrath	....	line producer (4 episodes, 2009)
Glen Salzman	....	executive producer (4 episodes, 2009)
John Vandervelde	....	producer (4 episodes, 2009)
Carmen Arndt	....	line producer (3 episodes, 2009)
Kip Spidell	....	series producer (3 episodes, 2009)
Helen Jackson	....	line producer (unknown episodes)
Tara Jan	....	line producer (unknown episodes)
James Murdoch	....	series producer (unknown episodes)
Betty Orr	....	line producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Patrice Dubuc		(3 episodes, 2009)
Gaëtan Gravel		(3 episodes, 2009)

Series Cinematography by
James Griffith		(4 episodes, 2007-2009)
Jordan Lynn		(4 episodes, 2009)
Anton Van Rooyen		(2 episodes, 2009)

Series Film Editing by
Greg West		(2 episodes, 2009)
Graeme Ball		(unknown episodes)
Eric Gold		(unknown episodes)
Alex Hutchinson		(unknown episodes)
Christian Murray-Smith		(unknown episodes)

Series Casting by
Marjorie Lecker		(4 episodes, 2009)

Series Production Design by
Svjetlana Jaklenec		(4 episodes, 2009)

Series Set Decoration by
James Banos		(12 episodes, 2009)
Michelle Lannon		(10 episodes, 2008-2009)
Selena Colucci		(2 episodes, 2009)

Series Costume Design by
Jessica McCormick		(4 episodes, 2009)

Series Makeup Department
Kelly Kavanagh	....	hair designer / makeup designer (6 episodes, 2008-2009)
Debra Corbeil	....	make-up and hair (2 episodes, 2009)
Sarah Craig	....	key hair stylist / key makeup artist (unknown episodes, 2007)

Series Production Management
Srdjan Vilotijevic	....	production manager (14 episodes, 2009)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Matthew Gorman	....	first assistant director (15 episodes, 2011)
Heather K. Rose	....	third assistant director (15 episodes, 2011)
Charles M. Smith	....	daily assistant director (3 episodes, 2011)
Dean Bernard	....	first assistant director (2 episodes, 2008-2009)
Kristina Small	....	first assistant director (2 episodes, 2011)
James Rait	....	first assistant director (unknown episodes, 2007)

Series Sound Department
Brian Eimer	....	sound re-recording mixer (15 episodes, 2008-2009)
Niall David Collins	....	sound editor (15 episodes, 2011)
David K. Grant	....	sound recordist (10 episodes, 2007)
Brian Barret Collins	....	sound recordist (3 episodes, 2009)
Gary Oppenheimer	....	sound recordist (3 episodes, 2009)
Bissa Scekic	....	sound recordist (3 episodes, 2009)
Adrian Tucker	....	sound recordist (2 episodes, 2009)
Steve Payne	....	sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes, 2010-2011)
Chris Cobain	....	sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes)
J.R. Fountain	....	sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes)

Series Special Effects by
Jeff Skochko	....	special effects supervisor (unknown episodes, 2007)
Steve Skochko	....	effects key (unknown episodes, 2007)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
John Crockford	....	second unit cinematographer (15 episodes, 2011)
James Teevan	....	first assistant camera / assistant camera (9 episodes, 2007-2009)
Ian Watson	....	still photographer (4 episodes, 2009)
Craig Cooper	....	assistant camera (2 episodes, 2009)

Series Animation Department
Andrew Strang	....	senior animator (3 episodes, 2009)

Series Editorial Department
Adrian Saywell	....	on-line editor (39 episodes, 2007-2011)
Jozef Karoly	....	on-line editor (20 episodes, 2007-2011)
Patrick Buchanan	....	assistant editor (15 episodes, 2008-2009)
Katherine Lisi	....	vice president of post-production (4 episodes, 2009)
Jillian Locke	....	post-production coordinator (4 episodes, 2009)
Lynn van Rooyen	....	head of post-production (2 episodes, 2009)

Series Transportation Department
Charles M. Smith	....	driver (3 episodes, 2011)

Series Other crew
Brian Barret Collins	....	production assistant (46 episodes, 2007-2011)
Srdjan Vilotijevic	....	location manager (16 episodes, 2007-2009)
Melissa Munroe	....	production secretary (15 episodes, 2011)
Sherri Rufh	....	head of production administration (14 episodes, 2009)
Tara Anderson	....	production coordinator (3 episodes, 2009)
Matt H. Braun	....	production assistant (3 episodes, 2009)
Sarah Sharkey Pearce	....	researcher (3 episodes, 2009)
Allison Todd	....	head of production (3 episodes, 2009)
Bruno Cassoni	....	location supervisor: UK (unknown episodes, 2007)

Production Companies

• NextFilm

Distributors

• A&E Television Networks (2007) (Canada) (TV)
• History Channel (2007) (Canada) (TV)
• Life Network (2011) (Hungary) (TV)

Special Effects

• J.M.S. Special Effects

Also Known As:

"New Urban Legends" - Canada (English title) (new title)

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Netherlands:12 | Australia:M

Company:

NextFilm

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*** This review may contain spoilers ***

I'm only giving this show a 2 because the urban legend stories are sometimes interesting. Here's the problem: the "false" stories are TOO easy to identify because the "actors" in the story have major Canadian accents. Take some dude from Baltimore who, while out jogging, beats the crap out of another jogger who accidentally bumps into him. He thought dude stole his wallet, so he reclaimed it - only to get arrested because in fact, it was not his wallet, but the wallet of the guy who bumped into him and who he beat the crap out of. First, no young, good looking men in Baltimore would wear a bad wig (LOVE how at the end the actor's like "This isn't even my real hair what's that all aboot?!" SECOND, this guy and every 'actor' in the 'false' stories on the show have a thick Canadian accent!! IT IS SO OBVIOUS. I am from Philadelphia and I can tell! If you want to guess correctly which stories on this show are 'true' just pick the ones where A) The story derives from Canada (thus, Canadian accents) or B) the stories that derive from the United States have actual people in them (not actors) that do not have thick Canadian accents. Even the host has one - faint, but it's there. Accent aside, the actors are realllllly bad actors. I am sure, even with a limited budget, the show can at least do a little better than the worst. Where do you find these people?! Wait for it... while you're just 'out and aboot'?