User:Matthewschnoor/Calabar's
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| Calabar's | |
|---|---|
| Format | Sitcom |
| Created by | Matt Schnoor |
| Starring | Matt Schnoor Alex Shafer Brandon Filmore Katie Appleton Angie Spencer Ryan Walker |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 0 (List of episodes) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | NBC |
| Original airing | September 18, 2008 |
Calabar’s is an American sitcom that portrays the daily lives of several employees of a restaurant and bar located in Kalamazoo, Michigan called Calabar’s. This show does not actually exist, but it is the brainchild of Matt Schnoor and co-developer Alex Shafer. The show was intended to first air on September 18, 2008 in the 8:30-9:00 timeslot on NBC, replacing long-time show, Scrubs.
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[edit] "Calabar's"
- Main Article: Calabar's Restaurant
[edit] Production
This is a fictional show created by Matt Schnoor and Alex Shafer and was never actually aired. The current episodes are written solely by Matt Schnoor and edited by Alex Shafer. The current episodes are out of order. Pilot (CB-100) was the first written, but Night In (CB-101) was written to be the season finale. The Coup (CB-103) and Bad Management (CB-104) were written next but were scheduled to “air” as the 11th and 12th episodes. Although the episodes are written out of order, continuity is considered greatly as Matt Schnoor was aware the episodes would air out of order. The show takes place in the fictional bar “Calabar’s” in Kalamazoo, Michigan. “Calabar’s” is based on “Old Burdick’s” the actual restaurant located in the Radisson Plaza Hotel in Kalamazoo. Exterior shots are actually from Kalamazoo and of the real Radisson. The inside of the restaurant was built as a set and is actually nothing like the real bar.
[edit] Premise
The show stars Matt Schnoor as Matt Adams (Matt Schnoor), a college dropout and bartender at Calabar’s restaurant and bar. Alongside him is his best friend since college, Alex Roosevelt (Alex Shafer), another bartender. Matt has recently broken up with his girlfriend, Alison, and is being sought after by Katie Appleton (Katie Appleton). Alex’s central love interest is the hostess, Angie Spencer (Angie Spencer), who is dating a cook, Edgar Burton (Edgar Burton). Apart from their relationships, the show focuses primarily on Matt and Alex dealing with their idiot co-worker and waiter, Brandon Filmore (Brandon Filmore), and their apparently incompetent boss, Zack Hoover (Zack Hoover).
[edit] Characters
- Main Article: Characters from Calabar's
Matt Schnoor and Alex Shafer, based on characters in their actual lives, created the characters of the show. In an interview with Matt, he explained the influence of the characters: “Alex and I were based loosely on ourselves, only in much cooler, more attractive forms. Katie was based on a girl in my life I actually had a big crush on, named Katie. Their personalities varied slightly, but the idea of her being a central love interest was from my life. The Brandon character was based on two people. I worked at McDonald’s with a kid named Nick, who always whined about everything and was too lazy to work. He was originally based on a kid Alex and I both know, named Brandon, but as I was writing, he became much more like Nick. Zack was based off another person Alex and I knew named Zack. Zack was this seemingly metrosexual guy who we believed played it off as if he were gay in order to attract women, which sadly worked. The character became less and less like Zack as the series went on. Apart from that, none of the other characters were really based on anyone we knew. Some of the minor characters were based on minor people in my life. For example, Tim, Zack’s boss was supposed to be modeled after my boss’s boss at McDonald’s, and Erin, one of the cooks was loosely based off one of my managers.”
[edit] Main Characters
- Matt Adams (Matt Schnoor): Matt was born June 17, 1982, is a graduate of Mattawan High School in the class of 2000. He attended Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo where he met his fellow bartender, Alex Roosevelt. Before dropping out, Matt had planned on majoring in psychology and becoming a practicing psychiatrist. After failing a general education political science class with Alex, they both dropped out and took bartending courses and got jobs at the restaurant “Calabar’s” in the Radisson Plaza Hotel in downtown Kalamazoo. Matt has recently broken up with his girlfriend Alison, an ex-waitress, and is trying to get over it, with some help from Katie, who has a “crush” on him. Matt does admit that he wouldn’t be surprised if he and Katie were dating by Thanksgiving. Matt has partial intentions of returning to school, but makes no real attempt to attain his degree.
- Alex Roosevelt (Alex Shafer): Alex was born November 18, 1982, is a graduate of Hart High School in the class of 2000. He attended Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo where he met his fellow bartender, Matt Adams. Before dropping out, Alex had planned on majoring in architecture and having his own architecture firm. Unfortunately, after two years into college, Alex found out Western does not have an architecture major and after failing a general education political science course with Matt, they both dropped out and took bartending courses. He and Matt both got jobs at “Calabar’s” where they have worked the past five years. Alex is focused on the hostess, Angie, but she is already taken by one of the cooks, Ed Burton. Bet $75 Matt and Katie would be together by Thanksgiving.
- Brandon Filmore: Brandon was born March 24, 1988, grew up in San Diego, California and moved to Kalamazoo to attend Western Michigan University as a music major. After his parents cut him off financially, he is forced to get a job as a waiter at Calabar’s. He has been working at Calabar’s for a year. He hopes to be a singer someday, but is seemingly unsuccessful. He is not a hard worker as he tends to believe he is above everyone else there, something the rest of the crew doesn’t allow him to believe.
- Katie Appleton: Katie was born July 13, 1984, grew up in Kalamazoo, attending Kalamazoo Central High School and went to Western Michigan University and got her bachelor’s degree in psychology. She convinced herself she would go to graduates school to become a psychologist, but ended up not applying and stayed with her job as a waitress at Calabar’s.
- Angie Spencer: Angie was born April 12, 1985 is the hostess at Calabar’s, and has been for eight years.
- Ryan Walker (Ryan Sensenbrenner): Ryan was born January 21, 1977, is a web designer for a local firm. He enjoys his job, but finds it highly stressful which is why he frequents the bar. He designed the website for it ten years prior and ended up becoming a customer a couple years later. Has been a customer over six years. Typically comes into the bar around 5:30 and leaves at 2. Bet $100 Matt and Katie would be together by Christmas.
[edit] Supporting Characters
- Zack Hoover: Zack is the manager of “Calabar’s”. When the series begins, he appears as a narcissist and an incompetent manager. He was seemingly disliked by most of the other characters, especially after he suspends Matt for throwing out a customer who threw soup on Katie. Zack proves to be decent at his job and a decent human being, but later becomes somewhat of a womanizer.
- Edgar Burton: Edgar is a cook for Calabar’s and the boyfriend of the hostess, Angie. Edgar is a mislead person. Although he has a good heart and a good head on his shoulders, he doesn’t seem to have a grasp on reality when it comes to his relationship with Angie. He seems to take her for granted by doing things like spending time with friends rather than her. He is also known to have quite a temper.
- Sebastian Mitchell: Sebastian is the kitchen manager of Calabar’s.
- Paige Taylor: Paige is an assertive waitress who works around the same time as the main cast.
- Larry and Lloyd Duncan: Larry and Lloyd are twin brothers who work in the kitchen. They are both immature and moronic.
- Erin Wallace: Erin is the only female cook, and is able to handle working with the boys as she is a very strong confident woman. She works the opening shift.
- Megan Bukowski and Sophie King: Waitresses at Calabar’s.
- John Franklin and Charles Stuart: Bartenders at Calabar’s.
- Tim Stephens: Tim is Zack’s boss, the owner of the entire hotel. He is a confident but insincere person, often giving patronizing vibes and disliked by the crew and Zack alike.
[edit] Crew
- Created by: Matt Schnoor
- Developed by: Matt Schnoor & Alex Shafer
- Executive Producers: Matt Schnoor & Alex Shafer
- Producers: Evan Frazier & Geoff Kirklin
- Writer: Matt Schnoor
- Story Editor: Alex Shafer
[edit] Episodes
About one episode is written in a week. The episodes are written by Matt Schnoor and edited by Alex Shafer.
[edit] Season One Details
Creator Matt Schnoor originally wrote four episodes as a sample of the content of what the show would be about. He wrote "Pilot" first, followed by "Night In". He then wrote the two-part episode "The Coup"/"Bad Management". When the episodes were written, continuity was not taken into account as Schnoor assumed the episodes would be aired out of order anyway. Sure enough, the producers agreed in May 2008 to make "Night In" the season finale, even though it was over a year away. "The Coup"/"Bad Management" were separated into two episodes and will air over a two-week period, sometime in early 2009. During the production of the second episode "Interim Bartender", seventeen more episodes were ordered, for a total of 22 episodes in the season.
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| 01 | "Pilot" | Matt Schnoor | September 18, 2008 | CB-100 |
| Film class student Brandon Filmore brings a camera to Calabar's restaurant and bar to film the activities of the employees. Alex Roosevelt and Ryan Walker both make bets that Matt Adams will be dating waitress Katie by Thanksgiving or Christmas, which both Matt and Katie take offense to. Alex asks out Angie Spencer, the hostess who just got into a big fight with her boyfriend of a year when he made plans to hang out with his friends on their anniversary. | ||||
| 02 | "Interim Bartender" | Matt Schnoor | September 25, 2008 | CB-104 |
| Brandon requests time off to pledge at a fraternity and Zack offers Ryan a job as a temporary waiter until Brandon returns. Meanwhile, Alex goes on a date with Paige's sister, which Angie gets completely jealous of. After Ryan gets caught stealing, Zack theatens to fire him, but eventually gives him another chance. When Alex finds out his girlfriend is breaking up with him, he throws a fit and Matt talks to him. The next day, Brandon returns to the bar and Ryan is forced out of the job right after quitting his other. | ||||
| 03 | "Old Friend" | Matt Schnoor | October 2, 2008 | CB-105 |
| One of Matt's friends from high school visits the bar, causing him to relive some unhappy memories of his past. Meanwhile, Edgar arranges to hang out with Alex, which he is very unhappy about. While Ryan is looking for a job, he doesn't come to the bar at night causing sales to drop 20%. When Grady tells Matt to come visit him at his house, he recruits Katie to play his date. When they meet for dinner, Grady turns into the jerk he was back in high school and Matt removes him from his life. Edgar ends up being able to hang out with Alex, who decides the best plan is to get Edgar so drunk he just passes out. When everyone meets at the bar on Monday, everyone finds out Ryan got hired at a new place. | ||||
| 04 | "Promotion" | Matt Schnoor | October 9, 2008 | CB-106 |
| When Zack is given a meaningless new title, he takes advantage of it. When he moves Matt to the day shift, Matt realizes how boring the days are, as Ryan finds out he has a son and tries to find the boy's mother. When Matt finally begins to enjoy his day shift, Zack informs him he will be going back to nights. Meanwhile, Ryan and his son find out that his mother is dead and they agree to spend more time together and Katie becomes obsessed with her new boyfriend. | ||||
| 05 | "One Night Stand" | Matt Schnoor | October 16, 2008 | CB-108 |
| Zack shows up with Paige, both drunk, at 2:00am and the next day, everyone finds out they slept together. Meanwhile, Ryan deals with Chris defying him as Matt finds out one of the cooks hates him. He tries to take up the topic with the new assistant manager, Megan, but finds it unsuccessful. | ||||
| 06 | "Prank" | Matt Schnoor | October 30, 2008 | CB-107 |
| Zack tries to pull a grand prank on everyone for Halloween. | ||||
| 07 | "TBA" | TBA | November 13, 2008 | TBA |
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| 08 | "TBA" | TBA | December 4, 2008 | TBA |
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| 09 | "TBA" | TBA | December 11, 2008 | TBA |
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| 10 | "TBA" | TBA | December 18, 2008 | TBA |
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| 11 | "The Coup" | Matt Schnoor | January 8, 2009 | CB-102 |
| After Zack ignores work to plan a "Rock Band" tournament and after he fails to do anything productive when a customer scalds Katie with soup and suspending Matt, the gang at the bar decides to get him fired. Meanwhile, Angie cancels plans with Edgar to hang out with Alex. The group cooks up a plan to get Zack fired, and although it doesn't work out as they planned, it is still successful, and the general manager actually makes Matt the temporary restaurant manager. | ||||
| 12 | "Bad Management" | Matt Schnoor | January 15, 2009 | CB-103 |
| Matt has a difficult time running the bar after he realizes he can't be behind the bar with Alex. Brandon fails as a bartender and Tim puts him in charge as manager after Matt turns down the position. Meanwhile, Alex and Angie discuss the terms of their weekend together, inevitably causing her and Edgar to break up just after Tim reinstates Zack to his manager position. | ||||
| 13 | "TBA" | TBA | January 22, 2009 | TBA |
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| 14 | "TBA" | TBA | February 12, 2009 | TBA |
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| 15 | "TBA" | TBA | March 12, 2009 | TBA |
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| 16 | "TBA" | TBA | March 19, 2009 | TBA |
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| 17 | "TBA" | TBA | March 26, 2009 | TBA |
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| 18 | "TBA" | TBA | April 9, 2009 | TBA |
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| 19 | "TBA" | TBA | April 16, 2009 | TBA |
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| 20 | "TBA" | TBA | April 30, 2009 | TBA |
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| 21 | "TBA" | TBA | May 7, 2009 | TBA |
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| 22 | "Night In" | Matt Schnoor | May 14, 2009 | CB-101 |
| When one of the daytime bartenders calls in, Alex is forced to come in and work the other bartender's shift and his own, for a total of sixteen hours work. He asks Matt if he would be okay closing alone, which he agrees to. Katie also agrees to stay late and help Matt close while Alex finds out that Angie is engaged because she's pregnant. After Alex leaves, Edgar asks Matt why Angie doesn't want to get married anymore and if it has anything to do with Alex. Matt responds unsure and ends the conversation. Matt and Katie close the restaurant, causing some unexpected romance between them. | ||||
[edit] Future Plans
Creator, writer and executive producer Matt Schnoor has many ideas in the works for the show. "Since this is just the first season, we are primarily focusing on allowing the audience to get to know the characters. If we feel this has been done appropriately, we hope to expand the restaurant and introduce new characters and customers, all based on people I've met in my life. It's been difficult writing all these stories myself, but I am very eager to see how far we can take this show."
In an interview on June 2, 2008, Matt also commented "The writers have been able to come up with some great ideas, and although I'm not going to reveal any of them, I can tell you that we have come up with several story arcs that will be starting by the end of the first season and will last at least through the second."
