''Crunch Time'' is an American
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comedy
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Origins
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drama
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series created by
Andrew Disney and Bradley Jackson. It premiered on
Rooster Teeth's website on September 11, 2016.
The series follows a group of students who have built a machine that allows them to enter people's dreams. They have somehow caused a black hole to form in their laboratory, leading them to having to explain their actions to the authorities.
The series made its television debut in the United States on
El Rey Network on January 8, 2019.
Cast
* Avery Monsen as Sam
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Jessy Hodges as Hannah
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Nicholas Rutherford as Berkman
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Samm Levine as Connor
* Kirk C. Johnson as Larry
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Brent Morin as Hobbs
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Michael Hyatt as Mullins
Episodes
Season 1 (2016)
Season 2
On May 20, 2020 Rooster Teeth Productions released season 2 as a cast table read to benefit charity during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Reception
''Crunch Time'' was released to limited but mostly positive reviews. Jude Dry of ''
IndieWire'' gave it an "A" rating, writing, "With snappy dialogue and a premise to delight sci-fi newbies and die-hards alike, the twenty-minute episodes of 'Crunch Time' fly by as quickly as a good dream." In ''
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'', Audra Schroeder said the show was like a mix of ''
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'' and ''
Weird Science''.
References
{{Rooster Teeth Productions
Rooster Teeth
2016 web series debuts
American comedy web series
American drama web series
American science fiction web series
Comedy-drama web series