Bill Murray & Brian Doyle-Murray's Extra Innings is an American reality television series that premiered on November 20, 2017 on Facebook Watch. This show follows actors and brothers Bill Murray and Brian Doyle-Murray as they visit Minor League ballparks across the country, immersing themselves in the local culture and interacting with the different communities.[1] Facebook ordered a ten episode first season of the show which premiered on November 20, 2017 with all subsequent episodes airing on the following Mondays.[2]
| Bill Murray & Brian Doyle-Murray's Extra Innings | |
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| Genre | |
| Starring | |
| Opening theme | "The Thing About Baseball" by Bill Murray |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers |
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| Producer | Victoria Lily Shaffer |
| Cinematography | Anna Schwaber |
| Editor | Jack Alvino |
| Running time | 9–11 minutes |
| Production company | Oso Studios |
| Original release | |
| Network | Facebook Watch |
| Release | November 20, 2017 – January 22, 2018 |
Production
editDevelopment
editBill Murray described the show as “a little something to fill a baseball fan’s off-season hole in the heart.” In the series, the actors will visit minor league baseball teams including the Charleston RiverDogs, St. Paul Saints, Martha's Vineyard Sharks, and Kansas City T-Bones. They also spend time at the MLB Urban Youth Academy and the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum.[3]
The idea for the show sprang from a chance meeting between Doyle-Murray and Oso founder Dub Cornett at a mutual friend’s birthday party.[4] Oso Studios brought the concept to Ricky Van Veen, Facebook’s head of global creative strategy in charge of original entertainment content, who greenlit it immediately. The show was shot over the course of three months during the summer. Cornett took a relatively small crew on the road that included producer Victoria Shaffer, a camera operator, a sound tech and a PA.[3]
Music
editMurray performs the theme song for the show, "The Thing About Baseball", which he wrote alongside Doyle-Murray and Paul Shaffer.[5]
Caddyshack
editMurray reprised his role of Carl Spackler from the film Caddyshack in the show's premiere episode.[6]
Episodes
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Get ’Em: Martha’s Vineyard Sharks, Part 1" | November 20, 2017 |
| 2 | 2 | "Objects May Leave the Field: Martha’s Vineyard Sharks, Part 2" | November 27, 2017 |
| 3 | 3 | "There’s an Eclipse Tomorrow?: Charleston Riverdogs, Part 1" | December 4, 2017 |
| 4 | 4 | "Totality: Charleston Riverdogs, Part 2" | December 11, 2017 |
| 5 | 5 | "This is Livin’: St. Paul Saints, Part 1" | December 18, 2017 |
| 6 | 6 | "Yum, Yum, Eat ’Em Up: St. Paul Saints, Part 2" | December 25, 2017 |
| 7 | 7 | "Major League Citizens: Kansas City MLB Urban Youth Academy" | January 1, 2018 |
| 8 | 8 | "Hey, Ernie: Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, Kansas City" | January 8, 2018 |
| 9 | 9 | "Perfect Pitch: Kansas City T-Bones" | January 15, 2018 |
| 10 | 10 | "The Thing About Baseball: Writing the Theme Song" | January 22, 2018 |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 39th Annual Telly Awards | Online: Series: Webseries – Non-Scripted | Bill Murray & Brian Doyle-Murray's Extra Innings | Bronze Winner | [7] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Gallucci, Nicole (November 13, 2017). "Facebook signs Bill Murray and Brian Doyle-Murray for an original video series". Mashable. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
- ^ Hipes, Patrick (November 13, 2017). "Bill & Brian Doyle Murray Playing Ball With Facebook Watch". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on November 13, 2017. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
- ^ a b Spangler, Todd (November 13, 2017). "Bill Murray, Brian Doyle-Murray Star in Facebook Original Show About Minor League Baseball". Variety. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
- ^ Flook, Ray (November 13, 2017). "Bill Murray & Bryan Doyle-Murray Go 'Extra Innings' For Facebook Watch". Bleeding Cool News And Rumors. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
- ^ Berg, Ted (November 13, 2017). "Bill Murray is starring in a new baseball show for Facebook". For The Win. USA Today. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
- ^ Labrecque, Jeff (November 19, 2017). "Watch Bill Murray channel 'Caddyshack' in exclusive clip for new baseball series". EW.com. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
- ^ "Winners – Telly Awards". Telly Awards. Retrieved May 23, 2018.