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Just Another Nice Guy is an original Comedy Coming Of Age web television series created by Wong Fu Productions. The series was launched on YouTube August 9, 2017. The short follows "Derek" (Motoki Maxted) as he struggles to understand what being a "nice guy" really means.[1]
| Just Another Nice Guy | |
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| Genre | Comedy Coming Of Age |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 3 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Production company | Wong Fu Productions |
| Original release | |
| Release | August 9 – August 23, 2017 |
Plot
editThe story begins with Derek confessing his feelings to Audrey and being disappointed, confused, and slightly angry with her unexpected response.
We then get taken back to when Derek first realizes he is looked at as "just a nice guy" in the eyes of girls. Derek then watches "Just A Nice Guy" by Wong Fu Productions and decides to embrace the title of "nice guy" and prove that nice guys don't finish last.
Once Derek is rejected by Audrey and begins to question whether he really wants to be a "nice guy" or just be another "douche-bag", we follow along as his friends Julia and Lawrence try to help him through his heart-break and teach him that you should be true to yourself and not act a certain way just to get people to like you.
Cast and characters
edit- Motoki Maxted as Derek
- Piper Curda as Audrey
- Krista Marie Yu as Julia
- Will Pacarro (aka YellowPaco) as Lawrence
- Philip Wang as himself
- Megan Lee as Sandra
- Kelsey Impicciche as Kristin
- Simmi Singh as Sophie
Production
editProduction for the series began on June 25, 2017.[2] On August 23, 2017 Wong Fu Productions held a finale screening of the series at the AMC Atlantic Square Theaters with a special Q & A with the crew after the screening and a booth to buy merchandise.[3] On September 25, 2017 Wong Fu Productions held another screening for the series in Honolulu, Hawaii at the Consolidated Theaters. The event sold out just a few days after tickets went on sale. The screening featured the "Just Another Nice Guy" series as well as other favorite shorts by Wong Fu Productions, with a Q & A after the event and a merchandise booth.[4]
The series was met with praise for showing that just because you are a "nice guy" doesn't mean you can expect things in return. “Just Another Nice Guy” challenged the Nice Guy™ trope in ways that “Just A Nice Guy” didn’t.[5] "Just Another Nice Guy was Wong Fu’s way of expressing to the fans and the world that even though they were rejected, these bunch of nice guys and gals don’t finish last."[6]
- WRITTEN & DIRECTED by Philip Wang
- PRODUCED by Ashley Matsunami and Benson Quach
- DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Christopher Yang
- EDITED by Taylor Chan and Philip Wang
- EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS Wesley Chan and Philip Wang
- MUSIC by Travis Atreo titled “Mercy”
Assistant Director Benson Quach - 2nd Assistant Director Reed Hedani - Assistant Camera Michelle Hsieh - 2nd Assistant Camera / BTS Camera Marisa Nagata - Social Media/ BTS Camera Jennifer Le - Key Grip Justin Lieu - Hair and Make-up Andi Loc - Production Assistants Hayley Matsumoto, Krista Lee, Jonathan Huynh, Matt Ergina, Jamie Tagomori - Colorist Christopher Yang - Title Design by Jennifer Le [7]
Episodes
edit| Episode | Title | Length | Release date |
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| 1 | Just Another Nice Guy, Part 1 | 9:38 | August 9, 2017 |
| 2 | Just Another Nice Guy, Part 2 | 15:18 | August 16, 2017 |
| 3 | Just Another Nice Guy, Part 3 | 17:55 | August 23, 2017 |
References
edit- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Just Another Nice Guy - Part 1. YouTube.
- ^ "Wong Fu Productions on Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on 2022-04-27.[user-generated source]
- ^ "Just Another Nice Guy - Finale screening | event | Monterey Park".
- ^ "Wong Fu Productions in Hawaii".
- ^ "Private Site".
- ^ "Inner Monologues of a Nice Guy". 6 September 2017.
- ^ "Just Another Nice Guy (TV Mini Series 2017) - IMDb". IMDb.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Just Another Nice Guy - Official Trailer - Now Streaming!. YouTube.